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• Columbus teen accused of hacking teacher's work account, making hit list

  21-03-2019 23:55
  A Columbus Police report reveals a 13-year old student at Columbus City Preparatory School for Boys hacked a teacher's work account and created a website with a hit list of fellow student's names, school ID numbers, and dates of birth.The police report indicated the suspect told another student he wanted to shoot up the houses of the kids on his list.Columbus City Schools said the student copied the information of approximately five dozen other students, then pasted and copied the information to
  
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• Groveport man dies following Fairfield County crash

  21-03-2019 23:54
  
  FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Ohio – A Groveport man is dead following a crash in Fairfield County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.OSHP said the crash happened just after noon on Thursday on County Road 33A near Coonpath Road.Joseph Chandler, 79, was driving a car westbound on C.R. 33A when he stopped at a traffic light, according to OSHP.OSHP said Chandler’s car was hit in the back by someone driving a van.Chandler was taken to Fairfield Medical Center where he died from injuries he
  
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• National Latino Commission on Census 2020

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• Hundreds of businesses back 'Ohio Fairness Act’ to end LGBT discrimination

  21-03-2019 22:24
  
  There's a new push to protect the LGBTQ community from discrimination in Ohio.Currently, you can be denied housing or employment based on your sexual orientation or gender identity. Supporters say changing the law isn't just about fairness, but Ohio's economic future.For the past 10 years, supporters have tried to pass an LGBT non-discrimination bill at the Ohio Statehouse.The arguments for it have become familiar:For some, it's about fairness, hence the bill's name, "The Ohio Fairness Act.""In
  
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• Florida man pleads guilty to mailing bombs to CNN, prominent Trump critics

  21-03-2019 22:20
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida man pleaded guilty Thursday to sending a wave of pipe bombs to CNN and prominent critics of President Donald Trump, attacks that harmed no one but created fear as the devices turned up, day after day, at locations across the country.Cesar Sayoc sobbed as he entered the plea before a federal judge in New York."I'm truly sorry," he said.He faces the possibility of a life sentence on 65 criminal counts, including using weapons of mass destruction and illegal mailing
  
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• Merion Village bartender reportedly robbed, pistol-whipped by police impersonator

  21-03-2019 22:06
  A Merion Village bartender says he was held up at gunpoint and pistol-whipped by a man impersonating a police officer.It happened Monday night at Boscoe's Bar on South High Street.The manager says the man flashed a police badge and said he was investigating a homicide.He got the bartender alone in a back room and was able to get away with hundreds of dollars in cash.“He was threatened at gunpoint to go get money, His hands were tied behind his back and he was thrown on the ground,” s
  
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• Ohio Senate passes proposal for 6-cent gas-tax increase

  21-03-2019 21:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Senate on Thursday voted to increase the state's gas tax by 6 cents a gallon, down from the House's planned increase of 10.7 cents a gallon and well below the governor's proposed 18-cents a gallon to maintain roads and bridges. The proposal now heads to the House.The Senate's transportation committee unveiled its tax plan for an increase of 6 cents a gallon for gas and for diesel fuel in a substitute version of Ohio's transportation budget that passed the committ
  
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• Franklin County sheriff’s deputy passes away after battle with cancer

  21-03-2019 21:18
  
  The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has announced Deputy Randall Hoar has passed away after battling cancer.Deputy Hoar began working with the sheriff’s office in June 1999.Hoar retired from the United States Navy as a Chief Petty Officer before joining the sheriff’s office."He was an exemplary employee and a good friend to many of his colleagues. All of us will deeply miss him. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this time," the sheriff's office said i
  
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• Parent accuses Westland High School assistant principal of harassing her son

  21-03-2019 21:02
  
  Parent Catina Curry says she complained to the Westland High School about Assistant Principal Jason Weese's interactions with her son.The accusation follows video that surfaced last week of Assistant Principal Jason Weese removing a student by force in the cafeteria.Curry says she complained to the school about the assistant principal's interactions in 2017 and then again in January of last year.The school told her it did an investigation, but the accusations could not be proven. So, she filed a
  
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• LIST: Central Ohio winners for the 2019 Jefferson Awards

  21-03-2019 20:45
  
  We finally have our 20 finalists for the 2019 Jefferson Awards. Many thanks to those of you who nominated all our super volunteers.We received 152 nominations.And, after two rounds of judging and some very close votes, we have our winners.Lou Gatch, Tammy Jewell, Reita Smith, Glenn Stephenson, and Charles Tompkins all claimed a medal on Tuesday night. Glenn Stephenson will now go on to Washington to compete for a national award.A big congratulations all who were nominated. Hopefully, we will see
  
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• LIST: Central Ohio finalists for the 2019 Jefferson Awards

  21-03-2019 20:45
  
  It’s taken just about the whole first quarter of the year, but we finally have our 20 finalists for the 2019 Jefferson Awards.Many thanks to those of you who nominated all our super volunteers.We received 152 nominations.And, after two rounds of judging and some very close votes, we have our finalists.Congratulations to all who were nominated. Hopefully, we will see your names again next year.Our finalists will be honored at a special, invitation-only ceremony next month when our five winn
  
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• Jimmy Carter is now the oldest-living former president in US history

  21-03-2019 20:31
  
  Jimmy Carter has a new title as of Thursday. He's now the oldest living former US president in history.Carter is 94 years and 172 days old, one day older than former President George H.W. Bush when he died last November.Carter was the 39th president, Georgia's 76th governor and is a Navy veteran.Along with his newest feat he was also the first US president to be born in a hospital.He was born on October 1, 1924.Carter is also the recipient of a Noble peace prize and a three-time Grammy award win
  
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• Mega Weekend – Roller Derby, Fashion Show, and More

  21-03-2019 19:06
  Here’s to the weekend! Here’s a rundown of things to do this weekend for you and your friends to make the most of your weekend. Take a look at some of the events happening this weekend in Columbus and find links to daily lists below. FILM & NIGHTLIFE –Margaret Cho is at the Funny Bone-Check out […]
  
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• Police identify woman whose legs were found in south Columbus trash

  21-03-2019 17:51
  
  The Columbus Division of Police has identified the woman whose legs were found in the trash two years ago.An employee at Local Waste Services on S. Columbus Airport Road made the discovery in March 2017.Police said DNA matched a missing person’s case for 22-year-old Candice Taylor.Police are continuing to investigate Taylor’s death as a homicide.Anyone with information regarding this homicide is asked to contact the Columbus Police Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or sglasure@columbuspo
  
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• Cap City Half Marathon taps the official race beer at Land-Grant Brewing Co.

  21-03-2019 16:27
  
  Runners are getting a taste of what will be waiting for them at the finish line of the OhioHealth CapCity City Half Marathon.Land-Grant Brewing Co. and race organizers are hosting a tap release party for Thirteen Point One, the official beer for the big race. This is the second year in a row race organizers partnered with the local brewery to create a specialty brew.https://t.co/DJ6ycrZpz0 just rolled off the line @LandGrantBeer #capcityhalf @M3SSports pic.twitter.com/JHyGOQ6pw6— Capital C
  
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• Trump to order colleges to back free speech or lose funding

  21-03-2019 16:08
  
  President Donald Trump is expected to order U.S. colleges to protect free speech on their campuses or risk losing federal funding.White House officials say Trump on Thursday will sign an executive order requiring colleges to certify that their policies support free speech as a condition of receiving federal research grants.Trump initially proposed the idea during a March 2 speech to conservative activists. The Republican president highlighted the case of activist Hayden Williams, who was punched
  
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• Trump signs order for colleges to back free speech or lose funding

  21-03-2019 16:08
  
  President Donald Trump is expected to order U.S. colleges to protect free speech on their campuses or risk losing federal funding.White House officials say Trump on Thursday will sign an executive order requiring colleges to certify that their policies support free speech as a condition of receiving federal research grants.Trump initially proposed the idea during a March 2 speech to conservative activists. The Republican president highlighted the case of activist Hayden Williams, who was punched
  
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• Trump orders colleges to back free speech or lose funding

  21-03-2019 16:08
  
  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday requiring U.S. colleges to protect free speech on their campuses or risk losing federal research funding.The new order directs federal agencies to ensure that any college or university receiving research grants agrees to promote free speech and the exchange of ideas, and to follow federal rules guiding free expression."Even as universities have received billions and billions of dollars from taxpayers, many have become increasingly hostile
  
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• New details emerge as former vice officer pleads not guilty to federal charges

  21-03-2019 15:59
  
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) — Shackled at the wrists and ankles and wearing a white beard and gray sweatshirt, former vice officer Andrew Mitchell glanced at those in attendance inside a federal courtroom Thursday. Mitchell, accused of abusing his power as a police officer, pleaded not guilty to seven federal charges that allege he coaxed women into sex acts in exchange for their freedom and then lied to federal investigators and tampered with witnesses about his alleged behavior.His defense attorney
  
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• Former vice officer Andrew Mitchell pleads not guilty to 7 federal charges

  21-03-2019 15:59
  
  COLUMBUS — Shackled at the wrists and ankles and wearing a white beard and grey sweatshirt, former vice officer Andrew Mitchell glanced at those in attendance inside a federal courtroom Thursday. For a few minutes before the proceeding started, the courtroom remained silent.Andrew Mitchell, accused of abusing his power as a police officer, is alleged to have coaxed women into sex acts in exchange for their freedom.He pleaded not guilty to seven federal charges that include obstruction of j
  
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• Restaurant Review: Forty’s Chicken & Waffles

  21-03-2019 15:00
  Forty’s Chicken and Waffles brings the official chicken & waffle scene to a downscale, easy-eating audience. The combo is not hard to find on tony brunch menus, but for those diners with a more downscale drive and a convenience lifestyle: Forty’s is for the people. And Forty’s is really into putting chicken with waffles: waffle-fries, […]
  
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• Comedy Preview & Interview: Margaret Cho

  21-03-2019 14:48
  I owe a lot to Margaret Cho’s 2000 one-woman show, I’m The One That I Want, as an integral part of both my evolving comedy and cultural education. It’s a magnificent, powerful work in which she evokes humor, anger, advocacy, and optimism in one fell swoop, delivered with comedic cadence that is unflinching and physical. […]
  
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• ‘May I Be Happy’ Screening to Discuss Mindfulness For Kids

  21-03-2019 14:24
  “Teaching children how to cope is one of the most important tasks we have,” noted Julia Handelman of the Youth Yoga Project. To further mindfulness in education, on Saturday, March 23 “May I Be Happy” will be screened at Studio 35 with proceeds from tickets sold going to the Youth Yoga Project’s programming.   “We are […]
  
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• Dollar General recalls baby cough syrup due to contamination risk

  21-03-2019 13:12
  
  A cough syrup recall could impact your children. Kingston Pharma, LLC is recalling its 2-fluid ounce bottles of DG™/health NATURALS baby Cough Syrup + Mucus because it could be contaminated with Bacillus cereus.According to the Food and Drug Administration, Bacillus cereus in food products has the potential to cause vomiting and diarrhea. No illnesses have been reported so far.The 2-fluid ounce bottles of cough syrup are marked with Lot KL180157, with an expiration date of 11/20 at the bot
  
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• Teen who refused chickenpox vaccine sues after being barred from school activities

  21-03-2019 12:38
  
  Walton, Ky. — In northern Kentucky, an outbreak of more than 30 cases of chickenpox prompted health officials to ban unvaccinated students from the school. Now one student's family is suing for religious reasons.Students at Assumption Academy went to school on Wednesday, but Jerome Kunkel stayed home again."I'm missing the next two weeks. That's what the health department says, that I'm not allowed to go to school," he said.Jerome, a senior on the basketball team, has refused to get vaccin
  
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• Teen refuses chickenpox vaccine despite outbreak

  21-03-2019 12:38
  
  Walton, Ky. — In northern Kentucky, an outbreak of more than 30 cases of chickenpox prompted health officials to ban unvaccinated students from the school. Now one student's family is suing for religious reasons.Students at Assumption Academy went to school on Wednesday, but Jerome Kunkel stayed home again."I'm missing the next two weeks. That's what the health department says, that I'm not allowed to go to school," he said.Jerome, a senior on the basketball team, has refused to get vaccin
  
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• Mom with kids on YouTube channel suspected of child abuse

  21-03-2019 12:13
  
  MARICOPA, Ariz. — A woman who operated a popular YouTube channel featuring kids is facing allegations she used pepper spray to discipline her seven adopted children, and locked them for days in a closet at their home outside Phoenix, authorities said Wednesday.Machelle Hobson's children had no food, water or access to a bathroom whenever they were sequestered in a closet, according to a police report.Officers who went to the house last Wednesday reported that children appeared malnourished
  
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• Police looking for suspect responsible for west Columbus homicide

  21-03-2019 09:56
  
  COLUMBUS- Columbus police are looking for a person they believe is responsible for a homicide in west Columbus.They say on March 2, 2019, around 11:21 p.m. police responded to a report of a fight near the 500 block of S. Eureka Avenue.They found several people with various injuries but did not release information about how the victims were injured.Most of the victims suffered minor injuries.Emergency responders took Keith Allen Monroe to the hospital, where his condition deteriorated due to a he
  
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• Police looking for suspect in west Columbus homicide

  21-03-2019 09:56
  
  COLUMBUS- Columbus police are looking for a person they believe is responsible for a homicide in west Columbus.They say on March 2, 2019, around 11:21 p.m. police responded to a report of a fight near the 500 block of S. Eureka Avenue.They found several people with various injuries but did not release information about how the victims were injured.Most of the victims suffered minor injuries.Emergency responders took Keith Allen Monroe to the hospital, where his condition deteriorated due to a he
  
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• Columbus Police: 3 people shot in east Columbus at 2 scenes

  21-03-2019 09:21
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Three people have been shot in east Columbus.Columbus police say that around 3:20 a.m. on Thursday, they received a report that someone was shot inside of a house on the 1000 block of Seymour Avenue.A short while later, dispatchers got a report of another shooting near the 1600 block of Sycamore Street. Investigators found two victims at that scene.Emergency responders transported all three victims to Grant Medical Center.Police did not release information about the conditions o
  
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• Police identify man arrested for Aggravated Robbery in east Columbus

  21-03-2019 07:46
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus police have arrested a man and charged him with aggravated robbery in east Columbus.Terrence Williams was arrested Wednesday after police say the US Bank was robbed at the 2000 block of East Main Street in east Columbus.According to police, around 1:00 p.m., Williams entered the bank and handed the teller a demand note.The teller complied and the suspect left, heading eastbound away from the bank.He was arrested in the 3000 block of E. Main Street shortly after that incident.
  
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• Staff members hospitalized after handling vape device at Licking Heights middle school

  21-03-2019 04:21
  PATASKALA, Ohio - Two staff members at a Licking Heights middle school were taken to the hospital after encountering a vaping device confiscated from a student.A letter to parents explained the two staff members at Central Middle School were transported to a local hospital after handling the device. Those employees were treated and released. The situation remains under investigation by the Pataskala Police Department.Some parents, like Yerdanes Tesfamicael, are using this situation to start a co
  
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• New Zealand bans all assault weapons immediately

  21-03-2019 03:49
  
  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — The Latest on the mosque attacks in New Zealand (all times local):3 p.m.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand is immediately banning assault rifles, high-capacity magazines and "military style semi-automatic rifles" like the weapons used in last Friday's attacks on two Christchurch mosques.Ardern announced the ban Thursday and said it would be followed by legislation to be introduced next month.She said the man arrested in the attacks had purchased
  
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• After mosque attacks, New Zealand bans 'military-style' guns

  21-03-2019 03:49
  
  CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday announced a ban of "military-style" semi-automatic firearms and high-capacity magazines like those used in the shootings at Christchurch mosques last week.Ardern said a sales ban was effective immediately to prevent stockpiling and would be followed by a complete ban on the weapons after new laws were rushed through.She said people could hand over their guns under an amnesty while officials develop a formal b
  
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• Police looking for man robbed a Pizza Hut with a Machete

  21-03-2019 03:37
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police are looking for a man wanted for robbing a North High Street Pizza Hut in north Columbus.Police said the man walked into the Pizza Hut at 3530 North High Street at 9:50 p.m. on Sunday with a Machete-style knife.The suspect jumped the counter and took cash out of the cash register before jumping back over the counter and walking out of the business.The suspect left the scene and is described as male, around 5'7" tall and weighs approximately 150-160 pounds.He was wearing a
  
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• Columbus man arrested following carjacking in Westerville

  21-03-2019 03:16
  
  A man is in custody for aggravated robbery following a carjacking in Westerville Wednesday.Westerville police say 44-year-old David Smith of Columbus entered a vehicle that was left running when the owner went to pick up a food owner inside a sandwich shop on the northwest side of the city.According to police, Smith attempted to drive away, dragging the owner who was struggling to take back control of the vehicle. Smith then abandoned the vehicle and ran into a wooded area.Westerville police arr
  
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• Widow of Columbus firefighter remembers husband, talks need for mental health awareness

  21-03-2019 03:00
  
  Eight years of dating and a five-month engagement led Katie-Jean and Shane Brintlinger to the middle of the dance floor for their first dance as a married couple.Shane picked the song "More of You" by Chris Stapleton.The day is frozen in time in pictures. They are moments Katie-Jean remembers every detail of. Katie-Jean and Shane Brintlinger married on Dec. 29, 2017.
  They met at Otterbein University. Katie-Jean says, originally, Shane wanted to be a high school history teacher, but later changed
  
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• Republican senator denounces President Trump for attacks on John McCain

  21-03-2019 02:58
  
  President Donald Trump continued his attacks against late Sen. John McCain at an event in Ohio on Wednesday, slamming McCain's vote against repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act and complaining that he did not receive a thank you after the senator's Washington funeral."I have to be honest, I've never liked him much. Hasn't been for me. I really probably never will," Trump said.Trump said he "gave him the kind of funeral that he wanted," but "I didn't get a thank you." The president was
  
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• The Columbus Metropolitan Club: Affordable Housing is Complicated

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