DeWine urges Ohio hospitals to speed up administering COVID-19 vaccines
While Gov. DeWine said he is not blaming anyone for delays seen at hospitals, he says he is not satisfied with the pace so far. Author: Stephanie Stanavich, Associated Press Published: 5:33 PM EST December 30, 2020 Updated: 7:03 PM EST December 30, 2020
COLUMBUS, Ohio Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is calling on hospitals to speed up administering the COVID-19 vaccines, saying Wednesday that he s not satisfied with the pace so far.
He wants hospitals to be able to distribute the vaccine within 24 hours of receiving it.
One problem that has come up, DeWine said, is that a hospital will set up a day to give out the vaccine and then not receive it in time.
Amy Detweiller
Credit Columbus Division of Police The second Columbus Police officer on the Andre Hill shooting scene says she saw no threats or weapons but did not have a clear view of the scene.
Amy Detweiller told Internal Affairs investigators Adam Coy shouted Hill had a gun in his hand before opening fire. Detweiller said Hill was facing Coy with his left arm raised and a cell phone in his left hand, then lowered it before the shooting. She says Coy calmly asked Hill to exit the garage where he was shot, then shouted Hill had a gun. Detweiler says Hill did not respond verbally. Officers handcuffed Hill while he was on the ground and wounded. The city fired Coy Tuesday, accusing him of incompetence and gross neglect of duty, among other things. class= wysiwyg-break drupal-content src= /sites/all/modules/contrib/wysiwyg/plugins/break/images/spacer.gif title= >Meanwhile, the chiefs of the Columbus Division of Fire and Police say there was a protracted delay i
Updated: 6:03 AM EST December 28, 2020
GROVE CITY, Ohio A man is dead following an early morning mobile home fire in south Columbus.
The Columbus Division of Fire says they received a call about a fire in the 1700 block of Londoncrest Drive Monday around 2 a.m.
A neighbor helped the man escape the fire. The man was then taken to OSU Wexner Medical Center where he died just after 3 a.m.
The man s name has not been released.
A woman also escaped the fire on her own. There s no word on her condition.
The fire did not spread to any nearby homes.
The 1,600 uniformed employees of the Columbus Division of Fire will receive no pay raise for their contract year that began last month, but will get across-the-board wage increases of 2.5% and 3.5% effective in November 2021 and 2022, respectively.
The new contract also extends the time period that a citizen could file a complaint that could result in discipline from 60 to 90 days after an incident occurred, making it match the police contract language.
At a meeting Monday night, the Columbus City Council signed off on the new deal, which is expected to cost the city $20.1 million more in salary and incentives over the life of the contract, with $17.6 million from wage increases in years 2 and 3 of the agreement.