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• Dodgers send Puig, Wood, Kemp to Reds for Homer Bailey

  21-12-2018 23:40
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers shook up their National League-championship roster Friday, trading Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp and left-hander Alex Wood and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for right-hander Homer Bailey.The Dodgers also get minor leaguers Jeter Downs and right-hander Josiah Gray.Wood went 9-7 with a 3.68 ERA in 27 starts and six relief appearances last season for the Dodgers, who lost to the Boston Red Sox in the World Series.Bailey went 1-14 last season with a 6.09 ERA.
  
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• High-speed pursuit, K-9 units play role in capturing escaped Kentucky inmates

  21-12-2018 23:37
  Two men accused of escaping from the Lewis Detention Center in Kentucky Thursday afternoon are back behind bars after a high speed pursuit across Central Ohio.Authorities said a brief power outage in Kentucky caused a side door at the jail facility to open. The breach in security provided an opportunity for two suspects to escape.Thursday evening, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office said Brandon Long and Paul Napier were spotted in the area of Morse and Karl Roads.A deputy tried to pull the car
  
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• Pickerington high school bands headed to Tournament of Roses Parade in honor of former director

  21-12-2018 23:04
  Pickerington High School Central and Pickerington High School North bands are headed to Pasadena, Calif., to march in the Tournament of Roses Parade.This is the fifth time the Pickerington high schools have marched in the parade.On four occasions, the group traveled with the late band director Mike Sewell, who retired as in 2015 after 34 years as director. He passed away in 2017.His wife, Karen Sewell, set out to create a foundation in Mike’s name, an annual service award for a Tournament
  
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• New program validates social impact of local businesses

  21-12-2018 22:54
  
  In this season of giving and shopping, you want to make sure you're putting your money where it counts. There's a new tool from the Better Business Bureau that is helping consumers make an informed decision on social enterprises."A social enterprise is a business that intentionally integrates social impact into its business model," said Sara Parker with SocialVentures. "They want to know that the social impact of these organizations is real, that it's legitimate and that they are contributing to
  
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• Audrey Geisel, widow of Dr. Seuss, dead at 97

  21-12-2018 22:30
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Audrey Geisel, the widow of children's author Dr. Seuss and longtime overseer of his prolific and lucrative literary estate, has died.Random House Children's Books announced that she died Wednesday at age 97. She died at her home in La Jolla, California.Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Geisel, died in 1991 and two years later Audrey Geisel founded Dr. Seuss Enterprises. Over the past quarter century "Dr. Seuss" has proved a highly profitable, multimedia brand, from bo
  
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• Kasich nixes officer death benefits bill with lawmaker raise

  21-12-2018 22:25
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich has vetoed a proposal to increase death benefits and insurance coverage for slain public safety officers' families after lawmakers used the bill to increase elected officials' pay.In a veto message Friday, Kasich called the bill's initial intent "very praiseworthy." But he said he couldn't "support or condone the last-minute rush to include a controversial pay raise" without adequate public debate.Kasich urged lawmakers to send the original bill
  
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• Kasich veto sets up Ohio showdown over abortion limit

  21-12-2018 21:22
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has moved again to impose some of the most far-reaching abortion restrictions in the nation, after Republican Gov. John Kasich signed a ban Friday on dilation and evacuation terminations and set up a showdown with lawmakers over his veto of the so-called heartbeat bill.Kasich had previously signed 20 abortion-limiting proposals into law in this politically divided state since taking office in 2011, including a 20-week ban that both sides agree is unconstitutional
  
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• Portion of Reagan Tokes Act signed into law

  21-12-2018 21:12
  
  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 has been signed into law.It cleared the Ohio House and Senate earlier this month.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 from prison just thr
  
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• The Confluence Cast: COTA’s Joanna Pinkerton

  21-12-2018 20:48
  
  
  With nearly a year in to her role as president and CEO of COTA, Joanna Pinkerton sat down with Columbus Underground reporter Brent Warren to talk about how she came in to her role, the interdependence of mobility in Columbus, mobility as a service, the state of affairs at COTA, and where they’re going. Shownotes […]
  
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• Here's what shuts down in a (partial) government shutdown

  21-12-2018 20:39
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. — It's Friday, and going into the weekend before Christmas, no agreement has been reached on even a short-term funding bill. At midnight tonight, the government will partially shut down if Congress and the president can't resolve their differences. President Trump wants $5 billion for his border wall, and declared last week he'd be "proud" to shut down the government to get it. On Wednesday, it seemed possible he'd sign a bill that didn't explicitly fund his wall and find
  
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• Interview: COTA CEO Joanna Pinkerton

  21-12-2018 20:29
  Joanna Pinkerton was named the new President and CEO of the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) in March of this year. Since that time, Smart Columbus has rolled out a series of electric vehicle and tech-centric initiatives, a driverless shuttle has started running in a loop Downtown, and hundreds of rentable scooters (as well as […]
  
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• Japanese Oriental Restaurant Now Open

  21-12-2018 19:45
  Japanese Oriental Restaurant is back. After a year-long closure to escape construction on North High Street, they’ve resumed business as usual at their original location at 2283 N. High St. The restaurant’s official reopening was on Saturday, Dec. 15, and, as co-owner Kim Aun says, everything is pretty much the same. They’ll offer the same […]
  
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• Urban, meet Urban: Ohio State head coach becomes a grandpa again

  21-12-2018 19:36
  
  Ahead of his last football game as Ohio State head coach, Urban Meyer and his wife, Shelley, welcomed their second grandchild to the world.Their daughter, Nicki, gave birth to Urban Gray Dennis, who met his grandfather and namesake Friday. According to a tweet from Shelley, the baby boy will be called "Gray."Here he is....❤️❤️Buddy and Urban Gray Dennis (to be called “Gray”). We’ve already filled him in on The Game. 🙌 #GoBucks #WelcomeToBucke
  
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• Opinion: In Ohio, Motherhood is Both Mandatory and Punished

  21-12-2018 19:01
  Remember in Halloween, when Jamie Lee Curtis uses a shotgun on Michael Myers, stabs him, and lights him on fire, only for him to rise to his feet and resume killing? I don’t know, for some reason that came to mind when I heard that Ohio legislators had, again, passed the Heartbeat Bill. You’ve heard […]
  
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• Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has surgery to remove cancerous growths

  21-12-2018 18:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery Friday to remove two malignant growths in her left lung, the Supreme Court said.It is the 85-year-old Ginsburg's third bout with cancer since joining the court in 1993.Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York found "no evidence of any remaining disease" and scans taken before the surgery showed no cancerous growths elsewhere in her body, the court said in a statement. No additional treatment is currently planned
  
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• Fewer Salvation Army bell ringers means fewer donations, affecting goal

  21-12-2018 18:26
  The bells of the Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign are the sound of the season.This year, however, many of those bells have been silenced with fewer people willing to volunteer.The Salvation Army in Central Ohio said they are down 750 volunteer hours, and it's hitting the campaign's bottom line, making the organization short of their goal by more than$45,000.One location impacted is the Macy's at Easton, since there aren't enough volunteers to staff a Red Kettle there. To the Salvation Army, it
  
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• Winter solstice 2018: What is it and what makes this year so unique

  21-12-2018 18:05
  
  You have probably heard of the winter solstice but if you don't know much about it, well, you may not even notice it.The winter solstice is an astronomical event that takes place every year on the Earth's tilt away from the sun. The winter solstice is simply a moment of time, astronomically speaking. This happens when the tilt of the North Pole is positioned the farthest away from the sun which then leads to less daylight in the Northern Hemisphere.
  This year, the solstice occurs at 5:23 p.m. on
  
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• ‘Twas the Week Before Christmas in Theaters

  21-12-2018 18:00
  The holiday onslaught is here! It’s not the greatest pre-Christmas haul we’ve seen, but it is far from the worst. Here’s a quick what’s-what. Aquaman by Matt Weiner A movie that brings together Willem Dafoe, Nicole Kidman, Julie Andrews and Dolph Lundgren is inevitably going to have a lot going on. That’s certainly the case […]
  
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• Injured baby abandoned in woods had meth in his system, prosecutors say

  21-12-2018 17:27
  
  BEND, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors say the 13-month-old boy who was abandoned in the woods of central Oregon had a broken leg, a skull fracture and methamphetamine in his system.The Bulletin reports prosecutors released details of the baby’s condition at a hearing Wednesday in Deschutes County Circuit Court, arguing to increase the bond for 26-year-old Brandon Blouin, the boy’s father.Blouin was indicted earlier this year on charges that include abandonment of a child, custodial int
  
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• Police: Colorado woman likely killed at home; fiance charged

  21-12-2018 17:11
  DENVER (AP) — The fiance of a Colorado woman who has been missing since Thanksgiving Day was arrested Friday on allegations of killing the mother of his child, and police said she likely died at her house in a mountain town.But authorities declined to say whether they had found the body of Kelsey Berreth, 29, what led to the arrest of Patrick Michael Frazee and what motive there might be for Berreth's disappearance and slaying.Frazee, 32, was arrested at his home in the alpine town of Flor
  
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• Fiance of Colorado woman who disappeared charged with murder

  21-12-2018 17:11
  WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (AP) —The fiance of a missing Colorado woman missing since Thanksgiving Day was arrested and charged with murder and solicitation to commit murder, a sheriff's official said Friday.Patrick Frazee, allegedly the last person to see 29-year-old Kelsey Berreth, was arrested at his home and cattle ranch in the central Colorado community of Florissant, Teller County sheriff's Cmdr. Greg Couch said. Berreth was last seen in a grocery store near her home in Woodland Park, abou
  
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• Colorado police arrest fiance of woman who disappeared

  21-12-2018 17:11
  
  WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say they have arrested the fiance of a Colorado woman who was last seen on Thanksgiving.Teller County sheriff's Cmdr. Greg Couch said Patrick Frazee was arrested Friday morning at his home in the community of Florissant, Colorado,Couch said he could not immediately provide any information about charges.Kelsey Berreth was last seen in near her home Woodland Park, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) from Florissant.The investigation opened Dec. 2 after Berr
  
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• US aircraft carrier enters Persian Gulf after long absence

  21-12-2018 16:53
  
  ABOARD THE USS JOHN C. STENNIS IN THE PERSIAN GULF (AP) — A U.S. aircraft carrier has sailed into the Persian Gulf, becoming the first since America's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and breaking the longest carrier absence in the volatile region since at least the Sept. 11 terror attacks.The arrival Friday of the USS John C. Stennis comes as Iranian officials have returned to repeatedly threatening to close off the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which
  
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• Breaking up (with Facebook) is hard to do: Here's how

  21-12-2018 16:47
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Every relationship has a breaking point. Even yours with Facebook.There's a way out, though the social network will try to win you back with promises to do better. Maybe even flowers.For some users, though, the past two years of privacy scandals, election manipulation by Russian trolls, executive apologies and even the political disagreements with friends and relatives have become too much. The latest: an alarming New York Times report detailing the massive trove of user da
  
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• Trump says a shutdown would 'last for a very long time'

  21-12-2018 16:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a midnight deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump said Friday a closure would drag on "for a very long time" and he tried to build the case that congressional Democrats would bear responsibility if there's no deal over his demand for U.S.-Mexico border wall money.Only a week ago, Trump said he would be "proud" to shut down the government, which Republicans now control, in the name of border security. "I will take the mantle. I will
  
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• Top 10 Fast Casual Columbus Restaurants of 2018

  21-12-2018 16:00
  In the not too distant future, all food will be fast casual and 90% of American meals will come in the form of a bowl. But until that time arrives, fast casual will continue to be it’s own separate category of dining, and we’ve decided to add it to our annual Best Of list. Columbus […]
  
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• Ohio bracing for showdown over latest abortion restrictions

  21-12-2018 15:58
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — With a lame duck veto showdown still brewing, Ohio again finds itself on the verge of imposing some of the most far-reaching abortion restrictions in the nation.It's a position familiar to the politically divided state's abortion-rights activists.They have watched Republican Gov. John Kasich sign 20 increasingly creative abortion-limiting proposals into law since taking office in 2011, including a so-called 20-week ban that both sides agree is unconstitutional.Yet the late
  
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• Fire risk forces recall of 874K Ford F-Series pickup trucks

  21-12-2018 15:57
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling more than 874,000 F-Series pickup trucks with engine block heaters in the U.S. and Canada because they can catch fire.The recall covers certain F-150s from the 2015 through 2019 model years, as well as the 2017 through 2019 F-250, 350, 450 and 550.The company says in documents posted Friday on the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website that water and contaminants can get into the heater cable and cause corrosion. That can cause electric
  
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• Top 10 New Restaurants of 2018

  21-12-2018 15:30
  2018 was a year filled with change in the local dining scene here in Columbus — with some major closure announcements and plenty of newcomers to fill the void. We asked our readers, editors and local experts to help compile the list of the top contenders for the best new restaurant of the year and […]
  
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• DUI task force saturates roads in Franklin County through New Year's Day

  21-12-2018 14:51
  
  Authorities will be out in full force this weekend in central Ohio patrolling the streets.The Franklin County DUI Task Force says saturation patrols will be operating throughout Franklin County starting on Friday and running through Jan 1.Officials say year-to-date there have been 1033 deadly traffic crashes in 2018, which is a decrease from 2017.A saturation patrol means a large number of officers are stationed in one area, making sure people are following the law.The task force says they do th
  
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• Holiday Shopping Guide – Last Minute Local Gift Ideas

  21-12-2018 14:00
  This is the final week of the Holiday Shopping Guide’s best gifts in Columbus. Get all of this year’s guides! We’ve got some great last minute gift ideas, gifts for coffee lovers, and more local gift ideas to help you find the best in shopping local to make your holidays special. The 2018 Holiday Shopping […]
  
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• Marion police find 2 people dead following a suspected murder-suicide

  21-12-2018 13:25
  
  MARION, Ohio- Marion Police is investigating what they believe is a murder-suicide.It happened early Friday morning around 3:30 a.m. in the 600 block of Easy Street.Dispatchers received a phone call about an attempted suicide.When police responded they found a deceased man and an injured woman.Emergency responders took the woman to Marion General Hospital, where she later died from her injuries.It is unclear how the two people died, but police say that a weapon was involved.Police have not relea
  
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• Cincinnati police officer found dead

  21-12-2018 13:18
  
  CINCINNATI— Authorities say a Cincinnati police officer has been found dead near a city park.Police Chief Eliot Isaac says Sgt. Arthur Schultz's body was found in a vehicle in Eden Park Thursday afternoon.Hamilton County Coroner Lakshmi Sammarco says the death "wasn't natural," but declined to give further details.Schultz had served in the police department for the past 28 years.An investigation into the officer's death is ongoing.
  
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• Authorities: Cincinnati police officer died by self-inflicted gunshot

  21-12-2018 13:18
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Authorities say the Cincinnati police officer whose body was found near a popular park died of a gunshot wound that appears to be self-inflicted.The Hamilton County Coroner's Office says Sgt. Arthur Schultz had a single wound to his head and neck area. The 51-year-old Schultz's body was found in a vehicle in Eden Park Thursday afternoon.Coroner's officials say their lab is still investigating his death.Schultz had served in the city's police department for the past 28 yea
  
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• Police: At least one confirmed dead in multi-vehicle crash near New Albany

  21-12-2018 12:47
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- At least one person is confirmed dead after a multi-vehicle crash on State Route 161 near Hamilton Road.Columbus Police say the accident happened around 6:25 a.m. near New Albany.Police confirm multiple vehicles are involved, including a semi-truck.Police say State Route 161 is closed in both directions and drivers are asked to take New Albany Road as a detour.NE Side: 161 WB closed between 62 and Hamilton Rd. 161 EB closed between 270 and 62 due to a crash. WB drivers c
  
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• Toys R Us closure hits Toys for Tots hard

  21-12-2018 12:34
  
  HIALEAH, Fla. — When Toys R Us closed, Toys for Tots felt the loss.The toy giant's decision to close its stores this year left some huge holes for the annual charity drive to fill.Toys R Us shoppers donated more than 250,000 toys last year and the company gave $5 million in corporate contributions — 40 percent of all corporate giving to the Marine Corps community effort.The company's 800 stores usually had boxes near the doors where customers could toss a toy on their way out. They a
  
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• 'The toughest year': US immigration changes dominated 2018

  21-12-2018 12:18
  
  NEW YORK — Children torn from their parents, refugees turned away, tear gas fired on asylum-seekers, and a president who says he's making good on promises to protect the nation's borders. In a breathless 2018, they were just a handful of headlines on immigration, one of the year's most dominant issues.Combined with a relentless stream of administrative memos and changes in regulation and enforcement, it represented a government bombardment on virtually every type of immigration — a b
  
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• Hold up, Beyonce did not release new music

  21-12-2018 12:18
  
  There's no more juice in Beyonce's lemonade jar: The singer did not release new music though two albums featuring old Beyonce songs hit streaming services Thursday.Under the name Queen Carter, the albums "Have Your Way" and "Back Up, Rewind" appeared on Spotify and Apple Music, featuring demos, previously released songs and unreleased tracks by Beyonce. Hours later, they were removed.The 10-track "Have Your Way" included songs like "After All Is Said and Done," Beyonce's duet with Marc Nelson fr
  
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• Prosecutor: Woman found guilty in fatal police chase

  21-12-2018 12:10
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A prosecutor says a woman who led police on a high-speed chase and caused a crash ending in another motorist's death has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Ohio.Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. said in a release Thursday that 18-year-old Alyssa Irwin-Debraux also was found guilty Thursday of failure to comply and grand theft of a motor vehicle in connection to the September crash on Ohio 741 that killed 57-year-old Mary Taulbee.The release says a
  
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• FDA issues warning on teething necklaces, bracelets following infant death

  21-12-2018 12:07
  
  The Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has issued a safety alert on the dangers of teething necklaces and bracelets following reports of one death and other injuries.The FDA cautioned parents, care givers, and doctors items such as amber, wood, marble, and silicone necklaces can pose strangulation, choking, and infection risks.Additionally, amber teething necklaces contain succinic acid, which could be released into an infant's bloodstream, which can be very dangerous.“We know that teething
  
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• Ohio OKs first testing lab for medical marijuana in state

  21-12-2018 12:06
  
  STREETSBORO, Ohio (AP) — Ohio has approved the first testing lab for medical marijuana in the state.The Ohio Department of Commerce on Thursday announced it has awarded the first Testing Lab Certificate of Operation to North Coast Testing Laboratories in Streetsboro in northeast Ohio.The department said the certificate means that all "regulatory components of the program are in place for the sale of plant-only product in dispensaries."All marijuana must be lab-tested for potency and purity
  
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• London's Gatwick Airport resumes flights after drone chaos

  21-12-2018 11:25
  
  LONDON (AP) — Flights resumed at London's Gatwick Airport on Friday morning after drones sparked about 36 hours of travel chaos including the shutdown of the airfield, leaving tens of thousands of passengers stranded or delayed during the busy holiday season.The airport said in a statement that Gatwick's runway is "now available and aircraft are arriving and departing."We are, however, expecting knock-on delays and cancellations to flights," it said. "If you are due to travel from Gatwick
  
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• Victim says suspect fired multiple times in Columbus shooting

  21-12-2018 09:50
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Police charged a man with felony assault following a shooting on Thursday evening.Officers were dispatched to a home in the 400-block of North Ohio Avenue for a report of a shooting. Police found a male victim suffering from two gunshot wounds to his abdomen.According to investigators, the victim stated he got into an argument with the suspect who then shot at him multiple times. Two bullets struck him.Police arrested 62-year-old Eddie D. Slade.The victim was taken to a
  
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• Columbus police looking for missing 16-year-old boy

  21-12-2018 05:07
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 16-year-old boy.Police said Ronald Carpenter III was last seen walking in the area of Spotted Trail Court and Curtis Knoll Drive in northwest Columbus on Thursday.Carpenter is 6-feet 1-inch tall and weighs 200 pounds.He has red hair and green eyes.He was last seen wearing a dark blue Michigan wrestling jacket, black sweatpants, and brown flip-flops.If anyone has any information, they are asked to call Columbus
  
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• Franklin County deputies capture escaped Kentucky inmates in Ashland County

  21-12-2018 04:55
  
  The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said deputies captured two escaped Kentucky inmates in Ashland County Thursday night.The sheriff's office received an alert around 7:40 p.m. to be on the lookout for Paul Napier and Brandon Long who were on the run from Lewis County, Kentucky.Around 8:45 p.m., deputies spotted the car the inmates were reported to be traveling in near Morse Road and Karl Road.Law enforcement officers chased them on I-71 to an area north of Mansfield before having to chase them
  
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• Teen talks about car crash, police say alcohol might have been a factor

  21-12-2018 03:46
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - If you are looking for an excuse to be thankful this holiday season, just listen to Alissa Archer."My collarbone is fractured," she said. "So is my shoulder blade. I got surgery on my femur because it snapped. My hip is fractured. My nose is shattered. Oh, and my lung is bruised."Archer, or "Ali" as she likes to be called, will be the first person to tell you she is thankful to be here."I didn't even think it was that bad and then when I saw those pictures that's when I realized
  
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• Hilliard police looking for suspects who broke into apartment

  21-12-2018 02:50
  
  HILLIARD, Ohio – Hilliard police are looking for two men they say broke into an apartment.One of them had a gun, according to police.Hilliard police said the suspects shattered a glass patio door at a complex off of Edwards Farms Drive. around 1:45 p.m. Thursday.Police posted a video of one of the suspects entering the apartment on its Facebook page.He is described as black and was wearing a black hat, black clothing, and reflective yellow gloves.The second suspect was not seen on camera b
  
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• House approves border wall funding as shutdown nears

  21-12-2018 02:02
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's demand for border wall funds hurled the federal government closer to a shutdown as the Republican-led House approved a package Thursday with his $5.7 billion request that is almost certain to be rejected by the Senate.The White House said Trump will not travel to Florida on Friday for the Christmas holiday if the government is shutting down. More than 800,000 federal workers will be facing furloughs or forced to work without pay if a resolution is not
  
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