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• Drunk driver arrested after nearly striking volunteers, children setting up for wellness walk

  11-08-2018 23:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus police said a man was arrested after nearly hitting a group of volunteers, including children, setting up for the National African American Male Wellness Walk.The incident happened just after 3 a.m. Saturday in the area of South 18th Street and East Livingston Avenue, according to police.Police said 32-year-old Matthew Mileigh Brown was driving a Buick LeSabre when it ran through a road closure barricade and into volunteers setting up for the walk.Once inside the road
  
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• Patrol: Man dies after defect causes semi-truck to crash in Fairfield County

  11-08-2018 21:29
  
  BERNE TWP., Ohio -- One man is dead after a single-vehicle crash Saturday morning in Fairfield County.The Lancaster Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash that left 36-year-old Edward A. McClung dead. The crash happened just after 9 a.m.OSHP said a 2001 Freightliner truck, driven by McClung, was traveling east on US-33 when it apparently suffered a vehicle defect which led to McClung losing control in the roadway. The truck traveled off the left side of the roadway into
  
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• List grows of people said to know of Ohio St. doctor's abuse

  11-08-2018 20:58
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Several former students and student-athletes at Ohio State University have described sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of Dr. Richard Strauss, who worked at the university from 1978 until he retired in 1998. Interviews with Strauss' victims and lawsuits filed on their behalf have named several Ohio State officials alleged to have known about the abuse but done nothing about it. Among those:OFFICIAL: John Daly, Ohio State head tennis coach, now retiredAllegation: Regu
  
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• Air Force video shows airman's final moments on rescue mission

  11-08-2018 19:45
  
  The U.S. Air Force has released aerial footage of Tech Sgt. John Chapman's final moments in 2002 as he fought against al Qaeda militants in Afghanistan. Chapman, 36, voluntarily returned to Takur Ghar mountain in an effort to save a stranded teammate on March 4, 2002. He will posthumously receive a Medal of Honor later this month for his actions.Chapman's aircraft was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, ejecting his teammate Neil Roberts, the White House said in a news release last month. His squ
  
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• Columbus Zoo and Aquarium celebrates World Elephant Day with pregnancy announcement

  11-08-2018 17:57
  
  COLUMBUS - The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is celebrating World Elephant Day with a special announcement.Phoebe, the zoo's 31-year-old Asian elephant is pregnant with a calf and due in December. This calf will be the first elephant born at the zoo in 10 years.World Elephant Day is Sunday, but the zoo has planned a number of events for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Celebrations are taking place across the globe to help raise awareness for threatened and vulnerable elephant populations in their nat
  
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• Vice president headed to Ohio to promote Trump tax cuts

  11-08-2018 14:45
  
  CINCINNATI — Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to Ohio next week to promote the Trump administration's tax cuts.The White House says Pence will be in Cincinnati on Tuesday.America First Policies, an organization that promotes President Donald Trump's policies, says it's sponsoring the event at a downtown Cincinnati hotel.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Pence also will host a fundraiser for Republican Mike DeWine's campaign for governor.Pence has been traveling the nation in recent wee
  
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• Dog Walkers Weekly "Furr-cast" | August 11, 2018

  11-08-2018 14:29
  
  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, or dogs, on a daily basis, and maybe even 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 "
  
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• 1 dead after single-vehicle crash in Pleasant Township

  11-08-2018 12:58
  
  PLEASANT TOWNSHIP -- The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a crash that left one person dead in Pleasant Township.Deputies say the crash happened Friday just after 1 a.m. on State Route 665 just east of Graessle Road.The driver of a red 2000 Chevrolet Monte Carlo was traveling eastbound on State Route 665 and struck a guardrail and an electric pole, according to investigators. The driver and only occupant in the vehicle was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene.Authorities are
  
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• Last-minute technical problem delays NASA's flight to sun

  11-08-2018 12:07
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.— A last-minute technical problem Saturday delayed NASA's unprecedented flight to the sun.The early morning launch countdown was halted with just one minute, 55 seconds remaining, keeping the Delta IV rocket on its pad with the Parker Solar Probe.Rocket maker United Launch Alliance said it would try again Sunday, provided the helium-pressure issue can be resolved quickly. As soon as the red pressure alarm for the gaseous helium system went off, a launch controller order
  
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• SeaTac stolen plane: Airline employee allegedly steals plane, takes off, then crashes

  11-08-2018 07:17
  
  An airline employee who worked on the ground stole a plane at Seattle-Tacoma Airport (SeaTac), took off unauthorized and then later crashed, SeaTac Airport said. The Pierce County Sheriff's Office confirmed a suicidal male, age 29, was on board, and it was not a terrorist incident.An airline employee conducted an unauthorized takeoff without passengers at Sea-Tac; aircraft has crashed in south Puget Sound. Normal operations at Sea-Tac Airport have resumed.— Sea-Tac Airport (@SeaTacAirport)
  
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• Plane stolen by 'suicidal' employee crashes near Seattle

  11-08-2018 07:17
  
  SEATAC, Wash.— A "suicidal" airline employee stole an empty Horizon Air turboprop plane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport and was chased by military jets before crashing into a small island in the Puget Sound on Friday night, officials said.Preliminary information suggests the crash occurred because the 29-year-old man was "doing stunts in air or lack of flying skills," the Pierce County Sheriff's Department said.Ed Troyer, a spokesman for the Pierce County Sheriff's Department,
  
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• Officials: Man who stole plane, died in crash not a pilot

  11-08-2018 07:17
  OLYMPIA, Wash. — Investigators are piecing together how an airline ground agent stole an empty commercial airplane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport and crashed into a small island in the Puget Sound after being chased by military jets that were quickly scrambled to intercept the aircraft.Officials said Saturday that the man was a 3.5-year Horizon Airlines employee and had clearance to be among aircraft, but that to their knowledge, he wasn't a licensed pilot.The 29-year-old use
  
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• Authorities probe how 'suicidal' employee could steal plane

  11-08-2018 07:17
  SEATAC, Wash. — Investigators worked to find out how a "suicidal" airline employee stole an empty Horizon Air turboprop plane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport and crashed into a small island in the Puget Sound after being chased by military jets that were quickly scrambled to intercept the aircraft.The Friday night crash happened because the 29-year-old man was "doing stunts in air or lack of flying skills," the Pierce County Sheriff's Department said. The man, who was believed
  
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• Authorities probe how airline employee could steal plane

  11-08-2018 07:17
  OLYMPIA, Wash. — Investigators worked to find out how an airline employee stole an empty Horizon Air turboprop plane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport and crashed into a small island in the Puget Sound after being chased by military jets that were quickly scrambled to intercept the aircraft.The bizarre incident involving a worker authorities said was suicidal points to one of the biggest potential perils for commercial air travel — airline or airport employees causing mayh
  
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• WWII pilot's remains return home after 7 decades

  11-08-2018 03:16
  
  BEATRICE, Neb. — The remains of a World War II pilot were finally buried with full military honors in his home state of Nebraska after 73 years in foreign soil.Flight Officer Richard Lane died in combat in 1944. His family believed his remains were buried in a cemetery in the southeast Nebraska town of Filley, and they visited his grave on Memorial Day for seven decades. But the remains buried under Lane's tombstone were recently discovered to be those of another man.The Army had mistakenl
  
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• New allegations of sexual abuse against former central Ohio mental health worker

  11-08-2018 03:08
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio - A mental health worker charged with sexually assaulting a young boy in Westerville has been indicted on five more counts, according to records filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court.Matthew Gatton was indicted this week on four counts of gross sexual imposition and one count of importuning.The gross sexual imposition charges result from Gatton allegedly having sexual contact with at least three victims less than 13 years old between December 2015 and June 2018 accord
  
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• Police: Woman stabbed 29 times in street in front of 1-year-old son

  11-08-2018 02:57
  
  GRETNA, La. — Police in Louisiana say a mother was pushing her 1-year-old son in a stroller when her boyfriend stabbed her 29 times and left her to die in a street alongside her crying son.Gretna Police Chief Arthur Lawson tells news outlets 35-year-old Traniel Gray died of stab wounds to the face, neck and body. The child wasn't physically injured and is in the custody of the state Department of Children and Family Services.The killing occurred around 5 a.m. Thursday. Gray and 41-year-old
  
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• One month after state seizure, Summer Rays residency down 20

  11-08-2018 01:42
  REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - It has been almost one month since the Ohio Attorney General's office seized control of some sober-living houses in Reynoldsburg.They said the owner of Summer Rays, Chuck Kirk, was abusing his authority.Now some residents are being asked to leave.For 18 months, James Wagy has been living in a house owned by Summer Rays.He loaded up and left on Thursday."I am packing up my belongings and being evicted from my home," he said.He is told it is because he was rude and disrespectf
  
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• Photos: All Time Low & Dashboard Confessional at Express Live!

  11-08-2018 01:03
  The Summer Ever After tour stopped by Columbus on Thursday evening for an indoor show at Express Live! Dashboard Confessional were up first with a set filled with plenty of straight-from-the-heart songs about love and other such miseries, all backed by upbeat guitars, the melancholic vocals of Chris Carrabba, and a room packed full of […]
  
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• Homeless advocates oppose county-wide encampment ban in Ohio

  11-08-2018 00:19
  
  CINCINNATI — Criminalizing homelessness by banning encampments throughout a southwest Ohio county is not the answer, advocates for the homeless said Friday.Civil rights lawyer Joe Mead described as "troubling" the scope of an Ohio judge's order that prohibits homeless people from establishing tent cities in all of Hamilton County. Mead, of the ACLU of Ohio, said he's never heard of a county prosecutor arguing that homeless people are a nuisance in all public spaces.County Judge Robert Rueh
  
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