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• Central Ohio residents indicted in connection to W. Virginia drug operation

  16-06-2018 23:33
  
  WHEELING, West Virginia – Two grand juries returned indictments against 31 people from Ohio and West Virginia on charges involving methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin distribution that spanned multiple states.Twenty-three West Virginia residents were indicted by a federal grand jury in Wheeling on June 5, on charges involving a multi-state drug distribution operation.Six men and two women from central Ohio who are suspected members of a street gang called the “Elaine Crip Family,&rdq
  
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• Photos: Columbus Pride Parade 2018

  16-06-2018 22:42
  With crowds estimated at over 500,000 participating this weekend, the Columbus Pride Festival has grown into one of the largest in the midwest. Now in its 37th year, the Pride Festival is best known for its annual parade on High Street, where over 10,000 marched in this year’s event. For more PRIDE events in Columbus, […]
  
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• Man gets 47 years prison for shooting Ohio police officer

  16-06-2018 22:17
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio — An Ohio man has been sentenced to 47 years in prison for shooting and wounding an Ohio police detective and for shooting at members of a SWAT team conducting a no-knock search of his home.The Blade reports 39-year-old Jamaine Hill was sentenced Thursday in Toledo immediately after a jury found him guilty of seven counts of felonious assault for shooting at officers in November.Detective Jason Picking was shot in the face during the raid. He's back to work but faces additiona
  
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• CPD completes investigation of man accused of stabbing roommate in the neck

  16-06-2018 20:03
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Division of Police has completed its investigation into a man accused of stabbing his female roommate in the neck last year.Police said 22-year-old Ezra Cason was charged with felonious assault and harassment with a bodily fluid.The incident happened March 23, 2017, around 2 p.m. in the area of Neil Avenue and West Northwood Avenue.Investigators said Cason threatened a man who was visiting and then stabbed his 22-year-old roommate in the neck after the visitor ran
  
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• Photos: Walk the Moon at EXPRESS LIVE!

  16-06-2018 19:17
  Dance-rockers Walk the Moon proved to be the perfect fit for a Pride weekend concert as the Cincinnati based quartet of Nicholas Petricca, Kevin Ray, Sean Waugaman and Eli Maiman brought their face paint tinged synth-pop to the outdoor stage of Express Live! Currently touring on the back of their What If Nothing album, the […]
  
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• Photos: Big Gay Dance Party for Mike Pence

  16-06-2018 16:05
  On Friday, June 16th, Vice President Mike Pence stopped by Columbus on a tour to tour President Trump’s tax cut agenda, and was greeted by thousands at the “Big Gay Dance Party” organized outside his event venue. Partygoers took to the street to promote an agenda of peace, love and equality, which doubled as a […]
  
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• Police say 2 Kansas deputies killed by inmate were parents

  16-06-2018 13:59
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Two Kansas sheriff's deputies who were shot and killed by an inmate while transporting him between the courthouse and jail were both parents, authorities said Saturday.The inmate, whose name hasn't been released, shot Wyandotte County Sheriff's deputies Theresa King and Patrick Rohrer on Friday in a gated area behind the county courthouse. He may have used one of the deputies' own guns to shoot them during a struggle after he got out of the van, authorities said.The inm
  
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• Police: 2nd Kansas sheriff's deputy dies after shooting

  16-06-2018 13:59
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan.— A second sheriff's deputy died early Saturday from injuries suffered when an inmate who was being transported in Kansas City overpowered two officers and shot them.Kansas City, Kansas, police confirmed on their Facebook page that Deputy Theresa King, 44, died just after midnight following the shooting on Friday. Officer Patrick Rohrer, 35, died earlier.The inmate was also shot during the confrontation in a gated area near the Wyandotte County Courthouse. Investigators sa
  
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• Dog Walkers Weekly "Furr-cast" | June 16, 2018

  16-06-2018 13:47
  
  Welcome back, everyone! For you first-time readers, happy to have you here!This blog is dedicated to those dog lovers across central Ohio. Unless you have an outdoor yard, many of you probably walk your dog(s) on a daily basis and multiple times a day.The purpose and goal of this blog is to help those dog walkers and their furry, little friends make the most out of their walks outside while being safe at the same time.So, let's start things off with a look at what I call the "Comfort Scale."You
  
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• Air quality alert issued for parts of central Ohio Sunday and Monday

  16-06-2018 12:51
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has issued an Air Quality Alert as temperatures are expected to reach close to 90 degrees Sunday and Monday in Columbus.The upper-level ridge over Ohio will lead to mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the upper-80s. In addition, light southerly winds will reduce pollutant dispersion, and regional pollutant carryover from Friday will be high. These conditions will lead to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups AQI levels for ozone.In addition
  
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• Air quality alert issued for parts of central Ohio Saturday and Sunday

  16-06-2018 12:51
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has issued an Air Quality Alert as temperatures are expected to reach close to 90 degreesSaturday and Sunday in Columbus.The upper-level ridge over Ohio will lead to mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the upper-80s. In addition, light southerly winds will reduce pollutant dispersion, and regional pollutant carryover from Friday will be high. These conditions will lead to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups AQI levels for ozone.In additio
  
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• Air quality alert issued for parts of central Ohio Saturday

  16-06-2018 12:51
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has issued an Air Quality Alert as temperatures are expected to reach close to 90 degreesSaturday in Columbus.The upper-level ridge over Ohio will lead to mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the upper-80s. In addition, light southerly winds will reduce pollutant dispersion, and regional pollutant carryover from Friday will be high. These conditions will lead to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups AQI levels for ozone.In addition, southwes
  
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• Air quality alert issued for parts of central Ohio Monday

  16-06-2018 12:51
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has issued an Air Quality Alert as temperatures are expected to exceed 90 degrees Monday in Columbus.An upper-level ridge over Ohio will inhibit mixing, and mostly sunny skies and temperatures around 90 will enhance ozone formation. In addition, southwesterly winds will gradually transport regional pollutants into central Ohio. These conditions will lead to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups AQI levels for ozone.The National Weather Service
  
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• Mom outraged after man asks if family showered before swimming in hotel pool

  16-06-2018 12:40
  
  CALIFORNIA --A woman trying to cool off with her daughter in a California hotel pool is outraged after she says a man questioned their hygiene.
  According to the Washington Post, Carle Wheeler was approached by a man who wanted to know if she and her daughter took a shower before swimming inside the pool at the Westin Hotel in Pasadena. Wheeler claims there were other people in the swimming pool who were not asked if they showered, leading her to question why the man approached her family."You ha
  
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• OVI checkpoint scheduled for Saturday night in Madison County

  16-06-2018 11:34
  
  WEST JEFFERSON -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be holding an OVI checkpoint Saturday night in Madison County.The checkpoint will be held from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on US Route 40 near State Route 142.The OVI checkpoint is done to deter motorists from driving under the influence of alcohol, according to a release.OSHP is reminding drivers if you plan to consume alcohol, designate a driver or make other travel arrangements.
  
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• Family of Upper Arlington homicide victim has second candlelight vigil, hopeful for answers

  16-06-2018 03:50
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - For the second time in four days a grieving family is lighting candles in memory of their loved one.It has been a long week for the family of Charles "Chuck" McCoy, filled with devastation and the false hope of closure."I believe the whole family is exhausted," Dawn Peck, McCoy's aunt, said.McCoy was killed Monday after he was stabbed to death in the China Dynasty parking lot in Upper Arlington.Investigators said it was a physical altercation that turned deadly."It's very emotio
  
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• Parkland mom: 'Shooter may as well have just shot us'

  16-06-2018 02:50
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Helena Ramsay was wise beyond her years, shy until you got to know her and discovered she had a wicked wit. She dreamed of seeing the pink dolphins in the Brazilian rainforest — a dream her mother said was cut short by the gunman who killed Ramsay and 16 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.Anne and Vinnie Ramsay spoke publicly Friday for the first time since the February massacre. The couple is asking a mental health facility that treated Nikolas Cr
  
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• Vice President Mike Pence visits Columbus to talk tax reform

  16-06-2018 00:49
  
  Vice President Mike Pence landed in Columbus on Friday afternoon to talk to the city about tax reform.Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Senator Rob Portman also spoke at Friday's event.The Vice President boasted what the administration has done for the country and for the state of Ohio.He said the President's tax reform has created thousands of jobs in Ohio, expanded manufacturing and grown businesses in the state."Since the president signed these tax cuts into law companies across this stat
  
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