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• State says more than 10,000 Ohioans hospitalized for flu

  17-02-2018 23:21
  
  COLUMBUS — The state Department of Health says nearly 11,000 people in Ohio have been hospitalized for influenza this flu season.Ohio health department records show Cuyahoga County, which includes Cleveland, has had nearly double the number of flu hospitalizations thru Feb. 10 as Franklin County, Ohio's most populous county that includes Columbus.WJW-TV has reported Cuyahoga County Health Department data show there have been 30 flu-related deaths in the county this season, including nine d
  
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• Florida, angry and grieving, takes gun protest to streets

  17-02-2018 22:33
  
  PARKLAND, Fla. — Thousands of angry students, parents and residents demanded stricter gun control laws Saturday as new details were revealed about the suspect accused of shooting and killing 17 people in a Florida high school.The rally, held in downtown Fort Lauderdale, was attended by scores of students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where the carnage happened.Teens spoke passionately during Saturday's rally in front of the federal courthouse, pleading with lawmakers to change
  
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• Domestic violence calls can be dangerous for responding officers

  17-02-2018 22:20
  On Feb. 10, Steven Reed poured gasoline on the home of an ex-girlfriend he had been stalking, according to a neighbor who called police. The accelerant sloshed the backdoor of the Hilltop home.
  
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• One person taken to hospital by medical helicopter after serious crash in Newark

  17-02-2018 22:09
  
  LICKING COUNTY -- One person was taken to Grant Medical Center by a medical helicopter after a serious crash on State Route 13, south of Newark, Saturday morning.The crash happened between Hopewell Drive and Dorsey Mill Road.The road closed around noon and reopened at about 4 p.m., according to Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp.The crash involved two vehicles and one person was flown to Grant Medical Center.
  
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• US Marshals arrest man accused of shooting girl, 4, in Akron

  17-02-2018 20:49
  
  AKRON, Ohio — Authorities have arrested a man accused of shooting and killing a 4-year-old girl who was sitting in a car with young siblings and her grandmother in northeastern Ohio Saturday.Late this afternoon, the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) and the Akron Police Department arrested 31-year-old Darnell Bitting in Akron, Ohio.On Friday night, Bitting allegedly fired an assault rifle into a vehicle on the 900 block of Mercer Avenue in Akron, striking the child who was
  
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• Police searching for man accused of shooting girl, 4, in Akron

  17-02-2018 20:49
  
  AKRON, Ohio — Authorities say a 4-year-old girl sitting in a car with young siblings and her grandmother in northeastern Ohio has been fatally shot and a suspect is being sought.Police haven't identified the girl shot around 10:30 p.m. Friday in Akron. Police spokesman Lt. Rick Edwards says the shooting happened after the children's mother pulled in front of a home to retrieve belongings and broke windows when no one answered the door.Edwards says a man stepped outside with a rifle and fir
  
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• Bay City-filmed psychological thriller to have world premiere at State Theatre

  17-02-2018 18:04
  Entitled "Darkling," the 70-minute movie is screening at the State Theatre, 913 Washington Ave., at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25. Prior to that, though, is the screening of the comedy "Buy. Sell.
  
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• Photos: Awolnation, Nothing But Thieves and Irontom

  17-02-2018 17:59
  A triple-hitter of cd102.5 spun alt-rock bands hit the Express Live! stage on Saturday night as Awolnation, Nothing But Thieves and Irontom swung through Columbus. Exuberant indie-rock act with bits of Awolnation, Irontom opened the night with an enjoyable set, while England’s Nothing but Thieves delivered a fairly no-thrills collection of radio-ready rock numbers. Silhouetted, […]
  
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• Copter on quake mission flips in Mexico, kills 13 on ground

  17-02-2018 17:30
  
  MEXICO CITY — A military helicopter carrying officials who were assessing damage from a powerful earthquake flipped as it was attempting to land in southern Mexico, crashing on top of people who had fled their homes and were spending the night outside. Thirteen people were killed — the only known fatalities related to the quake — and 16 were injured.No one aboard the helicopter, including Interior Secretary Alfonso Navarrete and Oaxaca Gov. Alejandro Murat, was seriously hurt.
  
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• 13 killed in helicopter crash after Mexican quake

  17-02-2018 17:30
  
  MEXICO CITY — A military helicopter carrying officials assessing damage from a powerful earthquake crashed Friday in southern Mexico, killing 13 people and injuring 15, all of them on the ground.The Oaxaca state prosecutor's office said in a statement that five women, four men, and three children were killed at the crash site and another person died later at the hospital.A state government official who was not authorized to be quoted by name said the chopper crashed into a group of people
  
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• Tax deductions: Things you may be able to write off on your taxes

  17-02-2018 14:39
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - There are several tax deductions that many Americans may qualify for, but do not know they can write off.Christina Rosebrough from Jackson Hewitt shared these deductions you may want to discuss with your tax preparer.Safety deposit boxesCollege creditsMoving expensesTax-preparation feesProducts and supplies new mothers purchasedJob-search expensesWedding venues (church or historical site)Medical expenses (transportation expenses from medical needs, medical products/aids, gym mem
  
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• Rental aid set up for pregnant women

  17-02-2018 13:46
  A program that will offer rental assistance to pregnant central Ohio women is among a number of new efforts to attack Franklin County's stubbornly high infant-mortality rate by helping families get stable housing. The initiative, set to begin in April, joins the forces of the Community Shelter Board, which works to end homelessness, with those of the Moms2B program, which seeks to reduce preterm birth and infant mortality.
  
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• Mall of America stabber sentenced to 15 years for attack

  17-02-2018 13:25
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — A 20-year-old Minneapolis man who said he was inspired by the Islamic State group has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for attacking two brothers at the Mall of America.Mahad Abdirahman was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty earlier to two counts of first-degree assault for the November knife attack at the Bloomington mall.The Star Tribune reports Abdirahman declined to speak when the judge gave him the opportunity. When he pleaded guilty last month, Abdirahman said h
  
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• Trio of suicide bombers kill 20 at crowded market in Nigeria

  17-02-2018 12:59
  
  MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A trio of suicide bombers detonated at a crowded fish market in northern Nigeria, killing at least 20 people, police said Saturday.Borno state police spokesman Joseph Kwaji confirmed the Friday night attack to The Associated Press. Hospital officials said two patients later died from their injuries.The bombers, all believed to be female, left dozens wounded at the fish market in Konduga, just outside the state capital, Maiduguri. The city is the birthplace of the Boko
  
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• NYC subways delayed by poodle on the tracks

  17-02-2018 12:45
  
  NEW YORK -- It doesn't take much to slow down the New York subway system. On Friday afternoon, one bundle of fur stopped train service on a transit line between Brooklyn and Manhattan. The dog named Dakota has a face that will stop traffic – or at least the F train, CBS New York reports. It was coming to the end of a long Friday for Hill when the alert went out that a poodle had escaped from her dog walker by the York Street subway station and was lost somewhere on the tracks."We heard Con
  
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• Bodies of newborn babies found in suitcase, authorities say

  17-02-2018 12:35
  
  WYNNE, Arkansas -- Authorities say the bodies of two newborn babies have been found in a suitcase along a road in northeast Arkansas. The infants appear to be twins, Detective Sargeant Jeffrey Nichols told CBS affiliate WREG.The Cross County sheriff's office says the bodies were discovered Friday afternoon in a purple suitcase, which was on a ditch bank along a county road.Officials say the investigation is ongoing and they are asking the public for any information regarding the identity of the
  
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• Forecast: Cold start, rain/snow arriving later today

  17-02-2018 10:46
  Today: Cold start. Rain/snow, mainly pm.High 39. Winds: SE 5-9 mph.
  Tonight: Wintry mix to brief light snow.Cold & cloudy.Low 32. Winds: W 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Decreasing clouds, turning mostly sunny. Warmer.High 47. Winds S 6-11 mph.
  Monday: Scattered rain showers.Warm & Breezy.High 65. Winds: S 10-15 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: Back to winter this morning with most locations in the 20’s.We&r
  
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• Construction disrupting Short North businesses

  17-02-2018 09:33
  Valentine's Day week should have been a busy one for Kate Stevens. She owns the Red Giraffe, a jewelry store on North High Street in the Short North.
  
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• Officers justified in 2016 South Linden shooting death, review finds

  17-02-2018 05:23
  Two Columbus Police officers acted within policy when they shot and killed 23-year-old Henry Green in June 2016 South Linden, according to a police review released Friday. Officer Jason Bare and former Officer Zachary Rosen, who were working an assignment in plainclothes, were cleared of any wrongdoing by the police division in a report on the shooting written by Deputy Chief Thomas Quinlan.
  
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• Westerville community has "blue out" during basketball game for fallen officers

  17-02-2018 03:53
  Westerville police officers made their way to Westerville South High School Friday night, where the community supported them once more.Two rivals, one Westerville."This is a chance for our community to come together, not only the kids but the community as a whole," Jill Beck said.You could see most of the crowd at the Westerville South basketball game wore the same color, blue."It's just a great feeling to see everybody in their blue, from the players to the coaches, to us," Jasmen Smoot said.Th
  
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• Florida student survived shooting just as her grandfather did 70 years ago

  17-02-2018 03:04
  
  A student who survived the shooting at a Florida school hid in a closet — just like her grandfather did to escape a 1949 shooting rampage in New Jersey.Carly Novell tweeted a photo and said she hid in a closet just like her grandfather, Charles Cohen, did nearly 70 years ago when he was 12 and a gunman killed his family.This is my grandpa. When he was 12 years old, he hid in a closet while his family was murdered during the first mass shooting in America. Almost 70 years later, I also hid
  
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• Man missing in Franklin County found safe

  17-02-2018 02:17
  
  UPDATE: 3:50 a.m.Authorities say Kyle Hill was found in good health and was returned to his family.--Original StoryColumbus police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 35-year-old man.Police said Kyle Hill walked away from his home around 5 p.m. Friday and was last seen near Winchester Crossing Boulevard.Police said he will not be able to verbalize where he lives or how to get there.He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black coat, and was carrying a bright green book bag
  
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• Columbus police searching for missing 35-year-old man

  17-02-2018 02:17
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 35-year-old man.Police said Kyle Hill walked away from his home around 5 p.m. Friday and was last seen near Winchester Crossing Boulevard.Police said he will not be able to verbalize where he lives or how to get there.He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black coat, and was carrying a bright green book bag.He is described as 5’10” tall, weighs about 245 pounds, has blue eyes and is ba
  
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• Magnitude-7.2 earthquake slams south, central Mexico

  17-02-2018 01:10
  
  MEXICO CITY — A powerful earthquake shook south and central Mexico Friday, causing people to flee buildings and office towers in the country's capital, and setting off quake alert systems.Crowds of people gathered on central Reforma Avenue in Mexico City as the ground shook.The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake's preliminary magnitude at 7.2 and said its epicenter was 33 miles (53 kilometers) northeast of Pinotepa in Oaxaca state. It had a depth of 15 miles (24 kilometers).The epicenter
  
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• 7.2 quake damages homes, but Mexico avoids major destruction

  17-02-2018 01:10
  
  MEXICO CITY — Mexico appeared Saturday to have escaped major destruction after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake rattled the country, but it rekindled fears in a population that still sees daily reminders of deadly earthquakes that struck five months ago.The Interior Department said in a statement that 50 homes suffered significant structural damage in Santiago Jamiltepec, Oaxaca state, along with other damage to the city hall and main church. The national electricity commission said nearly 1 mil
  
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• Ohio says error inadvertently excluded marijuana grower

  17-02-2018 01:07
  By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - Human error led to a company's inadvertent exclusion from the proposed list of the dozen big growers in Ohio's new medical marijuana program, the state Department of Commerce said Thursday. The agency uncovered the mistake this week and notified PharmaCann Ohio Inc., a medical marijuana firm, that it was improperly bumped from the list of successful applicants.
  
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