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• NY judge: US cannot make Apple provide iPhone data

  29-02-2016 23:58
  
  A New York judge says the U.S. Justice Department cannot force Apple to provide the FBI with access to locked iPhone data in a routine Brooklyn drug case.
  
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• Report of suspicious package shuts down road in New Albany

  29-02-2016 23:50
  
  The package was left at Kitzmiller and Whitebarn Road according to New Albany Police.
  
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• Former inmate indicted for rape at Chase Bank in downtown Columbus

  29-02-2016 22:55
  
  Billy Dee Anderson was indicted on one count of kidnapping and six counts of rape.
  
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• Rape or kids' hazing? Pool cue assault divides law agencies

  29-02-2016 22:34
  
  A Tennessee high school has called off the rest of its basketball season after three of its players were arrested on charges of raping a teammate in an apparent hazing incident.
  
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• Drexel will close March 14 for renovations, aims to reopen in June

  29-02-2016 22:32
  
  The Drexel Theatre in Bexley will close for renovations on March 14 , a project that is expected to last about 12 weeks, theater officials announced Monday. The art-deco theater, built in 1937, will undergo work on its marquee, entrance and lobby.
  
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• The Avenue Steak Tavern Coming to Dublin in 2017

  29-02-2016 22:06
  
  The Avenue Steak Tavern in Grandview Heights has only been open for one short month, but the concept has already been deemed successful enough to warrant expansion. Developer Crawford Hoying announced today that the newest Cameron Mitchell Restaurant concept will be expanding to the Bridge Park Development in Dublin next year. “The Avenue will be […]
  
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• Columbus Metropolitan Club Relocating Events to The Boat House

  29-02-2016 22:05
  
  After hosting hundreds of luncheon forum events at the Athletic Club of Columbus, the Columbus Metropolitan Club (CMC) announced today that they’ll be relocating to a new venue this spring. The organization will be moving its main weekly event series to The Boat House at Confluence Park, starting in April. “We’re very pleased with our […]
  
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• Opponents file legal challenge to drug-price ballot issue

  29-02-2016 22:01
  
  A pharmaceutical trade group and Ohio business associations today asked the Ohio Supreme Court to invalidate signatures on proposed ballot issue seeking to cap high drug prices.
  
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• Tax scams spring up as April 15 approaches

  29-02-2016 22:00
  
  The closer it gets to April 15, the more tax-related scams are reported to Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine.
  
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• Bernie Sanders to speak Saturday at Cleveland church

  29-02-2016 21:56
  
  Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters during a rally at Baldwin Wallace University on Feb. 25. Sanders is planning to return to Northeast Ohio on March 5 to speak at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Cleveland, according to a church official. COLUMBUS, Ohio-Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders plans to return to Northeast Ohio on Saturday to speak at a Cleveland church, according to a church official.
  
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• Hung jury results in mistrial in the sexual abuse case against local chess instructor (UPDATE)

  29-02-2016 20:54
  
  F. Leon Wilson, a chess coach at numerous schools across central Ohio, is accused of sexually touching two of his young students over their clothes.
  
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• Hung jury results in mistrial in the sexual abuse case against local chess instructor

  29-02-2016 20:54
  
  F. Leon Wilson, a chess coach at numerous schools across central Ohio, is accused of sexually touching two of his young students over their clothes.
  
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• Drexel Theatre Closing for Renovations

  29-02-2016 20:54
  
  The historic Drexel Theatre will be closing temporarily starting March 14th for a series of updates and upgrades. The building’s lobby and marquee will undergo renovations, restoring the property to its original Art Deco style. The marquee upgrade includes replacement of neon tubing, new lighting and a rehab of the original ceiling. The entrance lobby […]
  
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• Jury can't reach verdict in chess teacher's molestation trial

  29-02-2016 20:53
  
  DELAWARE, Ohio — After more than 12 hours deliberating, a Delaware County jury returned from lunch and told the judge they were hopelessly deadlocked, still unable to reach a verdict in the case of a chess teacher accused of molesting two of his students. F. Leon Wilson, 62, of Columbus, is charged with three counts of gross sexual imposition. He is accused of sexually touching a 4-year-old in Lewis Center and 7-year-old in Bexley in April.
  
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• Four students injured, suspect in custody after shooting at Butler County high school

  29-02-2016 20:35
  
  MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A sheriff says a 14-year-old student pulled out a gun in a southwestern Ohio school cafeteria and opened fire, hitting two students. Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones says two other students were injured at Madison Local Schools either as they tried to get away or from shrapnel from the shooting.
  
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• Flight of the Conchords Landing in Columbus on June 14

  29-02-2016 20:22
  
  Folk comedy duo Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie are reuniting this summer for a new Flight of the Conchords US tour, which includes a stop in Columbus. The shows will the be the first for the band since 2014, which will include new songs as well as classic material from their first two albums. “I’m thrilled to […]
  
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• Gas prices up for third week in a row

  29-02-2016 19:51
  
  The price of gas in central Ohio climbed for the third week in a row and is slightly higher than the national average to begin the workweek. The retail price per gallon for regular gas in Columbus was $1.79 in Monday's survey from auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service and WEX Inc. That's up about 8 cents from a month ago buts 51 cents less than the average at this time last year.
  
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• Students: Real-Life Calif. High School "Fight Club" Lasted A Decade

  29-02-2016 19:12
  
  California school officials are investigating an alleged "fight club" on a high school campus after several videos of students punching each other surfaced last week, prompting complaints from parents.
  
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• Best Bites Preview: OH Pizza & Brew

  29-02-2016 19:08
  
  On March 24th, Columbus Underground will be hosting Best Bites: Pizza — a celebration of the city’s best pizza shops, pizza food trucks, restaurants and more. A limited number of tickets are still available, so be sure to purchase yours online before they’re sold out. To get your tastebuds watering, we’ll be previewing what each of our […]
  
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• Man accused in Downtown crash that killed two wasn't insane, psychologist says

  29-02-2016 19:07
  
  Terrance Trent, accused of causing a crash that killed two pedestrians at a Downtown intersection, was not insane at the time of the incident, a psychologist has found. Trent, 63, is charged with two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and two counts of vehicular assault in the Dec. 12, 2014, crash at Broad and High streets.
  
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• Deputy: Gunman Opens Fire At SW Ohio High School, Wounds 4

  29-02-2016 18:14
  
  The campus is near Middletown, roughly 30 miles north of Cincinnati.
  
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• 14-Year-Old Opens Fire At SW Ohio High School, 4 Students Hurt

  29-02-2016 18:14
  
  The shooter, who has been identified as James Austin Hancock, ran from the school, threw the gun down and was apprehended nearby, authorities said.
  
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• Jack Hanna for KickButt 2016

  29-02-2016 18:10
  
  
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• Construction Roundup: Short North

  29-02-2016 18:06
  
  It’s no secret that Victorian Village, Italian Village and Harrison West are some of the hottest real estate markets in Central Ohio for residential development, office development and retail development — which means that new construction projects continue to spring up like early flowers blooming in the unseasonably warm weather. Our construction roundup provides a look […]
  
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• Consulting firm Navigator Management gets state incentives to create 43 jobs

  29-02-2016 18:00
  
  Consulting firm Navigator Management received state incentives today for an expansion project that could lead to 43 new jobs in the Columbus area.
  
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• On Restaurants | Unbaked cookie dough at heart of Worthington ice-cream store

  29-02-2016 17:55
  
  Rob Hammersmith will never forget his high school job, scooping ice cream at Baskin-Robbins. “Best job I ever had,” said Hammersmith, now a sales engineer for a software developer. These days, he’s still dipping into the frozen-confection world with an entirely new business model. After months of frustrating delays, Hammersmith and his wife, Kelly opened Cookie Dough Creamery in Worthington.
  
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• Northside Branch Library Closes for Construction, Homework Help Moves to Hubbard Mastery School

  29-02-2016 17:45
  
  The Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Northside Branch at 1423 N. High Street closed February 19th to prepare for its planned demolition and new build. Originally built in 1990, the new construction will triple the building’s size to 25,000 square-feet. The new building was designed by NBBJ and will include more parking and more rooms for programming. The […]
  
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• Columbus plans to spend less to jail prisoners

  29-02-2016 17:26
  
  The Columbus City Council is expected to approve $3.8 million to house inmates at the Franklin County Jail this year, the lowest-budgeted amount in the last five years. The council meets today at 5 p.m. at City Hall.
  
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• Seven-Story Mixed-Use Building Approved for Lane Avenue

  29-02-2016 17:22
  
  Work could begin as early as this spring on a seven-story building at the northeast corner of Lane Avenue and Tuttle Park Place. The project was approved by the University Area Commission on February 17th and by the Board of Zoning Adjustment the next week, meaning it is now cleared for construction pending the acquisition of […]
  
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• Daniel and Jake Yoga Finds Niche with Yoga Based Fitness Program

  29-02-2016 17:00
  
  “We started doing yoga to become more flexible and just fell in love with it,” says Jake Hays of Daniel and Jake Yoga. Since graduating from the Yoga On High Teacher Training program in 2015, Hays and his partner Daniel Sernicola have been teaching public and private yoga classes around Columbus earning many accolades. Through […]
  
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• Concert Preview: Amy Helm at Park Street Saloon

  29-02-2016 16:55
  
  Not many debut albums display the richness or depth of Amy Helm’s Didn’t It Rain – but then again, not many artists release their first record after being an accomplished professional musician for more than two decades. Most artists are also not the product of what many would consider music royalty; her father is legendary […]
  
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• Bill on Energy Policy Threatens National Park System

  29-02-2016 16:50
  
  Local environmentalists are rallying support in opposition to an energy bill currently moving through the U.S. Congress. The Energy Policy Modernization Act would “create or improve several programs designed to increase energy efficiency in buildings, require significant upgrades to the electrical grid… expedite liquid natural gas exports, loosen permitting rules for construction of natural gas […]
  
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• North Korea puts tearful detained Ohioan before cameras

  29-02-2016 15:58
  
  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea presented a detained American student before the media on Monday in Pyongyang, where he tearfully apologized for attempting to steal a political banner — at the behest, he said, of a member of a church back home who wanted it as a “trophy” — from a staff-only section of the hotel where he had been staying.
  
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• Slain Dayton pastor's brother arrested in fatal shooting

  29-02-2016 15:57
  
  DAYTON, Ohio — The brother of a slain southwest Ohio pastor was expected to be charged Monday in the fatal shooting that occurred at the pastor's church office as services were winding down, police said. Dayton police said Sunday that the Rev. William B. Schooler, 70, was shot around 12:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Peter's Missionary Baptist Church.
  
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• Trump, Sanders & Clinton Coming to Columbus in March

  29-02-2016 15:56
  
  Tomorrow’s Super Tuesday primary voting event doesn’t include Ohio, but that isn’t stopping Republican frontrunner Donald Trump from making a pit stop in Columbus. The presidential candidate visited Columbus last November, gathering before a crowd of thousands at the Convention Center, but tomorrow’s appearance will likely be a bit more brief. Trump will host his […]
  
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• Ohio Native Who Helped Rescue Hostage Receives Medal Of Honor

  29-02-2016 15:55
  
  President Barack Obama is awarding the nation's highest military honor to a Navy SEAL who participated in a daring 2012 raid that rescued an American hostage in Afghanistan.
  
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• Free-standing emergency departments will drive up costs, some warn

  29-02-2016 15:18
  
  The free-standing emergency departments that thousands of central Ohioans have — or will soon have — right around the corner promise convenience. But one prominent local physician says that they will blindside many consumers with large bills and ultimately drive up health-care costs.
  
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• Kasich Predicts Win In Ohio, But Will 'Call It Over' If He Loses

  29-02-2016 14:57
  
  John Kasich predicts Donald Trump will sweep all 12 of the Super Tuesday states this week -- but the Ohio governor believes he will have a strong showing in his home state next month.
  
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• Massive IRS Data Breach Much Bigger Than First Thought

  29-02-2016 14:31
  
  A massive data breach at the IRS was much bigger than was first realized. The agency now says more than 700,000 social security numbers and other sensitive information may have been stolen.
  
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• Ohio’s average gas price up slightly to $1.77 a gallon

  29-02-2016 14:22
  
  Ohio’s average price for regular gas is coming in slightly higher than the national average to begin the workweek.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Kasich says 'it's horrific' about Trump not condemning white supremacist support

  29-02-2016 13:27
  
  It’s a big week for presidential candidates as they compete for 595 delegates in 12 states in the Super Tuesday primary election. But for Ohio Gov. John Kasich, it’s all about managing expectations as he continues to trail the other GOP candidates.
  
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• Where We Live: Retailers, restaurants could succeed in South Linden

  29-02-2016 12:59
  
  Matt Henderson’s two pit-bull mixes, Pretty and Boy, lay outside his Cleveland Avenue auto-repair business during a recent unusually warm winter day. The dogs are M&E Auto Repair's security system, although they seemed more interested that day in soaking up the sun than vetting visitors. Still, their presence illustrates the stigma — some say an unfair one — that makes it a challenge to redevelop the Cleveland Avenue commercial strip in South Linden.
  
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• North Korea Presents Detained Ohio Native To Media

  29-02-2016 12:47
  
  North Korea presented a detained American student before the media on Monday in Pyongyang, where he acknowledged and apologized for attempting to steal a political banner.
  
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• Missing Child Alert Canceled; 12-Year-Old Found

  29-02-2016 12:28
  
  UPDATE: Chaffins was located by Columbus police in good health. The alert has been canceled.
  
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• Colleges’ adjunct instructors carry big teaching load for low pay, no benefits

  29-02-2016 12:13
  
  Evelyn Christner has a job — actually, four jobs — with low pay, negligible sick time, no vacation or health insurance, no retirement plan, no guarantee of work and zero long-term job security. Christner doesn't serve french fries or run the cash register at a convenience store; she teaches anthropology and sociology to college students.
  
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• Leap Day Babies Get A Chance To Celebrate A Birthday Today

  29-02-2016 12:12
  
  Check out some of the steals and deals on this Leap Day.
  
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