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• Get free McDonald's french fries every Friday in 2018

  18-07-2018 23:49
  
  McDonald’s will be giving out free French fries every Friday for the rest of the year.The company said customers will be able to get a free order of medium fries every Friday with a minimum $1 purchase through December 30.Customers must download and use the McDonald’s app to get the coupon for the free fries.To see a list of deals available in the app, click here.
  
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• 25-year-old man dead after crash in Fayette County

  18-07-2018 23:16
  
  FAYETTE COUNTY -- A 25-year-old man from Lebanon, in southwest Ohio, died when his vehicle ran into the back of a semi Wednesday morning on Interstate 71 in Fayette County.The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating the two-vehicle crash that happened at about 11:15 a.m. near milepost 67.Harry Ector, 25, was driving an International box truck south on I-71 when it collided with the rear of a 2014 Freightliner, operated by a 41-year-old California man.Ector had to be cut ou
  
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• Columbus murder rate declines from last year

  18-07-2018 23:11
  Columbus police investigated 143 murders in 2017. It was the deadliest on record.Many of the homicides remain unsolved, including a double murder on January 23 in the 3700 of Eakin Road. Caleb Killen and Jawaun Reynolds, who family members say were best friends since elementary school, were shot and killed while sitting in Killen's blue Dodge Charger.The victim's mother told CrimeTracker 10 Caleb was a great kid who played college football in Florida and had secured a job in the banking industry
  
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• Police searching for suspect in fatal overdose of Dublin teen

  18-07-2018 23:07
  
  Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with the overdose death of a 17-year-old girl in Grandview earlier this year.Haleah Myers was found in the basement of a home in the 1200 block of Broadview Avenue in March. The Franklin County Coroner confirmed she died of a fentanyl overdose.Grandview police have filed an arrest warrant for 19-year-old Benjamin Bussey for involuntary manslaughter and corrupting another with drugs. Haleah Myers
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• New Coffee Shop and Event Space Planned for East Franklinton

  18-07-2018 22:51
  Urban Smart Growth (USG), the company behind the 400 West Rich property, are bringing several new developments to their growing block in East Franklinton. A new event center at 435 W. Rich St., a coffee shop at 442 W. Rich St., and an expanded Strongwater Food & Spirits kitchen space will all be revealed by […]
  
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• Crash in Marion County turns fatal nearly a week later

  18-07-2018 22:00
  
  MARION – A man died nearly a week after a crash which occurred July 12 in Marion County.The crash happened at about 3:35 p.m. July 12 at the intersection of Owens Road and Maple Grove Road.The crash involved a silver 2007 Hyundai Entourage driven by Emmett G. Ledford, 87, of Marion and a red 2013 Freightliner driven by a 45-year-old Edison man.Ledford was northbound on Maple Grove road, stopped at Owens Road. The Freightliner was westbound on Owens Road. According to the Ohio State Highway
  
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• Judge gives 2-year sentence for teacher who fired gun in classroom

  18-07-2018 21:49
  
  DALTON, Ga. — A teacher who fired a gun inside a Georgia classroom has been sentenced to two years behind bars.News outlets report that 53-year-old Jesse Randal Davidson was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty in a Whitfield County courtroom to multiple charges, including criminal damage to property in the first degree.Once released from prison, Davidson will be on probation for eight years.Davidson had been a social studies teacher at Dalton High School when he barricaded himself insi
  
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• Marion man gets 9.5 years in prison for robbing Union Bank last year

  18-07-2018 21:23
  
  MARION -- A Marion man was found guilty in July for robbery, kidnapping, use of a hoax weapon of mass destruction and inducing panic after robbing a bank in Marion last August.This week he was given 9.5 years in prison when he was sentenced. According to the Marion County Prosecutor, Todd P. Smith robbed the Union Bank on Richland Road on August 17, 2017.Smith entered the bank, demanded money and then indicated that he had a bomb. He exited the bank with $4,142. He was apprehended two days later
  
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• Marion man found guilty of robbing Union Bank last year

  18-07-2018 21:23
  
  MARION -- A Marion man was found guilty on Monday for robbery, kidnapping, use of a hoax weapon of mass destruction and inducing panic after robbing a bank in Marion last August.According to the Marion County Prosecutor, Todd P. Smith robbed the Union Bank on Richland Road on August 17, 2017.Smith entered the bank, demanded money and then indicated that he had a bomb. He exited the bank with $4,142. He was apprehended two days later by the Marion Police Department."This conviction was the result
  
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• Healthy Living Festival Preview: Fitness, Fashion, Coffee & More

  18-07-2018 21:17
  There’s no one way to live a healthy lifestyle and that’s why Columbus Underground is bringing back the Healthy Living Festival for the third year! Where you can explore tons of local businesses focused on wellness, all in one place. This year, we’re getting out of the city and getting outside at Jorgensen Farms on […]
  
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• Trump talks tougher, now says he warned Putin on meddling

  18-07-2018 21:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump spent a second day Wednesday managing the political fallout from his widely criticized meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin, shifting stances and mopping up what the White House said were misstatements.His toughness with the longtime American foe in question, Trump said he told the Russian president face-to-face during Monday's summit to stay out of America's elections "and that's the way it's going to be."That rhetoric marked a turnabout from Trump
  
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• Columbus city attorney criticizes law used to arrest Stormy Daniels

  18-07-2018 20:42
  
  COLUMBUS – Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein has recommended that the state law police cited to arrest porn actress Stormy Daniels should not be enforced.In a memo to the city's police chief, Klein says Wednesday that future charges filed under that law will not be prosecuted. Klein has also dismissed charges brought against two other employees arrested with Daniels.The law states dancers at "sexually oriented" businesses are prohibited from touching customers and vice versa.Klein says the
  
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• New Americans Study Results

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• Man dies after being hit by dump truck in Licking County

  18-07-2018 20:22
  
  LICKING COUNTY, Ohio - A man was killed when he was hit by a dump truck Wednesday morning, according to the Licking County Sheriff's Office.The incident happened around 11 a.m. along State Route 13 north ofSaint Louisville.The sheriff's office said the driver of the dump truck hit 84-year-old Donald Mealick of Saint Louisville as the driver was pulling out of a business.The driver continued on and was found at another business in the Buckeye Lake area according to the sheriff's office.The sherif
  
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• Elderly man killed in hit skip crash in Licking County

  18-07-2018 20:22
  
  LICKING COUNTY -Accident reconstruction investigators are on the scene along State Route 13north ofSaint Louisville in Licking County.The Licking County Sheriff Office say an elderly man walking near the road was struck by a vehicle Wednesday morning around 11 a.m. The driver of the vehicle drove away from the scene after striking the man with the vehicle.Authorities say they located both the driver and vehicle were later located.Name of the driver and victim were not immediately available for r
  
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• Boy reported for unlicensed hot dog stand gets help

  18-07-2018 19:35
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A 13-year-old entrepreneur who was reported for operating a hot dog stand outside his house without a license is now getting help from the Minnesota Department of Health.Minnesota Public Radio reports that the agency received a complaint about Jaequan Faulkner's stand this summer. But instead of shutting down the operation, the agency decided to help.Daniel Huff is the environmental health director for the department. He says his agency was excited to help a young man wi
  
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• Rep. Jim Jordan interviewed in doctor sex abuse inquiry

  18-07-2018 19:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, who used to coach wrestling at Ohio State University, was interviewed by a law firm investigating allegations that a now-dead team doctor sexually abused male athletes there decades ago, his spokesman confirmed Wednesday.The Ohio Republican spoke Monday morning with the firm looking into allegations against Dr. Richard Strauss and how the school responded to any complaints about Strauss, said spokesman Ian Fury, who declined to discuss details of the
  
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• Twins closer Fernando Rodney leaves game early to become U.S. citizen

  18-07-2018 19:21
  
  Minnesota Twins closer Fernando Rodney is used to coming into games in the ninth inning to get the final three outs. But in an unusual move, Twins manager Paul Molitor summoned Rodney to replace starter Fernando Romero in the fifth inning in a game on Sunday. Rodney then left the game early.Was it a new-age strategy? No, Rodney had a flight to catch so the Dominican Republic native could be in Miami on Monday for an immigration hearing.Rodney thanked the team in an Instagram post Monday for allo
  
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• Ohio teacher loses license over sexual misconduct with student

  18-07-2018 18:31
  
  HAMILTON, Ohio — An Ohio high school teacher and volleyball coach who pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct with a student has lost her teaching license.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports 31-year-old Hilary Dattilo had her teaching license revoked earlier this month after she pleaded guilty to a felony charge of gross sexual imposition.Police began investigating the former Hamilton High School teacher after parents reported possible inappropriate contact between Dattilo and a 16-year-old girl.S
  
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• Charges dropped against women arrested with Stormy Daniels

  18-07-2018 18:07
  
  COLUMBUS -- The two women who were arrested alongside Stormy Daniels at Sirens, a strip club in Columbus, will not be prosecuted by the city.City attorney Zach Klein told 10TV Wednesday, "After reviewing the charges for each of these cases closely, I've determined that the facts of these cases do not meet the elements required to prosecute under this law."Klein says one of the women did not meet the law's requirement of "touching a 'patron,'" and the other woman did not meet the requirement of a
  
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• Delaware County Sheriff looking for missing 16-year-old boy

  18-07-2018 17:36
  
  The Delaware County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 16-year-old boy.Gabriel Gentner was last seen around midnight Tuesday in the Ostrander area. He is described as 5-foot-9-inches tall and about 140 pounds with light brown hair, a full beard, and often wears dark clothing. He was last seen in navy blue T-shirt.According to the sheriff, he has somewhat limited verbal abilities and may communicate, or respond with simple yes or no answers.He is not believed to be dangerous. Please call
  
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• Ohio executes killer who strangled and stabbed man he met in bar in 1985

  18-07-2018 17:05
  
  LUCASVILLE — The State of Ohio has executed a killer who strangled and stabbed a man he met in a Cincinnati bar in 1985.Robert Van Hook was sentenced to die for strangling and stabbing David Self after picking him up in a Cincinnati bar in 1985. Van Hook, 58, had no remaining appeals, and Republican Gov. John Kasich rejected his request for clemency without comment.An Ohio prisons spokeswoman said Wednesday that Van Hook spent the morning meeting with Roman Catholic priests and friends. He
  
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• Project Update: Budd Dairy

  18-07-2018 16:55
  Although renovation work in the former Budd Dairy building in Italian Village is not set to begin for another month or two, the new-build development immediately to its north is nearing completion. Kevin Lykens, owner of the Lykens Companies, said that the 36-unit, four-story building will likely open for residents by the end of September, […]
  
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• First Look: New Target Store on High Street

  18-07-2018 16:53
  The new Target store location near Ohio State’s campus officially opened on Wednesday, July 18 with a soft opening to the public. The small-format store at 1892 N. High St. is approximately 28,000 square feet, while the typical Target store sits right around 135,000 square feet. It features many of the departments customers of Target are […]
  
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• Lox Bagel Shop Headed for Old Homefare Spot in the Short North

  18-07-2018 16:39
  Columbus is gaining the density, in infrastructure and population, of a big city. But what’s one thing it’s missing? A true New York-style bagel shop, says local entrepreneur Kevin Crowley. He’s looking to change that by this fall, with the Lox Bagel Shop, a quick breakfast and lunch stop opening in the old Homefare spot […]
  
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• Ford recalls 550K vehicles that can roll away unexpectedly

  18-07-2018 16:21
  
  DETROIT— Ford is recalling about 550,000 cars and SUVs in North America to fix a gearshift problem that could cause the vehicles to roll away unexpectedly.The recall covers certain 2013 through 2016 Fusion sedans and some 2013 and 2014 Escape small SUVs.Ford says a bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission can fall off. If this happens, the driver could shift into park but the vehicle could be in another gear. That could let the vehicle roll, increasing the risk of injury
  
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• Dublin police investigating "suspicious death" inside home

  18-07-2018 16:13
  
  DUBLIN -- Police are investigating a suspicious death after a body was found inside a home in Dublin.Investigators are currently in the 5700 block of Ennishannon Place. Police say there is one victim. The call came in just after 7:30 a.m.According to police, there is no threat to Dublin or surrounding areas in the neighborhood.No other information was immediately available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this story develops.
  
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• Dublin police investigating homicide after body found inside home

  18-07-2018 16:13
  
  DUBLIN -- Police are investigating a homicide after a body was found inside a home in Dublin.Officers were called to the home located in the 5700 block of Ennishannon Place just after 7:30 a.m. Wednesday.Washington Township Medics pronounced the victim deceased inside the home. Dublin Police are ensuring next of kin have been notified before releasing the identity of the victim.Investigators are conducting interviews and police said there is no reason to believe there is an ongoing threat to the
  
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• Restaurant Review: Grandview’s Alchemy

  18-07-2018 16:00
  You know the adage, “Seen one, seen’em all”? It applies to places like Applebee’s and Burger King, but not so much to the new Alchemy location. The stop has taken the concepts and ideology of the original Alchemy on Parsons and expanded it with a full kitchen and more menu offerings in Grandview. In spite […]
  
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• New Plan Calls for Preserving Marble Cliff Mansion

  18-07-2018 15:59
  The developers behind a controversial proposal for a prominent site in Marble Cliff have changed course and now plan to preserve the historic mansion at the heart of the property. F2 Companies and Elford Development presented the updated proposal to the Marble Cliff Village Council Monday night, and plan to return to the council on […]
  
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• How to Get Back Into Pokémon Go

  18-07-2018 15:30
  Pokémon Go is slowly getting a revival as players make their way back to their accounts. Just as the hit mobile game that made everyone Pokémon trainers reaches its second birthday, and thanks to its constant push of content and events, Pokémon Go has become a game that is worth your time again. I recently […]
  
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• Terminally ill dog gets free cheeseburgers for life at Ohio Burger King

  18-07-2018 15:24
  
  A family dog will live out the rest of his days with a happy stomach thanks to Burger King. One of the fast-food chain's restaurants in Toledo, Ohio is treating 10-year-old Cody, a Boxer-Lab mix who has terminal cancer, to his favorite snack -- cheeseburgers -- for free.In a heartfelt tweet, Alex Karcher explained his ordeal, revealing his family only learned about Cody's diagnosis recently and only has a few months to live.Thanks to @BurgerKing for showing so much love and kindness towards my f
  
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• Youth football players encouraged to learn "cheek to cheek" tackling techniques

  18-07-2018 14:37
  COLUMBUS - Ohio State Football coaches are encouraging youth football coaches to teach responsible tackling, hoping new techniques will reduce the risk of concussions and complications later in life.A new study from Boston University says kids should not play football before the age of 12. The study suggests that playing football prior to the age of 12 may lead to problems later in life, including behavioral and depression issues associated with CTE.Dr. Chris Kaeding, executive director of sport
  
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• What's the ideal age to retire?

  18-07-2018 14:01
  
  Plenty of evidence, anecdotal and otherwise, shows that an increasing number of Americans expect to continue working past the age of 65. But that's not the ideal age, it seems when people ponder their golden years.Americans on average view 61 as the ideal age to leave the rat race behind, according to a survey released Wednesday by Bankrate.com.Younger adults, particularly those 38 to 53, are more optimistic about their prospects of an early retirement, as Gen-Xers identified 60 as the prime age
  
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• Thai soccer team speaks about cave ordeal after release from hospital

  18-07-2018 13:36
  
  The 12 members of a soccer team and their coach rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand finally regained their full freedom on Wednesday, walking out of a hospital a week after they emerged from 18 days trapped underground.The Wild Boars team members, who range in age from 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old assistant coach spent at least eight days at the hospital in Chiang Rai being tested and treated for relatively minor ailments, given their ordeal. They were brought to the hospital ove
  
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• Thai soccer team leaves hospital, opens up about dramatic rescue

  18-07-2018 13:36
  
  CHIANG RAI, Thailand — The 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a cave in northern Thailand left the hospital where they had been recuperating and appeared at a news conference Wednesday, looking healthy as they answered questions from journalists from around the world.The group entered the news conference to applause from reporters and classmates and put on a quick demonstration of their ball-handling skills on a miniature soccer field set up in the hall where they met the media.Th
  
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• MLB star Josh Hader apologizes for racist, homophobic tweets

  18-07-2018 12:46
  
  Milwaukee Brewers reliever Josh Hader gave up a home run to Seattle Marinersslugger Jean Segura during his appearance in the MLB All-Star Game Tuesday night. But he was also involved in a more serious matter afterward.Throughout the game, various tweets from Hader's account were unearthed that included racist, homophobic, or otherwise insensitive remarks. Hader's family even changed their wardrobe during the game:Some members of Josh Hader’s family, wearing his All-Star replica jersey, hav
  
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• Destiny's Child singer Williams seeks mental health help

  18-07-2018 11:20
  
  Destiny's Child singer Michelle Williams says she's seeking help for the depression she has struggled with for years.Williams said in an Instagram post Tuesday that she has "sought help from a great team of health care professionals." A post shared by Michelle Williams (@michellewilliams) on Jul 17, 2018 at 12:01pm PDT
  She gave no specifics on her treatment, and a message left with her manager seeking details was not immediately returned.Williams' post says that for years she has dedicated herse
  
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• Marriott hotels eliminating plastic straws by 2019

  18-07-2018 11:18
  
  Marriott International plans to remove plastic straws and drink stirrers from all of its 6,500 hotels and resorts worldwide by next year.The world's largest hotel company said Wednesday that the move will eliminate approximately 1 billion straws and 250 million stirrers by July 2019.Bethesda, Maryland-based Marriott says the year-long timeframe will let hotels deplete their existing supplies and identify alternatives to plastic straws. Customers will be given alternatives upon request.Marriott i
  
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• Record 10 homers as AL wins All-Star Game 8-6 in 10 innings

  18-07-2018 06:50
  
  A record 10 home runs. A slew of strikeouts.The all-or-nothing All-Star Game mirrored what baseball has become.Astros teammates Alex Bregman and George Springer homered on consecutive pitches to begin the 10th inning, and the American League beat the National League 8-6 Tuesday night for its sixth straight win.Mike Trout, Aaron Judge and Jean Segura also connected for the AL in a game where every run except one scored on a homer.Scooter Gennett hit a tying two-run shot off Seattle closer Edwin D
  
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• Immigrant children describe treatment in detention centers

  18-07-2018 06:46
  
  Wet and muddy from their trek across the Mexican border, immigrant children say they sat or lay on the cold, concrete floor of the immigration holding centers where they were taken.It was hard to sleep with lights shining all night and guards kicking their feet, they say. They were hungry, after being given what they say were frozen sandwiches and smelly food.Younger children cried in caged areas where they were crammed in with teens, and they clamored for their parents. Toilets were filthy, and
  
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• Police: Man killed in shooting outside Linden area club may not have been intended victim

  18-07-2018 05:01
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – One person has died after a shooting in the Linden area of Columbus Tuesday night, according to Columbus police.Police said officers were called to the area of Grasmere Avenue and East Hudson Street just before 10:40 p.m. for a report of a shooting.Police found a man, identified as 49-year-old Stephen Tyrone Augustine, in the rear ofClub Déjà Vu suffering from a gunshot wound. Augustine was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital where doctors pronounced him de
  
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• 1 in critical condition after shooting in Linden area of Columbus

  18-07-2018 05:01
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – One person is in critical condition after a shooting in the Linden area of Columbus Tuesday night, according to Columbus police.Police said officers were called to the area of Grasmere Avenue and East Hudson Street just before 10:40 p.m. for a report of a shooting.One person was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital.Police said they do not have suspect information to release.
  
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• Police body camera footage shows arrest of Stormy Daniels outside Columbus strip club

  18-07-2018 04:19
  The Columbus Division of Police has released body camera footage of Stormy Daniels' arrest last week.In the video, officers are seen outside Daniels' bus following her performance at Sirens Nightclub.Undercover officers, who are blurred in the video, are seen handcuffing Daniels and putting her into a police van.Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was arrested for touching a patron at a "sexually oriented" business in violation of the law commonly known as the Community Defense Act.P
  
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• Troopers seize $40,000 worth of drugs in Madison County

  18-07-2018 03:13
  
  MADISON COUNTY, Ohio – Troopers with Ohio State Highway Patrol confiscated about $40,000 worth of a variety of drugs in Madison County on Monday.OSHP said troopers stopped an SUV with New Mexico license plates for speeding along I-70 near milepost 73 around 10:45 a.m.While talking with the driver, 30-year-old Patrick Miller of Albuquerque, New Mexico, troopers noticed an odor of marijuana coming from the SUV.Troopers searched the vehicle and found three pounds of psilocybin mushrooms, 144
  
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• 2014 Ohio State report details relationship between diving coach & teen athlete

  18-07-2018 02:54
  The case report from August 2014 paints a vivid picture with contrasting colors of the alleged relationship between former coach William Bohonyi and a 17-year-old member of the diving club.In an interview, the teen described Bohonyi, who was her coach, as a “fun and flirty” guy who, at one point, made the comment to her “man, if I was 17.” Bohonyi was interviewed and said that comment is something he likely said.The teen says Bohonyi kept things professional while at prac
  
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• Parents sought protective order against dive coach; records show OSU knew of underage relationship

  18-07-2018 01:37
  COLUMBUS — The Ohio State University is facing allegations that it turned a blind eye towards sexual abuse involving amateur athletes.The university is already conducting an internal investigation into who knew what and when about former physician Dr. Richard Strauss, whose accused of unwanted groping of student-athletes. And this week, news broke that Ohio State had been named in a separate federal lawsuit alleging that both the university and USA Diving did not act quickly enough to thor
  
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• Columbus police release body camera after video of arrest circulates online

  18-07-2018 01:23
  
  The Columbus Division of Police has released body camera footage after a portion of a recent arrest began circulating on social media.The incident happened along North High Street and West Long Street on July 16 around 8 p.m.According to the police report, officers saw the suspect consume alcohol from an opened container.The officer asked the suspect for his ID and he refused. The officer told him he was being placed under arrest for failing to identify himself.According to the report, the suspe
  
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• OSU looking for participants in study on how aspirin helps the heart

  18-07-2018 00:59
  
  COLUMBUS -For millions of Americans an aspirin a day is the key to preventing heart attack and stroke.Doctors have been prescribing aspirin for the past 40 years.Now a nationwide study will examine the best dose to use:low dose 81 mg, commonly called 'baby aspirin' or regular strength.Researchers at Ohio State's Ross Heart hospital are looking for hundreds of Central Ohioans living with heart disease.OSU is part of a "Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute" study which will compare the ben
  
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