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• 2016 City of Columbus Black History Month Celebration: Make A Joyful Noise

  18-02-2016 23:37
  
  
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• "Mob Wives" star Angela "Big Ang" Raiola dies at 55

  18-02-2016 23:35
  
  A statement posted from Raiola's Twitter account said she had "peacefully ended her battle with cancer."
  
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• Former Pataskala Teacher’s Aide Indicted On Additional Sex Offense Charges

  18-02-2016 22:57
  
  Michelle Moore was charged Thursday with five counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor
  
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• Report: Gunman in November attack on Wexner Center shot through art and walls

  18-02-2016 22:12
  
  More than 2-1/2 months after a troubled former security guard at Ohio State University's Wexner Center for the Arts trashed a major exhibit before committing suicide in the center, Ohio State has released a detailed investigation report describing 7 minutes and 22 seconds of terror. Dean D. Sturgis, 63, carried both a revolver and a Ruger semiautomatic handgun along with a can of spray paint. He spray-painted and shot numerous paintings and walls before fatally shooting himself on Nov. 29.
  
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• Reynoldsburg detective charged with dealing drugs

  18-02-2016 21:58
  
  Federal investigators arrested a Reynoldsburg detective today on charges that he was dealing an array of drugs for months, including some that closely resembled drugs that had been seized during earlier searches by his police division. Tye L. Downard, 43, of Westerville, has made more than 20 drug deliveries to another person since October, including heroin, cocaine, marijuana and Percocet pills. He is charged with possession with intent to distribute and distribution of controlled substances.
  
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• Columbus man acquitted in Paltrow stalking case

  18-02-2016 21:56
  
  The verdict was announced Wednesday in the case against Dante Soiu, who was accused of sending the Oscar-winning actress 66 letters and packages in recent years. Paltrow testified last week that she felt threatened because Soiu had been charged in a previous case in which pornographic messages and sex toys were sent to the actress in 1999 and 2000.
  
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• Pope Francis: Donald Trump "is not Christian"

  18-02-2016 21:51
  
  Trump fired back ferociously, saying it was "disgraceful" for a religious leader to question a person's faith.
  
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• Yost: Ohio Department of Education going easy on cheating principals

  18-02-2016 21:14
  
  Ohio Auditor of State Dave Yost ridiculed the state Department of Education for its plan to allow Columbus City Schools administrators to take the summer off as punishment for data-rigging. At a news conference Thursday afternoon held in response to a report in The Dispatch, Yost charged that the department is simply trying to "clear the deck" rather than seriously considering the damage that changing thousands of student records did to children.
  
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• Despite anxieties, owner plans to keep Nazareth Restaurant open

  18-02-2016 21:07
  
  Hany Baransi said he's not going anywhere, except maybe to his man cave. Despite media reports, Baransi said his Nazareth Mediterranean Cuisine restaurant, the scene of a machete attack on customers Feb. 11 will reopen at 11 a.m. Friday.
  
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• Oh God Please Like Me Climbs to Top Spot in iTunes Comedy Charts

  18-02-2016 20:40
  
  If you missed your chance to hear comedian Laura Sanders at her send-off show I’ll Leave You With This performed with Mike Meyers, Kamari Stevens and Brooke Cartus back in September at the Garden Theater, fear not! The album she recorded that night dropped on iTunes today and has now climbed to the Number One […]
  
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• State Auditor Criticizes Actions Against Administrators Involved In CCS Data Scrubbing

  18-02-2016 20:28
  
  That investigation ended two years ago but it appears the Ohio Department of Education may finally take action against the administrators involved.
  
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• Mega Weekend Winter 2016 – Vol. 9

  18-02-2016 20:00
  
  Have a wonderful weekend! Here’s a bunch of things to do! We have new contests for you, you can win tickets to Sunday’s CATCO performance of Mothers and Sons, plus Promowest concerts: Pete Yorn, Keller Williams, and Dark Star Orchestra. Don’t forget tickets for Best Bites Pizza are on sale! Thursday The King Arts Complex […]
  
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• Mesh Fitness Opening This Fall at Bridge Park in Dublin

  18-02-2016 19:45
  
  Crawford Hoying announced their first two retail tenants at Dublin’s Bridge Park development today, which includes The RAM Restaurant & Brewery and Mesh Fitness. Mesh Fitness will fill a 10,400 square foot space that hosts cardio and strength programs, group training classes, and outdoor training as well. “As construction of Bridge Park continues to move […]
  
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• Reynoldsburg Police Detective Arrested On Drug Charges

  18-02-2016 19:31
  
  Reynoldsburg police chief Jim O’Neill confirms a veteran officer was arrested on duty this morning by federal agents.
  
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• The RAM Restaurant & Brewery Coming Soon to Bridge Park

  18-02-2016 19:29
  With construction in full swing at Bridge Park in Dublin, developer Crawford Hoying is ready to start announcing new retail tenants that will be filling in some of the spaces upon completion. The first dining tenant is The RAM Restaurant & Brewery, a Seattle-based concept that is expanding to Central Ohio. “Bridge Park is a logical […]
  
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• Columbus City Council Rules & Reference Committee 2/17/16

  18-02-2016 19:16
  
  
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• Workers, Prisoners’ Rights Considered in Ohio Supreme Court Ruling

  18-02-2016 19:13
  
  The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 5-2 last week that the state’s sale of a prison to a private corporation is constitutional. The sale was OK’d in the Ohio budget for the fiscal year 2012-2013. Five prisons are authorized for sale in that budget, and one of them sold for almost $73 million to Corrections Corporation […]
  
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• Substitute aide from Pataskala indicted on additional teen-sex charges

  18-02-2016 18:09
  
  NEWARK, Ohio — A former Southwest Licking schools substitute aide arrested last week and accused of having sex with a 14-year-old boy has been indicted on additional sex offense charges. The indictment filed Thursday in Licking County Common Pleas Court charges Michelle Moore with five counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a third-degree felony.
  
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• Owner Of Nazareth Restaurant Moving Back To Israel; Future Of Eatery In Doubt

  18-02-2016 17:59
  
  Hany Baransi, the owner of Nazareth Restaurant & Deli, tells 10TV he is moving back to Israel because he no longer feels safe after a violent machete attack at his northeast Columbus eatery.
  
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• Future Of Nazareth Restaurant In Doubt As Owner Mulls Future In U.S. (UPDATED)

  18-02-2016 17:59
  
  Hany Baransi, the owner of Nazareth Restaurant & Deli, tells 10TV he is moving back to Israel because he no longer feels safe after a violent machete attack at his northeast Columbus eatery.
  
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• Ohio Supreme Court shields data on homes of kids with lead poisoning

  18-02-2016 17:44
  
  A law firm submitted too broad a records request when it asked for data on residences in the state’s biggest county where children were found to have elevated levels of lead in their blood, the Ohio Supreme Court said Thursday in rejecting the request.
  
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• My Brother's Keeper Taskforce Meeting - February 16, 2016

  18-02-2016 17:43
  
  
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• Partnership aims to lower infant mortality in Columbus

  18-02-2016 17:06
  
  In a few months, 24 workers will fan out in their communities hoping to tackle the high rates of infant mortality that plague their neighborhoods. The group will be the first of 72 workers trained at Ohio State University's College of Nursing to help connect new mothers, pregnant women and women of childbearing age to health and community services.
  
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• Gun Law Gaps: The Cost Of Illegal Gun Possession

  18-02-2016 17:03
  
  Federal law prohibits people with misdemeanor domestic violence convictions or protection orders from possessing firearms. But as 10 Investigates discovered, this federal law is rarely enforced.
  
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• Junk Dada at WexArts

  18-02-2016 16:53
  
  Junk Dada! Don’t miss Noah Purifoy’s transformation of modest materials from everyday life into assemblage sculptures of dazzling visual invention at the Wexner Center for the Arts now. “My primary concern is others getting into the act of doing something creative. Art is a tool to be used to discover the creative self.”—Noah Purifoy The […]
  
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• Partnership aims to help lower infant mortality rates

  18-02-2016 16:51
  
  In a few months, 24 workers will fan out in their communities hoping to tackle the high rates of infant mortality that plague their neighborhoods. The group will be the first of 72 workers trained at Ohio State University's College of Nursing to help connect new mothers, pregnant women and women of childbearing age to health and community services. The program, a partnership between Columbus Public Health and the United Health Foundation, will be funded by a $1.7 million grant from the latter, c
  
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• 2016 Home & Garden Show: Vote For The ‘Greatest Garden’ For A Chance To Win Tickets

  18-02-2016 16:49
  
  Vote for the 'Greatest Garden' from the 2016 Home & Garden Show for a chance to win tickets
  
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• Columbus Council on World Affairs: China: Economy, Security and Prospects for the Future

  18-02-2016 16:37
  
  
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• Jury Acquits Columbus Man Of Stalking Gwyneth Paltrow

  18-02-2016 16:17
  
  A jury acquitted an Ohio man of stalking Gwyneth Paltrow after prosecutors said he sent her dozens of unsolicited letters and gifts in recent years.
  
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• Weather Geek Report: More Snow Next Week?

  18-02-2016 16:06
  
  Winter is not over yet.
  
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• Jury acquits Ohio man of stalking Gwyneth Paltrow

  18-02-2016 16:03
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury acquitted an Ohio man of stalking Gwyneth Paltrow after prosecutors said he sent her dozens of unsolicited letters and gifts in recent years. The case against Dante Soiu, 66, was the second in which he was accused of stalking the actress.
  
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• Concert Preview: Lotus at EXPRESS LIVE!

  18-02-2016 16:00
  
  Lotus’ latest single, “Eats the Light”, begins with a futuristic trilling synth loop – then launches into a drum-and-bass combo that flings the track a couple of decades backward. Contributing lead vocals is Pan Astral’s Gabriel Otto, whose effervescent tenor bounces on top of the rhythm section’s frazzled pace. Drawing comparisons to early 80s Talking […]
  
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• Obama Says Cuba Visit Will Boost Efforts To Restore US Ties

  18-02-2016 15:11
  
  Obama will be making the first trip to Cuba by a sitting president in more than half a century. He says on Twitter there's already been significant progress.
  
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• Unusual Eats: City Barbeque’s Big Bone

  18-02-2016 15:00
  
  Over Valentine’s Day weekend, City Barbeque released its Big Bone. It is one giant piece of meat. No puns intended, whatsoever. The new offering is available only on Saturdays. In fact, it was sold out on its very first debut day, but menu availability was miraculously extended through a single Sunday in honor of the […]
  
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• Race Brings Owens’s Story to OSU

  18-02-2016 15:00
  
  Opening Friday in Columbus and nationwide, the film Race offers a biopic of Buckeye legend and international hero Jesse Owens. Stephan James, the film’s lead, as well as Owens’s daughters Gloria Owens Hemphill and Marlene Owens Rankin, joined OSU president Michael V. Drake, athletic director Gene Smith, deputy director of athletics Miechelle Willis and others […]
  
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• Ikea drops plan to build store on suburban Cleveland site

  18-02-2016 14:29
  
  Ikea fans in northeastern Ohio who plan to travel to Columbus when the Polaris store opens in 2017 will likely be return visitors for several years after the company dropped plans to purchase a potential store site in suburban Cleveland.
  
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• Cops Charge Suspect In 2010 Linden Murder

  18-02-2016 14:24
  
  28-year-old Larry Mabry was arrested on Wednesday in connection to the death of Rex Cherry, 24, in April 2010.
  
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• Columbus Makes Art Presents: George Schwindt on Drumming for Flogging Molly and Music Publishing

  18-02-2016 14:00
  
  A few weeks ago we caught up with George Schwindt in West Hollywood to finalize details for his travel to Columbus for the CSA Finale Showcase. He’ll offer feedback during the event to songwriters. Drinks in hand, we stood on the patio of The Black Cat, facing Sunset Boulevard as he pointed out Flea’s music […]
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: 'The debates are the dumbest thing,' Kasich says on Colbert show

  18-02-2016 13:56
  
  Ohio Gov. John Kasich made his second appearance Wednesday night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as a GOP presidential candidate.
  
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• Lawyers’ ratings panel snubs Pat DeWine, backs his opponent in Ohio Supreme Court race

  18-02-2016 13:22
  
  A Republican-endorsed candidate for the Ohio Supreme Court, with arguably the biggest ballot name, received a "not recommended" rating on Wednesday from an Ohio State Bar Association review panel.
  
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• Morning Forecast: Partly Cloudy, Temps In Low 30s

  18-02-2016 13:21
  
  We should see a bit more sunshine, but temperatures remain slightly below average for the season.
  
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• Evening Forecast: Partly Cloudy With A Sprinkle Or Flurry North Of Columbus

  18-02-2016 13:21
  
  Partly sunny and pleasant this afternoon but the real warm up begins tomorrow.
  
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• Afternoon Forecast: Mix Of Sun & Clouds; Temps In Upper 30s

  18-02-2016 13:21
  
  Look for a big warm-up starting tomorrow and continuing through the weekend. A chance for rain showers returns by Sunday.
  
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• Ex-analyst fined $100,000 in Big Lots case

  18-02-2016 12:58
  
  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has fined a former Deutsche Bank analyst $100,000 for publicly rating Big Lots stock a "buy" after privately telling several hedge funds to sell the stock.
  
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• Inmate says he was covered in feces; jury says bull

  18-02-2016 12:34
  
  Jurors deliberated only 45 minutes before telling Robert M. Krutko they didn't believe his story of being left covered with sewage and human excrement for five days while he was a Franklin County jail inmate. After two days of testimony, a U.S. District Court jury decided on Wednesday in favor of the county, the sheriff's office, six deputies and other officials whom Krutko had sued.
  
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• 7-story building envisioned for Lane Avenue in Upper Arlington

  18-02-2016 12:19
  
  A developer has proposed a seven-story building with up to 80 residences and ground-floor retail on Lane Avenue in Upper Arlington. The development, called Arlington Gateway, would be built on the site now occupied by Darrons Contemporary Furniture and an adjacent strip shopping center that houses three retailers.
  
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• Family Escapes Flames At South Columbus Home

  18-02-2016 12:16
  
  Three adults and four children forced out of their home in south Columbus. Find out more.
  
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• Churches make Ohio State-Michigan wager to spur water donations for Flint

  18-02-2016 12:08
  
  When the Rev. Ben Thompson preached at City Campus Church on Sunday, he pleaded with his congregation to donate bottled water for residents of Flint, Michigan. His main concern is for the thousands of people whose tap water is contaminated with lead. But there's also the matter of a wager he's made with a church pastor in central Michigan — a wager, he said, that will have him wearing "the colors of sin: maize and blue" if City Campus Church loses.
  
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• Columbus native helped confirm Einstein’s theory

  18-02-2016 12:04
  
  The universe got a little more beautiful last week when scientists announced that they had confirmed part of Einstein's theory of general relativity, validated the existence of black holes and built a machine that can, for the first time, help people see gravitational waves. It was an announcement that excited even the non-science community. What new things could we discover? What does it say about humanity that we were able to discover this? For Richard O’Shaughnessy, a Columbus native an
  
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• Ohio Senate candidate in GOP primary wants to raise fracking taxes

  18-02-2016 11:59
  
  A Republican Senate candidate in Franklin County says it’s time for legislative action to increase the severance tax on fracking, an issue that remains contentious for Ohio leaders. Aaron Neumann, a management consultant running for the open 16th district seat currently occupied by term-limited Sen. Jim Hughes, is proposing an incremental increase in Ohio rates until they are “on par with neighboring states'.”
  
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