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Los Pollos Hermanos has got some competition. Carl's JR is getting into the meth game now.

Los Pollos Hermanos has got some competition. Carl's JR is getting into the meth game now.

Timothy P. Burney Baldrick, 43, of Columbus, was taken into custody at 2:30 a.m. Saturday. His arraignment is expected this week. Investigators said more charges will follow. “Our team, in partnership with the Ohio (Bureau of Criminal Investigation), worked tirelessly since last Monday pursuing leads and gathering evidence to reach this point,” said Delaware County Sheriff Russell Martin in a released statement. “This arrest is the result of the strong investigative work by our detective ...

Ohio HB 175 is seeking to remove protections from ephemeral streams. The streams sometimes only flow after rain or snow melt but affect water quality.

Periodical cicadas have existed for more than 5 million years. Now, they're facing threats from human-caused climate change and deforestation.

Despite concerns from the community and calls from an Ohio congressman, open-air demolition began last week at the U.S. Department of Energys former uranium enrichment plant in a southern Ohio village. The demolition in Piketon comes after the federal agency promised the community, which has experienced high cancer rates, independent testing for radiological contaminants. The results are expected to come later this year. The demolition is moving forward without that information. With it comes ...

Credit CMC In what ways is the system of refuse collection, recycling, and composting evolving and what are the opportunities that exist for our community to make a positive impact? Our panel will share their insights. According to SWACO’s website, “Every year, Franklin County residents and businesses send over a million tons of material to the Franklin County landfill. Even though Franklin County’s 50 percent recycling rate exceeds the national average, nearly 76 percent of materials tha...

For the eighth year in a row, The Dispatch was named the best among Ohios largest newspapers by the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors association. Dispatch.com was awarded first place for best digital presence for the third year straight. The Dispatch and its staff won 24 awards, including nine first-place entries. Longtime editor Danny Goodwin, who retired in 2020, was inducted into the Ohio Journalism Hall of Fame. "Its a great honor for The Dispatch to be named best large newspaper and...

Each year the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio receives more than 1 million tons of materials that go into the landfill. A majority of those materials could be diverted through recycling, reuse or composting. On Wednesday, SWACO unveiled its annual community impact report during a Columbus Metropolitan Club discussion that showed in 2020, there was an initial uptick in waste during the pandemic of 30%, which later dropped off. "You dont have all that waste coming in from commercial e...

While theyre here for a short time, they will be busy molting, mating and then will die off by the end of June. The influx of protein into ecosystems will fatten up other animals and spur reproduction.  Brood X is one of 15 broods of periodical cicadas. Of the broods, Brood X is the largest range — with cicadas appearing throughout parts of the South, northeastern states and Midwest. Its also the brood that has the highest concentration which could send the numbers into the trillions.  Whe...