The city of Columbus will be coming to voters in November asking for bond issues totaling more than $842 million.  City Council is expected to approve the package for the ballot at their meeting July 15th.  City Auditor Hugh Dorrian says the money will allow the city to fix roads, parks, fire stations and other buildings without having to raise taxes.  More than half the money would be used to improve the city's water system.   

Authorities say an Ohio woman who buried her mother in her yard and cashed the dead woman's Social Security checks for 14 years has been sentenced to 30 days in prison. Federal authorities say Marietta resident Patricia Hodges also was sentenced yesterday in Columbus to six months of home confinement and ordered to repay more than $141,000.
Social Security officials say Hodges told them in 2011 her mother was on a cruise. Authorities found Kelly had died in 1997 and Hodges buried her in the backyard of the Lake Worth, Fla., home where they had lived.     Prosecutors say Hodges admitted concealing her mother's death to collect benefits.

A double shooting last night on the East side. Police say two men were standing outside on Seymour Avenue when a vehicle drove by and someone fired a gun. Both men were shot and are being treated at the hospital. No arrests have been made.

If you need gas--prices have been dropping dramatically around central Ohio.  After peeking at around four dollars a gallon a couple of weeks ago, the prices has been steadily dropping.  Yesterday the prices was a low as$3.39 at some Columbus area locations and some experts believe the price will keep dropping over the next few days to near $3 a gallon.  Officials say refinery problems that caused the price to spike in the Midwest have been fixed.

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