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• Violence, sexual abuse reported at other Sequel properties across the U.S.

  23-07-2019 23:46
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) – 10 Investigates has found there have been allegations of violence and sexual abuse at other psychiatric and behavioral health facilities across the U.S. that are owned by Sequel Youth and Family Services – the parent company of Sequel Pomegranate.Sequel Youth and Family Services operates 21 other secure facilities across the U.S.10 Investigates found issues at those facilities, including:In New Jersey, where a former employee alleges in the pending federal lawsuit t
  
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• Local advocates worry Trump Administration could block all refugees

  23-07-2019 23:46
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Aden Hassan moved to the United States on Jan. 20, 2017. That was the day President Trump took office. But his American dream is far from complete."I can't describe, I feel bad," he said.When Hassan moved, he had to leave his mother behind in a refugee camp in Kenya. His family was forced to flee to the camp from his home in Somalia after his father was killed, and his mother was injured.That was in 2008. He lived in that camp for nearly ten years before finally getting approval
  
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• Trump files lawsuit to prevent release of his tax returns

  23-07-2019 22:55
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Opening up another legal front against the Democrats investigating him, President Donald Trump on Tuesday sued the House Ways and Means Committee and New York state officials to prevent his state tax returns from being turned over to the congressional committee.The lawsuit seeks an injunction to block the application of a new New York state law that could allow the Democratic-controlled House and Ways Means Committee to obtain the returns. The lawsuit, filed in Washington,
  
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• VIDEO: Man crashes stolen truck, attempts to run from Franklin County deputies

  23-07-2019 22:42
  A man was arrested by deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office after they said he crashed a stolen vehicle in a construction zone and attempted to flee on foot.According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were assisting a tow truck driver on I-270 eastbound just south of Georgesville Road entrance ramp on July 20 around 3:30 a.m. when a Ford truck failed to move over.Deputies caught up with the truck and attempted a traffic stop but the driver, identified as 32-year-old Andr
  
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• Man hospitalized after shooting in south Columbus

  23-07-2019 22:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man is in the hospital after being shot in south Columbus.Columbus police tell 10TV that the shooting occurred in the 1100 block of South Ohio Street shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday.Police on scene tell 10TV that this may have stemmed from a robbery. The victim was taken to Grant Medical Center where his condition was listed as critical but not life-threateningPolice do have a description of a suspect but no arrests have been made.
  
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• Senate approves bill to ensure 9/11 victims fund will never run out of money

  23-07-2019 21:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has given final legislative approval to a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund related to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks never runs out of money.The 97-2 vote sends the bill to President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it.The vote came after Democratic senators agreed to allow votes on amendments sponsored by two Republican senators who had been blocking the widely popular bill. The Senate easily defeated the amendments proposed by GOP Sens. Mike
  
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• First Look: Canopy by Hilton

  23-07-2019 21:37
  The new Canopy by Hilton, at 77 E. Nationwide Blvd., will feature 167 hotel rooms and two restaurant concepts – one on the ground floor and the other on the 12th. With a grand opening set for July 30, a recent tour found workers putting the finishing touches on the hotel portion of the building. […]
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• Lake Erie beach closed after 2nd swimmer goes missing

  23-07-2019 21:19
  
  HURON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio have shut down a Lake Erie beach after a second swimmer went missing in less than a month.Officials in Huron say Nickel Plate Beach will be closed until further notice while the city looks at ways to improve safety at the beach, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Cleveland.Huron City Manager Andy White says high water levels and strong winds have been creating dangerous conditions.Search crews have been looking for a 29-year-old woman who was swim
  
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• Prosecutor: 2 accused of looting storm-damaged home in Ohio indicted

  23-07-2019 21:16
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A prosecutor in Ohio says a man and woman accused of looting a tornado-damaged home have been indicted on charges including breaking and entering.Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. says 27-year-old Joshua Chapman and 49-year-old Cynthia Gross, both of Dayton, were indicted Monday. The prosecutor's statement said a woman stopping by her Harrison Township home last month to check on the extent of the storm damage called authorities when she saw the suspects loading
  
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• Easton Town Center named No. 1 Retail Center Experience in America

  23-07-2019 20:55
  
  Chain Store Age Magazine has selected Easton Town Center as the No. 1 Retail Center Experience in America for 2019.“Since opening in 1999, Easton Town Center has made it a top priority to deliver amazing experiences to all guests,” said Jennifer Peterson, Chief Executive, Easton. “Easton’s core value of experiential innovation is incorporated in everything we do. From opening a Shop/LAB space for new-to-market concepts to partnering with the country's top science museum f
  
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• Trump plan would kick more than 3 million people off food stamps

  23-07-2019 20:37
  
  The Trump administration is proposing a rule that would limit Americans' access to food stamps, reportedly removing more than 3 million people from the federal program. The plan would eliminate automatic enrollment in food stamps for poor families who receive welfare benefits. The rule would erase what U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue called a "loophole" in welfare benefits. Currently, 43 states allow families who qualify for the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Familie
  
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• Construction Roundup: Downtown, Short North & More

  23-07-2019 20:30
  Construction sites remain plentiful throughout Columbus, as the region continues to add new residences, offices, hotels and more. In this installment of our Construction Roundup photo series, we take an updated look at what’s currently being built in the neighborhoods of Franklinton, Italian Village, Victorian Village, Olde Towne East, Discovery District, Downtown Columbus and more. […]
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• Police: Licking County Father frustrated by newborn's crying leaves baby with brain injury

  23-07-2019 20:17
  A Licking County father is accused of injuring his newborn over frustration with the baby's crying.The 2-month-old boy was at Nationwide Children's Hospital with a brain injury. His father, 34-year-old Joshua Metoxen was in the Licking County Jail.In Facebook photos, Metoxen appears to be a proud new father. His most recent photo of the baby was posted July 18.But the Licking County Sheriff's Office says Monday they were called to the hospital for a report of a baby with a brain injury.Investiga
  
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• Licking County father charged after 2-month-old suffers brain injury

  23-07-2019 20:17
  
  A father in Licking County has been charged with causing serious injury to his 2-month-old child.According to the Licking County Sheriff’s Office, they were called to Nationwide Children’s Hospital on a reported case of child abuse on Monday.The infant had been admitted to the hospital with a brain injury.According to the sheriff’s office, 34-year-old Joshua Metoxen confessed to becoming frustrated after the child began crying and causing the injuries.Metoxen was arrested and t
  
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• Trump says he could end Afghanistan war in 10 days, but doesn't "want to kill 10 million people"

  23-07-2019 19:54
  
  The Afghan government asked Tuesday for clarification of President Donald Trump's statement that the U.S. military could end the war in Afghanistan in 10 days, but that the country would be wiped out in the process. Trump suggested on Monday, in a seemingly off-hand remark, that he could order such a military intervention in lieu of a peaceful resolution to the 18-year-war that began with the U.S.-led invasion to topple the Taliban.Trump made the remarks Monday during a meeting with Pakistani Pr
  
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• Ticket Tax Opposition Group Falls Short on Signatures for Ballot Measure

  23-07-2019 19:39
  Looks like the ticket taxes, as introduced by the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC) last summer and passed by Columbus City Council in December, are here to stay. The two 5 percent fees were enacted on July 1, and the group hoping to overturn them on this year’s ballot has failed to submit enough valid […]
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• Ohio gun safety group hoping to change background checks law gets OK to seek signatures

  23-07-2019 18:54
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A gun safety group hoping to change state law to require background checks on virtually all guns sales has received state approval to start collecting petition signatures.The bipartisan Ohio Ballot Board unanimously voted Monday that the proposal to close loopholes in background checks on gun sales doesn't contain more than a single subject. That certification was necessary before Ohioans For Gun Safety could begin gathering the required 132,887 signatures from regist
  
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• Easton Named No. 1 Retail Center Experience in America

  23-07-2019 18:34
  Easton Town Center has been selected by retail industry magazine Chain Store Age as the No. 1 Retail Center Experience in America for 2019. Chain Store Age‘s editors picked the top 10 retail center experiences in the nation from reader nominations. The top 10 reflect shopping experiences that provide superior dining, viewing or congregating experiences […]
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• Artists Create The Big Tablecloths: Bryan Moss

  23-07-2019 18:03
  Local Artists Interpret The Big Table through work To kick off and promote this year’s Big Table, taking place all across central Ohio on August 28, The Columbus Foundation commissioned local artists to interpret what coming together as a community means to them. Through these mixed-media tablecloths, artists showcased their creative talent and their love for […]
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• Review: The Moving Regional Premiere of The View UpStairs

  23-07-2019 18:01
  In June 1973, an arsonist torched New Orleans’ second-story UpStairs Lounge, locking the outer door and causing 32 deaths; a horrific total that wouldn’t be exceeded until 2016’s shooting at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub. The mass murder was barely investigated; the government made no public notice of mourning.  Max Vernon’s acclaimed Off-Broadway piece, The View UpStairs, […]
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• 'We have liftoff': 2019 Ohio State Fair butter cow display celebrates Apollo 11 moon landing

  23-07-2019 17:38
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The annual butter cow display blasted off Tuesday at the Ohio State Fair.This year's theme pays tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.The butter display captures historic moments from the July 1969 mission when astronauts first landed on the moon and took steps on its surface.A full-scale sculpture of Ohio native Neil Armstrong standing next to the lunar module Eagle and saluting the American flag is among the iconic images recreated in butter.The displa
  
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• Council Reduces Penalties for Low-Level Marijuana Possession

  23-07-2019 17:32
  Columbus City Council has taken marijuana reform into their own hands. The Council on Monday night voted unanimously to reduce penalties for marijuana and paraphernalia possession as well as fund a record-sealing program aimed at ending barriers to employment for those who already have convictions. “We are not endorsing drug use. But while folks in […]
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• Marion correction officer shot and killed in Lima

  23-07-2019 17:16
  
  LIMA, Ohio – A correction officer who worked at the Marion Correctional Institution was shot and killed in Lima on Friday.Police officers responded to the 700 block of Franklin Street around 11:45 p.m. Friday.Gregory Cooper, 31, was found lying in the roadway suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.Cooper was taken to Lima Memorial Hospital, where he died.Cooper had been an employee at the Marion Correctional Institution since December 24, 2018, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilit
  
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• Trump expands fast-track deportation authority across the U.S.

  23-07-2019 17:08
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration announced Monday that it will vastly extend the authority of immigration officers to deport migrants without allowing them to appear before judges, its second major policy shift on immigration in eight days.Starting Tuesday, fast-track deportations can apply to anyone in the country illegally for less than two years. Previously, those deportations were largely limited to people arrested almost immediately after crossing the Mexican border.Kevin McA
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 7/22/19

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• Five Finger Death Punch, Three Days Grace to perform in Columbus this November

  23-07-2019 16:47
  
  Five Finger Death Punch has announced the launch of a U.S. arena headlining tour.The tour includes Three Days Grace, Bad Wolves and Fire From The Gods. It stops in Columbus on November 26 for a performance at Nationwide Arena.TICKETSTickets go on sale Friday, July 26 at 10 a.m. at the Big Lots Box Office at Nationwide Arena and ticketmaster.com. Tickets are also available at the FOX Sports Ohio Blue Line store at The Mall at Tuttle Crossing and ticket outlets at the OhioHealth Chillers.Applicabl
  
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• Amber Alert issued for 4-year-old West Virginia girl; believed to be in ‘extreme danger’

  23-07-2019 15:47
  
  An Amber Alert was issued Monday night for a missing 4-year-old girl believed to be in “extreme danger.”West Virginia State Police say Gracelynn June Scritchfield was last seen in Fairmont, WV on July 6. She is described as 3 feet tall, having darker blonde hair with blue eyes and weighing 35 pounds.Authorities believe the girl was taken by her biological father, Arlie Edward Hetrick III, also known as Trey. He is described as a white male with brown hair and blue eyes, 5 feet 9 inch
  
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• Woman killed in Fairfield County crash on SR-158

  23-07-2019 13:46
  
  LANCASTER, Ohio – A woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Fairfield County Tuesday morning.According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on SR-158 near Rainbow Drive, just north of Lancaster, around 6:15 a.m.Authorities said a Ford Ranger traveling north on SR-158 went left of center and struck a Toyota Prius traveling south.The Ranger then overturned in the roadway, ejecting the driver. The Prius traveled off the road and struck a guardrail.OSHP said the driver of th
  
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• 1 killed in Fairfield County crash

  23-07-2019 13:46
  
  LANCASTER, Ohio - One person was killed in a crash in Fairfield County Tuesday morning, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.OSHP said the crash happened on SR-158 near Rainbow Drive, just north of Lancaster, around 6:15 a.m.Troopers said two vehicles were involved in the crash.SR-158 is closed between Rainbow Drive and Coonpath Road, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.
  
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• Conservative group sues Ohio elections board over video ban

  23-07-2019 12:25
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio— A conservative group known for its use of undercover sting videos has sued Ohio's election board, alleging it enforced an unconstitutional state law banning the use of such videos in campaigns.At issue are videos that the group, Project Veritas, says it made by secretly recording Democrat Ted Strickland during his 2016 U.S. Senate campaign.The group used the videos to report on what it called Strickland's "real positions" on coal and guns, which it implied were less conserv
  
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• 9-year-old girl raising money for Ohio trooper injured in wrong-way crash

  23-07-2019 02:57
  An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper who was nearly killed in a wrong-way crash last month has been upgraded to stable condition.A good Samaritan pulled Trooper Jason Phillips from his vehicle on I-71 in Morrow County after the crash.A report shows the other driver, Michael Marchak, was under the influence of methamphetamine.Ashley Hobson and her 9-year-old daughter Ryliee could not get over the images from the crash.“Just gut-wrenching, mostly, more than anything,” Ashley said.Phill
  
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• 9-year-old girl raising money for Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper injured in wrong-way crash

  23-07-2019 02:57
  An Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper who was nearly killed in a wrong-way crash last month has been upgraded to stable condition.A good Samaritan pulled Trooper Jason Phillips from his vehicle on I-71 in Morrow County after the crash.A report shows the other driver, Michael Marchak, was under the influence of methamphetamine.Ashley Hobson and her 9-year-old daughter Ryliee could not get over the images from the crash.“Just gut-wrenching, mostly, more than anything,” Ashley said.Phill
  
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• Deal sealed on federal budget, ensuring no shutdown, default

  23-07-2019 01:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and congressional leaders announced Monday they had struck a critical debt and budget agreement. The deal amounts to an against-the-odds victory for Washington pragmatists seeking to avoid politically dangerous tumult over the possibility of a government shutdown or first-ever federal default.The deal, announced by Trump on Twitter and in a statement by Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, will restore th
  
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• Trump concedes he may watch 'a little' of Mueller testimony

  23-07-2019 01:39
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — He won't watch. Well, maybe just a little bit.President Donald Trump on Monday feigned indifference to Robert Mueller's upcoming congressional testimony, an eyebrow-raising claim for a media-obsessed president who has been concerned for months about the potential impact of the former special counsel's appearance.Much of Washington will stop in its tracks Wednesday as Mueller testifies on Capitol Hill for at least five hours, a nationally televised event that for many Americ
  
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• Columbus City Council approves legislation to reduce marijuana penalties

  23-07-2019 00:08
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) —The Columbus City Council has passed legislation that will reduce penalties for possessing marijuana.Offenders caught with up to 100 grams would be fined $10 and those caught with 100 and 200 grams would pay $25.Unlike state law, possession of up to 200 grams will not lead to possible jail time.Council spokeswoman Lee Cole said the goal is lowering fines for small amounts of marijuana possession and increasing funds for attorneys to help seal records for minor convicti
  
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• Records: State, county knew of problems at Columbus psychiatric facility for teens

  23-07-2019 00:03
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) – Both state and county children’s services agencies have known about problems inside Sequel Pomegranate for years, records show, but the private facility has faced little recourse.Instead, the agencies often issue individual plans of correction.Child advocates, parents and former teenaged residents of the facility tell 10 Investigates that approach misses the larger picture – that the issues there are systemic.The state’s Department of Mental Health and A
  
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