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• Trump says nationwide immigration raids set to begin Sunday

  12-07-2019 23:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says a nationwide immigration enforcement operation targeting people who are in the United States illegally will begin Sunday.The sweep has sparked outrage and concern among immigrant advocates. It's set to target people with final orders of removal, including families.Trump says Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are focusing on criminals.He says authorities are specifically looking for those he calls "bad players." But he says the operat
  
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• Lifeguard shortage leading to some central Ohio pools closing early

  12-07-2019 23:17
  This weekend, those living near the Cherry Creek Pool in Columbus will need to find another way to beat the heat.YMCA Columbus is closing the pool because of a lack of lifeguards."Compared to where we were last year, we're about 100 less than where we were last year," said Elissa James YMCA Vice President of Risk Management.Other pools are struggling as well.At the Northland Swim Club Community Pool off of Almont Drive, it's about to do something it hasn't done in its 54-year history."If we lose
  
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• Weakened Barry rolls into Louisiana, drenches Gulf Coast

  12-07-2019 23:00
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Barry rolled into the Louisiana coast Saturday, flooding highways, forcing people to scramble to rooftops and dumping heavy rain that officials had feared could test the levees and pumps that were bolstered after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005.After briefly becoming a Category 1 hurricane, the system weakened to a tropical storm as it made landfall near Intracoastal City, about 160 miles (257 kilometers) west of New Orleans, the National Hurricane Cente
  
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• Tropical Storm Barry strengthens, with rain to soak millions

  12-07-2019 23:00
  NEW ORLEANS — Carrying "off the chart" amounts of moisture, sprawling Tropical Storm Barry crawled slowly toward shore on Saturday, knocking out power on the Gulf Coast and threatening millions with heavy rains that could last for days in a test of flood-prevention efforts implemented after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans 14 years ago.As natives and tourists in the Big Easy, Baton Rouge and other heavily populated areas in the storm's path hunkered down or wandered through quiet,
  
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• Tropical Storm Barry closes in with what could be epic rain

  12-07-2019 23:00
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Barry began rolling in from the Gulf of Mexico on Friday with the potential for one of the biggest drenchings Louisiana has ever seen, an epic deluge that could show whether New Orleans learned the lessons of Hurricane Katrina over a decade ago.With the steadily strengthening storm expected to blow ashore early Saturday near Morgan City as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, authorities rushed to close floodgates and raise the barriers around the m
  
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• 'It's powerful': Tropical Storm Barry starts lashing Louisiana

  12-07-2019 23:00
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Homeowners sandbagged their doors and tourists trying to get out of town jammed the airport Friday as Tropical Storm Barry began rolling in, threatening an epic drenching that could test how well New Orleans has strengthened its flood protections in the 14 years since Hurricane Katrina.With the storm expected to blow ashore early Saturday near Morgan City as the first hurricane of the season, authorities rushed to close floodgates and raise the barriers around the New Or
  
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• Gulf Coast keeps guard up as Barry continues drenching

  12-07-2019 23:00
  NEW ORLEANS — Weakened but still potent, Barry inundated the Gulf Coast as it continued its slow advance Sunday morning, bringing fresh fears of flash flooding to Mississippi's capital city even as it appeared unlikely to deluge New Orleans.In Mississippi, up to 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) of rain had already fallen in the Jackson area before dawn Sunday — and more was on the way. That prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning for the city and some of its su
  
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• Barry's flood threat lingers as storm slowly sweeps inland

  12-07-2019 23:00
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Depression Barry dumped rain as it slowly swept inland through Gulf Coast states Sunday, sparing New Orleans from a direct hit but stoking fears elsewhere of flooding, tornadoes, and prolonged power outages.Though the system was downgraded to a tropical depression Sunday afternoon and its winds were steadily weakening since it made landfall Saturday in Louisiana, Barry's rain bands created a flooding and tornado threat stretching from central Louisiana to easter
  
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• Barry makes landfall; weakens to tropical storm

  12-07-2019 23:00
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carrying "off the chart" amounts of moisture, Barry crawled ashore Saturday in Louisiana and quickly weakened to a tropical storm that promised to dump heavy rains that could last for days and pose a test of the flood-prevention systems built after Hurricane Katrina 14 years ago.The storm made landfall near Intracoastal City, Louisiana, about 160 miles west of New Orleans, and its winds fell to 70 mph, the National Hurricane Center said.The Coast Guard rescued more than
  
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• Barry crawls ashore in Louisiana, weakens to tropical storm

  12-07-2019 23:00
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Barry rolled into the Louisiana coast Saturday, flooding highways, forcing people to scramble to rooftops and dumping heavy rain that could test the levees and pumps that were bolstered after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005.After briefly becoming a Category 1 hurricane, the system quickly weakened to the tropical storm as it made landfall near Intracoastal City, Louisiana, about 160 miles west of New Orleans, with its winds falling to 70 mph, the Nationa
  
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• Colorado abuse hotline emails went unchecked for 4 years

  12-07-2019 22:45
  
  DENVER (AP) — A Colorado state email account that was created to report suspected child abuse and neglect went unchecked for over four years, and five possible cases that were undiscovered until May are now being investigated, officials said.Minna Castillo-Cohen, director of the Colorado Department of Human Services’ Office of Children and Families, said agency officials wish they had identified those cases sooner, but they didn’t know the email account existed, KCNC-TV reporte
  
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• Marion County man’s sentencing among 1st under Reagan Tokes Act

  12-07-2019 22:39
  
  MARION COUNTY, Ohio —A man is the first in Marion County and among the first in Ohio to be sentenced under the Reagan Tokes Act.According to court documents, 26-year-old Joshua Glass pleaded guilty to felonious assault, a felony of the second degree. It’s also a Reagan Tokes Act offense. He intentionally hit someone with his car and fled from police.On Wednesday, July 10, the Reagan Tokes Act allowed the judge to sentence violent offenders like Glass to a range of years in prison, no
  
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• House votes to permanently reauthorize 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, sends it to Senate

  12-07-2019 21:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Friday overwhelmingly approved a bill ensuring that a victims compensation fund for the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money.The 402-12 vote sends the bill to the Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has agreed to call a vote before Congress goes on its August recess.Lawmakers from both parties hailed the House vote, which comes a month after comedian Jon Stewart sharply criticized Congress for failing to act. Stewart, a longtime advocate for 9/1
  
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• Man dies from flesh-eating bacteria 48 hours after Florida beach trip, family says

  12-07-2019 21:16
  
  A woman from Niceville, Florida, is warning others that flesh-eating bacteria is not an urban legend – it is a real threat that took her father's life. Cheryl Bennett Wiygul wrote a lengthy Facebook post on July 10 explaining the short timeline from when her dad became infected by the bacteria to when he died about 48 hours later. "There is not enough education out there about the bacteria in the water. There needs to be signs posted at every beach, every city and state park, and every bay
  
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• Children Services: Sequel Pomegranate incidents ‘unacceptable,’ but will continue partnership

  12-07-2019 21:14
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Franklin County Children Services, which pays Sequel Pomegranate about $5 million each year to care for children in its custody, says the incidents of violence and sexual abuse at the psychiatric facility are “unacceptable” but that it has no plans to sever its contractual agreement with Sequel Pomegranate.“Certainly those situations are not acceptable. They are very serious and as a child protection agency, we take each concern, each complaint seriously.
  
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• New Short North Ice Cream Shop CRMD Targets a Younger Audience

  12-07-2019 20:37
  Move over, all you mom and pop ice cream shops, CRMD (Creamed) is incoming. Owned by husband and wife team Kristina Duong and Benjamin Stoyka, CRMD is bringing an LA attitude to the ice cream business. It’ll open in the old PM Gallery space in the Short North on July 20. Though they’re Ohio natives, […]
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• Trump unloads on Paul Ryan after 'American Carnage' excerpts

  12-07-2019 19:10
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump laid into former Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan as a "baby" and a "terrible speaker" on Friday after the former congressman was quoted in a new book as saying the president didn't know anything about governing and that he retired to get away from him.Trump unleashed his criticism on one of Wisconsin's favorite sons just before leaving to go to the state he wants to win in 2020. He called the retired congressman's record "atrocious" in the wake o
  
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• Loads of Movies This Weekend

  12-07-2019 18:03
  This represents that deep breath week between Spider-Man: Far from Home and Lion King. That means there are a blue million movies, most of them smaller, none of them hoping to do MCU or Disney numbers, opening this week. Some of them are terrible. Some are not. Here is the skinny. Stuber by Hope Madden […]
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• Indians' Carrasco not slowing down as he fights leukemia

  12-07-2019 18:00
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Carrasco's smile remains bright, his mood and outlook as positive as ever.Outwardly, the Indians' right-hander doesn't seem different. He's determined not to let cancer change him."I never put anything bad on my mind," Carrasco said. "Everything's good. So I don't feel different. I just push myself to work more and get stronger."Diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia last month, the 32-year-old Carrasco spoke to media members Thursday for the first time since his l
  
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• Outdoor Adventure: Zipline rides, live music among festivities at Highbanks this weekend

  12-07-2019 17:53
  Join the 10TV News team for a fun-filled adventure for you and your family.This year's 10TV & Metro Parks Outdoor Adventure will take place on Saturday, July 13 at Highbanks Metro Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Ride the zipline and waterslide, splash in the creek, dance and sing to live music -- and lots more!Enjoy activities for all ages: the young and the young at heart.Stage Schedule:10:00am - Hip Hop Fitness, Mike Nicholson10:45am - Vaughan Music Studios11:45am - Group Games, Metro Parks12:4
  
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• Columbus-Made “Street Where We Live” Now Streaming

  12-07-2019 17:35
  There’s been some exciting news for local filmmakers. Director John Whitney’s award-winning independent drama The Street Where We Live is now available for home viewing.  “The film is on Amazon right now and VOD,” says co-writer/producer/co-star Dino Tripodis. “Amazon Prime members will be able to get it for free in October. It’s available on Dish […]
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• Child Services gets Much-Needed Boost from Dublin-Based Northwoods

  12-07-2019 17:29
  The professionals that work in the human services industry, including caseworkers, child welfare workers and the like, have a staggeringly high turnover rate. Child welfare workers, in particular, are responsible for the very demanding job of ensuring a better living environment for children in unsafe conditions. Because of turnover, they could be among a long […]
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• Local Filmmaker Brings Screening of ‘Cadia: The World Within’ to Alma Mater

  12-07-2019 16:46
  After a sold out premiere last month at Gateway Film Center, the fantasy film Cadia: The World Within screens at Capital University’s Mees Hall — the very hall where some of the movie was shot. Writer/director and Capital grad Cedric Gegel is thrilled to be able to share his film this Friday, July 12 at […]
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• 1 dead, 1 in custody following shooting in north Columbus

  12-07-2019 16:14
  
  COLUMBUS - One person has died following a shooting in north Columbus Friday morning.Police said the shooting happened just before 10 a.m. in the 1600 block of Genessee Avenue. Dispatchers confirmed the person shot was taken to Grant Medical Center. They were pronounced dead just before 11 a.m.Police said they have one person in custody. They have not identified the victim nor the person in custody.
  
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• Labor Secretary Acosta resigns amid Epstein deal scrutiny

  12-07-2019 15:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said Friday he is resigning following renewed scrutiny of his handling of a 2008 secret plea deal with wealthy financier Jeffrey Esptein, who is accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls.President Donald Trump, with Acosta at his side, made the announcement as he left the White House for a trip to Wisconsin and Ohio. The president said Acosta had been a "great" labor secretary."I hate to see this happen," Trump said. He said he
  
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• Ohio Department of Health confirms first measles case since 2017

  12-07-2019 15:11
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Health officials are reporting Ohio's first confirmed case of measles since 2017 amid a resurgence of the highly contagious disease around the U.S.The Ohio Department of Health says the case involves a young adult from Stark County who recently traveled to a state with confirmed measles cases.Cases nationwide have spiked to over 1,000 this year, the highest annual total since 1992. That includes some people who caught the virus while traveling internationally. Some triggered U.
  
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• Sheriff's Office: Alcohol suspected to be factor deadly Union County crash

  12-07-2019 15:00
  
  UNION COUNTY, Ohio – A Columbus man is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Union County.It happened around 8:15 p.m. on Thursday on an abandoned railroad bed off Woodstock Road in Union Township.The Union County Sheriff's Office says 43-year-old Jason Morris was driving a 1998 Ford Ranger northbound on the railroad bed at a high rate of speed when he went off the left side and struck a tree.Deputies say Morris died at the scene, while a female passenger was taken to a local hospital w
  
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• Concert Preview: Raven Black at Inkcarceration Festival

  12-07-2019 14:50
  Los Angeles-based dark metal ensemble Raven Black, currently on a nationwide ticket with four other bands, Static-X, DevilDriver, Wednesday 13, and Dope, are en route to this weekend’s Inkcarceration Festival at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. Self-branded as ‘a theatrical act influenced by gothic, classical, and carnival music,’ lead vocalist and principal songwriter Raven, […]
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• Band Interview: Raven Black

  12-07-2019 14:50
  Los Angeles-based dark metal ensemble Raven Black, currently on a nationwide ticket with four other bands, Static-X, DevilDriver, Wednesday 13, and Dope, are en route to this weekend’s Inkcarceration Festival at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield. Self-branded as ‘a theatrical act influenced by gothic, classical, and carnival music,’ lead vocalist and principal songwriter Raven, […]
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• India prepares to land rover on moon in global space race

  12-07-2019 14:10
  
  NEW DELHI (AP) — India is looking to take a giant leap in its space program and solidify its place among the world's spacefaring nations with its second unmanned mission to the moon, this one aimed at landing a rover near the unexplored south pole.The Indian Space Research Organization plans to launch a spacecraft using homegrown technology on Monday, and it is scheduled to touch down on the moon Sept. 6 or 7. The $141 million Chandrayaan-2 mission will analyze minerals, map the moon's sur
  
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• Klobuchar's plan would help Alzheimer's patients, caregivers

  12-07-2019 13:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar (KLOH'-buh-shar) has a new plan to help seniors that includes more support for people with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers.It's an issue that's personal for the Minnesota senator, whose 91-year-old father is in a memory care facility.The plan includes new funding for Alzheimer's research and aims to develop a cure and treatment by 2025. Klobuchar would create a refundable tax credit to offset the costs of long-term
  
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• Ohio Supreme Court to hear school 'takeovers' case this fall

  12-07-2019 13:23
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for Oct. 23 in a legal fight over the state law that shifted operational control of poor-performing school districts from locally elected boards to unelected CEOs.The Youngstown school board and school employees' unions argue the law violates the Ohio Constitution. They also say lawmakers violated a procedural rule when the divisive House Bill 70 was pushed through the Legislature in 2015.The state denies those argum
  
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• Barry's outer bands begin hitting southeastern Louisiana

  12-07-2019 13:16
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Barry's wind and rain began hitting parts of Louisiana early Friday as New Orleans and coastal communities braced for a drenching from what's expected to be the first hurricane of the season.A hurricane warning was in effect along the Louisiana coast, with forecasters predicting landfall as a hurricane by early Saturday.The storm's rains are expected to pose a severe test of New Orleans' improved post-Katrina flood defenses . Barry is forecast to bring mor
  
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• A watery Tropical Storm Barry takes aim at Louisiana

  12-07-2019 13:16
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Building toward hurricane strength, Tropical Storm Barry began hitting Louisiana with wind and rain Friday as it closed in for what could be a long, slow — and epic — drenching that could trigger flooding in and around New Orleans.With the storm expected to blow ashore by early Saturday as the first hurricane of the season, National Guard troops and rescue crews were posted around the state with boats, high-water vehicles and helicopters. Drinking water was l
  
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• R. Kelly arrested in Chicago on federal sex crime charges

  12-07-2019 07:06
  
  CHICAGO (AP) - A U.S. Attorney's office spokesman says singer R. Kelly has been arrested on federal sex-crime charges in Chicago.U.S. attorney spokesman Joseph Fitzpatrick says the 52-year-old Kelly was arrested Thursday night. Fitzpatrick says the 13-count indictment includes charges of child pornography, enticement of a minor and obstruction of justice. Other details were not immediately released.The R&B singer already faces state sex-related charges in Illinois involving four women, three
  
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• R. Kelly arrested again in Chicago on federal sex charges

  12-07-2019 07:06
  
  CHICAGO — Singer R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested in Chicago Thursday on a federal grand jury indictment listing 13 counts including sex crimes and obstruction of justice.U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman Joseph Fitzpatrick said the R&B singer was taken into custody about 7 p.m. local time and was being held by federal authorities. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, Kelly is being held at the Metropolitan Correc
  
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• Feds bring new sex crime charges against singer R. Kelly

  12-07-2019 07:06
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly was arrested on federal charges that accuse him and members of his entourage of recruiting women and girls to engage in illegal sexual activity with the singer and paying them to cover up his crimes, including those at the center of his 2008 acquittal on child pornography charges.Kelly, who was already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was indicted on allegations that he and his business manager paid hundreds of thousands of dollars and us
  
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• Highland County Sheriff's Office searching for escaped inmate

  12-07-2019 04:35
  
  HIGHLAND COUNTY, Ohio - The Highland County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man who escaped from custody on Thursday.The sheriff's office said 37-year-old Johnny Branham was able to escape custody while at the Highland District Hospital in Hillsboro around 5 p.m.Branham was being held on a charge of contempt.He is 5-feet 11-inches tall, weighs 160 pounds and has blue eyes and short brown hair.He was last seen wearing red jumpsuit pants.Branham was not wearing a shirt or shoes.He was wearing
  
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• Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Ohio Nurses Association agree on new contract

  12-07-2019 03:45
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center has announced a new, three-year nursing contract with the Ohio Nurses Association, according to an announcement Thursday.The medical center says the groups were able to agree on issues like staffing and pay."We believe this is a fair contract that recognizes the critical role our nurses have in providing the highest-quality care and support to patients and their families," the announcement read.
  
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• Ohio man charged in slayings of 4, including his 6-year-old son

  12-07-2019 03:30
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A man charged with killing four people, including two children, is the father of a 6-year-old boy who was one of the victims, police said Thursday.Armond Johnson Sr., 26, has been charged with aggravated murder in the killings and is being held in jail.The two children whose bodies were found inside a house Tuesday died from smoke inhalation while their mother, Takeyra Collins, died from multiple gunshots at the home, authorities said.Their neighbor, 35-year-old David Cous
  
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• Man dies following shooting in east Columbus

  12-07-2019 02:04
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — One person has died after a shooting in east Columbus on Thursday, according to police.Columbus police said they were called about the shooting at the 5400 block of East Livingston Avenue just after 7:40 p.m. The victim, 20-year-old Tyler Jones, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to the hospital.On Saturday, Jones was pronounced dead at 3:57 p.m., according to police.Police did not release any suspect information at this time.
  
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• 1 in life-threatening condition following east Columbus shooting

  12-07-2019 02:04
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — One person is in life-threatening condition after a shooting in east Columbus, according to police.Police said they were called about the shooting at the 5400 block of East Livingston Avenue just after 7:40 p.m. Thursday.The person who was shot was taken to Mount Carmel East.
  
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• Face the State with Scott Light | July 14, 2019

  12-07-2019 01:34
  This week on Face The State:Stalemate at the Statehouse - Both the House and the Senate have their own versions of the state budget, but haven't been able to find a middle ground.The final draft is long overdue and negotiations are getting stuck on things like tax cuts the coal plant bailout.The Affordable Care Act - The Fifth Circuit is currently weighing the latest legal challenge to the Affordable Care Act.Last week, Ohio leaders voiced their concern that wiping out the coverage all together
  
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• Officer files lawsuit against Ohio State Highway Patrol; claims harassment for gender, race

  12-07-2019 01:21
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — An officer with the Ohio State Highway Patrol has filed a lawsuit against the agency, stating she faced harassment based on her race and gender and faced retaliation for reporting it.Officer Norma Scott accepted a position with the OSHP in June 2013 as a police officer and is the only African American female officer employed there, according to the lawsuit.The lawsuit was filed on June 7 against OSHP and a supervisor for Scott. According to the lawsuit, the situation began
  
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• Hilliard police see spike in car thefts, burglaries

  12-07-2019 01:09
  
  HILLIARD, Ohio — The Hilliard Police Department is asking for the public’s help with clues that could help identify individuals involved in a rash of thefts.Sargent Suzanne Muraco with the Hilliard Police Department says in the last three weeks, they have seen an uptick in car break-ins, car thefts and home burglaries.“I absolutely believe it’s a crime of opportunity,” Muraco said.She says the crimes are focused on three specific subdivisions: Lakewood, Timberbrook
  
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• 3-year-old dies in lawnmower accident in northeast Ohio

  12-07-2019 00:31
  
  A 3-year-old boy has died after he reportedly fell from a lawnmower in northeast Ohio.According to CBS-affiliate WKBN, the incident happened Monday around 6:45 p.m. in Champion Township.WKBN reports a man called 911 after his son fell from the mower while he was cutting the grass and went under the mower deck.The man told dispatchers the child was not breathing. The coroner was called, and the boy was taken to a local hospital.Police and the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating.
  
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