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• Alana’s Food and Wine Shifts Casual, Considers Move to Smaller Space

  19-09-2015 22:37
  
  Locavore favorite Alana’s Food and Wine has several changes in the making. “Fine dining is dead,” said owner Alana Shock, illuminating the recent menu switch from large plates to small. “I just want to do something else. My life is more than half over, and I want to do something with it.” The North Campus […]
  
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• Scattered Showers Early, Sky Will Clear Tonight

  19-09-2015 21:30
  
  There will be scattered showers and storms early this evening mainly in southeast Ohio, with the sky clearing tonight. Get the forecast.
  
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• Safety experts question classroom barricade devices

  19-09-2015 21:06
  
  School security and fire safety experts ar... . FILE - In this file photo taken Monday, July 20, 2015, Ben Richards, principal of Watkins Memorial High School, demonstrates the use of a security device in Pataskala, Ohio.
  
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• Ohio State Suspends DB Webb Before Northern Illinois Game

  19-09-2015 20:58
  
  No. 1 Ohio State has suspended defensive back Damon Webb before its game against Northern Illinois for an unspecified violation of athletic department policy. Get the details.
  
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• Pope Heads For Cuba, First Stop On 10-Day Pilgrimage

  19-09-2015 20:02
  
  Pope Francis is on his way to Havana for his first visit ever to Cuba and the United States. Get the details.
  
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• Police Officer Identified After Being Shot At Gas Station

  19-09-2015 19:57
  
  Police have released the identity of the police officer who was shot and wounded at a gas station in suburban Atlanta. Get the story.
  
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• Beatles' First Recording Contract To Be Auctioned

  19-09-2015 19:49
  
  The Beatles' first recording contract, signed in Hamburg, Germany, in 1961 is being auctioned today in New York. Get the details.
  
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• Fire Officials Say 250 Additional Homes Burned In Wildfire

  19-09-2015 19:40
  
  California fire officials say 250 additional homes burned in a Sierra Nevada wildfire, bringing the total to 503. Get the story.
  
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• Photos: Taylor Swift at Nationwide Arena

  19-09-2015 16:27
  
  Taylor Swift’s 1989 tour rolled into Columbus for two nights at Nationwide Arena this past Thursday and Friday. Tens of thousands of fans filled the arena both nights to sing along to songs old and new. All photos below were taken by Brian Hendricks during the Friday night show. Looking for more concerts and live […]
  
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• Fire At Same Home Where Murder Victim Was Found

  19-09-2015 13:51
  
  A fire broke out at the a home on South Champion Avenue where the body of a 28-year-old man was found a week before. Read more.
  
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• Brittany Begley's Best Bets September 19

  19-09-2015 13:22
  
  Fun things to do around central Ohio this weekend. Read more.
  
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• Popular band Echosmith speaks against bullying in New Albany High appearance

  19-09-2015 12:41
  
  A wild cheer went up among the 1,400-plus students at New Albany High School when the hit indie-pop band Echosmith stepped onto the stage of their gym for a surprise visit. Not only did the students, who filled the gym floor and the bleachers on both sides, see a performance they weren’t expecting of the platinum hit Cool Kids, but they also heard some wisdom and practical advice from the lead singer, 18-year-old Sydney Sierota, about how to counter bullying and make a positive culture cha
  
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• John Kasich's Ohio: Number Of Children In Poverty Continues To Rise

  19-09-2015 12:41
  
  Gov. John Kasich claims he wants to help people "living in the shadows," but new poverty numbers show his rhetoric has not translated into real results. A U.S. Census Bureau report released this week shows that 593,831 children lived in poverty in Ohio in 2014, up from 591,328 children in 2013, according to Children's Defense Fund-Ohio .
  
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• Lincoln Theatre gets court OK to can kids’ movies

  19-09-2015 12:07
  
  The Lincoln Theatre does not have to show children’s movies in summer, a judge has ruled. The Near East Side theater’s former owner, Charles L. Adrian, had sued to force the city of Columbus and the Lincoln Theatre Association to show children’s movies on Saturday mornings for $1. A contract he signed when he sold the theater said the movies would be shown every Saturday.
  
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• Ohio Dominican students want a chaplain

  19-09-2015 12:02
  Students at Ohio Dominican University are petitioning administrators for an on-campus chaplain after the priest who filled that role did not return to the Catholic school’s campus this academic year. The students call the loss a tragedy and say it’s a sign that the North Side university is “ taking steps away from the faith,” according to the petition.
  
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• Review | Opera Columbus: French ‘Armide’ mostly triumph

  19-09-2015 11:58
  
  Jean-Baptiste Lully’s opera Armide premiered over 400 years ago. However, its small scale and simple story line — the princess sets out to vanquish her rival and instead falls in love — make it a work that can transcend generations and entertain audiences today.
  
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• Piece by piece, former Rian Hall hospital in Knox County fading into past

  19-09-2015 11:57
  
  The state will sell dozens of Amish-made tables, chairs, dressers and other items on Sept. 26 at the closed Rian Hall at the Mount Vernon Developmental Center in Knox County. Not for sale, however, are the memories that go with them. Rian Hall, a former hospital and residential hall built in 1948, closed in 2013 as developmentally disabled patients were moved to smaller, non-institutional settings, many of them in the community.
  
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• Ohio University probes threat in social-media post

  19-09-2015 11:57
  
  Ohio University police were investigating a threatening post from a social-media account on Friday night that claimed to be connected to the Islamic State terrorist group. The post mentioned the university and included an image of a document that contained directory information from one of the university’s academic departments.
  
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• Ballot Board approves term-limit measure

  19-09-2015 11:55
  
  Backers can begin collecting signatures for a ballot effort to limit the time lawmakers could serve in the Ohio legislature. The state’s Ballot Board certified the proposal as a single issue on Friday. That means supporters can begin gathering the roughly 306,000 signatures needed to place the issue on 2016 ballots.
  
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• Amish teen struck by bullet while plowing

  19-09-2015 11:53
  
  Authorities said a 17-year-old Amish boy was struck in the head by a stray bullet while plowing in rural northeastern Ohio. WEWS-TV reported that the boy was shot on Thursday morning in Kidron. The .22-caliber bullet lodged in his head but was removed, and he was released from a hospital.
  
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• Engineers do what they can with budgets as more roads, bridges need fixes

  19-09-2015 11:09
  
  While county engineers oversee some of the most-expensive and important projects in government — fixing bridges, paving roads and preventing floods — how they operate and how much it costs can vary widely. Continual growth in Delaware County, for example, makes it a hot spot in central Ohio, second only to Franklin County.
  
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• Chance Of Thunderstorms Saturday Afternoon

  19-09-2015 10:27
  
  Mostly cloudy and muggy today. Get the Doppler 10 forecast.
  
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• A medical marijuana farm for Ohio?

  19-09-2015 08:31
  
  A medical marijuana farm for Ohio? Ballot initiative would create 10 marijuana growing facilities, including one devoted to medical marijuana. Check out this story on portclintonnewsherald.com: http://ohne.ws/1F77n0q Dr. Suresh Gupta ticked off a list of conditions that marijuana could help alleviate: nausea, cancer, glaucoma, HIV, post-traumatic stress disorder, irritable bowel syndrome.
  
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• Camera found above women’s shower in state park

  19-09-2015 06:16
  
  GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE — A Cleveland man is behind bars after a woman found a camera in the ceiling of a Geneva State Park women’s shower stall.
  
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• Abuse case dropped against ex-foster parent in Lucas County

  19-09-2015 06:11
  
  Charges have been dismissed against a retired teacher and foster parent accused of sexually abusing a child in his care. Frank Spryszak, an assistant county prosecutor, asked Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Ruth Ann Franks on Thursday to dismiss one count of rape and two counts of gross sexual imposition against Robert Koenig, 63, of Toledo.
  
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• Witness put in same cell with suspect by mistake

  19-09-2015 06:09
  
  LIMA, Ohio — A jailed murder suspect and another inmate who was about to testify against him got into a fight in a holding cell after a guard mistakenly put the two together, officials said.
  
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• Ohio University investigates threat that claims tie to ISIS

  19-09-2015 06:02
  
  Ohio University police are investigating a threatening post from a social-media account that claims to be connected to the Islamic State terrorist group. The post mentioned Ohio University and included an image of a document that contained directory information from one of the university’s academic departments.
  
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• Police Investigate Rape Report On Ohio State Campus

  19-09-2015 05:33
  
  Police are investigating a report of a rape on the Ohio State campus Thursday.
  
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• Kasich remark about Latina maid draws unwanted attention

  19-09-2015 05:21
  
  Ohio Gov. John Kasich has become the latest 2016 presidential contender to draw attention for an apparent generalization related to Latinos. Kasich remark about Latina maid draws unwanted attention COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Gov. John Kasich has become the latest 2016 presidential contender to draw attention for an apparent generalization related to Latinos.
  
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• Arizona Freeway Shooting Suspect Caught

  19-09-2015 04:38
  
  SWAT team arrests suspect in a series of shootings at cars. Find out more.
  
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• Ohio University Police Investigate Online Threat From Alleged ISIS Account

  19-09-2015 03:50
  
  Ohio University Police are investigating a threatening online post claming to come from the Islamic State.
  
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• Ohio University Police Investigate Alleged Threat From ISIS

  19-09-2015 03:50
  
  Ohio University Police are investigating a threatening online post claming to come from the Islamic State, ISIS.
  
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• Buckeye Homecoming: Campaign Raises $10K To Pay For Former Quarterback’s Surgery

  19-09-2015 00:08
  
  Buckeye nation has rallied to bring Rod Gerald back to the 'Shoe for the first time in four decades.
  
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• Parents Defend Mom's 'Creative' Punishment For Teen Son

  19-09-2015 00:00
  
  Parents around the world are coming to a mother's defense after a letter detailing a "creative" punishment for her 13-year-old son went viral.
  
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