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• Council Education and Recreation & Parks Committees: 2019 Proposed City Budget

  04-12-2018 23:29 via youtube.com
  
  
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• New Social Enterprise Offers Home Repair Services

  04-12-2018 23:10
  Nonprofits are no different than for-profit businesses when it comes to having to adjust to changing landscapes and evolving times. Rebuilding Together Central Ohio (RTCO) has been helping disadvantaged populations with home repair since 1991. Its Safe at Home program offers emergency repairs and home modifications at no cost to low-income homeowners, with priority to […]
  
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• Police: Alcohol suspected in triple-fatal crash, driver could be charged

  04-12-2018 22:55
  A driver in a weekend crash that killed three people could be charged with aggravated vehicular homicide.Police believe the driver who caused the accident was under the influence of alcohol or drugs.The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. Sunday on I-71 at 11th Avenue.Police say a car driven by 31-year-old Corey Johnson went out control, setting off a chain-reaction crash that killed three people and injured five others.Twenty-year-old Amal Mohamed, 18-year-old Aniza Abdi Karim, and 35-year-old Gabr
  
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• Police looking for man who tried to abduct girls in southwest Columbus

  04-12-2018 21:57
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -Columbus police are looking for a man they say tried to abduct several Holt Crossing Intermediate School students in southwest Columbus on Tuesday.Police said a girl was approached by a man in a blue SUV in the 5400 block of Westgrove Drive around 8:30 a.m.The man tried grabbing the student but she bit him and ran away.Police said the man then approached two more girls and tried to get them into the SUV.The girls ran to a nearby house for safety and the suspect left the area.The
  
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• Woman's death in Licking County considered suspicious

  04-12-2018 21:29
  
  LICKING COUNTY, Ohio - The Licking County Sheriff's Office is investigating a suspicious death.Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp said deputies were called to the 5400 block of Licking Trails Road in the southern part of the county around 10 p.m. Monday.Thorp said 30-year-old Sydney Bryson, of Newark, was found dead.The Licking County coroner's office did not find any evidence of trauma, according to Thorp.Toxicology results could take several weeks.Detectives are conducting interviews, Thorp sa
  
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• USPS to suspend mail deliveries Wednesday to honor President George H.W. Bush

  04-12-2018 19:33
  
  Don’t expect to receive any regular mail this Wednesday.The United States Postal Service is suspending regular mail deliveries to honor President George H.W. Bush.USPS retail services and office will also be closed.But the service will still do limited package delivers to prevent interruption in its holiday season operations.Wednesday is a national day of mourning for the 41st president.Financial markets and the Supreme Court will also take the day off.
  
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• Sully, George H.W. Bush's service dog, has new mission to serve wounded troops

  04-12-2018 19:21
  
  SMITHTOWN, N.Y. — A special member of the Bush family stole the show during the ceremonies honoring President George H.W. Bush on Monday. The president's beloved service dog, Sully, faithfully joined his companion on his final journey.CBS New York reports Sully was named after the pilot who successfully landed the plane in the Hudson River back in 2009. The yellow lab has performed some miracles of his own, and he began his life on Long Island.The dog's full name is Sully H.W. Bush. He was
  
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• Judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit over Columbus Crew SC move

  04-12-2018 19:15
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge isn't dismissing a lawsuit seeking to keep the Columbus Crew soccer team in Columbus.The Columbus Dispatch reports a judge on Monday denied the team's and Major League Soccer's request to dismiss the suit brought by the city of Columbus and the state of Ohio.The lawsuit argues a Crew proposal to relocate to Austin, Texas, didn't comply with state law saying Ohio sports teams using publicly supported facilities must give six months' notice and allow citie
  
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• Should you need to pass a social media check to get a gun?

  04-12-2018 18:51
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Should hateful tweets keep you from getting a gun?That's a question many have asked after suspects in several horrific mass shootings were found only later to have left social media hints of violence that went unheeded for years. Now a New York lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require police to scrutinize the social media and online searches of handgun license applicants, and disqualify those who publish violent or hate-filled posts."We certainly want to make s
  
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• Restaurant Roundup: News from Sunshine Wine, Watershed Distillery and more

  04-12-2018 18:31
  Columbus has so many new restaurants, expansions, menu updates and other changes, sometimes it’s hard to keep up with everything. That’s why our Restaurant Roundup series was designed to keep you informed with the latest and greatest updates. Here’s what’s new in the local dining scene: Freedom a la Cart Freedom a la Cart is […]
  
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• Ground beef recall reissued to include 5 million more pounds

  04-12-2018 16:54
  
  WASHINGTON — A beef manufacturer is recalling more than 5 million more pounds of raw beef products after a Salmonella outbreak sickened nearly 250 people.The recall, initially issued in early October, is due to concerns that consumers may have affected products in their freezers. In total, nearly 12 million pounds of beef have been recalled.The USDA is classifying the recall as Class I, meaning there's reasonable probability that eating the beef will result in serious health consequences.T
  
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• Council President Wants to Reduce Penalties for Marijuana Possession

  04-12-2018 16:53
  City Council President Shannon Hardin wants to address marijuana possession penalties within the city of Columbus. Though cities’ hands are often tied by the state when it comes to local criminal justice reform, Hardin is working on proposed legislation that could reclassify low level offenses. “If we’re going to do the things that will ring […]
  
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• Ryan Day to make $4.5 million per year on 5-year contract as Ohio State's head coach

  04-12-2018 16:38
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University has announced offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ryan Day will be the football program’s 25th head coach.The announcement came Tuesday afternoon when head coach Urban Meyer announced he would be retiring after the Rose Bowl on January 1.Day will have a five-year contract that will pay him $4.5 million annually. He will start his head coaching duties on January 2.Day is in his second season with the Buckeyes and served as the interi
  
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• Ohio State putting the future of the Buckeye football in the hands of Ryan Day

  04-12-2018 16:38
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State is scheduled to announce offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Ryan Day as the football program’s 25th head coach.The university will be holding a press conference Tuesday at 2 p.m. to announce the retirement of head coach Urban Meyer following the Rose Bowl on January 1.Day is in his second season with the Buckeyes and served as the interim head coach for the first three games of the 2018 season while Meyer served a suspension. The team went 3-0.Th
  
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• Open Letter to City Council: Build a Local Government That’s Of, For, and By All of Us

  04-12-2018 15:38
  Dear Columbus City Council Members, I am writing to ask that you exert leadership to limit the influence of big money in Columbus. We have an opportunity to make sure local campaigns and our local government reflect a democracy that’s of, for, and by all of us. Mayor Ginther’s proposed campaign contribution limit ($12,707.79) ensures […]
  
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• Newfangled Kitchen Opening Soon in Bexley

  04-12-2018 15:20
  A new deli is coming to East Main Street in Bexley. Newfangled Kitchen, locally owned by Eric and Laura Dennison, will open next Tuesday, Dec. 11. Eric Dennison has been in the service industry for more than 25 years. He spent eight of those years as general manager at Katzinger’s Delicatessen in German Village. Three […]
  
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• Man charged with murder in connection to Whitehall shooting death

  04-12-2018 15:19
  
  WHITEHALL, Ohio (10TV) -- Whitehall Police have arrested a man in connection to the city's only murder of 2018.Police say 57-year-old Woldai Gebremedhin is charged with aggravated murder in the death of Mulugeta Shiferaw on Nov. 21.Shiferaw was found shot to death in a parking lot on East Main St.Police say Gebremedhin knew the victim for years and the shooting is thought to be from a previous argument."This arrest is the result of hard work by the Whitehall Police Department's Detective Bureau,
  
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• Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer will retire after the Rose Bowl

  04-12-2018 13:38
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- The Ohio State athletics department announces that head coach Urban Meyer will announce his retirement on Tuesday afternoon.Ohio State football says his retirement news conference is scheduled for 2 p.m.Ohio State says Urban Meyer will coach in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, but will retire after that game.OSU says Athletic Director Gene Smith will name offensive coordinator Ryan Day as the team's 25th head coach at today's news conference. He will start his head coaching duti
  
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• Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer to retire after Rose Bowl

  04-12-2018 13:38
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State coach Urban Meyer abruptly announced his retirement Tuesday, citing health reasons and a difficult year that included a three-game suspension over his handling of domestic violence allegations against a now-fired assistant coach. He will step down after the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1.Meyer is leaving at the top of his career after three national championships and seven years at the Big Ten school, where he has an 82-9 record. The 54-year-old Meyer has an arachnoid
  
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• Teen pleads guilty to fatal prom night crash

  04-12-2018 13:14
  
  The teen driver in a prom night car crash that killed another teen in Ohio has pleaded guilty.Chynna Brandon entered her plea to aggravated vehicular homicide and vehicular assault through tears in juvenile court Monday.Police say the 17-year-old was driving more than 100 mph in April when she lost control of a 2013 Tesla sedan and crashed into a telephone pole.Passenger Kaylie Jackson was ejected from the car and died three days later. Two other passengers were injured.The group was heading to
  
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• Former judge to be arraigned in ex-wife's stabbing death

  04-12-2018 13:11
  
  A former Cleveland-area judge and state lawmaker charged in the fatal stabbing of his ex-wife is scheduled in court on aggravated murder and other charges.Lance Mason's arraignment Tuesday is in Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County court, where he was a judge before he was imprisoned nine months for assaulting his then-wife several years ago.A woman at the office of Mason's attorney, Fernando Mack, said Mack had no comment.The 51-year-old Mason was taken into custody after authorities found Aisha (a
  
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• New Mexico teacher won't return to school after 'bloody Indian' comment

  04-12-2018 12:31
  
  Officials say a teacher at an Albuquerque high school will no longer work for the school district after she was accused of calling one Native American student a "bloody Indian" and cutting the braid of another.Albuquerque Public Schools spokeswoman Monica Armenta said the relationship between the district and Cibola High School teacher "was severed." Armenta wouldn't say whether the teacher resigned or was fired.The statement followed calls from the Navajo Nation president for cultural sensitivi
  
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• Carbon monoxide poisoning injures two in east Columbus

  04-12-2018 12:25
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- The Columbus Fire Department says two people are in serious condition following a carbon monoxide poisoning in east Columbus.It happened around 8 p.m. on Monday at a home on Roger Madison Court.Fire officials say the two victims were transported to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, but were talking to paramedics while enroute.Firefighters tell 10TV they are still looking into how this happened.
  
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• Abortion-rights, voting-rights groups descend on Ohio Statehouse

  04-12-2018 12:22
  
  Abortion-rights supporters are staging a Statehouse protest as legislation effectively outlawing the procedure at the first detectable fetal heartbeat advances.The rally Tuesday coincides with Ohio Senate hearings on the so-called "heartbeat bill," which could stop abortions are early as six weeks into pregnancy. The House OK'd the measure in November.It's among bills the Republican-controlled Legislature is pushing through its lame duck session despite term-limited Republican Gov. John Kasich's
  
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• NASA spacecraft arrives at ancient asteroid, its 1st visitor

  04-12-2018 12:16
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After a two-year chase, a NASA spacecraft arrived Monday at the ancient asteroid Bennu, its first visitor in billions of years.The robotic explorer Osiris-Rex pulled within 12 miles (19 kilometers) of the diamond-shaped space rock. It will get even closer in the days ahead and go into orbit around Bennu on Dec. 31. No spacecraft has ever orbited such a small cosmic body.It is the first U.S. attempt to gather asteroid samples for return to Earth, something only J
  
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• New program helps vet businesses that support charitable causes

  04-12-2018 12:13
  FRANKLINTON - Most customers you talk to at the Roosevelt Coffeehouse near downtown Columbus will tell you it is more than the coffee that draws them to the shop. The cafe was voted the top coffee house in the city last year. Repeat customers say that how their money is spent is a motivating factor for their dedication to the shop.A prominently-posted sign in the shop reads: "Profits from our roaster support initiatives that fight hunger, unclean water, and human trafficking. We exist to end the
  
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• Bush's state funeral follows generations of tradition

  04-12-2018 12:13
  
  Former President George H.W. Bush's state funeral encompasses four days of events, from his arrival in Washington to his burial in Texas on Thursday.The guidelines for state funerals date back to the mid-1800s and have been shaped over time. Seating arrangements, for example, are detailed with precision, with the presidential party followed by chiefs of state, arranged alphabetically by the English spelling of their countries.Ronald Reagan's state funeral in 2004 was the first of its kind since
  
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• Last of 4 suspects pleads not guilty in Rhoden family slayings

  04-12-2018 11:48
  
  WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A man charged in the slayings of eight people from another family has pleaded not guilty in southern Ohio days after his wife and two adult sons did the same.Forty-seven-year-old George "Billy" Wagner III acknowledged the 22 counts against him but said little else Tuesday in Pike County court.The Wagners are charged in the 2016 shootings of seven adults and a teenager from the Rhoden family. An attorney who has represented the Wagners has said they'll be vindicated.Bil
  
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• Dad is 4th arraigned in slayings of 8 from another family

  04-12-2018 11:48
  
  WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — A man charged in the slayings of eight people from another family is set for arraignment in southern Ohio days after his wife and two adult sons pleaded not guilty in those killings.Forty-seven-year-old George "Billy" Wagner III will be arraigned Tuesday on 22 counts in Pike County court.The Wagners are charged in the 2016 shootings of seven adults and a teenager from the Rhoden family. An attorney who has represented the Wagners has said they'll be vindicated.Twenty-s
  
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• US soldier dies from wounds in Afghanistan blast last week

  04-12-2018 11:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says that a fourth soldier has died from wounds suffered last week in a roadside bomb blast in eastern Afghanistan.Sgt. Jason Mitchell McClary died Sunday at the military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. He was 24 years old and from Export, Pennsylvania.Three other service members were killed in the explosion last Tuesday near Ghazni, and two others were wounded.It was the deadliest attack against U.S. forces in Afghanistan this year. The Taliban claimed respo
  
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• Pickerington boy diagnosed with rare cancer dies after battle with illness

  04-12-2018 09:53
  
  PICKERINGTON - A seven-year-old Pickerington boy who inspired a community has lost his battle with cancer.Deany Bandavanis died on Monday, according to the Twitter account dedicated to posting updates on his condition. He had a rare brain cancer called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).When Deany was diagnosed in March of 2017, he was given nine months to live. He survived well beyond that timeline, traveling to Mexico for treatments not offered in the United States.The Pickerington commun
  
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• Liberty Township trustees hear hours of testimony on plan to switch EMS coverage

  04-12-2018 09:07
  LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio -Hundreds of people packed the Liberty Township Fire Station 321 to protest a plan being considered by township trustees to hand over local EMS responsibilities to Delaware County.The proposal came about after a study requested by commissioners suggested the township switch to a county-wide EMS system. However, many of the township residents are against it.“We’ve had to call 911 at least 50 times with my daughter and her condition," said a mother whose daughter
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 12/3/2018

  04-12-2018 03:53 via youtube.com
  
  
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• The Columbus Rotary Club: The Piata Story

  04-12-2018 02:04 via youtube.com
  
  
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• City of Columbus sets final rules on medical marijuana dispensaries

  04-12-2018 01:41
  In Franklin County, the state has approved five medical marijuana dispensaries locations.When medical marijuana dispensaries begin selling to customers sometime next year, only customers who have one of the 22 debilitating diseases can buy pot, and they must have a doctors recommendation."A person can not just come in and say I have this illness sell me something," says Columbus City Council member Priscilla Tyson.On Monday,city council spelled out where these medical marijuana dispensaries can
  
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• Trump wants Michael Cohen to serve a "full" sentence

  04-12-2018 01:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling for a "full and complete" sentence for his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen.Trump tweets Monday: "You mean he can do all of the TERRIBLE, unrelated to Trump, things having to do with fraud, big loans, Taxis, etc., and not serve a long prison term?" Trump added that Cohen "makes up stories to get a GREAT & ALREADY reduced deal for himself."Cohen had pleaded guilty in August to eight criminal counts, including campaign-finance violation an
  
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• Buckeyes’ Dwayne Haskins named Heisman Trophy finalist

  04-12-2018 00:36
  
  Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins has been named a finalist for the Heisman Trophy.In his first full season as a starter, Haskins has completed 348 passes for 4,580 yards with 47 passing touchdowns and four rushing touchdowns.The two other finalists announced Monday night were Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray and Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.This year’s Heisman Trophy presentation will air Saturday at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
  
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