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• Calif. deputy who allegedly fired gun at party charged with attempted murder

  16-01-2017 23:54
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Police say a Contra Costa County Sheriff’s deputy was arrested for firing a gun inside a house party in Sacramento.Sacramento Police Department spokesman Matthew McPhail said Sunday 23-year-old Kyle Rowland, of Sacramento, was charged with attempted murder after he allegedly fired a gun Friday after a confrontation with party-goers. No one was injured in the shooting.McPhail says Rowland left the party but returned with a gun. Two firearms were recovered from the scen
  
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• Hundreds participate in annual MLK march in Columbus

  16-01-2017 23:36
  People from all around central Ohio joined together in the 2017 annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. March Monday.Despite an overcast day that occasionally included light rain, about 400 people took part.DeJuan Stevens said no matter what, it was important for him to take part. He said he also works outside of this special day to make sure the march’s message of freedom and equality is extended into every community.He described a project he did with the New Salem Baptist Church in which
  
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• Police: Missing Conn. dirt biker was stabbed to death along trail

  16-01-2017 23:27
  
  STERLING, Conn. — A 19-year-old Connecticut man has been charged with murder in the death of another man who was allegedly stabbed during a drug deal gone wrong along a dirt bike path, reports CBS affiliate WFSB.Todd Allen’s remains were found Friday in a wooded area. The 18-year-old had been missing since Dec. 26, according to police. Kevin Weismore has been charged with murder and tampering with evidence.Allen’s mother, Christina Moses, told WFSB that Allen left early in the
  
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• Water main break floods homes in north Columbus

  16-01-2017 23:08
  A river of water washed debris down Annadale Drive Monday morning following a water main break.Neighbors said just before 7:30 a.m. there was a trickle of water. By 10 a.m., flood water had swallowed the street and started seeping into basements.Grant Gundlach said he woke up to what sounded like a storm. The homeowner said when he jumped out of bed he saw water gushing through his basement windows."I just froze up. I almost went numb...like shock," Gundlach said.A spokesperson for the city said
  
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• Reports: Istanbul nightclub attacker who killed 39 caught

  16-01-2017 22:56
  
  ISTANBUL — Turkish media reports say police have caught the alleged gunman who killed 39 people during an attack on a nightclub in Istanbul during New Year's celebrations.The private Dogan news agency and other media say the suspect was caught in Istanbul's district of Esenyurt in a police operation late on Monday.The Islamic State group has claimed has claimed responsibility, saying the attack was in reprisal for Turkish military operations in northern Syria.
  
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• Nanny accused of burning toddler with curling iron

  16-01-2017 22:40
  
  MINEOLA, New York -- A New York nanny allegedly burned a toddler in her care with a curling iron in an assault captured on a “nanny cam,” reports CBS New York. Police said the nanny – Nosipho Nxumalo, 21 – used the curling iron as a weapon to punish and discipline 3-year-old Alexander “Xander” Persuad in the Thursday attack at the family’s Mineola home. CBS New York reports the child told his parents the woman had burned him, so they reviewed footage fro
  
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• Gene Cernan, last astronaut on the moon, dies at 82

  16-01-2017 22:01
  
  Former astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, has died at age 82.NASA announced that Cernan died Monday surrounded by his family. NASA spokesman Bob Jacobs confirmed the death but had no immediately details.Cernan and Apollo 17 crewmate Harrison Schmitt spent three days on the moon in December 1972. As he followed Schmitt into the lunar lander for the return home, he offered a message of "peace and hope for all mankind."He also traced the initials of his 9-year-old daughter int
  
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• Columbus woman takes on 52 Hike Challenge

  16-01-2017 21:27
  It's her first year not teaching elementary school but recently retired teacher Barb Keister still finds a way to set an example.Keister walks five miles a day and with her newfound flexible schedule, had the idea to rekindle her passion for hiking.She found a global movement for people who want to actively change their life, called the 52 Hike Challenge.Just like it sounds, participants complete one hike a week for a year."The 52 hike challenge encourages you to make some goals, so one of mine
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Turning warmer, but wetter

  16-01-2017 21:26
  This Evening: Scattered showers with patchy fog.
  Tonight: Cloudy with areas of fog.Otherwise showers likely. Low 44. Wind: SE 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm.Feeling like spring with highs near 60.Wind: S 10-15 mph.
  Wednesday: Few showers before sunrise. Gradual clearing thru the day. High 47. Wind: W 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, Delays Special Information: Scattered showers with areas of fog overnight may cause a few delays
  
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• Wave swept father, son into ocean from Oregon beach

  16-01-2017 21:04
  
  NORTH BEND, Ore. -- The Coast Guard says it has resumed a search for a father and his young son after a wave swept them to sea from an Oregon beach.
  Coast Guard Petty Officer Amanda Norcross said a helicopter crew was continuing the search Monday.
  The 31-year-old Eugene-area man and his 3-year-old son were walking Sunday on a beach about 2 miles north of Cape Blanco when the wave struck. The mother was at the beach when the man, Jayson Thomas, and the boy went into the water on Sunday afternoon
  
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• WATCH: Semi nearly crashes into Kansas state trooper

  16-01-2017 21:00
  An out-of-control tractor-trailer nearly hit a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper Sunday.Trooper Tod Hileman posted video of the close call Sunday morning.Hileman said another trooper saw the semi-truck traveling too fast for the weather conditions.The driver lost control and crossed the median.The truck entered oncoming traffic and almost hit the trooper's vehicle. No one was hurt in the incident.The roads in the area were icy because of freezing rain.You can see the entire video in the player above
  
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• Maryland public school worker speaks out after tweet gets her fired

  16-01-2017 20:48
  
  FREDERICK, Md. — A Frederick County Public Schools employee in Maryland has spoken out after she was fired for a tweet she posted from the school’s social media account, correcting a student’s spelling, reports CBS Baltimore.Following forecasts predicting winter weather coming to the area on January 5, a student tweeted at the Twitter account, @FCPSMaryland, asking schools to close “tammarow.”FCPS Social Media Coordinator Katie Nash reportedly wrote in response to t
  
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• Water line break north of Riverside Hospital causes homes to flood

  16-01-2017 20:38
  Pete Rollins walks back to his house on Olentangy River Rd. which has a foot of water in basement after a water line broke. Columbus officials are trying to determine what caused a water line to break north of Riverside Hospital on Monday morning, flooding area homes.
  
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• Megabus Quietly Discontinues Columbus Service

  16-01-2017 20:25
  
  If you haven’t noticed one of the big blue Megabuses running through Columbus recently, it’s because they’ve ended the service. No official notice was given publicaly, but a Columbus Underground reader tipped us off when an inquiry to customer service about the absent Columbus routes yielded the following response: “At this time the service has […]
  
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• Graduate student aims at lofty goals for honoring John Glenn

  16-01-2017 20:00
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A graduate student from suburban New York has made it his mission to fight for a series of tangible honors for the late astronaut John Glenn, including a statue, a portrait and a having Glenn's Ohio birthplace on the National Historic Register.It's not rocket science, but 25-year-old Adam Sackowitz's goals are lofty.When Ohio added a Holocaust memorial to its Statehouse grounds in 2014, it was after a three-year fight waged by the governor, $2.1 million in mostly private f
  
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• Search on after wave sweeps father, son into ocean from Oregon beach

  16-01-2017 19:53
  
  The Coast Guard says it has resumed a search for a father and his young son after a wave swept them to sea from an Oregon beach.Coast Guard Petty Officer Amanda Norcross said a helicopter crew was continuing the search Monday.The 31-year-old Eugene-area man and his 3-year-old son were walking Sunday on a beach about 2 miles north of Cape Blanco when the wave struck.The boy's mother saw it happen and called authorities.Crews in helicopters and search boats and state troopers in all-terrain vehicl
  
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• Ohioans descending on D.C. to welcome 'a different world than what we got in the last eight years'

  16-01-2017 19:18
  
  Ohio State University senior Cameron Hunt spent months trying to get Republican Donald Trump elected president. So when Trump won the White House in November, one of Hunt’s first moves was to call his congressman, Rep. Steve Stivers, to ask for tickets to the inauguration.
  
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• Northwest Side gains new Indian dining spot

  16-01-2017 18:14
  Bawarchi Biryanis, part of a Texas-based chain, has opened in the old Sumeno's Italian Restaurant location, 7400 Sawmill Road Columbus, Ohio, seen Jan. 13, 2017. Photo by Gary Seman Jr. In another sign that central Ohio's Indian-restaurant scene is thriving, Bawarchi Biryani has opened on the Northwest Side.
  
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• Widow of Orlando shooter Omar Mateen arrested in California

  16-01-2017 17:58
  
  WASHINGTON -- The wife of the Orlando nightclub shooter, who was extensively questioned by federal agents in the days after the massacre, was arrested by the FBI on Monday in connection with the attack, a U.S. law enforcement official told The Associated Press.The official said Noor Salman was taken into custody Monday morning in the San Francisco area and is facing charges in Florida including obstruction of justice. A Twitter post from the United States attorney's office in Orlando said Salman
  
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• Inauguration in sight, Trump continues Twitter assault

  16-01-2017 17:50
  NEW YORK — His inauguration days away, President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to lash out at critics in the intelligence community and Democrats in Congress who are vowing to skip his swearing-in ceremony.The tough-talking Republican questioned whether the CIA director himself was "the leaker of fake news" in a Sunday night tweet.The extraordinary criticism from the incoming president came hours after CIA chief John Brennan charged that Trump lacks a full understanding of the threat Mo
  
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• Oregon mom charged with killing 12-year-old son

  16-01-2017 17:34
  
  KEIZER, Ore. — The mother of a 12-year-old boy has been charged with murder after authorities found the preteen boy’s body in an Oregon apartment, reports CBS affiliate KOIN.Officials were called to the Keizer, Oregon apartment around 12:40 p.m. Saturday, where they found Caden Berry’s body. His mother, identified as 38-year-old Amy M. Robertson, was also at the scene and cooperated with police when they arrived. She was taken into custody and remains cooperative, authorities s
  
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• Boy, 8, falls into large, watery sinkhole; dad says "I went crazy"

  16-01-2017 17:28
  
  VICTORVILLE, Calif. -- An 8-year-old boy sustained minor injuries after falling into a watery sinkhole Sunday afternoon, reports CBS Los Angeles.The fall occurred before 3:12 p.m. near an apartment complex. According to Victorville police, the boy’s mother called police to report that her son had fallen into the sinkhole and couldn’t get out.Police and San Bernardino County Fire Department crews responded to find the boy stuck in a hole about 10 feet deep and five feet wide, with two
  
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• 4-year-old who's read 1,000 books tours Library of Congress

  16-01-2017 17:17
  
  GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A 4-year-old Georgia girl's love of books has taken her all the way to the Library of Congress.Daliyah Marie Arana got to serve as "Librarian for the Day" at the Washington institution Wednesday.The Gainesville Academy preschooler, who has been reading since she was about 2 years old, recently completed reading 1,000 books through the Georgia 1,000 Books B4 Kindergarten Program, The Times of Gainesville reported. The program challenges children to read 1,000 books before
  
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• Customers shocked to learn Andersons is closing its doors

  16-01-2017 16:47
  Andersons' customers were shocked to learn Monday their favorite store will soon close its doors.The company announced, Sunday, it will be closing four locations in Ohio sometime in the second quarter of 2017.Two locations in Central Ohio total about 400 employees. Two other locations in the Toledo area make up about 650 employees."I'm on my way to work out, but I had to come by and see if it was true," Karen Johnson said.Johnson has been coming to the Andersons in Dublin for a while."For as lon
  
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• Water main break causes roads to flood in north Columbus

  16-01-2017 16:35
  
  A water main break caused some roads to flood near Riverside Methodist Hospital in North Columbus Monday morning.The City of Columbus Public Utility says a 20-inch main broke and crews are currently working on the problem.The issue was first reported around 8 a.m. with residents reporting low water pressure in the area.The city says there is not a boil advisory in the area at this time.No other details were immediately available.Stay with 10TV for updates on this developing story.
  
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• Boil advisory lifted for north Columbus neighborhood after water main break

  16-01-2017 16:35
  UPDATE: January 17 6:25 p.m.The City of Columbus Public Utility has lifted a boil water advisory for a north Columbus neighborhood after a water main break Monday.Officials said there was no contamination found after sampling and testing the water. As a result, the advisory is lifted.If customers have questions, they may call Customer Service at 614-645-8276 or visit www.columbus.gov/utilities.---Original StoryA water main break caused some roads to flood near Riverside Methodist Hospital in nor
  
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• Boil advisory issued in north Columbus after water main break

  16-01-2017 16:35
  A water main break caused some roads to flood near Riverside Methodist Hospital in north Columbus Monday morning.The City of Columbus Public Utility says it has located and isolated the leak and is working on a repair. The main broke on Annadale Drive near Olentangy River Road, according to the city.The issue was first reported around 8 a.m. with residents reporting low water pressure in the area.As a precaution, Public Utility is advising customers in the areas below to boil all water used for
  
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• Auto parts plant in Sandusky to shut down next week, laying off 300

  16-01-2017 15:50
  
  SANDUSKY — An auto parts plant that employs more than 300 people in northern Ohio will shut down next week.
  
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• Boeing 747 crash kills dozens, destroys half of village

  16-01-2017 15:37
  
  BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A Turkish cargo plane crashed Monday in a residential area just outside the main airport in Kyrgyzstan, destroying half of a village and killing at least 37 people in the plane and on the ground, the Emergency Situations Ministry said.The Boeing 747 crashed at 7:40 a.m. local time while approaching Manas airport, south of the capital, Bishkek, in this Central Asian nation.Footage from the scene showed the plane's nose stuck inside a brick house and large chunks of deb
  
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• Columbus man advertising hardwood-floor work on Craigslist is sued by DeWine

  16-01-2017 15:34
  
  Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says his office is suing a Columbus man, who is accused of failing to deliver home-improvement services that he advertised on Craigslist.
  
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• Honoring MLK, Jr.

  16-01-2017 15:24
  
  Together, we honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and celebrate those who, like him, dedicate their lives to improving and strengthening our community. 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 […]
  
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• Packers-Falcons, Steelers-Patriots for Super Bowl berths

  16-01-2017 15:06
  
  Tom Brady vs. Ben Roethlisberger. Aaron Rodgers vs. Matt Ryan.Quite a quartet of QBs is heading to the NFL's conference championship games next weekend: Brady's New England Patriots host Roethlisberger's Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC, and Rodgers' Green Bay Packers play at Ryan's Atlanta Falcons in the NFC.Consider the collective bona fides: Among them, Brady, Roethlisberger and Rodgers can boast of 10 Super Bowl appearances and seven titles, four Super Bowl MVP awards and four regular-season M
  
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• Amazon to accept food stamps, taking on Walmart

  16-01-2017 14:47
  
  (CBS News/MoneyWatch) -- The world of food stamps is about to go high-tech, and it may turn the grocery industry on its head.The U.S. Department of Agriculture is testing a pilot program this summer that will allow seven online grocery stores to accept food stamps, including online retailing giant Amazon.com. The two-year program will test online ordering and payment, with the USDA noting that online food-stamp purchases need “a higher level of security” because of the risk of fraud.
  
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• Doulas offer more than physical aid to mothers-to-be

  16-01-2017 14:15
  
  Sarah Reinhard probably prayed at least half of the rosary during her last pregnancy. During her silent prayers, her doula was by her side. “She kind of took the weight off the worries I had in the back of my mind,” said Reinhard, a writer and marketer. “Being able to let go and trust in that naturally leads you when you have a faith perspective.”
  
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• The Confluence Cast: The Hilltop

  16-01-2017 14:00
  
  
  To kick off our neighborhoods series, we’re starting with one of Columbus’ largest, the Hilltop. On the occasion of their newly completed Camp Chase Trail, Jody Dzuranin and Betty Jaynes sat down to discuss the new trail, the renaissance that their fighting for on the Hilltop, some of the sensitivities and perceptions that the westside faces, and what they’re doing to […]
  
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• Police: 5 killed in shooting at nightclub at Mexican resort

  16-01-2017 13:57
  
  CANCUN, Mexico — A Mexican police officer said Monday a gunman has killed at least five people and wounded nine others at a nightclub in the Caribbean coast resort of Playa del Carmen.The officer who gave the information spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to give details about an ongoing investigation.The shooting occurred outside the Blue Parrot nightclub, which was hosting an event that was part of the BPM electronic music festival.The BPM Festival posted a stat
  
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• Chase to hold job fair Friday at Polaris offices

  16-01-2017 13:39
  
  JPMorgan Chase & Co. will hold a job fair on Friday to fill 200 openings for telephone customer-service positions.
  
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• Columbus man advertising hardwood-floor work on Craiglist is sued by DeWine

  16-01-2017 13:33
  
  Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says his office is suing a Columbus man, who is accused of failing to deliver home-improvement services that he advertised on Craigslist.
  
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• Columbus Winter Beerfest set for Friday, Saturday at convention center

  16-01-2017 13:15
  
  The seventh annual Columbus Winter Beerfest is coming to the Greater Columbus Convention Center Jan. 20-21. The festival will feature more than 450 beers from 130 breweries.
  
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• Jazz station WSAX gets license

  16-01-2017 12:54
  
  A Columbus jazz radio station has received its broadcast license from the Federal Communications Commission, providing central Ohio its only full-time outlet for the genre. WSAX-LP (98.5 FM) received the license on Thursday . The station, operated by the nonprofit SEMM Foundation, plays jazz around the clock via the airwaves and online at www.myjazz98.com.
  
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• Organ transplants up in Columbus, nationally

  16-01-2017 12:48
  
  Buoyed by the generosity of deceased donors, organ transplants across the United States reached a record high in 2016, for the fourth year in a row. Preliminary numbers released recently by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) indicate that 33,606 transplants were performed in 2016, up from 30,973 the previous year, an 8.5 percent increase. Transplantation took a bigger jump in Ohio, rising from 1,231 in 2015 to 1,360 in 2016, an increase of 10.5 percent.
  
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• Ivanka Trump to continue working on women's issues

  16-01-2017 12:36
  
  She may not be working in the White House, but that doesn't mean Ivanka Trump is staying out of politics.Although she has said she will have no official role in her father's administration, Ivanka Trump has been quietly laying the groundwork for an effort that could make her perhaps the best-connected policy advocate in Washington. Trump, who has made clear she wants to push for policies benefiting women and girls, last week sought the advice of a group of female executives and media stars in Ne
  
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• Birth coaches called doulas offer more than physical aid to mothers-to-be

  16-01-2017 12:35
  
  Sarah Reinhard probably prayed at least half of the rosary during her last pregnancy. During her silent prayers, her doula was by her side. “She kind of took the weight off the worries I had in the back of my mind,” said Reinhard, a writer and marketer. “Being able to let go and trust in that naturally leads you when you have a faith perspective.”
  
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• New Albany joins with Johnstown, Jersey Township to form united front on development

  16-01-2017 12:31
  
  Local governments in western Licking County have started planning for a shared vision for the area’s future. The Western Licking County Accord aims to bring together Johnstown, New Albany and Jersey Township leaders and residents to evaluate everything from possible design standards to development boundaries, as well as water and sewer issues in the area, said Johnstown Village Manager Jim Lenner.
  
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• Who are the 8 richest people? All men, mostly Americans

  16-01-2017 12:28
  
  The eight individuals who own as much as half of the rest of the planet are all men, and have largely made their fortunes in technology. Most are American, with one European and one Mexican in the mix. Several have pledged to give it all to charity.The eight tycoons' net worth, as calculated by Forbes magazine, was cited Monday by anti-poverty activists Oxfam in a report highlighting income inequality. As the world's business and political elite gathers in the Swiss town of Davos this week, here
  
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• Trump promises health insurance for all

  16-01-2017 12:20
  
  President-elect Donald Trump says his plan to replace the nation's health care law will include "insurance for everybody."Trump made the comment in an interview with the Washington Post published on Sunday.The president-elect says: "We're going to have insurance for everybody. There was a philosophy in some circles that if you can't pay for it, you don't get it. That's not going to happen with us."Trump declined to reveal any details.An embrace of universal health care would mark a sharp break f
  
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• The latest: Trump promises health insurance for all

  16-01-2017 12:20
  
  The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST):8:50 p.m.President-elect Donald Trump says his plan to replace the nation's health care law will include "insurance for everybody."Trump made the comment in an interview with the Washington Post published on Sunday.The president-elect says: "We're going to have insurance for everybody. There was a philosophy in some circles that if you can't pay for it, you don't get it. That's not going to happen with us."Trump declined to reveal any de
  
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• Carry on King’s legacy, central Ohioans urged

  16-01-2017 12:18
  
  Growing up black in a predominantly white neighborhood in upstate New York in the 1950s and ‘60s, Johannes Christian revered the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. He watched all of King’s speeches on TV. “Wanting to be a preacher myself, he was my idol,” said Christian, who has become a bit of a local and national celebrity himself for his teachings on triumphing over tragedy and the power of forgiveness.
  
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• Hunters sought to reduce Ohio’s coyote population

  16-01-2017 11:54
  
  Coyotes are on the prowl across Ohio, including in its cities, putting some people on edge about letting their pets out at night to do their business. Residents in Fairfield County posted cautionary messages on the Facebook group page “Lancaster's Talk of the Town” recently, some sharing stories about coyotes attacking or attempting to attack their pets. A similar neighborhood group for Hilliard residents also featured a coyote discussion, including a photo of a coyote seen recently
  
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• WBNS-TV anchor Kristyn Hartman leaving for Cincinnati

  16-01-2017 11:45
  
  Kristyn Hartman, anchor for five years at WBNS-TV (Channel 10), is leaving the CBS-affiliate station to take a similar job in the Queen City. Hartman, 47, has accepted an anchor job at WCPO, an ABC affiliate, in Cincinnati, according to the station's website.
  
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