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• Trump displays seemingly edited map of Hurricane Dorian's projected path

  04-09-2019 23:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump isn't giving up on the dubious idea that Alabama faced a serious threat from Hurricane Dorian.During an Oval Office briefing Wednesday, Trump displayed a map of the National Hurricane Center forecast for last Thursday that showed Dorian could track over Florida. The map he displayed included what appeared to be a hand-drawn half-circle that extended the cone of uncertainty over a swath of Alabama.Trump had raised eyebrows and drawn an emphatic fact
  
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• Student arrested after gun, loaded magazine found at Marion-Franklin High School

  04-09-2019 22:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A student is in custody after authorities recovered a handgun, loaded magazine and marijuana from a backpack at Marion-Franklin High School Wednesday morning.According to Columbus police, a school safety and security officer at the school located on Koebel Road was alerted to someone smoking marijuana in a hallway bathroom.The officer stopped a student, identified as 18-year-old Waki Malik Bryant, outside the bathroom and searched his backpack. The officer found a black wa
  
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• Police offer $20,000 reward in 2013 murder of Grandview Heights woman

  04-09-2019 22:41
  
  The Grandview Heights Police Department is offering $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction in the death of Jennifer Cooke.On August 11, 2013, police discovered Cooke's body in her apartment on Woodhill Drive. She died from multiple stab wounds.Her vehicle was recovered in the 1000 block of Palmer Drive.Police said they have reason to believe the suspect(s) moved her vehicle.While detectives continue working on the case, police said they need the public's help in brin
  
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• Police: Man found dead outside home in east Columbus

  04-09-2019 22:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Police is investigating the death of a body found on the city’s east side as a homicide.According to police, they received a call just before 8 a.m. Wednesday after someone found a body behind a garage in the 2200 block of Ruskin Avenue. Police say the male victim had been shot and died as a result of his injuries.Police are attempting to identify the body. There is no suspect information at this time.
  
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• Ohio health officials confirm 3 cases of severe pulmonary illness following vaping

  04-09-2019 22:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — State and local public health officials have confirmed that three cases of severe pulmonary disease following vaping.In an announcement Wednesday, the Ohio Department of Health says the cases are likely due to vaping and officials are investigating an additional 11 reports of illness.The department of health on Aug. 23 asked healthcare providers to report all suspected cases of serious pulmonary illness where the cause is unclear and the patients have a history of vaping o
  
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• Hilliard police investigating death of 2-month-old infant

  04-09-2019 22:41
  
  HILLIARD, Ohio — The Hilliard Division of Police is investigating the death of a 2-month-old infant on Sunday.According to police, officers were dispatched to the call of CPR in progress in the 4700 block of Jeanette Road shortly before 2 p.m.Medics transported the infant to Nationwide Children’s Hospital where the infant was pronounced dead.Police have not released any additional information at this time.
  
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• Dublin police announce new 'Safe Exchange Zone' for private-party transactions

  04-09-2019 22:34
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio — The Dublin Police Department has unveiled a new "Safe Exchange Zone" to provide a safe environment for private-party transactions.The zone consists of two designated parking spaces that are under 24-hour surveillance at the Dublin Justice Center.“Our intention behind the 'Safe Exchange Zone' is to prevent potential fraud and robberies that can be associated with these types of transactions,” said Chief Justin Paez in a statement. “We want to continue to pro
  
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• Cleveland Browns’ Color Rush uniforms will be team’s primary look for 2019 season

  04-09-2019 22:17
  
  CLEVELAND (WKYC) — The Cleveland Browns’ Color Rush uniforms are here to stay.On Wednesday, the Browns announced that the popular alternate will serve as the team’s primary home uniform for the 2019 season. Due to their original status as an alternate, the Browns were previously only allowed to wear the simplistic brown and orange threads three times per season, but were ultimately successful in petitioning the NFL for an expanded allotment.The Browns will wear their Color Rush
  
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• Authorities searching for roller coaster stolen from Union County Fairgrounds

  04-09-2019 19:21
  
  The Union County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate a roller coaster that was reported stolen from the fairgrounds last week.According to authorities, a Go-Gator carnival roller coaster was taken from the Union County Fairgrounds at 845 N. Main Street on August 28.The coaster was on a purple and green trailer and has alligator-designed train cars, about 20 feet total length. The trailer has a rear license plate, 22-1246A, registered in Maine.A white Dodge RAM 2500 (or larger) model w
  
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• Police: Body found outside home in east Columbus

  04-09-2019 19:17
  
  The Columbus Division of Police is investigating the death of a body found on the city’s east side as a homicide.According to police, they received a call just before 8 a.m. Wednesday after someone found a body outside a home in the 2200 block of Ruskin Avenue.Police are attempting to identify the body at this time.
  
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• Beckham 'ready to go' for opener as Browns prep for Titans

  04-09-2019 19:15
  
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns coach Freddie Kitchens said star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is "ready to go" for the season opener against Tennessee after not playing in any exhibition games.Beckham sat out Cleveland's four preseason games with what the team described as a minor hip injury. The three-time Pro Bowler also missed most of the Browns' voluntary offseason workout program following his trade in March from the New York Giants.Kitchens said he's comfortable with the plan the Browns
  
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• Fairfield County Sheriff's deputy injured in crash following chase in Lancaster

  04-09-2019 18:15
  
  LANCASTER, Ohio - The Lancaster Police Department and Fairfield County Sheriff's Office is investigating a crash involving a sheriff's deputy cruiser following a chase with another vehicle.According to Lancaster police, it happened just after 10 a.m. in the 1300 block of Duffey Road.Authorities told 10TV there were three people taken to a local hospital including the deputy. They do not have any condition on those injured at this time.Duffey Road is currently closed between South Ewing Street an
  
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• Dump truck crashes into building in east Columbus; 4 injured

  04-09-2019 16:57
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Four people were injured Wednesday morning after a dump truck crashed into a building in east Columbus.The crash happened just before 10 a.m. in the 3400 block of East Broad Street.Columbus fire said the truck crashed into a chiropractic business.An employee and patient were both taken to a local hospital in stable condition.A third person was pinned underneath the front of the truck. Crews were able to remove them and said they were being taken to the hospital in stable conditi
  
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• Fireproof Opens its Doors in Short North

  04-09-2019 16:51
  Serving up a menu of global tapas, Fireproof is now open in the Short North at 1026 N. High St. Trading Pies & Pints for a menu of tapas, cocktails and wine, Adam Solomon, director of operations for Peerless Management, says Fireproof is designed to be the type of place where guests can spend their […]
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• Kroger now asking customers not to openly carry guns in stores 

  04-09-2019 16:19
  
  Kroger joined Walmart Tuesday in asking customers not to openly carry their guns when they visit its stores.Walmart and Kroger joins a string of other retailers and restaurants including Starbucks, Target and Wendy's in asking customers not to openly carry their guns when they visit their premises. But they are not enforcing an outright ban because they don't want to put their employees in confrontational situations.Kroger said late Tuesday that it's joining those encouraging elected leaders to
  
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• Ohio’s Own: The Crazy Cucumber

  04-09-2019 16:00
  Wherever you find The Crazy Cucumber, you will also find a line of people. Lines for sweet Georgia peaches make sense. Lines for ice cream or deep-fried cheese makes sense. But a line for pickles? A veggie that’s been preserved in brine? It makes no sense.  One bite, though, could very well inspire a conversion. Plus, the […]
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• Ariana Grande suing Forever 21 for $10 million for using look-alike model and copying music video

  04-09-2019 14:13
  
  Ariana Grande is one of the most popular singers in the world, and her style inspires millions of followers on social media — but in this case imitation is not a form of flattery. Grande is suing the clothing chain Forever 21 and its spin-off cosmetics brand, Riley Rose, alleging the company used a look-alike model to impersonate her in a new ad campaign.The singer filed the lawsuit in federal court in California on Monday. Grande claims the company falsely made it look like she was backin
  
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• Ohio Boy Scout leader admits to pornography, exploitation charges

  04-09-2019 14:12
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A Boy Scout leader accused of recording boys changing clothes at a pool and inside teepees at an Ohio scout reservation has pleaded guilty to pornography and child exploitation charges.Federal prosecutors say 39-year-old Thomas Close of Shelby faces up to 33 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday.Investigators say Close recorded boys at a YMCA, his home bathroom and the scout reservation.An affidavit submitted by a Homeland Security investigator indicated that Close
  
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• 2 people hurt in Jackson County crash

  04-09-2019 13:37
  
  JACKSON COUNTY, Ohio - Ohio State Highway Patrol says two people are hurt after a crash in Jackson County.According to investigators, a Kia Optima was traveling eastbound on State Route 32 Tuesday when it rear-ended a Chevrolet Malibu.Both vehicles went off the right side of the road and slipped.The driver of the Chevrolet Malibu was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The other driver was treated at the scene.Right now, investigators say they're not sure what caused the crash.
  
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• Ezekiel Elliott agrees to 6-year, $90M extension with Dallas Cowboys

  04-09-2019 13:36
  
  The National Football League announced Wednesday that Ezekiel Elliott is the highest-paid running back in the NFL.The @dallascowboys and RB @EzekielElliott agree on a 6-year, $90M extension that makes him the highest-paid RB in the NFL. (via @RapSheet + @SlaterNFL) pic.twitter.com/XBnFpj06aA— NFL (@NFL) September 4, 2019
  Elliott had been holding out all of training camp in search of a new deal.He still has two years left on his current deal before the extension would kick in.His $15 millio
  
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• Alert issued for missing 12-year-old girl who recently moved to Columbus

  04-09-2019 09:57
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Police issued an alert for a high-risk missing child.12-year-old Nahje Hill-Adkins left her home on the northwest side of town after a dispute with her family, according to investigators.She was last seen in the area of Riverside Drive and Palatas Place around 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Police used a helicopter and searched on the ground, but did not locate the girl.According to police, she has only been living in the Columbus-area for approximately one month. Anyone with infor
  
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• Changing lives with her lens: Chillicothe photographer killed at Hocking Hills remembered

  04-09-2019 05:37
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Chillicothe photographer is being remembered as someone who gave back to her community.Victoria Schafer, 44, died Monday after part of a tree hit her at Hocking Hills. 10TV learned she was there taking photos.The news hit hard in the small town. Schafer had her own photography business, capturing life's biggest moments."I'll remember just how precise and just how professional she was, while also having the time of her life," said fellow photographer and videographer, Gunner Ba
  
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• 16-year-old charged for allegedly beating elderly man, stealing his vehicle in southeast Columbus

  04-09-2019 02:54
  
  A 16-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the beating of an elderly man last month in southeast Columbus.Police said the teen was arrested Monday around 7 p.m. He has been charged with aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary, felonious assault and auto theft.Back on August 25, police say the suspects knocked on the man’s door in the area of Basil Drive and asked if his grass needed to be cut but the man said no.The suspects returned a short time later and asked to use the man&r
  
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• WATCH: Aerial footage shows devastation in the Bahamas from Hurricane Dorian

  04-09-2019 02:23
  FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Relief officials reported scenes of utter ruin Tuesday in parts of the Bahamas and rushed to deal with an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful storm on record ever to hit the islands. At least five deaths were reported, with the full scope of the disaster still unknown.The storm's punishing winds and muddy brown floodwaters destroyed or severely damaged thousands of homes, crippled hospitals and trapped people in attics."
  
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• Pentagon signs off on Trump request to use $3.6 billion to build border wall

  04-09-2019 01:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Tuesday approved the use of $3.6 billion in funding from military construction projects to build 175 miles of President Donald Trump's wall along the Mexican border.Pentagon officials would not say which 127 projects will be affected but said details will be available Wednesday after members of Congress are notified. They said half the money will come from military projects in the U.S., and the rest will come from projects in other countrie
  
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• Boy thrown from Mall of America balcony returns home

  04-09-2019 01:29
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A 5-year-old boy has returned home nearly five months after he was thrown from a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in Minnesota.The boy's family said Tuesday on a gofundme.com site that their son has completed inpatient treatment and has returned home.KSTP-TV reports the boy, identified only as Landen, will continue to receive outpatient rehabilitation for multiple injuries.The boy's family said in August that he had been moved from intensive care and into a reh
  
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• Ohio lawmakers hear from more Strauss victims while weighing new bill

  04-09-2019 00:48
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Kent Kilgore says he is paying the price for Ohio State's indifference.He spoke those words to Ohio House lawmakers in the civil justice committee Tuesday afternoon. It marked the third hearing for House Bill 249, which would allow sexual abuse survivors to sue The Ohio State University.Kilgore described the abuse he suffered at the hands of the late Dr. Richard Strauss while he was a swimmer at Ohio State.He says it happened during a mandatory physical in the doctor's office at
  
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• Hilliard installing new additions to roundabouts in hopes of increasing safety

  04-09-2019 00:28
  We spoke with drivers who have mixed opinions on the roundabouts in Hilliard."I personally don't like them, but it's just for the simple fact I don't think people know how to use them," Brittany Bradley said."I think they're ok, I see the value in them but It's the other drivers around them that I don't like," Ed Colestock said.Deputy city engineer, Letty Schamp, said there are 14roundabouts in Hilliard and the first one was installed in 2006.Over the years, they have redesigned the one on Main
  
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• Jury selected for woman in Ohio buried baby murder case

  04-09-2019 00:09
  
  LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — A jury has been selected in the murder trial of an Ohio woman accused of killing and burying her newborn daughter.The jury was seated Tuesday after attorneys questioned potential jurors Tuesday about their knowledge and opinions of the high-profile case of 20-year-old Brooke Skylar Richardson.She stood up as her attorney introduced her to the jury pool. Both sides gave short outlines of their cases.The former high school cheerleader has pleaded not guilty to aggravated
  
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