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• Weather Affects Holiday Travel

  19-12-2016 23:59
  Holiday travel is just starting. While Ohio is pretty much in the clear weather-wise, many destinations are not.
  “My wife is from Greece and she hasn’t been able to be with her parents for about six years now on the holidays,” said traveler Rob Brothers.
  A long trip for the brothers family, 18-month-old Nicholas' first flight. They're hoping for good weather.
  “Everything’s looking really good, knock on wood,” said Brothers.
  The family was a little nervous seei
  
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• The Wintery weather affects holiday travel

  19-12-2016 23:59
  Holiday travel is just starting. While Ohio is pretty much in the clear weather-wise, many destinations are not.
  “My wife is from Greece and she hasn’t been able to be with her parents for about six years now on the holidays,” said traveler Rob Brothers.
  A long trip for the brothers family, 18-month-old Nicholas' first flight. They're hoping for good weather.
  “Everything’s looking really good, knock on wood,” said Brothers.
  The family was a little nervous seei
  
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• Trump cruises to electoral college victory despite protests

  19-12-2016 23:58
  
  WASHINGTON -- There were many protesters but few faithless electors as Donald Trump won the Electoral College vote Monday - ensuring he will become America's 45th president.An effort by anti-Trump forces to persuade Republican electors to abandon the president-elect came to practically nothing and the process unfolded largely according to its traditions. Trump's polarizing victory Nov. 8 and the fact Democrat Hillary Clinton had won the national popular vote had stirred an intense lobbying effor
  
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• Child critical after falling from second-story window

  19-12-2016 23:39
  
  A 3-year-old girl has been taken in life-threatening condition to the hospital after falling from a second-story window of an apartment on the Northeast Side this evening.
  
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• Pickerington plans surprise homecoming for soldier who battled cancer

  19-12-2016 23:34
  PICKERINGTON - When army specialist Brian Carroll and his wife, Elyse kissed goodbye in October of 2015 they couldn't know their world was about to turn upside down.Brian spent a year in Kuwait and Iraq when he started getting nosebleeds. Elyse says the doctors found what they called an 'abnormal growth.'
  "So, they flew him over to Texas and that's when they did a biopsy and we got the results of the cancer," said Elyse.
  Doctors diagnosed Brian with a rare cancer the same day he met his infant s
  
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• Pickerington community surprises soldier with welcome home celebration

  19-12-2016 23:34
  PICKERINGTON, Ohio - An Ohio soldier was left speechless after seeing an unexpected gesture from his Pickerington community. Army Specialist Brian Carroll received a welcome home fit for a hero Monday night.
  Carroll's family planned a surprise pickup at John Glenn Columbus International Airport, while the community secretly filled the streets near their home.
  Elyse Carroll could hardly contain her excitement walking down her driveway with her 3 children. The short ride to John Glenn Columbus Int
  
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• Child in life-threatening condition after falling from window in northeast Columbus

  19-12-2016 23:29
  
  A child was taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital in life-threatening condition after falling out of a window in northeast Columbus.The incident happened in the 3000 block of Scenic Bluff Drive.Columbus Police said the child is a 3-year-old girl. Police added the child has a head injury.Columbus Fire said the fall was somewhere between 10-29 feet.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• 3-year-old girl taken to hospital after falling from window in northeast Columbus

  19-12-2016 23:29
  
  A child was taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital in life-threatening condition after falling out of a window in northeast Columbus.After the child arrived at the hospital, the fire department told 10TV the child is expected to survive.The incident happened in the 3000 block of Scenic Bluff Drive.Columbus Police said the child is a 3-year-old girl.The Columbus Division of Fire added the child has a head injury.Columbus Fire said the fall was somewhere between 10 and 29 feet.Stay with 10TV and
  
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• More U.S. women using pot during pregnancy

  19-12-2016 23:09
  
  CHICAGO -- U.S. women are increasingly using marijuana during pregnancy, sometimes to treat morning sickness, new reports suggest. Though the actual numbers are small, the trend raises concerns because of evidence linking the drug with low birth weights and other problems.In 2014, almost 4 percent of pregnant women said they’d recently used marijuana, up from 2.4 percent in 2002, according to an analysis of annual drug use surveys.Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug
  
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• Federal judge issues stay for 3 upcoming Ohio executions

  19-12-2016 22:33
  
  A federal judge has issued a stay in the January execution of an Ohio death row inmate and two other inmates scheduled to die in 2017.The move announced Monday comes amid a challenge of a state law that shields details about the lethal injection drugs the state plans to use.The order says the stay could be lifted if a federal appeals court hands down a ruling in the related challenge before the scheduled execution of Ronald Phillips on Jan. 12.A spokesman for Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine sa
  
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• 7 people rescued after 39 hours trapped in Indiana cave

  19-12-2016 22:26
  
  CORYDON, Ind. -- Seven people who became trapped by high waters while exploring a southern Indiana cave were rescued after 39 hours underground, officials said Monday. Two cavers were extricated around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday and five others were brought out at 3 a.m. on Monday, CBS Indianapolis affiliate WTTV reports. The group was conducting a survey of Binkley’s Cave near Corydon, located 25 miles west of Louisville, Kentucky. They failed to emerge as expected early on Sunday morning, acco
  
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• Three killed in separate wrecks around Columbus in one day

  19-12-2016 22:23
  
  Columbus police have investigated three traffic fatalities -- including one early this morning -- in just the past day.
  
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• Project seeks funds to bring coat/sleeping bag combo to central Ohio homeless

  19-12-2016 22:20
  When Iris Coker learned about a water-resistant coat that can be converted into a sleeping bag for the homeless, she was intrigued. When she discovered the coats are made by formerly homeless single parents, Coker knew it was something she had to support.
  
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• Ohio bill calls for school intervention in truancy cases

  19-12-2016 22:20
  
  Legislation approved by Ohio lawmakers calls for decriminalizing truancy and forcing schools to try and get truant students back to class before taking the issue to juvenile court.The Plain Dealer reports students will be declared "habitual truants" under the bill if they miss at least five or more consecutive school, seven days in a month or 12 days in a year.A team of school staff and a parent or guardian must also look for ways to keep those children in school.If the student doesn't make any
  
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• Concealed-carry legislation problems spotlight flaws in systemOhio...

  19-12-2016 22:20
  State Rep. Terry Boose would like to end Ohio lawmakers' tradition of rushing through legislation just before they leave office. Boose himself is a lame duck - a term describing an elected official whose successor has already been elected.
  
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• Report: 86 people carrying fake or toy guns killed by police in 2 years

  19-12-2016 22:13
  
  WASHINGTON — Police across the country have shot and killed dozens of people carrying realistic-looking toy guns and replica weapons in the last two years, according to a study by The Washington Post.The figures, which show 43 people shot while carrying fake guns in 2016, as well as the same number in 2015, are based on data compiled by the paper as part of its national database of fatal police-involved shootings. Four of those killed were under the age of 17, and seven were over the age o
  
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• New Home Decor Shop Opens on Gay Street

  19-12-2016 21:58
  
  The return of retail continues in Downtown Columbus with today’s launch of LoftWright — a new home decor companion store to men’s clothing boutique The Flying Gent. While the selection of products is still being accumulated, LoftWright currently features curated collection of gift items, home furnishings, accent pieces and other contemporary decorative items. Located in […]
  
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• Ark. 3-year-old killed in road rage shooting ID'd

  19-12-2016 21:58
  
  LITTLE ROCK -- The Arkansas boy killed in an apparent road rage shooting while on a shopping trip with his grandmother has been identified as three-year-old Acen King, reports CBS affiliate KTHV.The boy died Saturday night in Little Rock. According to the station, his grandmother, Kim King-Macon, was behind the wheel and at a stop sign when the driver of a black 2003 Chevy Impala honked the horn at her. The woman honked back, and that’s when the driver, apparently angry the woman wasn&rsqu
  
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• Bill Clinton reflects on his wife's loss after Electoral College vote

  19-12-2016 21:28
  
  Former President Bill Clinton on Monday commented on his wife’s Electoral College loss as electors like himself cast official votes for president and vice president Monday, but touted her popular vote achievement nationally.“I’ve never cast a vote I was prouder of,” Clinton told reporters after voting for Hillary Clinton in Albany, New York on Monday as one of the state’s Democratic electors.He then weighed in on her ultimate loss and said that in the end, she could
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Extreme cold again tonight

  19-12-2016 21:23
  This Evening: Clear to partly cloudy.
  Tonight: Clear and cold. Low 10. (Single digits rural areas) Wind: Calm.
  Tomorrow: Partly sunny. High 35. Wind: S 5-10 mph.
  Wednesday: Increasing clouds. High 38. Wind: W 0-5 mph.Special Information: Clear skies and very cold tonight with lows in the single digits in rural areas to near 10 in Columbus. Calm winds should prevent wind chills from dropping much overnight. Then we will need to monitor the next storm system for light snow on Thursday.The latest
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Cold Wednesday

  19-12-2016 21:23
  This Morning: Cold start to the day in the teens.
  This Afternoon: Cold, but getting warmer with more sunshine. High at 35.
  Tonight: Clear tonight and cold.
  Tomorrow: Increasing clouds. High 38.Special Information: More sunshine today as temperature warm slightly to the 30s. Then we will need to monitor the next storm system for light snow on Thursday. Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, Delays
  
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• Truck rams German Christmas market, killing at least 9

  19-12-2016 21:17
  
  A truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin on Monday evening, killing at least nine people as it tore through tables and wooden stands. Police said the driver was arrested nearby.The truck crashed into the market outside the capital's popular Christmas market at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church. AP Television footage showed a large Scania truck with its windshield smashed out on the sidewalk alongside the market, with a swarm of ambulances nearby. A large Christmas tree w
  
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• Truck rams Berlin Christmas market, death toll now at 12

  19-12-2016 21:17
  
  BERLIN (AP) - The latest on a truck ramming into a Berlin Christmas market (all times local):2 a.m.Berlin police have raised the death toll to 12 after a truck rammed into a Christmas market in the German capital.The police statement on Twitter also says 48 people were injured, some of them seriously, and taken to hospitals.Authorities had previously said that at least nine people were killed.___12:55 a.m.U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is blaming Islamist terrorists for a truck crashing into
  
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• Germany frees man arrested after deadly Christmas attack

  19-12-2016 21:17
  German authorities are calling the truck attack on a crowded Christmas market an "act of terrorism" that had all the hallmarks of Islamic extremism - but many questions remained over who carried out the attack that killed 12 people and wounded nearly 50 in the heart of Berlin.Federal prosecutors on Tuesday night released a man taken into custody in the vicinity of the crime on suspicion that he drove the vehicle in the attack Monday night, saying they hadn't found evidence putting him in the tru
  
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• Germany calls truck rampage a terror attack, seeks answers

  19-12-2016 21:17
  German authorities are calling the truck attack on a crowded Christmas market an "act of terrorism" that had all the hallmarks of Islamic extremism - but many questions remained over who carried out the attack that killed 12 people and wounded nearly 50 in the heart of Berlin.The head of the Federal Criminal Police Office, or BKA, said it couldn't rule out that a suspect or suspects involved in the Monday night attack may still be at large, despite the high-profile arrest of a man shortly after
  
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• At least 9 killed after truck hits Christmas Market in Berlin

  19-12-2016 21:17
  
  A truck rammed into a crowded Christmas market in the center of Berlin on Monday evening killing at least nine people, and causing multiple injuries, police said.The truck crashed into the market outside the capital's popular Christmas market at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church.AP Television footage showed a large Scania truck with its windshield smashed out on the sidewalk alongside the market, with a swarm of ambulances nearby. A large Christmas tree with a gold star on top was toppled over
  
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• Remains found in Arizona coal chute ID'd as AWOL soldier

  19-12-2016 21:11
  
  COCHISE, Ariz. -- Human remains found six months ago in the coal chute of an Arizona generating station have been identified as an AWOL soldier from a Texas military base.Cochise County Sheriff’s officials say 21-year-old Devon Lee Ward was a private stationed at Fort Bliss before being listed as absent without leave in June.They say remains were found June 27 in one of three coal rotary plows at the Apache Generating Station near Cochise.Deputies reported finding bones and body parts in t
  
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• Judge cleared of misconduct for sentence in Brock Turner's sexual assault case

  19-12-2016 20:34
  
  A California agency that oversees judicial discipline in the state ruled Monday that a judge committed no misconduct when he sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting a young woman on campus.
  
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• Three killed in separate wrecks around Columbus in two days

  19-12-2016 20:24
  
  Columbus police have investigated three traffic fatalities -- including one early this morning -- in just the last 48 hours.
  
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• Best Local Artist in Columbus: Stephanie Rond

  19-12-2016 20:24
  
  2016 was another big year for local artists. The ongoing “Columbus Makes Art / Art Makes Columbus” campaign continued to highlight local visual artists, performing artists, sculptors, poets and other creatives. When our readers, contributors and editors were polled to select the number one artist this year, Stephanie Rond was the name that rose to […]
  
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• Judge cleared of misconduct for sentence in Brock Turner case

  19-12-2016 20:18
  
  A California agency that oversees judicial discipline in the state ruled Monday that a judge committed no misconduct when he sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to six months in jail for sexually assaulting a young woman on campus.The California Commission on Judicial Performance said there was no evidence that Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky displayed bias in handing down a sentence decried as too lenient by critics across the country."The commission has concluded th
  
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• Freedom a la Cart helps human-trafficking victims learn new skills

  19-12-2016 20:17
  Melanie Dillon, a Columbus State student and apprentice chef at Freedom a la Cart, assembles ingredients for a frittata on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. She has been with Freedom a la Cart for two years.
  
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• Honoring a Hero

  19-12-2016 19:31
  
  We celebrate the legacy of this great American hero, John Glenn. 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 + open community. Be sure to check out columbusfoundation.org and follow along on Facebook as we continue to celebrate The Spirit of Columbus through photography. […]
  
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• Over the noise of protesters, Ohio Electors vote unanimously for Trump

  19-12-2016 19:09
  COLUMBUS - After a divisive election with an upset outcome, even a straightforward process laid out by law took on an air of drama Monday.Dozens of protestors urged Ohio's electors to break with tradition and their commitment, in a last-ditch effort to stop the election of Donald Trump.For hours on a frigid Monday morning, about 100 protesters raised their voices outside the Ohio Statehouse."Doing everything in my power to keep from Donald Trump to be elected President," said Nolan Pitney."We're
  
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• Electors in Ohio deliver 18 votes to Republican Donald Trump

  19-12-2016 19:09
  
  UPDATE: 1:05 p.m.Ohio's 18 Electoral College members have voted to support Republican Donald Trump.The group voted Monday at the Ohio Statehouse. Their support formalizes Trump's general election victory in the battleground state last month.They acted as the cries of hundreds of protesters could be heard outside the Senate chamber. They demonstrated to push for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Clinton won the popular vote nationally, but secured just 43 percent of the vote in Ohio compared to
  
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• Ohio Electoral College casts all votes for Trump, Pence

  19-12-2016 19:06
  
  Ohio members of Electoral College cast all 18 of their votes this afternoon to formally elect Republicans Donald Trump and Mike Pence as president and vice president.
  
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• Best Neighborhood to Visit in Columbus: The Short North

  19-12-2016 19:04
  
  For two years in a row, The Short North has topped our annual list as the best spot for visitors in the city of Columbus. If you’re entertaining friends or family, this neighborhood should be your number one destination to show off the best of what the city has to offer. Whether you’re looking for […]
  
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• More than 100 passengers missing luggage from Columbus-bound Frontier Airlines flight

  19-12-2016 19:00
  
  While more than 100 people aboard an airplane landed safely in Columbus Saturday, the luggage for the dozens of passengers did not. Now families are working to get their bags and Christmas gifts back.Airline officials say the flight out of Denver was impacted by weather. Frontier Airlines Representatives have not confirmed if that played a role in the missing luggage.Frontier Airlines offers a form for anyone on that flight to file a missing luggage report.If you or your loved one was on Flight
  
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• Gunman kills Russian ambassador to Turkey at photo exhibit

  19-12-2016 18:45
  
  A gunman wearing a suit and tie and shouting "Allahu Akbar" shot and killed Russia's ambassador to Turkey as he gave a speech at a photo exhibition Monday.Turkish police fatally shot the gunman, Turkish station NTV reported.The ambassador, Andrei Karlov, was several minutes into his speech at the embassy-sponsored exhibition in the capital, Ankara, when the gunman fired at least eight shots, according to an AP photographer in the audience. The attacker also smashed several of the photos hung for
  
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• AEP Electric Car Ride & Drive Event 12/15/16

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• Three Columbus lawyers face loss of licenses

  19-12-2016 18:19
  The Board of Professional Conduct has recommended two of the lawyers be permanently disbarred while the third receive an indefinite suspension. Filings claim she received settlements on behalf of clients, largely in personal-injury cases, and failed to disperse all funds.
  
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• What can be done about parking in the Short North?

  19-12-2016 18:01
  
  Columbus is on the brink of making the first of many changes designed to relieve parking pressure in the Short North. But when the Columbus Development Commission met on Dec. 8 to discuss one of Columbus' hottest topics in recent years, the chairman took no comments from the 40 to 50 people who gathered there, then voted to recommend zoning changes. That decision angered many who had come to speak.
  
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• Gov-elect: North Carolina will repeal LGBT law on Tuesday

  19-12-2016 17:44
  
  North Carolina legislators will repeal the contentious HB2 law that limited protections for LGBT people and led to an economic backlash, the state's incoming governor said Monday.Gov.-elect Roy Cooper made the announcement shortly after the Charlotte City Council voted to repeal its own local ordinance enacted in early 2016. It was that ordinance that Republicans blamed for the statewide law."Senate Leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore assured me that as a result of Charlotte's vote, a
  
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• The List: Restaurants Open on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day

  19-12-2016 17:41
  
  If you’re too busy or too lazy to cook up your own Christmas feast, or you just don’t celebrate Christmas, CU has compiled a list of restaurants that’ll keep their doors open for you. Here’s a list of restaurants that will be open on Christmas Eve, as well as a couple open on Christmas Day. […]
  
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• Protesters gather at Ohio Statehouse before Electoral College voters meet

  19-12-2016 17:23
  
  About 150 anti-Trump protesters marched outside the Ohio Statehouse along Third Street this morning as the Electoral College prepared to meet at noon in Senate chambers.
  
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• Buyer beware: Counterfeiters try to cash in on holiday shopping

  19-12-2016 17:07
  
  Customs officers are working to stop huge quantities of counterfeit products from ending up in your holiday shopping cart.The National Retail Federation says Saturday was the biggest day of the holiday season, with an estimated 156 million shoppers.And counterfeiters are trying to cash in.CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave went to a facility in Kearny, New Jersey, to show us who profits from the illegal goods.The warehouse is one of four Customs inspection facilities for the Port of New York
  
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• Ezekiel Elliott jumps into Salvation Army red kettle after scoring touchdown

  19-12-2016 16:36
  
  Ezekiel Elliott ran faster after he crossed the goal line than he did looking for a hole to get in the end zone from the 2-yard line.Dallas' rookie sensation and NFL rushing leader had his eyes on an oversized Salvation Army red kettle in front of the stands. He jumped in, then disappeared when he crouched down.#FEEDZEKE #FEEDZEKE #FEEDZEKE #FEEDZEKETOUCHDOWN, @ezekielelliott! #DallasCowboys https://t.co/xGqO4TGHe6— NFL (@NFL) December 19, 2016
  Elliott rushed for a career-high 159 yards an
  
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• Best Cheap Eats of 2016: Condado

  19-12-2016 16:14
  
  Ever since we started polling our readers about their favorite place for an affordable bite to eat back in 2010, they’ve always answered the call with Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace. This year, we have a new winner in the category as Condado has taken top billing with their three dollar tacos as the best […]
  
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• Best Cheap Eats in Columbus: Condado

  19-12-2016 16:14
  
  Ever since we started polling our readers about their favorite place for an affordable bite to eat back in 2010, they’ve always answered the call with Dirty Frank’s Hot Dog Palace. This year, we have a new winner in the category as Condado has taken top billing with their three dollar tacos as the best […]
  
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• Ohio presidential elector resigns, blames 'political bullying'

  19-12-2016 16:09
  
  State Rep. Christina Hagan, R-Marlboro Township, indicated that she will resign as a presidential elector after two residents over the weekend filed an emergency lawsuit alleging that the Ohio Constitution prohibits a state legislator from serving as a presidential elector.
  
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