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Snapchat murderer locked up forever after recording himself taunting victim as 'goddamn loser'
A judge saw right through the defendant's last-ditch pleas for "one more chance" to see the outside of prison walls again. The post Snapchat murderer locked up forever after recording himself taunting victim as ‘goddamn loser,’ stabbing him 45 times, setting body on fire first appeared on Law & Crime.
Paula Frank of Union seriously hurt in crash in Franklin County
UNION, MO, (July 20, 2024) - A 62-year-old Union woman was seriously injured in a two-vehicle accident Saturday in Franklin County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Paula Frank was driving a Honda Odyssey on westbound Route 100 at about 5:30 p.m. when a Chevrolet Venture driven by a 43-year-old Labadie woman failed to yield and hit the ride side of the Honda near Route V.
Ask the Expert: What is the best way to stop Japanese beetles from eating plants?
Editor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening and home landscape questions submitted by Dispatch readers. Send your questions to hogan.1@osu.edu. Q: I have a hedge of burning bush which grows profusely every spring, so...
Speed crackdown on I-270 continues
DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) – Several law enforcement agencies in central Ohio are continuing their crackdown on speeding on Interstate 270 with the latest part of their special speed enforcement operation on Thursday. “It’s all about safety,” Dublin Police Sgt. David Gatterdam said. “I think sometimes people don’t realize every mile an hour you go faster, […]
Roadwork Report For Week Of July 21
Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) work in Delaware and Franklin Counties. 1808Delaware is now providing regular weekend reports on road project work being conducted under the auspices of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) in Delaware and Franklin Counties. Such work is, of course, weather dependent. This past week, ODOT...
CrowdStrike outage disrupts services at Ohio BMV, Franklin County municipal court
The global cyber outage causing tech chaos Friday is impacting Columbus-area hospitals and government institutions. The global tech outage has disrupted operations at major airlines, banks, hospitals and other institutions around the world, The Dispatch previously reported. The outage appeared to be linked to an issue at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. The firm is...
Ohio mom who crushed baby's skull before leaving body to decompose learns sentence
A mother who crushed her 4-month-old baby's skull and left his body to decompose before calling police will serve at least 20 years behind bars. Melissa Thorp, 40, entered a guilty plea to a charge of aggravated murder on Thursday. Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Julie Lynch ordered Thorp to serve...
Magnetic Love: Nathaniel Jordan worked tirelessly until his death to distribute naloxone to Black Ohioans
To truly meet people where they’re at, Nathaniel Jordan II once told me, “You come with love. You come with an open heart. And you come with a mind of helping. And that spirit that you generate, it illuminates from you. It’s almost like a magnet.”. It...
Two DUI checkpoints scheduled for Columbus tonight — here's where and when
Franklin County's DUI task force will hold two sobriety checkpoints Friday to deter drunken driving. The two checkpoints will be located at the intersections of Georgesville Road and U.S. Route 40 and Georgesville Road and Shoppers Lane on Columbus' West Side from 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., the task force said in a news release.
Columbus housing authority announces affordable housing coming to Columbus and Reynoldsburg
More affordable housing is coming to Reynoldsburg and Columbus, thanks to $38 million being invested in three properties by the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA). The housing authority is making the investment as part of its goal to buy or develop as many as 500 units of multifamily housing each year. ...
Ohio Man Admits to Brutal 2021 Murder Mid-trial After Snapchat Videos Revealed
From the start, Ohio police knew Timothy Kendrick had committed a “particularly brutal murder” in 2021, but the defendant admitted it mid-trial years later after jurors were shown dozens of Snapchat videos in which he recorded beating 30-year-old Drew Mendelbaum to death, stabbing or otherwise cutting him 45 times, taunting the victim at a gas station as a “goddamn loser,” and setting his body on fire the next day.
Severe thunderstorm warning issued for parts of Franklin and Delaware counties
The National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for east central Franklin County, southeastern Delaware County and Licking County until 4:30 p.m. At 4:07 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Johnstown in Licking County, moving east at 45 mph. ...
Columbus will try to 'rescue' food waste at Jazz & Rib Fest
Franklin County residents and businesses send more uneaten food to the landfill than any other type of waste. This weekend at the Jazz & Rib Fest, Columbus is trying to "rescue" some of that food before it ends up in the trash. The collaborative effort between the city's Departments of...
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