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Health, Science & EnvironmentEfforts to take an organized approach to preserving and planting more trees in Columbus is expected to boost the percentage of the city covered by trees. Officials and activists say more trees in the city will keep it cooler, make it easier to breathe and mitigate the effects of climate change.
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Visitors to Scioto Audubon Metro Park may have noticed the three giant pillars behind a chainlink fence at the northern edge of the park. Curious Cbus has received more questions about these mysterious monoliths than anything else in the city.
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The Ohio Supreme Court has struck down the state's proposed new Congressional map.
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Business & EconomySeveral sources tell the Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News Bureau that Intel will build a $1 billion semiconductor chip plant near New Albany, with an official announcement expected on January 21.
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The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that the GOP-drawn state House and Senate maps are unconstitutionally gerrymandered in a 4-3 decision Wednesday.
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In a letter, the Columbus Education Association called for Columbus City Schools to go remote for two weeks to help combat the worst of the omicron variant surge.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill imposing criminal penalties on doctors who fail to give medical care in the rare circumstance when a baby is born alive following an abortion attempt.
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The Association of Zoos and Aquariums has denied the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s attempt to reinstate its accreditation. The soonest the Columbus Zoo can re-apply for accreditation is September 2022.
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Several voter rights groups are gearing up for a big fight in the Ohio Supreme Court Wednesday morning. The court will hear arguments on the new state legislative maps approved by Republican members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission.
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Former Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy Jason Meade has been charged with the murder of Casey Goodson, Jr.