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  24-07-2019 23:59 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Fundraiser aims to outfit Marion firefighters with protective hoods

  24-07-2019 23:26
  MARION, Ohio — For too many years, fighting fires and fighting cancer went hand in hand. But first responders didn't know that at the time."The physical dangers are there, they’ve always been there," said Captain Wade Ralph of the Marion City Fire Department. "Now, we realize the stuff that we can’t see are really what’s killing our people."A large national study showed firefighters are more likely to develop cancer than the general population.Capt. Ralph says he has seen
  
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• Trump calls Mueller hearings 'all nonsense'

  24-07-2019 23:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Believing a two-year shadow over the White House at last has been lifted, President Donald Trump seized on Robert Mueller's testimony before Congress on Wednesday as a clear-cut victory, mocking the former special counsel's findings and performance.After claiming in advance that he might not watch the day's proceedings, Trump blasted "the phony cloud" created by the investigation and declared "there was no defense to this ridiculous hoax, this witch hunt.""This has been a
  
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• US Marshals asking public’s help to find fugitive last seen near Buckeye Lake

  24-07-2019 22:50
  
  FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Ohio — The U.S. Marshals Service is looking for a man last seen in the Fairfield Beach area near Buckeye Lake.Keith Robertson, 47, is wanted for violating probation.The U.S. Marshals Service arrived at his house Wednesday morning to arrest Robertson when he fled the scene.Robertson is 5’ 9” and weighs about 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, jeans and a camouflage hat.The U.S. Marshals Service is asking anyone with any information to text th
  
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• Fugitive wanted by US Marshals arrested in Perry County

  24-07-2019 22:50
  
  A fugitive wanted by U.S. Marshals has been apprehended in Perry County.According to Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp, deputies and Marshals arrested Keith Robertson around 11 a.m. Thursday morning on Lakeview Drive in Thornville.He was taken without incident.Robertson was wanted for violating probation. The U.S. Marshals Service arrived at his house Wednesday morning to arrest Robertson when he fled the scene.
  
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• Two Small Apartment Buildings Approved Downtown

  24-07-2019 22:25
  The Downtown Commission yesterday approved a plan to build a 19-unit apartment building at 600 E. Broad St. The new building will sit on a small parcel – less than a quarter of an acre – at the corner of East Broad Street and Jefferson Avenue. Also approved was a plan to build a nearly […]
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• Grass Skirt Tiki Room Closing as Owner Focuses on New Popup

  24-07-2019 22:00
  Downtown’s Grass Skirt Tiki Room is closing later this month, but it’s just the beginning for co-owner Carmen Owens. After seven years of running a full time bar and restaurant, Owens is ready for a concept offering a little more flexibility: a popup.  Grass Skirt will serve its last meal on Saturday, August 24, making […]
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• Man critically injured walking niece across east Columbus street; police search for driver

  24-07-2019 21:58
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A beloved uncle returning from a movie with his niece was struck by a vehicle in the street.Joshua Powell, 38,is in critical condition and police are looking for the driver who didn't stop.It happened at approximately 10:15 Saturday night at East Main Street and Waverly Street in east Columbus.Powell's loved ones say he lives for his family."...To spoil his nieces and nephews — that's Joshua," said sister-in-law Dominique Powell. "He's a good man."And the feeling is
  
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• Ruth Bader Ginsburg: "I am very much alive"

  24-07-2019 21:21
  
  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg tried to ease people's worries about her health in a new interview with NPR published Wednesday. The 86-year-old women's rights icon, who's fought cancer three times in her life, reflected on a variety of topics including her health.After Ginsburg fell and broke several ribs last fall, doctors discovered two malignant growths in her left lung. They were removed in December, and she returned to the benchin February. Ginsburg was successfully treated for c
  
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• Kona Grill Leaves Central Ohio Market

  24-07-2019 21:06
  After five years, Kona Grill at Easton Town Center has closed its doors. According to a press release, the Asian fusion restaurant closed abruptly on Tuesday, July 23, and its remaining assets are being offered to the public through a national online auction company. Kona Grill opened at 4087 New Bond St. at Easton in […]
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• Judge: Teens in fatal rock-throwing will get adult sentences

  24-07-2019 20:52
  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Four teens who pleaded guilty to throwing a rock from an expressway overpass in 2017 that caused the death of a 32-year-old man will be sentenced as adults.Genesee Circuit Judge Joseph J. Farah on Tuesday ruled lawyers for 18-year-old Mark A. Sekelsky, 16-year-old Trevor A. Gray, 17-year-old Mikadyn M. Payne and 17-year-old Alexzander S. Miller have until Aug. 20 to withdraw their guilty pleas.Kenneth White of Mt. Morris was riding in a van when a rock smashed through a
  
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• 1 critical after being struck by vehicle near Ohio State's campus

  24-07-2019 20:31
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — One person is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in north Columbus.Columbus police say the call came in at 1:47 p.m. at the intersection of North High Street and Frambes Avenue near The Ohio State University campus,The person struck was transported to Ohio State University Hospital in critical condition.North High Street is closed between Lane Avenue and Woodruff Avenue as a result.Update - High St is closed - both directions - between Lane and Woodruff
  
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• More ex-athletes sue Ohio State over sex abuse by doctor

  24-07-2019 20:05
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — More former football players and other ex-athletes are suing Ohio State over allegations that they were sexual assaulted by a university doctor during exams decades ago.Like at least six other pending federal lawsuits , the case filed Monday says school officials knew about concerns but failed to stop Richard Strauss. The 30 plaintiffs include men from 12 sports and a non-athlete allegedly fondled by Strauss at the student health center.Ohio State publicly apologized
  
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• Baby hospitalized after reported near-drowning in southeast Columbus

  24-07-2019 19:47
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio —A baby was taken to the hospital after a reported near-drowning Wednesday, according to the Columbus Division of Fire.Crews were called shortly before 12:30 p.m. to the 7200 block of Emerald Tree Drive near Canal Winchester.Battalion Chief Steve Martin says when firefighters arrived, the baby was out of the water and breathing before being transported to Nationwide Children’s Hospital.The age and condition of the baby are unknown at this time. Officials have not relea
  
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• Man charged after barricading himself inside home west of downtown Columbus

  24-07-2019 19:35
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio— A man is in custody following a barricade situation west of downtown Columbus on Wednesday.The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office was serving a search warrant out of the Internet Crimes against Children Task Force at a location near Town and Central on the west side of the city around 10:30 a.m.The task force received a tip that a man was downloading illegal images. The man refused to come out of the home when deputies arrived.The man was later taken into custody and wi
  
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• Elizabeth Warren introduces college debt forgiveness bill

  24-07-2019 19:32
  
  Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced a student loan debt forgiveness bill Tuesday.The 2020 Democratic presidential candidate’s measure would wipe out $50,000 worth of debt for households earning less than $100,000 a year.That covers 95 percent of the 45 million Americans who are carrying student debt.Households earning up to $250,000 are also covered on a rolling scale that reduces the amount of forgiveness as income increases.Warren’s campaign said the debt relief would co
  
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• Girl tossed in air after bison charges Yellowstone tourists

  24-07-2019 19:13
  YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials say a bull bison tossed a 9-year-old Florida girl into the air when the animal charged a group of about 50 tourists.Park officials say the bison rushed the group Monday after some of the tourists approached to within 5 to 10 feet (2 to 3 meters) of the animal over at least 20 minutes.The Odessa, Florida, girl was taken to Old Faithful Lodge by her family for treatment by emergency personnel. She was later taken to a
  
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• New Plan to be Presented for Cooper Stadium

  24-07-2019 18:46
  Arshot Investment Corporation, the developer behind a decade-old plan to build a race track at the former Cooper Stadium site, is currently working on a new plan for the site that would contain a mix of uses. Two zoning applications were submitted to the City of Columbus this week, requesting changes to the permitted uses […]
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• One-Woman Show ‘The Elephant in the Room’ Returns to Columbus

  24-07-2019 17:32
  We previewed Priyanka Shetty’s The Elephant in the Room when it was about to premiere at the South Asian Theatre Festival. In that article, she talked about how this originally light-hearted take on the trials of adjusting to American life “went much deeper,” as she developed it. Since then, Shetty has refined The Elephant in […]
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• Ohio launches electronic wrong-way driver detection system

  24-07-2019 17:27
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state says it's installing Ohio's first electronic wrong-way driver detection system.Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jack Marchbanks said Tuesday the system will be placed along an 18-mile stretch of I-71 in Hamilton County in southwestern Ohio.The state says it includes 92 electronic signs and 82 detection devices at 23 locations beginning from downtown.Once the system detects a wrong-way driver, LED lights around the edge of
  
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• Ohio officials: Criminals turning to ginseng poaching for big payoff

  24-07-2019 17:19
  
  A new crime trend is taking "root" in Ohio. It involves a plant called American Ginseng, and it can be quite lucrative for thieves.“I know last year it was up to $850 a pound, dry,” says Officer Jeff Berry with the Ohio Division of Wildlife in the Department of Natural Resources. “It was going for $250 a pound wet,” he adds, referring to the ginseng root that is sought out by diggers – legal and illegal.Ohio is one of 19 states that allow people to harvest, sell, an
  
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• Forever 21 apologizes for sending diet bars with plus-size clothing orders

  24-07-2019 17:17
  
  Some people who bought plus-size clothing from Forever 21 say they felt body-shamed by free diet bars included with their order.Several shoppers took to social media to complain about the Atkins diet bars that came in their packages.The company said it sometimes includes free samples with online orders, and in this case the bars were included across all categories and sizes.Forever 21 apologized and called it an oversight, adding that the samples have been removed.
  
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• DeWine orders tour of Columbus psychiatric facility for teens after reports of violence, sexual assaults

  24-07-2019 16:54
  
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has asked the director of a state licensing agency to personally tour Sequel Pomegranate; the move follows reports by 10 Investigates that exposed incidents of violence and sexual abuse inside the psychiatric and behavioral health facility for teens.DeWine made those remarks during a reporter gaggle Wednesday morning at the Ohio State Fair.10 Investigates’ months-long investigation into the privately-run facility found issues of teen-on-tee
  
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• ADA-accessible pond at central Ohio park helps man with ALS enjoy lifelong love for fishing

  24-07-2019 16:31
  
  WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio — This time of year, people are out at our parks fishing.At Prairie Oaks Metro Park, one fisherman is benefiting from the hobby in a very special way.Among the sounds of nature is an infectious laugh. It's one you can hear several times a week if you come here to throw in a line. Rich Mann has been fishing his whole life, usually standing on two feet until a few years ago when he was diagnosed with ALS.But thanks to the ADA-accessible pond, Rich is still doing what mak
  
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• Authorities: Baby dies after falling from mother’s lap into river in western Ohio

  24-07-2019 16:09
  
  URBANA, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a baby has fallen into a river in Ohio and has died.The Champaign County Sheriff's Office in western Ohio said several people were riding in a flotation watercraft in the Mad River around 2 p.m. Tuesday when it hit debris south of a bridge on State Route 55 and capsized. Authorities said the baby reportedly fell from its mother's lap into the water.Recovery crews found the baby about three hours later amid debris in the river. Life-saving measures were a
  
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• Treat to Try: Donna’s Delicious Dozen

  24-07-2019 16:00
  Donna’s Delicious Dozen has entered the local DIY donut scene with a stop on the main stretch of Hamilton Road. There, you’ll find a welcoming crew of young people ready to throw some donuts in a big, crackling frier and top them with all the sugary goodies your heart desires.  Even in the middle of […]
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• Mueller: No Russia exoneration for Trump, despite his claims

  24-07-2019 15:22
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Mueller, the taciturn lawman at the center of a polarizing American drama, bluntly dismissed President Donald Trump's claims of "total exoneration" Wednesday in the federal probe of Russia's 2016 election interference. In a long day of congressional testimony, Mueller warned that Moscow's actions represented — and still represent — a great threat to American democracy.Mueller's back-to-back Capitol Hill appearances, his first since wrapping his two-year
  
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• Mueller dismisses Trump's claims of Russia probe exoneration

  24-07-2019 15:22
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Mueller on Wednesday bluntly dismissed President Donald Trump's claims of total exoneration in the federal probe of Russia's 2016 election interference, telling Congress he explicitly did not clear the president of obstructing his investigation. The former special counsel also rejected Trump's assertions that the probe was a "witch hunt" and hoax.In hours of sometimes halting and stilted testimony, unfolding at a moment of deep division in the country, Mueller also
  
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• Mueller takes center stage at Russia probe hearings - Live Updates

  24-07-2019 14:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former special counsel Robert Mueller is appearing before Congress for the first time to discuss the Russia investigation.Mueller is testifying Wednesday morning before the House Judiciary Committee. He'll appear before the intelligence committee later in the day.Watch live coverage:
  ___The Latest on former special counsel Robert Mueller's congressional testimony:8:37 a.m.House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler says his committee has "a responsibility to address
  
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• Mueller appears before Congress to discuss the Russia investigation - Live Updates

  24-07-2019 14:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former special counsel Robert Mueller is appearing before Congress for the first time to discuss the Russia investigation.Mueller is testifying Wednesday morning before the House Judiciary Committee. He'll appear before the intelligence committee later in the day.Watch live coverage:
  ___The Latest on former special counsel Robert Mueller's congressional testimony:11:35 a.m.Former special counsel Robert Mueller told the House judiciary and intelligence committees that he w
  
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• Police: 15-year-old boy shot in north Columbus

  24-07-2019 13:30
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus Police are looking for a suspect after a 15-year-old boy was shot in north Columbus.It happened at 6:52 p.m. on Tuesday in the 2000 block of Aberdeen Avenue.Police say officers responded to a report of a shooting and found the teenager in an alley holding a bandage on his head.The boy was transported to an area hospital and is expected to be OK.Police have not released any suspect description at this time.The shooting remains under investigation.Anyone who has informat
  
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• Democrat Elizabeth Warren plans campaign stop in Toledo

  24-07-2019 13:27
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren will make a stop in northern Ohio next week.The Massachusetts senator will visit Toledo on Monday for a town hall talk. The stop comes just ahead of her appearance at the Democratic debates in Detroit.Warren will be at a technical training center in Toledo.It's her second trip to Ohio since she announced her presidential run. She was in Columbus, Cincinnati and Chillicothe earlier this year.
  
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• MMA great Anderson Silva becomes US citizen

  24-07-2019 13:25
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mixed martial arts great Anderson "Spider" Silva of Brazil became a U.S. citizen along with thousands of others in a mass naturalization ceremony Tuesday at the Los Angeles Convention Center.Silva took his oath of citizenship along with his son Kalyl, 20, and daughter Kaory, 23. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services welcomed around 8,000 new citizens in total, most of whom came from Mexico, the Philippines and China.Many waved U.S. flags after repeating the oath
  
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• Police: One person is dead after shooting in southeast Columbus

  24-07-2019 07:10
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- One person is dead after a shooting in southeast Columbus.Police found the victim just after 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the intersection of Linwood Avenue and Reinhard Avenue. He was inside a car that crashed on the curb there. Medical crews took the victim to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.Police believe the shooting actually happened two blocks away. The police department's ShotSpotter technology picked up shots being fired at the intersection of
  
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• Police: 1 dead after shooting in southeast Columbus

  24-07-2019 07:10
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man has died following a shooting in southeast Columbus early Wednesday morning.Police found the victim just after 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday inside a car that crashed on the curb at the intersection of Linwood Avenue and Reinhard Avenue. Medical crews took the victim to Grant Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.Police believe the shooting happened two blocks away. The police department's ShotSpotter technology picked up shots being fired at the intersection
  
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• Family, friends & students learn to ‘Love Out Loud’ to remember Upper Arlington principal

  24-07-2019 04:31
  UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio — At his home, a favorite Neil Young song spins on vinyl. On the floor beside his favorite chair, a basket holds sympathy cards.At Chris Collaros’ office inside Wickliffe Progressive Elementary School, it looks the same. Penguins and Steelers still celebrate Pittsburgh on the shelves. His office wall is still littered with the best kind of mess; well wishes from students. Inside Chris Collaros' former principal's office, well-wishes from students still hang on t
  
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• After 106 years, Columbus bait and tackle shop moving to Buckeye Lake

  24-07-2019 03:06
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Bill Wentzel has been in a bait and tackle shop since he was 9 years old. His one piece of advice for today's youth is you can't be afraid to get your hands dirty."All fishermen are liars except me and you and sometimes I have my doubts about you," he joked. "That's what my dad use to always say."And now, 72 years later, he's saying goodbye."It's been a lot of fun," he said. "It's just time for me to hang it up."R & R Bait and Tackle, after 106 years, is leaving Columbus.Wen
  
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• Documents: Ohio hospital paid $6 million to Armstrong family in wrongful death

  24-07-2019 02:54
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio hospital paid the estate of astronaut Neil Armstrong $6 million in a confidential agreement to settle allegations that post-surgical complications led to Armstrong's 2012 death, according to court documents and a report in the New York Times.The 2014 settlement went to 10 family members, including Armstrong's two sons, sister, brother and six grandchildren, according to documents filed with the Hamilton County Probate Court in Cincinnati which were publicly availa
  
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• Lawmakers approve financial rescue for Ohio's nuclear plants

  24-07-2019 01:56
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A roughly $1 billion financial rescue for Ohio's two nuclear power plants is on the way after lawmakers and the governor signed off on a plan Tuesday that will add a new fee to every electricity bill in the state.Backed mostly by Republicans, the legislation will hand over $150 million a year through 2026 to the plants near Cleveland and Toledo in order to keep them operating. It also will scale back and eventually end requirements that utilities generate more power fro
  
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• Pot legalization bills introduced in Congress

  24-07-2019 01:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bills that would legalize and tax marijuana at the national level, and provide opportunities for people convicted of federal pot crimes to clear their records, were introduced Tuesday in Congress.The companion legislation in the House and Senate were introduced by Sen. Kamala Harris of California and New York Rep. Jarrold Nadler, the chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee. Both are Democrats."Times have changed — marijuana should not be a crime," said Ha
  
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