| Snow, Windy Weather On The Way Into Columbus
A rain-snow mix will accompany rush-hour commuters this evening. The temp will be right around 32 degrees. Scattered flurries and cold temperatures are forecast for tonight. The low will be 24 degrees. Tomorrow will bring a chance of more flurries and 17 degrees, Nunnally said. Click here for Storm Team 4's current conditions, Live Titan Radar, hour-to-hour forecasts and more. Columbus' accumulations look like 1 to 3 inches. Northern areas look like 3 to 5 inches. Storm Team 4 Meteorologist Ben Gelber traveled north where he said the weather has run the gamut during the past 12 hours. Gelber said that in Delaware County snow was accumulating on the old ice at noon, which meant the temperature was at freezing level.
Council considers Airport Zoning Overlay Tuesday
Salisbury City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday to make some clarifications and corrections to its recently adopted Land Development Ordinance. The council also will consider adding an Airport Zoning Overlay at the Rowan County Airport. In a memorandum, the planning staff has reminded council members the new ordinance "is a working, organic document and not cast in stone." "Staff recognizes that several possibly multiple text amendments will come before the Planning Board and City Council in the early months following adoption," the memo continues. "Most of these early text amendments will address clarification, correction or interpretation issues." The council meets at 4 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, 217 S.
Tribal strife rips Kenya in wake of disputed vote
It's war," said Hudson Chate, a mechanic in Nairobi. "Tribal war." The dubious conclusion of the most fiercely fought election in Kenya's history has pitched the country into chaos. The opposition rejected the results and vowed to inaugurate its leader, Raila Odinga, 62, as "the people's president," which the government warned would be tantamount to a coup. As the riots spread, the government took the first steps toward martial law on Sunday night and banned all live media broadcasts. Western observers said Kenya's election commission ignored undeniable evidence of vote-rigging to keep the government in power. Now, one of the most developed, stable nations in Africa, which has a powerhouse economy with a billion-dollar-a-year tourism industry, has plunged into intense uncertainty, losing its sheen as an exemplary democracy and quickly descending into bloodletting between Kibaki's Kikuyu tribe and Odinga's Luo tribe.
Berks judge asks court to uphold rulings in attempted murder case
A Berks County judge has asked the state Superior Court to uphold his decision to dismiss evidence in an attempted murder case against a city man accused of setting his former girlfriend on fire in February 2005. Judge Jeffrey K. Sprecher ruled May 7 that city police improperly arrested Wayne Williams on Feb. 9, 2005, on charges he threw gasoline on Crystal Green, 30, and used a lighter to set her clothes on fire. Sprecher also ruled that a statement Green gave to police that Williams poured gasoline on her could not be used because Green has since died. Green died of natural causes March 7 in Martin Memorial Hospital, Port St. Lucie, Fla. Officials said her death was unrelated to the injuries she suffered when she was burned. Assistant District Attorney Jonathan H. Kurland said Sprecher abused his discretion by barring all the evidence from being presented to a jury.
White House Press Briefing on President Bush's 2009 Budget Plan
Well, we've learned from experience that in order to get to that destination, you've got to take some bite-sized chunks, and I think the president has done that. And together with the Congress, in a bipartisan way, yes, we've made a determination to drive up the deficit in order to stimulate the economy and get some economic growth through a tax package that they are now considering. But, again, it's a manageable deficit. It isn't the largest in history by any stretch of the imagination. And it's one that can be managed if we get economic growth back on track. QUESTION: You talked about the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and the bipartisan cooperation which spawned it. But what in the world are you thinking when you project that you can get a bipartisan budget agreement in an election year, please? NUSSLE: It is challenging, there's no question about it.
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