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• Governor calls for "votes and laws, not thoughts and prayers" after Virginia Beach shooting

  04-06-2019 23:27
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday he will summon lawmakers back to the state Capitol this summer to take up a package of gun-control legislation, saying last week's mass shooting in Virginia Beach calls for "votes and laws, not thoughts and prayers."Northam, a Democrat faced with a gun-friendly, Republican-controlled General Assembly in the middle of a legislative election year, also said he wants every lawmaker to go on record for or against his prop
  
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• Ohio bill would allow first responders with PTSD to qualify for workers' compensation

  04-06-2019 23:08
  Katherin Hardin stood before lawmakers, her voice cracking and tears in her eyes.In her hand was a photo of her 28-year-old son Trever Murphy a former firefighter with Orange Township Fire Department in Delaware.She told lawmakers he hung himself, a victim of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)."My son Trever was the last line of duty suicide in a central fire department," she said.Journal of Emergency Medical Services reports in a 2015 survey of more than 4,000 first responders, that 37% had
  
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• Trump administration bans educational and recreational travel to Cuba

  04-06-2019 22:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday ended the most popular forms of U.S. travel to Cuba, banning cruise ships and a heavily used category of educational travel in an attempt to cut off cash to the island's communist government.Cruise travel from the U.S. to Cuba began in May 2016 during President Barack Obama's opening with the island. It has become the most popular form of U.S. leisure travel to the island, bringing 142,721 people in the first four months of the year, a
  
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• 10 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ related to outbreak at Mount Carmel Grove City

  04-06-2019 22:38
  GROVE CITY, Ohio -- Ten cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been confirmed to be related to the outbreak at Mount Carmel Grove City, according to Franklin County Public Health.The agency released the information on Tuesday and said six women and four men have been diagnosed.Mount Carmel confirmed earlier this week that one person has died.Franklin County Public Health said the exposure date range is from April 27 to May 24.
  
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• Columbus based organization expanding database to help find lost pets

  04-06-2019 22:23
  Pet FBI, Pets Found by Internet, is combining databases with Helping Lots Pets to broaden the search for owners who lost their furry friends.Pet FBI, a Columbus based organization, began 21 years ago and is continuing to help owners. They recently combined databases with Helping Lost Pets, another non-profit organization, based in Canada.The executive director of Pet FBI, Leslie Poole says combining databases will put all of the information in one place. This will make it more convenient for pan
  
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• City Chat: CAPA's 50th Anniversary

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• Florida deputy who failed to enter school and confront Parkland gunman charged

  04-06-2019 21:47
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Prosecutors say the Florida deputy who failed to confront a gunman during last year's Parkland massacre has been arrested on 11 charges.State Attorney Mike Satz announced Tuesday that 56-year-old Scot Peterson faces child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury charges. Peterson, then a Broward County deputy, was on duty during the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School but never went inside.Satz says the charges carry a combined prison sentence of nearly 100 years.
  
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• Mount Carmel settles another wrongful death lawsuit connected to Dr. Husel investigation

  04-06-2019 21:15
  
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) –Family of a 2017 patient in the care of Dr. William Husel has settled the lawsuit against Mount Carmel.The family of Thelma Kyer filed the wrongful death lawsuit against Husel, Mount Carmel Health Systems, Trinity Health Corporation and two hospital employees,According to Franklin County court records, Kyer died 14 minutes after Dr. Husel directed a dose of 400 micrograms of Fentanyl.The lawsuit indicates the dosage was deemed fatal causing Kyer to become unconscious for t
  
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• 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote was passed 100 years ago today

  04-06-2019 20:57
  
  The 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing American women the right to vote, celebrates a big birthday on Tuesday, as it was passed by both chambers of Congress 100 years ago on June 4, 1919. According to the National Archives, the House of Representatives first passed the amendment on May 21, 1919, and two weeks later, on June 4, the Senate followed with a vote of 56 to 25. The next year, following approval by three-fourths of state legislatures, the amendment was ratifi
  
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• Ohio 9-year-old raises nearly $80,000 to buy bulletproof vests for police dogs

  04-06-2019 20:43
  
  A 9-year-old from northeast Ohio has raised nearly $80,000 to provide K-9 officers with bulletproof vests.Brady Snakovsky, from Strongsville, started a GoFundMe page more than a year ago to raise the money. As of Tuesday, he’s raised more than $77,000 of his $85,000 goal.According to Brady’s K-9 Fund website, he has vested 85 K-9s and they have a waiting list of 51.“Our goal and mission is to donate a practical, mission ready vest to as many Police K-9's as possible,” the
  
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• Touch Bionics Brings Prosthetic Technology to Dublin

  04-06-2019 20:28
  Prosthetics manufacturer Touch Bionics once had their i-LIMB bionic hand featured in a Britney Spears and will.i.am music video, for the song “Scream & Shout.” And in an episode of CBS’ “Hawaii Five-0,” a suspect with two of the company’s prosthetic hands evades authorities because he leaves no fingerprints. As one can imagine, the media […]
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• Officials identify remains of woman believed to be Shawn Grate's first victim

  04-06-2019 20:19
  
  MARION COUNTY, Ohio— The Marion County Sheriff’s Office believes they have identified the remains of serial killer Shawn Grate’s first victim.Twenty-three-year-old Dana Nicole Lowrey, originally from Louisiana, traveled the U.S. selling magazines. She was declared missing in May of 2006.In 2007, her unidentified remains were found on Victory Road in Marion.In 2016, Grate admitted to killing someone he believed to be named Dana. He said she had sold his mother magazines.When she
  
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• City Chat: Illegal Dumping Prevention

  04-06-2019 19:27 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Tyler's Law: Bill aimed at protecting Ohioans on amusement rides passes out of committee

  04-06-2019 18:55
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A law changing the inspection procedures for amusement rides in the state has passed the Transportation and Public Safety Committee.Lawmakers passed "Tyler's Law" unanimously by a vote of 13-0.It's named after Tyler Jarrell -- the 18-year-old who died when a ride malfunctioned at the Ohio State Fair in 2017. Seven other people were injured when an arm of the FIre Ball ride broke apart.The family of Jarrell and three other victims who were seriously injured filed a lawsuit Monda
  
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• Two Downtown Buildings Now Empty After Being Declared Unsafe

  04-06-2019 18:38
  The City of Columbus has declared two historic buildings downtown unsafe after a fire inspection revealed a host of issues, including significant water damage, collapsed floors and crumbling interior walls. The buildings – one is four stories tall and the other three – are located at 171 to 191 S. High St. and owned by […]
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• What a Career in the Nonprofit Sector Looks Like

  04-06-2019 18:28
  Preparing future nonprofit leaders for success was at the root of The Columbus Foundation’s decision to create the Summer Fellowship Program. By placing college students and recent graduates with Franklin County nonprofit organizations for a 10-week period, the program encourages hands-on experiences that enable them to immerse themselves in the nonprofits’ culture and gain valuable […]
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• Local Artist Spotlight: Mandi Caskey

  04-06-2019 18:00
  In April 2019, Mandi Caskey completed a six-story mural for Gravity titled “Day Dreams.” At 90 feet, the mural depicts a panorama of an enchanted forest, featuring butterflies, fish and a young woman with doe and buck deer heads encountering a creek. The mural would have taken Caskey four weeks to complete, but with construction, […]
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• Twenty One Pilots, The Killers headline free concerts in Cleveland during All-Star week

  04-06-2019 17:41
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Columbus' own Twenty One Pilots and The Killers will be playing in downtown Cleveland during the 2019 MLB All-Star Weekend Concert Series.The two-day concert series will be held at the “PLAY BALL PARK,” which will be set up outside the Huntington Convention Center.🗣: FREE CONCERTS ARE COMING TO CLEVELAND FOR ALL-STAR WEEK.😱: Free?🗣: YES, THEY ARE REALLY FREE. SORRY FOR YELLING.Ticket info: https://t.co/pdBs2ZprMt pic.twitter.com/vQy9T0Uyrs&m
  
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• Local Filmmakers Win Grant to Collaborate

  04-06-2019 16:24
  A story of two bumbling armed robbers grabbed the top prize at the Gateway Film Center’s Show Us Your Shorts 2019 finals. The winning short films from the past 11 monthly competitions were screened Saturday at the Gateway before an audience of filmmakers, friends, fans and judges, and Anthony Codispoti’s The Baker Brothers emerged as […]
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• Trump turns from pomp to business in UK visit

  04-06-2019 14:46
  
  LONDON (AP) — Moving from pageantry to policy during his state visit to Britain, President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged embattled Prime Minister Theresa May to "stick around" to complete a U.S.-U.K. trade deal, adding to this recent chapter of uncertainty in the allies' storied relationship.The president, whose praise for May follows his touting of her possible successors, met with the prime minister and corporate executives from the United States and United Kingdom as part of a day of ne
  
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• Trump eases up, makes nice with May before she steps down

  04-06-2019 14:46
  LONDON (AP) — Making nice at the end, President Donald Trump eased up Tuesday on his frequent criticism of outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May over her handling of the tortured Brexit deal, declaring that history will remember her fondly if the United Kingdom can successfully leave the European Union.The latest chapter in the allies' storied "special relationship" played out as anti-Trump protesters — and the infamous Trump baby balloon — thronged the streets of nearby
  
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• Westerville man training for Pelotonia struck & killed while riding bicycle in Delaware County

  04-06-2019 14:00
  
  DELAWARE, Ohio -- A bicyclist is dead after being struck by a car early Tuesday morning in Delaware County.The fatal crash happened at approximately 6:23 a.m. on US 36/ SR 37 near North Old State Road in Berlin Township, according to the Delaware Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.OSHP says 39-year-old Michael A. Tighe, of Westerville, was riding his bicycle westbound on the right berm of US 36 / SR 37 when a driver in a 2011 Honda Accord, also heading westbound,went across the white-edge lin
  
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• Westerville man struck & killed while riding bicycle on US 36/ SR 37 in Delaware County

  04-06-2019 14:00
  
  DELAWARE, Ohio -- A bicyclist is dead after being struck by a car early Tuesday morning in Delaware County.The fatal crash happened at approximately 6:23 a.m. on US 36/ SR 37 near North Old State Road in Berlin Township, according to the Delaware Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.OSHP says 39-year-old Michael A. Tighe, of Westerville, was riding his bicycle westbound on the right berm of US 36 / SR 37 when a driver in a 2011 Honda Accord, also heading westbound,went across the white-edge lin
  
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• OSHP investigating after bicyclist hit and killed on SR 37 in Delaware County

  04-06-2019 14:00
  
  DELAWARE, OHIO - A bicyclist is dead after being struck by a vehicle early Tuesday morning in Delaware County.The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened on State Route 37 near Old State Road.Authorities say a vehicle struck a male riding his bicycle on State Route 37, throwing him from the bike. He was pronounced dead on the scene by first responders, according to OSHP.The driver did remain at the scene of the crash.Troopers are asking drivers to avoid the area. A
  
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• OSHP investigating a bicyclist hit and killed on State Route 37 in Delaware County

  04-06-2019 14:00
  
  DELAWARE, OHIO - A bicyclist is dead after being struck by a vehicle early Tuesday morning in Delaware County.The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that happened on State Route 37 near Old State Road.Authorities say a vehicle struck a male riding his bicycle on State Route 37, throwing him from the bike. He was pronounced dead on the scene by first responders, according to OSHP.The driver did remain on scene of the crash.Troopers are asking drivers to avoid the area,as the
  
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• Cancer survivor from Westerville struck and killed while training for Pelotonia

  04-06-2019 14:00
  
  DELAWARE, Ohio -- A bicyclist is dead after being struck by a car early Tuesday morning in Delaware County.The fatal crash happened at approximately 6:23 a.m. on US 36/ SR 37 near North Old State Road in Berlin Township, according to the Delaware Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.OSHP says 39-year-old Michael A. Tighe, of Westerville, was riding his bicycle westbound on the right berm of US 36 / SR 37 when a driver in a 2011 Honda Accord, also heading westbound,went across the white-edge lin
  
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• Military judge removes prosecutor from Navy SEAL murder case

  04-06-2019 12:47
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — A military judge took the rare step Monday to remove a prosecutor accused of misconduct from the war crimes case of a decorated Navy SEAL.Capt. Aaron Rugh ordered the lead prosecutor removed from the case of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher after defense lawyers accused the prosecution of spying on their emails, according to the ruling.The defense asked Rugh to dismiss the case or remove prosecutors because of the surreptitious effort to track defense emails witho
  
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• Ohio school superintendent facing student sex charges resigns

  04-06-2019 12:43
  
  RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio school superintendent accused of sex charges involving two students has resigned.The Ravenna Record Courier reports Laura Amero, superintendent of Windham Exempted Schools, submitted her resignation last week.Amero pleaded not guilty in April to charges of sexual battery, attempted sexual battery and intimidation of a crime victim or witness.Messages seeking comment were left for her attorney.An indictment against the 35-year-old Amero accuses her of having sex
  
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• Shooting at San Diego border crossing when U.S.-bound pickup doesn't stop

  04-06-2019 12:29
  
  San Diego -- A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent was involved in a shooting at California's border with Mexico Monday evening but there was no early word on whether anyone was wounded.San Diego police said the shooting took place in a secondary vehicle inspection area.A CPB spokesperson told CBS News, "A white pickup truck arrived at the San Ysidro port of entry, along the San Diego/Tijuana border to enter the United States. The driver failed to stop for an inspection and there was an officer
  
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• Local dietitian helps families eat healthier

  04-06-2019 12:17
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Dinnertime can be challenging for families when it comes to eating something everyone enjoys while still being healthy. But local dietitians say there are things parents can do to make sure everyone has a good experience."You don't want to say things like 'sit here and finish your vegetables before you can leave.' That actually can create a negative response to food," said Nationwide Children's Hospital Registered Dietitian Erica Domrose.Domrose recommends every family invests i
  
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• Joe Biden's $5T climate plan: Net zero emissions by 2050

  04-06-2019 12:17
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is pitching a $5 trillion-plus climate proposal that he says would lead the U.S. to net zero emission of carbon pollution by 2050.Biden's plan calls for $1.7 trillion in federal spending over 10 years, with the rest of the investments coming from the private sector. Biden proposes covering the taxpayer costs by repealing the corporate tax cutsthat President Donald Trump signed in 2017, while eliminating existing subsidies to the fossil fuel industry."S
  
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• Hotel investor: Trump evaded taxes in Panama

  04-06-2019 11:37
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The majority owner of a former Trump-branded hotel in Panama alleged in a court filing on Monday that the U.S. president's company misrepresented finances of the building to evade taxes in the country.A filing in New York federal court by property owner Orestes Fintiklis alleges that President Donald Trump's hotel management company evaded income and social security taxes when it managed the former Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower. The new accusations are pa
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting, June 3, 2019

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• Congress finally sends $19B disaster aid bill to Trump

  04-06-2019 03:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-delayed $19.1 billion disaster aid bill sailed through the House on Monday and headed to President Donald Trump for his expected signature, overcoming months of infighting, misjudgment and a feud between Trump and congressional Democrats.Lawmakers gave the measure final congressional approval by 354-58 in the House's first significant action after returning from a 10-day recess. It was backed by all 222 voting Democrats and 132 Republicans, including the GOP's top
  
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• Viral video out of Lancaster has some questioning police force

  04-06-2019 03:19
  LANCASTER,Ohio - On Lancaster's North Columbus Street, an argument that has people traveling on both sides of the road."He's an old man and he has the gun pointed to his head," one caller told 911.Saturday night, a man next to the street was reportedly holding a gun and even fired a shot. Callers heard it while on the phone with 911."There's a gunshot," one caller said. "Oh, my God."That's about the time Nick Morris showed up."We didn't know what was happening until we heard the first gunshot,"
  
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• The Columbus Rotary Club: National Veterans Memorial & Museum

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• James Holzhauer’s ‘Jeopardy’ winning-streak comes to an end

  04-06-2019 01:27
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — James Holzhauer, the trivia whiz who dominated "Jeopardy!" this spring, isn't invincible after all.The game show's 32-time champion lost for the first time in an episode that aired on Monday, falling short of records for total winnings and longest reign, but still making an argument that he's the best to ever play television's most popular game.The professional sports gambler from Las Vegas ended his run by high-fiving the woman who beat him, Chicago librarian Emma Boettche
  
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