Jim Letizia

Reporter, News Anchor

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.

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10:06am

Fri October 26, 2012
Election Coverage

Finance Reports - Issue 2

Campaign finance reports show opponents of a fall ballot issue rewriting Ohio's redistricting process have outraised supporters by nearly 2-1.

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10:05am

Fri October 26, 2012
Election Coverage

Judge Refuses Reinstatement For Elections Officials

A federal judge has denied a request to immediately reinstate two Democratic Montgomery County Board of Elections officials fired by Ohio's Republican Secretary of State. Walter Rice says Dennis Lieberman and Thomas Ritchie failed to identify that a fundamental right had been violated by their removal. Secretary of State Jon Husted accused them of violating state law by voting to approve weekend early voting hours. The two say they wanted to make the voting process as open as possible.

10:03am

Fri October 26, 2012
Election Coverage

Questions About Provisional Ballots


1.4 million Ohioans have requested absentee ballots by mail.

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9:57am

Fri October 26, 2012
Election Coverage

Final U.S. Senate Debate


As supporters railed against one another outside last night's U.S Senate debate in Cincinnati, the two candidates traded barbs inside.

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9:53am

Fri October 26, 2012
Election Coverage

POTUS Stumps In Cleveland


President Obama and former President Bill Clinton will campaign together in Ohio on Monday to kick off the final full week before Election Day.

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9:47am

Fri October 26, 2012
News

Diebold Won't Build HQ In Green


North-Canton-Based Voting Machine maker Diebold says it's "indefinitely" delaying plans to build a new global headquarters in the Summit County city of Green.

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9:25am

Fri October 26, 2012
Election Coverage

Romney Stumps In Central Ohio


With polls showing him trailing President Obama in Ohio, Republican challenger Mitt Romney made 3 campaign stops in the state on Thursday, including a stop at Worthington industries.

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12:30pm

Thu October 25, 2012
News

Students Protest Conditions At Wilberforce University

500 students, or nearly the entire student body at Wilberforce University, could leave the school if officials fail to make changes.

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12:28pm

Thu October 25, 2012
News

Judge Says Venezuelan Case Okay In Ohio

A federal judge has ruled Ohio is the appropriate forum for an investors' lawsuit seeking to collect 100 million dollars on three-decade-old Venezuelan promissory notes.

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12:26pm

Thu October 25, 2012
News

Local Teacher Fired But Not Charged

The Olentangy Local School Board has decided to fire a veteran teacher whose son reported a pot-growing operation in the family's basement last August.

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12:24pm

Thu October 25, 2012
News

Ohio Jobless Claims Increase

The Labor Department says weekly applications for unemployment insurance benefits in Ohio rose by 19-hundred last week due to layoffs in transportation and manufacturing.

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10:11am

Thu October 25, 2012
News

Huntington To Add Jobs

Columbus-based Huntington Bank says it will start offering its own brand of credit card next year.

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10:08am

Thu October 25, 2012
Election Coverage

VPOTUS Stumps In Marion

Vice President Joe Biden campaigned in Marion yesterday.

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9:47am

Thu October 25, 2012
News

Airbus Expanding In Ohio

The French company Airbus says it plans to expand its business in Ohio.

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9:45am

Thu October 25, 2012
News

North Side Arts Building Facing 5 P.M. Deadline

The owner and residents of the Milo Arts Complex on East Third avenue must complete repairs to the building by 5 P.M. today or face eviction.

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9:43am

Thu October 25, 2012
News

Worker Dies Falling From Ladder

A worker at a toy store in Dublin has died after falling from a ladder and hitting his head on the floor last night.

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9:41am

Thu October 25, 2012
News

No Reprimand For Tainted Steroid Maker

Massachusetts regulators proposed a formal reprimand for a company now linked to deadly fungal meningitis outbreak that has hit Ohio and several other states.

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9:32am

Thu October 25, 2012
Election Coverage

Ryan Stumps In Cleveland


Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will make eight stops during a weekend campaign swing through Ohio.

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12:28pm

Tue October 23, 2012
Election Coverage

Voters Sent Info With Wrong Election Date

The Ottawa County Board of Elections says 22-hundred voters were mailed official postcards listing the presidential election date as November 8th instead of the correct date of November 6th.

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12:26pm

Tue October 23, 2012
Election Coverage

Mandel Proposes Replacement For Health Care Law

Republican U.S Senate Candidate Josh Mandel has released a 10 point plan that would be an alternative to the federal health care law.

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