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  • Franklin County Officials Installing More Tornado Sirens

    It is pure coincidence, but the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency said it is going to start installing tornado sirens throughout Franklin County on May 21. Fourteen warning sirens will be installed by the end of the month. The tornado that struck in Moore, Oklahoma hit home for local parents taking their kids to school. "I think it’s every three or six months ...

  • Officer Released From Hospital After Being Hit By Suspects Vehicle

    A Danville police officer who was injured trying to deploy stop sticks to end a chase this weekend has been released from the hospital.Officer Chad Lishness was hit by a suspect's vehicle Sunday morning on Coshocton Road in Mount Vernon.The police said Lishness was knocked 60 feet before he landed on the roadway. They said his bullet proof vest absorbed much of the impact from the ...

  • Ohio Rep To Step Down As House Democratic Leader

    The Democratic leader in the Ohio House says he's stepping down from his role before his term ends next year. Rep. Armond Budish of Beachwood has led House Democrats for five years. His resignation as minority leader is effective Tuesday night and comes as he considers a run for Cuyahoga County executive. Budish told The Plain Dealer in Cleveland that he's been looking at the county ...

  • Surviving Victim Of Deadly Knox County Kidnappings Receives Protection Order Against Father Step-Mother

    A Franklin County court granted a protection order for a teenager who said her father and step-mother were abusing her. The court granted the protection order for Sarah Maynard, the only surviving victim of the deadly Knox County kidnappings in November 2010. Maynard’s mother, Tina Hermann, her brother, Kody Maynard, and a close friend, Stephanie Sprang, were abducted and dismembered by ...

  • Woman Run Over By Garbage Truck Near Westerville South High School

    A medical helicopter was requested for a woman who was struck by a garbage truck in Westerville. According to Westerville police, the 32-year-old woman was struck at Crescent Drive at Crescent Court.Westerville police told 10TV News that a Rumpke garbage truck backed over the person.Police said that it appeared the driver of the truck did not see the woman walking along Illinois Avenue. The ...

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Halloween (2007)

Halloween (2007)

In yet another needless retread of a classic '70s American horror movie, rocker-turned-director Rob Zombie's prequel-cum-remake of John Carpenter's Halloween does its best to distort everything that worked in the original in its bid for improvement. Where Carpenter's ... ...

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  • 3 In Custody After Fleeing From Traffic Stop Crashing

    Three people are in custody after fleeing from a traffic stop and crashing on the west side Tuesday morning.According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, three people fled the traffic stop and crashed at Fisher Road and Distribution Drive.Medics were on scene to make sure everyone was OK after the crash.The incident remained under investigation. The names of those involved were not ...

  • Agents Serve Search Warrant On Medical Center

    A search warrant has been served at a south high street medical center surrounded by state, local and federal law enforcement this morning. Agents surrounded two buildings on South High Street sometime before 7:30 a.m. A spokesperson with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office has confirmed that a single search warrant has been served but the warrant’s details have not been released. ...

  • 51 Dead Following Okla. Tornado Death Toll Expected To Climb

    Rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. Officials say at least 51 people were killed in Monday's twister, including at least 20 children. Those numbers were expected to climb. The center of the devastation is in Moore, a community of ...

  • Police Investigate Report Of Attempted Abduction At Local High School

    Police investigated a report of an attempted abduction of a girl near Independence High School Tuesday morning.The attempted abduction occurred before 9 a.m. in the area of Sherry Court and Falcon Bridge Drive in southeast Columbus.Police searched the ravine behind the homes on the street, and they brought in a K9 unit to help look for the suspect. The police called off the search later in the ...

  • Grant allows Mount to offer co-op positions

    The College of Mount St. Joseph will continue to offer five cooperative education positions each semester during the upcoming school year with Hamilton County Job and Family Services funded by a grant of $84,000 from The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./U.S. Bank ...

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