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• Columbus Community Safety Advisory Commission Meeting 6/13/2018

  14-06-2018 23:54 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Officer accused of kicking suspect was hired despite failing polygraph

  14-06-2018 23:38
  10TV has uncovered new details on the troubled history of a police officer accused of kicking a suspect in the head.Rob Wells resigned his job with Franklin Township Police in May after video of the violent encounter emerged.But that video wasn't his first violent confrontation, or the first time questions were raised about his conduct.Bystander video captured the moment that ended Rob Wells career as a Franklin Township Police Officer.The video from May 1 shows one officer holding a suspect's h
  
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• Columbus police prepared to protect Pride Festival

  14-06-2018 23:00
  The Columbus Pride Festival is the 3rd largest in the nation with an estimated 500,000 people in attendance.The Columbus Division of Police said providing security for the event is a mammoth task, but said officers are ready."We'll have sufficient staff on hand to protect the very long parade that goes on for hours," said Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs.The police chief declined to discuss security tactics, but the recent Columbus Komen Race For The Cure in May provided a glimpse of what Pride
  
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• 1 dead after motorcycle crash in southwest Columbus

  14-06-2018 22:57
  COLUMBUS - One person is dead after a motorcycle crash in southwest Columbus, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.It happened just before 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Frank Road near Brown Road.The FCSO told 10TV the motorcyclist was taken to Mount Carmel West where they later died.Frank Road is currently closed between Hardy Parkway and I-71.This is one of three fatal crash involving a motorcycle in Columbus on Thursday.One person was killed in a crash on I-270 the on no
  
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• Chief recommends termination for officer accused of buying sex on the job

  14-06-2018 22:50
  The career of a Columbus Police Officer accused of buying sex while on the job could soon be over.Police Chief Kim Jacobs has recommended termination for Officer Randall Mayhew.Three women accused Mayhew of paying them for sex while he was in uniform and on duty.An Internal Affairs investigation found that he bought sex, engaged in conduct unbecoming, and falsified a police run.The allegations emerged in late 2015, and Mayhew has been on desk duty since January of 2016.He was criminally charged
  
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• It’s All Natural Announces Relocation, New Business Model

  14-06-2018 21:30
  Vegan food market It’s All Natural first opened its doors in October of 2013, selling vegetarian and vegan eco-friendly, organic products in Gahanna. But, due to rising expense costs and rent, It’s All Natural’s owners will be moving to a new location at Ching Ter Maitreya Temple, 2891 E. Dublin-Granville Rd. The new location will be […]
  
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• Westerville man indicted on rape, murder charges in stabbing death of wife

  14-06-2018 21:24
  
  The grand jury has indicted a Westerville man on rape and murder charges in the stabbing death of his wife.James Gentile is accused of killing his wife, Dana Gentile, at their home on Carousel Court in Westerville on June 4.“This is a case of domestic violence where this man raped and killed his wife who had separated from him,” Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said.Following the murder, O’Brien said a neighbor called 911 after James said he killed his wife.Gentile
  
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• Woman accused of assaulting pregnant Buckeye Lake bartender in custody

  14-06-2018 20:51
  
  The woman accused of assaulting a pregnant Buckeye Lake bartender has turned herself in to authorities.According to Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp, Malee Webster is in jail and is likely facing a misdemeanor assault charge.Catelyn Itunin said she was working at Louie's Corner House on Tuesday night when a man and woman walked in.Itunin said she wasn't going to serve them, thinking they'd had enough to drink already but served them one drink.Believing they had had enough to drink, and because
  
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• 1 taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital after shooting in north Columbus

  14-06-2018 20:47
  
  COLUMBUS - One person was taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital after a shooting in north Columbus, according to police.It happened just after 2 p.m. Thursday in the 2400 block of Bretton Place.Police told 10TV the victim was taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital and is expected to be OK.No suspect information is available at this time.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• 1 dead in crash involving motorcycle in north Columbus

  14-06-2018 20:17
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash in north Columbus.The Columbus Division of Police is investigating a fatal crash that happened at Morse Road and Sinclair Road.Officers say a motorcycle and a vehicle collided at the intersection around 1:45 p.m.Police have closed a portion of Morse Road, between I-71 and Indianola Avenue.No other information was immediately available.
  
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• Mega Weekend – Local Festivals, Pride Celebrations, Father’s Day, and More!

  14-06-2018 20:06
  Whether you’re looking for a music festival close to Columbus, an occasion to try local beers, or you’re celebrating Pride this weekend (or all three!) we’ve got you covered. Plus, there are plenty of options all weekend to celebrate Father’s Day! Don’t forget to enter to win a pair of 3-day passes to Breakaway Music Festival, […]
  
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• Comedy Preview & Interview: David Koechner

  14-06-2018 20:00
  “I’m in Atlanta shooting Stan Against Evil,” David Koechner shares as we begin an early morning phone conversation a few days ago. “It’s an IFC production, and my good friend Dana Gould created the show and actually wrote this episode. And my other good friend Rob Cohen is directing this week. But it’s got Janet […]
  
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• Teacher who stopped school shooting will 'without a doubt' return

  14-06-2018 19:36
  
  NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A teacher who stopped a school shooting says he waited a week before returning to look at the Indiana classroom where he tackled an armed student.Jason Seaman tells the Indianapolis Star "it didn't bother" him to visit the scene on June 1, the last day of the school year. He returned to the room at Noblesville West Middle School after students had departed.Seaman and a student were shot on May 25. Police say it could have been far worse if Seaman, a former college
  
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• Mom of 4 kids killed in Florida standoff: I am heartbroken

  14-06-2018 19:24
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The mother of four children killed during a standoff between a Florida felon and police says she's "heartbroken" and feels "completely alone."In a statement to the Orlando Sentinel through a family spokesman, 31-year-old Ciara Lopez said she wants her children, ranging in age from 1 to 11, to be remembered as loving and "full of life."Police said Lopez left her apartment to get help after her boyfriend, 35-year-old Gary Wayne Lindsey Jr., battered her late Sunday.Linds
  
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• Watchdog sees errors, not bias, in Comey's Clinton probe

  14-06-2018 19:10
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department's watchdog delivered a stinging rebuke Thursday to the FBI and former Director James Comey for their handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, but the report does not conclude Comey's actions were motivated by political bias or a preference for Clinton over Donald Trump in the 2016 election.The inspector general's report says Comey, who announced in the summer of 2016 that Clinton would not be charged with any crime in the email probe, wa
  
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• Congressional baseball game comes a year after shooting

  14-06-2018 18:55
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In the year since House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and others were shot at a congressional baseball practice, mass shootings have occurred at a Texas church, a Las Vegas music festival and high schools in Parkland, Florida, and Santa Fe, Texas.Ohio Rep. Brad Wenstrup, a doctor who helped save Scalise's life last June, has watched those attacks unfold with the acute sensitivity of a mass shooting survivor. Each shooting is jarring, says Wenstrup — he calls the Parkl
  
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• Kroger closures in N Carolina to affect 1,500 workers

  14-06-2018 18:41
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — National grocery chain Kroger will shutter all stores in North Carolina's Triangle region in a move that will affect around 1,500 workers.News outlets report that the Cincinnati, Ohio-based company announced Wednesday that all 14 stores will be closed by Aug. 14.The president of Kroger's mid-Atlantic division, Jerry Clontz, says the Raleigh-Durham market is oversaturated with grocery stores, inhibiting the chain's growth. Kroger entered the market in 1989.The future of
  
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• New Local Restaurant Brekkie Shack Headed for Grandview Yard

  14-06-2018 18:40
  A new local restaurant concept is coming to Grandview Yard, along with a few other tenants announced today. Brekkie Shack, owned by sisters and Columbus natives Lisa and Lindsey Rusch, will open in late summer at 1060 Yard St., in the new Manchester building. “Growing up in Columbus, we knew we wanted to bring something […]
  
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• Georgia man gets 25 years for raping, impregnating girl, 12

  14-06-2018 18:06
  
  MCDONOUGH, Ga. — A Georgia man who pleaded guilty to raping and impregnating a 12-year-old relative will serve 25 years in prison.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports 38-year-old Michael Arnold on Tuesday took a plea agreement that requires him to serve every day of that sentence and then spend the rest of his life on probation.Prosecutors said he acknowledged sexually assaulting a female relative last year. Henry County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Megan Matteucci says the c
  
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• Prosecutor: Man makes deadly toxin for an attack in Germany

  14-06-2018 18:01
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have thwarted a plot by a Tunisian man who created the deadly toxin ricin using castor bean seeds and planned to use the poison in an Islamic extremist attack in Germany, federal prosecutors said Thursday.Sief Allah H., whose last name wasn't given in line with German privacy laws, was taken into custody Tuesday during a raid on his apartment in Cologne. The 29-year-old was formally arrested Wednesday after a judge reviewed the evidence.Authorities are stil
  
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• Shop Talk: Unique Finds at Urban Home & Garden

  14-06-2018 18:00
  Urban Home & Garden is an eclectic retailer that sells exactly what the name implies – home good and garden supplies. Their ever-changing collection of plants, gardening tools, small home goods and décor has made them a staple in the Easton Gateway area. Owners Tom Paghi and Edward Lambert are no strangers to the industry. […]
  
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• Minimum wage doesn't cover the rent anywhere in the U.S.

  14-06-2018 17:55
  
  A minimum-wage worker would have to put in lots of overtime to be able to afford a modest, two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the country. And downsizing to a one-bedroom pad barely helps.Even with some states hiking pay for those earning the least, there is still nowhere in the country where a person working a full-time minimum wage job can afford to rent a decent two-bedroom apartment, according to an annual report released Wednesday by the National Low Income Housing Coalition.Even the $15 hou
  
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• New York attorney general sues Trump Foundation

  14-06-2018 17:34
  NEW YORK (AP) — A lawsuit filed by New York's attorney general Thursday said President Donald Trump used his charitable foundation to settle personal business disputes and bolster his political image with donations directed by his staff.The Donald J. Trump Foundation "was little more than a checkbook for payments from Mr. Trump or his businesses to nonprofits, regardless of their purpose or legality," Democratic Attorney General Barbara Underwood said as she sued to dissolve the foundation
  
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• Autistic teen who is usually nonverbal gives powerful speech at high school graduation

  14-06-2018 16:55
  
  An autistic high school senior who is usually nonverbal did the unexpected at his high school graduation this week. Sef Scott bravely stepped up to the podium and delivered a speech with an inspiring message: be the unexpected, just like him."Unexpected. That is what I want you to remember. Unexpected," Scott began his speech. "First and foremost, I would imagine that to the seniors that know who I am that it is entirely unexpected that I would be standing here giving this speech."Scott introduc
  
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• Longtime Elvis Presley drummer D.J. Fontana has died

  14-06-2018 15:50
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — D.J. Fontana, the drummer who helped launch rock 'n' roll as Elvis Presley's sideman, has died at 87, his wife said Thursday.Karen Fontana told The Associated Press that her husband died in his sleep in Nashville Wednesday night. She said he had been suffering complications from breaking his hip in 2016."He was loved by everybody all over the world. He treated everybody like everybody was his friend," she said.Fontana rose from strip joints in his native Shreveport, L
  
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• Photos: Columbus Crew SC vs Atlanta United FC

  14-06-2018 15:42
  A combination of sloppy passing and lackluster attacking saw Columbus Crew SC’s unbeaten streak broken. Table-topping Atlanta United FC defeated the home team 2-0 in front of a typically poor midweek crowd at MAPFRE Stadium. Josef Martinez opened the scoring for Atlanta as Crew SC ‘keeper Zack Steffen finally allowed his goal to be breached […]
  
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• Ignite Arts Looks to Engage New Generation of Arts Patrons

  14-06-2018 15:00
  A night at the opera probably conjures images of tuxedos, ball gowns and formality, but Columbus-based Ignite Arts is helping performing arts organizations push the bounds of what a night at the opera or symphony or theater can be. Ignite Arts is a new brand launched by the founders of Acceptd, an online platform connecting […]
  
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• Fatal crash shuts down I-270 on northeast side of Columbus

  14-06-2018 14:51
  
  At least one person was killed in a crash on Interstate 270 on the northeast side Columbus.Authorities were called before 8 a.m. Thursday to a crash involving a car and a motorcycle on I-270 southbound near I-670.The Franklin County Sheriff's Office says at least one person was killed in the crash.I-270is closed at SR 161 while authorities investigate the crash. The closure is expected to last several hours, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.The ramps from SR 161 EB and westboun
  
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• Possible tornado pounds parts of Pennsylvania

  14-06-2018 13:31
  
  WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- A strong storm slammed some areas of Pennsylvania, damaging numerous businesses, many in a shopping plaza, overturning cars and downing trees and power lines.CBS Scranton affiliate WYOU-TV says the scene in the Wilkes-Barre business district resembled "a war zone," adding that debris littered the area.The station quoted witnesses as saying it was the worst such hit ever for the business district and that if it had swept through during business hours, things could have been m
  
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• Neighbor shoots man attacking woman with an ax in northwest Ohio

  14-06-2018 12:51
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio — Police say an Ohio man shot and killed another man who was attacking a woman with an ax.The Blade reports Benjamin Hand told police he saw the man strike the woman with the weapon in Toledo around noon Wednesday.Hand shot the man, and he was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:55 p.m. Police have identified the man as 59-year-old Bernard Neyland.The woman has been identified as 53-year-old Lakita Wilson, and police say she suffered multiple cu
  
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• Apple to close iPhone security loophole used by police to access devices

  14-06-2018 12:22
  
  Apple will make a method -- often used by police -- for getting data off iPhones much less powerful with a software update announced Wednesday. The change, called USB Restricted Mode, will close down access to data through a iPhone's Lightning port if the phone hasn't been unlocked in the past hour.The update isn't meant to hold back law enforcement efforts, Apple said Wednesday, but to close a security hole that put customers at risk. Not just police, but identity thieves could use the Lightnin
  
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• Many Americans taking common meds that may cause depression, study finds

  14-06-2018 12:18
  
  More than one-third of U.S. adults are taking prescription medications that may lead to depression, new research finds. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, warns that depression is a potential side effect of more than 200 commonly prescribed medications, including beta blockers for blood pressure, birth control pills, antacids, and painkillers.The researchers found that 37 percent of Americans are taking at least one these drugs. The likelihood of depression
  
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• High-profile celebrity suicides leave media examining coverage

  14-06-2018 12:13
  
  NEW YORK -- The deaths of designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain have caused media organizations to look at how they cover suicide. It has also sparked discussion about whether more could be done to prevent copycat killings, without neglecting the duty to report news.Several outlets have publicized the 1-800-273-8255 suicide prevention hotline -- People and Entertainment Weekly magazines are using it on their covers -- and operators say the hotline has received the largest volum
  
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• Parole board to hear former juror's death sentence regrets

  14-06-2018 12:00
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Parole Board on Thursday planned to hear from a juror who recommended that a convicted killer be sentenced to death, but now believes he should be spared.At issue is the case of death row inmate Raymond Tibbetts, who is set to die in October for killing Fred Hicks at Hicks' Cincinnati home in 1997.After the parole board voted 11-1 last year against mercy for Tibbetts, ex-juror Ross Geiger came forward and said jurors were not given enough information about Tibbet
  
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• Mexican congressional candidate shot dead while posing for a selfie

  14-06-2018 11:58
  
  MIAMI -- Politicians are being targeted in Mexico ahead of the country's July elections, and the latest murder was caught on surveillance video.The footage shows Mexican congressional candidate Fernando Puron posing for a selfie with a supporter after a campaign debate last Friday, when a man walks up from behind, raises a gun and fires at the back of his head.Puron was running on an anti-cartel platform which made him a target in Piedras Negras, which borders Texas.He is now one of 113 candidat
  
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• Columbus Pride Festival: What you need to know

  14-06-2018 11:27
  
  This weekend the City of Columbus is celebrating its 37th year of PRIDE with the 2018 Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival.The festival will take place at:
  Bicentennial and Genoa Park
  233 Civic Center Dr
  Columbus, OH 43215You can attend at these times:
  Friday, June 15: Festival (4 – 11 p.m.)
  Saturday, June 16: Parade (Step-off at 10:30 a.m.)
  Saturday, June 16: Festival (11 a.m. – 8 p.m.)
  Sunday, June 17: Pride Brunch (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)Saturday’s parade kicks off at Goodale P
  
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• City of Columbus to celebrate 37th year of PRIDE

  14-06-2018 11:27
  
  This weekend the City of Columbus is celebrating its 37th year of PRIDE with the 2018 Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival.The festival will take place at:
  Bicentennial and Genoa Park
  233 Civic Center Dr
  Columbus, OH 43215You can attend at these times:
  Friday, June 15: Festival (4 – 11 p.m.)
  Saturday, June 16: Parade (Step-off at 10:30 a.m.)
  Saturday, June 16: Festival (11 a.m. – 8 p.m.)
  Sunday, June 17: Pride Brunch (11 a.m. – 1 p.m.)Saturday’s parade kicks off at Goodale P
  
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• Forecast: Break from the rain; Scorcher over the weekend

  14-06-2018 10:04
  Today: Refreshing start. Warm afternoon. Mostly sunny. High 84. Winds: NW 5-10
  Tonight: Few clouds, otherwise mostly clear. Low 62. Winds: Light
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, touch warmer. High 86. Winds: Light & variable
  Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot.Humidity increases.High 90Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Waking up to a mostly clear and refreshing start to the day all thanks to yesterday’s cold front.This front has allowed for a nic
  
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• Authorities investigating assault of pregnant Buckeye Lake bartender

  14-06-2018 03:35
  Catelyn Itunin has worked at Louie's Corner House since March. After Wednesday morning, she says she might not go back."You really don't know the people you come in contact with and what can set them off," she said.Tuesday night, around 11:40 p.m., she says a man and a woman walked in. "He's like, I'm gonna need a bunch of double-doubles and keep 'em coming because I'm about to go on a long road trip," she said.At first, Itunin says she wasn't going to serve them, thinking they'd had enough to d
  
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• Sheriff: Officer-involved shooting being investigated in Pike County

  14-06-2018 02:51
  
  PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader tells 10TV there is an investigation underway into a shooting involving an officer in Pike County on Wednesday.Reader said deputies were not injured.The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said their SWAT team was called by the Pike County Sheriff's Office to assist on a call today but a spokesperson did not have any other information.Reader said the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has been called to the scene.The Pike County Sheriff's Of
  
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• 2 dead in officer-involved shooting in Pike County

  14-06-2018 02:51
  
  PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - The Pike County and Franklin County Sheriff Offices are investigating a shooting involving an officer in Pike County on Wednesday.Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader tells 10TVthe Franklin County Sheriff's Office SWAT team was called by the Pike County Sheriff's Office for assistance.Authorities say two people were shot and killed, no deputies were injured.Neither agency has released the location of where the shooting took place or the name of the victims.Investigators from Fr
  
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• Sarah Sanders, Raj Shah planning to depart the White House

  14-06-2018 02:07
  
  Two of the most visible members of the Trump administration are planning their departures, the latest sign of upheaval in a White House marked by turmoil.Press secretary Sarah Sanders and principal deputy press secretary Raj Shah are both heading for the exits, according to sources inside the White House and close to the administration. Sanders, who has become a confidante of President Trump since the departure of former communications director Hope Hicks, has told friends that she plans to leav
  
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• The Columbus Metropolitan Club, June 13, 2018

  14-06-2018 00:27 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Police investigate elder abuse of Marvel Comics' Stan Lee

  14-06-2018 00:21
  
  LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police are investigating reports of elder abuse against Marvel Comics' Stan Lee.The investigation was revealed in a restraining order granted Wednesday against a man who has been acting as Lee's business manager and personal adviser.The restraining order says the former adviser, Keya Morgan, has inserted himself into the life of the 95-year-old Lee. It accuses Morgan of taking advantage of Lee's impaired hearing, vision and judgment, moving Lee from his longtime f
  
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• One dead, 4 seriously injured in Marion County crash

  14-06-2018 00:02
  
  MARION -- One person died as a result of a two-vehicle crash on State Route 203 and Keener Road at about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, according to the Marion post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.A 2007 Cadillac CTS was traveling westbound on Keener Road was approaching the intersection of State Route 203.A 2002 Nissan Altima was northbound on State Route 203 approaching the intersection of Keener Road.The Cadillac failed to stop at the stop sign striking the Nissan. The two vehicles traveled off the n
  
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