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• Prosecutors: Columbus man admits to raping 4 women in 2016

  21-11-2017 23:22
  A man pleads guilty to raping four people, one of them a teenage girl.Kaquawn Lane admitted to the four rapes, which all happened in a three week period in fall 2016.The last was a 16-year-old girl he abducted at gunpoint while she was walking along Innis Road toward a bus stop.He forced her into his car at gunpoint, drove her elsewhere then raped and robbed her. That teen was able to give officers his license plate number which led to Lane’s arrest.“When they did the DNA swabs and p
  
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• Ohio veterans voice concerns over VA staffing, mental health treatment

  21-11-2017 22:44
  Nationally, the Veterans Administration has thousands of staffing positions open. It's wait times while improving, need to be shorter and it's processing of claims needs to be quicker.Those are just some of the concerns voiced during a Senate hearing on Veteran affairs at the Main Library Downtown.Among the other concerns voiced by the director of Ohio's Veterans Services Chip Tansill, was the inability for local veteran offices to connect with veterans before they return home. He told the crowd
  
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• Columbus libraries have low tolerance for infractions

  21-11-2017 22:07
  About six times a day, on average, someone is kicked out of one of the Columbus Metropolitan Library's 23 locations. Since the beginning of 2016, now there have been more than 4,500 evictions from the Main Library or its 22 branches, according to library data.
  
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• Is J.T. Barrett the best QB to ever play at Ohio State?

  21-11-2017 22:05
  
  J.T. Barrett helped bring Ohio State a national championship but has heard hysterical fans demanding he be benched. He has broken nearly every school passing and scoring record but isn't considered a top NFL prospect.The quarterback who plays his final regular-season game on Saturday against Michigan is more driven than naturally talented, more analytical than emotional, more pragmatic than go-for-broke. He has struggled with accuracy and his arm strength is mediocre.But he's undeniably a winner
  
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• Trump discounts accusations against Senate candidate Moore

  21-11-2017 22:00
  
  President Donald Trump discounted allegations of sexual assault against Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore and said Tuesday that voters should not support Moore's "liberal" rival.Trump addressed the swirling controversy surrounding Moore for the first time since top Republican leaders called on Moore to step aside more than a week ago."We don't need a liberal person in there," Trump said of Moore's rival, Democrat Doug Jones. "We don't need somebody who's soft on crime like Jones."Trump
  
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• Former Delaware County judge found guilty of theft, tampering

  21-11-2017 22:00
  
  DELAWARE -- A former Delaware County judge was found guilty of tampering with records and theft last week in Delaware Common Pleas Court.Michael C. Hoague, 62, was found guilty on one count of tampering with records, a third-degree felony,and one count of theft, a fifth-degree felony.The trial, in front of justice David M. Gormley, lasted all week, the verdict was delivered Friday.Hoague was a defense attorney and a municipal court judge in Franklin County, retiring from the bench in 2002, accor
  
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• Columbus Crew SC hosts Toronto FC in first leg of Eastern Conference Championship

  21-11-2017 21:56
  
  After a bit of a layoff, the Major League Soccer playoffs continue Tuesday when the two-legged conference finals start. In the East, the Columbus Crew host Toronto FC.No team in the playoffs has faced more off-field turmoil than the Crew.Last month, owner Anthony Precourt and Precourt Sports Ventures, which has owned the Major League Soccer club since 2013, announced the team will move to Austin, Texas, following the 2018 season unless a new, privately financed stadium is built in downtown Colum
  
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• Columbus Crew SC host Toronto FC in first leg of Eastern Conference Championship

  21-11-2017 21:56
  
  After a bit of a layoff, the Major League Soccer playoffs continue Tuesday when the two-legged conference finals start. In the East, the Columbus Crew host Toronto FC.No team in the playoffs has faced more off-field turmoil than the Crew.Last month, owner Anthony Precourt and Precourt Sports Ventures, which has owned the Major League Soccer club since 2013, announced the team will move to Austin, Texas, following the 2018 season unless a new, privately financed stadium is built in downtown Colum
  
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• State gets 370 applications for medical marijuana licenses

  21-11-2017 20:42
  
  State officials say they've received more than 300 applications to operate 60 dispensaries that will sell medical marijuana.The Ohio Board of Pharmacy said on Monday that it had received 370 applications to operate the dispensaries the state expects to have up and running in about a year. The deadline for applications was Friday.A board spokesman says no deadline has been set for determining which businesses will get licenses to operate the dispensaries. The state application fee was $5,000.No s
  
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• Anti-gay marriage group knew of lawmaker's secret gay life

  21-11-2017 20:35
  
  The nation's leading anti-gay marriage organization was among the Christian conservative groups that knew a recently resigned Republican Ohio lawmaker had extramarital sexual contact with other men.A Citizens for Community Values board member tells The Associated Press that the Cincinnati-based group learned about Wes Goodman's consensual activity after it had endorsed him in last year's legislative primary.The 33-year-old Goodman resigned last week after having a sexual encounter with a man in
  
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• Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys Drumstick and Wishbone

  21-11-2017 20:29
  
  President Donald Trump is using his pardon power to keep a pair of turkeys from the Thanksgiving roaster.Trump continued the annual presidential tradition during an event Tuesday in the White House Rose Garden. The act of leniency means 47-pound Drumstick and 36-pound Wishbone will instead get to live the rest of their lives at a Virginia farm. First lady Melania Trump and son Barron joined the president for the light-hearted ceremony.The White House sought public input to determine which gobble
  
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• FCC chairman sets out to repeal 'net neutrality' rules

  21-11-2017 20:28
  
  WASHINGTON — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday followed through on his pledge to repeal 2015 regulations designed to ensure that internet service providers treat all online content and apps equally, setting up a showdown with consumer groups and internet companies who fear the move will stifle competition and innovation.The current rules, known as net neutrality, impose utility-style regulation on ISPs such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon to prevent them from
  
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• Review clears police who shot 'Buckeye Bandit' bank robber

  21-11-2017 20:04
  
  Police say officers acted within department policy when they shot and wounded the suspected serial bank robber whom law enforcement called the "Buckeye Bandit" because he often wore Ohio State University clothing.Columbus police cornered him after a teller slipped a tracking device into a bundle of cash during a robbery last year. Police say two officers fired when the man pointed what appeared to be a handgun.The department says an internal review found the officers acted according to police po
  
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• Criminal defense, bankruptcy lawyers face misconduct charges

  21-11-2017 19:46
  Westerville bankruptcy lawyer Robert Leon and Columbus criminal defense lawyer W. Martin Midian face disciplinary hearings before the Board of Professional Conduct after charges against them were unveiled this week. Leon is charged with failing to file bankruptcy cases on behalf of an Urbana husband and wife despite accepting payment of $1,850 in cash that was not placed in his client trust account.
  
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• Pike County Sheriff's Office seeks help locating credit card theft suspects

  21-11-2017 19:26
  
  The Pike County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help in locating two people suspected of unauthorized use of a credit card.The sheriff's office says they are looking for 44-year-old Tracy Lanna Sowards and 26-year-old Cody A Meddock.Anyone with information on the two suspects is asked to call the Pike County sheriff at 740-947-2111.No additional information on the suspects or the alleged crime was provided by authorities.
  
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• CBS News fires Charlie Rose after sexual misconduct allegations

  21-11-2017 18:36
  
  CBS News has fired Charlie Rose after several women accused the veteran newsman of sexual misconduct.Rose has been one of three hosts of "CBS This Morning" since 2012 and is also a contributor to "60 Minutes." PBS and Bloomberg also suspended airings of Rose's nightly interview show after the Washington Post published an article Monday about women who said he groped them and walked around naked in front of them.CBS News President David Rhodes said there is nothing more important than assuring a
  
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• Doppler 10: Breezy with a shower possible by late evening

  21-11-2017 18:17
  This Evening: Increasing clouds, breezy and cooling off.
  Tonight: Chance for a passing shower early, Cooler. 31 SW 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Brightening again but much cooler. 37 NW 5-10 mph
  Thanksgiving Day: Mostly sunny and cool. 41 S 3-6 mph
  Friday: Mostly sunny and more seasonable. 49
  Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A cold front will cross the region tonight, bringing a few passing showers into the early overnight and much chillier weather ov
  
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• Turkey Pardon: Everything you need to know about US Thanksgiving tradition

  21-11-2017 17:56
  
  MINNEAPOLIS — What makes a good presidential turkey? Showmanship. A readiness to strut his stuff and gobble on command, yet enough restraint to stay on a table for the big photo op.So say a Minnesota turkey farmer and 4-H kids who raised the turkey that will go to the White House for an official pardon from President Donald Trump on Tuesday. It's the 70th anniversary of the National Thanksgiving Turkey tradition. Here's a little deeper look at the event and what goes into it:THE TRADITIONW
  
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• Video: Cooper Stadium, overgrown and forlorn, still awaits renewal Posted at

  21-11-2017 17:28
  As stadium proposals develop to keep the Crew SC in Columbus, it seems like a good time to look back at one of Columbus' original ballfields, Cooper Stadium. Built in 1932, Cooper Stadium was home to the Columbus Clippers until they moved in 2009 to the new Huntington Park in the Arena District.
  
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• At Home by High: Creating a Support Network for the Short North’s Aging Residents

  21-11-2017 17:06
  When Katie Beaumont’s mom moved in with her, she thought things would get easier. As an older woman with limited mobility and early signs of dementia, her mom needed near-constant assistance, so a shared residence made sense. But, when falls became more frequent, Beaumont realized she needed someone to fill the gaps between her and […]
  
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• Man critically injured in shooting near east Columbus apartments

  21-11-2017 16:46
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- One man was injured in a shooting in east Columbus Tuesday morning.The Columbus Division of Police was called to the 2000 block of Maryland Avenue near Nelson Park Apartments around 10 a.m.According to police, officers arrived to find a man suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was transported to Grant Medical Center in critical condition.A Columbus Police helicopter and a K-9 unit are searching for suspects in the area.The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is assisting in
  
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• Hilliard police, state auditor investigating potential theft of city funds

  21-11-2017 16:28
  The city of Hilliard says the Hilliard Division of Police and the State of Ohio’s Auditor’s Office are investigating an apparent theft of cash from the city’s two aquatic facilities.According to city officials, a recent investigation by Hilliard police led authorities to believe that not all daily cash proceeds from the city's pools were properly accounted for in deposits made by the Department of Recreation and Parks.Police contacted the State Auditor’s Office and reques
  
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• Former Hilliard city employee charged, accused of stealing money from city's pools

  21-11-2017 16:28
  HILLIARD, Ohio - A former Hilliard city employee is charged in connection to stolen admission fees collected at two city aquatic facilities, the city announced Friday.The city revealed details into the theft investigation last month.47-year-old Heather Ernst is facing a third-degree felony charge of theft in office.At a press conference on Friday, police did not release an exact amount of money stolen but said the number is in the six figures.She was issued a summons to be arraigned next month i
  
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• Thanksgiving week travel guide: Traffic, gas prices and mall hours

  21-11-2017 16:26
  
  According to AAA, more than 2.1 million Ohioans, are planning to travel at least 50 miles from home between Wednesday, Nov. 22 and Sunday, Nov. 26.10TV is your source for holiday drive times, gas prices and Black Friday traffic.GasTracker 10:According to GasBuddy, the national average price for a gallon of gas this Thanksgiving is $2.53 per gallon.The highest price for gas since 2014.Thanksgiving Gas Prices at a Glance:Lowest Price2008 Consumers paid $1.81 for a gallon of gasHighest Price2012 co
  
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• Community Panel Dialogue Focuses on Veterans

  21-11-2017 15:59
  In tandem with Veteran’s Day earlier this month, we partnered with VETMotorsports and The Overwatch Partnership to host a panel discussion about the challenges facing veterans in our community. Joined by representatives from each division of the military, it was an excellent night of important dialogue. Thank you to the panelists and both organizations for your service. The Columbus […]
  
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• State patrol warns holiday travelers to observe traffic laws

  21-11-2017 15:43
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is warning motorists heading into the Thanksgiving holiday period to follow all traffic laws, including buckling seat belts and never driving impaired.The patrol says nine people were killed in nine crashes on Ohio roads during the long holiday weekend last year. Five of those fatalities resulted from impaired drivers and six did not use seat belts.Troopers say they will have an increased presence on Ohio's roadways in an effort to remove impa
  
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• Ripken the Dog helps students in Newark

  21-11-2017 15:05
  Meet Ripken.The six-year-old boxer is the resident therapy dog at CTEC career technology center in Newark.But the students aren't the only ones who benefit from having Ripken around at school, watch the video to see how Ripken benefits from their interactions, too.
  
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• Ripken the Dog helped students in Newark

  21-11-2017 15:05
  Ripken, the 6-year-old boxer was the resident therapy dog at CTEC career technology center in Newark.The students weren't the only ones who benefit from having Ripken around at school,Unfortunately, Ripken passed away unexpectedly shortly after 10TV's Pete Scalia featured him in a Cool at School segment.A sad update to share: I just learned that Ripken - therapy dog at CTEC in Newark featured in this week’s #CoolAtSchool - died unexpectedly last night. He overcame so much and touched so ma
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 11/20/17

  21-11-2017 14:28 via youtube.com
  
  
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• New Soccer Stadium Proposed in Downtown Columbus

  21-11-2017 14:00
  While talks between City leaders and Columbus Crew SC ownership have stalled out, leadership at The Columbus Foundation has reignited efforts to keep the soccer team playing in Columbus for years to come. A preliminary plan to develop “Spirit Park” was unveiled yesterday, which outlines a multipurpose facility that would bring a new soccer arena […]
  
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• After death of 8th child, Ikea relaunches dresser recall

  21-11-2017 13:58
  
  NEW YORK — Ikea relaunched a recall of 29 million chests and dressers Tuesday after the death of an eighth child.CEO Lars Petersson said Ikea wants to increase awareness of the recall campaign for several types of chest and dressers that can easily tip over if not properly anchored to a wall.The death of a California toddler, who was found trapped underneath an Ikea Malm dresser in May, has raised questions about whether Ikea has effectively spread the word about the recall, which was firs
  
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• Nigeria police say at least 50 killed in mosque bombing

  21-11-2017 13:27
  
  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A teenage suicide bomber detonated as worshippers gathered for morning prayers at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 50 people, police said Tuesday, in one of the region's deadliest attacks in years.Police spokesman Othman Abubakar told The Associated Press they were "still trying to ascertain the number of injured because they are in various hospitals."While there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing in Mubi town in Adamawa state,
  
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• Suspect arrested in Pennsylvania police officer shooting

  21-11-2017 12:55
  
  NEW KENSINGTON, Pa -- The man accused of fatally shooting a rookie police officer in western Pennsylvania is in custody.The Pennsylvania State Police on Tuesday announced the apprehension of 29-year-old Rahmael Sal Holt. Details of the arrest are to be released in a news conference later Tuesday.Holt is accused of killing New Kensington Officer Brian Shaw during a traffic stop Friday night.Police have said Holt was a passenger in the vehicle and shot the 25-year-old rookie officer in the chest w
  
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• Gov. Cuomo wants driverless cars in New York City, but is the big city ready?

  21-11-2017 12:48
  NEW YORK -- Uber said on Monday that it plans to buy up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo beginning in less than two years -- and New York's governor wants to bring driverless cars to the Big Apple even sooner.Mix millions of cars, pedestrians, bicyclists and delivery trucks and you get Manhattan driving. At its best, it's unpredictable. At its worst, it's chaos.For today's self-driving cars, that mixture might be too much."So this cop that's flagging traffic here, right now -- that would c
  
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• US first loosened limits on lion trophies, then elephants

  21-11-2017 12:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — One month before the Trump administration sparked outrage by reversing a ban on trophies from threatened African elephants, federal officials quietly loosened restrictions on the importation of heads and hides of lions shot for sport.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service began issuing permits Oct. 20 for lions killed in Zimbabwe and Zambia between 2016 and 2018. The agency is also currently studying whether to add three additional countries to the list — Mozambique, Na
  
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• CBJ 3, Sabres 2

  21-11-2017 12:45
  Sergei Bobrovsky made three of his 30 saves on a Buffalo power play in the final two minutes to secure the Blue Jackets' 3-2 victory over the Sabres. Rookie Pierre-Luc Dubois, Artemi Panarin and Boone Jenner did the scoring for Columbus, which sent the Sabres to their sixth consecutive loss.
  
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• Justice Dept. sues to stop AT&T's $85B Time Warner deal

  21-11-2017 12:21
  
  The Justice Department is suing AT&T to stop its $85 billion purchase of Time Warner, setting the stage for an epic legal battle with the telecom giant.It could also create a new headache for President Donald Trump, whose public statements have raised suspicions that he might have interfered with the department's decision, potentially undermining its legal case. DOJ's antitrust chief, Makan Delrahim, has said the president did not tell him what to do. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee S
  
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• 'CBS This Morning' to air for 1st time after Rose suspension

  21-11-2017 12:15
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Charlie Rose is the latest public figure to be felled by sexual misconduct allegations, with PBS halting distribution of his nightly interview show and CBS News suspending him following a Washington Post report with the accusations of eight women.The women, who all worked for Rose or tried to work for him, accused the veteran newsman of groping them, walking naked in front of them and telling one that he dreamed about her swimming nude, the Post reported Monday.Rose, 75, sa
  
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• CBS co-hosts on Charlie Rose: not the man I know

  21-11-2017 12:15
  NEW YORK — Charlie Rose's co-hosts on "CBS This Morning" sharply condemned their suspended colleague Tuesday after the airing of sexual misconduct allegations that included groping female staffers and walking around naked in front of them, saying that it's a time of reckoning in society."This has to end," said Norah O'Donnell.The morning show — normally hosted by Rose, O'Donnell and Gayle King — was down to the two women and the accusations against their colleague was their lea
  
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• Melania Trump and Barron receive White House Christmas tree

  21-11-2017 12:11
  
  Melania Trump, and son Barron, continued a time-honored tradition of first ladies receiving the official White House Christmas tree.A military band quartet played holiday tunes as a horse-drawn wagon carried the 19 1/2-foot Balsam fir from Wisconsin up the White House driveway.The first lady, wearing a holiday red turtleneck and a coat draped over her shoulders, and Barron, in a dark suit coat, white shirt and dark slacks, emerged from the North Portico. They circled the tree and walked over to
  
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• Stretch your wallet this holiday season

  21-11-2017 11:46
  
  Whether you deck the halls early or prefer to wait until after Thanksgiving, many start saving for the holidays months in advance.For busy parents, the season of giving can put a heavy dent in the wallet. One central Ohio mom has a different approach that she says saves her money and still spreads plenty of cheer.Abbey Roy, columnist at the Newark Advocate, is also a mother of three. Roy has dedicated a lot of time to researching the best ways parents can save money.She says that the holidays ar
  
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• Doppler 10: A warm and windy Tuesday

  21-11-2017 10:55
  Today: Sun to start, increasing afternoon clouds, breezy.High 52.Winds: SW 10-20 G 30 mph.
  Tonight: Chance for a few showers/wet snowflakes early then clearing.Low 29.Winds: NW 5-15 mph.
  Tomorrow: Sunshine returns, much cooler.High 40.Winds: NNW 4-8 mph.
  Thanksgiving Day: Partly cloudy and cooler than average.High 42.Winds: SW 4-8 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure is moving off to the east and a strong southwesterly flow wi
  
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• Goodman earlier denied to House leaders he was gay, unfaithful

  21-11-2017 08:21
  Several months before his Nov. 14 resignation was demanded for allegations of improper conduct with a man in his Riffe Center office, senior Ohio House officials met with Rep. Wes Goodman to discuss "rumors and innuendo he was gay" and warn him not to have inappropriate contact with House staff. The House chief of staff and chief lawyer met with Goodman in early summer after a non-House employee provided computer or cellphone screenshots implying Goodman "was gay and not faithful to his wife," a
  
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• Brandeis University says armed suspect on campus

  21-11-2017 06:43
  
  Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts has issued a shelter-in-place order and said an armed suspect is on campus.Armed subject on campus—Take shelter—lock doors, windows, silence cell, remain quiet—Don't let anyone in room until okayed by authorities.— Brandeis University (@BrandeisU) November 21, 2017
  Brandeis University is an American private research university about 9 miles west of Boston.Stay with 10tv and 10tv.com for updates on this story.
  
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• Brandeis University lifts shelter-in-place order

  21-11-2017 06:43
  
  WALTHAM, Mass. -- Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts has lifted a shelter-in-place order that was issued late Monday.The University alerted students that an armed person was on campus.Armed subject on campus—Take shelter—lock doors, windows, silence cell, remain quiet—Don't let anyone in room until okayed by authorities.— Brandeis University (@BrandeisU) November 21, 2017
  Police say there was an armed robbery on campus. No injuries were reported.As of early Tue
  
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• One person seriously hurt after shooting east of downtown Columbus

  21-11-2017 06:16
  
  COLUMBUS -- One person is seriously hurt after a shooting east of downtown Columbus, according to Columbus Police.It happened just before midnight late Monday night near Mt Vernon Avenue & N 18th Street.Police did not have any arrests early Tuesday morning.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• Large gas line fire forces evacuations north of Detroit

  21-11-2017 05:35
  
  DETROIT, Michigan -- Fire officials in Auburn Hills, Michigan say crews in nearby Orion Township are ordering evacuations because of a large fire.The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office told local media there is a huge gas line fire and all of the 911 lines and non-emergency lines are out.No information about injuries has been released.If you live within the area North of Brown Rd and South of Judah Rd, East of Baldwin and West of Joslyn in Orion Township, Fire Personnel are ordering evacuatio
  
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• Vote on the Best Columbus Architecture of 2017

  21-11-2017 05:02
  For the third year in a row, Columbus Underground is celebrating the contemporary architectural and design talents represented in the myriad of new development proposals that have been announced over the course of the past 12 months. While other local architectural awards honor completed projects after construction has finished, ours awards takes a look at […]
  
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• Power restored after equipment causes power outage in Grandview Heights area

  21-11-2017 04:20
  
  GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio - More than 1,000 AEP customers were without power for hours in the Grandview Heights area Monday night into Tuesday.The power went out around 9 p.m. because of an equipment issue on Hess Street and was restored sometime overnight.AEP's outage map can be monitored here.
  
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• Equipment issue causes power outage in Grandview Heights area

  21-11-2017 04:20
  
  GRANDVIEW HEIGHTS, Ohio - More than 1,000 AEP customers are without power in the Grandview Heights area Monday night.The power went out around 9 p.m. because of an equipment issue on Hess Street.AEP said power is expected to be back on by 2 a.m.AEP's outage map can be monitored here.
  
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