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• Proposed Ohio bill would target drivers who fail to stop for school buses

  18-12-2018 23:42
  Ohio State Representative Niraj Antani (R-Miamisburg) is proposing legislation that would enhance the penalties for drivers who fail to stop for school buses loading and unloading children.House Bill 786 would, in part, enhance the maximum fine for failing to yield to a school bus from $500 to $1,000.The proposed legislation would also appropriate $1 million in grant money to equip more Ohio school buses with surveillance cameras to capture dangerous drivers in the act of violating the law.Colum
  
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• Boy groped at Comfest faces attacker in court: "You are my monster, and you are real"

  18-12-2018 23:28
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The man who admitted to groping a boy at a festival has been sentenced to prison.Todd Gavorcik, 36, pleaded guilty Tuesday to child pornography charges, and to groping an 11-year-old boy who was walking with his parents at Comfest last summer.A statement from the boy was read aloud by Prosecutor William Walton."Kids' monsters are supposed to be the bogeyman -- fun, scary. But you are my monster, and you are real,” he said. "This man makes me scared to go to Comfest now. E
  
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• State Medical Board confirms complaint records on Ohio State doctor

  18-12-2018 23:11
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The State Medical Board has acknowledged for the first time that it has confidential records about a complaint investigation involving Ohio State University team doctor who is accused of widespread sexual misconduct against students decades ago.The documents can't be viewed by the law firm investigating allegations that Richard Strauss abused scores of male student-athletes in the 1980s and 1990s, but still might help guide its inquiry.It's unclear what the documents
  
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• Parents send warning after Hilliard teen robbed at school bus stop

  18-12-2018 23:02
  Hilliard parents want to warn others after their son was robbed while getting on the school bus Monday morning.Police are now investigating the incident at the intersection of Nike Drive and Highlandtown Drive, where the teen’s parents said three young men grabbed him and took his iPhone X and Air Jordans.Through an app, the teen’s father tracked the phone to a house in a northeast Columbus neighborhood.Now, they want other parents to know what happened.“They’ll at least
  
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• Columbus police say missing 15-year-old girl could be in danger

  18-12-2018 21:43
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police are asking for the public's help in finding a 15-year-old girl.Police said Madyson Ridgeway has been missing since June 2018.Police said they are sharing her information now because her family has received information that she could be in harm's way.She is also known as Madyson Barraza or Madyson Velasquez, according to police.She may be in the area of Lewis Center or on the south side of Columbus.Ridgeway is white and has blonde hair she dyed black or brown, pol
  
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• Touch-Screen Kiosks Coming to Downtown

  18-12-2018 20:16
  A new style of interactive kiosks that go by the name of “IKE” will be installed Downtown and in a handful of other neighborhoods. Developed by Columbus-based Orange Barrel Media, the new touch-screen design has been piloted in Denver and is now being rolled out in other cities. The Downtown Commission this morning heard about […]
  
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• Penny Marshall, "Laverne & Shirley" star, dead at 75

  18-12-2018 20:00
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Penny Marshall, who starred in "Laverne & Shirley" before becoming one of the top-grossing female directors in Hollywood, has died. She was 75.Marshall's publicist, Michelle Bega, said Marshall died in her Los Angeles home on Monday due to complications from diabetes. "Our family is heartbroken," the Marshall family said in a statement.Marshall starred as Laverne DeFazio, the Milwaukee brewery worker, alongside Cindy Williams in the hit ABC comedy "Laverne & Shirley
  
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• 2019 Schedule: Ohio State vs. Northwestern moved to Friday night

  18-12-2018 19:47
  
  Ohio State and Northwestern will once again face off under the lights next season -- but this time, on a Friday.The schools announced Tuesday that their 2019 matchup in Evanston, Ill. will be played Oct. 18. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 19.This will be Ohio State’s first Friday night game since the Big Ten Conference’s decision in 2016 to begin playing some games on Fridays.Complete 2019 Ohio State Schedule:Aug. 31 – Florida AtlanticSept. 7 – Cinci
  
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• Mom who couldn't see dying son due to travel ban granted waiver

  18-12-2018 19:22
  
  A Yemeni mother who was denied entry to the U.S. under a travel ban has been granted a visa and a travel waiver, the Council for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) told CBS News.CAIR had called for authorities to swiftly issue the visa to Shaima Swileh, a Yemeni national living in Egypt, so she can see her two-year-old son, Abdullah Hassan, one last time.The child, a U.S. citizen, has been on life support at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland for the past month. He was born with a brain
  
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• Chipotle offering burrito-inspired gift wrapping set for a limited time

  18-12-2018 18:53
  
  People looking to spice up their holiday wrapping can turn to Chipotle, which is selling limited-edition wrapping materials for the burrito lovers in our lives.Burrito wrapping ➡️ Gift wrappingShop now while supplies last.https://t.co/eXqooUTc53 pic.twitter.com/zEgmGGUwwn— Chipotle (@ChipotleTweets) December 3, 2018
  The restaurant is selling limited-edition wrapping paper in two styles: salsa and tin foil. Each roll is $14.For $50, you can get the whole set, including guacamo
  
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• Deer checked in this year's 2-day gun season down from 2017

  18-12-2018 18:51
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State officials say hunters checked more than 4,000 fewer white-tailed deer during Ohio's two-day deer-gun hunting season this year than in last year's two-day season.The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says hunters harvested 9,625 deer in the two-day period Dec. 15-16, compared with 14,115 last year.Officials say hunters still have opportunities to pursue deer this winter during the Jan. 5-Jan. 8 muzzleloader season and the archery season. The archery season rem
  
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• Suspect turns himself in following October robbery in Columbus

  18-12-2018 18:28
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect wanted for aggravated robbery after he turned himself in at the jail Sunday.Columbus Police sent out social media posts Nov. 26 asking the public for any information on now 27-year-old Christopher Thompson, saying he was armed and dangerous.*UPDATE 12/18/18: Christopher Thompson arrested by @OHFCSO when he turned himself in at the jail 12/16/18. https://t.co/Jyy3hR8RVb— Columbus Ohio Police (@ColumbusPolice) Dec
  
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• President Trump signs order to create US Space Command

  18-12-2018 18:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump launched the Pentagon's new Space Command Tuesday, an effort to better organize and advance the military's vast operations in space that could cost as much as $800 million over the next five years.Trump signed a one-page memorandum Tuesday authorizing the Defense Department to create the new command. Speaking at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Vice President Mike Pence said, "a new era of American national security in space begins today."The go
  
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• Former Lifestyle Writers Opens Art Studio in Olde Towne East

  18-12-2018 18:09
  Penthouse Art Studios, a new art space at the corner of Bryden Road and Parsons Avenue, is filling its rooms and walls with both local and out-of-state artists. The studio is the work of content marketers and former blog publishers Britt and Gretchen Hackmann, who now serve as the studio’s director and marketing manager, respectively. Britt and […]
  
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• Former Lifestyle Writer Opens Art Studio in Olde Towne East

  18-12-2018 18:09
  Penthouse Art Studios, a new art space at the corner of Bryden Road and Parsons Avenue, is filling its rooms and walls with both local and out-of-state artists. The studio is the work of content marketer and former blog publisher Britt Hackmann, who now serves as the building’s property manager and the studio’s director. Hackmann originally grew […]
  
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• Former Lifestyle Writer Opens Art Studio in Old Towne East

  18-12-2018 18:09
  Penthouse Art Studios, a new art space at the corner of Bryden Road and Parsons Avenue, is filling its rooms and walls with both local and out-of-state artists. The studio is the work of content marketer and former blog publisher Britt Hackmann, who now serves as the building’s property manager and the studio’s director. Hackmann originally grew […]
  
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• Commission Tables Plan for Grant Oak Apartments

  18-12-2018 18:08
  A plan from the Pizzuti Companies to redevelop a portion of the Grant Oak Apartments across from the Main Library was tabled by the Downtown Commission this morning after a last-minute appeal from another developer who would like to see the entire complex preserved. David Bishoff, President of the E.V. Bishoff Company, came to the […]
  
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• White House pulls back from shutdown threat over wall funds

  18-12-2018 18:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Tuesday appeared to inch away from forcing a partial government shutdown over funding for a southern border wall, with Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders saying there are "other ways" to secure the $5 billion in funding that President Donald Trump wants.It was the first sign of a potential White House counter offer as the clock ticks down toward Friday's deadline to fund the government."At the end of the day, we don't want to shut down the governmen
  
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• Leaders start shutdown talks after Trump eases wall threat

  18-12-2018 18:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top Republican and Democratic leaders began negotiating Tuesday after the White House indicated President Donald Trump does not want a federal government shutdown over his demand for $5 billion for the border wall with Mexico.During a meeting on Capitol Hill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell proposed $1.6 billion for border fencing, as outlined in a bipartisan Senate bill, plus an additional $1 billion that Trump could use on the border, according to a
  
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• Renderings Released for 28-Story Downtown Hilton Hotel

  18-12-2018 17:48
  One of the biggest (literally) development announcements in 2018 was the news that the Greater Columbus Convention Center would expand its hotel footprint with a 22-story tower to be managed by Hilton. Last week, it was revealed that the building would be growing taller to 28 floors as the first renderings were unveiled by Atlanta-based architectural […]
  
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• Radio station plays ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ for two hours straight

  18-12-2018 17:45
  
  A radio station in Louisville, Kentucky, is taking a stand on the controversy over the song "Baby, It's Cold Outside." While some stations have banned the song this year, WAKY took the opposite approach — playing it on repeat for hours.WAKY promised to continuously play the song from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Sunday and, according to CBS Louisville station WLKY, they did just that. To keep listeners from getting too bored of the song, WAKY played different versions of it. The controversy erupte
  
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• Trump administration moves to ban bump stocks

  18-12-2018 17:29
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration moved Tuesday to officially ban bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like automatic firearms, and has made them illegal to possess beginning in late March.The devices will be banned under a federal law that prohibits machine guns, according to a senior Justice Department official.Bump stocks became a focal point of the national gun control debate after they were used in October 2017 when a man opened fired from his Las V
  
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• Police: 3 found dead in Ohio home may be double homicide, suicide

  18-12-2018 16:13
  
  DOYLESTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Police say they have found three people dead in a home in northeastern Ohio in what they believe may be a double homicide and suicide.Doylestown police say in a Facebook post that an officer responding to a call requesting a welfare check Monday afternoon found the three bodies inside a residence. Police say they are not looking for any suspects and don't believe anyone else was involved.Authorities didn't release any information on how the people died or provide an
  
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• Elon Musk unveils underground tunnel, transport cars

  18-12-2018 15:40
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elon Musk unveiled his underground transportation tunnel on Tuesday, allowing reporters and invited guests to take some of the first rides in the revolutionary albeit bumpy subterranean tube — the tech entrepreneur's answer to what he calls "soul-destroying traffic."Guests boarded Musk's Tesla Model S and rode along Los Angeles-area surface streets about a mile away to what's known as O'Leary Station. The station, smack dab in the middle of a residential neighborho
  
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• Elon Musk to unveil underground tunnel, transport cars

  18-12-2018 15:40
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is set to unveil an underground transportation tunnel on Tuesday that could move people faster than subways.Musk also plans to show off the autonomous cars that will carry people through the test tunnel, which runs about 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) under the streets of Hawthorne, California, Musk's SpaceX headquarters. He's also planning to unveil elevators he says will bring users' own cars from street level to the tunnel.Tuesday's reveal comes
  
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• Trump's safety panel seeks to revoke school discipline rules

  18-12-2018 15:37
  
  President Donald Trump's school safety commission is proposing a rollback of Obama-era guidance that was meant to curb racial disparities in school discipline.The commission was led by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and made dozens of policy recommendations in a report released Tuesday. Trump created the panel in March following the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida.Among the commission's chief proposals is a rollback of 2014 guidance discouraging schools from suspending or expelling
  
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• Terror charges issued in France's Christmas market attack

  18-12-2018 13:50
  
  PARIS (AP) — A man suspected of supplying the gun used in the Christmas market shooting attack that killed five people in Strasbourg has been handed preliminary terror charges, according to a French judicial official close to the investigation.The official, who could not be named with the case ongoing, said the individual appeared Monday before a judge and was charged with criminal association with terrorists, as well as possessing and supplying arms in connection with a terrorist enterpri
  
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• Judge delays sentencing for former national security adviser Michael Flynn

  18-12-2018 13:46
  
  BREAKING UPDATE: Federal judge delays sentencing for former national security adviser Michael FlynnAttorneys for Flynn had requested a postponement in the sentencing hearing to allow him to continue cooperating.---Original story:Michael Flynn could walk out of a courtroom a free man due to his extensive cooperation with federal prosecutors, but the run-up to his sentencing hearing Tuesday has exposed raw tensions over an FBI interview in which he lied about his Russian contacts.The former Trump
  
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• Flynn sentencing abruptly postponed to allow for cooperation

  18-12-2018 13:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge abruptly postponed the sentencing hearing Tuesday for Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, after a stunning hearing in which the judge accused Flynn of selling out his country.The delay allows Flynn to continue cooperating with the special counsel's Russia probe and get credit for it in his punishment. Flynn pleaded guilty last year to lying to the FBI about his Russia contacts, just days after Trump was inaugurated."Arg
  
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• Flynn heads to sentencing, with 'Good luck' wish from Trump

  18-12-2018 13:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Flynn will likely walk out of a courtroom a free man due to his extensive cooperation with federal prosecutors, but the run-up to his sentencing hearing Tuesday has exposed raw tensions over an FBI interview in which he lied about his Russian contacts.The former Trump national security adviser's lawyers have suggested that investigators discouraged him from having an attorney present during the January 2017 interview and never informed him it was a crime to lie. P
  
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• Vatican committee: Church credibility at risk over sex abuse

  18-12-2018 13:42
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Organizers of Vatican summit on sex abuse prevention are warning that the credibility of the Catholic Church is in jeopardy over the abuse scandal and are urging participants to meet with victims to hear their pain firsthand.In a letter sent Tuesday to the presidents of bishops' conferences worldwide, organizers said the church must develop a "comprehensive and communal response" to the crisis, and that the first step is "acknowledging the truth of what has happened."Po
  
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• Water rate increase expected for residents in Franklin County

  18-12-2018 13:36
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Franklin County Commissioners are expected to approve a water and sewer rate increase.This will affect more than 7,600 central Ohioans who pay Franklin County water and sewer service.For residences who pay for both you are looking at a $21 increase.The proposal consists of a one percent increase in water and a 2 percent increase in sewer rates similar to the ones the city of Columbus recently passed.If approved, the increase will go into effect at the beginning of 2019
  
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• Board OKs $2.1M loan for medical marijuana legal costs

  18-12-2018 13:20
  
  Ohio's Controlling Board has authorized a $2.1 million loan to help state agencies running the medical marijuana program cover legal costs.Cleveland.com reports the Ohio Controlling Board approved the loan from the state emergency fund on Monday.An Ohio Department of Commerce official had said the $2.1 million is needed to cover legal costs from lawsuits brought by companies denied medical marijuana cultivators' licenses. Mark Hamlin, senior policy adviser for the Department of Commerce, said th
  
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• 'Draft Sherrod Brown' group supports 2020 presidential bid

  18-12-2018 13:19
  
  Supporters of Ohio's Democratic U.S. senator have launched a "Committee to Draft Sherrod Brown" for a 2020 presidential run.Cleveland attorney Michael Wager and Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley are heading the effort, which they say will promote Brown's messages on economic growth and "the dignity of work." Community events and digital organizing are also planned and a website is up.Brown of Cleveland won a third term in November in an election that stood out in Ohio amid sweeping Republican successes in
  
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• Keillor back in spotlight after sexual misconduct allegation

  18-12-2018 12:36
  
  FRIDLEY, Minn. — Garrison Keillor looked comfortable on the small stage as he sang Christmas lullabies, told off-color limericks and spun a tale about a lutefisk dinner at the fictitious Lake Wobegon.Starting off with his familiar opener "Tishomingo Blues," Keillor offered up a warm, nostalgic take on his former public radio show "A Prairie Home Companion," minus his hard-boiled Guy Noir, Private Eye and Lives of the Cowboys skits.Fans laughed, applauded and sang along throughout Sunday ni
  
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• 'Fresh Prince' star sues maker of 'Fortnite' over dance moves

  18-12-2018 12:31
  
  LOS ANGELES — "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" star Alfonso Ribeiro is suing the creators of Fortnite and NBA 2K for using his famous dance on the popular video games.In separate lawsuits filed Monday in federal court, Ribeiro alleges that Fortnite-maker Epic Games and 2K Sports-creator Take-Two Interactive used his dance dubbed "The Carlton Dance" without permission or credit.Ribeiro's dance was popularized through his character, Carlton Banks, on the 1990s sitcom.Ribeiro says North Carolina
  
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• 'Zero-tolerance' immigration policy hits snag in California

  18-12-2018 12:22
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — One by one, U.S. Magistrate Judge William Gallo called the names of 14 defendants who were charged with entering the country illegally. Defense attorneys told him the government had already deported them to Mexico, making it impossible for them to appear.In a rebuke to the government, the judge immediately dismissed all charges and ordered that their bond money be returned.The scene played out every day for several weeks in San Diego — another example of judges chall
  
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• Police: Georgia teacher steals 9-year-old student's violin

  18-12-2018 12:19
  
  DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia teacher told police he stole a 9-year-old student's violin because he needed money to pay for a $700 ticket.Citing an incident report, news outlets report that video showed 21-year-old Kalif Jones of Stone Mountain stealing the instrument from the cafeteria. It also showed the Brockett Elementary School teacher walking throughout the school with the violin case in hand before leaving with it.The criminal investigation began in late November after the student c
  
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• Final days of Amazon free shipping and holiday shipping deadlines

  18-12-2018 12:00
  
  Amazon is following Target and temporarily dropping the minimum amount shoppers need to spend to qualify for free shipping.Typically, Amazon shoppers need to spend $25 to qualify for free shipping or pay $119 a year for a Prime membership. Amazon's offer, which started in November, applies to hundreds of millions of items and on orders that arrive in time for Christmas. Shoppers who aren't Prime members will get slower shipping, though, which can take five to eight days.Retailers are competing h
  
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• 2 injured including 13-year-old in west Columbus shooting

  18-12-2018 04:44
  
  COLUMBUS - Two people are injured including a 13-year-old after a shooting in west Columbus.It happened just after 10 p.m. on North Oakley Avenue, according to police.Both people shot are expected to be OK. One person was taken to Grant Medical Center and the 13-year-old was shot in the leg and taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital.Authorities do not have any suspect information at this time.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Liberty TWP votes to extend employment with Medical Director, no vote on EMS/Fire

  18-12-2018 04:40
  LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio - Trustees with Liberty Township have voted to extend the employment for Medical Director, Warren Yamarick, through the end of January.Liberty Township could soon vote to do away with its EMS and Fire response, which would cut 18 positions in the process. The positions are cross-trained, meaning they can respond to EMS, fire emergencies and water rescue, to name a few. The township is thinking about doing away with first responders and giving that responsibility to Delawar
  
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• Chicago police: 2 officers die after being struck by train

  18-12-2018 04:26
  
  CHICAGO - Chicago police say two officers investigating a shots-fired call on the city's far South Side have died after being struck by a train.Police spokeswoman Michelle Tannehill confirmed the deaths Monday night but said she had no additional details to release. She did not identify the officers.Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi posted on Twitter that the "devastating tragedy" occurred when the officers were investigating a shots-fired call.Local media reported that the officers were struck
  
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• Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2018

  18-12-2018 03:44
  
  In a year filled with heightened political vitriol, two deaths brought the nation together to remember men who represented a seemingly bygone era of U.S. politics.George H.W. Bush was a president, vice president, congressman, CIA director and Navy pilot during World War II, where he flew 58 missions and was shot down over the Pacific. As a politician, he had his fair share of critics and was voted out of office after one term as president. But the Republican reinvented himself in the years after
  
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• After judge's ruling against 'Obamacare,' what happens now?

  18-12-2018 03:36
  
  WASHINGTON — A federal judge's ruling would, if upheld, wipe away the entire Affordable Care Act, the health care overhaul championed by President Barack Obama and twice sustained by the Supreme Court.Judge Reed O'Connor's opinion was issued late Friday, and supporters of the law vowed to appeal and take other steps to preserve health benefits in the law sometimes called "Obamacare."Some questions and answers about O'Connor's ruling:WHAT IS THE IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF THE RULING FOR AMERICANS
  
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• Good boy! Service dog gets honorary diploma

  18-12-2018 03:17
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. — Whenever Brittany Hawley went to class, her loyal service dog Griffin was there. If she needed her cell phone, Griffin would fetch it. Even when she assisted patients as part of an internship, Griffin was there helping out as well.So it's only fitting that when Hawley receives her master's degree in occupational therapy from Clarkson University next month, Griffin will once again be at her side — with an honorary diploma of his own."I pushed for him to graduate from Da
  
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• Ctv Newsbriefs: STEM Education Grant Announcement

  18-12-2018 00:34 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Few take advantage of free narcan programs in Delaware County

  18-12-2018 00:28
  As the opioid overdose crisis continues across the country, a new report shows overdose deaths in Hamilton County has dropped by 31 percent.Officials there attribute to a program that offers free Narcan, an overdose-reversal drug.Most counties in central Ohio offer similar programs with free Narcan and classes, but in Delaware County, few have taken advantage."This year so far we've given 142 doses to our agencies.We have given 10 doses to residents,” said Travis Irvan, who is the disease
  
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• The Columbus Rotary Club: Associates Come First

  18-12-2018 00:23 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Pike County sheriff accused of pocketing cash from drug busts

  18-12-2018 00:21
  
  The Pike County sheriff is accused of pocketing cash from drug busts to support a gambling addiction.An anonymous complaint filed against Sheriff Charles Reader alleges he kept cash from cases in a safe that only he had access. The accuser also told the auditor's office that the sheriff took money from other deputies and owed money to local business owners.The Pike County prosecutor has asked the courts to appoint a special prosecuting attorney to look at the case.Sheriff Reader has not commente
  
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• CBS denies former CEO Les Moonves $120 million severance

  18-12-2018 00:04
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former CBS CEO Les Moonves will not receive his $120 million severance package after the company's board of directors determined he was fired "with cause" over sexual misconduct allegations.The board said Monday it reached its decision after finding that Moonves failed to cooperate fully with investigators looking into the allegations. The board also cited what it called Moonves' "willful and material misfeasance," violation of company policies and breach of his contract.Mo
  
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