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• Local dog rescue from icy pond featured on A&E’s ‘Live PD’

  27-01-2019 22:17
  GALLOWAY, Ohio – A heroic rescue of a dog stuck in an icy pond near Galloway last week was featured on A&E's "Live PD" Saturday night.The scene showed Lt. Edward Schillig of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office responding to the call Wednesday afternoon of a dog that fell into a pond.The Prairie Township Fire Department and members of the sheriff’s office responded to the pond off of Amity Road, where a dog could be seen struggling to get out of the freezing water.Responders were
  
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• City Council Member Shayla Favor Swearing-in Ceremony

  27-01-2019 18:29 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Ohio to begin accepting state income tax returns

  27-01-2019 15:43
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's Department of Taxation will begin accepting 2018 state income tax returns, including online.Ohioans can start filing their returns on Monday. More than 5.5 million Ohio taxpayers are expected to file by the April 15 deadline.Changes this year include:An increase in the maximum deduction for Medical Savings Account contributions;Increases to tax-free contributions to an Ohio 529 plan or to a STABLE account to a maximum of $4,000 per beneficiary;An inflation adju
  
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• 1 dead after stabbing in Reynoldsburg

  27-01-2019 15:32
  
  REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio-- One man is dead after being stabbed Saturday, according to Reynoldsburg police.At approximately 2:05 a.m., Reynoldsburg police officers responded to a call of a reported stabbing on Rodebaugh Road.The victim, Delbert Wise, was found with multiple stab wounds when police arrived. He was taken to Mount Carmel East where he later died.The suspect, Tasean Fritz, was arrested and charged with murder.Fritz has been transported to Franklin County Jail.
  
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• Man killed in head-on crash in Hocking County

  27-01-2019 14:48
  
  LOGAN, Ohio-- Troopers from the Athens Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a fatal crash in Hocking County.It happened just before 9 a.m. Saturday on State Route 595 just south of Stout Road.Christopher Good, 44, of Carbon Hill, was driving southbound on SR-595 in a Toyota Yaris when he was struck head-on by a Chevrolet Avalanche traveling left of the center median northbound on SR-595.According to authorities, Good was pronounced dead on the scene by the Hocking County Coron
  
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• Police offer reward for information in homicide case from last year

  27-01-2019 14:31
  COLUMBUS-- Police are searching for more information in a homicide case that took place last year.On Tuesday, Oct. 16, at approximately 2:37 a.m., Columbus police say officers were called to the 1000 block of Bryden Road on a report of a man lying in the parking lot.When officers arrived on the scene, they found the man, later identified as Jamareil Tamonte Caldwell, unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at 2:45 a.m.Investigation revealed that multiple gunshots
  
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• Armed robbery takes place near Ohio State's campus

  27-01-2019 07:38
  
  COLUMBUS-- An armed robbery took place near Ohio State University's campus Sunday, according to Ohio State University Emergency Management.It happened at the 100 block of E. 15th Avenue around 12:25 a.m., according to a tweet from OSU Emergency Management.An armed robbery took place, off campus, in the 100 block of E. 15th Ave around 12:25am this morning. If you saw anything, please contact @ColumbusPolice at 614-645-4545. #SeeSomethingSaySomething— OSU Emergency Mngmnt (@OSU_EMFP) January
  
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• Vigil held for husband and wife killed in robbery

  27-01-2019 04:59
  “My mom was my best friend.She had me young.We had more of a friend relationship than mother daughter,” said Allie.Allie is describing her mom, Karen Arrington.Karen, along with her husband, Joseph Arrington were shot inside players paradise last Sunday, in what police say was an armed robbery that ended in tragedy.Both Karen and Joseph worked at the internet cafe.They gathered to say goodbye and hope someone will step up and say something. Karen and Joseph Arrington were shot and k
  
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• Vigil held for husband and wife killed in Columbus internet cafe robbery

  27-01-2019 04:59
  “My mom was my best friend.She had me young.We had more of a friend relationship than mother daughter,” said Allie.Allie is describing her mom, Karen Arrington.Karen, along with her husband, Joseph Arrington were shot inside Players Paradise Internet Cafe last Sunday in what police say was an armed robbery that ended in tragedy.Both Karen and Joseph worked at the internet cafe.They gathered to say goodbye and hope someone will step up and say something. Karen and Joseph Arrington wer
  
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• Police investigate after teen struck by gunfire in east Columbus

  27-01-2019 04:40
  
  Police are investigating after a teenager was struck by gunfire in east Columbus Saturday.It happened at approximately 4:31 p.m. near the 900 block of Wilson Avenue. Police say a 16-year-old was walking in an alleyway when he heard gunshots.He was struck in the upper body by gunfire and was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Columbus Police Assault Unit at (614) 645-4141 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TI
  
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• Akron says cyberattack forced shutdown of city help line

  27-01-2019 04:16
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Officials say a financially motivated cyberattack on computer servers forced an Ohio city to shut down its 311 call center line as it prepared to dig out from a snowstorm.The Akron Beacon Journal reports a city of Akron spokeswoman says the attack included ransomware that demanded thousands of dollars. Ransomware is malicious software that threatens to publish a target's data or block access to it.Mayor Dan Horrigan said at a news conference Friday the city learned of th
  
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• Parents of Ohio child who died from exposure sentenced to prison

  27-01-2019 01:46
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The parents of a 2-year-old girl found unresponsive on the front porch of an Ohio home on a frigid February day have been sentenced to prison.The Akron Beacon Journal reports 23-year-old Tierra Williams and her former boyfriend, 25-year-old Dariaun Parker, had hoped to receive probation at sentencing Friday in Akron. They pleaded guilty to child endangering in November for Wynter Parker's death.Summit County Judge Alison McCarty sentenced Williams to 18 months and Parker
  
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• Toddler rescued after getting stuck inside toy box

  27-01-2019 00:48
  FORT LEE, N.J. — The Fort Lee Police Department in New Jersey posted several pictures on Facebook after they were called out to a home on Tuesday to help free 20-month-old Luca, who was stuck in one of his toys.“It’s kind of comical if you think about the situation,” his mom, Soona Choe, told CBS2. “He got in, got wedged in, and he couldn’t get out.”The toy is designed to help teach about shapes but somehow, the child climbed inside and wedged his legs a
  
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