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• Community members march in solidarity for Charlottesville victims

  13-08-2017 23:38
  
  COLUMBUS – Community members and leaders gather Sunday to denounce the violence and march in solidarity for the victims of the Charlottesville, VA.Organizations in Columbus planned rallies Sunday against the "Unite the Right" white nationalists gathering in Virginia.A car plowed into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally Saturday in a Virginia college town, killing one person, sending at least 19 others to hospitals and ratcheting up tension in an increasingly v
  
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• Columbus Crew SC Victorious Over Chicago Fire With 1000th Goal

  13-08-2017 22:59
  For Columbus Crew SC fans there’s little that can beat the enjoyment of victory over Eastern rivals Chicago Fire, but to combine a win with a historic 1000th goal ever scored in the clubs lifetime made for a delightfully entertaining evening at MAPFRE as late second-half goals gave the home side the points with a […]
  
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• Some Ohioans will head elsewhere for solar eclipse totality

  13-08-2017 22:57
  Tom Burns last saw a total eclipse of the sun 26 years ago on a cruise ship off Mexico's Baja peninsula. Once the moon swallowed the sun, night fell prematurely, temperatures dipped, stars appeared, and the sun's gaseous outer atmosphere revealed itself as a silvery, wispy halo around a hole in the sky where the sun had been.
  
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• Ohio man accused of ramming protesters pictured with racist group

  13-08-2017 21:38
  
  FLORENCE, Ky. — The young man accused of plowing a car into a crowd of people protesting a white supremacist rally was fascinated with Nazism, idolized Adolf Hitler, and had been singled out by school officials in the 9th grade for his "deeply held, radical" convictions on race, a former high school teacher said Sunday.James Alex Fields Jr. also confided that he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was younger and had been prescribed an anti-psychotic medication, Derek Weimer said
  
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• Man accused of ramming protesters pictured with racist group

  13-08-2017 21:38
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The driver of a car accused of crashing into a crowd protesting a white supremacist rally in Virginia had been photographed hours earlier carrying the emblem of one of the hate groups that organized the "take America back" campaign.Vanguard America denied on Sunday any association with the suspect. A separate hate group that organized the initial rally pledged on social media to organize future events that would be "bigger than Charlottesville."Meanwhile, the mayor o
  
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• Crash suspect's ex-teacher says he idolized Hitler, Nazism

  13-08-2017 21:38
  
  FLORENCE, Ky. — The young man accused of plowing a car into a crowd of people protesting a white supremacist rally was fascinated with Nazism, idolized Adolf Hitler, and had been singled out by school officials in the 9th grade for his "deeply held, radical" convictions on race, a former high school teacher said Sunday.James Alex Fields Jr. also confided that he had been diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was younger and had been prescribed an anti-psychotic medication, Derek Weimer said
  
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• Doppler 10: Expect a nice evening

  13-08-2017 21:28
  This Afternoon: Clearing skies, pleasant.
  Tonight: Mostly clear to partly cloudy, comfortable.Low 62.Winds: ENE 2-4 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly cloudy, seasonable.High 84.Winds: ESE 3-6 mph.
  Tuesday: Mostly sunny, warmer & muggier.High 87.Winds: Light variable.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure has taken hold which means dry weather is sticking around.Afternoon clouds will break a little through the first part of the evening.Tonig
  
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• US officials says confrontation with NKorea not imminent

  13-08-2017 21:24
  
  WASHINGTON — Senior U.S. national security officials said Sunday that a military confrontation with North Korea's is not imminent, but they cautioned that the possibility of war is greater than it was a decade ago.CIA Director Mike Pompeo and Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, President Trump's national security adviser, tried to provide assurances that a conflict is avoidable, while also supporting Trump's tough talk. They said the United States and its allies no longer can afford to stand by a
  
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• March, vigil planned in Columbus for Charlottesville victims

  13-08-2017 20:49
  Hundreds of people are expected to gather at Goodale Park and march to the Ohio Statehouse tonight to show support for the victims of Saturday's car attack in Charlottesville, Va. A separate vigil for three people who died is planned at the Statehouse and will begin at 8 p.m., after the marchers arrive, according to another Facebook page.
  
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• US military says 2 American soldiers killed in Iraq

  13-08-2017 20:48
  
  BAGHDAD — Two American soldiers have been killed while conducting combat operations in Iraq, the U.S. military said Sunday, adding that "initial reports indicate the incident was not due to enemy contact."Five other soldiers were wounded, it said in a statement, without providing further details. It did not identify the soldiers.Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, the commander of U.S. forces battling the Islamic State group in Iraq, said the coalition "sends our deepest condolences to these heroes
  
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• Ohio Man Injured In Charlottesville "Won't Give Up"

  13-08-2017 19:51
  
  Bill Burke, who lives in the small town of Hockingport in Athens County, stopped by a friend's house to borrow a megaphone.Felicia Mettler said Burke told her he planned to counter protest a "Unite The Right" rally of white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia.
  "He didn't go to start a fight.He went to make the world a better place and to use his voice," said Mettler.
  One person was killed and 19 injured when a car slammed into the crowd of counter protestors. Mettler said Burke suffered a
  
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• Photos: Third Annual Best Bites: Tacos Festival

  13-08-2017 18:41
  Last Thursday, hungry locals gathered to taste the best tacos in Columbus at our third annual Best Bites: Tacos festival! The event featured food, drinks, music, giveaways and more. After tasting, fans voted and named Condado as the best taco in town. Stay tuned for more details on the next Best Bites event! All photos […]
  
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• White House scrambles to explain Trump's response to clashes

  13-08-2017 16:59
  
  BEDMINSTER, N.J. — The White House scrambled Sunday to elaborate on President Donald Trump's response to deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, as he came under bipartisan scolding for not clearly condemning white supremacists and other hate groups immediately after the altercations.As the chorus of criticism grew, White Houses aides were dispatched to the morning news shows, yet they struggled at times to explain the president's position. A new White House statement on
  
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• Trump faulted for not explicitly rebuking white supremacists

  13-08-2017 16:59
  
  BEDMINSTER, N.J. — President Donald Trump is drawing criticism from Republicans and Democrats for not explicitly denouncing white supremacists in the aftermath of violent clashes in Virginia, with lawmakers saying he needs to take a public stand against groups that espouse racism and hate.Trump, while on a working vacation at his New Jersey golf club, addressed the nation Saturday soon after a car plowed into a group of anti-racist counter-protesters in Charlottesville, a college town wher
  
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• Theodore Decker: Goose culling could bring about yet another Downtown festival

  13-08-2017 16:34
  It is a melancholy object to those who walk through this great city, when they see the parks, the paths, the regal promenades of the Scioto Mile, crowded with waterfowl of both sexes followed by three, four or six goslings, all in raggedy feathers, importuning every passenger for an alms of bread and cracked corn. It was with this in mind, no doubt, that Columbus recently paid an exterminator to round up 250 Canada geese and kill them, at a cost of $10,750, or roughly $43 per
  
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• Police: Woman run over and dragged 168 feet by pickup truck in SE Columbus hit-and-run crash

  13-08-2017 15:44
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man and woman are being treated for injuries after police said they were hit by a pickup truck and knocked off a motorcycle in southeast Columbus.The Columbus Division of Police is investigating the crash that happened at the intersection of Ravenswood Court and South James Road on Sunday just after 12:30 a.m.Police said Christopher Carter, 27,was stopped at the stop sign in the westbound lanes of Ravenswood Court when a male driving a Ford pickup truck tried to go around Cart
  
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• Police: Woman dragged 168 feet by pickup truck in SE Columbus hit-and-run crash

  13-08-2017 15:44
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man and woman are being treated for injuries after police said they were hit by a pickup truck and knocked off a motorcycle in southeast Columbus.The Columbus Division of Police is investigating the crash that happened at the intersection of Ravenswood Court and South James Road on Sunday just after 12:30 a.m.Police said Christopher Carter, 27, was stopped at the stop sign on a motorcycle in the westbound lanes of Ravenswood Court when a male driving a Ford pickup truck tried
  
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• Columbus authorities trying to ID man accused of robbing Subway restaurant

  13-08-2017 14:47
  
  Columbus authorities are trying identify a man accused of robbing a Subway restaurant on south High Street.According to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, an unidentified man entered the restaurant at 3386 S. High St. on July 28th. Authorities say the man stood in line, allowing everyone to order before him before he ordered a sandwich himself. He's then accused of demanding money from the register when he went to pay for his food.Authorities say the man is in his 30s, about 5-foot-5 with dark brown h
  
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• Maintenance supervisor for Columbus Clippers deemed "unsung hero" of organization

  13-08-2017 14:22
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Think about it: the strange concept of waking up every morning and being happy about going to work.
  It seems unheard of, but not to everyone.
  "Nope," Curtis Marcum said. "That means I still got a job."
  For him, at Huntington Ballpark, it's already 8:00 a.m. and there's plenty to be done.
  The trash. The sweeping. The scrubbing. The long hours. Marcum does it all."If I don't have this job, somebody else is going to have it," he said. "So, I just get up every morning and go to work
  
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• Bruno Mars donates $1M from concert to Flint water crisis

  13-08-2017 14:11
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Bruno Mars said Saturday he is donating $1 million from his Michigan concert to aid those affected by the Flint water crisis.The Grammy-winning star told the audience at his show in Auburn Hills, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from Detroit, that he and tour promoter Live Nation are redirecting funds from the show to the charity The Community Foundation of Greater Flint.In 2014, Flint switched water sources and failed to add corrosion-reducing phosphates, allowing lead from
  
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• Hundreds protest in Oakland over deadly Virginia rally

  13-08-2017 14:02
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Protesters marched in California cities to decry racism in the wake of deadly violence that erupted at a white nationalist demonstration in Virginia.In Oakland, hundreds of protesters gathered Saturday night to hear speakers and then marched peacefully downtown, chanting and waving signs and banners. Some of the protesters blocked Interstate 580 before being dispersed, The San Francisco Chronicle reported.One of the downtown marchers carried a hand-crafted sign readi
  
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• Death toll rises in turmoil after Kenya's election

  13-08-2017 13:44
  
  NAIROBI, Kenya -- In an escalation of Kenya's deadly election violence, police on Saturday fired live ammunition at rioters and used tear gas on vehicles carrying opposition officials trying to enter a Nairobi slum where they have strong support. A young girl was killed by a stray bullet, nine bodies with gunshot wounds were brought overnight to the capital's main morgue, and a watchdog group said police gunfire has killed 24 people since Tuesday's disputed vote. The chaos in the Nairobi slums o
  
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• Puppy adopted after apparently being burned by acid

  13-08-2017 13:41
  
  LOMA LINDA, Calif. -- A southern California woman was heartbroken after seeing a puppy that appears to have been burned with some kind of acid, CBS Los Angeles reports. The puppy's jaw was also broken. The burns are along the puppy's muzzle and eye.He's a 3-month-old pit bull and lab mix -- and he is lucky to be alive."It's heartbreaking because it really was burnt you could see it," Alycia Enciso said. "What kind of animal could do this to a puppy?"She was actually looking for her lost dog, Tig
  
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• Escape space: Tour highlights beautiful yards Posted at

  13-08-2017 12:20
  Across town, in New Albany, Greg Bohls and his wife, Samantha Cowne, faced the same situation. Their beautiful Georgian home was in excellent shape but the landscape was standard fare.
  
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• Doppler 10: Another pleasant afternoon

  13-08-2017 11:12
  Today: Mostly sunny with passing afternoon clouds.High 82.Winds: NE 3-6 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly clear to partly cloudy, comfortable.Low 61.Winds: ENE 2-4 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly cloudy, seasonable.High 84.Winds: ESE 3-6 mph.
  Tuesday: Mostly sunny, warmer & muggier.High 87.Winds: Light variable.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure has taken hold which means dry weather is sticking around.After patchy fog early we’ll see lots o
  
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• National Guard offering free healthcare in Union county

  13-08-2017 04:54
  The Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio National Guard are hosting GuardCare in Union County this weekend.
  GuardCare is a health fair that offers free testing and screening in under-served communities.
  "We don't have enough physicians relative to the size of our population," said Dr. Jason Orcena, health commissioner for Union County. "One of the barriers we hear from families about getting medical care is still financial. High deductible health insurance or no insurance, even though it's les
  
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• Festival Latino celebrates 21st year in Columbus

  13-08-2017 03:51
  Festival Latino is marking its 21st year in Columbus this weekend, filling the west bank of the Scioto River at Genoa Park with entertainment, more than 30 food vendors, 40 children's activities and more. The festival bills itself as the largest celebration of Latin-American culture in Ohio and 80,000 people are expected to attend.
  
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• A Kentucky mayor pushes to remove 2 Confederate statues

  13-08-2017 02:50
  
  LEXINGTON, Ky. — The mayor of Lexington, Kentucky, says after the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, he is taking the steps to remove two Confederate-era statues from the lawn of a former courthouse.The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that Mayor Jim Gray said in a statement Saturday he will ask the Lexington-Fayette County Urban County Council at its Tuesday work session to ask a state military commission for permission to take down the statues of John Hunt Morgan and John C. Breckinridg
  
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• Bolt takes a tumble and can't complete final race at worlds

  13-08-2017 02:19
  
  LONDON — Usain Bolt was ramping into warp speed when suddenly, stunningly, the sprint turned into a somersault.Fifteen steps into the final homestretch of his final race, something gave in his left hamstring. The World's Fastest Man skittered to a stop — hopping, skipping, jumping, then finally dropping to the ground and tumbling forward before coming to a rest.While the winning team from Britain crossed the finish line, Bolt was writhing on the track, where he eventually wound up ch
  
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• Lawmaker seeks probe after AP reveals maggots in NY facility

  13-08-2017 02:10
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York state lawmaker is demanding a federal investigation into New York state's care for the disabled following a recent Associated Press story that revealed the case of a man infested with maggots in a state-run group home.Democratic Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, of Utica, told the AP on Saturday that he is asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to investigate the group home and other state-regulated facilities for the disabled where there have been al
  
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• Submarine owner detained over journalist's disappearance

  13-08-2017 01:33
  
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Danish court ordered the owner of an amateur-built submarine Saturday held in pre-trial detention for 24 days while police investigate the disappearance of a Swedish journalist who had been on the ship before it sank.Peter Madsen was arrested Friday on preliminary manslaughter charges, hours after his 40-ton, nearly 60-foot-long submarine sank off Denmark's eastern coast.The inventor, who is from Denmark, has denied responsibility for the fate of 30-year-old Kim Wal
  
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• Ohio Man Pleads Guilty To Provide Heroin Resulting In Death

  13-08-2017 01:32
  An Ohio man faces 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to providing a heroin mix that resulted in a woman's fatal overdose.
  
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• Police identify 2 dead in helicopter crash near Charlottesville

  13-08-2017 01:20
  
  Charlottesville, VA – A Virginia State Police helicopter crashed Saturday in Albermale County, Virginia, near the city of Charlottesville, where a violent white nationalist rally was taking place.Police said Lt. H. Jay Cullen of Midlothian and Trooper-pilot Berke M.M. Bates of Quinton were killed in the crash, the Associated Press reports. Police said the helicopter was assisting law enforcement officers monitor the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville.The Bell 407 helicopter crashed
  
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• 2 dead in helicopter crash near Charlottesville, police say

  13-08-2017 01:20
  
  Charlottesville, VA – A Virginia State Police helicopter crashed Saturday in Albermale County, Virginia, near the city of Charlottesville, where a violent white nationalist rally was taking place.The Bell 407 helicopter crashed seven miles southwest of Charlottesville, the FAA confirmed to CBS News. There are two confirmed fatalities, the Virginia State Police posted on their Facebook page. Both the people killed were on board.President Trump tweeted Saturday night his "deepest condolences
  
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• Presley's friends feel love, pain, 40 years after his death

  13-08-2017 00:10
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It isn't just the legend of Elvis Presley that has unmatched staying power 40 years after his death. The guilt, pain and regret felt by those who knew and loved him lingers, too.Prolific session musician and producer Norbert Putnam was on vacation with his family in Hawaii when he heard his friend died of a heart attack. After years of making groundbreaking music and acting in more than two dozen movies, Presley's career had slowed, and historical accounts of his life note
  
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