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• Crews contain fire at Easton's Texas de Brazil restaurant

  31-08-2019 23:53
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Crews responded to a fire at the Texas de Brazil restaurant in Easton Saturday afternoon.The fire was reported shortly before 5 p.m.Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin says the fire was contained to a closet that housed an electrical panel. The fire was contained around 5:15 p.m.Crews were able to keep the fire from spreading to neighboring businesses.There are no reported injuries.Martin says Texas de Brazil will be closed the rest of the weekend.The incident is un
  
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• Democratic National Committee to hold October presidential debate in Ohio

  31-08-2019 22:56
  
  The Democratic National Committee will hold its October presidential debate in Ohio, according to an announcement Saturday from the Ohio Democratic Party.Currently, a spokesperson for the Ohio Democratic Party told 10TV the debate will take place Oct. 15 — and Oct. 16, if needed.More details on the debate, including the location, are expected to be released from the DNC soon.“We're excited to partner with the DNC to bring the next sanctioned presidential debate to Ohio,” said O
  
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• WATCH: Ohio State Marching Band "Sesquicentennial Celebration" halftime show

  31-08-2019 22:25
  
  The Best Damn Band in the Land is starting off the 2019 season with a celebration.The Ohio State University Marching Band and the TBDBITL Alumni Club are celebrating the 51st alumni band reunion.Watch: The Ohio State University Marching Band's "Sesquicentennial Celebration" halftime show.More than 520 members marched on the field for halftime, creating an ensemble of more than 740 musicians.Music:A Celebrating for the Ages! Fantasy on "Carmen Ohio"I Wanna Go BackRock This TownOSU School Songs Me
  
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• Bicyclist killed in Franklin County crash identified; driver in custody on suspicion of DUI

  31-08-2019 22:18
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal crash involving a bicyclist who was formerly Chief Counsel to an Ohio governor.It happened just after 5 a.m. Saturday near the 8400 block of Scioto and Darby Creek Road.A man driving a Hyundai Santa Fe was traveling westbound on Scioto and Darby Creek Road in the area of Walker Road when he struck a bicyclist from behind who was also traveling westbound.The bicyclist, identified by the sheriff's office as
  
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• Fields' Day: New QB helps Ohio State roll over FAU 45-21

  31-08-2019 22:08
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Justin Fields threw four touchdown passes and ran for a score in his first game for Ohio State and the fifth-ranked Buckeyes rolled over FAU 45-21 on Saturday in the season opener.Fields, the five-star transfer from Georgia, made it look easy early, engineering touchdowns on Ohio State's first four drives. Despite some occasional rookie mistakes that caused the Buckeyes' offense to sputter in the second and third quarters, Fields finished 18 for 25 for 234 yards and a
  
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• Category 4 Dorian bears down on Bahamas, South Carolina governor declares state of emergency

  31-08-2019 19:46
  
  McLEAN'S TOWN CAY, Bahamas —Hurricane Dorian shut down most major resorts in the Bahamas and forced authorities to evacuate much of the northern shore and low-lying islands Saturday as the fierce Category 4 storm prepared to unleash torrents of rain but was projected to spin farther away from the coast of the Southeast U.S. next week.Forecasters expect Dorian, which packed 150 mph (240 kph) winds, to hit the northwestern part of the Bahamas on Sunday before curving upward. The storm's slow
  
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• Health officials say Ohio drug overdoses drop by 22% in 2018

  31-08-2019 18:51
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The number of fatal drug overdoses in Ohio declined for the first time since 2009, according to state health officials, a milestone in the state's ongoing battle with a deadly addictions epidemic.Preliminary figures from the Ohio Department of Health show the number of overdoses dropped more than 22% last year. According to separate data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ohio's decrease was more than four times the national decline of 5%.Dr. Mark Hurst,
  
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• 1-year-old child dies in hot car in North Carolina

  31-08-2019 17:46
  
  PINEVILLE, N.C. — Police in North Carolina say a baby has died after his mother left the 1-year-old in a hot car while she was at work.News outlets report Pineville Police responded to a 911 call Thursday evening and found the 1-year-old boy in his car seat in a vehicle parked at a shopping center.Responders tried life-saving measures, but the baby was pronounced dead at a hospital.Police say the child's mother is an employee at a store in the center. WSOC-TV reports she told police she re
  
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• Bicyclist killed following Franklin County crash

  31-08-2019 17:42
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal crash in Brown Township.It happened just after 5 a.m. in front of the 8400 Scioto and Darby Creek Road.A man was driving westbound on Scioto and Darby Creek Road east of Walker Road. A bicyclist was also traveling westbound on Scioto and Darby Creek Road west of Walker Road.The vehicle struck the bicyclist from behind which caused the bicyclist to fall off which caused him to hit the windshield before coming to a fin
  
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• Category 4 Dorian bears down on Bahamas, may skirt Florida

  31-08-2019 17:25
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Dorian bore down on the northwestern Bahamas as a fierce Category 4 storm Saturday, as new projections curved upward enough to potentially spare Florida a direct hit while still threatening it with powerful winds and storm surge.Forecasters on Saturday said the ever-strengthening Dorian is expected to dance up the Southeast coastline, staying just off shore of Florida and skirting the coast of Georgia, with the possibility of landfall still a threat on Wednesday, and
  
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• Bicyclist in life-threatening condition following Franklin County crash

  31-08-2019 16:48
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating an injury crash in Brown Township.It happened just after 5 a.m. in front of the 8400 Scioto and Darby Creek Road.A man was driving westbound on Scioto and Darby Creek Road east of Walker Road. A bicyclist was also traveling westbound on Scioto and Darby Creek Road west of Walker Road.The vehicle struck the bicyclist from behind which caused the bicyclist to fall off which caused him to hit the windshield before coming to a f
  
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• AEP Ohio workers called back, placed on standby following Hurricane Dorian

  31-08-2019 16:00
  UPDATE: AEP Ohio crews have been placed on standby until further determination of where Hurricane Dorian will make landfall. Update on our deployed crews: pic.twitter.com/iA61m4HbRV— AEP Ohio (@AEPOhio) August 31, 2019---DELAWARE, Ohio - Every move is calculated. Every move is perfectly placed with purpose.Dillard Light works with AEP Ohio. Friday night, sitting on the floor with his 1-year-old son, Holden, and his 4-year-old daughter, Ella, they play with magnetic shapes, building houses
  
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• 6 teens shot at high school football game in Alabama

  31-08-2019 13:38
  
  MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say at least six people were shot during a high school football game in Alabama.Mobile Police Chief Lawrence Battiste tells news outlets that 10 people in all were injured Friday night, including six people who were directly shot and one person who had a seizure shortly after the shooting at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, a city-owned venue hosting a game between LeFlore High School and Williamson High School.The police chief says the victims were between 15 and 18 y
  
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• Columbus man shot after physical altercation inside East Livingston Market

  31-08-2019 13:34
  
  Columbus, Ohio - One man was shot following a physical confrontation at the East Livingston Market Friday night, according to police.Two young men got into an argument with two unknown men inside the market around 10 p.m. on East Livingston Avenue.When the men returned to the same location shortly after, a third unknown man fired multiple shots at them.One person was struck as he ran away, and he was taken to a local hospital. He is expected to be OK.The incident remains under investigation.
  
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• Police: Shots fired during barricade situation in west Columbus

  31-08-2019 03:41
  COLUMBUS- Columbus Police and SWAT were on a barricade situation in west Columbus.Police were called to the scene on South Harris Avenue and West Mound Street around 8:15 p.m. Friday night.Shots were fired at the scene but it does not appear that police fired the shots.The situation was contained around 11:15 p.m. Friday night.5 people were detained. It is unclear how they are related to the situation.
  
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• AEP Ohio workers heading south to help with power restoration following Dorian

  31-08-2019 03:37
  DELAWARE, Ohio - Every move is calculated. Every move is perfectly placed with purpose.Dillard Light works with AEP Ohio. Friday night, sitting on the floor with his 1-year-old son, Holden, and his 4-year-old daughter, Ella, they play with magnetic shapes, building houses and towers. It's the last night dad will be home for a while."It's very rewarding for sure," Light said.He and more than 100 other line workers in the state are headed south, Saturday, to help with power restoration following H
  
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• Valerie Harper, TV's Rhoda, has died at 80

  31-08-2019 01:21
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Valerie Harper, who scored guffaws and stole hearts as Rhoda Morgenstern on back-to-back hit sitcoms in the 1970s, has died. She was 80.Longtime family friend Dan Watt confirmed Harper died Friday, adding the family wasn't immediately releasing any further details.Harper was a breakout star playing the lovable sidekick on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," then as the funny leading lady of the spinoff series, "Rhoda."In March 2013, she revealed that she had been diagnosed with
  
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