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• The Columbus Metropolitan Club: The New View of the Crew

  27-02-2019 23:24 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Amid state backlog, new Licking County crime lab aims to expedite drug-evidence testing

  27-02-2019 22:50
  The drug epidemic sweeping Ohio has strained state resources, causing backlogs for test results from state labs.That means a slower, longer road to justice for victims and suspects returning to the streets.Licking County is about to unveil a new resource aimed at reducing that backlog.Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp got his first tour Wednesday of the county's newest crime-fighting resource. He and prosecutor Bill Hayes say the sheer number of drug crimes they've seen is overwhelming."Last ye
  
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• Former Franklinton motel properties to be transformed into housing for at-risk youth

  27-02-2019 22:42
  When the city of Columbus began looking last August at a way to help children who have aged out of foster care and were now living on the streets, it focused on two properties in Franklinton.A former Knight's Inn and Motel 6 will soon be transformed into the city's first housing development for at-risk youth — people like 23-year-old Bridale Moore."This means everything. We're going to get the opportunities that we were missing," he said.Moore said he's been homeless for the past two years
  
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• CDC warns of new 'H3N2' strain amid flu season

  27-02-2019 22:24
  Flu season continues and now healthcare providers report a rise in cases of a new and possibly more deadly flu strain called H3N2. Nationwide Children’s Hospital emergency medical expert Dr. Mike Patrick described it as a strain our bodies haven’t seen much.The H3N2 strain is a variation of the swine flu, known as H1N1. Medical experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and primary care doctors say swine flu has been around for so long that many people have developed
  
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• Former NFL player Pacman Jones arrested at Indiana casino

  27-02-2019 22:23
  
  RISING SUN, Ind. (AP) — Former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones has been arrested and jailed after an incident at a southeastern Indiana casino.The Indiana Gaming Commission says Jones was arrested for disorderly conduct, public intoxication, intimidation, and resisting arrest early Wednesday at the Rising Star Casino in Rising Sun, Indiana, located about 25 miles southwest of Cincinnati.The commission says its agents were called to the casino "to investigate a patron for
  
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• 1968 Life Magazine returned to Ohio library with check for late fee

  27-02-2019 21:59
  
  A library in northeast Ohio received a copy of Time Magazine from 1968 which the sender said they stole all those years ago.The Cuyahoga County Public Library posted a photo of the magazine, featuring the Beatles on the cover, on their Facebook page.Along with the magazine, the person sent a note and a check for $100 to cover the late fee.The note reads: "I stole this magazine from the Parma Ridge Road Library when I was a kid. I'm sorry I took it. I've enclosed a check for the late fee."In thei
  
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• JCPenney holding event to hire 70 stylists in Columbus area

  27-02-2019 21:48
  
  JCPenney is holding an event next week in an effort to hire stylists locally and around the country. As part of the National Hiring Day event, the the company is inviting local salon stylists to take a free class at a Columbus salon location.The retailer announced the hiring event Wednesday as part of its search for 70 stylists in the Columbus area to add volume to its salon business. The event will be Monday, March 4 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the JCPenney in Tuttle Crossing Mall.The event will also f
  
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• 5 juveniles charged after hitting pedestrian during high-speed pursuit in Franklin County

  27-02-2019 21:12
  
  Five juveniles, ages 12-16, have been charged after leading authorities on a high-speed pursuit and striking a pedestrian in Franklin County.The pursuit began Tuesday after a deputy ran a tag check on a vehicle traveling eastbound on US-33. The car came back as stolen in Michigan.The vehicle took off and traveled into Fairfield County before making a U-turn on the highway and coming back into Franklin County. Documents from the sheriff’s office said the pursuit exceeded speeds of 110 MPH.T
  
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• Newark police serving search warrant for narcotics make arrest in 2018 homicide case

  27-02-2019 20:51
  
  NEWARK, Ohio — One suspect has been arrested for a 2018 homicide after police executed a search warrant for narcotics at a residence in Newark.According to the Newark Division of Police, 46-year-old Brady Workman was arrested on a homicide warrant Tuesday when officers responded to search for narcotics at a residence on Poplar Avenue.Police say in 2018, Workman was the live-in boyfriend and caretaker of 57-year-old Kelly Barber, who was bedridden at the time. In October, officers responded
  
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• Police: “Lockouts” at Westerville schools lifted after report of person with a gun

  27-02-2019 20:21
  
  WESTERVILLE, Ohio – "Lockouts" at five Westerville schools have been lifted.Police were responding to a report of a person with a gun near the intersection of North Spring Road and County Line Road.Five schools, Westerville North, Heritage Middle, Robert Frost Elementary, Walnut Spring Middle and Mark Twain Elementary were placed under "lockout" as a precaution.The lockouts were lifted after approximately 10 minutes.A lockout is different from a lockdown. In a lockout, students continue wi
  
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• Comedy Preview: Matt Braunger

  27-02-2019 20:01
  Matt Braunger’s latest hour of comedy, Finally Live in Portland, is inescapably relatable. Much like his other stand-up contemporaries who have commanded a niche as storytellers, his ace is in the spin and delivery – smart, accessible, and nuanced by his point-of-view that feels familiar and comfortable, but unique to the point that you want […]
  
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• 1 hospitalized after being shot at Westerville business

  27-02-2019 20:01
  
  WESTERVILLE – Blendon Township Police are investigating a shooting that injured a man in Westerville.It happened around 12:20 p.m. at 5555 Westerville Road at KNE Motors Inc., according to police.Authorities on the scene told 10TV, the man shot was taken to Grant Medical Center and his condition is unknown at this time.Police do not have any suspect information.
  
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• 'Impaired drivers are out there 24/7': OSHP warns drivers to always be wary at all times

  27-02-2019 18:39
  Doug and Carol Foreman said when they fell in behind a semi swerving across the road near Bucyrus, in Crawford County, they went down a checklist of what could be wrong."'Is the person texting?' You go through those things," said Doug.Carol dialed #677 on Doug's phone to reach an Ohio State Highway Patrol dispatcher and then whipped out her own cell phone and began recording video of the swerving semi from the passenger seat of the couple's vehicle.CrimeTracker 10 obtained those videos, in which
  
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• First Major Grant Announced by Isabelle Ridgway Foundation

  27-02-2019 18:00
  Elderly African American residents of Columbus’ Near East Side will soon benefit from support & resources through Central Community House—thanks to an innovative grant made by the Isabelle Ridgway Foundation. Dedicated to promoting the health, wellbeing, independence and dignity of aging and elderly African Americans, the Isabelle Ridgway Foundation’s first-ever grant will fund the creation of […]
  
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• Encore run of 'A Star Is Born' hits theaters Friday; features more footage, songs

  27-02-2019 17:55
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Can't stop watching Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's Oscar-night performance of "Shallow"? You're in luck: Warner Bros. is bringing a special encore version of "A Star Is Born" back to the big screen Friday with nearly 12 additional minutes of footage.The studio said Wednesday that the new edition will feature extended performances of songs sung by Gaga like "Alibi," and an a cappella "Shallow," which won the Oscar Sunday for best original song. It will also feature brand
  
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• Westerville police: Man accused of sexually abusing minors may have more victims

  27-02-2019 17:30
  
  Authorities are seeking information on Gary Michael Hill in an ongoing sexual abuse case involving at least five minors.The Westerville Division of Police said investigators believe there may be more victims in central Ohio.Hill, commonly known as Michael or Mike, was indicted on 14 counts that span from June 1, 2001 through December 30, 2017.He is charged with rape, kidnapping, gross sexual imposition, menacing by stalking and public indecency.Some of his alleged crimes happened in Delaware Cou
  
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• Local organization helps single parents with childcare costs

  27-02-2019 17:18
  
  A central Ohio organization is working to help single parents tackle the high cost of childcare.The organization HIS FUND provides money for single mothers or fathers who make too much to qualify for Title XX but struggle to afford quality childcare.According to Child Care Aware of America and Ohio, single parents pay 43.6 percent of their income for infant center care. Child Care Aware has found the cost of infant care in Ohio is nearly the same as the annual cost of college tuition at a four-y
  
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• Wagenbrenner Selected to Develop Mount Carmel West Site

  27-02-2019 17:13
  The long-planned redevelopment of Mount Carmel’s Franklinton campus took another step forward this week with the announcement that Wagenbrenner Development will be leading the project. Samantha Irons, spokesperson for Mount Carmel Health Systems, said that the local company’s track record of redeveloping large urban sites – as well as its reputation for working collaboratively with […]
  
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• Actress Jennifer Garner to deliver commencement speech at Denison University

  27-02-2019 16:39
  
  Actress Jennifer Garner will speak at Denison University's graduation ceremony in May.Garner graduated from Denison in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater performance.The university shared a video message recorded by Garner on Tuesday where the actress announced that she would be delivering the commencement speech on May 18. In the video, Garner joked with the soon-to-be graduates, “I guess (the school's president) couldn’t get Oprah or Michelle Obama or anyone real..
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Omega Buns

  27-02-2019 16:00
  Although a diet of bacon, eggs and cheese has some attractive features, the low-carb lifestyle has heretofore been unexplored territory. Up front, carbs are my favorite food group, especially the sweet, sweet sugary ones. That said, there’s a whole world out there that’s found a relatively healthy lifestyle by restricting carbohydrate intake. That means restricting candy […]
  
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• What to Watch: Michael Cohen to call Trump a "conman" in testimony

  27-02-2019 15:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — There'll be much talk of a "rat," hush money for onetime paramours and the 2016 presidential campaign.But did President Donald Trump break the law?That's the key question Michael Cohen will be expected to answer with documents on Wednesday during a Capitol Hill drama that sounds more like a mobster movie every day. Trump's formal personal lawyer and "fixer" is set to go public before a Democrat-led House panel and talk about the decade in which he would "take a bullet" fo
  
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• 'Racist,' 'conman': Cohen assails Trump before Congress

  27-02-2019 15:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a damning depiction of Donald Trump, the president's former lawyer on Wednesday cast him as a racist and conman who used his inner circle to cover up politically damaging allegations about sex and lied about his business interests in Russia throughout the campaign that sent him to the White House.
  Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty last year to lying to Congress, testified that Trump had advance knowledge and embraced the news that emails damaging to Hillary Clinton wou
  
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• Live coverage: President Trump's former lawyer testifies before Congress

  27-02-2019 15:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen (all times local):
  1 p.m.President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, says prosecutors in New York are investigating conversations that Trump or his advisers had with Cohen after his hotel room was raided by the FBI.Cohen is testifying before the House Oversight and Reform Committee, and he was asked by a Democrat, Raja Krishnamoorthi (krish-nah-MOOR'-thee) of Illinois, about the last co
  
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• Photos: Sevendust Draw Crowd of Metalheads at Newport Music Hall

  27-02-2019 14:18
  “Why does he have to scream?” my mum once disapprovingly commented, while being subjected to the music of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. My mum doesn’t like loud music. It’s unlikely my mum would’ve enjoyed Monday night at the Newport. But Monday night at the Newport wasn’t meant for Elvis-loving mums, Monday night at the Newport […]
  
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• Beetle scourge forces ash loggers to race against time

  27-02-2019 12:54
  
  WALTON, N.Y. — Loggers in snowy forests are cutting down ash like there's no tomorrow, seeking to stay one step ahead of a fast-spreading beetle killing the tree in dozens of states.The emerald ash borer has been chewing its way through trees from Maine to Colorado for about two decades, devastating a species prized for yielding a light-grained hardwood attractive enough for furniture and resilient enough for baseball bats. Many hard-hit areas are east of the Mississippi River and north of
  
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• R. Kelly insiders may have helped R&B star with sexual abuse

  27-02-2019 12:51
  
  CHICAGO — After R. Kelly met a girl celebrating her 16th birthday at a restaurant, it was his manager who handed her Kelly's business card with the R&B star's personal phone number on it, telling the teen that Kelly wanted her to give him a call, according to prosecutors.The 52-year-old singer-songwriter was charged last week with sexually abusing the girl once a month for a year after she retrieved the card from her mom's purse and phoned Kelly. In all, prosecutors accuse him of abusi
  
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• Decorated transgender troops to testify before Congress

  27-02-2019 12:48
  
  SAN DIEGO— Lindsey Muller served in the Army as a man for nearly a decade before telling her commanders in 2014 that she identified as a woman and would resign because military policy barred transgender personnel. Her superiors, citing her outstanding performance, urged the decorated attack helicopter pilot to stay so she did.After then-President Barack Obama changed the policy, she started dressing in uniform as a woman. Muller went on to be recommended for a promotion as the surgery to c
  
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• Authorities: Ohio judge pleads guilty to charges including fraud

  27-02-2019 12:42
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a judge accused of stealing at least $100,000 from a former client has pleaded guilty in Ohio to related federal charges including mail fraud and making false statements to law enforcement.A U.S. attorney's office news release said Mahoning County Judge Diane Vettori-Caraballo, of Youngstown, also pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of structuring cash deposits. Court documents show a charge of making and subscribing a false tax return was dropped.The
  
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• Audiences can't leave Rotten Tomatoes movie reviews before theatrical release

  27-02-2019 12:28
  
  LOS ANGELES — The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes is no longer allowing the public to post reviews of a movie prior to its theatrical release. The move is partly to push back against the influence of online trolls.The company said Tuesday that it is one of a series of changes, including making the "want to see" score a raw number instead of a percentage.Previously anyone could leave written comments or reviews for a movie before its release. Occasionally this would result in an onslaught
  
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• Columbus man dies 10 months after being assaulted, police consider it a homicide

  27-02-2019 12:04
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- Police say a man who suffered injuries in an assault in west Columbus has died.Columbus Police say 57-year-old Cameron Thurman was physically assaulted just after 3 a.m. on Wisconsin Avenue on April 12, 2018. Police say he died from injuries related to that assault on February 23, 2019.Police say because his death is related to the injuries he sustained in the assault back in April, his case is now considered a homicide.Police have not released any information about a po
  
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• President Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam

  27-02-2019 11:31
  
  HANOI, Vietnam — U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un — affable leaders of hostile nations — opened their second summit Wednesday with hopeful words and a private chat before sitting down for dinner and further talks about North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons.The two exchanged smiles and a warm handshake in front of a phalanx of alternating American and North Korean flags. They posed for cameras before disappearing for their private tete-a-tete, similar
  
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• Saving your sleep: Tips you need to know to get a great night's sleep

  27-02-2019 11:16
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) --Some people are morning people. Others? Not so much. Either way, it's important to make sure your body is getting enough sleep."It's been shown that insufficient sleep can affect your immune system," says Dr. Meena Khan, a sleep expert at the OSU Wexner Medical Center. "Your metabolism (can be affected), there are some associations with development of high blood pressure and diabetes, definitely things like cognition have been shown to be impaired, so decreased reaction t
  
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• Arnold Sports Festival 2019: What you need to know

  27-02-2019 03:59
  
  The 2019 Arnold Sports Festival runs Thursday, February 28 - Sunday, March 3 in Columbus.The 2019 Arnold Fitness EXPO will again feature more than 1,000 booths of the latest in sports equipment, apparel and nutrition and two stages that host competitions and entertainment that combine to make the Arnold Fitness EXPO the heart of the Arnold Sports Festival.The Arnold SportsWorld Kids & Teens EXPO will be held March 2-3, 2019in the Bricker Building at the Ohio Expo Center. Admission is include
  
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• Ohio State beats No. 22 Iowa behind Ahrens' 29 points

  27-02-2019 03:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Freshman Justin Ahrens scored a career-high 29 points to lead Ohio State to a 90-70 victory over No. 22 Iowa on Tuesday night.Kaleb Wesson chipped in 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Buckeyes, Keyshawn Woods scored 13, Andre Wesson had 11 and Duane Washington Jr. scored 10.Ahrens scored nine points in a span of 1:08 during a larger 12-2 Ohio State run that put the Buckeyes up 74-56 with 8:42 left in the game. He ended up 6 of 10 on 3-pointers, and was 9 for 9 at the foul
  
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• Amber Alert issued for 2 children taken by their mother in Springfield

  27-02-2019 02:59
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Springfield police said a local Amber Alert was issued after a mother took her two kids after a court ruled against her having custody.Police said 22-year-old Khedejha Coran took four-year-old Kaiden and an infant, Brailynn, from where they had been relocated.The mother is believed to have been driving a light green Ford Focus, light green Ford Focus with Ohio license plates HRE 8196.If anyone has any information, they are asked to call their local police or Springfield
  
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• Thousands of migrant children were sexually abused in U.S. custody, documents say

  27-02-2019 02:22
  
  Thousands of migrant children allegedly suffered sexual abuse while in U.S. government custody over the past four years, according to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) documents released Tuesday by Florida Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch. According to the documents, over a thousand allegations of sexual abuse against unaccompanied minors in HHS custody were reported to federal authorities each fiscal year since 2015. In total, between October 2014 and July 2018, 4,556 sexual abuse complai
  
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• House passes resolution aimed at blocking Trump's national emergency declaration

  27-02-2019 02:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats ignored a veto threat and rammed legislation through the House Tuesday that would stymie President Donald Trump's bid for billions of extra dollars for his border wall, escalating a clash over whether he was abusing his powers to advance his paramount campaign pledge.The House's 245-182 vote to block Trump's national emergency declaration fell well below the two-thirds majority that would be needed to override his promised veto. Top Republicans worked to keep de
  
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• Sheriff: Man killed, shot at police for more than 30 minutes in South Carolina

  27-02-2019 00:07
  
  HUGER, S.C. — A man fired on police for more than 30 minutes in South Carolina, using a handgun, rifle and shotgun while running from hiding spot to hiding spot before he was shot and killed by officers, authorities said Tuesday.No officers were hurt, even though the first deputy on the scene was pinned behind his SUV, which was hit by more than a dozen gunshots, until other officers could arrive, said Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis."He kept returning fire, moving, taking cover, shoot
  
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• Police: Shooting in South Carolina, dozens of officers respond

  27-02-2019 00:07
  
  HUGER, S.C. — Dozens of police officers have rushed to what authorities are calling an active shooter situation in South Carolina.The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter that shots were fired Tuesday afternoon on a street near Huger, which is about 25 miles northeast of Charleston.Authorities released no other immediate details about the shooting.Television footage from near the shooting scene showed dozens of police cars from Berkeley County and surrounding areas on a two-lan
  
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• Columbus faithful react as United Methodist Church upholds ban on gay marriage, LGBT clergy

  27-02-2019 00:01
  An emotional, potentially historic debate is underway over the future of the United Methodist Church.Hundreds of church delegates from around the world, and Columbus, voted this week to maintain the church's ban on gay marriage and LGBT clergy.They are gathered in St Louis.And what they decide, some say could lead to a historic split in the United Methodist Church.The debate is between two plans:The "One Church Plan" would lift the church's ban on same-sex marriage and LGBT clergy.It would also
  
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