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• Trump signs executive actions on "extreme vetting," rebuilding military

  27-01-2017 23:33
  
  At the Pentagon, Donald Trump signed two executive actions -- one on “extreme vetting” and another on rebuilding the military.“I’m establishing new vetting measures to keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States,” the president told an audience at the Pentagon Friday. He read the title of the executive action, as he signed it -- “The protection of the nation from for terrorist entry into the United States,” the president said, adding, &ldquo
  
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• Sex offender living in shopping lots sentenced to jail

  27-01-2017 22:55
  
  Calling his attitude "somewhat offensive," Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Judge Kim Brown sentenced sex offender Johnny Wilson Broncano to spend his weekends in jail the next three years.Broncano plead guilty to gross sexual imposition from a 2014 incident involving a female minor.10 Investigates first spotted Broncano in October, living at a Walmart parking lot in Delaware without the store's permission.Judge Brown said she felt Broncano did not show remorse for his crime. The weekend ja
  
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• Reynoldsburg mother who taped 2-year-old son to wall indicted

  27-01-2017 22:26
  
  A Reynoldsburg mother who streamed her 2-year-old son taped to a wall has been indicted for abduction and child endangering charges.Shayla Rudolph, 18, was indicted for the Facebook video which was posted January 1.In the video, Rudolph’s son, wearing only a diaper, can be seen taped to the wall. The boy’s arms, head and ankles were taped to the wall with tape covering his mouth.“This woman posted a live video on social media depicting her toddler taped to the wall because she
  
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• Infants found in back of overdosed couple’s SUV, sheriff says

  27-01-2017 22:00
  
  Two infants were found in the back of an SUV as two adults were found sleeping in the front after overdosing in a Sarasota gas station parking lot, reports CBS Tampa affiliate WTSP-TV.The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrested William Ballard, 36, and Delaney Crissinger, 32, on Jan.19 after they were discovered passed out in a black SUV in a Texaco gas station.While Ballard and Crissinger were nodding off, two children, ages 5 months and 18 months, were sitting in car seats
  
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• Circleville bus driver placed on leave after locking pre-schoolers inside bus

  27-01-2017 21:41
  The Circleville School District is facing tough questions after a bus driver left two pre-school children on a bus.According to police, the two pre-school students, ages 3 and 4, arrived at Circleville Elementary to attend afternoon pre-school at 1:15 p.m.Instead, of getting off the bus, the kids stayed in their seats until the driver parked it in a lot a few feet behind the school. And they stayed there alone.According to the police report, more than an hour later at 2:40 p.m., the same driver
  
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• Circleville bus drive placed on leave after locking pre-schoolers inside bus

  27-01-2017 21:41
  
  The Circleville School District is facing tough questions after a bus driver left two pre-school children on a bus.According to police, the two pre-school students, ages 3 and 4, arrived at Circleville Elementary to attend afternoon pre-school at 1:15 p.m.Instead, of getting off the bus, the kids stayed in their seats until the driver parked it in a lot a few feet behind the school. And they stayed there alone.According to the police report, more than an hour later at 2:40 p.m., the same driver
  
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• ODOT proposes adjustable speed limits on I-670 to reduce congestion

  27-01-2017 21:20
  
  A new announcement about a frequently-traveled Columbus highway could leave drivers checking their speed. The speed limit along Interstate 670 could undergo a shift that would have the speed limit potentially changing by-the-hour.Ohio Department of Transportation representative Matt Bruning said it would be the first of its kind in the state and would serve as a trial. If the program is successful at curbing rush hour traffic jams, the method could be used in other problematic areas across the s
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Slick roads possible

  27-01-2017 21:04
  This Evening:Snow showers likely. Watch the roads for slick spots.Tonight: Windy and cold. Scattered snow showers with a fresh dusting possible. Low 25. Winds: W 10-20 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy and cold. Windy with snow flurries. High 34. Wind: SW 10-20 mph.
  Sunday:Snow showers likely. High 32. Winds: W 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information:Snow showers likely across Ohio tonight and into the weekend. While accumulations will be
  
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• Weapon recovered from student at Walnut Ridge High School

  27-01-2017 20:57
  
  Columbus police are now investigating a student who allegedly brought a gun into Walnut Ridge High School Friday.According to a spokesperson with Columbus City Schools, the school received a tip that a student might have brought in a gun.Officials with the school were able to locate the student and retrieve the weapon. The school was never placed on lockdown.School officials said the student and weapon were turned over to police.The school has sent a letter out to parents and guardians regarding
  
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• 2 guns recovered from 2 Columbus high schools this week

  27-01-2017 20:57
  
  Columbus police said two students were caught with guns in two separate Columbus high schools this week.A 14-year-old student was charged with conveying a deadly weapon after bringing a gun into Africentric High School Wednesday.Police said the school resource officer was informed by students that the gun was in the student's backpack. The officer was able to arrest the student.Walnut Ridge High School received a tip that a student might have brought in a gun Friday.The resource officer at the s
  
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• Bravo!

  27-01-2017 20:44
  
  The star of Mission: Seraglio by Opera Columbus, Miles Mykkanen, visited KIPP Columbus to teach students about opera before the show’s premiere this weekend. Bravo! 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 […]
  
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• Immigrants separated from families urge Trump to reconsider Muslim ban

  27-01-2017 20:34
  
  As President Donald Trump contemplates signing an executive order to halt admission of refugees from seven countries, local Somali mothers are crying out for help. "I'm requesting our new president to assist us, to help us bring our family, my mom and my daughter.
  
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• Pence becomes 1st vice president to address March for Life

  27-01-2017 20:17
  
  WASHINGTON— Vice President Mike Pence told a crowd gathered Friday for the annual March for Life that ending taxpayer-funded abortion and choosing a Supreme Court justice who will uphold "God-given" liberties are among the administration's top priorities.Pence was the first sitting vice president to address the march. Speaking to demonstrators near the Washington Monument, he also accused the Supreme Court, in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion, of turning "away from
  
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• Yoga on High Planning Relocation in 2018

  27-01-2017 20:07
  
  A plan was unveiled yesterday that proposes the replacement of the existing structure at 1077-1081 North High Street with a new five-story mixed-use building, and one of the two business owners in the existing building provided some additional details on what their future holds. Representatives from Yoga on High published a quick update on their […]
  
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• Columbus Council On World Affairs -U.S. The Middle East Policy 1/24/17

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• Trump and Britain's Theresa May meet for first time

  27-01-2017 18:48
  
  WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump held an Oval Office meeting Friday with British Prime Minister Theresa May, a friendly ally who hopes to nudge the populist president toward the political mainstream.Trump's first meeting with a world leader since taking office came a day after Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto called off his own trip to Washington next week amid wrangling over who will pay for Trump's planned wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.Trump's spokesman said the president would
  
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• Theresa May, Trump meet at the White House

  27-01-2017 18:48
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is set to meet his first world leader since taking office — British Prime Minister Theresa May, a friendly ally who hopes to nudge the populist president toward the political mainstream.The visit Friday comes a day after Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto called off his own trip to Washington, planned for next week, amid wrangling over who will pay for Trump's planned wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump's spokesman said the president would s
  
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• Family slayings investigation leads to unrelated drug case in Pike County

  27-01-2017 18:22
  
  PEEBLES, Ohio — Ohio authorities say the investigation into the fatal shootings of eight people from one family led to unrelated drug charges against two people, including a distant cousin of the victims.Ohio's attorney general and Pike County's sheriff said Friday that evidence in the drug case was found during investigation of the Rhoden slayings from last April, but the case isn't related to the homicides.Complete coverage: Rhoden family slayings They say a 38-year-old Rhoden relative w
  
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• Woman gets 8 years in heroin overdose death of 11-month-old son

  27-01-2017 16:18
  
  A Franklin County mother convicted in the heroin overdose death of her 11-month-old son will spend 8 years in prison.Denise Dickinson, 33, pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of Involuntary Manslaughter.The charges stem from the May 2015 death of 11 month-old Dominic Dickinson. The Franklin County Coroner ruled the toddler died of an overdose of heroin laced with Fentanyl. The baby’s father Kyle Black was sentenced to 9 years in prison on the same charge in June of 2016. Prosecutors said the
  
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• Police arrest suspect after finding 112 lbs. of pot found in Whitehall home

  27-01-2017 16:12
  
  WHITEHALL, Ohio -- Whitehall police may have put a small dent into what detectives are calling a “large scale marijuana distribution” case.On Wednesday, team members from the Whitehall Police drug enforcement unit served a search warrant at a home on Edgeville Road, along with a second location on Ravenel Drive in Columbus.According to a press release, police seized 112 pounds of marijuana, a handgun, and $64,403 in cash from both locations.They also arrested William E. Barnes III, w
  
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• Cleveland Indians will host 2019 MLB All-Star Game

  27-01-2017 16:12
  
  CLEVELAND— Baseball's mid-summer classic is sliding back home to Cleveland in two years.The Indians, who have been enjoying a renaissance on the field, will host the 90th All-Star Game in 2019 at Progressive Field, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Friday as a light snow fell at the downtown ballpark.Cleveland last hosted the event in 1997, when Indians catcher Sandy Alomar hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning to lead the AL to a win and earn MVP honors.This will be the sixth tim
  
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• Newark Police sending out a new call for tips to help solve shooting

  27-01-2017 15:51
  
  NEWARK, Ohio – Police sending out a new call for tips to help solve shooting.
  Police in Newark want to identify a man who they are calling a person of interest in relation to a shooting on December 4, 2016.The shooting happened in the 200 block of West Church Street at approximately 7:00 p.m.
  According to a press release from Licking County Crime Stoppers, this man was seen in the area of the shooting and may have ties to the Columbus, Coshocton and Dayton areas.Anyone with information can
  
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• South High sex phone video prompts disciplinary action

  27-01-2017 15:47
  
  A cellphone video that authorities say was shot by a South High School student during class and might have depicted a sex act has prompted Columbus City Schools to contact police and Franklin County Children Services. The incident occurred Monday during a class that was overseen by a substitute teacher who will no longer work in the district, said Scott Varner, district spokesman.
  
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• Officer called to central Ohio home fatally shoots man

  27-01-2017 15:47
  Authorities say a police officer fatally shot a man while responding to a domestic dispute involving a mother and son at a central Ohio home. The shooting late Thursday night in Madison Township, just southeast of Columbus, is under investigation by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
  
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• Knitting store: no yarn for women's movement protesters

  27-01-2017 15:14
  
  FRANKLIN, Tenn.— The owner of a Tennessee knitting store doesn't want anyone buying its yarn for arts and crafts for the women's movement, following weekend protests by marchers in knitted, pointy-eared hats.The Tennessean newspaper reported that the comments Tuesday on the Facebook page of The Joy of Knitting store in Franklin drew thousands of responses — both support and vows of a boycott.The social media post by Elizabeth Poe said that as a business owner and a Christian, she pro
  
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• Scientists move Doomsday Clock 30 seconds closer to midnight

  27-01-2017 15:01
  
  WASHINGTON — The keepers of the Doomsday Clock have moved the symbolic countdown to potential global catastrophe 30 seconds closer to midnight based on President Donald Trump's comments on nuclear weapons and climate change.The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, in a statement accompanying the move Thursday, cited "wavering public confidence in the democratic institutions required to deal with major world threats." It says "deception campaigns" by Russia to disrupt the U.S. election have m
  
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• OSU Seeking Proposals to Build 450-Unit Apartment Development on Kenny Road

  27-01-2017 14:00
  
  Ohio State University is looking to turn 10 acres of farm land into a 450-unit apartment development. The Office of Planning and Real Estate posted a request for proposals (RFP) on its website Monday, seeking developers interested in building on the northeast corner of Kenny Road and Woody Hayes Drive. The RFP calls for OSU […]
  
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• Film Reviews: Watch Jackie, Skip the Reincarnated Dog Movie

  27-01-2017 14:00
  
  One Oscar nominee, one reincarnated dog and one mess of body fluids – what’s your pleasure? All of it graces (or splatters) Columbus screens this weekend. Jackie Director Pablo Larrain disregards traditional biopic structure and reshapes it to hypnotic effect in Jackie, a challenging portrait of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy as she struggles with the […]
  
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• Metro Parks and Ohio Wildlife Center Partner to Help Injured Animals

  27-01-2017 13:25
  "Today at Prairie Oaks it's kind of a celebration," Metro Parks Director Tim Moloney says with excitement.The celebration is for the red tail hawk inside a crate. After being treated for West Nile, he's being released into the wild.
  "I hope he takes off and does a circle and flies around and makes a loud hawk and tries to find his mate," says Stormy Gibson with the Ohio Wildlife Center.
  "From time to time we run into animals in distress and we ran into a distressed red tailed hawk recently. We t
  
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• Slick roads cause several morning crashes around Columbus

  27-01-2017 12:42
  Snow falling in Columbus Friday morning caused several crashes across the city.I-670 Westbound at State Route 315, I-670 Eastbound at I-70 and S.R. 315 at S.R. 750 were all closed around 6 a.m.Ramps from I-70 Eastbound to I-270 Northbound on the east side, I-71 Southbound to I-670 and I-670 at I-70 Eastbound were also closed.Stay with 10TV and refresh 10TV.com/traffic for updates.
  
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• Wet Seal Closing All Stores

  27-01-2017 12:00
  
  The hits keep coming for traditional mall retail stores. California-based chain Wet Seal is reported to close all 171 of its remaining stores soon, following a bankruptcy filing and 338 store closures in 2015, and the failure to find a buyer for the struggling business. Multiple national media outlets are reporting that a notice has […]
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Chances for snow last through weekend

  27-01-2017 11:35
  
  Today: Light off & on snow showers at times.Little accumulation on the grass and elevated surfaces, breezy & chilly.High 35.West winds 10-15 Gusts 30 mph.
  Tonight: Cloudy & chilly with a few flurries, breezy.Low 25.West winds 8-12 Gusts to 20 mph.
  Tomorrow: Cloudy skies with a few flurries at times, breezy.High 34.WSW winds 10-15 Gusts to 20 mph.
  Sunday: Light snow showers at times.Light accumulations of an inch or less will be possible, a tad breezy.High 31.West winds 8-12 mph.Weath
  
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• Anti-Inflammatory Diet Could Reduce Risk of Bone Loss in Women

  27-01-2017 11:05
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Anti-inflammatory diets - which tend to be high in vegetables, fruits, fish and whole grains - could boost bone health and prevent fractures in some women, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data from the landmark Women's Health Initiative to compare levels of inflammatory elements in the diet to bone mineral density and fractures and found new associations between food and bone health.
  
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• Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating overnight officer-involved shooting

  27-01-2017 10:09
  
  MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio-- The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating an overnight officer-involved shooting.Deputies tell 10TV it happened just before midnight at a home in the 3600 block of Toy Road near Groveport.A Madison Township police officer was responding to a domestic violence call at a woman's home. Police say it involved a woman and her son.When the officer reached the front door, he and the son got into a confrontation which ended with the officer shooting and killing the s
  
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• Franklin County Sheriff's Office investigating officer-involved shooting

  27-01-2017 10:09
  
  MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating an overnight officer-involved shooting.Deputies tell 10TV it happened just before midnight at a home in the 3600 block of Toy Road near Groveport.A Madison Township police officer was responding to a domestic violence call at a woman's home. Police say it involved a woman and her son.When the officer reached the front door, he and the son got into a confrontation which ended with the officer shooting and killing the
  
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• Franklin County Sheriff's Office investigating deadly officer-involved shooting

  27-01-2017 10:09
  MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating an overnight officer-involved shooting.Deputies tell 10TV it happened just before midnight at a home in the 3600 block of Toy Road near Groveport.A Madison Township police officer was responding to a domestic violence call at a woman's home. Police say it involved a woman and her son.When the officer reached the front door, he and the son got into a confrontation.Authorities said the son had a pipe in his hands and w
  
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• Short North Stage becomes first Ohio theater to perform - Hand to God'

  27-01-2017 06:37
  Danny Turek, controls his puppet Tyrone as cast Jonathan Putman, Chad Goodwin, Barbara Weetman, and Kate Lingnofksi pose for a picture promoting the Short North Stage production of "Hand to God." Credit: Courtesy of Ryan Allen When a cute puppet is onstage, one doesn't expect it to give raunchy, risquA© speeches.
  
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• Heroin laced with animal tranquilizer responsible for Pike County overdoses, death

  27-01-2017 04:58
  
  The Pike County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning to those who choose to use heroin and other illegal drugs.The Sheriff’s Office said there has been an increase in heroin and other illegal drugs laced with Carfentanil, or animal tranquilizer.The laced drugs are what the Pike County Sheriff’s Office believes led to multiple overdoses including the death of an 18-year-old.The Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to a home on Germany Road south of Beaver, Ohio Wednes
  
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• Police investigating several reports of theft in Powell

  27-01-2017 04:30
  
  Delaware County investigators are sending a warning to homeowners this week: lock your doors.Detectives are looking for a suspect who walked into unlocked homes in Powell and stole cash and gift cards."He came from the garage area and he ran across the yard into the woods behind our house," Krista Seibert said.Not sure if what she saw Tuesday morning was real, Seibert and her husband noticed something startling from their back window."Thin, very fast. A very fast, thin man," she said.Little did
  
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• Parents of West Liberty student shot seeks prayers for son, suspect's family

  27-01-2017 03:46
  
  Ryan Cole sat alongside his wife as they spoke publicly for the first time via a video shot at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.The couple’s 16-year-old son, Logan was shot multiple times at West Liberty High School reportedly by a fellow student. 10TV is not identifying the alleged gunman because he is currently charged as a minor.In the most sincere way, Ryan Cole offered words of thoughtfulness and gratitude.“I would like to thank my son who set an example to me of the forgive
  
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• Wounded dad says girl was fatally shot as she hid behind him

  27-01-2017 03:12
  
  The father of 9-year-old Cincinnati girl killed by gunfire at home this month says he and his daughter were shot as he struggled with an intruder who held a gun to a child's head.Alex Thompson tells WXIX-TV that his daughter Alexandrea took cover behind him as he tried to wrestle away the attacker's gun, and then he and his daughter were hit by gunfire.She died at a hospital. Her 39-year-old father was treated for gunshot wounds.Police say multiple people were seen entering the home, and they're
  
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• 1981 disappearance, 4 killings linked in major N.H. cold case development

  27-01-2017 02:40
  
  A man who died in a California prison in 2010 while serving a sentence for killing and dismembering his wife is responsible for killing five people in New Hampshire in the 1980s, authorities said Thursday.New Hampshire State Police and the attorney general’s office said they believe the killer was a man known as Bob Evans, the one-time boyfriend of a New Hampshire woman who disappeared in 1981.They believe he killed that woman, Denise Beaudin, and, separately, a mother and three girls who
  
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• North Carolina police warn drivers after woman gets tricked by dummy in road

  27-01-2017 02:35
  
  What a North Carolina woman believed to be a young child in the middle of a roadway may have actually been bait used by would-be carjackers, the Carteret County Sheriff’s Department in Beaufort, North Carolina warned on Wednesday.The 33-year-old woman was driving home around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday when she spotted a small figure in the road. As she slowed down to take a closer look, two men wearing dark hoodies ran up to her vehicle and pulled on the door handles, police said.Luckily, the wom
  
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• Living without lungs for six days saves woman’s life

  27-01-2017 02:31
  
  In what’s believed to be a world first, Canadian doctors removed the severely infected lungs from a dying woman, keeping her alive without them for six days, so that she could recover enough to receive a life-saving lung transplant.Thoracic surgeons at Toronto General Hospital (TGH), part of the University Health Network (UNH), performed the procedure on 33-year-old Melissa Benoit.“This was bold and very challenging, but Melissa was dying before our eyes,” Dr. Shaf Keshavjee, s
  
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• #WordEyeHeard: Columbus Family Seeks Answers in Jaron Thomas' Death

  27-01-2017 02:01
  On January 14, 2017, 36-year-old Jaron Thomas called for help, as he had done several times before by the advice of mental health professionals. Jaron had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and struggled with hallucinations.
  
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• Meet Riley the New Gerber Baby From Cbus

  27-01-2017 02:01
  Congrats to Kristen and Devin Shines of Columbus who happen to be the proud parents of little Riley who just happens to be the new spokes-baby for Gerber! Riley was chosen out of more than one-hundred thousand babies from across the country to represent the brand because he is obviously photogenic and has great personality. Riley's cuteness has earned his parents $50,000, $1,500 in Gerber clothes, appearances in the brands marketing campaigns including social media and the title of Gerber baby 2
  
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• Columbus Rotary Luncheon, January 23, 2017

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