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The Columbus Dispatch

• Pools given more time to provide access for disabled
  The deadline for public swimming pools to improve access for disabled people has been extended until January, the Department of Justice announced today. […]
• Police say man caused $175,000 in damage during AC thefts
  Westerville business owners are on high alert after incurring more than $175,000 worth of damage from the theft of air-conditioning units during the past two weeks. Police say the thefts are the work of one man, whom they think has stolen 35 units for the scrap metal. […]
• 'Fracking' oversight bill would drop public appeal process of permits
  A bill that’s intended to strengthen Ohio’s oversight of “fracking” and the oil and gas industry also would remove the public’s ability to challenge state-issued drilling permits. Energy companies eager to tap oil and gas in Ohio’s Utica shale must obtain permits before they can start drilling. However, a provision in the bill, which the Ohio Senate passed t […]
• Family doesn't buy killer's story
  Sherrie Chafin-Eucker was sentenced today to 13 years in prison, one week after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the July 17 killing of Reeb, 50. The 48-year-old admitted that she shot Reeb in the chest with a .410-gauge shotgun early that Sunday morning. […]
• Mumbah, patriarch gorilla at Columbus Zoo, dies at 47
  Mumbah, the patriarch gorilla and foster-father in the surrogacy program for baby gorillas at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, died this morning at age 47. […]