Sisters who ran massage parlors sentenced to prison
Two sisters from China who owned central Ohio massage parlors were each sentenced to 10 years in prison on human trafficking and prostitution charges. Estella Xu and Qing Xu were found guilty of compelling employees at three parlors to engage in sex for hire. A multiagency probe followed tips of sex sales and workers living at the sites.
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Delaware
China
Ohio
Estella Xu
Qing Xu
Delaware County
Ikea trees dispute at Columbus store site
Local environmentalists from the Sierra Club and other groups demand details from Ikea and city officials about removing 600 trees for a north Columbus store. They seek Ikea research showing why trees must fall to ensure visibility from Interstate 71 and question potential economic hardship if trees remain. The city recently granted a conditional variance for tree removal.
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IKEA
Ohio
Sierra Clubs
Columbus Dispatch
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Tasmanian devils join Toledo Zoo in conservation program
Three Tasmanian devils from Monarto Zoo in Australia arrived at the Toledo Zoo to aid the endangered species. Nugget Tatiana and Orchid will acclimate before exhibit. facial cancer has decimated wild Tasmanian devils by about 90 percent. Adult males weigh 18 pounds and two feet long. females about 13 pounds and 20 inches.
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Toledo
Toledo Zoo
Australia
Monarto Zoo
Tatiana
Orchid
Tasmania
County to spend 2M to save local incinerator
Hamilton County in southwest Ohio allocates 2 million to redesign the Little Miami Incinerator to avoid transporting dried human waste by truck as regulators threaten closure. If unsaved, county may ship sludge and dried waste to other facilities, raising odor and hazard concerns for county roads. Metropolitan Sewer District already moves about three truckloads of sludge and two of dried waste daily.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hamilton County
Little Miami
Columbus cyclist dies after West Side collision
A 55 year old cyclist, Charles Taylor, died from injuries after being struck by a Chevrolet 1500 pickup driven by Brandy Starner on Columbus West Side. The crash occurred about 8 30 p m Friday as Taylor crossed Sullivan Avenue at Hilstonia.
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Columbus
West Side
Charles Taylor
Mount Carmel West Hospital
Taylor
Brandy Starner
Sullivant Avenue
Hilstonia
Zombie Run funds Medina County Project LEARN
The fourth annual Zombie Run at Buckeye Woods Park in Lafayette Township raises funds for Project LEARN of Medina County through 5K races with participants encountering zombies and a Zom-Wee Run for children. Proceeds support literacy and tutoring programs. about 60 percent of funding comes from BookShelf stores in Brunswick Medina and Wadsworth.
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Buckeye Woods Park
Lafayette Township
Project
Learn of
Medina County
LEARN
Karla Robinson
Project: Learn
Robinson
Nikki Rhoades
Chronicle
Kate Denslow
Amherst
Erin Boron
Grafton
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