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• Trump says Mexico will pay for wall; Mexican president says he didn't talk wall funding

  13-12-2018 23:30
  
  After a phone conversation with the Mexican president Wednesday, President Trump asserted the next day that Mexico would pay for a border wall, a promise he often made on the campaign trail. The Mexican president, however, denied that the two discussed wall funding during their call, which was about immigration."I often stated, 'One way or the other, Mexico is going to pay for the Wall.' This has never changed. Our new deal with Mexico (and Canada), the USMCA, is so much better than the old, ver
  
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• Ohio legislature passes portion of Reagan Tokes Act

  13-12-2018 22:14
  COLUMBUS – More than a year after the parents of Reagan Tokes introduced legislation aimed at preventing another tragedy like their daughter’s from occurring, a portion of the Reagan Tokes Act cleared the Ohio House and Senate on Thursday.The bill now moves to Governor John Kasich’s desk.The Senate Bill 201 is named after Reagan Tokes, the Ohio State student who was kidnapped, raped and murdered in February of 2017 by Brian Golsby, a convicted sex offender who had been released
  
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• Ohio House passes portion of Reagan Tokes Act

  13-12-2018 22:14
  The Ohio House has passed a portion of the Reagan Tokes Act Thursday following its passage through the House committee the day before.#BREAKING - an amended version of SB 201 - a portion of the #ReaganTokes act has just passed the Ohio House. @10TV #10TV— Bennett Haeberle (@bhaeberle) December 13, 2018
  Senate Bill 201 would drastically change how violent felons are sentenced in Ohio.It passed out of the House criminal justice committee by a 10 to 0 vote Wednesday in an amended version.The
  
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• Holiday With The Bard: Hamlet

  13-12-2018 21:48 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Holiday With The Bard: Othello

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• Authorities: Bomb threats emailed across US appear to be hoax

  13-12-2018 21:31
  NEW YORK (AP) — A wave of bomb threats emailed Thursday to hundreds of schools, businesses and government buildings across the U.S. triggered searches, evacuations and fear — but there were no signs of explosives, and authorities said the scare appeared to be a crude extortion attempt.Law enforcement agencies across the country dismissed the threats, saying they were meant to cause disruption and compel recipients into sending money and were not considered credible.Some of the emails
  
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• Holiday With The Bard: A Winter's Tale

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• Holiday With The Bard:Twelfth Night

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• Will Central Ohio have a White Christmas?

  13-12-2018 20:48
  
  Christmas is almost upon us and we're getting a lot of questions regarding our chances to see a white Christmas.A white Christmas by the National Weather Service(NWS) standards require 1" of snow or more on the ground on Christmas morning. Image courtesy: NOAA
  Our most recent white Christmas was last year(1" snow depth) and we've had 3 total since 2000.On average, we see a white Christmas about 25% of the time.​So yes, there is a chance but based on climatology, it's not as high as what ma
  
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• High schooler gives classmate with special needs surprise Christmas gift

  13-12-2018 19:37
  
  Friends at an Arizona high school are inspiring others after a surprise gift giving was caught on camera.Matthew Sabetta is a Maricopa High School student who has Williams syndrome, a developmental disorder that includes characteristics like health issues and developmental delays.Senior Jacob Marr met Sabetta at school and learned he loves cement trucks, so he got him a Tonka Truck for Christmas.Sabetta was shocked and overjoyed. His parents said he brings the truck everywhere now."It was a big
  
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• Ohio State players: Urban Meyer won't let go until the end

  13-12-2018 19:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Retiring Ohio State coach Urban Meyer isn't easing out of the job just yet, not as long as there's one more game to win.Buckeyes players said this week that Meyer has been at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center for every practice and is fully engaged in preparations for the Rose Bowl. As usual, he's still sweating the small stuff. That kind of intensity made him one of the greatest college coaches of all time, but it also hastened his exit from the game.Meyer announced De
  
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• The Top 10 Games of 2018

  13-12-2018 19:16
  It feels like every year is getting better and better for gamers around the world. Each year we’ve seen the release of technical and storytelling marvels, and 2018 featured some of the best examples of what Gaming can offer. So here are 10 games from 2018 that should really be on your radar if they […]
  
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• CPD: Couple stole from elderly woman recovering from surgery

  13-12-2018 19:16
  
  The Columbus Division of Police is attempting to find a man and woman who allegedly stole from an elderly woman they were assisting while she recovered from surgery.Thirty-seven-year-old Amanda Clark and 35-year-old Cammeron Watson are accused of acquiring debits cards from the woman. They used the cards repeatedly from March through September 2018.The pair also made numerous cash withdrawals from ATMs at several locations in the area of E. Main St. and Hamilton Rd.Four felony warrants have been
  
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• The Columbus Foundation Celebrates 75th Anniversary with Free Bus Rides and Museum Admission

  13-12-2018 19:10
  On Dec. 29, The Columbus Foundation will invite Columbus residents to explore the city for the celebration of its 75th anniversary. A day-long event dubbed “The Big Explore,” free COTA bus rides and admission to six Columbus museums and cultural centers will be available as a “thank you.” “It is the people of this community […]
  
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• MADD teams up with Uber to keep drunk drivers off the road this holiday season

  13-12-2018 19:07
  According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the number of people killed by a drunk driver has increased 35 percent in the past five years. Now, MADD is teaming up with Uber to launch a campaign to convince people to ride, not drive, after drinking.At her home in Powell, surrounded by three children who are filled with excitement inspired by Santa, Deanna Russo said the holiday season is bittersweet."The pain is very real, especially at Christmas," Russo said.Twenty years ago, her sister, Karen,
  
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• Man rescued in coal mine: Four-day ordeal was 'terrible'

  13-12-2018 19:04
  
  CLEAR CREEK, W.Va. (AP) - Their faces covered in black soot, three adults safely rescued after several days in an abandoned West Virginia coal mine were mobbed by loved ones in a teary reunion, then they thanked the crews that got them out.The three walked out of an ambulance at a fire hall in Whitesville to the screams of relatives for a brief reunion Wednesday night before being taken to a hospital.Cody Beverly told news outlets the four-day experience inside Elk Run Coal's Rock House Powellto
  
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• Video released from OSU bus crash which injured multiple hospital employees

  13-12-2018 18:16
  The Ohio State University released video of a bus crash from Nov. 23 which injured approximately 20 Wexner Medical Center employees.According to the university, the bus was transporting medical center staff from the Carmack Road parking area to the medical center when a tow truck ran a red light and struck them on the side.The video shows the bus traveling east on John H. Herrick Drive approaching Olentangy River Road when a tow truck ran a red light and struck them on the side.Several passenger
  
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• OSU bus crash has union pointing fingers at university

  13-12-2018 18:16
  On November 23 at 6:48 a.m., a bus was traveling along John Herrick Drive when it was suddenly struck by a box truck that had run a red light.The bus, according to witnesses, was so full of people that they were standing up in the aisle, something they say is routine at that time of day.The crash sent 20 people to the hospital. To this day many say they suffer from whiplash, concussions, sore muscles and at least one person broke the leg.Rick Lucas represents the Ohio Nursing Association and say
  
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• Homeless man's dogs standby at hospital door while he is treated

  13-12-2018 17:01
  
  BRAZIL (WTHR) — A woman who says she is a nurse at a hospital in Brazil has posted a picture quickly going viral.It shows four dogs standing at the hospital door, waiting for their owner.According to the post he is a local man who is homeless and has the dogs as companions.The woman says the man had even told him he had stopped eating so he could give the little bit of food he had to the dogs.Cris says the way the dogs waited for him, you could see how much they love each other.She ends by
  
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• Columbus Board of Education Accepting Applications for Current Vacancy

  13-12-2018 16:56
  Columbus City Schools announced yesterday that applications are being accepted to fill the Columbus Board of Education vacancy left in the wake of the resignation of Mary Jo Hudson on Dec. 6. CBE bylaws require a public application process to seek candidates when a vacancy occurs. Any resident of the Columbus City School District who […]
  
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• Igloo Letterpress Launches Neighborhood Series of Prints

  13-12-2018 16:36
  “We love creating merchandise that celebrates the unique character of the beautiful neighborhoods in Columbus,” says Allison Chapman, owner of Igloo Letterpress in Worthington. Chapman collaborated with Meredith Dixon of Studio Dixon to create the new product line that offers a series of cards, prints, and journals that showcase German Village and Rush Creek neighborhoods. […]
  
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• Canal Winchester coach under investigation, accused of sexually assaulting student

  13-12-2018 16:09
  CANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio -A Canal Winchester High School coach has been placed on leave as police investigate allegations that he sexually abused a student.10TV is not identifying the coach at this time because he has not been charged with a crime.A former Canal Winchester High School student, now 18, made the allegation to the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office Nov. 20.She said between January of 2017 and November of 2018, she was sexually assaulted at the high school.During that period, she was a
  
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• Canal Winchester coach placed on leave, accused of misconduct

  13-12-2018 16:09
  CANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio -A Canal Winchester coach has been placed on leave following allegations of misconduct.The Canal Winchester School District received information about allegations of inappropriate conduct involving a coach in the district.According to a Canal Winchester spokesperson, the coach was immediately placed on leave pending the results of the investigation and is not a teacher in the district.The school district released the following statement:"The safety of our students is our f
  
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• Canal Winchester coach placed on leave, accused of alleged misconduct

  13-12-2018 16:09
  
  CANAL WINCHESTER, Ohio -A Canal Winchester coach has been placed on leave following allegations of misconduct.The Canal Winchester School District received information about allegations of inappropriate conduct involving a coach in the district.According to a Canal Winchester spokesperson, the coach was immediately placed on leave pending the results of the investigation and is not a teacher in the district.The school district released the following statement:"The safety of our students is our f
  
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• Pay-By-Phone Now Available at Meters in the Short North

  13-12-2018 16:06
  The City of Columbus has rolled out a mobile payment option for parking meters in the Short North. New stickers, directing people to download an app called ParkColumbus, have been placed on about 600 parking meters in the neighborhood To pay for parking using the app, users will need to enter the zone number posted […]
  
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• Unusual Eats: Cuban Pizza

  13-12-2018 16:00
  Taco Pizza and Hawaiian Pizza have been around for decades. In Columbus, it’s also pretty easy to score a Reuben Pizza or a Philly Cheese Steak Pizza. There’s even a Tandoori Pizza option out there. They all seem like harmonious ideas for a pie: mostly meat, cheese, maybe some veggies. All this makes it almost […]
  
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• Police: Teen kills himself at Indiana school during confrontation

  13-12-2018 15:42
  
  RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) - A teenage suspect killed himself inside an eastern Indiana middle school when he was confronted by police during a shooting Thursday morning, investigators said.Indiana State Police Sgt. John Bowling said no other students or staff were injured during the shooting at Dennis Middle School in Richmond, which is near the Indiana-Ohio state line about 60 miles (96 kilometers) east of Indianapolis."Local police had received information and they reacted on that very swiftly, and
  
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• Seattle high schools find later start time improves academic performance

  13-12-2018 15:29
  
  SEATTLE — High school students are getting more sleep in Seattle, say scientists studying later school start times.Teenagers wore activity monitors to find out whether a later start to the school day would help them get more sleep. It did, adding 34 minutes of slumber a night. They also reported less daytime sleepiness, and grades improved.The Seattle School District changed from a 7:50 a.m. start time to 8:45 a.m. in the fall of 2016 for high schools and most middle schools, joining dozen
  
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• Nationwide Children's Hospital helps teen recover after accident

  13-12-2018 14:22
  Coby Seyfang is a senior at Miami Trace High School. He loves playing soccer and tennis and has even acted in his school's musicals. But everything changed one night this past August."One night I was in the car, on my way home from soccer practice," he remembers. "I don't even know what happened, but somehow I got into a wreck. By myself, thankfully. There was no one in the car, and there wasn't another car involved. But I just hit a tree and then flew across the road."Coby spent 26 days in the
  
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• Janet Jackson, Def Leppard, Nicks join Rock Hall of Fame

  13-12-2018 14:22
  
  NEW YORK — Janet Jackson joins her brother Michael and the Jackson 5 as members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, earning induction on Thursday along with Stevie Nicks and the top fan vote-getter, Def Leppard.Radiohead, the Cure, Roxy Music and the Zombies will also be ushered in next spring at the 34th induction ceremony. It will be held March 29 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.Jackson's induction comes after her third time as nominee and many saw it as overdue, given her prowess as a hit
  
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• As protectors abandon Trump, investigation draws closer

  13-12-2018 13:46
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has now been abandoned by two of his most powerful protectors, his longtime lawyer and the company that owns the National Enquirer tabloid, bringing a perilous investigation into his campaign one step closer to the Oval Office.Both Michael Cohen and American Media Inc. now say they made hush money payments to a porn star and a Playboy Playmate for the purposes of helping his 2016 White House bid, an apparent campaign finance violation.The women allege
  
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• Barack Obama receives RFK Human Rights award at NYC gala

  13-12-2018 13:18
  
  NEW YORK — Former President Barack Obama was honored with the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Award at a gala in midtown Manhattan Wednesday evening."I'm not sure if you've heard, but I've been on this hope kick for a while now. Even ran a couple of campaigns on it. Thank you for officially validating my hope credentials," Obama said during his remarks.The organization's president, Kerry Kennedy, presented the award, which celebrates leaders "who have demonstrated a commitmen
  
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• Officer dies in crash during chase in southern Indiana

  13-12-2018 13:14
  
  CHARLESTOWN, Ind. — Authorities say a 33-year-old police officer has died after crashing while chasing a man who allegedly fled a traffic stop in southern Indiana.State police say Charlestown Officer Benton Bertram tried to stop a car for a traffic violation Wednesday night near the Clark County community and the driver fled into Scott County. During the chase, the officer's vehicle went off the road and hit a tree in the front yard of a home.Police say Bertram was pronounced dead at the s
  
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• Judge appoints classified info officer in terrorism case

  13-12-2018 12:49
  
  DAYTON, Ohio — A judge has appointed a classified information security officer in the case of an Ohio man accused of trying to fly overseas to train with an Islamic State-affiliated group.Defendant Naser Almadaoji pleaded not guilty Nov. 8 to a federal charge of attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization.The government has accused the Iraqi-born U.S. citizen of arranging to move through Kazakhstan to Afghanistan, where he intended to train with
  
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• Former Ohio officer convicted in sex case involving teen sentenced

  13-12-2018 12:36
  
  HAMILTON, Ohio — A former Ohio police officer found guilty of soliciting sex from a teenage girl while he was an officer has been sentenced to nine months in prison.A Butler County judge sentenced former Colerain Township police officer Robert Brinkman on Wednesday and ordered him to register as a sex offender. The 31-year-old Liberty Township man pleaded guilty in October to charges of importuning and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.Authorities say Monroe police were contacted
  
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• Turkey train crash leaves 9 dead, dozens injured

  13-12-2018 11:59
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A high-speed train hit a railway engine and crashed into a pedestrian overpass Thursday at a station in the Turkish capital of Ankara, killing nine people and injuring dozens, officials said.The 6:30 a.m. train from Ankara to the central Turkish city of Konya collided head-on with the engine, which was checking the tracks at the capital's small Marsandiz station, Transport Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan told reporters after inspecting the site. The high-speed train, whi
  
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• Report finds nearly half of U.S. adults have had an immediate family member incarcerated

  13-12-2018 11:55
  
  Research from FWD.us and Cornell University shows 113 million adults in the U.S., or 45 percent, have had an immediate family member incarcerated for at least one night, and minorities are disproportionately affected. One in seven adults have had a family member locked up for more than a year. The U.S. continues to incarcerate more people than any other country in the world — nearly 6.5 million adults have a family member currently in jail or prison."Look across our country, you'd see a tr
  
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• Army veteran saves 5-year-old girl with leukemia with bone marrow donation

  13-12-2018 11:52
  
  Mike Laureano served eight years in the Army National Guard, with a tour in Iraq from 2009 to 2010, but he didn't stop saving lives when he returned home. In 2014, he was walking to class at Wilmington University when he stumbled upon a Be The Match sign-up table and the organization piqued his interest. "They told me exactly what the organization did, how they assisted individuals who have blood disorders and may be in need of bone marrow or blood platelet donations, and just how easy it was to
  
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• Del Monte recalls more than 60,000 cases of Fiesta Corn due to contamination

  13-12-2018 11:45
  
  Del Monte Foods Inc. is recalling 64,242 cases of Fiesta Corn Seasoned with Red & Green Peppers. They say the canned goods could be under-processed and could lead to life-threatening illness if eaten.The products affected are 15.25 ounce cans with UPC label: 24000 02770.The "Best if Used By" dates stamped on the bottom will be one of the following:August 14, 2021August 15, 2021August 16, 2021Sept 3, 2021Sept 4, 2021Sept 5, 2021Sept 6, 2021Sept 22, 2021Sept 23, 2021 The product was distribute
  
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• Ohio's first medical marijuana dispensary approved to open

  13-12-2018 11:42
  
  State regulators have given the green light to the first medical marijuana dispensary in Ohio.Officials announced Wednesday CY+, located in the village of Wintersville, is the first of 56 state-licensed medical marijuana outlets to receive a certificate of operation.Wintersville is located about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) west of Steubenville.The dispensary will not be able to sell medical marijuana until their products are tested at state-certified testing labs.None of the five labs that have pro
  
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• Apple announces plan to build $1 billion campus in Texas

  13-12-2018 11:42
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Apple says it plans to build a $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas.The company statement early Thursday says it also plans to establish locations in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City, California, with more than 1,000 employees at each.The tech giant based in Cupertino, California, says the new campus in Austin will start with 5,000 employees and provide jobs covering engineering, research and development, operations, finance, sales and customer support. It will be less
  
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• Holiday tradition goes beyond bringing cheer to patients at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

  13-12-2018 09:32
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — For many at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the holidays can be a tough time. Staff there want to help those patients both heal and enjoy the magic that the season brings.One of the ways workers in the inpatient rehabilitation unit do that is by making Christmas cookies with a few of the patients, like Jana, who enjoys baking in her spare time at home.“I’m really determined to learn how to do some of the [exercises] and so I can do more on my own, I guess
  
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• 3 found alive inside West Virginia coal mine

  13-12-2018 03:24
  
  CLEAR CREEK, W.Va. (AP) — Three people missing since last weekend were found alive Wednesday in a nonoperational coal mine in West Virginia, authorities said.The three were located Wednesday inside Elk Run Coal's Rock House Powellton mine near Clear Creek, the state Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training said in a statement.The statement didn't indicate their conditions. It said crews were working to bring them to the surface for transportation to a hospital.The Raleigh County Sheri
  
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• Local 3D printing company creating, donating toy robots to Toys for Tots

  13-12-2018 02:49
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - IC3D is creating and donating 150 toy robots to children in need this Christmas.Matt Organiscak is the company's COO and what they're doing, he says, is a first; 3D printing toys to be given to Toys for Tots, which will then be given to children this holiday season."We're going to actually get to make some 3D printed things that are going to go out in the world and do something, which I think is pretty fun," he said.And, why not? After all, they say, "Tis the season.""Yeah," Sea
  
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• Council Public Utilities Committee: 2019 Proposed City Operating Budget

  13-12-2018 02:10 via youtube.com
  
  
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• FDA warning after erectile dysfunction drugs found in e-cigarette liquids

  13-12-2018 01:54
  
  You might want to be careful with your e-cigarette, especially if you're a guy.In October, the FDA issued a warning letter to HelloCig over two e-liquids containing tadalafil and sildenafil. Those are the main ingredients in erectile dysfunction drugs.The FDA says by not labeling the e-liquids with those ingredients, there is a risk to people with erectile dysfunction, high blood pressure, heart disease and other conditions."These FDA-approved prescription drugs are not approved for inclusion in
  
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• Man driving stolen Meals on Wheels van arrested after high-speed chase in Fayette County

  13-12-2018 01:22
  
  FAYETTE COUNTY, Ohio - A man is in custody following a high-speed chase in Fayette County where the man was driving a stolen Meals on Wheels van.The Fayette County Sheriff's Office said it received a call about a man removing the license plate off of the van in a parking lot behind a gas station at U.S. 35 and I-71 Wednesday morning around 8:30 a.m.When deputies responded, the man, later identified as 41-year-old Franklin Scales III of Columbus, was inside the van.Scales then drove away, nearly
  
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• Columbus Foundation celebrating 75th anniversary with free museum admissions, COTA bus rides

  13-12-2018 00:59
  
  To celebrate their 75th anniversary, the Columbus Foundation is giving back to central Ohio.On December 29, bus rides on COTA and admission to six cultural institutions will be free.The locations with free admission include:Columbus Museum of Art COSIFranklin Park ConservatoryNational Veterans Memorial and MuseumOhio History ConnectionWexner Center for the Arts
  Additionally, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams will be offering 75 cent ice cream at all of their Columbus shops.Free admission is available a
  
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• Nationwide Children's Day Of Giving | December 13, 2018

  13-12-2018 00:47
  
  Nationwide Children's Hospital needs our help now.They care for every child, for every reason, regardless of the family’s ability to pay. On average, Nationwide Children's Hospital provides $200,000 per day in charity & community care.Over 10,000 patients will visit Nationwide Children's Hospital over the holiday season and all will be cared for, regardless of their ability to pay.They can’t do their work without our help. Today is your chance to give back.Nationwide Children&rsq
  
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• The Columbus Metropolitan Club: BIA Regional Housing Study

  13-12-2018 00:46 via youtube.com
  
  
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