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• Theatre Review: It’s About Time! and You Again at Short North Stage Present a Wistful Take on Growing Up and Getting By

  23-07-2016 23:30
  
  A co-production between Short North Stage and Wild Women Writing opened at Short North Stage on Thursday. Consisting of two lovely new plays written and directed by Katherine H. Burkman, It’s About Time! and You Again delve into time’s undertow on all of us. It’s About Time! is a time travel story about two couples. Jenny (Colleen Dunne) is […]
  
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• California governor denies parole for Manson cult follower

  23-07-2016 23:24
  
  California Gov. Jerry Brown denied parole Friday for Leslie Van Houten, the youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson who is serving a life sentence for killing a wealthy grocer and his wife more than 40 years ago.Brown overturned the recommendation of a parole board that found Van Houten was no longer the violent young woman who committed a gruesome murder and was now fit for release. She has completed college degrees and been a model inmate.The Democratic governor acknowledged
  
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• Boy, 12, dead after hiking in extreme heat in Phoenix

  23-07-2016 22:46
  
  A 12-year-old boy has died after he was out hiking in north Phoenix amid triple-digit temperatures.Police have identified him as Cody Flom, CBS Phoenix affiliate KPHO-TV reports. Authorities said he had two liters of water with him on the hike.Phoenix police say the boy was hiking with an adult male Friday afternoon in the Sonoran Desert Preserve when he became ill.Firefighters responded, and he was airlifted to Phoenix Children's Hospital in extremely critical condition.The boy was later pronou
  
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• AG: Remains found believed to be missing Fulton County woman

  23-07-2016 22:16
  
  Human remains found in Fulton County are believed to be missing woman Sierah Joughin, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says.The remains were found Friday night around County Road 7 in Fulton County, about three hours northwest of Columbus.Twenty-year-old Joughin was last seen Tuesday in Metamora. She was reportedly bicycling with her boyfriend, and the two parted ways.The University of Toledo, where Joughin was a student, released a statement Saturday:It is with great sadness that I write to in
  
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• Homeland Security employee caught with gun, knife arrested

  23-07-2016 20:39
  
  Authorities arrested a Department of Homeland Security employee Friday for charges related to walking into his agency's Washington headquarters with a gun, a knife, an infrared camera, pepper spray and handcuffs last month.Federal government analyst Jonathan Leigh Wienke is charged with illegally building a silencer on an unregistered pistol and having materials to build more silencers, according to the seven-count grand jury indictment unsealed Friday in U.S. District Court in Martinsburg. The
  
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• 5 things to know about Clinton veep pick Tim Kaine

  23-07-2016 20:09
  
  The veep pick is in for presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who announced Friday evening that Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine will be joining her on the general election ticket.Clinton will appear with Kaine, the Harvard-educated lawyer and career politician from Virginia, during a Miami event Saturday.Here are five important things to know about Kaine before the November election:He's never lost an electionOver a long political career, Kaine has never lost an election against his opponents.
  
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• Marion couple arrested after death of their infant daughter

  23-07-2016 18:07
  
  A Marion couple has been arrested and charged after their infant daughter died on Wednesday. Police say the 2-month-old girl died of abuse, and they consider the death a homicide.
  
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• Man dies after crashing his car into pole, tree

  23-07-2016 15:27
  
  A 27-year-old man died overnight after crashing his car on the Northeast Side. Columbus Police say that Desjaun Odom was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Impala eastbound on McCutcheon Road, west of Merwin Hill Drive, when he lost control just before 1 a.m.
  
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• Going Boldly but Keeping the Lights On

  23-07-2016 15:07
  
  Why binge old TV shows when you can wander into a big, air conditioned movie theater and see your old small-screen buddies expand to monstrous proportions? Unless you’re afraid of the dark, in which case, there is this one movie out this weekend you may want to avoid. Actually – you may want to skip […]
  
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• The Art of Yoga Finding Voice with Downtown Studio & Gallery

  23-07-2016 14:20
  
  When Ryan Bauer launched The Art of Yoga two years ago, he was ahead of the curve. He picked a quiet spot in a nondescript building to open his yoga studio / art gallery business, but new development and new residents have continued to come to live all around him, bringing more energy to the […]
  
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• Treat to Try: Simply Sweet Coffee Cake

  23-07-2016 14:15
  
  It’s embarrassing that it’s taken so long to try out HTH Market in Linworth. The little market’s gotten lots of recommendations, and it’s devoted to a good cause (Hope Thru Housing). What it took to finally put the car in park was complete desperation: it’s hard to find a good peach on a weekday. The […]
  
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• Integration requires affordable housing

  23-07-2016 14:11
  
  The Dispatch welcomes letters to the editor from readers. Typed letters of 200 words or fewer are preferred; all might be edited.
  
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• 14-year-old injured in south Columbus shooting

  23-07-2016 13:50
  
  A 14-year-old will be okay after being shot in the leg early Saturday morning in south Columbus.It happened on Hanford Street just after 5 a.m.The victim says he was walking home from the store with two friends when someone fired at them from a black truck on South 17th Street.The victim was taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest developments.
  
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• Celebrating National Ice Cream Month

  23-07-2016 13:22
  The Ohio State Fair kicks off on Wednesday and something you can eat on a hot day at the fair is ice cream.It's also National Ice Cream Month.Connie Cahill with Velvet Ice Cream shares some recipes you will be able to find at the fair this year. Political Sundaes 1 carton VELVET Elephant Ear Ice Cream (Republican)
  I jar caramel sauce, warmed
  I/2 cup raw peanuts, shelled
  Whipped cream
  Red, White and Blue decorations.In a sundae dish, place 2 scoops of ELEPHANT EAR Velvet Ice Cream.Top with warmed
  
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• Russian balloonist sets round the world record

  23-07-2016 13:20
  
  A cold and exhausted 65-year-old Russian balloonist came back to Earth safely in the Australian Outback on Saturday after claiming a new world record by flying solo around the world nonstop in 11 days, an official said.Fedor Konyukhov landed 160 kilometers (100 miles) east of the town of Northam, where he started his journey on July 12, about three hours after he flew over it on his return, flight coordinator John Wallington said.Crews in six helicopters followed the 1.6-metric-ton (1.8-ton) bal
  
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• Get Inspired to plant cold crops now

  23-07-2016 12:30
  It’s time to start planting for vegetables, like broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage.It may seem early but Horticulturist Barb Arnold explains at Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens that’s what they’re doing now.Arnold shows 10TV which plants you should be planting to have a delicious harvest in the Fall.To learn about classes at Franklin Park, click here.
  
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• The Latest: Police chief says suspect born, raised in Munich, no IS links

  23-07-2016 12:22
  
  The Latest on the shootings in Munich (all times local):12:30 p.m.Prosecutor Steinkraus Koch tells a news conference the suspect had a book titled: "Rampage in Head: Why Students Kill."Police Chief Andre says that the suspect appeared to be "obsessed with shooting rampages."___12:20 p.m.Munich police investigator Robert Heimberger said it appears that the shooter hacked a Facebook account and sent a message urging people to come to the mall for a free giveaway.The posting, sent from a young woma
  
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• Lincoln Cafe Addresses Incident with Customer Injury

  23-07-2016 12:00
  
  The Lincoln Cafe on East Long Street made national headlines this week, but not for good reasons. A Columbus Police officer was injured by glass shards in a sandwich from the cafe. While the officer was treated and released, and the police department and health department issued statements that the accident was not intentional, the […]
  
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• Death of woman this week highlights frustrations of domestic-violence cases

  23-07-2016 11:46
  
  Monique Weston's death happened despite years of effort by police and prosecutors to prevent it. That made Friday a day for bitter questions by people who work to help victims of domestic violence. The first is why her estranged husband, who now is charged with murder in her death, wasn't in jail — why he was out on bond from the most recent in a string of criminal charges from alleged attacks on his wife.
  
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• Columbus men continue to help Flint residents with water problems

  23-07-2016 11:42
  
  Though the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, doesn't get as much attention these days, some Columbus residents haven't forgotten the people there. Jaquan Yawn, 28, and Trevion Blanding, 33, have helped spearhead an effort to help Flint residents that's called Columbus4Flint. They'll travel next Saturday with a team to Flint to deliver more than 3,000 cases of bottled water and other helpful items, such as baby wipes, hand sanitizers, disinfectant and paper towels.
  
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• Staying safe & healthy in the heat of summer

  23-07-2016 11:41
  There are many things you should watch out for when the heat index gets close to alarming numbers.AARP says people often get sunburned in their cars because most people don't realize the sun is coming through the windows.The Ohio Department of Health is asking everyone to make sure babies, the elderly and people with chronic medical conditions avoid heat-related stress.It's important to remember extra water, and to spend limited time in the sun to avoid heat exhaustion or heat stroke.Some sympto
  
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• Floods kill at least 112 across China, leave scores missing

  23-07-2016 11:27
  
  Torrential rains that swept through China this week have left at least 112 people dead and 91 others missing.Various provincial governments reported the figures on Saturday, after the rains this week flooded streams, triggered landslides and destroyed homes.The northern province of Hebei has been hit the hardest, with authorities there saying 72 people were killed and 78 missing.In the Hebei city of Xingtai alone, 25 people were killed and another 13 were missing.Daxian village in Xingtai was ne
  
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• Court: Birth control mandate violates religious rights

  23-07-2016 10:28
  
  A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Missouri lawmaker who cited religious objections while challenging the inclusion of birth control coverage in his government-provided health insurance.State Sen. Paul Wieland said Friday that the ruling , while applying only to his family, could serve as a guide for others seeking to challenge the application of a section of President Barack Obama's health care law that requires insurers to include coverage of contraceptives."I think this sets a precedent,
  
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• Grandview dogs parks

  23-07-2016 10:04
  Brady Smith walks Brinkley, the family's Golden Doodle, with his children Evey, 9, and Emery, 7, through Wyman Woods and C. Ray Buck Sports Park in Grandview Heights. The park has posted signs that prohibit dogs.
  
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• Man with Down syndrome fulfills dream of graduating from Clemson

  23-07-2016 07:04
  
  CBS NEWS - For 20 years, Danny Holcombe and his wife Sue kept a secret from their son. They never told Rion, who has Down syndrome, that there were some things in life he would never be able to do.Which is why, when some of Rion's friends left for college, he just figured he would go too. His parents say he even picked the college."He just started telling people he was going to go to Clemson," says Sue. When asked if they braced him for disappointment, Danny said they tried to explain the situat
  
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• Famous 'Shawshank' oak falls

  23-07-2016 06:45
  
  CNN - One of the most famous trees in cinematic history is gone. The white oak from the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" has fallen in Mansfield, Ohio.The oak made its debut in 1994 near the movie's end when Morgan Freeman's character, the recently paroled prisoner Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding, follows clues to the tree's location. There he digs up and opens a box buried near the base containing a letter and cash to buy a bus ticket to see Andy Dufresne, an old friend who had escaped from prison and
  
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• Phoenix sewer backup complaint leads to gruesome discovery

  23-07-2016 05:09
  
  Police say human remains found in a Phoenix wastewater sewer line included bones and likely were too large to have been flushed down a toilet.Other entry points for the sewer system include manholes and homes' cleanout caps.However, Officer James Holmes says it's not known how the remains got into the sewer line where they were found Wednesday night by workers investigating a complaint about sewer water backing up.Police on Thursday completed a search of the sewer line, and the remains have been
  
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• Issue 1

  23-07-2016 05:09
  Columbus-area developers and business titans are lining up heavily against Issue 1, giving the anti-ward campaign a 3-to-1 financial advantage over the group trying to change the Columbus City Council. Meanwhile, an out-of-state political action committee gave nearly $20,000 worth of canvassing and legal services to the pro-Issue 1 group.
  
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• Three Florida men charged with trying to help ISIS

  23-07-2016 05:06
  
  Three Florida men have been charged with trying to provide information to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).Federal officials announced Friday Gregory Hubbard, aka Jibreel, 52, of West Palm Beach; Darren Arness Jackson, also known as Daoud, 50, also of West Palm Beach; and Dayne Atani Christian, also known as Shakur, 31, of Lake Park are under arrest."Individuals seeking to travel and take up arms with ISIS pose a threat to the United States and humanity across the globe," U.S. Attorney
  
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• Woman searching for owner of wedding band found in Columbus

  23-07-2016 05:04
  A Central Ohio woman found a small, sentimental treasure and contacted 10TV to try and return it to its rightful owner.Maureen, who asked us not to use her last name, was in a crosswalk at S. 3rd Street and E. Town Street in Columbus when a glimmer caught her eye.She bent down to see what it was and discovered it was a gold wedding band.Maureen picked it up, but not for keeps.She hopes to return the ring to the person who first put it on 41 years ago.If after watching the story, you think you kn
  
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• Chillicothe Mayor to speak at Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia

  23-07-2016 04:58
  Chillicothe's new mayor will take center stage at the Democratic National Convention next week, and the call came to him as a complete shock.“Somebody said the other day, ‘he's got fresh legs’, and I thought well, some days I don't feel like I've got fresh legs,” Chillicothe Mayor Luke Feeney said.At 36-years-old, with a six-month-old son at home and not even a year on the job, Feeney is already preparing to not only put himself but his city in the national spotlight.&ldq
  
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• Father, son charged with murder in Fayette County

  23-07-2016 04:43
  
  A father and son have been charged with murder according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.German Posadas-Cruz, 49, and 30-year-old German Cruz Jr. are both being held in a jail outside of Ohio and face an extradition hearing.The arrest is connected to a homicide investigation at an apartment complex in Yatesville.Authorities have no identified the victim nor the cause of death at this time.The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation is still very active.
  
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• Ex-KKK leader David Duke runs for senate: 'My time has come'

  23-07-2016 04:40
  
  Declaring "the climate of this country has moved in my direction," white supremacist David Duke registered Friday for Louisiana's U.S. Senate race, saying he was partially spurred by the recent shooting deaths of three law enforcement officers by a black man."I believe my time has come," the former Ku Klux Klan leader said after submitting his paperwork for the ballot. He added: "The people of this country, the patriotic, decent, God-fearing people of this country are now right with me."Duke's c
  
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• Keeping students safe in the high heats of summer

  23-07-2016 04:33
  The heat can be overwhelming and that's just standing outside.Imagine that coupled with marching and carrying an instrument.That is exactly what the Watkins Memorial Marching Band battled Friday."There have been a few issues here and there but usually, they just needed a quick break, find some shade, get a quick water and then they were able to get back in," Assistant Director of Bands Phillip Showalter said.Showalter said he's also mindful of the hottest part of the day.He runs footwork drills
  
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• Autopsy rules infant's death murder over Benadryl levels

  23-07-2016 04:06
  
  The death of a 4-month-old baby at an unlicensed home daycare in Connecticut has been ruled a homicide after toxicology reports found high levels of Benadryl in the infant's system.Police in Fairfield say they're investigating the March 22 death of Adam Seagull of Shelton. An autopsy has concluded the baby died from acute diphenhydramine intoxication.Babysitter indicted in Reynoldsburg child’s lethal Benadryl overdoseHis death was initially ruled an accident from Sudden Infant Death Syndro
  
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• Firefighters take shorter shifts to combat higher temps

  23-07-2016 03:52
  A mid-morning rain on Friday set the stage for a hot and muggy afternoon. 10TV meteorologists expect the heat index to feel as hot at 100 degrees.One group of people who really feel the burn is EMS workers. Firefighters and paramedics often have to wear heavy uniforms and equipment in order to do their jobs.“It's cumbersome; it's very hot,” Perry Radi, a firefighter and paramedic for Jackson Township said.Radi said it can be difficult to cool off when fighting a fire and wearing prot
  
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• Toddler fights for life after being left in hot car

  23-07-2016 03:19
  
  Police say a toddler in Alabama is fighting for her life after being found unconscious in a hot car in Birmingham.Birmingham police Lt. Sean Edwards tells CBS affiliate WIAT-TV the 1-year-old girl was found Thursday afternoon after being left in the car in downtown Birmingham."The reality is that there shouldn't be that much in your life that will have you so occupied that you will leave your 1-year-old child in a car, extremely hot, like a hot day, like a summer day, today," Edwards told WIAT-T
  
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• Analysts say Donald Trump sold fear, not facts, in acceptance speech

  23-07-2016 02:56
  
  When Richard Nixon unveiled his “law and order” theme at the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, the nation that year had witnessed the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, several race riots that destroyed portions of major cities and growing rancorous protests over the Vietnam War.
  
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• Hillary Clinton chooses Va. Sen. Tim Kaine as running mate

  23-07-2016 02:19
  
  Hillary Clinton named Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her vice presidential running mate Friday, adding a centrist former governor of a crucial battleground state to the Democratic ticket.In a text message to supporters, the presumptive Democratic nominee said, "I'm thrilled to tell you this first: I've chosen Sen. Tim Kaine as my running mate."On Twitter a few seconds later, Clinton described Kaine as "a man who's devoted his life to fighting for others." She called him "a relentless optimist who be
  
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• Video: Best Bites Tacos 2016

  23-07-2016 02:13
  
  Taste all of the best tacos in Columbus, all under one roof for one night only! Best Bites: Tacos takes place on Thursday, August 18th from 6pm-10pm in the newly renovated and expanded Strongwater event space. The 2016 edition of Best Bites: Tacos will feature samples from: Condado, Bakersfield, The Point Bar & Grill , Phatt Taco, ACRE, Dos Hermanos, The Kitchen, Gallerie Bar […]
  
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• Video shows cop in violent confrontation with motorist

  23-07-2016 01:40
  
  Patrol car video publicly released Thursday shows a white Austin, Texas, police officer violently throwing a black woman to the ground during a traffic stop, followed by another white officer telling her black people have "violent tendencies" and whites are justifiably afraid.Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo condemned both officers' actions. He called the officer's comments on the video "disturbing" and said a criminal investigation has been opened against the officer who arrested Breaion King.Th
  
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• North Miami officer who shot unarmed caregiver ID'd

  23-07-2016 01:14
  
  City officials have identified the North Miami officer who shot an unarmed black caregiver and say another officer is suspended for making "conflicting statements" about the shooting, reports CBS Miami.City Manager Larry Spring Jr. said Friday that Officer Jonathan Aledda, 30, a member of the department's SWAT team, fired and struck Charles Kinsey. Commander Emile Hollant is suspended without pay. Spring declined to give specifics but said Hollant allegedly fabricated information about Monday's
  
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• Woman says Ezekiel Elliott assaulted her

  23-07-2016 01:02
  A woman called Columbus police this morning to report that her boyfriend, former Ohio State running back and current Dallas Cowboy Ezekiel Elliott, had assaulted her this morning and several previous few days. However, several people told police that Elliott did not attack the woman this morning.
  
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• Body found in Whitehall pond identified as homeless woman

  23-07-2016 00:22
  
  A body found in a Whitehall pond Thursday afternoon has been identified as a 49-year-old woman.
  
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• Colorado town's water may be tainted with marijuana chemical

  23-07-2016 00:20
  
  Authorities say they found signs that a water well had been tampered with after preliminary tests showed the psychoactive chemical inmarijuana was present in the drinking water of a small Colorado town.The entire town of Hugo, about 100 miles southeast of Denver in eastern Colorado, was told Thursday not to drink the water or shower in it because of evidence of THC, marijuana's main intoxicating ingredient, CBS Colorado Spring affiliate KKTV reported.Lincoln County Public Health Director Susan K
  
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