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• PB and Jazz!

  01-08-2017 23:37
  Jamming at PB & Jazz! All ages can enjoy a little music and dancing with Jazz Arts Group at Topiary Park. Connect with Jazz Arts Group in The Giving Store. 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 […]
  
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• Family of Columbus woman killed in hit-and-run releases statement

  01-08-2017 23:35
  The family of a Columbus woman who was struck and killed while jogging in Westerville Monday morning released a statement Tuesday.In the statement, Linda J. Evan’s family says she was an avid runner and was training for her 68th marathon at the time of her death.Read the full statement from the family:On Monday morning, July 31st, 2017 Linda J. Evans' life was cut tragically short by a hit-and-run driver during her daily marathon training. Linda Jean (Musick) Evans was born on November 26t
  
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• Family of Linda Evans 'devastated' after loss of mother, wife

  01-08-2017 23:34
  WESTERVILLE -- Gary Evans sits on a back patio. His two daughters, Carey and Dawne, are by his side.
  Together, they remember the mother and the wife.
  "[We are] devastated," Evans said. "No question about it. It's the worst feeling I've ever had in my life. She was the love of my life and we really miss her, dearly."Linda and Gary Evans celebrating their 39th wedding anniversary in July."My mom was always my rock," Carey Thomas said. "She's inspirational. She got up every day and ran. Every morni
  
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• Police confirm three people struck by lightning in Indianapolis

  01-08-2017 23:22
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR/WBNS) — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department told WTHR-TV three people were hit by lightning in the 7200 block of North College Avenue.Emergency responders are heading to the northwest part of Park Tudor School.Cathy Chapelle from Park Tudor Communications said students were not involved. She told WTHR a paving crew was working on a parking area near the fine arts building when the lightning hit.Chapelle said the injured people were transported to the hospital
  
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• Senate confirms Christopher Wray as next FBI director

  01-08-2017 23:17
  
  The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Christopher Wray to lead the FBI, replacing James Comey, who was abruptly fired by President Donald Trump amid the investigation into Russia meddling in last year's presidential election.The vote was 92-5 for Wray, a former high-ranking official in President George W. Bush's Justice Department who oversaw investigations into corporate fraud. Wray, 50, inherits an FBI at a particularly challenging time given Trump's ousting of Comey, who was admired within the bure
  
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• Ohio State Fair Tragedy: 18-year-old victim hasn't woken up since accident

  01-08-2017 22:59
  
  We are learning more about another of the young victims of the state fair accident.Eighteen-year-old Jennifer Lambert remained in critical condition Tuesday, six days after she was hurt while riding the Fire Ball at the Ohio State Fair.Jennifer Lambert's mother says her daughter's personality is reflected in her changing hair color: sometimes black, sometimes blue, sometimes something else altogether.Speaking with 10TV off-camera, Denise Gonzalez called 18-year-old Jennifer lovable, friendly, an
  
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• Local fire departments receive $99,000 in equipment from Firehouse Subs

  01-08-2017 22:31
  
  COLUMBUS -- Local fire departments were happy to receive more than $99,000 in equipment to help them do their jobs, donated by Firehouse Subs on North Hamilton Road in Gahanna.“Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation aims to recognize and respond to needs in the community,” said Firehouse Subs Senior Manager of Foundation Programs Jackie Gubbins. “Through the Foundation, we’re able to provide public safety organizations with needed equipment that they might not be able to
  
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• Teen killed in ride malfunction at Ohio State Fair laid to rest

  01-08-2017 22:15
  GROVE CITY, Ohio -- A difficult day for family and friends of 18-year old Tyler Jarrell. A young man with so much ahead of him, his life was sadly cut short when the ride he was on at the Ohio State Fair broke and fell to the ground.Jarrell was a dedicated member of the Columbus Police Explorers, a program to show teens what it's like to be a cop.Officers showed up to honor him.Marines were there in support as well, Tyler had just enlisted.“It’s just really a heartbreaking moment,&rd
  
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• Worker whose body was found in Cincinnati pub's cooler is identified

  01-08-2017 22:08
  
  CINCINNATI — Authorities have released the identity of a Cincinnati restaurant employee found dead in its walk-in cooler.The man whose body was found in the cooler at Molly Malone's Irish Pub & Restaurant was identified Tuesday as 20-year-old Brandon Chandler, of Cincinnati. Police said a fellow employee found Chandler's body Monday morning.The Hamilton County coroner's office hasn't released a cause of death.Police say Chandler worked at the restaurant and pub in the Pleasant Ridge ne
  
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• President Donald Trump says he won't stay off social media

  01-08-2017 21:57
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump may be trying for a reset in the West Wing, but he is making clear that he is not changing his twitter habit.On Twitter Tuesday, Trump said: "Only the Fake News Media and Trump enemies want me to stop using Social Media (110 million people). Only way for me to get the truth out!"Only the Fake News Media and Trump enemies want me to stop using Social Media (110 million people). Only way for me to get the truth out!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump
  
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• Southern Ohioa s only blackberry farmer wants to make berry pickin' fun again

  01-08-2017 21:42
  Are you looking for a fun activity the whole family can do together? Try a day of berry picking at the B&D Berry Farm located at 1042 Inlow Avenue off Old State Rte. 32 just west of Peebles.
  
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• Texas calf born looking like KISS rocker Gene Simmons

  01-08-2017 21:30
  
  KERRVILLE, Texas — KISS frontman Gene Simmons is udderly thrilled by a newborn calf born with strikingly similar black-and-white markings to the face paint he wears on stage.Simmons tweeted his admiration for the calf on Sunday, saying, "This is real, folks!!!"The calf was born Friday at a ranch near Kerrville, Texas, which is about 60 miles northwest of San Antonio.Heather Taccetta, who lives at the ranch with her family, said Tuesday that the calf belongs to her grandmother. It is named
  
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• Trooper on motorcycle struck by vehicle in southwest Columbus

  01-08-2017 21:10
  
  COLUMBUS -- An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper on a motorcycle was struck by a vehicle in the 800 block of Georgesville Road, near McDonald's Tuesday afternoon at 2:14 p.m.According to a release from the State Highway Patrol, Sgt. Scott White observed an ATV operating recklessly on Georgesville Road and attempted to make a traffic stop.A car in front of White slowed and then turned left as he attempted to pass the vehicle on the left side with his emergency lights activated and he struck the l
  
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• Trooper on motorcycle injured in southwest Columbus crash

  01-08-2017 21:10
  
  COLUMBUS -- An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper on a motorcycle was involved in a crash on Georgesville Road, Tuesday afternoon.According to a release from the State Highway Patrol, Sgt. Scott White observed an ATV operating recklessly on Georgesville Road and attempted to make a traffic stop.A car in front of White slowed and then turned left as he attempted to pass the vehicle on the left side with his emergency lights activated and he struck the left side of the vehicle.Sergeant White receiv
  
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• Lawsuit: Fox coordinated with White House on false story

  01-08-2017 20:36
  
  NEW YORK — An investigator who worked on the Seth Rich case claims Fox News fabricated quotes implicating the murdered Democratic National Committee staffer in the WikiLeaks scandal and coordinated with the Trump administration as it worked on the story.The investigator, Rod Wheeler, sued Fox for defamation. His lawsuit, filed Tuesday in New York, lays out an explosive tale of Trump allies conspiring to push a false story to take the pressure of the Russian collusion investigation off the
  
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• Dad admits killing son in court as mom sobs over boy's ashes

  01-08-2017 20:16
  
  LOS ANGELES — A couple's bitter custody battle became a tragedy that ended Tuesday with the father acknowledging he killed their 5-year-old son as his estranged wife gripped an urn with the boy's ashes and sobbed uncontrollably in the front row of a California courtroom.Aramazd Andressian Sr., 35, had his hands shackled at the waist and spoke softly when a prosecutor asked him if he willfully killed his son, Aramazd Jr. Andressian simply replied, "Yes." Aramazd Andressian Sr. (Al Seib/Los
  
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• California man pleads guilty to killing son after Disneyland

  01-08-2017 20:16
  
  LOS ANGELES — A California man pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing his 5-year-old son after a family trip to Disneyland, setting off a search for the boy that lasted more than two months before his body was found near a lake.Prosecutors contend Aramazd Andressian Sr., 35, killed his son, Aramazd Andressian Jr., to get back at his estranged wife. Investigators have refused to say how the boy was killed or what evidence linked the father to the boy's death. Aramazd Andressian Sr.
  The boy's mot
  
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• National Night Out celebrations held across central Ohio

  01-08-2017 18:51
  
  COLUMBUS – Several communities will be celebrating National Night Out to promote safer places for central Ohio on August 1.National Night Out is an annual community-building celebration of community safety and crime prevention held across America. It provides an opportunity to bring police, firefighters, and neighbors together for free food, live music, and community events.Kids will get the chance watch demonstrations and to meet police officers and firefighters.Check to see what is happe
  
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• Marysville Early College High School: The STEM Approach to Learning

  01-08-2017 18:41
  As industries change, educational leaders are building new pathways for students to prepare for the workforce. For Ohio’s STEM schools, that means a focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics, as well as an educational approach that extends experiences outside of school walls and creates habits of mind that facilitate personal growth. Marysville Early College […]
  
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• Human remains found in Coshocton County are 900 years old, coroner says

  01-08-2017 18:34
  
  COSHOCTON, Ohio – The Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office says human remains found in the county in June are 900 years old.On June 21, a man looking for arrowheads in a field above Mohawk Dam discovered what he believed to be human bones and called the authorities. Deputies and the Coshocton County coroner responded to the scene.The coroner confirmed the remains were human and that they appeared to have been there for a long time.The sheriff’s office says detectives and agents fr
  
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• Ohio will withhold more of e-school's funding amid dispute

  01-08-2017 18:03
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some state funding for one of the nation's largest online charter schools will be held in escrow amid questions about whether the Ohio school is getting funding for more students than it actually has.Ohio's Department of Education says it's withholding 12 percent of the monthly payments for the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow after ECOT indicated its enrollment dropped by more than that.The state already had reduced the payments to start recouping $60 million that it says
  
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• Bond set at $50,000 for suspect in deadly hit-and-run in Westerville

  01-08-2017 17:25
  
  A man charged with killing a female jogger in a hit-and-run in Westerville made his first appearance in court Tuesday.The judge handed down a $50,000 bond for 32-year-old Jonathon B. Coffman.Coffman was arraigned Tuesday on the charge of aggravated vehicular homicide in the hit-and-run that killed Linda J. Evans, 68, Monday morning.Evans was jogging on Park Meadow Road around 8:45 a.m. when she was struck by a vehicle, according to police.Westerville Police say a passing motorist spotted her bod
  
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• Pro-Wrestling's Family Friendly, Racially Stereotyped Attraction in Ohio

  01-08-2017 17:11
  Professional wrestling is huge in arenas, on television and now the subject of a new series - Glow - on Netflix. It's popular entertainment in small towns as well.
  
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• Man ODs in Dunkin’ Donuts bathroom as boy waits for him, police say

  01-08-2017 16:48
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. -- A Boston man was arrested after he allegedly overdosed in a Manchester Dunkin Donuts bathroom while the boy he was with sat in the dining area, reports CBS Boston.According to officials, the nine-year-old boy, who had been left alone, waited and then told an employee his father had been in the bathroom for a long time.The employee and the boy found 26-year-old Christopher Morrissey unconscious, overdosed on heroin, around 5 p.m on Saturday, police said.Employees called 911 an
  
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• Utility workers retrieve pregnant woman’s wedding ring from sewer

  01-08-2017 16:45
  
  NEW YORK -- A commuter is thanking two kind utility workers for finding her wedding ring after it plunged into a New York City sewer Monday, reports CBS New York.Westchester County, N.Y. resident Sarah Sommer told the station she "was really hot and sweaty coming out of Grand Central (Terminal). I was uncomfortable. I'm eight months pregnant. So I went to take my rings off because they were way too tight."Sommer says before she knew it, the ring had slipped out of her grasp, bounced along the si
  
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• NYC woman dies after cosmetic buttocks procedure

  01-08-2017 16:36
  
  NEW YORK -- A Harlem woman who underwent a cosmetic procedure became fatally ill soon after surgery, CBS New York reports. Now, questions are surfacing over the practice where the procedure was done as the death of 31-year-old Latesha Bynum is under investigation. Police sources say the medical procedure may have taken her life.Sources told CBS New York Bynum paid for injections in her buttocks somewhere in a building in New York City's Kips Bay neighborhood. Though the building appears to be st
  
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• Youngstown Prosecutor: Man hid girlfriend in freezer, lived with impostor

  01-08-2017 16:09
  
  An Ohio prosecutor alleges a man stored his girlfriend's body in a freezer while another woman helped him and assumed the dead woman's life by moving into her home, using her credit cards and caring for her dog.The body was found last weekend at a Campbell home, near Youngstown. Authorities suspect it's a missing woman named Shannon Graves. They're awaiting official identification and information on the cause of death.Youngstown Prosecutor Dana Lantz says Graves' former boyfriend was living in h
  
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• "I killed my son": Grieving parents push for tech to curb hot car deaths

  01-08-2017 16:09
  
  A newly-proposed bill would require cars to be equipped with sensors, alerting drivers once the car is turned off that a child is in the back seat.Some argue the technology might not find its way to the parents who need it most but advocates say the law is needed because the stakes are so high, reports CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave.Miles and Carol Harrison always wanted a child and were overjoyed when they adopted Chase. But on a busy 90-degree day in 2008, Miles forgot to drop the 21-m
  
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• Three Floyds, Blazing Saddles and Possum Posse — It’s Getting Crowded at Grandview Theater

  01-08-2017 16:00
  Grandview Theater is hosting a special beer tasting Saturday, August 5 at 2 p.m. and they want you to attend. For sure they want rustlers, cut throats, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, […]
  
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• Airing of intimate Princess Diana tapes sparks outrage

  01-08-2017 15:59
  
  A British TV channel is defending its decision to play controversial tapes Princess Diana recorded in a new documentary. The documentary will air this weekend ahead of the 20th anniversary of her death.They have never been shown in Britain.Deeply personal conversations took place behind the walls at Princess Diana's Kensington Palace and some are saying behind those walls is where they should stay, reports CBS News' Charlie D'Agata.With respect to that controversy, CBS News has chosen not to tak
  
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• North Korea missile might reach U.S., but can it land?

  01-08-2017 15:54
  
  SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea after decades of effort has a missile potentially capable of reaching the continental United States, but analysts say Pyongyang has yet to show the ICBM can inflict serious damage once it gets there.U.S. and South Korean experts on Tuesday said Japanese video footage capturing the Hwasong-14's re-entry vehicle shortly before it crashed into the sea suggests it failed to survive the extreme heat and pressure after re-entering the Earth's atmosphere following its
  
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• Girl, 12, hospitalized after being struck by vehicle in Marion

  01-08-2017 15:34
  
  Ohio State Highway Patrol say a pedestrian was struck on Marion Cardington Rd. East, west of Oakdale Drive Monday evening.Investigators say a 12-year-old girl was crossing the street when she was hit by Chrysler Town and Country van traveling on Marion Cardington Road east.The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene of the crash, according to troopers.The girl was transported by medical helicopter to Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus with life threatening injuries.Officials say no c
  
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• Amber Alert issued for 2-year-old girl Michigan girl canceled

  01-08-2017 15:15
  
  UPDATE:Amber Alert canceled; suspect located in MichiganThe Amber Alert issued for parts of northwest Ohio Tuesday for a missing 2-year-old girl has been canceled.Authorities say the suspect was located in Michigan. Check back for updates on this developing story.----Original story:An Amber alert has been issued for parts of Northwest Ohio.Detroit, Michigan police are asking for help looking for 2-year-old Sondra Renee.The girl is two feet, five inches tall, and weighs 35 pounds.She has black ha
  
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• Ohio officer released from hospital after being shot 4 times

  01-08-2017 14:39
  
  An Ohio police officer who was shot four times while responding to a domestic violence call last month has been released from the hospital.At a news conference Monday, Uniontown police Sgt. David White thanked the doctors and nurses who treated him at Summa Health in Akron.The 25-year police veteran was shot July 9 while responding to a report of a domestic disturbance at a home in Uniontown. Police say Ryan Probst opened fire as officers arrived, hitting White four times. Another officer return
  
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• Kelly wins praise across the aisle, but bigger task is ahead

  01-08-2017 14:36
  
  Raised voices could be heard through the thick door to the Oval Office as John Kelly — then secretary of Homeland Security — offered some tough talk to President Donald Trump.Kelly, a whip-cracking retired general who was sworn in as White House chief of staff on Monday, had demanded to speak to the president alone after Trump complained loudly that the U.S. was admitting travelers from countries he viewed as high risk.Kelly first tried to explain to Trump that the admissions were st
  
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• Kelly flexes muscle his first day on the job at White House

  01-08-2017 14:36
  
  Raised voices could be heard through the thick door to the Oval Office as John Kelly — then secretary of Homeland Security — offered some tough talk to President Donald Trump.Kelly, a whip-cracking retired general who was sworn in as White House chief of staff on Monday, had demanded to speak to the president alone after Trump complained loudly that the U.S. was admitting travelers from countries he viewed as high risk.Kelly first tried to explain to Trump that the admissions were st
  
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• Yoga Enlarged Closes Studio, Moves to Classes at ILLIO

  01-08-2017 14:00
  “The constant pressure to market was just not what I wanted to do anymore,” said a saddened Angie Hay at the conclusion of the last Yoga Enlarged class at Replenish Spa at 124 S. Jefferson. “It was one of the best things that I was ever a part of,” said yoga teacher and co-founder, Joyce […]
  
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• Portion of Olentangy Trail closed until November due to construction

  01-08-2017 13:37
  A portion of Olentangy Trail will be closed to bikers from August 1st through November 1st as the Ohio Department of Transportation does construction work.ODOT says the trail under I-270 near SR 315 will be shut down.Crews will be working on new ramps and bridges at the I-270 and SR 315 interchange.It's part of the North Side Fix project.You can find a closer look at detours here.
  
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• "The Case of the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat"

  01-08-2017 12:58
  A federal judge has ordered the Federal Aviation Administration to "adequately address" a petition that raised safety concerns about airline seating.The judge called it "the Case of the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat."The court found the petition, filed in 2015 by the consumer advocacy group, Flyers Rights, identified a genuine safety issue caused by smaller seats and larger passengers.The petition argued the reduced space could make it difficult for passengers to get out if there is an emerg
  
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• Study: Link between gum disease and cancer risk

  01-08-2017 12:54
  A new study suggests older women with a history of gum disease may also have an elevated cancer risk.Researchers at the University of Buffalo tracked 65,000 post-menopausal women.They found the women with periodontal problems had a 14% higher risk for cancer.Researchers found an especially high link to esophageal and gallbladder cancers.
  
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• 3 adults, 2 children displaced overnight in west Columbus fire

  01-08-2017 12:15
  
  Three adults and two children were forced out of a west Columbus home overnight.Columbus Fire officials said the fire started early Tuesday morning at the home in the 600 block of Larcomb Avenue in west Columbus.Firefighters arrived before 5 a.m. to find that the fire started on the first floor of the structure.Five people were inside the home - three adults and two children - and they all made it out safely, according to the fire chief.Firefighters said they are searching the home for pets that
  
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• White House officials tricked by email prankster

  01-08-2017 12:10
  
  A self-described "email prankster" in the UK fooled a number of White House officials into thinking he was other officials, including an episode where he convinced the White House official tasked with cyber security that he was Jared Kushner and received that official's private email address unsolicited."Tom, we are arranging a bit of a soirée towards the end of August," the fake Jared Kushner on an Outlook account wrote to the official White House email account of Homeland Security Advis
  
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• World's longest pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Switzerland

  01-08-2017 11:53
  
  Spanning an awesome 1621 feet and rising as high as 279 feet, the newly opened Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge in Switzerland has broken the record for the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge, according to Zermatt Tourism.The bridge offers hikers views of the Matterhorn, Weisshorn and Bernese Alps."How often do you get the chance to cross a real world record suspension bridge?" said Daniel Luggen, director of Zermatt Tourism, at the bridge's inauguration on July 29. "The thrill experie
  
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• Congressman seeks investigation into whether Richard Cordray violated political activity ban

  01-08-2017 08:16
  In this Thursday, March 26, 2015, file photo, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray, center, listens to comments during a panel discussion in Richmond, Va. House Financial Services Committee Chair Jeb Hensarling on Friday asked the U.S. Office of Special Counsel to review whether Cordray consented to having a mutual friend contact a potential Democratic gubernatorial rival about staying out of the race -- an action that, if true, would violate federal law.
  
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• Friends and loved ones remember teen killed in Ohio State Fair incident

  01-08-2017 05:02
  The visitation for 18-year-old Tyler Jarrell was held Monday. It was a chance for friends and family to remember the young man killed on opening night at the Ohio State Fair.“It's just a very big loss you know,” friend Corey Welch said. “You just don't have situations happen like this happen everyday.”Tyler was on the Fire Ball ride on July 26, when an arm of the ride snapped off sending people crashing to the ground. Seven other people were hurt.Those who knew him said h
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 7/31/2017

  01-08-2017 04:54
  
  
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• Bands dedicate fair concert to hope and healing after tragic accident

  01-08-2017 04:11
  At the Ohio State Fair Monday night, Christian rock bands dedicated their show to hope and healing after last week's tragic accident.
  Bringing people together through the sound of music happened to bring something else to the Celeste Center too.
  "We love that they take the time to care about the families and things that happen right here in Columbus," Joseph Hastings said.
  Two Christian rock bands including the concert opener Zach Williams and the headliner on Monday night, for KING & COUNTR
  
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• Private geriatric care managers assist elderly and families

  01-08-2017 03:47
  In this July 19, 2017, photo, nurse Sandy Miller, right, chats with patient Martha Hays, left, at the Hays home in Columbus, Ohio. U.S. Census estimates show the number of elderly people in the country is expected to more than double by 2050 to nearly 89 million, creating a growing need for more care workers.
  
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• Pastor accused of sexually assaulting three girls

  01-08-2017 03:47
  An East Side pastor is in the Franklin County Jail, accused of sexually assaulting three underage girls over a period of years at his church, court records show. Guillermo Quintanilla, 47, of Witch Hazel Drive on the Southeast Side, is charged with rape, sexual battery and two counts of gross sexual imposition.
  
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• Duke Johnson receiving increased role in Browns' offense

  01-08-2017 03:04
  
  BEREA — Undersized running back Duke Johnson has never backed down from a challenge.That mindset is serving him well in his third training camp with the Browns.Johnson, who has 114 receptions for 1,048 yards in two NFL seasons, is the top candidate to serve as Cleveland's slot receiver.Browns coach Hue Jackson believes the 5-foot-9 speedster can be a dual threat catching passes over the middle, as well as out of the backfield."If coach says, 'Go,' I go," Johnson said Monday following the t
  
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