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• Concerns remain about discarded needles; black market trade from needle access program

  16-01-2018 23:41
  Since the city’s needle access program began in 2016, more than 1.9 million clean needles have been distributed to intravenous drug users in the Columbus area.The goal - to curb the spread of disease and get people into treatment.In addition to the needles, more than 1900 drug users have requested Naloxone from the program – up from 811 requests in 2016.The number of people also self-reporting as having Hepatitis C has also increased -- from 523 in 2016 to 1193 reported cases in 2017
  
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• Chris Bradley returns home after nearly 2 months in hospital

  16-01-2018 23:26
  10TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Bradley is celebrating a homecoming after being released from the OSU Wexner Medical Center after nearly two months.Bradley shared that on Thanksgiving Day he didn’t feel good.“I was tired—really tired—and I when I went in the next day to The James they were like you have a touch of pneumonia,” Bradley said.Turns out that in addition to pneumonia, Bradley was also suffering kidney failure and the leukemia was back. The outlook was so d
  
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• Dom & Dave: Cavs heading the wrong direction, Steelers out of the playoffs and more

  16-01-2018 23:24
  
  You've seen them yell at each other in a poorly lit room on a shaky cell phone feed, but now, it's time to step it up.Dom Tiberi and Dave Holmes are teaming up to discuss the top sports stories of the day among other topics.Watch Dom & Dave every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 6:45 p.m. on 10TV.com or the 10TV Facebook page.Tuesday, January 16 Topics:Are the Cavs heading in the wrong direction? Is this the end for LeBron in Cleveland...again?The Warriors say they only could get cold water i
  
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• ECOT parent, teacher upset that online school could be shutting down

  16-01-2018 23:00
  Anna Aquino is like most ECOT parents. She's frustrated that the state wants to close the online school."We keep hearing it's about the kids it's about the kids well if it's about the kids wait until the end of the year we’ve got over 12,000 students what do I do in a year," she says.Aquino has a 6th grader and another in college. Both enrolled in ECOT.She says both children have excelled in this alternative education environment--something she says would not have happened in a traditional
  
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• Law inspired by serial groper heads to Ohio House

  16-01-2018 22:41
  Some serial sex offenders could soon see more prison time.Tuesday the Ohio House Criminal Justice Committee passed a bill inspired by Lonnie Sturdivant.Sturdivant has a 30-year history of groping women in public.Because his crime, sexual imposition, is a misdemeanor, the toughest sentence he could get was six months in prison, no matter how many times he's convicted.Under House Bill 96, after a third offense, the potential jail time doubles to one year per charge."It's common sense," said Repres
  
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• First Look: Versa Coworking

  16-01-2018 22:40
  The coworking trend continues in Columbus with the opening of the first Versa location at 1201 Dublin Rd. The shared working space includes opportunities that range in price from $99 per month for access to programming and a mailing address, to $799 plus per month for a private office and various amenities like free coffee […]
  
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• Hearing held for postal worker accused of killing two superiors

  16-01-2018 21:45
  Legal counsel for a mail carrier facing charges in the pre-Christmas killing of his supervisor and the Dublin postmaster asked Tuesday for an evaluation to determine whether he is competent to stand trial. Federal Public Defender Deborah L. Williams made the request verbally, with plans for a subsequent formal filing, during Deshaune K. Stewart's initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Columbus.
  
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• Forecast: Frigid again on Wednesday

  16-01-2018 21:03
  This Evening: Partly sunny and chilly. Wind chill values near zero. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy and frigid again. Low 5. W wind around 5 mph.
  Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and staying cold. High 20. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Thursday: Sunny and brisk.High 31. SW wind 10-15 mph with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: Today will be the coldest day of the week with temperatures slowly moderating e
  
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• Mom of malnourished children was 'perplexed' by police visit

  16-01-2018 20:29
  
  The mother of 13 malnourished children and young adults who were held in filthy conditions, some chained to furniture, was "perplexed" when deputies arrived at the family's Southern California home, a sheriff's official said Tuesday.The deputies had been summoned by a 17-year-old daughter who jumped out a window and called 911.Riverside County sheriff's Capt. Greg Fellows described the reaction of the mother, Louise Anna Turpin, 49, without elaborating. He said he did not know how the father, 57
  
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• Eleanor V. Cuthbertson

  16-01-2018 19:26
  Eleanor Virginia Cuthbertson, 95 -- loving mother, respected community leader and nationally recognized teacher -- died peacefully at her home with family by her side Jan. 10, 2018, at Putnam Farm Assisted Living. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Virginia grew up in Cincinnati with her parents, John Bertram Loos and Eleanor Hartinger Loos, and her two younger sisters, Marjorie Loos and Marilyn Loos .
  
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• Nestle selling US candy business for $2.9 billion

  16-01-2018 19:08
  
  Swiss food and drink giant Nestle is selling its U.S. candy business to Italy's Ferrero for about $2.9 billion in cash. Ferrero will take over iconic chocolate brands Butterfinger and Crunch bars, as well as the sugary Nerds, SweeTarts and FunDip.After a review of its portfolio last summer, Nestle hinted that it might sell its U.S. business, with its eye on higher-growth areas like pet care, coffee and infant nutrition.In September, Nestle announced that it bought a majority stake in Blue Bottle
  
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• Council President Pro Tem Michael Stinziano Announces Run for County Auditor

  16-01-2018 18:59
  Michael Stinziano, recently voted as President Pro Tempore of Columbus City Council, has announced a run for Franklin County Auditor. Stinziano has served on council for the last two years. “I’m running for Auditor because I want to move our government forward,” Stinziano said in a released statement. “We’re not taking advantage of technology that […]
  
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• Kim Kardashian West and husband Kanye welcome baby girl

  16-01-2018 18:40
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — It's a girl for Kim Kardashian West and her husband, Kanye West, via surrogate.Kardashian West announced Tuesday on her app under the headline "We're so in Love" that their third baby was born early Monday and weighed in at 7 pounds, 6 ounces.The couple is "incredibly grateful to our surrogate who made our dreams come true," Kardashian West says. She also thanked their surrogate's doctors and nurses, adding that their kids North and Saint are "especially thrilled to welcome
  
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• Delaware Co. deputy buys hotel room for family stranded in Friday's snow storm

  16-01-2018 18:25
  They are often the first to serve but the last to get public recognition.A Delaware County deputy is being thanked by a local hotel after he bought a room for a family in need. Deputy Sheriff Brent Penix was making his rounds Friday when he came across a family that had recently gotten in a car crash. The car was leaking fluid and the family of three was stranded in the middle of the snow storm.After hearing the family's story, Deputy Penix paid for the family to spend the night at the Holiday I
  
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• Details emerge in death of college student who went missing

  16-01-2018 18:04
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. — A man suspected in the killing of a 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania student who was stabbed nearly two dozen times and buried in a shallow grave at a California park told investigators that he was being hit on, a newspaper reported.Samuel Lincoln Woodward, 20, was arrested and taken into custody Friday on suspicion of homicide after DNA evidence linked him to the death of, Blaze Bernstein, a college sophomore, Orange County Undersheriff Don Barnes said.The Orange
  
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• House panel interviewing Bannon after his fall from power

  16-01-2018 17:58
  
  WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon, the onetime close confidant to President Donald Trump, arrived early Tuesday for his interview before the House Intelligence Committee.His interview follows his spectacular fall from power after being quoted in a book that he sees the president's son and others as engaging in "treasonous" behavior for taking a meeting with Russians during the 2016 campaign.In Michael Wolff's "Fire and Fury," Bannon accuses Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner and former Trump campaign
  
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• Dad with hunch hires copter, finds injured son

  16-01-2018 17:58
  
  CANBERRA, Australia — The father of a teenager who spent 30 hours trapped in a car wreck in Australian woods said Tuesday he had followed his intuition by hiring the helicopter that found his seriously injured son.Samuel Lethbridge, 17, remained in intensive care in a hospital with multiple fractures two days after the crash.Tony Lethbridge said he suspected his son may have been in a car wreck when he did not return by Sunday morning to the family home at Lake Macquarie, after a Saturday
  
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• Renaissance Westerville Hotel Opening in April

  16-01-2018 17:34
  The Renaissance Columbus Westerville-Polaris Hotel (or, Renaissance Westerville for short) is currently under construction just off of Polaris Parkway, with a slated grand opening planned for April. This new regional hotel will boast 222 rooms and 15,00 square feet of meeting/banquet hall space. Additional amenities include a full service restaurant, fitness center, indoor pool and […]
  
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• Sexual abuse victim to ex-doctor: 'You are a repulsive liar'

  16-01-2018 17:03
  
  LANSING, Mich. — The Latest on the sentencing of a former Michigan sports doctor who sexually assaulted young gymnasts (all times local):Dozens of women and girls who were victims are being allowed to speak.WARNING: Some of their accounts may be graphic. ---Larry Nassar sentencing Judge Rosemarie Aquilina is expected to order a sentence Friday.Nassar pleaded guilty to molesting females with his hands at his Michigan State University office, his home and a Lansing-area gymnastics club. He a
  
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• Live: Larry Nassar facing dozens of his assault victims

  16-01-2018 17:03
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of a former Michigan sports doctor who sexually assaulted young gymnasts (all times local):Dozens of women and girls who were victims are being allowed to speak.WARNING: Some of their accounts may be graphic.---Larry Nassar sentencing Judge Rosemarie Aquilina is expected to order a sentence Friday. Nassar pleaded guilty to molesting females with his hands at his Michigan State University office, his home and a Lansing-area gymnastics club.
  
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• Ex-doctor's victims recount sex abuse as young gymnasts

  16-01-2018 17:03
  LANSING, Mich. — One after one, gymnasts and other victims of a disgraced former sports doctor stepped forward in a Michigan courtroom Tuesday to recount the sexual abuse and emotional trauma Larry Nassar inflicted on them as children — one with the warning that "little girls don't stay little forever."Nearly 100 women and girls planned to speak or have their statements read during an extraordinary four-day sentencing hearing. Many of them cried as they told their stories. Some reque
  
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• Proposal Submitted for Former Patrick J’s/White Castle Site

  16-01-2018 15:31
  Borror Properties has submitted plans to redevelop a prominent site that straddles the University District/Clintonville line. The parcels, which once held a White Castle restaurant and Patrick J’s bar, are located at 2711 and 2725 N. High St. The proposal calls for a mixed-use development featuring 53 residential units, about 11,000 square feet of office […]
  
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• White House doc to provide more details about Trump's health

  16-01-2018 14:48
  
  WASHINGTON- A fuller readout of President Donald Trump's health following his first medical check-up is expected later Tuesday.Trump's White House physician - Navy doctor Ronny Jackson - declared Trump to be in "excellent health" following last Friday's exam at the Walter Reed military hospital in Maryland.White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Jackson will attend her briefing Tuesday to provide a more complete readout on Trump's physical health.Not expected are any conclusions
  
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• Justice Insider: Columbus officers lukewarm on Ginther promise

  16-01-2018 14:45
  At a ceremony last week honoring four Columbus police officers for their bravery, Mayor Andrew J. Ginther told a room full of law enforcement officers that the city would provide "everything we can to ensure you get the job done right." The tension between police and city hall has been palpable.
  
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• How virtual reality is changing the car-buying experience

  16-01-2018 13:31
  SAN JOSE, Calif. -- At the Silicon Valley Auto Show, prospective car buyers could get a glimpse of the future, where shopping for a car doesn't require a real car at all. They just pull on virtual reality goggles for a close look at the latest Lexus models.Virtually every option can be seen virtually. But how does it drive? The kiosk of a company called FlowFound offers virtual test drives in several different cars. The kiosks are now available at selected dealerships around the country.One disa
  
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• US allies from Korean War meet on North Korean nuke threat

  16-01-2018 12:46
  
  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson huddles Tuesday with nations that fought on America's side in the Korean War, looking to tighten the economic noose around North Korea over its nuclear weapons even as hopes rise for diplomacy.The 20-nation gathering on Canada's western coast comes days after a mistaken missile alert caused panic on Hawaii, a stark reminder of the fears of conflict with the North after a year of escalating tension.The meeting in Vancouver, hosted by Tillerson and his Canadian cou
  
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• Warning: Stifling sneezes can be health hazard in rare cases

  16-01-2018 12:41
  Tempted to stifle a loud or untimely sneeze? Let it out instead, doctors in England warned Monday based on the very unusual case of a man who ruptured the back of his throat when he tried to suppress a sneeze.In a case study published in the journal BMJ Case Reports, doctors described their initial confusion when the previously healthy man turned up in the emergency room of a Leicester hospital, complaining of swallowing difficulties and "a popping sensation" in his swollen neck.The 34-year-old
  
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• About 100 dogs seized; woman charged with cruelty

  16-01-2018 12:21
  Authorities have seized about 100 dogs from a southeastern Ohio home and charged a 76-year-old woman with misdemeanor animal cruelty, alleging she kept animals in unsanitary conditions. The Athens Messenger reports a dog warden removed the animals last week from a home in the village of Coolville, roughly 80 miles southeast of Columbus.
  
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• Forecast: Brutally cold on Tuesday

  16-01-2018 10:14
  Today: Brutally cold with wind chills near 0.High 15.Winds: W 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: A few flurries, mostly cloudy and cold with sub-0 wind chills.Low 6.Winds: W 3-7 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy and cold.High 21.Winds: W 5-10 mph.
  Thursday: Mostly sunny and a little warmer but breezy.High 30.Winds: SW 10-15 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: Brutally cold weather is here and will be with us for the next few days.Any
  
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• Activists Oppose Abortion and Planned Parenthood's Cover-Up of...

  16-01-2018 10:10
  Contact: Mark Harrington, National Director, Created Equal , 614-419-9000, [email protected] COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 15, 2018 / Christian Newswire / -- On Jan. 21, 2017, record numbers of abortion advocates flooded the National Mall in Washington, DC to oppose the Trump administration and support preborn child-killing as part of the "Women's March on DC." This year, on January 20, 2018, thousands will converge on the Lincoln Memorial in what has been coined the " March on DC Anniversary March .
  
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• 21 children injured in German school bus accident

  16-01-2018 09:42
  
  BERLIN — Police in southern Germany say a school bus rammed into a house without braking, injuring 21 children.Mannheim police spokesman Christoph Kunkel said Tuesday three helicopters helped bring the children, including six with serious injuries, to the hospital for treatment.He said the bus crashed into the side of a house in the town of Eberbach, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Mannheim, just after 7 a.m.He says the cause of the accident isn't immediately clear but that police a
  
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• Students Deliver MLK-Inspired Words In Columbus

  16-01-2018 05:52
  The annual statewide Martin Luther King Jr. oratory contest brought out some strong words from its student winners. Three of the four winners delivered their winning speeches at a downtown Columbus church in the state's annual MLK Day ceremony.
  
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• No business like snow business: Plow drivers keep busy this season

  16-01-2018 05:45
  COLUMBUS -- As many central Ohioans head inside hoping to escape another day of snowfall, some like Holden Hamilton head outdoors.“You just got to be safe and go at the right speed limit and just be very smart,” Hamilton said.The owner of Central Liberty said since Friday, his crews have been swamped addressing the plowing and salting needs of current customers. He's also taking calls for others hoping to secure a last-minute contract.Hamilton said many contractors are working around
  
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• Hundreds march together in Columbus to celebrate MLK Day

  16-01-2018 04:51
  COLUMBUS -- Hundreds of people met at East High School Monday night to march through the neighborhoods and celebrate the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Organizers said the march around east Columbus brought song and strength to the community."I love Martin Luther King and what he stands for and he did things with peace not with fighting," Carlta Honey said.Spreading his message of love through Columbus neighborhoods, some of the community walked in Dr. King's name."The dream lives on. It's st
  
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• Snow expected to taper off as bitter cold moves in until the weekend

  16-01-2018 03:43
  A steady snowfall during the afternoon and into the night was making travel treacherous Monday throughout Columbus and Central Ohio. As of 7 p.m., 2.8 inches of snow had been measured at the John Glenn Columbus International Airport.
  
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• New Ohio poet laureate hopes to celebrate poetry in life

  16-01-2018 01:26
  By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - Author readings in the hushed and reverent atmospheres of universities and libraries have their place, but they can also discourage potential readers, says Ohio's new poet laureate. said David Lucas.
  
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• Kids chained in Calif. house of horrors; parents arrested

  16-01-2018 01:03
  PERRIS, Calif. — A 17-year-old girl called police after escaping from her family's home where she and her 12 brothers and sisters were locked up in filthy conditions, some so malnourished officers at first believed all were children even though seven are adults.The girl, who was so small officers initially believed she was only 10, called 911 and was met by police who interviewed her and then went to the family home in Perris, about 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles. They found several chi
  
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• 13 siblings held captive by parents at their California home, police say

  16-01-2018 01:03
  A Perris couple was arrested and booked on torture and child endangerment charges after one of their daughters escaped from their home early Sunday morning and informed deputies that 12 of her siblings were being held captive by her parents, according to authorities.After meeting with the daughter, deputies arrived at the family's residence in the 100 Block of Muir Woods Road in Perris.Further investigation at the residence revealed that 57-year-old David Allen Turpin and 49-year-old Louise Anna
  
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• Franklin Co. Sheriff answers criticism of snow emergency declaration

  16-01-2018 00:11
  Once the snow and ice started falling Friday, it didn't take long for central Ohio counties to start declaring snow emergencies.By 8:04 p.m., every county in central Ohio was under some level of snow emergency, except one: Franklin.Three of the neighboring counties were a Level One, signifying "Roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. Roads may also be icy. Drive cautiously."Three other surrounding counties had gone to a Level Two, which means "Only those who feel it is necessary t
  
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