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• 'What are you willing to do': Ohio State football releases Penn State trailer

  26-09-2018 23:49
  
  The Ohio State Buckeyes have released the trailer for their top 10 matchup against Penn State."You got one choice to make. Either you will or you won't. The choice that you make will determine the outcome of this game. It's not about anything else. It's about us."The Buckeyes and Nittany Lions kickoff Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.
  
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• Parents furious, school considering changes after 6-year-old with autism slips away from school

  26-09-2018 23:37
  Parents are furious, and the Columbus school district wants to make changes after a 6-year-old girl with autism was allowed to walk out of school on her own.It happened Monday afternoon at West Mound Elementary in west Columbus.Joe Nance was heading out to pick up his children from school when he got a startling surprise."I was walking out to my van, and I looked to my left, and there was my daughter. At first, I didn't think it was her and then I looked again and instantly brought tears to my e
  
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• Akron considering jail time for dog owners if pet excessively barks

  26-09-2018 22:34
  
  AKRON, Ohio – Akron City Council discussed punishment for dog owners if their pet excessively barks, according to CBS affiliate WOIO.Council member Russell Neal Jr is asking for legislation that could mean up to 30 days in jail for repeat offenders or up to $250 in fines.The current rule is owners can be fined up to $100 for excessive barking from their dog.Neal made the proposal after he received an increase in dog barking complaints.Other council members want to hear more information fro
  
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• “Invest in US” Encourages Individual Investment in City’s Capital Projects

  26-09-2018 22:32
  The City Auditor’s office has announced an initiative that’ll make it easier for residents to invest in the City of Columbus. On Oct. 2-3, the City will sell off just under $400 million in bonds for street improvements, a new Linden Community Center, and other capital projects. As part of the Invest in US program, […]
  
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• Police catch Columbus City Schools bus driver texting while driving students

  26-09-2018 22:28
  A bus driver has been removed from her route after being cited for texting and driving, with kids on the bus. She was caught in the act on police camera.This is part of a larger effort by Columbus police, a task force this month targeting distracted drivers.The officer spotted the bus driver tapping away on her phone and used his body camera to zoom in and confirm she was texting.He then pulled her over, discovered she had kids on the bus, on their way to school.He wrote her a citation.Columbus
  
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• Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones will miss 4-6 weeks

  26-09-2018 22:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones will be sidelined four to six weeks with a knee injury.The team says the 23-year-old Jones sprained his knee during the second period of Tuesday night's preseason game against Buffalo. An MRI on Wednesday revealed the sprain.It's a huge blow for the Blue Jackets, with Jones' defensive line mate Zach Werenski recovering from a shoulder injury and defenseman Ryan Murray also hampered by an injury.Jones was a valuable contribut
  
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• Surveying the tornado damage in east Columbus

  26-09-2018 21:59
  You may have missed it last night. A strong thunderstorm rolled through East Columbus and brought severe weather with it.The storm hit around 5:50 a.m. and brought straight-line wind damage to Bexley knocking over trees and bringing heavy rain. As the storm moved east of James Road and into East Columbus a tornado formed just south of Broad Street.Today the National Weather Service in Wilmington sent a team to survey the damage. It confirmed a tornado caused damage in east Columbus.Two cinder bl
  
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• 80,000 people died of flu last winter in US

  26-09-2018 21:49
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government estimates that 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter — the disease's highest death toll in at least four decades.The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, revealed the total in an interview Tuesday night with The Associated Press.Flu experts knew it was a very bad season, but at least one found size of the estimate surprising."That's huge," said Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt
  
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• Fed raises rates for 3rd time this year with 1 more expected

  26-09-2018 21:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has modestly raised a key interest rate for the third time this year in response to a strong U.S. economy and signaled that it foresees another rate hike before the year ends.The Fed on Wednesday lifted its short-term rate — a benchmark for many consumer and business loans — by a quarter-point to a range of 2 percent to 2.25 percent. It was its eighth hike since late 2015, and the Fed indicated that it expects to continue gradual increases.
  
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• Olentangy Orange High School dealing with impetigo outbreak

  26-09-2018 21:35
  Olentangy Orange High School is alerting students and their parents about a skin infection that is extremely contagious.The outbreak started three weeks ago and the school says it was determined to be impetigo.Impetigo is a common and highly contagious skin infection that mainly affects infants and children.Impetigo ​usually appears as red sores on the face, especially around a child's nose and mouth, and on hands and feet. The sores burst and develop honey-colored crusts.Olentangy Orange'
  
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• Mayor's Community Meetings: Far East Side

  26-09-2018 20:50 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Columbus Community Safety Advisory Commission

  26-09-2018 20:26 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Two Old North Development Proposals Coming Back to Review Board

  26-09-2018 20:24
  The University Impact District Review Board (UIDRB) will hear two proposals for High Street in Old North Columbus at its meeting this month. Both have been before the board previously; a four-story mixed-use building between Tompkins and Wilcox streets, and a six-story building south of Norwich Avenue that would require the demolition of five historic […]
  
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• Charges dropped against woman who sheltered 27 dogs, cats during Florence

  26-09-2018 20:07
  
  A North Carolina woman who sheltered animals during Hurricane Florence is now free from charges.The Wayne County District Attorney’s Office announced it was dropping all charges against Tammie Hedges Tuesday.Hedges was accused of running an illegal veterinary operation after she took in 27 dogs and cats during Florence. She faced 13 counts.Her story gained national attention and more than 10,000 people signed online petitions demanding all charges be dropped.Hedges surrendered all of the a
  
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• Trump: China "attempting to interfere" with 2018 US election

  26-09-2018 18:46
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China of attempting to interfere with the upcoming United States congressional elections, and claimed its efforts are motivated by opposition to his tough trade policy.Trump, speaking in front of world leaders while chairing the United Nations Security Council for the first time, did not present evidence for his claim, which came amid an ongoing special counsel investigation into Russia's attempts to interfere in the 2016 U.
  
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• Gahanna wants to increase earned income tax to fix curbs & maintain safety

  26-09-2018 18:36
  
  GAHANNA -- Voters in Gahanna will decide on an issue that would raise the city's earned income tax rate from 1.5% to 2.5%.City leaders said Issue 29 is aimed at fixing the city's crumbling curbs and maintaining a safe community.The city said it could face a $2.6 million shortfall for 2019, so this money is needed.Gahanna is holding a series of community conversations to discuss the issue.You can find the list of dates, times and "Frequently Asked Questions" about Issue 29 here.
  
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• City gets behind student campaign for sidewalk improvements near schools

  26-09-2018 18:18
  COLUMBUS - Students walking to six Columbus City Schools may soon see changes. City officials, students, and school staff worked together to detail issues and find money to repair and build sidewalks surrounding the schools.“If we want students to walk into school ready to learn, they need to be able to get to the door without anxiety for their own safety," said council member Elizabeth Brown. "I am grateful to the student advocates at Independence High School who highlighted the need for
  
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• Bill Cosby, now inmate NN7687, placed in single cell

  26-09-2018 17:39
  
  Bill Cosby spent his first night in prison alone, in a single cell near the infirmary, as he began his three-to-10-year sentence for sexual assault.Corrections officials announced Wednesday that Cosby — now known as Inmate No. NN7687 — will serve his sentence at SCI Phoenix, a new state prison about 20 miles from the gated estate where a jury concluded he drugged and molested a woman in 2004. The $400 million lockup opened two months ago and can hold 3,830 inmates.Cosby will meet wit
  
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• Sworn statement: Kavanaugh "grabbed women," spiked drinks of "vulnerable" girls

  26-09-2018 17:14
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A woman came forward Wednesday saying she witnessed "highly inappropriate conduct" by U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.Julie Swetnick is being represented by Michael Avenatti, who also represents adult film star Stormy Daniels.Swetnick says she met Brett Kavanuagh and his friend Mark Judge in the early 1980s. She says they attended several parties together and were "attached at the hip.""On numerous occasions at these parties, I witnessed Mark Judge and Brett Kavana
  
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• Plans for Two Parking Garages Presented to Downtown Commission

  26-09-2018 17:04
  Amid the ongoing conversation about how autonomous vehicles and “mobility as a service” could render parking garages in urban areas obsolete, proposals for two new parking garages were on the Downtown Commission’s agenda this month. The larger of the two is the 650-space Ohio Center Garage, which will serve the Greater Columbus Convention Center and […]
  
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• Military Values and Work Ethic Drives Tech Startup Dark Rhino Security

  26-09-2018 16:59
  The reality of running a tech startup is that success and longevity are often uncertain. For network security firm Dark Rhino Security, founded in 2017 to almost instantaneous success, honest and direct communication is key to a flourishing business. Chief Executive Officer Kevin Casey founded the company in the spring of 2017, bringing on Chief Revenue […]
  
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• Trump convenes UN Security Council meeting

  26-09-2018 16:51
  
  For the first time, President Donald Trump is calling to order a meeting of the U.N. Security Council for a meeting on countering nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.Trump, seated at the center of an arc-shaped table, immediately uttered tough words against Iran, saying that a government with Iran's track record "must never be allowed to obtain" a nuclear weapon.At the same time, he thanked Iran, Russia and Syria for slowing their attack on Idlib province in Syria. Last week, Russia and Tur
  
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• Parents blindsided by daughter's tragic suicide hope her story helps save others

  26-09-2018 16:00
  
  September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. For immediate help if you are in a crisis, call the toll-free National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All calls are confidential.---The home video will look so familiar to so many parents: a sweet little girl singing and dancing her way to her teen years, recognized for achievements outside the home and thoroughly cherished inside it.But the full story of Alexandra V
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Snowville Creamery White Cheddar

  26-09-2018 16:00
  There’s a certain amount of enthusiastic evangelism that comes with the release of every new Snowville Creamery product. Snowville has a long history of actively promoting the virtues of small-scale dairy operations and sustainable farming practices in Ohio. When it comes to the local dairy scene, Snowville changed the conversation the first time it started […]
  
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• City Chat: New City Bond Sale

  26-09-2018 15:51 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Columbus among 3 Ohio dioceses planning to release abusive priest list

  26-09-2018 15:41
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Three of Ohio's six Roman Catholic dioceses now say they will release new lists of priests who have been removed from parishes because of sexual abuse and misconduct allegations, The Associated Press has learned.The Catholic Diocese of Columbus said Wednesday it would release a list in the next few months that will include the names of clergy who have been credibly accused of abuse, whether they are living or dead. The announcement comes a day after the Steubenville dioces
  
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• Scammers posing as potential employers on the rise, experts say

  26-09-2018 14:59
  
  Finding the right job can be challenging enough, but now experts are warning people to be on the lookout for scammers posing as potential employers. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) says fraud involving fake job offers now ranks as the third riskiest type of scam for consumers overall, with an average of more than $6,000 lost for each victim. Americans have reported losing more than $2.9 million so far this year.We spoke to one woman who thought her financial burdens were over when she received
  
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• "Save my life for my kids" Cincinnati bank exec pleads with first responders after shooting

  26-09-2018 14:24
  
  CINCINNATI — A bank executive says she urged first responders to a deadly Cincinnati shooting attack to save her life for her two small children.Thirty-seven-year-old Whitney Austin survived 12 gunshots Sept. 6. She recounted her ordeal in a taped interview that aired Wednesday on ABC's "Good Morning America."The gunman shot her as she entered the bank lobby and fired into her fallen body several more times. She then played dead.Austin was initially in critical condition after the shooting
  
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• “There’s truth in this break” André Zachery Brings Untamed Space to the Wexner

  26-09-2018 14:00
  Some of the most exciting art the Wexner Center has brought to Columbus over the years has been from the realm of modern dance. Going back to Merce Cunningham and William Forsythe to more recent cutting-edge works from Faye Driscoll, Pavel Zustiak, and Joanna Kotze, it’s been an eye-opening ride for myself and many others […]
  
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• NWS: Tornado in east Columbus reached EF1, max wind speeds of 90 mph

  26-09-2018 13:20
  The National Weather Service says a tornado is responsible for damage caused in east Columbus and the Bexley area Wednesday morning.The NWS confirmed the tornado hit south of Broad Street and east of James Road around 5:53 a.m.A survey team from the NWS assessed the damage in and around the area on Wednesday.The NWS says the tornado started in the Olde Towne East neighborhood and ended in the Mayfair neighborhood.The maximum path wide was 150 yards with a length of 3.75 miles.In their report, th
  
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• NWS confirms tornado hit east Columbus early Wednesday morning

  26-09-2018 13:20
  The National Weather Service says that a tornado is responsible for damage caused in east Columbus and the Bexley area Wednesday morning.The NWS confirmed the tornado hit south of Broad Street and east of James Road.A survey team from the NWS is continuing to assess the damage in and around the area. Results from their survey will be issued later today.According to the AEP outage map, roughly 1,300 customers were without power Wednesday morning.Columbus police and Columbus City Schools told 10TV
  
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• 1 school closes, 1 dismisses early as storms knock out power to about 1,300

  26-09-2018 13:20
  
  COLUMBUS -- The National Weather Service is surveying damage from strong storms in east Columbus and the Bexley area Wednesday morning.At last check, according to the AEP outage map, about 1,200 customers were without power.Columbus police and Columbus City Schools told 10TV that Ohio Avenue Elementary was closed for the day. A school spokesperson said that whether or not there is damage to the school still needs to be assessed.Eastmoor Academy dismissed at 9:30 a.m."It picked up faster than I c
  
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• 1 school closed, 1 dismissing early as storms knock out power to about 1,300

  26-09-2018 13:20
  
  Strong storms before the sun rose knocked out power to some east Columbus residents Wednesday morning.According to the AEP outage map, about 1,200 customers are without power.Columbus police and Columbus City School told 10TV that Ohio Avenue Elementary was closed for the day. A school spokesperson said that whether or not there is damage to the school still needs to be assessed.Eastmoor Academy is dismissing at 9:30 a.m.Damage throughout the east side, including downed wire, has been spotted by
  
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• Tropical Storm Rosa likely to be major hurricane soon, forecasters say

  26-09-2018 12:15
  
  Tropical Storm Rosa, which formed off the Pacific coast Tuesday, is expected to strengthen rapidly and become a hurricane Wednesday and a major hurricane Thursday. But the National Hurricane Center, in Miami, says Rosa is likely to stay far offshore.As of 5 a.m. EDT, Rosa was packing maximum sustained winds of 65 mph and was some 470 miles west-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, the NHC said in an advisory early Wednesday. The storm was moving west-northwest at about 10 mph, with tropical storm-fo
  
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• Pixels to plate: Dutch chef uses 3D printers to create tasty works of art

  26-09-2018 12:09
  
  3D printers are being adopted in hospitals, auto assembly lines, factories – and now, a kitchen in an upscale restaurant.In the pastures of his parent's farm, Jan Smink, a top Dutch chef, is going back to the basics of "fresh, local ingredients" to create a new culinary future."We use it, but we transform it into a little bit modern version," Smink told CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi. It's modern because he's a pioneer in 3D printing food. 3D printers don't actually cook meals, but t
  
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• Connecticut city with street named "Paul Manafort Drive" to vote on new name

  26-09-2018 12:00
  
  A street named Paul Manafort Drive in New Britain, Connecticut, has been a point of contention for residents and local politicians for nearly a year. The city's Common Council will vote Wednesday to change the name once and for all.While many recognize Paul Manafort as President Trump's former campaign chairman who was found guilty of eight counts of financial crimes in August, the sign is actually named for his father, Paul Manafort Sr.The elder Manafort died in 2013, but was a three-term Repub
  
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• Lineup set for Columbus cartoon and comic strip festival

  26-09-2018 11:47
  
  COLUMBUS — The creator of the "For Better Or For Worse" comic strip and the artist behind the "Bone" graphic novels are among the participants in an annual cartoon and comic strip festival in Ohio's capital city.Cartoon Crossroads Columbus runs Sept. 27 through Sept. 30 at various locations throughout the city, including the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum on the Ohio State campus and the downtown Columbus library branch.The festival highlights Columbus' growing reputation as a
  
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• Youth find release in after school program

  26-09-2018 11:46
  Meama Motley said her life changed thanks to a group of friends she would have never met without the local program she found within Directions for Youth and Families."I didn't know about it," said Motley of the program. "My mom brought me here when I was like 11 or 12 years old. I wasn't sure about it at first."Directions for Youth and Families is a community program with a staff and more than 70 counselors available to listen to kids who need to talk. Members said they work to address the needs
  
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• NHL commissioner talks about possibility of outdoor game in Columbus

  26-09-2018 04:57
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the league is looking at the possibility of having an outdoor hockey game in Columbus, according to BlueJackets.com.Bettman made the comments while at the 2018 Kraft Hockeyville USA preseason game in New York featuring the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Buffalo Sabres.He did not say anything was for certain but talks are happening internally.“It's obvious that the team is competitive, that they're playing exciting hockey, that the fa
  
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• Police identify man killed after being hit by vehicle in southeast Columbus

  26-09-2018 03:22
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A 63-year-old Columbus man died after being hit by an SUV in southeast Columbus, according to Columbus police.Police said he was hit in the 3500 block of Refugee Road, just west of Courtright Road, around 8:45 p.m.Police said Kenneth Pittman, 63, was hit while he was in the road.Pittman was initially listed in critical condition and taken to Grant Medical Center, but police said he was pronounced dead after 9 p.m.Police said he was walking back from his job at a nearby corner ma
  
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• Person dies after being hit by vehicle in southeast Columbus

  26-09-2018 03:22
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A person is dead n after being hit by a vehicle in southeast Columbus, according to Columbus police.Police said the person was hit in the 3500 block of Refugee Road, just west of Courtright Road, around 8:45 p.m.The person who was hit was initially listed in critical condition.Police said the person was pronounced dead after 9 p.m.Refugee Road is closed in the area of the crash.The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene.The identity of the person who was hit was not released.
  
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• Man dies after being hit by vehicle in southeast Columbus

  26-09-2018 03:22
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man is dead after being hit by an SUV in southeast Columbus, according to Columbus police.Police said he was hit in the 3500 block of Refugee Road, just west of Courtright Road, around 8:45 p.m.He was hit while he was in the road, according to police.The man was initially listed in critical condition.Police said he was pronounced dead after 9 p.m.Police said the man is around 60 years old and was walking back from his job at a nearby corner market.Refugee Road was closed in th
  
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• Delta lifts ground stop for flights nationwide following technology issue

  26-09-2018 02:48
  
  Delta has lifted a ground stop for all of its domestic flights Tuesday night following a technical issue.A ground stop means flights have to remain on the ground.The airline originally issued a statement saying, “Delta IT teams are working diligently to address a technology issue impacting some of our systems. We have issued a Delta ground stop as we work to bring systems back up as quickly as possible. We apologize to all customers for this inconvenience. “Delta later said it had "r
  
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• Reynoldsburg mother's stolen phone holds hundreds of pictures of daughter's last days

  26-09-2018 02:39
  
  Forget everything you thought about pictures. They're not worth any amount of words. They're worth an endless amount of memories."I have a million other pictures I've just never had them framed," Lacey Lovejoy said.Lovejoy sits in her living room in the middle of multiple pictures hanging on the walls. Every one of them are for her."She was incredible," she said. "She was very unique, very, very funny. Very upbeat.""She was": They are arguably the two most difficult words Lovejoy says about her
  
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• Ohio BMV computer problem leaves drivers frustrated and confused

  26-09-2018 02:17
  Ohio's BMV was hoping for a smooth transition when it updated its computer hardware.Instead, it was a disaster. Statewide the system shut down leaving drivers who took time out of their day to get their tags, registration, and licenses left empty-handed.The state says the problem started last week, but rather than alert drivers on its website there was no mention of the problem instead it sent out a twitter alert today."No communication, they should have contacted the news station and saying wha
  
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• Arby's owner buys Sonic drive-in hamburger chain

  26-09-2018 02:08
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Arby's owner Inspire Brands is buying the Sonic drive-in hamburger chain.Inspire is paying $43.50 per share cash, or $2.3 billion, for Sonic, which has 3,600 restaurants in the U.S. Inspire expects the deal to close by the end of this year.Sonic will operate as a separate business unit within Inspire and remain based in Oklahoma City. The first Sonic opened in Oklahoma in 1953.Inspire says Sonic's management team will also remain in place.Sonic earned $63.7 million in its 20
  
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• Investigators play parents' voices over loudspeakers in search for missing boy with autism

  26-09-2018 01:15
  
  GASTONIA, N.C. — More than two dozen agencies including the FBI are searching for a missing 6-year-old boy in North Carolina. On Tuesday, Maddox Ritch's mother Carrie gave an emotional plea for help."I would appreciate it, if you were at the park Saturday and saw Maddox, to please, urgently, please, call the tip line, please," she said.On Tuesday, the extensive search for Maddox, who has been missing since Saturday, included a landfill just a few miles away from where the 6-year-old was la
  
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• Rebuilding Together Central Ohio: Mod Squad

  26-09-2018 00:29 via youtube.com
  
  
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• State program would support those in recovery maintain employment

  26-09-2018 00:21
  For the last five years, Stacy Gibson says he has focused on maintaining his sobriety and he says going to work has helped keep him on the right path.“I was hoping to die from drugs,” Gibson said.“I was hoping to do enough so that I wouldn't wake up anymore and that didn't happen.”Stacy Gibson said at his lowest point he would do anything to feed his addictions, but in 2013 decided to check himself into a drug rehabilitation center.After spending 57 days in rehab, Gibson
  
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• State program would help those in recovery maintain employment

  26-09-2018 00:21
  For the last five years, Stacy Gibson says he has focused on maintaining his sobriety and he says going to work has helped keep him on the right path.“I was hoping to die from drugs,” Gibson said.“I was hoping to do enough so that I wouldn't wake up anymore and that didn't happen.”Stacy Gibson said at his lowest point he would do anything to feed his addictions, but in 2013 decided to check himself into a drug rehabilitation center.After spending 57 days in rehab, Gibson
  
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