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Police: Man who claimed to find Christie Mullins was her killer 40...

Henry H. Newell Jr. was right there in the thick of it from the very beginning.It was Newell who claimed to have seen the killer of 14-year-old Christie Mullins wielding a board behind Graceland Shopping Center on Aug. 23, 1975.It was Newell, then 25, who claimed to have found the girl’s battered body as the killer ran off, triggering a murder investigation that rattled Clintonville and devastated Mullins’ family.And it was Newell who helped to direct the blame onto Jack Carmen, a developmentally disabled man who would be charged with Mullins’ murder and spend two years under intense scrutiny and behind bars, until he was acquitted at trial in 1977.On Friday, more than 40 years after Mu..
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Zoo's Wildlights back for season

Wildlights, the festive light display that marks the holiday season at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, is returning for its 27th year.Zoo officials and partner AEP Ohio will show off 3 million LED lights from Nov. 20 to Jan. 3 (except on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas), and the zoo also will host a variety of holiday attractions.They include skating on a synthetic outdoor rink centrally located near Santa’s Holiday Home in Jungle Jack’s Landing, zoo spokeswoman Jennifer Wilson said.This is the second year for the synthetic rink. The zoo used to have a real ice rink at a roofed pavilion but the space was converted to a theater and skating went away for a time. Now the zoo uses ..
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Veterans honored in Columbus parade | The Columbus Dispatch

Harry Mash, 92, won’t eat cooked carrots to this day. The World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army in the 101st Airborne Division ate carrot soup, or, “carrot water,” as he describes it, several times a week when he was a prisoner of war, and said he still can’t bring himself to eat them.Luther Crabtree, 91, served in the Marines during the invasion of Iwo Jima. He worked to knock out a pillbox while his 22-year-old brother died in combat 5 yards away.Donald Conard, 89, helped the one remaining doctor in his crew dispose of bodies after 923 of his crewmates were killed when the aircraft carrier he served on in the Navy was hit 40 miles off the coast of Japan during WWII.Their st..
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Pepsi Columbus Blue Jackets Ticket Sweepstakes | NBC4i

Pepsi Columbus Blue Jackets Ticket SweepstakesByNBC4 StaffPublished:November 6, 2015, 7:55 pmColumbus Blue JacketsPepsi Columbus Blue Jackets Ticket SweepstakesOFFICIAL RULESNO PURCHASE NECESSARY.ThePepsi Columbus Blue Jacketsis sponsored by Media General Operations, Inc. d/b/aWCMH-TV Columbus(“WCMH”) andPepsi(collectively referred to as “Sponsors”). The geographic scope of this sweepstakes is the state of Ohio in Athens, Coshocton, Crawford, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Guernsey, Hardin, Hocking, Noble, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, or Union counties. (“Sweepstakes Area”).Sweepstakes is subject to all federal, state and local laws. ..
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Police: 12-year-old girl missing from west Columbus | NBC4i

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Police are asking for help tracking down a missing 12-year-old girl from the city's west side. Columbus police said Shawnta Cox ...
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High-school football | Watterson among winners as playoffs start

It was almost as though an alarm clock went off late in the third quarter Friday night when Watterson scored four touchdowns in less than six minutes to overwhelm Hamilton Township 28-3 in a first-round Division III playoff game.A near-capacity crowd watched the top-seeded Rangers put themselves into position to pull off one of their greatest victories. But the Eagles (6-4) looked like a different team after they drove 66 yards in nine plays to take a 7-3 lead on a 2-yard run by Adam Kasun with 3:38 left in the third quarter.A 27-yard return of an interception by cornerback Jack Yersavich set up the next touchdown, an 18-yard run by Michael Auddino.Other game stories:>>> Win ov..
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Attorney: Feds overreached to charge Columbus man with supporting terror | The Columbus Dispatch

Federal prosecutors have made baseless accusations against a Columbus man arrested and accused of plotting to provide financial support to a terrorist network based in Yemen, the man’s attorney said on Friday, the day after he pleaded not guilty.“They missed the mark on this one,” said attorney Cherrefe Kadri, who represents Sultane Roome Salim, 40, of the Northeast Side.“The government has the obligation to prove its case and produce all information and all evidence that it purportedly has,” said Kadri, who practices law in Toledo, where Salim was arraigned on Thursday. “That’s something that will happen over the next several months.”>>Four men with Ohio ties charged with aiding ..
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Study: Bariatric surgery for teens produces pronounced health benefits

Those who opt for weight-loss surgery usually arrive at their decision with concerns about their health heavy on their minds.In adult patients who undergo bariatric surgery, the benefits have been well-documented. High blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea and other problems can be improved with a successful, sustained weight loss following surgery.In the pediatric population, patients, parents and doctors have banked on similar benefits, but until now the research on outcomes in teens has been relatively sparse.New data is showing even more pronounced health benefits in young people than in adults, in particular a 95 percent reversal rate for diabetes. In adults, studies have shown dia..
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