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• Two new Zika virus cases in Ohio, including one in Licking County

  12-02-2016 23:47
  
  Two more cases of the Zika virus have been reported in Ohio, one involving a Licking County man who was in Haiti. That brings to four the number of cases reported by the Ohio Department of Health in the past week. None was contracted in Ohio. The newest cases of the virus were detected in a 56-year-old Butler County woman returning from Guyana, and the Licking County man, who is 60.
  
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• Alert on machete wielder's car led police to call anti-terror agents

  12-02-2016 23:25
  
  A law-enforcement computer alert tied to the vehicle driven by the suspect in a vicious machete attack at a Northeast Side restaurant led Columbus police to contact federal authorities and an anti-terrorism task force to launch an investigation. Police also immediately called the bomb squad to inspect his car shortly after they shot and killed him. Officers said Mohamed Barry charged them armed with a knife and a machete.
  
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• ODH: Two New Zika Virus Cases In Returning Travelers, One In Licking Co.

  12-02-2016 23:21
  
  The new cases have been reported for a 56-year-old Butler County woman returning from Guyana and a 60-year-old Licking County man returning from Haiti.
  
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• Columbus Police, FBI Investigate Possible Motive For Machete Attacks

  12-02-2016 22:50
  
  Police say 30-year-old Mohamed Barry attacked restaurant customers with a machete Thursday night.
  
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• Kroger to offer anti-overdose drug without prescription

  12-02-2016 22:26
  
  Kroger says 200 pharmacies will offer naloxone over the counter within days.
  
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• Ohio police officer placed on leave after comment about Black Lives Matter activist's suicide

  12-02-2016 22:15
  
  Officials say an Ohio police officer is being put on paid leave over a Facebook comment about Black Lives Matter MarShawn McCarrel.
  
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• Ohio police officer placed on leave after comment about activist's suicide

  12-02-2016 22:15
  
  Officials say an Ohio police officer is being put on paid leave over a Facebook comment about Black Lives Matter MarShawn McCarrel.
  
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• 911 calls detail horrific scene of machete attack at restaurant

  12-02-2016 21:24
  
  Calls to 911 in a restaurant where a man wielding a machete injured four people described a chaotic scene. Kids were dragged to safety. Injuries to some victims were severe. There were also stories of heroism from the incident. An employee fought the attacker with a baseball bat. Customers risked their own well-being and rushed the attacker.
  
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• Nightlife Review: Dahlia Bar & Lounge

  12-02-2016 20:46
  
  Electric low tempo tunes, crafted Grey Goose cocktails and a crowd full of fashionably dressed 30-somethings can help one to paint what was opening night at Dahlia Bar & Lounge. The former Bucks & Pucks sports bar now houses a modern lounge for those looking to party a bit more maturely in the Arena District. […]
  
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• Dogs Can't Flush 2016

  12-02-2016 20:15
  
  
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• CorePower Opens Easton Location

  12-02-2016 19:53
  
  CorePower, one of the largest yoga businesses in the USA, opened a second location at the Easton Gateway today, February 12, 2016. Much larger than the previous location for CorePower at the Joseph in the Short North which opened earlier this year at 14 Millay, this CorePower site has two big yoga studio rooms with […]
  
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• Two 15-Year-Old Girls Killed In Shooting At Phoenix-Area High School

  12-02-2016 19:23
  
  Two students were shot and killed Friday at a high school in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale.
  
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• Prosecutor: Mansfield Woman "Violently Killed, Dismembered & Discarded"

  12-02-2016 18:50
  
  However, authorities did not confirm that remains found in three different locations were those of Hudson, pending DNA and x-ray analysis.
  
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• New in Theaters: Deadpool, How to Be Single, Southbound & More

  12-02-2016 18:32
  
  Action heroes, horror movies, rom-coms, and documentaries – this weekend offers it all for frigid moviegoers and Valentines alike. And the surprise is that most of it is actually pretty great – which means 2016 is off to a promising start. Deadpool R-rated super hero movies are few and far between, but there are some […]
  
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• Les Wexner Assumes Leadership Of Victoria’s Secret Following CEO’s Resignation

  12-02-2016 18:13
  
  Sharen Turney, the president and CEO of Victoria’s Secret $7 billion lingerie brand, has suddenly resigned from her post.
  
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• Soccer Fans React to New Crew SC Jersey Design

  12-02-2016 17:59
  
  The Columbus Crew SC unveiled a new alternative jersey design on Wednesday, and the reaction might not have been exactly what the club was looking for. The generally beloved local team received a lot of opinions on the new design, and quite a bit of it was negative. USA Today’s FTW sports sub-site called the […]
  
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• A different sort of priest offers a different brand of Catholicism

  12-02-2016 17:56
  
  Stephen Ayotte is a Catholic priest who does things his way. He is married, has two grown daughters, and says Mass in a small Clintonville theater that once housed a gas station and a used-car lot and bears a bullet hole in the window. Since 2007, when he was ordained, Ayotte has been dedicated to creating a Catholic church for those who can’t find a spiritual home anywhere else, even if the church has to operate out of a garage, an old bar or on a stage. For Ayotte, the focus has never be
  
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• Owner believes his restaurant was targeted in machete attack

  12-02-2016 16:51
  The owner of a restaurant where a machete-wielding man sent four people to the hospital believes his business was targeted because of his Israeli descent. “Obviously we were targeted because there’s a whole bunch of businesses around here,” said Hany Baransi, who is from Israel. “I’m the only foreigner.”
  
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• Cop placed on leave after comment about activist's suicide

  12-02-2016 16:45
  
  FAIRBORN, Ohio — Officials say an Ohio police officer is being put on paid leave over a Facebook comment about a Black Lives Matter activist who killed himself on the Statehouse steps. The comment posted under Fairborn officer Lee Cyr's account reads "Love a happy ending." It was posted on the Ohio Politics Facebook page Wednesday, two days after MarShawn McCarrel II killed himself.
  
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• Sunlight Market Event Series to Bring More Retail Shopping to Gay Street

  12-02-2016 15:46
  
  Locals will have even more reasons to shop Downtown this summer as the new Sunlight Market event series will offer a unique new weekend experience for those interested in visiting Gay Street. Building upon the success of the Moonlight Market, the Gay Street Collaborative Business Association will produce the Sunlight Market every third Sunday between […]
  
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• Former Ohio State Wrestler, MMA Fighter Kevin Randleman Dies From Pneumonia

  12-02-2016 15:40
  
  One of the most-celebrated wrestlers in the history of Ohio State University has passed away.
  
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• Ohio company sells classic Etch A Sketch to Toronto toy firm

  12-02-2016 15:37
  
  BRYAN, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio company that has produced or owned the Etch A Sketch for decades has sold the classic toy to a toy firm in Toronto.
  
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• Restaurant attack victims likely saved by quick action

  12-02-2016 14:33
  
  Quick action and not a small amount of heroics by patrons and employees at a Northeast Side restaurant likely stopped a machete attack Thursday night from becoming deadly for them. Columbus Police were still piecing together what happened at the Nazareth Restaurant & Deli, 5239 N. Hamilton Road that ended with officers fatally shooting the suspect.
  
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• Photos: Best Bites Sweet Treats 2016

  12-02-2016 14:00
  
  This past Tuesday, over 900 people gathered at the second annual Best Bites: Sweet Treats event to celebrate Mardi Gras in Columbus with cocktails, live music and of course… a sampling of desserts from nearly 30 local bakeries, restaurants and treat makers. Over $3,000 was raised for local charities and schools in the process, and […]
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Kasich strategist says Bush campaign has 'all the joy of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre'

  12-02-2016 13:26
  
  The Bush and Kasich campaigns continue to trade sharp elbows in South Carolina as the vie for voters ahead of the Feb. 20 GOP presidential primary there, Dispatch Washington bureau chief Jack Torry and Washington reporter Jessica Wehrman write.
  
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• One Critical After Shooting In SW Columbus

  12-02-2016 13:01
  
  A person was rushed to the hospital after a shooting Friday morning.
  
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• Martin Shkreli offers to buy Kanye's new album for $10 Million

  12-02-2016 12:39
  
  Shkreli Tweeted on Wednesday an official letter he says he sent to Kanye in hopes to buy the album. Find out more.
  
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• Ex-Pharma CEO Offers To Buy Kanye's New Album For $10M

  12-02-2016 12:39
  
  Shkreli Tweeted on Wednesday an official letter he says he sent to Kanye in hopes to buy the album.
  
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• Arts and Sciences faculty want Ohio State to admit more humanities majors

  12-02-2016 12:32
  
  A group representing professors from Ohio State's College of Arts and Sciences wants the university to manage admissions so that departments have the right number of students. Under current policy, they say, some programs are starved for students and others have more than they can handle.
  
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• Forecast: Frigid Temps Continue Into The Weekend

  12-02-2016 12:20
  
  Doppler 10 Meteorologist Mike Davis says bundle up for your outdoor plans. Get the forecast.
  
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• Evening Forecast: Wind Chill Advisory Issued For Central Ohio

  12-02-2016 12:20
  
  An arctic cold front will move through our area tonight causing gusty winds and temperatures to dip to bitterly cold levels.
  
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• Afternoon Forecast: Chance For Light Snow, Temps In Mid 20s

  12-02-2016 12:20
  
  Highs will struggle to reach the mid 20s. There is a slight chance of a dusting of snow, but colder air is the bigger concern.
  
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• Ted's Montana Grill headed to Easton Gateway

  12-02-2016 11:55
  
  ATLANTA —Ted’s Montana Grill will add a third location in Columbus in March — at Easton Gateway. The Atlanta-based company also announced that it plans to add new restaurants in Charlotte, N.C., and Christiana, Del., in the next 12 months as part of its ongoing expansion.
  
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• Students get to watch park sculpture grow in a room just down the hall

  12-02-2016 11:43
  
  About 425 Hilliard schoolchildren have the rare opportunity this school year to see a professional artist at work, right down the hall from their classrooms. Room 22 of Hilliard's Washington Elementary School, which is actually located in Dublin, became a studio in January for sculptor Michael Tizzano as he completes a larger-than-life sculpture for the nearby Ballantrae neighborhood.
  
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• Five state officials voice support for Planned Parenthood defunding

  12-02-2016 09:10
  
  Five Republican statewide elected officials support Gov. John Kasich’s decision to sign legislation defunding Planned Parenthood. “The majority of Ohioans don’t want their tax dollars spent on an organization that provides abortions,” Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Thursday at a forum sponsored by the Associated Press.
  
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• Richard Celeste endorses P.G. Sittenfeld in Senate primary race

  12-02-2016 08:19
  
  Former Ohio Gov. Richard F. Celeste considers one of his successors, Ted Strickland, a friend. Thursday, however, Celeste went with P.G. Sittenfeld. The liberal two-term governor from 1983 to 1991 endorsed the upstart Sittenfeld over the Democratic Party-endorsed Strickland for the party’s nomination for U.S. Senate in the March 15 primary.
  
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• Cleveland mayor apologizes for billing family of dead boy

  12-02-2016 06:13
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The mayor of Cleveland apologized Thursday to the family of Tamir Rice, a black 12-year-old boy fatally shot by a white Cleveland police officer, for the city having sent the administrator of the boy's estate a "decedent's last dying expense" claim of $500 for ambulance services.
  
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• 10 arrested in Florida heroin bust, including 74-year-old woman in wheelchair

  12-02-2016 05:43
  
  Agents said Ruth Perez-Lopez, a 74-year-old woman who used a wheelchair, led the organization.
  
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• Wis. jury convicts man who used beer battered fish defense

  12-02-2016 05:42
  
  A Wisconsin jury has convicted a man who blamed beer-battered fish when he was picked up on his 10th drunken driving offense.
  
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• NYC officer convicted of manslaughter in stairwell shooting

  12-02-2016 05:42
  
  A rookie police officer who shot an unarmed man dead in a darkened public housing stairwell was convicted Thursday of manslaughter in a case closely watched by advocates for police accountability.
  
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• In speech at Ohio State, conservation scientist proposes revising our view of nature

  12-02-2016 04:14
  
  People must start to see that they are part of nature, that they can't live without it and that they need to change their habits if our planet is going to survive, an internationally known conservationist and Emmy-nominated news host told a crowd on Thursday night at Ohio State University.
  
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• State Developing Action Plan After Legionella Bacteria Found in State Building

  12-02-2016 03:50
  
  New test results show that legionella bacteria was found in a location in the Rhodes Tower.
  
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• Columbus man testifies that he wanted Gwyneth Paltrow's forgiveness

  12-02-2016 03:03
  
  A Columbus man charged with stalking Gwyneth Paltrow told jurors Thursday that he wanted the actress' forgiveness for bombarding her with lewd messages years ago, but a prosecutor urged the panel to see him as a calculated and crazy stalker intent on tormenting the Oscar winner. Dante Soiu testified in his own defense as one of the final witnesses in a felony stalking case filed over numerous messages he sent Paltrow in 2014 and 2015 that included biblical messages but also his desire to marry h
  
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• The Latest: Clinton, Sanders To Debate After Splitting Contests

  12-02-2016 02:51
  
  Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are taking their increasingly heated fight for the Democratic presidential nomination back to the debate stage.
  
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• Weather Geek Report: Updated Look At Presidents' Day Storm

  12-02-2016 02:20
  
  We are watching two systems headed for Ohio: first on Friday, then Monday.
  
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• Columbus Buffalo Soldier Reflects On Adversity After Returning Home

  12-02-2016 01:59
  
  John B. Williams of East Columbus is one of the Army's few remaining Buffalo Soldiers.
  
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• Local Dogs Headed To The Prestigious Westminster Dog Show

  12-02-2016 01:38
  
  Some special hound dogs will try to take home the coveted "Best In Show" award at this year’s Westminster Dog Show.
  
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• Police kill man they say attacked restaurant patrons with machete

  12-02-2016 01:33
  
  Columbus police have shot and killed a man after they say he went into a Mediterranean restaurant on the Northeast Side this evening and attacked several patrons with a machete. According to a dispatcher, police were called just after 6 p.m. to the Nazareth Restaurant, 5239 N. Hamilton Road. The dispatcher said that six people were transported to area hospitals from the restaurant, though their names and the extent of their injuries aren't known at this time. The suspect then reportedly fled and
  
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• Suspect Killed After Attacking Multiple People With Machete In Northeast Columbus

  12-02-2016 00:28
  
  The incident happened at the Nazareth Restaurant on N. Hamilton Road.
  
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