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• Shortage of construction workers in Ohio tops that of nation, contractor group says

  28-08-2017 23:56
  Ohio is experiencing a more severe shortage than the national average of qualified construction workers, according to a survey released Monday by the Associated General Contractors of America. In a press conference in Columbus Monday, the group's national spokesman, Brian Turmail, said 73 percent of Ohio construction firms report having trouble finding qualified workers, compared with 70 percent of construction firms nationally.
  
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• Trump defends decision to pardon Arizona's Arpaio

  28-08-2017 23:55
  
  President Donald Trump on Monday defended his decision to pardon Joe Arpaio, calling the former Arizona sheriff a "patriot" who loves his country.Asked about his controversial pardon during a joint press conference with the president of Finland on Monday, Trump insisted that "a lot of people" believe he made the right call. He said Arpaio had done a "great job for the people of Arizona" and argued that he'd been treated "unbelievable unfairly" by the Obama administration."He's done a great job f
  
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• Two men given $1.5 million bond in late July Wedgewood Court shootings

  28-08-2017 23:54
  
  COLUMBUS -- Two men were arraigned in Franklin County Municipal Court Monday, charged with murder in connection with a shooting in the Wedgewood Court Apartments July 19.Julius Anderson, 22,was charged with aggravated murder and was given a $1.5 million bond.Aden Hassan, 19, was charged with murder and given a $1.5 million bond.Joshua Radabaugh, 31, was scheduled for arraignment Monday, but was rescheduled to Tuesday morning.A fourth man, Desmond Webster, still is wanted by police.According to c
  
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• South Korea says North fires projectile over Japan

  28-08-2017 23:41
  
  North Korea fired an unidentified projectile from its capital Pyongyang that flew over Japan, officials said, an especially aggressive test-flight that will rattle an already anxious region.Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday said the South Korean and U.S. militaries were analyzing the launch and didn't immediately confirm how far the projectile traveled. Japanese officials said the missile flew over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido and landed in the Pacific Ocean. There was no dama
  
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• Former OSU foootball player Adolphus Washington acquitted of Ohio weapon charge

  28-08-2017 23:35
  
  CINCINNATI - Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Adolphus Washington has been acquitted of a weapons charge by an Ohio judge.The ruling that found Washington not guilty came Monday after a nonjury trial in Hamilton County Municipal Court.The 24-year-old Cincinnati native was arrested in July on a charge of improperly carrying a concealed weapon outside a water park in suburban Sharonville.Police say officers were breaking up a crowd at night when Washington "reached for and displayed a gun while sitt
  
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• Donating to Harvey relief efforts: How, when, what to give

  28-08-2017 22:39
  
  Charities are stepping up their donation requests in the wake of Harvey, a severe, Category 4 hurricane that has devastated South Texas and could still lead to worse flooding in the days ahead.But this is not an excuse to clean out your closet. Money is the quickest, most effective contribution most people can make during times of disaster, charities and philanthropy experts say. And donating directly through a website gets money to a charity faster than a text donation, even though the text mig
  
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• NYC hikes price of pack of cigarettes to $13, highest in US

  28-08-2017 22:01
  
  NEW YORK — The price of a pack of cigarettes in New York City is going up — to at least $13 — and the number of places you can buy them is going down under legislation signed Monday by the mayor.The new minimum price law, which takes effect on June 1, will make New York the most expensive place in the U.S. to buy cigarettes, Health Department officials said."We are sending a loud and clear message that we will not let their greed kill any more New Yorkers without a fight," Mayo
  
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• Red Cross volunteers head to Houston, 33 from Ohio Buckeye Region

  28-08-2017 21:32
  When she gets the call, she gets out the door."Yeah, that's what I signed up to do," Lamona Marshall said.Marshall has volunteered with The American Red Cross Ohio Buckeye Region for the last two-and-a-half years.Tuesday, she's headed to Texas to help out in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey."I'm more than happy to do it and to be there to help those that need help because I would want someone to be there for me," she said.She's one of 33 Red Cross volunteers heading to Houston from central Ohio
  
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• Report: 6 feared dead in Houston flooding; van swept away

  28-08-2017 21:17
  
  A television station is reporting that six family members are believed to have drowned in Houston when their van was swept away by floodwaters.The KHOU-TV report was attributed to three family members the station didn't identify. No bodies have been recovered.Houston police Chief Art Acevedo tells The Associated Press he has no information about the KHOU report but added that he's "really worried about how many bodies we're going to find" from Harvey's devastating flooding.According to the stati
  
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• Former Ohioans living in Houston describe damage from Hurricane Harvey

  28-08-2017 20:47
  Houston is where former Westerville resident and 2014 Ohio State graduate Jordyn Brewton now calls home."It kind of looks like a war zone down here it's hard to see it, " she said.She says while she's safe, others close to her are not. She says the rain hasn't stopped since last Thursday. She says downtown Houston is more elevated than most areas but nearly all the roads leading into and out of the downtown area are under water.Brewton says her home is elevated on beams so she has no water in he
  
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• Naturally Impactful: Therapeutic Recreation Offers Competition and Connection For Athletes of All Abilities

  28-08-2017 20:27
  Cornelius Oatis almost didn’t start playing the sport at which he’s the best in the country. He was playing four foot hoops basketball at his rec center when the coach announced they would soon introduce a new sport called boccia. “He looked at me and he asked me, Cornelius, are you gonna come out and […]
  
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• Man charged with lying about missing Chillicothe woman’s body being dumped in lake

  28-08-2017 20:09
  
  A Ross County man has been arrested after authorities say he lied about the body of Wanda Lemons being dumped in Ross Lake.The Ross County Sheriff’s Office said 38-year-old Jeremy Ault has been charged with inducing panic.Authorities in Ross County received a Facebook message on August 24 saying that Lemons’ body had been dumped in the lake.Lemons was last seen December 2014.Multiple agencies searched the lake over a couple of days but found nothing.The sheriff’s office said th
  
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• Trump rolls back limits on military gear for police

  28-08-2017 20:05
  
  WASHINGTON —President Donald Trump has signed an executive order reviving a program that provided local police departments with surplus military equipment such as high-caliber weapons and grenade launchers, despite past concerns that armored vehicles and other gear were inflaming confrontations with protesters.The directive Trump signed Monday repeals Obama-era limitations on police agencies' access to camouflage uniforms, bullet-proof vests, riot shields, firearms, ammunition and other it
  
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• Everything But The House Drop-Off Day

  28-08-2017 19:41
  In partnership with Sunny 95, EVERYTHING BUT THE HOUSE , the premier estate sale marketplace, is hosting a Drop-Off Day benefitting Nationwide Children's Hospital and auctioning items donated by you. Drop off your donations between September 5th to September 9th from 9am-5pm at 6185 Huntley Road, Columbus and they will be sold on EBTH.com.
  
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• SWAT situation closes roads in west Columbus neighborhood

  28-08-2017 19:40
  
  The Columbus Division of Police SWAT team was called to an incident in west Columbus Monday afternoon.According to police,officers were forced to close some roads in the area of Demorest Road and Palmetto Street.Authorities say they have no other information to release about the incident at this time.It is unknown how long the roads will remain closed in the area.
  
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• OH: Man Charged with Selling Stolen COTA Bus Passes Meant for Poor Students

  28-08-2017 19:40
  Aug. 26--A Whitehall man was arrested on Friday after the Ohio auditor's office says he sold Central Ohio Transit Authority bus passes that were stolen from the Columbus City Schools. Jason S. Morris, 31, of Baywood Street in Whitehall, was charged with telecommunications fraud after police say he sold four bus passes for $100 during a sting operation.
  
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• Crime spree arrest in Scioto County linked to crimes in multiple states, heroin transportation

  28-08-2017 19:19
  
  Two people were arrested in Scioto County in connection with a crime spree in Wheelersburg last week. Zachary Deming, 24, from Detroit Michigan, and Courtney Skyles, 21, from Beauty, Kentucky were taken into custody according to Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini.Captain John Murphy said detectives recovered stolen property that was linked to several other states and have reached out to agencies which will result in more charges on the suspects. During the investigation, detectives learned De
  
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• Bengals LB Burfict suspended 5 games for hit on Chiefs RB

  28-08-2017 18:45
  
  CINCINNATI — The NFL has suspended Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict for five games because he leveled a Chiefs running back in a preseason game, the latest in his history of egregious hits.Burfict hit running back Anthony Sherman in the chest during a pass play in which he was not the intended receiver, knocking him to the ground. The NFL has been cracking down on such hits as part of its emphasis on player safety.Don't think Vontaze Burfict hit is dirty in "traditional" sense
  
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• Now at Whole Foods: Cheaper milk, "farm fresh" Amazon Echo

  28-08-2017 18:39
  
  NEW YORK — A half-gallon of milk was 50 cents cheaper at a Whole Foods in New York. Ground beef was down by $2 a pound. And an organic avocado cost a buck less.Amazon kicked off its first day as the owner of Whole Foods by slashing prices, adding its logo on signs and setting up a stand of "farm fresh" Amazon Echo voice-assistant devices by store entrances. It's just the first taste of the moves the e-commerce giant will make at the organic grocer after it completed the $13.7 billion deal
  
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• Columbus Coffee Fest Returns!

  28-08-2017 18:13
  Do you consider yourself a coffee fan? Then get ready. Columbus Underground is bringing back the annual Columbus CoffeeFest on September 30th and October 1st at Ohio Village! This year’s Columbus CoffeeFest is bigger and better than ever with a weekend full of Coffee Experiences. Get your fill of Ohio roasted coffees and coffee-inspired treats at […]
  
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• Buckeye Lake man sentenced to 24 years for receiving, possessing child porn

  28-08-2017 17:39
  
  COLUMBUS – Joshua D. Chapman-Sexton, 31, of Buckeye Lake, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 292 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for receiving and possessing child pornography while on supervised release.Chapman-Sexton was convicted of all counts charged following a four-day trial in February. He had been previously convicted of similar federal charges in 2010 and had been released from prison after serving his sentence. The sentence was handed down last Friday.A
  
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• Rule changes proposed to Ohio Wildlife Council

  28-08-2017 17:16
  Changes to bag and size limits for fish in certain bodies of water and adding the rusty patched bumble bee to the list of state endangered species were among the rule changes proposed to the Ohio Wildlife Council on Wednesday, Aug. 16, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources . Proposed changes to sport fishing regulations include: exempting striped bass, hybrid striped bass and white bass taken from Pymatuning Lake from statewide bag and size limit regulations to be consistent with
  
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• Luke Bryan equipment truck gets wedged beneath NY overpass

  28-08-2017 16:46
  
  WANTAGH, N.Y. (AP) - New York state police say an equipment truck from country star Luke Bryan's tour struck an overpass on a Long Island parkway.Newsday says that the accident happened early Monday, hours after Bryan performed at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theatre as part of his "Huntin' Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day Tour."There were no immediate reports of injuries.Photos from the scene show Bryan's smiling face plastered on the rear of the tilted truck. Police say it got wedged beneath th
  
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• ACLU sues Trump over transgender military ban

  28-08-2017 16:39
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's ban on transgender individuals joining the military.The federal lawsuit was filed in Maryland on Monday by the ACLU of Maryland on behalf of several service members who are transgender.Trump directed the Pentagon on Friday to implement the ban on transgender individuals joining the military, which he first announced in a tweet. He also gave to the Pentagon the authority to decide the futu
  
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• "This is our baby": Chilling details in woman's slaying

  28-08-2017 16:36
  
  FARGO, N.D. — A suspect in the death of a pregnant woman initially claimed the woman gave up her newborn daughter but later admitted taking advantage of her to get the child, according to court documents filed Monday that shed no light on how the woman died.Brooke Crews, 38, and her boyfriend William Hoehn, 32, were each charged with conspiracy to commit murder in the death of 22-year-old Savanna Greywind. But the brief charging summary does not reveal how police and prosecutors believe Gr
  
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• Prosecutor: 2 charged in death of missing North Dakota woman

  28-08-2017 16:36
  
  FARGO, N.D. — Two suspects in the death of a pregnant woman in North Dakota will face three charges including conspiracy to commit murder, a prosecutor said Monday.Cass County State's Attorney Birch Burdick made the announcement during a news conference the morning after authorities recovered the body of Savanna Greywind, 22, from the Red River in Fargo. Burdick and law officers said there were no other suspects, but provided few additional details."We still have a lot of investigating to
  
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• Police: Body found of missing woman who was pregnant; baby found alive

  28-08-2017 16:36
  
  FARGO, N.D. - Authorities in Fargo, North Dakota, say they've found the body of a missing woman, who was eight months pregnant when she disappeared.Fargo Police Chief David Todd told a news conference the body of 22-year-old Savanna Greywind was found in a river Sunday evening.Todd says the body, which was wrapped in plastic, was first spotted by kayakers who notified authorities. At the same time, Todd says a farmstead was being searched. Todd says suspicious items were found at the farmstead t
  
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• Nursing home residents evacuated from Harvey flood waters

  28-08-2017 16:20
  
  Residents of a nursing home in Dickinson, Texas, were evacuated Sunday after a viral image showed them sitting in waist-deep flood waters.Eighteen people were rescued, including 15 seniors, from the La Vita Bella living facility, a city official told The Galveston County Daily News."We were airlifting grandmothers and grandfathers," David Popoff of Dickinson County Emergency Management told The Daily News, who showed him the viral image. "These people have been evacuated." Need help asap emergen
  
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• Shop Talk: ONE SIX FIVE

  28-08-2017 16:00
  Local jewelry artists Kaleigh Shrigley and Claire Lowe recently expanded their business to a Clintonville storefront. Established in 2014, ONE SIX FIVE previously lacked a large brick-and-mortar space to offer their goods. In November, Shrigley and Lowe opened the half-studio/half-shop ONE SIX FIVE space at 3171 N. High St. Lowe’s background is fashion, and she […]
  
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• Logan Co. Sheriff: 18-month-old crushed between lawn mower and truck dies

  28-08-2017 15:31
  
  RUSHSYLVANIA, Ohio — Authorities in western Ohio say an 18-month-old boy died after being crushed between a lawn mower and a pickup truck over the weekend.Logan County Sheriff Randall Dodds tells the Bellefontaine Examiner that the accident occurred Sunday afternoon outside a home in the village of Rushsylvania, about 50 miles northwest of Columbus. Someone at the home reportedly had been trying to jump-start the lawnmower.The child was rushed to a hospital but died.Investigators interview
  
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• Motorcyclist killed after crash in Worthington area

  28-08-2017 14:29
  
  A motorcyclist has died after a crash in the Worthington area Sunday.Columbus police say it happened just after 8 p.m. near the intersection of Hard Road and Redbourne Boulevard.Investigators say 25-year-old Nolan Bauer was hit by a woman driving a van.Columbus police say the woman did not see Bauer approaching the intersection because Bauer was traveling at a high rate of speed and because of the shape of the road.Bauer died at Riverside Hospital late Sunday night.
  
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• Therapists concerned about Harvey PTSD

  28-08-2017 14:22
  As rescues continue in southeastern Texas, doctors and therapists say they are also concerned about the long-term effects of the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Harvey.Specifically, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.PTSD is something doctors say they saw soon after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.And for some Katrina survivors, watching what's happening in Texas is taking its toll.“One of my coworkers who actually went through Katrina, he said he was having flashbacks, just remembering exactly wh
  
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• Gov't probe: Abuse in nursing homes unreported despite law

  28-08-2017 14:20
  
  WASHINGTON — More than 1 in 4 cases of possible sexual and physical abuse against nursing home patients apparently went unreported to police, says a government audit that faults Medicare for failing to enforce a federal law requiring immediate notification.The Health and Human Services inspector general's office issued an "early alert" Monday on preliminary findings from a large sampling of cases in 33 states. The results were sufficiently alarming that investigators say corrective action
  
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• Abuse in nursing homes unreported despite law

  28-08-2017 14:20
  
  More than 1 in 4 cases of possible sexual and physical abuse against nursing home patients apparently went unreported to police, says a government audit that faults Medicare for failing to enforce a federal law requiring immediate notification.The Health and Human Services inspector general's office was issuing an "early alert" Monday on its findings from a large sampling of cases in 33 states. Investigators say Medicare needs to take corrective action right away."We hope that we can stop this
  
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• City considers changing holiday to Indigenous People's Day

  28-08-2017 14:01
  Another Ohio city is considering changing Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day.The Akron Beacon Journal reports Akron City Councilman Russ Neal has proposed the change. Neal says the change will help correct "the wrongs of the genocide that took place," and encourage celebration of Native American culture.Five states - Hawaii, Alaska, Oregon, South Dakota and Vermont - have chosen different names for the federally recognized holiday or don't observe it all.Akron would be the second Ohio city t
  
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• Country star Chris Young donates $100,000 to disaster relief

  28-08-2017 13:55
  
  Country music star Chris Young is donating $100,000 for disaster relief efforts in Texas.Nashville-based Monarch Publicity says in a news release that Young lived in Arlington, Texas, before signing with RCA records and has family and close friends in Hurricane Harvey's path.Young says in the statement that communities in Texas "are going to be dealing with so much damage and loss of life for a long time to come."Young's donation through his foundation will benefit the Red Cross and other disast
  
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• Family displaced after flames damaged their home in east Columbus

  28-08-2017 13:54
  
  Firefighters arrived at a structure fire in the 800 block of Seymour Avenue, early Monday in east Columbus.Authorities say flames spread from the fire structure to a home next door with a family inside. Everyone inside the home was able to get out safely, but the damage to the house will leave the family displaced, according to officials.Columbus Fire investigators are being called to the scene to try to determine what caused the fire.The American Red Cross was dispatched to assist the family fo
  
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• OSU Increases Incentives for Home Ownership in the University District

  28-08-2017 13:00
  The Ohio State University is stepping up its efforts to encourage faculty and staff to buy homes in the University District. The OSU Board of Trustees was scheduled to vote today on a proposal to increase the amount of an existing incentive and to expand its borders. The original program, which started in 1998, provided […]
  
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• Can Franklin County treasurer-elect win over skeptics, take office?

  28-08-2017 12:45
  She knows her unlikely victory last year to become Franklin County treasurer and oversee $2.2 billion in public money is more unusual because she's a felon who has declared bankruptcy three times. She hears the whispers and feels the uncertainty that many have about someone with her background protecting and investing the county's money.
  
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• Winners of the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards

  28-08-2017 12:35
  
  Winners of the MTV Video Music Awards, presented Sunday at the Forum in Inglewood, California.Video of the year: "HUMBLE." Kendrick LamarArtist of the year: Ed SheeranCollaboration: "I Don't Wanna Live Forever," Zayn & Taylor SwiftPop: "Down," Fifth Harmony feat. Gucci ManeHip hop: "HUMBLE." Kendrick LamarDance: "Stay," Alessia Cara & ZeddRock: "Heavydirtysoul," Twenty One PilotsFight against the system: "Black SpiderMan," Logic feat. Damian Lemar Hudson; "Immigrants (We Get the Job Done
  
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• More rain, more dead: Harvey floods keeps Houston paralyzed

  28-08-2017 12:14
  Floodwaters reached the rooflines of single-story homes Monday and people could be heard pleading for help from inside as Harvey poured rain on the Houston area for a fourth consecutive day after a chaotic weekend of rising water and rescues.The nation's fourth-largest city was still mostly paralyzed by one of the largest downpours in U.S. history. And there was no relief in sight from the storm that spun into Texas as a Category 4 hurricane, then parked over the Gulf Coast. With nearly 2 more f
  
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• More chaos in Houston as floodwaters rise to roof lines

  28-08-2017 12:14
  HOUSTON — ​Floodwaters reached the roof lines of single-story homes Monday, and people could be heard pleading for help from inside as Harvey kept pouring rain on the Houston area after a chaotic weekend of rising water and rescues.The nation's fourth-largest city was still largely paralyzed, and there was no relief in sight from the storm that spun into Texas as a Category 4 hurricane, then parked itself over the Gulf Coast. With nearly 2 more feet of rain expected, authorities worr
  
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• Houston endures more rain and chaos as floodwaters rise to roof lines

  28-08-2017 12:14
  HOUSTON — ​Floodwaters reached the roof lines of single-story homes Monday, and people could be heard pleading for help from inside as Harvey kept pouring rain on the Houston area after a chaotic weekend of rising water and rescues.The nation's fourth-largest city was still largely paralyzed, and there was no relief in sight from the storm that spun into Texas as a Category 4 hurricane, then parked itself over the Gulf Coast. With nearly 2 more feet of rain expected, authorities worr
  
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• Battered by Harvey, Houston braces for even more flooding

  28-08-2017 12:14
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — As Houston braced for more rain and rescues, officials started releasing more water from reservoirs overwhelmed by Harvey early Monday, even though the move aimed at protecting the city's downtown could make already devastating flooding worse around thousands of homes.Harvey, which made landfall late Friday as a Category 4 hurricane and has lingered dropping heavy rain as a tropical storm, sent devastating floods pouring into the nation's fourth-largest city on Sunday. The r
  
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• Amid Harvey floods, Houston chief worries 'how many bodies?'

  28-08-2017 12:14
  HOUSTON — Crews overwhelmed by thousands of rescue calls during one of the heaviest downpours in U.S. history have had little time to search for other potential victims, but officials acknowledge the grim reality that fatalities linked to Harvey could soar once the devastating floodwaters recede from one of America's most sprawling metropolitan centers.More than three days after the storm ravaged the Texas coastline as a Category 4 hurricane, authorities had confirmed only three deaths &md
  
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• One male shot and killed in south Columbus

  28-08-2017 11:41
  
  The Columbus Division of Police is investigating a fatal shooting in the 700 block of Mithoff Street in south Columbus.According to police, officers were called to the area on a report of a shooting.Authorities say when officers arrived, they found a male victim dead in the rear of a duplex.No suspect information was immediately available.
  
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• 37-year-old man killed in south Columbus shooting

  28-08-2017 11:41
  
  The Columbus Division of Police is investigating a fatal shooting in the 700 block of East Mithoff Street in south Columbus.According to police, officers were called to the area on a report of a shooting.Authorities say when officers arrived, they found a 37-year-old male victim dead in the rear of a duplex, shot several times.The identity of the man is being withheld while detectives attempt to locate any relatives.No suspect information was immediately available.This is the 86th homicide in Co
  
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• Doppler 10: Rainy start to the work week

  28-08-2017 10:15
  Today:Showers are likely today with a chance for a rumble of thunder. High 76. SE wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Overcast with lingering showers possible. Low 62. SE wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: A chance for showers and storms. Otherwise, mostly cloudy. High 77. SE wind around 5 mph.
  Wednesday: Partly sunny with a slight chance for an afternoon shower or storm. High 79.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Grab the umbrella as you head out today. Showers o
  
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• Doppler 10: Off-and-on showers & storms.

  28-08-2017 10:15
  This Evening: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy, a few more showers or storms possible. 62 SE 3-6 mph
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with a few mainly PM showers or storms. 77 SE 3-6 mph
  Wednesday: More of the same. Lingering clouds with possible showers or storms. 79
  Thursday: Clouds mix with sun. 79
  Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: An unsettled pattern sets up through midweek as a series of dist
  
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• CAA homeless shelter moves

  28-08-2017 08:13
  The homeless shelter operated by the county Community Action Agency is moving from the village to the former Howard's Motel on state Route 45 in Salem Township. The CAA's Marti Grimm said the long-vacant motel will make for a better shelter than the current two-story home on Maple Street by allowing them to segregate homeless families from individual men and women who are staying there.
  
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