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• Program seeks to educate new moms on healthier choices for unborn children

  24-05-2017 23:43
  Moms2B, a weekly prenatal education program provided by OSU Wexner Medical Center and CelebrateOne, has opened its sixth location in central Ohio."This is a group model within the community where a lot of our moms can walk to where we are," Founder Dr. Pat Gabbe said.Moms2B started in 2010 with one location at Grace Missionary Baptist Church in Weinland Park."There are still not [many] programs that really help that mom that's living in poverty in her own neighborhood," said Dr. Gabbe.Moms2B hel
  
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• House GOP health bill projection: 23 million more uninsured

  24-05-2017 23:33
  
  The health care bill Republicans have pushed through the House would leave 23 million additional people uninsured in 2026 compared to President Barack Obama's health care law, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. The GOP bill would lower average premiums, but in part that would be because coverage would typically be skimpier.In a blow to Republicans, the nonpartisan analysts were also critical of 11th-hour provisions that GOP leaders had added to pick up votes and assure the bill's pa
  
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• Ohio nurses rally to change mandatory overtime law

  24-05-2017 23:28
  Nurses from across the state held a rally inside the statehouse atrium to draw attention to a problem they believe needs fixed.According to the Ohio Nurses Association, Ohio law doesn't give power to nurses to refuse mandatory overtime. Nurses say, as a result, preventable medical errors happen.The group also said that nurses who do refuse mandatory overtime are threatened with abandoning their patients which can lead to losing their license."Patients come to us for care and we are doing that bu
  
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• New program targets patients in critical moments after overdose

  24-05-2017 23:21
  A new program intervenes with overdose patients immediately after EMS responds.It’s a collaboration between Columbus Fire, ADAMH and Southeast Healthcare.A team consisting of a paramedic, social worker and a nurse will be called to the hospital or even on-scene when EMS responds to an overdose. They will try to get the person immediately into detox or rehab.The was developed from information that those who suffered an overdose generally left the hospital 60 to 90 minutes after they arrived
  
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• Gas line break forces road closure in Marysville

  24-05-2017 22:43
  
  The Union County Sheriff’s Office said a portion of Milford Avenue in Marysville is closed Wednesday because of a break of a high pressure gas line.The sheriff’s office said Milford Avenue is closed between Lora Lee Drive and Watermill Place.As of around 6 p.m., the sheriff's office said the road will be closed for another two to four hours..The sheriff’s office is asking people to avoid the area as crews work to fix the break.The Sheriff's Office initially told 10TV there were
  
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• Gas leak forces road closure, evacuations in Marysville

  24-05-2017 22:43
  
  The Union County Sheriff’s Office said a portion of Milford Avenue in Marysville is closed Wednesday because of a gas leak.The sheriff’s office said Milford Avenue is closed between Lora Lee Drive and Watermill Place and there are evacuations in the immediate area.The sheriff’s office is asking people to avoid the area as crews work to fix the leak.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• City of Columbus boards up troubled hotel, looks for reduction in crime

  24-05-2017 22:19
  The Columbus City Attorney's office shut down a Super 8 Motel in the 2000block of Brice Road in east Columbus Wednesday.Assistant City Attorney Bill Sperlazza said for more than two years, police dealt with prostitution, drug deals, shootings, and robberies at the hotel.The office filed a nuisance complaint against the hotel and received a court order to shut it down. Police told CrimeTracker 10 even as they were boarding up rooms, officers discovered hypodermic needles concealed in a dresser in
  
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• Failure to Protect: Fixing a "broken system" (Part 3)

  24-05-2017 21:06
  This week, 10TV shared the findings of our investigation into the death of Ohio State University student Reagan Tokes. Brian Golsby, the man accused of her murder, has a lengthy criminal history and has been in and out of the system since he was 14.10 Investigates also uncovered a parole and re-entry system riddled with systemic problems resulting in one sad fact: if Brian Golsby is convicted of the murder - Reagan Tokes did not have to die.Who Was Responsible for Supervision?ODRC/the parole boa
  
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• Failure to Protect: Fixing a "broken system"

  24-05-2017 21:06
  This week, 10TV shared the findings of our investigation into the death of OSU student Reagan Tokes. Brian Golsby, the man accused of her murder, has a lengthy criminal history and has been in and out of the system since he was 14.10 Investigates also uncovered a parole and re-entry system riddled with systemic problems resulting in one sad fact: if Brian Golsby is convicted of the murder - Reagan Tokes did not have to die.Who Was Responsible for Supervision?ODRC/the parole board sits at the top
  
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• Suspect in deadly Akron house fire denied bond

  24-05-2017 20:55
  
  An Ohio man accused of setting a house fire that killed seven of his neighbors has been denied bond at his first court appearance.Stanley Ford, 58, appeared by video in court in Akron on Wednesday. He was calm as he had one charge of aggravated arson and seven charges of aggravated murder read out to him.Judge Ann Marie O'Brien denied bond to Ford, citing "the potential risk to the community" and calling it one of the most tragic incidents in recent memory. Charges could be amended so that Ford
  
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• Group backs plan for $20 million to fight opioid crisis

  24-05-2017 20:52
  
  A state commission in Ohio has agreed to move forward on the governor's request to invest $20 million in the fight against the state and national opioid crisis.The plan calls for putting $12 million toward scientific breakthroughs and developing products in areas including pharmaceuticals and health technologies.Another $8 million will fund a technology challenge that will give out grants and prizes for bringing scientific ideas to the public.The Third Frontier Commission agreed to back the requ
  
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• Study envisions Columbus convention center a district,a hotel expansions

  24-05-2017 20:33
  The notion of a convention district Downtown, one that includes expansion of the Hyatt Regency or the Hilton Columbus Downtown, is under consideration, based on a new study done for Experience Columbus. That study, conducted in conjunction with architecture and planning firm NBBJ, has revived the idea of adding on to either of the two hotels connected to the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
  
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• Doppler 10: Showers linger into Thursday

  24-05-2017 20:30
  This Evening: Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. Storm chances rapidly decrease after the peak heat of the afternoon.
  Tonight: Showers with a possible rumble of thunder. Low 57. E wind around 10 mph.
  Thursday: Scattered showers likely throughout the day. A chance for an afternoon thunderstorm. Cooler with a high of 67. SW wind 5-10mph.
  Friday: Drier, warmer and partly sunny. High 74. W wind around 10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Info
  
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• Doppler 10: More showers and storms Thursday

  24-05-2017 20:30
  Today: More showers and storms. Mid 60s
  Tonight: Chance for showers and storms continues. 56
  Friday: Mix of sun & clouds. Seasonable. 75
  Saturday: Mostly cloudy, 30% chance. Pushing 80.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A low pressure system tracks directly over the region today bringing a chance for more showers and storms. A high pressure system will assert itself briefly tomorrow, before more unsettled weather returns for the holiday w
  
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• Doppler 10: More showers & storms Thursday

  24-05-2017 20:30
  Today: More showers and storms. Mid 60s
  Tonight: Chance for showers and storms continues. 56
  Friday: Mix of sun & clouds. Seasonable. 75
  Saturday: Mostly cloudy, 30% chance. Pushing 80.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A low pressure system tracks directly over the region today bringing a chance for more showers and storms. A high pressure system will assert itself briefly tomorrow, before more unsettled weather returns for the holiday w
  
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• Ohio house passes "Judy's Law" as woman who inspired bill declines

  24-05-2017 20:03
  The Ohio House of Representatives unanimously passed "Judy's Law," named for Judy Malinowski on Wednesday.In August 2015, her ex-boyfriend doused her in gasoline and set her on fire.For Judy Malinowski, every minute of every day is a struggle. Fighting the pain of burns and blisters that won't heal, and fighting to share her story in hopes of helping others.When 10TV met with her last year, she labored even to speak."No human being should ever have to go through that. Nothing that breathes shoul
  
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• "Judy's Law" passes in the Ohio House

  24-05-2017 20:03
  
  A bill inspired by 10TV’s coverage of a horrific attack on a New Albany mother passed the Ohio House of Representatives Wednesday.Lawmakers passed House Bill 63, also known as Judy’s Law, by a vote of 95-0.The bill is named for Judy Malinowski, who was doused with gasoline and set on fire in August 2015.Since then, the mother of two has endured some 60 surgeries, and the unspeakable pain of burns and still-open wounds that can't be healed.Doctors have said there is nothing more they
  
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• Father of alleged Manchester bomber arrested

  24-05-2017 19:13
  
  The spokesman for a Libyan anti-terror force says the father of the alleged Manchester bomber has been arrested in Tripoli.Special Deterrent force spokesman Ahmed bin Salem told the Associated Press that Ramadan Abedi, the father of Salman Abedi, was detained in Tripoli on Wednesday.Bin Salem says the elder Abedi was detained for interrogations.Before his arrest, the father told the AP that his son was innocent and had been planning a trip to Saudi Arabia for a pilgrimage.Ramadan Abedi also had
  
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• Cincinnati police officer hospitalized after touching illegal substance

  24-05-2017 18:11
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio police officer is recovering after touching what authorities say is a suspected drug during a narcotics-related traffic stop.Officials say the Cincinnati police officer felt light headed after touching the substance on Tuesday.The officer was treated at a hospital. Police will test the substance to determine what it is.A police officer in eastern Ohio accidentally overdosed last week when he touched the powerful opioid fentanyl on his shirt during a drug arrest.A
  
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• Columbus lawyer, trapeze peformer will run for governor as Green Party candidate

  24-05-2017 18:07
  Columbus lawyer Constance Gadell-Newton announced today she will run for Ohio governor in 2018 as the Green Party candidate. Vowing to stand up to the "corrupt two-party system," Gadell-Newton said in a statement she is "committed to promoting the well being of all Ohioans, no matter what happens in Washington, D.C." She also pledges to "stand up to keep families together in the face of recent changes in U.S. Immigration policy."
  
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• 'Clerks' actress Lisa Spoonauer dies in New Jersey at 44

  24-05-2017 17:31
  
  JACKSON, N.J.— Lisa Spoonauer, an actress who starred in the 1994 award-winning movie "Clerks," has died. She was 44.Spoonauer died Sunday at her home in Jackson, the George Hassler Funeral Home said. The cause of death wasn't released.Kevin Smith cast Spoonauer in the role of Caitlin Bree in his first movie, which was set in the New Jersey convenience and video stores where he worked in real life.On Instagram on Tuesday, Smith wrote that she was one of "the chief architects" of the movie,
  
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• Tom Cruise reveals 'Top Gun 2' to start filming soon

  24-05-2017 17:13
  
  SYDNEY — The Danger Zone may have gotten old and dusty, but Tom Cruise says he's about to fly back in.The 54-year-old actor says the long-discussed sequel to "Top Gun" is a sure thing and should start shooting soon.Cruise made the announcement Wednesday in response to questions from anchors on the Australian morning news show "Sunrise."The actor said filming will likely begin within the next year. He added, "It's definitely happening."Cruise has said in similar interviews that the film was
  
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• Graco recalls car seats; webbing may not hold child in crash

  24-05-2017 17:02
  DETROIT — Graco Children's Products is recalling more than 25,000 car seats because the harness webbing can break in a crash and may not keep children restrained.The recall affects certain My Ride 65 convertible seats with model numbers 1871689, 1908152, 1813074, 1872691, 1853478, 1877535, 1813015, and 1794334. The seats were made on July 22, 2014 and have a code of 2014/06 on a tag that's on the webbing.Documents posted Wednesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say t
  
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• UK investigates 'network' of alleged Manchester attackers

  24-05-2017 16:43
  MANCHESTER, England — British security forces raided a building Wednesday in central Manchester as they investigated "a network" of people allegedly behind the city's concert bombing. Hundreds of soldiers were sent to secure key sites across the country, including Buckingham Palace and the British Parliament at Westminster.Home Secretary Amber Rudd said the bomber, Salman Abedi, "likely" did not act alone when he killed 22 people and wounded nearly 120 at an Ariana Grande concert Monday ni
  
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• What we know about the victims in the deadly Manchester attack

  24-05-2017 16:19
  
  LONDON — The bombing at a Manchester concert on Monday night claimed the lives of 22 people, many of them teenagers and their parents.They left behind many fond memories for their friends and family.___Scottish schoolgirl Eilidh MacLeod loved music, from listening to Ariana Grande to playing the bagpipes with her band.Her family said the 14-year-old, from the Scottish island of Barra, was "vivacious and full of fun."Eilidh had attended the concert with her friend Laura MacIntyre, 15, who w
  
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• Victims of the Manchester bombing: Parents, children, police officer

  24-05-2017 16:19
  
  The names of the 22 victims killed by a bomber at a Manchester concert on Monday night have not been officially released, but here what's known about them so far:Michelle Kiss was a mother of three children, a loving wife, sister and daughter — and "family was her life," her loved ones say.In a statement released to Manchester police, her family said: "She has been taken away from us and all that love her in the most traumatic way imaginable."The Daily Mirror newspaper reported that Kiss a
  
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• Manchester Attack: The victims

  24-05-2017 16:19
  
  LONDON — The names of the 22 victims killed by a suicide bomber at a Manchester concert on Monday night have not been officially released, but here what's known about them so far:___Teenager Nell Jones, who went to a school in the village of Holmes Chapel, south of Manchester, was described by a teacher as "a very popular girl, always smiling, always positive."Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School and Sixth Form College said police had confirmed Nell died at the scene of the bombing Monday at
  
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• Jogger attacked on Antrim Park path

  24-05-2017 15:43
  Columbus police are looking for a man they say shoved a jogger to the ground so violently that she broke her wrist. Alice Pressler told officers she was jogging on the path that surrounds the lake at Antrim Park, 5800 Olentangy River Road, at approximately 3:38 p.m. when she was approached by a man who told her "You don't belong here," and knocked her to the ground, assault unit Det.
  
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• Same sex couple says Southwest discriminated against them

  24-05-2017 15:07
  
  A Florida man says a Southwest Airlines employee refused to let him board a flight as a family with his husband, their three children and a grandparent.Grant Morse tells USA Today (https://usat.ly/2qTGTgk ) he was in the family boarding area at the gate at the Buffalo, New York, airport on Saturday when a gate agent told them the area is for family boarding.Morse says he and Sam Ballachino told the agent they were with their twin 3-year-old boys and 5-year-old daughter. He says the agent eventua
  
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• Kyrie-markable: Irving's 42 carries Cavaliers past Celtics

  24-05-2017 14:07
  
  CLEVELAND — Kyrie Irving gritted his teeth, tightened up his left sneaker and hopped to his feet.The pain couldn't stop him. The Celtics couldn't either.Irving took over in the second half and finished with 42 points despite playing on a tender ankle, LeBron James added 34 and the Cleveland Cavaliers moved within one win of an almost inevitable third date in the NBA Finals with Golden State by rallying to beat Boston 112-99 on Tuesday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals.With J
  
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• The tragedy of Everest's normal: 10 dead this season, so far

  24-05-2017 13:22
  
  Almost every year, the reports filter down from the highest mountain in the world, and talk among the climbing teams at Everest Base Camp turns to the latest person to die.On Everest, tragedy is almost normal. Ten people have died so far in a series of accidents this climbing season, four more than mountaineering officials expect in a typical year.On Wednesday, authorities said Sherpa rescuers found the bodies of four climbers inside a tent at the highest camp on Everest, a few thousand feet fro
  
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• Brewing up a college degree: Ohio school offers beer program

  24-05-2017 12:36
  An Ohio school is now offering a degree in beer brewing.Cincinnati State Technical Community College announced Tuesday it's launching the area's first college degree in that subject area.It's a two-year associate of science degree approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education."I remember one of the people--I said, 'Here's the curriculum I'm thinking about offering,' and the guy I was talking to at the time said, 'Whoever has this degree goes to the top of my hiring list," said Carla Gesell
  
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• ‘We can use peace’: President Trump and Pope Francis meet

  24-05-2017 11:54
  President Donald Trump and Pope Francis, two leaders with contrasting styles and differing worldviews, met at the Vatican City on Wednesday, setting aside their previous clashes to broadcast a tone of peace for an audience around the globe.President Trump, midway through his grueling nine-day maiden international journey, called upon the pontiff at the Vatican early Wednesday where the two had a private 30-minute meeting laden with religious symbolism and ancient protocol. The president, accompa
  
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• Faster, higher, rustier: Medals from Rio Olympics damaged

  24-05-2017 11:50
  
  Kyle Snyder made history at the Rio Olympics by becoming the youngest American wrestler to win a gold medal.The medal will soon be history as well, to be replaced by the IOC and Rio organizers because of damage.More than 80 American athletes have sent medals they won at Rio to U.S. Olympic Committee headquarters to be shipped to games organizers, who will replace them due to flaking, black spots and other damage, the USOC said Tuesday.The Americans, including gold-medal wrestlers Snyder and Hele
  
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• Rea & Associates Outlines Business Tax Services for Growth and Protection for Clients

  24-05-2017 11:16
  Rea & Associates, a CPA and business consulting firm with a Columbus-area location in Dublin and a host of other locations throughout the state of Ohio, has published information on its tax services for businesses. The accounting firm, which provides a range of financial services for both individuals and businesses, begins the description of its business tax services by acknowledging the difficulties faced by businesses when it comes to effective tax strategy preparation and execution.
  
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• Woman reportedly attacked in Antrim Park

  24-05-2017 10:43
  Police are looking for the man they believe attacked a jogger Tuesday in Antrim Park.A 39-year-old woman told police she was jogging on the path around Antrim Lake when an unknown man approached her and violently shoved her to the ground.The victim suffered a broken wrist and was transported to the hospital for treatment.Police described the suspect as a white man in his 30's. He was between 5'10" and 6' tall, medium build, with long, brown, shoulder length hair that was parted to the middle. He
  
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• Diddy Drops Official Trailer For Can't Stop Won't Stop

  24-05-2017 06:41
  On Biggie's birthday, Diddy dropped the trailer for the official trailer for the latest documentary that gives you history behind the Bad Boy story. "I knew this was a story that should be shared with the world.
  
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• Empire State Building goes dark for Manchester victims

  24-05-2017 04:30
  
  The Empire State Building in New York has gone dark in remembrance of the victims of the suicide bombing in Britain.A Twitter post says the landmarked building will remain dark Tuesday evening "in deep sympathy for the lives lost in Manchester, England."Monday's attack at a concert by American pop singer Ariana Grande left 22 people dead, including an 8-year-old girl, and injured 59.The bomber, identified as 22-year-old Salman Abedi, died in the attack.COMPLETE COVERAGE: Manchester Terror Attack
  
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• More than 1,200 show support for Kirkersville shooting victims at spaghetti dinner

  24-05-2017 03:59
  
  More than 1,000 people gathered at a local school to raise money for the loved ones of the Kirkersville shooting victims.Police Chief Steven Eric DiSario, Pine Kirk Care Center nurse Marlina Medrano and nurse's aid Cindy Krantz were all killed nearly two weeks ago.A hot plate and a warm hello brought people to Pataskala by the dozens Tuesday night."There's nothing we can do as a community to help these people other than this. We're all heartbroken, we're all sad. This is all there is. So we have
  
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• How to talk to your kids about terrorism following Manchester attack

  24-05-2017 03:14
  
  As a parent, talking about the events in Manchester to your children can be a difficult subject to bring up.So how should you approach your kids on the scary topic?It's an uncomfortable topic to have with a young child. Unfortunately, terrorism is subject matter that parents are having to talk to their kids more about as more attacks around the world keep happening.Psychologist David Lowenstein said it's important that parents don't ignore the discussion because it's part of a child's developmen
  
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• Areas outside of arenas becoming a bigger priority

  24-05-2017 03:11
  
  Even before the suicide bombing that killed 22 people at a Manchester, England, arena Monday night, the Chicago Cubs were evaluating ways to make the area around Wrigley Field safer.The City Council Budget Committee on Tuesday approved a $1 million donation by the World Series champions for the installation of 30 security cameras around the stadium in a densely populated neighborhood. The timing was coincidental — it was in the works for over a year — but the expensive undertaking un
  
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• Nicki Throws Shots At Cardi B?

  24-05-2017 01:56
  I love Cardi B. She stays true to being her, reps where she's from to the fullest, and doesn't let the cameras rolling get to her. But maybe someone did? Cardi shared with social media how she felt some type of way about Nicki Minaj and her latest feature on Katy Perry's track "Swish Swish".
  
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• Columbus gets court order to shutter Super 8 on Far East Side

  24-05-2017 01:56
  Columbus officials have obtained a court order to shutter the Super 8 motel on Brice Road for violations ranging from drug dealing to prostitution. The Columbus City Attorney's office filed the complaint Tuesday against the operators of the Far East Side motel at 2055 Brice Road, near the I-70 interchange.
  
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• City Council Health &Human Services, Finance, & Workforce Development May 23, 2017

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• Columbus Rotary Club, May 22, 2017

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