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• Athens County Sheriff's K9 injured in line of duty

  21-08-2017 23:48
  
  The Athens County Sheriff’s drug K9 Bora was injured in the line of duty early Monday morning.Bora was called in to assist Ohio State Highway Patrol with a traffic accident near Dow Lake Damn on U.S. 50, when she suffered an injury after jumping into a vehicle during a free-air sniff.Deputy Joel Banks responded to the scene with Bora at 12:30 a.m. During the investigation Bora immediately jumped into the suspect’s vehicle and indicated a positive response to the presence of narcotics
  
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• Columbus Rotary Club: Lost Restaurants of Columbus

  21-08-2017 23:37
  
  
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• Crane tips over at City of Columbus Division of Power location

  21-08-2017 23:33
  
  A crane tipped over Monday afternoon on the site the City of Columbus Division of Power on Indianola Avenue.A spokesperson from the Division of Power said there were no injuries during the incident.According to the spokesperson, the crane was lifting a generator when it tipped over. While there was damage to both the generator and the crane, there is no word on the extent of the damage.
  
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• Columbus firm gets no-bid contract on request of Secretary of State Jon Husted

  21-08-2017 22:57
  In this Oct. 27, 2016, file photo, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted drops off his early voting ballot at the Franklin County Board of Elections in Columbus, Ohio. On Monday, his office received permission to award a $265,000 communications contract without seeking bids.
  
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• Local businesses jump on eclipse bandwagon

  21-08-2017 22:42
  People around the country made their way to local parks or even their own backyards to watch today’s historic solar eclipse, but some businesses around central Ohio took the event to a new level.Restaurants such as Motzart’s Bakery offered eclipse themed cookies while others, like FlipSide Burger at Easton shared a special that included their black and blue burger and Maumee Bay Total Eclipse breakfast stout.“We decided the perfect black-out way to do the sun is to have a black
  
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• Meyer: Freshman RB J.K. Dobbins earned right to play

  21-08-2017 22:22
  
  The parents of true freshman running back J.K. Dobbins will get a call soon from an Ohio State coach to say their son will make his college football debut.That's a tradition at Ohio State, and it's also an indication that Dobbins likely will play significant snaps in the opener against Indiana next week.Everyone from the coaching staff to the defensive linemen is talking about the speed of the kid from La Grange, Texas, and his ability to make defenders miss. His debut is among the most anticipa
  
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• 1,200 Worthington Kilbourne students put glasses on, set eyes on sky

  21-08-2017 22:09
  
  The last time it happened was in 1979. Back then, all of the students at Worthington Kilbourne High School weren't even born."I think it's pretty cool, to be honest, because I know it doesn't happen often," senior Audrey Hunt, said.Students, like Hunt, say they recognize the historic value of Monday's eclipse."I think it's awesome that we're in high school, too, and that we get to come out and experience it," she said.Monday, students experienced the solar eclipse."It's kind of crazy having this
  
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• Franklin County Sheriff looking for man who robbed Turkey Hill gas station twice in two days

  21-08-2017 22:06
  
  The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance to find the suspect in two robberies of a Turkey Hill gas station in Urbancrest.According to a press release, an unknown white male entered the store and demanded money. The suspect took cash and left the scene on foot. Deputies searched the area, but the man was never located.According to the release, the man robbed the story at 11:50 a.m. Sunday and 10:30 a.m. Monday. In the second robbery, a witness in the store attempted to
  
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• Authorities looking for man who robbed same gas station twice in 2 days

  21-08-2017 22:06
  
  The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance to find the suspect in two robberies of a Turkey Hill gas station in Urbancrest.According to a press release, an unknown white male entered the store and demanded money. The suspect took cash and left the scene on foot. Deputies searched the area, but the man was never located.According to the release, the man robbed the story at 11:50 a.m. Sunday and 10:30 a.m. Monday. In the second robbery, a witness in the store attempted to
  
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• Mount Vernon police officer saves baby from hot car

  21-08-2017 21:37
  
  A Mount Vernon police officer saved a baby from a hot vehicle on August 17, after the department received a call to 911.The call came in at 12:32 p.m. and officer Nicholas Holdren responded to the scene and opened the unlocked vehicle, removing the infant.According to the report, Holdren stated the 8-month old had rosey cheeks and was sweating heavily. The baby was removed from the vehicle at and after Holdren cared for the infant for about 20 minutes, Mount Vernon fire attended to the infant, a
  
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• Schottenstein Property Group Unveils Plan for New Long Street Project

  21-08-2017 20:52
  The surface parking lots in Downtown Columbus continue to disappear. Schottenstein Property Group (SPG) has submitted a new development proposal which calls for a mixed-use development at properties located at 154 North Third Street, 118 East Long Street and 134 East Long Street. The proposal includes the renovation of the five-story building at 154 North Third […]
  
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• Olshan Properties Unveils Sophistication Redefined at Newly Reimagined Hilton Columbus at Easton

  21-08-2017 20:49
  NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2017 : Olshan Properties, one of the country's leading private owners, developers, and managers of commercial real estate today proudly announced the completion of its sweeping and all-encompassing USD 27.3 million transformative interior redesign and amenity enhancement of the Hilton Columbus at Easton. Developed in 2000, the 345-key Hilton Columbus at Easton is a 7-story, AAA 4-diamond luxury hotel and 39,000 SF conference center located ten minutes from downtown Columbus, O
  
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• Celebrating Scholarships with a Scoop!

  21-08-2017 20:19
  Congratulations to this year’s scholarship recipients, and thank you to the generous Columbus Foundation donors who make them possible! What better way to celebrate than with photo booth fun and Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in […]
  
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• Trump to outline Afghan strategy in national TV address

  21-08-2017 19:22
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will use a nationally televised address to outline for a war-weary nation the strategy he believes will best position the U.S. to eventually declare victory in Afghanistan after 16 years of combat and lives lost.The speech Monday night will also give Trump a chance for a reset after one of the most difficult weeks of his short presidency.Trump tweeted Saturday that he had reached a decision on the way forward in Afghanistan, a day after he reviewed war o
  
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• Trump says US can't afford quick Afghanistan withdrawal

  21-08-2017 19:22
  
  Declaring the U.S. will win "in the end," President Donald Trump vowed Monday night to keep American troops fighting in Afghanistan despite his earlier inclination to withdraw. But he insisted the U.S. would not offer "a blank check" after 16 years of war, and he pointedly declined to say whether or when more troops might be sent.In a prime-time address billed as the unveiling of his new Afghanistan strategy, Trump said the U.S. would shift away from a "time-based" approach, instead linking its
  
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• Barcelona fugitive killed outside city wearing bomb belt

  21-08-2017 18:46
  
  SUBIRATS, Spain — A man thought to be the driver in the Barcelona van attack was shot and killed by Spanish police Monday after authorities announced he also was suspected of killing the owner of a hijacked getaway car. The fugitive was wearing a bomb belt, authorities said.Younes Abouyaaqoub was shot when officers confronted him in Subirats, a rural area known for its vineyards about 28 miles west of Barcelona, police in Spain's Catalonia region said. A bomb disposal robot was dispatched
  
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• Group seeks to create 7,500 jobs in Fairfield County by 2027

  21-08-2017 18:32
  The Fairfield 33 Alliance wants to help create 7,500 jobs, generate $500 million in investments and increase average wages by 25 percent in Fairfield County. The alliance believes a key to its focus on high-wage, high-quality jobs for county residents is the U.S. 33 corridor used by tens of thousands of commuters every day to get to Columbus that the alliance is marketing to industries.
  
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• White Castle Unveiling Master Plan for 18-Acre Downtown Development

  21-08-2017 18:30
  After two years of rumors, speculation and very light details, representatives at White Castle are ready to unveil their big plans for the redevelopment of their headquarters in Downtown Columbus. The organization has submitted plans to the Downtown Commission for review tomorrow, which includes a large mixed-use development on their 18-acres of land at 555 […]
  
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• WATCH LIVE: The great American eclipse is finally here

  21-08-2017 18:25
  
  Americans gazed in wonder through telescopes, cameras and protective glasses Monday as the moon began blotting out the midday sun in the first full-blown solar eclipse to sweep the U.S. from coast to coast in nearly a century."The show has just begun, people! What a gorgeous day! Isn't this great, people?" Jim Todd, a director at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, told a crowd of thousands at an amphitheater in Salem, Oregon, as the moon seemed to take an ever-bigger bite out of the sun.
  
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• Historic eclipse turns day into night across the US

  21-08-2017 18:25
  
  Millions of Americans gazed in wonder through telescopes, cameras and disposable protective glasses Monday as the moon blotted out the sun in the first full-blown solar eclipse to sweep the U.S. from coast to coast in nearly a century."It's really, really, really, really awesome," said 9-year-old Cami Smith as she watched the fully eclipsed sun from a gravel lane near her grandfather's home at Beverly Beach, Oregon.The temperature dropped, birds quieted down, crickets chirped and the stars came
  
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• AP Poll: Buckeyes start at No.2 in preseason rankings

  21-08-2017 18:12
  
  Alabama is No. 1 in the preseason Top 25, the first program in 12 years to take the top spot two years in a row.The Crimson Tide will start the season ranked in the top five of The Associated Press preseason media poll for the ninth consecutive time.Coach Nick Saban's program has become the surest thing in sports these days. The Tide does not always win the national championship — just half the time over the last eight years — but is always in contention. Since 2008, only once has Al
  
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• New Six-Story Residential Building Proposed on East Broad Street

  21-08-2017 17:52
  The Downtown Commission is scheduled to review a proposal tomorrow that calls for the demolition of a 67-year-old five-story office building and the construction of a new six-story residential building. The plan for the new building calls for five stories of residential units sitting on top of a one-and-a-half story parking garage structure that would […]
  
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• Columbus police searching for missing 76-year-old woman

  21-08-2017 17:00
  
  Columbus police are looking for an 76-year-old black female that went missing Sunday night.Ruby Lindsey, AKA Virgie Meeks, is 5-foot-5-inches and 100 pounds, was last seen at 11:30 p.m. in the area of Refugee Road and Fleet Road. She has grey hair and brown eyes. Lindsey suffers from Dementia and may be confused.She left her home sometime in the night wearing blue jeans. A white long-sleeve shirt, a white bandana and multicolored house shoes. Anyone with information please call Columbus Police a
  
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• Walmart expands grocery service with Uber to 2 more markets

  21-08-2017 16:50
  
  NEW YORK — Walmart is expanding its grocery delivery service with ride-hailing service Uber to two more markets — Dallas and Orlando, Florida.The world's largest retailer had launched a pilot grocery service with Uber last year in Phoenix and then Tampa, Florida, earlier this year.The move, announced Monday, marks the latest steps that Walmart is taking to offer more options for online grocery shoppers looking for convenience amid increasing competition from online leader Amazon.com.
  
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• Construction on I-70 in east Columbus will slow you down tonight

  21-08-2017 16:50
  
  Expect delays on Interstate 70 in both directions during the overnight hours so construction crews can remove a pedestrian bridge.
  Tonight the first of five construction projects for the I-70/I-71 corridor will kick off.
  Construction crews will be removing the old pedestrian bridge between Fourth Street and Grant Avenue.
  Once the 53-year-old bridge is removed, construction crews will start to build a retaining wall between Fulton Street and I-70.
  Monday 10 pm, August 21
  I-70 EB reduced to two la
  
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• Police: Intoxicated Ohio man impersonating officer had guns

  21-08-2017 16:47
  
  OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Police say an intoxicated 21-year-old Ohio man impersonated an officer and approached a driver about alleged traffic violations, then was later found to have three handguns and a bulletproof vest in his vehicle.Investigators say Jacob Staton walked up to a motorist who was in a vehicle and identified himself as an officer last week in Oxford, roughly 30 miles northwest of Cincinnati. Police say the driver realized that the identification that Staton presented wasn't for
  
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• Navy chief orders probe into Pacific fleet after collisions

  21-08-2017 16:37
  
  SINGAPORE — The U.S. Navy ordered a broad investigation Monday into the performance and readiness of the Pacific-based 7th Fleet as vessels from several nations searched Southeast Asian waters for 10 U.S. sailors missing after an early morning collision between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker.It was the second major collision in the last two months involving the Navy's 7th Fleet. Seven sailors died in June when the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship collided in waters off Japan.N
  
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• Man who shot judge was father of Steubenville football player convicted of rape

  21-08-2017 16:16
  UPDATE: 4:40 p.m.A prosecutor says the man who shot and wounded an Ohio judge was the father of a Steubenville High School football player convicted of rape in 2012.Jefferson County Prosecutor Jane Hanlin on Monday identified the shooter as Nathaniel Richmond, the father of Ma'Lik Richmond.Ma'Lik Richmond served about 10 months in a juvenile lockup after being convicted with another Steubenville High School football player of raping a 16-year-old girl during an alcohol-fueled party.Hanlin says a
  
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• Judge shot, wounded near Jefferson County courthouse; suspect killed

  21-08-2017 16:16
  
  STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — A judge was shot and wounded Monday morning as he walked toward his county's courthouse, and a suspect was killed after a probation officer returned fire, officials said.Jefferson County Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr. was shot near the courthouse in Steubenville, just across the Ohio River from West Virginia's northern panhandle, roughly 30 miles west of Pittsburgh.Steubenville City Manager James Mavromatis tells WTOV-TV that Bruzzese was talking after being wounded. He was
  
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• Columbus gas prices go against the grain

  21-08-2017 16:12
  Despite predictions of a spike in the offing, gas prices in Columbus are at their lowest point in over a month. The average retail price of a gallon of regular gasoline in central Ohio Monday morning was $2.17, 16 cents cheaper than last week, according to a daily survey from the auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Network and WEX, Inc. This graph from Aug. 14 illustrates the climb in gas prices since the 4th of July travel period ended.
  
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• Demolition Planned for Condemned Marconi Parking Garage

  21-08-2017 15:48
  The empty Marconi Parking Garage may finally be coming down. The crumbling 650-space parking structure located at 170 Marconi Boulevard was condemned in April 2016 after being declared unsafe for use, and purchased by Nationwide Realty Investors (NRI) just a few months later. NRI is now asking the Downtown Commission for a certificate of appropriateness […]
  
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• Anti-tax group urges Ohio Senate against health insurer hike

  21-08-2017 15:27
  
  An anti-tax activist wants Ohio state senators to let stand Republican Gov. John Kasich's veto of a proposal to increase taxes on health insurers that would have sent money to counties and regional bus services.Lawmakers proposed the idea to offset losses from a sales tax on Medicaid-managed care organizations that's being discontinued by the federal government.Kasich's administration contended the $207 million tax increase risked Ohio losing even more money and would create a $615 million loss
  
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• Spain terror attack death toll rises to 15

  21-08-2017 15:23
  
  The fugitive who mowed down tourists in Barcelona then stole a car and stabbed its owner to death as he made his getaway, Spanish authorities said Monday as they raised the death toll in the country's two vehicle attacks to 15.Younes Abouyaaqoub, 22, has been the target of an international manhunt since Thursday's van attack in Barcelona.Authorities say they now have evidence he drove the van that plowed down the city's famed Las Ramblas promenade, killing 13 pedestrians and injuring more than
  
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• Report: Secret Service can't afford to pay agents to protect Trump family

  21-08-2017 15:09
  
  The Secret Service can no longer afford to pay agents needed to protect President Trump and his family because of an unprecedented number of White House protectees and because of frequent travel, according to USA Today."The president has a large family, and our responsibility is required in law,'' Service Service Director Randolph "Tex" Alles told USA Today in an interview. "I can't change that. I have no flexibility.''Alles said that more than 1,000 agents have already hit federal caps for sala
  
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• Parents fall from cliff, die, child critically hurt, sheriff says

  21-08-2017 14:45
  
  GOWANDA, N.Y. -- Police in western New York say two adult hikers died and one of their children was hurt when they fell from a cliff.Authorities say the bodies of 35-year-old Amanda Green and 33-year-old William Green, both of Buffalo, were discovered along with their injured 4-year-old son in Zoar Valley around 12:47 p.m. Sunday. The couple's 7-year-old son was found unharmed.According to Erie County Sheriff's spokesman Scott Zylka, the 4 year old was airlifted to Women and Children's Hospital,
  
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• OSU Police: Simple steps to staying safe on campus

  21-08-2017 14:45
  Ohio State students are heading back to class this week. The more than 7,500 incoming freshmen began their buckeye career with an invitation to chat with the OSU Police Chief on the oval.“We are excited to be a part of the Involvement Fair,” said Chief Craig Stone at the Sunday evening event. “This event on the oval introduces students to some of more than one thousand organizations they can get involved in and we’re out talking to them too.”Chief Stone said while t
  
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• Man found in NE Side apartment complex is homicide victim

  21-08-2017 14:01
  Police are looking for clues to the city's latest homicide, the death of a man whose body was found lying between buildings at a Northeast Side apartment complex Sunday morning. Columbus police and fire personnel responding to a report of a body lying between buildings just east of an address on Belcher Drive in the Whispering Oaks Apartments at approximately 7:16 a.m. Sunday, said Sgt.
  
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• US Embassy in Russia suspends issuing nonimmigrant visas

  21-08-2017 13:22
  
  In a step that could affect hundreds of thousands of Russian tourists, the U.S. Embassy in Russia said Monday it would suspend issuing nonimmigrant visas for eight days from Wednesday in response to the Russian decision to cap embassy staff.The embassy made the decision after the Russian Foreign Ministry ordered a cap on the number of U.S. diplomatic personnel in Russia, it said in a statement, adding that it would resume issuing visas in Moscow on Sept. 1, but maintain the suspension at consula
  
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• School district cancels class after 2 teens killed in crash

  21-08-2017 12:56
  
  ENON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio school district has canceled classes after two students were killed in a car crash over the weekend.The Greenon Local School District in Enon said in a Facebook post Sunday that David Waag and Connor Williams were killed in the crash Saturday near Fairborn. The district says another student and a recent graduate were also involved in the crash. Police say they are expected to survive.Investigators say it appears the car drifted off the road, overcorrected and went
  
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• US and S. Korean troops start drills amid N. Korea standoff

  21-08-2017 12:53
  
  U.S. and South Korean troops kicked off their annual drills Monday that come after President Donald Trump and North Korea exchanged warlike rhetoric in the wake of the North's two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month.The Ulchi Freedom Guardian drills are largely computer-simulated war games held every summer and have drawn furious responses from North Korea, which views them as an invasion rehearsal. Pyongyang's state media on Sunday called this year's drills a "reckless" move tha
  
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• Sanders heading deep into Ohio's Trump country this week

  21-08-2017 12:53
  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is heading deep into Trump country with a Tuesday morning rally planned in southern Ohio.The 2016 Democratic presidential candidate will talk about the economy and health care in Portsmouth, Ohio. Republican Donald Trump defeated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by a more than 2-to-1 margin in Scioto (sy-OH'-tuh) County, and he dominated the vote around Appalachian Ohio.Sanders also plans to speak Monday in Indianapolis and then join Democratic U.S. Rep. John Conyer
  
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• Big Ben bell to go silent in London for repairs until 2021

  21-08-2017 12:47
  
  LONDON (AP) — The British Parliament's Big Ben bell is due to sound the hour for the last time on Monday before it is silenced for almost four years of repair work that will deprive London of one of its most iconic sounds.After 12 deep bongs at noon (1100 GMT; 7 a.m. EDT), the bell will begin its longest period of silence since it first rang out in 1859.The break will allow workers to carry out much-needed maintenance to the Victorian clock and clock tower. But some lawmakers have criticiz
  
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• Barcelona attack driver still at large, identity confirmed

  21-08-2017 12:40
  
  BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish authorities confirmed on Monday the identity of the driver of the deadly van attack in Barcelona and said that he is the last member of the 12-man Islamic extremist cell still at large.Catalan interior minister Joaquim Forn told Catalunya Radio that 22-year-old Moroccan suspect Younes Abouyaaqoub is the final target of a manhunt that has been ongoing since Thursday's attack in Barcelona.Forn said that "everything indicates" that Abouyaaqoub was the driver of
  
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• Could this back-pain device end need for opioids?

  21-08-2017 11:52
  A new pain pellet that scientists are developing in Columbus is about half the size of a grain of rice, but researchers say it delivers a big dose of relief that could one day help fight the opioid epidemic. The tiny rod holds a nonaddictive painkiller that doctors could insert in the lower back, much like an epidural, to give a patient a break from chronic or acute pain, said Dr. Ali Rezai, director of the Neurological Institute at Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center.
  
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• Doppler 10: Muggy and warm. Showers and storms Tuesday.

  21-08-2017 10:16
  This Evening: Variable clouds with a few showers or storms possible, mainly north.
  Tonight: Chance early, then lingering clouds, muggy and warm 71
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with showers and storms likely. Some storms may be strong to severe. 86 S 5-15 mph
  Wednesday: Becoming partly cloudy and cooler. 77 NW 5-10 mph
  Thursday: Mostly sunny and lovely. 76Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: An upper level low will bring scattered showers and storms
  
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• Doppler 10: Hot and humid Monday

  21-08-2017 10:16
  Today: Happy Solar Eclipse Day! Hot and humid. Partly cloudy with a chance for showers or storms later in the afternoon. High 90. SW wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy and warm. Low 71. S wind around 5 mph.
  Tomorrow: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some could be severe. Windy. High 84. S wind 5-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
  Wednesday: Partly cloudy and cooler. High 79.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Warm and humid start to the day.
  
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• Everyday heroes: Man's morning walks keep neighborhood litter-free Posted at

  21-08-2017 07:33
  For nearly two decades, Robert Shyrigh has walked the country mile of Big Run Road East, picking up litter and beautifying the quiet stretch of land. The 74-year-old Army veteran is held in high regard by his neighbors, who appreciate his dedication to the area.
  
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• Hate crime being investigated by Westerville Police after slur, fliers show up in neighborhood

  21-08-2017 05:40
  Westerville police are investigating a possible hate crime.Darren Thompson woke up to a religious slur written in shaving cream on his driveway. A vigil -- denouncing the act was put together on short notice tonight by the community, which Thompson says was a bright spot in the middle of negativity."It's disheartening when people want to spread fear and hatred but we were determined not to remove what was written on our driveway because we're not ashamed," Thompson said.Thompson also says flyers
  
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• Food pantry's reach expands with move to new site

  21-08-2017 03:13
  Two years after moving from a Short North neighborhood that was no longer poor enough, the food pantry doesn't want for clients. "We had a 40 percent increase last year alone," said Roy Clark, executive director of the 50-year-old agency known as NNEMAP.
  
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• 1979 Klan-Nazi attack survivor hopes for a 'justice river'

  21-08-2017 02:50
  
  GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Rev. Nelson Johnson needs no reminders of the massacre of five of his labor-activist friends almost 40 years ago — he still has the faded scar on his left arm, left by a Nazi who stabbed him as white supremacists descended on a march for workers through black neighborhoods in Greensboro.But the violence surrounding the Aug. 12 march by Ku Klux Klansmen and Nazis in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the death of a young woman hit by a car there, brought the events
  
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