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• Columbus Crew SC releases 2017 schedule

  12-01-2017 23:49
  
  Major League Soccer released its 2017 regular-season schedule, a campaign that sees 22 clubs play a 34-match slate.Columbus Crew SC begins its 22nd MLS season on Saturday, March 4 at MAPFRE Stadium.March4Chicago Fire* 2 p.m.11 Houston Dynamo 8:30 p.m.
  18 D.C. United*7 p.m.
  25 Portland Timbers 7:30 p.m.April1Orlando City SC*^4 p.m.
  8Chicago Fire* 6 p.m.
  15 Toronto FC* TBD22 New York Red Bulls*7:30 p.m.
  29 New York City FC* 7:30 p.m.May6New England Revolution*7:30 p.m.
  10 Toronto FC* TBD
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• Mother of four builds home from scratch after watching YouTube tutorials

  12-01-2017 23:26
  
  Just a few years ago, Cara Brookins and her four kids felt trapped -- powerless to stop the domestic abuse happening around them, prisoners inside their own walls.You see, for a short time, Brookins was married to a man who she says “descended into full-blown paranoid schizophrenia.” And even after the two were divorced, he continued to come around and frighten her family. “During that period, I remarried to a man who I thought was strong enough to handle it,” she told CB
  
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• Cop makes emergency organ delivery after SUV crash

  12-01-2017 23:17
  
  Police officers see a lot in the line of duty. But one cop probably never thought he’d end up helping to save a life in Philadelphia - just by driving his car, CBS Philadelphia reports.While patrolling in a town in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County in the snow last Saturday, Sgt. Darrick Kepley happened across a one-car crash near the Pennsylvania Turnpike, southwest of Reading.“The wheel was lying next to the car,” Kepley said. “It was actually broken off from where
  
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• Heavy rains cause flooding in Mansfield

  12-01-2017 23:13
  Park Avenue East near downtown Mansfield was closed for most of Thursday as 3 feet of water flooded the lowest level of the street.While a barricade blocked cars from getting near the flooded area, a side street was left unblocked.That's the road where Howard Palmer drove down with his wife in the passenger seat of the pick-up truck.He said he was in a deep conversation regarding his wife's pregnancy and became distracted and didn't realize the street he was about to drive on was under a lot of
  
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• Road closures to shut down a major Delaware County intersection

  12-01-2017 22:21
  An upcoming road closure in Delaware County has drivers and small business owners weary of what the future holds.The Ohio Department of Transportation announced new dates for a road project along the intersection of SR 315 and SR 750.State contractors plan to shut down SR 315 south of 750 to Jewett road for three weeks.During the three-week closure, crews will work around the clock which could make for a noisy environment for those who live nearby.State route 315 going north of 750 to Retreat La
  
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• Delaware County construction project will close portions of State Route 315

  12-01-2017 22:21
  An upcoming road closure in Delaware County has drivers and small business owners wary of what the future holds.The Ohio Department of Transportation announced new dates for a road project along the intersection of SR 315 and SR 750.State contractors plan to shut down SR 315 south of 750 to Jewett road for three weeks.During the three-week closure, crews will work around the clock which could make for a noisy environment for those who live nearby.State route 315 going north of 750 to Retreat Lan
  
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• Cops: Mother of girl found dead in family restaurant may face deportation

  12-01-2017 22:13
  
  A Chinese woman charged with murder in the death of her 5-year-old daughter in Ohio isn’t a naturalized U.S. citizen and therefore might face deportation, authorities said.Ashley Zhao’s parents reported her missing Monday; the five-year-old’s body was found hidden Tuesday at the family’s restaurant in North Canton after a daylong search, Jackson Township police said. They haven’t explained how the child was concealed.They allege that the girl’s mother, 29-year
  
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• Police: No record of attempted mall abduction described in viral Facebook post

  12-01-2017 21:57
  It's the kind of story that makes news headlines: "I was coming out of one of my favorite stores, Five Below, when I heard whatsounded like someone screaming."Barb Thompson didn't see the story on 10TV or in The Columbus Dispatch, but on Facebook.The post's author says he was in the Polaris area, leaving the store Five Below, when he saw what appeared to be an attempted kidnapping.He writes, "I noticed a female on the ground and a guy dragging her by the hair...One of the officers said he believ
  
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• Watchdog to investigate Justice, FBI actions before election

  12-01-2017 21:55
  
  The Justice Department's inspector general announced Thursday he will launch an investigation into the department and FBI's actions in the months leading up to the 2016 election, including whether department policies were properly followed by FBI Director James Comey.Democrats have blamed Comey's handling of an investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server and his late-October release of a letter about the case as among the reasons for her loss to Republican Donald Trump.Ins
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Temperatures quickly falling

  12-01-2017 21:25
  This Evening: Showers and thunderstorms moving south of the Ohio River. Temperatures dropping fast!
  Tonight: Clearing and much colder. Low 27. Winds: NW 5-10 mph.Tomorrow: Turning sunny and much colder. High 36. Winds: E 0-5 mph.Saturday: Wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain. Roads are expected to become icy. High 35. Winds: E 5-10 mph. Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information: A strong cold front brought rare January thunderstorms to C
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Freezing rain on the way

  12-01-2017 21:25
  This Morning: Dry and cooler.
  This Afternoon: Variable clouds, dry and seasonable. Mid 30s. N 5-10 MPH
  Tonight: Chance for freezing rain. May be icy in the morning. 28. E 3-6 MPH
  Tomorrow: Chance or freezing rain in the morning, then maybe a shower. 37. Light wind.
  Sunday: Slight chance for freezing rain or a shower. 38. Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information: Seasonable temperatures return today behind that cold front. Another system will a
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Freezing rain early, afternoon showers

  12-01-2017 21:25
  Today: Light freezing rain early.Then a few showers in the afternoon, cloudy.High 37.WNW winds 2-5 mph.
  Tonight: Cloudy & chilly.Low 26.Light variable winds.
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy skies.More clouds than sun. High 38.NE winds 2-5 mph.
  Monday: Increasing clouds.Chance for late day showers, mild.High 50.ESE winds 2-5 mph. Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information: Expect some messy conditions on the roads this morning.A Freezing Rain Advisor
  
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• Obama awards Biden Presidential Medal of Freedom

  12-01-2017 21:21
  
  President Barack Obama is awarding Vice President Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom.A teary-eyed Biden accepted the medal, the highest civilian honor, at a ceremony at the White House Thursday.Obama says he is bestowing the honor on Biden for "faith in your fellow Americans, for your love of country and a lifetime of service that will endure through the generations."
  
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• Columbus Metropolitan Club: Big City Problems in Ohio's Small Towns

  12-01-2017 21:14 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Murder trial postponed until April

  12-01-2017 20:26
  
  By ALLISON REAMER Staff Writer A jury trial scheduled to begin later this month for an Arlington man accused of killing his former fiancee's 2-year-old son has been pushed back again.
  
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• Idris Elba raffles off Valentine's Day date for charity

  12-01-2017 20:19
  
  Don’t have Valentine’s Day plans?Go on a date with Idris Elba. Really.The suave “Luther” star is raffling off the opportunity to have Valentine’s Day dinner with him. You can even bring a friend if you’re feeling generous.In a video, Elba promises that his date can order anything he or she wants -- truffles, champagne, steak or even fufu. “That’s an African dish and you pound the yams and you know what? I’ll let you pound my yams,” he s
  
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• Mega Weekend Winter 2017 – Vol. 7

  12-01-2017 20:00
  
  With chilly weather and freezing rain, you may want to find as many warm indoor activities as you can. Shadowbox Live’s new show Body Heat may warm you up! Be sure to get your entry in for our newest round of contests for you to enter, courtesy Promowest. There’s a healthcare rally on Sunday. Plan your […]
  
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• 45 Things to Do in Columbus This Weekend

  12-01-2017 20:00
  
  With chilly weather and freezing rain, you may want to find as many warm indoor activities as you can. Shadowbox Live’s new show Body Heat may warm you up! Be sure to get your entry in for our newest round of contests for you to enter, courtesy Promowest. There’s a healthcare rally on Sunday. Plan your […]
  
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• Remains of at least three of six aboard jet recovered in Lake Erie

  12-01-2017 19:25
  
  The remains of at least three people have been recovered from a plane carrying six from two central Ohio families that crashed into Lake Erie, a medical official said. "At a minimum we're looking at three people, maybe more," Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Thomas P. Gilson said during a news conference Thursday in Cleveland. Gilson said DNA testing might match the remains with some who were aboard the plane as soon as Friday.
  
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• Divers in Lake Erie recover remains from plane crash

  12-01-2017 19:25
  
  The remains of at least three people have been recovered from the debris of a private plane carrying six people from central Ohio that crashed into Lake Erie. During a news conference this afternoon in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Thomas P. Gilson said more remains were found Wednesday.
  
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• SWAT incident in southwestern Franklin County

  12-01-2017 19:17
  
  Franklin County Sheriff Office is on the scene of a barricade situation near Schilling Lane and Clime Road in southwestern Franklin County.Deputies on the scene tell 10TV four people are barricaded inside a home.Three of the four people inside the residence have been identified as possible suspects in a robbery from earlier in the morning.The Franklin County SWAT team is on the scene because the occupants refuse to comply with deputies and open the door.Deputies have The Franklin County SheriffM
  
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• 3 suspects in custody following SWAT incident in Franklin County

  12-01-2017 19:17
  
  UPDATE: 3 p.m.Authorities have three people in custody following a barricade situation near Schilling Lane and Clime Road in southwestern Franklin County.The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said a fourth suspect is still at large.The suspects are wanted in connection with a home invasion that happened in Urbancrest.---Original StoryFranklin County Sheriff Office is on the scene of a barricade situation near Schilling Lane and Clime Road in southwestern Franklin County.Deputies on the scene tell
  
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• 3 suspects arrested, 1 still at-large following barricade situation

  12-01-2017 19:17
  Three suspects are in custody after a standoff with SWAT deputies in southwest Columbus.It happened on Schilling Lane just off of Clime Road Thursday.The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said four people were wanted in connection with a home invasion that happened in Urbancrest.Deputies had tracked the suspects’ getaway car to the home on Schilling Lane.One suspect, Betty Layne, surrendered right away but it took several hours to get the other two suspects, Steven and Tadd Hicks, int
  
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• 3 suspects arrested, 1 still at-large following barricade in Franklin County

  12-01-2017 19:17
  Three suspects are in custody after a standoff with SWAT deputies in southwest Columbus.It happened on Schilling Lane just off of Clime Road Thursday.The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said four people were wanted in connection with a home invasion that happened in Urbancrest.Deputies had tracked the suspects’ getaway car to the home on Schilling Lane.One suspect, Betty Layne, surrendered right away but it took several hours to get the other two suspects, Steven and Ted Hicks, into
  
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• Columbus Charter Review Committee 1/11/17

  12-01-2017 18:30 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Bus passes sell quickly when COTA discounts them on Groupon

  12-01-2017 18:16
  
  The Central Ohio Transit Authority saved hundreds of its riders almost $17,000 by offering passes on Groupon. "This is a new way to market what we do," COTA spokeswoman Lisa Myers said this morning.
  
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• Amazon plans to hire 100,000 over the next 18 months

  12-01-2017 17:24
  
  NEW YORK— Amazon plans to hire 100,000 people across the U.S. over the next 18 months.The online retailer said Thursday that the jobs are full time and come with benefits. Many of the new jobs will be at fulfillment centers currently being built in a number of states, including California, Florida and Texas.The Seattle company says the new jobs will be filled by people of differing experiences and education levels.Amazon.com Inc. says it's expanded its U.S. workforce by more than 150,000 p
  
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• Teamwork in the kitchen!

  12-01-2017 17:19
  
  It’s all hands on deck in the Local Matters kitchen! This fun and interactive cooking class brings everyone together to learn about healthful food—regardless of skill level or ability to pay. Sign up for the next class. The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people […]
  
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• Ford adds 816,000 vehicles to Takata air bag recall

  12-01-2017 17:08
  
  DETROIT — Ford is adding more than 816,000 vehicles in North America to the growing Takata air bag inflator recall.The company says the latest callback covers the 2005-2009 and 2012 Mustang and the 2006-2009 and 2012 Ford Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr and Lincoln MKZ. Also included are the 2007-2009 Ford Ranger and Edge, the 2007-2009 Lincoln MKX, the 2006-2009 Mercury Milan and the 2005 and 2006 Ford GT.All have front passenger air bag inflators made by Takata that can explode with too much forc
  
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• Upper Arlington student struck by a vehicle

  12-01-2017 16:58
  
  Upper Arlington Police tells 10TV, the driver of a car struck an Upper Arlington high school student walking at the intersection of Ridgeview Rd. and Brandon Rd.Police said the driver of the vehicle was distracted and hit the student who was walking in the crosswalk.The student was transported to the hospital out of precaution.The driver of the vehicle, also a high school student will be cited for failure to yield.
  
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• Video: Nora the polar bear loves the snow

  12-01-2017 16:38
  
  Nora the polar bear is loving the snow.
  
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• Music Preview: A Resurrected Bash and Pop Take Big Room Bar by Storm

  12-01-2017 16:30
  
  There are very few pure rock and roll bass players as good as Tommy Stinson. Helping found The Replacements at 11; he’s spent the last 35 years bringing his magic to other bands on stage and record and periodically making time for his own songs. Every bass player  I know cites him as a major […]
  
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• Women knit 'pussyhats' for women's rights march in Washington

  12-01-2017 16:19
  
  Stephanie Craddock Sherwood hadn’t knitted in almost six years. On Tuesday night, however, she found herself at Wholly Craft in the Clintonville neighborhood holding two large wooden needles attached to light-pink yarn. “If there was ever a time to rejoin the ranks of knitters, it’s now,” she said.
  
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• More human remains found in search for plane in Lake Erie

  12-01-2017 16:08
  
  More human remains have been recovered in the search for wreckage of a corporate jet carrying six people that crashed in Lake Erie two weeks ago, authorities said Thursday.Cuyahoga County's medical examiner, Dr. Thomas Gilson, said DNA testing will be required to identify the remains found Wednesday. Officials have said remains found Jan. 6 on a seat pulled from the lake were those of a male.Searchers on Thursday also found more debris believed to be from the plane, officials said.Divers have fo
  
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• Lake Erie's icy waters, wicked winds hamper search for plane

  12-01-2017 16:08
  
  When crews started searching for a plane that was carrying six people when it disappeared over Lake Erie, they began with an expanse about half the size of New York City's five boroughs.Within a few days, they narrowed it to an area half the size of Manhattan.Now two weeks after the crash, crews are concentrating on four spots within a football field sized-section near Cleveland's lakefront where divers already have found the business jet's cockpit voice recorder, seats, part of the fuselage and
  
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• Music Preview: Grammy Nominee Robbie Fulks Comes to Natalie’s

  12-01-2017 16:00
  
  With two new Grammy nominations under his belt, one of America’s finest singer-songwriters, Robbie Fulks, returns to Natalie’s Coal-Fired Pizza on Sunday, January 15 (tickets and more info found in the link). Fulks grew up in North Carolina, still fodder in some of his best songs, proving correct the Flannery O’Connor quote about surviving childhood. After […]
  
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• Judge sets trial for Columbus man charged in alleged ISIS case

  12-01-2017 15:59
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge has set an August trial date for an Ohio man arrested for allegedly attempting to join the Islamic State.Investigators say Aaron Daniels planned to fly from Columbus to Houston in hopes of traveling to Libya to join the group.The 20-year-old Daniels was taken into custody at John Glenn Columbus International Airport in November after a months-long investigation.Daniels has pleaded not guilty to terrorism-related charges. His attorneys have said in court documents t
  
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• Newly leaked dossier on Trump circulated in DC for months

  12-01-2017 15:46
  
  WASHINGTON -- It was a bombshell story, emerging on the eve of Donald Trump's first news conference as president-elect: U.S. intelligence officials had presented Trump with unsubstantiated claims that Russia had amassed compromising personal and financial allegations about him.The purported Russian efforts were described in a newly released and uncorroborated dossier produced in August. But they had circulated more widely in Washington in October - following early reports and opaque warnings fro
  
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• Theft from motor vehicles top crime spot in several Columbus suburbs

  12-01-2017 15:30
  The FBI released new data showing violent crime rising in the first half of 2016, including murder, rape, aggravated assault and robbery.Ohio, however, saw a slight decrease in violent crime but when it came to property crime, theft saw an overall spike.CrimeTracker 10 gathered data from several central Ohio police agencies and found theft from cars was the top crime in Dublin, Worthington, Powell, Gahanna, and Pickerington.Westerville police say there was an 83-87% spike in car break-ins last y
  
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• San Diego Chargers moving to L.A., reports say

  12-01-2017 15:30
  
  SAN DIEGO -- The Chargers appear ready to leave San Diego, their home of 56 seasons, for the potentially more lucrative but crowded Los Angeles market.Hours after the Chargers were granted a two-day extension to exercise their option to relocate to Los Angeles, a media report surfaced Wednesday night that the team plans to move.The Chargers have called a staff meeting for 8 a.m. PST Thursday, a team employee said Wednesday night. The employee spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensit
  
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• Chargers announce they're moving to Los Angeles

  12-01-2017 15:30
  
  SAN DIEGO— The San Diego Chargers are moving to Los Angeles, where they will join the recently relocated Rams in giving the nation's second-largest media market two NFL teams for the first time in decades.Team chairman Dean Spanos made the announcement Thursday in a letter posted on the Chargers' Twitter account."San Diego has been our home for 56 years. It will always be part of our identity, and my family and I have nothing but gratitude and appreciation for the support and passion our f
  
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• 6 kids presumed dead in Baltimore house fire; Mom and 3 kids injured

  12-01-2017 14:55
  
  The search for bodies is expected to be slow at a fire-ravaged home in northeast Baltimore where six children were presumed dead, a fire official said Thursday. The children's mother and three other children survived the fire, but were hospitalized, fire department spokesman Chief Roman Clark said."We will be going through the debris," Clark said. "It's going to be a very, very slow process."Firefighters encountered heavy flames coming from all three floors of the home when they answered the cal
  
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• 6 kids presumed dead, 4 injured after house fire in Baltimore, MD

  12-01-2017 14:55
  
  BALTIMORE -- Six children were presumed dead and their mother and three siblings were injured after an early morning house fire in northeast Baltimore, a fire official said Thursday.Firefighters found heavy flames coming from all three floors of the home when they answered the call about 12:30 a.m. Thursday, and they attacked the blaze from outside, fire department spokesman Chief Roman Clark said."The building was fully engulfed when they arrived on the scene," he said by telephone.A woman and
  
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• 6 children missing after house fire in Baltimore, MD

  12-01-2017 14:55
  
  BALTIMORE (CBS/AP) -- A woman and three children are injured and six more children in the family are unaccounted for after an early morning house fire in northeast Baltimore, a fire official said Thursday.Responding firefighters found heavy fire coming from all three floors of the home and they attacked the blaze from outside, fire department spokesman Chief Roman Clark said. Firefighters answered the call about 12:30 a.m. Thursday.“The building was fully engulfed when they arrived on the
  
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• Ohio native was 5th person killed in Florida airport shooting

  12-01-2017 14:33
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Authorities have identified a northeastern Ohio native as the fifth person killed in last week's shooting at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Mary Louise Amzibel, 69, a native of Ashtabula who lived in Dover, Delaware, was the fifth victim of the shooting, Broward County spokeswoman Kimberly Maroe said in an email Wednesday night.
  
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• Upper Arlington High School student struck by car

  12-01-2017 14:26
  
  An Upper Arlington High School student was struck by a vehicle Thursday morning near the corner of Brandon and Ridgeview roads.
  
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• Slain woman’s face sculpted by forensic artist in hopes of identifying her

  12-01-2017 14:25
  
  Authorities hope that a facial reconstruction made to match the skeletal remains of a woman whose remains were found near Marion in 2007 will help identify her and lead to evidence that she is a victim of a confessed Ashland serial killer.
  
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• Columbia Gas customers seeing higher winter bills

  12-01-2017 14:09
  
  Heating costs are way up this month for Columbia Gas of Ohio customers, compared with last year’s relatively low costs that came courtesy of unusually mild temperatures. The Columbus-based utility’s standard rate for January is 53.6 cents per 100 cubic feet of gas, which is up 46 percent from a year ago.
  
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• Race Roundup 2017

  12-01-2017 14:05
  
  Race Roundup is back! If you’ve got getting in shape, or just being a bit more fit, or maybe running a 5K every month, on your new year’s resolutions list, this list is for you. Every year, Columbus has plenty to offer in the way of marathons, half-marathons, 10ks, 5ks, fun runs and adventure runs. […]
  
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• 4-year-old boy, uncle die in Ohio mobile-home fire

  12-01-2017 14:01
  
  CANTON — A 4-year-old boy and his uncle died after fire erupted in a mobile-home Tuesday night in Carroll County, investigators say. Gage Nichols, 4, and Austin Meeks, 22, were found by firefighters inside the home in the Pride Valley Mobile Home Park in Brown Township.
  
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