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• PHOTOS: Behind-the-scenes of IKEA construction in Columbus

  18-01-2017 23:52
  
  IKEA will open its doors in central Ohio this summer.Ahead of the store’s opening, take a look behind-the-scenes at how construction is going.The 354,000 square-foot store is being built on 33 acres at the northeastern corner of Interstate 71 and Gemini Place.IKEA will feature nearly 10,000 designed items with room setting, a supervised children’s play area and a 450-seat restaurant serving Swedish specialties.Did we mention the 1,200 parking spaces?IKEA will be listing information f
  
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• Columbus mom gets a second chance at life thanks to organ donation

  18-01-2017 23:25
  The United Network for Organ Sharing released data this week that the number of organ transplants in Ohio increased over 10 percent from 2015 to 2016.This year already, April Miles, a 25-year-old mother of two in Columbus, is getting a second chance at life thanks to a liver transplant she received two weeks ago.From the day Miles was born, she wasn't expected to live.“When I was first diagnosed, my parents were told don't get attached to your baby,” said Miles.Diagnosed with biliary
  
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• Detectives find child pornography in former Columbus Target employee's files

  18-01-2017 23:07
  COLUMBUS - A former Target employee admitted to recording a young boy using the bathroom, according to a search warrant obtained by NBC4. Matthew Lively is accused of placing a cell phone in a stall where a 12-year-old boy was using the bathroom on Nov. 30, 2016 at the Target on Olentangy River Road.
  
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• Family heads to Inauguration in the name of cancer awareness

  18-01-2017 22:55
  
  At their home Wednesday morning, Ray and Linda Hoetger piled luggage on their kitchen table in preparation for a historic trip to Washington, D.C.The Hoetger’s are traveling with their son and his girlfriend to witness Donald Trump’s inauguration this Friday. The family won four tickets through Congresswoman Joyce Beatty’s office.“It was a lottery drawing and I put my name in and wasn't sure if I'd be able to get tickets,” Linda said.The family has a secondary reaso
  
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• Ohio State, fired marching band director settle lawsuits

  18-01-2017 22:52
  
  A fired Ohio State University marching band director has dropped all his legal claims against the university in exchange for it agreeing not to try to recover its costs from him.Jonathan Waters was fired in July 2014. The university says he ignored a "sexualized culture" inside what's known to fans as The Best Damn Band in the Land.Waters denied wrongdoing and sued for reinstatement and damages in federal court, alleging gender discrimination. Separate litigation in state court alleged defamatio
  
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• Hope Hollow helps cancer patients with mounting bills

  18-01-2017 22:47
  Families all over Central Ohio understand the stress and worries following a cancer diagnosis. Cancer survivor Jane Jacquemin-Clark said those concerns often swirl around - not treatment - but expenses."It can be overwhelming," Jacquemin-Clark said. "We want those financially stressed families to know we stand with them."She launched an organization called Hope Hollow. In 2015 the organization gave financially-challenged cancer patients 300 nights in free lodging. In 2016 that number grew to 500
  
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• Sherrod Brown wants FBI to release info on Trump cabinet pick

  18-01-2017 22:22
  
  Sen. Sherrod Brown asked the FBI today to release information on an investigation into a media company whose board of directors included U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Steven Mnuchin.
  
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• Homeland Security investigating Jewish Community Center threats

  18-01-2017 22:16
  Authorities are addressing threats made against the Jewish community across the United States, including Columbus.The Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus Marketing Director Mike Levison said the center took a call about a threat Wednesday to a Jewish Community Center. The threat did not specify a specific location.Levison said security protocol was followed as Columbus Police and Homeland Security were contacted.The Columbus center was searched. It was determined no evacuations were need
  
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• Authorities investigating Jewish Community Centers threats across US, including Columbus

  18-01-2017 22:16
  
  Authorities are addressing threats made against the Jewish community across the United States, including Columbus.The Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus Marketing Director Mike Levison said the center took a call about a threat Wednesday to a Jewish Community Center. The threat did not specify a specific location.Levison said security protocol was followed as Columbus Police and Homeland Security were contacted.The Columbus center was searched. It was determined no evacuations were need
  
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• Still no resolution to habitat homes destroyed by fire one year ago

  18-01-2017 22:14
  
  An absolute standstill.That's where things are one year after two families lost their Habitat for Humanity homes to a raging fire.The families blame Habitat but there's nothing documented to show habitat was negligent in their construction.“Losing the house, that was a dream that was shattered,” Natalie Hosom said.Hosom and her three daughters had just moved in the day their house burned.Next door neighbor Brittany Park and her two small boys had moved into their home just weeks befo
  
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• Jon Waters, Ohio State agree to end lawsuits over band director's firing

  18-01-2017 22:02
  
  The two-year legal battle between Ohio State University and former marching-band director Jonathan Waters is over. Ohio State said today that Waters "has voluntarily dismissed all of his claims against the University, including all appeals, in exchange for the University not seeking to recover its costs from him."
  
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• Columbus police investigating reports of fake rideshare driver

  18-01-2017 21:44
  Columbus police said they are investigating whether a fake ride share driver has struck again.An Ohio State University said she was groped, grabbed and held captive for several moments early Friday morning.Hanna said she regrets hand delivering herself to the bad guy."I open the door and I say 'are you here for Hanna?' And he says yes. So I just got in the car," she said.It happened in the 1700 block of North High Street. Hanna said she got scared when she realized her driver was driving in circ
  
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• Parents report finding mold inside 'Sophie the Giraffe' teething toy

  18-01-2017 21:30
  
  A new report of mold inside a popular children's teething toy is circulating on social media.According to GoodHouseKeeping.com, pediatric dentist Dana Chianese said she was cleaning a 'Sophie the Giraffe' toy when she noticed a smell coming from the toy.Chianese said she decided to cut it open and found mold inside the giraffe.According to the toy's maker, French company Vulli, they warn the giraffe can be damaged if fully submerged in water. They recommend cleaning the toy with a damp cloth and
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Staying warm with rain late week.

  18-01-2017 21:25
  This Evening: Cloudy and cooler.
  Tonight:Mostly cloudy and colder. Low 33. Wind: SW 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly sunny and warmer. High near 50. Wind: S 5-10 mph.
  Friday:Morning showers. High 58. Wind: SE 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information: Grab a jacket if you are headed out tonight as skies will be cloudy and temperatures will be colder in the 30s. Plan on a chilly morning with temperatures near freezing, but breaks of sun shoul
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Rainy start to your Friday

  18-01-2017 21:25
  This Morning:Rainy and mild.
  This Afternoon: Showers move off, lingering clouds and warmer. Upper 50s.
  Tonight: Slight change for a sprinkle early. Warm 48.
  Tomorrow: Lingering clouds. Just a slight chance for a shower and warmer again. 61.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information: A low pressure system will lift up from the south today, bringing showers and more unseasonably mild temperatures. Conditions will dry out late in the day and into S
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Rain on the way

  18-01-2017 21:25
  This Evening:Cloudy skies and comfortable temperatures for this time of year.
  Tonight: Showers likely by midnight. Low 42. Wind: SE 0-5 mph.
  Tomorrow: Morning showers. Otherwise cloudy and mild. High 58. Wind: S 5-10 mph.
  Saturday: Partly to mostly cloudy. Unseasonably warm. High 63. Wind: S 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information: Showers moving towards Ohio with the first raindrops in our area expected by midnight. Rain will fall f
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Cloudy and Mild Day

  18-01-2017 21:25
  This Morning: Cloudy and mild for January.
  This Afternoon:Cloudy and mild. Low 50s.
  Tonight: Showers return. 42
  Tomorrow:Lingering showers in the morning. Upper 50s.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information: High pressure will dominate our weather today, even though it stays generally overcast. The next low pressure system will lift up from the south tonight, bringing showers and more unseasonably mild temperatures. Conditions will dry out late
  
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• 19 Photos of the New Columbus IKEA

  18-01-2017 20:39
  
  While the new Columbus IKEA store might look completed on the outside, there’s still a lot of work to be done on the interior ahead of the Summer 2017 opening. Joseph Roth, U.S. Expansion & Property Public Affairs Manager at IKEA, and new Store Manager David Garcia Gatto gave Columbus Underground a hard hat tour of the […]
  
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• Trial begins in 2008 killing of elderly landlady in German Village

  18-01-2017 20:34
  
  A trial in Common Pleas Court is getting underway more than eight years after the discovery of Alyce Seff's body in a wishing well behind one of her German Village rental properties.
  
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• Obama defends decision to commute Chelsea Manning's sentence

  18-01-2017 20:00
  
  President Barack Obama firmly defended his decision to cut nearly three decades off convicted leaker Chelsea Manning's prison term Wednesday, arguing in his final White House news conference that the former Army intelligence analyst had served a "tough prison sentence" already.Taking questions on many topics two days before his presidency ends, Obama also warned that the "moment may be passing" for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, pushing back on criticism over his recen
  
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• LIVE: President Obama holds final press conference in White House briefing room

  18-01-2017 20:00
  
  Just two days away from his successor’s inauguration ceremony, President Obama will hold a final press conference in the White House briefing room Wednesday afternoon.Outgoing White House press secretary Josh Earnest gave a preview of what to expect from the news conference during a Wednesday interview with “CBS This Morning.”WATCH LIVE in the video player below or on the 10TV Facebook page. (Press conference scheduled to start around 2:15 p.m.)---As speculation swirls over the
  
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• Justices raise doubts over law barring offensive trademarks

  18-01-2017 19:51
  
  WASHINGTON— The Supreme Court raised doubts Wednesday about a law that bars the government from registering trademarks that are deemed offensive.The justices heard arguments in a dispute involving an Asian-American band called the Slants that was denied a trademark because the U.S. Patent and Trademark office says the name disparages Asians.The band says the 70-year-old law violates free speech rights. A federal appeals court ruled that the law is unconstitutional, but the government has a
  
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• Columbus police identify sergeant who shot intruder

  18-01-2017 19:40
  
  Columbus police have identified the off-duty sergeant who shot an intruder Tuesday at his residence in Pleasant Township. Sgt. Stephen Carr, 45, who has worked for Columbus Division of Police for 15 years, is expected to return to work after a few days.
  
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• 2017 City of Columbus Martin Luther King Day Celebration

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• Sherrod Brown lists Trump cabinet picks he will — and won't — support

  18-01-2017 18:56
  
  Sen. Sherrod Brown has been a very vocal critic of some of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees — he was one of the very first to come out against attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions — but in a conference call today, he insisted that he will likely vote yes on a handful of the Republican’s cabinet picks.
  
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• For third-straight time, Earth sets hottest year record

  18-01-2017 18:36
  
  WASHINGTON— Earth sizzled to a third-straight record hot year in 2016, government scientists said Wednesday. They mostly blame man-made global warming with help from a natural El Nino, which has since disappeared.Measuring global temperatures in slightly different ways, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that last year passed 2015 as the hottest year on record.NOAA calculated that the average 2016 global temperature was 58.69 degrees (14.84 degrees Celsi
  
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• Delaware Area Career Center levy, consolidation in limbo

  18-01-2017 18:08
  
  The Delaware Area Career Center should have begun collecting funds this year following a November 2015 renewal levy that passed easily. But an error by the Delaware County Board of Elections has created a legal question that is jeopardizing the validity of the results. Attorneys for the center on Tuesday asked the Ohio Supreme Court to force Ohio Tax Commissioner Joe Testa to accept the results of the election.
  
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• Mother of toddler who died in home invasion accused of selling drugs

  18-01-2017 17:51
  
  The mother of a 2-year-old girl who was fatally shot during in a home invasion in October now is accused of selling heroin to an undercover officer.
  
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• Officials: Flu widespread in Ohio; hundreds hospitalized

  18-01-2017 17:45
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio health officials say influenza-like illness has become widespread around the state for the first time this flu season.The Department of Health says Ohio had 287 new hospitalizations associated with the flu during the first week of January. That's a little under half of the 650-plus flu hospitalizations reported around Ohio since the flu season started in October.That number is expected to increase. State officials say Ohio's flu season typically lasts into May, though
  
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• Flu widespread across Ohio

  18-01-2017 17:37
  
  Flu cases are widespread across the state, with hospitalizations for flu-like symptoms almost doubling to 287 during the first week of January, according to the Ohio Department of Health. The number of hospitalizations for flu symptoms — fever, cough, sore throat, body aces, headache, chills and fatigue — rose from 157 the last week of December, and the total hospitalization since the start of this flu season in October is 654.
  
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• Teen abducted as newborn still loves only mom she's known

  18-01-2017 17:34
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C.— An 18-year-old woman abducted as a newborn from a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, says she still loves the only mother she has known.Alexis Manigo told ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview broadcast Wednesday that the woman charged in her abduction, 51-year-old Gloria Williams, "will always be mom."Manigo met with her birth parents, Craig Aiken and Shanara Mobley, last weekend in Walterboro, South Carolina, where she was found earlier this month."I feel like I do
  
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• Plans reveal design for new Dublin library branch

  18-01-2017 17:24
  
  Much of the wrangling over land, cost-sharing and control of a new Dublin library has been resolved, and an architect’s rendering of a gleaming new structure has been released. Two years ago, Columbus Metropolitan Library Director Pat Losinski called the project "significantly behind schedule.” But he and Dublin officials say the wait will be worth it when a new branch and parking garage are completed.
  
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• New Northside Library Branch Seeking Café Operator

  18-01-2017 17:24
  Once the new Northside Library Branch debuts this summer in the University District, not only will visitors have an expanded selection of books, periodicals, music and other library services, they’ll also have a new neighborhood café to visit. The Friends of the Columbus Metropolitan Library released a call for applications today, seeking a vendor to […]
  
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• Woman pleads not guilty to abducting kids in 1985

  18-01-2017 17:06
  
  WARWICK, R.I. -- A woman charged with abducting her two daughters from Rhode Island in 1985 has pleaded not guilty.Elaine Yates had been living under the name Liana Lynn Waldberg in Houston. She entered her plea Wednesday morning in a courtroom in Warwick, Rhode Island, to one count of abduction.A magistrate judge set bail at $50,000 personal recognizance and will allow her to return to Houston to live and work. He also required her to sign a waiver of extradition and surrender her passport.He s
  
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• 60-year-old gorilla, 1st to be born in a zoo, dies in Ohio

  18-01-2017 16:28
  By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and KANTELE FRANKO, Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - The world's first gorilla born in a zoo, a female named Colo who became the oldest known living gorilla in the U.S., has died at age 60, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said Tuesday. Colo died in her sleep overnight, less than a month after her birthday, the zoo announced.
  
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• Submeter companies tell PUCO they should be able to add fees

  18-01-2017 15:46
  
  If Ohio regulators are going to oversee submeter companies, then those businesses want to retain their ability to add charges as they see fit. This is according to filings from two central Ohio submeter companies, Nationwide Energy Partners and American Power & Light, in an ongoing Public Utilities Commission of Ohio case.
  
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• 'Grave Digger' driver hurt in crash at monster truck rally

  18-01-2017 15:43
  
  TAMPA, Fla. — The driver of famed monster truck Grave Digger is recovering following a crash at a Florida rally over the weekend.Fan video shows the truck landing upside down while attempting to do a flip at the "Monster Jam" event at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Saturday night. The show was stopped while medical personal responded to driver Dennis Anderson.Monster Jam promoter Feld Entertainment says in a statement that "medical care professionals tended to Anderson on site and then tra
  
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• Analysis says Ohio's new charter school reforms are working

  18-01-2017 15:25
  
  Nearly a year after lawmakers enacted bipartisan reforms designed to provide more oversight and accountability of Ohio’s oft-criticized charter school system, a leading school choice advocate says they appear to be working.
  
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• Ohio National Guard sends 20 members as inauguration support

  18-01-2017 15:11
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio National Guard says it's sending about 20 soldiers and airmen to provide support services for President-elect Donald Trump's Friday inauguration in Washington.The National Guard says members from about 40 states and territories are helping with the inauguration event.It says the members from Ohio will help provide meals and religious and counseling support for other members who are part of the teams supporting the massive event.Hundreds of thousands of people are
  
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• How to watch Donald Trump's inauguration Friday

  18-01-2017 15:10
  
  President-elect Donald Trump will officially take office Jan. 20, with an inauguration ceremony scheduled Friday at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.Mr. Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence will be sworn in surrounded by members of Congress, the Supreme Court justices, their family, and other invited guests at the ceremony, which begins at 9:30 a.m. ET and will take place on the western side of the Capitol. Musical performers, including singer Jackie Evancho and the Radio City R
  
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• Best-selling Author Shares Insight

  18-01-2017 15:09
  
  Best-selling author, J.D. Vance, discusses his book, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, with Columbus Foundation donors at the Wells Barn. In his book, Vance writes about social isolation, poverty, drug use, religion, and political changes in his family and greater Appalachia. Here, J.D. is being interviewed by Columbus Foundation donor […]
  
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• Lisa Abraham commentary: Neil House menu offers glimpse into heavy fare from 1901

  18-01-2017 14:13
  On Feb. 4, 1901, some of Columbus' finest residents and visitors were enjoying a breakfast of pin-money pickles, sauted lamb kidneys, picked cod fish in cream, eggs, bacon and buckwheat cakes. Of course, they might have opted for raw oysters, rolled oats, Yarmouth Bloaters and calves liver with bacon to accompany their hominy and hash - all of which were also included in the day's breakfast fare at the Neil House hotel.
  
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• IKEA Appoints David Garcia Gatto to Manage Future Columbus Store

  18-01-2017 14:13
  Until IKEA Columbus opens as the 44th U.S. IKEA store and second in Ohio, customers can shop at the closest IKEA stores in: West Chester, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; and Canton, MI; or online at IKEA-USA.com . "We are very excited about opening a store in Columbus, where there are many IKEA customers as well as others who may not know us yet, but are anxious for us to open," said IKEA U.S. president Lars Petersson.
  
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• Tuttle Touts “New Year at New Mall”

  18-01-2017 14:00
  
  Representatives from Simon Property Group — the owner and manager of the Mall at Tuttle Crossing — renewed their pledge to providing a high quality customer experience with a New Years Resolution. “A lot is in the works at The Mall at Tuttle Crossing,” stated Samantha Brawand, director of marketing and business development at The […]
  
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• Testing Done on Over Half of Rape Kits Submitted by Columbus Police

  18-01-2017 14:00
  
  It’s been four years since the initiative was launched to DNA test the thousands of rape kits lying forgotten in evidence rooms across Ohio. Of the nearly 14,000 submitted, 12,000 kits have completed testing, leading to 4,367 hits in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). For Columbus, the numbers are a little less dramatic. At […]
  
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• Shop Talk: Balm Skincare Launches Organic, All-Natural Online Shop

  18-01-2017 14:00
  
  “At the end of my day, I want to know I’m making a difference,” said Lindsey Moeller, owner and operator of Balm Skincare. Moeller launched her organic, carcinogen-free skin care line with a mission. During her mother’s battle with cancer, Moeller helped in navigating alternative medicine and holistic healing. Through the knowledge and insight gained, […]
  
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• Brunch Review: Rooks Tavern

  18-01-2017 14:00
  
  Rooks Tavern is billed as upscale “boutique” barbecue, so it seems reasonable to have some concerns over whether a t-shirt is okay guest apparel. You can wear a t-shirt. The staff wears flannel. Half the guests are wearing t-shirts. It’s all good. So the boutique bit, that has more to do with the service (it’s […]
  
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• Prosecutor: Orlando gunman's widow knew about the attack

  18-01-2017 13:18
  
  The widow of the Orlando nightclub gunman knew about the attack ahead of time and then hindered the criminal investigation when she lied to FBI agents after the shooting, prosecutors said during a brief court appearance a day after her arrest in California.Visibly nervous and bewildered, Noor Salman quietly acknowledged Tuesday that she understood the two felony charges alleging she assisted her husband and obstructed justice. She could face life in prison if convicted of both counts.She didn't
  
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• Columbus lifts boil-water advisory for Northwest Side customers after line break

  18-01-2017 12:59
  
  Columbus Public Utilities on Tuesday lifted a boil-water advisory for about 530 homes and businesses affected by a major waterline break Monday that flooded a Northwest Side neighborhood. John Ivanic, assistant director in the city’s Department of Public Utilities, said the advisory to boil water for drinking or cooking for about 1 minute was lifted after test results determined water in the system was not contaminated.
  
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• Columbus to pay $20,000 after loss in police public-records case

  18-01-2017 12:58
  
  Columbus officials have agreed to pay $20,000 in damages and legal fees after the Ohio Supreme Court found the city's police division illegally refused to release public records.
  
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