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• Police looking for man that robbed First Merchants Bank in northeast Columbus

  12-09-2017 23:59
  
  Columbus Police are looking for a man who robbed First Merchants Bank, 1616 Dublin Granville Road in northeast Columbus, at abut 12:30 p.m. Tuesday.The man is described as 5-foot-10-inches tall and 175 pounds, and black with his face covered by a ski mask pointing a black firearm.The male jumped the counter and demanded cash. The bank employees complied with the demand and the suspect fled on foot. No one was injured during the incident.Anyone with information on this crime or the identity of th
  
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• Odd ball: Indians chase win streak record that includes tie

  12-09-2017 23:43
  
  As they climb toward baseball history with every win, the streaking Cleveland Indians are chasing a hallowed, 101-year-old record that includes an asterisk.A major league asterisk.The 26-game winning string by the 1916 New York Giants includes a tie."I think I knew that," Indians closer Cody Allen said.Not everyone is aware of the peculiarity. And as the Indians, who on Monday night extended the longest winning streak in 15 years to 19 straight, have moved into position to threaten New York's re
  
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• Indians tie AL record with 20th straight win

  12-09-2017 23:43
  
  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians share a record with a team celebrated by Hollywood."Moneyball" has its sequel.Following a familiar script of scoring first, playing strong defense and riding dominant pitching, the Indians extended their winning streak to 20 games and matched the AL mark held by the 2002 Oakland Athletics, beating the Detroit Tigers 2-0 on Tuesday night.Cleveland's streak, which began on Aug. 24 in Boston, is tied for the majors' second-longest in 82 years — and the
  
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• 8 veterans receive free, tailor made suits from Suits for Soldiers campaign

  12-09-2017 22:52
  We're measured by our character. Our character is measured by our story."I've been in the Army a little over 27 years," Kevin Colwell said.These stories are worth hearing even though the men telling them often downplay their own worth."I wouldn't say I really have much of a story," Felape Sanchez said. "I guess my story really hasn't been told yet or hasn't really come into plan." Media Folder: Media Root
  Sanchez is a former U. S. Marine. He's still writing his story now as a third-year stu
  
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• OSHP seizes 29 grams of methamphetamine in Jackson County

  12-09-2017 22:26
  
  A methamphetamine seizure that would have made Walter White (the lead character in the show Breaking Bad) proud, or very angry, had the Ohio State Highway Patrol announcing its find on twitter.OSHP posted a photo and press release about the seizure of 29 grams of meth, worth $6,000, during a traffic stop on Sept. 7.Troopers stopped a 1999 Ford station wagon with Ohio registration for a speed violation on U.S. 35 in Jackson County. Criminal indicators were observed and a Jackson Police Department
  
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• Central Ohio honors sailor killed in USS John McCain collision as body returns home

  12-09-2017 22:20
  
  The body of a central Ohio sailor killed overseas was flown home on Tuesday.A police procession guided Jacob Drake from the John Glenn International Airport to West Jefferson, where a community gathered to honor him.Drake was one of the 10 sailors killed after the U.S.S. John McCain collided with a merchant ship near Singapore in August.Members of the West Jefferson community lined Main Street to give thanks and show respect for Drake and his family."This gentleman served in the Navy, I'm retire
  
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• Body of Ohio sailor killed in USS John McCain collision returns home

  12-09-2017 22:20
  The body of Jacob Drake, one of the 10 sailors killed after the U.S.S. John McCain collided with a merchant ship near Singapore in August, has returned to Ohio.Jacob Drake attended Triad High School in North Lewisburg, Ohio – about 45 miles from Columbus.Drake was 21 years old and was engaged to be married.He began his service in the U.S. Navy right out of High School. He has served aboard the U.S.S. John S. McCain for nearly two years.A public visitation will be Saturday from 10 a.m. with
  
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• Columbus newlyweds stuck at sea due to Hurricane Irma

  12-09-2017 21:53
  
  Pictures of Sam and Alexis Hallum's Columbus wedding shows pure wedded bliss."It was perfect," said Alexis Hallum. "It was just the best day that we could ask for. It's what I dreamed of."Sam and Lexi met in high school and began dating after graduation. The newlyweds decided to honeymoon on a seven-day cruise on the Oasis of the Seas."I've never been out of the country before," said Lexi. "So, I was really excited to go on my first cruise, get out of the country for the first time."The couple m
  
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• Apple unveils iPhone X, loses 'home' button

  12-09-2017 20:48
  
  CUPERTINO, Calif. — "One more thing." With that phrase, Apple paid homage to its late co-founder Steve Jobs for the 10-year anniversary of the iPhone on Tuesday when it unveiled its latest — and almost certainly most expensive — new version of the device, the iPhone X.CEO Tim Cook called it "the biggest leap forward" since the first iPhone. ("X" is pronounced 10, not the letter X.) It loses the home button, which revolutionized smartphones when it launched; offers an edge-to-ed
  
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• Apple unveils $999 iPhone X, loses 'home' button

  12-09-2017 20:48
  
  CUPERTINO, Calif. — "One more thing." With that phrase, Apple paid homage to its late co-founder Steve Jobs for the 10-year anniversary of the iPhone on Tuesday when it unveiled its latest — and, at $999, its most expensive — new version of the device, the iPhone X.CEO Tim Cook called it "the biggest leap forward" since the first iPhone. ("X" is pronounced like the number 10, not the letter X.) It loses the home button, which revolutionized smartphones when it launched; offers
  
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• Community asked to line route as sailor's body returns home Updated at

  12-09-2017 20:12
  Drake, 21, was one of 10 sailors killed when the Navy's USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant ship Aug. 21 in the South China Sea. Drake's body is expected to land aboard a flight to John Glenn Columbus International Airport about 4:30 p.m. An honor guard procession, led by the police chief from the Madison County village of West Jefferson, will take the body back to Rader-McDonald-Tidd Funeral Home in West Jefferson.
  
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• Police: Couple bound, gagged and taped 4-year-olds to wall

  12-09-2017 20:02
  
  CINCINNATI — Police say an Ohio man and his girlfriend restrained, gagged and taped his 4-year-old twin boys to a wall.WKRC-TV reports James Howell Jr. and his girlfriend, Jamie Carver, were in court Monday to answer to charges of Kidnapping and child endangering. Both were released on bond after a hearing Tuesday.Howell's children have been placed with a foster family by Hamilton County Job and Family Services.Police responded to a Cincinnati apartment Sunday afternoon. Investigators say
  
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• Ohio Supreme Court hears dispute on abortion clinic closure

  12-09-2017 19:39
  
  Government attorneys on Tuesday asked the Ohio Supreme Court to override lower court rulings and uphold the state Health Department's order to shut down Toledo's last abortion clinic.A lawyer for the clinic told the court that the state is trying to prevent women in northwestern Ohio from seeking legal abortions and is putting them at greater risk.The Ohio Department of Health issued an order in 2014 to close Capital Care of Toledo because the clinic didn't have a patient-transfer agreement with
  
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• ColumbusRotary: A Thug is a Dud Program

  12-09-2017 18:51 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Dramatic video shows pilot striking tree, landing on parking lot

  12-09-2017 18:35
  
  PLAINVILLE, Conn. - A pilot in Connecticut was okay after his plane crashed into a tree, which cushioned the aircraft's descent into a parking lot.Authorities say the crash occurred just before 11:30 a.m. Monday as the Cessna 172P aircraft was attempting to land at Robertson Airport.CBS Connecticut reports the aircraft landed in a nearby parking lot of a business.Surveillance video released by police shows the plane coming in low over the parking lot, striking the top of the tree, spinning as th
  
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• Paper airplane, sand among 12 finalists for Toy Hall of Fame

  12-09-2017 18:26
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. — No-frills toys including the paper airplane, sand and play food are among 12 finalists vying for a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame.The contenders for the Class of 2017 were announced Tuesday.Also up for the honor are the board games Risk and Clue, the Magic 8 ball, Matchbox cars, My Little Pony, the PEZ candy dispenser, Transformers, the card game Uno and Wiffle Ball.Two or three toys will be inducted Nov. 9 into The Strong museum in Rochester, where the hall is lo
  
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• Suspect pleads guilty in 1975 killing of Maryland sisters

  12-09-2017 18:15
  
  BEDFORD, Va. — A 60-year-old man who pleaded guilty in the killing of two young sisters from Maryland was sentenced Tuesday to 48 years in prison, more than four decades after the girls vanished during a trip to a local shopping mall.Lloyd Lee Welch Jr. entered his plea in a Virginia court Tuesday and was sentenced soon after to two 48-year terms to run concurrently. The first-degree felony murder charges had carried the possibility of a death sentence. Welch, who is already serving a long
  
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• Irma Updates: Latest on storm damage, recovery efforts

  12-09-2017 17:48
  
  MIAMI — The Latest on Irma (all times local):12:10 p.m.Florida's largest utility says much of the state's east coast could have power back by Sunday, but other areas could take 10 days or more.Rob Gould, vice president and chief communications officer for Florida Power & Light, said Tuesday that the utility expects to have power on for most customers along the state's eastern coast by the end of this weekend.Gould said it would take until the end of Sept. 22 to restore power along the
  
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• FEMA estimates 25 percent of Florida Keys homes are gone

  12-09-2017 17:48
  With 25 percent of the homes in the Florida Keys feared destroyed, emergency workers Tuesday rushed to find Hurricane Irma's victims — dead or alive — and deliver food and water to the stricken island chain.As crews labored to repair the lone highway connecting the Keys, residents of some of the islands closest to Florida's mainland were allowed to return and get their first look at the devastation."It's going to be pretty hard for those coming home," said Petrona Hernandez, whose co
  
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• Prosecutors to consider charges in Australian woman's death

  12-09-2017 17:46
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — The case of a Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an Australian woman in July has been handed to prosecutors for possible charges, investigators and prosecutors announced Tuesday.It's the third high-profile police shooting in recent years in which a Minnesota prosecutor will make a charging decision himself rather than rely on the grand jury process, which has been criticized because it is secret and rarely ends in officers being charged.Officer Mohamed Noor fatall
  
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• Ohioans help with Irmaa s devastation

  12-09-2017 17:42
  Thousands of utility workers and soldiers are headed from Ohio to the South to help deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Meanwhile, the general in charge of the Ohio National Guard says as many as 3,500 Ohio soldiers will be sent to Florida to help the state with the recovery efforts.
  
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• CTV News Briefs: Klein Demonstrates Getting Noloxone / Narcan from pharmacy

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• Akron votes to continue celebrating Columbus Day

  12-09-2017 17:36
  
  AKRON, Ohio — The Akron City Council has voted to kill a resolution that would have changed Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day.The Akron Beacon Journal reports the council voted against the change Monday in an 8-to-5 vote.Councilman Russ Neal proposed the change. He said it would help correct "the wrongs of the genocide that took place," and encourage celebration of Native American culture.The proposal was opposed by groups representing Italian-Americans, who said it sought to diminish
  
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• Greenfield man arrested for threatening marching band with pellet rifle

  12-09-2017 17:19
  
  GREENFIELD – A man was arrested after waving what appeared to be a rifle at a marching band in southern Ohio.Ronald Penn, 47, was arrested and charged with aggravated menacing and inducing panic in Greenfield Monday afternoon, according to police.On September 11, police say they received a report of a man sitting on a front porch on North St., threatening the Greenfield marching band with what appeared to be a rifle as they were walking by.Greenfield police say Penn had a pellet rifle when
  
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• Killer asks Ohio Supreme Court to delay Wednesday execution

  12-09-2017 16:54
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A condemned killer of two people asked the state's highest court Tuesday to delay his upcoming execution so he can argue he was too young at the time of his crimes to be put to death.Attorneys for Gary Otte want the court to follow the ruling of a Kentucky court last month that found the death penalty unconstitutional for people who were under 21 at the time they committed their crimes.Otte, now 45, was 20 when he killed Robert Wasikowski and Sharon Kostura in Parma, in su
  
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• Court rejects Ohio killer's age argument as execution nears

  12-09-2017 16:54
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio —A condemned Ohio killer of two people lost another appeal as the state prepared to put him to death Wednesday.Gary Otte arrived at the death house in southern Ohio shortly before 10 a.m. Tuesday, prisons spokeswoman JoEllen Smith said.Inmates are typically transported to the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility from death row — currently housed in Chillicothe — about 24 hours in advance of their execution. The last day is spent with visitors.Around the same time
  
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• Details revealed about victims of mass shooting at football party in Texas

  12-09-2017 16:49
  
  PLANO – Nine people are dead, including a gunman after he showed up to a Cowboys watch party in Plano heavily armed. Now, tributes to the victims — all in their 20s and 30s — are popping up on social media as news of the killings continues to spread, CBSDFW.com reports.Plano Police Chief Greg W. Rushin called the crime the worst mass shooting in the city's history."We've never had a shooting of this magnitude; never had this many victims," he said.The Plano Police Department wa
  
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• Focus on Philanthropy: Youth Yoga Project Keeps Kids Calm and in Class

  12-09-2017 16:29
  For many, stepping onto the yoga mat is a therapeutic necessity. After a day of stress and stimulation, going through the inhales and exhales, the flow from upward to downward dog, to table top, to child’s pose, can wipe a slate clean. Yoga has surged in popularity in recent years, with studios popping up in […]
  
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• Franklin County Coroner: Overdose deaths up 88 percent in first half of 2017

  12-09-2017 16:16
  
  The Franklin County Coroner's Office is sharing preliminary overdose death statistics from the first six months of 2017.The office says 268 people died of an overdose between Jan. 1 and June 30. That's an increase of 88 percent from the same timeframe in 2016, which saw 143 overdose deaths.Eighty percent of those deaths were from opiates, and 56 percent were related to fentanyl, according to the coroner.Men continue to be in the majority of overdose deaths at 72 percent. Twenty-eight percent of
  
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• Double Feature of 80s Nostalgia Comes to Town

  12-09-2017 16:00
  Many a horror fan has a soft spot for those campy VHS-bound classics of the 80s. Mike McGraner—Emmy award winning director of Fritz the Nite Owl—certainly does. He’s indulging this interest with the monthly double feature series, Terror from the Eighties. “There is something about 80s horror specifically that keeps calling to me,” McGraner explains. […]
  
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• How to watch Apple's iPhone event live

  12-09-2017 15:54
  
  A decade after Apple first introduced the iPhone, consumers and tech industry insiders are eager to see what the company has come up with next. At Apple's annual fall press event Tuesday, September 12, CEO Tim Cook is expected to unveil the 10th anniversary edition of the iPhone, updates to the Apple Watch lineup, Apple TV, iOS 11, and more.The event kicks off Tuesday at 1 p.m. Eastern. It will be the first event held at the 1,000-seat Steve Jobs Theater in Apple Park, the company's newly constr
  
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• Autopsy planned for Pennsylvania boy found in Ohio pool

  12-09-2017 15:37
  
  MASURY, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an autopsy is planned for a 2-year-old Pennsylvania boy who died after being pulled unresponsive from a pool in Ohio.Sharon, Pennsylvania, police chief Gerry Smith says the boy's name isn't being released but more information should be available Tuesday. The boy died Sunday night at Sharon Regional Hospital.Smith tells The Vindicator detectives are retracing the steps of the boy and his 5-year-old brother from the time they were reported missing Sunday a
  
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• Drugmakers ask judge to dismiss Ohio opiate lawsuit

  12-09-2017 15:27
  
  Five drugmakers are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Ohio attorney general that alleges they helped perpetrate the state's addictions epidemic.Attorney General Mike DeWine accuses the companies of intentionally misleading patients about the dangers of painkillers and promoting benefits of the drugs not backed by science.DeWine announced the complaint in May as he accused the companies of creating a deadly mess in Ohio that they now need to pay to clean up.Cleveland.com reports th
  
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• Infection linked to Petland pet store puppies sickens dozens of people

  12-09-2017 15:15
  
  The CDC is investigating an outbreak of a bacterial infection linked to puppies sold through the national pet store chain Petland.The outbreak of Campylobacter infections has sickened 39 people from seven states, including Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.So far nine people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.Campylobacter can cause a gastrointestinal illness in humans with symptoms of diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain, vomiting, and fever
  
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• Movie about marathon bombing survivor premiering at hospital

  12-09-2017 14:05
  
  The U.S. premiere of a film chronicling the story of Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman is taking place at the hospital where he and others who were injured in the 2013 deadly attack were treated.The movie, "Stronger," will screen at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston on Tuesday. It arrives in theaters Sept. 22.The movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Bauman and "Orphan Black" actress Tatiana Maslany as Bauman's then-girlfriend, Erin Hurley. Bauman, Hurley and their on-screen co
  
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• Community Members Break Silence Around Video of Columbus Police Punching and Kicking a Black Civilian

  12-09-2017 14:00
  Since last weekend, a disturbing video has circulated more than 100,000 times, showing at least six Columbus police officers, some in plain clothes, punching and kicking a black civilian (later identified as Timothy Davis) at a local convenience store. It’s been shared several thousand times, once on the Columbus Division of Police Facebook page. Still, […]
  
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• Social media gets the word out during Irma emergency

  12-09-2017 13:41
  
  TLANTA (AP) — Worried relatives, generous volunteers, frantic neighbors, even medical providers are turning to social media now that Hurricane Irma wiped out electricity and cell service to communities across Florida, cutting off most contact with remote islands in the Keys."We all sort of scattered around the country when we evacuated, so we're trying to stay in touch, by phone, by Facebook, however we can," said Suzanne Trottier, who left her Key West, Florida home for Virginia almost a
  
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• Delta Airlines hiring new flight attendants

  12-09-2017 13:25
  ATLANTA, Georgia -- Delta Airlines is hoping to say "welcome aboard" to some new flight attendants.The application process is usually only open for a couple weeks and competition is steep.The publication Travel and Leisure found that Delta's been known to get more than 100,000 applications for the jobs.Training is no easy task, either. New hires need to go through an eight-week boot camp at Delta's hub in Atlanta.You can find more information about Delta's hiring here.
  
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• Patriota s Day is time of remembrance

  12-09-2017 13:06
  Most adults still remember where they were the morning of that tragic day 16 years ago. And while what happened on 9/11 spurred many Americans into action of all types - joining the military, donating to causes, even simply hugging their loved ones a little more tightly - it inspired one Ohio pest management professional to create a visual reminder of the American way of life.
  
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• Study: Sitting down too long can lead to early death

  12-09-2017 12:57
  Take a movement break every 30 minutes, say experts. No matter how much you exercise, sitting for excessively long periods of time is a risk factor for early death, a new study published Monday in Annals of Internal Medicine found.There's a direct relationship between time spent sitting and your risk of early mortality of any cause, researchers said, based on a study of nearly 8,000 adults. As your total sitting time increases, so does your risk of an early death.The positive news: People who sa
  
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• Weakened Irma leaves 3 dead in Georgia, 1 in South Carolina

  12-09-2017 12:22
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Irma weakened to a still-deadly tropical storm as it swirled beyond Florida, killing at least three people in Georgia, flooding the coast, sending trees crashing onto homes and forcing the world's busiest airport in Atlanta to cancel hundreds of flights.The former hurricane remained an immense, 415-mile (668-kilometer) wide storm as its center moved on from Florida Monday afternoon, giving its still-formidable gusts and drenching rains a far reach.Some 540,000 people were or
  
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• Two firefighters hurt after condominium fire in north Columbus

  12-09-2017 12:22
  Two firefighters suffered minor injuries after a fire early Tuesday.It happened along Polaris Lakes Drive in north Columbus.Investigators say the flames started near a gas meter outside the building and then spread inside.Because the building was so large, additional fire crews were requested.Investigators are still trying to pinpoint what sparked the flames.The injured firefighters are expected to be OK.
  
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• Doppler 10: Dreary Tuesday with showers possible

  12-09-2017 10:16
  Today: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers mainly in the afternoon. High 74.E wind around 10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a low of 60. E wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly sunny with a chance of showers. High 74. S wind 5-10 mph.
  Thursday: Morning showers are likely then cloudy. High 73. SE wind around 5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Starting off under overcast skies with light rain to our south around the Ohio River. The remnant
  
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• Doppler 10: Cloudy & cool ahead with lingering showers

  12-09-2017 10:16
  This Evening: Mostly cloudy. A few light showers.
  Tonight: Lingering showers and warmer. 62 E 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. 74 S 5-10 mph
  Thursday: Morning showers ending. 72
  Friday: Brightening and pleasant. 72Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: The remnants of Irma will continue to weaken today as they move into the Tennessee Valley. Aside from some rain, there’s no severe weather risk in the nation today. Cl
  
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• Counselor describes how he defused Columbus Scioto school shooter

  12-09-2017 08:26
  When the loud boom echoed through the halls of Columbus Scioto 6-12 Friday morning, kids jumped to their feet to look out their classroom doors. Van Chambers, 62, a jobs-readiness counselor at the South Side school who had undergone operations on his feet and ankles in February, hustled to get ahead of them.
  
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• Getting up to speed on the Equifax data breach scandal

  12-09-2017 06:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Equifax has been scrambling to explain itself since disclosing last week that it exposed vital data about 143 million Americans — effectively most of the U.S. adult population. It's come under fire from members of Congress, state attorneys general, and people who are getting conflicting answers about whether their information was stolen.The company keeps track of the detailed financial affairs of all Americans in order to gauge how much of a risk they are for borrowin
  
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• Protesters demand council investigate police use of force

  12-09-2017 06:11
  Community activists and others are demanding that Columbus City Council investigate the arrest of a man who they say was beaten and injured by police in a convenience store earlier this month. They also listed a host of other demands at Monday's council meeting, including the firing of the officers involved in the incident.
  
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• Okwahu United of North America 30th anniversary celebration held in Columbus Ohio

  12-09-2017 06:11
  This year's Okwahu United of North America's Congress was in Columbus. It was hosted by the Ohio Chapter, Kwahuman Association of Ohio with the theme "Education! A Promise for All Obooma".
  
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• Ohio city officials investigate after 4th fire in 8 days

  12-09-2017 05:54
  
  Officials in an Ohio city are investigating a string of fires after four vacant houses burned in eight days.The latest fire in Steubenville in eastern Ohio destroyed a house Sunday morning. Authorities say there were no injuries.The Steubenville Herald-Star reports three other vacant houses burned last weekend.Steubenville Fire Chief Carlo Capaldi told the paper an investigation continues but it appears Sunday's fire was set by someone.He said homeless people were believed to be sheltering in th
  
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• Irma weakens into a tropical depression

  12-09-2017 05:11
  
  The National Hurricane Center says Irma has weakened into a tropical depression.The storm, located about 5 miles (10 kilometers) west of Columbus, Georgia, is still bringing heavy rain to the U.S. Southeast on Monday night.Irma is expected to drop 2 to 5 inches of rain across South Carolina and northern portions of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.Irma's top sustained winds are 35 mph (55 kph), and it is moving northwest at 15 mph (24 kph).The hurricane center has discontinued all storm surge an
  
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