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• Columbus Arts and Technology Academy teacher arrested on child pornography charge

  16-05-2019 23:21
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A high school teacher at the Columbus Arts and Technology Academy has been suspended from his employment after he was arrested on May 13.According to the school, Lyle Pierce was arrested in the school parking lot.According to court records, a cell phone was seized from Pierce on April 24. Detectives said they discovered videos showing “obscenity involving a minor” on the phone.The school said it is awaiting the results of the law enforcement investigation and w
  
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• Facing nurse shortage, Adena Hospitals offering $5,000 sign-on bonus

  16-05-2019 23:12
  A national shortage of nurses is hitting central Ohio.As the baby boomer population ages, the need for nurses is growing. And that could mean big bucks for some caretakers.Emily Reynolds has been a nurse for seven years. The hours are long, the work is draining. And she says there's no other job for her."When you go home, and you've gotten to discharge that patient that had a critical incident that they were here for a month, and they hug your neck when you leave- there's nothing like it," she s
  
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• BrewDog bringing back craft beer airline with round-trip from Columbus to Scotland

  16-05-2019 22:42
  
  After the success of their first flight, BrewDog has announced they are adding a trip for US fans to Scotland.The inaugural flight of BrewDog Airlines took more than 200 investors from the U.K. over to Columbus to visit their U.S. headquarters and their hotel.BrewDog said this fall, U.S. investors get their chance as they will be adding a round-trip from Columbus to Edinburgh, the home of BrewDog in addition to another trip for U.K. fans.Tickets for BrewDog Airlines are exclusively available for
  
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• Program allows people to exchange food scraps for natural fertilizer

  16-05-2019 22:39
  The life of the Franklin County Landfill is estimated to last about 49 more years, according to the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio.But that life could be extended if more people starting diverting their food scraps out of the garbage.The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio estimates nearly 13% of all materials landfilled by residents and businesses in Franklin County is food waste.The amount of food landfilled each year in central Ohio it says represents 192 million meals being wasted.
  
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• 1 injured in crash involving motorcycle on I-270 in Grove City

  16-05-2019 21:59
  
  GROVE CITY, Ohio - Grove City Police and the Franklin County Sheriff's Department are on the scene of an accident involving a motorcycle on eastbound I-270 near US-62.Grove City Police say a motorcyclist was transported to a local hospital with unknown injuries.The Franklin County Sheriff's Department says only two lanes of traffic are open and causing backups in the area.They hope to have the scene cleared within the next hour.
  
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• New Trump immigration plan would overhaul green card system

  16-05-2019 21:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Setting aside some of his hard-line rhetoric on illegal immigration, President Donald Trump said Thursday that he wanted to recruit "top talent" to the nation as he unveiled his latest efforts to reform residency laws after years of setbacks and stalemates."We discriminate against genius," Trump said of current policies, which he contended excessively favor family based immigration. "We discriminate against brilliance. We won't anymore once we get this passed."The latest
  
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• Gummies for sale at some Ohio medical marijuana dispensaries

  16-05-2019 21:26
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Edible gummies are finally available at some Ohio medical marijuana dispensaries.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports a limited amount of gummies went on sale late last week. Just two of Ohio's 39 planned marijuana processing facilities thus far have been certified to produce edibles and other cannabis products.Only marijuana flowers had been available to people with a qualifying medical condition and physician recommendation to buy cannabis.The gummies aren't cheap. A package
  
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• Mount Carmel: Delay patient deaths' lawsuits during probe

  16-05-2019 21:22
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio health system wants to put on hold civil lawsuits over allegations that a doctor ordered excessive painkiller doses for dozens of patients who died.Mount Carmel Health System found that the doctor, William Husel ordered potentially fatal drug doses for 29 central Ohio patients over several years.The system faced 27 wrongful-death lawsuits, with a few settled so far. In response to lawsuits, Husel denies negligently or intentionally causing deaths.Mount Carmel
  
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• Transit Columbus Pushes for New Circulator, Ballot Measure in 2020

  16-05-2019 21:11
  Local advocacy group Transit Columbus has released a new policy agenda that calls for — among other things — a second Downtown circulator and a 2020 ballot measure to raise money for transit improvements. Josh Lapp, Board Chair of Transit Columbus, says that they’ve dubbed the proposed circulator the DBUS, a play on the existing […]
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• Zoombezi Bay opening this weekend; announces schedule of movies for Family Nights

  16-05-2019 21:04
  
  Zoombezi Bay will be opening for the season this weekend.The water park will have a sneak peek weekend May 18-19 from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on both days.The regular schedule will begin May 23 with daily openings until August 18. The park will be open weekends only from August 24 through Labor Day.Later in the season, Zoombezi Bay will be bringing back extended park hours to 11 p.m. on Fridays beginning with the last one in June through August 2.Select attractions will be open along with a family-
  
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• Mega Weekend – Music, Races, Craft Beer, Food, & More

  16-05-2019 20:00
  Welcome to the biggest weekend in Columbus (and what was the original Mega Weekend!). If you are looking for things to do in Columbus this weekend, you won’t be disappointed! Shake Shack opens on Sunday. Go glamping. Vote for the Best Patio by Friday! Check the Festivals Guide! Take a look at some top picks for the weekend […]
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• Restaurant Review: Awadh India Restaurant

  16-05-2019 19:00
  Awadh India Restaurant sits at a location that should be great for restaurant ventures. It can be found in a bustling strip mall, nestled right next door to a movie theater: the perfect place to grab a pre-show bite. In spite of the sweet spot, restaurants never seem to last more than a couple of […]
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• Worthington mom battles cancer while pregnant, shares message of strength in family

  16-05-2019 18:16
  It's never easy becoming a first-time mom.But for Adriana Lashley, motherhood started off in a way she never imagined - with a cancer diagnosis."I didn't think it was possible, I'm too young, I'm pregnant, I'm supposed to be worried about getting my vitamins. All of a sudden I had to worry about treatment," she said were the thoughts that went through her mind when she found out.Adriana got her diagnosis the same day as her 30-week ultrasound.Her mom was here by her side, who knew what to expect
  
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• Mom battles cancer while pregnant, shares message of strength in family

  16-05-2019 18:16
  It's never easy becoming a first-time mom. But for Adriana Lashley, motherhood started off in a way she never imagined - with a cancer diagnosis. "I didn't think it was possible, I'm too young, I'm pregnant, I'm supposed to be worried about getting my vitamins. All of a sudden I had to worry about treatment," she said were the thoughts that went through her mind when she found out. Adriana got her diagnosis the same day as her 30-week ultrasound.Her mom was here by her side, who knew what to exp
  
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• Around Ohio: Glamping along the Kokosing River

  16-05-2019 18:00
  The trend of “glamping” —glamourous camping — is quickly spreading. The term refers to the idea of melding nature and luxury so that one can enjoy the beauty of the outdoors with the convenience of the indoors. It can range from a high-end tent to a modern resort in the woods and everything in between. […]
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• Man shot after fighting back during robbery attempt outside east Columbus Kroger

  16-05-2019 17:29
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus police officers are looking for a suspect after a shooting in east Columbus.The shooting occurred around 10:15 Monday morning in the 3500 block of Gender Road outside of Kroger. A Columbus Police detective told 10TV a meeting to sell cellphones turned into a robbery attempt.A man was shot after attempting to fight back.He was taken to Mt. Carmel East and is expected to be OK.No information on suspects was available.
  
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• Pour-Your-Own Craft Beer Taproom Headed for Arena District

  16-05-2019 17:08
  The Arena District is getting a new craft beer taproom where patrons will be able to serve themselves. Whistle & Keg, a pour-your-own concept based in Youngstown, will take up residence in the Moline Plow building at 343 N. Front St. this summer. “The spotlight on the Arena District keeps getting brighter, and we’re excited […]
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• Yearly Algae Forecast Looks Bad for Lake Erie

  16-05-2019 16:42
  Last week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that Lake Erie could expect a larger than usual toxic algae bloom this summer. The potential bloom is likely to be more severe than last year, and perhaps on par with some of the blooms that have plagued the lakeside communities in recent years. “Algae” is […]
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• Falco, Perrette, Chuck Lorre sitcom set for new CBS season

  16-05-2019 15:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Broadcaster CBS is pushing the boundaries — gently — next season, as it and other networks navigate the rise of streaming. A change-of pace sitcom from "The Big Bang Theory" creator Chuck Lorre and a drama starring Edie Falco of "The Sopranos" glory will join a lineup that also brings former CBS stars back into the fold.Among the comeback kids is Billy Gardell, who played opposite Melissa McCarthy in CBS' "Mike & Molly" and stars this fall in Lorre's "Bob He
  
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• NYC Mayor de Blasio is seeking Democratic nod for president

  16-05-2019 14:53
  
  NEW YORK CITY (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that he will seek the Democratic nomination for president, adding his name to an already long list of candidates itching for a chance to take on Donald Trump.The mayor announced his run with a video released by his campaign.Today I am proud to announce my candidacy for president of the United States of America, because it's time to finally put working people first.https://t.co/p7LYipgAPgJoin me: https://t.co/sjKUWB2
  
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• Authorities: Ohio man dies when trapped underneath field planter

  16-05-2019 12:44
  
  URBANA, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an Ohio man was under a field planter checking for a leak in an airline when equipment on the machinery apparently released, entrapping and killing him.Deputy Erich Hopkins with the Champaign County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that 78-year-old Michael Russell was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.Authorities say the accident occurred in a field off U.S. 36 east of Urbana shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday.Deputies with the sheriff's offi
  
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• Authorities: Man dies when trapped underneath field planter in Ohio

  16-05-2019 12:44
  
  URBANA, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an Ohio man was under a field planter checking for a leak in an airline when equipment on the machinery apparently released, entrapping and killing him.Deputy Erich Hopkins with the Champaign County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that 78-year-old Michael Russell was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Authorities say the accident occurred in a field off U.S. 36 east of Urbana shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday.Deputies with the sheriff's off
  
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• Troopers start Ohio campaign urging safety belt use by drivers

  16-05-2019 12:41
  
  NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — The State Highway Patrol has begun a campaign urging Ohio motorists to wear their safety belts.The patrol says troopers will be encouraging drivers to "buckle up" to save lives.A statement released by the patrol this week says Ohio's observed safety belt usage rate was 84.9% in 2018, while the national average rate was 89.6%.The patrol also says 1,326 people in Ohio who were not wearing an available seat belt while in motor vehicles were killed in crashes from
  
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• Hollywood's big players stay quiet on Georgia abortion law

  16-05-2019 12:34
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Georgia and Hollywood are worlds away from one another, physically and culturally, but irresistible tax incentives have turned the state into a filming powerhouse dubbed "Hollywood of the South." Productions as big as Marvel Studios' superhero blockbusters and shows like "Stranger Things" and "The Walking Dead" call the state home base, and some have not shied away from throwing their weight around when values clash with proposed laws.But in the week since Georgia Gov. B
  
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• Police: Pregnant woman's baby cut from womb after her murder

  16-05-2019 12:29
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A pregnant woman whose body was found behind a home on Chicago's Southwest Side was murdered and her baby was "forcibly removed" from her body after her death, police said.The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the victim on Wednesday as that of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Uriostegui.Ochoa-Uriostegui's body was discovered after several people were taken into custody at the home, according to authorities. No charges against those in custody have been announced.Her
  
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• Police: 19-year-old pregnant woman slain, baby cut from her womb

  16-05-2019 12:29
  
  CHICAGO — A pregnant woman who had gone to a Chicago home in response to a Facebook offer of free baby clothes was strangled and her baby cut from her womb, police and family members said.The newborn was in grave condition and not expected to survive, and three people were taken into custody, with charges including murder to be filed Thursday afternoon, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said.The body of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Uriostegui was found early Wednesday behind the house. The ni
  
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• Migrant child dies in US custody; 4th since December

  16-05-2019 12:23
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A Guatemalan official says a 2½-year-old migrant child has died after crossing the border, becoming the fourth minor known to have died after being detained by the Border Patrol since December.Tekandi Paniagua, the consul for Guatemala in Del Rio, Texas, said Wednesday that the boy had entered the United States with his parent at El Paso, Texas, in early April. Paniagua said the boy had a high fever and difficulty breathing, and authorities took him to a children's ho
  
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• Missouri Senate passes bill to ban abortions at 8 weeks

  16-05-2019 12:22
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's Republican-led Senate has now passed a bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy.Senators approved the legislation 24-10 early Thursday with just hours left before a Friday deadline to pass bills. It needs at least one more vote of approval in the GOP-led House before it can go to Republican Gov. Mike Parson, who voiced support for it on Wednesday.Parson called on state senators to take action, joining a movement of GOP-dominated state legislat
  
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• Missouri Senate joins anti-abortion wave with 8-week ban

  16-05-2019 12:22
  
  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri's Republican-led Senate has passed a wide-ranging bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy, acting only hours after Alabama's governor signed a near-total abortion ban into law.The Missouri bill needs another vote of approval in the GOP-led House before it can go to Republican Gov. Mike Parson, who voiced support for an earlier version Wednesday.It includes exceptions for medical emergencies, but not for pregnancies caused by rape or incest. Doc
  
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• Alabama professor charged with child porn in 2 states

  16-05-2019 12:18
  
  AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — An English instructor at Auburn University in Alabama has been arrested in Virginia on child porn charges.News outlets report 52-year-old William Matthew Carter, of Auburn, was held Monday at a Virginia jail awaiting extradition to Alabama, where he faces additional possession of child pornography charges. Blacksburg, Virginia, police say in a release that Carter was arrested Friday; Auburn University says Carter was fired that same day.Police spokesman John Goad says h
  
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• 2020 hopeful Bullock gets endorsed by Iowa attorney general

  16-05-2019 12:11
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is announcing he's been endorsed in the 2020 Democratic presidential race by Iowa's attorney general.It makes him the first 2020 candidate to receive the endorsement of a statewide elected official in Iowa.Attorney General Tom Miller says, "For 10 years since we first met, I have watched Governor Bullock proudly carry a progressive vision across every community in Montana, successfully take on the Koch Brothers and win, and prove that Amer
  
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• Trump criticizes prosecutors at event for fallen officers

  16-05-2019 11:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used a ceremony for fallen law enforcement officers on Wednesday to criticize big-city prosecutors he asserts don't go after criminals who pose a severe threat to public safety.Trump pledged to the families of fallen officers that the country will "never, ever leave your side, never disappoint you" but went beyond memorializing for much of the annual event.He singled out prosecutors in Philadelphia and Chicago as being part of a "dangerous trend" by
  
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• Law enforcement using different methods to cut down on injury crashes

  16-05-2019 11:30
  COLUMBUS -There is a growing concern for law enforcement on the highways: speeders.The problem only increases as the greater central Ohio area continues to grow.“The Columbus area is a booming area right now. There are a lot more people moving to the area so that's contributing to the increased traffic,” said Lt. Michael Akers, post commander for the Ohio State Highway Patrol Metro Post. “Therefore, the more congestion, the more speeding that goes on and that all results in mor
  
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• Law enforcement efforting ways to cut down on injury crashes

  16-05-2019 11:30
  
  COLUMBUS -There is a growing concern for law enforcement on the highways: speeders.The problem only increases as the greater central Ohio area continues to grow.“The Columbus area is a booming area right now. There are a lot more people moving to the area so that's contributing to the increased traffic,” said Lt. Michael Akers, post commander for the Ohio State Highway Patrol Metro Post. “Therefore, the more congestion, the more speeding that goes on and that all results in mor
  
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• Columbus police investigating several crimes involving young armed suspects

  16-05-2019 04:38
  COLUMBUS -- In the past couple of weeks, Columbus has seen several violent attacks, and many of the suspects are young and armed, according to Columbus police.On Walters Street off of East 5th Avenue, police said two men told a woman they were going to buy a puppy from her.When they showed up at her door, they robbed her at gunpoint, and shot and killed the puppy.“They pistol-whipped the female victim, demanded cash, drug her through her home by her hair,” said Columbus police Sergea
  
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• FCC proposes new tools to arm phone companies against robocalls

  16-05-2019 02:51
  
  The Federal Communications Commission is taking new steps at blocking pesky robocalls. Last month alone, nearly 5 billion robocalls were made in the U.S. On average, that's about 15 calls for every American.On Wednesday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposed new tools to arm the phone companies."We've authorized carriers to block robocalls from certain spoof numbers, we've authorized the creation of a reassigned database," Pai said.The FCC will now allow the major phone carriers to use a technology to
  
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• 2019 Central Ohio Senior Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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• Fayette County Sheriff's Office searching for man wanted in stabbing

  16-05-2019 00:56
  
  FAYETTE COUNTY, Ohio - The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a man wanted in connection to a stabbing on Forest Street in Washington Court House early Tuesday morning.The sheriff's office said Eric Bruce is wanted for felonious assault and domestic violence.The victim was treated and released from the hospital on Tuesday, according to the sheriff's office.Bruce reportedly frequents Eyman Park in the area of the ponds, the sheriff’s offic
  
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• Experts urge parents to get their kids started in swimming lessons

  16-05-2019 00:26
  With temperatures rising, it’s only a matter of time before local pools and lakes are filled with central Ohioans.As many begin thinking about the warmer temperatures, local aquatic experts are urging parents to introduce swimming lessons to their youngsters.According to the Centers for Disease Control, drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death for children between ages one and four. Researchers have also determined the United States averages 10 drownings per day.Chris Tamasovic
  
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• Alabama governor signs near-total abortion ban into law

  16-05-2019 00:19
  
  Alabama's governor has signed the most stringent abortion ban in the nation.Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed the measure Wednesday. The law will make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony punishable by 10 to 99 years or life in prison.The bill contains an exception for when the pregnancy creates a serious health risk for the woman, but not an exception for rape or incest.There would be no punishment for the woman receiving the abortion, only for the abortion provider.Critics h
  
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