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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7:11am

Fri May 31, 2013
News

More Explosives Found At Pataskala Residence

Licking County sheriff's deputies are investigating the discovery of another pipe bomb at a Pataskala residence yesterday.

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7:02am

Fri May 31, 2013
News

Port Columbus Passenger Traffic Declines

Passenger traffic at Port Columbus fell by 1.6 percent in April, the eighth consecutive monthly decline.

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6:58am

Fri May 31, 2013
News

Sentence Change For Trooper's Killer

A Central Ohio man convicted of killing a State Highway Patrol Trooper will be moved off death row.

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6:48am

Fri May 31, 2013
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New Police Chief In Genoa Township

A Delaware County community has a new Police Chief.

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6:31am

Fri May 31, 2013
News

Sentencing In Slaying Of Sunbury Businessman

Two Louisiana prison inmates were sentenced to life behind bars yesterday for the kidnapping and slaying of a Sunbury businessman abducted from a Mississippi hotel after they escaped in 2011.

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6:27am

Fri May 31, 2013
News

Mallory Calls For Immigration Reform

Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory says a lack of immigration reform is stymieing economic growth and innovation in his city.

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6:26am

Fri May 31, 2013
News

Authorities Ask For Help Solving Local Murder

Authorities are asking for the public's help in solving the cold-case slaying of a Hocking County greenhouse owner three years ago.

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6:24am

Fri May 31, 2013
News

Prisoner Suicide Results In Lawsuit

A prisoners' rights group has sued a former prison doctor charging he violated the civil rights of an inmate who committed suicide after allegedly being denied pain medication. 

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6:16am

Fri May 31, 2013
News

Wright-Patt Civilian Workers Get Furlough Notices

Officials at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton say more than 10 thousand civilian employees will get furlough notices beginning Friday.

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6:15am

Fri May 31, 2013
News

Elmwood Place Council Members Resign

The village of Elmwood Place in Southwest Ohio is down to two council members after the majority resigned.

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12:31pm

Thu May 30, 2013
News

Boy Saves Sister From Kidnapping

Lancaster police say an 11-year-old boy helped save his sister from a would-be kidnapper on Monday.

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12:29pm

Thu May 30, 2013
News

Board Approves Plans For Poindexter Village

The Columbus Board of Zoning Adjustment has approved plans to raze at least part of the Poindexter Village housing complex on the East side.

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12:25pm

Thu May 30, 2013
News

Gang Violence Summit Today

Community activists from around the country are meeting at Cleveland State University today to discuss solutions to gang violence.

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12:21pm

Thu May 30, 2013
News

Budish Running For County Executive

Former Ohio House Minority Leader Armond Budish today is announcing he will run for Cuyahoga County executive.

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12:20pm

Thu May 30, 2013
News

Higher Cincinnati Murder Rate

Cincinnati police say they are keeping a closer watch on repeat offenders and working hard to get more information from victims of violent crime.

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12:18pm

Thu May 30, 2013
News

BWC Board Approves Business Payouts

The board of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation today approved Governor John Kasich's proposal to give 1 billion dollars worth of cash rebates to businesses, local governments and schools.

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10:09am

Thu May 30, 2013
News

Crackdown On Cell Phone Theft Introduced

With reports of thefts of smartphones circulating online, Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio is proposing a bill to make it a felony to resell stolen cell phones.

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7:46am

Thu May 30, 2013
News

DSW Reports Lower First Quarter Profit

Columbus-based shoe retailer DSW reports a first-quarter profit of 34.5 million dollars, compared with nearly 40 million in the same period a year ago.

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7:36am

Thu May 30, 2013
News

Health Officials Close South Side Restaurant

Columbus Health authorities have ordered a South Side restaurant closed for the week after inspectors found several food-safety violations.

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7:31am

Thu May 30, 2013
News

Equity Firm Buys Local Plant

A private equity firm has purchased a Columbus magnet factory.

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