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• Kasich: Preparation helped minimize flood damage

  24-02-2018 23:26
  COLUMBUS — Governor John Kasich said preparations by local and state officials ahead of heavy rains and expected flooding helped Ohio "dodge a bullet" with no loss of life reported to this point.Kasich held a briefing Sunday at the state's emergency operations center:He pointed to his order five days ago to activate 40 soldiers from an Ohio National Guard engineering company to raise floodgates along the Ohio River in Portsmouth. Kasich issued an emergency declaration Saturday in 17 southe
  
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• Kasich issues emergency declaration over Ohio flooding

  24-02-2018 23:26
  
  COLUMBUS — Concerns about continued flooding and forecasts of more rain have prompted Ohio Gov. John Kasich to issue an emergency declaration for 17 counties in the southern and eastern parts of the state.The declaration made Saturday afternoon allows for the National Guard to be activated if needed.Counties included in the declaration are Adams, Athens, Belmont, Brown, Clermont, Columbiana, Gallia, Hamilton, Hocking, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Monroe, Meigs, Muskingum, Scioto and Washi
  
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• Congress releases redacted, declassified Democratic memo

  24-02-2018 22:37
  
  WASHINGTON -- The 10-page Democratic memo intended to counter the GOP memo related to surveillance of a former Trump campaign official has been released, with some redactions.The release comes after President Trump had decided earlier not to declassify the 10-page memo, claiming there were concerns over sources and methods the memo could reveal. Mr. Trump already declassified the GOP memo for release three weeks ago."FBI and DOJ officials did not 'abuse' the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
  
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• Forecast: Heavy rain and storms possible Saturday night

  24-02-2018 21:26
  This Evening: On and off showers with falling temperatures. E wind around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
  Tonight: Heavy rain and thunderstorms possible. Temperature rise overnight. Around 50 at midnight and near 60 by the early morning hours. E wind 10-20 mph; gusts up to 35 mph.
  Sunday: Showers push out early. Partly sunny and breezy with temperatures falling throughout the day into the 40s by noon. High 60 (in the AM); 48 around 5pm. W wind 10-20 mph.
  Monday: Sunny and pleasant. High 52. W wi
  
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• UN unanimously demands a 30-day cease-fire across Syria

  24-02-2018 20:59
  
  UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Saturday demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria "without delay" to deliver humanitarian aid to millions and evacuate the critically ill and wounded.The vote was delayed for two days to try to get support from Russia, which said repeatedly that an immediate cease-fire was unrealistic.Sponsors Kuwait and Sweden amended the resolution late Friday in a last-minute attempt to satisfy Russia, dropping a demand that
  
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• NRA, Florida faces backlash after latest school shooting

  24-02-2018 20:49
  
  NEW YORK — The National Rifle Association, and now the State of Florida, faced a growing backlash as companies cut ties to the gun industry following the latest school massacre, and student survivors called for tourism boycotts of their home state until gun control measures are enacted.The latest companies to end their ties with the NRA were Delta and United Airlines, the first and third largest U.S.-based airline companies by revenue, respectively.Both Delta and United said Saturday they
  
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• Admirers salute Rev. Billy Graham as motorcade crosses N Carolina

  24-02-2018 19:59
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Admirers took photos on their phones, fire trucks parked on freeway overpasses and police officers saluted as a motorcade carrying the body of the Rev. Billy Graham crossed the evangelist's beloved home state of North Carolina for four hours Saturday from his mountain chapel to namesake library in the state's largest city.Residents in some of Graham's most cherished places paid tribute to "America's Pastor," starting at the training center operated by his evangelistic ass
  
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• Admirers line streets, overpasses to see Rev. Billy Graham's motorcade

  24-02-2018 19:59
  
  ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Motorists pulled aside and well-wishers lined freeway overpasses to see the Rev. Billy Graham's motorcade barrel through his beloved home state of North Carolina on Saturday in a running tribute to "America's Pastor."Adults and children stood behind wooden barricades and yellow tape as police officers saluted and admirers captured the moment on cell phones. Fire trucks parked on overpasses along Interstate 40."He has never really reveled in all of the celebrity. It's come
  
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• Admirers line streets as Rev. Billy Graham's body arrives in Charlotte

  24-02-2018 19:59
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Well-wishers lined freeway overpasses and small-town streets to honor the late Rev. Billy Graham as his motorcade crossed his beloved home state of North Carolina for four hours on Saturday from his mountain chapel to namesake library in the state's largest city.Adults and children stood behind wooden barricades and yellow tape, police officers saluted, and admirers captured the moment on cellphones along the route. Fire trucks parked on overpasses along Interstate 40.The
  
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• Abnormaly wet February causes Scioto River to crest near flood stage

  24-02-2018 19:44
  The wet weekend will cause the Scioto River to peak, just south of Downtown Columbus, to within two feet of flood stage. "There's river flooding in several places in central Ohio," National Weather Meteorologist Andy Hatzos said Saturday morning from the Wilmington.
  
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• New Wine-Centric Restaurant Opens in Pickerington

  24-02-2018 19:24
  Pickerington’s newest restaurant is officially opening on Monday with a ribbon-cutting event at Genuwine’s Vintage Dining. The self-described “casual fine dining establishment” is opening at 201 Clint Drive, just off SR-256. “It has been many months in the making — building and decorating, as well as testing dishes to meet my customers’ palettes,” stated John Gambino, […]
  
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• Sheriff: Man fatally shoots sister, niece then kills himself

  24-02-2018 19:15
  
  PERRY, Ohio — A northeast Ohio Sheriff's Office says a 62-year-old man fatally shot his sister and her daughter as the pair prepared to move out of his home and then killed himself.The bodies of Ralph Moore Jr., 59-year-old Vickie Thornhill and 19-year-old Arianna Cope were found around 8:30 a.m. Saturday by a Lake County sheriff's deputy in Perry Township, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of Cleveland.Chief Deputy Frank Leonbruno says Thornhill and Cope were planning to move out Saturd
  
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• National Day of Action rally held at Statehouse in Columbus

  24-02-2018 17:48
  
  COLUMBUS - A crowd of Ohioans will march against statehouse legislation that would make Ohio a Right to Work state. If approved, Senate Bill 5 would institute six anti-worker amendments to Ohio's constitution.On the federal level, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Janus vs. AFSCME Council 31, a lawsuit which could make the country Right to Work for public employees.Working People's Day of Action begins at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Ohio Statehouse with a rally that starts at noon. The
  
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• Hundreds rally against proposed national right-to-work law

  24-02-2018 17:48
  
  COLUMBUS -- Hundreds of people gathered at the Ohio Statehouse for the Working People's Day of Action."My fear is that unions get disbanded," said Elaine Mates, a union member.Mates was part of the group of people who stood in the rain to rally against Senate Bill 5, proposed federal legislation that would make Ohio a Right-to-Work State."It's very scary because you don't know if you're going to still have your job if they get rid of the union," said Carzella McGlothin, who drove from Cleveland
  
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• Facebook removes VR shooting game from demo at CPAC

  24-02-2018 16:59
  
  A VR shooting game demo that Facebook showed at its booth at this week's Conservative Political Action Conference has been removed amid controversy, writes CNET's Chris Matyszczyk.The game, called Bullet Train and developed by Epic Games, involves shooting bad guys before they shoot you. It was captured in action at CPAC -- an annual gathering of activists and elected officials that is taking place in National Harbor, Maryland -- by Sean Morrow of video site NowThis.Facebook is at CPAC and they
  
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• Schools closed, students charged in wake of threats

  24-02-2018 15:14
  A flood of threats against central Ohio schools prompted decisions on Friday to deploy extra Columbus police officers to city schools and to close schools in other area districts.      The threats followed the Feb. 14 high school shootings in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people died and 14 others were wounded, some critically. Some Columbus police officers were pulled off patrol Friday to ensure the city's high schools were safe.
  
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• Attorneys seek information on aborted Alabama execution

  24-02-2018 14:24
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Execution team members stuck an inmate repeatedly in the lower legs, ankles, and groin in an effort to find a usable vein before the state called off the lethal injection, according to a Friday court filing by the inmate's lawyer.Attorney Bernard Harcourt said he is seeking more information about what happened during the attempted execution of his client, 61-year-old Doyle Lee Hamm, on Thursday night.U.S. District Judge Karon Bowdre on Friday ordered a medical examinatio
  
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• Police experts urge intensive training if teachers are armed

  24-02-2018 13:41
  
  The idea of arming teachers to take out a shooter is alarming some law enforcement experts, who say it takes more than just being a good shot at a gun range.They say it would require specialized and repeated training to teach educators the proper tactics and enable them to conquer their fear and remain calm and clear-thinking in a fast-moving, life-or-death situation."Simply putting a gun on the premises and hoping someone's going to do the right thing with it is baseless," said Chris Grollnek,
  
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• Forecast: Periods of rain, storms late

  24-02-2018 10:48
  Today: Rain into the early afternoon with another round in the evening.High 54 (late).Winds: NE 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Showers and a few storms, breezy.Rising temps.Low 54(Early). Winds: SE 10-18 mph.
  Tomorrow: Rain moves out early.Clearing in the afternoon, breezy.High 59 (early).Winds: W 10-20 mph.
  Monday: Partly to mostly sunny.Mild & pleasant.High 53.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: We’ll see periods of r
  
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• Potholes picking off multiple vehicles have ODOT crews working nights, weekends

  24-02-2018 10:35
  For at least the second day in a row, Columbus police reported multiple vehicles sustained flat tires, bent rims or other damage Friday from potholes on interstate highways around the city. On Friday evening, police radio traffic indicated that potholes had snagged about 10 vehicles on eastbound Interstate 70 near Interstate 670.
  
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• Officials say suicide bomber kills 2 in Afghan capital

  24-02-2018 06:54
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber killed at least two and wounded seven in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group in the diplomatic area of Afghanistan's capital on Saturday, and at least 18 soldiers died in an attack on a checkpoint by Taliban insurgents in the country's west, authorities said.Interior Ministry spokesman Najib Danish said the Kabul attack took place in the Shash Darak area near NATO headquarters and not far from the U.S. Embassy. Danish said the initial casualty
  
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• White powder in package sent to Portman's Columbus office not hazardous

  24-02-2018 06:09
  A hazardous materials unit was called to Sen. Rob Portman's office in downtown Columbus Friday afternoon after an employee opened a package containing a white powder. "As it stands, no one was ever in any danger," said Battalion Chief Steve Martin of the Columbus Division of Fire.
  
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• Forecast: Rounds of rain over the weekend

  24-02-2018 05:18
  This Evening: Scattered rain to light drizzle. Breezy & mild.Temps in the 50’s.
  Tonight: More rain develops late tonight, steady at times.Low 47.Winds: N 4-8 mph.
  Tomorrow: Rain into the early afternoon with another round in the evening and into the overnight hours.High 54 (late).Winds: ENE 5-10 mph.
  Sunday: Rain moves out early.Clearing in the afternoon, breezy.High 56 (early).Winds: W 10-20 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, de
  
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• No. 16 Buckeyes keep title hopes alive with double OT win at Indiana

  24-02-2018 05:15
  
  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Keita Bates-Diop finished with 24 points and 14 rebounds and C.J. Jackson made a long 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left in double overtime to give No. 16 Ohio State an 80-78 victory at Indiana on Friday night.With the win, the Buckeyes (24-7, 15-3) can claim a share of the conference crown in coach Chris Holtmann's first season — if No. 2 Michigan State loses at Wisconsin on Sunday.Juwan Morgan scored 18 points and Robert Johnson added 17 to lead the Hoosiers (16-14
  
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• Licking Heights Central Middle School students talk about student arrest, threats

  24-02-2018 03:47
  Kirsten Alfman is 11. She'll be 12 in March. She knows what she wants to be when she's older."I want to be a hair dresser," she said.The same goes for her friend, Gracie Barker, who is 12.The two sixth graders at Licking Heights Central Middle School did not have school, Friday, because of a threat that, according to Superintendent Dr. Philip Wagner, involved racist, hate speech."Everyone around the school is talking about two kids saying they're going to shoot the school," Alfman said. "And, yo
  
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• Ross County prepares for potential weekend flooding

  24-02-2018 02:59
  In Ross County, water started to creep onto roads Friday.Emergency management officials say they're keeping watch and warning the community to be prepared for flooding."We just know when it rains, if we gonna get that heavy rain, we gotta go out the back, haha," neighbor Emma Arledge said.After 30 plus years, Lloyd and Emma Arledge know their neighbor, Deer Creek, pretty well by now."It just depends on how much rain. if we get a lot of rain, a couple inches, 3 or 4 inches. It's gonna flood. Guar
  
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• Missing Columbus woman found safe

  24-02-2018 02:19
  
  UPDATE: 3:40 a.m.Authorities say Joyce Berry was found safe by police in Jackson, Ohio and was reunited with her family.--Original StoryColumbus police are looking for a missing 74-year-old woman who may have Alzheimer’s or dementia.Joyce Berry was last seen at the Walmart on Columbus Pike in Lewis Center in Delaware County around 1:30 p.m. Friday.She was driving a 2014 silver Mitsubishi Outlander with an Ohio license plate.The plate number is EZC4778.Berry is described as 4’11&rdquo
  
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• Columbus police: Missing 74-year-old last seen in Lewis Center

  24-02-2018 02:19
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus police are looking for a missing 74-year-old woman who may have Alzheimer’s or dementia.Joyce Berry was last seen at the Walmart on Columbus Pike in Lewis Center in Delaware County around 1:30 p.m. Friday.She was driving a 2014 silver Mitsubishi Outlander with an Ohio license plate.The plate number is EZC4778.Berry is described as 4’11” tall and weighs around 140 pounds.She has blonde hair, hazel eyes, and was last seen wearing a blue shirt, gray
  
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• Columbus man killed in Grove City

  24-02-2018 01:35
  David A. Wells, of Columbus, was fighting with man, who Grove City police have in custody but have not identified.
  
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• Missing Hardin County 13-year-old with autism found deceased

  24-02-2018 01:16
  
  The Hardin County Sheriff's Office says a 13-year-old boy with autism who was reported missing was found deceased.Samuel Rowold was last seen in the 700 block of Township Road 55 near Ada Friday afternoon.The sheriff's office said Samuel was found about 20 feet from shore in a pond a short distance from his home.
  
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• Hardin County Sheriff's Office searching for missing 13-year-old with autism

  24-02-2018 01:16
  
  HARDIN COUNTY, Ohio – The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a 13-year-old with autism.Samuel Rowold was last seen in the 700 block of Township Road 55 near Ada Friday afternoon, according to a missing child advisory issued by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.He was last seen wearing a blue jacket, blue pants, and a blue shirt with the faded letters ‘EMS’ or an EMS logo on it.He was not wearing shoes when he was last se
  
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• Teens open up about the effects of bullying and cyberbullying

  24-02-2018 00:16
  We hope this story is the start of a movement. A movement to end bullying.For the next four days, we’re talking about bullying online, also known as cyberbullying.We went to Chicago to talk to the leading expert in the country on the subject. Then we came back home here to central Ohio to talk to parents, educators and your kids.Kids who told me that they don’t trust their parents or their schools to take away the pain and properly address a crisis.The crisis is captured in part from
  
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• Bullying: Students, parents and experts discuss battling the crisis

  24-02-2018 00:16
  
  Starting Monday on 10TV news at 5:30, students, parents educators and experts are talking to Scott Light about a crisis.A crisis some say is partially to blame for killing our young Ohioans. The subject is bullying and cyberbullying.---One high school in Stark County has experienced six suicides from current or former students.A couple weeks ago, a young Olentangy high school student killed himself. His mother took to Facebook and passionately asked people to come forward if they saw her son bei
  
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• DeWine announces completion of testing rape kit backlog

  24-02-2018 00:02
  After years of working to reduce the number of unprocessed rape kits in Ohio, Attorney General Mike DeWine says a backlog of nearly 14,000 kits is clear.In a media briefing in London, DeWine discussed a seven-year effort to process thousands of rape test kits.DeWine says the kits, some from reports taken in the 70’s, were stored in warehouses or never tested law enforcement.DeWine says the rape kits placed more than 8,000 DNA profiles in a database. The Attorney General says more than 5,00
  
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