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• Hoboken train crash investigation slowed by damage at New Jersey station

  01-10-2016 23:02
  
  The search for answers continues into why a commuter train crashed through a station barrier in Hoboken, New Jersey, on Thursday morning.One person was killed. More than 100 others were injured.Officials are talking with members of the train crew but haven’t yet interviewed the engineer, and work continues to recover one of the train’s data recorders.CBS News’ Kris Van Cleave reports that because of damage at the train station and potential asbestos contamination at the crash s
  
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• Man with knife dead after struggle with California police

  01-10-2016 22:47
  
  A man armed with a knife and later reported to be bipolar died after a struggle with Pasadena police officers who were called to an apartment following reports of a disturbance early Friday.Police did not reveal the name of the man who died, but several family members identified him as Reginald Thomas, a father of eight.In a 911 recording released late Friday, a male caller told the dispatcher that his brother Reginald was high and holding a knife under his armpit, but had not threatened those i
  
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• Election board: Article alleging voter fraud is fake

  01-10-2016 22:17
  
  An article posted on the Christian Times website stated that a Columbus electrical worker found a dozen sealed ballot boxes filled with thousands of ballots for the Nov. 8 election. The ballots contained votes for Hillary Clinton and other Democratic candidates, the report stated.
  
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• Boy, 6, dies days after South Carolina School shooting

  01-10-2016 22:10
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A coroner says a 6-year-old boy has died days after he was critically wounded in a school shooting in South Carolina.Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore said Jacob Hall died about 1 p.m. Saturday. Jacob had been fighting for his life at a hospital since the shooting Wednesday at Townville Elementary School. A bullet struck Hall in a main artery in his leg, causing him to lose a lot of blood.Authorities say another student and a first-grade teacher were also shot when a 14-year-o
  
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• Barrett sets record, Ohio State blows out Rutgers 58-0

  01-10-2016 21:53
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- J.T. Barrett broke the school record for career touchdown passes with the third of his four TD tosses Saturday, No. 2 Ohio State's stifling defense forced Rutgers to punt on each of its 10 drives and the surging Buckeyes romped to a 58-0 victory.Barrett was 21 for 29 for 238 yards before giving way to backup Joe Burrow near the end of the third quarter. He now has 59 TD passes in 27 career games for Ohio State.Freshman tailback Mike Weber continued to cement his place in the Oh
  
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• Concert Preview: Bronze Radio Return

  01-10-2016 21:16
  
  Hartford-based American indie/roots rock outfit Bronze Radio Return will take the stage Saturday night at the Rumba Cafe. Their bright, sing-a-long-worthy first single, “Light Me Up”, seems as if it was almost intentionally written as soundtrack material. TV has certainly taken the bait – it’s been featured in promos for the new Showtime original series, […]
  
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• 3 suspects wearing “Anonymous” masks arrested on theft and weapons charges

  01-10-2016 20:25
  
  Westerville Police responded to suspicious activity of in the area of Kim Court and E. College Avenue early Friday morning. Neighbors told police the groups of suspects were seen wearing “Anonymous” masks. Officers arrived to find several vehicles parked in the area had been broken into. Police later caught up with individuals matching the suspect description in the area. Following a brief feet chase, two of the suspects 19-year-old Gerald W. Parks, of Groveportand 18-year-old, Phab
  
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• WATCH: Earle Bruce dots the "i" before the Ohio State-Rutgers game

  01-10-2016 18:36
  Former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce took his place in one of the most memorable traditions in college athletics Saturday.Bruce dotted the “i” in Script Ohio Saturday before the Ohio State-Rutgers homecoming game, joining the likes of Woody Hayes, Bob Hope and Jack Nicklaus.“I never thought this would happen to me,” Bruce said just moments after coming off the field. “Oh, this is everything.”Bruce was recognized for his service to the university and fo
  
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• WATCH: Ohio State Marching Band halftime show – ‘Buckeyes on Broadway’ | OSU vs Rutgers

  01-10-2016 16:56
  
  The Ohio State Marching band celebrated Broadway mega-hits from the last 20 years during their halftime show of the Ohio State-Rutgers game.The band’s performance included songs from the musicals Wicked, Spamalot, Hamilton and The Lion King. --- Songs: Wicked: No One Mourns The Wicked/Defying GravitySpamalot: Knights of the Round Table/Always Loon On The Bright Side of LifeHamilton: The Room Where It Happens/My ShotThe Lion King: Hakuna Matata
  
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• Chillicothe police issue warning after 12 people overdose on lethal dose of heroin

  01-10-2016 16:23
  
  Police in Chillicothe and Ross County issued a warning late Friday after 12 people overdosed on a potentially lethal dose of heroin mixed with an unknown in a short time period. There was one fatal overdose, police said. The Chillicothe Gazette reported the man who fatally overdosed was in his 60s.
  
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• Lancaster man killed in Fairfield County car crash

  01-10-2016 16:07
  
  A 60-year-old Lancaster man was killed Friday afternoon after a two-vehicle car crash in Fairfield County. The Ohio Highway Patrol post in Lancaster reported that Rudy J. Hill, 18 of Lancaster, was driving northbound on Route 188 when his 1998 Ford Ranger went left of center and hit Larry E. Miller.
  
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• Officer shoots, kills murder suspect

  01-10-2016 14:45
  
  Columbus police say an officer fatally shot a murder suspect who was seen with a gun in his jacket before he ran from police and was ordered to stop in a confrontation with officers. Police say officers caught up to the 20-year-old man late Friday morning behind a home in an east side neighborhood that abuts Interstate 270.
  
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• Ohio State Highway Patrol investigating deadly two-vehicle crash

  01-10-2016 13:50
  
  The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash involving two vehicles in Pleasant Township.It happened Friday afternoon on SR 188.An 18-year-old was driving northbound and went left of center, hitting a 60-year-old man. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.The 18-year-old was taken to the hospital to be treated for his injuries.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest developments.
  
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• El Chapo's sons suspected to be behind deadly ambush in Mexico

  01-10-2016 13:36
  
  The sons of imprisoned drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman were likely behind a brazen ambush on a military convoy using grenades and high-powered guns that left five soldiers dead and 10 wounded on Friday, officials said.
  The attack in Mexico’s northern Sinaloa state left two military vehicles completely burned out and dead soldiers scattered across a highway. It was apparently launched to free a wounded drug suspect being transported in an ambulance guarded by the convoy.
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• Movie review | 'Masterminds': Odd comedy flawed but full of laughs

  01-10-2016 12:54
  Now showing at the Arena Grand, Columbus 10 at Westpointe, Crosswoods, Dublin Village 18, Easton 30, Georgesville Square 16, Grove City 14, Lennox 24, Movies 16 Gahanna, Movie Tavern at Mill Run, Pickerington, Polaris 18 and River Valley theaters You'll find much merriment in the lightweight and silly comedy "Masterminds," which is astonishingly based on the true story of one of the largest cash robberies in the United States. Also, Galifianakis sports a variety of insane wigs and 'dos - from a
  
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• Police search for west Columbus double shooting suspect

  01-10-2016 12:44
  
  Police are searching for a suspect after a double shooting in west Columbus early Saturday morning.It happened in the 700 block of Countrybrook Drive East after 1 a.m.Police say two brothers, an 18-year-old and a 22-year-old, were approached by a group of men, and the 18-year-old was punched in the face when they tried to leave.An unknown suspect then fired several shots at them, hitting them both.Both brothers are expected to survive after driving themselves to the hospital.Stay with 10TV and 1
  
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• Powell Welcomes Ohio’s First Woodworking Studio

  01-10-2016 12:40
  
  Board & Brush Creative Studio, the first shop of its kind to open in Ohio, is a woodworking workshop that hosts events and informative classes to help customers create their own personalized wood signs. The space has officially been open just over a month and is already booked through December. Owner Megan Gropp explained the […]
  
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• Rogue Fitness Opens Distribution Portion of New facility in Milo-Grogan

  01-10-2016 12:39
  
  Today, Rogue Fitness begins distribution operations in 200,000 square feet of its new 600,000 square foot facility at the corner of East Fifth and Cleveland Avenues. Construction on the facility began in 2015, with the manufacturing portion set to open on November 1, headquarters set to open January 1, and full transition to be completed […]
  
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• US official: Hackers targeted election systems of 20 states

  01-10-2016 12:20
  
  A Homeland Security Department official says hackers have targeted the voter registration systems of more than 20 states in recent months.The official was not authorized to speak publicly on the subject and spoke on condition of anonymity.The FBI last month warned state officials to improve their election security after hackers targeted systems in Illinois and Arizona.FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers this week that the agency is looking "very, very hard" at Russian hackers who may try to
  
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• Family, friends rally around Logan County man injured in tractor accident

  01-10-2016 12:09
  
  WEST LIBERTY — Cindee Boyd had almost finished scrambling the eggs for her 9-year-old son’s lunch when her cellphone buzzed with a call from her husband. She answered, but he wasn’t there. Just an accidental dial, she figured, since Scott Boyd was out mowing along the fence row of their 20 acres in rural Logan County that Friday afternoon. She texted him: Hello. Did u need something?
  
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• South Side housing complex to include job training

  01-10-2016 11:55
  
  In the past few years, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has hired 325 employees from the South Side neighborhood it calls home. It may be hiring more. The hospital plans to open a job-training program at a new $12 million low- and moderate-income housing complex rising on the South Side less than a mile from the hospital.
  
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• Talk of sex tapes take presidential campaign on sordid turn

  01-10-2016 11:54
  
  Donald Trump is encouraging voters to check out a "sex tape" featuring the former beauty queen with whom he's feuding. Hillary Clinton's campaign is suggesting that a better rental is the adult film in which Trump himself appears.Even some Trump supporters are worrying that their candidate's latest outburst could further hurt him among female voters.Trump's tweet apparently refers to a Spanish reality show in 2005 in which former Miss Universe Alicia Machado was a contestant and appeared on came
  
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• More enlist private coach for college search

  01-10-2016 11:49
  
  Parents with means long have been able to spend extra to give their children a boost — think voice lessons, soccer camps and math tutors. In recent years, a lot more central Ohio parents have asked, why not a college-application coach? The standard term is “independent educational consultant,” and while they have been relatively common on the East and West coasts for decades, in the past 10 years their numbers have mushroomed and the concept has spread to Midwestern states.
  
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• Same-sex couple welcomes triplets with DNA from both dads

  01-10-2016 11:26
  
  CBS NEWS - Justin Ruehs and his husband, Adam Smeets, were ready to be fathers, but they weren’t so ready to hear their surrogate was pregnant with triplets, CBS Chicago reports. That wasn’t the only stunner.
  The two men can’t imagine life without their triplets. Their whirlwind days and nights with triplets Emmet and his twin sisters Harper and Collins are exactly what they hoped for when they started down the surrogacy path four years ago.
  Well, almost.At 35 weeks, their chil
  
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• Matthew strengthens to Category 5 hurricane

  01-10-2016 10:38
  
  Forecasters say Matthew has become a Category 5 hurricane, the strongest in the Atlantic since Hurricane Felix in 2007.The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Matthew is packing top sustained winds of 160 mph (260 kph) after gaining new strength Friday. The storm is about 80 miles (125 kilometers) northwest of Punta Gallinas, Colombia, and about 440 miles (710 kilometers) southeast of Kingston, Jamaica.The center says that as of 11 p.m. Friday, the storm is moving west at 7 mph (11 kph)
  
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• "Affluenza" teen's request to have judge removed denied

  01-10-2016 10:30
  
  Efforts by lawyers for “affluenza” teenager Ethan Couch to have the judge in his case removed, which could have resulted in his release from jail, have failed.
  The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports the request was denied Thursday.Couch’s attorneys had argued this week that Texas District Judge Wayne Salvant has no authority over Couch because the teen’s case should be considered a civil case.But prosecutor Richard Alpert argued Couch’s case “ceased to be a civi
  
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• Hillary Clinton to visit Akron, Toledo on Monday

  01-10-2016 09:05
  Hillary Clinton is set to return to Ohio next Monday, with campaign stops planned in Akron and Toledo. ) COLUMBUS, Ohio-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is set to visit Akron and Toledo next Monday - her first Ohio campaign stops in nearly a month .
  
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• Getting a clearer picture of Columbus' police body camera policy

  01-10-2016 05:42
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -By the end of the year, some police officers will be equipped with the tools, but there are big questions when it comes to how those tools will work.Cities all over the country are outfitting their officers with these cameras. The goal is to keep both police and the public, honest. But some worry that will not happen.Overall, The ACLU of Ohio was pleased with the new policy laid out by the city last week during a Columbus city council hearing, but the organization has three major
  
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• 2 arrests, some schools closed amid clown threats in Ohio

  01-10-2016 04:59
  
  CINCINNATI -- Two people were arrested and some Ohio schools were closed Friday amid a rash of reported threats against students involving clowns.A reported early Friday attack on a woman in Reading, Ohio, by a person dressed as a clown prompted Reading Community City School District officials to cancel classes for the day. A woman told Reading police she was smoking a cigarette on her porch when someone wearing a clown costume appeared and grabbed her by the throat. The person told her, “
  
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• Ohio Dad accused of drowning baby strapped in car seat

  01-10-2016 04:43
  
  An Ohio man accused of drowning his 4-month-old daughter in a river while she was strapped in her car seat has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.Clermont County's prosecutor says 24-year-old Charles Crawford pleaded no contest to an aggravated murder charge and was sentenced Friday in Batavia.Authorities issued a statewide alert July 31 for Kaylynn Crawford after Charles Crawford told them she was abducted from his car outside a store in Loveland. Investigators say Crawford later c
  
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• Dad accused of drowning baby strapped in car seat gets life

  01-10-2016 04:43
  
  An Ohio man accused of drowning his 4-month-old daughter in a river while she was strapped in her car seat has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.Clermont County's prosecutor says 24-year-old Charles Crawford pleaded no contest to an aggravated murder charge and was sentenced Friday in Batavia.Authorities issued a statewide alert July 31 for Kaylynn Crawford after Charles Crawford told them she was abducted from his car outside a store in Loveland. Investigators say Crawford later c
  
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• Warning issued for "potentially fatal form of heroin" in Ross County

  01-10-2016 03:21
  
  Officials in Ross County said there was a increase in the number of suspected drug overdoses on Friday and warned people about a "potentially fatal form of heroin" in the area.The warning was released in a joint statement by the Heroin Partnership Project Director Teri Minney, Ross County Health Commissioner Dr. Timothy Angel, Ross County Coroner Dr. John Gabis, Ross County Sheriff George Lavender, and Chillicothe Police Chief Keith WashburnDr. Gabis posted online Friday night there were 11 susp
  
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• Warning issed for "potentially fatal form of heroin" in Ross County

  01-10-2016 03:21
  
  Officials in Ross County said there was a increase in the number of suspected drug overdoses on Friday and warned people about a "potentially fatal form of heroin" in the area.The warning was released in a joint statement by the Heroin Partnership Project Director Teri Minney, Ross County Health Commissioner Dr. Timothy Angel, Ross County Coroner Dr. John Gabis, Ross County Sheriff George Lavender, and Chillicothe Police Chief Keith WashburnThe number of suspected overdoses on Friday and if ther
  
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• Suspected heroin overdoses in Chillicothe believed to be connected to Columbus

  01-10-2016 03:21
  
  Officials in Ross County said there was a increase in the number of suspected drug overdoses on Friday and warned people about a "potentially fatal form of heroin" in the area.The warning was released in a joint statement by the Heroin Partnership Project Director Teri Minney, Ross County Health Commissioner Dr. Timothy Angel, Ross County Coroner Dr. John Gabis, Ross County Sheriff George Lavender, and Chillicothe Police Chief Keith Washburn.Chillicothe Police confirm there were 11 suspected ove
  
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• Homicide suspect fatally shot by police on East Side

  01-10-2016 02:29
  
  The search for a suspect in an early morning homicide Friday ended in a fatal police-involved shooting.
  
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• ​Scott’s Political Picks: Has Hillary Clinton given up on Ohio?

  01-10-2016 02:10
  
  Why hasn’t she been here in a month? Is Donald Trump still surging in Ohio polls?Some democrats are privately and publicly asking these questions and fretting that Camp Clinton is moving on to battlegrounds where polls are closer.As usual with politics, there’s some nuance and some reality to consider.Even if the Clinton campaign was giving up on Ohio it would never admit it.No campaign would.Ohio GOP boss Matt Borges said the Clinton campaign was in panic mode.Not quite but it&rsquo
  
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• Ohio State vs. Rutgers: What to watch for Saturday at 'The Shoe'

  01-10-2016 02:02
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio— When then-Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Chris Ash came to Urban Meyer last year seeking his opinion on the open Rutgers coaching job, Meyer advised him it was a "no-brainer."Ash had some other head coaching opportunities at the time also, Meyer said, and Rutgers was a good one. He told Ash to look at two criteria: The recruiting base and whether the team has won in the past."If the recruiting base is below average and they haven't won before, don't you take that job,
  
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• First-time dad with brain cancer leaves ICU to see son's birth

  01-10-2016 01:52
  
  "Oh my God. Oh my God!”As his newborn baby son cried his first cries and took his first breaths, Cagney Wenk tearfully murmured those three words over and over.Wenk, 26, had just witnessed the birth of his first child while sitting in a nearby chair hooked up to medical devices, head wrapped in a bandage, wearing sunglasses to protect his eyes. The new dad was recently diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer and has been through multiple surgeries.He found out he had stage 4 glio
  
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• This iPhone 7 case brings back the headphone jack

  01-10-2016 01:22
  
  When it was revealed that the design of the new iPhone 7 would not include the traditional headphone jack, headphone-wearing Apple fans voiced their dismay loudly on social media. Now, an Austin, Texas-based startup has launched an Indiegogo campaign for an iPhone 7 case that brings back the headphone jack.Meet the Fuze case, which as of now, has raised more than $21,000 on the crowdfunding site. Fuze co-founders Diego Prince and Troy Osinoff have about a month left to their campaign, and they s
  
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• Newark jail society hopes to raise cash by raising the dead

  01-10-2016 00:40
  
  NEWARK — A historic preservation group wants the old Licking County jail to be around for a long, long time. So, naturally, they’re calling on those with expertise on the matter to pitch in: the undead. Beginning this weekend, the Licking County Governmental Preservation Society is transforming the historic jail in Newark into the haunted “Jail of Terror,” complete with ghosts and zombies and every nightmarish character you could think of.
  
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• Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center provides legal help to victims

  01-10-2016 00:23
  COLUMBUS - Court advocates are rolling out a new online tool to help victims know and understand their legal rights.Anna, who asked us not to use her last name, said she was a victim of child sex abuse and then a victim of the legal system."My mom would get the phone call and I would look at her and I would just pay attention to her face while she was on the phone.Is this going to be another continuance?" said Anna.Anna said her case was continued for more than 20 times, and took more than two y
  
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• Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center provides legal help to crime victims

  01-10-2016 00:23
  COLUMBUS - Court advocates are rolling out a new online tool to help victims know and understand their legal rights.Anna, who asked us not to use her last name, said she was a victim of child sex abuse and then a victim of the legal system."My mom would get the phone call and I would look at her and I would just pay attention to her face while she was on the phone.Is this going to be another continuance?" said Anna.Anna said her case was continued for more than 20 times, and took more than two y
  
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