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• Dublin will post signs to deter panhandling

  23-05-2018 23:59
  A new campaign is urging drivers in Dublin to think twice before donating to panhandlers.Signs reading “Say NO to panhandling” and “There’s a better way to give,” have been installed at three busy intersections in Dublin:Southwest corner of Avery-Muirfield Drive at Perimeter Loop/Hospital DriveHospital Drive at main entrance to the Avery Retail CenterSouthwest corner of Sawmill Rd/Martin Rd“We have had quite a bit of resident reaction to the number of panhandl
  
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• Kroger buys Home Chef to take bigger bite of meal-kit market

  23-05-2018 23:55
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kroger, looking to take a bigger bite of the online grocery market, is buying meal-kit seller Home Chef.Home Chef, like other meal-kit companies, sends a box of ingredients and recipes to its subscribers' doorsteps. Kroger will pay $200 million for Chicago-based Home Chef, and may pay an additional $500 million over five years if sales reach certain milestones. Kroger plans to put Home Chef kits in its supermarkets.Competition among meal-kit companies is fierce. Albertsons
  
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• “I failed her”: Mother convicted in toddler’s heroin overdose shares warning from prison

  23-05-2018 23:14
  A mother, serving years in prison for the death of her baby daughter, is sharing her story for the first time.Erica Barley was a suburban mother of two.Protective and nurturing, she cooked her family three meals a day and put up baby gates to keep her children safe.But at night, she would slip out to buy heroin.And it was that addiction, that took the life of her 14 month-old daughter, Bella.Home video gives a glimpse inside the family Erica Barley once had.When even mundane moments like folding
  
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• Kings Island, Cedar Point offering free tickets for military members during Memorial Day weekend

  23-05-2018 22:54
  
  Kings Island and Cedar Point are offering free admission to active and retired US military members during Memorial Day weekend.The deal, which begins on Friday through Memorial Day, is offered to active military, retired military, National Guard, veterans with honorable or medical discharge and Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.Up to six tickets can also be purchased for immediate family members at $44 per ticket at Cedar Point and $34 at Kings Island.You must show a valid form of ID at the
  
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• 911 dispatchers in Ohio must be trained to provide emergency medical advice

  23-05-2018 22:48
  Starting in May, all 911 dispatchers in Ohio are expected to be trained in what's called "emergency medical dispatching."It's an Ohio administrative law that says, dispatchers must be able to provide pre-medical advice to callers when they dial 911 for help.Circleville has its dispatchers trained and ready to go. The city is using color-coded flip cards that match to any emergency.When someone calls for help, the dispatcher flips to the card that matches the type of call and reads word for word
  
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• Iconic Blue Danube Restaurant closes earlier than planned

  23-05-2018 22:29
  
  The Blue Danube restaurant was not able to stay open the extra few weeks for customers to say goodbye.The restaurant, nicknamed the Dube, originally planned to shut its doors for good June 17, but instead closed on May 22."Our goal to remain open until June 17, however, is not going to be manageable," the restaurant posted on its Facebook page. "Due to some extreme, and very unfortunate circumstances beyond our control, our staff was cut to a number that will be unable to manage operations any f
  
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• Police ID man who died after pursuit, altercation with robbery witnesses

  23-05-2018 22:13
  
  Police have identified a robbery suspect who died after being chased and getting into an altercation with witnesses.The Columbus Division of Police said 23-year-old Kevin M. West robbed a woman at the Speedway on North Cassidy Avenue and fled on foot.West was pursued by several males who witnessed the robbery.Officers responded to the area of 3030 Plaza Properties Boulevard where West was found lying in the rear of Four Points Hotel.Police said the witnesses attempted to apprehend the West, who
  
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• The Blue Danube Closes Doors Early

  23-05-2018 21:35
  Several weeks ago, The Blue Danube announced that it would be closing its doors on June 17th, after nearly 80 years in business. Early today, the restaurant announced on Facebook that yesterday was actually its final day of operations. “Due to some extreme, and very unfortunate, circumstances beyond our control, our staff was cut to […]
  
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• Maker of candy hearts and Necco Wafers sold at auction to Ohio-based company

  23-05-2018 21:32
  
  BOSTON — The 171-year-old candy maker known for its chalky Necco Wafers and those little inscribed hearts that are everywhere on Valentine's Day was sold in bankruptcy court Wednesday.The Ohio-based Spangler Candy Co. had the winning $18.83 million bid for the New England Confectionery Co., or Necco, at a federal bankruptcy auction in Boston.The deal from the company that makes Dum Dums lollipops will most likely ensure a future, at least in the short term, for some of the nation's most fa
  
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• FDA warns teething medicines unsafe, wants them off shelves

  23-05-2018 21:28
  
  Federal health officials warned parents Wednesday about the dangers of teething remedies that contain a popular numbing ingredient and asked manufacturers to stop selling their products intended for babies and toddlers.The Food and Drug Administration said that various gels and creams containing the drug benzocaine can cause rare but deadly side effects in children, especially those 2 years and younger.The agency has been warning about the products for a decade but said reports of illnesses and
  
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• Forecast: Gorgeous evening ahead

  23-05-2018 21:10
  This Evening:Few clouds & pleasant.Temps in the 70's.
  Tonight:Mostly clear and cooler. Low 56. NE wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow:Sunny skies, warmer. High 85. E wind 5-10 mph.
  Friday:More sunshine and a bit muggy High 86. SE wind 0-5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:High pressure is now in control, so get ready for a pleasant evening ahead! Mostly clear tonight with lows in the mid-50s. Tomorrow will feature more sunshine, slightly warmer t
  
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• FBI raids house, storage unit of former Ohio House speaker

  23-05-2018 20:39
  In this June 28, 2016, file photo, Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger speaks during an event to mark the renaming of Port Columbus International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio. Federal agents are searching the former Republican Ohio House Speaker's home in southwest Ohio and a nearby storage unit.
  
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• Judge: President can't block critics on Twitter

  23-05-2018 19:47
  
  A federal judge in New York says President Donald Trump violates the First Amendment by blocking critics on Twitter for political speech.Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald in Manhattan issued the written decision Wednesday.In the ruling, she said no government official — including the president — is above the law.The case was brought last July by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and seven individuals blocked by Trump after criticizing the Republican president.After
  
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• Spectacular Science!

  23-05-2018 18:54
  An epic science experiment for an epic announcement! COSI is bringing a massive, four-day science fair to central Ohio to continue building the future of STEM leaders! Read more. Connect with COSI in The Giving Store.   Better Together, The Columbus Foundation‘s crowdfunding platform, rallies individuals to work together to bring out the best in our […]
  
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• Marijuana delivery made to wrong car, Ohio man arrested

  23-05-2018 18:47
  
  NORWALK, Ohio (AP) — Police say a man who delivered a bag of marijuana to the wrong car in a northern Ohio store parking lot faces drug trafficking charges.The Sandusky Register reports 18-year-old Anthony Damante, of Milan, was arrested Tuesday in Norwalk.Police say a woman went into a store Friday afternoon to buy lottery tickets, returned to her car and found a strange smelling sandwich bag marked "Sour Kush" on the front seat, prompting a call to police.A police report says officers us
  
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• NFL releases new policy for kneeling during National Anthem

  23-05-2018 18:27
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — NFL owners have approved a new policy aimed at addressing the firestorm over national anthem protests, permitting players to stay in the locker room during the "The Star-Spangled Banner" but requiring them to stand if they come to the field.The decision was announced Wednesday by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell during the league's spring meeting in Atlanta.In a sign that players were not part of the discussions, any violations of the policy would result in fines against the t
  
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• NFL owners adopt new policy to address anthem protests

  23-05-2018 18:27
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — NFL owners approved a new policy Thursday aimed at addressing the firestorm over national anthem protests sparked by Colin Kaepernick and polarized by President Trump, permitting players to stay in the locker room during the "The Star-Spangled Banner" but requiring them to stand if they come to the field.Commissioner Roger Goodell said the change was approved unanimously by the owners at their spring meeting in Atlanta, but it was met with immediate skepticism by the players
  
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• Forecast: Sunny and pleasant Wednesday Afternoon

  23-05-2018 18:02
  Today:Mostly sunny skies this afternoon. High 80. N wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight:Mostly clear and cooler. Low 56. NE wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow:Sunny. High 85. E wind 5-10 mph.
  Friday:More sunshine! High 86. SE wind 0-5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:High pressure will continue to build into the area today giving us sunshine this afternoon and will remain in control through Friday bringing dry and warm conditions with plenty more sunshine. High
  
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• Restaurant Roundup: Kroger Stocks a New Local Brand, Watershed Makes Award-Winning Gin, and more

  23-05-2018 18:01
  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: Pearl Market The 25-year summer tradition continues this weekend, […]
  
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• NFL star JJ Watt visits Santa Fe shooting survivors at Texas hospital

  23-05-2018 17:06
  
  NFL star JJ Watt on Monday brought some joy to the Santa Fe high school shooting survivors at a Texas hospital. Watt appeared in photos smiling next to the children at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, where some of the 13 injured were recovering.One of the victims, Sarah Salazar, was visited by Watt. According to her mother Sonia, she had a tube taken out of her prior to the visit."JJ Watt visited her right after and it put a smile on her face," she wrote in the Facebook post.Another student
  
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• ACLU sues Ohio governor and secretary of state over congressional districts

  23-05-2018 17:06
  
  The ACLU has filed a constitutional challenge to Ohio's congressional map, using Republican Gov. John Kasich's statements opposing gerrymandering as ammunition.A suit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati challenges district maps in effect through 2020 for "an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander" that violates voters' rights to democratically select their representatives.The suit names Kasich, Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted and leaders of the GOP-controlled state Legis
  
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• Columbus Falls Six Places in Latest ParkScore Index

  23-05-2018 17:00
  Columbus ranked 62nd on The Trust for Public Land’s ParkScore Index for 2018, falling from 56th place in 2017’s ranking of park systems in the 100 largest U.S. cities. ParkScore rankings are based on four factors: park access, which measures the percentage of city residents within a 10-minute walk from a park; park acreage, which […]
  
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• FBI agents reportedly raid home, storage facility of former Ohio House speaker

  23-05-2018 16:15
  
  CLARKSVILLE -- The FBI is raiding the home and storage facility of former Ohio House speaker Cliff Rosenberger, according to Dayton CBS affiliate WHIO.Agents are reportedly at his home in Clarksville and a storage facility in Wilmington.“We are conducting law enforcement activities in those areas,” FBI spokesman Todd Lindgren told WHIO.Rosenberger resigned in April amid reports of an FBI investigation into lavish spending. He said that while he believes all of his actions as speaker
  
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• Restaurant Review: Tio’s Tacos and Tequila

  23-05-2018 16:00
  Tio’s Tacos and Tequila opened up in De Novo’s original High Street digs. The debut typically inspires the following response from seasoned Downtown diners: “Weird. That’s right across from Condado.” Right, Condado is pretty much the local go-to for tacos: competing in the same zone seems suicidal. But outside of the fact that both operations […]
  
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• Lesley Stahl: Trump admitted mission to "discredit" press

  23-05-2018 14:31
  
  CBS "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl has revealed a candid remark made to her by then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016. Stahl told a group of fellow journalists at the Deadline Club Awards Dinner in New York City earlier this week that Trump had admitted his consistent attacks on the media were meant to "discredit" journalists so that negative stories about him would not be believed.Stahl was the first television journalist to sit down with Trump for an interview following his
  
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• Vote, take risks, be fearless: Celebs offer advice to grads

  23-05-2018 13:26
  
  Work hard, be true to yourself, embrace diversity and seize the moment.It's the same advice graduation speakers have offered for ages, yet every year some addresses stand out. Some are powerful. Some are poetic. Some are political.This year, colleges have invited speakers ranging from Hillary Clinton to Chance the Rapper, each bringing their own life lessons. As commencement ceremonies continue across the country this weekend, here are a few of the highlights so far:JUSTIN TRUDEAUPrime minister
  
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• Foreign media depart on train for North Korean nuclear site

  23-05-2018 12:44
  
  A group of foreign journalists departed by train Wednesday to watch the dismantling of North Korea's nuclear test site after eight reporters from South Korea received last-minute permission to join them.The remote site deep in the mountains of the North's sparsely populated northeast interior is expected to have a formal closing ceremony in the next day or two, depending on the weather. The closing was announced by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ahead of his planned summit with U.S. President D
  
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• Tens of thousands of Las Vegas casino workers OK strike

  23-05-2018 12:22
  
  Las Vegas casinos could watch tens of thousands of employees walk off the job for the first time in more than three decades after union members voted to authorize a strike at any time starting June 1, a move that could cripple the city's world-famous resorts.About 25,000 members of the Culinary Union who work at 34 different casino-resorts across the tourist destination cast ballots in two sessions Tuesday, showing the collective power of the largest labor organization in Nevada. The move hands
  
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• Legend of Loch Ness Monster will be tested with DNA samples

  23-05-2018 12:18
  
  The stories seem as tall as the lake is deep. For hundreds of years, visitors to Scotland's Loch Ness have described seeing a monster that some believe lurks in the depths.But now the legend of "Nessie" may have no place left to hide. A New Zealand scientist is leading an international team to the lake next month, where they will take samples of the murky waters and conduct DNA tests to determine what species live there.University of Otago professor Neil Gemmell says he's no believer in Nessie,
  
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• Energy wells plugged as Hawaii's volcano sends lava nearby

  23-05-2018 11:57
  
  PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — Production wells at a geothermal plant under threat by lava flowing from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano have been plugged to prevent toxic gases from seeping out.Lava from a nearby, new volcanic vent entered, then stalled, on the 815-acre (329.8 hectare) property where the Puna Geothermal Venture wells occupy around 40 acres (16 hectares). Residents have been concerned about hazards if the lava flowed over the plant's facilities, or if heat generated would interact with vari
  
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• Gov. Kasich to address graduates of Harvard Kennedy School

  23-05-2018 11:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich is delivering the spring graduation address at the Harvard Kennedy School.The former presidential candidate addresses the school of government's class of 2018 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Wednesday.Kasich's focus on national policy issues since losing his 2016 presidential bid has fueled speculation that he's positioning himself to challenge President Donald Trump again in 2020, either as a Republican or as an independent. Kasich says
  
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• Ohio Uber driver sentenced for sexual assault of passenger

  23-05-2018 11:29
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An Uber driver convicted of sexually assaulting a woman after giving her a ride to her northeast Ohio home has been sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison.The Akron Beacon Journal reports 34-year-old Brandon Franklin, of Tallmadge, was sentenced Tuesday in Akron on a third-degree sexual battery conviction.The woman says she woke up on March 25, 2017, and discovered Franklin having sex with her at her home. She testified she pushed him out of the room but doesn't remembe
  
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• Forecast: Decreasing clouds on Wednesday

  23-05-2018 10:16
  Today:Calmer weather returns. Decreasing clouds. High 80. N wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight:Mostly clear and cooler. Low 56. NE wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow:Sunny. High 85. E wind 5-10 mph.
  Friday:More sunshine! High 86. SE wind 0-5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:A much calmer start to this Wednesday morning. High pressure will build into the area today helping to break the clouds and it will remain in control through Friday bringing dry and warm co
  
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• Behind the barrel: The South Side Mega Fix

  23-05-2018 10:01
  The South Side Mega Fix construction project continues to slow down many commuters.The $113,000,000 project focuses on five miles of improvements on I-71 between SR-315 and Stringtown Road on the city’s south side. While the entire project won’t be complete until the year 2020, each day brings improvements and changes.“This section of I-71 was built in 1963 and we really haven't had any major rehabs to this section of the road,” said Andrew Opsitnik, ODOT Transportation E
  
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• Chris Bradley talks about his daily fight against leukemia

  23-05-2018 03:46
  Walking with Chris through the garden his Worthington home, gave me a glimpse of how much he appreciates simple pleasures.“These are daylilies, these are hydrangea,” he pointed out to me.Watching them grow puts a smile on his face. He can’t dig in the soil or snip and prune like he normally does this time of year.The cancer treatments have left him without much of an immune system right now. Mold and spores from the mulch and flowers heighten the risk of contact with germs and
  
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• Girls officially "advanced" into Cub Scouts in Hilliard

  23-05-2018 03:39
  It was in 1966 when James Brown adamantly claimed: "This is a man's world."An advancement ceremony, Tuesday, in Hilliard marked the progress of dozens of Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts who are moving up in the ranks.They've earned it.So have the girls.For the first time, 10 girls in Hilliard's Pack 148 have advanced to Cub Scouts.Keira Auten is 6."My favorite thing about Boy Scouts is we get to do a lot of activities," she said.Her cousin, Arden Carey, the youngest to advance, is 5."I enjoy being out
  
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• 77-year-old driver in deadly N.J. crash had 14 license suspensions

  23-05-2018 03:29
  
  The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission said Tuesday the 77-year-old man who was driving the school bus involved in last week's deadly crash has held a driver's license since 1975 and had a total of 14 license suspensions and eight speeding tickets, a careless driving ticket and a ticket for an improper turn in 2010, CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports.Only one license suspension was due to a moving violation, the N.J. MVC said.A teacher and a student were killed last w
  
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• Man charged with trying to escape Franklin County Corrections Center

  23-05-2018 03:03
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A man in jail on drug charges and a probation violation tried to escape the Franklin County Corrections Center on Jackson Pike on May 19.According to court documents filed with Franklin County Municipal Court, Nicolas Reedy was in a visitation booth after being placed there by deputies.While there, Reedy can be seen on surveillance video pushing through the ceiling tiles and getting over to the visitor’s side.He tried to leave the building by using the stairs and the
  
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• Hundreds of Columbus tobacco shops fail inspection under Tobacco 21

  23-05-2018 03:02
  10TV has learned hundreds of businesses in Columbus aren't following a law prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to people under the age of 21.Columbus Public Health, the agency that enforces Tobacco 21, says the next time tobacco shops fail to comply it will cost them.Hundreds of stores caught selling to people underage were given a warning, but next time owners will have to pay hundreds of dollars in fines.At the one stop shop for tobacco needs, The Joint has just about everything.Business
  
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• Texas school shooting suspect's father thinks he was bullied

  23-05-2018 02:44
  
  A 17-year-old student accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school should be seen as a "victim" because he may have recently been bullied, causing him to lash out, his father said.In a phone interview over the weekend with Greece's Antenna TV, Antonios Pagourtzis said he wished he could have stopped the killing Friday at Santa Fe High School. His voice cracked as he described how he told police to let him inside the school so his son, Dimitrios Pagourtzis, could kill him instead.
  
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• Amazon urged not to sell facial recognition tool to police

  23-05-2018 02:38
  
  Amazon's decision to market a powerful face recognition tool to police is alarming privacy advocates, who say the tech giant's reach could vastly accelerate a dystopian future in which camera-equipped officers can identify and track people in real time, whether they're involved in crimes or not.It's not clear how many law enforcement agencies have purchased the tool, called Rekognition, since its launch in late 2016 or since its update last fall, when Amazon added capabilities that allow it to i
  
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• "Mama:" Five-year-old girl with nonverbal autism says first word

  23-05-2018 02:21
  
  For parents, their child's first word tends to be a really big deal. And that's especially true for Briana Blankenship.Blankenship's daughter, Taylor, is five years old. Taylor has nonverbal autism."She has NEVER said a word. EVER," Blankenship wrote on her Facebook. But that all changed just a few weeks ago.Blankenship recorded Taylor saying "mama.""As soon as she said it, I grabbed my phone and started recording. I'm pretty sure I held up the drive thru line but there was no way I wasn't getti
  
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• Police charge man for Huntington Bank robbery

  23-05-2018 01:47
  Police have arrested a Columbus man they believe robbed the Huntington Bank in Delaware last week.
  
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• 1 person in critical condition after north Columbus crash

  23-05-2018 00:55
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - One person is in critical condition after a crash involving two vehicles in north Columbus Tuesday evening.Police said the crash happened around 6:05 p.m. on Sawmill Road near Billingsley Road.The person injured was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital.The northbound lanes of Sawmill Road are closed, police said.
  
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• Reagan Tokes Act passes out of House committee

  23-05-2018 00:07
  COLUMBUS– A House version of a bill named after murdered Ohio State student Reagan Tokes has cleared a major legislative hurdle.An amended version of the bill passed the House Criminal Justice Committee Tuesday.It calls for creating indeterminate sentences of violent felons, creating a statewide database of parolees on GPS monitoring, reducing caseload burdens for parole officers and creating a re-entry program for “hard to place” offenders like sex offenders who can end up bei
  
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