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• Report: Pa. mom was to leave husband on day family found dead

  08-08-2016 23:40
  
  A Pennsylvania woman found dead alongside her husband and three children in an apparent murder-suicide had told friends on social media that she planned to leave him.The Reading Eagle reports that Megan Short alleged abuse and posted on Facebook that she needed help moving out of the family's home in Sinking Spring home Saturday, the day authorities discovered the family shot dead. A neighbor, Angie Burke, told the newspaper she saw the post about a week ago.Police found Megan Short, Mark Short
  
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• COTA hosting public auction featuring vehicles, equipment, pool tables

  08-08-2016 23:15
  
  The Central Ohio Transit Authority is auctioning off some items they don’t need anymore – and the items aren’t just what you’d expect.COTA is holding a public auction on Saturday, Aug. 13. at McKinley Operations – 1600 McKinley Ave. – in Columbus.Doors open at 8 a.m. for inspection, and the auction starts at 9 a.m.Here’s a list of what’s on the auction block: VEHICLES 2009 CHEVROLET MALIBU HYBRID SEDAN (4)2010 FORD CROWN VIC2012 CHEVY EQUINOX2007 C
  
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• Woman pleads guilty vandalizing Columbus Planned Parenthood building

  08-08-2016 22:47
  
  A 71-year-old woman pled guilty Monday for vandalizing a Planned Parenthood building in Columbus earlier this year.Rachel Jackson pled guilty to one count each of breaking and entering, vandalism and aggravated trespass.According to the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office, Jackson approached the building located on E. Main Street and painted “SATAN DEN OF BABY KILLERS GOD SEE ALL – MARK 9:42” on the outside wall causing thousands of dollar worth of damages.Jackson faces u
  
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• Woman pleads guilty to vandalizing Columbus Planned Parenthood building

  08-08-2016 22:47
  
  A 71-year-old woman pled guilty Monday for vandalizing a Planned Parenthood building in Columbus earlier this year.Rachel Jackson pled guilty to one count each of breaking and entering, vandalism and aggravated trespass.According to the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office, Jackson approached the building located on E. Main Street and painted “SATAN DEN OF BABY KILLERS GOD SEE ALL – MARK 9:42” on the outside wall causing thousands of dollar worth of damages.Jackson faces u
  
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• Twisted 2!

  08-08-2016 22:45
  
  COLUMBUS FOUNDATION CELEBRATES A TWISTED COLLABORATION WITH PERFORMING ARTS PRIZE Award recognizes artistic innovation and collaboration in central Ohio The Arts Innovation Fund of The Columbus Foundation has awarded a Columbus Performing Arts Prize to support the next amazing collaboration between Columbus’ flagship performing arts organizations. BalletMet, the Columbus Symphony, and Opera Columbus will reunite for Twisted […]
  
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• Newark fire chief, wife recovering after near-collision with deer

  08-08-2016 22:45
  
  NEWARK — Newark Fire Chief Patrick Connor and his wife are recovering after they were injured in a motorcycle crash Sunday. Connor and his wife, Kelly Connor, were riding their motorcycle just before 7:30 Sunday evening in the 10000 block of Eden Church Road NE when the crash occurred.
  
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• Woman in critical condition after stabbing in east Columbus

  08-08-2016 22:36
  
  One person is in critical condition after being stabbed in east Columbus Monday afternoon.Police were called to the 400 block of Hebrides Drive on the report of a stabbing just after 3 p.m.According to police, two women were involved in a fight up the street and ended up on Hebrides Drive.Both women were taken to the hospital.Police have not released any names at this time.
  
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• One person in critical condition after stabbing in east Columbus

  08-08-2016 22:36
  
  One person is in critical condition after being stabbed in east Columbus Monday afternoon.Police were called to the 400 block of Hebrides Drive on the report of a stabbing just after 3 p.m.Authorities said they did have a suspect in custody.Police have not released any names or what lead to the stabbing at this time.
  
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• Ohio Arts Council hands out $12 million in grants

  08-08-2016 22:23
  
  The Ohio Arts Council awarded more than $12 million in grants for fiscal year 2017, an increase of more than $1 million from 2016, the council announced today. Executive director Donna Collins credited the boost in state funding for allowing the group to increase its support. Lawmakers in 2015 approved a state budget giving the council its largest funding increase ever, nearly 28 percent over two years.
  
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• New details emerge in freak accident at Kansas water park

  08-08-2016 22:02
  
  A Kansas thrill ride billed as the world's tallest waterslide remained off-limits Monday as authorities pressed to figure out how a state lawmaker's 10-year-old son was killed on a day the park honored elected officials and their families.New details have emerged about how Caleb Thomas Schwab died Sunday on the 168-foot-tall "Verruckt" -- German for "insane" -- that since its debut two years ago has been the top draw at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas.In a statement Monday evening
  
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• Boy's water slide death leaves many unanswered questions

  08-08-2016 22:02
  
  Investigators were treating the death of a 10-year-old boy on the world's tallest water slide as a "civil matter" rather than a criminal incident, a police spokesman said Monday, as the park and Kansas authorities pressed to sort out what caused the tragedy.Few details have been released about the death Sunday of Caleb Thomas Schwab, the son of a Kansas state legislator. The 168-foot-tall Verruckt is one of the top attractions of Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas. The park was close
  
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• FireFly owner adding variety to former Rosa & Rocco's offerings

  08-08-2016 20:16
  When Jason Baehr bought Rosa & Rocco's last September, he gave himself a year to transition the menu to his liking. Comfortable with his changes, he rolled out a new bill of fare and recently renamed the restaurant FireFly American Bistro, 5525 New Albany Road W. But, he's quick to add, he's not finished tweaking the menu, considering the current version the first of three phases.
  
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• Planned Parenthood vandal tells judge to read the Bible

  08-08-2016 19:52
  
  A 71-year-old woman encouraged a Franklin County judge to read the Bible after she pleaded guilty on Monday to vandalizing an East Side Planned Parenthood surgical center. "Do you go to church?" Rachel A. Jackson asked Common Pleas Judge Guy L. Reece when he scheduled her sentencing for Sept. 29. "Ma'am," the judge said, beginning to calmly admonish her. "You read Genesis 1:27-28," she said as her defense attorney, Regina Griffith, guided her from the courtroom. "I'll see you on the 29th, ma'am,
  
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• Man playing Pokemon GO shot to death in San Francisco

  08-08-2016 19:23
  
  A 20-year-old man was shot to death while playing "Pokemon Go" at a tourist attraction along San Francisco's waterfront, authorities and a family friend said.An unknown assailant shot Calvin Riley on Saturday night at Aquatic Park near Ghiradelli Square, the U.S. Park Police said Sunday. A family friend called it a random attack.Riley was playing the hit mobile game with a friend when someone shot him from behind and took off, John Kirby told KGO-TV."From what we know, there was no confrontation
  
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• More Taco Vendors (Plus Dessert) Added to Best Bites: Tacos Festival

  08-08-2016 19:09
  
  On August 18th, Columbus Underground is bringing back the much loved Best Bites: Tacos, gathering the best taco offerings in the city under one roof for one night only. The event will take place from 6pm-10pm in the newly renovated and expanded Strongwater event space. Since the original announcement, we have added a few additional vendors including Sunnyside […]
  
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• Perseid meteor shower should be twice as spectacular this year

  08-08-2016 19:07
  
  CNET via CBS NEWS -- Shooting-star superfans are in for a special treat this month as the Perseid meteor shower -- one of the best annual opportunities to spot bright, fast bits of space rock burning up in the night sky -- is expected to be twice as nice as normal."Forecasters are predicting a Perseid outburst this year with double normal rates on the night of August 11-12," Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environments Office said in a statement. "Under perfect conditions, rates could soar to 200
  
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• Dublin police identify dead motorcyclist

  08-08-2016 18:23
  
  The motorcyclist killed in a one-vehicle crash Sunday on Riverside Drive has been identified as Andrew P. Bruyako, 45, of Gahanna, according to Dublin police. Bruyako was riding northbound on Riverside when he crashed just south of Route 161 about 2:30 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Riverside was closed about three hours. Dublin police were investigating the cause of the crash.
  
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• Vote for The Best Food Truck in Columbus!

  08-08-2016 18:02
  
  The sixth annual Columbus Food Truck Festival returns to Columbus Commons this weekend, August 12th and 13th! Over 60 food trucks and food carts will be spread throughout the park and a neighboring parking lot with lots of live music, family activities, craft vendors and of course — plenty of beer to wash it all […]
  
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• Spike in prescription fraud cases raises concern with local police

  08-08-2016 17:40
  There’s a new battle in the war against drugs and it begins at the pharmacy counter.“We’ve seen a number of prescription frauds increase in the city of Reynoldsburg from 3 in 2015, to 17 in 2016,” says Lt. Ron Wright with the Reynoldsburg Division of Police.Pharmacies inside stores like Kroger, Kmart, CVS and Walgreens have all fallen victim to people writing fraudulent prescriptions for painkillers such as Percocet.Lt. Wright says Reynoldsburg is experience what many sur
  
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• Newark fire chief, wife recovering after collision with deer

  08-08-2016 17:23
  
  NEWARK — Newark Fire Chief Patrick Connor and his wife are recovering after they were injured in a motorcycle crash Sunday. Connor and his wife, Kelly Connor, were riding their motorcycle just before 7:30 Sunday evening in the 10000 block of Eden Church Road NE when they struck a deer, according to a release from the Newark Police Department.
  
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• Family of 'clock boy' sues school for civil rights violations

  08-08-2016 17:20
  
  The family of a Muslim boy who was arrested after bringing a homemade clock to school has sued Texas school officials, saying they violated the 14-year-old boy's civil rights.The lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of Ahmed Mohamed. The teen was arrested at his suburban Dallas high school in September and charged with having a hoax bomb. He says he brought the homemade clock to school to show his teacher.The charge was later dropped, but he was still suspended.The lawsuit names Irving Independent
  
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• Disney builds stone wall at lake where alligator killed boy

  08-08-2016 17:06
  
  Workers are building a stone wall around a Walt Disney World lake where an alligator killed a toddler earlier this summer.Disney officials told the Orlando Sentinel for a story published Sunday that the barrier wall is part of the new security plan following the death of 2-year-old Lane Graves of Omaha, Nebraska. The boulder wall is going up along the beaches of the Seven Seas Lagoon where several resorts are located.Disney also put up warning signs and ropes after Graves was dragged by an allig
  
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• School start times early in morning wear on young students, groups say

  08-08-2016 16:33
  
  On Aug. 17, 11-year-old Lauren Drexel will join hundreds of other students who stumble out of bed hours before the rooster crows to prepare for the first day of middle school in Hilliard. It's back-to-school time, and students must put behind their relaxed summer routines for busy school nights and early-morning alarms, a transition that can be tough on both their mental and physical health.
  
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• Husband of Ohio woman hurt by rock dropped on car commits suicide

  08-08-2016 15:36
  
  The husband of a schoolteacher critically injured when a rock was dropped on her car from a highway overpass has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said.Randy Budd was pronounced dead at his Uniontown home late Saturday, Harry Campbell, chief investigator for Ohio's Stark County coroner's office, told The Associated Press on Sunday. Budd was 55.Sharon Budd suffered catastrophic head injuries when a 5-pound rock tossed from an overpass crashed through the windshield of her family
  
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• Columbus Ranked #4 Best City for New College Graduates

  08-08-2016 15:25
  
  If you graduated college this spring and are still hunting for a job, then perhaps a relocation to Columbus is in store for you. Online degree search platform OnlineDegrees.com recently completed a new ranking of top U.S. cities for young college-educated workers, and Columbus scored very well according to their metrics. “For many, deciding where […]
  
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• Top dirt-track racer Bryan Clauson dies from crash injuries

  08-08-2016 15:21
  
  Bryan Clauson, considered the top dirt-track racer in the country, has died from injuries suffered in an accident at the Belleville (Kansas) Midget Nationals USAC midget race. He was 27.His death was announced Monday morning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A statement from his family was read that said Clauson died Sunday evening and "fought to the end."Clauson was leading the race Saturday night when he crashed passing lapped traffic. His car rolled and was hit by another competitor. He was air
  
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• 11-year-old S.C. girl dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba

  08-08-2016 14:21
  
  The 11-year-old South Carolina girl hospitalized after contracting a usually deadly brain-eating amoeba has died.The Beaufort Gazette reports Hannah Collins died at 10:20 p.m. Friday, according to a statement from her family.The statement said, "Hannah loved life, her family and friends and, although this is not the outcome we wished for, our sweet girl has joined the angels..."South Carolina health officials confirmed Tuesday that someone had been exposed to Naegleria fowleri a one-celled organ
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Donald Trump to talk economic policy today

  08-08-2016 13:09
  
  GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is expected to give an economic policy speech at noon today in Detroit that will focus “on trade, taxes, immigration and regulation."
  
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• Workers find explosives in empty house

  08-08-2016 13:00
  
  Sheriff’s deputies in Perry County found two explosive devices early Sunday, which another agency removed and detonated without injury.
  
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• Monday's most wanted: Ashton Richmond

  08-08-2016 12:33
  
  21-year-old Ashton Richmond is wanted on robbery charges.Richmond is a black male, 5'11" and 139 pounds. He may be hiding in northeast Columbus in the Linden area.Anyone with information is asked to contact the Franklin County Sheriff's Office at (614) 525-3310
  
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• Central Ohio colleges have funds to help students in emergencies

  08-08-2016 12:09
  
  For college students who are poor, the margin between graduating and dropping out can be as slim as an unpaid utility bill or a busted transmission. Even if they have grants and loans to pay for most of their tuition and housing, any unexpected expense can kill the best-laid plans.
  
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• Lawyer, wanting clients, sues to gain access to Ohio workers’ compensation rolls

  08-08-2016 12:06
  
  An Akron-area lawyer suing to overturn the ban on soliciting injured workers who file claims with the state faces opposition from some colleagues and, he said, Ohio's attorney general.
  
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• Charity Newsies gear up for school year by distributing clothes to kids

  08-08-2016 12:01
  
  New, clean clothes can make all the difference when it comes to improving a student’s classroom performance. That’s been the experience of Tony Perez, a special-education teacher for Hilliard schools. “It can build self-esteem,” Perez said. And that can mean better grades.
  
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• The Confluence Cast: Counterfeit Madison

  08-08-2016 12:00
  
  
  The creative amalgam that is Counterfeit Madison inspires many in Columbus. We talk about her upcoming show, how the show came to be, how Counterfeit Madison came to be, the Columbus music scene, and other things around town that you should be checking out. http://theconfluencecast.com/episodes/3_counterfeit.mp3   Resources: What Happened Miss Simone on Netflix Nina, the Nina Simone biopic Counterfeit Madison […]
  
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• Early school start times wear on young students, groups say

  08-08-2016 11:54
  
  On Aug. 17, 11-year-old Lauren Drexel will join hundreds of other students who stumble out of bed hours before the rooster crows to prepare for the first day of middle school in Hilliard. It's back-to-school time, and students must put behind their relaxed summer routines for busy school nights and early-morning alarms, a transition that can be tough on both their mental and physical health.
  
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• Ohio State University part of FDA e-cigarette studies

  08-08-2016 11:50
  
  Amy Zwarycz smoked her first cigarette lying on the front lawn of her best friend’s house in Houston, Minnesota. Four years later and still smoking as a sophomore at Ohio State University in 2015, Zwarycz's habit has made her a good candidate for one of two studies examining the health effects of electronic cigarettes and tobacco products.
  
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• Is school year starting too early?

  08-08-2016 11:43
  
  Time flies when you’re having fun. The countdown of days until the 2016-17 school year has reached the single digits for some local children. Reynoldsburg schools, starting Wednesday, are the first in Franklin County to open their doors. Most suburban districts are back in session the following week, Aug. 16-18. The Columbus and South-Western districts and most schools in the Catholic Diocese of Columbus start Aug. 24.
  
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• Delta resumes some service after hours of global outage (UPDATE)

  08-08-2016 11:24
  Delta Air Lines canceled around 300 hundred flights Monday after its computer systems crashed, stranding thousands of passengers on a busy travel day.The flight tracking site FlightStats Inc. said that more than 1,000 flights were delayed.About six hours into the outage, the airline said that limited flights had resumed but that there were ongoing delays and cancelations.Many passengers were frustrated that they received no notice of the problems, discovering that they were stranded only after m
  
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• Blind sophomore seeks to march at Dublin Scioto and, eventually, Ohio State

  08-08-2016 11:15
  
  Maddie Kupsky sees blurry lines on the marching-band practice field, but she has a clear vision. Legally blind since birth, the 15-year-old is focused on marching with the Dublin Scioto High School band, then ranking as the first blind member of the Ohio State University marching band to participate in all performances. Her goals are fueled by relentless optimism and determination.
  
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• Reynoldsburg man dies when pickup truck hits pole

  08-08-2016 11:01
  
  A Reynoldsburg man died after his pickup truck struck a utility pole off Route 310 in Pataskala on Sunday morning. Timothy Majerus, 61, died at the crash scene on Route 310, north of Emswiler Way.
  
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• Fifth Third financial bus plans stops in Columbus

  08-08-2016 10:53
  
  The Fifth Third Bank Financial Empowerment Mobile, the eBus, will be in Columbus Tuesday through Sunday offering a variety of services to visitors to the mobile classroom staffed by bankers and representatives of nonprofit community groups.
  
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• Half Price Books moves East Side store

  08-08-2016 10:51
  
  Half Price Books has relocated its Brice Road store to 8107 E. Broad St. in Reynoldsburg.
  
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• Kroger holding nationwide hiring event on Tuesday

  08-08-2016 10:50
  
  Kroger will hold open interviews in its stores nationwide on Tuesday. It will be the second such event of the year, with the first, in May, ending with 11,496 people finding jobs.
  
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• JobsOhio joins new public-private manufacturing technology group

  08-08-2016 10:47
  
  JobsOhio, the state’s privatized economic-development entity, is joining the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation as a charter member.
  
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• New T.J. Maxx to open in Reynoldsburg

  08-08-2016 10:41
  
  T.J. Maxx will open a relocated store at 8173 E. Broad St., Reynoldsburg, on Aug. 18, replacing a store at 5971 E. Main St., Columbus.
  
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• Dublin Green Costco to open Thursday

  08-08-2016 10:40
  
  By the end of the week, Central Ohio will have three Costco stores open. The 154,000-square-foot store at 7300 Rt. 161, in the Dublin Green shopping center in Jerome Township, will open at 8 a.m. Thursday.
  
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• Reynoldsburg man dies in crash in Pataskala

  08-08-2016 10:14
  
  A Reynoldsburg man died after his pickup truck struck a utility pole off Route 310 in Pataskala on Sunday morning. Timothy Majerus, 61, died at the crash scene on Route 310, north of Emswiler Way.
  
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• Child dies at Kansas' Schlitterbahn water park

  08-08-2016 09:04
  The 10-year-old son of a Kansas state legislator was killed Sunday when a ride on the world's tallest water slide turned deadly. Caleb Thomas Schwab was the son of Rep. Scott Schwab and his wife, Michele, who issued a statement Sunday night.
  
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• Young boy killed on world's tallest water slide in Kansas

  08-08-2016 05:20
  
  The son of a Kansas state lawmaker died Sunday on a water slide that is billed as the world's largest, according to officials and the boy's family.Authorities did not immediately identify the child who died at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, Kansas, but state Rep. Scott Schwab and his wife released a statement saying it was their son Caleb Thomas Schwab."Since the day he was born, he brought abundant joy to our family and all those he came in contact with," said the statement, which ask
  
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• Newark fire chief, wife injured when motorcycle hits deer

  08-08-2016 04:53
  
  Newark Fire Chief Patrick Connor and his wife were injured when their motorcycle struck a deer outside of Newark Sunday night. The State Highway Patrol was called at 7:30 p.m. to the 10000 block of Eden Church Road NE on the crash.
  
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