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• Multiple lawsuits filed against Mount Carmel, doctor over alleged fentanyl prescription deaths

  16-01-2019 22:57
  
  COLUMBUS – Multiple wrongful death lawsuits have been filed against a Mount Carmel physician accused of ordering lethal doses of fentanyl for 27 patients, which attorneys argue, hastened these patients’ deaths.The latest lawsuit, filed Wednesday, names the Mount Carmel Health System, Dr. William Husel, and an unnamed nurse and pharmacist as defendants. It makes similar allegations as two other lawsuits, which accused Husel of ordering “grossly inappropriate” amounts of fe
  
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• Now ready to serve the public, medical marijuana businesses evaluate hiring practices

  16-01-2019 22:55
  
  Now in business, medical marijuana companies are thinking about their policies and employment.Working Partners is a training and consulting firm that works with businesses on risks associated with the misuse of substances.They’ve been helping employers on the hiring end in the business medical marijuana.They want companies to know they have a choice whether or not to hire the individual but encourage them to take a stance, create a policy and communicate that to workers.“Here’s
  
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• Medical marijuana has businesses looking at hiring practices

  16-01-2019 22:55
  Now with medical marijuana legal, businesses are taking another look at their policies and employment.Working Partners is a training and consulting firm that works with businesses on risks associated with the misuse of substances.They’ve been helping employers on the hiring end in the business medical marijuana.They want companies to know they have a choice whether or not to hire the individual but encourage them to take a stance, create a policy and communicate that to workers.“Here
  
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• Ohio sees record-breaking year for organ donations; thousands still on waiting list

  16-01-2019 22:30
  
  More Ohioans than ever received the gift of life in 2018.Lifeline of Ohio says organ, eye and tissue donations in Ohio broke records last year.As a result, 366 lives were saved, tissue donation increased by 25 percent and the gift of sight through cornea donation was up 47 percent over 2017.Despite this good news, the need is still great.Tyler Cummins, a 31-year-old of the Short North, was diagnosed with heart disease four years ago.As a baby, he survived leukemia, but drugs that saved him 30 ye
  
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• Light snow returns to central Ohio before this weekend; 1-2" expected Thursday

  16-01-2019 22:19
  
  Areas of light drizzle or sleet will come to an end this evening as drier air temporarily moves in. Tonight will be calm and dry, with seasonable lows.A fast-moving disturbance will bring light precipitation, mainly snow, across central Ohio tomorrow. Light snow will start mainly after sunrise and will linger through much of the day.Temperatures will slightly warm into the mid 30’s but we’ll expect mainly snow with more of a rain/snow mix southern Ohio.By the end of the day, most are
  
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• 1-2" of snow expected in parts of central Ohio Thursday

  16-01-2019 22:19
  A calm start this morning with a wintry mix ahead.As low pressure moves across the region today, a mix of rain and snow will occur. Some areas could see an inch or two of snow accumulation north of I-70.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysHigh pressure is expected to move into the area for Friday, bringing dry conditions but staying rather cloudy.Significant snow possible in central Ohio this weekend: A significant winter weather event is expected over the w
  
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• Tennessee teacher who fled with student gets 20 years

  16-01-2019 21:57
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee teacher who was on the run for weeks with a 15-year-old student was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 years in prison.A statement from the victim called 52-year-old Tad Cummins "disgusting" and said the effects of his actions on her were "devastating and permanent."Prosecutors had asked for a 30-year sentence after Cummins pleaded guilty to transporting a minor across state lines for sex and obstructing justice.The victim was in the federal courtroom in Nashv
  
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• Prosecutors want 30 years for teacher who fled with student

  16-01-2019 21:57
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors want a Tennessee teacher who was on the run for weeks with a 15-year-old student to spend 30 years in prison.A federal judge is scheduled to sentence Tad Cummins on Wednesday in Nashville.In a sentencing memorandum filed Monday, prosecutors argue the 52-year-old deserves a harsh sentence because he took advantage of a vulnerable girl with a history of abuse and neglect. They also note Cummins had no plans to end his sexual relationship with the t
  
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• With upcoming retirement, Columbus Police Chief Kim Jacobs looks back on 39 years in the force

  16-01-2019 20:47
  In her office on the eighth floor of the Columbus Division of Police in downtown Columbus, Chief Kimberly Jacobs said she still hasn't crossed everything off of her to-do list."There's still things I wanted to do, should have done, that I didn't get done," Jacobs said.The police chief has served the city of Columbus for 39 years. She was sworn in as chief by former Mayor Michael Coleman in 2012. Since then, a lot has changed."Four years ago, we didn't have body cameras. Now, they're all out ther
  
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• TV journalist Chris Hansen accused of bouncing checks

  16-01-2019 20:30
  
  STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A TV journalist known for confronting would-be child predators has been snared himself in a police investigation alleging he wrote bad checks for $13,000 worth of marketing materials.Former "To Catch a Predator" host Chris Hansen was arrested Monday in his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut. He was charged with issuing a bad check and released on a promise to appear in court.Police say the 59-year-old Hansen wrote two bad checks to a local vendor for 355 mugs, 288 T-s
  
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• Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman will retire after 2019

  16-01-2019 19:58
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Reds play-by-play broadcaster Marty Brennaman will retire after the 2019 season, his 46th in Cincinnati.The team made the announcement Wednesday.The 76-year-old Brennaman joined the Reds' radio team in 1974 and soon became known for his sign-off line after each win: "And this one belongs to the Reds." He and former Reds pitcher Joe Nuxhall shared the booth for 31 seasons from 1974-2004.He received the Ford C. Frick Award in 2000 at the Baseball Hall of Fame, the fourth Re
  
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• Mason Lowe, professional bull rider, dies after being injured during competition

  16-01-2019 18:31
  
  DENVER (CBS/AP) -- A professional bull rider died Tuesday after sustaining injuries during a competition in Denver, according to the Professional Bull Riders association. Mason Lowe was 25.Lowe was competing at the National Western Stock Show, the association's CEO Sean Gleason said in a statement late Tuesday night. "The entire PBR and National Western sports family extends our heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathies to Mason's wife Abbey and his family," Gleason said.Gleason didn't provid
  
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• Winter Storm Watch: Another round of significant snow possible in central Ohio

  16-01-2019 17:58
  Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Closings, DelaysThe National Weather Service has issued Winter Storm Watches across much of central and northern Ohio this evening.These watches, however, won’t be in effect until early Saturday morning and will linger into Sunday morning.Areas under these watches could pick up 4 to 8 inches of snow with some localized amounts closer to 10 inches that deal with snow throughout the day on Saturday.Most areas will not be dealing with
  
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• Winter Storm Harper: Another round of significant snow possible in central Ohio

  16-01-2019 17:58
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- For the second weekend in a row, a major snowstorm will affect central Ohio. This major snowstorm has been named Winter Storm Harper and it is expected to bring heavy snow to the Plains on Friday and into the Midwest on Saturday with the heaviest snow likely in parts of the Northeast later this weekend.Models continue to agree on the potential for this significant winter storm to affect our region this weekend, the uncertainty lies in the track. Given that we are still days out
  
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• Winter Storm Alert: Another round of significant snow possible in central Ohio

  16-01-2019 17:58
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- For the second weekend in a row, a major snowstorm will affect central Ohio.This major snowstorm is expected to bring heavy snow to the Plains on Friday and into the Midwest on Saturday with the heaviest snow likely in parts of the Northeast later this weekend.Models continue to agree on the potential for this significant winter storm to affect our region this weekend, the uncertainty lies in the track. Given that we are still days out, the low pressure could shift as it pushes
  
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• Flux + Flow Brings Barre to the Bar

  16-01-2019 17:00
  “Barre at the Bar is a way for us at Flux + Flow to share our passion for dance out in the community,” says Russell Lepley-Pelacchi, co-owner of Flux + Flow dance and yoga studio in Clintonville.     “Ballet may sound intimidating but our mission is to make ballet accessible and enjoyable for all people of all body […]
  
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• Pelosi asks Trump to delay State of the Union speech because of shutdown

  16-01-2019 16:56
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has asked President Donald Trump to postpone his State of the Union address to the nation — set for Jan. 29 — until the government reopens.The White House hasn't immediately responded to a request for comment about Pelosi's request, which she made in a letter to the president.Pelosi says the partial shutdown is raising concerns about security preparations for the speech. The California Democrat notes that the Secret Service and Department of Homeland Securi
  
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• U.S. troops killed in Syria suicide attack claimed by ISIS

  16-01-2019 16:35
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military says a number of service members were killed Wednesday in an explosion while conducting a routine patrol in Syria — the first instance of U.S. casualties since President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw troops from the country last month.The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the rare morning attack in the U.S.-patrolled town of Manbij in northern Syria, saying one of its members carried out a suicide attack and detonated hi
  
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• 2 US service members, 2 US civilians killed in Syria blast

  16-01-2019 16:35
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Two U.S. service members and two American civilians were among those killed in an explosion while conducting a patrol in Syria on Wednesday, the U.S. military said, an attack that came less than a month after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw troops from the war-torn country.The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the morning attack, which local groups said killed 16 people in the U.S.-patrolled town of Manbij.The claim calls into ques
  
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• Sears staves off liquidation, stores to remain open

  16-01-2019 16:08
  
  NEW YORK — Sears will live on— at least for now.The company's chairman and largest shareholder, Eddie Lampert, won a bankruptcy auction for Sears, averting liquidation of the iconic chain, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. The person agreed to speak on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the negotiation publicly.Lampert is the only one to put out a bid for the whole company. The 56-year-old billionaire had sweetened his bid to more t
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Giannios Candy Co.

  16-01-2019 16:00
  Eventually, there’s going to be a point in this discussion where Giannios Candy Company gets accolades and raves. But at first blush, it’s excellence feels like a cruel reminder of all that is wrong in the mass-market chocolate candy world. If you’ve been around here very long, you know that things don’t have to be […]
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Giannios

  16-01-2019 16:00
  Eventually, there’s going to be a point in this discussion where Giannios Candy Company gets accolades and raves. But at first blush, it’s excellence feels like a cruel reminder of all that is wrong in the mass-market chocolate candy world. If you’ve been around here very long, you know that things don’t have to be […]
  
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• Civics Update: New City Council Member, Residents Host Town Hall on Shutdown, and more

  16-01-2019 14:54
  Council Selects Replacement for Jaiza Page Columbus City Council has selected Shayla Favor, Assistant City Attorney, to fill the seat vacated by former member Jaiza Page. “We are very pleased to have Favor join our team and look forward to the unique perspective she has to offer,” said Council President Shannon Hardin in a press […]
  
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• Hearing set on school shooting suspect's contact with guard

  16-01-2019 13:08
  
  A judge is set to consider whether Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz should still be supervised by a corrections officer he is accused of assaulting.Cruz's lawyers want Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer on Wednesday to stop Cruz from being supervised by Sgt. Raymond Beltran. Cruz is kept segregated from other prisoners and is under close watch at the Broward County Jail.Authorities say Cruz attacked Beltran in November amid increasing friction between the two. Cruz faces several felony
  
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• Ohio man sentenced in terrorism funding case

  16-01-2019 12:59
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — One of two brothers from Ohio who admitted giving money to a friend who sent it to an al-Qaida leader has been sentenced to five years in prison.A federal judge in Toledo sentenced Sultane Salim on Tuesday after he earlier pleaded guilty to concealing the financing of terrorism.His brother, Asif Salim, was sentenced in October to six years in prison on the same charge.Salim, a former Ohio State student said in court Tuesday that the money was a loan repayment. He says h
  
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• Tribute to 9/11 workers takes shape in granite country

  16-01-2019 12:56
  
  BARRE, Vt. (AP) — A memorial paying homage to thousands of rescue and recovery workers who labored in the ruins of the World Trade Center is taking shape in Vermont, where workers are chipping at and chiseling slabs of granite that will be installed this spring at the national Sept. 11 memorial.The new area with a path flanked by stone monoliths will also honor those sickened or who died from exposure to toxins after the towers fell.One of the six monoliths weighing between 15 and 17.5 ton
  
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• Super Bowl planners: Shutdown brings 'uncharted territory'

  16-01-2019 12:56
  
  ATLANTA — A day after travelers waited nearly 90 minutes in snail-speed security lines at the world's busiest airport, Atlanta's mayor is concerned about the waits that could result when the city hosts the 2019 Super Bowl.The ongoing partial government shutdown is "uncharted territory" amid planning for one of the world's biggest sporting events, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Tuesday."Obviously, we are in uncharted territory with the shutdown that's gone on this long, and we are preparin
  
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• Giant rotating ice disk draws attention, visitors

  16-01-2019 12:53
  
  WESTBROOK, Maine (AP) — Think of it as a crop circle, but in a river.A curious formation that's getting attention in Greater Portland is actually a spinning ice disk that is roughly 100 yards wide.The formation in the Presumpscot River was widely shared on social media and has drawn comparisons to an alien spacecraft, a carousel and the moon.The oddity drew a crowd that stood mesmerized by the slow-turning disk Tuesday afternoon in Westbrook.The ice formation is believed to have formed nat
  
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• Federal judge allowing open phone line during Ohio execution

  16-01-2019 12:41
  
  COLUMBUS — A federal judge is once again allowing the use of an open phone line to his courtroom during an Ohio execution.Tuesday's decision by Judge Michael Merz permits use of a system created in 2017 when defense attorneys tried unsuccessfully to stop an execution based on the inmate's reaction to the lethal drugs.Under the order, attorneys for condemned killer Keith Henness and an assistant attorney general will be on the line with the judge and a court reporter in case something goes
  
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• In era of news deserts, no easy fix for local news struggles

  16-01-2019 12:38
  
  NEW YORK — The local news industry hasn't been the subject of much good news itself, lately.Newspaper circulation is down sharply, and so is employment in the newspaper industry. Financial cutbacks have led to the shutdown of nearly 1,800 daily and weekly newspapers since 2004.Two developments this week brought the issue into further focus. Facebook, whose success has contributed to the news business' decline, announced Tuesday it would invest $300 million over three years in news initiati
  
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• Craft beer taps squeezed as shutdown delays new releases

  16-01-2019 12:35
  
  MILWAUKEE — The nation's craft beer taps are being squeezed by the government shutdown, which has put new releases on hold, prevented new breweries from opening and stopped shipments of some suds across state lines.The partial shutdown halted operations at the federal agency that regulates alcohol production and distribution. That means government employees can't issue the permits needed for the beer to flow."I've been joking with people that if you're going to want a new beer coming out p
  
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• Ohio State QB Tate Martell announces transfer to Miami

  16-01-2019 06:28
  
  Quarterback Tate Martell has announced he will be leaving Ohio State and going to the University of Miami.Martell posted the announcement on his Twitter page shortly after midnight Wednesday.right back like we never left...I’M A HURRICANE! 🙌🏼🌴 pic.twitter.com/6Dh0gu4fxD— TATE MARTELL (@TheTateMartell) January 16, 2019
  In 2018, Martell played in six games, completing 23 passes for 269 and one touchdown. He also rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns.Last week
  
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• Second lawsuit filed against Mount Carmel, Dr. Husel over alleged fentanyl prescription death

  16-01-2019 04:28
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A second lawsuit has been filed against a Mount Carmel doctor who has been accused of prescribing “grossly inappropriate” lethal doses of fentanyl to 27 patients.The latest lawsuit was filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday.It names Mount Carmel Health Systems, Dr. William Husel, Talon Schroyer – all who were named in the first lawsuit – and another nurse.It alleges that Dr.William Husel ordered that 600 micrograms of fentanyl be giv
  
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• Sen. Sherrod Brown to tour early states before 2020 decision

  16-01-2019 03:09
  
  WASHINGTON — Sen. Sherrod Brown is launching a tour of three states that cast pivotal early votes in the 2020 presidential primary.The move from the Ohio Democrat is a key step before he decides whether to launch a campaign for the White House.Brown won a third term in November on the strength of a message he calls the "Dignity of Work." He plans to use that motto for his forthcoming tour, which he announced Tuesday night on MSNBC.It includes stops in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina
  
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• Medical marijuana sales to begin Wednesday in Ohio

  16-01-2019 00:45
  
  The first medical marijuana dispensaries will be opening and making their first sales Wednesday morning.Cresco Labs CY+ Dispensary and Ohio Valley Natural Relief both located in Wintersville and The Forest in Sandusky will be opening at 9 a.m.CY+ was the first of 56 state-licensed medical marijuana outlets to receive a certificate of operation.Ohio approved a medical marijuana law in 2016, which allows people with medical conditions, such as cancer and epilepsy, to buy and use marijuana with a d
  
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• First medical marijuana sold in Ohio as dispensaries open

  16-01-2019 00:45
  One of the first, if not the first, person to purchase medical marijuana in Ohio on Wednesday morning thinks the much-anticipated opening of dispensaries is a "great day" for the state."I think it's a big win for patients in Ohio," said Joan Caleodis, who has primary progressive multiple sclerosis, in a telephone interview after buying $200 worth of marijuana buds at CY+ Dispensary in eastern Ohio.While Ohio has awarded provisional licenses to 56 dispensaries, only four opened Wednesday —
  
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• First dispensaries in Ohio ready to sell medical marijuana

  16-01-2019 00:45
  Four dispensaries are ready to begin selling medical marijuana for the first time in Ohio, Wednesday morning.Cresco Labs CY+ Dispensary and Ohio Valley Natural Relief both located in Wintersville and The Forest in Sandusky will be opening at 9 a.m.CY+ was the first of 56 state-licensed medical marijuana outlets to receive a certificate of operation. The only products available for sale currently are plant material, known as flowers or buds that state law allows to be vaporized but not smoked.Oth
  
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• First dispensaries in Ohio now selling medical marijuana

  16-01-2019 00:45
  Four dispensaries are began selling medical marijuana for the first time in Ohio.Two of the dispensaries that opened Wednesday morning are in the southeast Ohio community of Wintersville, outside Steubenville. The other two dispensaries are in Sandusky in northern Ohio and in Canton in northeast Ohio.A fifth dispensary outside Cleveland in the city of Wickliffe is expected to open later this week.The only products available for sale currently are plant material, known as flowers or buds that sta
  
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• Internal memos show Mount Carmel alerted staff and authorities about patient care concerns a month ago

  16-01-2019 00:07
  COLUMBUS – While a civil lawsuit filed Monday alleges that a Mount Carmel doctor ordered – and that hospital staff administered – lethal doses of fentanyl to 27 patients, Mount Carmel Health Systems has known for more than a month about the allegations, 10 Investigates has learned.Dr. William Husel, who worked with patients in intensive care, is alleged in a civil lawsuit to have ordered “grossly excessive” and “inappropriate” amounts of fentanyl to 27 p
  
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