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• 'It's cheaper than a funeral': New implant could help overcome opioid addiction

  02-04-2019 23:38
  A new medical device could help curb alcoholism and certain opioid addictions.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working to take a medication-assisted treatment approach to help patients overcome addiction.BioCorRx® is a healthcare solutions company that offers a pellet-sized implant which releases a medication that reduces cravings for drugs and alcohol."I cried while they were putting it in," said Angela Denes, whose son received the implant nearly two years ago. "I called Jordan an
  
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• Gahanna police could face layoffs if income tax hike doesn't pass

  02-04-2019 23:27
  In May, voters in Gahanna will consider an income tax increase proposal that could determine whether the police department will face potential layoffs. Supporters of Issue 12 said in recent years, the police force has shrunk from 61 to 55 police officers.Carrin Wester with the group "Gahanna Residents Improving Tomorrow" said she believes the time has come for voters to say yes."The rate hasn't increased since 1976. Gerald Ford was president. It's been a very long time," Wester said.Voters will
  
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• Redevelopment Concepts Floated for King and High

  02-04-2019 23:24
  A St. Louis-based developer who wants to redevelop the southwest corner of King Avenue and North High Street presented several concepts for the site to the zoning committee of the University Area Commission last night. Brandt Stiles of Collegiate Development Group (CDG) and architect Renato Gilberti, from the Chicago office of BKV Group, explained to the […]
  
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• School districts aim to take on teen vaping

  02-04-2019 22:24
  School districts are finding different ways to let kids know the dangers. One recent issue included a Licking Heights middle schooler caught with a vaping device on a bus that made other students ill Monday.In Upper Arlington, a parent volunteer group called The Stand Project is getting the message to parents and using teens to talk to kids about it.High schoolers have gone into the middle schools to tell students not to vape.Videos featuring police, doctors and school leaders went out to parent
  
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• Ohio lawmakers pass plan for gas, diesel tax hike to fund road fixes

  02-04-2019 22:13
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —Drivers would pay 10.5 cents a gallon more for gas and 19 cents a gallon more for diesel fuel under a long-awaited compromise struck by state lawmakers Tuesday.The compromise ended days of negotiations among legislative leaders and Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, who had wanted the rate to be much higher. After approval by a bipartisan conference committee, it moved quickly through the full House and Senate.The increases, contained in the state transportation budget, woul
  
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• Joint committee agrees on deal to hike Ohio gas, diesel tax

  02-04-2019 22:13
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A committee of the Ohio House and Senate has approved a proposal to increase the state tax on gas by 10.5 cents a gallon and the tax on diesel fuel by 19 cents to maintain deteriorating roads and bridges.The joint conference committee approved the increases Tuesday. The compromises on the tax increases in the state transportation budget were expected to be approved by the full House and Senate later Tuesday. Both new tax rates would start July 1.The proposed increases
  
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• Trump punts health care vote until after 2020 election

  02-04-2019 21:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned President Donald Trump to hold off action in Congress to replace the Affordable Care Act, telling him to instead take it on the road as a 2020 campaign issue.The two spoke Monday ahead of Trump's evening tweets suggesting he had moved off his push for a big new health care bill."I made it clear to him that we were not going to be doing that in the Senate," McConnell told reporters Tuesday.Asked if there was any difference betw
  
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• 'Obamacare' repeal off the table for GOP until after 2020

  02-04-2019 21:57
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — "Not any longer."And with that, a triumphant Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to close the book on a divisive Republican debate, convincing President Donald Trump to shelve plans to replace the Affordable Care Act until after the 2020 election."I made it clear to him that we were not going to be doing that in the Senate," McConnell told reporters on Tuesday.It was a rare public disclosure of private counsel from the Republican leader. And it signaled that,
  
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• ‘Jurassic World Live Tour’ coming to Schottenstein Center in September

  02-04-2019 21:57
  
  A live arena experience of “Jurassic World” will be coming to Columbus this fall.The “Jurassic World Live Tour” will bring seven shows to the Schottenstein Center from Sep. 26 to Sep. 29. The live arena performance shows scenes from the movie’s Isla Nublar along with custom-built dinosaurs, including a Tyrannosaurus rex measuring more than 40 feet in length.Audiences can see the show at these times:Sep. 26 at 7 p.m.Sep. 27 at 7 p.m.Sep. 28 at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p
  
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• Walk The Moon, Ben Harper to headline new music festival in Columbus

  02-04-2019 21:44
  
  Walk The Moon and Ben Harper will be headlining a new music festival this summer in Columbus.The Wonderbus Music & Arts Festival will take place on The Lawn At CAS on August 17 and 18.The creators and producers of Cleveland’s music festival, LaureLive, announced details on Tuesday.Other artists include X Ambassadors, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, The Revivalists and Jenny Lewis.Similar to LaureLive, organizers say the event will feature music appropriate for all ages. The festival
  
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• LIST: John F. Wolfe Columbus Commons 2019 Event Season announced

  02-04-2019 21:25
  
  Now that warm weather is creeping up on central Ohio, the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation is inviting the public to a season of events held at the John F. Wolfe Columbus Commons.The Columbus Commons 2019 Event Season includes concerts and movies, activities for kids, fitness classes, the Food Truck Food Court and community events like the OhioHealth Capital City Marathon and the Walk to Cure Arthritis.Things kick off Monday, April 22, with free carousel rides and the opening of Jeni&rs
  
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• Cedar Point announces $60 deal for unlimited visits in May and June

  02-04-2019 19:34
  
  Cedar Point is offering a new deal that gives you unlimited visits to the park for May and June.The Cedar Point Wild Card will get you into the park as much as you want from May 11 to June 30 for $59.99.The Wild Card is available online only and does not include admission to Cedar Point Shores Waterpark or parking.Special Wild Card overnight packages are also available at Cedar Point hotel properties starting at $87 per person, per night for a family of four.
  
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• City Chat: Energy Savings

  02-04-2019 19:20 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Zanesville woman who left infant in hot car pleads guilty to charges

  02-04-2019 19:09
  
  ZANESVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A Zanesville woman whose infant son died after she left him in a car on a broiling summer day has pleaded guilty to charges.The Zanesville Times Recorder reports 27-year-old Samantha Donohoe agreed Monday in Muskingum County to plead guilty to child endangering and involuntary manslaughter in exchange for prosecutors dropping a murder charge.Assistant County Prosecutor Ron Welch says Donohoe called 911 on Sept. 4 because her 2-month-old son wasn't breathing. Donohoe
  
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• Connect During Autism Awareness Week!

  02-04-2019 17:46
  It’s Autism Awareness Week—and, according to Autism Speaks, Autism Awareness Month! There are many central Ohio nonprofits that provide services and support for children and adults on the autism spectrum. The Columbus Foundation is sharing about a few of these nonprofits who are doing important work in this service area, including: Bridgeway Academy Emerging Autism […]
  
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• Ohio would honor presidential popular vote under proposal

  02-04-2019 17:39
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's coveted electoral votes would be delivered to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote under a proposal making its way toward the state's fall ballot.The amendment , certified Thursday, would require members of the powerful Electoral College to deliver their votes to whichever candidate wins the most votes nationally, rather than the most votes within Ohio.The popular vote winner has lost five times in U.S. history, twice since 2000. Republ
  
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• Review: CATCO’s Funny and Heartfelt ‘Life Sucks’

  02-04-2019 17:00
  CATCO’s crowd-pleasing and laugh-filled production of Aaron Posner’s Life Sucks, directed by Steven C. Anderson, returns the greatest rewards if the audience ignores the “Adapted (Sort of) from Anton Chekov’s Uncle Vanya” credit. Someone who loves Uncle Vanya as much as I do spent much of the first act looking for deeper connections and shared […]
  
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• Ohio Machine Will Not Compete in Major League Lacrosse 2019 Season

  02-04-2019 16:46
  In an effort to “restructure” the organization, Major League Lacrosse has announced that two of the league’s teams are folding, including the Ohio Machine. In the announcement, the league explained its strategic plan is to limit one team per league owner. The North Carolina-based Charlotte Hounds were one of the teams presumed to fold under […]
  
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• Downtown Business Launching Offshoot in Former Criollo Space

  02-04-2019 16:24
  After Criollo closed on East Gay Street, Cafe Phenix co-owner Gary McConnell saw a “golden opportunity.” Located just a few doors down, at 51 E. Gay St., it’ll be the home of Cafe Phenix’s offshoot, Phenix Bistro. Phenix Bistro will be a full-service diner serving breakfast and lunch. Expect American- and English-style entrees ranging from […]
  
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• Local Comedy Spotlight: The Nestival

  02-04-2019 15:12
  In 2016, veteran Chicago-based improvisers Tara DeFrancisco and Rance Rizzutto established Columbus’ first dedicated improv performance and training center. Three years later, after finding its permanent home at the edge of Downtown in Franklinton, The Nest Theatre is thriving — regularly selling out shows across its 12 rotating productions, and filling up its core curriculum […]
  
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• Local Caterer Rebrands to Together & Company

  02-04-2019 15:00
  After more than two decades and 25,000 events, Two Caterers is rebranding. The catering and events company started by Angela Petro in 1997 will now be known as Together & Company. “When I co-founded our company 22 years ago, it consisted of two people, hence the name Two Caterers,” Petro says. “However, over the years, […]
  
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• 5Ks Happening in Columbus for April

  02-04-2019 14:00
  April has a fun list of 5Ks that focus on bunny hops, raising money to help with food insecurity, and more. This year’s AIDS Walk takes place in Columbus at McFerson Commons park. With hopes to raise over $150,000 to raise awareness and funds for HIV/AIDS service organizations, AIDS Walk is happening on the same […]
  
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• Cancer treatment uses genetically modified cells to fight tumors

  02-04-2019 13:10
  
  In 2016, 10th grade student Sally Naser learned she had a cancerous growth on both her lungs. She had first been diagnosed with a tumor, a type of bone cancer called sarcoma, at age 10. This was her third relapse."One of the doctors advice was, 'I think now's a good time to take a family vacation,'" said Camille Naser, her mother. "We said and Sally said, we weren't quite ready to give up."There was one last option. Sally joined a trial at Baylor College of Medicine using a therapy called CAR T.
  
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• Justices rule against Missouri inmate with rare health issue

  02-04-2019 13:08
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Missouri can execute an inmate who argued his rare medical condition will result in severe pain if he is put to death by lethal injection, the Supreme Court ruled Monday.The justices split along ideological lines in ruling 5-4 against inmate Russell Bucklew, who is on death row for a 1996 murder.The court's five conservative justices rejected Bucklew's argument that subjecting him to lethal injection would violate the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. He
  
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• 2nd woman recounts unwanted touching by Biden

  02-04-2019 13:07
  
  WASHINGTON — Aides to Joe Biden are striking a more aggressive tone as the former vice president faces scrutiny over his past behavior toward women.In a statement Monday, Biden spokesman Bill Russo blasted "right wing trolls" from "the dark recesses of the internet" for conflating images of Biden embracing acquaintances, colleagues and friends in his official capacity during swearing-in ceremonies with uninvited touching.The move came on a day in which a second woman said Biden had acted i
  
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• Trump considering naming an 'immigration czar'

  02-04-2019 12:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As he threatens to shut down the southern border, President Donald Trump is considering bringing on a "border" or "immigration czar" to coordinate immigration policy across various federal agencies, according to four people familiar with the discussions.Trump is weighing at least two potential candidates for the post: former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach and former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, according to the people, who spoke to The Associated Press
  
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• 4 dead after vehicle flees wrong way on Alabama interstate

  02-04-2019 12:41
  
  LOXLEY, Ala. (AP) — A driver trying to elude a sheriff's deputy went the wrong way on a southwest Alabama highway on Monday and hit a second vehicle head-on, killing four people.Baldwin County Sheriff Huey "Hoss" Mack told local news outlets a deputy tried to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation, setting off a chase around 1:30 p.m.The unidentified vehicle the deputy was chasing exited Interstate 10 multiple times, reversing directions, before making a U-turn on the highway and going the
  
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• US officials worry paralyzing illness may grow more common

  02-04-2019 12:38
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — One morning last fall, 4-year-old Joey Wilcox woke up with the left side of his face drooping.It was the first sign of an unfolding nightmare.Three days later, Joey was in a hospital intensive care unit, unable to move his arms or legs or sit up. Spinal taps and other tests failed to find a cause. Doctors worried he was about to lose the ability to breathe."It's devastating," said his father, Jeremy Wilcox, of Herndon, Virginia. "Your healthy child can catch a cold —
  
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• Lawsuit asks return of Ohio driver's license lamination fees

  02-04-2019 12:37
  
  COLUMBUS (AP) — A lawsuit seeking refunds for some 2 million Ohioans who paid for driver's license lamination services that didn't take place has been filed in Ohio.Lawyer Marc Dann, a former Ohio attorney general now in private practice, filed the lawsuit recently with Ohio's Court of Claims. It seeks class-action status and asks the court to order the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles to repay the $1.50 fee plus interest to anyone wrongly charged, for a total of more than $3 million.The bure
  
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• ACLU joins lawsuit opposing panhandling ordinance

  02-04-2019 12:34
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A civil rights group has joined a lawsuit asking a federal court to strike down a county's panhandling ordinance in Ohio as unconstitutional.The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio says in a release that the amended complaint, filed recently in U.S. District Court in Akron, argues the Summit County law unconstitutionally restricts free speech.The ordinance limits people's ability to transfer anything from inside a vehicle to anyone outside who's within specified roads
  
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• CAPA releases list of shows coming to Columbus in 2019-2020 season

  02-04-2019 12:32
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- CAPA has released its lineup of shows for the 2019-2020 season of the PNC Broadway Series.The following shows will play at the Ohio Theatre:Dear Evan Hansen - September 17-22Mean Girls - October 22-27Les Miserables - November 19-24Anastasia - January 28-February 2My Fair Lady - March 11-15Miss Saigon - June 9-14 There are also two bonus shows not a part of the season subscription:Jersey Boys - January 10-11Wicked - April 22-May 17 New subscriptions will go on sale on Jun
  
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• Ohio lawmakers continue efforts to reach deal on gas-tax increase

  02-04-2019 12:29
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio House and Senate lawmakers are set to continue their efforts to reach a compromise on raising the state gas tax to fix deteriorating roads and bridges.A joint Senate-House committee was scheduled to resume meeting Tuesday morning to iron out differences between their plans for the state Department of Transportation budget.Gov. Mike DeWine and House Speaker Larry Householder, both Republicans, announced a deal Thursday under which the gas tax would rise by 11 cent
  
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• Democrats to prepare subpoenas for full Mueller report

  02-04-2019 12:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee will prepare subpoenas this week seeking special counsel Robert Mueller's full Russia report as the Justice Department appears likely to miss an April 2 deadline set by Democrats for the report's release.The Judiciary panel plans to vote on subpoenas Wednesday, a day after the deadline. The chairmen of several House committees asked for the full report last week after Attorney General William Barr released a four-page summary laying out the r
  
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• Actress Laverne Cox to discuss gender equity at Harvard

  02-04-2019 12:21
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Transgender actress and activist Laverne Cox will be visiting Harvard University to talk about gender equity and stereotyping.The "Orange is the New Black" star is scheduled to headline a campus discussion Tuesday alongside fashion designer Christian Siriano and other panelists.It's part of Harvard's "2019 Summit for Gender Equity." The event is being hosted as Harvard prepares to participate in a national survey on campus sexual assault and misconduct.Cox and other
  
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• Police: Suspected killer of rapper Nipsey Hussle arrested

  02-04-2019 09:29
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police on Tuesday arrested the man suspected of fatally shooting rapper Nipsey Hussle, authorities said.Eric Holder, 29, had been on the run for two days before he was captured in Bellflower, a Los Angeles-area city about 20 miles southeast of where Hussle was gunned down two days earlier.Hussle and Holder knew each other, and the two had some kind of personal dispute in the hours before the rapper was killed outside his Los Angeles clothing store, Police Chief Michel Mo
  
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• Los Angeles police identify suspect in Nipsey Hussle slaying

  02-04-2019 09:29
  
  LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police are seeking a 29-year-old man who they believe shot and killed Nipsey Hussle outside the rapper's clothing store where he was trying to remake his community.Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore has scheduled a briefing Tuesday morning in which he will discuss how detectives came to identify Eric Holder as the man suspected of killing Hussle Sunday afternoon and wounding two others. No additional details, other than that Holder is suspected of fleeing in a
  
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• ODNR warns to steer clear of Canada Geese during nesting season

  02-04-2019 03:37
  The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is telling people to stay away from Canada Geese while they are in the middle of nesting season."I just remember throwing my purse up into my face," Denise Gorden said. "[I] put the purse down and said 'He hit me.'"Gorden went to walk into the St. John Arena ticket office in early March when she unknowingly walked a little too close to a nesting area. She was attacked by a goose so violently she had to go to urgent care."We went there and [the doctor] goe
  
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• Police identify victim in fatal hit-skip crash in southeast Columbus

  02-04-2019 03:26
  
  COLUMBUS - A 62-year-old woman was killed in a hit and run crash near Driving Park Community Recreation Center in southeast Columbus Sunday. As of Monday, the suspect is still at large.Police were called to 1100 Rhoads Avenue just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday. They found the woman dead, but the driver did not stop.Investigators say evidence on the scene shows the victim was hit by a car and dragged from the area of East Whittier Street and Fairwood Avenue to the area near the rec center. They believe
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 4/1/2019

  02-04-2019 03:26 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Broadway in Columbus Announces 2019/2020 Season

  02-04-2019 02:59
  It’s announcement time for the next season of shows coming to Broadway in Columbus! Stories about life, being a “proper lady”, romance and adventure, how war impacts love, life after prison, and how a new girl fits in. All shows take place at the Ohio Theatre. Dear Evan Hansen opens the Broadway in Columbus 2019/20 […]
  
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• 4 dead in 'multiple homicide' at North Dakota business

  02-04-2019 01:10
  
  MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Four people were found dead Monday in what police called a "multiple homicide" at a North Dakota property-management business.Three men and a woman were found dead inside RJR Maintenance and Management in Mandan, a city of about 22,000 just across the Missouri River west of Bismarck, Police Chief Jason Ziegler said. The victims weren't immediately identified and police didn't say how they died.Ziegler said the public wasn't believed to be in danger, but he had no inform
  
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• Avocados would soon be toast if US-Mexico border closed

  02-04-2019 00:41
  
  Avocado toast, tequila and margaritas could soon become more expensive — or even disappear from menus and grocery store aisles — if the president follows through on his threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border. "The impact on consumers would be immediate and major," said Rufus Yerxa, president of the National Foreign Trade Council. "It wouldn't take long for consumers to start feeling the effects related to things like fresh produce and a lot of immediately consumable stuff."Presid
  
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• Funeral arrangements announced for Lancaster soldier killed in Afghanistan

  02-04-2019 00:12
  
  The funeral arrangements for a soldier from Lancaster who was killed during an operation in Afghanistan last month have been announced.Joseph Collette, who served as an explosive ordnance technician with the Army, was killed on March 22.Collette was a graduate of Lancaster High School in 2007. He was deployed to Afghanistan on December 27, 2018.A procession is planned from Wednesday around 10 a.m. when his body arrives at Rickenbacker International Airport.According to Frank E. Smith Funeral Hom
  
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