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• Judge denies request to consolidate 2 Mount Carmel wrongful death lawsuits with others

  03-05-2019 23:37
  COLUMBUS — A desire to consolidate all the Mount Carmel wrongful death lawsuits was further complicated this week after a Franklin County Judge ruled against consolidating two lawsuits in his courtroom with others assigned to different judges.Twenty-eight wrongful death lawsuits have been filed since 10 Investigates first broke the news in January that patients at Mount Carmel were believed to have been given excessive — or in some cases potentially fatal — doses of pain medica
  
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• Investigators looking for answers in suspected CO poisoning of Genoa Township family

  03-05-2019 23:22
  The heartbreaking search for answers continues in Delaware County after a family of four was found dead in their Genoa Township home.Friday, investigators identified the family members as 50-year-old Gabe Reitter, 49-year-old Jennifer Reitter, and their children, 15-year-old Gabe and 13-year-old Grace.Neighbors call them "good, solid people." They say the children were polite and respectful.Leaders at their church say "they were servants who gladly gave of themselves.""Our community suffered a t
  
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• Hundreds don their best for Hat Day at Franklin Park Conservatory

  03-05-2019 23:15
  
  Hundreds of hats marked one of the biggest fundraisers of the year Friday for the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens: Hat Day.More than 550 guests gathered under a grand marquee in the gardens, adorned in their favorite hats, to enjoy lunch with friends and raise money for a good cause."The conservatory is really dedicated to connecting people with nature, especially children, and we have a wealth of programs that address those needs," said Bruce Harkey, president and CEO of the Fr
  
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• Urban Living Tour – May 5th, 2019

  03-05-2019 22:20
  UPDATE: Whether you got your tickets in advance, or are buying them day-of, you’ll start the tour at one of two locations — Coffee Connections at The Gateway (1572 North High St) or at the Stauf’s at The View on Grant (350 Mt Vernon Ave). See you on Sunday! If looking at real estate is one of your favorite […]
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• 'Lucky to be alive': Ohio man shares brush with flesh-eating bacteria

  03-05-2019 21:40
  Barry Briggs of Waynesville, Ohio says he returned from a vacation in Tampa when he realized there was something strange happening with his foot. Now, he's sharing the story on his brush with a flesh-eating disease.At first, he thought his foot got too much sun."I noticed swelling in my foot and the tops of my feet were a little red, and my first thought was sunburn," he said.He went to bed that night but woke to see his foot wasn't getting better. He and his wife then decided to go to the hospi
  
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• First Look: Community Grounds on Parsons Avenue

  03-05-2019 21:25
  It’s been a long road for Community Grounds co-owner Joel Cosme, Jr. Even disregarding his childhood of chronic homelessness — during which he roamed with his mother from shelter to shelter in Seattle, Minneapolis, Florida and everywhere in between — it’s been trial after trial as he and his wife Tara Mullins-Cosme have worked to […]
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• 2019 City of Columbus Holocaust Remembrance

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• Man indicted on 36 counts after dogfighting, drugs discovered at Columbus home

  03-05-2019 21:04
  
  A man is facing dozens of charges after authorities found a suspected dogfighting ring in a Columbus home.In April, 21 dogs were removed from the home on Dexter Avenue after authorities executed a search warrant for 34-year-old German Sanchez on the suspicion of drug trafficking and dogfighting. Large amounts of various drugs, a firearm and dogfighting paraphernalia were also seized.According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, 13 pit bulls, seven puppies and one Yorkshire Terrier wer
  
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• Minneapolis to pay $20M to family of 911 caller killed by cop

  03-05-2019 20:10
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Minneapolis will pay $20 million to the family of an unarmed woman fatally shot by a police officer when she approached his squad car after calling 911 to report a possible crime, city leaders announced Friday.Mayor Jacob Frey and City Council members detailed the settlement just three days after a jury convicted Mohamed Noor of murder and manslaughter in the 2017 death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond. The dual citizen of the U.S. and Australia had called 911 to s
  
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• Judges declare Ohio's congressional map unconstitutional; orders new one for 2020

  03-05-2019 19:21
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal court ruled Friday that Ohio's congressional map is unconstitutional and ordered a new one be drawn for the 2020 elections.A three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati ruled unanimously that district boundaries were manipulated for partisan gain by Republican mapmakers and violates voters' rights to democratically select their representatives. The ruling blocks Ohio from holding another election under the current map.The ruling is likely to be ap
  
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• Sobriety checkpoint scheduled for Friday night in northeast Columbus

  03-05-2019 19:19
  
  The Franklin County DUI Task Force will hold a sobriety checkpoint Friday night to combat impaired driving.The checkpoint will be located in the area of Cleveland Avenue and Wallcrest Blvd between 8 p.m. and 12:30 a.m.The task force says it wants to impress upon those who will be consuming alcohol to plan for a designated driver or make other arrangements.---EDITOR’S NOTE: Why are the locations and times of a sobriety checkpoint released?Guidelines issued by the NHTSA instruct law enforcem
  
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• So You’ve Seen Endgame. Now What?

  03-05-2019 19:01
  Studios figured the Marvel capper would still be raking in the dough this weekend, so there are no sure fire blockbusters being released. Instead, for a rainy couple of days, you’ll find a smattering of smaller films opening all over town. Some of them are pretty great. Some of them are definitely not. We’ll walk […]
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• Officials: No carbon monoxide detectors in home where family was found dead

  03-05-2019 18:44
  
  GENOA TWP. --Authorities say carbon monoxide may have caused the deaths of four family members at a home in central Ohio.Gabe and Jennifer Reitter along with their two children, 15-year-old Gabe and 13-year-old Grace, were found dead in their Genoa Township home Thursday afternoon.The family and their three dogs were discovered after concerned family members told police they had not been able to reach them for three days.Investigators say, at this point, carbon monoxide is the suspected cause of
  
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• Clothe Ohio Closing Short North Store

  03-05-2019 18:32
  Clothe Ohio is going online-only. Their Short North shop, which opened at 867 N. High St. in 2016, will close on Sunday, May 12. “We have listened to our customers wants and moving forward we will be fully focusing on online growth vs physical location growth,” the company posted on their Instagram page on Thursday.  […]
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• Unemployment hits 49-year low as US employers step up hiring

  03-05-2019 17:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a robust 263,000 jobs in April, suggesting that businesses have shrugged off earlier concerns that the economy might slow this year and now anticipate strong customer demand.The unemployment rate fell to a five-decade low of 3.6% from 3.8%, though that drop reflected a rise in the number of people who stopped looking for work. Average hourly pay rose 3.2% from 12 months earlier, a healthy increase that matched the increase in March.Friday's jobs repor
  
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• New Development Near Grandview Avenue Moving Forward

  03-05-2019 17:25
  A 62-unit apartment project near Grandview Avenue is now moving forward after receiving a vote of approval from the Columbus City Council. The three-story building, from local developer Avenue Partners, is located at 1450 Broadview Ave. A parking garage on the first floor of the building will hold 86 cars and will be accessed from […]
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• Way Down Yonder Reopening on the South Side

  03-05-2019 15:55
  Way Down Yonder has made (another) comeback. After a location in Olde Towne East, a fire at owner and chef Yonder Miller’s home, a hotel stay, and an interim location in Linden, the family-owned and operated business is back in action on the South Side. “The good thing about it is this is our own […]
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• Family of 4 escape house fire in Granville

  03-05-2019 14:49
  
  GRANVILLE, OHIO – Parents and two kids escape from an early morning house fire in Granville Friday morning.Firefighters were called just before 7 a.m. to the 300 block of Thornewood Drive.The Granville Fire Chief told 10TV the daughter woke up smelling smoke and woke up everyone in the house in order to get them out safely.The home was undergoing some renovations and it appears the fire started in the attic area and spread to the upper floors of the home, according to the Granville Fire ch
  
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• Sale of Sears Property Bodes Well for Westland Mall Redevelopment Prospects

  03-05-2019 14:00
  Plaza Properties has acquired the former Westland Mall Sears store and parking lot for $3.15 million, bringing the entire 80-plus acre site under the control of one owner and removing a major barrier to the property’s redevelopment. Franklin County officials and neighborhood advocates have grown frustrated over the course of the last several years with […]
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• Nurses, staff set to strike at Ohio hospital next week

  03-05-2019 13:28
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio — Nurses and technicians at an Ohio hospital say they're ready to strike next week if they can't reach an agreement with management.About 2,200 workers at Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo said Thursday they'll strike on Monday if issues can't be resolved.The biggest concerns they say are mandatory overtime policies and health care costs.The hospital is one of the largest in Toledo.Nurses, paramedics, physical therapists and custodians are among those threateni
  
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• Nurses, staff go on strike at Ohio hospital

  03-05-2019 13:28
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio(AP) — Nurses and technicians and support staff at an Ohio hospital are on strike after an agreement was not reached with management on issues including overtime policies and health care costs.More than 2,000 health-care workers at Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo went on strike shortly after 4 p.m. Monday. Nurses, paramedics, physical therapists and custodians are among those on strike. They're represented by the United Auto Workers.The hospital is one of the
  
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• 2 Santa Fe medical cannabis dispensaries burglarized

  03-05-2019 13:17
  
  SANTA FE, N.M.— Police say burglars hit two medical cannabis dispensaries in Santa Fe in what appears to be a string of burglaries targeting dispensaries.The Santa Fe New Mexican reports New MexiCann Natural Medicine and Kure were struck early Wednesday.Kure employee Judi Kubiak says surveillance video shows four men smashing Kure's front door and rummaging around inside before leaving. Kubiak says no items were stolen because valuables were locked in a safe.A police report says New MexiCa
  
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• Landlord who wouldn't lease to Muslim pair must pay $675,000

  03-05-2019 13:15
  
  DENVER (AP) — A Denver landlord who was recorded telling her tenant to find an "American person ... good like you and me" to sublease her property instead of a Muslim father and son seeking to open their second restaurant must pay the men $675,000 under a settlement.The three men sued last year, generating local news coverage and online pleas to boycott the woman's business, which mirrored the response to racist comments captured on tape or video across the U.S. in recent months. Public at
  
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• Landlord who refused to rent to Muslim men settles lawsuit

  03-05-2019 13:15
  
  DENVER — A Denver landlord who was recorded telling her tenant to find an "American person ... good like you and me" to sublease her property instead of a Muslim father and son seeking to open their second restaurant must pay the men $675,000 under a settlement.The three men sued last year, generating local news coverage and online pleas to boycott the woman's business, which mirrored the response to racist comments captured on tape or video across the U.S. in recent months. Public attenti
  
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• Bernie and Biden: Fighting for Trump voters

  03-05-2019 13:15
  
  The day before the midterm elections in 2010, Joe Biden traveled to Vermont to headline a rally for the Democratic candidate for governor. On the stage, he gave a shout out to the state's two senators. Bernie Sanders, he said, "is the conscience of the United States Senate.""I love this guy. You should be happy with this guy," Biden said to cheers. He recalled a conversation with Ted Kauffman, his former chief of staff who had taken his seat in the Senate when Biden became vice president. "I sai
  
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• Elizabeth Warren bets big on policy to break through crowded Democratic field

  03-05-2019 13:10
  
  Among the collection of t-shirts sold on Elizabeth Warren's campaign website, there is one that encapsulates her approach to the campaign so far: "Warren has a plan for that."It's undoubtedly true that Warren, among the nearly two-dozen Democrats running for president in 2020, has the most detailed policy platform. She wants to break up big tech and protect public lands. She wants to abolish the Electoral College and implement a new "ultra-millionaires tax." She wants to relieve student debt, de
  
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• Under pressure, Ohio's jobs office releases pay of top execs

  03-05-2019 12:58
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's privatized job-creation office says its new leader will make $350,000 this year before benefits and any performance bonus.JobsOhio released the salary of president and chief investment officer J.P. Nauseef and 16 other current and former top executives Thursday in an effort "to provide more openness and accountability."JobsOhio, a private economic development corporation, has been under pressure from Republican Gov. Mike DeWine to be more transparent. Former Go
  
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• Gross Gigs: Franklin Co. Engineer's Office cleans up filth left along roadways

  03-05-2019 12:07
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -It's a dirty job but someone has to do it.The Franklin County Engineer's Office helps clean up the piles of trash that often litter central Ohio roads. Bill Thompson who works for the department says his crew sees it all."Mattresses, freezers, dressers," he said. "It just amazes me what people put on the side of the road. It's just as easy to put it in your trash can."Some of the items they find are downright dangerous."We see needles with the opiate problems. We see a lot of the
  
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• Klobuchar releases $100B substance abuse, mental health plan

  03-05-2019 12:00
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar has released a plan to spend $100 billion over a decade to improve mental health care and fight substance abuse, an issue the Minnesota senator has faced firsthand as the daughter of an alcoholic who struggled with addiction for years before getting sober.The wide-ranging plan, released Friday, includes funding for early intervention of mental health disorders and drug use, a national suicide prevention campaign, better access
  
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• Columbus Police issue alert for high risk missing juvenile

  03-05-2019 09:42
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Police are asking for help in locating an endangered missing child.According to investigators, 12-year-old Kevin Ayebou left a home on Thursday night with his 13-year-old brother Mike Ayebou. Police say the boys both packed a backpack and left out of the back door.They were last seen around 10:30 p.m. in the area of Cleveland Avenue and Deewood Drive.Kevin was last seen wearing a red shirt and black pants. He is 5'4 and 110 pounds.Mike was last seen wearing a blue jacke
  
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• Driver missing after car crashes into building in Grandview South

  03-05-2019 09:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Police are looking for a driver after a car crashed into a building in the early hours of Friday morning.
  Police were notified of the crash on Dublin Road near the US-33 exit around 2:40 a.m.Officers arrived to find a blue Mustang inside a building.Police did not locate the driver.Evidence at the scene led investigators to believe that a second car may have somehow been involved in this crash. That car was not at the scene, however.
  
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• Bruins top Blue Jackets to even playoff series at 2-2

  03-05-2019 04:18
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Tuukka Rask stopped 39 shots and the Boston Bruins got some much-needed production from their top-liners in a 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night that evened their Eastern Conference semifinal series at two games apiece.Patrice Bergeron had two goals, David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist and Sean Kuraly also tallied for the Bruins, who had lost the last two games in the best of-seven series but knotted the set again as it moves back to Boston f
  
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• James Holzhauer breaks record for second-longest winning streak in 'Jeopardy!' history

  03-05-2019 03:24
  
  The newest "Jeopardy!" sensation, James Holzhauer, broke another record Thursday night: He now has the second-longest winning streak in the show's history. Holzhauer won his 21st game, placing him behind only Ken Jennings, who won 74 consecutive games in 2004.Jennings holds the record for the highest amount won — $2.5 million — but the high-betting Holzhauer has racked up more than half that amount after just 21 games.Holzhauer's haul on Thursday was $80,615, bringing his 21-day tota
  
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• Police looking for woman whose car was found empty in downtown Columbus

  03-05-2019 02:59
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing woman.Police said 32-year-old Kristina Burns was last seen in Fairfield in southwest Ohio but her car was found empty at West Town Street and Belle Street in downtown Columbus.Burns was last seen on Wednesday around 8 p.m. wearing black pants and a black and white t-shirt.She is 5-feet 8-inches tall and weighs 230 pounds.She has blonde hair with dark roots that may be in a ponytail.Police said she
  
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• Former Ohio State basketball player D'Angelo Russell issued summons for marijuana possession

  03-05-2019 01:26
  
  NEW YORK — Officials say Brooklyn Nets All-Star D'Angelo Russell was detained at LaGuardia Airport after a small amount of marijuana was found in his luggage by TSA personnel.A spokeswoman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said Russell was issued a summons for possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and released. It happened Wednesday night.Newsday says the former No. 2 pick out of Ohio State then flew to Louisville, Kentucky, where his father lives.The Nets said in a
  
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• Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca in the 'Star Wars' films, dies at 74

  03-05-2019 00:56
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Mayhew, the towering actor who donned a huge, furry costume to give life to the rugged-and-beloved character of Chewbacca in the original "Star Wars" trilogy and two other films, has died, his family said Thursday.Mayhew died at his home in north Texas on Tuesday, according to a family statement. He was 74. No cause was given.As Chewbacca, known to his friends as Chewie, the 7-foot-3 Mayhew was a fierce warrior with a soft heart, loyal sidekick to Harrison Ford's H
  
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• Chewbecca actor Peter Mayhew from ‘Star Wars’ dies at 74

  03-05-2019 00:56
  
  Peter Mayhew, an actor best known for playing Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, has passed away according to a family statement posted to his Twitter account.The statement said Mayhew died on April 30 in his Texas home with family by his side.Mayhew “put his heart and soul” into the role of Chewbacca the statement said.He also started the Peter Mayhew Foundation which helped support people in crisis situations.Mayhew is survived by his wife Angie and three children.A memorial service
  
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