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• Resurrect DARE to boost perception of police, council candidate says

  09-10-2017 23:23
  The Republican candidate for Columbus City Council is calling on the city to reinstate the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program and funnel more money to fighting opioid addiction to improve the relationship between police and black residents. Kieran Cartharn said at a press conference Monday that those two steps would help rebuild trust in the city's police force and make it easier for officers to keep the city safe.
  
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• Operating a Business Ingrained in Community Collaboration

  09-10-2017 23:00
  “There’s no such thing as a self-made man. I really feel like I’m a product of this community, and also our ice cream is,” said Jeni Britton Bauer, founder of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream. “I’ve always said, ‘You’ve got to build the community you want to live in,’ and it’s incumbent on all of us […]
  
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• Lawmaker pushes to name highway for fallen Kirkersville police chief

  09-10-2017 22:55
  In the small village of Kirkersville, new Police Chief Jeff Finley knows he has some big shoes to fill."Hopefully I can be a credit to the badge as officer Disario," he said.On the morning of May 12, Kirkersville became a crime scene.ChiefSteven Eric Disario, 36, was shot to death by a gunman who already killed two people inside the Pine Kirk Care Center. He had been on the job for less than a month.State Route 40, which runs through the village, could soon be named the Steven Eric Disario Memor
  
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• 20-year-old man dies after motorcycle crash in east Columbus

  09-10-2017 22:40
  COLUMBUS -- One person was killed in a motorcycle crash on the east side of Columbus Monday afternoon.According to police, the crash involved one vehicle and the driver, 20-year-old Jacob L. Hawkins, lost control and ran into a treeThe crash happened on South Napoleon Avenue, between Etna Street and Elbern Avenue.The person was transported to Grant Medical Center and succumbed to their injuries.The call came in at 3:36 p.m. and the person was pronounced deceased at 4:11 p.m.Stay with 10TV for mo
  
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• 1 dead after motorcycle crash in east Columbus

  09-10-2017 22:40
  COLUMBUS -- One person was killed in a motorcycle crash on the east side of Columbus Monday afternoon.According to police, the crash involved one vehicle and the person likely hit a speed bump and lost control.The crash happened on South Napoleon Avenue, between Etna Street and Elbern Avenue.The person was transported to Grant Medical Center and succumbed to their injuries.The call came in at 3:36 p.m. and the person was pronounced deceased at 4:11 p.m.Stay with 10TV for more as this story devel
  
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• The Big Give is Tomorrow!

  09-10-2017 22:32
  The Big Give is a dynamic, 26-hour online giving rally to show kindness to the community we call home. It’s an opportunity to join together to support 800+ nonprofit organizations who strengthen and improve where we live, work, and play—and have fun celebrating as we do it! WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW It’s easy to […]
  
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• ESPN suspends Jemele Hill for breaking social media rules

  09-10-2017 22:22
  
  ESPN anchor Jemele Hill has been suspended by the network for two weeks for making political statements on social media.Hill, who is African-American, received criticism from the network last month after referring to President Donald Trump as a "white supremacist."Hill targeted Jerry Jones after the Dallas Cowboys owner stated that players who disrespect the flag would not play for his team.Hill tweeted Sunday that fans who disagree with Jones should target the team's advertisers and not buy the
  
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• Pentagon chief tells Army to "be ready" on North Korea

  09-10-2017 21:38
  
  Defense Secretary James Mattis says the U.S. Army "must stand ready" in the face of continued provocations by the North Korean regime. While delivering the keynote address at the Association of the U.S. Army's annual meeting on Monday, Mattis outlined the current strategy in North Korea for the U.S. military, saying "it is right now diplomatically led, economic sanctioned, buttressed effort to try to turn North Korea off its path."He conceded, however, that "neither you nor I can say" what the f
  
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• Doppler 10: Fog possible overnight

  09-10-2017 20:57
  This Evening: A few breaks in the clouds late. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy with fog developing overnight. Low 60. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Patchy fog early, then partly sunny and still above average. High 77. NE wind around 5 mph.
  Wednesday: Showers likely in the first half of the day then mostly cloudy. High 77. SE wind around 5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Remnants of Nate have pushed to the NE leaving overcast skies
  
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• Police: Dublin burglar caught struggling to break-in before stealing cash

  09-10-2017 20:53
  
  The Dublin Police Department is asking for assistance to help identify a man caught breaking into a Baskins Robbins this summer.Police released surveillance video from the break-in which happened on July 16 around 3 a.m. at the store located at 6752 Perimeter Loop Road.The video shows the man break the glass on the door but he then struggles to climb into the business before falling in.Police said the burglar got away with money from the cash drawers.Anyone who recognizes the man in the video sh
  
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• Nightmares Film Festival, Year 2 at Gateway Film Center

  09-10-2017 20:28
  Tis the season for scary movies, and Gateway Film Center has a whole slew of gifts for you. The Nightmares Film Festival—four days of festival-caliber indie horror and big-name genre premieres—returns for its second year October 19 – 22. Jason Tostevin, festival co-founder and programmer, sees big things for year two. “The word is out,” […]
  
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• Urban Meyer travels with player to visit relative with serious health issue

  09-10-2017 19:56
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer canceled his Monday afternoon media availability this week.Coach Meyer is out of town with a current player and his family, according to a university spokesperson.The university spokesperson told 10TV the player has a family member dealing with a serious health issue and coach Meyer wanted to be there.The identity of the player was not released.Coach Meyer is expected to brief the media Tuesday afternoon during the Big Ten Conference c
  
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• Suspect transported after officer-involved shooting in Linden area

  09-10-2017 19:08
  
  COLUMBUS -- Police are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in north Columbus.The incident took place on the 2100 block of Gerbert Road.According to police, there was a call of a man with a gun about 12:30 p.m. Officers responded to the scene, but left. They returned to the scene and shots were fired.The suspect has been taken to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in non-life threatening condition.10TV is sending a crew to the scene. Stay with us as this story develops.
  
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• Columbus Police: 16-year-old suspect injured in officer-involved shooting

  09-10-2017 19:08
  COLUMBUS -- Police are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in north Columbus.The incident took place on the 2100 block of Gerbert Road.According to police, there was a call of a man with a gun about 12:30 p.m. Officers responded to the scene, but left. They returned to the scene about 12:50 p.m. and shots were fired.The Columbus Police official twitter and facebook pages were updated about 1:30 p.m. with a few details of the situation.According to a press release sent Monday evening, Po
  
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• 3 hit-skip crashes prompt warnings from police

  09-10-2017 18:56
  Two people were killed and a third injured in separate hit-skip accidents in Columbus over the weekend, prompting a warning from police to pedestrians and drivers, as well as a reminder to motorists to remain at the scene of an accident. Drivers who leave the scene of an accident where they might only receive a citation "turn themselves into a felon," says Sgt.
  
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• Dolphins assistant resigns, apologizes after video surfaces

  09-10-2017 18:55
  
  DAVIE, Fla. — Miami Dolphins offensive line coach Chris Foerster resigned Monday and said he was seeking medical help after video surfaced on social media that appeared to show him snorting three lines of a white powdery substance at a desk.Hours after the 56-second video was posted on Facebook and Twitter, Foerster announced his departure in a statement released by the team."I am resigning from my position with the Miami Dolphins and accept full responsibility for my actions," he said. "I
  
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• Doppler 10: A gloomy afternoon

  09-10-2017 18:43
  Today: Cloudy skies much of the day, a few breaks in the late afternoon.High 77. Winds: WNW 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Decreasing clouds, patchy fog late.High 60.Winds: N 2-4 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly cloudy early with increasing clouds, warm.High 79.Winds: NE 4-8 mph.
  Wednesday: Scattered showers early then mostly cloudy.High 75.Winds: N 4-8 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Remnant moisture from Nate has moved east.While a stray shower can’t
  
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• Dozens of flags not properly disposed of; piled in muddy grass

  09-10-2017 18:29
  
  MONROE Twp. - Dozens of American flags are lying on the muddy, watery ground in Monroe Township in Licking County.The flags are piled on the ground in the back of Green Hill Cemetery.10TV's Bryant Somerville was there when citizens came out to pick up dozens of flags on the ground:According to Township Trustee Joseph Robertson, the flags were taken off of grave sites as part of the fall cleanup. However, they were supposed to be disposed of properly.Robertson says the groundskeeper was in talks
  
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• Trump administration to terminate Obama's climate plan

  09-10-2017 17:10
  
  HAZARD, Ky. — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that he will sign a new rule overriding the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era effort to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants."The war on coal is over," EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt declared in the coal mining state of Kentucky.For Pruitt, getting rid of the Clean Power Plan will mark the culmination of a long fight he began as the elected attorney general of Oklahoma. Pruitt was among about two-dozen at
  
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• Texans star J.J. Watt breaks left leg against Chiefs

  09-10-2017 17:02
  
  HOUSTON — J.J. Watt broke his left leg on Sunday night against the Kansas City Chiefs, leaving the Houston Texans without one of their biggest stars for the second straight season.The team announced that he sustained a tibial plateau fracture.The three-time Defensive Player of the Year returned this season after missing the last 13 games of last season after his second back surgery. He played every game in his first five seasons in the NFL before his injury last year."I feel terrible for t
  
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• Wine country wildfires torch California homes

  09-10-2017 16:33
  
  SONOMA, Calif. — Wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through Northern California early Monday, sending residents on a headlong flight to safety through smoke and flames as homes burned.Mandatory evacuations were ordered in the wine country north of San Francisco Bay and elsewhere after blazes broke out late Sunday."It was an inferno like you've never seen before," said Marian Williams, who caravanned with neighbors through flames before dawn as one of the wildfires reached the vineya
  
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• Wind-whipped wildfires sweep into California wine country

  09-10-2017 16:33
  
  SONOMA, Calif. — More than a dozen wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through California wine country Monday, destroying at least 1,500 homes and businesses and sending an estimated 20,000 people on a headlong flight to safety through smoke and flames.The state's fire chief called the damage estimates conservative and said the fires were burning throughout an eight-county swath of Northern California, including Napa, Sonoma and Yuba counties.Numerous people had been hurt and some we
  
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• NRA opposes full ban on 'bump stocks' used by Vegas gunman

  09-10-2017 16:33
  
  WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association is opposing a ban on "bump stocks" like the device used by the Las Vegas gunman to turn semi-automatic weapons into rapid-fire guns, stressing its support for more limited regulations.The powerful lobby last week surprised many gun control advocates by embracing possible restrictions on the bump stock devices in the wake of the shootings that killed more than 50 people and injured 500, prompting bipartisan support in Congress for regulating or ba
  
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• At least 10 dead as fires burn in California wine country

  09-10-2017 16:33
  SONOMA, Calif. — Wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through California wine country Monday, killing at least 10 people, destroying 1,500 homes and businesses and sending thousands fleeing as flames raged unchecked through high-end resorts, grocery stores and tree-lined neighborhoods.As he fled through the ember-strewn streets of his neighborhood in Santa Rosa, Jeff Okrepkie knew it was probably the last time he would see his home of the past five years standing.His worst fears were
  
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• Indigenous Peoples Day? Italians say stick with Columbus

  09-10-2017 15:41
  
  Is it time to say arrivederci to Christopher Columbus?A movement to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day has gained momentum in some parts of the U.S., with Los Angeles in August becoming the biggest city yet to decide to stop honoring the Italian explorer and instead recognize victims of colonialism.Austin, Texas, followed suit Thursday. It joined cities including San Francisco, Seattle and Denver, which had previously booted Columbus in favor of Indigenous Peoples Da
  
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• Jerry Jones: Cowboys 'will not play' if they disrespect flag

  09-10-2017 15:35
  
  Dallas owner Jerry Jones said the NFL can't leave the impression it tolerates players disrespecting the flag and any Cowboys making such displays won't play.Jones had his strongest comments so far on the national anthem controversy Sunday night. They started with his response to a question about Vice President Mike Pence leaving the game in Indianapolis after about a dozen San Francisco players knelt during the anthem."I know this, we cannot ... in the NFL in any way give the implication that we
  
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• Elon Musk to Puerto Rico: Tesla can rebuild ruined power grid

  09-10-2017 15:15
  
  Can Elon Musk bring power to powerless Puerto Rico?The island is still left without any working infrastructure after taking a pummeling from Hurricane Maria, raising the question of whether the U.S. territory's antiquated power grid could use a full reboot.Enter Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who said on Twitter Thursday that his company's team had brought power to smaller islands using solar tech, and that it could be done in Puerto Rico, too. But he noted it was up to the Puerto Rican government, public
  
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• Kellogg to buy millennial startup RXBar for $600 million

  09-10-2017 15:07
  Kellogg Co. is buying the upstart company behind protein bar maker RXBar for $600 million, just days after the cereal company hired a former vitamin executive as CEO.Publicly traded Kellogg (K), best known for Frosted Flakes and Pop-Tarts, hasstruggled to make its cereals and snacks more appealing to Americans who want to avoid sugary processed foods. Its revenue has suffered, falling every year since 2013.RXBar says its bars are made with egg whites, fruits and nuts, and exclude dairy, soy or g
  
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• Radio host Delilah taking break after son's suicide

  09-10-2017 15:02
  
  Radio host Delilah Rene says her son took his own life last week and she is taking a break from her nationally syndicated program to grieve.Rene, who goes by just her first name on-air, posted on Facebook Saturday that her son, Zachariah, killed himself Tuesday morning. She says Zachariah "was being treated, counseled, and embraced fiercely by family and friends while battling depression for some time now." She says she'll rely on her faith to get her through the grieving process while taking ti
  
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• London City Schools close early due to power outage

  09-10-2017 14:46
  
  London City Schools closed early Monday due to a power outage.The district said high school students were dismissed at 9:00 AM.Elementary school students were to be dismissed at 9:45 AM.The school says its phones are also down. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• Semi crash closes I-70 near I-270 in east Columbus

  09-10-2017 14:26
  
  The Columbus Division of Police is investigating an injury crash that closed all lanes of I- 70 east Monday morning.The crash happened around 7:50 A.M. as the driver of the truck lost control and crashed, blocking all eastbound lanes nearI-270 on the east side, according to police.Officials say they closed all lanes of I-70 east until further notice.The roadway is expected to remain closed for hours, drivers should avoid the area, according to Ohio Department of Transportation.This is a developi
  
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• Columbus Police investigate written bomb threat at Grant Medical Center

  09-10-2017 14:21
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus police are investigating a written bomb threat found at Grant Medical Center early Monday.A spokesperson for Ohio Health says Columbus Police have swept the entire hospital and found nothing. They will do another sweep out of "an abundance of caution."Some patients are being diverted from the ER to other hospitals. The hospital is delaying service in the heart surgery center.The Columbus Fire Department bomb squad is on standby.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest on t
  
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• All clear given at Grant Medical Center after Columbus Police investigate bomb threat

  09-10-2017 14:21
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus police were investigating a written bomb threat found at Grant Medical Center early Monday.A spokesperson for Ohio Health says Columbus Police swept the entire hospital after seeing the threat and found nothing. They conducted asecond sweep of the hospital out of "an abundance of caution."Just before 11 a.m., an all clear was given and the bomb squad left the scene.Some patients were being diverted from the ER to other hospitals. The hospital also delayed service in the hear
  
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• 'School of Rock' to kick off new season of Broadway in Columbus Updated at

  09-10-2017 14:19
  Broadway in Columbus will open its 2017-18 season with the national tour, which began Sept. 30 in Rochester, New York, and will open Tuesday at the Ohio Theatre.
  
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• Jason Aldean returns to Las Vegas a week after mass shooting

  09-10-2017 12:38
  
  Country star Jason Aldean has returned to Las Vegas a week after a mass shooting during his performance at a music festival left 58 people dead and hundreds more hurt.University Medical Center of Southern Nevada thanked Aldean on Facebook Sunday for visiting with survivors. The hospital says Aldean's visit "helped heal hearts and cheer those who were wounded."Aldean's wife, Brittany, posted a picture of herself and Jason on Instagram looking at the Mandalay Bay resort, where shooter Stephen Padd
  
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• Nobel economics prize awarded to American, Richard Thaler

  09-10-2017 12:04
  
  Nobel economics prize awarded to Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago.The prize was awarded for "understanding the psychology of economics," Swedish Academy of Sciences secretary Goeran Hansson said Monday.The Nobel committee said Thaler's work shows how human traits affect individual decisions as well as market outcomes.Thaler "is a pioneer in behavioral economics, a research field in which insights from psychological research are applied to economic decision making," a background paper
  
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• Doppler 10: Rain will move out this morning

  09-10-2017 11:46
  Today: Scattered light showers early.Drying out in the afternoon with breaks in the clouds.High 78.Winds: W 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy skies, patchy fog late.High 60.Winds: N 2-4 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly cloudy early with increasing clouds, warm.High 79.Winds: NE 4-8 mph.
  Wednesday: Scattered showers early then mostly cloudy.High 75.Winds: N 4-8 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Remnant moisture from Nate continues to affect us throug
  
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• Cedar Point HallowWeekends Sweepstakes

  09-10-2017 09:51
  The "Cedar Point HallowWeekend Costume Promotion" will begin on October 9, 2017 and end on October 21, 2017 . This Sweepstakes will be conducted exclusively via Twitter.
  
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• Jackknifed semi slows traffic coming into Columbus

  09-10-2017 09:27
  
  Columbus Police are diverting traffic away from I-70 because of a jackknifed semi.The westbound lanes of I-70 are closed at the on ramp from Livingston Avenue.Drivers traveling westbound are being sent off the highway at Livingston Avenue.Police tell 10TV no one was hurt.Stay with 10TV and 10tv.com for more on this developing story.
  
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• The bright lights of Las Vegas dim for shooting victims

  09-10-2017 08:28
  
  Las Vegas Strip marquees went dark at 10:05 p.m. local time on Sunday for 11 minutes in honor of the 58 people who were killed during the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest festival.The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority issued a statement earlier on its Facebook page detailing the dimming of the lights.Sixty businesses from around the area planned to turn marquees off and dim other lights to honor the victims.Earlier in the day, scores of people attended a vigil for the people who d
  
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• 'Stop the Bleed' campaign teaches bystanders to help save lives

  09-10-2017 05:36
  As the number of mass shootings continues to climb across the United States, emergency medical workers in central Ohio are among those nationwide seeking to arm bystanders with the knowledge, equipment and confidence needed to save lives during bleeding emergencies. "A person with a severe enough injury to an artery can bleed to death in three to five minutes, so the regular public needs to know how to stop bleeding, whether it's by applying pressure or a tourniquet" said Jodi Keller, who o
  
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• Tanaka, Judge save Yanks; Bird homers for 1-0 win in Game 3

  09-10-2017 05:20
  
  NEW YORK — Masahiro Tanaka's seven-inning gem was saved when Aaron Judge prevented a home run in right field, and Greg Bird homered to give the New York Yankees a 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians in Game 3 on Sunday night, extending their AL Division Series.Aroldis Chapman got a five-out save as New York avoided a three-game sweep by the defending AL champions. With two on in the ninth, Chapman struck out cleanup hitter Jay Bruce, and Carlos Santana flied out to center.The Yankees go
  
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• White House links border wall, green card overhaul to DACA

  09-10-2017 02:29
  
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration released a list of hard-line immigration priorities on Sunday that threaten to derail efforts to protect from deportation hundreds of thousands of young immigrants, many of whom were brought into the U.S. illegally as children.The demands include overhauling the country's green-card system, hiring 10,000 more immigration officers and building President Donald Trump's promised wall along the southern border. Many are policies Democrats have explicitly s
  
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• White House to order health care alternatives

  09-10-2017 02:17
  
  WASHINGTON — The White House is finalizing an executive order that would expand health plans offered by associations to allow individuals to pool together and buy insurance outside their states, a unilateral move that follows failed efforts by Congress to overhaul the health care system.President Donald Trump has long asserted that selling insurance across state lines would trigger competition that brings down premiums for people buying their own policies. Experts say that's not guaranteed
  
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• Pedestrian, bicyclists, motorcyclist crashes on rise in Columbus, nationwide

  09-10-2017 01:41
  COLUMBUS - North High Street and Lane Avenue is an intersection with a dubious distinction.And those who bike here, like Noah Taylor and Colton Thomas, know it."I had a really close call a few weeks ago where they were doing construction. A car was turning left and they didn't see me on the side and I almost got hit," Thomas said.From 2012 to 2016, this intersection recorded the most bike crashes -- 11.The study from the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission plotted high crash intersections invo
  
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• Holiday closings | Columbus Day

  09-10-2017 01:13
  Post offices will be closed and mail will not be delivered. Federal, state, county and city offices will be closed.
  
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• Le Chocoholique Closes Short North Store

  09-10-2017 00:36
  After seven years of business at 601 North High Street, Le Chocoholique is ending its brick-and-mortar operations to focus on wholesale and retail accounts. The store originally opened in the summer of 2010, with the rare story of replacing an underperforming Starbucks location with a locally-operated cafe. The shop featured coffee, chocolates and cocktails, and […]
  
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