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• DONATE: 2018 Children’s Miracle Network Telethon

  18-05-2018 23:53
  
  10TV is teaming up with Nationwide Children’s Hospital for the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon.The two-day event on WBNS will air on Saturday, May 19 from 7 - 9 p.m. and Sunday, May 20 from 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.Put your money where the miracles are – please donate now.The Children’s Miracle Network Telethon raises money to support the mission of Nationwide Children's Hospital—to provide medical care to every child, regardless of a family’s ability to pay.
  
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• Fallen Kirkersville police chief's hometown honors his memory

  18-05-2018 23:29
  Friends and family of fallen Kirkersville Police Chief Steven Eric DiSario gathered at Washington High School Friday for a memorial dedication. DiSario attended Washington Courthouse City Schools and graduated in 1997. At a ceremony designed to express gratitude towards Fayette County first responders, educators unveiled a road dedication, Steven "Eric" DiSario Way, that will greet students arriving on campus every day. Two Washington High School seniors received scholarships in Disario's name,
  
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• Jury recommends death penalty for convicted killer Shawn Grate

  18-05-2018 23:25
  
  A jury in Ashland County has recommended a death sentence for Shawn Grate, according to the Mansfield News Journal.Shawn Grate was found guilty of was found guilty of aggravated murder in the deaths of 29-year-old Elizabeth Griffith and 43-year-old Stacey Stanley in Ashland County.The Mansfield News Journal reports the jury got the case Friday around 5 p.m. and returned to the courtroom around 7:45 p.m.Grate was arrested in September 2016 after police found the women's remains in what was suppos
  
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• Jury deliberating sentence for convicted killer Shawn Grate

  18-05-2018 23:25
  Shawn Grate's attorney's tried to convince a jury Friday that his client's life should be spared because he confessed to the killings without an attorney present and provided details about the crimes that helped police build its case against him.Forty-one-year-old Shawn Grate was convicted earlier this month of aggravated murder and kidnapping in the 2016 strangulation deaths of Stacey Stanley and Elizabeth Griffith. Their bodies were found in a vacant Ashland home after a third woman escaped.Du
  
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• Outages leave thousands without power in west Columbus

  18-05-2018 22:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Thousands of customers are without power in west Columbus Friday, according to American Electric Power.AEP says the power may be back on by 7 p.m. but the outage may last longer.As of 4:30 p.m., about 4,700 customers are without power.The cause of the outage is not known at this time, according to AEP.For the complete list of power outages, click here.About 4,700 customers are without power in Columbus. We don't yet have an estimated time to restore power, and the cause isn't y
  
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• Podcast: Coffee -- I gotta have COFFEE!!! Posted at

  18-05-2018 22:32
  As journalists, it's kind of a given that most of us will start our morning with a cup of coffee . So grab a cup and wake up to this week's episode of "The Great Food Debate," a podcast where we discuss the best food, drinks and specialties found in central Ohio.
  
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• Girl power: Daniel Wright E. S. students train for 5K

  18-05-2018 21:38
  If you have a daughter, you know how important it is to inspire her to be joyful, healthy and confident.That's the mission of a program called Girls on the Run.Each season wraps up with a 5K run to encourage lifelong health and fitness and build confidence through accomplishment.This is girl power at its finest. Don't be fooled by the sugar and spice.Students at Daniel Wright Elementary School decorated and sent cookies to a local fire station for their Girls on the Run community service project
  
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• Forecast: Evening Showers, more tomorrow

  18-05-2018 21:09
  This Evening: Mostly Cloudy with a few showers.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy, any showers end early. 62 E 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Showers likely, chance for some PM thunder. Near 80 SE 5-10 mph
  Sunday: Sun & Clouds. Chance for pop-ups. 83
  Monday: Mostly cloudy with more showers & storms possible. 82Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion: Periods of light rain will continue this evening, with a few breaks in between. There is no severe threat, but som
  
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• OVI checkpoint in south Columbus scheduled for Friday night

  18-05-2018 21:00
  
  The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be holding an OVI checkpoint Friday night in south Columbus.The checkpoint will be held from 8 p.m. through midnight on Frank Road.OSHP is reminding drivers if you plan to consume alcohol to designate a driver or make other travel arrangements.---EDITOR’S NOTE: Why are the locations and times of a sobriety checkpoint released?Guidelines issued by the NHTSA instruct law enforcement to “aggressively” publicize the locations.The goal, according t
  
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• Dinosaur Island opens Saturday at the Columbus Zoo

  18-05-2018 20:13
  
  POWELL, Ohio – Dinosaur Island is "back from extinction" and will open Saturday, May 19 at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.The Jurassic adventure will take guests back in time, 65 million years, on a quest to find and document more than 30 animatronic dinosaurs.The zoo says the animatronic dinosaurs have eyes that shift and blink, tails that move, mouths that make loud noises and electronic “brains” that activate and control their movements and sounds.Guests can experience Dinosa
  
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• Lawyer pays the price after video of NYC restaurant tirade goes viral

  18-05-2018 20:09
  
  NEW YORK -- A lawyer who was caught on video ranting against Spanish-speaking restaurant workers has been kicked out of his office space and faces a complaint from two elected officials. The lawyer's brief tirade prompted the officials to send a letter on Thursday to a disciplinary committee that oversees lawyers in the state. The power of the internet also went to work against him, with a fundraiser started to send a mariachi band to perform outside his office.The clip of the man yelling in a M
  
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• Passenger jet crashes near Havana with at least 110 aboard

  18-05-2018 20:01
  
  HAVANA — A Cuban-operated airliner with at least 110 people on board crashed into a yucca field just after takeoff from Havana's international airport on Friday. There appeared to be mass casualties as Cuban officials said three people had survived, but had yet to give an official toll.Authorities said there were 104 passengers and nine foreign crew members on the flight, operated by Cubana de Aviacion. An employee of a Mexican charter firm said the plane belonged to the company and it had
  
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• Santa Fe High School shooting suspect ID'd as Dimitrios Pagourtzis

  18-05-2018 19:56
  
  The Texas student in custody in the school shooting at Santa Fe High School is described as quiet and unassuming, an avid video game player who routinely wore a black trench coat and black boots to class.Two law enforcement officials have identified a person in custody in the Houston-area school shooting as 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis.The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss the shooting and spoke on condition of anonymity.Pagourtzis had played football on the school's junior v
  
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• State board certifies Ohio marijuana legalization petition

  18-05-2018 19:24
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A state board has certified a petition for another proposed Ohio ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana.The initiative would allow Ohioans age 21 or older to possess, grow, use, sell and share marijuana in the state.The petition language certified by the Ohio Ballot Board Thursday would keep the state's medical marijuana program in place. The bipartisan board determined the measure contains a single issue.Supporters must gather at least 305,591 signatures of
  
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• Comedy Preview & Interview: Damon Wayans, Jr.

  18-05-2018 19:00
  Unlike most stand-up comedians who branch out to the small screen after years of developing their comedic instincts on stage, Damon Wayans, Jr.’s career effectively launched when he, at the age of 20, became a staff writer for the ABC prime-time sitcom, My Wife and Kids — a prodigious job that made him one of the youngest […]
  
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• Comedy Interview: Damon Wayans, Jr.

  18-05-2018 19:00
  Unlike most stand-up comedians who branch out to the small screen after years of developing their comedic instincts on stage, Damon Wayans, Jr.’s career effectively launched when he, at the age of 20, became a staff writer for the ABC prime-time sitcom, My Wife and Kids — a prodigious job that made him one of the youngest […]
  
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• Former Playboy centerfold apparently jumps to death with 7-year-old son

  18-05-2018 18:57
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A former Playboy centerfold involved in a custody battle apparently jumped with her 7-year-old son to their deaths from the 25th floor of a Manhattan hotel room, law enforcement officials said Friday.The pair checked into the penthouse suite of the Gotham Hotel at about 6 p.m. Thursday, police said at a brief news conference. They fell 23 floors, and were found on a second-floor balcony at about 8:15 a.m. Friday in the rear courtyard of the hotel, police said.Law enforcemen
  
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• 2018 Bike To Work Day

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• Columbus Becomes The First #SmartCity Of Its Kind

  18-05-2018 18:24
  "Mayor [Andrew] Ginther has really led the effort and from the start has focused on what can we do. He leaned in on making sure we were competitive in the Smart Cities Challenge" @MayorGinther #SmartCities https://t.co/0HDR55AwKq Columbus beat out six other cities to win the Department of Transportation's Smart City Challenge.
  
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• Pence, Trump respond to school shooting near Houston

  18-05-2018 18:00
  
  SANTA FE, Texas — Vice President Mike Pence says he and President Donald Trump have been briefed on the school shooting at Santa Fe High School near Houston.Pence said the students, families, teachers and all those affected should know: "'We're with you. You're in our prayers and I know you are in the prayers of the American people."Trump adds in a tweet that, "Early reports not looking good. God bless all!"School shooting in Texas. Early reports not looking good. God bless all!— Don
  
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• Deadpool 2, Geriatric Love & British Ghosts in Theaters

  18-05-2018 18:00
  The Summer of Josh keeps rolling with Josh Brolin’s second blockbuster villain of 2018, alongside the avocado-faced Ryan Reynolds in the snarky-with-a-heart-of-gold sequel, Deadpool 2. But what if you’re not interested in superheroes or comic books or dubstep? If you like spooky anthologies or the degradation of an entire generation of Oscar winners, this weekend […]
  
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• New Jersey school bus driver made illegal U-turn before deadly crash, officials say

  18-05-2018 17:38
  
  Officials say the bus driver in the deadly school bus crash in New Jersey made an illegal turn before colliding with a dump truck on Thursday. It happened on Interstate 80 near Mount Olive. A student and teacher were killed, and 43 other people on the bus were hospitalized. One child is in a medically induced coma.The East Brook Middle School bus was part of a field trip to historic Waterloo Village. Local authorities say the bus missed an exit and tried to make an illegal U-turn before it crash
  
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• Shipping Container Arts Space Opens in King-Lincoln District

  18-05-2018 17:00
  Maroon Arts Group, in a unique partnership with the City of Columbus, is set to open a new shipping container arts space in the King-Lincoln District. The group will celebrate the space’s opening with a day-long festival featuring vendors and family-friendly activities on Sunday, May 20 at 11:30 a.m., at 925 Mt. Vernon Ave. The new […]
  
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• New Shipping Container Arts Space to Open in King-Lincoln District

  18-05-2018 17:00
  Maroon Arts Group, in a unique partnership with the City of Columbus, is set to open a new shipping container arts space in the King-Lincoln District. The group will celebrate the space’s opening with a day-long festival featuring vendors and family-friendly activities on Sunday, May 20 at 11:30 a.m., at 925 Mt. Vernon Ave. The new […]
  
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• Judge apologizes to Ohio man kicked by officer at sentencing

  18-05-2018 16:34
  
  A judge in Ohio's capital city of Columbus has apologized to a man who was kicked in the head by a police officer before sentencing him to prison.The Columbus Dispatch reports Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Richard Frye told 27-year-old Demarko Anderson Thursday he was apologizing on behalf of the public. Frye then sentenced Anderson to four years in prison for aggravated menacing and carrying a concealed weapon.A jury convicted Anderson of those charges last month, but acquitted him of a ch
  
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• Judge apologizes to man kicked by Columbus police officer at sentencing

  18-05-2018 16:34
  
  A judge in Columbus has apologized to a man who was kicked in the head by a police officer before sentencing him to prison.The Columbus Dispatch reports Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Richard Frye told 27-year-old Demarko Anderson Thursday he was apologizing on behalf of the public. Frye then sentenced Anderson to four years in prison for aggravated menacing and carrying a concealed weapon.A jury convicted Anderson of those charges last month, but acquitted him of a charge related to an alle
  
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• Family of Reagan Tokes files wrongful death lawsuit against ODRC, offender housing program

  18-05-2018 16:33
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The family of Reagan Tokes have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and NISRE, Inc. – the parent company of the EXIT program, which provided housing for Brian Golsby – a sex offender who was convicted of Tokes’ kidnapping, rape and murder in March.Golsby was released from prison in November of 2016 after serving time for robbery and attempted rape. Because of his status as a sex offender, he was reje
  
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• Gas prices hover around $3/gallon

  18-05-2018 16:14
  Not every gas station in central Ohio has raised its price to $3 a gallon but you can certainly find many that have without looking to hard. The average retail price of regular gasoline in Columbus has skyrocketed by 34 cents a gallon since May 7, spurred by rising crude oil prices and strong gasoline demand.
  
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• Opinion: The Destruction of Public Spaces

  18-05-2018 16:00
  A good public space is interesting, inviting, and accessible. Good urban public spaces create the character of a city and are a factor that people consider in choosing where they will live. Good public spaces are hard to create and easy to destroy. Columbus has recently lost one of its best. Columbus has been fortunate […]
  
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• Sheriff says up to 10 killed in Texas high school shooting

  18-05-2018 15:43
  The Latest on a shooting at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas (all times local):At least one gunman opened fire at a Houston-area high school, killing eight to 10 people, most of them studentsAn unknown number of possible explosive devices were found at the school and off campusShooting suspect has been identified as 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis, law enforcement sources tell CBS News 12:30 p.m. - Officer among the wounded in school shootingThe police chief at a Houston-area school district sa
  
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• Houston-area media reporting deaths from school shooting

  18-05-2018 15:43
  
  SANTA FE, Texas — Houston-area media citing unnamed law enforcement officials are reporting that there are deaths following a shooting at a local high school Friday morning.Television station KHOU and the Houston Chronicle are citing unnamed federal, county and police officials following the shooting at Santa Fe High School, which went on lockdown around 8 a.m. The Associated Press has not been able to confirm the reports.The school district has confirmed an unspecified number of injuries
  
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• Gunman opens fire in Texas high school, killing 10 people

  18-05-2018 15:43
  Gunman opened fire at a Houston-area high school; 10 killed, 10 woundedShooting suspect has been identified as 17-year-old Dimitrios PagourtzisGovernor says the suspect used shotgun and revolver in the shootingAn unknown number of possible explosive devices were found at the school and off campus___A 17-year-old boy carrying a shotgun and a revolver opened fire at a Houston-area high school Friday, killing 10 people, most of them students, authorities said. It was the nation's deadliest such att
  
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• iPad dressed in cap and gown stands in for hospitalized girl at graduation

  18-05-2018 13:29
  
  An Alabama girl just graduated high school in an unexpected way -- via an iPad dressed in a cap and gown.Cynthia Pettway stood with her classmates through a remote video connection at the Leflore High School graduation this week. Experiencing the culmination of her high school years was something she didn't think she would be able to do after being hospitalized one week before the ceremony. But the staff at USA Children's and Women's Hospital had the brilliant idea to take Pettway across the gra
  
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• FDA: "Too many kids" experimenting with e-cigarettes, vaping

  18-05-2018 12:58
  
  The popularity of e-cigarettes among younger Americans is drawing mounting scrutiny from federal regulators.Citing a wish "to better understand the youth appeal of these products," the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that four manufacturers of e-cigarettes have until July 12 to hand over documents related to their marketing strategies and product designs."Too many kids continue to experiment with e-cigarette and vaping products, putting them at risk for developing a lifelong nicotine
  
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• Tainted romaine lettuce likely out of circulation, CDC says

  18-05-2018 12:51
  
  Romaine lettuce tied to a nationwide E. coli outbreak is "probably no longer being sold," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The tainted veggie led to 172 infections across 32 states, per CDC data. There was one death reported in California.Romaine lettuce has a shelf life of 21 days and it's "unlikely that any romaine lettuce from the [Yuma, Arizona] growing region is still available in people's homes, stores or restaurants," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  
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• Trump to deny funds to clinics that discuss abortion

  18-05-2018 12:31
  
  The Trump administration will resurrect a Reagan-era rule that would ban federally funded family planning clinics from discussing abortion with women, or sharing space with abortion providers.The Department of Health and Human Services will announce its proposal Friday, a senior White House official said Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to confirm the plans before the announcement.The policy has been derided as a "gag rule" by abortion rights s
  
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• Laurel, Yanny or ... covfefe? White House joins in on debate

  18-05-2018 12:26
  
  The White House is joining in on the viral debate over whether people hear the names "Laurel" or "Yanny" in a much-shared audio clip.The White House on Thursday released a video featuring various members of the staff weighing in.Senior adviser Ivanka Trump says, "So clearly Laurel." Strategic-communications director Mercedes Schlapp says, "Yanny's the winner, Laurel's the loser."White House counselor Kellyanne Conway pokes fun at her endless willingness to spin and bend the truth for the preside
  
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• Committee approves bipartisan legislation for veterans museum

  18-05-2018 11:50
  The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act, which would designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum. This museum will provide an important venue to honor America's veterans and educate the American people about their sacrifice.
  
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• Milk spilled from overturned semi-truck crash in Madison County

  18-05-2018 11:33
  
  Madison County -The Ohio State Highway Patrol is on the scene of a crash involving tractor-trailer truck carrying 6,000 gallons of milk in Madison County.Troopers said the accident happened around 3:30 a.m. Friday on U.S. 38 at Old Xenia Road.The driver of the truck was traveling north on U.S. 38, took a curve too fast and lost control of the vehicle, according to OSHP.The semi-truck then struck a utility pole and took out several power lines before landing on its side.Authorities said emergency
  
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• Police: Person arrested after shots fired at Trump golf club

  18-05-2018 11:26
  
  DORAL, Fla. (AP) — South Florida authorities say a person is in custody after police responded to a call of shots fired at the Trump National Doral Golf Club near Miami that's owned by President Donald Trump.The Doral Police Department says on its website Friday there are "no known victims at this point" and there is "no further threat."No further details were immediately available. A message seeking more information was left by The Associated Press with police officials.The golf resort pr
  
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• Police: Man arrested after shots fired at Trump golf club

  18-05-2018 11:26
  
  DORAL, Fla. — A man shouting about Donald Trump entered the president's south Florida golf course early Friday, draped a flag over a lobby counter and exchanged fire with police before being arrested, police said.One officer received an unspecified injury, officials said.Police were notified of an "active shooter" in the Trump-owned club about 1:30 a.m., Doral Police Chief Hernan Organvidez told news reporters. He said officers from Doral and Miami-Dade confronted him immediately and excha
  
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• Man injured in police shootout at Miami-area Trump resort

  18-05-2018 11:26
  
  DORAL, Fla. — Gunfire erupted early Friday at President Donald Trump's Miami-area golf resort, as a Florida man shouting anti-Trump rhetoric fired into the hotel lobby's chandelier and waited for police to arrive for what one official called an "ambush-type attack," police said.Five police officers from Miami-Dade County and the city of Doral exchanged gunfire with the man, injuring him, and quickly ended the threat at the Trump-owned Trump National Doral Golf Club, Miami-Dade Police Direc
  
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• Missing 2-year-old Columbus boy found safe, according to Ohio AG

  18-05-2018 11:21
  
  COLUMBUS - A missing 2-year-old boy has been found, according to Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine.Jacari Woodley went missing in Franklin County Thursday, and had last been seen on Sundale Place in the city of Columbus at 6:00 p.m.He might've be with his mother, Jasmine Tyree, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's office. She did not have custody of the boy.She was supposed to return Woodley to his home Thursday night.Authorities said the child might be in danger, because of the mother's p
  
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• Franklin County Sheriff's office looking for endangered, missing child

  18-05-2018 11:21
  
  COLUMBUS - The Franklin County Sheriff's office has issued a missing child advisory for a 2-year-old boy.Jacari Woodley went missing in Franklin County Thursday, and was last seen on Sundale Place in the city of Columbus, at 6:00 p.m.He may be with his mother, Jasmine Tyree, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's office. She does not have custody of the boy.She was supposed to return Woodley to his home by 6:00 p.m. Thursday.Authorities say the child may be in danger, because of the mother's
  
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• Prince Charles to walk Meghan Markle down the aisle

  18-05-2018 11:10
  
  Kensington Palace says Prince Charles will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle at the royal wedding.The father of groom Prince Harry stepped in after Markle's dad fell ill days before the wedding and was unable to fly to Britain.Markle appealed for people to give Thomas Markle "the space he needs to focus on his health" amid reports he had had a heart procedure.The palace said Friday that Markle's future father-in-law, the heir to the British throne, would walk Markle down the aisle at St. George'
  
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• Rainy Friday

  18-05-2018 10:07
  Today:Showers are likely. Breezy and cooler. High 75. E wind 10-15 mph.
  Tonight:A chance of showers and storms, otherwise cloudy. Low 64. E wind 10-15 mph.
  Tomorrow:A chance for showers in the morning then showers more likely in the afternoon with possible thunderstorms, a marginal risk of them being severe. High 79. SE wind 5-10 mph.
  Sunday:Partly sunny with possible afternoon showers and thunderstorms, a marginal risk of them being severe. High 80. W wind around 5 mph. Weather Resources: Inter
  
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• Forecast: Showers likely; breezy & cooler

  18-05-2018 10:07
  Today:Showers are likely. Breezy and cooler. High 75. E wind 10-15 mph.
  Tonight:A chance of showers and storms, otherwise cloudy. Low 64. E wind 10-15 mph.
  Tomorrow:A chance for showers in the morning then showers more likely in the afternoon with possible thunderstorms, a marginal risk of them being severe. High 79. SE wind 5-10 mph.
  Sunday:Partly sunny with possible afternoon showers and thunderstorms, a marginal risk of them being severe. High 80. W wind around 5 mph.Weather Resources: Intera
  
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• Methodist women from around the globe descend on Columbus, hoping to leave lasting impact

  18-05-2018 07:43
  Their orange T-shirts and yellow vests lit up the streets of the South Side on Thursday morning as members of the United Methodist Women picked up trash using pickers and gloved hands. The 60 women and men chatted as they cleaned up the area surrounding Kobacker Park, waving to the occasional passer-by and getting a "thank you" from some or a nod from others.
  
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• Man who sued Columbus police gets prison for assaulting officer

  18-05-2018 07:43
  A South Side man who filed a federal lawsuit accusing Columbus police of violating his civil rights was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in prison for assaulting a city officer. Timothy D. Davis, 32, was convicted by a Franklin County jury two weeks ago of assaulting an officer and obstructing official business during an attempted arrest in September 2016.
  
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• Pickerington boy continues to fight deadly brain cancer

  18-05-2018 04:20
  PICKERINGTON, Ohio - May 17 is Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day in 20 states across the nation. It's also recognized in Pickerington.DIPG is a rare form of childhood brain cancer that attacks all involuntary motor functions like the heartbeat, breathing and eye movement.One boy in Pickerington has been battling the disease for 14 months.FoR Deany Bandavanis, 7, sitting on the floor with his classmates inside his first grade classroom at Sycamore Creek Elementary, is a signif
  
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