May 8—A man who was shot by a Huber Heights officer after pointing an air rifle at police Sunday remains hospitalized in non-life-threatening condition as of Wednesday afternoon. Police are not identifying the suspect until formal charges are approved, Huber Heights police Chief Mark Lightner said during a press briefing. Officer Shawn Waler shot the […]
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1 man injured during ‘shootout’ at Northeast Heights Walmart
May 7—An unidentified man was injured after a shooting outside a Northeast Albuquerque Walmart Tuesday. Albuquerque Police Department spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said police was dispatched to a “shootout” at Wyoming and Academy. A caller told police a man was lying in the parking lot and that the shooter fled the scene. Gallegos said after police […]
Dash cam shows man point rifle at Huber Heights police before being shot
May 6—The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation is investigating after an officer shot a suspect reportedly holding an AR-15-type weapon early Sunday morning on the 9000 block of Taylorsville Road in Huber Heights following a road rage incident. “BCI was requested by the Huber Heights Police Department to investigate an officer-involved shooting. No officers were […]
Jill Frey takes her family-owned business to new heights in Marion and beyond
Each week, this series shares MarionMade! stories of our many wonderful people, places, products and programs in the greater Marion community. To read more positive stories of Marion, or to share some of your own, visit us at marionmade.org or on social media. For more than 50 years, Cummins Facility Services has been helping clients […]
Licking Heights 5th grade math teacher vying for the title of ‘America’s Favorite Teacher’
Jessica Tonstad is in her first year of teaching, and she already might be one of America’s favorites. The Licking Heights teacher is vying for the title of America’s Favorite Teacher in a nationwide contest, held by Reader’s Digest and the nonprofit Teach for America. Online voting for a wild card round that would send […]
Pride event at the center of heated Broadview Heights debate
BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) – It was standing room only with well over 100 people inside Broadview Heights City Council Chambers Thursday night for a council work session to discuss the current powers given to the mayor in determining which events are sponsored or co-sponsored by the city. The majority of the crowd came out […]
Man riding an electric bicycle runs into SUV in Colonial Heights: Police
COLONIAL HEIGHTS – A bicyclist was seriously injured late Tuesday night when he reportedly ran into a turning vehicle in a north Colonial Heights neighborhood, police said. It happened around 11:45 p.m. in the 200 block of East Ellerslie Avenue, police Sgt. Desiree McCurry said. The driver of a sports-utility vehicle was eastbound on Ellerslie […]
Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights to permanently close July 1
It’s the final countdown for long-struggling Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights. Lakeside’s owner plans to announce Wednesday that it will permanently close the shopping mall on July 1. Plans then call for demolishing the 1.5 million-square-foot enclosed mall that was built in the 1970s. And by late 2025, a groundbreaking is expected for a $1 […]
Indictments in GOP’s fake elector scandal reach new heights
The Republican efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election were multifaceted, but among the striking partisan tactics was the fake electors scheme: GOP officials and operatives in key states created forged election materials and sent the documents to, among others, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. Archivist, as if the materials were […]
Licking Heights students getting on-the-job technology training thanks to state program
Thanks to an investment from the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, Licking Heights Local Schools will provide 10 high school students with real-life experience and on-the-job technology training. The High School Tech Internship program reimburses employers in Ohio that host high school interns in technology-focused positions. According to the Education Service Center of Central Ohio, […]
Licking Heights junior earns first Illuminate USA Scholarship
Licking Heights is pleased to announce that high school junior Richard Hill has received the first-ever student scholarship from Pataskala-based solar panel manufacturer Illuminate USA. Hill was presented with the $1,000 award by Eric Heis, head of public affairs for Illuminate USA, during a Career Xpress event at Licking Heights High School on March 19. […]
Driver in deadly, fiery Huber Heights crash sentenced to prison
The driver who caused a fiery crash in Huber Heights that killed a man found out how long he will spend in prison. News Center 7′s Malik Patterson will break down the latest details LIVE on News Center 7 at 5:00. >> PHOTOS: Serious fiery crash in Huber Heights Cory Harbarger, 28, pleaded guilty earlier […]