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• Powell to soon be home to four new retail centers

  26-06-2017 23:25
  The City of Powell has three commercial projects in the works and a fourth in the process of approval with the planning and zoning commission."In the last 10 years, Powell has grown dramatically. New subdivisions, new retail centers and there's been a demand in this area for people that are moving here," said Megan Canavan, Director of Communications for the City of Powell.The 4 new projects:Armita PlazaTraditions CommercialMurphy Parkway RetailPowell Crossing Canavan says the four new projects
  
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• Powell soon to be home to four new retail centers

  26-06-2017 23:25
  The City of Powell has three commercial projects in the works and a fourth in the process of approval with the planning and zoning commission."In the last 10 years, Powell has grown dramatically. New subdivisions, new retail centers and there's been a demand in this area for people that are moving here," said Megan Canavan, Director of Communications for the City of Powell.The 4 new projects:Armita PlazaTraditions CommercialMurphy Parkway RetailPowell Crossing Canavan says the four new projects
  
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• Millennial Tower Proposal Going Back to Downtown Commission

  26-06-2017 23:19
  Arshot Investment Corporation is bringing its Millennial Tower proposal back to the Downtown Commission tomorrow, just over a year after the ambitious development was first announced.
  The new proposal calls for a 28-story building at the southwest corner of Front and Rich Streets, three floors taller than the previous iteration. Although there are tweaks to the design, the overall look is similar to the proposal brought before the commission in May of last year.
  The building would accommodate tw
  
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• Bite from Lone Star tick could make you allergic to red meat

  26-06-2017 23:16
  Experts say a bug that's been found in central Ohio, including Franklin County, can cause allergies to red meat and can be severe.
  Dr. Glen Needham, an emeritus associate professor with The Ohio State University, says the Lone Star tick is being more commonly turned into area health departments.
  He says if someone is bitten by the tick, it can cause flu-like symptoms, a rash, and in some cases a red meat allergy.
  Needham says the allergy can range from a runny nose to a life-threatening reaction
  
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• Man convicted of murdering Columbus SWAT officer now fighting for his own life

  26-06-2017 23:00
  A Franklin County jury is hearing testimony in the mitigation trial of a man convicted of murdering Columbus Police SWAT Officer Steve Smith.On Monday Lincoln Rutledge's mother told the jury she couldn't fathom that her son was in an altercation with police.
  "I was just shocked.I was shocked.My son's been shot?And an officer?," said Monica Rutledge.
  In April of 2016, Columbus SWAT was trying to arrest Rutledge at his Clintonville apartment for setting his estranged wife's home on fire.
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• Nintendo announces Super NES Classic Edition to launch September

  26-06-2017 22:49
  
  Nintendo announces its release of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Classic Edition to be launched on September 29th, 2017.The mini-system is a follow-up console to the Nintendo Entertainment System previously launched in 1991.This system introduced many of the most popular video game titles of all time - classics such as Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Mario Kart, Super Metroid and F-ZERO.It is smaller but it comes with 21 pre-installed classic games and
  
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• Budget office: Senate health bill adds 22 million uninsured

  26-06-2017 22:47
  
  WASHINGTON — The Senate Republican health care bill would leave 22 million more Americans uninsured in 2026 than under President Barack Obama's health care law, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Monday, in a blow to GOP leaders' hopes of pushing the plan through the chamber this week.The CBO coverage estimates pose yet another problem for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who unveiled the legislation last Thursday. By Friday afternoon, he was facing public statements o
  
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• #bigbinkshow Ezekiel Elliot Takes It Off For ESPN

  26-06-2017 22:43
  Now he takes it off for ESPN!!! - O - H!!! RT @HuntikFan1017 : One More School Day Before The Last Day Of School On Wednesday Kids! Tomorrow and Wednesday then school is out for the Sa RT @JaqFleming : I could live on the water & breathe u & touch u everyday & I'd be just fine! a i u that much!!!! #mermaidfromdenmark https:/a
  
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• Exhibition Review: Red Horizon at the Columbus Museum of Art

  26-06-2017 22:39
  There are times when an exhibition is just monumental. When the stakes are high, and the artwork reveals as much about the historical moment of its conception as it reflects our contemporary society. But then again, we find ourselves in unusual times.
  “Red Horizon: Contemporary Art and Photography in the USSR and Russia, 1960 – 2010,” now on view at the Columbus Museum of Art, is an astounding show of nearly 300 works representing an incredible stylistic range across several ar
  
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• Grandview Heights City Council safety committee to discuss bike helmet law

  26-06-2017 22:37
  Grandview could be the next city to require kids and teens to wear helmets while riding their bikes.
  The Grandview Heights City Council's safety committee will meet Monday night to talk about a proposed bike helmet law that could go up for a vote in a few weeks.
  "I always have my children wear helmets when they're riding a bike. You just never know when you're going to hit a stone, a crack or something," parent Mary Lorms said.
  The committee will be discussing the proposed bike helmet law with t
  
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• TSA finds massive lobster in checked bag

  26-06-2017 22:30
  
  BOSTON -- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents have found a number of strange things in luggage over the years, but their latest unusual discovery is unique to New England.CBS Boston reports that a lobster was detected in a JetBlue passenger's checked bag at Logan International Airport on Sunday morning.On Monday, a spokesman shared a photo of the crustacean, which weighed more than 20 pounds, on Twitter..@TSA officers are skilled at screening all sorts of items in checked baggage
  
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• Sheriff: MS-13 gang heading to Pike County to spread heavily laced heroin, “take out snitches”

  26-06-2017 21:13
  
  The Pike County Sheriff’s Office issued a safety alert after receiving reports that gang members are possibly planning on coming into the county.Sheriff Charles Reader said in the alert sent Monday that members of the international criminal gang MS-13 are allegedly coming into the area this weekend.The alert stated that gang members plan on “taking out” believed snitches and will spread a heavily laced heroin that could lead to overdoses.The information on the gang’s poss
  
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• Doppler 10: Cool and sunny Tuesday

  26-06-2017 20:50
  This Evening:Breezy as clouds build with a chance of showers after 7pm. W wind around 15 mph; gusts upward of 25 mph.
  Tonight: A chance of showers before midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy. Low 54. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Mostly sunny, but still below average. High 73.W wind 5-10 mph.
  Wednesday: Sunny and warmer with a high around 80. S wind 5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: An upper level trough will dip down from the Great Lakes th
  
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• Doppler 10: Beautiful Tuesday, but changes are coming

  26-06-2017 20:50
  Today:Mostly sunny and pleasant. Low 70s
  Tonight: Mostly clear and cool again. 53
  Wednesday: Sunny and warming. Upper 70s
  Thursday: Increasing clouds and a chance for PM showers & storms. 85Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure builds in today and tomorrow bringing sunny skies and below average temperatures for the next couple of days. As the high moves east later this week, a more southerly flow of air will lead to warmer and
  
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• New Northside Branch Opens!

  26-06-2017 20:39
  Welcome to the new Northside Branch of Columbus Metropolitan Library! Community members celebrated the grand opening, marking the sixth completion of the library’s 10-project aspirational building program. Photo by Columbus Metropolitan Library.
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  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 columbusfoundati
  
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• Man convicted of 2nd-degree murder in killing of "Baby Doe"

  26-06-2017 20:22
  
  BOSTON — A man was convicted Monday of second-degree murder in the death of a 2-year-old girl who became known as Baby Doe after her remains washed up on the shores of a Boston Harbor island.Michael McCarthy, 37, was charged in the 2015 killing of Bella Bond, his girlfriend's daughter. A computer-generated image of the girl was shared by millions on social media after she was dubbed Baby Doe by authorities trying to determine her identity. Michael McCarthy (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe
  
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• Police: Girl's actions caused her to fall from amusement park ride

  26-06-2017 19:53
  
  QUEENSBURY, N.Y. — As authorities tried to determine exactly how a 14-year-old Delaware girl managed to fall from a New York amusement park ride, one industry expert said even the strictest safety guidelines won't prevent accidents if customers don't follow the rules.Police said Monday it appears the teen's actions, and not mechanical malfunctions, caused her to slip under a metal restraining bar on the Sky Ride gondola while riding with her brother Saturday at Six Flags Great Escape. The
  
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• Healthy Bites Preview: Darista Dips, Fronanas, Hygrowponics, It’s All Natural & More

  26-06-2017 19:40
  Summer is in full swing and we’re all thinking a little more consciously about what we eat and how we live. Luckily, there is no shortage of health focused restaurants and businesses here in the Capital City. Columbus Underground is bringing together our favorites for a health forward party once again on July 13th.
  Healthy Bites will showcase almost two dozen local vendors that will give you a taste of living well. From tasty treats to moss mustaches, this is not event you want to mis
  
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• Healthy Bites Preview: Darista Dips, Fronana, Hygrowponics, It’s All Natural & More

  26-06-2017 19:40
  Summer is in full swing and we’re all thinking a little more consciously about what we eat and how we live. Luckily, there is no shortage of health-focused restaurants and businesses here in the Capital City. Columbus Underground is bringing together our favorites for a health forward party once again on July 13.
  Healthy Bites will showcase almost two dozen local vendors that will give you a taste of living well. From tasty treats to moss mustaches, this is not an event you want to mi
  
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• Ohio concentrates effort to reduce harmful Lake Erie algae

  26-06-2017 19:37
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio — Ohio's environmental regulators who have pledged to drastically cut what's feeding the harmful algae in Lake Erie will consolidate oversight of the work to make sure money is being well spent and research isn't overlapping.The proposal brought by Gov. John Kasich's administration and approved by the legislature last week will put the Ohio Lake Erie Commission in charge of seeing that the state reaches its goal of a 40 percent reduction of phosphorus going into western Lake E
  
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• College cuts ties with teacher who said Otto Warmbier got "what he deserved"

  26-06-2017 18:58
  
  WILMINGTON, Del. — The University of Delaware won't rehire a professor who said a college student who died after being held by North Korea "got exactly what he deserved."The university said that the adjunct faculty member, Katherine Dettwyler, will not be rehired. She had last taught a course in the spring.The anthropology professor had posted on her personal Facebook page that Otto Warmbier was "typical of a mindset of a lot of the young, white, rich, clueless males" she teaches. The scho
  
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• Mike DeWine takes campaign for Ohio governor on the road

  26-06-2017 18:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Mike DeWine is embarking on a statewide campaign tour a day after announcing a bid for Ohio governor.The 70-year-old state attorney general and former U.S senator is one of Ohio's longest-serving and best-known politicians, but he faces a competitive and widening GOP field. Secretary of State Jon Husted and U.S. Rep. Jim Renacciof Wadsworth, already are running. Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor is weighing a bid to succeed Republican Gov. John Kasich, who's term-limited.DeW
  
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• Columbus gets its hands on Giordanoa s stuffed deep-dish pizzas Updated at

  26-06-2017 18:16
  Giordano's has brought its pizza to Columbus, but don't call it deep-dish. It's a stuffed pizza.
  
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• Ohio fixes sites of pro-Islamic State hack; feds investigate

  26-06-2017 18:09
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio officials have restored 11 government websites that were hacked with a message purporting to be supportive of the Islamic State terrorist group.The Department of Administrative Services says affected websites were restored by Monday. They'd been hacked Sunday with a message that included: "I love the Islamic state."The Department of Public Safety says the FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security are investigating the hacking.It affected websites for the governor a
  
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• Trump travel ban partly reinstated; fall court arguments set

  26-06-2017 16:39
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is letting a limited version of President Donald Trump's ban on travel from six mostly Muslim countries take effect, a victory for Trump in the biggest legal controversy of his young presidency.The justices will hear full arguments in the October in the case that has stirred heated emotions across the nation. In the meantime, the court said Monday that Trump's ban on visitors from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen can be enforced as long if those v
  
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• The Confluence Cast: Venture Capital

  26-06-2017 16:17
  We’re talking about capital in the capital city. VentureOhio helps to facilitate the entrepreneurial ecosystem in our state, and their annual VentureReport takes a detailed look at Ohio investment activity and the people and companies putting Ohio on the map.
  I sat down with VentureOhio’s CEO Fallon Donahue and Brad Mascho, the co-founder of local startup CrossChx to talk about the report, how venture capital works, and the opportunities available for entrepreneurs.
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• Philando Castile family reaches $3M settlement in death

  26-06-2017 15:08
  
  The mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist killed by a Minnesota police officer last year, has reached a nearly $3 million settlement in his death, according to an announcement Monday by her attorneys and the Minneapolis suburb that employed the officer.The settlement to be paid to Valerie Castile will avoid a federal wrongful death lawsuit stemming from Philando Castile's death. The 32-year-old elementary school cafeteria worker was killed by St. Anthony officer Jeronimo Yanez during a tr
  
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• Poll reveals big shift in 2 groups' views on same-sex marriage

  26-06-2017 15:04
  
  Nearly two-thirds of Americans say they support same-sex marriage, according to a Pew Research Center survey released Monday.The poll, which comes two years after the Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, found that 62 percent support it now and 32 percent oppose it.Views on the issue have significantly changed over the last decade. In 2007, 54 percent of the public opposed it and 37 percent supported it, Pew said. Even last March, 55 percent said they support it whil
  
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• Cybersecurity expert explains government hack, what it means for your safety

  26-06-2017 14:14
  The security of government websites will be the focus for investigators who are are trying to figure out how 10 sites -- including several of the Ohio government's -- got hacked over the weekend.Matthew Curtin, founder of Interhack, a Columbus-based cybersecurity company, explains why it was so easy for hackers to break in, what point the hackers are trying to prove, and what sites you can really trust.
  
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• More Easton-like tax breaks may spur development elsewhere in Columbus

  26-06-2017 13:42
  Columbus could do more deals like the one that sent property taxes set aside for projects near Easton to help redevelop the Linden area. The Columbus City Council approved legislation last week allowing the city to use money collected in its 71 tax-increment financing districts to pay for urban redevelopment projects outside the district boundaries after projects the city agreed to complete in the original district are finished.
  
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• Healthy Bites Festival Returns on July 13th

  26-06-2017 13:15
  Being healthy is a lifestyle that is no difficult feat in Columbus, with so many restaurants and local businesses popping up with health in mind. Here at Columbus Underground, we think you can still have good food and a good time while staying healthy! That’s why we have partnered with Shipt to bring back our popular Healthy Bites event on July 13th at Strongwater.  We are bringing together tasty local fare with a healthful twist and local lifestyle companies for a
  
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• 'Pharma Bro' defies advice to keep quiet before fraud trial

  26-06-2017 12:29
  
  "Pharma Bro" just won't keep his mouth shut.Even with his federal securities fraud trial set to begin Monday, Martin Shkreli has blatantly defied his attorneys' advice to lay low. The former pharmaceutical CEO, who became a pariah after raising the cost of a life-saving drug 5,000 percent, has been preening for cameras and trolling on social media, potentially complicating his defense."I'm excited," Shkreli said of the trial in a brief phone call last week to The Associated Press. "I can't wait.
  
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• Daisy Dukes making debut as citya s newest nightclub

  26-06-2017 09:27
  SHERRI AND T.J. Snow are the owners of Daisy Dukes, a nightclub which opened last week on Tiffin Avenue.
  
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• Ohio police stop driverless Amish buggy with energetic horse

  26-06-2017 08:31
  
  Ohio police had to make an unusual stop after finding a driverless Amish buggy going down the road.In a Facebook post, the Wooster Police Department says the horse apparently decided to take a morning run Sunday without its owners.Officers found the buggy heading down State Route 250, and one sergeant jumped inside and managed to get the horse to stop.
  Police say the horse was very excited and tired, but otherwise unhurt. Police were able to track down its owners and return the horse and buggy.T
  
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• How often should we keep reviving overdosed drug addicts?

  26-06-2017 05:24
  Six times Nikki Dixon has been saved from likely death by heroin overdose because quick-acting friends and emergency responders used the drug antidote naloxone to revive her. But all she remembers is waking up feeling each time like she had the worst possible case of the flu - cold sweats, vomiting, stomach in knots and everything smelling repulsive - and craving another fix to take away the pain of drug withdrawal.
  
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• Man found dead in creek in southeast Franklin County

  26-06-2017 04:35
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said a body was found in Blacklick Creek in southeastern Franklin County Sunday evening.The sheriff's office said a man was found dead in the water by kayakers near Sedalia Drive.The sheriff's office said the coroner's office is determining if foul play was involved.The identity of the body has not been released.
  
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• Air bag maker Takata files for bankruptcy in Japan, US

  26-06-2017 03:12
  
  Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. has filed for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the U.S., overwhelmed by lawsuits and recall costs related to its production of faulty air bag inflators that are linked to the death of at least 16 people.The company announced the expected action Monday morning Tokyo time. Takata confirmed that most of its assets will be bought by rival Key Safety Systems, based in suburban Detroit. Key will pay about $1.6 billion (175 billion yen), according to an announcemen
  
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• Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg visits Nebraska and Iowa

  26-06-2017 01:53
  
  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg paid a visit to Nebraska and Iowa and toured Union Pacific's railyard in central Nebraska.Zuckerberg also attended part of the Heartland Pride Festival in Omaha on Saturday and stopped in several Iowa towns as part of a tour of the area.After touring the railyard, Zuckerberg posted pictures on Facebook and commented about how important railroads are to the economy because of everything they haul.Zuckerberg spent about an hour at the Omaha event Saturday meeting w
  
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• Gay pride parades sound a note of resistance _ and face some

  26-06-2017 01:20
  Gay pride parades Sunday in New York, San Francisco and other cities are spotlighting resistance to what participants see as new pressure on gay rights, while contending with the prospect of protests over the events' own diversity and direction. In a year when leaders are anxious about new President Donald Trump's agenda, both the New York and San Francisco parades will be headed by groups more focused on protest than celebration.
  
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• Bloomberg to launch $17M contest for US cities

  26-06-2017 01:08
  
  Eager to help local leaders bypass Washington, New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg's foundation is putting up more than $17 million for a new contest that encourages the nation's mayors to address critical issues themselves.The new effort, to be announced publicly on Monday, comes as local leaders are increasingly concerned about the impact of the Trump administration's policies.Thirty five cities will ultimately win $100,000, while four more receive $1 million and one grand prize winner gets
  
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• 'Transformers: The Last Knight' debuts to a franchise low

  26-06-2017 00:03
  
  The hulking machines of "Transformers" are no longer box-office behemoths in North America. But they're still big in China.Michael Bay's "Transformers: The Last Knight," the fifth installment in the Hasbro series, scored a franchise-low domestic debut with an estimated $43.5 million in ticket sales over the weekend and a five-day total of $69.1 million since opening Wednesday. All previous "Transformers" sequels opened with $97 million-plus.But Paramount Pictures' "The Last Knight," the second "
  
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