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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 19-year-old has been issued an arrest warrant and faces a murder charge in connection to a fight outside a restaurant near Ohio State University early Monday morning.

Franklin County Municipal court documents state that Jaquan Curry was identified as the suspect in Monday's shooting outside a Waffle House restaurant on North High Street in the University District. The shooting occurred at around 2:30 a.m. outside the business where a fight between 15 and 20 people concluded with the death of 38-year-old Ronald Diggs.

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Court records state that Curry has been issued an arrest warrant and has been charged with murder. A witness at the scene identified him as the suspect with court records stating Curry reportedly punched a man before pulling out a gun and shooting Diggs.

In Dec. 2022, he was charged with using weapons while intoxicated, per court records.

Diggs was found on the sidewalk shot in the chest in front of Midway bar and restaurant, a couple of buildings north on North High St. across from the Ohio Union on campus. Diggs was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition and was pronounced dead at 3:06 a.m. Two other people were injured during the fight and treated at a local hospital.

The deadly shooting is the second of its kind at this location over a span of 53 weeks, when Deijon Bedgood was killed after a fight broke out between two groups of people. Raymond Ladd and Shemar Franklin were arrested for Bedgood's murder and are still awaiting trial.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Guy Fieri, the celebrity chef whose inaugural Flavortown Festival was set for Columbus then canceled, has announced the name of his new restaurant opening in central Ohio.

The Ohio-born restaurateur is launching an Italian concept named "Guy Fieri's Trattoria" inside Scioto Downs at 6000 S. High Street, the casino announced on social media. While the new eatery has yet to announce an opening date, a Scioto Downs spokesperson previously said Fieri's new Columbus concept will begin welcoming patrons this spring.

"It's a true homecoming to bring my latest concept to the area," said Fieri in a release. "Being from an Italian family, classic Italian American fare has always been a part of my life and I’m stoked to bring those real deal flavors to Scioto Downs."

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The trattoria is set to feature "an old-school Italian feel polished with textured glass screens, rustic wood finishes, an open pizza & pasta prep station and gallery walls," the spokesperson said. An application filed by Dublin-based Pepper Construction states the restaurant's plans call for interior demolition, build out and all new finishes within the casino.

Menu offerings will include Italian staples such as primetime meatballs, pasta fagioli, chicken parmigiana and 68-layer homemade lasagna. The space will include two main dining areas, a private dining room and a lounge-like bar.

The opening of Trattoria could've coincided with the inaugural Flavortown Festival, a weekend-long Columbus event spearheaded by Fieri, but the festival was canceled earlier this year due to "unforeseen circumstances." The event was scheduled for June 1 and 2 at The Lawn at CAS with rock band Greta Van Fleet and country star Kane Brown as the festival's headline performers.

"Due to unforeseen circumstances, Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Fest, initially planned for June 1-2 in Columbus, Oh, has been canceled," a spokesperson said in a statement to NBC4 at the time. "Thank you to all our Flavortown Fest fans for understanding and your support along this journey."

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The spokesperson said organizers were issuing full refunds to everyone who purchased passes.

The festival promised a fusion of food and funk, embodying Fieri’s dynamic personality and charitable ethos. Along with the Mayor of Flavortown himself, the festival would have featured eats and experiences from some of Guy’s favorite Triple D restaurants from the Columbus area and around the country while offering the ultimate experience for foodies.

Fieri's restaurant group is home to 17 "Flavortown Hot Spot" concepts, including a taco joint, sandwich shop, pizza parlor, chophouse and a smokehouse. Born in Columbus in 1968, Fieri briefly operated a ghost kitchen concept named Flavortown Kitchen in Ohio's capital city that closed in 2023.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – In voting to end a spousal rape loophole, the Ohio Senate last week completed a 40-year campaign to fully criminalize sexual violence in the context of marriage. But the legislature has a long way to go before state laws truly center survivors, advocates say.

The Senate unanimously passed House Bill 161 on Wednesday, making it a crime for people to drug and sexually assault their spouses. Iterations of the bill had been introduced since 1985 but had never made it to the floor of either chamber until this past November.  

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“After so many years – I mean, we’re talking decades of this trying to pass – really, I don’t know that many of us were expecting for it to fully pass in the Senate in spring,” Emily Gemar, public policy director at the Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence (OAESV), said.

Closing the spousal rape loophole was atop the legislative priorities for OAESV. With HB161 awaiting the governor’s signature, Gemar said OAESV has leveled its aim on other bills working through the legislature that the alliance hopes pass before the end of the year.

Addressing survivors’ housing needs

One such bill is House Bill 143, which would allow survivors of sexual and domestic violence to break their leases without penalty, or change their locks if their perpetrator lives with them. Housing needs are often thought of in the context of domestic violence, Gemar said, but survivors of sexual assault can face similarly immediate safety concerns. 

About 11% of women survivors in the U.S. reported being assaulted in their homes, according to a 2020 National Sexual Violence Resource Center report. But survivors of sexual assault by someone other than an intimate partner are often ineligible for resources geared toward domestic violence survivors, which can include access to a safe shelter or housing assistance.

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Survivors can be stalked by their perpetrators, Gemar said, presenting a pressing safety risk. The physical and emotional toll of sexual violence can also rack up healthcare costs or impact a survivor’s ability to maintain employment, making them particularly vulnerable to housing insecurity.

Gemar said upward of 80% of survivors needing to relocate are unable to do so, primarily due to a lack of funding and options. Housing insecurity alone makes a person vulnerable to sexual violence, Gemar said – and revictimization of survivors is something OAESV “never wants to see.”

“We want to see people be able to recover, to be able to pursue whatever treatment or healing or care that they need,” Gemar said.

Since being introduced by Rep. Michele Grim (D-Toledo) last March, HB143 – also called the Ohio Safe Homes Act – has not received a committee hearing.

Outlawing unconscious, nonconsensual intimate exams

House Bill 89 is similar to HB161, Gemar said, in that it provides a “simple fix” to an obvious loophole in Ohio law: the allowance of medical providers and students to perform pelvic exams on unconscious or anesthetized patients without seeking explicit consent.

The performance of pelvic and other intimate exams on unconscious patients has for decades been a standard practice in teaching and research hospitals – with many studies finding more than half of medical students being instructed to perform such an exam. Gemar said such an exam, without the knowledge or consent of a patient, is not only retraumatizing for survivors of sexual assault but traumatizing in and of itself.

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HB89 would require, in most circumstances, medical professionals to obtain specific, informed consent before performing a pelvic, rectal or prostate exam on an unconscious or anesthetized patient.

“It’s the year 2024. We have a lot of options for how we teach medical students and other healthcare-focused students how to do these exams, and a critical part of learning about how to care for patients should be walking patients through an informed consent process,” Gemar said.

HB89, introduced by Reps. Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus) and Brett Hillyer (R-Uhrichsville), has not received a committee hearing in nearly a year.

Statutes of limitations reforms

Modifying or eliminating civil and criminal statutes of limitations remains a main policy goal for OAESV and sexual violence prevention advocates. Advocates saw limited success in the fall, when the legislature passed the Scout’s Honor Act to waive the statutes of limitations so survivors of abuse in the Boy Scouts of America could recoup the full settlement amount they were owed by the bankrupted organization.

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House Bill 124 would eliminate the statute of limitation for criminal prosecutions of rape and greatly extend the limitation period for civil complaints of childhood sexual abuse. Its only committee hearing happened in October, and its sponsors, Rep. Tavia Galonski and Jessica Miranda, have both left the House.

OAESV has advocated for statutes of limitations reforms for years and will continue to do so, Gemar said. 

“We know that it empowers survivors to come forward and report their abuse and seek justice,” she said.

ORIENT, Ohio (WCMH) -- Couples are now saying "I do" at a new central Ohio upscale wedding venue, complete with 12 acres of picturesque land, an on-site floral shop and a 19th-century dairy barn renovated into an Airbnb-type living space. 

The property is home to a 14,000-square-foot barn venue for up to 350 guests. (Courtesy Photo/Alyssa Matt Photography)

White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient, about 20 minutes southwest of downtown Columbus. The new property marks the second wedding venue for owner Angela Norman, who opened Stone Valley Meadows north of Cincinnati in 2019. 

"The Columbus location is designed to be a more all-inclusive experience," said Norman. "We felt like Columbus was a strong market that could handle a luxury barn experience."

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The property is home to a 14,000-square-foot barn venue for up to 350 guests featuring a great room with 35-foot ceilings, crystal chandeliers and two dance floors. Off the main space sits a lounge area opening to a covered porch for ceremonies, cocktail hours, or an additional location for mingling. The building also includes a salon-style bridal suite. 

• White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient. (Courtesy Photo/Alyssa Matt Photography)
• White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient. (Courtesy Photo/Alyssa Matt Photography)
• White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient. (Courtesy Photo/Alyssa Matt Photography)
• White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient. (Courtesy Photo/Alyssa Matt Photography)
• White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient. (Courtesy Photo/Alyssa Matt Photography)
• White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient. (Courtesy Photo/Alyssa Matt Photography)
• White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient. (Courtesy Photo/Alyssa Matt Photography)
• White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient. (Courtesy Photo/Alyssa Matt Photography)

A historic 1800s dairy barn renovated and refurbished into a living space for friends and family of the wedding party is also on site. The Airbnb-type space sprawls two floors and 5,000 square feet with a honeymoon suite, several bedrooms, three bathrooms, two bars and a kitchenette. Opening up from the upstairs lounge is a large deck overlooking the property's oak trees. 

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Norman said the dairy barn sleeps 14, but up to 45 friends and family are welcome to join the wedding party in the space to continue the celebration. 

"[The dairy barn] is designed to keep the party going," Norman said. "It’s very important to us that brides and grooms have a place to fellowship after the wedding because the time really flies by quickly."

• White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient. (Courtesy Photo/Alyssa Matt Photography)
• White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient. (Courtesy Photo/Alyssa Matt Photography)
• White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient. (Courtesy Photo/Alyssa Matt Photography)
• White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient. (Courtesy Photo/Alyssa Matt Photography)
• White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient. (Courtesy Photo/Alyssa Matt Photography)
• White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient. (Courtesy Photo/Alyssa Matt Photography)
• White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient. (Courtesy Photo/Alyssa Matt Photography)
• White Willow Meadows is now available for booking at 10260 Ballah Rd. in Orient. (Courtesy Photo/Alyssa Matt Photography)

Rounding out the property is the on-site floral shop, complete with exotic flowers and lush greenery. The space can host up to 24 guests and is available for smaller celebrations, including bridal showers, baby showers, and brunch. 

White Willow also offers engagement photo sessions, wedding rehearsals, and more. Norman said packages are customizable so brides and grooms can pick the amenities and experiences for their celebration.

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"The bride and groom have flexibility to utilize the space and to focus on what’s most important for them," Norman said.

A 26-year-old Finnish man was sentenced to more than six years in prison today after being convicted of hacking into an online psychotherapy clinic, leaking tens of thousands of patient therapy records, and attempting to extort the clinic and patients.

On October 21, 2020, the Vastaamo Psychotherapy Center in Finland became the target of blackmail when a tormentor identified as “ransom_man” demanded payment of 40 bitcoins (~450,000 euros at the time) in return for a promise not to publish highly sensitive therapy session notes Vastaamo had exposed online.

Ransom_man announced on the dark web that he would start publishing 100 patient profiles every 24 hours. When Vastaamo declined to pay, ransom_man shifted to extorting individual patients. According to Finnish police, some 22,000 victims reported extortion attempts targeting them personally, targeted emails that threatened to publish their therapy notes online unless paid a 500 euro ransom.

Finnish prosecutors quickly zeroed in on a suspect: Julius “Zeekill” Kivimäki, a notorious criminal hacker convicted of committing tens of thousands of cybercrimes before he became an adult. After being charged with the attack in October 2022, Kivimäki fled the country. He was arrested four months later in France, hiding out under an assumed name and passport.

Antii Kurittu is a former criminal investigator who worked on an investigation involving Kivimäki’s use of the Zbot botnet, among other activities Kivimäki engaged in as a member of the hacker group Hack the Planet (HTP).

Kurittu said the prosecution had demanded at least seven years in jail, and that the sentence handed down was six years and three months. Kurittu said prosecutors agreed to knock a few months off of Kivimäki’s sentence because he agreed to pay compensation to his victims, and that Kivimäki will remain in prison during any appeal process.

“I think the sentencing was as expected, knowing the Finnish judicial system,” Kurittu told KrebsOnSecurity. “As Kivimäki has not been sentenced to a non-suspended prison sentence during the last five years, he will be treated as a first-timer, his previous convictions notwithstanding.”

But because juvenile convictions in Finland don’t count towards determining whether somebody is a first-time offender, Kivimäki will end up serving approximately half of his sentence.

“This seems like a short sentence when taking into account the gravity of his actions and the life-altering consequences to thousands of people, but it’s almost the maximum the law allows for,” Kurittu said.

Kivimäki initially gained notoriety as a self-professed member of the Lizard Squad, a mainly low-skilled hacker group that specialized in DDoS attacks. But American and Finnish investigators say Kivimäki’s involvement in cybercrime dates back to at least 2008, when he was introduced to a founding member of what would soon become HTP.

Finnish police said Kivimäki also used the nicknames “Ryan”, “RyanC” and “Ryan Cleary” (Ryan Cleary was actually a member of a rival hacker group — LulzSec — who was sentenced to prison for hacking).

Kivimäki and other HTP members were involved in mass-compromising web servers using known vulnerabilities, and by 2012 Kivimäki’s alias Ryan Cleary was selling access to those servers in the form of a DDoS-for-hire service. Kivimäki was 15 years old at the time.

In 2013, investigators going through devices seized from Kivimäki found computer code that had been used to crack more than 60,000 web servers using a previously unknown vulnerability in Adobe’s ColdFusion software. KrebsOnSecurity detailed the work of HTP in September 2013, after the group compromised servers inside data brokers LexisNexis, Kroll, and Dun & Bradstreet.

The group used the same ColdFusion flaws to break into the National White Collar Crime Center (NWC3), a non-profit that provides research and investigative support to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

As KrebsOnSecurity reported at the time, this small ColdFusion botnet of data broker servers was being controlled by the same cybercriminals who’d assumed control over SSNDOB, which operated one of the underground’s most reliable services for obtaining Social Security Number, dates of birth and credit file information on U.S. residents.

Kivimäki was responsible for making an August 2014 bomb threat against former Sony Online Entertainment President John Smedley that grounded an American Airlines plane. Kivimäki also was involved in calling in multiple fake bomb threats and “swatting” incidents — reporting fake hostage situations at an address to prompt a heavily armed police response to that location.

Ville Tapio, the former CEO of Vastaamo, was fired and also prosecuted following the breach. Ransom_man bragged about Vastaamo’s sloppy security, noting the company had used the laughably weak username and password “root/root” to protect sensitive patient records.

Investigators later found Vastaamo had originally been hacked in 2018 and again in 2019, but that Tapio never told anyone about the intrusions until ransom_man began his extortion spree. In April 2023, a Finnish court handed down a three-month sentence for Tapio, but that sentence was suspended because he had no previous criminal record.

Teradata is adding support for two open table formats, Apache Iceberg and Linux Foundation’s Delta Lake, to its multi-cloud analytics platform VantageCloud Lake and its AI and machine learning engine Unlimited AI.

Typically, open table formats are architected to generate performance for data lakes using cloud-based object storage. The performance is achieved by creating a layer of abstraction atop a data lake via the use of columnar storage and metadata management that allows enterprises to manage and update data more efficiently.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Lawmakers are calling for Ohio native Tracy Chapman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, after the musician's viral "Fast Car" performance earlier this year at the Grammy Awards.

House Resolution 376 has been introduced at the Statehouse to urge the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation to nominate Cleveland-born Chapman for induction. Among her musical accolades, Chapman is celebrated for her human rights advocacy and philanthropic work with Cleveland elementary schools, where she created educational videos highlighting African American history.

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"Tracy Chapman, an Ohio native, has broken records in the music industry while advocating for humanitarian and civil rights," Rep. Latyna Humphrey (D-Columbus), the resolution's primary sponsor, said. "I am proud to be a joint sponsor of this resolution congratulating Ms. Chapman on her achievements, particularly her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."

Tracy Chapman performs onstage during the 66th GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 4 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images)

The effort to cement Chapman's legacy comes after she joined county singer Luke Combs on the Grammy stage on Feb. 4 to perform "Fast Car," a song that earned Chapman a Grammy in 1989. Combs' cover of the track went on to earn both artists a best country solo performance nomination at this year's Grammys.

Following the performance, both renditions of "Fast Car" were ranked in the top 50 in the Billboard Hot 100. The original version topped the digital sales chart for the first time, and sales of Chapman's entire catalogue surged nearly 6,000% in the week after the Grammys, Billboard reported.

Chapman's collaboration with Combs also propelled her in 2023 to become the first Black artist to win the Country Music Association Award for Song of the Year. Humphrey also cites the musician's other awards as reason for induction, including her additional Grammy wins: best contemporary folk album and best new artist in 1989, and best rock song for "Give Me One Reason" in 1997.

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"My district appreciates Ms. Chapman for giving back to the community she comes from and the advances she has made for Black people in the country, rock and indie music genres and she
undeniably should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame," said Rep. Terrence Upchurch (D-Cleveland), the resolution's other primary sponsor.

The resolution has been referred to the Government Oversight committee, where it could receive additional public hearings before receiving a floor vote in the Ohio House.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A plan allowing adults to get their drinks to go Downtown and in Franklinton is moving forward after being approved Monday night by Columbus City Council.

Council spent April discussing the Center City DORA proposal. The plan creates a designated area where those 21 and older can walk around with alcoholic beverages through an exception to open container laws by purchasing drinks sold by participating businesses in designated cups. The district includes parts of Downtown and Franklinton.

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With its passage, the zone is expected to launch in late May and operate from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, pending state approval.

"Since being established by the state in 2015, DORAs have been used by municipalities across the state to increase pedestrian activity, local commercial activity, enhanced outdoor dining and activating areas that have walkability and green space," Councilmember Nicholas Bankston said.

Earlier in April, council members discussed the proposal during a public forum at Land-Grant Brewing in Franklinton. At the event, Bankston and Councilmember Chris Wyche, Downtown Columbus Inc., and Land-Grant explained the plan, expressed support and listened to community input.

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"For myself as an operator, to be able to be part of developing this DORA, I think it’s a great opportunity to really connect the city," Adam Benner of Land-Grant Brewing Company said at the event.

There is one other DORA in Columbus, located in the Arena District.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Columbus firefighter charged in the 2023 death of a motorist on an interstate in Gahanna received his sentence Monday.

On Monday, 25-year-old Tyler Conners pleaded no contest in Franklin County Municipal Court. Originally charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, Conners received a sentence on an amended charge of negligent, vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to 90 days in jail.

That sentence was suspended, however, and replaced with two years of probation. His license was also suspended for two years and must perform 180 hours of community service and pay a $500 plus court fees.

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The court decision is tied to a crash in July of 2023 when Conners operated a fire engine in a negligent manner, causing the death of 63-year-old Timothy Wiggins, according to a Gahanna Division of Police detective. The crash occurred on Interstate 270 and Hamilton Road, according to Franklin County Municipal Court records.

Fatal crash in the area of Interstate 270 and Hamilton Road near Gahanna involving a Columbus Fire engine Sunday, July 23, 2023. (OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION)

In a civil case against Conners, the Columbus Division of Fire and the Columbus Department of Public Safety, the prosecution asserts that Conners partially pulled the fire engine into an emergency turnaround, with the rear of the ending projecting into the northbound lane. Wiggins then reportedly collided with the back of the fire engine. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The division had previously named Conners as part of its 116th Recruit Class in an October 2022 Facebook post. He was placed on administrative leave after the crash.

A representative for the CFD said that at the conclusion of the trial an internal investigation would be conducted to determine if Conners violated any of its policies.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Former President Donald Trump holds a slight edge over President Joe Biden in seven key swing states, according to a new Emerson College/NBC4 poll.

The survey polled voters in the swing states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

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The results are listed below:

• Arizona: Trump 48%, Biden 44% with 8% undecided
• Georgia: Trump 47%, Biden 44% with 9% undecided
• Michigan: Trump 45%, Biden 44% with 11% undecided
• Nevada: Trump 45%, Biden 44% with 11% undecided
• North Carolina: Trump 47%, Biden 42% with 10% undecided
• Pennsylvania: Trump 47%, Biden 45% with 8% undecided
• Wisconsin: Trump 47%, Biden 45% with 8% undecided

The results for each poll are within that state’s margin of error.

When third-party candidates including Robert Kennedy Jr. are thrown into the mix, support is pulled more from Biden than Trump in Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. That support is pulled evenly from both candidates in Arizona and Michigan.

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The poll also asked about Trump’s ongoing criminal trial in New York. More of those polled in all states said the trial was appropriate as opposed to it being a "witch hunt:"

• Arizona: 47% say trial is appropriate, 43% say it is a witch hunt, 10% are unsure
• Georgia: 48% say trial is appropriate, 41% say it is a witch hunt, 11% are unsure
• Michigan: 50% say trial is appropriate, 43% say it is a witch hunt, 7% are unsure
• Nevada: 51% say trial is appropriate, 40% say it is a witch hunt, 9% are unsure
• North Carolina: 46% say trial is appropriate, 45% say it is a witch hunt, 9% are unsure
• Pennsylvania: 50% say trial is appropriate, 43% say it is a witch hunt, 7% are unsure
• Wisconsin: 49% say trial is appropriate, 43% say it is a witch hunt, 8% are unsure

And while the trial was deemed appropriate by voters in the seven states, Republicans in those states said a guilty verdict in the trial would have no impact or make them more likely to support Trump in the November election.

• Arizona: 32% more likely, 25% less likely, 43% no impact
• Georgia: 26% more likely, 32% less likely, 42% no impact
• Michigan: 26% more likely, 30% less likely, 45% no impact
• North Carolina: 32% more likely, 25% less likely, 43% no impact
• Nevada: 25% more likely, 32% less likely, 43% no impact
• Pennsylvania: 31% more likely, 24% less likely, 45% no impact
• Wisconsin: 24% more likely, 30% less likely, 47% no impact

Of the seven states polled, Biden won all but North Carolina, which went for Trump in 2020; Trump won Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin in 2016.

“The state of the presidential election in swing states has remained relatively consistent since Emerson and The Hill started tracking them last November,” Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, said in a press release. “The share of undecided voters has reduced and Biden gained ground in Georgia and Nevada, narrowing the gap, while Trump has maintained a slight edge on Biden in the swing states.”

ZANESVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) – Thirty-nine years ago, Barbara Frame vanished after telling her kids she would be right back and leaving for an appointment with a divorce attorney – a meeting her daughter would later discover never existed. 

At the time of her disappearance, Frame was 38 years old and the mother of a 14-year-old daughter, as well as two sons aged 13 and 7.

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“She was a very sociable person, girl next door,” Frame's daughter Kathy Huber said. “Talked to everyone, the friendly type.”

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Six weeks before she vanished, she got a divorce from her husband of four-and-a-half years. Frame was “trying to get her life on track” and had recently moved into a home with her children on the 1000 block of Alice Street, according to Huber. 

On Jan. 30, 1985, Frame was running late for work, which Huber said was unlike her. She did not have time to get her kids ready for school, so they ended up missing their bus and stayed home. 

While Frame was at work, a piece of ice fell off the roof of the home next to hers and crashed through a bedroom window, Huber said. Frame arrived home from work around 4:30 p.m., when Huber told her about the broken window. Frame planned to tell her landlord about the window later that evening and began to make dinner when there was a knock at the door. 

“She started to make dinner then her ex-husband came over to the house and told her she had to go to a meeting with a lawyer, something about the house is all I know and all she told us,” Huber said. 

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Frame’s ex-husband told her she needed to go to the meeting right then, according to Huber. At about 5 p.m., she grabbed her coat and her purse and told her children she was going to go sign papers at the lawyer’s office, stop at a store to grab an ingredient for dinner and contact her landlord about the window – then she would be right back. Frame left in her car but did not return that evening.

The next day when Frame did not show up for work, Huber reported her missing. The same day, her car was found abandoned in a parking lot on Linden Avenue across the street from Frame’s place of work. It was later revealed there was never an appointment with the attorney scheduled for that day, nor did the pair go to his office. The landlord was also never contacted by Frame to report the broken window. 

Just four days after Frame was reported missing, her mother died of cancer, not knowing what happened to her daughter. Frame did not come to her funeral and no one heard from her in the days surrounding her mother’s passing. Huber lost her grandmother and mother within days, and called living without her mom “one of the hardest things” she has gone through.

“We didn’t have our mother in our life for the rest of our childhood and you know, it was hard because the not knowing is the worst part,” Huber said. “It just brings anxiety like you wouldn’t believe.”

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Nearly four decades later, no one has seen or heard from Frame. Twenty-nine years after her disappearance, Huber Googled her mother’s name – nothing came up. In that moment, Huber decided she wanted to bring more attention to Frame’s case and work toward getting answers. She contacted several missing persons organizations online, submitted DNA to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, teamed up with a private investigator, and started a Facebook group dedicated to finding her mom. 

An age-progressed photo of Frame (Photo Courtesy/Ohio Attorney General's Office).

“I absolutely believe foul play was involved,” Huber said. “I have since the first day.”

At the time of her disappearance, Barbara Frame was 5 feet 6, 130 pounds and had brown hair and green eyes. She had a cesarean section scar on her stomach. She was last seen wearing long pants, a coat and tennis shoes. As of Thursday, she would be 77 years old. 

Anyone with information on the disappearance of Barbara Frame can contact the Zanesville Police Department at 740-455-0700.

If you’re a family member of an individual with an unsolved missing persons or homicide case in Ohio, reach out to aboldizar@wcmh.com.

In its latest The State of Cloud Cost in 2024 report, CloudZero illuminates the serious implications of cloud cost management and its effect on business stability and job security. The conclusions are interesting.

CloudZero’s survey, which drew insights from 1,000 finance and engineering professionals, underscored a crucial element in cloud cost management: the pivotal role of engineering teams. These are not just the “nerds” who operate the technology but key players who can significantly influence cost outcomes.

According to the survey, 81% of respondents indicated that cloud costs were effectively managed and predictable when engineers managed them. This shows a positive relationship between engineering ownership and better cloud cost management. This shift in perception has significant business implications for effective cloud cost management.

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Columbus and Central Ohio Weather QUICK WEATHER FORECAST:

• Today: AM showers, slow clearing, high 74
• Tonight: Mainly clear, low 53
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, iso. sprinkle, high 80
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, iso. sprinkle, high 84
• Friday: PM showers, storms, high 82
• Saturday: AM showers, high 77

FORECAST DISCUSSION:

Happy Tuesday!

We start the day off with rain showers moving through, but they're not long-lasting. Expect rain to clear by mid-morning in the city, lingering just a bit longer for our southeastern areas, where rain tapers by early to mid-afternoon. We'll be a bit cooler today, but still mild, with highs in the middle 70s. Clouds eventually break this evening.

For Wednesday, our warm weather returns! The first day of May, and we've got above-average temperatures, once again. Expect highs to warm back near 80, under mainly sunny skies. We'll feel a slight breeze at times, and see the chance for just an isolated sprinkle. Mainly dry overall.

That isolated sprinkle chance lasts through Thursday, but still mainly dry. Highs continue to warm, into the middle 80s, under mainly sunny skies.

Our next cold front arrives on Friday. We top out in the lower 80s, and then scattered rain and thunderstorms arrive during the afternoon and evening.

Those showers continue overnight, and through about the first half of Saturday.

-McKenna

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Two people were seriously injured in a crash in east Columbus Monday afternoon.

The crash happened at approximately 3:08 p.m. at the intersection of Haddon Road and College Avenue, Columbus police said.

Police said a Chevrolet Camaro was turning left from Haddon Road onto southbound College Avenue while a Volkswagen Jetta was driving north on College Avenue, hitting the Camaro on the driver's side.

The driver of the Camaro was taken to Grant Medical Center in life-threatening condition while the driver of the Volkswagen was also taken to Grant Medical Center and listed in critical condition.

The crash remains under investigation.