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• Athlete of the Week: Jordan Horston 

  17-03-2017 23:56
  Jordan Horston is a basketball player at Africentric Early College, and last week she had 18 points, 13 rebounds, and eight assists in the regional semifinal win over Riverdale. She followed that effort up with 12 points against Archbold in the regional final.Horston and the Lady Nubians will now play in the state final four for the fifth time in the past six years.
  
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• Cuts in Medicaid could have detrimental effects on drug courts

  17-03-2017 22:19
  The GOP's plan to reform health care could impact millions of Ohioans who depend on Medicaid.The state estimates 750,000 Ohioans would lose coverage if the Ohio expansion of Medicaid is phased out under the new plan. One area this could significantly impact is drug courts.Certain counties rehabilitate people to help them become productive instead of turning back to drugs.Amanda Jordan started using painkillers at 21 and graduated to heroin. Her addiction caused her to lose her four children, lea
  
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• Ohio State gets past Western Kentucky 70-63

  17-03-2017 22:01
  
  Kelsey Mitchell and Asia Doss each scored 15 points, Shayla Cooper grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds and Ohio State withstood a late charge from Western Kentucky for a 70-63 victory on Friday in a first-round NCAA Tournament game.The fifth-seeded Buckeyes (27-6) began to take control just before halftime and followed with timely baskets to keep a safe cushion against the No. 12 seed Hilltoppers. Ohio State eventually stretched a seven-point halftime advantage to 64-48 with 4:38 remaining before
  
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• Chillicothe family needs help locating stolen SD cards

  17-03-2017 21:51
  A Chillicothe family is heartbroken after a car break-in. Hundreds of precious family photos and camera equipment were stolen.In some of the photos, Ben Davenport was wrestling his way to placing in the Ohio high school state championships."The matches I needed to win, I just couldn't lose," he said. "Something clicked in me and I went out there and gave it my all."He placed eighth. He was the first athlete from Union-Scioto High School to do so."Absolutely," Ben's mother, Joni, said. "[I'm] ver
  
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• Meals On Wheels program faces funding cuts

  17-03-2017 21:29
  
  President Trump's proposed budget would cut the Franklin county Meals On Wheels program an estimated $1.6 million, according to LifeCare Alliance. That amounts to a 75 percent federal funding cut.If these cuts are enacted, LifeCare Alliance, the leading Franklin County distributor for Meals On Wheels estimates 1,000 seniors will not have access to the program. Currently, their program delivers meals to 5,025 seniors in Franklin County, according to Chuck Gehring with LifeCare Alliance."I do get
  
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• Man sentenced to 6 months in jail for chasing Newark teen

  17-03-2017 21:28
  
  A man has been sentenced to six months in jail after chasing a teenage girl in Newark.Newark police arrested 36-year-old Troy Heskett Jr. after the girl reported being chased by him March 2.The students reported had reported a man appeared to be masturbating to her near S. 11th Street and Jefferson Street.According to police, she tried to get away from the area when the man chased her.Police were able to locate a man matching the description and identified him as Heskett.Detectives interviewed H
  
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• Man claiming to have bomb robs Westerville bank

  17-03-2017 21:16
  
  Blendon Township police said a man robbed the PNC Bank on Sunbury Road in Westerville Friday afternoon.The suspect passed the teller a note implying he had a bomb and demanded cash. The bank employee complied with the demands.The man wore a gray hooded sweat shirt, gray gloves and wore a backpack when he entered the bank around 1:40 p.m. in the 5900 hundred block of Sunbury Road.No bomb was ever seen.The man fled on foot westbound on Executive Parkway.If you have information about the robbery ca
  
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• Trump OKs changes in GOP health care bill, winning support

  17-03-2017 21:01
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump agreed to add fresh Medicaid curbs to the House Republican health care bill Friday, bolstering the measure with support from some conservative lawmakers but leaving its prospects wobbly. House leaders discussed other amendments calibrated to round up votes and scheduled a showdown vote for Thursday."I just want to let the world know I am 100 percent in favor" of the measure and the changes, Trump said at the White House after meeting around a dozen House
  
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• Police search property where Indiana teens' bodies found

  17-03-2017 20:56
  
  Indiana authorities are searching the home and property of a man who owns the land where the bodies of two slain teenage girls were found last month.Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby says investigators obtained and served a search warrant Friday at the property as they follow up on thousands of tips they've received.He stresses that 70-year-old landowner Ronald Logan isn't considered a suspect in the killings of 14-year-old Liberty German and 13-year-old Abigail Williams. The Delphi teens' bo
  
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• Trump stands by his claim Obama tapped his phones

  17-03-2017 20:36
  
  President Donald Trump on Friday stood by his unproven claim that his predecessor wiretapped his phones, suggesting he was the victim of the same sort of surveillance the Obama administration was once alleged to have used to monitor German Chancellor Angela Merkel's calls."At least we have something in common, perhaps," Trump said during a joint news conference with Merkel.Merkel, who was making her first visit to the White House since Trump took office, did not weigh in on the 2013 incident, wh
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Damp and chilly weekend

  17-03-2017 20:27
  This Evening: Light rain and snow showers.
  Tonight: Scattered light rain or snow showers. Low 35. Winds: S 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Light rain showers and cool. High 44. Winds: W 10-15 mph.
  Sunday: Clearing skies. High 46. Winds: N 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysSpecial Information: Winter is hanging on to the bitter end with snow showers today and the chance for light rain or snow tonight. Your weekend will start rainy and cool with highs Saturday
  
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• Nine Irish puppies born just in time for St. Patrick's Day

  17-03-2017 20:26
  During a trip to Ireland seven years ago, St. Charles resident Theresa Nesbitt fell in love with Glen of Imaal terriers. She and her husband, Mark, now own nine Glens, a breed she's devoted to preserving and promoting.
  
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• Two teens, 12-year-old arrested for robbery

  17-03-2017 19:54
  
  Columbus police said three juveniles have been charged with robbery.According to police, a 24-year-old man was walking in the area of E. Main Street and Idlewild Drive on March 15 when three suspects appeared from behind a group of dumpsters and began following him.The suspect caught up to the victim and demanded his property. The man declined and one of the suspects began swinging and kicking at him.The victim was able to escape and make it home to call police. The victim and a friend decided t
  
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• Laptop with Trump, Clinton information stolen from Secret Service

  17-03-2017 19:09
  
  A Secret Service laptop with information on President Trump and Hillary Clinton has been stolen, CBS News homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues reports.According to law enforcement sources, detectives with the New York Police Department are searching for the stolen laptop, which contains pages of important and sensitive information.The sources said some of the documents are important files on Pope Francis.The laptop was stolen from a Secret Service agent’s vehicle Thursday morning an
  
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• East Main Street Business Owners Seek Neighborhood Improvements

  17-03-2017 19:02
  
  There’s a one mile stretch of East Main Street between the cities of Bexley and Whitehall that some know as being a part of the Eastmoor neighborhood, but most people simply confuse it as being a part of one of those two separate municipalities. The City of Columbus could soon be changing that with the creation of a new Special Improvement District on East Main Street.
  The initiative, spearheaded by former Eastmoor Civic Association president Herb Talabere, would place a self-appointed ass
  
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• Human remains found on north Columbus golf course identified

  17-03-2017 18:47
  
  Perry Township police have confirmed the identity of human remains found on the Brookside Golf & Country Club in February.Police said the remains were identified as 18-year-old Daniel Sanders. Authorities compared a DNA sample from Sanders’ family and the remains that were found.Sanders had been missing since 2005.His remains were found in early February by two women walking in a wooded area by the golf course.Police said Sanders died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
  
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• Trump welcomes Merkel to White House for high stakes visit

  17-03-2017 18:17
  
  It was all smiles as President Donald Trump welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House on Friday, their first personal encounter since he frequently criticized her during the 2016 presidential campaign.Their agenda included discussions on strengthening NATO, fighting the Islamic State group and resolving Ukraine's conflict, all matters that require close cooperation between the U.S. and Germany. The meeting, which was postponed from Tuesday because of a snowstorm, will be capped
  
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• Trump, Merkel try to sidestep differences in first meeting

  17-03-2017 18:17
  
  Though presenting a study in contrasts, President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel took a similar tack Friday in sidestepping differences after their first meeting at the White House. Trump asserted with a smile they had at least one thing in common: being wiretapped by the Obama administration.Trump, the celebrity real estate developer and former reality television star, repeated his contention that former President Barack Obama may have tapped his phones in Trump Tower. He sou
  
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• J.C. Penney closing 138 stores nationwide; 4 in Ohio

  17-03-2017 18:09
  
  J.C. Penney has announced they will be closing 138 stores nationwide including four in Ohio.The Ohio locations are listed below:Findlay Village Mall - Findlay, OhioNew Towne Mall - New Philadelphia, OhioRichmond Town Square - Richmond Heights, OhioSt. Mary Square - St. Marys, OhioThe company announced they would also be closing one supply chain facility and relocating another.Approximately 5,000 positions will be impacted by the closures nationwide, most of which will happen in June.The company
  
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• Mom found dead after infant saved in dramatic lake rescue

  17-03-2017 17:41
  
  A woman found dead in a St. Louis-area lake was identified Friday as the mother of an infant rescued hours earlier by a paramedic, who performed CPR on the hood of the submerged SUV in which the child was found floating shortly after a fatal fire erupted at their home.The coroner in nearby Madison County, Illinois, released the information as investigators tried to untangle the events that preceded the death of the woman, 32-year-old Cristy Lynn Campbell.Six of her children escaped the fire Thur
  
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• Spirit Airlines pilot, wife found dead from apparent fentanyl overdose

  17-03-2017 17:07
  
  Authorities say a commercial airline pilot and his wife have died of an apparent overdose from the powerful synthetic drug fentanyl.Police say the bodies of 36-year-old Brian Halyeand 34-year-old Courtney Halye were found by their children Thursday morning in Centerville, about 50 miles north of Cincinnati.The Dayton Daily News reports Brian Halye was a pilot for Spirit Airlines, which told the newspaper Halye last flew March 10.A county coroner's investigator says the preliminary cause of death
  
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• Pilot, wife found dead from apparent fentanyl overdose

  17-03-2017 17:07
  
  Authorities say a commercial airline pilot and his wife have died of an apparent overdose from the powerful synthetic drug fentanyl.Police say the bodies of 36-year-old Brian Halyeand 34-year-old Courtney Halye were found by their children Thursday morning in Centerville, about 50 miles north of Cincinnati.The Dayton Daily News reports Brian Halye was a pilot for Spirit Airlines, which told the newspaper Halye last flew March 10.A county coroner's investigator says the preliminary cause of death
  
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• Duck, penguin, T-Rex added to Monopoly board game

  17-03-2017 16:59
  
  The boot has been booted, the wheelbarrow has been wheeled out, and the thimble got the thumbs down in the latest version of the board game Monopoly. In their place will be a Tyrannosaurus rex, a penguin and a rubber ducky.More than 4.3 million voters from 146 countries weighed in on which tokens they wanted to see in future versions of the property-acquisition game, which is based on the real-life streets of Atlantic City. Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based Hasbro announced the winners Friday mornin
  
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• Officer describes first encounter with semi driver involved in chase

  17-03-2017 16:28
  
  Court documents reveal new details about a semi-truck driver who was charged with OVI following a chase that went halfway around I-270 Wednesday.Hilliard police began receiving calls of a semi driving erratically near Tuttle Crossing around 7:30 p.m. Police followed the semi around I-270 to the south then to the east side of the city.Police used stop sticks to stop the vehicle, but the driver continued on, driving on the rims of the semi. The chase ended after 26 miles around I-270.Officials lat
  
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• Ed Sheeran announces second Columbus show after first sells out

  17-03-2017 16:22
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Pop superstar Ed Sheeran has announced he will play two shows on back-to-back days in Columbus.Nationwide Arena announced Sheeran has added a second show on October 4.It was announced last week that Sheeran would make a stop in Columbus on October 3. The tickets for the first show have sold out.Tickets for the October 4 concert will go on sale at 10 a.m. March 24.Sheeran is a multi-Grammy award winner and has sold 22 million albums.---RELATED2017 Ohio State Fair Concert Series
  
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• Columbus celebrates St. Patricka s Day

  17-03-2017 16:04
  St. Patrick's Day events begin today at 10 a.m. with a Mass at St. Patrick's Church at 280 N. Grant Ave. in Downtown Columbus. A parade from the church begins at 11:30 a.m. and will move south on Grant to E. Broad Street.
  
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• 65th Annual Columbus Film Festival Announces 2017 Lineup

  17-03-2017 15:56
  
  The Columbus Film + Video Festival (CIF+VF) returns for its 65th year in 2017 in April, bringing film fans a slate of new movies, documentaries, shorts, cartoons and more. Headlining film Signature Move is not only fresh off its premiere at SXSW, but also has local ties as director Jennifer Reeder is an OSU-grad and Central Ohio native.
  “We wanted to take a look at Columbus as a creative city,” explained Jeremy Henthorn, Executive Director of CIF+VF. “Central Ohio has beco
  
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• The reason many Americans are still skipping their flu shots

  17-03-2017 15:26
  
  More than half of American adults don't get an annual flu shot, and black Americans are even less likely to do so because of concerns about side effects, researchers report.Campaigns advocating annual free flu shots should not only focus on the dangers of the seasonal flu but also address fears about the vaccine by explaining how it works, the study authors advised."Most people have very limited understanding of the way vaccine recommendations are determined and how vaccines are made and distrib
  
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• New Plan Unveiled for Five-Story Building at Fifth and Summit

  17-03-2017 15:22
  
  Borror Properties is bringing a new proposal for the southwest corner of Summit Street and East Fifth Avenue to the Italian Village Commission next week.
  Borror bought the 0.6-acre site from developer Brad Howe last fall, paying a little over a million dollars for it, according to the Franklin County Auditor’s website. The new proposal calls for a five-story building with 86 apartments over first-floor commercial, including space for a 4,000 square foot restaurant on the corner.
  Howe&
  
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• Man charged as run-over medic is mourned as job's matriarch

  17-03-2017 15:18
  
  NEW YORK— A man accused of crushing a fire department medic to death under the wheels of a stolen ambulance told reporters Friday he'd done nothing wrong, while his lawyer said he was mentally ill and didn't act intentionally.As colleagues mourned Fire Department Emergency Medical Services technician Yadira Arroyo at a stationhouse draped in black and purple bunting, Jose Gonzalez was arraigned on murder and other charges in her gruesome death. The mom of five sons worked as medic for 14 y
  
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• Little-known tax credit can deliver a 60 percent return

  17-03-2017 15:09
  
  The IRS reports that it's returning nearly $3,000 to the average American this tax season. And though your March Madness buddies may be unanimous in believing you should use yours for a high-definition big-screen TV, your empty bank account -- and big credit card bills -- say otherwise.The more vexing question is this: Would you be better off paying off debt or using that refund to start a savings account? The surprising answer is that if your income is low, saving for retirement might provide t
  
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• Lines of Sight

  17-03-2017 14:20
  
  Carmen Herrera’s Line of Sight is a dizzyingly brilliant collection of work from the 101-year-old artist. Now at @Wexner Center. Find more information.
  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 Columbu
  
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• Truck overturns, spills over 5000 pounds of chicken feed

  17-03-2017 13:58
  
  TROTWOOD, Ohio— Officials in Montgomery County say a tractor-trailer spilled over two tons of chicken feed after overturning.WHIO-TV reports that the tractor-trailer crashed on state Route 49 in Trotwood around 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Police say the driver of the truck said he swerved to avoid a car that cut him off before hitting a guard rail and overturning.Officials say the driver was treated for minor injuries at a nearby hospital.Crews used industrial vacuums to clean up most of the 5,000
  
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• Ex-Power Ranger pleads guilty to killing roommate with sword

  17-03-2017 13:34
  
  LANCASTER, Calif. — A former "Power Rangers" TV actor has pleaded guilty to killing his roommate, who was stabbed to death with a sword.Thirty-eight-year-old Ricardo Medina entered a plea Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court to voluntary manslaughter with the use of a sword. He faces six years in state prison.Prosecutors say Medina stabbed Joshua Sutter several times in the abdomen two years ago at their house in Green Valley, a mountain town north of Los Angeles.The two had argue
  
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• Headed to the Movies This Weekend? Be Our Guest!

  17-03-2017 13:00
  
  There’s this new reboot out – Beauty and the Beast. Have you heard of it? So there’s that. The Wex also has a dreamlike new French film, writer James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) teams up with director Greg McLean (Wolf Creek) for some office space mayhem.
  And if you missed Kong, you can catch him King Sized at Gateway – they have one of only ten 70mm prints, screening this weekend.
  Did you see a big monkey?
  Beauty and the Beast
  Word is, the early plan for Disney’
  
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• Concert Preview: One Eye Theory

  17-03-2017 13:00
  
  Local quintet One Eye Theory is celebrating the release of its first album, Good Times & Strife, tonight at Spacebar in Old North Columbus on Saturday night. For a band that’s been playing and writing together for the better part of a decade, the decision to wait on putting out a debut record this late in the game might seem unconventional to most. But according to guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist Luke Kucalaba, there was a method to their madness.
  “The first tracks for this
  
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• Body Snatching! Heads Exploding! Time Travel! The SciFi Marathon Returns!

  17-03-2017 13:00
  
  How best to shake off that St. Patrick’s Day partying? Maybe 24 straight hours of SciFi? That’s just good common sense.
  Luckily, the Drexel Theatre has your hangover cure, as the 30th annual Science Fiction Marathon takes the place from noon Saturday, March 18 to noon-ish Sunday the 19th.
  How SciFi is it? Last year was the 33rd annual event – that’s hard core time travel stuff right there.
  Identity crises and double vision seem to be the themes for this year’s event
  
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• CBJ 2, Panthers 1

  17-03-2017 11:56
  Zach Werenski and Josh Anderson scored 3:26 apart in the second period and Sergei Bobrovsky finished with 33 saves for his NHL-leading 38th win to help Columbus pull two points behind Washington in the Presidents' Trophy race for the best record in the league. The Blue Jackets have won six of their last eight games.
  
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• Stone Brewing makes new brew from recycled water

  17-03-2017 11:55
  Stone Brewing in San Diego, California is using recycled water, including water from toilets, in its latest brew.It's called "Pure Water" beer.The sustainable blend is made using recycled water from the city's pure water facility, designed to give people a taste of the future.San Diego hopes to use purification technology, that some have nicknamed "toilet to tap," to created about a third of the city's water supply by 2035.The Pure Water brew is currently only available at Stone's beer garden on
  
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• Ohio: 750,000 Ohioans might lose Medicaid under GOP plan

  17-03-2017 11:50
  
  The state estimates 750,000 Ohioans would lose coverage if its expansion of Medicaid is phased out under the Republican plan backed by President Donald Trump to replace the so-called "Obamacare" law.The plan would eliminate federal funding incentives provided for expansion under the Affordable Care Act.State estimates released Thursday show a phase-out of Ohio's expansion would reduce Ohio Medicaid spending by $37 billion between 2018 and 2026 and decrease the state share of that spending by $3.
  
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• New Columbus Pride Policy: Parade entrants must protect LGBTQ employees

  17-03-2017 11:44
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Pride Parade and Festival is one of the city's biggest annual events, drawing more than half a million people.But this year, the people taking part in the Pride Parade will have a new requirement.Any organization or business applying to walk in the parade must have an anti-discrimination policy protecting LGBTQ employees.Stonewall Columbus says the change is necessary because there is no state or federal law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or
  
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• Monster fire lights up Raleigh, N.C. skyline

  17-03-2017 10:57
  RALEIGH, N.C.-- Firefighters have extinguished a massive late-night fire that engulfed an apartment building under construction in North Carolina's capital city, sending sparks and ash into the dark sky, authorities said Friday.About 10 other buildings were damaged by the fire, five of them severely, area news outlets reported.One firefighter was hurt by falling glass, but no other injuries were reported.The fire began shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday in the six-story building in downtown Raleigh,
  
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• Huge fire engulfs apartment building under construction

  17-03-2017 10:57
  
  Firefighters are battling a massive fire that has engulfed an apartment building under construction in North Carolina's capital city.Raleigh police spokeswoman Laura Hourigan says preliminary information indicates there were no injuries. She says the fire began shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday in the building in downtown Raleigh, a city in the eastern part of the state.A witness, Pedro Tapiak, told the News and Observer of Raleigh (http://bit.ly/2m83hBj) that spreading flames caused a construction
  
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• Hit-Skip crash leads to grenade discovery

  17-03-2017 09:31
  
  A hit-skip crash on Columbus' west side led to the discovery of a grenade inside of a vehicle.The crash happened around 3:30 Friday morning on North Yale Avenue at Cable Avenue.The driver abandoned the car.A tow truck driver responded to the scene and noticed the grenade inside the car.Columbus Police called out the bomb squad to remove the grenade.Police closed off Cable Avenue between Wisconsin and North Yale Avenues.
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Wintry mix and rain for Saint Patrick's Day

  17-03-2017 08:51
  This Morning: Cloudy with light snow showers moving in from the west in the late morning. Starting with temps in the 20s.
  This Afternoon: Flurries will likely change to rain or freezing rain between 11am and noon before changing to all rain this afternoon. High near 42. SE wind 5 to 15 mph.Tonight: Chance for scattered rain showers. Otherwise, cloudy with a low around 35. SW wind 5-10 mph.
  Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers. High near 45. W wind 5 to 15 mph. Weather R
  
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• Working parents scramble to schedule summer camps

  17-03-2017 07:49
  Central Ohio parents are testing their website logons and passwords ahead of time. They're setting phone alarms and calendar reminders.
  
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• Biden to Democrats: 'We have a hell of a lot of work to do'

  17-03-2017 03:54
  
  Former Vice President Joe Biden says there's a "hell of a lot of work to do" following the election of President Donald Trump.The Democrat didn't mention the Republican commander in chief by name but cited access to affordable health care and the rights of transgender students as two examples of what he called the recent "change in the landscape."Biden's remarks came after he accepted a humanitarian award Thursday in New York City from HELP USA, a charity founded by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo th
  
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• EMT struck, killed, by stolen ambulance in New York City

  17-03-2017 03:48
  
  Police say an emergency medical technician in New York City has died after she was run over by a stolen ambulance.Authorities say the EMT had stopped her ambulance in the Bronx at around 7 p.m. Thursday after being told someone was being robbed.Police say a man then jumped into the vehicle and drove off.The EMT tried to stop the man, but fell and was caught beneath the wheels.Video posted on Twitter by a bystander shows the ambulance speeding across an intersection with the EMT's body pinned ben
  
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• EMT dies after being struck by stolen ambulance in NYC

  17-03-2017 03:48
  
  NEW YORK — A New York emergency medical technician and mother of five who authorities say was "bravely doing her job" was killed when she was run over by her own ambulance that had just been stolen.Yadira Arroyo, 44, and another EMT were in the process of responding to a call Thursday night in the Bronx when they were alerted that a man was riding on the back bumper of their ambulance, Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro said."So, they stopped the ambulance, they got out to see what was happeni
  
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• The City: Lefta s answer to the Tea Party wades into council race

  17-03-2017 03:29
  A faction of local Democrats trying to unseat sitting party members on the Columbus City Council and school board are getting a national reinforcement. The Working Families Party started about 20 years ago in New York but has expanded nationally, framing itself as the Left's answer to the Tea Party movement in the GOP.
  
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