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• Newly-released documents shed light on Rhoden family murders

  19-09-2018 23:51
  Preliminary autopsy reports in the unsolved slayings of eight Rhoden family members are providing details about the nature of the victims' gunshot wounds.The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to allow reporters to review the coroner's reports.The reports suggest Christopher Rhoden Sr., 40, was the first victim killed in the attack, and suggest he was shot through a door. Rhoden Sr. was shot nine times in the head, chest, and stomach.He was also shot in the forearm, which could indicate a defens
  
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• Police investigating uptick in crimes near Ohio State University

  19-09-2018 23:28
  The Columbus Division of Police said it's investigating a significant spike in burglaries and robberies in the off-campus neighborhoods just east of Ohio State University.Police said between August 28and September 10, officers received 22 burglary reports. That's a 106 percent increase over the average number of reports in a two week period.Case in point, police investigated only 12 burglary reports during the two weeks before students returned to class. The burglaries are scattered in off-campu
  
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• Judge clears man who smothered grandson to death in Ohio

  19-09-2018 22:57
  
  GEORGETOWN, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge has found a 400-pound man who smothered his mildly autistic grandson to death while trying to restrain him has been found not guilty of reckless homicide.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Brown County Judge Scott Gusweiler ruled Monday there wasn't any evidence to show that Donald Martin Jr. knew he was putting 11-year-old Dylan Martin-Davis' life at risk when he placed his weight on top of the 90-pound (41-kilogram) boy last November.Dylan died of asphy
  
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• Ohio State assistant Ryan Day gets $487,000 as fill-in for Urban Meyer

  19-09-2018 21:59
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State assistant Ryan Day earned an extra $487,000 for steering the Buckeyes during Urban Meyer's suspension.That's the amount of the lump-sum bonus the university will give Day for acting as head coach from Aug. 1 through last Sunday. Meyer served a three-game suspension for mismanagement of former assistant Zach Smith.Day was informed of the bonus in a letter dated Monday from athletic director Gene Smith. It will be paid Sept. 30.Day makes $1 million this year
  
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• Columbus preschool teacher accused of encouraging kids to fight, posting videos online

  19-09-2018 21:55
  
  A former preschool teacher in Columbus has been charged after police say she encouraged children to fight and shared videos on social media.According to police, 30-year-old Chavay Williams permitted 21 children under her supervision at the Playtime Pre-school on Alum Creek Drive to fight with each other while on the playground on June 14.None of the children were seriously injured during the incident.Police said Williams acted on her own accord and when the pre-school was made aware of the incid
  
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• Self-Driving Shuttle Unveiled, Test Runs Starting this Week

  19-09-2018 21:54
  A plan to run a self-driving shuttle bus in a loop between the Scioto Peninsula and the new Smart Columbus Experience Center was first announced last summer. Today it was revealed that Michigan-based startup May Mobility will be operating the shuttles, and that other routes could be added in the future. Testing of the all-electric […]
  
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• DeWine, Cordray trade attacks over opioids in pointed debate

  19-09-2018 20:21
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's major-party governor candidates were harshly critical of each other in a spirited first debate Wednesday, jabbing each other over contrasting policy positions on opioids, abortion and e-schools and poking the other's record in public office as a failure.The evening's rapid-fire exchanges, attacks and one-liners contrasted with the race's reputation as a sleepy contest between two boring politicians.Democrat Richard Cordray, who served as consumer watchdog under P
  
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• DeWine, Cordray, face off in 1st of 3 Ohio governor debates

  19-09-2018 20:21
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Major party candidates for Ohio governor are set for the first of three debates ahead of the November election.Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine and Democrat Richard Cordray, the former federal consumer watchdog, are scheduled to meet in Dayton Wednesday night.You can watch the debate live on 10TV and the 10TV Facebook page at 7 p.m. Then, join 10TV political anchor Scott Light for a live analysis, including a look at some of the best exchanges between Mike DeWine
  
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• Self-driving shuttle unveiled in Columbus; testing begins this week

  19-09-2018 20:15
  Columbus is getting a new self-driving shuttle.Smart Columbus and DriveOhio made the announcement Wednesday morning.The all-electric vehicle is equipped with powerful sensors and software designed to move passengers along the Scioto Mile loop.The vehicle has a panoramic glass roof and in the front cabin, passengers will have access to a digital display that provides route information.The shuttle, operated by May Mobility, will begin testing this week without passengers.Operators hope the shuttle
  
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• Turner’s Barbershop & Shaving Parlor Announces New Location

  19-09-2018 20:12
  Chris Turner of Turner’s Barbershop & Shaving Parlor celebrated his fifth anniversary of taking over the shop at 1249 N. High St. just last year. Now, Turner celebrates a steadily growing clientele with the announcement of a new shop at 405 E. Mound St. Turner has been working on securing a second location since March, and […]
  
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• Columbus city attorney files largest public nuisance lawsuit in city's history

  19-09-2018 20:02
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein says his office filed the largest public nuisance lawsuit in the city's history.The lawsuit is filed against AMG Realty Group and its managing partner and founder Adam Glickman.Klein says AMG owns three large multi-building apartment complexes and has had an “extensive history of continued violations” of city housing, nuisance abatement, and health, sanitation and safety codes.The complaint affects all 802 units located in the Mayfa
  
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• Frustration builds as Carolina residents wait to go home

  19-09-2018 19:11
  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Exhaustion and frustration are building in the Carolinas as thousands of people wait to go home days after Hurricane Florence unleashed epic floods blamed for nearly three dozen deaths, including those of two women who drowned when a sheriff's van taking them to a mental health facility was swept off a road.With the remnants of Florence finally out to sea and skies bright over rivers still swelling with muddy water, President Donald Trump visited the disaster zone,
  
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• Florence death toll climbs to 37; Trump visits stricken area

  19-09-2018 19:11
  
  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The death toll from Hurricane Florence climbed to at least 37, including two mental health patients who drowned when a sheriff's van was swept away by floodwaters, and North Carolina's governor pleaded with thousands of evacuees not to return home just yet.President Donald Trump, meanwhile, arrived in storm-ravaged North Carolina on Wednesday and helped volunteers at a church in the hard-hit coastal town of New Bern."How's the house?" Trump was heard asking one pers
  
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• Gravity 2.0 Project Moving Forward

  19-09-2018 18:59
  The second phase of Kaufman Development’s Gravity project is moving forward. The East Franklinton Review Board yesterday voted to approve the overall plan, just a month after the five-acre development was first proposed. Some changes to the design of the four new buildings proposed for the site were made: a new outdoor area was added […]
  
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• Police: 3 injured, suspect dead in Wisconsin office attack

  19-09-2018 18:31
  
  MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) — A shooter opened fire inside a Wisconsin software company on Wednesday, wounding three people before responding officers fatally shot the assailant as workers ran from the office building or hid inside, according to police and witnesses.Middleton Police Chief Chuck Foulke said officers were alerted to an active-shooter situation at WTS Paradigm around 10:25 a.m. Foulke said the suspect was taken to a hospital after being shot by officers but later died. He said there
  
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• 4 injured, suspect down in Wisconsin shooting

  19-09-2018 18:31
  
  MIDDLETON, Wis. — A city official says four people have been shot, but none fatally, during a shooting at software company near Madison, Wisconsin.The shooting occurred Wednesday morning in Middleton. City Administrator Mike Davis says the suspected shooter was also injured. Their conditions weren't immediately known.The shooting was reported around 10 a.m. at WTS Paradigm. Davis says police have lifted a lockdownA hospital spokesman says four people are being treated at University Hospita
  
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• Café Napolitana Announces Second Location, Aracri Pizzeria, Coming to the Gateway

  19-09-2018 18:30
  Downtown’s long-standing pizzeria, Café Napolitana, will open a second location in the University District this fall. Under the same ownership of Dee and Palmo Aracri, the new spot will take up a new name: Aracri Pizzeria. Located at 1607 N. High St., it’ll reside in the Gateway building once occupied by PizzaRev, the LA-based franchise […]
  
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• Woman who helped kidnap Elizabeth Smart released from prison

  19-09-2018 18:26
  
  DRAPER, Utah (AP) — A woman who helped kidnap Elizabeth Smart when she was a teenager and stood by as the girl was sexually assaulted was released from prison Wednesday after 15 years in custody.Wanda Barzee, 72, left the Utah state prison in the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper, spokeswoman Kaitlin Felsted said in a statement that did not provide details about Barzee's destination.Barzee's release followed a surprise announcement last week that Utah authorities had miscalculated the amount
  
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• Vandals hit Christmas decorations set up for Ohio boy dying of brain cancer

  19-09-2018 17:35
  
  COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Christmas decorations set up in a southwest Ohio neighborhood for a 2-year-old boy battling a rare type of brain cancer were vandalized, WCPO reports.Last week, several homes in the Cincinnati suburb of Colerain Township put out their Christmas decorations and hung wreaths on their doors. The premature Christmas celebration is an effort to bring holiday cheer to Brody Allen, who may have just weeks to live.The community and family members say they aren't going to let v
  
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• Columbus to Invest $400 Million in Neighborhood Programs

  19-09-2018 17:00
  On Monday, Columbus City Council passed ordinances to authorize a new bond sale totaling just under $400 million, which would be invested into infrastructure, public safety, public housing and other neighborhood-centric programs throughout the city. “Our 2018 capital investments enhance the quality of life for all our residents by upgrading critical infrastructure needs and neighborhood […]
  
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• Vehicle hits gas meter, causing evacuations in Grandview Heights

  19-09-2018 16:43
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio --Fire crews are on the scene of a gas leak on Goodale Blvd in Grandview.Authorities say a person driving had a medical emergency and their vehicle struck a gas meter around 10 a.m.According to a spokesperson with the Columbus Division of Firenatural gas was free-flowing from the meter and at least one building in the area was evacuated out of precaution. The driver of the vehicle was transported to OSU Wexner Medical Center; their condition is unknown at this time.Columbia Gas sh
  
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• Court allows reporters to inspect Rhoden family autopsies

  19-09-2018 16:40
  
  PIKE COUNTY - The Ohio Supreme Court has sided with a newspaper seeking to view autopsy reports and photos in the still-unsolved killings of eight family members.The southern Ohio case involves seven adults and a teenage boy from the Rhoden family who were found shot to death at four homes in April 2016.The court ruled unanimously Wednesday in favor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, saying Ohio law allows reporters to view preliminary autopsy and investigative notes and findings, and photographs.Heavi
  
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• President Trump rips Sessions: 'I don't have an attorney general'

  19-09-2018 16:13
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, saying, "I don't have an attorney general."Trump, in a Hill.TV interview released on Wednesday, said that he's "so sad over Jeff Sessions," whom he has repeatedly denounced for recusing himself from the Russia investigation."He was the first senator that endorsed me. And he wanted to be attorney general, and I didn't see it," Trump said in the Oval office interview. "And then he went through t
  
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• Unusual Eats: Streb’s Pork Cracklins

  19-09-2018 16:00
  After this summer’s challenging encounter with pickled pork skin, it seemed like the pork industry deserved another chance. After all, the animal that gave the world bacon and and ham was surely entitled to an opportunity to create a better impression when it comes to its own “variety products.” And so, we have Streb’s Hickory […]
  
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• Center Street Market to Bring 12 Local Vendors & Florida-Based Brewery to Hilliard

  19-09-2018 15:00
  A North Market-style concept is coming to Hilliard, under the name Center Street Market. Located at 5354 Center St., the to-be-built 16,000 square foot facility will house between 10 and 12 food vendors alongside the Florida-based brewery Crooked Can Brewing Co. Crooked Can co-owner Andrew Sheeter is part of the overall project, as well as […]
  
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• 'Sesame Street' wants to clarify: Bert and Ernie aren't gay

  19-09-2018 14:24
  
  NEW YORK — The producers of "Sesame Street" want you to know that Bert and Ernie are not, in fact, gay.Sesame Workshop tweeted Tuesday that the characters are best friends and have many human traits but "remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation." In a follow-up tweet, it says "Sesame Street has always stood for inclusion and acceptance ."Please see our statement below regarding Bert and Ernie. pic.twitter.com/6r2j0XrKYu— Sesame Workshop (@SesameWorkshop) September 18, 201
  
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• Families hold vigil for 4 women allegedly killed by U.S. Border Patrol agent

  19-09-2018 12:58
  
  Dozens of family members of four women who investigators say a U.S. Border Patrol supervisor killed gathered Tuesday evening in South Texas to remember the women at a vigil. In a park near San Agustin Cathedral in downtown Laredo, they held small candles and photos of their loved ones while praying, crying and exchanging hugs. Many described still being in disbelief and experiencing numbness, saying the women didn't deserve to die.Members of Melissa Ramirez's family wore pink and carried signs t
  
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• Prosecutor: Texas man mistaken as thief shot with hands up

  19-09-2018 12:50
  
  A Dallas-area black man mistaken for a thief last year as he tried to unlock his own truck had his hands in the air and was begging not to be shot when a police officer shot him twice, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Dallas County prosecutor Bryan Mitchell told jurors during opening statements in the trial of former Mesquite officer Derick Wiley that Lyndo Jones was struck in the back as he backed away.Wiley, who is also black and who was subsequently fired from the department for use-of-force violat
  
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• Ohio village police department meets state standards governing use of deadly force

  19-09-2018 12:45
  
  The state says the latest law enforcement agency to be certified on standards governing the use of deadly force and other policies is a police department serving an Ohio village.An advisory board commissioned by Gov. John Kasich created the standards after a series of fatal police shootings in Ohio and nationally.Agencies that don't meet the statewide standards as minimum policies will be listed as noncompliant on an annual list released each March.The Department of Public Safety said Monday the
  
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• Statehouse announces plans for new Ohio Constitution exhibit

  19-09-2018 12:40
  
  The state is announcing plans for a new exhibit showcasing some of Ohio's earliest constitutions.The exhibit to be housed in the Ohio Statehouse Museum will display the original 1802 and 1851 Ohio constitutions. It will also include educational interactives explaining how the documents have changed over time.An announcement was planned Wednesday at the Statehouse by the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board and the Capitol Square Foundation, in partnership with the Ohio History Connection.The
  
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• North Carolina gov pleads with storm evacuees to be patient

  19-09-2018 12:22
  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — With Wilmington still mostly an island surrounded by Hurricane Florence's floodwaters and people waiting for hours for handouts of necessities like food, North Carolina's governor is pleading with thousands of evacuees to be patient and not return home just yet."I know it was hard to leave home, and it is even harder to wait and wonder whether you even have a home to go back to," Gov. Roy Cooper said as officials began distributing supplies to residents of Wilmingto
  
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• University in Ohio to offer degree in beer, wine making

  19-09-2018 12:09
  
  SYLVANIA, Ohio -- An Ohio university will soon offer an undergraduate degree in beer and wine making.Lourdes University recently announced it will start the program in Aug. 2019. The degree program will feature courses in fermentation, chemistry, nutrition and accounting. Students will be required to complete three internships, including one through an Irish study abroad program.Officials say the university developed the program as a response to growth in the industry. The number of breweries in
  
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• Ohio university to offer degree in beer, wine making

  19-09-2018 12:09
  
  An Ohio university will soon offer an undergraduate degree in beer and wine making.Lourdes University recently announced it will start the program in Aug. 2019. The degree program will feature courses in fermentation, chemistry, nutrition and accounting. Students will be required to complete three internships, including one through an Irish study abroad program.Officials say the university developed the program as a response to growth in the industry. The number of breweries in the U.S. increase
  
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• Ohio State professor creates exhibit showcasing images of Mexico border walls, fences

  19-09-2018 12:06
  
  NEWARK, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. border wall with Mexico is frequently in the news, but few people have a chance to visit it up close, or to see details of the various sections.Kenneth Madsen, an Ohio State University geography professor and border wall expert, hopes his new photo exhibit will help bring the border closer to people at a time of heated discussion about the role of the wall, and of barriers in society overall."Up Close with U.S.-Mexico Border Barriers" opens Wednesday at the LeF
  
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• Music modernization bill clears another hurdle in Congress

  19-09-2018 11:34
  
  The way music is licensed and songwriters are compensated for the digital age will be undergoing big changes under a bill making its way through Congress.The Senate cleared a bill late Tuesday that creates a new independent entity that will license songs to companies that play music online. The nonprofit collective will then pay songwriters, including those who wrote pre-1970s classics before music copyrights protected their work.Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander championed the bill and
  
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• Fate of FEMA leader in doubt as Florence cleanup continues

  19-09-2018 11:22
  
  While Hurricane Florence barreled through the Carolinas, a different type of storm was brewing within the federal disaster relief agency tasked with responding to the fallout.The fate of Brock Long, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was cast in doubt with revelations that he was being investigated by Homeland Security's internal watchdog and a congressional committee for the possible misuse of government vehicles.The watchdog, the inspector general's office, has turned the rev
  
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• Portion of US-23 closed in Marion Co. due to semi fire

  19-09-2018 10:45
  
  MARION COUNTY, Ohio - Ohio State Highway Patrol is working an accident in Marion County.US-23 southbound is closed at Newmans Cardington Road, just north of Waldo, due to a semi fire. The crash happened around 4:00 a.m. Wednesday.10TV is working to confirm if there are any injuries as a result of this crash.OSHP says they expect US-23 SB to be closed for an extended period of time.For a detour, drivers should take SR-98, SR-423 or US-42 instead.
  
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• 1 dead in Marion County crash involving semi-truck; US-23 south remains closed

  19-09-2018 10:45
  
  MARION COUNTY, Ohio -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal accident in Marion County.The crash happened around 4:00 a.m. Wednesday.Troopers say a car traveling eastbound on Bethlehem Road crashed underneath the trailer of a semi-truck going south on U.S. 23.The collision caused the car to catch fire. The vehicle was dragged approximately 150 yards by the semi-truck until both vehicles came to a stop south of the intersection, according to OSHP.Authorities say there was only on
  
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• 1 dead in Marion County crash involving semi-truck

  19-09-2018 10:45
  
  MARION COUNTY, Ohio -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal accident in Marion County.The crash happened around 4:00 a.m. Wednesday.Troopers say a car traveling eastbound on Bethlehem Road crashed underneath the trailer of a semi-truck going south on U.S. 23.The collision caused the car to catch fire. The vehicle was dragged approximately 150 yards by the semi-truck until both vehicles came to a stop south of the intersection, according to OSHP.Authorities say there was only on
  
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• BBB: Do your research before you donate to hurricane relief

  19-09-2018 10:43
  COLUMBUS - As the need grows for assistance to clean up in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, the Better Business Bureau is cautioning people to research before you give.“This is not amateur hour,” notes Art Taylor, president and CEO of BBB Wise Giving Alliance. “Give.org has seen crowdfunding posts from individuals claiming to raise funds so they can deliver and distribute water, food, and flashlights to impacted areas. Even if sincere, such efforts may risk lives, complicat
  
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• Moon says North Korea to allow inspection of missile engine test site, launch pad

  19-09-2018 05:09
  
  PYONGYANG, North Korea— South Korean President Moon Jae-in says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has agreed to permanently dismantle a missile engine test site and a launch pad in the presence of international experts in what he described as a specific step toward denuclearization.Moon also said on Wednesday that the North agreed to take further steps such as permanently dismantling its main Nyongbyon nuclear complex if the United States takes corresponding measures.Moon and Kim spoke at a
  
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• UPS looking to fill more than 1,100 positions in the Columbus area

  19-09-2018 03:12
  
  United Parcel Service is currently hiring for more than 1,100 positions in Columbus.Back in May, the company announced the expansion of its facility, which officially opens in October.They are looking to hire more than 350 permanent jobs at the facility.In addition, UPS is hiring more than 800 seasonal employees which include delivery and tractor-trailer drivers and driver-helpers.UPS will be hosting a career fair at their facility located at 5101 Trabue Road Friday, September 21 from 11 a.m. to
  
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• Columbus leaders want input on how to regulate scooters

  19-09-2018 03:10
  Just weeks after the city issued an emergency ordinance to regulate electric scooters on city streets, Columbus City Council held a public hearing to gather input on possible scooter regulation laws.Clintonville resident Joe Motil says he has some apprehension about the influx of e scooters and the initial lack of regulation by the city.“Why did they allow this to go on for so long I was concerned about that,” Motil said.Motil was one of about 40 to attend a special hearing on scoote
  
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• 1.7 million chickens drown as NC rivers swollen by Florence

  19-09-2018 02:15
  
  About 1.7 million chickens have been killed in flooding from Florence as rising North Carolina rivers swamped at least 60 farm buildings where the animals were being raised for market, according to a major poultry producer.Sanderson Farms said Tuesday the losses occurred at independent farms that supply its poultry processing plants. The company said its facilities suffered no major damage, but supply disruptions and flooded roadways had caused shutdowns at some plants.In addition, about 30 farm
  
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• Crew SC fans receive 2019 season tickets, one month after Austin stadium vote

  19-09-2018 02:01
  
  He's one-half of the Common Man and T-Bone team on 97.1 The Fan.Tuesday, J. D. Smith, a season ticket holder for the Crew S. C. learned he, once again, will have his seats in 2019."Now, they're actually taking money for the 2019 season tickets and games that are supposedly going to be played here," he said.Keyword there: Supposedly.Last month, the city of Austin approved a measure that clears the way for the Crew to move to Texas. Smith says by doing that and still having ticket holders pay for
  
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• Public Safety and Transportation Committee Hearing 9/18/2018

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• 'Nightmare that won't end': Storm evacuees can't return yet

  19-09-2018 00:22
  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Hundreds of people waited in long lines for water and other essentials Tuesday in Wilmington, still mostly cut off by high water days after Hurricane Florence unleashed epic floods, and North Carolina's governor pleaded with more than 10,000 evacuees around the state not to return home yet.The death toll rose to at least 35 in three states, with 27 fatalities in North Carolina, as Florence's remnants went in two directions: Water flowed downstream toward the Carolin
  
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