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• California Man Charged with Hitting Uber Driver Sues Driver

  16-01-2016 23:11
  
  A Southern California man captured on video attacking an Uber driver has sued the driver for $5 million, claiming the video was recorded without his consent.
  
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• 2 Virginia Men Arrested on Terrorism Charges

  16-01-2016 23:07
  
  A Virginia man who was allegedly attempting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group and a man accused of helping him have been arrested.
  
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• Atomic Agency Chief: Iran Has Met Nuclear Deal Obligations

  16-01-2016 22:06
  
  The U.N. atomic agency announced Saturday that Iran has met all of its obligations under a landmark nuclear deal with six world powers.
  
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• Florida Man, First Time Player Wins $2M Powerball

  16-01-2016 21:49
  
  Lottery officials say a 19-year-old central Florida man and first time lottery player used the numbers off someone else's unpurchased Power ticket to win $2 million.
  
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• Evening Forecast: Possible Flurries, Temperatures Below Freezing

  16-01-2016 21:02
  
  Snow will be possible this evening with lows dipping into the low 20s tonight. Get the forecast.
  
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• Study: Texting while walking increasingly dangerous

  16-01-2016 20:38
  
  At a time where much focus is on the dangers of texting and driving, researchers have another warning about cell phone usage. "When you start to see that drivers were distracted and having accidents, it seemed like it would apply to pedestrians, as well," said Jack Nasar, professor emeritus in The Ohio State University's City and Regional Planning Department.
  
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• Nearly 2 Dozen Chicago Officers Called Before Grand Jury

  16-01-2016 20:37
  
  Nearly two dozen Chicago Police Department employees have been called to testify before a federal grand jury investigating the 2014 death of a black teenager shot 16 times by a white police officer.
  
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• No. 3 Maryland Cruises to 100-65 Win Over Ohio State

  16-01-2016 20:32
  
  Robert Carter Jr. scored a career-high 25 points, Rasheed Sulaimon added a season-best 22 and No. 3 Maryland bounced back from its first Big Ten loss of the season by breezing past Ohio State 100-65 on Saturday.
  
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• Two Found Dead In Vehicle Partially Submerged In Creek

  16-01-2016 19:46
  
  The Union County Sheriff's Office is investigating after two people were found dead in a Jeep Wrangler partially submerged in a creek.
  
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• Columbus Named one of America’s Next Boom Towns

  16-01-2016 19:37
  
  Forbes contributor Joel Kotkin published an article on Thursday, highlighting the country’s top metro areas for continued growth over the next decade. Columbus landed at 14th place on the list, and was the the only midwest metro other than Minneapolis to be recognized. The metrics used to determine the rankings weighed the cities based upon […]
  
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• Ohio news report: Four arrested in fatal shooting of 18-year-old

  16-01-2016 14:10
  
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• LeBron James Drops Johnny Manziel As A Business Client

  16-01-2016 12:18
  
  The NBA superstar says he hopes the Cleveland Browns quarterback can get back to the player he was in college.
  
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• Victim ID’d in dump truck crash

  16-01-2016 12:05
  
  The woman killed on Thursday afternoon in Delaware County in a multivehicle crash involving a dump truck was a Knox County resident.
  
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• Sentencing of ex-lobbyist John Raphael could reveal details of Redflex probe

  16-01-2016 12:05
  
  A federal investigation into Columbus’ contract with the red-light-camera company Redflex and an ethics investigation into a trip by elected officials to an Ohio State University football game soon will take important turns that could affect local elected officials. John Raphael, the lobbyist at the heart of both scandals, is expected to be sentenced in U.S. District Court in Columbus on March 30 for his role in the Redflex scandal.
  
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• Library systems amassing collections of donated artifacts

  16-01-2016 12:05
  DELAWARE, Ohio — A harness-racing sulky hangs from the ceiling in a historical wing of the Delaware Main Library.  Paintings, books and artifacts, all donated to the library by residents, line the walls of an adjacent room. As public libraries continue to evolve, from mere repositories of books into neighborhood gathering places, leaders are proud of local donations — historical treasures that help define their communities.
  
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• KIPP, YMCA plan joint center for children not yet in school

  16-01-2016 12:05
  
  KIPP Columbus and the YMCA of Central Ohio are partnering to open a center for infants, toddlers and preschoolers on the KIPP campus on the city’s Northeast Side. The KIPP/YMCA Early Learning Center is to open by September and will serve children 6 weeks to 6 years old, or until they start kindergarten.
  
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• Economic plan has Circleville optimistic

  16-01-2016 12:05
  
  CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — As Ryan Scribner stands in a muddy parking lot, his voice is nearly drowned out by the noise from nearby construction equipment moving earth and spreading gravel at a business that’s expanding. He doesn’t care if no one can hear what he is saying. That’s the sound of progress, the likes of which this Pickaway County city hasn’t seen or heard in a long time.
  
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• 9-year-old sledder hit by car near Cleveland dies

  16-01-2016 12:04
  
  NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Police in suburban Cleveland say a 9-year-old boy who was hit by a car while sledding has died. The boy was trapped underneath the car on Tuesday when his sled glided into a street at the bottom of a popular sledding hill.
  
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• Hospital ODs lead to charges

  16-01-2016 12:03
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — An Alabama man has been indicted in Ohio on charges stemming from his apparent heroin overdose in his child’s hospital room, where his wife had an apparent overdose that was fatal.
  
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• EPA: Clean energy adds jobs

  16-01-2016 12:00
  
  PERRYSBURG, Ohio — Ohio and other states that are pushing back against clean energy are missing a chance to add jobs and revive their economy, the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said this week. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said moving toward solar and wind energy is not just good for the environment.
  
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• Verdict against juvenile judge upheld

  16-01-2016 11:59
  
  CINCINNATI — A three-judge state appeals court panel upheld on Friday the 2014 conviction of a suspended juvenile court judge on a charge of unlawful interest in a public contract involving her brother. The 1st District Court of Appeals ruled against Judge Tracie Hunter’s contentions of prosecutorial misconduct during closing arguments and improper polling of the jury.
  
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• Sen. Ted Cruz Apologizes For "New York Values" Comment

  16-01-2016 11:50
  
  It isn't the apology people were expecting.
  
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• City trains more emergency drivers, aims for efficient routes

  16-01-2016 11:44
  
  Columbus is training more snowplow drivers, using technology to make their routes more efficient and resetting priorities so that plows are more likely to hit neighborhood streets after a snowstorm, Mayor Andrew J. Ginther said on Friday. After the training, about 300 city employees from various divisions and departments will know how to drive a plow, up from about 165, Ginther said at a news conference at the city’s Traffic Management Center on 25th Avenue.
  
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• Best Bets: Hiking, Cooking and Ohio RV & Boat Show

  16-01-2016 11:30
  
  Best deals around central Ohio for weekend fun.
  
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• Name Your Price And Bring Home A New Dog

  16-01-2016 11:24
  
  Franklin County Dog Shelter is out of room, and is letting future pet-owners name their price for a furry friend.
  
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• FBI Captures One Of Its Top 10 Fugitives

  16-01-2016 11:21
  
  Myloh Jaqory Mason was wanted for two bank robberies and shootings near Denver.
  
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• Watch: Even Keith Urban is Human

  16-01-2016 11:19
  
  Boxer has been a long time ride home friend to Central Ohio-Born & raised on a farm in Minnesota, he left Minneapolis & brought his "MN Nice-ness" to places like Syracuse, NY,San Diego Washington D.C. & many more! Even though Boxer is heard on stations in many parts of the country from the east-west coast, he's a proud adopted Ohioan & calls Columbus, OH home.Boxer is married to his wife Lexi... Boxer has been a long time ride home friend to Central Ohio-Born & raised on a fa
  
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• Security Forces Raid Hotel In Burkina Faso & Free Hostages

  16-01-2016 11:10
  
  Security forces raided a besieged hotel in Burkina Faso and freed 126 hostages early Saturday -- hours after terrorists struck under the cover of darkness.
  
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• Attempted Robbery Leads To Shooting In Southwest Columbus

  16-01-2016 11:01
  
  Columbus Police say two men tried to rob a 20-year-old man, and then shot him.
  
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• Breezy, Chilly Saturday Morning With Snow Possible

  16-01-2016 10:46
  
  Breezy conditions will leave us with wind chill readings in the low 20s today.
  
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• High Risk Missing Child: William Hollingsworth

  16-01-2016 07:35
  
  Columbus Police are searching for a 12-year-old boy who is reported missing.
  
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• Family, Friends Pray For Peace After Mom, Young Daughters Murdered

  16-01-2016 05:04
  
  Early Tuesday morning, police say an ex-boyfriend stabbed Erveena Hammonds to death and then killed her daughters Breya and Anaesia.
  
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• "Saved By The Bell" Actor booked into Wisconsin jail

  16-01-2016 04:13
  
  Dustin Diamond has been booked into jail to start his four-month sentence for an altercation at a Wisconsin bar.
  
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• Police: Dispute over pot of chili leads to attack

  16-01-2016 03:03
  
  Officer Jennifer Moreno says a 26-year-old is accused of attacking his 35-year-old wife and a 30-year-old man who is a family acquaintance.
  
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• Police investigate 'disturbing' Oklahoma school bus incident

  16-01-2016 02:54
  
  School officials have said an incident involving students from Norman North High School occurred as students were returning from a wrestling tournament on a bus.
  
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• Mom gets 34 years in prison for locking girl in closet

  16-01-2016 02:43
  
  A Kansas City woman whose daughter was 10 years old and weighed just 32 pounds when she was rescued from a closet was sentenced Friday to 34 years in prison.
  
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• Columbus health officials to seek help fighting tuberculosis

  16-01-2016 02:43
  
  Treating tuberculosis is a costly, time-consuming endeavor — but it’s nothing compared with treating TB that doesn’t respond to the usual drugs. In fact, one case of multidrug-resistant TB is enough to bust Columbus Public Health’s annual pharmacy budget for the disease. So officials there are asking for help. On Monday, they’ll join Sen. Sherrod Brown at a news conference calling for the Obama administration to fully fund a federal plan to combat the global rise of
  
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• Columbus trains more employees to drive snowplows

  16-01-2016 02:18
  
  Columbus is training more snowplow drivers, using technology to make their routes more efficient and resetting priorities so that plows are more likely to hit neighborhood streets after a snowstorm, Mayor Andrew J. Ginther said on Friday. After the training, about 300 city employees from various divisions and departments will know how to drive a plow, up from about 165, Ginther said at a news conference at the city’s Traffic Management Center on 25th Avenue.
  
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• Code officers find problems, few residents at Oakland Park Apartments

  16-01-2016 02:03
  
  Columbus code-enforcement officers swept through the Oakland Park Apartments on Friday to check for violations, after waterlines burst there on Thursday and caused the city to vacate all 60 units. Just 16 of the units, however, were occupied. The water flooded at least one occupied apartment and one vacant one at the complex of 15 two-story brick buildings at 1871 Oakland Park Ave. in North Linden. Water and power had to be shut off.
  
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• Missing Mich. girls, 3 and 4, found safe in Colo. after double murder

  16-01-2016 01:53
  
  A man wanted in connection with a double slaying in Michigan has been captured in Colorado and his missing daughters have been found safe.
  
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• Hundreds honor Canton police dog killed protecting human partner

  16-01-2016 01:41
  
  Officer Ryan Davis' partne was shot while investigating an alarm at a grocery store.
  
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• New Cancer Particle Tracking Developed At OSU Could Revolutionize Cancer Treatments

  16-01-2016 00:39
  
  An Ohio State Researcher may have unlocked a mystery when it comes to knowing if chemotherapy in the body is doing what it should.
  
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• SEC documents allege Boyce attended meeting with lobbyist involved in pay-to-play scandal

  16-01-2016 00:24
  
  Former Ohio Treasurer Kevin Boyce attended a meeting in March 2010 in which his deputy demanded “direct monetary contributions” to Boyce’s campaign fund from a bank trying to land state contracts from Boyce’s office, according to a federal Securities and Exchange Commission finding filed Thursday. Larry James, Boyce's attorney, said the SEC's allegation is wrong.
  
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• Two Short North Posse Members Plead Guilty To Gang-Related Charges

  16-01-2016 00:06
  
  In 2014, prosecutors unleashed the largest federal murder indictment in Ohio history when they linked 17 members of the Short North Posse to 14 murders.
  
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• Ohio Attorney General Warns of Five Top Job Scams

  16-01-2016 00:04
  
  DeWine's office received more than 150 complaints involving work-at-home or business opportunities, many of which involved potential scams.
  
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