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JavaScript statements control the overall flow of JavaScript programs. Statements are used to declare variables and manage iterative processes, and they can also be used to declare classes and functions.

Unlike properties, methods, and events, which are inseparable from the object that owns them, statements work independently. That means you can use a statement in any context, whether you're programming a client-side or server-side application. As a language, JavaScript supports relatively few statements—just enough to construct functional applications.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A former high school girls basketball coach accused of engaging in sexual activity with two of his underage students is now facing federal charges.

Jason Dawson, 35, was charged Tuesday with the sexual exploitation of a minor and the distribution, receipt, and/or possession of child pornography by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Ohio.

According to the affidavit, Dawson, a former girls basketball coach at Worthington Christian High School in Westerville, allegedly filmed himself having sex with both victims on multiple occasions between 2020 and 2022, leading to federal charges.

Both victims -- former students and players under Dawson -- were under the age of 18 at the time the alleged sexual activities took place, the affidavit said.

Dawson was arrested and charged with 10 counts of sexual battery in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. He waived his arraignment on those charges and remains free after posting bond last Friday. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Dawson, who moved to North Carolina in 2022, was extradited to Columbus to face the charges against him.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Are workers in central Ohio prepared for a career shift? The nonprofit Columbus Urban League (CUL) is shifting its programming to make sure the clients it serves are ready for an influx of new industries.

The vice president of programming with the Columbus Urban League said a survey of 3,500 clients and potential clients revealed that a large percentage are interested in the opportunities heading to central Ohio. 

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"We listen to what the community has to say, and we also listen at the policy and political level as decisions are being made as policies are changing," Jeaneen Hooks, vice president of programming for the Columbus Urban League, said. 

The survey revealed several specific industries of interest including engineering, technology and the manufacturing space. 

With that information, the team at CUL is working to modify existing programming to include more specialized training, early exposure to these clients' paths through bus tours and speakers as well as introducing certification programs. 

The agency is in the process of securing grants and according to Hooks, the program shift will cost a little more than $1 million but Hooks said it will be money well spent.

"It's going to be all hands on deck for the city of Columbus," Hooks said. "But I believe we’re the right people at the right time that can make this happen."

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Adults of legal drinking age could soon be able to walk around parts of downtown Columbus and Franklinton with a drink in hand.

On Monday, Columbus City Council approved the implementation of DORA—which stands for designated outdoor refreshment area – for parts of Downtown. The state still needs to approve this idea before it can officially start.

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Isabella Haugh is the kitchen manager at Bostons in the Arena District. Right now, the district’s DORA is only allowed on event nights. Haugh said she’s seen the impact.

“We get so many more groups of people coming in now because, as you see, we kind of are a little limited with our seating,” Haugh said. “So the DORA has been awesome just to see more faces.”

She thinks it’s smart of the city to expand the DORA to Downtown and Franklinton.

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“I think it's a great opportunity for all the local businesses in the area, just going to give everybody more opportunities to meet more customers,” Haugh said.

The new rules would allow people to drink alcohol in an approved DORA cup from participating vendors and walk within the boundaries, which will stretch from Fourth Street into Franklinton.

It’s being called the Center City DORA. Madison Cole, the director of communications for Downtown Columbus Inc., thinks it will make the city more walkable and will bring more vibrancy to these areas of the city.

“This is something we heard directly from the community, that Downtown had done a really good job with events and festivals, but there needs to be more daily, consistent activity and the DORA does just that,” Cole said.

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Spokespeople for Hilliard and Gahanna, which have established DORAs, said they have not dealt with bad behavior related to the policies.

“We actually feel like the DORA is going to do a great job enhancing the sense of safety because there's going to be more people walking around,” Cole said.

The DORA would operate seven days a week from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. If approved by the state, it will take effect on May 24.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – There are at least a dozen bills at the statehouse to bring Ohioans property tax relief and one took a step forward on Tuesday afternoon by passing the House Ways and Means Committee by a 10-6 vote. 

“We want people to be able to thrive and live in their homes and not be taxed out of their homes,” Representative Adam Mathews (R-Lebanon) said. 

Representatives Mathews and Thomas Hall (R-Madison Township) are sponsoring House Bill 344, to eliminate “replacement property tax levies.”

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“We want there to be transparency,” Mathews said. 

When one goes to the polls, there are several different property tax levies they could see on their ballot. A “renewal levy” reinstates an already existing one, a “renewal with an increase,” reinstates an already existing one with an increase, and a “replacement” recalculates property taxes owed based on the latest valuation of one’s home, oftentimes resulting in an increase. 

“Almost every replacement levy results in a tax increase to homeowners,” Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee Representative Bill Roemer (R-Richfield) said. 

“These are the types of taxes that people can’t get away from and it functions almost like a capital gain,” Mathews said. “Your house is the same, it is providing the same benefit to you, but you’re being taxed at an increased rate.” 

Lawmakers said they want to get rid of replacement levies because most times, voters don’t know it will cause an increase, or do not have the time to research each levy to figure that out. 

“When you’re voting on a levy that’s not going to increase your property taxes and you find out some months later it did, that can be devastating,” Roemer said. “That can be a couple hundred dollars a month.” 

Roemer said in the state’s November election, replacement levies passed at an 89% rate across the state, and renewal with increased levies passed at an 86% rate.  

“The passing rates are almost the same, but the information and transparency is much more prevalent with renewal with increase,” he said. 

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The ranking member of the committee, Representative Daniel Troy (D-Willowick) said replacement levies not only increase property taxes but can sometimes shift more of the burden onto property owners.   

“Once you go to replacement levies, you have wiped out any state participation in helping the local taxpayer,” Troy said. 

While he said he is generally supportive of the elimination, he said a clarification in the replacement levy law might be better than an elimination. He stated he thinks requiring that the replacement levy spell out exactly what that would mean for property taxes is a good middle ground. 

“So, if you want to do a replacement levy, you can do it, but let’s eliminate any possibilities of deceiving the voters on this,” Troy said. 

House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) said he is supportive of HB344, and it will “probably” get a House vote next week. 

“A replacement levy is probably the most complex levy to determine what it’ll cost taxpayers,” he said. “It’s really a truth-in-advertising kind of bill.”

Troy said, he generally does not have a problem with that portion of the bill, it is another piece of the legislation he takes issue with. In July 2022, House Bill 126 became effective. The law intended to “limit a political subdivision from filing a property tax valuation complaint against property it does not own.” 

But in Columbus, some entities found a loophole. HB344 aims to close that, by eliminating any work-around, like a hired third party filing that complaint. 

“It says even if you’re associated with a school district, social service agency or township, you can’t file with an individual or business to have their property tax increase,” Roemer said. 

“I’ve always been a firm believer that you don’t change the law in 88 counties to address a problem in one,” Troy said. “It’s like everything else with property taxes, it is extremely confusing, extremely complex.” 

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Troy called that part of the bill “dangerous,” as he said if large commercial property values cannot be challenged when they are undervalued, he worries it will shift the burden to every-day homeowners. 

“This is more of the tax shifting because we are protecting large commercial properties and lowering their tax burden, which basically shifts that tax burden to residential homeowners,” he said. “I don’t want to see anybody overburdened by the property tax system, but I also don’t want to see anyone under burdened at the expense of those who are being overburdened.”
 

Troy said that portion of the legislation is where he and his democrat colleagues on the committee took the most issue with. But he said he is confident that the conversations about that provision will continue in the Senate. 

In the meantime, Troy said he wants to work on a more comprehensive approach to help give Ohio property owners more relief, rather than putting “a band-aid here and a band-aid there.” 

If HB344 does pass the House, it will need to go through the Senate committee process and pass there too before ultimately heading to the governor’s desk. 

HB344 will not provide for immediate property tax relief to Ohioans, but Mathews said this bill is not the end of the conversation. 

“This bill does a great job of setting the stage in the future, so our voters have the power to control property taxes going into the future,” he said. “However, we’ll continue to work on more immediate relief too.”

Userware has released OpenSilver 2.2, an update to the company’s open-source replacement for Microsoft’s Silverlight rich internet application framework. This release lets legacy Visual Studio LightSwitch applications run on modern browsers via a compatibility pack.

OpenSilver 2.2 and the LightSwitch Compatibility Pack were announced April 30. Developers can download OpenSilver 2.2 and sign up for a trial of LightSwitch Compatibility Pack. With the Userware updates, Lightswitch applications can be ported without rewriting them.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Do you ever feel like your email inbox has been overtaken by endless, unwanted messages? Emails bombarding you with limited-time offers, deals, and savings, or ads for new products, none of which you need or asked for?

As annoying as they may be, and as tempting as it may be to "unsubscribe" from them, clicking that link could lead to an even bigger problem.

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While some of those messages are legitimate, from established companies hoping to gain new customers, Virtual Chief Information Security Officer Jerod Brennen said scammers also use those emails as an avenue to gain access to your personal information.

"If you see anything that looks off, then maybe it's a scammer who's adding that or using this unsubscribe attack," Brennen said.

The way it works is pretty simple: cybercriminals create emails that offer you the option to cancel a subscription. Instead, the link leads you to an unsafe site or installs malware onto your device, just by clicking on a link.

So, before you click, Brennen suggested hovering over the link.

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"So, when you see the word 'unsubscribe' and you put your mouse over it, before you click, it's going to show you where that link goes," Brennen said.

Also, take a closer look at where the email originated.

"If you've got an email that's landed in your inbox and it says it's from an organization that you don't remember signing up for, but then, when you look at the email address, it's a Gmail address, maybe that's a red flag that says this isn't something that I can trust," Brennen said.

You can also take a different approach, like Brennen.

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"I've created a folder in my inbox that I call 'Unsubscribe' and I've created a rule, that if I see the word 'unsubscribe' in email, I automatically put them in my folder," Brennen said. "And then, what I can do, instead of unsubscribing, I can select all the emails in that inbox, glance at them, see if there are any I might be interested in, and if the answer's 'no,' select all, delete. And then, the attacker never gets the chance to target me with that attack because I never opened the email."

Antivirus company Norton offers additional information about the scam here.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Homelessness is at an all-time high in central Ohio, according to the Community Shelter Board (CSB), which revealed statistics Tuesday morning from the January 2024 point-in-time homeless count.

Leaders from CSB, as well as various partner organizations, presented the numbers to a group at the First English Lutheran Church. The church, which served as a warming center during the winter months, can house up to 70 people at one time.

It is thanks, in part, to shelters like First English Lutheran that the CSB says this year’s point-in-time count did show progress. However, they warn the report may not fully capture the true scope of the issue in central Ohio.

"It increased. Although nominal, it increased. Meaning we're seeing another record-breaking year of homelessness," Shannon Isom, president and CEO of the Community Shelter Board, said.

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The CSB said this year's report shows their strategies for addressing unsheltered homelessness are working. The number of unsheltered single adults decreased, while the number of single adults using shelters and transitional housing rose.

But the report brought to light a concerning shift, with 47% more people experiencing chronic homelessness; particularly those in unsheltered conditions. "Our shelters are full. They're burgeoning. We must think of a different way in which we think of 'first housing,'" Isom said

Point-in-time counts are conducted yearly with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This year's report also revealed mixed data on homelessness impacting families, youth, veterans, and those experiencing domestic violence.

"We must respond," Isom said. "And we must respond with a level of quickness that doesn't have anyone moving through homelessness more than once, more than a quick stay, more than a touchstone to get to the next. That is our goal."

Diane Shelley, the Great Lakes regional administrator for HUD, said there is a 2025 budget proposal with money to address the need for things like non-congregate shelters, permanent supportive housing, and prevention and diversion efforts.

"Our Washington D.C. office is equipped to crunch these numbers and they will get a readout," Shelley said. "I also listen to what are the needs of the community. How can we be better partners? And that goes into the development of policy."

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Isom said the displacement of families and the 400 affected household at places like Colonial Village, are also contributing to the deteriorating housing infrastructure. And as more business and economic development comes to the area, the development of affordable housing needs to keep pace.

"We want developers to come in here and look at this as a place they can do business, a place which they can maybe raise their family, a place in which they can also stake claim to the business of developing housing," Isom said. "What we haven't seen in earnest, is that part for the affordable housing piece. The Community Shelter Board leans into that and wants to see that."

Leaders from the First English Lutheran Church say they're working to make the church a more year-round shelter. Last year, the CSB says more than 600 people were sheltered in one of four alternate locations -- like First English -- offering a smaller footprint for couples and pets.

However, Isom said with central Ohioans now facing sky-high rent hikes, creating more permanent, affordable housing is the best way to solve the housing crisis. The Community Shelter Board leads a coordinated community effort to ensure everyone has a place to call home in Columbus and Franklin County.

For more information on the CSB, its mission, and its services, click here.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One person has been upgraded from critical condition after a shooting Tuesday afternoon in southwest Columbus.

A police dispatcher said that reports of a shooting at the 600 block of Galli Court came in just before 4 p.m. Officers went to the address, which is located just south of the Lincoln Park West area, and found one person suffering from a gunshot wound.

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The victim was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition, but is now listed in a stable condition, police at the scene said.

Police said one suspect is still at large.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Tuesday said that it was making its generative AI-powered coding assistant Amazon Q Developer generally available.

Introduced as the evolution of Amazon CodeWhisperer at AWS re:Invent in November, Amazon Q will compete with rival offerings such as GitHub Copilot, Gemini Code Assist, and IBM’s Watsonx Code Assistant, AWS said.

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Watch a previous NBC4 report on H.B. 68 in the video player above.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A Franklin County judge has extended a temporary block against a law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth, as Attorney General Dave Yost is challenging the judge in the Ohio Supreme Court.

Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Michael Holbrook extended the temporary restraining order on Tuesday to block House Bill 68 through May 20, after initially halting the measure for two weeks on April 16. The legislation would prohibit Ohio’s children’s hospitals from providing treatment like hormone therapy to trans minors, and was originally set to take effect on April 24.

Tuesday's extension comes shortly after Yost filed an emergency motion with the Ohio Supreme Court on April 22, arguing that Holbrook "overstepped his judicial authority" when he issued the initial two-week restraining order. Yost argues Holbrook "acted beyond the scope of his power" because the law contains several other provisions beyond gender-affirming care, like also banning trans athletes' participation in women's sports.

"One judge from one county does not have more power than the governor's veto pen," Yost said, asking the state's Supreme Court to "narrow the injunction and order Holbrook to act within the limits of his judicial authority."

Yost said it was "illegal" for Holbrook to place the entire law on hold when "the plaintiffs in the case include just two families who are affected by only certain medical provisions of the law." The attorney general's office also argued "judicial rules for common pleas courts state that preliminary injunctions can be broad only enough to protect the plaintiffs in a case."

The restraining order follows a lawsuit by the ACLU against the measure filed in March on behalf of two families whose children are at risk of losing access to their healthcare. The legal challenge came after the Statehouse overrode Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of the legislation. DeWine decided to reject the bill after visiting several children’s hospitals, arguing "parents should make these decisions and not the government."

The ACLU had previously argued H.B. 68's multiple provisions are what make the law unconstitutional. The organization said the law violates the Ohio Constitution’s single-subject rule, requiring bills to only be about one topic. The two measures had been separate bills before Ohio House legislators combined them in June last year.

"It is not lost upon this court that the general assembly was unable to pass the [gender-affirming care] portion of the act separately, and it was only upon the logrolling in the [women's sports] provisions that it was able to pass," said Holbrook in his April 16 ruling.

For an earlier report on this story view the video player above.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man charged in the fatal shooting of a woman near New Albany has been extradited back to Ohio after being arrested over 400 miles east of Columbus.

According to court records, 36-year-old Ryan Polk was arraigned on murder charges after being returned to Columbus from Springfield, Va., where he was arrested nearly one month ago.

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Polk, who fled central Ohio five days after the Feb. 23 murder of 31-year-old Morgan Bruster, was arrested on March 4, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. He was taken into custody while attempting to drive away from authorities and held in the Fairfax County Jail until his extradition.

Bruster was found with a gunshot wound on Feb. 23 and was pronounced dead at 6:58 p.m. after medics arrived. Officers were at the residence in the 7000 block of Stapleton Drive in the Central College neighborhood near New Albany, Ohio for a well-being check.

An investigation led authorities to Polk, who faced a Franklin County Municipal Court judge Tuesday morning. Polk was issued a $2 million bond along with a temporary protection order. He is next scheduled to appear in court on May 9 for a preliminary hearing.

Previous reports can be seen in the player above.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A 19-year-old has been issued an arrest warrant and faces a murder charge in connection to a fight outside a restaurant near Ohio State University early Monday morning.

Franklin County Municipal court documents state that Jaquan Curry was identified as the suspect in Monday's shooting outside a Waffle House restaurant on North High Street in the University District. The shooting occurred at around 2:30 a.m. outside the business where a fight between 15 and 20 people concluded with the death of 38-year-old Ronald Diggs.

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Court records state that Curry has been issued an arrest warrant and has been charged with murder. A witness at the scene identified him as the suspect with court records stating Curry reportedly punched a man before pulling out a gun and shooting Diggs.

In Dec. 2022, he was charged with using weapons while intoxicated, per court records.

Diggs was found on the sidewalk shot in the chest in front of Midway bar and restaurant, a couple of buildings north on North High St. across from the Ohio Union on campus. Diggs was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition and was pronounced dead at 3:06 a.m. Two other people were injured during the fight and treated at a local hospital.

The deadly shooting is the second of its kind at this location over a span of 53 weeks, when Deijon Bedgood was killed after a fight broke out between two groups of people. Raymond Ladd and Shemar Franklin were arrested for Bedgood's murder and are still awaiting trial.