Actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to Ohio schools - Salon

Actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to Ohio schools Salon COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry has surprised middle school students in Ohio by showing up at a musical concert and donating $100,000 to help student athletes in the city's South-Western schools. The Columbus ... Lisa Montgomery ... and more »

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Credit cards compromised at Callaway Gardens WTVM You also can obtain information about additional methods to prevent identity theft from these credit reporting agencies. Equifax Phone: 800-525-6285 P.O. Box ... Experian Phone: 888-397-3742. Experian Security Freeze, P.O. Box 9554, Allen, Texas 75013 ... and more »

Healthy 5-pound gorilla born at central Ohio zoo Salon The healthy 5-pound male gorilla arrived Thursday at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, joining 16 other gorillas there. It's the first offspring for mother Kambera ... Lisa Montgomery embraces her nephew Thursday after a tornado tore apart her home in ... and more »

Texas inmate executed for fatal drug-deal robbery 10TV HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas death row inmate convicted of killing a fellow drug dealer while robbing him outside of a Waco convenience store 10 years ago has been executed. Carroll Joe Parr received a lethal injection Tuesday evening. Appeals to ... and more »

The Gun Report: May 22, 2013 New York Times (blog) A 54-year-old man was was shot and killed Tuesday morning in east Oakland, Calif., making him the city's 40th homicide victim of 2013. Police said the man was shot during an attempted robbery on the street at 11:18 a.m. No arrests have been made.

Celeb birthdays for the week of May 26-June 1 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Keyboardist Augie Meyers of the Texas Tornadoes and the Sir Douglas Quintet is 73. Actress Sharon Gless is 70. Actor Gregory Harrison is 63. Actor Tom Berenger is 63. Actor Kyle Secor ("Homicide: Life on the Street") is 56. Comedian Chris Elliott is 53. and more »

Ohio Internet cafe ban heads to governor's desk WKSU News Every major city in Ohio except Columbus ranked near the bottom in percentage of population change. Youngstown was listed last — the only city in the ... The 67-year-old Mullet is serving his 15-year term in a prison in Texas, and his co-defendants ... and more »

Community Calendar San Antonio Express St. Matthew Knights of Columbus sponsors a guided deep sea fishing trip June 8 at Port Aransas, Texas, to benefit various Catholic charities: Cost: $250 (includes bus ride to and from the coast, food and drinks, 12 hours of fishing on the King Fisher ... and more »

The Associated Press 10TV Documentary or public affairs: WNYC, New York, Sara Fisko, "Culture Shock 1913"; WLRN, The Miami Herald News Team, "Remembering Hurricane Andrew"; KUT, Austin, Texas, "Forged in Flames: An Oral History of the Labor Day Wildfires." News series: WLRN and ... and more »

Russell sheriff says wife's boyfriend charged with murder in husband's homicide Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Update (Wednesday, 4:10 p.m.): The apparent boyfriend of a woman charged with killing her husband was interviewed Wednesday by the Russell County Sheriff's Office in connection with the homicide. Sheriff Heath Taylor said Wednesday morning that ... and more »