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• Dashcam video shows Florida deputy saving baby's life

  10-05-2018 22:53
  A deputy in Ocala, Florida saved the life of a 3-month old baby boy Wednesday.At approximately 5:30 p.m., Marion County Sheriff's Office K9 Deputy Jeremie Nix, was on his way home from his shift when a motorist flagged him down at a red light.The motorist told Nix that her 3-month old baby boy named Kingston was completely unresponsive and that she needed help.The deputy turned his patrol car around and pulled over on the side of the road to help.Dash cam video shows the deputy performing severa
  
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• Designer with a disability creates adaptive clothing line for kids

  10-05-2018 22:29
  You may not know it, but Columbus is considered a powerhouse in the fashion industry.A handful of up-and-comers, ready to break in, will show off their collections Friday in the Columbus College of Art and Design's annual fashion show.It may seem unlikely that one designer followed this career path; her challenge became her inspiration.Chelsea Funk was born without a lower left arm or hand. Getting dressed and finding clothes that fit her disability was difficult. She made it her mission to help
  
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• Woman stabbed, man shot in separate incidents

  10-05-2018 22:27
  A woman stabbed by her boyfriend on the Southeast Side and a man shot to death outside a Northeast Side apartment building Wednesday became the 38th and 39th homicide victims of the year in Columbus. Christopher Martin, 27, has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a 30-year-old woman inside his apartment at approximately 6:04 p.m., according to Sgt.
  
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• Oklahoma police shoot pit bull after it, three others maul woman

  10-05-2018 22:27
  A mother and four baby raccoons fell through a ceiling in a Michigan home. The Albion Department of Public Safety posted video of officers and firefighters trying to wrangle the animals.
  
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• No charges in Indiana day care attack that hurt 1-year-old

  10-05-2018 22:27
  
  A prosecutor won't file charges in an attack at an Indianapolis day care that left a 1-year-old boy's lips and face scratched and swollen.Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry said in a statement Thursday that the evidence doesn't support a criminal charge.The owner of the Kiddiegarden day care has said a 2-year-old girl attacked Jesse Griffin April 30.Curry says a medical expert confirmed Jesse's injuries were consistent with having been inflicted by another young child. He says the children wer
  
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• Program helps ex-prisoners with mental illness stay out of jail

  10-05-2018 22:20
  A program in Delaware is making sure those with a history of mental illness and incarceration don't stay behind bars. The county formed a 40 person team called the Multi-Agency Intervention Team or MACIT."For us it was simple it was a simple solution let get everybody in a room and talk about it," says Kassie Neff, Delaware County Criminal Justice Program Manager.Twenty-seven-year-old Brent McDaniel credits the program with saving his life. He suffers from schizophrenia and spent most of his tee
  
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• Study finds terror group's propaganda videos are working

  10-05-2018 22:14
  
  Central Ohio law enforcement is urging parents and community leaders to be aware of an online propaganda campaign designed to radicalize Americans.A study by the University of Chicago examined 125 people indicted by the US government for terror-related crimes.The study found 83 percent of the suspects say they viewed ISIS propaganda on websites, like YouTube.
  The popular social media site, Twitter, reports it's shut down one million ISIS-inspired accounts since 2005.
  The US Attorney for the Sout
  
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• Authorities warn ISIS propaganda is targeting Ohioans

  10-05-2018 22:14
  The Columbus Division of Police Homeland Security Section is urging parents to be aware of what investigators call highly produced ISIS propaganda designed to recruit new fighters.Lt. Brent Mull said Columbus is attractive to the terror network."We're the Midwest.We're what it really means to be America," reasoned Lt. Mull.He said ISIS mostly targets young people struggling with no sense of purpose or belonging."These folks will exploit these vulnerabilities and they know exactly how to do it."T
  
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• Around Columbus: New Columbus Symphony Grove Dedication

  10-05-2018 22:13 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Two in custody after running from crash on I-71 in south Columbus

  10-05-2018 21:30
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A man and a woman are in custody after police said they ran from a car following a crash on I-71 between Greenlawn Avenue and State Route 104 Thursday afternoon.According to the Columbus Division of Police, the people ran from the car and jumped into some water before ending up on a small island near State Route 104. Police said after more than an hour of searching of the area, the people were spotted by the Columbus police helicopter and officers were forced to use boats
  
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• Partly cloudy and cooling off a bit.

  10-05-2018 21:00
  This Evening: Partly cloudy and warm.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy and pleasant. 55 NW 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Increasing clouds. Chance for stray showers or storms. 77 NE 5-10 mph
  Saturday: Partly cloudy & hot with a chance for pop-ups. 84 SW 10-15 mph
  Mother’s Day: Mostly cloudy with a chance for mainly evening showers or storms. 82Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:A warm front will lift north tonight into Friday. Lows will be in the mid-50s
  
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• Mega Weekend – Your Guide to Concerts, Comedy Acts, Mother’s Day, and More!

  10-05-2018 20:05
  It’s never a dull weekend in Columbus, but the weather and Mother’s Day make this weekend even better! We’ve rounded up the best live music and art events, local shopping tips, theatre productions, and fun options for moms of any age. Don’t forget to purchase your tickets to next week’s Beer + Ice Cream Festival, […]
  
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• Fox in the Snow Announces Third Location Coming to New Albany

  10-05-2018 19:59
  After opening their second location this year in German Village, Fox in the Snow Cafe has announced a third location coming soon to New Albany. Taking up residence at the Market & Main development in New Albany’s town center, Fox in the Snow will open this winter at 160 W. Main St. Fox in the […]
  
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• FCC sets 'net neutrality' repeal for June 11, Senate to vote

  10-05-2018 19:05
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission has set June 11 as the repeal date for "net neutrality" rules meant to prevent broadband companies from exercising more control over what people watch and see on the internet.Among other things, the rules prohibited companies such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon from favoring some services and apps over others.FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says the repeal aims to replace "heavy-handed" rules with a "light-touch" approach to internet regulation
  
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• Prices at the pump likely to keep rising

  10-05-2018 19:04
  AAA said Ohio drivers are paying more, a lot more, to fill up their tank. The current average cost of a gallon is $2.82. That's 66 cents higher than this time last year.AAA spokesperson, Kimberly Schwind, said it's normal for gas prices to spike at the beginning of the busy summer driving season, but said this week's decision to re-impose economic sanctions on Iran has exasperated prices at the pump."We have not seen gas prices this high since the end of 2014, so it's noticeable," said Schwind.S
  
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• What to know before saying 'yes' to an online wedding dress

  10-05-2018 18:06
  
  Carol Hickins' wedding dress arrived at her office "in a plastic bag inside a brown cardboard box," she says. The packaging was a "letdown," she says, but the dress was not. She loved the gown she bought from the Ann Taylor website.That was in 2013, and Ann Taylor has since stopped selling wedding dresses. But Anthropologie's bridal line BHLDN has stuck around since launching in 2011, and many other retailers have joined the online market. Now, brides can buy gowns online from designers like Nic
  
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• Photos: Columbus Crew SC vs. Philadelphia Union

  10-05-2018 18:00
  It won’t be remembered as a classic Crew encounter, but Gyasi Zardes’ 53rd-minute game-winning goal was enough to see Columbus Crew SC pick up another win in this young season, this time over a lackluster Philadelphia Union on Wednesday evening at MAPFRE Stadium. A fairly uneventful first half came and went with only one real moment of […]
  
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• A mix of sun and clouds

  10-05-2018 17:56
  Today: Mostly sunny to partly sunny this afternoon. A slight chance of an isolated afternoon shower. High 79. W wind 15 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy and a bit more seasonable. Low 56. NW wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow:Partly sunny with a slim chance of a shower or storm. High 74. E wind around 10 mph.
  Saturday:Partly sunny and much warmer with a chance of an afternoon shower or storm. High 82. NW wind 5-15 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:It wil
  
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• Breakaway Columbus Brings World-Class Talent to MAPFRE Stadium for...

  10-05-2018 17:37
  Prime Social Group announces the highly anticipated lineup for the return of Breakaway Music Festival in Columbus, Ohio. The three-day festival is set to take place August 24-26 at MAPFRE Stadium.
  
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• Restaurant Roundup: New Menus, Celebrations, and more

  10-05-2018 17:00
  Columbus always has many new restaurants, expansions, menu updates and other changes, it’s sometimes hard to keep up with everything. That’s why our Restaurant Roundup series was designed to keep you informed with the latest and greatest updates. Here’s what’s new in the local dining scene: Tiger + Lily The Downtown restaurant serving up Asian […]
  
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• Pres. Trump to meet with N. Korean president on June 12 in Singapore

  10-05-2018 16:51
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump says he will meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12.The president tweeted, "We will both try to make it a very special moment for World Peace!"Trump is providing details for the first time about the history-making meeting between a sitting American president and the leader of North Korea over denuclearization.He'd said he favored holding the meeting at the Demilitarized Zone, the heavily fortified border separating the Koreas. But t
  
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• LIVE: Short North Parking - Updated Plan Presentation

  10-05-2018 16:16 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Restaurant Review: Westies in Clintonville

  10-05-2018 16:00
  Westies set up shop in Wine Bistro’s old digs in Clintonville. Gone is all the wine-centric decor, although surely Westies’ attractive bar could count as “decor,” and the place still serves a range of beer, wine and cocktails. The dining space now boasts super cool, long booths you can enter from either side. The booths […]
  
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• 104-year-old Australian dies in assisted suicide in Switzerland

  10-05-2018 15:21
  
  LIESTAL, Switzerland — A 104-year-old Australian biologist who drew international attention to his right-to-die case ended his life in Switzerland on Thursday, an advocacy group said.Philip Nitschke, director of Exit International, said David Goodall was declared dead at 12:30 p.m. in Liestal, a town outside the city of Basel, where he had traveled to take advantage of Switzerland's assisted-suicide laws."My life has been rather poor for the last year or so. And I'm very happy to end it,"
  
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• Columbus Metropolitan Club: Columbus Aviation - Rich History, New Horizons

  10-05-2018 15:17 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Kasich executive order aimed at promoting, regulating tests of...

  10-05-2018 15:08
  "Kitty Hawk, North Carolina - that was just some sand and a bunch of wind," Kasich said during a speech Wednesday. "All of the development of the airplane happened in Dayton."
  
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• Live Edge Furniture Maker Created Hardwood Setting up Shop in Short North

  10-05-2018 15:00
  Created Hardwood celebrates its grand opening in the Short North this Saturday, May 12 at 16 W. Poplar Ave. A family business creating heirloom-quality furniture that can be passed down from generation to generation, it’s the first Created Hardwood retail storefront for the Dundee, Ohio based maker that specializes primarily in slab and live edge […]
  
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• Judge orders 90-day pause in suit over Crew SC's move

  10-05-2018 14:55
  
  An Ohio judge has ordered a 90-day pause in a lawsuit that seeks to stop a Major League Soccer team's proposed move to Austin, Texas.The Columbus Dispatch reports Franklin County Judge Jeffrey Brown issued the order on Tuesday.The lawsuit filed by the Ohio attorney general and the city of Columbus cites a law enacted after the original Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore in 1996. Under the law, Ohio sports teams using publicly supported facilities must give six months' notice and allow cities or
  
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• Cincinnati votes to ban bump stocks

  10-05-2018 14:32
  
  Bump stocks are now illegal in Cincinnati.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the Cincinnati City Council voted 7-2 Wednesday to ban bump stocks within city limits, with Republicans Amy Murray and Jeff Pastor casting no votes.Bump stocks are attachments that turn semi-automatic rifles into automatic weapons by dampening recoil. They were reportedly on 12 of the firearms Stephen Paddock had in his hotel suite during the Las Vegas mass shooting that killed 58 people in October.The new ordinance bans p
  
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• Audit: ECOT inflated time students spent learning

  10-05-2018 14:17
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio —Ohio's auditor says the state's then-largest online charter school inflated the amount of time students spent learning by failing to deduct the time students were inactive online.An audit released by Republican Auditor Dave Yost Thursday also said the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow didn't document whether students were learning during times the company claimed for payment.Yost says the company may have broken the law by misleading state regulators by withholding informati
  
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• Audit due for ECOT after closure amid funding fight

  10-05-2018 14:17
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state auditor is releasing his latest audit of Ohio's largest online charter school, which closed in January while challenging how the state tallied student participation to determine the e-school should repay nearly $80 million in public funding.Auditor Dave Yost planned Thursday to release his 2016-17 financial audit for the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow. Yost's office says work on the audit included considering a former ECOT technology employee's claims that
  
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• Report finds multiple failures leading to Niger attack

  10-05-2018 14:11
  
  Multiple failures are to blame for the Niger ambush that killed four U.S. service members last October, the Pentagon said Thursday, citing insufficient training and preparation as well as the team's deliberate decision to go after a high-level Islamic State group insurgent without proper command approval.A report summary released Thursday includes recommendations to improve mission planning and approval procedures, re-evaluate equipment and weapons requirements, and review training that U.S. com
  
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• Pentagon to release details of Niger ambush, response

  10-05-2018 14:11
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is preparing to release the final report on the Niger attack that killed four Americans last October, concluding that the Army Special Forces team did not get required command approval for the initial risky mission to go after a high-level insurgent linked to the Islamic State group.Defense officials said they will lay out Thursday how the mission unfolded and led to the gruesome ambush, and then explain what is being done to correct the problems brought to l
  
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• Israel bombs "dozens" of alleged Iranian targets in Syria

  10-05-2018 14:05
  
  JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military on Thursday said it attacked "dozens" of Iranian targets in neighboring Syria in response to an Iranian rocket barrage on Israeli positions in the Golan Heights. It was the most serious military confrontation between the two bitter enemies to date.CBS News correspondent Seth Doane says the purported Iranian rocket attack on the Golan Heights was a potential game-changer. Israel says it was the first time Iran has ever directly targeted Israeli troops. Israel cla
  
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• Two-alarm fire damages several apartments in Gahanna

  10-05-2018 13:38
  
  Gahanna, Ohio -- Multiple fire crews were called at 12:20 a.m. Thursday to an apartment building in 900 block of Vista Drive in Gahanna.Firefighters arrived on scene to smoke and flames on the roof of the building.The Mifflin Township Fire Chief tells 10TV firefighters requested additional units upgrading the fire to a second alarm. Firefighters were eventually able to gain control and put the fire out.Investigators say it appears the fire started in a mulch bed near one of the apartments. The p
  
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• Tom Hanks' Fred Rogers film dated for October 2019 release

  10-05-2018 12:28
  
  The Fred Rogers drama "You Are My Friend" starring Tom Hanks as the beloved television host is coming to theaters in late 2019.Sony Pictures says Wednesday that the film will be released on October 18, 2019.The story is inspired by the real-life friendship between Rogers and journalist Tom Junod.Marielle Heller, who made the well-reviewed coming-of-age drama "Diary of a Teenage Girl," is directing the film.This year marks the 50th anniversary of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," inspiring a PBS spe
  
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• A hangover pill? Tests on drunk mice show promise

  10-05-2018 12:15
  
  Yunfeng Lu is professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at University of California, Los Angeles"Civilization begins with distillation," said William Faulkner, a writer and drinker. Although our thirst for alcohol dates back to the Stone Age, nobody has figured out a good way to deal with the ensuing hangover after getting drunk.As a chemical engineering professor and wine enthusiast, I felt I needed to find a solution. As frivolous as this project may sound, it has serious implication
  
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• Hawaii volcano park to close amid explosion concerns

  10-05-2018 11:51
  
  Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could soon send boulders and ash shooting out of its summit crater in the kind of explosive eruption last displayed nearly a century ago.Scientists said Wednesday the risks of an explosive summit eruption will rise in coming weeks as magma drains down the flank of the volcano toward the area where began erupting lava in a residential neighborhood last week.A summit explosion could also release ash, steam and sulfur dioxide emissions.Kilauea has destroyed 36 structures &m
  
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• Woman injured after shots fired into a house in northeast Columbus

  10-05-2018 11:25
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - One woman was injured after shots fired into a residence in northeast Columbus, according to Columbus police.Police say the shooting happened Thursday around 1:40 a.m. on the 2000 block of Brentnell Boulevard.Mikal Brown, 31 was inside the house with several others when she was shot by the gunfire, according to detectives.Emergency responders took Brown to the hospital where she is expected to recover from her injuries.Police have not released suspect information and the shootin
  
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• Firefighter injured battling fire that damaged Bob Evans restaurant in north Columbus

  10-05-2018 10:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Investigators are working to determine what caused a fire at a restaurant in north Columbus.The Columbus Division of Fire got an alarm notification around 3:00 Thursday morning from the Bob Evans on State Route 161 near Busch Boulevard. When they arrived, smoke and flames were coming from the building.The fire was located in the rear portion of the restaurant where firefighters battled to put the fire out, according to the fire chief on the scene.A Columbus Division of Fire spok
  
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• Fire damages Bob Evans restaurant in north Columbus

  10-05-2018 10:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Investigators are working to determine what caused a fire at a restaurant in north Columbus.The Columbus Division of Fire got an alarm notification around 3:00 Thursday morning from the Bob Evans on State Route 161 near Busch Boulevard. When they arrived, smoke and flames were coming from the building.The fire was located in the rear portion of the restaurant, according to the fire chief on the scene.Investigators have not yet determined a cause of the fire.
  
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• Crews work to contain fire at Bob Evans restaurant in north Columbus

  10-05-2018 10:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Investigators are working to determine what caused a fire at a restaurant in north Columbus.The Columbus Division of Fire got an alarm notification around 3 a.m. Thursday from the Bob Evans on State Route 161 near Busch Boulevard.When crews arrived, smoke and flames were coming from the building. The fire was located in the rear portion of the restaurant.Crews believed the fire was contained but has since started up again.A Columbus Division of Fire spokesperson tells 10TV one f
  
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• Bob Evans restaurant in north Columbus destroyed by fire

  10-05-2018 10:52
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Investigators are working to determine what caused a fire at a restaurant in north Columbus.The Columbus Division of Fire got an alarm notification around 3 a.m. Thursday from the Bob Evans on State Route 161 near Busch Boulevard.When crews arrived, smoke and flames were coming from the building. The fire was located in the rear portion of the restaurant.A Columbus Division of Fire spokesperson tells 10TV one firefighter suffered heat exhaustion and another suffered a minor shou
  
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• Trump gives freed Americans flag-waving, wee-hours welcome

  10-05-2018 10:45
  
  JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — Staging a flag-waving, still-of-the-night arrival ceremony, President Donald Trump early Thursday welcomed home three Americans freed by North Korea and declared their release a sign of promise toward his goal of de-nuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.Trump called it a "great honor" to welcome the detainees to the U.S. and added, "The true honor is going to be if we have a victory in getting rid of nuclear weapons."Joined by the former detainees, Trump thanked
  
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• Showers push out and clouds break today

  10-05-2018 10:10
  Today: Showers and thunderstorms will push east early this morning. Breezy today and clouds will gradually break giving us sunshine by this afternoon. High 79. W wind 15 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy and a bit more seasonable. Low 56. NW wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow:Partly sunny with a slim chance of a shower or storm. High 74. E wind around 10 mph.
  Saturday:Partly sunny and much warmer with a chance of an afternoon shower or storm. High 82. NW wind 5-15 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weath
  
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• Ohio man's photo of grateful shelter dog saved from euthanasia goes viral

  10-05-2018 10:07
  A beagle named Gregory was two days from being euthanized at Franklin County Dog Shelter but was saved by the Ohio animal shelter Hound Rescue and Sanctuary . A photo posted on Facebook of Gregory with Joe Kirk, who works at Hound Rescue, indicates Gregory knew he had a close call as he can be seen snuggling up to Kirk with a grateful look on his face.
  
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• A a Tastea -ful celebration

  10-05-2018 05:25
  Provided photo The Columbus-based Red Hot Rhythm Review will be the headliner for this year's Taste of the Arts, which will take place on Friday, May 11, in downtown Piqua. Provided photo Watercolor artist Rusty Harden of Tipp City will be among the numerous artists demonstrating their crafts at the Taste of the Arts event in Piqua on Friday, May 11, in downtown Piqua Provided photo The Kuroi Taka Taiko drumming group, featuring junior high and high school students from Mississinawa Valley, will
  
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• Man dies after shooting in NE Columbus

  10-05-2018 05:07
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man has died after a shooting in northeast Columbus Wednesday night.Police said he was found shot on a sidewalk on Yorkhull Lane at York Terrace Apartments around 10:50 p.m.The man was taken to Grant Medical Center.Police said there is no suspect information.
  
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• Freed detainees head home for big welcome, featuring Trump

  10-05-2018 03:39
  
  Freed after more than a year in prison, three Americans flew homeward from North Korea late Tuesday toward a big middle-of-the-night celebration featuring President Donald Trump — the latest sign of improving relations between longtime adversaries in the buildup to a historic summit between Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un.Trump promised "quite a scene" at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington for the detainees, who were released as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited North Korea on
  
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• 10 girls in Hilliard's Pack 148 to be advanced to Cub Scouts

  10-05-2018 03:13
  Later this month, 10 girls from Pack 148 in Hilliard will join the Boy Scouts of America.Heather O'Bannon's family history in the Boy Scouts can be traced through pictures.It started with her father. It continued with her four boys. Two of her sons are eagle scouts and one is a life scout.Soon, history will be made again with her daughter."I'm wearing the Boy Scout uniform," Mariam Tarazi said.Tarazi, 10, has been in the Girl Scouts since she was in kindergarten. She's a product of that rich fam
  
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