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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12:26pm

Thu May 16, 2013
News

State Panel Rejects Deer Season Change

The Ohio Wildlife Council has rejected a proposed change to deer-hunting season.

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12:24pm

Thu May 16, 2013
News

Firefighters Indicted In Shift Changing Scandal

Thirteen Cleveland firefighters accused of improperly paying co-workers to cover their assigned shifts while they continued to receive salaries and benefits have been indicted on charges of theft in office.

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7:48am

Thu May 16, 2013
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Suspects Killed By Police Identified

Columbus police have identified the two suspects killed in an early Wednesday morning shootout with officers near the Columbus Fire Station on North High Street in Clintonville.

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7:38am

Thu May 16, 2013
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Sentencing In Slaying Of Dublin Gas Station Clerk

Two men were sentenced to prison terms yesterday for killing a Dublin gas station clerk in February of last year, as well as robbing a restaurant and a gun range in Powell.

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7:28am

Thu May 16, 2013
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Ohio Number One In Profanity

Ohio is ranked as the most profane state in the nation.

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7:26am

Thu May 16, 2013
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Wanted Michigan Man Arrested In Hilliard

Federal authorities have arrested a Detroit man wanted for allegedly violating terms of his bond.

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7:25am

Thu May 16, 2013
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Bond Set In COTA Shooting Case

Bond is set at 500 thousand dollars for the man accused of shooting at a COTA bus, striking a passenger in the face.

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7:18am

Thu May 16, 2013
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Authorities Searching For Missing Columbus Man

North Carolina authorities are searching for the body of a Columbus man who disappeared while swimming on Tuesday with members of a church group.

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7:16am

Thu May 16, 2013
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Weinland Park Collaborative Close To Fundraising Goal

Weinland Park residents are getting close to reaching their goal of funding home improvements.

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7:15am

Thu May 16, 2013
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Fight Over BWC Payments Continues

A group of 270 thousand Ohio businesses involved in an 860 million dollar class action lawsuit against the state Bureau of Workers Compensation wants the agency to pay them back.

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7:04am

Thu May 16, 2013
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Castro To Plead Not Guilty

Attorneys for the man accused of kidnapping three Cleveland women and holding them for a decade say he plans to plead not guilty.

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6:53am

Thu May 16, 2013
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Ohio Tea Party Members Going To D.C.

Some Ohio conservative activists who say they were targeted by the Internal Revenue Service when they applied for tax-exempt status are heading to Washington as federal investigations widen.

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6:48am

Thu May 16, 2013
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House Approves Concussions Bill Correction

The Ohio House has approved a Senate-passed bill correcting a new state law that inadvertently allows coaches and referees in youth sports leagues to be criminally prosecuted for violating rules regarding players' head injuries.

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6:44am

Thu May 16, 2013
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Freeh Hired In Lawsuits Against Pilot Flying J

Former FBI Director Louis Freeh's company has been hired by trucking firmss suing Pilot Flying J over allegations the truck stop chain owned by Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam bilked customers out of rebates.

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6:41am

Thu May 16, 2013
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Trial Of Stang's Alleged Killer Annulled

Brazil's Supreme Court has annulled the trial of a rancher convicted of ordering the 2005 murder of Dayton nun and Amazon rain forest defender Dorothy Stang.

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6:31am

Thu May 16, 2013
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Families Say They Found Source Of Ohio Cancer Cluster

Families whose children have been among dozens sickened in a cancer cluster in Clyde, Ohio are hoping they have pinpointed a cause for the illnesses.

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6:25am

Thu May 16, 2013
News

Ohio House Approves Revised Teacher Eligibility Measure

The Ohio House has unanimously approved a bill making more teachers eligible to participate in meeting Ohio's new third-grade reading guarantee. 

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12:37pm

Tue May 14, 2013
News

Neighbors Dispute Ramsey's Role In Women's Rescue

Some neighbors say Charles Ramsey's story of how he helped rescue the Cleveland kidnapping victims is false.

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12:27pm

Tue May 14, 2013
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Honda Announces New Plant Site

Honda of America says it will build a new type of sports car inside its former plant in Marysville.

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12:25pm

Tue May 14, 2013
News

YSU Picks New President

Youngstown State University says Randy Dunn will become the school's next president.

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