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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9:50am

Fri August 24, 2012
News

Ohio Solider Succombs To His Wounds

The Pentagon says a U.S. soldier from Ohio died Wednesday at the  San Antonio hospital

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9:46am

Fri August 24, 2012
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Local Teen Sentenced In Stabbing Death

A Columbus teen who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter earlier this month was sentenced Thursday to ten years in adult prison for a fatal stabbing.

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9:44am

Fri August 24, 2012
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Region Under An Air Quality Alert

The Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission has issued an air quality alert for today.

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9:41am

Fri August 24, 2012
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School Board Fires Superintendent Amid Data Fixing Probe

The Lockland School board has fired Superintendent Donna Hubbard amid a state investigation into attendance data fixing.

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6:15pm

Thu August 23, 2012
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New poll shows Ohio races a dead heat

A new poll of likely Ohio voters shows the Presidential and U.S. Senate races are in a virtual dead heat.

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5:27pm

Thu August 23, 2012
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Revamping school lunch guidelines

School kids will be seeing new foods in the cafeteria this year, thanks to new federal school lunch standards.

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12:28pm

Thu August 23, 2012
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Carjacking Attempt Wounds Columbus Man

A Columbus man is hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot during an attempted carjacking this morning.

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12:26pm

Thu August 23, 2012
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Execution Of Inman Still Possible

A Hocking County judge today denied a request by the man charged with strangling his daughter-in-law and leaving her body in a septic tank to remove the death penalty as a possible punishment if he is convicted.

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12:24pm

Thu August 23, 2012
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Tall Stacks Festival Delayed

Cincinnati's Tall Stacks festival is on hold again.

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12:23pm

Thu August 23, 2012
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Security Changes Mandated For NFL Stadiums

Cleveland Browns security chief Carl Mayer says new procedures will require fans to pass through metal detectors at the gates to Browns Stadium this season.

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12:19pm

Thu August 23, 2012
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One Year Anniversary Of Major Earthquake

Today marks the one year anniversary of a magnitude 5.8 earthquake that hit several states, including Ohio.

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8:04am

Thu August 23, 2012
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West Nile In Ohio Not As Bad As In Other States

The Centers for Disease Control says the West Nile outbreak is one of the largest in the U.S, creating four times the usual number of cases for this time of year.

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8:01am

Thu August 23, 2012
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Ex-Buckeye Seeks Reinstatement

Former Ohio State Linebacker Storm Klein is seeking reinstatement to the team after pleading guilty Wednesday to disorderly conduct charges.

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7:54am

Thu August 23, 2012
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Charges Filed After Lockdowns Of Four Columbus Schools

Columbus police have filed charges in a case that led to the lockdowns of four Columbus City Schools yesterday.

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7:53am

Thu August 23, 2012
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Charges Filed In Port Columbus Bomb Scare

The FBI and Port Columbus Police have charged a woman with inducing panic after a suspicious package and letter were found at the airport on August 6th.

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7:47am

Thu August 23, 2012
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Air Quality Alert In Effect Today

The Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission has issued an air quality alert for today.

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12:25pm

Tue August 21, 2012
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Two Ohio Colleges Make "Party Schools" List

The "Princeton Review" ranks Ohio University third on its list of "top party schools" for 2012.

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12:23pm

Tue August 21, 2012
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Racy Testimony Allowed At Pending Trial of 16 Amish Men

A federal judge has ruled he will allow testimony about an allegation that a man charged with masterminding beard- and hair-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio offered "sex counseling" to Amish wives.

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12:20pm

Tue August 21, 2012
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Person Of Interest Identified In Slaying Of Young Boy

Youngstown Police have identified a "person of interest" in the fatal shooting of an 8-year-old boy early Monday while sleeping in his bunk bed.

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12:17pm

Tue August 21, 2012
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Columbus Police Make Arrest In Double Shooting

Columbus police have made an arrest in Monday's shooting and wounding of a father and son sitting on a front porch.

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