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• 2 Las Vegas security guards fatally shot in hotel-casino

  30-12-2017 23:59
  
  LAS VEGAS — Two Las Vegas security guards were fatally shot Saturday while investigating a disturbance in a room at a hotel-casino and the suspected shooter is facing critical injuries after turning the gun on himself, police said.The gunman's motive wasn't known but investigators believe it was an isolated incident."I want you to know right now that this has nothing to do with terrorism," Capt. Robert Plummer told reporters outside the scene of the shooting.The shooting happened before 7
  
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• Owner proposes apartments, restaurant in century-old historic building Updated at

  30-12-2017 23:21
  The owner of an Olde Towne East building on the national and Columbus historic registers wants to spend $1.5 million to convert it into 15 apartments, a first-floor restaurant and a surface parking lot. The two-story brick building at 1199-1207 Franklin Ave. originally was the Avery Pontiac dealership, which opened in 1909.
  
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• Longaberger basket building sold to Canton area developer

  30-12-2017 22:51
  
  NEWARK – Newark Mayor Jeff Hall and Newark’s Community Improvement Corporation, Newark Development Partners (NDP) announced the sale of the famous Longaberger Headquarters Building known as “The Big Basket” Friday.The seven-story building is a well-known example of novelty architecture in the shape of the company's top seller, the medium Market Basket. The office building is 180,000 sq. ft. and was designed by The Longaberger Company and opened in 1997.The buyer is Steve
  
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• Cleveland officer injured after cruiser struck by driver

  30-12-2017 21:59
  
  CLEVELAND — Police in Cleveland say an officer was injured when his cruiser was struck by a drunken driver in an early morning accident.Cleveland police spokeswoman Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia says the accident happened on the east side of the city about 5 a.m.The driver initially left the scene but was taken into custody later. The officer was treated at University Hospitals for back and neck injuries.
  
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• Death of man investigated after Hebron police pursuit, crash

  30-12-2017 21:55
  
  NEWARK — Ohio authorities are investigating the death of a man whose car crashed following a police pursuit.The Newark Advocate reports an autopsy was planned Saturday by the Licking County Coroner's Office.Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp tells the paper that police in Hebron in central Ohio began chasing a car early Friday morning.The sheriff says the chase ended with the car up against a house and sitting atop a gas meter.The sheriff says the driver suffered a medical emergency of som
  
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• Missing hunter walks, crawls to safety in subzero temperatures

  30-12-2017 21:43
  
  MINNEAPOLIS -- A missing hunter who walked and crawled to safety in subzero temperatures is sharing his story of survival. "I kept saying, 'I can't fall. If I fall, I'm going to be in a bind,'" said 72-year-old Dave Quiser.The retired sheriff's deputy decided to go grouse hunting on Christmas Day north of his home. His truck got stuck on a back road and his family didn't know where he was.Quiser did not have a cellphone on him."I found myself in, as deputy sheriffs would say, 'deep doo-doo,'" Qu
  
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• Forecast: Frigid end to the year

  30-12-2017 21:27
  This Evening: A few flying flurries. Mostly cloudy, breezy and bitterly cold. Temperatures in the teens with wind chills as low as zero. NW wind 15-20 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy and frigid with subzero wind chills. Low 5. NW wind 5-15 mph.
  NYE (Sunday): Partly sunny and dangerously cold. Feeling like temperatures are below zero at times with the wind chill. Single digit temps when the ball drops at midnight. High 15. N wind 5-10 mph.
  New Year’s Day (Monday): Starting off the year how we l
  
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• Judge: Woman unfit to care for horse after DUI while riding

  30-12-2017 21:08
  
  BARTOW, Fla. — A Florida judge says a sheriff's office must retain custody of a horse whose owner was charged with drunken driving while riding the animal.In a report by The Ledger, Polk County Judge Sharon Franklin said 53-year-old Donna Byrne was unfit to care for the horse. Franklin also said Byrne must complete treatment for alcohol addiction.Byrne was arrested Nov. 2 after riding her horse down a highway. Police said her blood-alcohol level twice Florida's legal limit.Byrne's attorney
  
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• 2 men arraigned on murder charges in quadruple homicide

  30-12-2017 20:57
  
  TROY, N.Y. — Two men were arrested Saturday on murder charges in the deaths of two women and two children who were found dead in their upstate New York apartment.Justin Mann and James White were arrested in their hometown, Schenectady, and pleaded not guilty in Troy City Court.According to the Times Union, Troy Police Chief John Tedesco said one of the defendants knew one of the victims. He declined to elaborate.Information given in court said the killings took place at about 9 p.m., Dec.
  
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• OSU issues safety alert after employee robbed at gunpoint

  30-12-2017 19:57
  
  COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University issued a neighborhood safety alert after a parking employee was reportedly robbed at gunpoint outside the Fawcett Center.It happened around 12 p.m. Saturday at the 2400 block of Olentangy River Road.The suspects fled on Olentangy River Road away from campus in a vehicle.The driver is described as a light-skinned black male with freckles wearing a gray hoodie.The passenger of the vehicle had a handgun and is described as a black male wearing a black hoodie.Bo
  
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• Historic bungalow in Ohio suburb sparks preservation fight

  30-12-2017 19:03
  The proposed demolition of a 103-year-old bungalow in suburban Columbus has set off a dispute between the property's new owners and area preservationists. The Columbus Landmarks Foundation has argued that the Bexley home and its architecture are significant to the inner-ring suburb's history and heritage, The Columbus Dispatch reported .
  
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• Ohio State defensive end Sam Hubbard to enter NFL Draft

  30-12-2017 19:00
  
  Ohio State defensive end Sam Hubbard has announced he will be entering the NFL Draft.Hubbard made the announcement on Twitter the day after Ohio State defeated USC in the Cotton Bowl."These past four years at Ohio State have been everything I ever dreamed about and so much more," he wrote. "Now, as a graduate of The Ohio State University, I believe I am ready to chase another life-long dream of mine, playing in the National Football League."Hubbard's teammate, cornerback Denzel Ward, sat out of
  
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• Firefighters battle second-alarm fire in south Columbus

  30-12-2017 17:57
  
  COLUMBUS - Firefighters are on the scene of a second-alarm fire in south Columbus.It happened just before 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of South Grant Avenue and East Main Street. Battalion Chief Steve Martin with the Columbus Division of Fire told 10TV the building was under construction and there was a standpipe inside not working.No injuries were reported.Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Man's tongue-in-cheek obituary blames Cleveland Browns

  30-12-2017 17:36
  
  HURON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man's tongue-in-cheek obituary blames the winless Cleveland Browns for contributing to his demise.The obituary published in the Sandusky Register says Paul Stark died Wednesday at a hospice facility after a brief illness "exacerbated by the hopeless condition of the Cleveland Browns."The football team was 1-15 last season and 0-15 this year ahead of Sunday's finale in Pittsburgh.Even so, Stark's obituary included a nugget of the optimism voiced by some long-suffe
  
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• Measurable snow across central Ohio

  30-12-2017 14:45
  
  Overnight, a fast-moving system brought a widespread swath of snow showers across central Ohio.Waking up this morning, many of us will see dry, powdery snow on the ground and some of us even seeing a couple inches!The good news is that the bulk of the snow has moved through, so we are left with a fresh blanket of snow and some scattered flurries for the rest of the day.Media Folder: Media RootMedia Folder: Media RootMedia Folder: Media RootMedia Folder: Media Root
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• Latest on Central Ohio Snowfall: Road conditions, snow emergencies

  30-12-2017 14:45
  
  Overnight, a fast-moving system brought a widespread swath of snow showers across central Ohio.Waking up this morning, many of us will see dry, powdery snow on the ground and some of us even seeing a couple inches.The good news is that the bulk of the snow has moved through, so we are left with a fresh blanket of snow and some scattered flurries for the rest of the day.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings & Snow Emergencies | Live RadarTracking Snow plows: Columbus Warrior
  
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• Downtown Peregrine falcons urged to move to new perch

  30-12-2017 14:37
  Peregrine falcons that have been living atop the Rhodes Tower on Capital Square are being encouraged to move to a new government perch. After being almost wiped out in the eastern United States, populations of the stately raptors have rebounded and many have moved into cities, where tall buildings like those Downtown are akin to the cliff-sides they like to inhabit in more natural settings   They birds have been so welcome in Columbus that&n
  
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• The Confluence Cast: 2017 Year in Review

  30-12-2017 14:00
  What has 2017 meant for those of us living in and around 270? I sat down with Anne and Walker Evans, the owners of Columbus Underground, for our year-end roundup of the website’s top ten stories. We also covered the inside scoop on the latest developments in Central Ohio public life and culture, and some […]
  
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• The Top 10 Confluence Cast Episodes of 2017

  30-12-2017 13:30
  The Confluence Cast has covered a wide variety of topics every week throughout 2017, featuring interviews that talk about the civics, lifestyle, entertainment and people of our city. Host Tim Fulton takes a deep dive with locals to provide robust insight into individual areas of interest, and some of those topics have proven to be wildly […]
  
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• Ringo Starr, Bee Gee's Barry Gibb selected for knighthood

  30-12-2017 13:27
  
  LONDON -- A Beatle and a Bee Gee are among the celebrated citizens who have been selected for knighthood and other awards given in the name of Britain's monarch. On the list for knighthood includes Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and Barry Gibb, the oldest and last surviving of the brothers who made up the pop group the Bee Gees, while Strictly judge Darcey Bussell has been made a dame.Britain's Cabinet Office publishes a list of the people receiving honors for merit, service or bravery twice a year
  
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• NYPD: Teens kick, punch, spit on Muslim woman wearing hijab in Brooklyn

  30-12-2017 12:06
  
  NEW YORK --Police say a 51-year-old woman wearing a hijab was attacked by a group of teenage girls in downtown Brooklyn, CBS New York reports. The woman, Souad Kirama, was at a Panera restaurant where she said the attack unfolded.In a Facebook Live video, Kirama said she was "viciously attacked by a bunch of teenagers.""They attacked me, beat me up, and people were just standing there, watching me get beat up, called an 'f-----g terrorist,' and nobody did nothing. Nothing. Nobody stood up for me
  
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• Forecast: Scattered flurries; Cold, cloudy & blustery

  30-12-2017 11:36
  Today: Scattered flurries, winds picking up. Cold, cloudy & blustery.High 19. Winds: W 7-17 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy, frigid.Subzero wind chills.Low 3. Winds: NW 6-14 mph.
  New Year’s Eve: Mostly cloudy, still frigid & breezy.Subzero wind chills.High 15. Winds: NW 4-8 mph.
  New Year’s Day: Partly to mostly sunny, unseasonably cold.High 13.Winds: W 4-9 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Central Ohio waking up to a fres
  
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• Doppler 10: Fresh Blanket of Snow Covers Ohio

  30-12-2017 11:36
  Today: Scattered flurries, winds picking up. Cold, cloudy & blustery.High 19. Winds: W 7-17 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy, frigid.Subzero wind chills.Low 3. Winds: NW 6-14 mph.
  New Year’s Eve: Mostly cloudy, still frigid & breezy.Subzero wind chills.High 15. Winds: NW 4-8 mph.
  New Year’s Day: Partly to mostly sunny, unseasonably cold.High 13.Winds: W 4-9 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Central Ohio waking up to a fres
  
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• Gallery: Jeremy Wadsworth's Photos of the Year

  30-12-2017 10:14
  St. John's Jesuit fans cheer prior to a basketball game against St. Francis De Sales Feb. 14 in Toledo. Enver Hallili of Brooklyn, New York, left, defeats Wesley Tucker of Toledo by decision in a Welterweight match June 30 at the Huntington Center in Toledo.
  
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• Doppler 10: Snow blankets Central Ohio

  30-12-2017 06:56
  Tonight: Light snow.About 1-3” are possible with the highest amounts in the south.Low 17.Winds: WSW 3-6 mph.
  Saturday: Light snow early then some afternoon flurries.Breezy with tumbling temps.High 20.Winds: W 10-20 mph.
  New Year’s Eve: Sub-0 wind chills to start and frigid all day.High 17.Winds: NNW 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Light accumulating snow will move in through the evening and overnight hours.Expect about
  
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• Forever 21 confirms breach exposed customer credit card info

  30-12-2017 06:49
  
  A breach at Forever 21 left customer payment card information exposed to hackers, the retailer confirmed in a press release. The company didn't specify how many customers had information stolen, but said various point of sales terminals were affected between April 3 and November 18, 2017. Hackers collected credit card numbers, expiration dates, verification codes and sometimes cardholder names."We regret this incident occurred and any concern this may have caused you," the company said Thursday.
  
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• Two-vehicle accident in Norwalk sends man to hospitalVehicle collide...

  30-12-2017 06:14
  Stephen Souter, 51, of Sandusky, was traveling west on Fair Road at 12:01 p.m. when he failed to yield while making a left turn onto Fairwood Avenue, causing a collision with an eastbound vehicle driven by Lynn Hainline, 71, of Norwalk, according to Norwalk police. 6:29 p.m. Dec. 22: David Rogers, 45, of Wakeman was traveling north on Ohio 60 when he went off the right side of the road and hit a ditch and some trees.
  
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• Sue Grafton, writer of popular 'alphabet' mysteries, dies at 77 Updated at

  30-12-2017 04:17
  Grafton was surrounded by family members, including husband Steven Humphrey, when she died Thursday after a two-year battle with cancer, her daughter, Jamie Clark, posted on the author's website. "Although we knew this was coming, it was unexpected and fast.
  
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• "SWATing" prank call led to officer-involved shooting, police say

  30-12-2017 03:39
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police and the FBI are investigating whether an argument over an online game prompted a hoax call that led to a house where an officer shot and killed a Kansas man who apparently wasn't involved in the dispute.Wichita Deputy Police Chief Troy Livingston on Friday blamed a "prankster" who called 911 and made up a story about a shooting and kidnapping. He did not mention reports that an argument over online gaming was at the heart of the prank, although he said invest
  
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• Ohio State CB Denzel Ward sits out Cotton Bowl; will not return for senior season

  30-12-2017 02:54
  
  Ohio State junior cornerback Denzel Ward will not play in Friday’s game against USC and he will not return for his senior season with the Buckeyes.Ohio State says Ward wrestled with the decision to play (or not) throughout the bowl prep practices, leaving open his decision until game day. The univesrity says he practiced, but he also helped the younger players in the program who were getting additional reps at cornerback this past month.The coaching staff was aware that Denzel’s deci
  
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• Mayfield at practice after missing 2nd Rose Bowl media event

  30-12-2017 02:10
  
  CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Baker Mayfield has a cold — or something like that — and it has become the biggest story in an otherwise quiet week leading up the Rose Bowl.Oklahoma's Heisman Trophy winning quarterback was at practice Friday as the second-ranked Sooners prepare for the Rose Bowl semifinal of the College Football Playoff against No. 3 Georgia, but for the second time in three days he missed media availability.School spokesman Michael Houck said Mayfield was not feeling we
  
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• Four dead including gunman in shooting at auto repair shop in Houston, Texas

  30-12-2017 01:17
  
  Four people are dead after a shooting took place at an auto repair shop in southwest Houston Friday afternoon, CBS affiliate KHOU reports.Police say a gunman walked into a businesses called Bemer Plus and opened fire, killing three people and then himself.No other injuries have been reported. A motive for the shooting is unknown at this time.The identities of the victims and the gunman have not yet been released by authorities.
  
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• 3 dead including gunman in shooting at auto repair shop in Houston, Texas

  30-12-2017 01:17
  
  Three people are dead after a shooting at an auto repair shop in Houston Friday afternoon, CBS affiliate KHOU reports.Around 4 p.m., Houston police say a gunman walked into Bemer Plus and opened fire, killing two employees. Officers said the suspect then walked out of the shop and turned the gun on himself.In a media briefing Friday evening, officers said the gunman is a former employee . A motive for the shooting is unknown at this time. The identities of the victims and the gunman have been re
  
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• Police 2 dead, 1 wounded after shooting at Southern California law office

  30-12-2017 01:09
  
  Authorities say a man walked into the Southern California law firm where he worked and shot two men before turning the gun on himself..They received reports of a shooter around 2:25 p.m. PST Friday.Long Beach police Sgt. Brad Johnson says officers found the gunman and one victim dead when they arrived.They learned that a third victim had already driven himself to a hospital. There was no further word on his condition.Johnson says police didn't fire any shots. A SWAT team searched the rest of th
  
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• At least 2 dead after shooting at Southern California law office

  30-12-2017 01:09
  
  A CBS News affiliate reports at least 2 people are dead and multiple people have been shot at a business in Southern California.Long Beach police say the incident is now over but didn't elaborate. They received reports of a shooter around 2:25 p.m. PST Friday.Police say there are multiple victims at the scene but nothing about the number or their conditions.Witnesses say people were running from an unmarked building shouting that there was a shooting inside.The block where the shooting occurred
  
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• Tracking snow heading into Central Ohio; up to 3" possible overnight

  30-12-2017 00:30
  As I type out this blog entry (Friday evening) much of Central Ohio is under a Winter Weather Advisory.That's because winter weather, in the form of snow, is headed our way.Expect snow to pick up through Friday evening and it will be bitterly cold as well.Right now, it looks like the steadiest snow will fall from about 8 p.m. until just after midnight.We'll see light snow ramping up and tapering off on either side of this time frame.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live
  
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• Tracking snow heading into Central Ohio

  30-12-2017 00:30
  As I type out this blog entry (Friday evening) much of Central Ohio is under a Winter Weather Advisory.That's because winter weather, in the form of snow, is headed our way.Expect snow to pick up through Friday evening and it will be bitterly cold as well.Right now, it looks like the steadiest snow will fall from about 8 p.m. until just after midnight.We'll see light snow ramping up and tapering off on either side of this time frame.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live
  
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• City of Urbana looks for solution to feral cat problem

  30-12-2017 00:30
  The City of Urbana is facing an issue that is not new to many towns around Ohio; how to handle their feral cat population.The Urbana City Council recently heard a proposed ordinance that would make it a misdemeanor to feed wild animals, such as deer or feral cats.The proposal came after the council received complaints from residents, according to Marty Hess, Urbana City Council president.“They’re just destroying property and people are upset about it,” Hess said.While many agre
  
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