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• Home lost, but dog saved by firefighters in Columbus duplex fire

  03-01-2018 23:25
  Columbus firefighters had to contend with the extreme weather battling a south side house fire.Flames tore through the duplex on Ann Street near Nationwide Children's Hospital.The fire started around 11 a.m. Wednesday morning.Amateur video obtained by 10TV showed flames shooting from the second-floor windows, pushing firefighters back.No one was home when the firefighters arrived, and no one was hurt or killed.Flames weren't the only danger they had to contend with. There was also frigid winds a
  
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• Ohio closing Athens County prison unit housing 430 inmates to save money

  03-01-2018 22:27
  
  An Ohio prison unit housing about 430 inmates will be closed, the inmates moved elsewhere and employees offered jobs at other prisons, the state said Wednesday.Inmates will be transferred from Hocking Correctional Unit in southeastern Ohio by the end of March, according to the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.The prison unit is Ohio's most expensive, costing $65 a day per inmate to operate compared to $21 at similar facilities in Belmont, Richland and Trumbull counties, the state said
  
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• Manafort sues Mueller, Justice Department over Russia probe

  03-01-2018 21:54
  
  President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman is suing special counsel Robert Mueller and the Justice Department.Paul Manafort alleges in the lawsuit that Mueller exceeded his authority by investigating him for conduct that was not related to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.Manafort was indicted in October and has pleaded not guilty.The suit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington.Manafort's lawyer did not immediately return a call seeking comment, and a spo
  
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• Forecast: Wicked wind chills continue

  03-01-2018 21:26
  This Evening: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of a flurry and wind chills dipping below zero. SW wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Cold and cloudy again. Low 8. Wind chills around -5. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Thursday: Partly sunny and brisk. High 16 with wind chills as low as 10 below zero. NW wind 10-15 mph.
  Friday: Partly sunny with a slight chance of flurries. High 12. W wind 10-15 mph. Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A cold front trailing low pressu
  
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• Blue Jackets bringing back 'Winter Park' in February

  03-01-2018 21:25
  
  COLUMBUS -- The Columbus Blue Jackets announced the return of Columbus Blue Jackets Winter Park at McFerson Commons, which will make its return in February.Located across the street from Nationwide Arena, the rink will open Feb. 2-25. For the fourth consecutive year, the NHL-size ice rink that anchors Winter Park will be open for 24 days of public skating, hockey and a variety of community events.In advance of the official opening, the Blue Jackets are scheduled to hold a brief team practice at
  
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• First snow in decades puts Florida, South in deep freeze

  03-01-2018 21:12
  SAVANNAH, Ga. — A brutal winter storm dumped snow in Tallahassee, Florida, on Wednesday for the first time in nearly three decades before slogging up the Atlantic coast and smacking Southern cities such as Savannah and Charleston, South Carolina, with a rare blast of snow and ice.Forecasters warned that the same system could soon strengthen into a "bomb cyclone" as it rolls up the East Coast, bringing hurricane-force winds, coastal flooding and up to a foot of snow.At least 16 deaths were
  
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• Hoda to be keynote speaker at Heartland High School campaign kickoff

  03-01-2018 21:10
  
  Heartland High School announced Hoda Kotb as the keynote speaker at their Campaign Kick-off Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. March 24 in the Ivory Room at Miranova.Tuesday, NBC announced Hoda would be replacing Matt Lauer as the co-anchor on the Today Show. “Heartland High School is thrilled that Hoda has agreed to support our Campaign Kick-Off in March. She understands the severity of the addiction crisis facing Central Ohio and wants to help any way she can. Hoda supports Heartland’s mission
  
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• 2 new Senate Democrats sworn in, narrows GOP's majority

  03-01-2018 20:14
  
  The Republican majority in the Senate narrowed to 51-49 on Wednesday as two new Democratic senators were sworn into office, complicating GOP efforts to advance the party's legislative agenda before the 2018 midterm elections.The current vice president, Mike Pence, administered the oath of office to Doug Jones from Alabama and Tina Smith from Minnesota. Two former vice presidents were there to support the Senate's newest members.Jones, the first Alabama Democrat elected to the Senate in a quarter
  
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• Autopsy: 3-year-old Indian girl a homicide victim in Texas

  03-01-2018 19:53
  
  A 3-year-old girl whose body was found in a culvert near her suburban Dallas home little more than a year after she was adopted from an Indian orphanage died from "homicidal violence," according to autopsy findings released Wednesday.Steven Kurtz with the Dallas County medical examiner's office said Sherin Mathews was a victim of homicide but that he couldn't provide any other details from the autopsy at this point. The Texas attorney general's office must decide whether the full report can be r
  
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• Making movies in Columbus gradually becoming desirable

  03-01-2018 19:48
  Celia C. Peters is all too familiar with the challenges of making films on the East Coast - the fierce competition for resources and exposure, for example, and the prohibitive expenses. Still, when the writer and director from Toledo took on a three-month job in Columbus five years ago at McGraw-Hill Education, she didn't expect to stay long.
  
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• Justices permanently disbar Columbus lawyer for misconduct

  03-01-2018 19:48
  A Columbus lawyer was permanently disbarred by the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday for using his client trust account to launder more than $700,000 taken from the assets of his elderly mother. The justices voted 4-3 to revoke the law license of Kinsley Nyce, who also was found to have failed to notify clients that he lacked legal malpractice insurance.
  
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• Trump blasts Bannon over book, says ex-aide 'lost his mind'

  03-01-2018 19:46
  President Donald Trump returned fire with both barrels Wednesday against criticism leveled at him in a new book that says he never expected — or wanted — to win the White House, his victory left his wife in tears and a senior adviser thought his son's contact with a Russian lawyer during the campaign was "treasonous."Trump released a formal statement railing against his former chief White House strategist, Steve Bannon, insisting Bannon had little to do with his victorious campaign a
  
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• Trump blasts Bannon after new book

  03-01-2018 19:46
  
  President Donald Trump is blasting his former chief strategist ahead of the release of a new, unflattering book.Trump says in the statement Wednesday that when Bannon was fired, "he not only lost his job, he lost his mind."A new book by writer Michael Wolff offers a series of explosive revelations, including that Trump never expected to win the 2016 presidential race.An adaptation of "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" published Wednesday in New York magazine says Trump believed his no
  
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• Ohio fund sought to help counties pay bills, fight opioids

  03-01-2018 18:57
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A veteran Ohio politician called on Wednesday for the creation of a special state fund to help counties boost employment, fight opioid abuse and cover basic expenses.Any of the state's 88 counties, large or small, would be eligible to draw from the equalization fund proposed Wednesday by Republican Gene Krebs. The former state representative is a farmer and public policy expert from Preble County who's running for state Senate.Krebs said Ohio originally created county gove
  
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• Powerball jackpot now $460M for nation's 10th largest prize

  03-01-2018 17:43
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa — The estimated Powerball jackpot has climbed to $460 million, making it the nation's 10th largest lottery prize.Players have until Wednesday night to spend $2 for a chance at the big prize, awarded to anyone matching five white balls drawn from one drum and a red Powerball drawn from another. The odds of winning are one in 292.2 million.It's the biggest Powerball jackpot since a $758.7 million prize won last August.The $460 million prize refers to the annuity option, paid
  
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• City Council Names New President, President Pro Tempore

  03-01-2018 17:25
  As former Columbus City Council president Zach Klein begins his role as City Attorney, council has selected its new president and president pro tempore. Councilmember Shannon Hardin was named Council President, and Councilmember Michael Stinziano is now President Pro Tempore. The announcement came at a council meeting on Tuesday, January 2. Hardin and former president […]
  
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• 19-year-old takes office as city council member in eastern Ohio

  03-01-2018 17:25
  When he took office on Jan. 1 as a Uhrichsville councilman at large, he became the youngest elected official in the state of Ohio. "It's an honor," said the 2017 Claymont High School graduate.
  
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• Naturally Impactful: CRPD Fitness Memberships Can Help With New Year Resolutions

  03-01-2018 17:00
  The tradition of making resolutions for a new year may date all the way back to the ancient Babylonians, but today, New Year’s resolutions are less often about honoring the pagan gods in exchange for a favorable harvest and more often about personal achievements and health. Losing weight, working out, getting fit or just being […]
  
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• Firefighters battle large house fire in south Columbus

  03-01-2018 16:56
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Firefighters are on the scene of a house fire in the in south Columbus.The fire department responded to a home on Ann Street near East Sycamore Street around 10:30 Wednesday morning.The building is a duplex unit and there are no reported injuries.A dog was pulled from the fire but its condition is not known.Stay with 10TV for updates on this developing story.
  
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• 2 injured after truck explosion causes building fire in Fairfield County

  03-01-2018 16:44
  Two people were injured after an explosion on a truck caused a fire at a business in Fairfield County.According to Fairfield County EMA Director Jon Kochis, the engine of a cargo-style truck with a tank on the back exploded and caught fire Wednesday morning.The truck was parked in a covered area adjacent to the BBU Environmental Services building on Horns Mills Road SE, just south of Lancaster. The explosion caused the building to catch fire. Scene of a truck explosion and fire in Fairfield Coun
  
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• Fox in the Snow Opens in German Village this Weekend

  03-01-2018 16:07
  The wait for Fox in the Snow German Village is almost over as the shop prepares for an opening this Saturday, January 6. The bakery and third wave coffee shop opened its first location in October 2014 in Italian Village and announced its expansion two years later, soon beginning construction in a space near STUMP […]
  
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• Restaurant Review: BLunch

  03-01-2018 16:00
  The conversation about Brunch and Drunch and now BLunch has already occurred a million times. Having tried the first one in a variety of places and the second one a few months ago, hitting BLunch was fairly inevitable. There’s a bit of a trick to timing a visit at the newbie. While brunches generally, and […]
  
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• Police: 4-year-old girl dies after father crashes in street race

  03-01-2018 15:45
  
  CINCINNATI — Police say a 4-year-old girl has died of injuries suffered in a New Year's Day street racing crash in Cincinnati.The Cincinnati Police Department says the girl died Tuesday. She was injured Monday while riding in her father's car as he raced another vehicle. Police say the two cars hit each other and then crashed into oncoming vehicles. The car carrying the girl then went over a guardrail and off the road.Police say the girl was wearing a seat belt but was not in a car seat.Th
  
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• Ohio Highway Patrol reports fewer holiday traffic deaths

  03-01-2018 15:40
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol says traffic deaths were down compared to last year during the just-concluded extended holiday weekends.The Patrol says preliminary statistics show five deaths from five crashes in the state during the Dec. 22-25 Christmas holiday period, down from 14 traffic deaths in last year's Christmas period. In the New Year's holiday period running Dec. 29-Jan. 1, the Patrol recorded three deaths from two crashes. That's down from six traffic deaths in
  
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• Ice forms outside closed Fort Rapids Water Park after water pipe bursts inside

  03-01-2018 15:12
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ice can be seen on the outside of Fort Rapids Water Park after a water pipe burst inside Wednesday morning.The Columbus Division of Fire said crews were called to the building just before 8 a.m.Crews reported water spilling outside and down elevator shafts. Fort Rapids building covered in ice after water pipe bursts (WBNS-10TV)Media Folder: Media Root
  The fire department believes the pipe burst on the top floor and they are in contact with the building's owners to get
  
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• Recycle centers overwhelmed with boxes after online holiday shopping season

  03-01-2018 14:37
  
  Companies that recycle cardboard boxes are overwhelmed after record holiday shopping online. The U.S. Postal Service estimated it would deliver 10 percent more packages in 2017 than the year before. Amazon, the leader in online shopping, said it shipped more than five billion items for Prime members in 2017. All of that cardboard is a huge recycling challenge.One after another, a train of trucks unloads at the Burbank Recycle Center near Los Angeles. Natasha Gagarin emptied an SUV packed with em
  
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• Universal Monster Mash at Gateway Film Center

  03-01-2018 14:30
  2018 is here and it’s alive! Alive! At least it is at Gateway Film Center, where Universal Studio’s classic set of monster movies is coming to the big screen. All month long, GFC will screen the biggest names in monster movies. “Chris [Hamel, GFC president and programmer] has been working on putting together a Universal […]
  
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• Big Bacon Bash Taking Place on January 13th

  03-01-2018 14:00
  Bacon has a following all its own, and we totally get it! That’s why CU has teamed up with The Hills Market Downtown to host the Big Bacon Bash on January 13 to help cap off their Bacon Week in store. For one evening, the Chefs at Hills Downtown are preparing 10 unique bites that are […]
  
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• 19-year-old college freshman takes office as city councilman in NE Ohio

  03-01-2018 13:30
  
  UHRICHSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A 19-year-old who launched his campaign for a council seat in an Ohio city while still in high school has officially taken office.Eric Harmon tells WEWS-TV he's expecting a busy four years as he starts his first term as at-large member of the Uhrichsville (YUR'-iks-vil) City Council and his second semester at Kent State's Tuscarawas campus.A Democrat, Harmon ran unopposed to replace former Councilwoman Linda Davis, who had served the city since before Harmon was b
  
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• Is a "dry January" right for you?

  03-01-2018 13:22
  
  NEW YORK CITY -- For many Americans, starting the New Year on the right foot means committing to a "dry January," or giving up alcohol for the first month of the year. Experts say it can be a good idea."A month of Thanksgiving, holiday parties and New Year's typically means a lot of great food and lots of alcohol involved with all of that, so a good way to start the new year is to abstain from one thing or another — and certainly alcohol can be one of those vices that you choose," Dr. Neha
  
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• Marshall football player paralyzed in Maryland shooting

  03-01-2018 13:14
  
  SEVERN, Md. (AP) — The mother of a Marshall University football player shot at a New Year's party in Maryland says he is paralyzed.News outlets report redshirt freshman defensive tackle Larry Aaron was one of two people struck by gunfire at a house party in Severn early Monday morning. Anne Arundel police spokesman Marc Limansky says it doesn't appear Aaron was the intended target of the shooting.Aaron's mother, Melissa Aaron, says the bullet lodged in the Columbia native's spine, leaving
  
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• Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots both top $400 million

  03-01-2018 12:45
  
  he winning Mega Millions numbers drawn Tuesday were 1, 42, 47, 64, and 70, and the Mega Ball number was 22. The jackpot was $361 million. There is a one-time cash option of $225 million.Mega Millions tickets are $2.Lottery officials announced early Wednesday that no winning tickets were sold for that jackpot. The new one will be $418 million, with a cash option of $261 million. The drawing will be Friday night.There will a drawing Wednesday night for Powerball's estimated jackpot of $440 million
  
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• Academy helping Central Ohio high schoolers close construction workforce gaps

  03-01-2018 12:40
  The tap-tap-tap of hammers and the whirl of power tools are music to the ears of Ohio Construction Academy student Kevin Kauff . "I like working with my hands more than with a computer," he says.
  
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• Thomas S. Monson, president of Mormon church, dies at 90

  03-01-2018 12:27
  
  For more than 50 years, Thomas S. Monson served in top leadership councils for the Mormon church — making him a well-known face and personality to multiple generations of Mormons.A church bishop at the age of 22, the Salt Lake City native became the youngest church apostle ever in 1963 at the age of 36. He served as a counselor for three church presidents before assuming the role of the top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in February 2008.Tuesday night, 90-year-ol
  
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• Winter storm forecast to dump snow from Florida to Carolinas

  03-01-2018 12:26
  
  SAVANNAH, Ga. — Brutal winter weather that's brought subzero temperatures to parts of the U.S. is threatening to dump snow and ice across parts of the South that rarely see flurries, much less accumulation.The National Weather Service said a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain was expected Wednesday mainly along the Atlantic seaboard from Florida to North Carolina. It warned that icy roads and low visibility could make driving treacherous across the region.In Savannah, a coastal city that
  
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• 'Like a hurricane': Coastal streets deserted in winter storm

  03-01-2018 12:26
  SAVANNAH, Ga. — A brutal winter storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain from normally balmy Florida up the Southeast seaboard Wednesday, delivering a white coating that some cities hadn't seen in decades.Cars spun out of control on icy overpasses from Texas to Georgia. The water park at Disney World and other Florida theme parks closed because of the unusually cold temperatures, adding to the misery of a dayslong bitter cold snap across the country.Forecasters warned that conditions cou
  
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• 'Wild Thoughts' for Weight Watchers

  03-01-2018 12:19
  Weight Watchers International climbed after it struck a deal with producer and recording artist DJ Khaled, who will represent the brand to millions of follows on Snapchat, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.DJ Khaled, whose Rihanna-featuring "Wild Thoughts" was one of 2017's biggest hits, "will document his experience and progress on the new WW Freestyle program," Weight Watchers said, "speaking candidly about how the program has given him the freedom and flexibility to make healthier choices while
  
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• Forecast: More arctic weather

  03-01-2018 10:12
  Today: Brutal wind chills early, with increasing clouds and flurries late - mainly north.High 20.Winds: SSW 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Light flurries early then mostly cloudy, sub-0 wind chills.Low 5.Winds: NW 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Decreasing clouds, brutally cold with sub-0 wind chills.High 12.Winds: NW 10-15 mph.
  Friday: Partly cloudy and cold with sub-0 wind chills.High 10.Wind: W 8-12 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information:Temps will “moderate
  
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• Candles shine light on sex traffickingPosted on Wed. Jan 3rd, 2018

  03-01-2018 08:10
  In just one year, Crissy Bontrager watched each of a group of formerly trafficked women transform from "a shell of a person" to a lady "who had some confidence, had some dignity, some self-worth."
  
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• Baby boy born after intruder's bullets kill his parents

  03-01-2018 05:58
  Marlazia Jones-Mattox was excited about the arrival of her first child. The baby boy was due in early February.
  
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• South Korea: North Korea says it'll reopen cross-border communications

  03-01-2018 05:56
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says North Korea has announced it will reopen a cross-border communication channel in another sign of easing animosity between the rivals.The announcement Wednesday comes a day after South Korea offered high-level talks with rival North Korea to find ways to cooperate on next month's Winter Olympics in the South. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday suggested that the North might send a delegation to the Pyeongchang Games.The South's Unification Ministr
  
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• Arizona fires Rodriguez amid hostile workplace claim

  03-01-2018 05:38
  
  Arizona has fired football coach Rich Rodriguez after a notice of claim was filed with the state attorney general's office alleging he ran a hostile workplace.The Tucson Daily Star revealed the notice of claim on Tuesday after making a public-records request. The paper said the claim was filed last Thursday by a former employee. A notice of claim is a legal document that signals a lawsuit will be filed.Rodriguez was the Michigan coach from 2008-10 where he compiled a record of 15-22 and never be
  
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• Trump boasts of bigger 'nuclear button' than North Korea's

  03-01-2018 03:51
  
  President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday that he has a bigger and more powerful "nuclear button" than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.The president's Tuesday evening tweet came in response to Kim's New Year's address, in which he repeated fiery nuclear threats against the United States. He said he has a "nuclear button" on his office desk and warned that "the whole territory of the U.S. is within the range of our nuclear strike."Trump mocked that assertion, writing, "Will someone from his depleted
  
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• Neighbors: No history of trouble at home where husband allegedly shot wife to death

  03-01-2018 03:39
  A Groveport man is held on $1.5 million dollars bond, charged in the murder of his wife. He told family members her killing was an accident.Columbus Police were still guarding the scene on Yukon Avenue Tuesday night, nearly 48 hours after they were first called there.Tuesday morning Sean Newman appeared in court, as an employee read the complaint against him:"A female called police and said that her son, identified as Sean Newman, called her and said that he was playing with a gun inside his res
  
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• Westerville power provider asks users to conserve energy in frigid temperatures

  03-01-2018 03:12
  Utility officials in Westerville are asking neighbors to ease up on the heat because the city is expected to hit peak electric consumption.The city says it's trying to save the community some money on electric bills in the future, but to do that they'll have to turn down the thermostat.Some of the public power provider's customers say they'll try and save energy where they can.Even inside Buckeye Brew Craft, employee Avery Barr is layered up."There is a lot of people coming in and out, me, I jus
  
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• 6 taken to area hospitals after two-vehicle crash in Madison Township

  03-01-2018 02:38
  
  MADISON TOWNSHIP -- Six people were taken to area hospitals after a two-vehicle crash in Madison Township Tuesday evening.Officials with the Madison Township fire department said none of the injuries were considered life-threatening.The crash occurred at the intersection of South Hamilton Road and Reinbeau Drive.The incident happened about 7:20 p.m. and the intersection was closed at the time, but has since reopened.
  
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• Attorney: Family of 'swatting' victim wants officer charged

  03-01-2018 02:09
  
  The family of a Kansas man fatally shot at the door of his home after a hoax emergency call wants the police officer who killed him criminally charged for his death, their attorney said Tuesday.Police have said 28-year-old Andrew Finch was shot after a prankster called 911 last Thursday with a fake story about a shooting and kidnapping at Finch's Wichita home. They said the hoax call was a case of "swatting," in which a person makes up a false report to get a SWAT team to descend on an address.F
  
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• Ex-hostage Boyle charged with sex assault, confinement

  03-01-2018 02:04
  
  A Canadian man recently freed with his American wife and children after years being held hostage in Afghanistan has been arrested and faces at least a dozen charges including sexual assault, his lawyer said TuesdayAttorney Eric Granger said Joshua Boyle also faces assault and forcible confinement charges.Boyle, his wife Caitlan, and their three children were rescued last year in Pakistan, five years after the couple was abducted by a Taliban-linked militant group while on a backpacking trip in n
  
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• Film maker Plastic Suppliers refocusing production plans

  03-01-2018 01:16
  A Columbus, Ohio-based packaging and industrial films maker will close two sites in Texas and California and beef up operations in Ohio and overseas. But the company will upgrade and expand operations in Columbus and Ghent, Belgium.
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 1/2/2018

  03-01-2018 00:45 via youtube.com
  
  
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