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• 2nd lawsuit filed after Mount Carmel Grove City Legionella outbreak

  14-06-2019 23:22
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A second lawsuit has been filed — and a third is pending — after a recent Legionella bacteria outbreak at Mount Carmel Grove City hospital.In the latest complaint filed this morning, attorney David Shroyer alleges this his client, Anna Hillis, was visiting a patient at Mount Carmel Grove City between May 14 and May 16. It’s believed she contracted the Legionella bacteria while visiting him.“I was shocked. I wasn't sure how serious it really was unti
  
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• Worthington Kilbourne graduate passes away after battling cancer for third time

  14-06-2019 22:50
  
  WORTHINGTON - Drew George, who graduated from Worthington Kilbourne in 2016, passed away Thursday night after his third battle with Leukemia. He was 21.In April, Drew and his family found out the cancer had returned and was put on a new chemotherapy.Last week, they discovered the treatment was not working and he was given 2-3 weeks to live."Drew George was one of the most humble, caring, and courageous people you could ever meet. He always had a kind word and a laugh for all he met. Let’s
  
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• Paper, plastic or reusable? Experts talk pros and cons of each

  14-06-2019 22:49
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Plastic bags are the enemy, right?That is often the message from "go green" campaigns. But that message may not be so clear-cut."It’s definitely an issue where there’s more than meets the eye," said David Celebrezze, GreenSpot coordinator for the City of Columbus.There are a lot of issues at play when it comes to choosing between paper, plastic and reusable bags."You do have to look at transportation costs and emissions associated with that, you have to look at
  
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• Experts talk pros, cons amid Bexley's approaching ban of plastic bags

  14-06-2019 22:49
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Plastic bags are the enemy, right?That is often the message from "go green" campaigns. But that message may not be so clear-cut.Cities across the country, including Bexley, are banning single-use plastic bags. They can certainly be damaging to the environment, but they are not the only bags that make in impact."It’s definitely an issue where there’s more than meets the eye," said David Celebrezze, GreenSpot coordinator for the City of Columbus.There are a lot o
  
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• Non-profit gives kids guitars in effort to prevent gun violence

  14-06-2019 22:46
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the last month five teens, 13 to 15 years old, have been shot in the city. Two were killed and one shooting was accidental. Those are statistics one non-profit is hoping to prevent.Ryan Lunka is hoping by teaching kids about music, it will move them in a better direction.“Ideally, the kids pick up a hobby that is a positive influence on them for the rest of their lives,” Lunka said.He started up the Ohio chapter of Guitars Not Guns, a non-profit aimed at giv
  
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• Local non-profit gives kids guitars in effort to prevent gun violence

  14-06-2019 22:46
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the last month five teens, 13 to 15 years old, have been shot in the city. Two were killed and one shooting was accidental. Those are statistics one non-profit is hoping to prevent.Ryan Lunka is hoping by teaching kids about music, it will move them in a better direction.“Ideally, the kids pick up a hobby that is a positive influence on them for the rest of their lives,” Lunka said.He started up the Ohio chapter of Guitars Not Guns, a non-profit aimed at giv
  
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• First Look: New Single Family Homes at Grandview Yard

  14-06-2019 22:46
  Columbus-based M/I Homes unveiled today the first of what will eventually be 79 new single family homes at Grandview Yard. Work wrapped up this week on a model home at the northwest corner of First and Bocat avenues, and the first row of homes to the west are in various stages of completion. The remainder […]
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• Cyclists, Vulnerability and Privilege: The World Naked Bike Ride in Its 10th Year

  14-06-2019 22:01
  Editor’s Note: Organizers of World Naked Bike Ride Columbus chose to be identified by their first names for this feature story. On Saturday, June 15, World Naked Bike Ride will celebrate its 10th anniversary in Columbus. Internationally, the event is a coordinated form of protest that occurs in nearly 20 countries and 74 cities. What […]
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• New wrongful death lawsuit filed against Husel, Mount Carmel

  14-06-2019 22:00
  
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) – A new wrongful death lawsuit filed against Mount Carmel Health System and Dr. William Husel involves a previously unidentified patient.The lawsuit also names two other physicians, a nurse and pharmacist alleging that this patient’s death was hastened by a fatal dose of the powerful painkiller fentanyl.To date, 35 patients have been identified by Mount Carmel as having received excessive or potentially fatal doses of pain medication between 2014 and 2018. Husel was i
  
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• Thompsons, Shafts and Ghouls in Theaters

  14-06-2019 21:55
  Wow, big week. It’s uncommon for a summer weekend to see so many studio releases all at once – does that mean the competition’s not that sure about the “blockbuster” status of Men In Black: International? Well, they’re not wrong. Not that it’s bad, exactly, but what else is there to see? Late Night by […]
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• Mental health advocates fight for funding, awareness at Ohio Statehouse

  14-06-2019 21:49
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Wesley Walker of Hilliard said he is honored to be alive so that he can help people struggling with a mental illness.In January of 2013, Walker, who said he began to feel isolated from the rest of the world, felt like he was in a coma.He felt his mental illness had taken over and he wanted to wake up from it — he climbed to the top of a five-story garage on Ohio State's campus."So, I jumped off to try and wake myself up. I broke my right ankle, shattered my left knee
  
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• Trump says he won't fire Conway following federal agency recommendation

  14-06-2019 20:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he won't fire White House counselor Kellyanne Conway after a federal watchdog agency recommended her removal for repeatedly violating a law that limits political activity by government workers.Trump tells Fox & Friends that he was briefed on the Office of Special Counsel investigation Thursday and says "it looks to me like they're trying to take away her right of free speech and that's just not fair."OSC, which is unrelated to special couns
  
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• Ross County treasurer charged with OVI following traffic stop

  14-06-2019 20:14
  
  CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — Ross County Treasurer Stephen A. Neal Jr. is charged with OVI after a traffic stop on June 2.According to Chillicothe Gazette, Neal pleaded not guilty to the OVI charge and was expected in Chillicothe Municipal Court for a license suspension.Chillicothe Law Director Sherri Rutherford told the Gazette the Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper detected an odor after making the traffic stop after spotting Neal making several lane violations as he drove on Western Avenue before
  
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• Sobriety checkpoint scheduled for Friday night in southern Franklin County

  14-06-2019 19:02
  
  The Franklin County DUI Task Force will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint Friday night.Task force members will be set up on Alum Creek Drive south of Williams Road and north of I-270 in Obetz from 8 p.m. to 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 enforce
  
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• Scioto County couple indicted for aggravated murder after baby found dead in well

  14-06-2019 18:47
  
  OTWAY, Ohio — A Scioto County couple has been indicted for aggravated murder after the body of a 4-month-old baby was found in a well.Daniel A. Groves and Jessica Groves were also indicted on charges of murder, kidnapping, endangering children, tampering with evidence, interference with custody, gross abuse of a corpse and felonious assault.The infant, Dylan Groves, was first in the custody of Scioto County Children Services after he was born with drugs in his system. Dylan was returned to
  
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• One Linden Open House Presentation

  14-06-2019 18:36 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Trump compares first lady 'Melania T' to 'Jackie O'

  14-06-2019 18:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his wife, first lady Melania Trump, is an icon on the same order of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.Trump made the comparison Friday as he defended his decision to change the iconic Air Force One paint job devised under the former first lady's watch in the 1960s on the next version of the presidential aircraft due to enter service in 2024.Trump tells "Fox & Friends," ''You know the baby blue doesn't fit with us," noting he plans to replace it wi
  
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• New Leaders Council Offers Connections, Training to Columbus Progressives

  14-06-2019 18:03
  The New Leaders Council’s (NLC) Columbus chapter, which launched in 2017, is about to start recruiting for its second full institute. A nationwide organization with 50 chapters in red and blue states, NLC connects young progressives with resources and connections that enable them to affect public policy, fundraise for political candidates, or even run for […]
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• Concert Preview & Interview: Collective Soul

  14-06-2019 17:42
  Every so often, our family would road trip to escape the wide open spaces of Winnipeg for…the wide open spaces of Minnesota. Shortly after you cross the U.S.-Canada border at Pembina, North Dakota, you could pick up a signal for Magic 96, the FM radio station that served up top 40 tunes to the bustling […]
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• Review: Shakespeare’s Bloody Deed

  14-06-2019 16:33
  Original Productions Theatre’s inaugural season takes up Dublin’s lovely Abbey Theatre after several seasons as the home for Tantrum Theatre with Johnrick Hole’s charming and ambitious comedy Shakespeare’s Bloody Deed, directed by Donovan Johnson. Hole crafts a sly fantasy of political intrigue around the historical foreclosure of Shakespeare’s (Stefan Langer) first theatre and the use […]
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• Diamond Cellar Opens Hermès Boutique in Easton

  14-06-2019 16:19
  Diamond Cellar has opened a Hermès watch boutique inside its Easton Town Center store. This is the luxury fashion brand’s first boutique in Columbus and second in Ohio. The boutique will feature watches for men and women ranging from $3,000 to $10,000 in price. “As a family-owned company, we are always looking to expand our […]
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• Family: Baby cut from slain Chicago woman's womb has died

  14-06-2019 14:49
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — An infant boy who was cut from a Chicago woman's womb with a butcher knife died Friday at a hospital where he had been in grave condition since the April attack that killed his mother, family spokeswomen said.Family spokeswoman Cecilia Garcia confirmed a family statement posted on Facebook that 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez's baby died at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. A statement by family spokeswoman Julie Contreras expressed "great sadness" in announcing Yovanny Jadi
  
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• Officials: 5-year-old shoots toddler in head, uncle charged

  14-06-2019 12:53
  
  GRAY, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a 5-year-old shot a 2-year-old sibling at a Georgia home while playing with a gun and now the children's uncle has been charged.News outlets report the children found the gun in the home Wednesday and were playing with it when it discharged. The Jones County Sheriff's Office says the 2-year-old was shot in the head and is in critical condition.Authorities charged 18-year-old Darius Johnson with reckless conduct and theft.Jones County Sheriff's Captain Jimmy
  
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• Missy Elliott, in tears, gets inducted into Songwriters Hall

  14-06-2019 12:51
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Missy Elliott, the creative mastermind who has written hit songs for a number of female acts and created camaraderie among women in the music industry for more than two decades, felt the love back from her musical sisters as she became the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.During a performance, breakthrough singer-rapper Lizzo brought Elliott's colorful and eccentric music videos to life in an ensemble similar to what Elliott sported in the late
  
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• After mass shooting, Virginia gov to host gun control talks

  14-06-2019 12:39
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is announcing a series of public talks his administration will host in the run up to a July 9 special session on gun laws.Northam's office said Thursday that Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian Moran and Secretary of Health and Human Resources Daniel Carey are hosting the roundtable discussions around the state. U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine will join some of the events.Northam announced the special session after a May 31 mass shoot
  
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• New York ends religious exemption to vaccine mandates

  14-06-2019 12:36
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York eliminated the religious exemption to vaccine requirements for schoolchildren Thursday, as the nation's worst measles outbreak in decades prompts states to reconsider giving parents ways to opt out of immunization rules.The Democrat-led Senate and Assembly voted Thursday to repeal the exemption, which allows parents to cite religious beliefs to forego getting their child the vaccines required for school enrollment.Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, signed the measu
  
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• Taylor Swift calls out homophobes on new song, announces 7th album

  14-06-2019 11:58
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift's latest song has a new target: homophobes.Coinciding with the announcement of her seventh album, "Lover," the pop star on Thursday released a new tune called "You Need to Calm Down," where she addresses her own haters but also calls out those who attack the LGBTQ community.At one point on the beat-laden track, Swift sings: "And control your urges to scream about all the people you hate/ 'Cause shade never made anybody less gay."At another point she sings: "You
  
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• Swift calls out homophobes on new song, announces 7th album

  14-06-2019 11:58
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift's latest song has a new target: homophobes.Coinciding with the announcement of her seventh album, "Lover," the pop star on Thursday released a new tune called "You Need to Calm Down," where she addresses her own haters but also calls out those who attack the LGBTQ community.At one point on the beat-laden track, Swift sings: "And control your urges to scream about all the people you hate/'Cause shade never made anybody less gay."At another point she sings: "You
  
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• Ex-trainer sues Ohio State over sexual misconduct by doctor

  14-06-2019 11:47
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio State student athletic trainer has joined ex-athletes and other alumni alleging the university knew about and should have stopped the team doctor now accused of sexually abusing young men throughout two decades there.Michael Heifferon's lawsuit this week cites two instances when he sought medical treatment from Dr. Richard Strauss while a trainer in the mid-1980s. Once, after being hit in the head by a hockey puck, Heifferon says Strauss gave him an inje
  
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• Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen dies at age 75

  14-06-2019 10:58
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Pat Bowlen, the Denver Broncos owner who transformed the team from also-rans into NFL champions and helped the league usher in billion-dollar television deals, has died. He was 75.In a statement on the team's website, Bowlen's family said he died late Thursday night at home surrounded by loved ones. The statement did not specify a cause of death. Bowlen had battled Alzheimer's for several years.Bowlen, elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, was the firs
  
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• Toronto Raptors defeat Golden State Warriors to win their first NBA title

  14-06-2019 05:48
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. – The Toronto Raptors defeated the Golden State Warriors Thursday night in Game 6 to capture the first NBA title for the franchise.The Raptors won Game 6 by a score of 114-110.Toronto won the series 4-2.This was the Warriors’ fifth straight NBA Finals appearance.
  
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• Raptors capture first NBA title, beat Warriors in Game 6

  14-06-2019 05:48
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard raised his arms high in triumph and celebrated Canada's first NBA championship."We the North!" is now "We the Champs!"Leonard and the Toronto Raptors captured the country's first major title in 26 years with their most remarkable road win yet in the franchise's NBA Finals debut, outlasting the battered and depleted two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors 114-110 on Thursday night in a Game 6 for the ages."I wanted to make history here. That's
  
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• Police: 13-year-old boy shot leaving Weinland Park

  14-06-2019 04:56
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A 13-year-old boy was shot as he was leaving Weinland Park on Thursday, according to Columbus police.Police said the boy was leaving the park just before 8 p.m. when he heard a gunshot.He started to run and then he felt a stinging pain.Police said that is when he was realized he was shot so he contacted his mother who took him to the hospital.He is listed in stable condition, according to police.If anyone has any information, they are asked to call the Columbus police assault un
  
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• Columbus Pride Festival expected to be largest ever, organizers say

  14-06-2019 02:22
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — About a half-million people are expected to flock to downtown to celebrate the Columbus Pride Festival. Stonewall Columbus says they expect this one to be their largest ever.Last year, they had 8,000 people marching in the parade. This year, they expect more than 13,000 marchers. With that many people expected, Columbus police are going to be busy making sure everyone is safe.“It’s going to be huge. I just found out today we are trending on Orbitz. We are one o
  
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• King Arthur Flour recalls some flour due to E. coli risk

  14-06-2019 01:26
  
  NORWICH, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont-based flour company is voluntarily recalling some bags of flour due to potential E. coli contamination.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted on its website a statement from King Arthur Flour saying the company is recalling more than 14,000 cases of 5-pound unbleached all-purpose flour. The company said Thursday that to date no illness had been reported in connection with the product.The flour was distributed through retailers and distributors across the
  
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• Press Conference: Pride Parade Safety Briefing

  14-06-2019 00:56 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 'Senior Circulator' bus program helping seniors get around in Dublin

  14-06-2019 00:11
  DUBLIN, Ohio — It's a way to keep senior citizens independent and mobile.The Senior Circulator is a bus program being offered through a partnership between the City of Dublin and SHARE Microtransit."We have supported it and know that we are going to be taken care of through our years and as we age and can’t drive anymore," said Norma Marshall, who has lived at the Avondale Senior Village for seven months.She often rides the bus to shops, restaurants, the hair salon and the mall."I ha
  
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