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• Students, local leaders talk gun violence at The Big Table event

  28-08-2019 23:15
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - They gathered in a church basement, where their voices carried, to share food and ideas.More than 200 people took a seat at one of more than two-dozen tables for The Big Table discussion, one of many that happened across the area on Wednesday. The initiative was spearheaded by the Columbus Foundation.The idea came from Rev. Tim Ahrens, of the First Congregational Church."I woke up on Monday, Aug. 5, and I was undone by what had happened in El Paso and in Dayton, and I just got u
  
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• June trial date set for ex-Mount Carmel doctor Husel on 25 murder charges

  28-08-2019 23:08
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) – Flanked by a new legal defense team and his wife, Dr. William Husel remained silent as he walked into a Franklin County courtroom Wednesday afternoon.He did not answer when asked by a reporter if he intentionally killed his patients or believed that it was sound medicine.Husel has pleaded not guilty to 25 counts of murder – accused by prosecutors of giving near-death patients under his care potentially fatal doses of fentanyl while working as a critical care intensi
  
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• Back-to-school time means more families seeking help at local food pantry

  28-08-2019 22:51
  
  More central Ohio families are in need of food assistance this time of year.And local food pantries say back-to-school time, and the expenses that come with it, are a big reason for that.The Worthington Resource Pantry serves northern Franklin and southern Delaware counties.They have a grocery store-style food pantry where people can find all sorts of healthy food options, all free of charge.They say in their 10 years open, the need has steadily increased every year.In the last year, they've see
  
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• Schools reviewing security policies ahead of opening weekend for high school football

  28-08-2019 21:52
  
  Under the Friday night lights, its about the thrill of the game. Parents and students alike going to cheer on the team, and to spend time with friends.“I'm pretty comfortable with my kids going,” said mom Amy Glasser.Glasser is a parent to an eighth-grader and junior in high school and says she lets her kids go alone to games, but there are rules.“No being mean to other people, no gossiping, no alcohol or drugs, you are there for the game and have fun and come home when it's do
  
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• Schools reviewing security policies ahead of high school football opening weekend

  28-08-2019 21:52
  Under the Friday night lights, its about the thrill of the game. Parents and students alike going to cheer on the team, and to spend time with friends.“I'm pretty comfortable with my kids going,” said mom Amy Glasser.Glasser is a parent to an eighth-grader and junior in high school and says she lets her kids go alone to games, but there are rules.“No being mean to other people, no gossiping, no alcohol or drugs, you are there for the game and have fun and come home when it's do
  
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• Attorney: Father charged with killing family in 2008 house fire is grieving, innocent

  28-08-2019 21:27
  A man accused of killing his wife and two children in a house fire was back before a judge Wednesday.Peter Romans is charged with multiple counts of aggravated murder and arson.Prosecutors say he set the April 2008 fire that killed his wife, Billi Romans, and their two children, Ami and Caleb Romans.The cold case went unsolved until July 2019, when the Ohio Attorney General's Office charged Romans.Wednesday his attorney stood firm that Romans is innocent."This is a guy that spent the last 11 yea
  
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• Columbus & Franklin County Community Garden Grant Workshop

  28-08-2019 21:04 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Jessi Combs, 'fastest woman on four wheels,' dies in crash

  28-08-2019 20:47
  
  Race car driver and "Mythbusters" host Jessi Combs has died after crashing her vehicle in an attempt to break her own land-speed record. She was 36.Combs was known as the "fastest woman on four wheels" after setting arecord of 398 mph in her jet-powered North American Eagle Supersonic Speed Challenger in 2013. Combs had attempted to beat her record last year, when she managed to get to speeds of 483 mph. A mechanical error ended that attempt.One of her team members, Terry Madden, announced her d
  
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• Dorian hits US Virgin Islands as Category 1 hurricane

  28-08-2019 20:12
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dorian became a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday as it struck the U.S. Virgin Islands, with forecasters saying it could grow to Category 3 status as it nears the U.S. mainland as early as the weekend.The British Virgin Islands and the Puerto Rican islands of Vieques and Culebra were also in Dorian's path with landslides, widespread flooding and power outages possible in the U.S. territory, which faced its first major test of emergency preparedness since the 20
  
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• DeWine: Add warrants to background check systems

  28-08-2019 18:49
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio should start requiring the entry of certain protection orders and arrest warrants for top-tier, violent crimes into background check systems that help notify law enforcement and gun sellers about potentially dangerous people.DeWine said Wednesday too much information is missing from those state and federal systems, and that's a safety issue.He says Ohio is starting work to create a simple, state-funded system for police and courts
  
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• First Look: Via Vecchia Winery

  28-08-2019 16:30
  Via Vecchia is ready for guests at its new South Side event venue and winery at 2108 S. High St. The Columbus-based winery made the move from the Brewery District to the South Side, joining a growing hub of businesses at The Fort. Owner Michael Elmer is excited to be part of what is becoming a […]
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• Treat to Try: Ice Cream at the NEW Saraga

  28-08-2019 16:00
  The debut of Cleveland Avenue’s Saraga market brings more than a new (international) grocery option to the community. Just like at the Morse Road location, the new Saraga comes with its own little food court on the side. So far, the structure supports a taco joint, a bakery, a momo place…and the dish du jour: ice […]
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• 22-year-old Columbus man dies after 75-foot fall at Old Man’s Cave

  28-08-2019 15:58
  
  LOGAN, Ohio -- A Columbus man died last weekend after falling off an overlook at Hocking Hills State Park.Ohio Department of Natural Resources officers say 22-year-old Alexander Cristin Colson was on the overlook for the Lower Falls at Old Man’s Cave when the incident occurred.Witnesses told ODNR that Colson was standing on the trail with his back to cliff’s edge when he took a step backward, lost his footing and then fell approximately 75-feet. Colson was flown by medical helicopter
  
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• Marriott banning little shampoo bottles by 2020

  28-08-2019 14:45
  
  It could be lights out for tiny toiletries.Marriott International, the world's largest hotel chain, said Wednesday it will eliminate small plastic bottles of shampoo, conditioner and bath gel from its hotel rooms worldwide by December 2020. They'll be replaced with larger bottles or wall-mounted dispensers, depending on the hotel.The move follows a similar announcement last month by IHG, which owns Holiday Inn, Kimpton and other brands. IHG said it will eliminate about 200 million tiny bottles e
  
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• "The Big Table" to transform lives within prison walls

  28-08-2019 13:44
  Wednesday, hundreds of people will gather at different locations across central Ohio for this year's "The Big Table," an annual event sponsored by the Columbus Foundation to spark community building through open and thoughtful conversations.One of the events will be held at the Ohio Reformatory Women for inmates and prison staff members.About 150 women who are serving sentences for various crimes will sit down with 50 staff members and talk about what community means to them and how they can bet
  
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• OxyContin maker negotiating settlement worth a reported $12 billion

  28-08-2019 13:12
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Purdue Pharma and the thousands of state and local governments suing the maker of OxyContin over the nation's deadly opioid crisis are negotiating a $10 billion to $12 billion settlement under which the Sackler family would give up ownership of the company, according to published reports.Under the proposal, the Sacklers would contribute $3 billion of their own money toward the total, and the company would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and transform itself into a "pub
  
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• OxyContin maker, government attorneys in settlement talks

  28-08-2019 13:12
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State attorneys general and lawyers representing local governments said Tuesday they are in active settlement talks with Purdue Pharma, the maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin that is facing billions of dollars in potential liability for its role in the nation's opioid crisis.Purdue has been cast by attorneys and addiction experts as a main villain in the crisis for producing a blockbuster drug while understating its addiction risk. A report by NBC News sai
  
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• Olentangy Local Schools to seek board approval for vape detectors

  28-08-2019 05:19
  DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio - Olentangy Local Schools is trying to crack down on vaping by stiffening penalties and installing new tools.Vaping is becoming a trend among teens, and doctors are still trying to determine the health effects."I've seen it as an educator, I've seen it as a father. I've confronted this in my own home, so I know the realities of it," said Randy Wright, Chief of Administrative Services at Olentangy Local Schools. "This is our first opportunity to really do something about it
  
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• Husel hearing on murder case expected to address new attorneys; potential trial date

  28-08-2019 03:44
  
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) – A hearing scheduled for Wednesday in Dr. William Husel’s murder case is expected to address a potential new legal team for Husel – attorneys Diane Menashe and Jose Baez – the latter of which gained media fame for representing Florida mother Casey Anthony and late NFL star Aaron Hernandez in their various court cases.Menashe, who has represented several high-profile murder defendants here in Columbus, filed a motion earlier this month asking that a judge
  
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• Columbus man reels in two-mouth trout while fishing on New York lake

  28-08-2019 02:39
  
  A Columbus man can add his name to the list of people who have caught a trout with two-mouths on Lake Champlain in New York.Chris Hammond was on an annual trip with his friends last week when he caught the fish. This was just a few days after a woman caught a similar trout on the same lake.Hammond said he and his friends were unaware of the viral catch when they were asked about it while they were picking up fishing licenses before heading to the lake.He said after catching and releasing another
  
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• Man identified in fatal east Columbus shooting

  28-08-2019 01:27
  COLUMBUS, Ohio —Columbus police identify the man killed following a shooting in east Columbus. Columbus Police say they initially received a call just after 8 p.m. for a traffic accident on Mt. Vernon Avenue at North 17th Street.When police arrived, they saw William Henry Hill III suffering from a gunshot wound inside the vehicle. Hill was taken to Grant Medical Center where he later died. A juvenile passenger was also taken to a local hospital out of the crash and is expected to be OK, ac
  
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• 1 dead in shooting on east side of Columbus

  28-08-2019 01:27
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio—One person is dead following a shooting on the east side of Columbus.Columbus Police say they initially received a call for a traffic accident on Mt. Vernon Avenue at North 17th Street.When police arrived, they saw the victim with a gunshot wound inside a vehicle.The victim was transported to Grant Medical Center in critical condition and pronounced soon after.There is currently no suspect information available.
  
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• 1 critical in shooting on east side of Columbus

  28-08-2019 01:27
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio—One person has life-threatening injuries after a shooting on the east side of Columbus.Columbus Police say they initially received a call for a traffic accident on Mt. Vernon Avenue at North 17th Street.When police arrived, they saw the victim with a gunshot wound hot inside a vehicle.The victim was transported to Grant Medical Center in critical condition.There is currently no suspect information available.
  
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