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• Scholastic shooting championships give young athletes a shot at a title

  16-07-2016 23:17
  
  From a distance, the young athletes and their families could have been participating in big-time club-sports tournament Saturday, with crowds of people and colorful team banners and concessions tents outlined against a stunning blue sky. But, get closer, and the steady pop-pop-pop of shotgun fire, plus sponsor banners for Glock and Ruger instead of Nike, plus ear protection and safety glasses instead of shinguards, made it clear this wasn't a typical youth-sports shindig.
  
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• Tragedy after 8-year-old Florida boy finds gun in home

  16-07-2016 23:08
  
  An 8-year-old Florida boy is dead after police say he accidentally shot himself in the chest with a handgun.Port Orange police say Christopher Scurry Jr. and his 12-year-old brother were in their home Friday with their 80-year-old great grandfather when it appears Christopher shot himself with a 9 mm handgun.His brother performed CPR, but Christopher died at the hospital an hour later, CBS affiliate WKMG reported.Police Chief Thomas Grimaldi said it is unclear where Christopher found the gun, bu
  
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• Were recent U.S. terror attacks fueled by online hate?

  16-07-2016 21:08
  
  A downside to the Internet boom of the past two decades has been the growing presence of bigotry and hate online.The night five police officers were gunned down in Dallas, Texas, an extremist group called the African American Defense League posted this message online: "We must kill white police officers across the country."One of the group's followers was Micah Johnson, the Dallas gunman."People have more access to hate, and people feel more emboldened to project that hate," said Oren Segal, who
  
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• Arrest made in theft from unmarked Columbus police car

  16-07-2016 20:58
  
  A 34-year-old Ohio man has been arrested in connection with the theft of an M16 rifle, a handgun and two ballistic vests from an unmarked Columbus police car. The Columbus Dispatch reports Craig Stewart was charged with two counts of felony theft after police say surveillance video showed him and another man pulling off the heist.
  
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• Arrest made in theft from Columbus police car

  16-07-2016 20:58
  
  A 34-year-old Ohio man has been arrested in connection with the theft of an M16 rifle, a handgun and two ballistic vests from an unmarked Columbus police car. The Columbus Dispatch reports Craig Stewart was charged with two counts of felony theft after police say surveillance video showed him and another man pulling off the heist.
  
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• Doctors issue a warning about how to avoid "Pokemon Go" injuries

  16-07-2016 20:29
  
  Catching a Pokemon a day does not keep the doctor away. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has issued a warning for those who are walking around transfixed with the mobile game sensation "Pokemon Go" -- be aware of your surroundings and walk carefully to avoid serious injury."We love that these games are bringing children and adults outdoors and encouraging exercise," Dr. Alan S. Hilibrand," AAOS spokesperson and a Philadelphia-based orthopedic surgeon, said in a press release. "But we
  
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• PromoWest Fest Kicks Off to a Roaring Start

  16-07-2016 20:20
  
  A trip into the mind of Wayne Coyne brought day one of the inaugural PromoWest Fest to a close as The Flaming Lips brought their psychedelic live show to rain confetti, balloons and mind-expanding pop-rock onto McFerson Commons. The Oklahoma band were the perfect headliners to kick-start what thus far seems to be an expertly […]
  
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• U.S. college student missing after Nice, France, attack

  16-07-2016 20:11
  
  An American college student was missing after the deadly truck attack in Nice, France, which injured at least three other students in the same program.Also, an Austin-area father and son who were vacationing with their family are among those who died in the attack, relatives said Friday.The University of California, Berkeley, said on Friday that junior Nick Leslie, 20, was unaccounted for after the Thursday night massacre that killed at least 84 people.Leslie was among 85 Berkeley students atten
  
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• Indicted Columbus-area elections chief placed on leave

  16-07-2016 17:02
  
  A county elections director in Ohio who was indicted on charges of theft and tampering with evidence has been placed on administrative leave. The Columbus Dispatch reports the Franklin County's elections board says Director William Anthony Jr. was suspended with pay until the board's Aug. 1 meeting.
  
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• Low-key Trump intro for 'my partner,' running mate Pence

  16-07-2016 16:59
  
  Donald Trump introduced Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate on Saturday, calling him "my partner in this campaign" and his first and best choice to join him on a winning Republican presidential ticket.Skipping the traditional massive rally in favor of a low-key announcement in a Manhattan hotel, Trump tried to draw a sharp contrast between Pence, a soft-spoken conservative, and Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate. In fact, he spent about as much time lambasting Clinton
  
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• LIVE: Donald Trump introduces Mike Pence as running mate

  16-07-2016 16:59
  
  WATCH LIVE: Donald Trump introduces his pick for running mate during a press conference.Trump has selected Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to be his running mate.The presumptive Republican nominee made the initial announcement Friday on Twitter.I am pleased to announce that I have chosen Governor Mike Pence as my Vice Presidential running mate. News conference tomorrow at 11:00 A.M.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 15, 2016
  A day ago, Trump said he would delay his decision in the wake of t
  
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• Motorcycle passenger dies after being struck by car on Route 161

  16-07-2016 16:15
  
  A 45-year-old woman died Saturday morning after the motorcycle she was a passenger on was struck by a car. Michelle Baier, of Columbus, was riding on the back of a motorcycle on Route 161 at 1:44 a.m. Saturday when a car struck the bike from behind at the intersection with Buenos Aires Boulevard, according to police.
  
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• 23-year-old woman dies after crashing car on I-70 eastbound

  16-07-2016 16:04
  
  A 23-year-old woman died after crashing her car on Interstate 70 Saturday morning. Tykeish Hay was eastbound on I-70 at 1:43 a.m. when her car left the highway and struck a concrete wall near Alum Creek Dr., according to Columbus police.
  
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• New Short North Shop Combines Interior Design and Underwear

  16-07-2016 15:30
  
  What do men’s underwear and interior design have in common? They are the passions of two Columbus residents and business partners, Rob Lyons and Bret Baden. The pair combined their interests to create Manhood, which opened recently at 1127 North High St in the Short North. The pair acquired the storefront — which used to […]
  
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• Five Kinds of Local Sauerkraut are Ready for Your Sampling Pleasure

  16-07-2016 15:00
  
  Five years ago, a local food company was born with a mission to improve digestive health through the ingestion of a popular probiotic fermented food: sauerkraut. In the time since its launch, Krazy Kraut has become a go-to staple for those seeking our healthy local foods in local grocery stores. “The ingredients are chopped, not […]
  
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• Columbus ready to woo campaign media

  16-07-2016 13:01
  Experience Columbus will take its custom Airstream tailer "mobile media lounge" to campaign events in and around central Ohio this summer and fall. The wrap for the trailer was designed by Columbus College of Art & Design students.
  
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• French prosecutors: 5 in custody related to Nice attack

  16-07-2016 12:56
  
  The Paris prosecutor's office says that five people are in custody following the deadly truck attack in the French resort city of Nice. The office released no additional information about the arrests; it was unclear who was in custody or why. Messages seeking further details were not returned. Eighty-four people were killed and 200 more wounded when Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel slammed his vehicle into a throng of fireworks spectators on Nice's seaside boulevard.The identities of most of those brou
  
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• Obama: All parties in Turkey should support Erdogan gov't

  16-07-2016 12:52
  
  President Barack Obama is urging all parties in Turkey to support the democratically-elected government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH'-jehp TY'-ihp UR'-doh-wahn).He's urging them to show restraint and avoid any violence or bloodshed amid a military takeover of the key NATO ally.The White House says Obama spoke by phone with Secretary of State John Kerry.Kerry says the U.S. views with gravest concern events unfolding in Turkey and officials are monitoring "a very fluid situation."Kerry s
  
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• Get inspired to discover native plants

  16-07-2016 12:34
  Get inspired to discover native plants.10TV’s Karina Nova visited Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens to learn which flowers are native to Central Ohio and why you should try to plant them in your garden.You can find information about Franklin Park Gardening and Environment Classes here.
  
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• Motorcycle passenger dies in Blendon Township crash

  16-07-2016 12:12
  
  The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred early Saturday morning.It happened on State Route 161 at Buenos Aires Boulevard in Blendon Township around 1:45 a.m.The motorcycle was heading west when it was hit by a car from behind.The driver of the motorcycle has been upgraded to non-life threatening condition.The motorcycle passenger died at the scene.The driver of the car was not injured.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest developments.
  
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• Pike County 'village' brings Old West to life

  16-07-2016 11:38
  
  BEAVER — The man everyone calls "Frog" set his tin cup of Mountain Dew on the wooden porch rail and mounted his favorite horse, an old Tennessee Walker named Charlie. "The pig. Anybody seen Pig-Pig?" he asked. The cowboys standing all around him shook their heads. So Frog — he is 53-year-old Mike Montgomery, but few know him by that — chomped on his cigar, gave his horse a tap and said to no one in particular, "I'm going to go and find me a pig."
  
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• Like Gordon Gee, Ohio State President Dr. Michael V. Drake has own style

  16-07-2016 11:34
  
  Stepping onto a bus Thursday to greet a group of Buckeyes about to embark on an outreach tour of the state, Ohio State University President Dr. Michael V. Drake gave the expected greeting: “O-H!" "I-O!" the crowd responded. At that, Drake turned as if to leave, joking: “That’s pretty much my message.” That drew a laugh that’s typical of Drake’s public interactions. He’s quick with a self-deprecating quip, and his addresses tend to be brisk and concise.
  
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• Islamic State says its 'soldier' behind Nice truck attack

  16-07-2016 11:05
  
  An Islamic State-run media outlet says the man who barreled his truck into a crowd in the French coastal city of Nice is a "soldier" of the group.The Aamaq news agency on Saturday cited a "security source" as saying the attacker "carried out the operation in response to calls to target the citizens of coalition countries fighting the Islamic State."The statement did not name the attacker, and the language implied that he may have acted independently. There is no evidence IS was involved in plann
  
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• Agumboot music festival to celebrate its first year this Friday

  16-07-2016 10:56
  When: 4 p.m.-12 a.m. Friday, July 15. Where: Dunham Tavern Museum, 6709 Euclid Ave., Cleveland OH 44103. P erformers: Saintseneca, Mimicking Birds, Varsity & more.
  
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• Clinton urges support for Turkish president

  16-07-2016 10:10
  
  Hillary Clinton is expressing support for the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH'-jehp TY'-ihp UR'-doh-wahn) after an attempted military coup rocked Turkey's capital. The Democratic presidential candidate is urging "calm and respect for laws, institutions, and basic human rights and freedoms - and support for the democratically elected civilian government." She says, "All parties should work to avoid further violence and bloodshed, and the safety of American citizens and d
  
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• Fatal crash closes part of I-70 E

  16-07-2016 09:48
  
  I-70 Eastbound was closed from I-71 to East Livingston Avenue due to a fatal crash.It happened around 1:45 a.m. Saturday.Columbus police were on the scene.The road reopened around 4:30 a.m.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest developments.
  
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• Deadly crash closes part of I-70 E

  16-07-2016 09:48
  
  I-70 Eastbound was closed from I-71 to East Livingston Avenue due to a fatal crash.It happened around 1:45 a.m. Saturday.Columbus police were on the scene of a single-vehicle crash.Officers said 23-year-old Tykeish Hay was heading eastbound on I-70 near Alum Creek Drive when she went off the left side of the wall and hit a concrete wall.Her vehicle then went back across all of the eastbound lanes of traffic and hit a guardrail before finally stopping on the shoulder.The road reopened around 4:30
  
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• Rooftop decks a popular amenity on urban residential buildings

  16-07-2016 06:56
  In the past few years, rooftop terraces have gone from novel to common on new urban apartment and condo buildings crunched for outdoor space. "We knew we had to have some exterior space," said Kevin Lykens, the developer of the WonderBread Lofts in Italian Village.
  
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• Concert review | With Ryan Adams, PromoWest Fest off to a great start

  16-07-2016 05:40
  
  Ryan Adams looked out under the marbled dusk sky over McFerson Commons Park last night and sized up the sea of faces before him, surmising they all came down from the condos and apartments surrounding the archway park because they couldn’t hear the Food Network over the music. Adams was the next-to-last act on the bigger of the park’s two stages appearing on the first of three nights during the inaugural “PromoWest Fest.”
  
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• Man charged with stealing guns from Columbus police car

  16-07-2016 05:16
  
  Surveillance video led to the arrest on Friday of a Hamilton Township man who is accused of breaking into an unmarked Columbus police car and stealing guns and body armor. Craig Stewart, 34, of Cherrydale Avenue, is charged with two counts of felony theft.
  
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• Woman found to spread Zika virus through sex for first time

  16-07-2016 04:50
  
  A New York City woman infected her male partner with Zika virus through sex, the first time female-to-male transmission of the germ has been documented.Zika is usually spread by mosquitoes, and health officials have known for some time that men can spread it through sex. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the case Friday and updated its advice for pregnant women.The CDC now advises them to use protection if their sex partner has traveled to a Zika-infected region, whether th
  
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• Kasich to speak at NAACP gathering, Trump skipping it

  16-07-2016 04:45
  
  Ohio Gov. John Kasich won't speak at the Republican National Convention where Donald Trump is set to become his party's presidential nominee, but he will speak to the NAACP national convention that Trump is bypassing.Emmalee Kalmbach, a Kasich spokeswoman, confirmed Friday to The Associated Press that Kasich will speak in Cincinnati on Sunday, the day before the RNC begins across the state in Cleveland.Kasich has declined to endorse Trump and doesn't plan to take part in GOP convention floor pro
  
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• Former Vanderbilt football player sentenced in dorm rape case

  16-07-2016 04:40
  
  A former Vanderbilt football player was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison after he was convicted of taking part in the gang rape of an unconscious female student.Davidson County Criminal Court Judge Monte Watkins handed down the sentence for Cory Batey after the victim in the case said her life has been shattered as a result of the rape.The woman was a neuroscience and economics major when she was assaulted in a dorm on the Nashville campus in June of 2013. In all, four former football play
  
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• Officials say they have plans in place to keep Franklin County Fair safe

  16-07-2016 04:36
  In less than 24 hours, the Franklin County Fair will kick off in Hilliard.Some could call it one of the safest fairgrounds because of its unique location right next to the Hilliard Police Department.“We met several months ago, probably within the first week I was here to talk about security on the grounds,” Rod Garnett, fairground co-manager, said. “We have what we feel is an adequate plan in place.”Garnett wouldn't share their plan, but he is the former police chief for
  
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• Sheriff: Naked couple arrested on stolen lawn mower

  16-07-2016 04:11
  
  Authorities have arrested a couple accused of riding naked on a stolen lawn mower in Missouri.Jasper County sheriff's Det. Tim Williams said a 55-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman admitted that they rode the lawn mower home naked after their clothing was stolen while they skinny dipped in a creek northwest of Joplin.The Joplin Globe reports that authorities arrested the pair Tuesday morning on suspicion of stealing after finding them at a house with the riding mower parked in the front yard.W
  
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• Still unclear what caused explosion at Reynoldsburg apartment complex

  16-07-2016 03:40
  
  Truro Township Fire Chief Steve Hein said the cause of an explosion at a Reynoldsburg apartment complex, which occurred shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday and demolished the apartment complex’s stand-alone maintenance building, has not been determined. No one was injured. Officials at Columbia Gas now say it was not a natural-gas leak.
  
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• Man playing 'Pokemon Go' at police station arrested on outstanding warrant

  16-07-2016 03:16
  
  A Michigan man with a warrant for his arrest has been taken into custody after showing up at a Detroit-area police station while playing the "Pokemon Go" game.The Detroit News reports that Milford police say the 26-year-old, who was wearing pajama pants, rode a bike to the Milford station Thursday.Police Chief Tom Lindberg says officers recognized him because they've had contact with him in previous years. He was booked on a warrant for missing a court date and released. The newspaper says he wa
  
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• 'Joe Show' of Q-FM dies unexpectedly at 56

  16-07-2016 02:57
  
  He was known to his listeners as "Joe Show" and had a 27-year run on WLVQ (96.3 FM), playing classic rock during the afternoon drive time. Joseph M. Pasternak, 56, died unexpectedly, said Chris Forgy, general manager of WLVQ-FM and president of Saga Communications, which owns the station. "It's been a tough day for us," Forgy said. "Joe was, without question, the acclaimed heart and soul of Q-FM."
  
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• Health officials warn of powerful heroin mixture

  16-07-2016 02:52
  The Hamilton County Heroin Coalition issued a warning about the drug Friday - two days after local emergency rooms reported a spike in overdose cases. The coalition will release more information about the drug at a 2 p.m. news conference.
  
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• Man accused of raping 2 women at knifepoint indicted by grand jury

  16-07-2016 02:13
  
  DNA evidence has linked a 28-year-old man to two rapes that happened in August 2015.Jjmar Patterson was indicted in connection with two rapes that occurred on August 4 and August 30, 2015.“This man held a knife to his victims and threatened to kill both of them prior to their rapes in the same month,” Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said.O’Brien said testing from both of the victim’s sexual assault exam kit linked the DNA back to Patterson.Patterson has been
  
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• Longtime Columbus radio personality "Joe Show" dies at 56

  16-07-2016 00:14
  
  Columbus Radio Group’s Qfm96 announced the passing of afternoon on-air personality and Columbus radio icon, Joe Pasternak, better known to the radio world as "Joe Show." He was 56.“Joe Show’s radio family is heartbroken with the news of his passing,” said Chris Forgy, President/GM of the CRG.“Joe Show was the face of Qfm96 and represented the Q family as only he could. Everyone who knew Joe has their own special memory and undoubtedly their own Joe-story. He will fo
  
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