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• Bill Daily, sidekick on hit 60s and 70s sitcoms, dies at 91

  08-09-2018 22:58
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Daily, the comic sidekick to leading men on the sitcoms "I Dream of Jeannie" and "The Bob Newhart Show," has died, a family spokesman said Saturday.Daily died of natural causes in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Tuesday, at his home where he had been living with his son, J. Patrick Daily, spokesman Steve Moyer told The Associated Press.Daily was not a household name but he was a household face, familiar to many millions of baby-boomer viewers in the 1960s and '70s from
  
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• Cincinnati victims didn't have any known links to gunman

  08-09-2018 22:43
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The three people shot and killed in the lobby of a Cincinnati office building didn't have any apparent connection to the gunman.One was a longtime construction worker who was working in the building. Another moved to Cincinnati a year ago to take a better job with Fifth Third Bancorp. The youngest victim, at 25, was an engineer from India.Two others recovering from being shot and who remained hospitalized Saturday didn't work there every day, but they were there for meeti
  
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• Ohio State Marching Band pays tribute to 'The Blues Brothers'

  08-09-2018 19:13
  "There's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark out, and we're wearing sunglasses."The Ohio State Marching Band is honoring the classic film 'The Blue Brothers' with Saturday's halftime show at the Ohio State-Rutgers game.The show also pays tribute to the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, who passed away recently. Franklin appeared in the film and performed the song 'Think'.I Can't Turn You Loose/Everybody Needs Somebody to LoveThinkMinnie the Mooch
  
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• Obama to campaign for congressional candidates in California

  08-09-2018 19:07
  
  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Barack Obama is jumping back into campaign-mode with a visit to a once-solid Republican stronghold in California, promoting Democratic congressional candidates and reminding voters of the stakes in the November elections.His appearance Saturday in Orange County comes on the heels of his strongly worded critique of his successor in the White House, saying President Donald Trump was "capitalizing on resentments that politicians have been fanning for years."Obama was to shar
  
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• Teen falls to death in Yosemite National Park while reportedly taking selfie

  08-09-2018 18:19
  
  SAN FRANCISCO -- An Israeli teenager visiting Yosemite National Park in California fell hundreds of feet to his death while hiking near the top of an iconic waterfall. The Mariposa County coroner's office said 18-year-old Tomer Frankfurter of Jerusalem was near the top of Nevada Fall when he fell.Assistant coroner Andrea Stewart said Thursday the cause of the fall on Wednesday was not immediately known, but it was considered an accident. Frankfurter's mother told Israel's Channel 10 news that au
  
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• Dog Walkers Weekly "Furr-cast" | September 8, 2018

  08-09-2018 18:01
  
  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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• Work to Start on Bike-Friendly Improvements in Clintonville

  08-09-2018 16:50
  Work is scheduled to start soon on a long-planned set of improvements designed to encourage biking in Clintonville. New markings will be painted on certain streets and new signs will be installed, with the goal of establishing a bike-friendly network that will connect a variety of destinations in the neighborhood. “This project is intended to […]
  
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• Remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon brings heavy rain across central Ohio

  08-09-2018 15:58
  
  Keep the rain gear handy this weekend and get ready to put your sump pumps to work. Several rounds of rain will move over the Buckeye State this weekend thanks to the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon.There won't be many breaks in the rain over the next 48 hours, hence why we have several Flash Flood watches issued across the state.Many locations are expected to see rainfall amounts anywhere from 3 to 6 inches by Monday evening, which isn't good news for today's Ohio State game.While temperature
  
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• Remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon bring heavy rain across central Ohio

  08-09-2018 15:58
  
  Keep the rain gear handy this weekend and get ready to put your sump pumps to work. Several rounds of rain will move over the Buckeye State this weekend thanks to the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon.There won't be many breaks in the rain over the next 48 hours, hence why we have several Flash Flood watches issued across the state.Many locations are expected to see rainfall amounts anywhere from 3 to 6 inches by Monday evening, which isn't good news for today's Ohio State game.While temperature
  
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• Michigan man discovers glowing, florescent rocks called "Yooperlites"

  08-09-2018 14:43
  
  Erik Rintamaki was searching for rocks on a Michigan beach last summer when he made what he calls a "mind blowing" discovery. Resting among the thousands of pebbles covering the Lake Superior beach, Rintamaki saw a glowing rock.The gem and mineral dealer told CBS News he often goes rock hunting. But on this particular June night, he found a rock unlike any other — a florescent orb that he later named "Yooperlite." Like lava glowing through cracks in the earth, a glowing light seeped out of
  
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• Ohio State issues neighborhood safety alert after two students robbed off campus

  08-09-2018 13:03
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus Police are investigating a robbery that involved two Ohio State students off campus.It happened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday in the area of W. 8th and W. 9th Avenues and Highland Street, according to police.A male and female Ohio State student reported that they were walking off-campus when three unknown males approached them in the alley between W. 8th and W. 9th Avenues and Highland Street. One of the suspects pointed a gun and demanded money and cell phones, according
  
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• Mother facing deportation spends nearly a year at Clintonville church

  08-09-2018 05:20
  CLINTONVILLE, Ohio - For the last year, Edith Espinal has spent every moment of every day inside of the Columbus Mennonite Church in Clintonville.“Sometimes I feel that I’m wasting my time here, but when I’m thinking of my kids when I’m thinking of the community I feel strong,” Espinal says.In October of 2017 Espinal, a wife and mother of three defied deportation orders and sought safety in the church.She says the community has rallied around her, bringing her food,
  
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• Teen injured in Ohio State Fair ride accident dies

  08-09-2018 04:25
  
  One of the victims injured in the ride accident at the Ohio State Fair last year has died.The family’s attorney confirmed 18-year-old Jennifer Lambert died Friday at 8:05 p.m.She was last at a long-term care facility in Geneva.One of the six gondolas on the Fire Ball at the fair broke loose, killing 18-year-old Tyler Jarrell, and injuring seven others on July 26, 2017.Lambert suffered a traumatic brain injury.Her attorney told 10TV earlier this year that it was unknown whether she would ev
  
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• Ex-Trump campaign adviser sentenced to 14 days in prison

  08-09-2018 03:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — George Papadopoulos, the Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, was sentenced to 14 days in prison Friday after he told a judge he was "deeply embarrassed and ashamed" for lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian intermediaries.Papadopoulos, the first campaign aide sentenced in special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation, acknowledged that his actions hindered an investigation of national importance, a move that the judge in his
  
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• Amber Alert issued for 9-year-old boy taken from north Columbus

  08-09-2018 02:48
  
  An Amber Alert has been issued for a 9-year-old boy who was taken from north Columbus.Authorities say 9-year-old Eli Opembe was taken by his non-custodial mother, 38-year-old Verona Thomas, on September 1 from the 300 block of Carrington Ridge Road.Eli is described as a black male, 4 feet 10 inches, black hair and brown eyes.He weighs 85 pounds.Thomas is described as a black female, 5 feet 10 inches and brown eyes.The vehicle involved is a blue 2010 Nissan Altima with Connecticut plate number AB
  
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• Amber Alert canceled for 9-year-old boy taken from north Columbus

  08-09-2018 02:48
  
  An Amber Alert has been canceled for a 9-year-old boy who was taken from north Columbus.Authorities say 9-year-old Eli Opembe was taken by his non-custodial mother, 38-year-old Verona Thomas, on September 1 from the 300 block of Carrington Ridge Road. On Sunday he was recovered unharmed according to Columbus police.Columbus police said Thomas was supposed to return the child to the child's father.
  
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• Doga! Yoga with Pups For a Cause

  08-09-2018 02:31
  Tomorrow, Saturday, September 8, the Pizzurro Dog Park at 940 S. Hamilton Road in Gahanna will be alive not only with the usual dogs and their owners, but also with several dogs seeking new owners and yogis donating to Stop the Suffering Rescue. “My wonderful fiancee Kevin [Drewyor] got the idea after meeting Stop the […]
  
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• Nike sales surge despite storm over Kaepernick ad

  08-09-2018 01:59
  
  Nike's new ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick, known for kneeling during the national anthem to bring attention to racial injustice, appears to have scored a touchdown with customers. From September 2 through September 4, online sales of Nike gear jumped 31 percent -- that's nearly double the company's sales during same period a year ago, according to Edison Trends, a digital commerce research company. "There was speculation that the Nike/Kaepernick campaign would lead to a drop in sales, bu
  
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