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Ohio Residents Protest Shooting Of Feral Kittens
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Powered Paraglider Crashes During Takeoff
The West Jefferson Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a paraglider crash in Madison County. The Madison County Sheriff's Office called troopers around a possible plane crash in the 3700 block of West Jefferson Kiousville Road in Lilley Chapel around 7:45 p.m.Troopers found the pilot, Christopher R. Baker, 32, and his damaged paraglider. Troopers said Baker, who is from ...
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Powell Police Investigating Rash Of Vehicle Break-ins
The Powell Police Department is investigating a rash of vehicle break-ins near Broadsworth Court during the weekend.Kyle Sopko says the suspects triggered his car alarm and woke him up. "At first, I thought maybe I had set off my car alarm. Maybe I had rolled onto my keys and I hadn't woken up," he said.Sopko walked outside and discovered his car was a mess."Where the glove ...
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Mount Vernon Police Investigate Stolen Sewer Grates
Thieves in Knox County are targeting storm sewer grates. Mayor Richard Mavis says the city has lost nearly 30 grates this spring and up to 50 to 60 grates have been stolen countywide. Officials believe the thieves are taking them to sell for scrap. The city is working on ways to make the grates more difficult to steal, such as spot-welding them in place or installing a locking metal strap. ...
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OH man sentenced in case involving false charity
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says a man who solicited money he falsely claimed would go to help veterans has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in ...
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Former Deputy Says He Had Sexual Relationship With Student
A former Richland County Sheriff’s deputy said he had a sexual relationship with a student while he was teaching at Pioneer Career and Technology Center.According to ...
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Youth Baseball Association Falls Victim To Credit Card Skimmers
More and more central Ohioans are reporting being victims of a credit card skimmer. The latest skimmer obtained the credit card numbers belonging to a youth baseball association and about a half dozen people.All of them now are trying to get their money back.The families of the West Mansfield Ball Association work hard to raise money for the team.It was upsetting to many to learn that a scammer ...
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Officials Make ‘Significant’ Heroin Bust At Hilliard Condo Complex
More than a dozen people were arrested after a heroin bust officials are tying to a Mexican drug trafficking operation.According to law enforcement officials, the people were arrested at two different condos, located in a complex off of Hilliard Rome Road.One bust was made at a condo in the 1700 block of Ridgebury Drive, and the other was made in the 1700 block of Messner Drive.Officials said ...
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Undercover Officers Tipped Off To Possible Continuing Violence After Juneteenth Festival Shooting
Police say undercover officers at the Juneteenth Festival tipped them off to a brewing situation that would have put several people in danger.They say they had to shut the festival down.But the organizer says the event was shut down without his knowledge and without exploring other alternatives.People who regularly attend the festival at Franklin Park say they are upset a child was hurt.An ...
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Delaware Taking Another Look At Street Ball Ban
Basketball hoops are a staple in driveways and parking lots, which is fine off the road, but illegal on most city streets.One central Ohio community may give street ball another shot.Sixteen-year-old Josh Daughenbaugh said he has been practicing his shot at the hoop outside his Delaware home for years, but according to the city, he's breaking the law. "I had no idea; I didn't know ...
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Ohio Daycare Worker Accused Of Drugging Snacks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A central Ohio day care worker is denying accusations that she sprinkled drugs on snacks to get children in her day care to sleep during the day. Tammy Eppley was charged Monday in Franklin County Municipal Court with six counts of child endangering after police in Westerville say they obtained text messages in which she admits giving children the drugs Benadryl and ...
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Ohio day care worker accused of drugging snacks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A central Ohio day care worker is denying accusations that she sprinkled drugs on snacks to get children in her day care to sleep during the ...
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Man Sentenced To At Least 20 Years In Connection With Pataskala Man’s Shooting Death
A man pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated robbery on Monday.Danny G. Hensley of Columbus was sentenced on Monday to 20 years to life in prison for aggravated murder and three years for aggravated robbery.Licking County officials said that Hensley will serve the terms consecutively.He was sentenced in connection with the shooting death of 69-year-old Tom ...
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Columbus Man Found With $20000 Worth Of Hydroponic Marijuana Loaded Gun In Warren County
Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized 4 pounds of hydroponic marijuana and a loaded .45 caliber handgun from an Ohio man following a traffic stop in Warren ...
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Police release ID of body found in Ohio River
http://bit.ly/16AuqeU ) reports that the body of Paul Wilkinson of Warrenton, Va., was found at 3:50 p.m. EDT Sunday just down river from the Anderson Ferry in Boone ...
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Attorney Church Found Guilty Of Negligence To Pay Sexual Assault Victim $3.6 Million
A Delaware County church will pay a woman and her father more than $3 million after being found negligent on Monday.According to the victim’s attorney, John Fitch, Delaware Grace Brethren Church was found negligent in connection with knowing about a pastor’s past issues with woman but not doing anything about his actions.The man, Brian Williams, was convicted in 2008 of sexual ...
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Scattered Showers Thunderstorms Possible Monday Evening
Your Doppler 10 ForecastThis Evening: Widely scattered evening showers and thunderstorms.Tonight: Skies turning partly cloudy with areas of fog. Low 66.Tomorrow: Partly sunny with a 50% chance for showers and thunderstorms. High 82.Wednesday: Clearing skies and less humid. High 79.Special Information: Scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly north of Columbus this evening with lows dropping ...
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Police Mother Who Attempted To Shoplift From Old Navy Leaves 2-Month-Old Baby Behind
A mother who fled from a store after allegedly attempting to shoplift will be charged.According to Clinton Township police, the woman, identified as Tylena Hayes, tried to steal from the Old Navy store, located on Olentangy River Road, on Monday afternoon.Police said that the 38-year-old woman was shopping with her friends, when she started stuffing items into a baby carrier that held her ...
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Grants Available For Hilltop Resident Fix-Ups
Funds are being provided to Hilltop residents so they can make exterior repairs to their properties.The funds are from the City’s Hilltop Home Repair Program, and residents will be able to receive up to $20,000 from the about $500,000 that will be allocated to the program, pending the City Council’s approval, according to city officials."The Hilltop Home Repair Program is an ...
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Delaware Ranks Among Healthiest Counties For Children
Delaware County is ranked 38th on a list of the healthiest counties for children in the United States.The ranking was part of U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings, which highlight counties that feature fewer infant deaths, fewer low-birth-weight babies, fewer deaths from injuries, fewer teen births and fewer children in poverty, according to city officials.Delaware was given an ...
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Plain City Police Remind Residents About No Knock List
The Plain City Police Department is reminding residents that if they do not want to be bothered by solicitors, they have the option to sign up for the no knock list.The department said you have to register every year even if you have signed up in the past.The No Knock Registry was created in 2012 and it permits residents of the village to exempt themselves from certain types of commercial ...
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Former Coast Guard cutter Storis up for auction
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) -- The federal government is putting a former Coast Guard cutter up for auction after efforts to send it to a museum in Juneau ...
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Licking County Sheriff’s Deputy Resigns After Internal Investigation
The Licking County Sheriff’s office confirmed Monday that Sgt. Jason Wortkoetter resigned from the department last Tuesday, following an internal investigation involving the seizure of a set of deer antlers. Sheriff Randy Thorp says the investigation began after the department learned that Wortkoetter may have confiscated the deer antlers during a traffic stop but never turned them into ...
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Bull That Escaped Trailer Charged Vehicles Shot Down In Athens County
A bull escaped from a trailer and was running loose on U.S. Route 50 on Saturday before it was shot down by Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers. The bull was being transported near Guysville when Athens Patrol was alerted at approximately 2:53 p.m. that it had escaped from the trailer and was charging traffic and anyone that was attempting to capture it. Both the east and westbound lanes were ...
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Remote Mich. village abuzz over shipwreck search
In a remote part of northern Lake Michigan, divers have started looking at an underwater pit, hoping to find the resting place of the Griffin, a ship commanded by the 17th century French explorer La ...
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Oliver the special gorilla
Oliver, a 21-year-old gorilla at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, has been to New York, Tennessee, Georgia and most recently Ohio. He is well-travelled because he is special for a number of reasons, and because of these reasons, he is also difficult to socialize, which is so important to his development and the survival of his species.
Oliver, the newest edition to the Western lowland gorilla population at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, is an extremely well-travelled primate; he’s probably seen more of the country than many humans. Read more
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