Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
ByJim Letizia and Associated Press and Ohio Public Radio
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says DNA tests confirm 52-year-old alleged kidnapper Ariel Castro is the father of Amanda Berry's 6-year-old daughter.
The State Highway Patrol says a man is hospitalized in Columbus in critical condition after stealing a tanker truck from the Harrison Township Volunteer Fire Department in rural Ross County this morning.
A Franklin County Magistrate has ordered a 17-year-old Putnam County youth be held until he can be extradited on a warrant for grand theft of a motor vehicle.
Bond was set this morning at 8 million dollars for 52-year-old Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man charged with rape and kidnapping two days after three women missing for roughly a decade were found at his home.
Ohio foreclosure activity rose by 12 percent in April to the third-highest level in the nation, fueled by an increase in repossessions and sheriff's auctions.
The State Highway Patrol says the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near West Jefferson have now been reopened after a tractor-trailer fire this morning forced their closure.