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• Portsmouth police looking for man suspected of inappropriately touching girl at Kroger

  14-07-2018 23:24
  
  PORTSMOUTH, Ohio -- Police are looking for a man suspected of inappropriately touching a girl at Kroger grocery store.This happened about 1:20 p.m. Saturday at Kroger at 811 Gay St. in Portsmouth, according to police.Police say a customer approached a Kroger employee and said her juvenile daughter had been touched inappropriately by an unknown man.The man left in an awaiting vehicle and was accompanied by an older white woman. The vehicle appears to be a tan Ford minivan.Two separate reports wer
  
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• Brewery creates quirky beer for Trump-Putin summit

  14-07-2018 22:53
  
  HELSINKI — A small Finnish craft brewery is paying a humorous tribute to the Helsinki summit.RPS Brewing has issued a limited-edition lager depicting cartoon U.S. and Russian presidents on its label, with text for Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin saying "Let's Settle This Like Adults" and "Making Lager Great Again."The beer has been in high demand since it hit the shelves nationwide a few days ago and the whole 10,000-bottle lot had been sold out ahead of Monday's summit. Samples have also
  
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• Buckeyes ranked No. 1 in college sports

  14-07-2018 22:47
  
  Which college athletic program had the best overall season in 2017-18?The folks over at CBS Sports decided to find out -- just as they do every year -- by crunching the numbers at the conclusion of the season in order to present the annual Best in College Sports award.The result? Despite not winning a national title over the course of the campaign, Ohio State (510.5 points) earned the honor for the second time in the past four years.The Buckeyes accomplished this feat in large part due to a trem
  
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• Trump tweets, hits links before high-stakes Putin meeting

  14-07-2018 22:15
  
  TURNBERRY, Scotland — Two days before a high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump played golf and tweeted Saturday from one of his namesake resorts, blaming his predecessor for Russian election meddling and lashing out at the free press from foreign soil.Aides had said Trump would spend the weekend preparing to meet Putin on Monday in Helsinki, but the tweets showed other topics were on his mind."I have arrived in Scotland and will be at Trump Turnber
  
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• Bringing fantasy to life at Griggs Reservoir

  14-07-2018 21:49
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A live action role-playing group, called AMTGARD, brings fantasy to life every Sunday at Griggs Reservoir."We are a foam fantasy fighting LARP. We do sword fighting with foam weapons and other weapons as well. Bows and other things that go on on the field," Branden Webb said. "We try to recreate fantasy settings like Lord of the Rings, Conan the Barbarian."Part of the fun is dressing for the part. You might call this a video game that meets real life but with foam weapons."You
  
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• 'Charlie bit my fin!' Gator dines on shark in Hilton Head Island

  14-07-2018 20:58
  
  HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — An alligator ate a shark off a South Carolina island, and scientists say the oft-feared fish may become a staple of the reptile's diet.The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports a 7-foot alligator named Charlie was filmed gobbling up a bonnethead shark Friday in a confrontation between what scientists call ancient enemies.Charlie dined in Skull Creek, saltwater beyond his normal habitat. Alligators typically lack the saltwater glands to survive in coastal waters, b
  
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• Gov. Kasich to dedicate state park named for Jesse Owens

  14-07-2018 20:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Governor John Kasich plans to dedicate a new state park and wildlife area named for Olympic great Jesse Owens.The Republican governor announced the creation of the park earlier this year in his final State of the State speech.Kasich said he will name the park after the Ohio State track legend, "that great Ohioan who stood up to Hitler and came home with a gold medal."The land spans parts of Guernsey, Morgan, Muskingum and Noble counties. The new park was created after the
  
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• Police identify man killed in east Columbus car crash

  14-07-2018 20:15
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Police have identified a man killed in a car crash in east Columbus Friday night.It happened just before 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of Cole St. and Miller Ave., according to police. A woman driving a 2006 Toyota Camry westbound on Cole St. entered the intersection when she collided with a 2004 Acura RDX, driven by J Stan Deberry, going southbound on Miller Ave. Upon leaving the roadway, the RDX struck several small trees and rolled on to its passenger side.Police say Deberr
  
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• Thai soccer players set to head home from hospital Thursday

  14-07-2018 18:56
  
  CHIANG RAI, Thailand — The 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand are recovering well and are eager to eat their favorite comfort foods after their expected discharge from a hospital next week.In video messages of the boys shown at a news conference on Saturday, they are seen wearing surgical masks, a safeguard against infection that's been taken since the last of them were pulled from the Tham Luang cave on Tuesday, ending an 18-day ordeal. Doctors
  
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• Thai soccer players crave food, wait to go home next week

  14-07-2018 18:56
  
  CHIANG RAI, Thailand — The 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand are recovering well and are eager to eat their favorite comfort foods after their expected discharge from a hospital next week.In video messages of the boys shown at a news conference on Saturday, they are seen wearing surgical masks, a safeguard against infection that's been taken since the last of them were pulled from the Tham Luang cave on Tuesday, ending an 18-day ordeal. Doctors
  
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• Kerber beats Williams 6-3, 6-3 to win 1st Wimbledon title

  14-07-2018 18:31
  
  LONDON — Angelique Kerber won her first Wimbledon championship by stopping Serena Williams' bid for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title.Kerber played cleanly as can be, covering the court so well and picking her spots for big shots, in a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Williams in Saturday's final.It is the 30-year-old Kerber's third Grand Slam title. She also beat Williams in the Australian Open final in 2016, then won that year's U.S. Open.Williams is a seven-time Wimbledon champion and her 23
  
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• Ross County Sheriff searching for missing 61-year-old man

  14-07-2018 18:09
  
  ROSS COUNTY - The Ross County Sheriff's Office is looking for a 61-year-old man.Robert Vest was last seen on Monday at his home in the 3000 block of US-23, according to authorities.Vest is described as 5-foot, 9 inches tall, weighing 224 pounds, (with) grey hair, and blue eyes.Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call the Ross County Sheriff’s Office at 740-773-1185.​
  
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• Nancy Sinatra Sr., first wife of Frank Sinatra, dies at 101

  14-07-2018 17:03
  
  LOS ANGELES — Nancy Sinatra Sr., the childhood sweetheart of Frank Sinatra who became the first of his four wives and the mother of his three children, has died. She was 101.Her daughter, Nancy Sinatra Jr., tweeted that her mother died Friday and a posting on her web page said she died at 6:02 p.m. but didn't indicate where she died."She was a blessing and the light of my life," her daughter said.Attempts to reach representatives for Sinatra Jr. late Friday were unsuccessful.Nancy and Fran
  
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• Fans are actually donating money to help Kylie Jenner reach billionaire status

  14-07-2018 14:40
  
  Kylie Jenner is on her way to becoming a billionaire and some fans want to help her get there faster.This week Forbes reported Kylie Jenner is just $100 million short of becoming the world's youngest self-made billionaire.The financial publication estimated Kylie Cosmetics is worth about $800 million. She also has earned a lot of money from television appearances and product endorsements bumping her up another $100 million.Now a GoFundMe page has been started by comedian Josh Ostrovsky.You can f
  
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• Dog Walkers Weekly "Furr-cast" | July 14, 2018

  14-07-2018 13:43
  
  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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• Baby dead after being left in hot car in south Florida, police say

  14-07-2018 11:57
  
  PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. --Florida police say an infant that was left in a parked vehicle Friday has died. The National Weather Service reported that temperatures in the area Friday afternoon were in the mid- to upper-90s.The parent had come to work and left the 17-month-old boy strapped in the car seat, with the engine turned off and the windows rolled up, authorities told CBS Miami.Later in the day, about eight hours later, the parent realized what had happened and called 911.Paramedics performed
  
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• No one hurt after robbery, SWAT standoff in Obetz

  14-07-2018 06:57
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - No one was hurt after a robbery and SWAT standoff in Obetz, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.Major Steven Tucker said there was a report of a robbery at the Shell gas station on Alum Creek Drive in between Lindsay Road and East Howard Road just after 11 p.m. Friday.Franklin County sheriff's deputies and Obetz police responded to the scene.Tucker said when law enforcement arrived, the suspect barricaded himself inside the gas station.Everyone else inside the gas
  
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• Steps to prevent someone from stealing your new Ohio driver’s license

  14-07-2018 04:01
  If your Ohio driver's license is about to expire, you are in for a whole new experience at the BMV.Your new license will no longer be handed to you over the counter at the BMV.Instead, it will arrive in your mailbox. There are some steps you can take to make sure your ID does not fall into the wrong hands.All licenses are now manufactured in one location using sophisticated, high tech methods like laser engraving and optical variable ink.Ohio BMV Registrar Don Petit said the new system will prev
  
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• Ohio prosecutor: Bring back firing squads for executions

  14-07-2018 03:07
  
  CINCINNATI -- A county prosecutor in Ohio who is frustrated by death row appeals says he wants the state to bring back death by firing squad amid complaints about lethal injection. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said in an interview Thursday that capital punishment "is not supposed to be a pleasant experience."WLWT-TV reports the comments were made during an interview about a denied stay of execution request for convicted murderer Robert Van Hook.Van Hook is scheduled to be executed July
  
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• FDA OKs 1st drug to treat smallpox, in case of terror attack

  14-07-2018 02:18
  
  U.S. regulators Friday approved the first treatment for smallpox — a deadly disease that was wiped out four decades ago — in case the virus is used in a terror attack.Smallpox, which is highly contagious, was eradicated worldwide by 1980 after a huge vaccination campaign.But people born since then haven't been vaccinated, and small samples of the smallpox virus were saved for research purposes, leaving the possibility it could be used as a biological weapon.Maker SIGA Technologies of
  
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• Walmart patents system to record audio of customers, employees

  14-07-2018 02:12
  
  Walmart wants to listen to its workers and shoppers more. A lot more.America's largest retailer has patented surveillance technology that could essentially spy on cashiers and customers by collecting audio data in stores. The proposal raises questions about how recordings of conversations would be used and whether the practice would even be legal in some Walmart stores."This is a very bad idea," Sam Lester, consumer privacy counsel of the Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington, D.C.
  
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• McDonald's removing salads from 3,000 stores after illness

  14-07-2018 02:04
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — McDonald's is stopping the sale of salads at 3,000 restaurants after people became sick from a parasite causing intestinal illness.The Chicago-based fast-food chain said Friday it's acting "out of an abundance of caution" until switching to another supplier. Health officials in Illinois and Iowa say they've identified roughly 100 combined cases of cyclosporiasis apparently linked to consuming McDonald's salads. The illness is caused by the Cyclospora parasite.McDonald's is r
  
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• Sheriff’s office looking for man, 5-year-old child in Ross County

  14-07-2018 01:46
  
  The Ross County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man they said assaulted the mother of his child and took the child.The mother has legal custody of the child according to the sheriff’s office.The sheriff’s office said Corey M. Pritt, 25, left the Pleasant Valley area, just northwest of Chillicothe, around 6:30 p.m. with 5-year-old Colton Echard.They may be in a 2009 Ford truck with an Ohio license plate number of HJF6863.Echard is described as 4-feet-6 inches tall, weighs 80 p
  
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• Man who took child in Ross County arrested; child found safe

  14-07-2018 01:46
  
  The Ross County Sheriff’s Office said a man is arrested after they said he assaulted the mother of his child and took the child.The mother has legal custody of the child according to the sheriff’s office.The sheriff’s office said Corey M. Pritt, 25, left the Pleasant Valley area, just northwest of Chillicothe, around 6:30 p.m. Friday with the child.The child was found safe in Pike County, according to the sheriff's office.The sheriff's office said Pritt is charged with abductio
  
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• Cop prays with boy before brain surgery

  14-07-2018 01:39
  
  A 9-year-old Georgia boy named Jalen Manns was diagnosed with a brain tumor in May and underwent brain surgery on Friday. Before the tough procedure, he received a special visit from local police officers who prayed with him and brought him gifts.Several officers from the Warner Robins Police Department showed up at Jalen's door before he left for the hospital. One officer, along with his K9, knelt down next to the boy and prayed with him. Video of the touching moment has gone viral.The officer
  
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• Dog dies from saltwater poisoning after swimming at Florida beach

  14-07-2018 01:28
  
  A dog owner in Florida is heartbroken after losing his beloved 7-year-old lab to saltwater poisoning after a day at a dog beach.Chris Taylor met his four-legged family member when the little guy was just 3 months old."He's my family. He's just so goofy and just always excited to see me when I came through the door,” Taylor said.As Taylor studied at USF to become a teacher, O.G. was right there, waiting patiently for him to put away the books so they could get to the beach as they did on Mo
  
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• Video shows cops using coin flip to decide whether to arrest

  14-07-2018 01:12
  ROSWELL, Ga. (AP) — Heads, you're under arrest. Tails, you're free to go.Body camera video shows Georgia police officers laughing as they use a coin-flip app to decide whether to detain a woman during a traffic stop in April.The video obtained by WXIA-TV shows Roswell police Officer Courtney Brown asking Sarah Webb whether she knew how fast she was going. Webb apologizes, saying she was late for work, and Brown tells her to turn off the car and hand over her keys.Brown then returns to her
  
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