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• 'I’ll be back so much you will be sick of me,' Trump tells Columbus crowd

  01-08-2016 23:48
  
  Countering Hillary Clinton’s economy-centered stop in Columbus on Sunday, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump returned fire this afternoon, saying she would further harm Ohio’s economy.
  
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• Trump campaign agreed to 1,000-person cap for rally, convention officials say

  01-08-2016 23:38
  
  As Republican nominee Donald Trump was set to take the stage at the Greater Columbus Convention Center today, some amid a line of hundreds of supporters stretching down High Street were upset they were denied entrance, some saying the campaign issued too many tickets.
  
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• Police: Remains of missing 4-month-old found; father charged with murder

  01-08-2016 23:10
  
  Authorities found a 4-month-old Ohio girl dead along a riverbank on Monday and her father, who reported her missing, was charged in her death.The remains, believed to be those of Kaylynn Crawford, came less than 24 hours after her father told police someone snatched her from his parked car in a northern Cincinnati suburb and fled.The girl's father, Charles Crawford, has been arrested on a charge of murder, according to the Ohio Attorney General's Office. He's being held at the Clermont County Ja
  
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• Man shot by Fairfield County deputies, charged following domestic dispute

  01-08-2016 22:59
  
  A 29-year-old man is in critical condition after a Fairfield County deputy sheriff shot him after the man waved a gun at deputies and threatened them during a domestic dispute in Pleasantville early today, authorities said. Two deputies fired at suspect Nicholas Norton, who was hit once in the chest, Fairfield County Sheriff Dave Phalen said this morning. Norton is in critical but stable condition at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Phalen said.
  
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• Financial adviser accused of $500,000 theft from client

  01-08-2016 22:59
  
  Upper Arlington police arrested financial adviser Jon Schmidhammer after they say he confessed to stealing more than $500,000 from an elderly client.
  
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• Cincinnati ISIS supporter allegedly planned State of the Union attack

  01-08-2016 22:52
  
  A man accused of plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol in support of the Islamic State group during President Barack Obama's 2015 State of the Union address pleaded guilty Monday to three federal charges.Federal prosecutors dropped a fourth count and said they would seek a maximum of 30 years in prison at the Oct. 31 sentencing hearing for 22-year-old Christopher Lee Cornell. U.S. District Judge Sandra Beckwith cautioned Cornell that she could reject the plea agreement depending on the findings of
  
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• Elections board extends director's paid leave, awaits his resignation

  01-08-2016 22:47
  
  The Franklin County Board of Elections extended the paid leave for its executive director, William A. Anthony Jr., as it awaits his resignation after he was indicted last month on felony charges of tampering with records and theft in office. The four-member board voted unanimously to extend Anthony’s leave until Aug. 15, a two-week extension during which they expect him to resign and retire.
  
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• Trump campaign agreed to 1,000-person capacity for rally, convention officials say

  01-08-2016 22:46
  
  As Republican nominee Donald Trump was set to take the stage at the Greater Columbus Convention Center today, some amid a line of hundreds of supporters stretching down High Street were upset they were denied entrance, some saying the campaign issued too many tickets.
  
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• Win a 4-pack of tickets to the Ohio State Fair

  01-08-2016 22:05
  10TV is giving away 10 4-packs of tickets tickets to the Ohio State Fair.Enter by filling out the form below.The fair runs from July 27 to August 7.Hours of OperationAdmission gates: 9 am – 10 pm (Except Aug. 7, until 7 pm)Commercial exhibit buildings: 10 am – 9 pm*Youth Center: 9 am – 8 pm*Janis Center: 8 am – 6 pmRides: 10 am – 11 pm (open until midnight Fridays and SaturdaysFor a complete list of special days and discounts, see the Ohio State Fair's “Discou
  
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• Columbus votes Tuesday on whether to add city council districts

  01-08-2016 21:51
  
  Voters will decide whether to drastically alter the makeup of the Columbus City Council as they cast ballots Tuesday on a charter amendment that would expand the city council and create 10 city council districts. Polls open at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday in the special election.
  
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• Upper Arlington financial adviser accused of $500,000 theft from client

  01-08-2016 21:47
  
  Upper Arlington police arrested financial adviser Jon Schmidhammer after they say he confessed to stealing more than $500,000 from an elderly client.
  
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• Live Video: Trump speaks at Columbus Convention Center

  01-08-2016 21:37
  
  As Republican nominee Donald Trump was set to take the stage at the Greater Columbus Convention Center today, some amid a line of hundreds of supporters stretching down High Street were upset they were denied entrance, some saying the campaign issued too many tickets.
  
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• Issue 1 | Columbus votes Tuesday on whether to add city council districts

  01-08-2016 21:28
  
  Voters will decide whether to drastically alter the makeup of the Columbus City Council as they cast ballots on a charter amendment that would expand the city council and create 10 city council districts.
  
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• Columbus police name officer involved in Friday shooting

  01-08-2016 21:25
  
  Columbus police have identified the officer who was working special duty on the Northeast Side early Friday morning and was involved in a shooting. The officer is Sergeant Lee Hurst, 34, a 10-year veteran. Police say Hurst was working at Northern Woods in the 5900 block of Brady Drive when he heard a series of shots at 1:09 a.m. that he believed were intended for him. He returned fire. It is still unclear whether Hurst saw the person who was shooting. There was an armed robbery in the same compl
  
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• Demolition Set to Begin Soon at High & 16th in University District

  01-08-2016 21:05
  
  Construction fencing has gone up, lane closures are in effect and the entire block between 16th Avenue and 17th Avenue is scheduled for demolition. The first set of eight buildings — which stretches from the former Huntington Bank to the former Bernie’s Bagels & Deli — will be coming down soon to make way for a […]
  
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• Celebrating Albert-George Schram!

  01-08-2016 21:00
  
  We celebrate Albert-George Schram, a builder of the Spirit of Columbus in his fun and inspiring conducting of Columbus Symphony Pops concerts since 1979, pictured here minutes after his final concert. The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in our smart + […]
  
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• Some Trump supporters unhappy after being turned away because of space capacity

  01-08-2016 20:57
  
  As Republican nominee Donald Trump was set to take the stage at the Greater Columbus Convention Center today, some amid a line of hundreds of supporters stretching down High Street were upset they were denied entrance, some saying the campaign issued too many tickets.
  
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• Ethics Commission clears Columbus Mayor of wrongdoing in football trip

  01-08-2016 20:46
  
  Mayor Andrew Ginther and two other council members will pay $446.53 for a controversial trip received from a now-convicted lobbyist to a championship football game.The Ohio Ethics Commission cleared Mayor Ginther and Columbus Councilmembers Paley and Hardin of any alleged violations of Ohio Ethics law.The Ohio ethics commission released letters today sent to Councilmembers Eileen Paley and Shannon Hardin, as well as Mayor Ginther.The Ethics Commission looked into a trip Columbus City Council mem
  
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• Columbus Craigslist ad supposedly seeks minority actors for GOP events

  01-08-2016 19:43
  In this screenshot, an ad posted to Craigslist supposedly seeks a "diverse group of young actors to fill seats at various GOP events throughout the fall campaign season." It's still unclear who's behind the ad, and whether it's genuine or a prank.
  
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• VIDEO: Rescuers form human chain to save woman during major flood

  01-08-2016 19:13
  The picturesque Main Street of Ellicott City, Maryland, faces a monthslong recovery that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars after devastating flooding left two dead and damaged nearly every home and business along the road, officials said.The two died when the town about 14 miles west of Baltimore took on 6.5 inches of water Saturday night, most of it between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., sweeping away hundreds of cars, tearing away sidewalks and wrecking storefronts and building foundations.A Penn
  
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• Edison statue unveiling set for Sept. 21 in Washington

  01-08-2016 18:24
  
  Thomas Alva Edison is going to Washington, finally.
  
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• Ginther aide Kimber Perfect injured in car-bike collision

  01-08-2016 18:18
  
  Kimber Perfect, who is in charge of communications in Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther’s office, is recovering from a car-bicycle crash last week that injured her spine.
  
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• Fairfield County deputies shoot gun-wielding man in domestic dispute

  01-08-2016 17:58
  
  A 33-year-old man is in critical condition after a Fairfield County deputy sheriff shot him after the man waved a gun at deputies and threatened them during a domestic dispute in Pleasantville early today, authorities said. Two deputies fired at suspect Nicholas Norton, who was hit once in the chest, Fairfield County Sheriff Dave Phalen said this morning. Norton is in critical but stable condition at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Phalen said.
  
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• Caught on camera: group beats, robs teen of pants and shoes near Weinland Park

  01-08-2016 17:46
  
  Columbus police are searching for a group of teens who attacked and stole shoes and pants from a 19-year-old victim over the weekend.Police say the teen was walking on East 6th Avenue at Summit Street on July 31 around 6:30 p.m. when he was attacked from behind five individuals.In a video provided by Columbus police, the teen appears to be speaking to the group before he’s attacked as he is walking away.He is beaten and robbed for nearly a minute before the group runs off with his pants an
  
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• Nina Turner considers running as Green Party's vice presidential candidate

  01-08-2016 17:32
  
  Former state Sen. Nina Turner, a Cleveland Democrat who became one of the top supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ recent presidential campaign, is considering running for vice president for the Green Party’s presidential ticket.
  
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• Ground broken on Evans Farm

  01-08-2016 17:32
  A "new urbanism movement" broke ground in southern Delaware County Saturday for the 1,250-acre walk-able community know as Evans Farm."
  
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• Jury begins deliberations in firefighter's child-rape trial

  01-08-2016 17:27
  
  DELAWARE — A Delaware County jury is preparing to start deliberations after hearing closing arguments this morning in the trial of a Columbus firefighter accused of raping a young relative when she was five years old. Timothy Durbin is charged with three counts of rape, and single counts of attempted rape, gross sexual imposition and kidnapping. He is accused of sexually assaulting the girl between July 1, 2003 and July 31, 2004, after her father hired him to build an addition to their Wes
  
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• Cedar Point to close iconic Mean Streak coaster

  01-08-2016 16:57
  
  The streak is over in Sandusky.The amusement park announced on Monday the Mean Streak “gets the axe” on September 16.In a tweet, a bearded, prospector-type fella appears to be chopping away at the wooden coaster’s foundation.Goodbye, pard'ner. pic.twitter.com/94ucD8RgJl— Cedar Point (@cedarpoint) August 1, 2016
  The $7.5 million ride officially opened in 1991 and initially broke the record for the tallest lift (161 feet) and longest drop (155 feet) for a wooden roller coas
  
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• Starting today, guns will be allowed on Texas college campuses

  01-08-2016 16:41
  
  If you have a Texas concealed handgun license you are now allowed to carry your weapon onto the campuses of public universities across the state. The new Campus Carry Law, passed in 2015, went into effect today.State law requires all public universities to allow licensed concealed handguns owners in the classroom, but does give some leeway to schools, allowing for gun-free or exclusion zones, reports CBS Dallas. The rules differ from campus to campus.At the University of Texas at Dallas you cann
  
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• Fairfield County deputies shoot man in domestic dispute

  01-08-2016 15:39
  
  A 33-year-old man is in critical condition after a Fairfield County deputy sheriff shot him after the man waved a gun at deputies and threatened them during a domestic dispute in Pleasantville early today, authorities said. Two deputies fired at suspect Nicholas Horton, who was hit once in the chest, Fairfield County Sheriff Dave Phalen said this morning. Horton is in critical but stable condition at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Phalen said.
  
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• Gas prices in Ohio inch up; average now $2.09 a gallon

  01-08-2016 14:54
  
  Gas prices around Ohio are up slightly from a week ago, while down from the average this time last month.
  
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• TacocaT Cooperative Closing its Doors Ahead of Building Demolition

  01-08-2016 14:15
  
  After three years of operation at 937 Burrell Avenue in Grandview Heights, the TacocaT Cooperative is coming to an end. The building is slated for demolition and redeveloping as a part of Grandview Yard, similar to it’s predecessor Junctionview Studios, which was located about a block away before it too was demolished. “We have to […]
  
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• New “Blockfort” Art Studio & Gallery Coming Soon to Downtown

  01-08-2016 14:14
  
  Before the end of the year, an old auto parts store and warehouse will become the newest Downtown creative space. A group of local artists will soon inhabit the old NAPA Auto Parts Store at 162 North Sixth Street, primarily relocating from the soon-to-be-demolished TacocaT Cooperative in Grandview Heights. “The majority of people at TacocaT […]
  
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• Battelle’s Anti-Drone Gun Appears to be in use Against ISIS

  01-08-2016 14:00
  
  Less than a year ago, Battelle revealed the DroneDefender, a device designed to counter the growing number of small drones available for personal, and perhaps criminal, uses. The DroneDefender looks like a cross between an assault rifle and a radio antenna, and it should, because that’s more or less what it is. The “weapon,” which […]
  
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• Cedar Point water park, 2 hotels to reopen after water main break

  01-08-2016 13:59
  
  SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — Cedar Point’s water park will reopen following a water main break that forced the facilities to shut down over the weekend.
  
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• Piada to open first Kentucky location

  01-08-2016 13:24
  
  The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper. And it's available to subscribers before 6 a.m. every day.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Expect to see plenty of Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump in Ohio

  01-08-2016 13:12
  
  In less than one week, Ohio will see two visits from Republican nominee Donald Trump, one from his running mate Mike Pence and two stops from the Democratic ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine. And we are just coming out of the conventions.
  
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• Ohio economy driven by $32.7 billion in Social Security benefits

  01-08-2016 12:58
  
  A monthly Social Security check is a lifeline for many elderly and disabled Ohioans but few people know how much the money helps drive the economy. A new report shows that 1 in 5, or 2.27 million Ohioans, receive Social Security benefits monthly, adding up to $32.7 billion annually. The economic impact reaches $55.9 billion when "rollover" is calculated as benefit dollars are spent on goods and services. All statistics are based on 2014 numbers.
  
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• Filthy Rio waterways put Olympic athletes at risk

  01-08-2016 12:55
  
  Just days ahead of the Olympic Games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as filthy as ever, contaminated with raw human sewage teeming with dangerous viruses and bacteria, according to a 16-month-long study commissioned by The Associated Press.Not only are some 1,400 athletes at risk of getting violently ill in water competitions, but the AP’s tests indicate that tourists also face potentially serious health risks on the golden beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana.The AP’s survey of the
  
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• Monday's most wanted: Ian Black

  01-08-2016 12:43
  
  29-year-old Ian Black is wanted on drug trafficking, possession of drugs, possession of criminal tools, tampering with evidence and engaging in corrupt activity charges.Black is a white male, 6'0" and 180 pounds. He may be hiding in northwest Columbus, near Dublin.Anyone with information is asked to contact the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at (614) 525-3310
  
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• Goodwill selling out of VCRs as more people upgrading VHS memories

  01-08-2016 12:38
  After 40 years on the market, the VCR is about to be no more.“It makes you feel old,” Kelly Engbersen said. “It definitely makes you feel like a little bit of your childhood is gone.”With the last known VCR manufacturer ceasing production at the end of July, Engbersen ponders the possibility.“They may become a collector’s item now that we know they’re not being made anymore, you know,” she said.But just because they’re not being made anymore
  
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• Missing child alert: Kaylynn Jai Crawford

  01-08-2016 12:29
  
  A statewide missing child alert has been issued for 4-month-old Kaylynn Jai Crawford.The child was last seen Sunday morning in the parking lot of Dollar General in Loveland, just northeast of Cincinnati.This is not an AMBER Alert, but authorities believe Kaylynn is in danger and may have been abducted.Crawford is described as a black female, 1’5”, 15 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.She was last seen wearing a white sleeveless onesie with a pink giraffe on the front, pink leathe
  
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• Clinton, in Columbus, rips Trump for feud with fallen soldier’s parents

  01-08-2016 12:21
  
  Saying "Donald Trump poses a serious threat to our democracy,” Hillary Clinton chided the GOP nominee Sunday for his continuing criticism of the Islamic parents of a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq. “It’s going to be up to all of us to repudiate the hatefulness, attacks on distinguished military leaders … or insulting the family of a fallen soldier, Captain (Humayun) Khan, an American Muslim who sacrificed his life to protect his unit and other soldiers,” she told a fe
  
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• Fairfield County hospice to offer space for grieving

  01-08-2016 12:06
  
  LANCASTER — The Fairfield County hospice organization that provides care to dying patients here and in surrounding counties is building a “community grief center” to help people endure losing a loved one and other trauma. The nearly $1 million building is expected to open in the fall on the grounds of Pickering House, the Lancaster hospice operated by FairHoPe Hospice & Palliative Care Inc.
  
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• Ohio State study offers hope for brain-injury victims

  01-08-2016 12:02
  
  You’re going down the road when another driver decides to pass you. For a split second your brain considers two options — slow down or speed up. You slow down to avoid a crash, right? But for some who suffer from a severe traumatic brain injury, the answer isn’t obvious.
  
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• Trampoline park injuries jump 12-fold as the trend spreads

  01-08-2016 12:00
  
  Trampoline park injuries have soared as the indoor jumping trend has spread.That's according to a study that shows annual U.S. emergency room visits jumped 12-fold for park-related injuries from over five years. Injuries included broken legs, neck sprains and concussions but 90 percent of the injured children and adults were treated and released.The study by researchers at Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford was published Monday in Pediatrics . They analyzed a national injury datab
  
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• The Confluence Cast: Robert Mason Company

  01-08-2016 12:00
  
  
  How do you rebuild after you lose everything? We sit down with Robert Grimmett, the founder and CEO of Robert Mason Company to discuss day-to-day operations, how Robert Mason got started, how it evolved, and how it was rebuilt after a shocking loss. http://theconfluencecast.com/episodes/2_robert-mason.mp3 Big thank you to our sponsor this week, Best Bites: Tacos on Aug 18th. Tickets on sale now. […]
  
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• Columbus’ bike cops see new world of policing

  01-08-2016 11:59
  
  Eight months before they patrolled the streets at the recent Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Columbus police bicycle officers were very visible in another prominent location. They were on the field at Ohio Stadium protecting the south goalpost after the Ohio State-Michigan State football game Nov. 21. Michigan State won, and 30 bicycle officers surrounded the goalpost to ward off exuberant Spartans fans eager to claim a trophy.
  
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• Fixing Franklin County’s ‘pollution pockets’ a daunting task

  01-08-2016 11:55
  
  The water that pours from Ahmad Sadoun's hose shouldn't smell like that. Sadoun uses two filters, but the stench of sewage still cascades from the nozzle onto the flowers and vegetables planted around his property in the Mon-E-Bak neighborhood. Sometimes the smell is stronger, and the water runs brown.
  
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