Zachary R. Ruppel is accused of soliciting nude photos from minors in exchange for a position in the All Ohio State Fair Youth Choir.
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A former music teacher at St. Francis DeSales High School accused of soliciting a sex act and nude photos from students surrendered to Columbus police Thursday.More>>
Twenty-one people were indicted Wednesday in connection with a year-long investigation into an alleged drug trafficking operation in Central Ohio.More>>
Wednesday, December 11 2013 5:49 PM EST2013-12-11 22:49:08 GMT
Several women at a Panera Bread location near The Ohio State University campus say they've been inappropriately touched by a man while inside the restaurant.
Several women at a Panera Bread location near The Ohio State University campus say they've been inappropriately touched by a man while inside the restaurant.
Thursday, December 12 2013 8:09 AM EST2013-12-12 13:09:29 GMT
A fire at a Southeast Columbus apartment building caused several thousand dollars of damage. According to firefighters, the fire started shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday on the 2700 block of Tennyson Avenue
A fire at a Southeast Columbus apartment building caused several thousand dollars of damage. According to firefighters, the fire started shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday on the 2700 block of Tennyson Avenue
Thursday, December 12 2013 4:52 PM EST2013-12-12 21:52:09 GMT
We are not officially in winter, but the temperatures outside are miserable. That means you home heating bill could making you miserable too. It is never too late to do something about lowering those costs.
We are not officially in winter, but the temperatures outside are miserable. That means you home heating bill could making you miserable too. It is never too late to do something about lowering those costs.
The federal government is getting involved in the fight against citrus greening disease, in hopes of saving Florida's - and possibly the entire nation's - citrus crop.
The federal government is getting involved in the fight against citrus greening disease, in hopes of saving Florida's - and possibly the entire nation's - citrus crop.
Joseph Ali says onlookers thought he was drunk when he dove into the nighttime waters around a Southern California pier. But he came away with a monster of a lobster and the catch of a lifetime.
Joseph Ali says onlookers thought he was drunk when he dove into the nighttime waters around a Southern California pier. But he came away with a monster of a lobster and the catch of a lifetime.
California officials are considering whether to change a decades-old anti-crime regulation and allow prostitutes to receive money from a victim compensation fund if they're raped or beaten by a john or pimp.
Spurred by emotional testimony from sex workers, California officials voted Thursday to change a 1990s-era anti-crime regulation and allow prostitutes to receive money from a victim compensation fund if they're raped...
The Mega Millions jackpot is the second-largest in the game's history and comes less than two months after the game made changes aimed at inflating its jackpots.
Outshined by Powerball's massive jackpots since Powerball doubled the cost of a ticket last year, Mega Millions enacted its own, very different, changes in October aimed at inflating its jackpots and luring those who...
A North Texas teen from an affluent family was sentenced to probation this week after he killed four pedestrians when he lost control of his speeding pickup truck while driving drunk, a punishment that outraged the...
"Affluenza," the affliction cited by a psychologist to argue that a North Texas teenager from a wealthy family should not be sent to prison for killing four pedestrians while driving drunk, is not a recognized diagnosis...
The investigation into the crash-landing of an Asiana Airlines flight at San Francisco's airport last summer has highlighted problems with cockpit culture and the trainee pilot's lack of confidence in his...
By DAVID KOENIG and MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press New details about the crash of an Asiana Airlines jet have renewed questions about whether a culture of strict deference to more-senior pilots can...
Harry F. Rosenthal, an Associated Press writer who covered America's golden age of space exploration, presidents back to Harry Truman and whatever caught his impish eye in the stuffy halls of power, has died....
Harry F. Rosenthal, an Associated Press writer who covered America's golden age of space exploration, presidents back to Harry Truman and whatever caught his impish eye in the stuffy halls of power, has died. He was 86.
Wednesday, December 11 2013 6:01 PM EST2013-12-11 23:01:49 GMT
Clova Wide is a Marion dog breeder. Her specialty: Shiba Inus, the breed of dog that attacked and killed a 3-month-old girl in Columbus this week."They're quiet, and they very seldom bark," Wide says
Clova Wide is a Marion dog breeder. Her specialty: Shiba Inus, the breed of dog that attacked and killed a 3-month-old girl in Columbus this week.
Thursday, December 12 2013 9:26 AM EST2013-12-12 14:26:00 GMT
A group wants Columbus residents to vote on whether the city should be paying for its professional hockey team's home arena, and it has collected enough signatures to get the issue on the May ballot.
A group wants Columbus residents to vote on whether the city should be paying for its professional hockey team's home arena, and it has collected enough signatures to get the issue on the May ballot.
Wednesday, December 11 2013 5:49 PM EST2013-12-11 22:49:08 GMT
Several women at a Panera Bread location near The Ohio State University campus say they've been inappropriately touched by a man while inside the restaurant.
Several women at a Panera Bread location near The Ohio State University campus say they've been inappropriately touched by a man while inside the restaurant.
Joseph Ali says onlookers thought he was drunk when he dove into the nighttime waters around a Southern California pier. But he came away with a monster of a lobster and the catch of a lifetime.
Joseph Ali says onlookers thought he was drunk when he dove into the nighttime waters around a Southern California pier. But he came away with a monster of a lobster and the catch of a lifetime.
Police say a drunken panhandler charged with harassing the customers of a western Pennsylvania business falsely claimed to be a state trooper - but was found out when he claimed to work at a nonexistent barracks.
Police say a drunken panhandler charged with harassing the customers of a western Pennsylvania business falsely claimed to be a state trooper - but was found out when he claimed to work at a nonexistent barracks.
A New York man who went to check on an acquaintance and found him dead at his home is accused of stealing some of the man's artwork before calling 911.
A New York man who went to check on an acquaintance and found him dead at his home is accused of stealing some of the man's artwork before calling 911.
Authorities have recovered a huge haul of high-end swag that thieves snagged during a party at an empty mansion - including armor, shields and a stuffed snow leopard worth $250,000.
Authorities have recovered a huge haul of high-end swag that thieves snagged during a party at an empty mansion - including armor, shields and a stuffed snow leopard worth $250,000.
Police said 50-year-old Kenneth R. Herring shot 44-year-old Richell Dixon twice before fleeing the scene. 
Zachary R. Ruppel is accused of soliciting nude photos from minors in exchange for a position in the All Ohio State Fair Youth Choir.
