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• 5-vehicle crash closes East Main Street

  10-12-2016 23:56
  
  East Main Street in Whitehall is closed due to an injury crash. According to Whitehall Police dispatchers, five vehicles were involved in the collision and several victims were injured. Police closed East Main Street in both directions between Shady Lane Road and Manfeld Drive. The road is expected to remain closed while police process the scene. Dispatchers did not have information on the condition of the victims or their injuries. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Fickell introduced as Bearcats head coach, thanks members of Buckeye Nation

  10-12-2016 23:11
  
  Ohio State defensive coordinator Luke Fickell was introduced as the Cincinnati Bearcats' new head coach on Saturday. During a press conference at the University of Cincinnati, Fickell thanked his family, current and former Ohio State coaches Urban Meyer, John Cooper and Jim Tressell, his past players and Buckeye Nation. Fickell went on to say, "This city, this school and my family are all Ohio. It's a tough blue-collar state with hard-working, blue-collar people that respect an honest and comple
  
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• Details: John Glenn's public viewing at Ohio Statehouse

  10-12-2016 23:09
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Members of the public will be given eight hours Friday to pay their respects to John Glenn as the late astronaut-hero lies in state at Ohio's capitol building.A spokesman said Saturday that Glenn would lie in repose in the Statehouse Rotunda from noon to 8 p.m. under a proposal set for final approval by the building's advisory board Monday.A U.S. Marine honor guard will be featured at the event.Hank Wilson, of the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State Universi
  
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• 9 officers fired for reporting traffic stops they never conducted

  10-12-2016 21:41
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas -- Nine police officers in a Dallas suburb have been fired for reporting traffic stops they never conducted.
  Arlington police said in a statement Friday that three other officers resigned before the investigation was finished. Four other officers remain under investigation.
  The fired officers have the right to appeal the department’s decision.
  The officers had been suspended in May after a review of officer activity in the field identified several individuals who claimed t
  
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• Wine detective on a mission to track down counterfeits

  10-12-2016 21:35
  
  Today, growing worldwide demand has encouraged far more fraud in the wine world. That’s created a whole new line of work for those with a keen eye and nose for a bogus bottle, reports CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti.London’s Berry Bros. wine shop is older than the United States of America – 319 years old to be exact.The inside looks like a library, with some wines on the shelves as old as literary classics. Prices easily reach thousands of dollars. It’s liquid c
  
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• Muslim teen who reported harassment on New York subway, found safe

  10-12-2016 21:24
  
  NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- The Muslim teen who said she was verbally attacked by three drunk men on a New York subway last week and had been reported missing Friday has been found, CBS New York reports.Nassau County Police didn’t say where Yasmin Seweid, 18, has been the last few days, but her family told WCBS-AM that she was safe.Seweid was last seen leaving her New Hyde Park home on Wednesday, police said.She was wearing a black jacket, blue sweater, black yoga pants and black head scarf and
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Snow showers tonight, wintry mix Sunday

  10-12-2016 21:08
  This Evening: Mostly cloudy and cold with a flake or two possible. Temps in the 20s. SW wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Cloudy with a chance of snow overnight. Low 22. Light and variable wind.
  Tomorrow: Snow likely before 3pm, then rain could mix in after 3pm eventually becoming all rain Sunday night. High 39. SE wind 5-10 mph.
  Monday: A chance of rain early, otherwise mostly cloudy. High 42. S wind around 10 mph.
  Special Information: A few lingering flurries to our north this evening. Otherwise, cloudy
  
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• Bristol Palin pregnant with third child

  10-12-2016 21:06
  
  Bristol Palin is pregnant with her third child, she announced Friday on Entertainment Tonight.The daughter of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Palin, 26, is already mother to Tripp, 7, with her ex-boyfriend, Levi Johnston, and Sailor Grace, 1, with husband Dakota Meyer. She and Meyer, a National Medal of Honor winner, announced their marriage in June. In 2008, Palin made national headlines when she announced she was pregnant shortly after Republican presidential candidate John McCain picked her m
  
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• Study: Half of people "remember" events that never happened

  10-12-2016 20:40
  
  Ever find yourself caught up in a vivid memory of an event that, you later realize with confusion, didn’t really happen the way you thought? According to new research by psychologists at the University of Warwick in the U.K., you are far from alone. The study demonstrated that about half of individuals will come to believe a fictional event occurred if they are told about that event and then repeatedly imagine it happening. More than 400 people participated in the study, led by professor K
  
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• Facebook discloses issues with tools used by advertisers

  10-12-2016 20:31
  
  Facebook has disclosed a set of issues with tools that advertisers and media companies use to measure their audiences on the social media platform.In a blog post on Friday, Facebook said it identified issues in three areas: calculations of estimated and potential audience reach, how the company reports reactions to live videos and how Like and Share button metrics compare to mobile search query metrics.All three relate to information Facebook shares with advertisers and media companies about the
  
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• Fickell leaving Ohio State to coach Cincinnati

  10-12-2016 19:20
  
  Ohio State defensive coordinator Luke Fickell is leaving the Buckeyes to become the head coach at Cincinnati.The Bearcats named Fickell their 42nd football head coach on Saturday.Fickell, a former Buckeye defensive lineman, has been an assistant at Ohio State since 2002. He spent one season as head coach of the Buckeyes in 2011, taking over after Jim Tressel was fired during the offseason and going 6-7.When Urban Meyer took over in 2012, Fickell, 43, was retained and has been part of a staff tha
  
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• AP source: Fickell leaving Ohio State to coach Cincinnati

  10-12-2016 19:20
  
  A person with direct knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that Ohio State defensive coordinator Luke Fickell has told the school he is leaving to become the head coach at Cincinnati.The person spoke on condition of anonymity because Fickell had not yet met with the players.Fickell, a former Buckeye defensive lineman, has been an assistant at Ohio State since 2002. He spent one season as head coach of the Buckeyes in 2011, taking over after Jim Tressel was fired during the offseas
  
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• FiggyFest Celebrates Sixth Year of Irreverent Punk Rock Merrymaking

  10-12-2016 18:34
  
  Sometimes jokes take on a life of their own. Sometimes they even do some good. When we met for lunch last week, one of the first things David Banbury, the ringleader of by now beloved tradition FiggyFest, said was “I’ll try not to talk about those Scrooges too bad. We shan’t work together again. But we […]
  
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• Concert Review: The Struts at EXPRESS LIVE!

  10-12-2016 18:10
  
  105.7 may no longer be the X radio station, but that didn’t ruin the Christmas party for the four bands that brought some high energy rock and roll to the Express Live! stage on a wintry Friday evening. Opening the show were local band Daymare — who I unfortunately missed. Iowa four-piece Holy White Hounds […]
  
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• John Glenn to lie in state at the Ohio Statehouse rotunda

  10-12-2016 17:24
  
  The arrangements have been finalized for the local public memorials honoring John Glenn, the former astronaut and U.S. senator who died at the age of 95 Thursday. Glenn will lie in state at the Ohio Statehouse rotunda from noon to 8 p.m. Friday. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board will meet Monday to approve an exemption that allows that.
  
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• City manager: MORPC funds would advance Delaware

  10-12-2016 16:46
  City of Delaware officials welcomed the news that the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission recommended to advance two local transportation applications for federal funding.The combined award will be for nearly $15.8 million.Included was a $13.3 million application to address traffic congestion on the east side of the city, specifically at The ... (more)
  
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• One killed in Route 315 crash, highway reopened

  10-12-2016 15:05
  
  Route 315 southbound in Sharon Township has reopened this morning after a fatal crash closed it for several hours overnight. One person died in the one-car crash that happened just after 3:30 a.m., the Franklin County sheriff's office said.
  
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• Returning home: Pearl Harbor veteran comes back to Columbus

  10-12-2016 14:46
  A central Ohio Pearl Harbor veteran returns to Columbus after his week-long trip back to Hawaii.Milton Mapou returned to John Glenn Port Columbus International Airport today.He was in Hawaii for an honorary ceremony and a week of remembrance. The 95-year-old served with the United States Navy at Pearl Harbor during the attack in 1941.
  
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• Person killed in crash on S.R. 315 in northwest Columbus

  10-12-2016 14:13
  
  A driver died in an early Saturday morning crash.It happened around 3:30 a.m. on State Route 315 southbound near Bethel Road in northwest Columbus.The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said the driver drove off the right side of the road, hitting a concrete wall.The car then hit a guardrail on the left side of the roadway.First responders pronounced the driver dead at the scene.Authorities closed S.R. 315 south in the area for four hours as they investigated and cleared the scene.The freeway reop
  
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• One killed in Route 315 crash, highway shut down

  10-12-2016 13:49
  
  One person died in a crash on Route 315 in Sharon Township overnight, and the southbound lanes of the highway reman shut down this morning. The name of the person who died has not yet been released by the Franklin County sheriff's office.
  
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• Former Major League pitcher becomes police officer

  10-12-2016 12:57
  
  A former Major League Baseball pitcher has hung up his jersey and become a police officer.Anthony Varvaro graduated from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police academy on Friday.He was a relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves and Seattle Mariners from 2010 to 2015. He went 7-9 in six seasons before an arm injury sidelined him for most of 2015.The 32-year-old from New York graduated in a ceremony in Elizabeth along with 79 others.The Port Authority Police Department p
  
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• Couple adopts 5 siblings: "All they had left in this world is each other"

  10-12-2016 12:51
  
  In the past 12 years, Brenda and Curt Heuer have fostered a total of 52 children.Brenda’s parents did foster care the entire time she was growing up, and the woman from Prescott, Arizona, wanted to continue the tradition. The couple made a pact when they first started: they would treat the foster kids like their own biological children.Every vacation, every camping trip, the kids would come along.Over the past decade or so, the Heuers have had a different mix of children — ages, gend
  
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• Muslim teen who said she was harassed on NYC subway reported missing

  10-12-2016 12:36
  
  A Muslim teen who said she was verbally attacked by three drunk men on the subway last week has been reported missing, CBS New York reports.Yasmin Seweid, 18, was last seen leaving her New Hyde Park, Long Island, home on Wednesday, police said.She was wearing a black jacket, blue sweater, black yoga pants, and black head scarf and carrying a bag of clothing.Last Thursday, Seweid told CBS New York that she was on the 6 train heading home from a school event when she was verbally attacked by the m
  
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• Planned Parenthood says support up as legislators approve new restrictions

  10-12-2016 12:33
  
  By all rights, Lesley Mayzlik could have stayed home, following from afar the latest developments in Ohio’s long-running battle over abortion rights.
  
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• Franklin County reluctantly settles ballpark plumbing suit

  10-12-2016 12:28
  
  Franklin County plans to pay $50,000 to a Pennsylvania plumbing company over a dispute involving the construction of Huntington Park. Though he’ll likely vote for the payout on Tuesday, county Commissioner John O’Grady blasted the company for its work and business practices.
  
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• Food-help eligibilty up 23 percent in Franklin County

  10-12-2016 12:26
  
  The number of people eligible for emergency food assistance from Ohio food banks grew at a faster rate in the Columbus metro area than any other metro area in the state since 2009. The number here grew from 487,645 in 2009 to 600,267 last year, a jump of 23 percent.The number of eligible people rose by 11 percent in Cincinnati over that same time period, and 8 percent in Cleveland.
  
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• Few police standoffs end in violence

  10-12-2016 12:20
  
  Police standoffs can last hours, with sharpshooters, armored vehicles, evacuations and questions about who is inside and why that person won’t obey police orders. Those ending in gunfire or injury make headlines, but they’re rare. Most end after skilled negotiators bring calm to a crisis.
  
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• U.S. is sending 200 more troops to Syria to battle IS

  10-12-2016 12:15
  
  U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday that as many as 200 more American troops are being sent to Syria to help Kurdish and Arab fighters capture the Islamic State group's key stronghold of Raqqa.The extra troops will include special operations forces and are in addition to 300 U.S. troops already authorized for the effort to recruit, organize, train and advise local Syrian forces to combat IS.Addressing a security conference in Bahrain, Carter also took gentle jabs at U.S. Middle East
  
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• Students, staff at OSU reflect on John Glenn's dedication to service

  10-12-2016 12:14
  
  Elizabeth Paice was hunkered down in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs on Friday, studying for finals. Behind her was a floor-to-ceiling photo of the Ohio State University college’s namesake, dressed in his Mercury flight suit.
  
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• Two runners die after collapsing in China half-marathon

  10-12-2016 11:58
  
  Two runners died after collapsing during a half-marathon in southern China on Saturday, event organizers said.One runner suffered sudden heart failure 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) from the finish of the Xiamen International Half-Marathon in the coastal city of the same name. A second runner died after crossing the finish line. Both were taken to an area hospital, where they were declared dead.Municipalities throughout China have organized such road races as publicity events, despite the relative l
  
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• Patrons use dough to back pizza place targeted by fake news

  10-12-2016 11:50
  
  There's at least a slice of good news for a pizza restaurant in the nation's capital caught up in fake news stories about a child sex trafficking ring run by prominent Democrats.In the days since a conspiracy theorist showed up and fired an assault weapon inside Comet Ping Pong, supporters of the restaurant have turned out in droves to buy pizzas and leave homemade signs and flowers.More than 2,000 people said on Facebook that they're going to this weekend's "Stand With Comet" event to support t
  
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• After weeks of protests, crowds celebrate Park's impeachment

  10-12-2016 11:40
  
  The previous time South Korea's parliament voted to impeach a president, ruling party lawmakers bawled and hurled ballot boxes, a man set himself on fire in front of the National Assembly, and thousands glumly held candlelight vigils night after night to save late liberal President Roh Moo-hyun.Twelve years later, the mood couldn't have been more different, with massive crowds returning to Seoul's streets on Saturday, a day after lawmakers voted in favor of removing disgraced President Park Geun
  
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• Students, staff at Ohio State reflect on John Glenn's dedication to service

  10-12-2016 11:27
  
  Elizabeth Paice was hunkered down in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs on Friday, studying for finals. Behind her was a floor-to-ceiling photo of the Ohio State University college’s namesake, dressed in his Mercury flight suit. Paice, 30, who’s pursuing a master’s degree in public administration, saw the former astronaut and U.S. senator a couple of times around the college in Page Hall, but she never had the opportunity to speak with Glenn, who died Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Neither side happy with concealed-carry law's expansion

  10-12-2016 11:07
  
  Neither gun-rights supporters nor opponents are pleased with Ohio's latest expansion of its concealed-carry law. In the wee hours of Friday morning, state lawmakers — largely majority Republicans — authorized the potential carrying of concealed handguns at an assortment of places where they are now banned.
  
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• Five indicted on drug-trafficking charges

  10-12-2016 07:13
  
  A Franklin County grand jury has returned indictments against five people who are accused of being connected to a drug-trafficking organization, after police seized nearly 18 kilograms of heroin, 11 firearms and more than $20,000 in cash at several locations around Franklin County in late November. The five defendants are charged with trafficking in heroin between Sept.
  
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• Central Ohio woman uses crocheting to help keep homeless warm

  10-12-2016 05:23
  Even before scant snowflakes multiply in an expected cold, messy weekend in downtown Columbus, the Faith Mission’s front door may be open but a bed is not.And though she can’t help all of them stay warm, Kayleigh Rice is giving her passion purpose crocheting hats, scarves and gloves for the homeless.“I think it’s important to show people that other people care and not faceless people,” she said.She and about a dozen others will be hanging the homemade items on trees
  
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• Examiner: Philadelphia had 35 drug overdoses in 5 days

  10-12-2016 04:50
  
  The Philadelphia medical examiner's office says as many as 35 fatal drug overdoses over a recent five-day period might be part of a bigger problem: the national opioid crisis.Philadelphia police and the medical examiner's office are working to determine the cause of the overdoses and possible reasons for the spike in deaths."There are overdoses that occur every day and people don't die," said police spokesman Lt. John Stanford. "What's coming to the forefront is the fact that people are overdosi
  
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• Wedding guests sue groom, event company after being hit by drone at reception

  10-12-2016 04:48
  
  Two women are suing a groom and the event company that ran his wedding reception after they allege he flew a drone that hit them in the head at the New Hampshire event.Kneena Ellis, of Seabrook, and Kelly Eaton of Peabody, Massachusetts, claim in their Dec. 1 suit that they suffered permanent physical and emotional injury as a result of the Aug. 8 incident.Seabrook, and Kelly Eaton of Peabody, Massachusetts, claim in their Dec. 1 suit that they suffered permanent physical and emotional injury as
  
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• Contact lens infection ends in man losing his eye

  10-12-2016 04:44
  
  A British man was forced to have his eye removed after a contact lens infection spiraled out of control, and now he’s sharing his story so others won’t suffer the same consequences.Long-time paramedic Andrew Carthew, 59, wore prescription contact lenses for years and said he was always careful not to sleep or shower or swim with them in. But in June of 2015, he woke one morning with a “weepy eye,” the UK’s Daily Mail reported online. He thought it was conjunctivitis
  
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• Cops credit UPS driver with saving woman held captive, beaten

  10-12-2016 04:33
  
  Police in Franklin County, Mo. are crediting a UPS driver with rescuing a woman who was allegedly beaten and held captive in her home by her husband for 15 hours.According to court documents obtained by CBS affiliate KMOV, the abuse began Monday night in the couple’s home near Robertsville. Court records say the husband beat her, sexually abused her, put a gun to her head and threatened to kill her, and allegedly dragged her back into the house by her hair when she tried to run away. The m
  
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• Former NASA Astronaut with Ohio ties remembers John Glenn

  10-12-2016 04:30
  A former NASA astronaut who has ties here in Ohio remembers the Ohio icon in a special way.“It's an interesting story how this all played out,” said Gregory Johnson.Fresh off the plane at John Glenn Columbus International Airport, former NASA astronaut Gregory Johnson stopped by 10TV to speak about a man who he says has inspired him almost his entire life.“When I was 7-years-old I was up in Michigan at my grandparents' house, watching a black and white TV when Neil Armstrong st
  
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• Government proposal could allow phone calls on airline flights

  10-12-2016 04:03
  
  Airlines could let passengers make in-flight phone calls using Wi-Fi under a proposal from federal regulators.Flight attendants and others have complained that the calls could be disruptive. But the Department of Transportation said Thursday that it envisioned allowing the calls if airlines tell all customers about the policy when they buy their tickets.That way, customers could make other travel arrangements if they feared sitting next to passengers chatting on their phones.There is a 60-day co
  
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• Minnesota dogs rescued from lake after falling through ice

  10-12-2016 03:44
  
  Authorities say two dogs had to be rescued Thursday morning after falling through the ice on a lake southeast of the Twin Cities, CBS station WCCO-TV reports.Officials with the city of Eagan say the incident happened on East Thomas Lake. Pictures taken at the scene show two firefighters in a canoe on a portion of the lake that is open water. A majority of the lake appears to be frozen over.Authorities say both dogs were rescued from the lake and were returned to their owners. It’s not know
  
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• Dylann Roof laughed during church slaying confession to FBI

  10-12-2016 03:40
  
  Dylann Roof wanted the world to know he hated black people and thought they were criminals. He thought about attacking drug dealers, but they might shoot back. So, he told the FBI, he picked a historic black church in Charleston he had learned about online.In a videotaped confession shown Friday during his death penalty trial, Roof laughed several times and made exaggerated gun motions as he recounted the massacre. He explained that he wanted to leave at least one person alive to tell what happe
  
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• Foster mom shares bittersweet reason a left-behind item brought her to tears

  10-12-2016 03:31
  
  Bringing a child into a home for the first time is an emotional experience for any parent. But for foster parents, it’s bittersweet. They often don’t know when that child could be leaving their home for good.It’s that sentiment that often keeps otherwise willing parents from fostering children -- the fear of getting attached, then having to say goodbye. Now, one Kansas mom wants to help potential foster parents see past that fear, in the hopes of giving more children loving hom
  
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• Dog visits dying owner in hospital to give heartbreaking goodbye

  10-12-2016 02:26
  
  Ryan Jessen thought he just had a migraine, but it turned out to worse than anyone could have ever imagined.The 33-year-old California man was diagnosed with a ventricular brain hemorrhage and quickly fell into a coma he would never awake from. While his family gathered around his hospital bed to say goodbye, they realized they were missing someone: Ryan’s best friend and devoted dog, Mollie.Luckily, the hospital agreed to allow the Jessen family to bring the dog inside to bid farewell to
  
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• City to cut paramedics from 2 to 1 on all medical runs

  10-12-2016 01:48
  
  For 20 years, the Columbus Division of Fire has sent two paramedics on every transport vehicle for medical calls. Beginning this spring, that will change, city officials announced Friday at Columbus Fire Station 15, which borders the city's Near East Side in the heart of Driving Park. It's one of the busiest fire stations when it comes to medical runs.
  
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• Poll: Trump approval during transition lower than predecessors

  10-12-2016 00:07
  A new poll finds that president-elect Donald Trump’s public approval is lower than that of his predecessors during the transition period.The survey from the Pew Research Center says that 40 percent of the public approve of Mr. Trump’s Cabinet picks and high-level appointments and 41 percent approve of his job so far in explaining his policies for the future. A majority -- 55 percent -- say that they disapprove of the job he’s done explaining his policies and plans.A month after
  
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• New Concord, hometown of John Glenn, pays tribute to american hero

  10-12-2016 00:07
  John Glenn is being remembered all over the country but there's one small town that also holds his memories, his hometown of New Concord."There’s no other John Glenn home, this will always be special,”said the director of the John and Annie Glenn Museum, Debbie Allender.It was built by his father when John Glenn was a year and a half old. It has been moved twice, but his childhood home will always have a special place in Glenn's hometown.There are authentic family heirlooms and the s
  
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• Man shot, critically wounded by security guard

  10-12-2016 00:06
  
  A security guard shot and critically wounded a man at a Southeast Side apartment complex Thursday night. The guard, who has not been identified by Columbus police, told officers he was defending himself when he shot a 21-year-old man driving a vehicle at him. The driver, Christopher A. Wilkes, was shot in the upper body and crashed the car near Park Trails Apartments in the 5500 block of Tinley Park.
  
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