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• Ohio State issues warning after reports of students possibly being drugged off campus

  14-02-2019 23:58
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University issued a safety notice Thursday after reports of possible “criminal drugging” off-campus.The university said in the notice that the occurrences reportedly happened at parties and bars off-campus.The school reminded all students to take precautions:Party responsiblyDo not ingest unsealed beveragesDo not set drinks down or leave them unattendedReport suspicious activity to police
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• Troopers find cocaine hidden in boxes of Lunchables in northwest Ohio

  14-02-2019 23:48
  
  The Ohio State Highway Patrol seized cocaine that was hidden in Lunchables boxes during a traffic stop in northwest Ohio.On February 5, troopers stopped a rented Ford F-150 with Florida registration for speeding and unsafe lane change violations on the Ohio Turnpike.OSHP says criminal indicators were observed and the driver was asked to exit the vehicle.During a consensual pat-down, a loaded .380 handgun was located on the driver.A probable cause search of the vehicle revealed the four pounds of
  
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• Decontamination room comes to new Delaware firehouse, aims to reduce cancer in firefighters

  14-02-2019 23:03
  The city of Delaware just put in a state-of-the-art decontamination room in its new firehouse. This is a practice that departments everywhere are moving toward.The Columbus Firefighters Local 67 said plans on the new firehouse were redrawn to include decontamination measures but more needs to be done, especially with the old stations.“We have to retroactively get these firehouses outfitted with contamination control,” said Local 67 Vice President Steve Stein. “Within the fire s
  
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• 'We are all hurting': Families of Mount Carmel patients say they’re reliving loved ones’ deaths

  14-02-2019 22:49
  COLUMBUS – Some of them have only vague memories of Dr. William Husel.Others have sharp, vivid recollections of the man who they say told them their loved ones were dying and recommended that they remove life support.Some thought their loved ones died of natural causes.Now they have doubts after receiving phone calls from the hospital saying their loved ones were given too much pain medication.In their first interview in a group setting, the families of six Mount Carmel patients spoke to 1
  
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• “We are all hurting” families of Mount Carmel patients say they’re reliving loved ones’ deaths

  14-02-2019 22:49
  
  COLUMBUS – Some of them have only vague memories of Dr. William Husel.Others have sharp, vivid recollections of the man who they say told them their loved ones were dying and recommended that they remove life support.Some thought their loved ones died of natural causes.Now they have doubts after receiving phone calls from the hospital saying their loved ones were given too much pain medication.In their first interview in a group setting, the families of six Mount Carmel patients spoke to 1
  
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• Planned Parenthood sues Ohio over abortion method ban

  14-02-2019 22:33
  
  Planned Parenthood and Women's Med Center of Dayton have filed a lawsuit against the state of Ohio over a recently-signed abortion method ban, Planned Parenthood announced Thursday.Senate Bill 145, signed by former Governor John Kasich in December, outlaws dilation and evacuation abortions, which is a common method into the second trimester of pregnancy.In a statement, Planned Parenthood says this ban would restrict doctors from making medical decisions based on what is best for their patients.
  
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• Student arrested after loaded gun confiscated at Northland High School

  14-02-2019 22:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A student at Northland High School was arrested and charged after he was found with a gun at school on Thursday, according to Columbus police.Police said a teacher overheard a conversation about a student giving another student a gun to hold onto.The teacher contacted the school resource officer who confiscated the gun, which was a loaded 380 Cobra.Police said the student who originally brought the gun to school, a 17-year-old junior, was arrested and charged with bringing a gun
  
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• McConnell: Trump to sign bill, declare emergency on border

  14-02-2019 21:31
  
  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says President Donald Trump has indicated he's prepared to sign the government funding bill and issue a national emergency on the border.McConnell said Thursday the Senate will soon vote on the bill that's needed to avoid a partial federal shutdown Friday.The comprise measure keeps departments running through the fiscal year but without the $5.7 billion Trump wanted for the border wall with Mexico.The House is also expected to vote on the bill later Thursda
  
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• Congress OKs border deal; Trump to sign, declare emergency

  14-02-2019 21:31
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress lopsidedly approved a border security compromise Thursday that would avert a second painful government shutdown, but a new confrontation was ignited — this time over President Donald Trump's plan to bypass lawmakers and declare a national emergency to siphon billions from other federal coffers for his wall on the Mexican boundary.Money in the bill for border barriers, about $1.4 billion, is far below the $5.7 billion Trump insisted he needed to build a wall
  
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• Columbus nursing facility employees accused of involuntary manslaughter, patient neglect

  14-02-2019 21:30
  
  Six employees and a contracted certified nurse practitioner are accused of being involved in the neglect of two patients under their care at a nursing facility in Columbus.Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced the individuals at Whetstone Gardens and Care Center have been indicted on a total of 34 charges that include involuntary manslaughter and patient neglect.
  The investigation into the facility alleges one patient died as a direct result of neglect and a second patient suffered physical
  
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• Police: 9-year-old brought gun to Columbus elementary school

  14-02-2019 20:17
  
  Police say a gun was recovered at a Duxberry Park Alternative School on Wednesday.Columbus police said a student told staff members another student had the firearm. Staff found the gun in a bathroom.The 9-year-old student who brought in the gun said he found it at home.Police said the boy will not be charged due to his age.
  
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• Columbus Makes Art Presents Michael Garrett Herring and Red Herring Theatre

  14-02-2019 19:47
  Michael Garrett Herring is founder and artistic director of Red Herring Productions, which produces shows at the Franklinton Playhouse, 566 W. Rich St. This is the second time that Herring, a Columbus native, has established a theater company in Columbus. The first was Red Herring Theater, which existed from 1993-2007. Herring resigned in 2001 and then moved to Chicago. While in Chicago he earned his master’s degree
  
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• Doctors: You could be contagious before flu symptoms start showing

  14-02-2019 18:55
  Flu and its symptoms are all too familiar to most people: fever, sneezing, runny nose, chills and sore throat. What you may not know is that the flu is most contagious in the first three to four days."You want to try and stay away from sick people and folks who have flu-like symptoms until your fever’s been gone for 24 hours," said Dr. Mike Patrick of Nationwide Children's Hospital. "Stay home don't spread it to folks."Tracy Townsend sat down with Dr. Mike Patrick from Nationwide Children'
  
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• Cold & Flu Season: Nationwide Children's answers your questions

  14-02-2019 18:55
  
  Last year was one of the worst cold and flu seasons we've seen.But what about 2019?Join 10TV's Tracy Townsend and Dr. Mike Patrick from Nationwide Children's Hospital on Thursday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. for a live Q&A on the 10TV Facebook page. Learn how to keep you and your family prepared and protected.
  
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• Amazon ditches New York headquarters

  14-02-2019 18:07
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says it will not be building a new headquarters in New York, a stunning reversal after a yearlong search.The online retailer has faced opposition from some New York politicians, who were unhappy with the tax incentives Amazon was promised.Amazon said Thursday it does not plan to look for another location, and will continue to build out offices in Arlington, Virginia, and Nashville, Tennessee.
  
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• Lawsuit: Hazing, forced drug use led to death of Dublin teen at Ohio University frat

  14-02-2019 16:39
  
  The family of a Dublin teen who died at an Ohio University frat house has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Sigma Pi Fraternity.Eighteen-year-old Collin Wiant died the morning of Nov. 12, 2018 after someone called police reporting him unresponsive at a home to members of the fraternity.The lawsuit alleges that during the pledging process, Wiant was subjected to physical abuse, verbal abuse, mental abuse, sleep deprivation, forced drug and alcohol use, and other forms of hazing intended to h
  
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• Treat to Try: Everything Cake Rolls

  14-02-2019 16:00
  Everything Cake Rolls has been on the personal radar for a minute already. It’s got an angle that is honestly irresistible (and cake is already pretty irresistible). Behind its obvious baked good offerings, the business offers hope for redemption. And hope is something sweeter than any confection on the market. Everything Cake Rolls is a […]
  
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• Columbus Civil Service Entry- Level Firefighter Exam Information Session

  14-02-2019 15:55 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Franklin County judge pleads guilty to OVI charge

  14-02-2019 14:24
  
  FAIRFIELD COUNTY - A Franklin County judge has pleaded guilty to an OVI charge Thursday morning.Franklin County Domestic Relations Judge Monica Hawkins was fined $375 and given a one-year driving suspension with privileges to and from work, medical counseling appointments and child activities. She was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 87 of them suspended, and must complete 3-day residential program within 120 days.Pickerington Police arrested Hawkins on January 31 and charged her with Operating a V
  
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• Franklin County judge pleads guilty to drunk driving, says experience will make her better

  14-02-2019 14:24
  FAIRFIELD COUNTY - A Franklin County judge has pleaded guilty to an OVI charge Thursday morning.Franklin County Domestic Relations Judge Monica Hawkins was quiet and composed in court as she sat not behind the bench, but at the defendant's table.Pickerington Police arrested Hawkins on Jan. 31 and charged her with Operating a Vehicle while Impaired.Hawkins was back at work hearing cases the following Monday. Her attorney Brad Koffel said she had suffered a concussion prior to her arrest and could
  
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• Columbus City Attorney: Stalking

  14-02-2019 13:58 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Co-worker admits killing Ohio woman, leaving body in trunk

  14-02-2019 13:25
  
  FREMONT, Ohio — An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to killing a co-worker whose body was found in her car trunk nearly four years ago.Daniel Myers pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and other charges Wednesday in a deal that allowed him to avoid the death penalty.A Sandusky County judge sentenced him to life in prison with no chance of parole. Myers declined to comment during the hearing.Authorities in April 2015 found the body of 28-year-old Heather Bogle in her car trunk at an apartment com
  
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• Columbus city attorney gives tips on getting help for domestic violence

  14-02-2019 12:37
  What constitutes stalking?First and foremost, stalking is a crime of violence, control or intimidation. Stalking behavior is not about love or romance, it is a criminal act. The other thing to note is most stalkers aren’t strangers.In fact, the majority of stalkers are someone the victims know, and many are current or former intimate partners. And when you think of it, it’s really scary because they know the most about you – where you like to go, who are your safe people, where
  
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• Judge finds Manafort lied to investigators in Russia probe

  14-02-2019 12:35
  
  WASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort intentionally lied to investigators and a federal grand jury in the special counsel's Russia probe, a judge has ruled.U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson's decision was another loss for Manafort, a once-wealthy political consultant who rose to lead Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and now faces years in prison in two criminal cases brought in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.The four-page ruling hurts Manafort's chance
  
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• Polar bear cub born at Ohio zoo is it's 8th since 2006

  14-02-2019 12:33
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Keepers at a zoo in Ohio are welcoming a new polar cub, but they haven't been able to get close enough during the last two months to determine whether the cub is a he or a she.The cub is the eighth born at the Toledo Zoo since 2006.The zoo says that its keepers have been monitoring the mother and cub through cameras in the denning area since the birth on Dec. 9.The curator of mammals tells The Blade that they expect to perform an exam on the cub in about a month when th
  
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• Year after Parkland massacre, 17 victims remembered

  14-02-2019 12:32
  PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of students and adults across Florida and beyond observed a moment of silence Thursday to mark the first anniversary of the shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland that left 17 people dead."It's a permanent sore spot," said Fort Lauderdale High School junior Jake Lynch. "Forever, me going forward, I'll feel this day, and this time and those names. It reminds me of where I want the world to be. ... From suffering bette
  
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• School massacre 1 year later: A time to remember the victims

  14-02-2019 12:32
  
  PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre a year ago renewed the national debate on guns and school safety, turned some victims' parents and surviving students into political activists and at least temporarily ended the local sheriff's career.But Thursday's anniversary will primarily be about remembering the 14 students and three staff members who died in the third high-profile mass shooting in Florida since 2016. An interfaith service will be held at a Parkla
  
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• Victim collapses on bus after being shot in Near East Side

  14-02-2019 09:53
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -A 30-year-old man is recovering after being shot in the Near East Side.Columbus Police report that the victim was shot on Wednesday night at the corner of Oakwood Avenue and McAllister Avenue.The victim ran to the area of Champion Avenue and E. Main Street where he boarded a COTA bus and collapsed.He was transported to a hospital and is expected to recover.According to the police, the suspect was unknown to the victim and was armed with a rifle.Anyone with information regarding t
  
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• Victim collapses on bus after being shot in east Columbus

  14-02-2019 09:53
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -A 30-year-old man is recovering after being shot in the Near East Side.Columbus Police report that the victim was shot on Wednesday night at the corner of Oakwood Avenue and McAllister Avenue.The victim ran to the area of Champion Avenue and E. Main Street where he boarded a COTA bus and collapsed.He was transported to a hospital and is expected to recover.According to the police, the suspect was unknown to the victim and was armed with a rifle.Anyone with information regarding t
  
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• Local radio station GM remembered for impact on community after deadly crash in Heath

  14-02-2019 04:20
  The general manager of WNKO/WHTH Radio in Newark was killed Tuesday in a single-vehicle crash.Heath police said 73-year-old John T. Swank, who went by Tom, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on Hopewell Drive.John Franks owns WNKO/WHTH and has known Swank his entire career while at the station.“I shook his hand 25 minutes before this happened, and it's still hard to believe it came to this,” Franks said.Franks said everyone at the station is still in shock.He said Swank wo
  
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• Police looking for missing man last seen in southeast Columbus

  14-02-2019 04:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 22-year-old man last seen in southeast Columbus.Police said Rayvon Mcauley-Bowers has Asperger's and was last seen walking away from an apartment in the area of Gender Road and Refugee Road around 3 a.m. Tuesday.He has brown hair, brown eyes, is 6' tall and weighs 155 pounds.He was last seen wearing baggy black and gray camouflage pajama pants, a green floral short sleeve shirt, a dark blue American Eagle hood
  
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• Toledo Blade cutting print editions on Mondays, Tuesdays

  14-02-2019 04:02
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - The Blade newspaper in Toledo says it will stop publishing its print editions on Mondays and Tuesdays.The newspaper says the changes will begin on Feb. 25 and that it will continue digital distribution of news on those days without the print edition.The owners of the newspaper, Toledo-based Block Communications Inc., say The Blade is focusing on growing its digital news operations.Chairman Allan Block says the newspaper is moving into the future with a variety of digital plat
  
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• Ohio man pleads not guilty to deputy slaying charges

  14-02-2019 03:50
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A man who could face the death penalty if convicted pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he fatally shot an Ohio sheriff's deputy and tried to kill others during a standoff.Wade Edward Winn, 23, was indicted this week on two counts of aggravated murder and 12 counts of attempted aggravated murder in Clermont County, just east of Cincinnati. Prosecutors have said Winn faked killing himself during a 12-hour standoff that began Feb. 2 at an apartment, then shot through a
  
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• Mattel features new Barbies with wheelchair and prosthetic leg

  14-02-2019 03:38
  
  Barbie now comes in a wheelchair and has a prosthetic leg, maker Mattel announced Monday.Mattel introduced the newest member of its Barbie Fashionista line-up, which features dolls with disabilities as well as different skin tones, hair textures and body types.Mattel made waves in 2016 when it first released a new Barbie line-up in four sizes — original, plus tall, curvy and petite. In 2015, The company featured a boy in a commercial promoting "Moschino Barbie," an idea spearheaded by Amer
  
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• Ohio terror plot suspect charged with threats against Trump

  14-02-2019 03:26
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a man accused of scouting locations in Cleveland for a July 4 terrorist attack that never occurred also made threats to kill President Donald Trump and his family.Additional charges filed Tuesday alleges 49-year-old Demetrius Pitts, of Maple Heights, made threats last June to kidnap and harm Trump.The charges were added to an indictment handed up in January accusing Pitts of attempting to provide material support to Al-Qaida. Prosecutors say an FBI
  
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• Autopsy: Asphyxia was likely cause of kidnapped North Carolina girl's death

  14-02-2019 03:16
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A kidnapped and slain 13-year-old North Carolina girl likely died of suffocation or strangulation, but her cause of death couldn't be determined conclusively, according to an autopsy released Wednesday.The state's Office of the Chief Medical examiner ruled that Hania Aguilar died of undetermined violence. The autopsy found she most likely died of asphyxia because other causes of death were ruled out.Officials examined evidence that she was abducted and sexually assault
  
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• 'She didn't deserve that at all': Family launches fundraising effort to help Skylar Williams' son

  14-02-2019 03:12
  There's nothing that can be said to explain what Kierra Rambo and her family are going through."He knew what he was doing with her," Rambo said, fighting back tears. "It's not fair because she didn't deserve that at all and I'm really sad that had to happen to her." Rambo holds back tears while talking about her cousin, Skylar Williams.
  Skylar Williams is Rambo's first cousin. They grew up together. Rambo remembers play dates at their grandmother's house when they were younger.Police say 20-year
  
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• Nora the polar bear recovering after breaking her leg while playing at Utah zoo

  14-02-2019 01:55
  
  SALT LAKE CITY – Nora, a polar bear born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 2015, is recovering from a broken leg at a zoo in Utah.The Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City announced on Facebook earlier this month that Nora, a visitor favorite while she was in Columbus, broke her humerus bone in her right front leg.The bone is between her shoulder and elbow.The zoo thinks this happened because she likes to roughhouse while playing."She's a very rambunctious bear. It's not unusual to watch her head-
  
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• The Columbus Metropolitan Club: Africentric Education, It's About All of US

  14-02-2019 01:42 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Economic Development & Housing Committee: Community Land Trust Pilot Proposal

  14-02-2019 00:39 via youtube.com
  
  
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• $600 million Google data center coming to New Albany

  14-02-2019 00:32
  
  New Albany officials said Google plans to develop a $600 million data center in the city this year.Google is investing about $13 billion nationwide on data centers and offices.The city says the data center would be on the west side of Beech Road and south of the State Route 161 interchange.Lieutenant Governor John Husted released a statement regarding the expansion:"Google investing in Ohio to open a new data center is great news for our state. This adds to the list of tech companies that are lo
  
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• Economic Development & Housing Committee: Fee Schedule

  14-02-2019 00:21 via youtube.com
  
  
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