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• US orders families of consulate workers in Instanbul to leave

  29-10-2016 23:43
  
  WASHINGTON -- The State Department is ordering family members of employees posted to the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul to leave because of security concerns.In a statement issued Saturday, the State Department says the decision is based on security information indicating extremist groups are continuing aggressive efforts to attack U.S. citizens in areas of Istanbul where they reside or frequent.The Consulate General remains open and fully staffed. The order applies only to the U.S. Consulat
  
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• US orders families of consulate workers in Instabul to leave

  29-10-2016 23:43
  
  WASHINGTON -- The State Department is ordering family members of employees posted to the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul to leave because of security concerns.In a statement issued Saturday, the State Department says the decision is based on security information indicating extremist groups are continuing aggressive efforts to attack U.S. citizens in areas of Istanbul where they reside or frequent.The Consulate General remains open and fully staffed. The order applies only to the U.S. Consulat
  
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• This 4-year-old made an unlikely friend at the grocery store

  29-10-2016 22:30
  
  Tara Wood of Augusta, Georgia, was with two of her kids on a routine trip to the grocery store. It was Norah, her 4-year-old’s, birthday.That’s when they ran across Dan Peterson, known as Mr. Dan.“As Mr. Dan walked by, she (Norah) smiled and waved. ‘Hi old person! It’s my birthday!’” said Wood. “He stopped in his tracks, smiled, and said, ‘Well hello, little lady! How old are you today?’ They chatted for a couple of minutes, and we went
  
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• Cop's wife faked home robbery, blamed Black Lives Matter, police say

  29-10-2016 21:58
  
  MILLBURY, Mass.-- The wife of a Millbury, Massachusetts police officer is accused of faking a robbery and vandalizing the couple’s own home, CBS Boston reports. Police say on October 17 Maria Daly reported a burglary at the family home, saying jewelry and money had been stolen. She also reportedly said her house was tagged with graffiti that appeared to reference the Black Lives Matter movement.According to Millbury Police Chief Donald Desorcy, investigators have determined the entire acco
  
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• 2 Miami women arrested for violating election laws

  29-10-2016 21:47
  
  MIAMI -- Just days into Florida’s election process, two women have been busted in separate cases of violating the state’s election laws, CBS Miami reports. Gladys Coego, 74, a temporary Election Support Specialist for the Miami-Dade Elections Department tasked with opening mail-in ballots and scanning them into the machine, is accused of marking ballot choices that were originally left blank, according to CBS4 News partner The Miami Herald.She was allegedly caught red-handed by colle
  
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• Autopsy shows what was in MLB star's system at time of boat crash

  29-10-2016 21:36
  
  MIAMI -- Toxicology reports show Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez had cocaine and alcohol in his system when his boat crashed into a Miami Beach jetty.The cause of death was listed as “boat crash” in the autopsy report released Saturday by the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner’s Office.Associate Medical Examiner Kenneth Hutchins wrote in the report that the 24-year-old Fernandez had suffered blunt force injuries to his head and body.The Sept. 25 crash killed Fernandez and
  
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• Ohio State vs. Northwestern: What to watch for Saturday at 'The Shoe'

  29-10-2016 20:31
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State considers last week's stunning upset by Penn State an aberration, and recent history shows the Buckeyes probably aren't going to lose two in a row.Teams coached by Urban Meyer have dropped consecutive games only four times in 15 seasons. And Northwestern comes to Columbus as a three-touchdown underdog. The Wildcats haven't won here since 1971.But No. 6 Ohio State (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) is vulnerable. The passing game has been beset for the past three games with laps
  
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• Attorney general disagreed with FBI director's decision to alert Congress to Hillary Clinton-related emails

  29-10-2016 19:56
  
  Attorney General Loretta Lynch disagreed with FBI Director James Comey’s decision to send a letter notifying Congress of new developments in the probe of Hillary Clinton’s private email server, CBS News’ Paula Reid reports.Sources close to the Clinton investigation told Reid that Lynch encouraged the FBI chief to follow a long-standing practice not to comment on ongoing investigations. While the two did not speak directly, the attorney general’s position was made clear to
  
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• Ram brewpub to open in Short North on Monday

  29-10-2016 18:11
  At Ram Restaurant & Brewery, which opens to the public on Monday in the Short North, it is obvious that beer is a big deal. Right inside the front door, behind massive panes of glass, is a 10-barrel brewhouse and a row of shiny stainless steel tanks.
  
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• Columbus Charter Review Committee - Tuttle Park 10/27/16

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• 1 killed, another injured in Delaware County crash

  29-10-2016 16:29
  
  A northeastern Ohio woman was killed and her passenger was injured in a crash Friday night along I-71 in Delaware County, the State Highway Patrol said.
  
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• Shop Talk: Happy Go Lucky Home & Her

  29-10-2016 15:00
  
  Ten years ago in a little shop outside of Philadelphia, Debbie Neimeth opened Happy Go Lucky Home. The eclectic store offered a variety of unique home décor items that could not be found anywhere else. In 2011, Neimeth moved her store to the Short North. Three years later, she added Happy Go Lucky Her to […]
  
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• Southbound lanes of I-71 near Downtown closed after crash

  29-10-2016 14:04
  The southbound lanes of Interstate 71 near Downtown are closed this evening after a crash. The two-car collision shortly after 7 p.m. has closed all southbound lanes of I-71, from 5th Avenue to I-670, while a fuel leak from the crash is cleaned up.
  
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• Treat to Try: Yummy Bakery on Sawmill Road

  29-10-2016 14:00
  
  Yummy Bakery has the best spot for its business in town. Its window is bedecked in multi-level, meticulously decorated wedding cakes, and it just happens to be around the corner from a big bridal gown store. That said, wedding cake displays don’t necessarily scream “pop in for a quick fix”. Even though the bakery has […]
  
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• Suspects in 2-year-old’s shooting death face judges

  29-10-2016 13:53
  
  Norman R. Burke, 51, has been released from hospital and is scheduled to appear in court on Saturday to face charges for killing a two-year-old girl and shooting her parents.He is the first of two suspects arrested and charged with the October 25th murder of Amiyah Bice and the shootings of her parents.Burke and Jaquon Lamont Poindexter, 22, are both charged with murder and felony assault.On Friday, a Columbus judge ordered Poindexter to be held without bond citing the community fear of retaliat
  
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• Ohio Favors Trump Again With Less Than Two Weeks Until Election Day

  29-10-2016 13:03
  
  For the first time since October 3rd, swing-state Ohio has flipped back to slightly being in favor of presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to the latest aggregated polling data from FiveThirtyEight.com. As of today, the difference between Trump and Hillary Clinton is negligible, with both candidates tied with a popular vote forecast of 46.8 percent […]
  
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• Where they stand: A checklist of Clinton, Trump on issues

  29-10-2016 13:02
  
  By now, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have taken a stab at all sorts of issues and an actual stand on many.Election Day won't settle what gets done over the next four years - only who gets to try. Nearly all their ideas require Congress to go along, a tall order.Even so, they've presented voters with distinct choices and sketched out the opening act for an administration that will be engaging lawmakers across the policy landscape.A checklist of where the Democratic and Republican candidates s
  
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• Supreme Court to rule in Virginia transgender case

  29-10-2016 12:50
  
  The Supreme Court will take up the case of a Virginia school board that wants to prevent a transgender teenager from using the boys' bathroom at his high school.The justices said Friday they will hear the appeal from the Gloucester County school board sometime next year. The high court's order means that student Gavin Grimm will not be able to use the boys' bathroom in the meantime.A lower court had ordered the school board to accommodate Grimm, but the justices in August put that order on hold
  
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• Official: Plane in Chicago had rare, serious engine failure

  29-10-2016 12:40
  
  Federal safety officials are investigating an incident where pilots were forced to abort a takeoff and evacuate passengers from a burning American Airlines flight on a runway at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.A federal official says the airliner experienced a rare and serious type of engine failure Friday. It's called an "uncontained engine failure" and it happens when engine parts break off and are spewed outside the engine.The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonym
  
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• Family, community struggles for answers after 11-year-old fatally shoots herself

  29-10-2016 12:35
  
  Outside Triad Middle School, Bethany Thompson hopped on the school bus Oct. 19 with a consuming darkness shared only with her friend.
  
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• Topping $2 million, prosecutor battle sets record for a Franklin County race

  29-10-2016 12:22
  
  How pricey has the Franklin County prosecutor’s race become?
  
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• 18-year-old dies after crash in Delaware County

  29-10-2016 12:16
  
  The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle crash in Delaware County that left an 18-year-old dead.It happened on I-71 around 8:45 p.m. Friday.The car went off the road and lost control before eventually overturning.The 18-year-old driver, Ayani Buckmon, was pronounced dead at the scene.Her 18-year-old passenger was taken to the hospital, but is expected to recover.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest developments.
  
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• Shingle recycling company gets OK to operate on Far East Side

  29-10-2016 12:09
  
  The city of Columbus has given the green light to an asphalt shingle recycling company that has struggled for two years to get clearance to operate on the Far East Side.
  
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• Violet Township outgrows original firehouse

  29-10-2016 12:03
  
  The brick firehouse that served Pickerington and Violet Township for 62 years has been demolished, clearing the ground for a modern fire station at the site.
  
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• Delaware County mulls countywide EMS to save money, end overlap

  29-10-2016 11:59
  
  Delaware County’s fire and emergency services are widely considered to be high quality and innovative.
  
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• Police search for suspect after north Columbus shooting

  29-10-2016 10:27
  
  Police are searching for a suspect after a shooting in north Columbus early Saturday morning.One person is in critical condition.Police say they are looking for a black truck.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest developments.
  
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• Rickey Smiley Meets The Buck I Eye [video]

  29-10-2016 10:06
  The Rickey Smiley morning show made their fist visit in Columbus and we rolled out the crimson Buckeye carpet for them! But as well all know Rickey is a die hard Alabama football fan, so of course we had to show him how it's done in Buckeye country! 2. The Buckeye Guy just showed up to show The @rickeysmileymorningshow how it's done in Buckeye Country! O - H Y Y 1 2 #rsms614 6. S/O the homie @jahlionsound of the Rickey Smiley Morning Show for pullin up today.
  
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• Concert review | Casting Crowns: Veteran Christian band competent, but pacing suffers

  29-10-2016 06:29
  
  Atlanta’s Casting Crowns played two sets built almost entirely with love songs Friday night in Value City Arena. There were no cheating lovers, though — and no jealous murders, honky-tonks and or weepy breakup ballads. Each of the seven band members is a youth minister Sunday through Wednesday, said lead singer and songwriter Mark Hall, before they take to the road for the rest of the week.
  
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• Girl, 9, dies after being dragged by school bus, Mass. police say

  29-10-2016 06:26
  
  Massachusetts State Police are investigating an incident where a 9-year-old girl died after she was dragged by a school bus after exiting, CBS affiliate WSHM reports. The accident occurred at around 4 p.m. this afternoon when she was dropped off at her stop on South Cenral Street in Plainfield. Investigators currently believe that upon exiting, the young girl was not fully clear from the bus when the door was closed.She was then caught in the door as the operator drove away, leaving her to be dr
  
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• Condemning drug dens: Neighbors say more needs to be done to keep drugs out

  29-10-2016 06:10
  After a woman was found dead inside of an abandoned warehouse of a possible overdose, Columbus police want that building condemned and torn down.Turns out, the warehouse off Cleveland Avenue has been a drug den for years and neighbors say it’s going to take more than tearing down one building to deal with the drug problem in the Linden area.It's been an eyesore in the community, one neighbor told us for at least 20 years, but recently it's been a hotbed for drug activity - a meeting spot i
  
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• Columbus library and museum offers treasure trove of comics

  29-10-2016 06:10
  A "Steve Canyon" panel by artist Milton Caniff, whose gift to The Ohio State University launched the Billy Ireland Cartoon Museum & Library in Columbus in 1977. Little Orphan Annie memorabilia is part of the comics-related treasure trove at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum in Columbus.
  
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• Indians edge Cubs 1-0 at Wrigley Field for 2-1 Series lead

  29-10-2016 05:54
  
  Cody Allen escaped a ninth-inning jam and the Cleveland Indians pitched their fifth shutout this postseason, holding off the Chicago Cubs 1-0 Friday night for a 2-1 lead as the World Series returned to Wrigley Field for the first time since 1945.The Cubs put runners on second and third with two outs in the ninth before Allen struck out Javier Baez to end it.Baez to end it.Pinch-hitter Coco Crisp hit an RBI single in the seventh off Carl Edwards Jr. for the lone run.Indians starter Josh Tomlin we
  
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• For Halloween, this Burger King dressed up as the ghost of McDonald's

  29-10-2016 04:39
  
  Every October, people and brands alike clamor to come up with the year’s most innovative Halloween costume. It’s an annual tradition that awards extra points for humor. And this year, a Burger King location in Queens, New York, came up with a real Whopper of an idea.The BK, located at 92-85 Queens Boulevard, has draped itself in super-sized white sheets, emblazoning those billowing sheets with beady red eyes and yellow eyebrows (or shall we say, golden arches). If those colors seems
  
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• Defense attorney says state's new execution method is like 'burning at the stake'

  29-10-2016 03:47
  
  Convicted killer Ronald Phillips has had five previous execution dates, including one postponed because he wanted to donate a kidney to his ailing mother. But Phillips' Jan. 12 death date could be the biggest legal showdown in Ohio's three-year lethal injection fight. Ohio's three-drug lethal injection procedure — to be used for the first time on Phillips — is compared to being "buried alive and burning at the stake" by his defense attorneys in a filing this week with the federal cou
  
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• AT&T service outage reported, affecting several states including Ohio

  29-10-2016 03:46
  
  A service outage appears to be affecting AT&T customers across several states.The states include Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Missouri.Thousands of service interruptions have been reported by the Outage Report website, with the highest number of outages reported in Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis.Outage Report says the outage first began around 5 p.m. and began to spike around 7 p.m. with nearly 5,000 reports as of 9:45 p.m.AT&T customers who try to make
  
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• AT&T service has been restored to Midwest customers affected by network outage

  29-10-2016 03:46
  
  AT&T has restored service to customers in parts of the Midwest - including Ohio - affected by a network "issue".The outage initially affected customers across several states, including Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Missouri.The company released the following statement on Saturday:“Service has been fully restored for customers in parts of the Midwest affected by a network issue. Our engineers worked quickly to resolve the issue and service is currently runni
  
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• 10 Things To Know: Ohio State vs. Northwestern

  29-10-2016 03:20
  
  Let’s get the bad news out of the way, last week was rough.But it’s time to look ahead and up next the Wildcats from Northwestern come to town.Five games before the end of the year and a lot can change between this weekend and the season finale.So, let’s dust ourselves off and get ready for Saturday. But before the game, here’s 10 Things To Know:1. Avoid ConfusionThose of you have a ticket to the game or at schedule that was printed up early in the season; Saturday’
  
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• Police: Homeowner shot, killed burglary suspect in Hilltop

  29-10-2016 02:24
  
  Columbus Police have confirmed the man who was killed in the Hilltop was a robbery suspect and was shot by the homeowner.The incident happened at a home on Columbian Avenue just after 8:30 p.m. Thursday when someone called 911 reporting a break-in.During the call, the dispatcher heard gunshots over the phone and sent officers.Officers arrived at the scene and found 35-year-old David Lee Hodge inside the home and in need of medical assistance.He was transported to Mount Carmel West in life-threat
  
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• Man killed in Hilltop shooting was 35-year-old father of three

  29-10-2016 01:52
  
  A man who was killed on the Hilltop Thursday night was identified as David Lee Hodge, a 35-year-old father of three girls who lived on the Near East Side. On Friday, his family gathered at the house where he was shot to create a makeshift memorial to him.
  
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• Mom: Principal forced my son to stand for Pledge of Allegiance

  29-10-2016 00:49
  
  GULFPORT, Miss. -- A Mississippi mother says her son’s principal forced him to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance, threatening him with punishment if he didn’t comply.The Sun Herald reports the ninth-grader’s mother says West Harrison High School principal Dana Trochessett threatened her son with demerits and suspension if he didn’t stand for the pledge in Gulfport. She says Trochessett also questioned the boy about being a Jehovah’s Witness.The mother says her son
  
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• Social media ban for sex offenders headed to Supreme Court

  29-10-2016 00:34
  
  The Supreme Court will take up a free-speech challenge to a North Carolina law banning registered sex offenders from using Facebook and other social networking sites that minors can join.The justices on Friday agreed to review a North Carolina Supreme Court ruling that upheld the law. The high court acted on an appeal from Lester Packingham, who was convicted of violating the law after maintaining a Facebook account under a different name.A lower state court had found the law violated free-speec
  
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• Weather Geek Report: Warming trend lasts into November

  29-10-2016 00:15
  
  Unseasonably warm air moves into Ohio this weekend with high temperatures climbing into the middle to upper 70s. Buckeye fans may actually find tomorrow's weather to be hot. Typically high temperatures this time of year reach 60 degrees, but tomorrow's temperature in Columbus will top out at 76 degrees.
  Our warm autumn weather lasts through the end of October and into the beginning of November. In fact, temperatures by Tuesday will be even warmer across central Ohio with a few locations hitting
  
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• Ohio Stadium renovates its top ambitious building at Ohio State

  29-10-2016 00:11
  
  COLUMBUS - The Ohio State University has a partnership to get a facelift and to change a major university roadway for the Horseshoe top with a comprehensive plan.Next week, Ohio State's Board of Trustees will consider several new construction projects next week for November's session.Ohio State seeks approval for $31.2 million for construction on the $51.5 million Cannon Drive relocation project which is a partnership with the city of Columbus. The purpose of the project is to straighten the roa
  
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• "Ambitious" renovation planned for area around Ohio Stadium

  29-10-2016 00:11
  
  COLUMBUS - The Ohio State University has entered into a partnership with the city of Columbus to change the way visitors would get to the Ohio Stadium and the Jerome Schottenstein Center.Next week, Ohio State's Board of Trustees will consider several new construction projects next week for November's session.Ohio State seeks approval for $31.2 million for construction on the $51.5 million Cannon Drive relocation project which is a partnership with the city of Columbus. The purpose of the project
  
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• Obama to campaign in Columbus on Tuesday; details released on Bill Clinton's Saturday visit

  29-10-2016 00:04
  Former President Bill Clinton campaigns for his wife, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, at the Delaware County Fairgrounds on Oct. 14. Credit: Stewart Blake President Barack Obama is set to come to Columbus on Tuesday, following former President Bill Clinton's visit scheduled for Saturday. Both are campaigning for 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
  
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• Adam Wetzel and Kimberly Eaken

  29-10-2016 00:04
  Kimberly is the daughter of Charles and Nancy Eaken, of Lodi. She is a 2006 graduate of Cloverleaf Senior High School and a 2010 graduate of The University of Findlay where she double majored in biology and pre-veterinary medicine.
  
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