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• Wraps and salads sold at Kroger, Trader Joe's recalled due to parasite concern

  31-07-2018 23:41
  Federal officials are warning consumers to be on guard for signs of intestinal distress if they've eaten any of more than two dozen types of salads and wraps sold by several major retailers around the U.S.In a public health alert issued Monday night, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) cited worries that beef, pork and poultry salad and wrap products may be infected by a parasite known as cyclospora cayetanenis.Distributed nationwide by Caito Foods of I
  
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• City of Columbus creates new plan to stop illegal dumping

  31-07-2018 23:33
  Tuesday Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and council member Emmanual Remy announced a new plan to help curb illegal dumping in alleys across the city."If you dump in our neighborhoods, we're coming after you," said Mayor Ginther. "And we're going to hold you accountable for making the quality of life in our neighborhoods less than it ought to be."The plan includes a $500,000 investment from Public Service and Public Safety to expand neighborhood safety cameras in alleys where prominent illegal dump
  
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• Columbus State plane honors memory of fallen officers

  31-07-2018 23:29
  Columbus State Community College offers an Aviation Maintenance Technology program to students. That explains why the college is in possession of an old Boeing 727.The jet serves as more than a hands-on classroom for college students. Columbus State frequently allows law enforcement officers to board the aircraft for training exercises to prepare for terror incidents, hostage situations, and drug and explosives scenarios.The aircraft now bears the police badge insignias of Columbus Police SWAT O
  
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• Smoking banned in public housing nationwide, effective today

  31-07-2018 21:54
  
  Smokers can no longer light up in or near public housing facilities in the U.S. due to a new rule that went into effect July 31. The nationwide ban on smoking in public housing was implemented nearly two years after the rule was passed by the Obama administration in 2016.The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) now prohibits the use of cigarettes, cigars and pipes in all public housing units and common areas, as well as any outdoor areas up to 25 feet from public housing and adminis
  
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• Retail at The Castle 100% Leased with Relocation of Vamp Official

  31-07-2018 21:32
  Short North’s Vamp Official is headed for a new address in the neighborhood, filling in the last retail spot in The Castle development at 985 N. High St. Operated by Ellen Shirk, Vamp Official launched as an online store before opening its first brick-and-mortar at 997 N. High St. in 2017. From just under 1,000 […]
  
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• City Council Approves Regulations on Short-Term Rentals

  31-07-2018 20:43
  At their meeting on Monday night, Columbus City Council voted to approve regulations on short-term rentals and home-sharing in the city. The legislation comes after three public meetings on the issue. Plenty of people have weighed in on the discussion, which has sought to balance the promotion of economic growth and tourism in the city […]
  
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• Press Conference: New Plans to Address Illegal Dumping

  31-07-2018 20:35 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Lime Scooters Now Available in Columbus

  31-07-2018 20:21
  A second rentable scooter option is now available in Columbus. Lime, the company that deployed its dockless bicycles earlier this summer in Linden, Clintonville and the South Side, placed a number of its electric scooters in those same neighborhoods on Sunday. As of earlier today, though, dozens of the scooters were available to rent Downtown […]
  
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• Colorado Springs zoo euthanizes 8-week-old giraffe

  31-07-2018 19:41
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Colorado Springs zoo says it decided to euthanize its eight-week-old giraffe after veterinarians determined that her dislocated hip, infected leg and other health complications would severely impact her quality of life.Surgeons at Colorado State University's vet school found an abscess in Penny's abdomen. They also believe she had an infection in three of her legs.They say those two conditions caused Penny's hip to be dislocated.Officials chose to euthanize her
  
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• Authorities search for person who left young pit bull to drown in cage at water's edge

  31-07-2018 19:37
  
  HIGHLANDS, N.J.— Authorities are trying to find the person who left a young pit bull to drown in a cage at water's edge in a rising tide.A person walking their dog in Veterans Memorial Park in Highlands, New Jersey, spotted the small dog cowering in the cage on a portion of sand between a bulkhead and the water as the tide came in on Monday morning. The person rescued the animal.In a statement on Facebook, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office estimates the dog was placed between 4 a.m.
  
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• Special Election for Ohio’s 12th Congressional District is the Race to Watch

  31-07-2018 19:32
  Ohio’s 12th Congressional District is just one week away from a special election. It’ll determine which candidate, Democrat Danny O’Connor or Republican Troy Balderson, will complete the term of Republican Pat Tiberi, who announced his resignation last October. His term is up on January 3, 2019. This special election is one of two the candidates […]
  
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• Investigators to update public on search for Iowa student

  31-07-2018 19:18
  
  MONTEZUMA, Iowa — Investigators are planning to give an update on the search for a missing 20-year-old Iowa college student who vanished nearly two weeks ago.A news conference is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. (CDT) Tuesday at the Poweshiek County Sheriff's Office in Montezuma, a community between Des Moines and Iowa City.The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has said that Mollie Tibbetts was last seen jogging in her nearby hometown of Brooklyn on the evening of July 18.Her family reported
  
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• Investigators still baffled by disappearance of Iowa student

  31-07-2018 19:18
  
  MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) — Blake and Dalton Jack were planning to leave their small Iowa town Wednesday for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Dominican Republic.Blake, 23, was planning to marry his fiancee in a beachside ceremony in front of Dalton, 20, and Dalton's longtime girlfriend, Mollie Tibbetts. Blake jokingly told his brother that he should propose to Tibbetts, his high school sweetheart, during the trip.What should have been one of the happiest weeks of their lives has turned into a n
  
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• Facebook finds 'sophisticated' efforts to disrupt elections

  31-07-2018 19:05
  
  NEW YORK — Facebook said it has uncovered "sophisticated" efforts, possibly linked to Russia, to influence U.S. politics on its platforms.The company said it removed 32 accounts from Facebook and Instagram because they were involved in "coordinated" political behavior and appeared to be fake.Facebook stopped short of saying the effort was aimed at influencing the U.S. midterm elections in November, although the timing of the suspicious activity would be consistent with such an attempt.Acco
  
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• Guy Fieri serves barbecue to hundreds of California wildfire evacuees

  31-07-2018 18:56
  
  When you hear the words "Guy Fieri" and "fire" in the same sentence, your mind probably goes to one of two places: spicy food or his famous shirt covered in yellow and red flames. But this week, the celebrity chef is making headlines for a red-hot good deed; serving barbecue to hundreds of people evacuated from Northern California's deadly wildfires, including the fast-moving Carr Fire, which has destroyed more than 700 homes, claimed the lives of at least six people and is only 20 percent conta
  
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• Touching video shows 2-year-old giving burritos to firefighters at Carr Fire

  31-07-2018 18:54
  
  A heartwarming video posted to Facebook shows an adorable little girl handing out burritos to firefighters battling the devastating Carr Fire in Northern California. The fire, which has already killed six people and forced evacuations for nearly 40,000 people, has grown to the size of Denver and is only 20 percent contained, putting a heavy toll on firefighters -- many of whom are working 24-hour shifts.Chelsey Lutz, who uploaded the video of her 2-year-old daughter Gracie, told CBS News that gi
  
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• Alex Trebek says he may not return to 'Jeopardy' when contract expires

  31-07-2018 18:44
  
  LOS ANGELES — Alex Trebek can see life without "Jeopardy."Speaking Sunday on Fox News' "OBJECTified ," the 78-year-old said the odds are 50/50, "and a little less," he won't return to the game show he's hosted since 1984 when his contract expires in 2020.He noted he'll be 80 and will have hosted the show for 36 years. Trebek says he'll continue if he's still enjoying it and "not making too many mistakes." But he also wants to make an "intelligent decision" when it's time to hang it up.Treb
  
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• Alma Mater Opening its First Storefront at Bridge Park

  31-07-2018 18:41
  Another storefront at Dublin’s Bridge Park is filling in with the addition of Columbus-based apparel brand Alma Mater. Focused on high-end collegiate fashion, Alma Mater will set up shop in 574 square feet of space at 6564 Longshore St. It’s the first brick-and-mortar storefront for the brand, which also recently welcomed a new CEO in […]
  
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• Columbus Rotary: "Rip Off the Rearview Mirror"

  31-07-2018 18:30 via youtube.com
  
  
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• San Antonio Aquarium recovers shark stolen in baby stroller

  31-07-2018 17:40
  
  LEON VALLEY, Texas — Two men have confessed to snatching a small shark from a Texas aquarium's interactive touch tank, then whisking it away, wrapping it in a blanket and concealing it in a baby stroller, police say.Miss Helen, the 16-inch-long gray horn shark, was returned to the San Antonio Aquarium on Monday night, two days after the heist was captured on surveillance video."Sharknapping: Unsuccessful!" the aquarium posted on Facebook afterward.The surveillance footage shows a man pluck
  
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• Save The Crew Surpasses 10,000 Ticket Pledges for 2019 Season in Columbus

  31-07-2018 17:11
  Save The Crew has collected 10,000 season ticket pledges as part of the group’s Project 2019, a community-wide show of commitment to purchase tickets for the 2019 season. In a press release, the group promises to provide the list of pledges to new ownership and work to ensure the “immediate and future success” of the […]
  
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• Reports of sickness tied to Powell Chipotle jump to 368

  31-07-2018 17:03
  The Delaware Health District is investigating reports of more than 350 people sickened after eating at one Powell restaurant.The first reports came in Sunday, but soared through the day Tuesday. In the morning, the Health District had heard from 30 people reporting they were sick. By afternoon, it was more than 150.By evening, there were 368 reports of illness tied to one restaurant: the Chipotle at 9733 Sawmill Parkway in Powell.Chipotle voluntarily closed the restaurant Monday afternoon after
  
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• More than 100 illnesses reported at central Ohio Chipotle

  31-07-2018 17:03
  A Chipotle location in central Ohio was closed on Monday after more than 100 cases of illnesses were reported.The Delaware General Health District says they are currently investigating the possible food-borne illness reports stemming from a Chipotle located at 9733 Sawmill Parkway.Health officials are asking anyone who ate at the Powell restaurant between Thursday, July 26 and Monday, July 30 and has experienced symptoms of nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea to call 740-368-1700.ATTENTION: We are
  
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• Central Ohio Chipotle closes after dozens of reported illnesses

  31-07-2018 17:03
  A Chipotle location in central Ohio was closed on Monday after dozens of reported illnesses.The Delaware General Health District says they are currently investigating the possible food-borne illness reports stemming from a Chipotle located at 9733 Sawmill Parkway.Health officials are asking anyone who ate at the Powell restaurant between Thursday, July 26 and Monday, July 30 and has experienced symptoms of nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhea to call 740-368-1700.ATTENTION: We are currently investig
  
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• Florida paramedics accused of racism and failing to check woman's vitals

  31-07-2018 16:46
  Four Florida paramedics, accused of refusing to care for a patient and racially profiling her, will face a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday. The Hillsborough County fire responders allegedly failed to check Crystle Galloway's vital signs."They never took blood pressure. They never took her temperature. They never checked any of her vitals," said Nicole Black, Galloway's mother.Black said she called 911 on the morning of July 4 after finding her 30-year-old daughter slumped over the bathtub, drool
  
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• Trump 'looking into' 3D guns issue

  31-07-2018 15:57
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is "looking into" the idea of a company providing plans for 3D plastic guns to the public, declaring it "doesn't seem to make much sense!"Trump tweeted that he has already spoken with the National Rifle Association about the downloadable directions a Texas company wants to provide for people to make 3D-printed guns. The guns are made of a hard plastic and are simple to assemble, easy to conceal and difficult to trace.I am looking into 3-D
  
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• Judge blocks release of 3D-printed gun plans

  31-07-2018 15:57
  A federal judge in Seattle has issued a temporary restraining order to stop the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns.Eight Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block the federal government's settlement with the company that makes the plans available online. They also sought a restraining order, arguing the 3D guns would be a safety risk.U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik issued the order Tuesday afternoon.The company behind t
  
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• P&G raising the price of diapers, other products

  31-07-2018 15:33
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Procter & Gamble's fiscal fourth-quarter sales fell short of expectations and the world's biggest consumer products maker said it'll be raising prices on some of its most well-known brands, including Pampers.The company said that it'll be raising prices on Pampers in North America. It's also boosting prices on Bounty, Charmin and Puffs.Shares dropped more than 3 percent before the opening bell on Tuesday.Prices for Americans have begun to rise, though at a rate that e
  
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• Alan Alda reveals he has Parkinson's disease

  31-07-2018 14:46
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Alan Alda says he has Parkinson's disease.Appearing Tuesday on "CBS This Morning," the former "M.A.S.H." star said he was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disorder three and a half years ago. Alda says he expects a tabloid will soon publish a story about his diagnosis.The 82-year-old says he's not angry and considers it a challenge. Alda says he has acted and given talks since then. He says he could see his thumb twitch in a recent podcast and thought someone woul
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting July 30th, 2018

  31-07-2018 14:22 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Homeless man seen in viral video lands job at McDonald's

  31-07-2018 13:39
  
  The homeless man seen in a viral video getting help shaving from a police officer in Tallahassee, Florida, has landed a job. The man, identified by his first name Phil, will officially start working Tuesday at McDonald's, a company spokesperson said. Raphael Vazquez, who owns and oversees the McDonald's on Thomasville Road, told CBS News on Monday that he was impressed with Phil's determination from the start and found out about him like everyone else, via the widely watched video on social medi
  
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• Older state fair visitors offered health screenings

  31-07-2018 13:19
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Older visitors get discounted admission and opportunities for free health screenings and information at the Ohio State Fair.The Ohio Department of Aging will host its fourth annual "Well Beyond 60" Expo Tuesday on Senior Day.Expo services include blood pressure screening, falls risk assessment, balance testing, vision screening and more. There are "Walk with a Doc" sessions to give visitors a chance to get doctors' advice and ask questions as they tour the fairgrounds
  
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• Police search for “armed & dangerous” suspect in deadly east Columbus shooting

  31-07-2018 12:57
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Police are searching for an “armed and dangerous” suspect wanted in a shooting Tuesday morning that left one man dead and a woman critically injured.Columbus police officers were called around 6:05 a.m. to a shooting at a home in the 700 block of Byron Avenue. Before officers could arrive at the scene, Columbus Police says the victims were driven by a friend to Ohio State University East Hospital.According to police, 27-year-old Derrich Braford was pronounced d
  
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• Police arrest “armed & dangerous” suspect in deadly east Columbus shooting

  31-07-2018 12:57
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A man considered to be "armed and dangerous” is in custody after a shooting Tuesday morning that left one man dead and a woman critically injured.Columbus police officers were called around 6:05 a.m. to a shooting at a home in the 700 block of Byron Avenue. Before officers could arrive at the scene, Columbus Police says the victims were driven by a friend to Ohio State University East Hospital.According to police, 27-year-old Derrich Braford was pronounced dead at 7:
  
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• 1 dead, 1 in critical condition following east Columbus double shooting

  31-07-2018 12:57
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Police are investigating a double shooting that happened Tuesday morning.Dispatchers say officers were called at 6:05 to a shooting in the 700 block of Byron Avenue in east Columbus.The victims from the shooting were driven to Ohio State University East Hospital for medical treatment. According to a police sergeant,one victim died and the other is in critical condition.Police say it is unclear who drove the victims to the hospital.Detectives are on the scene investigati
  
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• Huge sea-life sculptures made from ocean's plastic trash

  31-07-2018 12:18
  
  Huge sculptures of sea life are dotted about New Orleans' aquarium and zoo , all of them made from plastic trash that washed ashore. There's a great white shark made partly of bottle caps and beach toys and a jellyfish made mostly of cut-up water bottles.The artwork, part of a project called Washed Ashore : Art to Save the Sea, is the creation of Angela Haseltine Pozzi, who started making the pieces after seeing plastic heaped by the waves onto Oregon's southern coast. Pozzi was in the town of B
  
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• Alaska Airlines: Gay couple separated, seats given to straight couple

  31-07-2018 12:11
  
  Alaska Airlines is apologizing for an overbooking situation in which a gay couple was asked to relinquish their seats to a heterosexual pair."We mistakenly booked two people in one seat. We are deeply sorry for the situation, and are investigating the details," the carrier said in a statement, adding that it has a "zero-tolerance policy for discrimination of any kind."Later, the carrier said, ""This unfortunate incident was caused by a seating error, compounded by a full flight and a crew seekin
  
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• Class in Licking Co. will teach neighbors how to spot signs of human trafficking

  31-07-2018 12:00
  LICKING COUNTY, Ohio - Human trafficking can be a problem in any corner of Central Ohio."Someone may observe something there that looks unusual, or it could be going on in your own neighborhood and you've noticed something isn't quite right,” said Licking County Health Commissioner Joe Ebel.Ebel points out that human trafficking isn't always sex trafficking.“It could also be someone working in a restaurant. It could be someone working on a farm, it could be a construction worker,&rdq
  
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• Death of man found injured at bus stop in Columbus ruled a homicide

  31-07-2018 08:28
  
  COLUMBUS -The Columbus Division of Police is investigating the city's 61st homicide of 2018.On July 23, officers were called to the area of James Road and East Main Street for a report of a fight at a bus stop. Officers found a victim, later identified as 41-year-old Brandon Nicholson, suffering from a head wound.Medics transported Nicholson to Grant Medical Center. According to police, he remained in critical condition until Monday when he passed away.Police believe the victim was involved in a
  
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• Columbus passes Airbnb legislation for short-term rentals

  31-07-2018 03:52
  The city of Columbus is number one in the state of Ohio for Airbnbs.Monday night, city council was looking to put regulations on short-term rentals."It feels as if the rules we understood to be in place when buying our homes have been jerked out from under us," Jean Wentzel said.Wentzel says she doesn't mind Airbnbs, she just doesn't like the idea of renters coming and going with no one to answer to."I just don't think they're right for residential neighborhoods where the owner does not live the
  
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• States suing Trump administration, company over 3D guns

  31-07-2018 03:00
  
  Eight states are filing suit against the Trump administration over its decision to allow a Texas company to publish downloadable blueprints for a 3D-printed gun, contending the hard-to-trace plastic weapons are a boon to terrorists and criminals and threaten public safety.The suit, filed Monday in Seattle, asks a judge to block the federal government's late-June settlement with Defense Distributed, which allowed the company to make the plans available online. Officials say that 1,000 people have
  
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• Obama and Biden reunite at Washington bakery that helps veterans

  31-07-2018 02:29
  
  Former President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden were spotted together shopping for goodies at a bakery in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Their surprise stop at Dog Tag Bakery in Georgetown led to a frenzy among onlookers, all trying to take photos with the political luminaries. Obama and Biden, known for the close friendship that developed during their White House tenure, were photographed buying treats at the bakery, which has a special mission. Dog Tag Bakery says it's dedicated to "e
  
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• Kasich signs bill that strengthens distracted driving penalties into law

  31-07-2018 01:12
  Gov. John Kasich has signed a bill that will strengthen the state's penalties for distracted driving.House Bill 95, sponsored by State Representatives Jim Hughes (R-Upper Arlington) and Bill Seitz (R-Cincinnati), makes distracted driving a secondary offense that can result in a fine of up to $100.A secondary offense means drivers must be pulled over first for a moving violation in order to be cited for the fine.Under House Bill 95, distracted driving includes texting, reading, using tablet or sm
  
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• Central Ohio Chipotle closes after several reported illnesses

  31-07-2018 00:45
  
  A Chipotle location in central Ohio was closed on Monday after several reported illnesses.The restaurant is located at 9733 Sawmill Parkway in Powell.A spokesperson with Chipotle says that the store was closed "out of an abundance of caution" after the illnesses were reported.“Our protocols identified a handful of illness reports at one restaurant in Powell, OH. We acted quickly and closed this single restaurant out of an abundance of caution and we are working with the local health offici
  
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• City increasing efforts to clean up Columbus neighborhoods

  31-07-2018 00:11
  Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and city council will announce a new plan on Tuesday to curb illegal dumping across the city.City leaders have not yet released details on the plan, but say the effort will help with neighborhood revitalization and safety."I don't know how they are going to do it. It's hard enough for them to handle what they've got," said Diana Bare, who lives near Franklinton.Bare says in recent years she and her husband have seen people use their neighborhood as a dumping ground.
  
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