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• Police arrest protesters at Dakota Access camp

  22-02-2017 23:41
  
  Police are arresting Dakota Access pipeline protesters who've failed to meet a deadline to clear a camp on federal land in North Dakota.The Army Corps of Engineers ordered all protesters to leave by 2 p.m. Wednesday, citing concerns about potential spring flooding. About 150 people met that demand about 1 p.m. when they marched out of the camp.Hundreds of law enforcement officers from several states were on hand to handle any arrests.Some protesters set fire to wooden structures Wednesday mornin
  
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• Most oil pipeline opponents leave North Dakota protest camp

  22-02-2017 23:41
  
  Most of the Dakota Access pipeline opponents abandoned their protest camp Wednesday ahead of a government deadline to get off the federal land, and authorities moved to arrest some who defied the order in a final show of dissent.The camp has been home to demonstrators for nearly a year as they tried to thwart construction of the pipeline. Many of the protesters left peacefully, but police made some arrests two hours after the deadline.Earlier in the day, some of the last remnants of the camp wen
  
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• School remembers Marion boy who died from the flu

  22-02-2017 23:24
  The Marion boy who died from the flu is being remembered by his classmates.Nine-year-old Korbyn Mathias’ memory will live on in many ways.“Crazy, it happened fast, really fast,” said George Washington Elementary Principal Scott Curtis.Mathias, a vibrant third grader, got sick over the weekend of February 18. Curtis received the call Monday he had died.“Honestly, the first thing that went through my mind was, I was mad, like I said, we’re not supposed to bury our kid
  
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• GOP congressmen in Ohio lay low amid town hall push

  22-02-2017 23:24
  
  Ohioans concerned about repeal of the federal health care law and stoked by liberal groups opposed to President Donald Trump's actions have organized town halls across the battleground state during this week's congressional recess.Most Republican congressional representatives are skipping the events, often citing schedule conflicts.Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, a conservative and 10-year House veteran, is an exception. He attended events in his district Monday and engaged with protesters who
  
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• Mom of transgender teen fears impact of Trump school bathroom change

  22-02-2017 23:23
  At 11 years old, Michelle Moore's oldest child came out as transgender."And I didn't really know what that meant, so I went into research mode and did a lot of research," Moore said.She didn't need research to tell her what a mother's heart knows."I loved him as who he was and who he is, and that will never change. So to me, it wasn't really a big decision on whether I'm going to support him or not because he's my kid," she said.Acceptance at home is one thing; how Leigh navigated the outside wo
  
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• Prison chief breaks silence on Brian Golsby's GPS monitoring

  22-02-2017 23:00
  Accused murderer Brian Golsby was wearing a GPS ankle monitor since November 2016.Police tell 10TV Golsby's anklet placed him at the Grove City park where Ohio State student Reagan Tokes' body was found.The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections has denied requests to answer any specific questions about Brian Golsby's GPS monitoring. 10 Investigates asked ODRC Director Gary Mohr questions at a statehouse event Wednesday.When asked if the Adult Parole Authority failed in its GPS monito
  
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• Property taxes hurting family farmersFarm Bureau representatives meet ...

  22-02-2017 22:59
  COLUMBUS Ohio Farm Bureau members recently made their case for property tax relief during testimony before the Ohio Senate Ways and Means Committee. In addition, Farm Bureau leaders met with Ohio House members as the representatives continue to explore pathways forward for Current Agricultural Use Value reform.
  
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• Book returned to Pataskala Public Library 35 years later

  22-02-2017 22:58
  
  A long overdue book was recently returned to a central Ohio library.The Pataskala Public Library posted that a patron returned a book Wednesday that was due December 19, 1981."Better late than never!" the post read.The book, a collection of works by Robert Louis Stevenson, was donated to the library in 1941.
  
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• Think safety first when buying and selling items online

  22-02-2017 22:25
  Buying and selling items on social sites is popular but police say you have to make safe choices to avoid becoming a victim of a crime.Tori Spellman said she wishes she could go back to the day she posted an ad on social media to sell her laptop. A potential buyer told her he'd give her $900 and because they lived on opposite ends of town, they agreed to meet in the middle at a Whitehall bank.She said the man pretended to withdraw money. Spellman said she remembered the man reaching for what she
  
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• Law aims to protect victims of dating violence

  22-02-2017 22:02
  Ohio is one of two states that does not provide domestic violence protection for couples that don't live together.A new proposed law would change that, offering them similar protections to married couples.For Diona Clark the law is too late. She survived an attack by her then boyfriend Larry Belcher more than a decade ago.She said they dated less than a year, but over time, she said he became more controlling."I chose to put on my blinders and go ahead with the relationship," she said.Clark said
  
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• Upper Arlington police searching for missing 84-year-old man

  22-02-2017 22:00
  
  The public is being asked to help police find a missing 84-year-old man with early onset dementia.Upper Arlington police said Richard McCombs was last seen driving a green 2004 Cadillac CTS in the 3000 block of Leeds Road around 9 a.m. Wednesday.He was last seen wearing a burgundy jacket and a Marine Corps hat.Police describe him as being 5’7”, weighs approximately 165 pounds, gray hair and brown eyes.Police said the Cadillac has an Ohio license plate of 811 YCX.If anyone has any inf
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: More rain in the forecast

  22-02-2017 21:28
  This Evening: Mostly cloudy and mild.
  Tonight: Cloudy with a few light showers.Low 55.Winds: SW 10-15 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with passing showers late.Record high temperature of 68.Winds: SW 0-5 mph.
  Friday: Partly to mostly sunny with another record high temperature of 73.Showers and storms possible late Friday into Friday night.Winds : S 10-15 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information:Our stretch of unseasonably warm weather continu
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Chance for showers returns tonight

  22-02-2017 21:28
  
  Today: Mostly cloudy. Warm again. Upper 60s Light south.
  Tonight: Chance for light showers. Very mild. 55 Light south.
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy and even warmer! Low 70s S 10-15 mph.Chance for showers and storms late or overnight.
  Saturday: Showers end, then mostly cloudy and much cooler. 48Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information:Another Gray but very mild day today, in fact a number of record highs should fall. A weak system may bring a chance
  
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• Columbus National Number Ones!

  22-02-2017 21:26
  
  Columbus is full of remarkable visionaries and people working together for the betterment of everyone—that’s why we celebrate our National Number Ones!
  The Columbus Foundation recognized the outstanding work of our business and nonprofit leaders, innovators, students, and athletes who were named the best in the United States for their accomplishments over the past year. The individuals and organizations were honored at the annual National Number Ones event held at the Foundation this
  
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• 7 Earth-size worlds found orbiting star; could hold life

  22-02-2017 21:14
  
  For the first time ever, astronomers have discovered seven Earth-size planets orbiting a nearby star — and these new worlds could hold life.This cluster of planets is less than 40 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, according to NASA and the Belgian-led research team who announced the discovery Wednesday.The planets circle tightly around a dim dwarf star called Trappist-1, barely the size of Jupiter. Three are in the so-called habitable zone, where liquid water and, possibly li
  
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• Powerball jackpot tops $400 million for 1st time in months

  22-02-2017 21:05
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa— The Powerball jackpot has climbed above $400 million for the first time in nearly three months.The top prize for Wednesday night's drawing will be an estimated $403 million if paid over 29 years or $244 million in cash. Winners then would have to pay taxes on their winnings.The game's six numbers will be drawn at 10:59 p.m. eastern time. Five white balls are drawn from a drum with 69 balls and a red ball is drawn from a drum with 26 balls.Powerball is played in 44 states,
  
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• City Council Holds Hearing on Conversion Therapy

  22-02-2017 20:38
  
  Columbus City Council is considering a citywide ban on conversion therapy for minors, making Columbus the third city in Ohio to take local action against the practice. Council held a public hearing last night to hear public and professional testimony against conversion, or “reparative,” therapy, a practice used by mental health professional intended to change an LGBTQ-identifying individual into a straight or cisgendered person.
  “Conversion therapy is self-hate therapy,”
  
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• LISTEN: Police say Ind. teen murder victim recorded suspect; chilling audio released

  22-02-2017 20:11
  
  DELPHI, Ind.— A teenage girl turned her cellphone on and recorded a man saying "down the hill" before she and a friend were killed along a northern Indiana hiking trail last week, authorities said Wednesday.Indiana State Police played a clip of the man's voice during a news conference at which officials appealed for more tips from the public and announced that $41,000 in reward money had been raised.The audio came from 14-year-old Liberty German's cellphone, Capt. David Bursten said. Liber
  
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• Trump to revoke transgender bathroom guidelines

  22-02-2017 18:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- A government official says the Trump administration will revoke guidelines that say transgender students should be allowed to use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their chosen gender identity.The decision would be a reversal of an Obama-era directive issued in May. It required public schools to grant bathroom access even if student records differ or others are uncomfortable. The White House says President Donald Trump believes the issue is for the states to decide without f
  
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• Trump administration to lift transgender bathroom guidance

  22-02-2017 18:47
  
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will revoke federal guidelines that tell public schools to let transgender students use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their chosen gender identity, the White House said Wednesday.The decision would be a reversal of an Obama-era directive advising public schools to grant bathroom access to students in line with their expressed gender identity and not necessarily the gender on their birth certificate.White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Wednesday
  
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• Trump administration lifts transgender bathroom guidance

  22-02-2017 18:47
  
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has lifted federal guidelines that said transgender students should be allowed to use public school bathrooms and locker rooms matching their chosen gender identity.The Wednesday decision is a reversal of an Obama-era directive issued in May. It will now be up to states and school districts to interpret whether federal sex discrimination law applies to gender identity.A letter sent to schools nationwide Wednesday by the Justice and Education department
  
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• Polaris Mall Adding Three New Stores This Spring

  22-02-2017 18:42
  
  While 2017 has not been kind to large chain retailers, Polaris Fashion Place has a dose of good news for you today. Representatives announced that the mall will see the opening of three new stores this Spring: a Vans store (a first for Central Ohio), Adore Cosmetics, and Bramble & Birch.
  “Polaris Fashion Place is proud to welcome more national retailers and first-in-market concepts this spring,” stated Bruce Goldsberry, GM at Polaris Fashion Place. “To meet shopper dem
  
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• Concert Preview: Lily & Madeleine

  22-02-2017 18:39
  
  Sisters Lily and Madeleine Jurkewicz have a vocal blend that is so close that you could almost mistake it for the most precise and mechanical double-tracking of a singular singer. Even among other sibling groups, their tonal parity is jaw-dropping – and decadently rich and achingly beautiful.
  As recording artists, they’ve been exceptionally prolific – releasing three full-length studio albums and an EP since their eponymous debut in 2013. Their latest release, Keep It Together,
  
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• Injury crash in Reynoldsburg closes road

  22-02-2017 18:35
  
  The Reynoldsburg Division of Police is investigating an injury crash on Graham Road near Main Street, in Reyonldsburg.Graham Road is closed while police process the scene. Authorities say at least one person was transported with injuries from the crash. The crash remains under investigation.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• 1 person hospitalized from injury crash in Reynoldsburg

  22-02-2017 18:35
  
  The Reynoldsburg Division of Police is investigating an injury crash on Graham Road near Main Street, in Reynoldsburg .Graham Road is closed while police process the scene.Authorities say at least one person was transported with injuries from the crash.The crash remains under investigation.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• 49-year-old dies in I-70 crash

  22-02-2017 18:22
  Columbus police continue to investigate what led to the death of a 49-year-old Columbus man on Interstate 70 Sunday night. Louis Bamala, of the Near East Side was pronounced dead at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, where he was taken after the 11:30 p.m. crash.
  
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• New 28-Unit Condo Development Proposed Downtown

  22-02-2017 18:06
  
  The build-out continues of Neighborhood Launch, the Edwards Companies’ seven-and-a-half-acre residential development in Downtown Columbus.
  With construction wrapping up on the first phase of Sixth Street Mews — a 13-unit condo project that sits just south of The Welsh community center — plans for phase two have been submitted to the Downtown Commission.
  Those plans call for a 28-unit development directly across North Sixth Street – the current site of a surface parki
  
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• Pit bull rescued from "crack house" becomes FDNY firehouse dog

  22-02-2017 17:21
  
  By Jennifer Earl / CBS NewsWhen animal rescuers Erica Mahnken and her fiancé, Michael Favor, found Ashley the pit bull inside an abandoned “crack house” in Staten Island, New York, last month, the dog was malnourished and covered in cigarette burns.For at least two days in the middle of January, the dog was left without water, food or electricity.“We didn’t ask any questions when the person called us and told us the dog was alone,” Mahnken told CBS News. &ldq
  
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• SpaceX aborts approach to space station, delivery delayed

  22-02-2017 16:40
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A navigation error forced SpaceX to delay its shipment to the International Space Station on Wednesday, following an otherwise smooth flight from NASA's historic moon pad.SpaceX's supply ship, the Dragon, was less than a mile from the orbiting outpost when a problem cropped up in the GPS system. The approach was aborted, and the Dragon backed away. NASA said neither the station nor its six-person crew was in any danger, and another attempt would be made Thursday."As
  
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• WATCH: Mayor Ginther provides update on Smart Columbus initiative

  22-02-2017 15:29
  
  Mayor Andrew Ginther provided an update on the status of the Smart Columbus initiative.The city of Columbus was awarded a $40 million grant last year to advance transportation technology. They beat out six other cities to win the grant.The city released the following ways they would spend the funds:The use of autonomous vehicles at Easton Town CenterPilot system to increase personal transit service in LindenSmartphone app for truckers at Rickenbacker International Airport to make traffic more ef
  
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• LIVE: Mayor Ginther provides update on Smart Columbus initiative

  22-02-2017 15:29
  
  Mayor Andrew Ginther will be providing an update on the status of the Smart Columbus initiative.The city of Columbus was awarded a $40 million grant last year to advance transportation technology. They beat out six other cities to win the grant.The event is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday.The mayor will discuss the initiative's leadership responsibilities, updates on public-private funding and location of research and implementation.The city had released the following ways they would spe
  
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• Video surfaces of Harrison Ford's close call with airliner

  22-02-2017 14:38
  SANTA ANA, Calif. — Video released Tuesday shows a plane piloted by Harrison Ford suddenly and mistakenly flying low over an airliner with 110 people aboard at a Southern California airport.The 45 seconds of soundless video show the 74-year-old "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" star's potentially serious mishap at John Wayne Airport in Orange County.In it, an American Airlines 737 is taxiing slowly. Then Ford's yellow, single-engine Aviat Husky suddenly zooms in from the right of the frame,
  
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• Video surfaces of Harrison Ford's close call

  22-02-2017 14:38
  Just released surveillance video shows the moment a plane piloted by actor Harrison Ford narrowly misses clipping a passenger jet in California.Cameras at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California, shows the low-flying plane soar right over a fully loaded American Airlines 737.The FAA said the 74-year-old actor was told to land on a parallel runway. Ford can be heard on recordings saying "Was that airliner meant to be underneath me?"The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.Th
  
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• Two Brothers Continue Family’s Woodworking Legacy

  22-02-2017 14:00
  
  Curt and CJ Shaver, founders of Columbus Barrel Co., are fourth-generation woodworkers. The brothers were raised in a family whose motto was, “Don’t buy it – build it,” and they learned the trade from an early age. The story behind their own business started long before they were even born.
  Ninety years ago, Buckeye Savings and Loan opened inside the Buckeye Building located at 36 E. Gay Street. Henry Jackson Upperman, great-grandfather to Curt and CJ Shaver, was enlisted
  
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• Restaurant Review: Three-Legged Mare

  22-02-2017 14:00
  
  It seems like the Irish Pub Scene was kinda big a few years back, in the days before Columbus discovered tacos, and Irish beer was bigger than homegrown variants. Irish Pubs are less ubiquitous now, but Three-Legged Mare still holds down the scene in the Arena district. And it has tacos.
  The Mare is built in the eclectic tradition of Irish pubs, with a polished wood interior and random architectural features in nonfunctional places. It also has a crap-ton of televisions; jumbo screens, smaller s
  
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• Over $1 Billion in New Development Proposed in Downtown Columbus

  22-02-2017 14:00
  
  The Downtown real estate market shows few signs of slowing down, according to the latest report from the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District. Even though $116 million in new development projects were completed in 2016, there’s a collective $734 million still under construction at this moment, and another $1 billion in development still in the pipeline.
  “The development in Downtown Columbus — as I think everyone can see — is very strong right now,” stated
  
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• Columbus Council On World Affairs: Global Health China's Impact

  22-02-2017 13:50 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Bill would steer Ohio's non-violent criminals away from prison, seal records

  22-02-2017 13:46
  Fewer Ohioans convicted of nonviolent crimes would go to prison and some could get their court records sealed under bipartisan legislation rolled out in the General Assembly. Senate Bill 66, introduced Tuesday, will be discussed today by Sens. John Eklund, R-Chardon, and Charleta B. Tavares, D-Columbus.
  
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• Anti-crime program to go year-round

  22-02-2017 13:46
  A Columbus anti-crime summer initiative, which has drawn criticism from protesters following fatal shootings by officers, will be expanded to a year-round program. The Columbus Dispatch reports Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther plans to announce changes to the initiative in his State of the City address at the city's police academy on Thursday.
  
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• Toledo City Council votes to fund more police body cameras

  22-02-2017 13:14
  
  Toledo city officials have voted to fund the purchase of more body cameras for police.Toledo City Council voted unanimously to allocate $156,000 in grant money toward body cameras for the police department late Tuesday.Lt. Joe Heffernan says the department already has 54 body cameras. He says the funds will enable the department to outfit all 400 officers with cameras.Toledo police adopted the technology in 2015.
  
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• U.S. prepares for coast-to-coast total solar eclipse

  22-02-2017 12:56
  The United States will experience a total eclipse of the sun for the first time since 1979.On August 21, 2017, millions of people across 12 states will witness the total solar eclipse. The remaining 38 states in the U.S. will be able to view a partial eclipse.This map from NASA shows the path of the total eclipse, beginning near Portland, Oregon, and traveling across the continent, ending over South Carolina.From southern Ohio you will probably be able to see a partial solar eclipse, but if you
  
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• United States prepares for coast-to-coast total solar eclipse

  22-02-2017 12:56
  The United States will experience the first total eclipse of the sun for the first time since 1979.But to see it you'll have to travel.This map from NASA shows the path of the total eclipse, beginning near Portland, Oregon, and traveling across the continent, ending over South Carolina.From southern Ohio you will probably be able to see a partial solar eclipse, but if you want to get the full view of this once-in-a-lifetime event, your closest bet is to head just north of Nashville,Tennessee.The
  
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• Columbus Zoo shows off new pictures of polar bear twin cubs

  22-02-2017 12:56
  The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium released new pictures late Tuesday of a new pair of polar bear twins.The images show Aurora and her cubs resting and hanging out in the sand at a behind-the-scenes yard.This is Aurora's third time giving birth to twin cubs.The first litter did not survive.The well-known polar bear Nora was a member of the second litter. Nora is now at the Oregon Zoo.The zoo was expected to release updates on the twins later Wednesday.The bears are expected to be available for public
  
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• NASA astronaut blasts through the glass ceiling with new record

  22-02-2017 12:18
  NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson has blasted through glass ceilings and into outer space three times.She is on the International Space Station right now, and at 57, she's the oldest woman ever in space, was the first female commander of the ISS, has tied the number of space walks by a woman at seven, and has walked in space for over 46 hours."Breaking records has never been my goal," said Whitson during a recent Skype interview with CBS from the ISS. "I think it's important that we're continually pu
  
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• Costs may go up for Ohio license plates, driver's licenses

  22-02-2017 12:03
  
  Ohio drivers may be paying more to get their license plate or driver's license under proposed changes to the state transportation budget.One change proposed Tuesday by the Ohio House of Representatives Finance Committee would allow county commissioners to levy a new $5 fee for Ohio license plates. Money collected through the increase would be used to pay for transportation projects.If approved, the proposal would increase the total base cost of a passenger car plate to $39.50, while the cost of
  
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• Driver hurt after crashing into pole

  22-02-2017 09:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio-- A driver is in the hospital after crashing into a power pole.Columbus police say the driver lost control of his van and hit a utility pole on Lockbourne Road near Sheldon Avenue. The pole snapped, and leaned over onto the road.The driver was taken to Grant Medical Center. Police have not released his condition.The road will be shut down as crews clean up.
  
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• Columbus considers ban on "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ kids

  22-02-2017 09:12
  Medical and psychological organizations have denounced the practice of using treatment to attempt to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity, saying they actually can cause harm in young people. Several municipalities in Ohio already have enacted bans.
  
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• Columbus school officials to meet quarterly with city over tax breaks

  22-02-2017 04:49
  With 10-year, 100 percent property tax abatements for Easton on new apartment units now a campaign issue in Columbus school board races, the city of Columbus has proposed quarterly meetings with district officials to keep them abreast of new developments, including any new tax-break offers, the board learned Tuesday. The meetings would provide the district information "about development issues including abatement," Columbus Development Director Steve Schoeny said in an email Friday to district l
  
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• 9-year-old Marion boy passes away from flu

  22-02-2017 04:35
  
  A Marion family is saying goodbye to their young son after they lost him to illness this week.Doctors at Nationwide Children's Hospital were treating 9-year-old Korbyn Mathias for the flu.It's unimaginable not being able to talk to someone you love."It's very traumatic on all of us. You never know when you're going to lose someone, especially at that young age you never expect that," family member Todd Stapleton said.Stapleton and his family are going through it, trying to say goodbye to a brigh
  
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• Berea parents charged in 7-year-old son's heroin overdose

  22-02-2017 03:33
  
  Police say two Ohio parents are charged after their 7-year-old son overdosed on heroin at the family’s home on Jan. 11.Charles Dowdy and Danielle Simko, of Berea, both 31, were arraigned Friday morning on charges of endangering children and drug possession, CBS affiliate WOIO reports.Dowdy called police when he noticed his son wasn’t breathing, police said. Dowdy said he had been lying in bed with Simko when he noticed the child’s lip turning blue. Their son was taken to the ho
  
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