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• Deputies seize nearly 15,000 Xanax pills in Franklin County

  29-07-2019 23:36
  
  Two people have been charged with possession of a controlled substance after deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office seized almost 15,000 Xanax pills.According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were responding to the report of an assault on Patterson Road on July 25.During their questioning, deputies discovered that one of the persons involved had a large amount of Xanax.Deputies contacted detectives from the Special Investigations Unit. Detectives seized approximately 14,
  
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• Construction Roundup: Short North, Grandview Yard & More

  29-07-2019 23:13
  In the second installment of this month’s Construction Roundup series, we take a look at a variety of new residential, office, medical and mixed-use buildings currently being built in urban Columbus. The following photos are from sites in Italian Village, Weinland Park, The University District, Victorian Village, The Brewery District and other nearby neighborhoods. CLICK […]
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• Ohio lawmakers say getting rid of front license plate is a bad idea

  29-07-2019 22:31
  Buried in the state's transportation budget that was passed this month is a bill that would allow Ohio to join 19 other states to remove the front license plate from our cars.Now, Senators Joe Uecker (R -Miami Township), and Jay Hottinger (R- Newark) want to overturn the law saying its simply bad law."This is a significant tool for law enforcement not to catch speeders but to catch serious violators serious criminals and to prevent future serious criminal acts," says Hottinger.During a press con
  
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• Ohio lawmakers introduce proposal to keep front license plates on vehicles

  29-07-2019 22:31
  Buried in the state's transportation budget that was passed this month is a bill that would allow Ohio to join 19 other states to remove the front license plate from our cars.Now, Senators Joe Uecker (R -Miami Township), and Jay Hottinger (R- Newark) want to overturn the law saying its simply bad law."This is a significant tool for law enforcement not to catch speeders but to catch serious violators serious criminals and to prevent future serious criminal acts," says Hottinger.During a press con
  
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• ColumbusRotary: Affordable Housing in Columbus

  29-07-2019 22:06 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Kings Island offering free admission to teachers this weekend

  29-07-2019 21:59
  
  To celebrate the start of a new school year, Kings Island will be offering free admission to educators August 2-4.According to the park’s events page, educators who qualify include teachers, faculty and staff.A valid school employee ID or a valid teaching license with a photo ID must be presented at Kings Island to get the offer.Kings Island said family members and friends of educators can purchase tickets online at the lowest price of the season.
  
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• Press Conference: Dr. Charles E. Booth Way Dedication

  29-07-2019 21:32 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 62 former Ohio State Buckeyes on NFL training camp rosters

  29-07-2019 21:12
  
  The Ohio State University is well-represented as training camps for all 32 NFL teams are now open.According to the university, an entire team of Buckeyes are in the league totaling 62 players.A total of 28 teams have at least one former Buckeye on their roster and 19 teams have two or more.The New Orleans Saints have six former Buckeyes while the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins each have four.Fifty-five of the 62 players were coached at least one season by former head coach
  
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• Sunbury man sentenced to at least 79.5 years in prison for sexually abusing minors

  29-07-2019 20:46
  
  A 51-year-old man from Sunbury who was found guilty of multiple counts of sexual assault against three minors has been sentenced to 79.5 years to life in prison.The Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office announced that David Nunley was sentenced to 65 years to life for multiple sexual assaults including rape, and an additional 14.5 years for other sexual assault charges against children.“Another sexual predator is off the streets,” said Delaware County Prosecutor Melissa Schiffel.
  
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• Ohio State issues safety notice after 2 women report being groped by man

  29-07-2019 19:35
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University issued a safety notice after two women said they were inappropriately touched off-campus on Sunday, possibly by the same suspect.Both incidents are being investigated by Columbus police.The first one involved a woman, who is not affiliated with Ohio State, was sleeping in her vehicle behind a home on East 16th Avenue when an unknown man entered the vehicle around 4:30 a.m., according to the safety notice issued by Ohio State.The woman said the man
  
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• Officials: Timber thieves stealing trees from state parks, forestry land

  29-07-2019 16:47
  A crime trend that is taking state investigators deep into the woods.People are stealing trees in state parks, forestry land and even private property.“It’s not like it's a flower being pulled out of flower bed,” says Lt. Carl Vance with the State Division of Parks and Watercraft.“It takes years and years and years for these to grow back,”Lt. Vance says it’s easy to spot when someone has cut down a tree illegally.There are usually drag marks in the ground show
  
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• Trump signs Sept. 11 victims' compensation fund extension

  29-07-2019 16:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund related to the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money.Appearing in the Rose Garden with more than 60 first responders from the 2001 terrorist attacks, Trump sent into law an extension of the fund through 2092, essentially making it permanent."You inspire all of humanity," Trump said of the "true American warriors" who rushed to assist victims on the day of the attacks and searched
  
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• Madison County man charged 11 years after house fire killed his wife, 2 children

  29-07-2019 15:56
  
  A Madison County man has been indicted in connection to a 2008 fire that killed his wife and two children.Three members of the Romans family died Sunday, April 6th, 2008 when flames tore through their home. 51-year-old Billi Romans and her two children, 16-year-old Ami Romans and 12-year-old Caleb Romans, were killed in the fire.The charges against Peter Romans include aggravated murder, murder, arson and aggravated arson.All of them were found near the home's back door.That morning, the family'
  
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• Fire at Pataskala nursing home forces dozens of residents to evacuate

  29-07-2019 15:23
  
  Pataskala, Ohio - Firefighters are on the scene of a fire at Pataskala Oaks Care Center.The fire was called in Monday at 7:48 a.m. to the nursing home on East Broad Street. Firefighters are working to put out the fire.73 residents had to be evacuated from the facility, according to West Licking Fire.Buses from Southwest Licking Schools were on site to help move residents to Pataskala Nazarene Church, where all residences will be evaluated by medical staff, according to the facility Medical Direc
  
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• Police: Columbus robbery suspect put gun to customer's head, threatened to kill them

  29-07-2019 13:22
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- Columbus Police are searching for a robbery suspect who allegedly threatened to kill a customer.On July 16th, just before midnight, police say a suspect walked into a Shell gas station on Cleveland Avenue, approached the counter. pulled out a handgun, grabbed a customer by the neck and put a gun to their head.Police quoted the suspect as saying, "Give me all your money or I will shoot and kill him!"Police say the clerk handed over an undisclosed amount of cash out of the
  
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• Police in Florida fatally shoot suspect in armed robbery

  29-07-2019 13:15
  
  BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say Florida police officers have shot and killed a man believed to have robbed a Dollar Tree at gunpoint before he could enter another grocery store.Boynton Beach police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater said in a news release that the suspect in the Sunday evening robbery was spotted minutes later near a Publix grocery store. Police Chief Michael Gregory told reporters that officers noticed the man was armed and ordered him to stop, but the man continued
  
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• Study: Ethnic and gender disparities in Columbus contracts

  29-07-2019 13:13
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A multi-year study released by Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther found ethnic and gender disparities in the awarding of city contracts.The study by Oakland, Calif.-based Mason Tillman Associates found that black males and black females were especially unsuccessful getting the city's prime contracts.Those include contracts in construction, professional services and other goods and services.Ginther, a Democrat, said Wednesday his administration has made improvements in boos
  
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• 16-year-old wins Fortnite World Cup, takes home $3 million prize

  29-07-2019 13:02
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — All those hours playing video games have paid off for a 16-year-old.Kyle Giersdorf, of Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, racked up the most points and won $3 million as the first Fortnite World Cup solo champion. The competition took place Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York.Giersdorf says "words can't explain it." He goes by the name "Bugha" when competing.Congratulations @bugha! pic.twitter.com/nchRlL3wUC— Fortnite Competitive (@FNCompetitive) July 28, 2019
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• Acro Yoga Festival Coming Labor Day Weekend

  29-07-2019 13:00
  For the 4th year, Columbus Acro Play has organized AcrOhio, an acro yoga festival held during Labor Day weekend. Acro yoga teachers and aficionados will have a 3 day weekend to enjoy the acro they know and learn some new moves from expert teachers. Acro yoga is a combination of dance, acrobatic and yoga moves that […]
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• Kamala Harris releases new details of her health care plan

  29-07-2019 12:29
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris is filling in the details of how she would move 330 million Americans onto a single government health insurance system, her fullest statements on an issue that's getting top billing in the Democratic presidential primary.The issue also has posed some problems for the California senator.Harris is a supporter of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for All"legislation, but she still envisions a role for the private system — just as long as it takes its
  
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• 2 adults and dog escape house fire in west Columbus

  29-07-2019 12:23
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -Columbus Fire is investigating what caused a house fire early Monday in west Columbus.Firefighters were called at 4:06 a.m. to a home on fire in the 5400 block of Wellcrest Court.Crews arrived on the scene to find fire on the right side of the structure. Firefighters were able to contain the fire a short time later, according to the fire chief on the scene.Authorities say two adults and a dog were inside the house when the fire started, but all got out safely without any injuries
  
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• Need birth control? There's an app for that

  29-07-2019 11:57
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -A report from the Centers for Disease Control reveals birth control pills are the most common form of birth control used by women between the ages of 15 to 44. It’s common but complicated for millions of women because of barriers to access including a doctor’s prescription and taking time off work for an appointment.The situation seems to be the perfect set up for a growing number of platforms where patients can get birth control online. Prescription birth control fro
  
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• One dead following crash on I-270 NB at Easton Way

  29-07-2019 11:24
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -Columbus police are investigating a deadly crash that happened on I-270 northbound at Easton Way early Monday.Police were called at 2:18 a.m. to a single-vehicle crash after a car hit a barrier wall.First responders transported the victim to Grant Medical Center where that person died, according to police.The ramp was closed for several hours while police conducted their investigation. The ramp was reopened at 5 a.m.Police have not released the name of the victim at this time.The
  
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• Six-year-old boy among 3 dead, 15 others wounded in California festival shooting

  29-07-2019 04:41
  
  GILROY, Calif. (AP) — A gunman cut through a fence to avoid security and opened fire at Northern California's popular Gilroy Garlic Festival, killing three and wounding at least 15 before police fatally shot him as terrified people and performers ran for cover.Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee said the gunman was armed with a rifle and sneaked in through a fence that borders a parking lot next to a creek. He appeared to randomly target people when he opened fire just after 5:30 p.m. Sunday,
  
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• California festival attack: 2 children among 3 killed in shooting

  29-07-2019 04:41
  GILROY, Calif. (AP) — A shooter cut through a fence and opened fire on a crowd eating and listening to music at a popular food festival in California, killing three people, including a 6-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl, and injuring 12 others before police quickly shot him dead, authorities said.Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee said Santino William Legan, 19, appeared to randomly target people when he fired with a rifle Sunday afternoon, the end of the three-day Gilroy Garlic Festival
  
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• 3 dead and 12 wounded in festival shooting

  29-07-2019 04:41
  
  GILROY, Calif. (AP) — A city councilman says 3 dead, 12 wounded in shooting at festival in Gilroy, California.Witnesses to the shooting about 5:30 p.m. described the confusion and panic at the scene, the Mercury News reported.Evenny Reyes of Gilroy, 13, told the newspaper that spent the day at the festival with her friends and relatives."We were just leaving and we saw a guy with a bandana wrapped around his leg because he got shot. And there were people on the ground, crying," Reyes said.
  
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• Ohio 17-year-old killed in WWII buried with military honors

  29-07-2019 04:28
  
  HAMILTON, Ohio — An Ohio 17-year-old killed in combat during World War II was buried Saturday with military honors.Pfc. William Brandenburg grew up in New Miami, Ohio, and was just 17 years old when he died fighting Japanese forces on a Pacific island.His family spent decades trying to find out what exactly happened to him and bring his body home.Remaining relatives and the New Miami community turned out by the hundreds for a funeral with full military honors.”I’m amazed. I&rsq
  
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• 1 in critical condition following crash on I-270 in east Columbus

  29-07-2019 04:05
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — I-270 southbound is back open after a crash Sunday night that left one person in critical condition.Columbus police say the lanes were shut down at East Broad Street on the city's east side following a 2-vehicle crash shortly before 10 p.m.One person was taken to Mount Carmel East in critical condition.Police say a deer was involved in the crash and had to be euthanized as a result.
  
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• Bengals receiver A.J. Green hurt, carted off 1st practice

  29-07-2019 02:56
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Near the end of a festive afternoon commemorating the NFL's centennial season, the Cincinnati Bengals watched A.J. Green get carted off the field with an injury that left the receiver distraught."You never want to see that," quarterback Andy Dalton said. "It's unfortunate."One practice into coach Zac Taylor's inaugural season, the last-place Bengals saw their most indispensable player crumple on the field. Green ran a deep sideline pattern during a 7-on-7 drill. Cornerb
  
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• OSHP: 3 juveniles taken to hospital following crash in Fairfield County

  29-07-2019 02:30
  
  FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Ohio — Three juveniles were taken to the hospital following a single-vehicle crash in Fairfield County, according to authorities.Dispatchers say the call came in shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Pickerington Road and Busey Road.The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a witness flagged down authorities concerning the speed and erratic driving from a car. After authorities tried to stop the driver, the car went off the left side of the road and struck a pole.T
  
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• How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Enjoy Ashtanga Yoga

  29-07-2019 01:10
  Yoga can be so wonderful —albeit there can be controversies with it— and exploring different styles can be lots of fun. For a city our size, Columbus, Ohio has an unusually large number of opportunities to practice a yoga style renowned for its physical challenge (although modifications are possible) yet uniquely meditative. “It has a wonderful […]
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