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• Kent State University course examines Hillary Clinton's life

  12-11-2016 23:33
  
  KENT, Ohio - Kent State University is turning Hillary Clinton's life into a lesson with a new class focused on the Democrat who lost her presidential bid this past week.The course is titled "Hillary Clinton Case Study: Perspectives on Gender and Power." It's being taught by Suzanne Holt who is the director of Kent State's Women's Studies program.The class will explore the cultural perception of Clinton and will likely span her entire career as former first lady, U.S. senator, secretary of state
  
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• Protesters march after Ohio police shooting mistrial

  12-11-2016 23:15
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Jurors failed to come up with a verdict against a white former police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black motorist and were leaning toward a lesser conviction, a prosecutor said Saturday after a mistrial was declared.The jury spent some 25 hours debating the outcome and indicated several times that they were deadlocked before a judge agreed.Prosecutors will decide within the next two weeks whether to retry former University of Cincinnati
  
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• Successful real-estate firm built between grisly crimes

  12-11-2016 23:09
  
  WOODRUFF, S.C. -- As he built a successful real estate firm, Todd Kohlhepp's behavior struck some as odd: watching pornographic videos during work, making macabre jokes in marketing literature and openly discussing that he was a sex offender.But he was also an award-winning agent described as a hard worker and good boss.All the while, authorities say, he was hiding a grisly secret that included seven killings over 13 years. He gunned down four people at a motorcycle shop in 2003 and within the l
  
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• Trump transition team begins minority outreach

  12-11-2016 22:34
  
  After months on the campaign trail of Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric about black communities, the president-elect’s transition team is making its first efforts at minority outreach, pushing a “new deal” for African-Americans with a “plan for urban renewal.”Surrogates for Trump’s team gave MediaTakeOut.com, which describes itself as “the most visited African American website in the world,” the 10-point plan, an outline of policies Trump firs
  
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• Childhood cancer survivors living longer, but health suffers

  12-11-2016 22:21
  
  Thanks to improvements in cancer treatment, childhood cancer survivors are now living longer than ever. But new research suggests that they continue to suffer from health issues down the road.A study published online today in Annals of Internal Medicine found that although survivorship among those diagnosed with cancer in childhood continues to improve, these patients do not report better health status in adulthood than previous generations.The study involved more than 14,000 people aged 18 to 4
  
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• Americans killed in explosion at U.S. base in Afghanistan

  12-11-2016 21:29
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan -- An explosion at a U.S. airfield in Afghanistan early Saturday killed Americans, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said.Carter said in a statement that two U.S. service members and two U.S. contractors working at Bagram Air Field were killed by “an apparent suicide bomber.”The explosion wounded 16 other U.S. service members and one Polish soldier at the base, Carter said.The incident was being investigated, he said.“For those who carried out this attack, my mess
  
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• 45-Unit Apartment Development Announced in Franklinton

  12-11-2016 21:29
  
  The latest development announcement in Franklinton isn’t quite as large as some of the others discussed this year, but it will still provide needed urban infill and new housing to a prominent location in the neighborhood. “OUT OF TOWN” is the name of the new 45-unit housing development that is slated for construction at 520 […]
  
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• Texas Diocese investigating priest who placed fetus at altar

  12-11-2016 20:51
  
  AMARILLO, Texas-- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo says it’s investigating a priest who placed an aborted fetus on his altar and posted a video of it on two social media sites.
  The Amarillo Globe-News reports that Amarillo Diocese Bishop Patrick J. Zurek says the Nov. 6 “action and presentation of Father (Frank) Pavone in this video is not consistent with the beliefs of the Catholic Church.”
  In the video posted to Facebook, Pavone said Hillary Clinton and the Democratic p
  
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• T-shirt company giving life-changing opportunities to America's heroes

  12-11-2016 20:38
  
  Thousands of vets are jobless and homeless in the U.S. The White House says the number of homeless veterans is down 36 percent since 2010, yet nearly 40,000 still roam the streets of the country they defended.In Chicago, a businessman who never wore the uniform is sacrificing his savings to honor and support those who did, reports CBS News correspondent Mark Albert.Louie Arroyo is a proud veteran with wounds you can’t see. He served six years in the Army, and after taking off the uniform i
  
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• Mistrial: Cincinnati police shooting trial jury deadlocked

  12-11-2016 20:01
  
  CINCINNATI — A judge declared a mistrial after a jury said it was deadlocked Saturday in the case of a white former police officer charged with murder in the fatal traffic stop shooting of an unarmed black motorist. The Hamilton County prosecutor said jurors were leaning toward a lesser conviction of voluntary manslaughter and acquittal on the murder charge, but they could not reach agreement.
  
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• Man who died in suicide fire identified

  12-11-2016 18:58
  
  Columbus police have released the name of a man who died in a fire Monday evening that since has been classified as a suicide.
  
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• Franklin township business destroyed by fire

  12-11-2016 18:57
  A thick, dark cloud of soot billowed for hours on Stimmel Road as an industrial building was consumed by flames.
  “I looked out the door just like every other morning and I seen smoke,” said Harlee Goodman, who lives in an apartment complex. “It looked like a -- it was black!”
  Fire officials say the blaze began to spark around 7:30 a.m. Signs on the building read Capital City Rebar.
  “The trucks were able to keep the fire from spreading to other building but we couldn
  
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• Skywatch: Supermoon, meteors and Seven Sisters in the sky this week

  12-11-2016 17:00
  
  This week's sky has a few highlights, but perhaps the biggest (pun intended) is the full Supermoon.
  The full moon officially occurs at 8:52 a.m. on Monday morning. But, because the moon will be closest to the Earth right about the time it becomes full, it'll look about 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than you may expect.
  This will be the largest full moon since 1948, and we won't see one this big until 2034. In order to get the best view, you'll want to look up early on Monday morning.
  
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• Ray Tensing trial: Judge declares mistrial in fatal police shooting of Sam DuBose

  12-11-2016 16:47
  
  CINCINNATI -- A mistrial was declared Saturday in the case of a white former Ohio police officer who was accused of murder in the fatal shooting of a black man during a traffic stop last year.The fired University of Cincinnati police officer said he feared for his life when Sam DuBose, 43, tried to drive away after being stopped for a missing front license plate on July 19, 2015. Prosecutors wanted jurors to conclude 26-year-old Ray Tensing “purposely” killed DuBose.The jury was hand
  
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• Cincinnati police shooting trial ends in mistrial

  12-11-2016 16:47
  
  An Ohio judge has declared a mistrial after the jury said it was deadlocked in the case of a former police officer charged with murder in the fatal traffic stop shooting of an unarmedmotorist.The Hamilton County jury had deliberated some 25 hours after getting the case at noontime Wednesday following Judge Megan Shanahan's instructions. Twenty-six-year-old University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing shot 43-year-old Sam DuBose in the head after pulling him over for a missing front licens
  
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• Man killed in South Side crash

  12-11-2016 16:31
  
  A South Side man was killed Friday evening when his car rear-ended another vehicle on Obetz Road and was vaulted into the oncoming lane, where it was hit by a third vehicle.
  
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• More Photos: Downtown Protestors Oppose Trump Presidency

  12-11-2016 15:40
  
  Approximately 2,500 marched in Downtown Columbus on Thursday night to protest the election of President-Elect Donald Trump. Protesters chanted and waved signs reading “Protest Hate With Love”, “The Popular Vote”, “Trump Does Not Represent Us” and more. CLICK HERE TO VIEW MORE PHOTOS BY MATT ELLIS All photos by Emily Mollineaux.
  
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• Interview: The Goo Goo Dolls

  12-11-2016 15:22
  
  Robby Takac, bassist and vocalist for the Goo Goo Dolls, has a balanced take on the band’s likely permanent association with 1990s nostalgia. “You never want to be thought of as something that’s from a past age,” he says during a phone call from Los Angeles last week. “But at the same time, there’s no […]
  
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• Concert Preview: The Goo Goo Dolls

  12-11-2016 15:22
  
  Robby Takac, bassist and vocalist for the Goo Goo Dolls, has a balanced take on the band’s likely permanent association with 1990s nostalgia. “You never want to be thought of as something that’s from a past age,” he says during a phone call from Los Angeles last week. “But at the same time, there’s no […]
  
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• Ohio State Highway Patrol investigating deadly Perry County crash

  12-11-2016 14:38
  
  The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash in Perry County.It happened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday on Reading Township Road 121.A car was heading east on the road when it went off the left side and hit a stump and overturned.A juvenile inside the car was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest developments.
  
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• Columbus Fire responding to second-alarm fire

  12-11-2016 14:13
  
  Columbus Fire is responding to a second-alarm fire at a building on Stimmel Road.Fire crews are blocking off the area while firefighters battle the flames.It's not yet clear what may have started the fire.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest developments.
  
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• Police investigating deadly south Columbus crash

  12-11-2016 12:58
  
  Police are investigating a crash that left one person dead in south Columbus Friday night.It happened on Obetz Road at Southpoint Boulevard just before 9:30 p.m.Police say at 54-year-old man was heading west on Obetz Road when he hit the back of another vehicle.The man's car then went over the other vehicle and went into the eastbound lane where it was then hit by another car.The driver of the first car was pronounced dead later at the hospital.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest developm
  
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• Number of job openings level off locally, nationwide

  12-11-2016 12:49
  
  If you’re looking for a job as a truck driver, nurse or restaurant server, there are a plethora of help-wanted ads seeking your attention. But for others, the number of employment ads statewide shrank in September, continuing a trend seen all year.
  
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• 2 Boise officers injured, suspect killed in shootout

  12-11-2016 12:28
  
  CBS/AP - Authorities say two Idaho police officers were injured and a suspect was dead after a shooting during a search for a fugitive. Police were doing a yard-to-yard search for the fugitive about 3:25 p.m. Friday when the gunfire broke out in a Boise neighborhood.
  Boise police say the man who was killed in the shootout is 33-year-old Marco Romero, a recent parolee who was sought in connection with a Tuesday shooting in Meridian that injured two people. Authorities did not release the names of
  
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• Sting to reopen Bataclan hall 1 year after Paris attacks

  12-11-2016 12:15
  
  A concert by British pop legend Sting is marking the reopening of the Paris' Bataclan concert hall one year after suicidal jihadis turned it into a bloodbath and killed 90 revelers with automatic weapons and explosive belts.The coordinated attacks in Paris on Nov. 13 last year left 130 people dead and hundreds more injured and were the worst extremist attacks ever to hit France.The Bataclan said all 1,000 Sting concert tickets sold out in "less than 30 minutes" and survivors and their families h
  
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• Trump team was gearing up for Florida recount on election night

  12-11-2016 12:10
  
  Donald Trump’s campaign was scrambling election night to mobilize an Ohio-led team to rush to Florida when it appeared the Sunshine State might be headed toward a recount similar to what decided the 2000 presidential election. That was the biggest revelation from a two-hour Dispatch conversation with the man who engineered Trump’s surprisingly easy win in Ohio, Robert Paduchik.
  
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• FBI request alarmed Pakistani students at Ohio Wesleyan

  12-11-2016 11:52
  
  All the FBI wanted to do, a spokesman said, was warn local Pakistani students about groups back home that might try to recruit them for terror. But the effort backfired when students at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware received an email with the subject line, “Attendance Requested at Thursday FBI Meeting.” The email was sent in September.
  
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• 19th century graves might remain where hospital plans garage

  12-11-2016 11:41
  
  As part of a $730 million expansion, Nationwide Children’s Hospital plans to build a parking garage beneath Livingston Park. But before the land became Livingston Park in 1884, the city used it as a graveyard. During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers were buried there. In 1877, the Columbus City Council adopted a resolution prohibiting further interments there.
  
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• The Latest: Oregon police investigating shooting near bridge

  12-11-2016 11:39
  
  The Latest on nationwide protests against President-elect Donald Trump (all times PST):1:30 a.m.Police in Portland, Oregon, say they are investigating a shooting on a bridge where people protesting President-elect Donald Trump were marching.Police on Saturday morning said on Twitter that they were "investigating shooting on Morrison Bridge. One person down. Everyone needs to leave the area immediately!"Police earlier had tweeted that protesters were headed to the bridge, which spans the Willamet
  
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• How Rob Portman won his Senate race

  12-11-2016 11:35
  
  WASHINGTON — During the first focus group he organized for Rob Portman’s re-election bid, Portman’s campaign manager Corry Bliss listened for an hour, and then stepped out to make two calls: One to Portman and one to his own wife. His message to both was identical. “We’re going to win,” he said. That was March 2015. Portman’s name identification was questionable and every poll that year would have him behind former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland.
  
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• Work spurs more interest

  12-11-2016 09:59
  The $70 million Veterans Memorial project under construction on 7 acres is only the first phase of developing a 21-acre site on the Scioto Peninsula. More than $130 million worth of development and construction projects are already underway.
  
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• One person in critical condition after crash on I-670 E

  12-11-2016 09:10
  
  I-670 Eastbound is closed between 5th Avenue and Leonard Avenue while police investigate a one-vehicle crash.Police say one person was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition. Another person is expected to recover.It happened around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.Police also say the car went off the road and into a ditch.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest developments.
  
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• Facebook users report being falsely marked dead

  12-11-2016 05:46
  
  Facebook users were forced to do a double take on Friday as they leisurely scoped out their friends’ profiles.At the top of the page, some people, including verified users, reported seeing memorial banners. The problem: the person memorialized wasn’t actually dead.“We hope people who love [Facebook user] will find comfort in the things others share to remember and celebrate [his or her] life,” the banner read.The switch to memorial pages left users shocked and confused.&l
  
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• Police identify victim from Northeast Side fatal shooting

  12-11-2016 05:40
  
  One man was killed and another injured in a shooting late Friday afternoon at a townhouse complex on Columbus' Northeast Side. The shooting occurred just after 4 p.m. on Knighthood Lane in Hyde Park Townhomes & Apartments. According to Columbus police, the men were shot there, then drove across the street for help, to Ollie's Bargain Outlet Store at the Columbus Square Shopping Center, just north of Rt. 161 and east of Cleveland Avenue.
  
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• Why people are posing with safety pins after the presidential election

  12-11-2016 05:32
  
  Days after Donald Trump was named president-elect, Americans are spreading a message of unity with a simple symbol: a silver safety pin.The object may seem confusing to many in the U.S., but to those who lived in the United Kingdom during Brexit, it’s a sight they’re very much used to.In June, millions voted for the U.K. to leave the European union, and to their surprise, they won -- with 52 percent of the vote. But while some celebrated, others were left shocked and afraid the break
  
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• N.C. KKK chapter plans Trump victory parade

  12-11-2016 05:14
  
  A North Carolina chapter of the Ku Klux Klan announced that it will hold a victory parade celebrating the election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States.The Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, based in Pelham, N.C., near the Virginia border, announced on its website that a “Victory Klavalkade Klan Parade” would be held on December 3. No specific site was revealed. The website also advertised, in all caps,“TRUMP = TRUMP’S RACEUNITED MY PEOPLE.”T
  
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• Weather Geek: Winter Weather Update

  12-11-2016 05:08
  
  NOAA forecasters confirm a weak La Nina has developed with colder than average temperatures across the Pacific Ocean. What does this mean for us in Ohio and could it be a sign of real winter weather ahead?
  Climate officials declared La Nina conditions this week after finding sea surface temperatures around .7 degrees Celsius below average. This is opposite of the weather pattern last winter when those sea surface temperatures were warmer than average in what forecasters call El Nino.
  The winter
  
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• Spider crickets creeping their way into Ohio homes

  12-11-2016 05:03
  
  They look like big spiders. They appear mainly at night. And you don't want them in your house!
  Cold weather has more than us humans heading inside to stay warm this fall. Spider crickets are invading homes across the country and right here in Ohio.
  Turns out they like dark and damp places like attached garages and basements. And while they look like hopping spiders (some people call them sprickets) they don't have fangs or the ability to bite. However, they can eat indoor plants, other insects
  
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• City of Columbus Charter Review Committee; Barack Community Rec Center 11/10/16

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• Texas teen who died after football hit remembered as "a brother to all of us"

  12-11-2016 03:52
  
  The crowd at a Texas high school’s auditorium filled every seat in the theater, stood lined against the wall and spilled out into overflow rooms.A casket was at the front of the theater. On the stage above it, flower arrangements, a large, blue number 33 and pictures of 15-year-old Aaron Singleton.Singleton died after hitting his head during a football game on Nov. 3, CBS Dallas station KTVT reports.“Look around at everybody here,” the Rev. Larry Elsea of Reece Prairie Baptist
  
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• Schools nationwide report racially-charged incidents after election

  12-11-2016 03:47
  
  In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, reports of racially charged incidents are emerging from the nation’s schools and universities, including students who chanted “white power” and called black classmates “cotton pickers.”Reporting by The Associated Press and local media outlets has identified more than 20 such encounters beginning on Election Day, many involving people too young to cast a ballot.In Montgomery County, Maryland, a letter was sent home to par
  
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• 10 Things To Know: Ohio State vs. Maryland

  12-11-2016 03:26
  
  Last week’s game was something else. The Buckeyes made a huge statement against the Huskers winning by 59 points.Ohio State is on the road again for the first of their last two away games of the season.This week, the Buckeyes are at Maryland to face the Terrapins.So let’s get ready to come down the final stretch of the 2016 season and read our weekly 10 Things To Know:1. Top Ten BeatdownSaturday’s 62 points scored by Ohio State is the most against a top 10 opponent in school hi
  
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• Two shot, one fatally, in Northeast Side townhouse shooting

  12-11-2016 03:03
  
  One man was killed and another injured after a shooting late Friday afternoon at a townhouse complex on Columbus' Northeast Side. The shooting occurred about 4:30 p.m. at Hyde Park Townhomes & Apartments on Knighthood Lane. According to Columbus police, the men were shot there, then drove for help across the street, to Ollie's Bargain Outlet Store at the Columbus Square Shopping Center, just north of Rt. 161 and east of Cleveland Avenue.
  
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• Authorities searching for missing 84-year-old Franklin County man

  12-11-2016 03:03
  
  Authorities are searching for an 84-year-old man who has been missing since Friday afternoon.Kenneth Beck was last seen at his home on Sweetbrier Lane in Westerville at noon. Authorities say it is out of character for him to be gone for an extended amount of time.Beck is described as a white male, 6'0'' tall, weighing 194 pounds with gray hair and blue eyes.His vehicle is described as a silver 2009 Toyota Camry with OH plate AT24HZ.Please call 911 or 1-866-693-9171 if you spot him or his vehicle
  
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• Newark men help save injured bald eagle

  12-11-2016 02:14
  
  A bald eagle that was injured after flying into a building Friday morning was able to receive help after it was discovered by four men in Newark.The Newark Police Department posted on their Facebook account that the men found the bald eagle on Case Avenue.The men called police immediately who also were able to get an Ohio Division of Natural Resources Wildlife Officer to come to the area.The wildlife officer was able to transport the bald eagleIn honor of Veterans Day, the men named the bald eag
  
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• 60 Minutes Preview: Exclusive post-election interview with president-elect Donald Trump

  12-11-2016 01:54
  
  Donald Trump will appear in his first extensive post-election interview Sunday on “60 Minutes” at 7 p.m. ETAfter running a heated campaign predicated in part on rolling back President Obama’s signature healthcare law, Donald Trump is now signaling an openness to keeping the Affordable Care Act in some form.People with pre-existing conditions will still be covered in the version of health care that Trump wants to see replace Obamacare, he said in a wide-ranging interview with CB
  
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• Teenager shot while helping mom put away groceries in east Columbus

  12-11-2016 00:56
  
  COLUMBUS - A teenager was hospitalized after being shot in east Columbus Friday night.It happened on the 1300 block of E. 15th Avenue around 6:15 p.m. Friday.Officers found that a 15-year-old was struck in the shoulder as he was helping his mother put away groceries when bullets were fired into their home.The teenager was taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital in stable condition.There are no suspects at this time.Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Columbus Police
  
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• Teenager hospitalized after shooting in east Columbus

  12-11-2016 00:56
  
  COLUMBUS - One person was transported to Children's Hospital in stable condition after being shot in east Columbus.It happened on the 1300 block of E. 15th Avenue around 6:45 p.m. Friday.Columbus Police do not have any suspect information at this time.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Tropical bedbugs back in Florida after 60 years

  12-11-2016 00:46
  
  There’s more reason for Floridians to check their sofas and mattresses: Tropical bedbugs have been confirmed in the state for the first time in at least 60 years, scientists report.There has already been a resurgence of common bedbugs. This discovery suggests the same thing may be occurring with tropical bedbugs. These bugs were last confirmed in Florida in the 1930s and 1940s, researchers said.The tropical bedbugs were found in a home in Brevard County, according to researchers from the U
  
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• Two shot, one fatally, in Northland area townhouse shooting

  12-11-2016 00:31
  
  One man is dead and another injured, after a shooting late this afternoon at a townhouse complex on Columbus' North Side. The shooting occurred about 4:30 p.m. at the Hyde Park Townhouses and Apartments complex on Knighthood Lane. According to police, the men were shot there, then drove for help across the street, to Ollie's Bargain Outlet Store at Emporium Square, just north of Rt. 161 and east of Cleveland Avenue in the Northland area.
  
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