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• Animal control unable to seize dog, even after repeated attacks

  10-03-2017 23:32
  For 83-year-old Edith Cox, the love of her pets is priceless."I wouldn't take a million dollars for him because he's my baby. It would be like selling my own child," she said.Friday, her Dachshund-Chihuahua mix Duke was by her side yet one member of this family was missing: her Pomeranian named "Bear."In September, Bear was taken from her in a horrific way.Cox said her neighbor's dog jumped over her backyard fence and attacked Bear while she watched."He was just tore all to pieces. He started on
  
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• Woman shares keys to long life before 110th birthday

  10-03-2017 23:02
  Sally Ellis has no problem recalling her life.“I was born and raised in Frankfort, Kentucky,” she said.She and her then husband of seven years moved to Ohio for his job in the 1930s.“I had a little son that was two months old the day I moved here,” said Ellis. “Not much to my life. Grew up in the country you might say.”Soon, Ellis will celebrate a major milestone.“I'll be 110,” said Ellis with certainty.Ellis seemed to be a bit reserved Friday afte
  
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• Dog takes over as tiger cubs' 'nanny' at Cincinnati Zoo

  10-03-2017 22:42
  
  The Cincinnati Zoo has called again on a canine to play the role of nanny for other animals' babies.The latest assignment for Blakely the Australian shepherd is to be a companion for three Malayan tiger cubs. Their mother's maternal instincts didn't kick in after their Feb. 3 birth, and zoo staffers have been caring for them.The 6-year-old male dog provides snuggling, warmth and a climbable body.Dawn Strasser, head of the Cincinnati Zoo's nursery staff, says Blakely serves as "the adult in the r
  
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• Former Buckeye Terrelle Pryor signs with Redskins

  10-03-2017 22:15
  
  The Washington Redskins have signed wide receiver Terrelle Pryor to a one-year contract.Pryor spent the past two seasons with the Cleveland Browns after breaking into the NFL as a quarterback.The 27-year-old had 77 catches for 1,007 yards and four touchdowns last season. He also took a handful of snaps at quarterback.#Redskins fans - @TerrellePryor is ready to make some big-time plays! #HTTR pic.twitter.com/KGe0lqHoI7— Washington Redskins (@Redskins) March 10, 2017
  
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• Couple claims man hired for move assaulted them

  10-03-2017 22:10
  Timothy Bolger reached out to 10TV weeks before he was facing criminal charges to complain about a couple who hired him off Craigslist to help them move.Instead, Bolger claimed they took him for a ride."I actually took money out of my pocket to pay the helper, so I was about $1,150 in the hole," said Bolger.Bolger claimed the couple gave him money orders as collateral, but he said they were no good.Bolger told 10TV he filed a police report, but said nothing ever came of it.Police are paying atte
  
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• Ohio town evicting 100-pound potbellied pig

  10-03-2017 22:05
  
  Officials in New Carlisle are evicting a family’s 100-pound potbellied pig, saying livestock are not allowed within city limits. City officials recently sent the family a letter telling them pigs of all types are considered livestock and not allowed to live inside city limits, CBS affiliate WHIO reports. “She’s in our family; she’s like a dog, a cat,” said Misti Hedrick, who added that she plans to start a petition to bring changes to the livestock ban before voters
  
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• Book filled with blank pages tops Amazon's best-seller list

  10-03-2017 21:53
  
  A joke book "written" by a conservative author and filled with blank pages in a dig at Democrats is the top-selling book on Amazon."Reasons to Vote for Democrats: A Comprehensive Guide" consists of 266 pages. It has a table of contents, chapters and a bibliography, but no words on the pages other than the book and chapter titles. It's billed in the description as "a political treatise sure to stand the test of time."As of Friday morning, it was Amazon's best-selling book. The paperback is availa
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Coldest night in a month

  10-03-2017 21:15
  This Evening: Clear skies, breezy and cold.
  Tonight: Clear and very cold. Low 16. Wind chills in the single digits. Winds: NW 10-15 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly to mostly cloudy and cold. High 30. Winds: NW 5-10 mph.
  Sunday: Sunny skies and continued cold. High 35. Winds: N 0-5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information: Temperatures are 25-35 degrees colder than yesterday when highs climbed into the 60s. Even colder weather is expected across Cent
  
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• St. Patrick's Day Festivities In Columbus

  10-03-2017 20:19
  The luck of the Irish will be raining down on Columbus for St. Patrick's Day. You don't have to be Irish to participate and enjoy the celebrations that will be happening this year.
  
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• Body found in Coshocton identified as Columbus-area woman

  10-03-2017 20:19
  Her body was found on a road in a small wooded area in Pike Township about 6:38 p.m on Wednesday. That's in the southwest corner of the county, north of Frazeysburg.
  
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• Cleveland Browns release quarterback Robert Griffin III

  10-03-2017 19:46
  
  CLEVELAND— Robert Griffin III's stay with the Browns didn't last one year.After an injury-marred season, Griffin is being released Friday by the Browns who remain in search of their franchise quarterback. Griffin is being let go one day before he was due a $750,000 roster bonus, said a person who spoke Friday to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move.Griffin signed a two-year, $15 million contract with the Browns last March 24 after being
  
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• Irish Proclimation Day 2017

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• Sneak Peaks of Spring

  10-03-2017 19:39
  
  Soaking up the sun, awaiting the full bloom of soon-to-be spring. Where are your favorite spots to see previews of spring?
  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 we continue to celebrate The Spirit of Columbus through photography. You can also tune
  
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• What the flock? Mount Vernon park deploys cannon to ward off geese

  10-03-2017 19:31
  
  There's a geese problem across the country including right here in central Ohio.Large Canada Geese, the kind that do not migrate, are leaving trails of poop everywhere."We hope to scare them away, I like geese I just want them in this park," Park Supervisor Dave Carpenter said. "You just have to keep harassing as much as you can.”Powered by a propane tank the device sends two loud booms every five to 15 minutes.Carpenter said on a summer day he's counted 250 geese using the ponds at Areal
  
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• Parole board denies mercy for condemned Ohio killer of 2

  10-03-2017 19:17
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's parole board has denied mercy for a death row inmate convicted of killing two people.The board voted 11-1 against clemency for condemned killer Raymond Tibbetts in a decision released Friday.The 59-year-old Tibbetts is scheduled for execution July 26.Tibbetts was sentenced to death for killing 67-year-old Fred Hicks at Hicks' Cincinnati home in 1997. He was sentenced to life without parole for the beating death of his 42-year-old wife, Judith Crawford, during an arg
  
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• Attorney generala s office negotiated to lessen charges against Judge Tim Horton

  10-03-2017 18:07
  An investigator for the Ohio auditor's office recommended felony theft-in-office charges against Judge Tim Horton of the Franklin County Court of Appeals after a 10-month investigation of his campaign-finance activities during the 2014 election. But after the case was referred to the state attorney general's office, a deal was negotiated in which Horton pleaded guilty last month to misdemeanor charges based on three campaign expenditures that were deemed excessive. He is
  
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• 'Bridges of Madison County' author Robert James Waller dies

  10-03-2017 17:20
  Author Robert James Waller, whose best-selling, bittersweet 1992 novel "The Bridges of Madison County" was turned into a movie starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood and a Broadway musical, has died in Texas, according to his literary agency. He was 77.Lucy Childs of Aaron M. Priest Literary Agency said Friday that Waller died either Thursday or early Friday. Childs did not know the cause but said the author had been ill.In "Bridges," which Waller famously wrote in 11 days, a photographer spen
  
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• Volkswagen pleads guilty in emissions-cheating case

  10-03-2017 17:16
  
  DETROIT — Volkswagen has pleaded guilty to cheating the U.S. government by using software to evade emission rules in nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles.The German automaker pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy, obstruction of justice and an import crime. It was represented in Detroit federal court by its general counsel, Manfred Doess.The deal was made weeks ago. VW has agreed to pay a $4.3 billion penalty, although the scandal has cost the company about $21 billion.The company admitted install
  
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• Police say Ohio couple staged murder scene with ketchup, texted photos

  10-03-2017 17:03
  
  SANDUSKY, Ohio — Police say a couple in Ohio staged a murder scene in a bathtub in which they poured ketchup over her and he then sent pictures to friends, saying he did it.Sandusky officers showed up after getting calls Thursday night from three people police say were "hysterical."That's when officers discovered that the scene in the couple's bathtub had been staged.Police say Nataleigh Schlette and Micah Risner are charged with inducing panic. Both pleaded not guilty Friday.Police Sgt. D
  
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• WATCH: BBC interview interrupted by kids, horrified caretaker

  10-03-2017 16:59
  
  An interview on BBC World News was briefly interrupted on Friday by two surprise guests who might have had something to say, if only they could talk.Robert E. Kelly, a professor of political science in South Korea, was appearing via webcam to discuss the ouster of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye. Suddenly, a small girl in a yellow shirt swung open the door and marched in behind him, seemingly oblivious to the fact that her father was on live television. A toddler interrupts a live
  
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• WATCH: BBC interview interrupted by kids

  10-03-2017 16:59
  
  An interview on BBC World News was briefly interrupted on Friday by two surprise guests who might have had something to say, if only they could talk.Robert E. Kelly, a professor of political science in South Korea, was appearing via webcam to discuss the ouster of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye. Suddenly, a small girl in a yellow shirt swung open the door and marched in behind him, seemingly oblivious to the fact that her father was on live television. A toddler interrupts a live
  
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• MadLab’s Sketchy Sex Fulfills Both Promises in Its Title

  10-03-2017 16:45
  
  MadLab kicks off their 2017 season with Sketchy Sex which opened Thursday. It looks at sex and mating from a variety of perspectives – the program credits fourteen writers.
  Keith Jackson as Intruder #1, Cat McAlpine as Lara Croft, Nick Arganbright as Intruder #2, Colleen Dunne as The Egg, and Shane Stefanchik as Intruder #3 in “Lara Croft: Womb Raider,” part of the MadLab Theatre production of “Sketchy Sex” Photo by Michelle Hanson.
  Collections of sketches are
  
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• Construction Underway for Third Daily Growler Location

  10-03-2017 16:28
  
  It’s been almost a year since The Daily Growler announced plans for their third location in the Brewery District, originally set to open in Fall of last year. With construction underway, owner John Blakely said the new schedule will have them open in May.
  For the redesign, Blakely is working with Mode Architects, who’ve completed projects for Land-Grant, Crimson Cup, and Copious, among others. Right now the old two-story residence at 702 S. High Street is down to the bones and bricks
  
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• Police searching for man accused of using Craigslist to commit crimes

  10-03-2017 15:23
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus Police are looking for a man they say is using Craigslist to commit crimes.The victims say they met 56-year-old Timothy Bolger, 56, online while looking for help moving.Bolger agreed to help them move to their East Rich Street apartment for a certain price.In December 2016, the couple said Bolger demanded to be paid ahead of schedule. When they refused, the couple says Bolger assaulted them and stole thousands of dollars worth of comic books.Bolger is wanted on a robbe
  
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• Man accused of using online ads to commit crimes

  10-03-2017 15:23
  
  Columbus police are looking for a man they say is using Craigslist to commit crimes.The victims say they met 56-year-old Timothy Bolger, 56, online while looking for help moving.Bolger agreed to help them move to their East Rich Street apartment for a certain price.In December 2016, the couple said Bolger demanded to be paid ahead of schedule. When they refused, the couple says Bolger assaulted them and stole thousands of dollars worth of comic books.Bolger is wanted on a robbery warrant.
  
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• 15th and High Update: More Demolitions, Utility Work on High Street Starting Soon

  10-03-2017 14:00
  
  It’s been a little over two years since OSU first unveiled its 15th and High plan, calling for a transformation of the area that would include multiple  new mixed-use buildings, a boutique hotel, a parking garage, a redesigned Pearl Alley, and a new public square.
  Columbus Underground recently sat down with Erin Prosser of Campus Partners, the OSU-affiliated non-profit that has taken the lead on the project, to lay out the current state of the nine-acre redevelopment. Here’
  
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• Cost of Columbus recycling would soar if council approves contract

  10-03-2017 13:46
  Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther's administration wants to accept the lone bid for curbside recycling and yard-waste collection, even as costs soar for a recycling initiative that has fallen short of expectations. Columbus City Council will have to approve the five-year, $44.3 million contract with Rumpke, its current collection vendor, at its Monday meeting.
  
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• Welcome back, Charlie Rose

  10-03-2017 13:12
  
  "CBS This Morning" co-host Charlie Rose is returning to morning TV on Monday after undergoing heart surgery.Rose said: "I can't wait to see my friends at CTM who have been so gracious in sitting in for me and making up for the fact that I was not there,especially Gayle and Norah, and a special thanks to Anthony Mason who not only has done such a remarkable job filling in for me but also on my PBS show.And for you – all of you – when I said that I was going in for the surgery I said t
  
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• 98-year-old yoga teacher claims yoga is the key to a long life

  10-03-2017 12:54
  For centuries, the ancient practice of yoga has helped people stay young and healthy.But one yoga teachers has used the practice to help her live a long and healthy life."It teaches us to breathe correctly," said 98-year-old Tao Porchon-Lynch. "It creates that, that energy, if it moves in your body, creates life."Tao learned yoga when she was just a child in India.She's been teaching the ancient practice for half a century and has been named the world's "oldest living yoga teacher" by Guinness W
  
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• More store closings are coming to Staples

  10-03-2017 12:39
  
  CNN - On Thursday, the office supply store reported a $548 million loss and a 3% drop in sales in the fiscal fourth quarter that ended in January.Those results prompted Staples to say it would close 70 more stores, or 4.5% of its 1,600 remaining locations, during the current fiscal year. It closed 48 stores last year and has shuttered about 350 stores over the last five years.The retailer tried to merge with rival Office Depot, but that deal was blocked by the Federal Trade Commission a year ago
  
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• Marines nude photo scandal expands to all branches of military

  10-03-2017 12:35
  The Defense Department is investigating online outlets through which Marines shared nude photographs of women, including fellow Marines -- some taken without their knowledge.CBS News has learned the investigation has spread to all branches of the military.The website titled Anon-IB first gained notoriety for publishing nude photos of celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence. But it also contains a message board for military personnel where men from all branches of the military exchange comments and nu
  
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• Daylight Saving Time driving dangers

  10-03-2017 12:22
  Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend.When people move their clocks ahead before going to bed Saturday night, they will also lose an hour of sleep.That lost hour could have dangerous effects when people get behind the wheel.Studies have shown that traffic crashes spike the Monday after Daylight Saving Time begins.According to AAA, losing one-to-two hours of sleep doubles the risk of getting into a crash.Drowsy drivers are involved in more than 20% of fatal crashes.The National Sleep Foundatio
  
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• Jewish groups in central Ohio enhance security after wave of threats

  10-03-2017 11:36
  As Jewish organizations across the country grapple with anti-Semitism and bomb threats, the local Jewish community is refusing to let fear paralyze it. Instead, Columbus area organizations have been propelled into action - training staff, upgrading security measures and learning more about how to respond in the event of future threats, all while daily activity bustles along.
  
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• $60 million residential, retail development headed for Clintonville

  10-03-2017 07:17
  The Dixie trucking terminal that has lined Indianola Avenue in Clintonville for more than 60 years will soon be demolished to make way for a $60-million residential, office and retail development called the Ave. The development will include 301 apartments in two four-story buildings set behind a trio of smaller buildings on Indianola that will house offices, shops, a restaurant and 24 two-story condominiums above the offices. "I think in that Clintonville submarket, there's some pent-up demand f
  
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• Columbus advocate found dead in her home

  10-03-2017 05:48
  
  A Columbus woman who dedicated her life advocating for others has died.Columbus Police said Amy Wickes died Wednesday afternoon in her home. She advocated for children of incarcerated parents, and wrote the book from "Privilege to Prison."10TV introduced you to Wickes in 2016 when she helped a man named Justin Huntzinger deal with his heroin addiction struggles. Hutzinger's mother says remembers how she could always call on Wickes for help."There is a sense of panic that sets in, like 'oh my gos
  
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• RadioShack Closing All Central Ohio Stores

  10-03-2017 04:19
  
  The latest retail closure news of 2017 comes from Radio Shack, a brand you might not have realized was actually still alive in brick-and-mortar form. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today, marking the second time the company has taken that action in the past two years. That news is paired with a closure announcement that will see the shuttering of 187 stores across the country, which could happen as early as next week.
  While Radio Shack has not yet publicaly announced the locations t
  
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• Prosecution rests on day four of murder trial

  10-03-2017 03:28
  The prosecution has rested in trial for two Columbus men charged with a 2012 murder after the jury heard testimony from their final witness.The trial for Reginald Timothy Conley, 28, of Lucasville and Jermaine Darnell Kelly, 32, of Columbus entered its fourth day of testimony Thursday morning when prosecutors called detectives from the Delaware ... (more)
  
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• Pedestrian critically injured by vehicle on South Side

  10-03-2017 03:28
  A male pedestrian is in critical condition after he was struck by a vehicle tonight at a major intersection on the South Side. Columbus police and fire paramedics were called at 6:53 p.m. to the intersection of South High Street and Williams Road on the report of a pedestrian struck.
  
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• REVISH: President Trump & social media

  10-03-2017 03:12
  
  My Facebook question was very simple, “What did you think of President Trump’s speech tonight?” I received 185 comments in the hours following. The February 28 speech was the President’s first to a joint-session of Congress. The reaction was all over the place, from congratulatory to condemning.I usually steer clear of politics when I post on Facebook or Twitter because there doesn’t appear to be much middle ground on the subject anymore. The nation remains polarize
  
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• Family of man who discovered Coshocton County body shocked over possible crime

  10-03-2017 03:06
  Investigators in Coshocton County are working to identify the body of a woman found on the side of a road near Frazeysburg.The family of the man who made the horrible discovery said they can't believe this happened on their quiet road."I just, I'm still, I still can't believe it. I want them to catch whoever did this is I'm not going to rest until they do," Sylvia Durham said.She won't be getting much sleep, not until she gets some answers. Durham said she's rattled after her quiet country road
  
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• Body found in Ohio ID'd as man reported missing in 2016

  10-03-2017 02:57
  
  Authorities have identified a man whose remains were found by a couple hiking in southwestern Ohio.The Butler County coroner's office on Thursday identified the skeletal remains found in a wooded area near the village of New Miami on Tuesday as those of David Eversole.The coroner's office confirmed the identification of the 35-year-old Hamilton man through dental records.Eversole was reported missing in April 2016.The Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones says the preliminary investigation didn't
  
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• Cop shot driver after high-speed chase of van carrying kids

  10-03-2017 02:54
  
  A man driving a van with a woman and three children inside led police on a high-speed chase in Ohio before he was stopped, reached down to light a cigarette and was fatally shot by an officer, according to a police dispatch log.The Tuesday chase began in Strongsville, about 20 miles south of downtown Cleveland, and ended in Medina County after the van went across spike strips laid across Interstate 71. The county coroner identified the driver as 37-year-old Roy Evans Jr.WJW-TV reported that the
  
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• Trauma therapy at Ohio State helps victims put tragedy behind them

  10-03-2017 02:28
  If you or someone you know has experienced a traumatic event, you can understand how debilitating it can be to return to a normal life.But a program at Ohio State that specializes in trauma therapy is helping those who didn't think they needed it.The STAR (Stress, Trauma and Resilience) program offers mental and psychological support.Adrienne Crawford is a trauma survivor. She credits the trauma therapy she received at Ohio State's Harding Hospital for saving her life and her marriage."When I fi
  
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• Ohio girl takes flight due to heavy winds

  10-03-2017 01:49
  
  A little girl in Ohio was nearly blown away during Wednesday's windstorm in the state.Surveillance video shows Madison Gardner, 4, walk up the front stairs of her house and open the door. The wind then catches the door - sweeping both of them out of sight.Her mom, Brittany Gardner, can be heard gasping before heading to help her daughter.Luckily, she said, Madison wasn't hurt.
  
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• One person in critical condition after being hit by vehicle in south Columbus

  10-03-2017 01:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - One person was taken to the hospital in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle in south Columbus according to police.The Columbus Division of Police said the person was hit near South High Street and Marilla Road just before 7:00 p.m.South High Street is closed in the area of the crash according to police.Police said the driver of the vehicle stopped at the scene.Police have not released the identity of the injured person.
  
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• Counselors help high school seniors applying for financial aid

  10-03-2017 00:49
  At Whetstone High School this week, counselors helped seniors begin the process of applying for financial aid for college.You heard right; it's not too late for seniors.Those students seeking help said paying for college is the top on the stress list.Seniors like Anaya Moorer and Jace Morgan who filled out their FAFSA information this week.FAFSA stands for 'free application for federal student aid'.It's a one stop shop for possible grants, loans and work studies to help pay for college.Michael M
  
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• Good Samaritans save elderly woman from oncoming train

  10-03-2017 00:22
  
  An 89-year-old woman was saved from certain disaster when a pair of Good Samaritans rushed her out of the path of an oncoming train, CBS New York reports.Police say the woman was crossing a set of railroad tracks around 2 p.m. Wednesday.Dash cam video shows 28-year-old Jonathan Mango and an unidentified Good Samaritan rush to her aid and help her get off the tracks just as a NJ Transit train barrels past them in Bergen County.“I saw the train was really coming. I sprinted onto the tracks,
  
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