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Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. told investors Thursday it signed on for a new credit facility that should free the struggling truck parts manufacturer from heavier restrictions under a previous agreement. (BAC) (CVGI)

President-elect Barack Obama made the case for a massive economic stimulus package Thursday during a speech at George Mason University.


A Hilliard man working as an accountant for the head of several Columbus construction businesses was sentenced to 10 years in prison this week for his role in a tax fraud scheme.

Plagued by slowing customer growth and a slumping stock price, Time Warner Cable Inc. on Wednesday said it plans to book a $15 billion asset write-down in the fourth quarter. (TWX) (TWC)


Discount clothing retailer Goody's Family Clothing is set to liquidate its stores, including five in Ohio, only months after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Supporters of a one-time bonus to Ohioans who served in the military during recent combat engagements are headed for a third and likely successful go at the measure after Gov. Ted Strickland on Tuesday vetoed a lame-duck bill providing for the cash award.

US Airways Group Inc. told investors this week it ended 2008 in the red and plans to cut capacity this year. (LCC) (LUV)

Anheuser-Busch InBev plans to close a historic West London brewery under a restructuring of its operations in the United Kingdom.


Columbus Dispatch

NEWARK, Ohio -- A Licking County jury found a man guilty today of punching and killing his 3-year-old stepson. They sentenced Corey S. Flugga to 15 years to life in prison.

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio -- As a deputy sheriff stood ready with a fire extinguisher and spectators stood and craned to get a better look, the science teacher held a steel-pointed black device and flipped the switch.

A list of 16 Columbus City Council applicants to be interviewed by President Michael C. Mentel is the first hint at who might have the inside track for two upcoming appointments.

The state will close youth correctional facilities in Delaware and Marion, Ohio, the Department of Youth Services announced today.

Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman will be among a group of mayors and governors at President-elect Obama's speech in suburban northern Virginia outside Washington this morning aimed at stoking support for a massive economic stimulus package.

A federal grand jury has indicted a former Coshocton couple on fraud charges that claim they collected about $140,000 in a kickback scheme that victimized the Ohio Central Railroad.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Macy's says it will close 11 underperforming stores in 9 states - affecting 960 employees - after one of the weakest holiday seasons in years. No Ohio stores are on the list.

BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) - A southwestern Ohio public library that had barred a couple from holding a financial planning seminar because they intended to quote the Bible has settled a lawsuit brought by the couple.

WAPAKONETA, Ohio (AP) - The police chief in Neil Armstrong's Ohio hometown says three portraits of the astronaut stolen from the local post office have been recovered.

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Officials want Dayton's city hall to go green, in more ways than one.

CLEVELAND (AP) - Cleveland's transit system plans to send six of its police officers to Washington to help with security in the city's subway on Inauguration Day.

Confirming and in many cases exceeding analysts' expectations for weak holiday sales, a number of big retailers are reporting soft December sales figures today.

State Sen. Jon Husted says his official residence is his home in suburban Dayton and that his job working for the state provides an exception to rules governing where a person votes.

Lucas County government is committed to slimming down for the new year, and it's ready to ask residents to do the same.

The state's latest round of budget cuts is trickling down to local communities, affecting services ranging from welfare and mental-health treatment to the purchase of school buses.

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AEP Ohio implements new wiring standards throughout its operating territory.

Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman is asking for $200 million from the federal government to build a 13-mile light rail system in Columbus as part of a $334.5 million economic stimulus package funding request.

A woman says she was stabbed by her neighbor after a dispute over money.


Nearly one year after the hit-and-run accident that killed a 14-year-old Grove City girl, one driver will be punished.


A former firefighter who killed another motorist in a wrong-way crash has won early release after serving half his four-year prison sentence.

UPDATE: A baby died and a young mother was injured after a one-car accident Tuesday night.

Firefighters rescue a worker whose rigging broke while he was on a water tower, leaving him dangling 100 feet in the air.



CPD is looking for a burglary suspect Thursday.

Too ill to attend her first hearing, a 60-year old woman who was charged with a double murder that occurred in 1967 will not appear in court until March.

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A Southwest Airlines pilot is on paid administrative leave after Port Columbus travelers claim he was drunk.

 
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