Thursday, November 12, 2015

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  • Man pleads guilty to robbing banks in Cambridge, Columbus | The Columbus Dispatch

    A Cambridge man accused ofrobbing three banks while wearing a turkey-hunting maskpleaded guilty this morning to two of the robberies.Grady L. Austin, 61, was indicted in July after investigators say he robbed a U.S. Bank in Akron on April 20, a U.S. Bank in Cambridge on April 22 and a PNC Bank at 3735 S. High St. on Columbus’ South Side on May 4.All three times, he wore a black jacket and camouflage hunting hat and mask, told bank employees he had a listening device and ordered them to put ..
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  • Columbus Man "Addicted" To Downton Abbey DVD's Wanted Again For Theft | WOSU Radio

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    A Columbus man dubbed the "Downton Abbey Addict" is wanted for stealing more DVD and Blu-ray box sets.Columbus authorities say 29 year old Branden Joseph Deel of the city's east side began his binge thefts of Downton Abbey discs in January of 2014 when he stole 12 DVD box sets worth a total retail value of $560.88.Â(An interview with Assistant Columbus City Prosecutor Bill Hedrick.)He has served time in both the Delaware County and Franklin County jails for the DVD thefts.In October he struck a..
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  • Mayor's Budget Dedicates Funds To Battle Columbus Heroin Crisis | WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio

    Mayor's Budget Dedicates Funds To Battle Columbus Heroin Crisis | WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio
    COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus paramedics say they respond to seven heroin related overdose calls every day.Columbus is the largest city in the state that doesn't have a needle exchange program.That's about to change after the city budgeted $280,000 to a program called SafePoint.It's a program one central Ohio mother wished would have been there for her daughter."She died two week after her 20th birthday. From the time we found out she was using heroin to the time she died she only lived 18 ..
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  • Lawmakers, school administrators discuss ending pay-to-play fees

    Lawmakers, school administrators discuss ending pay-to-play fees
    After raising high school pay-to-play fees from $50 to $625 per high school sport, and $425 for middle school, New Albany saw a 16 percent drop in athlete participation even with financial help for 100 students.The fee increase came after a levy failure a year ago forced the district to cut 53 teachers, among other reductions. Michael Klein, a member of the district school board, said he spent $1,675 in fees for his kids to participate.“We are seeing a dramatic difference after the first sp..
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  • Northwest Side man pleads guilty to federal drug charges

    A man accused of laundering money for a drug-trafficking ring that law-enforcement officials say is linked to a local chain of Latino grocery stores pleaded guilty to two charges today.Ramiro Nonato Mendoza was one of 29 people charged in September 2014 with conspiring to sell cocaine and heroin as part of a federal investigation of La Michoacana Mexican markets.Besides pleading guilty to that charge, Nonato Mendoza, of Cherylbrook Lane on the Northwest Side, also pleaded guilty before U.S...
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  • Injury explains Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Oliver Bjorkstrand's slow start: Lake Erie Monsters Insider | cleveland

    Injury explains Columbus Blue Jackets prospect Oliver Bjorkstrand's slow start: Lake Erie Monsters Insider | cleveland
    Columbus Blue Jackets forward Oliver Bjorkstrand, left, and Pittsburgh Penguins' David Warsofsky chase a loose puck during an NHL preseason game Sept. 21, 2015, in Columbus. Bjorkstrand was off to a slow start to his rookie year with the Lake Erie Monsters because of an injury and was shut down for 4-6 weeks.Jay LaPrete, Associated PressCLEVELAND, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets shutting down top-tier prospectOliver Bjorkstrandhelps explain a slow start to what had been a highly anticipated r..
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  • John Kasich gets pushback at New Hampshire event

    John Kasich gets pushback at New Hampshire event
    EXETER, N.H. – Ohio Gov. John Kasich has faced plenty of friendly New Hampshire crowds during his time running for president.But it was a roomful of senior citizens that pushed back.The crowd at the Riverwoods Retirement Community in Exeter protested Thursday with “no’s,” when Kasich said he wanted to defund Planned Parenthood for “selling body parts.”At that same town hall meeting, he faced pushback from a woman who opposed his call for modest increases to the minimum wage, saying such a r..
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  • Polar Bear Cubs Born at Columbus Zoo | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | WTTE

    Polar Bear Cubs Born at Columbus Zoo | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | WTTE
    ©WTTE | Portions are ©Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or distributed.WTTE FOX28 provides local news, weather forecasts and alerts, traffic updates, consumer advocacy, and the latest information about sports, politics, law enforcement, community events, government waste, and much more, including Fox network news, sports and entertainment programming. WTTE serves Columbus and nearby towns and communities in central Ohio, including Du..
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  • Columbus Catering Company Helping Victims Of Human Trafficking | WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio

    Columbus Catering Company Helping Victims Of Human Trafficking | WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio
    COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus catering company is offering more than just tasty boxed lunches.Called "cause cuisine,”Freedom a la Carthas miracles on the menu.While the kitchen there looks like any kitchen in Columbus, something exceptional is happening at Freedom a la Cart according to employees."Sometimes we cry, sometimes we laugh, sometimes we sing,” employee Stephanie Rollins said. “It is so remarkable that all of us have these stories, and we go through certain things in our life, b..
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  • Columbus Symphony concerts honor movie soundtracks | The Columbus Dispatch

    Columbus Symphony concerts honor movie soundtracks | The Columbus Dispatch
    When was the last time a trip to a concert hall conjured up images of desert swashbuckler T.E. Lawrence? Or the Bates Motel? Or the Millennium Falcon?In performances this weekend in the Ohio Theatre, the Columbus Symphony will perform selections from soundtracks to more than a dozen iconic movies — includingLawrence of Arabia,PsychoandStar Wars.Three concerts constitute the orchestra’s Hollywood Festival.On Friday, the orchestra will perform music by several famed composers of the silver sc..
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