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• ColumbusRotary: Honda: Strong Roots, Exciting Future

  30-04-2018 23:38 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Columbus Rotary Club Meeting, April 30, 2018

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• President Trump to visit Cleveland area this weekend

  30-04-2018 22:57
  
  White House sources confirm that President Donald Trump will make a stop in Cleveland this weekend.The visit will be Saturday night where he will stop to speak about the positive impacts of his tax reform.A time or location for his visit has yet to be announced.
  
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• Former Macy's at Tuttle Mall to become largest indoor entertainment center in US

  30-04-2018 22:37
  
  The recently vacated Macy’s at Tuttle Mall will be replaced by the largest indoor entertainment center in the country.Scene75 Entertainment has announced with will be opening its fifth location in late 2018 or early 2019.The company said the 227,000 square foot space will be nearly twice the size of previous locations and will feature two stories of attractions including indoor go-karts, laser tag, miniature golf, escape rooms and more.The location will also feature multiple private party
  
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• Video of malfunctioning railroad crossing arm in Hilliard raises safety concerns

  30-04-2018 22:36
  A viewer caught a malfunctioning railroad crossing arm going up as the train was still speeding by at the crossing on Hayden Run near Avery Road.10TV checked on the process to report a problem, how it’s addressed and how often crossings are inspected.The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, PUCO, helps oversee rail issues in the state. It is the responsibility of the railroad owner, CSX, to operate and maintain the signal system.Both say, if you see a malfunction or problem, report it imme
  
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• What we know about menopause is changing: It can start years earlier

  30-04-2018 21:59
  Most women only whisper about menopause symptoms.Hot flashes, mood swings and weight gain: All signs of the hormonal change that signal what we call "the change".Tonight at 5, 10TV Medical correspondent Tracy Townsend takes a look what's happening in the years leading up to menopause-- called perimenopause.Also, learn what we know about menopause is changing: It can start years earlier, we'll show you some of the new treatments and ideas that can help.
  
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• Sheriff's Office: Roads reopened in Somerset for "explosive device incident"

  30-04-2018 21:29
  
  SOMERSET, Ohio - State Route 13 and U.S. Route 22 are closed in Somerset due to what the Perry County Sheriff's Office is describing as an "explosive device incident."The sheriff's office said the area of the Square is being evacuated.The elementary school is not affected and buses are being routed around the affected area, according to the sheriff's office.
  
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• Sheriff's Office: Roads closed in Somerset for "explosive device incident"

  30-04-2018 21:29
  
  SOMERSET, Ohio - State Route 13 and U.S. Route 22 are closed in Somerset due to what the Perry County Sheriff's Office is describing as an "explosive device incident."The sheriff's office said the area of the Square is being evacuated.The elementary school is not affected and buses are being routed around the affected area, according to the sheriff's office.
  
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• Possible pipe bomb found, detonated in Somerset

  30-04-2018 21:29
  
  SOMERSET, Ohio - State Route 13 and U.S. Route 22 are reopened in Somerset after the Somerset Police Department said a possible pipe bomb was found.Police said someone brought an item to the Somerset Police Department around 1:40 p.m. Monday and the item was identified as a possible pipe bomb.The Perry County Sheriff's Office and Franklin County Bomb Squad were called in to assist.The area near the police department was evacuated.Police said the Franklin County Bomb Squad disposed of the item ou
  
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• Ohio teacher salaries subject on national survey

  30-04-2018 21:15
  A first-year teacher in Bexley earns $38,050. That same teacher in Worthington earns $43,864.In Columbus, a first-year teacher earns$44,704.They are all below the national average of $60,484, according to a new report issued by the National Education Association.The report says the average pay in Ohio in 2017 was $58,202. In 2018, the NEA reports the average pay was $58,000.When it comes to the portion of school funding that comes from Ohio, the state is nearly tied with the national average, ac
  
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• Forecast: Clear & pleasant tonight, toasty Tuesday

  30-04-2018 21:10
  This Evening: Clear and pleasant.
  Tonight: Clear and not as chilly. 47 S 3-6 mph
  Tomorrow: Sunny and toasty. Near 80 SW 5-15 mph
  Wednesday: Sun mixing with clouds and a slim chance for a pop-up. 81
  Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a chance for scattered showers & storms. 80Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:High pressure will shift off to the east and winds will shift out of the south pumping in warmer air allowing for a warming trend through
  
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• Balderson campaign drafting cease-and-desist letter on Club for Growth ad

  30-04-2018 19:59
  WASHINGTON - The Club for Growth began airing a TV ad Monday accusing Republican congressional candidate Troy Balderson of voting to impose Obamacare on the state of Ohio. They are drafting a cease and desist letter to television stations requesting they stop airing the ad, which Brad Shattuck, a Balderson spokesman, said has a "blatant falsehood." "Troy Balderson never supported Obamacare and in fact he wants to repeal and replace it in Congress," Shattuck said.
  
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• Dockless Bike Share Company Looking to Expand to Columbus

  30-04-2018 19:30
  Columbus may soon be getting a second bike share operator. LimeBike, a California-based company that currently operates in about 50 different cities and campuses worldwide, is planning to launch here this summer. Unlike CoGo, which features a network of stations where users are required to dock bikes after each use, LimeBike offers a completely dockless, […]
  
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• Trump welcomes first African president to the White House

  30-04-2018 19:27
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the U.S. values Nigeria's role as a strong democratic leader in West Africa.Nigeria is one of America's largest trading partners in the region. Trump says the U.S. is having conversations with Nigeria about removing trade barriers.Trump says the U.S. will invest "substantially" in Nigeria if Buhari can create a level playing field.Trump also noted that Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has taken steps to fight government corruption and improve the
  
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• Spokesman: George H.W. Bush to remain in hospital

  30-04-2018 19:27
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A family spokesman says former President George H.W. Bush will remain hospitalized "to continue regaining strength" as he recovers from an infection requiring his hospitalization a day after his wife's funeral.Bush was admitted April 22 to Houston Methodist Hospital. He's being treated for an infection that spread to his blood.Family spokesman Jim McGrath said Monday the 93-year-old Bush "is in great spirits and is looking forward to going home soon." McGrath has previously
  
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• "What's going on?" Rare form of eye cancer detected in two groups in two states

  30-04-2018 19:16
  Researchers want to know what may be causing a rare eye cancer in two states. Ocular melanoma is an extremely rare form of cancer, usually found in just six of every one million people. But it has been identified in a group of 18 patients in Huntersville, North Carolina, and in a second group in Auburn, Alabama, some of whom were friends who'd attended Auburn University together.Juleigh Green was diagnosed first: at age 27, she saw odd flashes of light."He said, 'There's a mass there, there's so
  
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• Former ArmorSource CEO skimmed $1.6 million from company

  30-04-2018 19:10
  
  NEWARK -- The former CEO of ArmorSource is accused of embezzling $1.6 million, according to a bill of particulars from the Licking County Common Pleas Court.The bill states, Yoav Kapah paid a woman $158,023.20 in salary and bonuses after hiring her through a temporary-employment agency. The woman did not actually provide any services for the company, according to the bill.It further states that Kapah and the woman were in a personal relationship, saying he took her on several trips, and expensiv
  
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• Who will save local news?

  30-04-2018 18:14
  You don’t need to be a journalist or a news junkie to know that traditional news has changed drastically over the past 10 to 15 years. Competition from online challengers has drained away newspaper readers, TV viewers and advertising dollars, which historically financed both newsgathering and business operations. While all traditional media face this challenge, […]
  
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• Get ready for the most expensive driving season in years

  30-04-2018 17:59
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Get ready for a little bit more pain at the pump this summer.Crude oil prices are at the highest level in more than three years and expected to climb higher, pushing up gasoline prices along the way.The U.S. daily national average for regular gasoline is now $2.81 per gallon. That's up from about $2.39 per gallon a year ago, according to Oil Price Information Service. And across the U.S., 13 percent of gas stations are charging $3 per gallon or more, AAA said last week."
  
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• Top two mistakes people make with home surveillance

  30-04-2018 17:56
  
  Columbus, OH - Pixel and placement.Two words Mike Caruso says you should remember the next time you set up your home surveillance system.“Wrong placement and resolution of cameras,” explains Caruso, owner of Surveillance Simplified, a Columbus-based surveillance camera company for homes and businesses.“If you get a camera with a low resolution, 1-2 megapixel, and you put it wrong – too high, too far away, you’re not doing yourself any benefits,” he goes on to
  
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• Forecast: Sunny and seasonable Monday

  30-04-2018 17:49
  Today:Sunny and seasonable. High 71. SW wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight:Mostly clear skies and not as cool. Low 47. S wind 5 mph.
  Tomorrow:Sunny and WARM! High 80. SW wind 5-15 mph.
  Wednesday:Mostly sunny with a slight chance of an afternoon shower or storm. High 80.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Clear skies stick around today meaning we will have plenty of sunshine. High pressure will shift off to the east and winds will shift out of the south pum
  
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• Macy's to create more than 400 full-time jobs in Columbus

  30-04-2018 17:37
  
  COLUMBUS -- The department store chain Macy's is expecting to create 410 full-time positions in Columbus. It's part of a new project that received the green light for a job creation tax credit on Monday.Ohio Governor John Kasich's office says the project will pump more than $13 million in new annual payroll into central Ohio.Macy's hasn't released details on the project. But you can find a list of current openings here.Kasich's office also announced the approval of a job creation tax credit for
  
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• Police: Officer shoots suspect after 2 stabbed at northeast Columbus apartment

  30-04-2018 16:05
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Three people were hospitalized Monday morning after a stabbing and an officer-involved shooting in northeast Columbus, according to the Columbus Division of Police.Columbus Police responded to the 4300 block of Walford Street on a report of a woman who was stabbed just after 9 a.m.Responding officers located the woman when they arrived on the scene. She was transported to Riverside Hospital in critical condition.Police say another person was injured in the stabbing and transpor
  
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• Columbus police kill suspect after stabbings leave 3 dead, 1 hurt

  30-04-2018 16:05
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A suspect in stabbings that left three dead and one injured was shot and killed by a responding police officer.Columbus Police responded to an apartment complex on Walford Street on a report of a stabbing just after 9 a.m.According to Columbus police, three women were stabbed inside an apartment.Two women were transported to Riverside Methodist Hospital and both died from their injuries. A third woman was taken to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and remains in criti
  
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• Columbus police kill suspect after stabbings leave 2 dead, 2 hurt

  30-04-2018 16:05
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A suspect in stabbings that left two dead and two injured was shot and killed by a responding police officer.Columbus Police responded to an apartment complex on Walford Street on a report of a stabbing just after 9 a.m.According to Columbus police, three women were stabbed inside an apartment.Two were transported to Riverside Methodist Hospital where one was pronounced dead at 10:07 a.m. The third woman was transported to Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.The two surviving vict
  
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• Columbus police kill suspect after stabbing leaves woman dead, 2 hurt

  30-04-2018 16:05
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A suspect in a deadly stabbing at an apartment complex was shot and killed by a responding officer, according to the Columbus Division of Police.Columbus Police responded to the 4300 block of Walford Street on a report of a stabbing just after 9 a.m.Police say three women were stabbed inside an apartment. Two were transported to Riverside Methodist Hospital where one was pronounced dead at 10:07 a.m. The other remains in critical condition. The third woman was transported to Oh
  
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• Veteran's photos of dirty VA clinic room go viral, prompts apology

  30-04-2018 15:57
  
  One veteran's post on social media has prompted a VA clinic in Salt Lake City, Utah, to apologize for the disarray and dirty conditions found at the facility. CBS affiliate KUTV writes that Army Veteran Christopher Wilson -- who served two tours in Iraq -- was subjected to a room he couldn't believe.He took pictures that included "debris on the floor, a full garbage can, cutting tools, a soda cup on a counter and medical kits left open."Wilson had a podiatry appointment scheduled April 5 and had
  
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• Firefighters battled flames for hours after hunting lodge caught fire in Pataskala

  30-04-2018 15:37
  LICKING COUNTY -- A hunting lodge in Pataskala was damaged by fire early Monday morning.The West Licking Fire District was called at 7:51 a.m to a fire alarm in the 8800 block of National Road SW in Etna Township.When firefighters arrived, the Ohio Pro Hunting Reserve lodge was on fire. Officials said firefighters battled the flames for hours.Officials say additional resources were requested to help transport water to the lodge, which is located nearly a half of a mile from the road.There are no
  
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• Lettuce in Columbus probably OK

  30-04-2018 14:58
  Federal health officials reported late last week that there were at least 98 cases of food poisoning in 22 states, including Ohio, linked to E. coli bacteria in romaine lettuce, but reportedly the lettuce available in the Columbus area should be safe. The outbreak is blamed on E. coli bacteria in romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Ariz., but most of the lettuce now on sale in stores and restaurants in central Ohio comes from California, according to a report in The Columbus Dispatch.
  
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• CBS' "The Young and the Restless," "The Talk" winners at Daytime Emmys

  30-04-2018 14:52
  
  LOS ANGELES — NBC's "Days of Our Lives" topped the Daytime Emmy Awards, capturing five trophies including best drama series and lead actor honors for veteran performer James Reynolds.Reynolds, who began playing Abe Carver on the drama in 1981, is the third African-American to win in the category, with more than 30 years separating him from Darnell Williams' 1985 victory for "All My Children." Al Freeman Jr. was the groundbreaker, winning for "One Life to Live" in 1979.In the scene that Rey
  
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• Georgia doctor accused of threatening to slit throats of her staff, patients

  30-04-2018 14:47
  
  VALDOSTA, Ga. -- A doctor in Georgia has been accused of threatening to slit the throats of her employees and patients, damaging a wall with a reflex hammer and throwing water on employees. Dr. Marian Antoinette Patterson was charged with three counts of terroristic threats and one count of false imprisonment, Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk told news outlets. Patterson has been released from jail on bond after turning herself in Thursday, Paulk said.On Feb. 21, the family doctor in Valdosta
  
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• Cosby juror: Comedian's talk of Quaaludes led to conviction

  30-04-2018 14:41
  
  PHILADELPHIA — The jury that convicted Bill Cosby at his sexual assault retrial said that its decision was only influenced by what happened in court, and the youngest member of the panel said that the comedian's own words sealed his fate.Harrison Snyder said in an interview aired Monday on ABC's "Good Morning America" that it "wasn't an open and shut case." But the 22-year-old says Cosby's deposition — in which he admitted giving women drugs to have sex with them — was the evid
  
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• Report: Son-in-law says John McCain told him to "take care" of his daughter

  30-04-2018 14:38
  
  Arizona Sen. John McCain's son-in-law tweeted that the ailing Republican asked him to "take care" of his daughter as he continues to battle an aggressive form of brain cancer. According to azcentral.com, Ben Domenech, a conservative writer who recently married McCain's daughter Meghan, had tweeted late Saturday "John hugged me tonight. He asked me to take care of Meghan. I said I would." The tweet has since been deleted. The Republican was diagnosed last year with glioblastoma, an aggressive for
  
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• Ohio WW II veteran to graduate 68 years after leaving college

  30-04-2018 13:52
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Like so many American soldiers returning home from World War II, Bob Barger started working a new job and going to college. Once he settled into his career and raising a family, finishing school was no longer a priority.Now, 68 years since he last sat in a classroom, Barger is set to graduate from the University of Toledo this week after a review of his transcripts from the late 1940s showed he completed enough courses to quality for an associate's degree — a two-
  
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• Twin bombings in Afghanistan kill 25, including 9 reporters

  30-04-2018 12:46
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two Islamic State suicide bombers struck in Afghanistan's capital on Monday, killing 25 people, including nine journalists who had rushed to the scene of the first attack, in the deadliest assault on reporters since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.An Agence France-Presse photographer, a cameraman for the local Tolo TV station and several reporters for the Afghan branch of Radio Free Europe were among the fatalities, police said. At least 45 people were wounded in
  
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• Double Kabul suicide bombing kills 25, including journalists

  30-04-2018 12:46
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A coordinated double suicide bombing by the Islamic State group hit central Kabul on Monday morning, killing at least 25 people, including eight journalists, officials said. An AFP photographer and a cameraman for a local TV station were among the fatalities, the police said.At least 45 people were wounded in the twin attacks, according to Kabul police spokesman, Hashmat Stanekzai, who also said four policemen were among those killed.The attack was the latest in a
  
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• Trump tweets that journalism dinner is dead, "total disaster"

  30-04-2018 12:27
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is again railing against the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner amid criticism of the comedian who roasted his spokeswoman.Trump says on Twitter Monday: "The White House Correspondents' Dinner is DEAD as we know it. This was a total disaster and an embarrassment to our great Country and all that it stands for. FAKE NEWS is alive and well and beautifully represented on Saturday night!"The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is DEAD
  
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• Trump blasts Michelle Wolf's correspondents' dinner remarks about Sarah Huckabee Sanders

  30-04-2018 12:27
  
  WASHINGTON -- The reviews are in: President Trump gave a big thumbs-down Sunday to the comedian who roasted his chief spokesperson at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner Saturday night and in so doing offending present and past members of his administration, including one who walked out in protest. The organization's leader said she regretted that Michelle Wolf's routine may end up defining an evening that was designed to rally around journalism.WHCA President Margaret Tale
  
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• South Korea to remove propaganda loudspeakers at border

  30-04-2018 12:17
  
  South Korea will remove propaganda-broadcasting loudspeakers from the border with North Korea this week, officials said Monday, as the rivals move to follow through with their leaders' summit declaration that produced reconciliation steps without a breakthrough in the nuclear standoff.During their historic meeting Friday at a Korean border village, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed to end hostile acts against each other along their tense border, establ
  
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• Mystery solved: Why Trump-Macron friendship tree vanished

  30-04-2018 12:13
  
  The French president's office says there's nothing mysterious about the disappearance of an oak tree he planted on the White House lawn.It was put in quarantine, like other plants or animals brought into U.S. territory.The sapling was a gift from French President Emmanuel Macron for his state visit to U.S. President Donald Trump last week.An official in Macron's office said Monday that Trump insisted on holding a symbolic planting ceremony alongside Macron despite the quarantine requirement. The
  
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• US says border crossing didn't have room for asylum seekers

  30-04-2018 11:45
  
  TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — After traveling through Mexico with great fanfare for a month under the Trump administration's watchful eye, nearly 200 Central American migrants attempting to seek asylum in the United States were stopped in their tracks when border inspectors said that a crossing facility didn't have enough space to accommodate them.Trump vowed last week to "stop" the caravan while Cabinet members said they would deliver a swift response. The asylum seekers held firm, setting up a
  
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• Pompeo says Israel, Palestinian peace still a US priority

  30-04-2018 11:37
  
  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains a priority for the Trump administration, despite its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and its planned move of the U.S. Embassy to the holy city over Palestinian protests.Pompeo also said the U.S. is "fully supportive" of the Jewish state's right to defend itself and declined to criticize the Israeli military for its use of live fire against Palestin
  
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• Syria monitor: Missile attack kills 26, mostly Iranians

  30-04-2018 11:32
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — A missile attack targeting government outposts in Syria's northern region killed 26 pro-government fighters, mostly Iranians, a Syria war monitoring group said Monday.Iranian media gave conflicting reports about the overnight incident amid speculation it was carried out by neighboring Israel.The attack came hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talked to President Donald Trump on the phone. The White House said the two leaders discussed the continuing threats
  
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• Agencies ramping up efforts to recruit caregivers

  30-04-2018 10:20
  Public and private agencies that serve people with developmental disabilities say they are embracing various initiatives - from recruitment campaigns to longevity pay and an emphasis on the emotional rewards - to attract the workers the system so desperately needs. "Opportunities like ours are an opportunity to change lives, as well as your own," said Matt Hobbs of Boundless, a Columbus-based nonprofit agency.
  
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• Forecast: Cool start to a sunny and seasonable Monday

  30-04-2018 10:10
  Today: Patchy frost to start then sunny and seasonable. High 71. SW wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly clear skies and not as cool. Low 47. S wind 5 mph.
  Tomorrow:Sunny and WARM! High 80. SW wind 5-15 mph.
  Wednesday:Mostly sunny with a slight chance of an afternoon shower or storm. High 80.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Starting off in the 30s this morning allowing for patchy frost in some areas. Clear skies stick around today meaning we will
  
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• Whitehall to become first Franklin County suburb to equip officers with body cameras

  30-04-2018 05:54
  The body cameras were so well-received during testing that by late summer, the suburb will become the first in Franklin County to equip all its police officers with the new technology. Big-city police departments are often at the forefront of conversations on body cameras; Columbus already has some officers equipped with body cameras and will equip all officers with body cameras by the end of June. Yet officials with a growing number of central Ohio's suburban agencies also are embracing th
  
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• A family's road to recovery: Hilliard women offers advice to assault victims

  30-04-2018 05:32
  HILLIARD -- Following a 2015 attack, a Hilliard woman is sharing how she worked through tragedy and helped her young daughter heal.It was the scariest moment in the life of one Hilliard family.“It’s still in my memory likes it was yesterday,” Ayla Combs says.It’s been three years since she was brutally attacked inside of her Hilliard home by an ex-boyfriend.“It’s scary.”This mother of three could’ve lost her life but was spared because of the brave
  
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• A family's road to recovery: Hilliard woman offers advice to assault victims

  30-04-2018 05:32
  HILLIARD -- Following a 2015 attack, a Hilliard woman is sharing how she worked through tragedy and helped her young daughter heal.It was the scariest moment in the life of one Hilliard family.“It’s still in my memory likes it was yesterday,” Ayla Combs says.It’s been three years since she was brutally attacked inside of her Hilliard home by an ex-boyfriend.“It’s scary.”This mother of three could’ve lost her life but was spared because of the brave
  
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• Officer taken to hospital after wrong-way driver strikes cruiser

  30-04-2018 03:19
  
  COLUMBUS -- A Columbus police officer was taken to a local hospital after the cruiser he was writing a report in was struck by a wrong-way driver.The officer is in stable condition. He was reporting to a crash at the intersection of Bethel Road and Dierker Road when a driver going the wrong way on Bethel struck the cruiser he was sitting in while he was writing his report.According to dispatchers and officers on the scene, it is believed that the wrong-way driver was suffering from a medical con
  
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• 86-year-old woman dies in crash southwest of Athens

  30-04-2018 03:02
  
  ATHENS – A fatal crash took the life of an 86-year-old New Marshfield woman Sunday afternoon.According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Helen Horn was driving south on Township Road 32 in Athens County when she failed to yield, crossing U.S. 50 and getting struck by a truck driving west.The crash happened a little before 1:30 p.m.Horn succumb to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Athens County Coroner.
  
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