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• City Chat: WinterFest 2018

  16-11-2018 23:05 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Columbus Commission on Black Girls

  16-11-2018 22:10 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Scam Alert: OSU Chinese Students being Targeted

  16-11-2018 21:45 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Alleged Strauss victims want Ohio State to believe their stories of pain

  16-11-2018 21:31
  Seven former students and athletes came forward to the Ohio State Board of Trustees Friday to share the painful stories of their interactions with Dr. Richard Strauss."What we dealt with was real and my story is real," said former two-time all-American Michael Schyck."I want everybody to look at me when I say this next statement, my situation, was 100 percent preventable," said former OSU student Brian Garrett.These are stories no one should have to tell."I could not get the image of the predato
  
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• Long-Time Ohio Resident Faces Deportation to Country that Once Enslaved Him

  16-11-2018 21:16
  Amadou Sow sits in a jail cell at the Morrow County Correctional Facility. He hasn’t committed a crime, not since he came to the United States in 1991, but it’s where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has kept him detained since his routine check-in back in August. His lawyers are fighting for an emergency stay. […]
  
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• Man who raped woman as she died from overdose gets less than 3 years in prison

  16-11-2018 20:33
  
  LYNNWOOD, Wash. (AP) — A 20-year-old Washington state man was sentenced Thursday to less than three years in prison for raping a high school student as she died from a drug overdose and texting semi-nude photos of her.Superior Court Judge Linda Krese said Thursday she could not sentence Brian Varela to more than 2 years and 10 months because it was the most prison time permitted for someone with no prior criminal record, The Daily Herald reported.Varela had pleaded guilty to second-degree
  
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• 'Ridiculous effort': Ohio State football releases Maryland trailer

  16-11-2018 19:51
  
  The Ohio State Buckeyes have released the trailer for their final road game of the season against Maryland.“When I needed you the most in November, you gave me your very best.”The Buckeyes and Terrapins kickoff at noon in College Park.
  
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• Columbus Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta's Holiday Soiree

  16-11-2018 19:21 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Police: Suspected carjackers hit and kill woman with vehicle

  16-11-2018 19:10
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Authorities have identified a 33-year-old Cleveland mother as the woman killed when two men entered her family's vehicle and struck her with it.Cleveland police say Lesley Dejesus Gonzalez was painting at a church Thursday afternoon with her two children and their father when she saw two men enter the family's car. She was struck by the vehicle after she and her husband attempted to intervene.Dejesus Gonzalez was declared dead at the scene. No one else was hurt.Authorities
  
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• Local Company Gets the Nod to Develop Trip Planning App

  16-11-2018 18:38
  Smart Columbus has selected the locally-based company MTECH Solutions to develop the trip planning and common payment system app that has been touted as a key element of the project. The app would allow users to plan trips across multiple platforms and systems, comparing (and combining) the many different mobility options now available in Columbus, […]
  
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• Holiday Blockbusters and Oscar Grabs Start Hitting Theaters

  16-11-2018 18:00
  Here they come! Holiday blockbusters and Oscar hopefuls — people, it is time. It’s been kind of, almost, squeak-a-few-in-here-and-there time for a few weeks, but with Thanksgiving only days away, we can expect some big guns for the next few weeks. Blockbuster-wise, it’s the sequel to the middling-at-best Harry Potter cash grab. Oscar hopefuls, though? […]
  
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• Former Hilliard city employee sentenced to prison for stealing more than $540K from city funds

  16-11-2018 17:58
  
  A former Hilliard city employee was sentenced after pleading guilty to felony charges of theft in office.Heather Ernst, former Hilliard Deputy Director of Recreation and Parks, was sentenced Friday to one year in prison and ordered to pay $271,898 in restitution Friday.Ernst, entered a guilty plea last month to theft in office and attempted tampering with records after collecting stolen admission fees collected at two city aquatic facilities.Charges against Ernst resulted from an investigation b
  
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• Sparkle and Shine, It’s Holiday Lights Time

  16-11-2018 17:45
  It’s the most sparkling time of the year! Holiday lights shine, trees light up all over the city, Downtown’s skyline is red and green. Easton alone puts up over one million lights! We’ve gathered the holiday events going on this season. Enjoy finding Santas and Krampus! Holiday Lighting Ceremony at Easton – November 16 Wildlights – […]
  
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• Gahanna Schools finds elevated lead levels in 25 classroom faucets

  16-11-2018 17:29
  
  A central Ohio school district has found elevated levels of lead in its water faucets.Gahanna Jefferson Public Schools made the discovery after deciding to test every faucet in the district.So far, 25 faucets at three schools, High Point Elementary, Gahanna Middle East and Gahanna Middle West, have come back with higher than acceptable levels of lead."Anything above 15. We had some that were 29. Obviously that's a concern," said Gahanna Schools Superintendent Steve Barrett.The good news, Barrett
  
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• Elevated levels of lead detected in Gahanna school buildings

  16-11-2018 17:29
  
  GAHANNA, Ohio -- Elevated levels of lead have been detected in Gahanna Jefferson school buildings.In a letter to parents, Gahanna Jefferson Superintendent Steve Barrett said that the district recently hired outside experts to evaluate the water in 11 buildings.The first set of results showed above-normal amounts of lead were found at High Point Elementary, Gahanna Middle School East and Gahanna Middle School West, according to the superintendent. Specifically, the higher lead levels were found i
  
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• Photos: Beer and Donuts Fans Celebrate

  16-11-2018 16:41
  On Sunday, November 4th, the city’s beer enthusiasts and donut fans gathered at Combustion Brewery and Taproom in Pickerington for our second annual Beer and Donuts event! Attendees enjoyed four pairings of Combustion’s beer and with generous servings of treats from Tupelo Donuts, Amy’s Donuts, The Stack, and Duck Donuts! Be the first to know about our other upcoming events and get […]
  
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• DeVos proposes overhaul to campus sexual misconduct rules

  16-11-2018 16:36
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is proposing a major overhaul to the way colleges handle complaints of sexual misconduct.The Education Department released a plan Friday that would require schools to investigate sexual assault and harassment only if the alleged misconduct was reported to certain campus officials and only if it occurred on campus or other areas overseen by the school.The plan would narrow the definition of sexual harassment and allow students accused of miscond
  
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• Judge: White House must immediately return press credentials of CNN's Jim Acosta

  16-11-2018 16:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to immediately return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta.U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly, an appointee of President Donald Trump, announced his decision following a hearing in Washington. The judge said Acosta's credentials would be returned immediately and reactivated to allow him access to the White House.CNN had asked the judge to force the White House to immediately hand back
  
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• CNN's Jim Acosta back at White House after judge's ruling

  16-11-2018 16:32
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to immediately return the White House press credentials of CNN reporter Jim Acosta, though a lawsuit over the credentials' revocation is continuing.U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly, an appointee of President Donald Trump, announced his decision at a hearing Friday morning. The judge said Acosta's credentials must be reactivated to allow him access to the White House complex for press briefings and other eve
  
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• Former Ohio State students air claims of sex abuse by doctor

  16-11-2018 16:20
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University trustees are hearing directly from former students who say they were sexually abused by a team doctor, allegations that span the late physician's two decades at the school.Seven accusers of Dr. Richard Strauss are scheduled to talk about how the abuse has impacted their lives and to request changes at a trustees' meeting Friday. The board has set aside 20 minutes to hear the former students' stories, but their remarks could go longer.Strauss kill
  
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• TV Review: “Homecoming” is the Perfect Drama

  16-11-2018 16:00
  Amazon Prime’s new series, Homecoming, started out as a podcast written by Micah Bloomberg and Eli Horowitz. It boasted a huge following and a star-studded cast including Catherine Keener, Oscar Isaac and David Schwimmer. The Amazon series also serves up a prime list of actors. I mean, when you have Dermot Mulroney and Sissy Spacek […]
  
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• Jennie-O recalling ground turkey in salmonella outbreak

  16-11-2018 15:50
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jennie-O-Turkey is recalling more than 91,000 pounds of raw turkey in an ongoing salmonella outbreak.The recall is the first tied to an outbreak the U.S. Department of Agriculture says is widespread. It has resulted in one death and 164 reported illnesses in 35 states.Regulators did not say how many of those people were exposed to Jennie-O products. They say additional products from other companies could be named as their investigation continues.The products being recalled
  
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• GoYoga Opens Seventh Studio

  16-11-2018 14:00
  “Being near Downtown was always on our radar,” said GoYoga Brand Manager Chelsea Bragg, “When we looked at the space on South Pearl in the Brewery District, we could see so many possibilities. Also, having Seventh Son’s Antiques on High as a neighbor should be very good.” GoYoga opens its seventh Columbus-area studio on Monday, […]
  
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• 2 teens in separate cars shot, wounded on Indiana interstate ramp

  16-11-2018 13:31
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say two teenagers driving separate cars were shot and wounded on an interstate ramp in Indianapolis.State police say the shooting happened early Friday at the exit ramp from southbound I-65 to Southport Road. Police say both teens had injuries that weren't considered life-threatening.Police say a 16-year-old driver of one car was shot while a passenger in that vehicle wasn't injured. A 15-year-old boy who was shot was the sole occupant of a second car.Police
  
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• Kim Porter, Diddy's former longtime girlfriend, dies at 47

  16-11-2018 13:29
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Porter, Diddy's former longtime girlfriend and the mother of three of his children, has died at age 47, authorities said.Porter was found unresponsive Thursday at her Los Angeles home, where paramedics pronounced her dead. The cause was not immediately clear, and an autopsy will be performed, the LA County coroner's office said.Sean "Diddy" Combs and Porter, a former model and occasional actress from Georgia, were a couple on-and-off from 1994 until they split for go
  
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• Wildfires postpone Ohio State's women's basketball game

  16-11-2018 13:21
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The wildfires in California have delayed flights, canceled schools and now, it has postponed a trip to Sacramento for Ohio State's women's basketball team.The assistant director of athletics communications at The Ohio State University sent this message:"Due to the unhealthy air quality index in the Sacramento, Calif., area, Ohio State has postponed its women’s basketball game against Sacramento State on Friday, Nov. 16.'With the current state of the air quality in an
  
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• Florida school massacre: Panel to look at medical response

  16-11-2018 13:19
  
  For months, members of the panel investigating Florida's high school massacre have called the sheriff's deputy assigned to guard the campus "a coward" for hiding and not rushing inside in an attempt to stop the shooter.Given an opportunity to confront his critics Thursday, now-retired Broward Sheriff's Deputy Scot Peterson sent his attorney instead before the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission.Attorney Joseph DiRuzzo III told the 14-member panel he had filed a lawsuit
  
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• Snowstorm slows evening commute in New York City

  16-11-2018 13:16
  
  NEW YORK - The first snowstorm of the season to hit the New York City area brought several inches of snow, slowing Thursday's evening commute to a crawl, after contributing to at least seven deaths as it swept across the country.From St. Louis to the South and into the Northeast, snow, freezing rain, and in some parts, sleet, made driving tricky and closed schools Thursday.In New York City, the wet snowfall and wind gusts Thursday downed numerous tree branches. Police advised people to stay indo
  
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• Sobriety checkpoints planned tonight in Grove City

  16-11-2018 11:40
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Franklin County DUI Task Force will hold two sobriety checkpoints tonight to combat impaired driving.The checkpoints will be at Stringtown Road at Buckeye Parkway and US62 at Parlin Drive in Grove City.The Franklin County DUI Task Force members will conduct the sobriety check between 8 p.m. and 12:30 a.m.The task force says it wants to impress upon those who will be consuming alcohol to plan for a designated driver or make other arrangements.---EDITOR’S NOTE: Why are
  
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• Missing-persons list tops 600 in fire-stricken California

  16-11-2018 10:59
  
  CHICO, Calif. (AP) — The potential magnitude of the wildfire disaster in Northern California escalated as officials raised the death toll to 63 and released a missing-persons list with 631 names on it more than a week after the flames swept through.The fast-growing roster of people unaccounted for probably includes some who fled the blaze and do not realize they have been reported missing, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said late Thursday.He said he made the list public in the hope that p
  
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• Fire death toll hits 63; sheriff says hundreds still missing

  16-11-2018 10:59
  
  CHICO, Calif. (AP) — At least 63 are now dead from a Northern California wildfire, and officials say they have a missing persons list with 631 names on it in an ever-evolving accounting of the missing after the nation's deadliest wildfire in a century.The high number of missing people probably includes some who fled the blaze and didn't realize they had been reported missing, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said. He added that he was making the list public so people could see if they were
  
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• Residents of apartments destroyed in fire say they saw sparking outlets

  16-11-2018 10:20
  WHITEHALL, Ohio - Firefighters in Whitehall plan to knock on hundreds of doors next week offering fire safety inspections after a massive fire destroyed an apartment building Friday morning.Firefighters say the fire was caused by a faulty outlet and now neighbors are coming forward saying they've had trouble with their outlets "sparking" as well.The fire broke out in an apartment building around 3 a.m. on Friday in the 5100 block of Longbranch Lane.Firefighters arrived to see flames leaping from
  
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• Firefighters respond to three-alarm fire in Whitehall

  16-11-2018 10:20
  WHITEHALL, Ohio - Firefighters have responded to a three-alarm fire in Whitehall.The fire broke out in an apartment building around 3:00 a.m. on Friday in the 5100 block of Longbranch Lane.The fire started in a single unit but flames have jumped to at least one other building in the complex. The people who live in the building say the flames spread quickly.James and Teri Neal say they were asleep when they heard pounding on their door and firemen telling them to get out."With all the lights and
  
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• Dozens displaced after fire destroys Whitehall apartment building

  16-11-2018 10:20
  WHITEHALL, Ohio - Firefighters have responded to a three-alarm fire in Whitehall.The fire broke out in an apartment building around 3:00 a.m. on Friday in the 5100 block of Longbranch Lane.The fire started in a single unit but flames have jumped to at least one other building in the complex. The people who live in the building say the flames spread quickly.James and Teri Neal say they were asleep when they heard pounding on their door and firemen telling them to get out."With all the lights and
  
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• Ohio State beats Creighton 69-60 after blowing its big lead

  16-11-2018 03:55
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — C.J. Jackson's 3-pointer gave Ohio State its final lead with 2 minutes left, and the Buckeyes held on to beat Creighton 69-60 after squandering a double-digit halftime lead Thursday night.Keyshawn Woods scored 15 of his game-high 19 points in the first half as the Buckeyes (3-0) got out to a 37-25 halftime lead, but Creighton (2-1) stormed back to take a four-point lead before fading and losing for the first time in 25 home nonconference games since December 2015.Duane W
  
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• Trump immigration rhetoric quiets after midterms

  16-11-2018 03:24
  
  President Trump brandished his platform as commander-in-chief in the days leading up to the midterm elections to warn of a coming caravan or "invasion" of migrants and to elevate his calls for more drastic border security measures."Our military is being mobilized at the Southern Border," Trump tweeted on Oct. 31. "Many more troops coming. We will NOT let these Caravans, which are also made up of some very bad thugs and gang members, into the U.S. Our Border is sacred, must come in legally. TURN
  
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• Columbus City Council Public Utilities Committee Meeting 11/15/2018

  16-11-2018 02:44 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Central Ohio nurse donates thousands of pairs of socks to the homeless

  16-11-2018 00:10
  After a short hospital stay, Kathy Francis quickly realized the socks being given to patients were only briefly used before being thrown away.“I stayed overnight two nights and when I was getting ready to go home that third day I asked somebody what I should do with the slipper socks,” Francis said.“They said we just throw them away and that just struck me as very wasteful.”Months later Francis was hired as a nurse at the same hospital she underwent back surgery, Ohio Hea
  
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