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• National Veterans Memorial and Museum honors vets with free admission, special event Sunday

  09-11-2018 23:53
  
  The new National Veteran's Memorial and Museum will honor veterans on Veterans Day with free admission and a special event.At 2:00 p.m. Sunday the museum will host a discussion with special guests. The "Veteran Voices" panel will include a US Army Ranger, Navy Seal and Army intelligence officer among others.A free ticket is required to attend the event, as space is limited.Veterans and their families who attend the discussion will receive free admission to the museum and other event attendees wi
  
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• 2018 City of Columbus Veterans Day Parade

  09-11-2018 22:26 via youtube.com
  
  
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• VIDEO: Columbus police officers save suicidal man

  09-11-2018 22:24
  
  The Columbus Division of Police has released video of officers saving a suicidal man from jumping off the East Broad Street Bridge.Police began to receive multiple calls around 6:40 p.m. on November 7 regarding the man on the railing.Officer Christian Kratochvil was driving in the area and was flagged down. He made contact with the man who was hanging on the outside railing of the bridge, threatening to jump.Police said the officer recognized the man had attempted the same at this location two m
  
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• Never too late for a dream: Veterans celebrate life on the football field

  09-11-2018 22:14
  The nicknames are as affectionate as they are ruthless. Standing on the sidelines of Memorial Stadium at Otterbein University, you can listen to the steady stream of teasing."Hey pops, what's up old man?" Another player laughs, "You know, it's not healthy if you cough and there's dust coming out, right?"Number 29, J.T. Thomas is accustomed to the jokes made at his expense."Gramps. Pops. Papaw.Dad.Old man,"he rattled off the names.It's to be expected. Thomas is only one year younger than the name
  
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• 'Toughness': Ohio State football releases Michigan State trailer

  09-11-2018 21:19
  
  The Ohio State Buckeyes have released the trailer for their Top 20 matchup against #18 Michigan State."Right now the whole outside world is pointing at us. Take all your ego put it aside. It's about this Brotherhood right here men."The Buckeyes and Spartans kickoff at noon in East Lansing.
  
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• Employee helps Columbus police catch wanted shoplifting suspect

  09-11-2018 20:35
  
  An employee at DSW on Polaris Parkway helped Columbus police arrest a shoplifter who had outstanding warrants.On November 7, an employee noticed 29-year-old Janay Glanton as someone who stole from the business before but had not been caught or identified.An officer greeted Glanton as she was leaving the store.According to police, not only did Glanton have warrants for her arrest but she also stashed a pair of $100 Nike Air shoes in her jackets. The shoes were returned.Glanton was arrested and ch
  
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• Troopers seize $1.3 million worth of marijuana in northeast Ohio

  09-11-2018 19:55
  
  Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized 510 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop this week in Cuyahoga County.Troopers stopped a 2018 Penske truck with Indiana registration for speed and marked lane violations on the Ohio Turnpike on November 5.A patrol drug-sniffing dog alerted to the vehicle and a probable cause search revealed the contraband, worth approximately $1.3 million.The driver, 48-year-old Keryl J. Lopez of California, was taken into custody and charged with possession and tra
  
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• Photographer gains attention for 'A Christmas Story' baby picture

  09-11-2018 19:26
  
  SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — An Indiana photographer is gaining attention for "A Christmas Story" themed picture she photographed, WTHR reports.Amy Haehl shared the photo showing a baby dressed in a pink bunny suit and holding a prop BB gun. The famous leg lamp appears in the background of the photo."Only 49 days until Christmas!!🎄," Haehl wrote in her post.The photo has received thousands of reactions, shares and comments on social media. Most who have liked and commented on the photo seem
  
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• 2018 Veterans Appreciation Day

  09-11-2018 19:10 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Savings: Not Just for the Holidays

  09-11-2018 19:00
  Holiday sales often blur the calendar. How many days does that Memorial Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day or Thanksgiving Day “sale” last? Now that we have entered November, have you noticed how many days are consumed by “Black Friday” sales and advertising? This is the time of year when most are concerned with budgeting for […]
  
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• Rogue Fitness Announces CrossFit-sanctioned Event

  09-11-2018 18:54
  Columbus-based company Rogue Fitness has announced The Rogue Invitational, a two-day, CrossFit-sanctioned event taking place in May 2019 at the Rogue Fitness Headquarters, 545 E. Fifth Ave. The event will feature top competitors from around the world, with 40 male and female athletes in single competitions (including finishers from the 2018 Reebok CrossFit Games), as well […]
  
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• Get your Galley Boys: First Swensons in the Columbus area is finally open

  09-11-2018 18:39
  
  Swensons Drive-In Restaurants has officially opened their first restaurant in the Columbus area.The northeast Ohio based restaurant was established in 1934. The Dublin drive-in – located at 7490 Sawmill Rd. – will be the 11th restaurant.The chain is known for their signature Galley Boy burger, a double cheeseburger with two sauces.The restaurant also serves a variety of sandwiches, sides and milkshakes.A second location will be opening on Gemini Parkway in Polaris. An opening date ha
  
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• Grinch V Nazi Zombies V Lisbeth Salander—Take Your Bets

  09-11-2018 18:00
  Cash grabs and Oscar hopefuls, riveting documentaries and watery melodramas, ass-kicking women and Nazi zombies—that’s a week! A smorgasbord — a little of it very healthy, a lot of it just tasty, and a bit of stuff you’ll regret. Eat up! Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch by George Wolf Before we get to the Whos, let’s […]
  
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• Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg out of hospital after fall

  09-11-2018 17:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says 85-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is home after being released from the hospital. She had been admitted for treatment and observation after fracturing three ribs in a fall.The court said Ginsburg was released Friday. Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg says she is "doing well" and working from home.The court had previously said the justice fell in her office at the court on Wednesday evening and went to George Washington University Hospital
  
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• Seeking Students for Nonprofit Summer Fellowship

  09-11-2018 17:45
  Calling all college and graduate students! The Columbus Foundation is seeking college and graduate students with interest in the nonprofit sector, offering a 10-week, paid fellowship to build work experience and develop skills for a future nonprofit career through its Summer Fellowship Program. The program, now in its ninth year, will match eligible students with […]
  
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• Republicans cite Obama ground game, Trump for big Ohio wins

  09-11-2018 17:42
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republicans say they won sweeping victories in Ohio borrowing from Barack Obama's mobilization playbook and using President Donald Trump's ability to fire up his base.After suffering a stinging defeat to Obama in 2012, the Republican National Committee says it learned from its mistakes.In a memo released Wednesday, the committee said Obama's grassroots-intensive ground game was "the most successful ever fielded up to that point, so we adopted it wholesale."The GOP won
  
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• Developer Hopes New RV Park Draws Casino Fans as Well as Cyclists

  09-11-2018 17:11
  A new “upscale RV resort” planned for 20 acres of land behind the Columbus Hollywood Casino will feature 135 spots for campers and trailers, a central lodge and fitness center, and a vertical camping platform designed to attract thru-bikers on the Ohio to Erie Trail. The plan comes from Chris Haydocy, the President of Haydocy […]
  
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• Winans Chocolates & Coffees Opening at Grandview Yard

  09-11-2018 17:07
  Ohio-based franchise Winans has announced a fourth Columbus location landing in Grandview Yard early next year. The coffee, chocolate and wine shop will open up at 1125 Yard St. “We are excited to be part of the Grandview Heights community and the Grandview Yard neighborhood,” said Matt Finkes, franchise co-owner and operator of the new […]
  
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• Man indicted for rape of woman waiting at Columbus bus stop

  09-11-2018 16:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A man was indicted on multiple charges in connection to a rape of a woman who was waiting for a bus on the west side of Columbus.The Franklin County Grand Jury returned an eight-count indictment on 39-year-old Antwan Blackwell for one count of kidnapping, six counts of rape and one count of having a weapon under disability.Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien says the incident happened around 5:15 a.m. on Oct. 24. The 51-year-old woman was waiting at a COTA bus stop at
  
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• Photos: Single Mothers’ Intimate Show at The Basement

  09-11-2018 16:11
  It’s a Wednesday evening in Columbus, and British-American soft-rock-band-turned-soap-opera Fleetwood Mac are across the street playing to a packed Nationwide Arena. Upstairs, it’s one-man-dance-party and presser-of-buttons Robert DeLong entertaining a sold out A&R Bar. But downstairs at the Basement? Well, downstairs is where the cool kids are, all 10 of them, for the blisteringly good, […]
  
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• Trump signs proclamation limiting migrant asylum

  09-11-2018 16:05
  
  WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Friday invoked extraordinary national security powers to deny asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally, tightening the border as caravans of Central Americans slowly approach the United States.Trump is using the same powers he used to push through a version of the travel ban that was upheld by the Supreme Court. The proclamation puts into place regulations adopted Thursday that circumvent laws stating that anyone is eligible for asylum no ma
  
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• ACLU sues Trump administration over asylum changes

  09-11-2018 16:05
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an order Friday to deny asylum to migrants who enter the country illegally, tightening the border as caravans of Central Americans slowly approach the United States. The plan was immediately challenged in court.Trump invoked the same powers he used last year to impose a travel ban that was upheld by the Supreme Court. The new regulations are intended to circumvent laws stating that anyone is eligible for asylum no matter how he or she enters
  
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• Malfunctioning water heater mistaken for gunfire at North Carolina school

  09-11-2018 14:02
  
  HAMPSTEAD, N.C. — A county official says reports of an active shooter at a school in North Carolina on Friday turned out to be a malfunctioning water heater.Pender County Emergency Management Director Tom Collins told The Star-News that noise from the water heater was taken for the sound of gunfire at Topsail High School on Friday morning."There's no active shooter," Collins said. "It's a malfunctioning water heater."The earlier report of shots fired provoked a massive response by law enfo
  
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• Immigrant deportation filings hit record high in 2018, new report shows

  09-11-2018 13:30
  
  A record high number of immigrants were ordered to be removed from the U.S. in 2018, a rise that many immigration advocates call the culmination of nearly two years of anti-immigration measures from the Trump administration. The president made immigration a central focus of the midterm election campaign.Immigration officials ordered 287,741 new deportations in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, according to the report from Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse
  
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• Wisconsin town mourns Girl Scout, mom killed in hit-and-run

  09-11-2018 13:26
  
  Teachers, family and friends said goodbye Thursday to a Girl Scout and her mother killed in a hit-and-run along a rural road in northwestern Wisconsin, with a minister telling mourners their "world has been crushed."Hundreds of mourners turned out for a funeral for 32-year-old Sara Schneider and her 10-year-old daughter, Haylee Hickle. The funeral was the first for the three Girl Scouts and young mother killed Saturday as they picked up trash along a Chippewa County highway.The Rev. Jim Woldhuis
  
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• Conservatives push for change after GOP loses the House

  09-11-2018 12:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As Nancy Pelosi wrangles votes in her bid for House speaker, another leadership battle is playing out on the Republican side, where Kevin McCarthy faces a challenge from conservative Freedom Caucus co-founder Jim Jordan to lead the new GOP minority.Republicans lost the House majority in this week's midterm elections, and conservatives are blaming the GOP establishment and angling for changes. McCarthy burned up the phone lines Thursday shoring up his support. And down bal
  
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• Southern California city mourns in wake of bar massacre

  09-11-2018 12:24
  
  The mourners gathered to hold hands, to sing and to wonder how one of the safest cities in America could become a killing zone.Hundreds of people gathered Thursday evening to remember the dozen people shot and killed by a Marine veteran at the packed Borderline Bar & Grill the night before.It was a scene of horror enacted in many places around the country in recent months, but never before in Thousand Oaks.Terrified patrons who had gathered for the weekly line dancing and college night hurle
  
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• Father arrested after 4 children die in Texas house fire

  09-11-2018 12:17
  
  A 28-year-old man has been arrested on charges relating to the death of four young children — three of them his — in a West Texas house fire.The Lubbock County Sheriff's Office said in a statement Thursday that Wesley Lance Harvey was being held on charges that include abandoning or endangering a child.Sheriff's Capt. Joseph Gilliam said Harvey was the father of three of the four children killed and that he lived in the house. He said there was no preliminary indication of what cause
  
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• Michelle Obama rips Trump in new book

  09-11-2018 12:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former first lady Michelle Obama blasts President Donald Trump in her new book, writing how she reacted in shock the night she learned he would replace her husband in the Oval Office and tried to "block it all out."She also denounces Trump's "birther" campaign questioning her husband's citizenship, calling it bigoted and dangerous, "deliberately meant to stir up the wingnuts and kooks."In her memoir "Becoming," set to come out Tuesday, Obama writes openly about everything
  
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• Australian police say stabbing attack linked to terrorism

  09-11-2018 12:03
  
  SYDNEY (AP) — A knife-wielding man stabbed two people, one fatally, in Australia's second-largest city on Friday in an attack likely linked to terrorism, police said.The attack during the afternoon rush hour brought central Melbourne to a standstill.Police said the man got out of a vehicle, which then caught fire, and attacked three bystanders with a knife before being shot by police. The suspect died later at a hospital. One of the victims also died and the two others were hospitalized.Vi
  
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• Northern California wildfire nearly quadruples in size

  09-11-2018 11:05
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire that moved so fast that firefighters couldn't hope to stop it quadrupled in size Friday after destroying several thousand buildings and leveling much of a Northern California town of nearly 30,000 people, authorities said.Only a day after it began, the fire near the town of Paradise had grown to nearly 110 square miles (285 square kilometers), and authorities said it had claimed lives, although they offered no specific number or any details."There was rea
  
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• Northern California wildfire claims 5 lives and quadruples in size

  09-11-2018 11:05
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California wildfire that moved so fast firefighters didn't even try to stop it killed five people, authorities said Friday as the blaze quadrupled in size after leveling much of a town of nearly 30,000 people.Only a day after it began, the blaze near the town of Paradise had grown to nearly 110 square miles (285 square kilometers), and investigators found the dead in vehicles that were torched by the flames."There was really no firefight involved," said C
  
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• Heroism, harrowing escapes as fire destroys California town

  09-11-2018 11:05
  
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire that ravaged a Northern California town Thursday sent residents racing to escape on roads that turned into tunnels of fire as thick smoke darkened the daytime sky, wiping out what a Cal Fire official said was a couple of thousand structures."We were surrounded by fire, we were driving through fire on each side of the road," said police officer Mark Bass, who lives in the hard-hit town of Paradise and works in neighboring Chico. He evacuated hi
  
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• Deadly fire leveled Paradise, California, in less than a day

  09-11-2018 11:05
  PARADISE, Calif. — No one is left in Paradise. Abandoned, charred vehicles clutter the main thoroughfare, evidence of the panicked evacuation a day earlier as a wildfire tore through the Northern California community.Nine people have been found dead. Entire neighborhoods are leveled. The business district is destroyed. In one day, this Sierra Nevada foothill town of 27,000 founded in the 1800s was largely incinerated by flames that moved so fast there was nothing firefighters could do.The
  
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• At least 9 dead as fire incinerates northern California town

  09-11-2018 11:05
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — A fierce wildfire in Northern California incinerated most of a town of about 30,000 people with flames that moved so fast there was nothing firefighters could do, authorities said Friday. Nine people died in what quickly grew into the state's most destructive fire in at least a century.Only a day after it began, the blaze near the town of Paradise had grown to nearly 140 square miles (362 square kilometers), had destroyed more than 6,700 structures — almost al
  
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• Groove U helps teach the ins-and-outs of the music business

  09-11-2018 10:10
  DUBLIN - Nestled inside a quiet building in Dublin, Ohio is a world-class recording studio. It's part of Groove U -- an accredited, two-year school that teaches the ins-and-outs of the music business.Groove U offers a "music industry entrepreneurship program" with areas of study in audio production, live sound, the music business and more.Director Dwight Heckelman founded Groove U out of frustration that educators weren't keeping up with an industry that is constantly evolving."I had seen other
  
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• Parents hear from Groveport Madison Schools following recent fight

  09-11-2018 04:05
  GROVEPORT, Ohio - When the video hit social media last week showing a fight at Groveport Madison High School, so did the rumors.A fight at the school on October 29 prompted a lockdown."We just want to bring the truth in what happened to the surface," Superintendent Garilee Ogden said.Odgen, as well as local law enforcement reps and school officials, addressed a room of about 100 parents on Thursday in an effort to be transparent, tolet parents know their children are cared for and that safety is
  
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• Veterans Day 2018: Deals & freebies for military service

  09-11-2018 03:20
  
  As we approach Veterans Day on Sunday, here is a list of freebies and discounts.AttractionsColumbus Zoo & Aquarium
  The Columbus Zoo & Aquarium is offering free admission to military personnel, both past and present, and their immediate family on Sunday, November 11.RestaurantsApplebee’sAll veterans and active duty military are invited to visit their local Applebee's® on Veterans Day to enjoy a free full-size entrée from a selection of eight fan favorites -- https://www.a
  
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• Hundreds rally downtown against Trump's choice for acting attorney general

  09-11-2018 02:18
  
  With bullhorn in hand and nearly 500 people marching side by side, members of Nobody Is Above The Law rallied against President Donald Trump's choice to replace fired US Attorney Jeff Sessions.The group, which says it is bi-partisan, says Matt Whitacker, the President's choice to be US Attorney-elect, must recuse himself because he has openly said he wants the Robert Mueller investigation into Russia meddling in the 2016 presidential election to stop."I am committed to leading a fair Department
  
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• Expert: Acosta video distributed by White House was doctored

  09-11-2018 01:40
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A video distributed by the Trump administration to support its argument for banning CNN reporter Jim Acosta from the White House appears to have been doctored to make Acosta look more aggressive than he was during an exchange with a White House intern, an independent expert said Thursday.White House press secretary Sarah Sanders tweeted the video, which shows Acosta asking President Donald Trump a question on Wednesday as the intern tries to take his microphone away. But a
  
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• Dozens protest in Westerville, urge protection of Robert Mueller probe

  09-11-2018 00:21
  A crowd of about 80 people gathered in front of Westerville City Hall Thursday, protesting President Trump's firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.The groups Indivisible Ohio and Indivisible Westerville are behind the protest.They say they have many concerns about President Trump, but the biggest is protecting the investigation of independent counsel Robert Mueller.They say no one is above the law, and fear the president and his acting attorney general are taking steps to shut down the Muelle
  
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• 1 dead in near east side Columbus shooting

  09-11-2018 00:09
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – One person is dead after a shooting on the near east side of Columbus.Police said officers were called to the area of Mount Vernon Avenue and East 18th Street around 5:45 p.m.The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.Police have not released information about a suspect.
  
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