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• AEP working to restore power to thousands across central Ohio

  07-02-2019 23:55
  
  AEP Ohio said crews are working to restore power to thousands across central Ohio.Approximately 2,900 customers are without power in northwest Columbus after the power went out around 4:40 p.m.The estimated time of restoration is 8:30 p.m.The power went out for more than 825 customers in the Hebron area just before 4 p.m.The estimated time of restoration is 9:30 p.m.AEP said it could not provide an exact cause but said it is likely somehow related to the weather.To stay up to date on the outages
  
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• Hocking County McDonald's employee diagnosed with hepatitis A

  07-02-2019 23:53
  
  The Hocking County Health Department says an employee with the Logan McDonald's located at 12904 SR 664 South was recently diagnosed with hepatitis A.McDonald's reported to the health department that the restaurant underwent a deep cleaning and sanitizing process after being informed of the diagnosis.The health department is working with McDonald's to arrange for current and future employees to have access to hepatitis A vaccinations.The health department says the risk for recent customers of th
  
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• FDA: Cases of cancer linked to breast implants

  07-02-2019 23:47
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The FDA has issued a warning about the link between a rare type of cancer and breast implants.On Wednesday, the FDA issued a report that there are 457 unique cases of BIA-ALCL, including nine patient deaths.According to data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, more than 300,000 women go under the knife for breast augmentation each year. For some patients, the surgery is cosmetic. For others like the patients of Ohio State surgeon Dr. Clara Lee, the surgery is re
  
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• Mount Carmel pharmacy manager named in latest wrongful death lawsuit

  07-02-2019 23:40
  
  COLUMBUS – In addition to naming Mount Carmel Health System, Dr. William Husel and nurses and pharmacists, the latest wrongful death lawsuit alleges that Mount Carmel pharmacy manager Janet Whittey should have been aware of “inappropriate and unsafe prescribing” at the hospital.Whittey’s employment status with the hospital is not clear.A hospital spokeswoman told 10 Investigates “we do not comment on individual matters of employment.”The hospital has, however,
  
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• Locals Bring a Black Perspective to Food Reviews

  07-02-2019 22:41
  Christian Jones and Chris Ray are long-time friends and roommates who decided a new voice in food reviews was needed. Jones has been a chef at Forno Kitchen and Bar on and off for two years. He studied at the Columbus Culinary Institute before cooking at The Table, North Market, and L’aitas in Cincinnati. Jones […]
  
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• Arena Football League returning to Columbus this Spring

  07-02-2019 22:35
  
  The Arena Football League has announced that it is launching a team in Columbus that will begin play this Spring.The AFL says the team will play its home games at Nationwide Arena.“This is a banner day for the Arena Football League, with the return of one of the League’s most attractive markets that has proven to be comprised of loyal fans,” said Ron Jaworski, the AFL chairman of the executive committee. “We are going to deliver an AFL team that will immediately excite an
  
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• New Delaware fire station aims to bring faster response times

  07-02-2019 22:08
  
  With a new fire station, fire and EMS crews in Delaware should now be able to respond to emergencies more quickly.The first engines are rolling out of Fire House 304 in the southeast part of the city.Delaware has grown 19 percent since 2010, with much of the growth in that area. Right now, crews respond from the downtown fire house which is five miles away. The new station significantly cuts response times.“Our response times are going to improve anywhere from nine to 12 minutes, currently
  
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• $5 million online car sales scam includes victims in central Ohio

  07-02-2019 22:05
  Three people have been charged for laundering the proceeds of an online vehicle-sale scam that grossed more than $5 million from nearly 600 victims nationwide, including several from central Ohio.Arrested were 35-year-old Terry J. Boutwell of Columbus, 39-year-old Tiffany A. Strobl of Columbus and 39-year-old Salitha R. Schexnayder of Miami, Florida.Strobl pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Prosecutors say her crime resulted in the theft of more than $2 million.Acc
  
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• Tornado Warning for Clark and Madison County canceled

  07-02-2019 21:42
  
  Parts of Clark and Madison County were briefly under a Tornado Warning Thursday afternoon.At 3:37 p.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Choctaw Lake, moving northeast at 45 mph.The warning was triggered by radar indicated rotation, meaning that radar was showing a possible tornado signature. The warning was in effect from 3:37 p.m. to 3:43 p.m.It lasted only six minutes because it was a very weak signature and was not well developed to be in effect for a lon
  
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• Hall of Famer, pioneering manager Frank Robinson dies at 83

  07-02-2019 21:16
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, has died. He was 83.Robinson had been in hospice care at his home in Bel Air. MLB confirmed his death Thursday.Robinson hit 586 career home runs and won the Triple Crown while leading the Baltimore Orioles to their first World Series championship in 1966.An All-Star outfielder in 12 seasons, his legacy extended far beyond the batter's b
  
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• City announces new gunfire detection system installed in Hilltop

  07-02-2019 21:06
  
  A new gunfire detection system introduced for Columbus has gone live in the Hilltop neighborhood, the city announced Thursday.The system installed by ShotSpotter uses a microphone to listen for and record gunfire in the area and sends location information to police cruisers in the neighborhood.Police hope the system will help law enforcement respond more quickly to incidents, administer aid to victims earlier and more."The key is to get there quickly enough to render any aid to any victims we ma
  
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• Stonewall Releases Video Calling for Unity in LGBTQ Community

  07-02-2019 20:30
  Stonewall Columbus (SWC) is “on a path forward,” says Executive Director AJ Casey in a video released by the organization on Monday, Feb. 4.  The four minute video, posted on SWC’s Facebook page, seemed aimed at addressing the arrests of four black queer and trans individuals — the BlackPride4 — during Stonewall’s pride parade in […]
  
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• Opinion: Stonewall’s “100 Days of Listening” is an Empty Gesture

  07-02-2019 20:30
  It has almost been two years of negligent behavior and relative silence from Stonewall Columbus (SWC) since Columbus police officers used excessive force against queer and trans people of color (QTPOC) at the 2017 Stonewall Pride Parade. Stonewall’s silence is in response to QTPOC asking, since the incident, to ensure that we would not endure […]
  
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• Concert Preview & Interview: Rainbow Kitten Surprise

  07-02-2019 20:25
  Rainbow Kitten Surprise’s vividly colorful name lives up to the splashes of sonic magnificence on their major label debut album for Elektra Records, How To: Friend, Love, Freefall. The Boone, North Carolina quintet was formed in 2013 when lead vocalist and principal songwriter, Sam Melo, and rhythm guitarist Darrick “Bozzy” Keller met as students at […]
  
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• Mega Weekend – Top Things To Do This Weekend – BeerFest and More

  07-02-2019 20:21
  Here’s to the weekend! Here’s a rundown of things for you to do to make the most of your weekend. Have you seen Hamilton? Or been to Duecento?Win tickets to: Dr. Dog, Anderson East, COIN, and Zoso. Take a look at some top picks for the weekend and find links to daily lists below. FOOD -Attend Columbus Winter […]
  
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• Pentatonix to perform at Nationwide Arena in June

  07-02-2019 20:15
  
  A cappella group Pentatonix have announced 45 tour dates as a kick off of The World Tour, which includes a stop in Columbus.The Grammy Award-winning group will perform at Nationwide Arena June 16.Tickets will be available for purchase to the general public starting Friday, Feb. 15 at 12 p.m. and can be bought here.A Patreon member presale of tickets will begin Monday, Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. and will run until Thursday, Feb. 14 at 10 p.m. American Express Card members can purchase tickets in select m
  
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• Marion police ask for help in locating missing 14-year-old

  07-02-2019 19:46
  
  The Marion Police Department is asking for help in locating a missing 14-year-old girl.Alexis Adkins has not been seen since the early morning hours of February 3.She is described as 5 feet 2 inches, 125 pounds, brown hair and brown eyes. Police did not have a clothing description.Anyone with information concerning Alexis’ whereabouts is asked to contact the Marion Central Dispatch Center at 740-387-2525.
  
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• How to Keep YOLO and FOMO from Ruining Your Budget

  07-02-2019 19:08
  Now more than ever, millennials are trying new things and engaging in different experiences to avoid FOMO, the fear of missing out. They embrace the mentality that you only live once (YOLO); but unfortunately, this mindset has come at a price. According to one study, nearly 40 percent of millennials have spent money they didn’t […]
  
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• Avoiding Addiction: Doctors turning to opioid alternatives to treat pain after C-sections

  07-02-2019 18:31
  
  Opioid painkillers are often what the doctor orders for new moms after they have a C-section to ease the post-delivery pain but the drugs could set them up for the problem of addiction.Medical experts say it's critical to have options to keep patients and their babies safe.Today at 5:30 p.m., 10TV medical correspondent Tracy Townsend shows us the non-opioid alternative local doctors are using that patients say is helping them feel better faster and focus even quicker on their newborns.Find out h
  
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• Churches team up to make "Night to Shine" special for participants

  07-02-2019 18:16
  
  WESTERVILLE, Ohio -From the red carpet to tiaras and crowns, guests at the upcoming "Night to Shine" will be given the full royal treatment."Night to Shine" is an event through the Tim Tebow Foundation, committed to celebrating people with special needs. The foundation has partnered with local churches to host an unforgettable prom night experience.Christin Sauline of Westerville has been a guest of "Night to Shine" for the past three years at Heritage Christian Church.When holding up her dress,
  
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• Restaurant Review: Brekkie Shack

  07-02-2019 17:52
  Brekkie Shack made its debut in Grandview Yard a few months ago. It’s tucked away down a corporate side road that connects Goodale and Third Avenues. The shiny new space uses hard surfaces and windowed garage-door walls, for a sleek, modern feel. That is, the “shack” does not feel like anything approaching a shack at all. […]
  
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• Man dies after driving into flood waters in Pike County

  07-02-2019 17:32
  
  A man is dead in Pike County after authorities said he drove into flood waters and tried to escape Thursday.The incident happened on State Route 124 north of State Route 32.The Pike County Sheriff’s Office said the man drove his vehicle around a barricade and into high water and became stranded.Investigators said the man exited the vehicle and attempted to retreat to safety on foot but didn’t make it out.The sheriff’s office identified the man as 58-year-old Donald L. Denny.Den
  
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• Columbus City Council [ 2018 Year in Review ]

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• Join Columbus City Council for a Celebration of Black History

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• Chief Jacobs Retirement Celebration

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• Conservative talk show host Doc Thompson struck, killed by passing train

  07-02-2019 15:44
  
  HALTOM CITY, Texas (AP) — A former host with Glenn Beck's online talk show lineup has died after he was struck by a train in North Texas while jogging alongside railroad tracks.Forty-nine-year-old Michael "Doc" Thompson worked for Beck's The Blaze website and before that for WLW-AM in Cincinnati and WRVA-AM in Richmond, Virginia.Police in Haltom City, adjacent to Fort Worth, say wireless earbuds were found and Thompson may not have heard the Amtrak train as he jogged in the same direction
  
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• Trump pledges to protect religious liberties at prayer event

  07-02-2019 15:35
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump told attendees at the annual National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday that he stands behind them, even as speakers bemoaned the level of division in the country and what one described as a "fracturing of the American family.""I will never let you down," Trump told an audience that included members of his Cabinet and Congress, including Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — whom he did not acknowledge.The pledge came two days after Trump offered
  
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• Gucci pulls 'blackface sweater' from stores after complaints

  07-02-2019 14:21
  
  ROME (AP) — Gucci has apologized for a wool sweater after complaints that it resembled blackface makeup and said the item had been pulled from its online and physical stores.It was the latest case of an Italian fashion house having to apologize for cultural or racial insensitivity.In a statement posted on Twitter on Wednesday, Gucci said it was committed to diversity and considered it a "fundamental value to be fully upheld, respected and at the forefront of every decision we make."The tur
  
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• Anti-abortion bills: odds good in GOP states, not Congress

  07-02-2019 13:13
  
  President Donald Trump's call for a ban on late-term abortions is unlikely to prevail in Congress, but Republican legislators in several states are pushing ahead with their own tough anti-abortion bills that they hope can pass muster with the Supreme Court.Two bills proposing to outlaw abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, advanced out of House and Senate committees in the Mississippi Legislature this week, with GOP Gov. Phil Bryant pledging to si
  
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• Milwaukee officer killed serving warrant; suspect arrested

  07-02-2019 13:11
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 17-year police veteran was shot and killed as he served a warrant on Milwaukee's south side Wednesday, becoming the city's third officer to be killed in the line of duty in eight months, authorities said.Officer Matthew Rittner was a tenured member of the Milwaukee Police Department's Tactical Enforcement Unit, which was conducting a search warrant on someone wanted for illegally selling firearms and drugs, Sgt. Sheronda Grant said in a news release Wednesday night. She
  
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• Man accused in parents' slay faces more charges in 3 deaths

  07-02-2019 12:30
  
  LIVINGSTON, La. — A grand jury in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, is set to consider formal charges against a man accused of killing his girlfriend, her family and his parents before fleeing to Virginia.The Advocate reports District Attorney Scott Perrilloux says he's seeking three counts of first-degree murder against 21-year-old Dakota Theriot in the deaths of Summer Ernest, her brother and her father. The jury will meet Thursday morning.Authorities say Theriot fatally shot the Ernests and
  
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• Man accused of molesting horse is charged in failed burglary

  07-02-2019 12:26
  
  MOBILE, Ala. — A man accused of molesting a horse is now accused of trying to break into an Alabama home with a stun gun and a sex toy.News outlets report 19-year-old Daniel James Bennett was arrested Monday on charges including attempted burglary. Mobile County Sheriff's deputies say Bennett was knocking on doors in an Irvington neighborhood and tried climbing through one resident's window. Deputies say Bennett also had a pair of hair styling scissors and a pack of razor blades in his pos
  
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• Ohio hunters harvest more than 172,000 deer for 2018-2019

  07-02-2019 12:23
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State officials say hunters in Ohio harvested more than 172,000 white-tailed deer throughout the state's 2018-2019 season for a decrease of more than 14,000 deer compared with last season.The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says 172,040 deer were checked in the 2018-2019 season. A total of 186,247 were checked in the 2017-2018 season.The department said in a release that its Division of Wildlife remains committed to properly managing Ohio's deer populations. It s
  
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• Video shows train leave with baby on board, dad on platform

  07-02-2019 12:20
  CLEVELAND - A surveillance video released by a transit authority in Cleveland shows a man stepping off a train to smoke a cigarette and then frantically chasing after it when it leaves the station with his baby on board.The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority released a statement about the Jan. 12 incident in East Cleveland on Wednesday.The statement says the train's driver learned about the baby on board before it arrived at the next station, which was just a minute away. RTA officials
  
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• Gov. DeWine to give first State of the State speech March 5

  07-02-2019 12:06
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — New Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is set to give his first State of the State speech on March 5 at the Statehouse.The Ohio House authorized the event in a vote Wednesday, after Speaker Larry Householder officially invited the Republican governor to deliver the midday speech. Householder also is a Republican.The annual address is traditionally presented to the Legislature, with Supreme Court justices, statewide officeholders and other officials attending.DeWine's decision to g
  
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• Trump's first 4 trips to Mar-a-Lago cost taxpayers $13.6 million, watchdog finds

  07-02-2019 11:59
  
  Four of President Trump's trips to his Mar-a-Lago resort in south Florida during his first months in office cost the U.S. government approximately $13.6 million in taxpayer funds, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The government watchdog group was tasked with compiling expenses incurred by different federal agencies to finance security, logistics and other resources for the president's four trips to Mar-a-Lago from Feb. 3 to March 5, 2017. According to the GAO'
  
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• Women's brains appear "years younger" than men's, study finds

  07-02-2019 11:57
  
  Women tend to outlive men and stay mentally sharp longer, and a new study out Monday could explain why: female brains appear on average about three years younger.The study enrolled 121 women and 84 men, who underwent PET scans to measure brain metabolism, or the flow of oxygen and glucose in their brains.Like other organs in the body, the brain uses sugar as fuel. But just how it metabolizes glucose can reveal a lot about the brain's metabolic age.Subjects ranged from their 20s to 80s, and acros
  
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• Pike County needs help paying for trials in Rhoden family murders

  07-02-2019 11:56
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's attorney general says the state should cover the majority of the costs for prosecuting the four suspects in the slayings of eight people in an Ohio county.Officials in Pike County estimate they'll spend well over $1 million on the upcoming cases involving the 2016 killings of eight members of the Rhoden family.State Attorney General Dave Yost said Thursday he doesn't want the costs to cripple the small county in southern Ohio.He feels the state should pick up a
  
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• Officials to discuss costs of trials in Ohio family massacre

  07-02-2019 11:56
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio officials will meet to go over state funding that will help cover the costs of prosecuting the four suspects in the slayings of eight people in southern Ohio.State Attorney General Dave Yost plans to meet with state lawmakers and officials from Pike County on Thursday to discuss the funding.Ohio lawmakers at the end of last year passed a measure providing $100,000 to help cover costs in the upcoming cases involving the 2016 killings of eight members of the Rhoden
  
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• Middle school science project urges parents to change behaviors to help environment

  07-02-2019 11:47
  
  DELAWARE, Ohio - What started as an average science project for students at Dempsey Middle School in The City of Delaware, has turned into a full-blown experience in public policy and community change.After careful observation, students in Jon Kelley’s 6th-grade class identified a problem at their school.“When I come to school I can see, like, kids getting dropped off but people also waiting in their cars with it turned on,” said Joslyn Van Gundy.Van Gundy and her classmates no
  
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• Columbus police searching for high risk adult missing from East Linden

  07-02-2019 08:57
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -Columbus Police are seeking public assistance in locating a high risk missing adult.James Belton, Jr. left his home around 2 p.m. on Wednesday. According to police, the 52-year old was heading to catch a COTA bus at the Joyce and Hudson stop in order to go to a doctor's appointment on Long Street. It is not clear if he ever made it to that appointment.Police are reviewing video to see if Belton ever boarded a bus.Belton has diagnosed mental disorders. He was last seen wearing bla
  
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• Central Ohio musician heading to Grammys Red Carpet

  07-02-2019 04:45
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - He is so good at the “Count Basie Sound” he has become part of a group of musicians up for a Grammy.Pianist Bobby Floyd, a staple of the Columbus music scene for decades, is on his way to Los Angeles to do something he has never done before, attend the Grammys.“I'm excited," Floyd said.“I'm looking forward to it. I went out and bought my tuxedo the other day and they told me we get a chance to walk on the Red Carpet, so hey I'm ready!”Bobby played o
  
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• Sexual assault complaints made against Actual Brewing Company founder Fred Lee

  07-02-2019 04:12
  Several companies and groups are breaking ties with Actual Brewing Company after allegations say the company's founder, Fred Lee, sexually assaulted and sexually harassed several women.Actual Brewing Company said Lee resigned Tuesday, effective immediately and that he will no longer have any role in the company."He slid his hand up my dress and tried to kiss me," said Faith Pierce, co-owner of Yellow Brick Pizza. She said in 2012, she met with Lee at the brewery to talk about working together. S
  
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• CMS, state health department reviewing plans of correction from Mount Carmel hospitals

  07-02-2019 04:12
  
  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Ohio Department of Health confirmed to 10 Investigates that they have received and are reviewing plans of correction from Mount Carmel West and Mount Carmel St. Ann's.In letters from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) obtained by 10 Investigates, the survey conducted by the Ohio Department of Health found both hospitals to be in noncompliance with Medicare conditions for participation. If the hospitals did not submit plans of c
  
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• New Mexico governor pulls National Guard from the border, slams Trump's 'charade'

  07-02-2019 03:34
  
  The governor of New Mexico ordered the withdrawal of the majority of the state's National Guard troops from the U.S. border with Mexico on Tuesday, in a move that challenges President Trump's description of a security crisis.Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the partial withdrawal shortly before Trump's State of the Union address. Her Republican predecessor deployed National Guard troops to the border in April 2018 at Trump's suggestion, and 118 remained there before Tuesday's reversal."New
  
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• Attorney: Franklin County judge suffered concussion prior to her arrest

  07-02-2019 02:05
  
  Franklin County Judge Monica Hawkins' attorney issued a statement on her behalf following her OVI arrest last week, saying she "suffered a serious concussion and has bruising on her face, head and torso."The judge was arrested following a traffic stop in Pickerington Thursday night. Officers pulled her over after a caller said she was driving erratically.Once off the road, police say she struggled to complete her field sobriety test and later refused to give a blood draw before she had to be hel
  
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• The Columbus Metropolitan Club: Ohio's Budget "Follow The Money"

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• Columbus City Council Rules & Reference Committee 2/6/2019

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