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• Three people hospitalized after gas leak, explosion in northeast Columbus

  18-06-2017 23:59
  
  COLUMBUS - The Columbus Division of Fire said three people are hurt after a gas leak and explosion at an apartment building in northeast Columbus.Battalion Chief Steve Martin said the people were hurt in a six-unit apartment building in the 5800 block of Edge of Village near Blendon Woods Metro Park.Martin said the building was the only one evacuated in the apartment complex.Martin was not able to release the severity of the injuries but all were taken to Columbus hospitals.Columbus police said
  
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• Three people hospitalized after explosion in northeast Columbus

  18-06-2017 23:59
  
  COLUMBUS - The Columbus Division of Fire said three people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after an explosion at an apartment building in northeast Columbus.Battalion Chief Steve Martin said the people were hurt in a six-unit apartment building in the 5800 block of Edge of Village near Blendon Woods Metro Park.Martin said the building was the only one evacuated in the apartment complex.Martin said natural gas may have been involved but investigators with the Columbus Division of F
  
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• Five people hurt after gas leak, explosion in northeast Columbus

  18-06-2017 23:59
  
  COLUMBUS - The Columbus Division of Fire said five people are hurt after a gas leak and explosion at an apartment building in northeast Columbus.Battalion Chief Steve Martin said the people were hurt in a six-unit apartment building in the 5800 block of Edge of Village near Blendon Woods Metro Park.Martin said the building was the only one evacuated in the apartment complex.Martin was not able to release the severity of the injuries.Columbus police said State Route 161 is closed between Ulry Roa
  
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• Mother: Son tried to save Navy shipmates after collision

  18-06-2017 22:55
  
  YOKOSUKA, Japan — The mother of a U.S. Navy sailor who survived a direct hit to his sleeping berth during a collision at sea said her son kept diving to try to save his shipmates until the flooded berth began running out of air pockets, while others — believing the ship was under attack — hurried to man the guns.Mia Sykes of Raleigh, North Carolina, told The Associated Press on Sunday that her 19-year-old son, Brayden Harden, was knocked out of his bunk by the impact, and water
  
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• Proposed ballot measure would set age limits on smartphone sales

  18-06-2017 22:25
  
  DENVER -- Colorado officials have cleared the language of a proposed ballot measure that would establish the nation's first legal limits on buying smartphones for children.Backers of the move to forbid the sale of smartphones to children younger than 13 would now need about 300,000 voter signatures for the proposal to make the 2018 ballot.The ban would require cellphone retailers to ask customers about the age of the primary user of a smartphone and submit monthly reports to the Colorado Departm
  
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• Iraqi troops launch battle for last IS stronghold in Mosul

  18-06-2017 21:58
  
  BAGHDAD — U.S.-backed Iraqi troops pushed into the last Islamic State stronghold in Mosul on Sunday, launching a major battle for the Old City where some 150,000 civilians are believed to be trapped and risk being used as human shields by the extremists.The push for the Old City is the final major fight of an eight-month campaign to drive the militants from Iraq's second largest city. The extremists are expected to make their last stand in the densely populated quarter with narrow, winding
  
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• UK: Banned building materials suspected in London fire

  18-06-2017 21:37
  
  LONDON — The new exterior cladding used in a renovation on London's Grenfell Tower may have been banned under U.K. building regulations, two British ministers said Sunday as police continued their criminal investigation into the inferno that killed at least 58 people.Trade Minister Greg Hands said the government is carrying out an "urgent inspection" of the roughly 2,500 similar tower blocks across Britain to assess their safety.Experts believe the exterior cladding, which contained insula
  
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• Trump attorney says president not under investigation

  18-06-2017 21:32
  
  WASHINGTON — A member of the president's outside legal team said Sunday that Donald Trump is not under federal investigation, days after Trump appeared to confirm he was with a tweet about being the target of a "witch hunt."Appearing on a series of morning news programs, attorney Jay Sekulow repeatedly stressed that "the president has not been and is not under investigation." He said a Friday tweet from Trump was specifically directed at a story in The Washington Post about the expanding p
  
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• Doppler 10: Cooler, shower chances remain

  18-06-2017 21:23
  Today: Chance for a few more pop-ups toward evening. Near 80
  Tonight: Any showers end early, then some gradual clearing. Could get fog in spots. Cooler. 59
  Tuesday: Mix of sun & clouds. Slight chance. 79
  Wednesday: Mostly sunny and seasonable. 82Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A series of weak disturbances will bring a chance for showers again late today and off-and-on through midweek. Temperatures this week will be much more seasonabl
  
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• Doppler 10: Chance for storms tonight, cooler on Monday

  18-06-2017 21:23
  This Evening: Scattered storms with the heaviest rain east of Columbus.Gusty winds possible.
  Tonight: Showers linger early then clouds break a little, cooler.Low 65.Winds: SW 5-10 mph.
  Monday: Partly to mostly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers, less humid.High 80.Winds: W 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Partly cloudy skies with the slight chance for an afternoon storm.High 80.Winds: W 8-15 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Showers and storms are
  
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• Columbus man dies Sunday in motorcycle crash on Southeast Side

  18-06-2017 21:12
  A 40-year-old man lost control of his motorcycle, struck a utility pole and died early Sunday morning on the Southeast Side.
  
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• Suspected jihadists attack resort outside Mali's capital

  18-06-2017 20:56
  
  BAMAKO, Mali — Suspected jihadists attacked a hotel resort Sunday in Mali's capital, taking hostages at a spot popular with foreigners on the weekends. The number of casualties was unclear in the assault, which continued into the evening, authorities said.Gunfire first rang out at the Campement Kangaba on the outskirts of Bamako in the late afternoon, according to a security official with the U.N. mission known as MINUSMA. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not aut
  
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• Jihadists attack resort in Mali's capital, killing 2

  18-06-2017 20:56
  
  BAMAKO, Mali — Jihadists attacked a hotel resort Sunday in Mali's capital, taking hostages at a spot popular with foreigners on the weekends. More than 30 people managed to escape though at least two people were killed, authorities said.Moussa Ag Infahi, director of the national police, told The Associated Press that three of the assailants had been killed while a fourth escaped.Gunfire first rang out at the Campement Kangaba on the outskirts of Bamako in the late afternoon, according to a
  
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• 5 killed in jihadi attack on Mali resort outside capital

  18-06-2017 20:56
  
  BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Islamic extremists who stormed a resort area in Mali popular with foreigners killed five people, including a Portuguese soldier who had been serving in the European Union mission to stabilize this West African country wracked by mounting extremism, authorities said Monday.The death toll rose after a Malian soldier who was wounded in the Sunday afternoon attack died of his injuries. Three civilians — a Chinese citizen, a Malian, and a French-Gabonese dual national
  
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• 4 killed in jihadi attack on Mali resort outside capital

  18-06-2017 20:56
  
  BAMAKO, Mali — Islamic extremists who stormed a resort area in Mali popular with foreigners killed four people, including a Portuguese soldier who had been serving in the European Union mission to stabilize this West African country wracked by mounting extremism, authorities said Monday.The death toll rose after a Malian soldier who was wounded in the Sunday afternoon attack died of his injuries. Two civilians, including a French-Gabonese dual national, also were slain in the worst terror
  
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• Man dies after cutting down tree in north Columbus

  18-06-2017 19:45
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police are on the scene of a man who died after attempting to cut down a tree in north Columbus.It happened at around 1:15 Sunday afternoon in the 1100 block of Duxberry Avenue.Authorities on scene confirm the man was in is 40's.Police did not have any other information to release at this time.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Milwaukee County sheriff not joining DHS, after all

  18-06-2017 19:32
  
  MILWAUKEE — The Department of Homeland Security says Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is no longer a candidate for a position in the agency.The conservative firebrand said last month he was taking a job as an assistant secretary at the DHS, but the agency declined to confirm the appointment, saying it announces such senior appointments once the DHS secretary makes them official.Craig Peterson, a political adviser to Clarke, said in a statement that the sheriff notified DHS Secretary J
  
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• Man celebrates being a first-time Dad after son’s birth on Father’s Day

  18-06-2017 19:27
  
  On this Father's Day, he is the newest father of them all.
  "Pretty good start to the whole parenting thing," Jason Bichsel said.
  At the time of the interview at OhioHealth's Riverside Hospital, Sunday, Bichsel had been on the job for 10 hours.His baby boy, Bodhi, arrived at 12:41 a.m. He weighed nine pounds and 2.7 ounces and was 21 inches long. Every inch of him makes Bichsel wonder "How do I do this?"
  "I don't think you do," he said. "The first time I looked at him, it's just...this is going t
  
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• Robbery victims fight back after man pulls gun on them

  18-06-2017 18:35
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police say 2 men fought back after a man pulled a gun on them downtown.It happened just after 3 Saturday morning on South Third Street.Authorities say the two men asked Marlon Humphreys and his fiancée walking on the street for directions. Humphreys gave them directions and then followed them.Officers say Humphreys pulled out a gun and demanded money.When one of the victims said he didn't have a wallet, Humphreys shot him in the leg and hit him the gun.During the attac
  
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• Columbus woman wins 2017 Miss Ohio contest

  18-06-2017 18:00
  
  MANSFIELD, Ohio — A 22-year-old Columbus woman has been named Miss Ohio and will represent the state at the Miss America contest later this year.The Mansfield News Journal reports Sarah Clapper was crowned Miss Ohio on Saturday night in Mansfield. It's the fifth time she has competed in the Miss Ohio contest. She won both the talent preliminary with a piano performance and the lifestyle and fitness preliminary.Clapper says she almost gave up her dream to become Miss Ohio and Miss America a
  
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• To North Korea and back: Otto Warmbier's strange, sad trip

  18-06-2017 17:11
  
  WYOMING, Ohio — Over and over, Otto Warmbier apologized and begged — at first calmly, then choking up and finally in tears — to be reunited with his family.North Korean officials seated at long tables watched impassively, with cameras rolling and journalists taking notes, as the adventuresome, accomplished 21-year-old college student from suburban Cincinnati talked animatedly about the "severe crime" that had put him there: trying to take a propaganda banner for someone back ho
  
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• Daddy's home: Millennial fathers amp up parenting

  18-06-2017 17:04
  
  Tony Dokoupil takes a Father's Day look at a new generation of devoted Dads: Don't let the sport coat fool you -- Simon Isaacs is ready for the playground. He's with his two-year-old daughter Kaia, selling imaginary tacos.And while Simon's afternoon with her may not look like much, certainly no more than what many moms do every day, the 36-year-old entrepreneur sees it as a small act of revolution.Dokoupil asked, "When you talk about a social movement, are we witnessing it right here? Two guys o
  
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• New Dance Studio Flux + Flow Ready to Open

  18-06-2017 17:00
  “After five months of renovations, we are very ready to dance,” says Filippo Pelacchi, co-owner of FLUX + FLOW. Pelacchi and his partner, Russell Lepley, will hold an open house June 25 for FLUX + FLOW their dance, yoga, and movement studio located at the corner of Crestview and Calumet.
  Lepley and Pelacchi took over the lease at the former Clintonville Community Market at 200 Crestview last year.
  “It has been an intense amount of work,” says Lepley. Patrons of
  
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• Plea hearing set for Ohio man linked to extremists

  18-06-2017 16:56
  This undated photo provided by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Columbus, Ohio, shows Aaron Travis Daniels, who is accused of trying to travel to Libya to join the Islamic State group. A federal court document filed Thursday, June 15, 2017, says Daniels will plead guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.
  
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• Gallery: New Northside Library Branch Set to Open Thursday

  18-06-2017 16:25
  Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Northside Branch is set to open on Thursday after more than a year of construction. Columbus Underground took another round of pictures of the new space in advance of the 3:30 p.m. ribbon cutting, which is open to the public. A lot of progress has been made since we last checked in on the two-story, 25,000 square foot building in April – furniture is now in place, books are being shelved, and a new piece of art by Italian artist Loris Cecchini has
  
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• Ohio State Patrol investigating fatal crash in Marion

  18-06-2017 13:52
  
  Troopers from the Marion Post are investigating a fatal crash that happened Saturday night on State Route 98.It happened around 9:00 p.m. near milepost 15 in Scott Township, Marion County.Troopers say 50-year-old Paul Hollinger and his 60-year-old wife, Cheryl, were traveling on SR 98 when a deer started to cross the street.The motorcycle hit the deer, went off the road, and into a ditch.The couple was transported to Marion General Hospital, where Cheryl died from her injuries.Neither rider was
  
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• Man killed after motorcycle crash in southeast Columbus

  18-06-2017 13:27
  
  COLUMBUS - One man was killed in a motorcycle crash in southeast Columbus.It happened just after 2 a.m. Sunday on Courtright Road and Clarkston Avenue.Columbus Police say Terrance Mason, 40, was driving southbound on Courtright Road when he lost control of his motorcycle.Mason traveled off the roadway striking a pole.Mason was taken to Grant Medical Center where he later died from his injuries.
  
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• Navy stops search for 7 missing sailors after bodies found

  18-06-2017 13:18
  
  The search for seven U.S. Navy sailors missing after their destroyer collided with a container ship off Japan was called off Sunday after several bodies were found in the ship's flooded compartments, including sleeping quarters.Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, the commander of the Navy's 7th Fleet, described the damage and flooding as extensive, including a big puncture under the waterline. The crew had to fight to keep the ship afloat, he said, and the ship's captain is lucky to have survived."The dama
  
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• Pope: Learning from refugees' hopes and pain dissolves fear

  18-06-2017 13:09
  
  Pope Francis is calling for the faithful to not only welcome refugees, but to personally learn from their stories as a way to curb fears and "distorted" ideologies about them.Francis made the appeal Sunday as he marked the U.N.'s World Day of Refugees, which will be celebrated on Tuesday.Speaking from his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, Francis prayed for all those who have lost their lives fleeing war and persecution. He said their stories of pain and hope are actually an opportunity for
  
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• Westerville restaurant owner, 80, celebrates 25 years of business at Yogi's Hoagies

  18-06-2017 13:06
  It's a business more fast-paced than fast-food.
  A business that fits the aging personality of its owner.
  Sue Shields is 80-years-old by paper. Not by heart.
  "Oh, Lord, no," she said. "That's just a number."
  Working is all she's ever known.
  "It's what I enjoy to do," she said. "I don't know how not to work."
  At Yogi's Hoagies in Westerville, she works for eight hours a day, seven days a week. She rolls up her sleeves. She slides on her gloves. She's done it now for more than 25 years.
  Some might
  
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• Russia says Trump is using 'Cold War rhetoric' on Cuba

  18-06-2017 12:47
  
  The Russian Foreign Ministry has criticized President Donald Trump's decision to freeze a detente with Cuba and his verbal attack on the Caribbean island's leaders.Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement Sunday that Trump is "returning us to the forgotten rhetoric of the Cold War."The statement says that "It's clear the anti-Cuba discourse is still widely needed. This can only induce regret."Despite Trump's campaign pledge to improve relations with Moscow, there has been no significant imp
  
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• Police: 3 arrested in double-slaying of Maryland teens

  18-06-2017 12:41
  
  Three people have been charged with killing two Maryland teens who were found dead the night before their high school graduation, and police said they believe the slayings were revenge for a robbery that one of the teens was rumored to have committed.The three are charged in the deaths of 17-year-old Shadi Adi Najjar and 18-year-old Artem Ziberov, Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said at a news conference late Saturday.The suspects were identified as 25-year-old Jose Canales-Yanez
  
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• Alan Miller: The future of Columbus arrives Friday in CbusNext

  18-06-2017 12:41
  On Friday, we will unwrap the first installment in our ColumbusNext series about the future of this place we call home. In April, I wrote in this column about how we were launching into a reporting project that will play out across the second half of the year, with new installments in print each month through December and on a highly visual, interactive, always-accessible site online.
  
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• Raging forest fire kills 61 in Portugal; many as they fled

  18-06-2017 12:24
  
  PEDROGAO GRANDE, Portugal— A raging forest fire in central Portugal sent flames sweeping over roads, killing at least 61 people, many of them trapped in their cars as they tried to flee, officials said Sunday. The country's prime minister called it "the biggest tragedy" that Portugal has experienced in decades and declared three days of national mourning.A huge wall of thick smoke and bright red flames towered over the top of trees in the forested Pedrogao Grande area some 150 kilometers (
  
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• 62 dead in central Portugal wildfires; many killed in cars

  18-06-2017 12:24
  
  AVELAR, Portugal — Raging forest fires in central Portugal killed at least 62 people, many of them trapped in their cars as flames swept over a road, in what the prime minister on Sunday called "the biggest tragedy" the country has experienced in years.Portugal has declared three days of national mourning for the victims in the blaze "which has caused an irreparable loss of human life," according to a government statement.A lightning strike is believed to have sparked the blaze in the Pedr
  
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• 57 dead in central Portugal wildfires; many killed in cars

  18-06-2017 12:24
  
  Raging forest fires in central Portugal killed at least 57 people, many of them trapped in their cars as flames swept over a road, in what the prime minister on Sunday called "the biggest tragedy of human life that we have known in years."Nearly 60 other people were injured, including four firefighters and a seriously injured minor, Interior Ministry official Jorge Gomes told state broadcaster RTP.A lightning strike is believed to have sparked the blaze in the Pedrogao Grande area after investig
  
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• Doppler 10: Off and on storms on Father's Day

  18-06-2017 11:17
  Today: Scattered storms, some could be strong with damaging winds in the afternoon.High 85.Winds: SW 10-20 mph.
  Tonight: Lingering showers, cooler.Low 65.Winds: SW 5-10 mph.
  Monday: Lingering showers at times.Cooler and less muggy.High 80.Winds: W 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Seasonable with sunshine and the slight chance for late day storms.High 80.Winds: WNW 8-12 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Today won’t be as hot and muggy but rain wi
  
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• Weekend: Wine flows back into Riverside

  18-06-2017 08:41
  A GROUP OF attendees is all smiles during last year's Riverside Wine Festival at Riverside Park.
  
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• Man killed by plane propeller in Knox County

  18-06-2017 06:16
  
  A 79-year-old man was killed by the propeller blades of his plane Saturday afternoon.It happened around 1:30 p.m. at Knox County's Wynkoop Airport near Mount Vernon.The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Larry Hoover of Millersport was starting his 1941 Aeronca 65-CA fixed wing single engine plane when he was struck by the blade.A MedFlight helicopter took Hoover to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.Highway Patrol troopers are investigating the incident.
  
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• Columbus fire overtime surges despite new paramedic plan

  18-06-2017 04:31
  When Columbus officials rolled out a plan to cut the number of paramedics on trucks responding to medical emergencies, they said it would save on the city Division of Fire's bulging overtime budget. Six months later, overtime in the division is on track to bust its budget for the sixth time in seven years and reach its highest level in years, but fire Chief Kevin O'Connor said the plan is working.
  
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• Stephen Furst, Flounder in 'Animal House,' dies at 63

  18-06-2017 03:41
  
  LOS ANGELES — Stephen Furst, who played naive fraternity pledge Flounder in the hit movie "Animal House," has died of complications from diabetes, his family said Saturday. Furst was 63.Furst died Friday at his home in Moorpark, California, north of Los Angeles, said his son, Nathan Furst.Furst played Kent "Flounder" Dorfman in the 1978 film that also starred John Belushi. It was Belushi's character, Blutarsky, who drew Flounder into a prank that went terribly wrong and ended up with the f
  
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• Photos: 2017 Pride Parade

  18-06-2017 02:47
  Thousands crowded into Downtown Columbus during a very hot day for the annual Pride Parade this afternoon. This year’s festivities mark the return of the festival to the Riverfront, so the parade’s route was reversed to travel south on High Street, starting off in the Short North. — Editor’s Note by Walker Evans.
  For more information, visit www.columbuspride.org/parade/.
  All photos by Matt Ellis.
  
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• Ross County Sheriff's Office experiencing issues with 911 calls

  18-06-2017 02:41
  
  ROSS COUNTY, Ohio - The Ross County Sheriff's Office said people are experiencing problems when calling 911 Saturday night.The sheriff's office said the problems are sporadic with wireless and VoIP 911 calls.If someone calls 911 and they hear tones and then clicking or just static, the sheriff's office asks they try the call again.The sheriff's office is working to fix the problem as soon as possible.The non-emergency number of 740-773-1185 is not affected.
  
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• Four Arrested During Protest at PRIDE Parade

  18-06-2017 02:11
  Protestors at the annual PRIDE Parade and Festival are not an uncommon sight, and are typically present to showcase anti-LGBTQ sentiment. But one group today took to the street to protest for different reasons, and the event resulted in police intervention and the arrest of four protestors.
  According to a post published on the International Socialist Organization Columbus Facebook page, “a group of Black queer activists interrupted Columbus’ corporate pride parade to bring attention
  
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• French woman killed, 11 hurt by explosion at Colombia mall

  18-06-2017 02:04
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia — A strong explosion rocked one of the busiest shopping centers in Colombia's capital Saturday, killing a 23-year-old French woman and injuring 11 people, authorities said.Witnesses told of being evacuated from movie theaters and stores after a blast in a second-floor bathroom. Ambulances and firetrucks rushed to the scene and the injured were taken to a hospital.Bogota Mayor Enrique Penalosa condemned what he called a "cowardly terrorist bombing" at the upscale Centro And
  
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• Colombia: Bombing at mall kills 3, including French woman

  18-06-2017 02:04
  
  BOGOTA, Colombia — A strong explosion from a bomb rocked one of the busiest shopping centers in Colombia's capital Saturday, killing three people, including a 23-year-old French woman, and injuring nine others, authorities said.Witnesses told of being evacuated from movie theaters and stores after the blast in a second-floor women's restroom at the upscale Centro Andino in the heart of Bogota's tourist district. Ambulances and firetrucks rushed to the scene and the injured were taken to a
  
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• Commissioner: Slain officer was a hero who protected others

  18-06-2017 01:30
  
  McINTYRE, Ga. — A corrections officer who was slain while transporting inmates was a hero who spent his career protecting other people, Georgia's top prison official said at the man's funeral.Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday in central Georgia to remember Sgt. Curtis Billue, one of two Georgia prison guards killed when two inmates escaped Tuesday from a prison transfer bus.Law enforcement officers from around the state joined relatives and friends of Billue for his funeral at Wilkins
  
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• Search continues for U.S. sailors after ship crash off Japan

  18-06-2017 01:06
  
  OKOSUKA, Japan — The U.S. Navy said Sunday that the search is continuing for seven missing American sailors in the sea off Japan, after a huge cargo ship collided with a Navy destroyer.U.S. and Japanese vessels and aircraft have been looking for the missing crew members of the USS Fitzgerald, which crashed with a container ship four times its size in the pre-dawn hours Saturday.In a tweet Sunday, the Navy said the search is continuing. The Navy said Saturday it remains uncertain how long i
  
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• Bodies of missing sailors found on stricken Navy destroyer

  18-06-2017 01:06
  
  YOKOSUKA, Japan - Navy divers found the bodies of missing sailors Sunday aboard the stricken USS Fitzgerald that collided with a container ship in the busy sea off Japan, the Navy said.Searchers gained access to the spaces that were damaged during the collision and brought the remains to Naval Hospital Yokosuka where they will be identified, the Navy said in a statement. Seven sailors had been missing, but Yoko Kato, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Navy in Yokosuka, said not all seven were recovered.
  
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• Rep. Scalise on the mend, now in 'serious' condition

  18-06-2017 00:47
  
  WASHINGTON — The Latest on the aftermath of the shooting of a Republican lawmaker and others at a baseball practice this week (all times EDT):6:40 p.m.Louisiana congressman Steve Scalise has been upgraded from "critical" to "serious condition."Scalise continues to show signs of improvement after he was wounded in a shooting at a Republican baseball practice outside Washington.Medstar Washington Hospital Center released the update Saturday on behalf of the Scalise family. The congressman un
  
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