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• LIVE: Mayor Ginther delivers State of the City address

  23-02-2017 23:54
  
  Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther is set to deliver his State of the City address Thursday evening.The speech will take place at the James Jackson Police Academy on the city's west side beginning at 6 p.m.Ginther is expected to address the summer safety initiative that blitzes high-crime neighborhoods.
  
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• Ginther talks accomplishments, future plans during address

  23-02-2017 23:54
  Mayor Ginther said Columbus has its challenges but also has achievements during his State of the City Address.“As I stand with you this evening, the state of our city is strong,” Ginther said.The mayor said the city is enjoying the fastest growing economy in the Midwest with the lowest unemployment in 25 years.Mayor Ginther, who was giving his second State of the City address, outlined a broad range of programs for what he calls America’s opportunity city.Starting with the youn
  
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• Family remembers 91-year-old woman behind sassy obit

  23-02-2017 23:43
  In life, she was a spitfire woman with a big personality.In death, her life's story and sarcastic obituary is making people smile.“She always said, 'just put, I was born, I lived, and I died and have an open bar,'” Oddi's granddaughter Melissa Falter said.The obituary was written as Jean Oddi lay unresponsive in a hospital bed.And it started as she requested. But as Falter kept writing, the true story spilled out."I guess after all these years, god finally figured out where to put me
  
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• Group wants city to focus on addressing violence in Columbus

  23-02-2017 23:18
  
  A march is underway in Columbus as participants are trying to get the attention of Mayor Ginther before his State of the City address.The half-mile march will take them from the Hope City House of Prayer on El Paso Drive to the Columbus Police Academy on Hague Avenue.Once there, they will hold a rally before a moment of silence and prayer.The group is hoping to the city will focus on solutions to solve community violence problems.
  
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• Group marched to call attention to violence in Columbus

  23-02-2017 23:18
  
  A little more than 100 marchers sang and chanted as they walked for nearly a mile on the west side to outside of Mayor Ginther’s State of the City address.The group marched from the Hope City House of Prayer on El Paso Drive to the Columbus Police Academy on Hague Avenue.They said their goal was to call attention to violence against people of color.
  
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• Homeland Security chief: No use of military for deportations

  23-02-2017 22:54
  
  Seeking to tamp down growing unease in Latin America, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly pledged Thursday that America won't enlist its military to enforce immigration laws and that there will be "no mass deportations."Only hours earlier, President Donald Trump suggested the opposite. He told CEOs at the White House the deportation push was a "military operation."Kelly, speaking in Mexico's capital, said all deportations will honor human rights and follow the U.S. legal system. He said
  
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• Ohio lawmakers look to renew back-to-school sales tax holiday

  23-02-2017 22:40
  
  State Representatives have introduced a bill to create a three-day sales tax holiday during the first weekend of August for back-to-school shopping.The bill was introduced by John Patterson (D-Jefferson) and Brigid Kelly (D-Cincinnati) Thursday.“Over the last two years, we have helped Ohio families save significant amounts of money when they do their back-to-school shopping,” Rep. Patterson said. “In my district, families know they can simply cross the border into Pennsylvania
  
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• Columbus police officer charged with paying three women for sex

  23-02-2017 22:40
  A Columbus police officer faces criminal charges after three women came forward saying he paid them to perform sex acts. Officer Randy Mayhew, 45, who has been with Columbus Division of Police for 17 years, has been charged with three counts of engaging in prostitution, three counts of solicitation and one count of dereliction of duty.
  
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• Lt. Governor Mary Taylor launches committee to run for governor

  23-02-2017 22:12
  
  Ohio Lt. Governor Mary Taylor has filed paperwork to form a committee to run for governor.The name of the new committee is Mary Taylor for Governor.Taylor has designated a treasurer to allow her to formally begin campaigning.A formal campaign announcement and kick-off event are expected later this year.“First, we are blessed to live in an amazing country where conservative reform is coming, and I’m ready to lead this fight in Ohio. I care deeply about our state, our people, and the f
  
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• How to access your cash safety at the ATM

  23-02-2017 21:53
  Police said you are taking a risk and making yourself vulnerable every time you withdraw cash out of the ATM. Kevin Talley is a successful barber who typically ends a long day of trimming, shearing, and shaving with a night deposit at a bank on Main Street in Reynoldsburg. In January, Talley says he pulled up to the ATM and discovered he wasn't alone."I heard it and I looked back," Talley said "Then I looked back again and by that time he's at the back window. That's when I saw the gun. I seen t
  
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• How to access your cash safely at the ATM

  23-02-2017 21:53
  Police said you are taking a risk and making yourself vulnerable every time you withdraw cash out of the ATM. Kevin Talley is a successful barber who typically ends a long day of trimming, shearing, and shaving with a night deposit at a bank on Main Street in Reynoldsburg. In January, Talley says he pulled up to the ATM and discovered he wasn't alone."I heard it and I looked back," Talley said "Then I looked back again and by that time he's at the back window. That's when I saw the gun. I seen t
  
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• Congressman Tiberi: Town hall meetings not productive

  23-02-2017 21:40
  Organizers of future town hall meetings like the one held last night in Clintonville may have to settle with a cardboard cut out of Congressman Pat Tiberi as a guest.That's because the real congressman said he won't attend.That's because the real congressman said he won't attend."They're not productive they are shouting matches people can't tell their story, I'm all about getting something done to actually repeal and replace Obamacare," he said.Tiberi said he's already met with many of those who
  
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• Former House speaker predicts 'Obamacare' won't be repealed

  23-02-2017 21:24
  
  Former House Speaker John Boehner predicted on Thursday that a full repeal and replacement of "Obamacare" is "not going to happen."The Ohio Republican, who was forced out by conservatives in 2015, said he started laughing when he heard President Donald Trump and Republicans promise swift action on undoing and replacing the health law."Republicans never ever agree on health care," Boehner said.Congressional Republicans are "going to fix Obamacare - I shouldn't call it repeal-and-replace, because
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Warm today but a drop in temps expected

  23-02-2017 21:01
  
  This Morning: Mostly cloudy and unseasonably warm.
  This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy. Warm and windy. Chance for storms by late evening. Mid 70s.
  Tonight: Stormy early, then chance for showers. Cloudy & breezy. 41
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, slight chance for a rain or snow shower. 45.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information:Another potential record breaker today ahead of a cold front that will bring showers and storms to the region, as well as s
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Tracking severe storms

  23-02-2017 21:01
  This Evening: Partly cloudy and pleasant.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy with a few spotty showers. Low 57. Winds: S 5-10 mph.
  Friday: Partly sunny with a record setting high of 74. Winds: S 15-25 mph.
  Friday Night: Severe storms.Damaging winds to 70 mph possible between 10PM and Midnight.Low 45. Winds: SW shifting NW 15-25 mph.
  Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information:Spring-like weather again today with a new record high of 71 breaking the old recor
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Chance for storms by late evening

  23-02-2017 21:01
  This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy. Warm and windy. Chance for storms by late evening. Mid 70s.
  Tonight: Stormy early, then chance for showers. Cloudy & breezy. 41
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, slight chance for a rain or snow shower. 45.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information:Another potential record breaker today ahead of a cold front that will bring showers and storms to the region, as well as severe weather potential, for late today and tonight
  
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• Columbus police officer charged with paying for sex on the job

  23-02-2017 20:40
  
  A Columbus police officer has been criminally charged with paying for sex on the job.Officer Randall Mayhew is charged with three counts of prostitution, three counts of soliciting, and one count of dereliction of duty.Prosecutors say on three different occasions between November 2015 and May 2016, Mayhew, while on duty, picked up three different women and paid them for sex.Two of the alleged sex acts happened when Mayhew drove the women in his cruiser to locations in west Columbus.The women say
  
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• "Giraffe cam" video briefly flagged on YouTube for "nudity and sexual content"

  23-02-2017 20:23
  
  By Jennifer Earl / CBS NewsAnimal lovers around the world have been glued to their tablets, computers and smartphones as they watch a live stream video of a mother giraffe preparing to give birth at the Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York.The live stream of the 15-year-old female giraffe, named April, first launched on Feb. 10, and the zoo says she’s due to deliver her calf “any minute now.” The newborn calf will weigh around 150 pounds and is expected to be about 6
  
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• Mega Weekend Winter 2017 – Vol. 13

  23-02-2017 20:00
  
  It’s felt like spring all week, but we’re not ready to make the switch! It’s your last weekend to check out the Winter Park. Join us tonight for the sweetest party in the city as we bring together 27 sweet treat makers all in one place for you to try at Best Bites Sweet Treats! There’s several contests open for tickets to upcoming PromoWest shows. Are you caught up on The Confluence Cast?
  ThursdayTonight is Mayor Ginther’s State of the City Address, if you can&rsquo
  
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• 53 Things to Do in Columbus This Weekend

  23-02-2017 20:00
  
  It’s felt like spring all week, but we’re not ready to make the switch! It’s your last weekend to check out the Winter Park. Join us tonight for the sweetest party in the city as we bring together 27 sweet treat makers all in one place for you to try at Best Bites Sweet Treats! There’s several contests open for tickets to upcoming PromoWest shows. Are you caught up on The Confluence Cast?
  ThursdayTonight is Mayor Ginther’s State of the City Address, if you can&rsquo
  
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• Owners of Vacant Franklinton Building Looking for Tenant

  23-02-2017 18:16
  
  Owners of the vacant Franklinton building sitting at 937 West Broad Street, near the closed Florentine, are looking to partner or lease with a restauranteur. The location, once eyed by Columbus Food League for the potential Franklinton Tap Room, has sat purposeless for several years, but co-owner Blake Compton isn’t rushing to put just any concept inside.
  “We’re just listening to what people want,” Compton said. “Another pizza concept would be great, something that
  
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• Madison Memories: London's Gallery on High exhibit includes work from Madison-Plains artist

  23-02-2017 18:14
  Emily Wilson, a senior at Madison-Plains High School, stands next to her three pieces of art currently on display at the Gallery on High in London. "Madison Memories," the current exhibition at Gallery on High, at 5 E. High St. in London, is a community show featuring the artwork of Madison County residents.
  
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• Ohio State issues safety notice after attempted sexual assault reported near campus

  23-02-2017 17:57
  
  Ohio State University issued a neighborhood safety notice Thursday on behalf of Columbus Police for a crime that was reported off-campus.Columbus Police responded to an attempted sexual assault on Tuller Street, located north of Lane Avenue, early Thursday morning.A college-aged female, not affiliated with OSU, reported waking up around 2:30 a.m. after an unknown male broke into her residence and attempted to sexually assault her.The woman described the suspect as a bald, black male in his early
  
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• Hot Chicken Takeover to expand with Easton location

  23-02-2017 17:26
  
  A popular Columbus chicken restaurant announced plans to open a new location this year as the company continues its expansion in central Ohio.Hot Chicken Takeover owner and founder Joe DeLoss confirmed the company will open a third location at the Easton Gateway.“We’re excited to be a part of the Easton Gateway,” notes DeLoss, “this opportunity allows us to serve an even broader cross-section of our community and positions us well for growth and impact.”Hot Chicken
  
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• Hot Chicken Takeover Opening Third Location

  23-02-2017 17:19
  
  Not long after announcing plans for a second store in Clintonville, Hot Chicken Takeover owner Joe DeLoss confirmed a third location for the restaurant at the Easton Gateway.
  The business, known for accumulating a lengthy line of hungry, Nashville hot chicken-craving customers, currently operates out of the North Market and a seasonal food truck. In January they revealed their expansion plans, using 2016 market research to target Clintonville for their first stand-alone restaurant.
  “T
  
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• Alan Colmes, liberal voice on Fox, dead at 66

  23-02-2017 16:14
  
  NEW YORK — Alan Colmes, the radio and television host and commentator best known as the amiable liberal foil to the hard-right Sean Hannity on the Fox News Channel, has died.Fox spokeswoman Dana Klinghoffer confirmed his death Thursday. Fox also aired a statement from his family saying that he died Thursday morning after "a brief illness." Colmes was 66 and is survived by his wife, Jocelyn Elise Crowley.Colmes was a New York City native who worked for years in radio and standup comedy befo
  
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• Professor has taken a selfie every day for the past 30 years

  23-02-2017 15:35
  
  BOSTON — Long before they were called selfies, Karl Baden snapped a simple black and white photo of himself. Then he repeated it, every day, for the next three decades.Baden's "Every Day" project officially turns 30 on Thursday and he says he has no intention of stopping. The stark contemplation on mortality and aging has prompted some to dub the Boston College professor the unwitting "father of the selfie."The 64-year-old Cambridge resident grumbles at comparisons to the pouty face, self-
  
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• Superbugs are sending more children to the hospital

  23-02-2017 15:31
  Doctors are seeing a surge in young patients being admitted to hospitals with "superbugs," or antibiotic-resistant bacteria.There's been a seven-fold increase in "superbug" cases from 2007 to 2015, resulting in 20 percent longer hospital stays for children."We know that the more we use antibiotics, the more of the bacteria become antibiotic-resistant," says Sharon Meropol, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital. "This makes these bacter
  
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• Taste the Best Desserts in Columbus – TONIGHT!

  23-02-2017 15:30
  
  Columbus Underground’s popular event Best Bites: Sweet Treats is returning bigger and better in its third year on Thursday, February 23. The event will be a celebration of all things sugary and sweet in the city! Local dessert fans will get to taste their way through a wide variety of the city’s dessert makers and vote on their favorite of the night.
  This year’s event will feature additional space and activities for new and returning guests to enjoy! And with Mardi Gr
  
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• Columbus Metropolitan Club: Ohio Health Care & Health Needs 2/22/17

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• US-born panda Bao Bao lands in China after leaving DC zoo

  23-02-2017 14:41
  
  BEIJING— An American-born panda started settling into her new home Thursday in southwest China where she will eventually join a breeding program.Bao Bao was born at the National Zoo in Washington to panda parents on loan from China. Under an agreement between China and the U.S., such panda cubs must be returned to China before they are 4 years old, the earliest age at which they might begin breeding.The 3-year-old landed in the city of Chengdu in Sichuan province on Wednesday after a 16-ho
  
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• SpaceX delivers NASA cargo to space station after 24-hour delay

  23-02-2017 14:14
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX made good on a 250-mile-high delivery at the International Space Station on Thursday, after fixing a navigation problem that held up the shipment a day.Everything went smoothly the second time around as the station astronauts captured the SpaceX Dragon cargo ship as the two craft sailed over Australia. On Wednesday, a GPS system error prevented the capsule from coming too close.The Dragon — loaded with 5,500 pounds of supplies — rocketed away Sunda
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Sophie’s Pierogi & Butter

  23-02-2017 14:00
  
  You can find Sophie’s Potato Filled Pierogi in the freezer section of gourmet grocers like Weiland’s. They come in a four-pack with very specific cooking directions on the back. You have to boil them, then fry them. This is not an item for the microwave crew.
  But it’s worth the effort.
  At home, the patient process of boiling, then sautéing yields uncommonly good pierogi. Potato foods often change in terms of texture and flavor in the freezer, but Sophie’s pierogis
  
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• Columbus Makes Art Presents: Najette Kanoun on Glassquerade, Civil Engineering and Glassblowing

  23-02-2017 14:00
  
  In honor of its 30th anniversary, Glass Axis is giving its annual fundraiser, Glassquerade, an 80s-style makeover. Boasting a glass fashion show, a performance from The Reaganomics and two cash bars, the fun begins in Glass Axis’ Franklinton location at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Mar. 4. Najette Kanoun – engineer, visual artist and Glassquerade Planning Committee Member – spared a moment on the evening of a Glass Axis open workshop to discuss her hopes for Glassquerade, her personal e
  
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• Grand opening held for renovated YWCA Downtown

  23-02-2017 13:47
  Community members gathered Wednesday evening to celebrate the YWCA's $25 million renovation, an undertaking its leaders say was important in order to carry on its mission helping Rogers and other central Ohio women. Five women founded Columbus' YWCA in 1886, offering shelter to 25 young women in a 12-room house.
  
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• Violent protest near Disneyland over off-duty cop firing gun

  23-02-2017 13:27
  
  Scores of protesters clashed with police on the streets of Anaheim Wednesday night as they called for the arrest of an off-duty Los Angeles police officer who was caught on video firing his gun during a confrontation with teens outside his Anaheim home Tuesday afternoon, reports CBS Los Angeles.Anaheim police report about 24 arrests for misdemeanor charges including failure to disperse.Hundreds of protesters gathered at 7 p.m. near Disneyland, bringing traffic to a standstill in the busy area fo
  
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• Robbery suspects dodge police to steal pricey sunglasses at Easton

  23-02-2017 13:26
  
  Columbus police are looking for a man they say ran over a security officer to avoid a robbery arrest.Surveillance cameras at the Sunglass Hut in Easton Town Center showing a man and a woman browsing the store on February 12. Someone saw the man stuff an expensive pair of sunglasses up his coat sleeve.Mall security chased the man into the parking lot, where he got into a white Chevy Malibu.Officer say he ran over one of the guards while trying to get away.Anyone with information is asked to call
  
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• Winning numbers drawn in Indiana for $435 million Powerball jackpot

  23-02-2017 13:13
  
  The winning Powerball numbers have been drawn for the jackpot that's climbed above $400 million for the first time in nearly three months.The numbers are 10-13-28-52-61 and Powerball 2. The game's website says one winning ticket was sold in Indiana.During Wednesday night's drawing, it was announced that the jackpot jumped to an estimated $435 million.Powerball is played in 44 states, plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.The top prize drops back to $40 million for the ne
  
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• US-backed Iraqi forces enter Mosul airport, military base

  23-02-2017 12:54
  Backed by the U.S.-led international coalition, Iraqi forces fought their way Thursday into a sprawling military base outside of Mosul and onto the grounds of the city's airport, taking control of the runway amid fierce exchanges of fire with Islamic State militants.The two-pronged advance is part of a major assault that started earlier this week to drive the Islamic State group from the western half of Mosul, Iraq's second-largest cityThe Iraqi federal police units, backed by regular army force
  
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• Teen shooting victim gets help at CVS Pharmacy

  23-02-2017 11:46
  
  A teenager went to a nearby CVS Pharmacy to get help after being robbed and shot in south Columbus.Columbus Police say 18-year-old Bryan Forbes told them someone approached him around 7:45 Wednesday night on Hanford Street near Parsons Avenue.That person, who Forbes says was wearing dark clothing, shot him in the arm and stole his personal property.Forbes went to a nearby CVS Pharmacy on Parsons, where police were called.Medics took Forbes to an area hospital for treatment.Police do not have a s
  
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• Princess Diana's dress exhibition opening in London

  23-02-2017 11:38
  A new exhibition inside London's Kensington Palace celebrates the style of one of the UK's most renowned fashion icons from the past century - Princess Diana.The exhibition puts on display some of the Princess' most iconic outfits, from the demure, to dazzling evening wear that helped cement her reputation as a leader in the fashion world.Said Cyrus, who along with his wife Catherine Walker, designed dresses for the Princess says that they always had Diana's role in mind when imagining her outfi
  
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• SodaStream recalls bottles for explosion risk

  23-02-2017 10:53
  
  SodaStream is recalling tens of thousands of bottles because they could explode.CNN reports the company is recalling 51,000 of its carbonating bottles in the United States and 7,600 sold in Canada because of the risk that they could burst under pressure, SodaStream and American regulators said.There have been no reports of actual explosions, the company said.The recall applies to bottles that are deemed dishwasher safe and have an expiration date of April 2020.The Israeli company behind the do-i
  
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• Former school aide gets 60 days, probation for fondling girls

  23-02-2017 09:37
  A Columbus man who admitted that he fondled two girls while working as an after-school aide at a North Side private school was placed on probation Wednesday for five years. In addition to probation, which was recommended by prosecuting and defense attorneys, Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Colleen O'Donnell ordered Holden-Turner to spend 60 days in jail.
  
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• Power restored after outage at Ohio University's main campus

  23-02-2017 08:20
  
  UPDATE:Power has been restored to the campus.ATHENS, Ohio-- Utility crews are working to restore power at Ohio University's main campus in Athens.At 1:35 a.m., the University reported more than 50 buildings were without electricity.Dormitories, dining halls and classrooms were impacted.For a full list of the outages, or to report one, click here.
  
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• Outage knocks out power at Ohio University's main campus

  23-02-2017 08:20
  
  ATHENS, Ohio-- Utility crews are working to restore power at Ohio University's main campus in Athens.At 1:35 a.m., the University reported more than 50 buildings were without electricity.Dormitories, dining halls and classrooms were impacted.For a full list of the outages, or to report one, click here.
  
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• Columbus police file murder charges in November beating death

  23-02-2017 05:26
  Columbus police homicide detectives filed charges Wednesday against a man being sought for beating another man to death last November at a North Linden home. Allen A. Jarrell, 47, whose last known address was in North Linden, is charged with murder in the death of 45-year-old Jonathan Lofton.
  
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• Ohio court will hear debate on autopsies of Rhoden family members

  23-02-2017 05:00
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Supreme Court said Wednesday it will hear an open records dispute involving autopsy reports in the unsolved slayings of eight family members.At issue are lawsuits filed by Ohio newspapers seeking the full, unredacted copies of the reports on victims of the April 22 massacre in southern Ohio.The court gave both sides three weeks to submit evidence, and set a deadline for submitting follow-up responses to that evidence. The Columbus Dispatch and the Cincinnati Enquirer ha
  
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• VIDEO: Nora the polar bear takes plunge at Oregon Zoo

  23-02-2017 04:34
  
  The Oregon Zoo has posted a new video of Nora taking her own version of the polar bear plunge.The new video show the polar bear, who was born in Columbus, leaping in a pool."Polar bear Nora has taken her dive game up a level," the post read.You can view the video below.Nora StoriesVIDEO: Nora the polar bear enjoys snow day at Oregon ZooWATCH: Nora the polar bear plays in Oregon snowA Look Back: Nora the polar bear says goodbye to Columbus
  
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• "Life isn't pretty": Mom shares photos of son to show harsh reality of cancer

  23-02-2017 03:36
  
  One day, as Jessica Medinger watched her 10-year-old son struggle to fight his second battle with cancer, she felt compelled to take a picture and share it on Facebook with a message: “Life isn’t pretty, and cancer destroys a person.”The mom from Tomball, Texas, posted the photo of her “skin and bones” son on International Cancer Day after she carried him to the bathroom in a pair of Pull-Ups. Expecting backlash, Medinger defended her decision to share the photo in
  
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• Easy Street Cafe to close its doors this weekend

  23-02-2017 03:35
  
  The owner of the Easy Street Cafe in German Village said he will close the restaurant for good this weekend, but has plans to continue to make the staple menu items at the Red Brick Tap and Grill.
  If you could fit 23 years worth of memories into one place, George Stefanidis would call it easy street.
  "This particular location means the world to me. It's part of my heart. I love all my neighbors. I love this whole community. It's been very, very good to me," Stefanidis said.
  The walls of his Germ
  
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