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• Columbus Rotary Club: CAPA

  29-01-2019 23:15 via youtube.com
  
  
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• South Side’s Tatoheads Announces Summer Closure

  29-01-2019 22:37
  South Side bar and restaurant Tatoheads Public House narrowly escaped an early closure this month, but the bar will close by the end of June 2019, says owner Dan McCarthy.  “I was supposed to hand the keys over yesterday,” says McCarthy, “but an angel investor came through at the last minute.” The investor, who McCarthy […]
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting, January 28, 2019

  29-01-2019 22:21 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Trump friend Stone pleads not guilty in Russia probe case

  29-01-2019 21:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Stone, a longtime adviser and confidant of President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to felony charges in the Russia investigation after a publicity-filled few days spent slamming the probe as politically motivated.The political operative and self-described dirty trickster faces charges that he lied to lawmakers, engaged in witness tampering and obstructed a congressional investigation into possible coordination between Russia and Trump's 2016 presidential
  
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• Zanesville City Schools employee charged with sexual battery of a student

  29-01-2019 21:16
  
  An employee with Zanesville City Schools has been charged with two counts of sexual battery.According to the Zanesville Police Department, they received information from a school resource officer that he had obtained information alleging misconduct by an employee involving a juvenile student.An investigation led to charges being filed against 34-year-old Michael S. Law.Law is being held at the Zanesville City Jail on $100,000 bond.According to Zanesville City Schools, Law is a classroom aide and
  
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• 'Empire' actor attacked in possible hate crime, police say

  29-01-2019 20:25
  
  CHICAGO - Chicago police have opened a hate crime investigation after a cast member of the television show "Empire" alleged he was attacked by men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs at him and physically attacked him.Police say 36-year-oldJussie Smollett reported being attacked while walking downtown around 2 a.m. Tuesday.Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says Smollett reported that two men approached him and began shouting the racial and homophobic slurs at him. He says they then struck h
  
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• Duecento Cocktail Lounge Opening in Italian Village

  29-01-2019 20:05
  Local entrepreneurs Andrew Losinske and Ted Lawson (Bullwinkles Night Club) are injecting a bit of Italian flair into Italian Village. They’ll open up Duecento, Italian for “two-hundred,” on the corner of East Fourth Avenue and North Fourth Street this Saturday, Feb. 2. Losinske and Lawson took over the lease at 200 E. Fourth Ave. three […]
  
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• "Black Panther" returns to movie theaters for free Black History Month screenings

  29-01-2019 19:10
  
  "Black Panther" is returning to movie theaters for free in celebration of Black History Month, Disney announced Monday.The Marvel film, which earned seven Oscar nominations including best picture, became a cultural phenomenon with its predominantly black cast and inspirational characters."Black Panther is groundbreaking for many reasons, including the rich diversity of voices behind its success," Disney CEO Bob Iger said in a statement. "The story also showcases the power of knowledge to change
  
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• Photos: Salesian Building Downtown Has New Owner

  29-01-2019 18:38
  The former Salesian Boys and Girls Club at 80 S. Sixth St. has a new owner. Franklin County Auditor records show that a Connect Realty- affiliated company purchased the five-story building for $3 million at the end of last year. Connect Realty is the developer behind some high-profile historic renovation projects in and around Downtown, […]
  
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• Columbus City Schools cancels classes Wednesday due to subzero temps, wind chills

  29-01-2019 18:12
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -All classes and activities at Columbus City Schools will be canceled Wednesday due to the extreme cold.CCS made the announcement on Twitter Tuesday morning.At this time, no other major districts have canceled.LIST: Get the latest school & business closings WEATHER ALERT: Classes and activities at all Columbus City Schools are CANCELLED for Wednesday (1/30) due to forecasts of prolonged subzero conditions. pic.twitter.com/WIAgXmKeho— ColumbusCitySchools (@ColsCitySchools
  
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• Central Ohio schools, colleges cancel classes Wednesday due to subzero temps, wind chills

  29-01-2019 18:12
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Most of the school districts in central Ohio have called off classes as the temperatures are expected to fall below zero for Wednesday.Wind chills in the Columbus area Wednesday will be the coldest in nearly three years dipping to 25 to 35 below zero at times with daytime highs around zero.Columbus City Schools canceled their classes early Tuesday and several other major districts followed throughout the day. The Ohio State University announced Tuesday evening they would close c
  
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• 3 killed in medical helicopter crash in southeast Ohio identified

  29-01-2019 17:53
  
  Authorities say three people aboard a medical helicopter have died in a crash in southeastern Ohio.According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, they were notified by Survival Flight that communications was lost with one of their helicopters around at 7:20 a.m. Tuesday.The helicopter departed Mount Carmel Grove City hospital and was flying to Holzer Meigs hospital in Pomeroy.Troopers located the wreckage of a Bell 407 helicopter east of State Route 278 and south of King Hollow Trail in Vinton Coun
  
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• 3 dead after medical helicopter crashes in southeast Ohio

  29-01-2019 17:53
  
  Three people are dead after a medical helicopter crashed Tuesday morning in Vinton County.The helicopter reportedly crashed near Lake Hope State Park in McArthur, Ohio.Three crew members on a Survival Flight helicopter were on their way to pick up a patient when the crash occurred. No one survived, according to OSHP.The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash.Mount Carmel Health issued the following statement on behalf of Andrew Arthurs, VP of EMS Operations, Survival Flight:I
  
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• Yoga Loft Expands and Uplifts

  29-01-2019 17:31
  “Because of my body, I was really afraid of yoga. I finally got up the nerve to come to a yoga class here,” said a student at Yoga Loft on Saturday. “I come twice a week now and am loving it! I wish I’d started going here years ago, my back has never felt better.” […]
  
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• 23 staffers on leave at Mount Carmel in wake of fentanyl overdose scandal

  29-01-2019 17:21
  COLUMBUS - Mount Carmel West hospital on Tuesday announced that it has now placed 23 members of its staff on leave -- including members of management -- in wake of the scandal there.Thirty-four patients have been identified as having received potentially lethal doses of fentanyl. Twenty-eight of them, the hospital says, were given fatal doses. The other six, it says, received doses that went beyond providing comfort but likely died from other causes.This afternoon, Chris Thomas, the son of 65-ye
  
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• 23 staffers now on leave at Mount Carmel in wake of fentanyl overdose scandal

  29-01-2019 17:21
  
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) -- Mount Carmel West hospital on Tuesday announced that it has placed 23 members of its staff on leave -- including members of management -- in wake of the scandal there.Thirty-four patients have been identified as having received potentially lethal doses of fentanyl. Twenty-eight of them, the hospital says, were given fatal doses. The other six, it says, received doses that went beyond providing comfort but likely died from other causes.This afternoon, family members of 65-year
  
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• 23 staffers now leave at Mount Carmel in wake of fentanyl overdose scandal

  29-01-2019 17:21
  
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) -- Mount Carmel West hospital on Tuesday announced that it has placed 23 members of its staff on leave -- including members of management -- in wake of the scandal there.Thirty-four patients have been identified as having received potentially lethal doses of fentanyl. Twenty-eight of them, the hospital says, were given fatal doses. The other six, it says, received doses that went beyond providing comfort but likely died from other causes.This afternoon, family members of 65-year
  
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• Theatre Review: CATCO’s Charming Every Brilliant Thing

  29-01-2019 17:18
  Every Brilliant Thing is the one-character piece that introduced playwright Duncan MacMillan (written with original star Jonny Donahoe) to the world stage. A rare, charming play with suicide at its heart, the show’s popularity has not abated since the 2014 premiere. Evidence of that love includes an HBO filmed version of the Off-Broadway run and […]
  
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• Thousands sign Ohio State student's petition to cancel classes during Wednesday's extreme cold

  29-01-2019 16:56
  
  COLUMBUS -- Students at The Ohio State University are signing a petition to get school officials to cancel classes Wednesday during the extremely cold weather.A student at OSU started the online petition on Change.org to cancel classes due to the most extreme winter temperatures and wind chills being on Wednesday. As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, more than 20,000 people have signed the petition. That number continues to grow with a goal of 25,000 signatures.Wind chills in the Columbus area Wednesday will
  
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• John Waters Brings Transgressive Art to the Wex

  29-01-2019 16:00
  If you think John Waters’ drive to celebrate filth and confront the status quo could be contained within cinema, the Wexner Center for the Arts has a treat for you. John Waters: Indecent Exposure — an exhibition of more than 160 photographs, sculptures, sound works and moving image pieces — opens at the Wex on Feb. […]
  
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• First Look: Alqueria

  29-01-2019 15:00
  Farm-to-table restaurant Alqueria is now open for lunch and dinner. Opened by two former Barcelona chefs Jacob Hough and Patrick Marker, the restaurant offers American cuisine with a twist, along with a signature cocktail menu and extensive wine list. The menu will be familiar to any midwesterner. Both Hough and Marker suggest the pork shank […]
  
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• Passenger stabs, kills pregnant Lyft driver in Tempe, Ariz.

  29-01-2019 12:45
  
  A would-be passenger stabbed a pregnant Lyft driver to death Sunday when she arrived to pick him up at an apartment complex in Tempe, Arizona, reports CBS Phoenix affiliate KPHO-TV. He stole her SUV and was arrested soon after about 130 miles away.He then confessed, authorities said, adding theythink he attacked the victim so he could take the vehicle.Tempe police identified the victim Monday as Kristina Howato, 39, and said she was in her third trimester of pregnancy. Police Sgt. Ron Elcock sai
  
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• Apple turns off group FaceTime amid reports of bug

  29-01-2019 12:42
  
  Apple has made the group chat function in FaceTime unavailable after users said there was a bug that could allow callers to activate another user's microphone remotely.The bug was demonstrated through videos online and reported on this week by tech blogs. Apple's online support page on Tuesday said there was a technical issue with the application and that Group Facetime "is temporarily unavailable."Reports said the bug in the video chat app could allow an iPhone user calling another iPhone throu
  
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• Apple to fix FaceTime bug that allows eavesdropping

  29-01-2019 12:42
  
  Apple has made the group chat function in FaceTime unavailable after users said there was a bug that could allow callers to activate another user's microphone remotely.The bug was demonstrated through videos online and reported on this week by tech blogs. Reports say the bug in the video chat app could allow an iPhone user calling another iPhone through Group Facetime to hear the audio from the other handset — even if the receiver did not accept the call."We're aware of this issue and we h
  
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• Army of strangers show up to honor Air Force veteran at his funeral

  29-01-2019 12:40
  KILLEEN, TX (CBS News) -- In Killeen, Texas, more than 1,000 strangers showed up from miles around to say farewell to an Air Force veteran they never met. Joseph Walker, 72, died alone, but people were determined he would not be laid to rest alone."Today we are not strangers. Today we are family. I don't have a whole lot of information but it doesn't matter because once upon a time like a lot of other vets, he signed a blank check for our nation," said Marc George of the Christian Motorcyclists
  
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• PG&E files for bankruptcy amid wildfire lawsuits

  29-01-2019 12:39
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — The largest utility in the U.S., Pacific Gas & Electric Corp., filed for bankruptcy Tuesday as it faces billions of dollars in potential damages from wildfires in California.The utility filed documents in a U.S. court seeking Chapter 11 reorganization despite state investigators determining last week that its equipment was not to blame for a 2017 fire that killed 22 people in Northern California wine country.The company cited hundreds of lawsuits from victims of that bl
  
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• Atlanta preps for possible snow, ice ahead of Super Bowl

  29-01-2019 12:37
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — More than 100 flights have been canceled Tuesday at Atlanta's airport and city leaders say they fear ice could slicken streets and freeways just as thousands of fans begin pouring into town for Super Bowl 53.The winter storm churning into Georgia comes five years after cars, trucks and school buses became marooned on Atlanta freeways in what became known as "snow jam ."A winter weather advisory goes into effect at 3 a.m. Tuesday for Atlanta, a city known for grinding to a ha
  
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• Fund pays over $1.2M to those impacted by building shooting

  29-01-2019 12:35
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A victims fund created in the wake of a shooting that killed three people and injured two others at a Cincinnati office building has been paid out to those impacted by the shooting.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that the Cincinnati Strong Victims Fund gifted the more than $1.2 million collected to 33 people directly affected by the Sept. 6 shooting at the Fifth Third Bancorp building.Fifth Third Foundation donated $1 million to the victims' fund created in October and do
  
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• Budweiser Clydesdales tour Georgia before Super Bowl

  29-01-2019 12:35
  
  ATLANTA — Budweiser is touring its iconic Clydesdales around Georgia before the Super Bowl starts in Atlanta this weekend.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the large horses were in Marietta on Monday and will appear in Lithia Springs on Tuesday afternoon.Budweiser says its Clydesdales were first introduced in 1933 after Prohibition was repealed. It says the horses serve as symbols of the "unconquerable American spirit," as well as the brand.The Clydesdales head to Sugar Hill on Wedn
  
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• ODOT: Number of deadly crashes around Ohio down, pedestrian deaths up overall

  29-01-2019 10:51
  
  COLUMBUS – Good news for Ohio drivers.In a Strategic Highway Safety Plan meeting, Monday with safety organizations from across the state, leaders with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) discussed trends on Ohio roadways.Findings show that while four out of the last five years have seen a rise in traffic deaths around the state, 2018 was different.In 2018 the state saw about a 9 percent reduction in traffic deaths statewide, according to Michelle May, ODOT highway safety program m
  
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• Columbus Police investigating homicide in Linworth neighborhood

  29-01-2019 09:59
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -Columbus Police are conducting a homicide investigation in the Linworth area.Around 11:30 Monday night, they received a report of shots being fired on Adler Court. That's near W Dublin Granville Road and Railroad Street. The person who called 911 reported seeing two people standing near a garage.Officers found a man in a garage suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. Medical crews transported the man, who was in critical condition, to Riverside Hospital. Doctors prono
  
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• Columbus Police find vehicle of woman missing after domestic dispute

  29-01-2019 08:31
  
  COLUMBUS - Investigators have issued an alert in hopes of finding a missing woman.Police found 28-year-old Amber Evans' vehicle in the Scioto Mile area on Monday evening after a domestic dispute.Columbus Police and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office are working together to search for Evans. Authorities have used a drone and infrared camera in the search but were unable to find anything. Evans was last seen wearing a white parka and black leggings. She is missing from the area of Belle Street a
  
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• Franklin County Sheriff's Office investigating deadly crash on I-270

  29-01-2019 04:58
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly crash Monday night.Deputies and medics responded to I-270 eastbound at U.S. 23 on the south side of Columbus after 10 p.m.The sheriff's office said one vehicle was involved.The ramps from I-270 east to northbound and southbound U.S.23 are closed.The accident investigation team from the sheriff's office is on the scene.
  
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• Franklin County Sheriff's Office identifies man killed in crash on I-270

  29-01-2019 04:58
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly crash Monday night.Deputies and medics responded to I-270 eastbound at U.S. 23 on the south side of Columbus after 10 p.m.The sheriff's office said one vehicle was involved. A 2009 Ford F150 was traveling east on I-270 when it struck the barrier near the exit ramps. The driver, identified as Charles E. Martin, age 72 of Columbus, was pronounced dead at the scene.The ramps from I-270 east to northbound and southbound
  
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• Police looking for missing woman from Dublin

  29-01-2019 03:41
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio – Police in Dublin are looking for a missing woman, 65-year-old Jane Berlin.A statewide alert was issued or Berlin after she was last seen on Sunday in London, Ohio where she was trying to get directions back to Dublin.She was last seen wearing a black coat, blue shirt, and dark pants.She is 5-feet 3-inches tall, weighs 150 pounds, and has gray hair and blue eyes.She was last seen driving a silver 2015 Volvo XC70 with Ohio plate number GNJ8202.If anyone has any information, th
  
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• Mueller probe is 'close to being completed,' acting AG says

  29-01-2019 03:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel's Russia probe is "close to being completed," the acting attorney general said Monday in the first official sign that the investigation may be wrapping up.Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's comments were a departure for the Justice Department, which rarely comments on the state of the investigation into whether President Donald Trump's campaign coordinated with Russia during the 2016 presidential election."The investigation is, I think, close t
  
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• AEP Ohio offers energy efficiency tips ahead of sub-zero temps

  29-01-2019 02:50
  Dave Tabata wants you to know how to keep your house warm while keeping your electric bill down."There's little tips that we can provide to customers that can save them some money," he said.Tabata is the consumer programs manager for AEP Ohio. He says there are things you can do right now ahead of Wednesday's sub-zero temperatures.Weather stripping, he says, installed at the bottom and side of doors, can stop drafts from coming into your house. It can cut down the time that your thermostat is ru
  
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• Agent: Panarin won't discuss contract until after season

  29-01-2019 01:45
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Artemi Panarin's agent says the star forward won't discuss a new contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets until after the season.Dan Milstein tweeted a statement Monday saying Panarin's "priority now is to focus on the rest of the season."Panarin will be an unrestricted free agent. The team's efforts to sign him to a multiyear extension have been unsuccessful, and he isn't sure if he wants to stay in Columbus. The team may consider trading him before the Feb. 25 deadli
  
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• Trump backs push for Bible classes in schools

  29-01-2019 01:40
  
  President Trump appeared to endorse efforts by legislators in several states to allow public schools to offer Bible classes."Numerous states introducing Bible Literacy classes, giving students the option of studying the Bible. Starting to make a turn back? Great!" Trump tweeted Monday morning after "Fox and Friends" ran a segment on the topic.Christian lawmakers in six Republican-controlled state legislatures across the country are pushing for legislation that would allow public schools to offer
  
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• St. Matthew Catholic School closed Tuesday after more than 100 students stay home with flu-like symptoms

  29-01-2019 01:26
  
  GAHANNA, Ohio – St. Matthew Catholic School in Gahanna will be closed Tuesday because more than 100 students did not attend school Monday due to flu-like symptoms, according to the Catholic Diocese of Columbus.The diocese said approximately 107 students were not at school Monday.The school will be cleaned and disinfected on Tuesday.
  
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• Houston police: 5 officers injured in shooting, suspect dead

  29-01-2019 00:31
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Five Houston officers were injured in a shooting Monday in an incident involving a suspect and taken to a hospital, police said.Houston police tweeted the officers were "struck with gunfire following an encounter with a suspect" Monday afternoon in a neighborhood in southeast Houston.Joe Gamaldi, president of the Houston Police Officers' Union, tweeted that two officers were in critical condition and the other three in stable condition at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Cente
  
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• Houston police: 5 officers hurt in shooting, 2 suspects dead

  29-01-2019 00:31
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Two suspects are dead after a shooting on Monday that injured five Houston police officers, including four who were hit by gunfire as they attempted to serve a search warrant at a home where drug selling was suspected, the police chief said.A group of about a dozen officers with the Houston Police Department's narcotics unit were attempting to serve the warrant when they forced open the home's front door and immediately faced gunfire from one or two individuals, said Police
  
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• Houston chief: 5 undercover officers injured in drug raid

  29-01-2019 00:31
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — An attempt to serve a search warrant at a suspected drug house quickly turned into a gunbattle that killed two suspects and injured five undercover narcotics officers, including four who were shot, Houston's police chief said.Chief Art Acevedo said the officers "immediately came under fire" upon entering the home on the city's southeast side Monday afternoon. The suspects were killed. Four of the officers were shot and a fifth suffered a knee injury."Two things you know abou
  
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• Cold weather options for kids if schools are closed

  29-01-2019 00:27
  As the City of Columbus prepares for subzero temperatures mid-week, the Department of Recreation and Parks has plans in place to open its community centers as warming centers for those with limited heating resources.Five community centers across the city will open to the public for extended hours 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.Barnett Community Center, 1184 Barnett Rd.Beatty Community Center, 247 N. Ohio Ave.Marion Franklin Community Center, 2801 Lockbourne Rd.Westgate Community Center, 455 S. Westgate Ave.Whe
  
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• 2 injured in southeast Columbus incident

  29-01-2019 00:21
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Two people are being treated for injuries after an incident in southeast Columbus, according to police.Police said officers were called to the Commons at Waters Edge apartment complex on Refugee Road Monday evening.Dispatchers said one person is believed to have been stabbed and taken to Mount Carmel East in stable condition.Another person is believed to have been shot and taken to Grant Medical Center also in stable condition, according to police.No other information was
  
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• 2 injured in southeast Columbus altercation

  29-01-2019 00:21
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Two people are being treated for injuries after an altercation southeast Columbus, according to police.Police said officers were called to the Commons at Waters Edge apartment complex on Refugee Road Monday evening.Dispatchers said one person is believed to have been stabbed and taken to Mount Carmel East in stable condition.Another person is believed to have been shot and taken to Grant Medical Center also in stable condition, according to police.No other information was
  
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