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• Families find refuge from Irma in Columbus

  07-09-2017 23:41
  Family members trickled into the baggage claim terminal at the John Glenn International Airport Thursday to welcome their loved ones to Columbus."My mom is flying up to be with me," said Ann Tuller, who is from Vera Beach, Florida but now lives in Columbus."She's 94 so, we're nervous."Tuller also has a sister and niece who live in Vera Beach, but they have decided to stay home and weather the storm."They've got a lot of friends and a lot of other people they look out for," Tuller said. "They've
  
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• Police: Suspect stole 33 iPads from Columbus elementary school

  07-09-2017 23:27
  
  Columbus Police are trying to identify a suspect who stole iPads from a German Village elementary school.Police said the suspect entered St. Mary Elementary Schools through a window on September 3 around 6:40 p.m.The suspect took a speaker valued at $1,200, and 33 iPads valued at $10,000.Police describe the suspect as a white male, blonde hair and beard. He was wearing a long sleeve white t-shirt, khaki pants and red/black Nike shoes.Anyone with info on the identity of this suspect is asked to c
  
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• Were you affected by the Equifax data breach? Check here to find out

  07-09-2017 23:10
  
  Credit monitoring company Equifax has been hit by a high-tech heist that exposed the Social Security numbers and other sensitive information about 143 million Americans. Now the unwitting victims have to worry about the threat of having their identities stolen.The Atlanta-based company, one of three major U.S. credit bureaus, said Thursday that "criminals" exploited a U.S. website application to access files between mid-May and July of this year.Click here to see if your personal information is
  
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• Equifax says data from 143 million Americans exposed in hack

  07-09-2017 23:10
  
  Credit monitoring company Equifax says a breach exposed social security numbers and other data from about 143 million Americans.The Atlanta-based company said Thursday that "criminals" exploited a U.S. website application to access files between mid-May and July of this year.It said consumers' names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some cases, driver's license numbers were exposed. Credit card numbers for about 209,000 U.S. consumers were also accessed.The company said ha
  
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• Columbus officials close East Side club after shootings Sunday

  07-09-2017 22:55
  Columbus officials closed down an East Side nightclub Thursday after three people were shot following a fight there early Sunday morning. A judge signed a temporary restraining order to close Stooges, 2932 Noe-Bixby Rd. According to police, the three victims appeared to have known each other based on video surveillance of the shooting at the club and the shooting at a Marathon station at 4755 Refugee Rd. The shootings happened between 2:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. In the complaint filed against t
  
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• Traffic nightmare as 500K people told to leave South Florida

  07-09-2017 21:10
  The race to flee Hurricane Irma became a marathon nightmare as more than a half-million people were ordered to leave South Florida on Thursday.With the storm barreling toward the tip of Florida for perhaps a catastrophic blow this weekend, normally quick trips turned into daylong journeys on crowded highways amid a constant search for gasoline and lodging. Airline seats out of Florida were in short supply as well.Mari and Neal Michaud loaded their two children and dog into their small sport-util
  
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• LIVE UPDATES: Latest on Hurricane Irma as it approaches Florida

  07-09-2017 21:10
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local):6 p.m.The University of Florida has canceled its football home opener against Northern Colorado because of impending Hurricane Irma.Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said Thursday that it "become obvious that playing a football game is not the right thing to do."The game will not be made up.Officials initially had moved the start time of the game in Gainesville from 7:30 p.m. Saturday to noon, but Stricklin
  
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• Hurricane Irma Latest: Evacuation orders multiply in Florida

  07-09-2017 21:10
  The Latest on Hurricane Irma (all times local):2:25 p.m.Evacuation orders are multiplying across Florida as local officials try to get the most vulnerable populations to move to safety ahead of Hurricane Irma.Miami Dade has now made evacuations mandatory for all of its coastal areas, barrier islands and mobile homes. Monroe County's mandatory order stands for the entire Florida Keys. Broward County's order remains voluntary for mobile homes and low-lying areas. Collier County issued a voluntary
  
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• Senate passes $15B disaster aid measure, debt limit increase

  07-09-2017 20:51
  
  WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly backed a $15.3 billion aid package for victims of Harvey, nearly doubling President Donald Trump's emergency request, and adding a deal between Trump and Democrats to increase America's borrowing authority and fund the government.The 80-17 vote sends the massive package to the House for a Friday vote, with emergency accounts running out of money and Hurricane Irma barreling toward the East Coast. Trump is expected to sign the measure.The m
  
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• Northeast Side driver dies hours after crashing into utility pole

  07-09-2017 20:38
  A Columbus man died Wednesday from injuries he sustained after his car crashed into a utility pole late Tuesday night on the Northeast Side.
  
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• Haunted Fest 2017 Lineup Announced!

  07-09-2017 20:27
  This year’s Halloween-themed Haunted Fest bash will take place across four cities in two days, including a big lineup for local fans in Columbus. Event producers Prime Social Group announced this afternoon that Columbus would be getting headliners Hardwell, Kungs, VANIC, Parker and Corrupt on Friday, October 27. The three other cities included in the festival are […]
  
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• Nonprofit Hub Celebrates 5 Years and $2 Million in Impact

  07-09-2017 20:05
  Besa, the Columbus nonprofit connecting people and businesses with local charities, turns five this year. On its anniversary, it’s celebrating a $2 million milestone in community impact by holding a fundraiser and launching a new campaign to create another $3 million in impact over the next three years. Established on September 11, 2012, Besa offers […]
  
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• Mega Weekend – Huge Weekend for Food and Festivals

  07-09-2017 20:00
  Hope you have fun plans ahead of you for the weekend. Here’s what’s going on in Columbus. Get your tickets for Ohiolina. Win tickets to Sublime with Rome and the Steve Miller Band. Get your tickets to Aspire and celebrate social enterprises in Columbus. Thursday Tonight is the final Ladies 80’s at Skully’s. The Glass […]
  
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• High Street Construction Projects Dominate Short North and University District

  07-09-2017 19:58
  Just about every single block of High Street through the Short North and University District is under construction in some way, shape or form. New apartments, condos, retail, offices and parking garages are being constructed throughout the neighborhoods, creating a nearly seamless transition between the two areas to visitors who traverse the streetscape. Of course, […]
  
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• Judy Malinowski's daughters thank state leaders for creating law named for their mother

  07-09-2017 19:56
  
  The daughters of Judy Malinowski spoke about their mother alongside state leaders Thursday at a ceremonial signing of the law bearing their mother’s name.“Judy’s Law” is named after the New Albany mother who was hospitalized for two years after she was doused with gasoline and set on fire by her ex-boyfriend, Michael Slager in August 2015.Malinowski died on June 27. She was 33 years old.In December 2016, Slager was convicted of felonious assault and aggravated arson. He w
  
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• Judy Malinowski's daughters: "Our mommy didn't suffer in vain"

  07-09-2017 19:56
  At a ceremonial signing of "Judy's Law" at the Ohio Statehouse Thursday afternoon, Judy Malinowski's 13-year old daughter told a room full of reporters, "our mommy didn't suffer in vain."“Judy’s Law” is named after the New Albany mother who was hospitalized for two years after she was doused with gasoline and set on fire by her ex-boyfriend, Michael Slager in August 2015.From her hospital bed, she joined forces with Ohio Senator Jim Hughes to draft the legislation that mandates
  
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• Librarian pleads guilty in cold case slaying of WWI vet

  07-09-2017 19:51
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A western New York librarian has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of a World War I veteran more than three decades ago.Erie County District Attorney John Flynn says 51-year-old Saundra Adams, of Buffalo, entered the plea Wednesday in state Supreme Court, just a day into jury selection for her murder trial.Adams admitted that she and an accomplice broke into a Buffalo home in June 1983 and caused the death of 92-year-old Edmund Schreiber. The original indictment accuse
  
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• Trump Jr. tells senators 'no collusion' with Russians

  07-09-2017 19:45
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's eldest son told lawmakers Thursday he was open to receiving information about Hillary Clinton's "fitness, character or qualifications" in a meeting with a Russian lawyer last year.However, Donald Trump Jr. insisted that neither he nor anyone else he knows colluded with any foreign government during the presidential campaign.His description of a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower, delivered in an opening statement at the outset of a closed-door Senate Jud
  
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• SpaceX launches Air Force's super-secret minishuttle

  07-09-2017 19:33
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched the Air Force's super-secret space shuttle on Thursday, a technology tester capable of spending years in orbit.The unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center, as schools and businesses boarded up for Hurricane Irma.It's the fifth flight for one of these crewless minishuttles, known as the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle.The two Air Force space planes have already logged a combined 5 ½ years in orbit. But officials won't s
  
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• Ohio court won't delay execution of condemned killer of 2

  07-09-2017 18:29
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected the request of a condemned killer to delay next week's execution while he pursues an appeal.Death row inmate Gary Ottewants the death penalty declared unconstitutional in his case because he was under 21 at the time of the crime.The court denied Otte's request for a delay Thursday.Otte was sentenced to die for the Feb. 12, 1992, killing of Robert Wasikowski and the Feb. 13, 1992, killing of Sharon Kostura. Both slayings took place in Par
  
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• Construction worker injured after car crashes into work zone in west Columbus

  07-09-2017 17:30
  
  Two people were injured after a car crashed into a work zone on the west side at I-270 and I-70, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.A construction worker along with the driver of the car were both transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threating injuries.ODOT says the crash occurred on the ramp from I-70 west to I-270 south. That ramp is currently closed.According to ODOT, the driver of the car got in between the guardrail and the temporary concrete barrier that protects
  
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• Delta flight braves Hurricane Irma for quick stop in Puerto Rico

  07-09-2017 17:04
  
  NEW YORK — A daring Delta Air Lines crew that flew in and out of Puerto Rico as Hurricane Irma's wind and rain approached is garnering kudos.The flight-tracking website FlightRadar24 shared a radar image showing the plane heading into San Juan from New York just before noon Wednesday as the swirling storm was set to engulf the island.Where others have turned back, Delta #DL431 presses on. #Irma📡 https://t.co/XN6E2TcXUN pic.twitter.com/YRXxEduTok— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24
  
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• Judge overrules motion to move Brian Golsby's trial out of Franklin County

  07-09-2017 16:37
  
  Judge Mark Serrottsays it's too early to know if the jury pool is tainted in the upcoming murder trial of Brian Golsby, the man charged with killing Ohio State student Reagan Tokes.Attorneys for Golsby had argued that there has been too much press coverage and pre-trial publicity and that it "would be impossible" to get a fair trial in Franklin County.Prosecutor Ron O'Brien argued the court Thursday that the court should attempt to seat a jury during the process known as voir dire - or jury sele
  
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• Browns rookie Myles Garrett out weeks with ankle injury

  07-09-2017 16:11
  
  CLEVELAND — Myles Garrett's NFL debut for the Browns won't happen for weeks.The top overall pick in this year's draft will miss Sunday's opener against Pittsburgh and possibly a few more games after severely spraining his right ankle during practice. A teammate fell on the back of his leg during a drill Wednesday.An MRI revealed the 6-foot-4, 275-pound Garrett has a high ankle sprain, an injury that typically takes several weeks to heal. His status will be updated in a "couple" of weeks,"
  
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• Dublin Restaurant Spin-Off Opens in the Arena District

  07-09-2017 16:08
  The Arena District will see the opening of the new Half Pint Bar & Restaurant today. Owned by the same local group that created The Half Pint in Marysville and The Pint Room in Dublin, Half Pint will be open for business at 3 p.m., at 415 N. Front St. Half Pint takes up the […]
  
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• Treat to Try: Tupelo Doughnuts

  07-09-2017 16:00
  While Tupelo Doughnuts is gearing up for its grand-opening at a brick and mortar spot in Clintonville, it’s started doing pop-up doughnut runs out of a turquoise food truck. Patrons queue up in line before the truck even arrives, but the goods are worth the hassle of humanity. Before diving in, it’s helpful to take […]
  
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• Eat Right: 10 Fancy Snacks to Find on Columbus Menus

  07-09-2017 16:00
  Feeling more in the mood for a snack than for a full-blown meal? No problem. Columbus chefs are embracing the fancy snacks trend, and there are plenty of fun snack options on menus across the city. Ambrose & Eve Burger Shack 560 S. High St.  Chef Matt Heaggans has an affinity for snacky junk foods, […]
  
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• Hilliard school shooting plotter to be tried as adult

  07-09-2017 15:59
  A judge has ordered a 17-year-old boy tried as an adult on suspicion of plotting a school shooting in Hilliard. The boy was arrested nearly a year ago after another student alerted school officials with concerns about the alleged plot at Hilliard Davidson High School in suburban Columbus.
  
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• Who’s that Candidate? Shannon Hardin, Columbus City Council

  07-09-2017 15:00
  With less than 70 days left before election day on November 7, CU is taking a better look at the candidates vying for a spot on Columbus City Council. Shannon Hardin is an incumbent endorsed by the Franklin County Democratic Party. As a current member of Columbus City Council, Hardin has prioritized improving the quality […]
  
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• Columbus Makes Art Presents: Henry Hess Draws, Cuts and Assembles a Creative Career

  07-09-2017 15:00
  Henry Hess easily spends six hours a day creating outsider art with imagery inspired by 20th century pop culture. Henry is a teenager with autism living and working in Columbus. His artwork will be on display during the ReelAbilities Film Festival Columbus, Oct. 11-14. His mom, Amy, and mentor, Alicia Vanderelli, helped with his responses. […]
  
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• Fuel shortages, traffic jams as Florida prepares for Irma

  07-09-2017 14:48
  
  The Florida Highway Patrol escorted gasoline trucks to dry fuel pumps, SpaceX squeezed out a rocket launch and officials in Georgia and Florida ordered thousands of people to leave the coast as Hurricane Irma barreled toward a collision with the U.S. this weekend.The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch for the Florida Keys and parts of South Florida, the first of perhaps many watches and warnings along the Southeastern coast over the next several days. While people from Florida to
  
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• Florida state troopers increase patrols on clogged Florida highways

  07-09-2017 14:48
  
  The Florida Highway Patrol says troopers are monitoring the high volume of traffic heading north on Florida's Turnpike as people evacuate South Florida.In a news release Thursday, the highway patrol said extra troopers, road rangers and wreckers will be on the roadways to help drivers whose vehicles have become disabled.The agency says disabled vehicles left on the shoulders of the highways would be towed starting Thursday morning to make it easier for emergency workers who are trying to reach c
  
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• Authorities plan expansion of naloxone access in southwest Ohio

  07-09-2017 14:45
  
  CINCINNATI — Government and health officials plan to dramatically expand availability of an overdose-reversing drug in a southwest Ohio county.Attorney General Mike DeWine and representatives of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, BrightView Health and Adapt Pharma are among those taking part Thursday in announcing the naloxone access program and pilot study in Hamilton County.They plan to more than quadruple distribution of Narcan nasal spray to 30,000 units.Ohio has been on
  
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• Authorities plan expansion of naloxone access in Southern Ohio county

  07-09-2017 14:45
  
  Government and health officials plan to dramatically expand availability of an overdose-reversing drug in southwest Ohio.Attorney General Mike DeWine and representatives of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, BrightView Health and Adapt Pharma are among those taking part Thursday in announcing the naloxone access program and pilot study in Hamilton County.They plan to more than quadruple distribution of Narcan nasal spray to 30,000 units.Ohio has been one of the nation's hardest-hi
  
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• Prime real estate: Amazon opens search for 2nd HQ

  07-09-2017 14:05
  SEATTLE (AP) - Amazon has opened the search for a second headquarters, promising to spend more than $5 billion on whatever site it chooses in North America.Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said Thursday that the new headquarters will be "a full equal" to its Seattle counterpart with as many as 50,000 jobs.The announcement is certain to create a scramble among cities and states vying to make the short list. The company estimates that investments in Seattle between 2010 and 2016 added $38 billion to the
  
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• American Municipal Power hydroelectric power-plant projects now complete

  07-09-2017 13:43
  American Municipal Power has completed construction on the last of four hydroelectric power plant projects, marking the conclusion of 10 years of work. The Columbus-based company, which manages electricity service for city-owned utilities in several states, built the power plants on the Ohio River in West Virginia and Kentucky, right across from Ohio.
  
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• Kate misses Prince George's 1st day of school due to illness

  07-09-2017 12:48
  
  Prince William's pregnant wife Kate was too ill with morning sickness Thursday to take young Prince George to his first day of school.The 4-year-old prince arrived at school holding the hand of his father.Kate had planned to accompany them but canceled."Unfortunately the Duchess of Cambridge remains unwell," a Kensington Palace statement said.George arrived on time for his first day at Thomas's Battersea school in south London. He was met by Helen Haslem, a senior teacher who introduced him to t
  
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• Facebook: Accounts from Russia bought ads during US campaign

  07-09-2017 12:35
  Hundreds of fake Facebook accounts, probably run from Russia, spent about $100,000 on ads aimed at stirring up divisive issues such as gun control and race relations during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, the social network said Wednesday.Although the number of ads is relatively small, the disclosure provides a more detailed peek into what investigators believe was a targeted effort by Russians to influence U.S. politics during the campaign, this time through social media.The 470 accounts a
  
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• Doppler 10: Cool with a chance of showers

  07-09-2017 10:15
  This Evening: Lingering clouds and a slight chance for a shower.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy and cool again. Near 50 SW 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Brightening skies. Partly cloudy & pleasant. 70 NW 5-10 mph
  Saturday: Sunny and cool for Game Day. Near 70 NW 5-10 mph
  Sunday: Sunny and pleasant. 72Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A trough of low pressure is drifting east over the Great Lakes. This will keep cool temperatures along with scattered clouds
  
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• Doppler 10: Cool with a chance of a PM shower

  07-09-2017 10:15
  Today: Patchy fog possible early. Partly sunny and staying cooler than average with a chance of scattered afternoon showers. High 67. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy and cool. Low of 52. W wind around 5 mph.
  Tomorrow: More sunshine mixed with a few clouds and pleasant. High 71. NW wind 5-10 mph.
  Saturday: Great football weather. Sunny and feeling like fall. High 69. NE wind 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information:Patchy fog could d
  
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• Smoke pours from building associated with Newark City Schools

  07-09-2017 10:04
  
  Several fire departments worked to put out a fire at Newark City Schools maintenance and transportation facility early Thursday morning.Neighbors heard the alarms going off in the building and called 911.Fire crews arrived on Daniel Avenue to smoke pouring out of the roof.Investigators believe the fire started in the back of the building where a lot of maintenance equipment is stored.The fire is not expected to impact school on Thursday.
  
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• Fire at Newark City Schools bus garage forces school to close Thursday

  07-09-2017 10:04
  Several fire departments worked to put out a fire at Newark City Schools maintenance and transportation facility early Thursday morning.Neighbors heard the alarms going off in the building and called 911.Fire crews arrived on Daniel Avenue to smoke pouring out of the roof.Investigators believe the fire started in the back of the building where a lot of maintenance equipment is stored.Newark City Schools will be closed Thursday due to the fire.The District posted on its Facebook page that the fir
  
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• Columbus schools offers smaller raises in teacher contract proposal Updated at

  07-09-2017 09:26
  Columbus City Schools has made a final offer to its teachers for consecutive annual raises of 1.5 percent this school year, followed by 1 percent the next, which is substantially lower than the deal reached only two years ago. The offer was revealed in documents that the district's lawyer at first claimed it did not possess, then clarified that he misunderstood what documents were being requested and provided the 8-page offer sheet late Wednesday afternoon in response to the a Dispatch request u
  
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• Australian court dismisses challenge to gay marriage survey

  07-09-2017 07:16
  
  CANBERRA, Australia -- Australians will be surveyed on their support for gay marriage after the nation's highest court dismissed challenges to the government's power to conduct the postal ballot without Senate permission.Gay rights advocates argued in a two-day emergency hearing in the High Court in Melbourne that ended Wednesday that the government did not have the constitutional power to survey the public through a 122 million Australian dollar ($97 million) postal ballot on whether the prohib
  
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• Carrasco throws complete game as Indians win 14th straight

  07-09-2017 05:42
  
  CHICAGO — Carlos Carrasco allowed three hits in a complete game, giving the Cleveland Indians their 14th straight win in a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.Cleveland equaled its longest winning streak in franchise history and also won its 10th straight road game as the right-hander lost his shutout with two outs in the ninth inning when Adam Engel homered.Carrasco (14-6) faced 28 batters and threw 97 pitches in his eighth career complete game, throwing 76 strikes.C
  
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• West Nile remains a concern in central Ohio

  07-09-2017 05:24
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Cooler weather does not necessarily mean the threat of West Nile virus is over.In fact, according to the Ohio Department of Health, mosquitoes are likely to stick around until the first frost, which can come as late as October.“We see mosquitoes whenever it’s warm and whenever it’s raining and we’re still seeing mosquitoes in our community to this day,” said Dr. Mysheika Roberts, the medical director and assistant health commissioner at Columbus Hea
  
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• Two killed in Columbus traffic accidents

  07-09-2017 04:53
  On Tuesday morning, Brian Bowersmith was killed in a two-vehicle crash at the Holt Road and Georgesville Square Drive South intersection on the Far West Side, according to the police Traffic Bureau Accident Investigation Unit. Bowersmith, 34, was a front-seat passenger in 2003 Honda Accord driven by Natasha Roberts, 37, who was attempting to turn from southbound Holt Road to eastbound Georgesville Square Drive South, police said.
  
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• Son of Red Cross volunteer shot and killed, also gave back to Columbus community

  07-09-2017 03:51
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - While helping unite loved ones in flooded Houston, a local American Red Cross volunteer received a phone call that her son had been shot and killed in Columbus.Roberto Marshall's family says they are fed up with the violence in their community."I'm still kind of shocked and in denial and you know can't believe that this is happening," his mother LaMona Marshall said.Time is moving slowly right now for the Marshall family."I'm just kinda taking it hour by hour. It's just, I just
  
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• School Board Approves Sale of Historic Building to OSU

  07-09-2017 03:35
  The Columbus Board of Education last night approved the sale of the former Indianola Middle School to the Ohio State University. The school, located at 420 East 19th Avenue, sits on about nine acres of land next to the railroad tracks that form the eastern boundary of the University District. Although the sale had been […]
  
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• Police looking for woman who robbed NE Columbus bank

  07-09-2017 03:03
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police is investigating a bank robbery on the northeast side of the city.Police said a woman walked into the Huntington Bank at 2141 E. Dublin Granville Road just after 1 p.m. Wednesday and gave a teller a note demanding money.Police said the teller gave the woman an undetermined amount of money and the woman left.The woman is described as white, in her mid-30s, is approximately 5’8” – 5’10” tall, and weighs about 200 pounds
  
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