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• 2 Sacramento officers who shot Stephon Clark won't face charges

  02-03-2019 22:38
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The two Sacramento police officers whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black man last year prompted nationwide protests will not face criminal charges, Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert announced Saturday.Schubert said the use of lethal force used by Officers Terrance Mercadal and Jared Robinet was lawful. The officers have said they thought Clark, a vandalism suspect, had a gun but investigators found only a cellphone."We must recognize that they
  
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• No. 14 Purdue beats Ohio State 86-51, grabs solo lead of Big Ten

  02-03-2019 22:37
  
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Carsen Edwards scored 25 points and No. 14 Purdue beat Ohio State 86-51 on Saturday to take sole possession of first place in the Big Ten.Matt Haarms had 12 points and Aaron Wheeler added 10 for the Boilermakers (22-7, 15-3). It was the final home game for senior starters Ryan Cline and Grady Eifert, who each scored eight points.Edwards made 9 of 16 shots and scored 19 of his points in the first half.Jaedon LeDee led Ohio State (18-11, 8-10) with 16 points. Just
  
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• Draisaitl, Koskinen lift Oilers over Blue Jackets 4-0

  02-03-2019 22:18
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists, Mikko Koskinen made 30 saves and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Saturday.The Oilers used a three-goal second period to pull away from the Blue Jackets, who had won three of four and are fighting to stay above the wild-card line in the Eastern Conference.Koskinen improved to 18-15-4 with his fourth career shutout — all this season.Zack Kassian and Alex Chiasson also scored for the Oilers, who a
  
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• 1 injured after small explosion inside south Columbus home

  02-03-2019 21:50
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - One person was treated for minor injuries after a small explosion led to a fire inside a home in south Columbus.The Columbus Division of Fire said firefighters responded to the home around 12:40 p.m. in the 300 block of Hinman Avenue.One person was taken to Grant Medical Center to be treated.The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
  
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• President Trump rouses right with prediction of a big 2020 win

  02-03-2019 21:37
  
  OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will win re-election in 2020 and by a bigger margin than his 2016 victory.In a wide-ranging speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Trump rehashed his outsider campaign that overcame long odds and a crowded field of established politicians to claim the White House over Democrat Hillary Clinton.When he made his prediction of a second term, the crowd responded with chants of "USA, USA, USA."Trump praised the c
  
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• Franklin County Coroner issues overdose death spike alert in 9-hour period

  02-03-2019 19:31
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY - The Franklin County Coroner's Office has issued an overdose death spike alert in a 9-hour period from Friday to Saturday.According to Dr. Anahi Ortiz, Franklin County Coroner, between the hours of March 1 at 3 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. March 2, they have seen five overdose deaths. Most of those deaths happened on the east side of Columbus.Dr. Ortiz urges those who use to carry naloxone or Narcan, never use alone and test their substances with Fentanyl testing strips."We know that most
  
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• Sanders to launch 2020 campaign from Brooklyn hometown

  02-03-2019 17:35
  
  NEW YORK — Sen. Bernie Sanders will return to Brooklyn, the borough where he was born, to launch a presidential campaign that's expected to connect his working-class childhood to his populist political views that have reshaped the Democratic Party.Sanders, a Vermont independent and the runner-up in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, will speak Saturday morning from Brooklyn College, which he attended for a time.Sanders launched his 2016 campaign from Vermont, the bucolic state that
  
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• Ohio zoo collects polar bear poop to aid species' survival

  02-03-2019 16:43
  
  CINCINNATI — An Ohio zoo has become the repository for the world's largest collection of polar bear poop as researchers work to create a pregnancy test to aid the survival of this endangered species.WLWT-TV reports the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens is storing 30,000 samples of fecal matter from the U.S. and Canada used by scientists with the Center for Conservation and Research of Endangered Wildlife.Researchers say a pregnancy test will help zoos better monitor and care for females
  
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• Concealed-carry renewals in Ohio increase to record number

  02-03-2019 16:07
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio saw a record of nearly 100,000 renewals of concealed carry gun permits last year.The Columbus Dispatch reports renewals, which are required every five years to legally conceal a handgun, were nearly double the number of licenses renewed in 2017.Licenses overall have been renewed more than 400,000 times since the concealed-carry law was enacted in 2004. Not all of those licenses remain valid.The number of new permits declined 10 percent last year to 70,000.Just over 1,
  
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• Dog Walkers Weekly "Furr-cast" | March 2nd, 2019

  02-03-2019 14:28
  
  Welcome back, everyone! For you first-time readers, happy to have you here!This blog is dedicated to those dog lovers across central Ohio. Unless you have a large backyard, many of you probably walk your dog, or dogs, on a daily basis, and maybe even multiple times a day.The purpose and goal of this blog is to help those dog walkers and their furry friends make the most out of their walks outside while being safe at the same time.So, let's start things off with a look at what I call the "Comfort
  
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• Southwest Airlines sues its mechanics

  02-03-2019 11:17
  
  Southwest Airlines has accused its mechanics union of "coordinating" to undermine the airline's business by writing improper safety assessments that have taken a large number of aircraft out of service over the past three weeks, according to claims made in a new lawsuit filed in Dallas on Thursday.Southwest filed suit in U.S. District Court in Dallas against its mechanics union, claiming the American Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) and its leaders have not done enough to stop what Southwe
  
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• America's newest crew capsule rockets toward space station

  02-03-2019 04:50
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — America's newest capsule for astronauts rocketed Saturday toward the International Space Station on a high-stakes test flight by SpaceX.The only passenger was a life-size test dummy, named Ripley after the lead character in the "Alien" movies. SpaceX needs to nail the debut of its crew Dragon capsule before putting people on board later this year.This latest, flashiest Dragon is on a fast track to reach the space station Sunday morning, just 27 hours after liftoff.It
  
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• 2 arrested after parking in Ohio sheriff's office handicap space

  02-03-2019 03:18
  
  HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio sheriff suggests if you're wanted by the law and have stolen goods in your car, don't park illegally in a handicap spot in front of his headquarters.Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones says that's what happened Thursday in Hamilton, a city about 33 miles north of Cincinnati.Jones says deputies approached the illegally parked car and arrested a 35-year-old man when he tried to flee on foot. Jones says the 31-year-old woman who'd parked the car came outside and
  
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• 1,500 tickets written within 10 days of new Short North parking rules

  02-03-2019 03:17
  The restaurants, bars, shops and more are all the things to love about the Short North. The parking? Not so much.“They do comment on it, in general, someone says something when they come in about the parking,” said Kara Spangler.New parking rules went into effect on Feb. 19 that required residents to get permits for street parking where every driver has to pay to park, even on streets that don't have meters.In the first 10 days of the new parking rules, 1,500 tickets were handed out.
  
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• 3 people killed in Logan County crash

  02-03-2019 02:32
  
  LOGAN COUNTY, Ohio - Three people are dead after a crash in Logan County, according to the sheriff's office.The Logan County Sheriff's Office said three vehicles crashed just after 6 p.m. on State Route 117 near County Road 96 on Friday.One person was flown to St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima to be treated for injuries, according to the sheriff's office.SR-117 is closed between SR-274 and SR-235 as deputies investigate the crash.Identities have not been released.
  
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• 3 people identified in fatal crash in Logan County

  02-03-2019 02:32
  
  LOGAN COUNTY, Ohio - The Logan County Sheriff's Office have identified the three people dead after a crash in Logan County.The Logan County Sheriff's Office said three vehicles crashed just after 6 p.m. on State Route 117 near County Road 96 on Friday.Erik Snyder, 20 was driving with a passenger Kelly Snyder, 51 in a white 2013 Dodge Caravan southbound on SR-117 near CR-96 where they were both pronounced dead on the scene.Clayton Stump, 42 was driving a red Toyota Tundra northbound on SR-117 who
  
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• Tryouts for Columbus Destroyers on the horizon; free-agency starts Monday

  02-03-2019 01:35
  
  The Arena Football League announced tryouts for its newest Columbus team will take place in the coming weeks and that the league’s free agency period will begin Monday, March 4.Eligible athletes who either finished the 2018 season on the AFL roster or didn’t previously participate will be considered free agents who are eligible to sign with teams at the start of the agency period Monday.“This is a great time of the year for AFL players, coaches, and, of course, our great fans,
  
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• Photos: Moody Nolan’s Legacy House in Linden

  02-03-2019 01:23
  Local architecture firm Moody Nolan’s Legacy Project has come to life. A family will be given the keys tomorrow to the modern, new house on McClelland Avenue in Linden. The 750 square foot, three-bedroom, two-bath house is move-in ready for the family which was selected by the YMCA of Central Ohio and Southeast Inc. The […]
  
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• Police seek missing woman last seen in east Columbus

  02-03-2019 01:17
  
  Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing woman who was last seen Friday in east Columbus.Columbus police say 68-year-old Brenda McGhee was last seen near E. Livingston Avenue and James Road at approximately 4 p.m.She is described to have short gray hair (police say she is wearing a wig in her photo), brown eyes, 5'7" tall and 142 lbs. She was last seen wearing a tan coat, blue jeans, brown boots and carrying a pink bag.Police say McGhee is a high-risk missing elderly female w
  
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