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• Failed levy limits drug prevention programs in Pickaway County

  04-05-2017 23:47
  On Tuesday, voters shot down a $1 million, 10-year levy that would have raised $4.6 million for the Paint Valley ADAMH Board.A million of that money would have gone toward education for thousands of students.Amy Seidle is a prevention coordinator for the Pickaway Area Recovery Services. She and six others go into various classrooms in Pickaway, Highland, Pike, Ross and Fayette counties to teach students about drug and alcohol addiction.With the recent levy failure, Seidle is concerned about the
  
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• One person hospitalized after shooting in the Linden area

  04-05-2017 23:22
  
  One person is injured after a shooting Thursday afternoon in the 1000 block of Chittenden Avenue, according to police.Police say the victim was shot around 4:45 p.m. in the Linden neighborhood and transported to Grant Medical Center in stable condition.Authorities have not released any suspect information at this time.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Free admission to Columbus Zoo for COTA bus riders this weekend

  04-05-2017 23:19
  
  The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and the Central Transit Authority (COTA) are offering COTA’s Zoo Bus riders free COTA fares and free zoo admission on Saturday and Sunday.The promotion kicks off COTA’s 2017 Zoo Bus service, which begins weekend service on Saturday.“At the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, engaging our community is one of our top priorities as we work to connect people with wildlife,” said Columbus Zoo and Aquarium President and CEO Tom Stalf. “We are proud to
  
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• Many Ohio homeowners remain underwater on mortgages

  04-05-2017 23:16
  Five years after the housing recovery began, more than 5 million U.S. homeowners owe considerably more on their homes than the homes are worth, according to Attom Data Solutions. The real-estate information service found that at the end of the first quarter, 5.5 million homeowners, or 9.7 percent of all homeowners with mortgages, owed at least 25 percent more on their mortgages than their home's value, down from 6.7 million a year earlier.
  
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• Traffic delays after truck on I-270 south hits bridge in Gahanna

  04-05-2017 23:04
  
  GAHANNA, Ohio - Traffic is backing up in the southbound lanes of I-270 at Hamilton Road in Gahanna after a truck hit the bridge over I-270.Police said there is debris in the road and some lanes will be closed while crews clean up the crash.Police advise drivers that there will be delays in the area.*Traffic Alert* - Accident on 270 SB at Hamilton Rd. An oversized truck struck the bridge and items are spread across the road. pic.twitter.com/84mC981OuQ— City of Gahanna (@CityOfGahanna) May 4
  
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• Storm trooper causes alarm at school on "Star Wars Day"

  04-05-2017 22:50
  
  ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) — A student dressed as a storm trooper for "Star Wars Day" prompted the evacuation of a Wisconsin high school when a frightened parent saw the costumed figure entering the facility and called 911.Police in Ashwaubenon (ash-WAH'-beh-non) near Green Bay say the parent saw the student going through a back door Thursday wearing body armor and a mask, and carrying a bag.Police Capt. Jody Crocker says the parent did the right thing given the suspicious situation, and that
  
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• Ohioans at higher risk of dying in manufactured homes

  04-05-2017 22:47
  Some state officials say Ohioans aren't being properly protected from fires. Their research cites 1,208 manufactured home fires between 2012 and 2016.Brittany Foster lost her son Brayden in a fire that consumed her manufactured home."I later found out my house had not been insulated. It was all just drywall," Foster said."We've contacted all the surrounding states. And the numbers we looked at -- our numbers are considerably higher than other states as far as your likelihood to be a fatality in
  
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• Central Ohioans react to House passing Republican health care bill

  04-05-2017 22:35
  Delaware County is a traditional Republican stronghold, but even among Republican voters there are concerned about what the health care plan will look like and who it will impact the most.For 20-year-old Haley Kersey, a waitress at the Hamburger Inn Diner, it's been two years without health insurance."I'm always stressed if I'm going to get sick or not. I recently had surgery that I'm now having to pay out of pocket," she said.Haley said because she doesn't work enough hours she doesn't qualify
  
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• Authorities investigating fatal shooting in Mifflin Township

  04-05-2017 21:44
  
  The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal shooting in Mifflin Township.The shooting happened in the 2800 block of Northglen Drive just after 3 p.m.One person was killed and a second person was taken to Grant Medical Center with unknown injuries.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Doppler 10: Soggy heading into the weekend

  04-05-2017 20:46
  
  Today: More showers possible. Still cool. Low 60s N 5-15 mph
  Tonight: Chance for showers, Cooler. 43 NW 10-15 mph
  Saturday: Chance for PM Showers. 55
  Sinday: Brighter but continued cool.57Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A large area of low pressure drift through the Ohio Valley bringing rain and a continued flood threat into the region. Temperatures will remain on the cool side for May all the way into the weekend. High pressure returns fo
  
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• Doppler 10: Soggy end to the week

  04-05-2017 20:46
  This Evening: On and off showers and cool. A tad breezy.
  Tonight: Showers likely. Low 56. E wind 10-15 mph.
  Friday: Showers likely, with a few breaks in the afternoon. Otherwise, cloudy and cool. High 63. E wind 5-10 mph.
  Saturday: Mostly cloudy and breezy with a chance for scattered showers and cooler. High 56. NW wind around 10 mph; gusts up to 20 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Waves of rain showers this evening, becoming heavier to
  
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• Trump signs "religious liberty" order to “defend freedom of religion”

  04-05-2017 19:28
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is seeking to further weaken enforcement of an IRS rule barring churches and tax-exempt groups from endorsing political candidates, though his executive order on religious freedom is disappointing some of his supporters.As he marked the National Day of Prayer at the White House Thursday, Trump signed the order asking the IRS to use "maximum enforcement discretion" over the rarely enforced regulation, known as Johnson Amendment."This financial threat agai
  
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• Health officials confirm travel-related Zika case in Clark County

  04-05-2017 19:25
  The Clark County Combined Health District (CCCHD) has confirmed a previously suspected case of Zika for a traveler returning from a Zika-affected area.The CCCHD says they continue to work with the physician and the patient to help prevent transmission of the disease.There are no cases of locally transmitted Zika in Ohio.
  
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• President Trump meeting Pope Francis at The Vatican this month

  04-05-2017 19:09
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his first foreign trip as president will include stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican, where he will meet with Pope Francis. Then he'll move on for visits to NATO and a summit in Italy.Trump said Thursday in a White House ceremony with faith leaders that his first trip will start in Saudi Arabia and include meetings with leaders across the Muslim world. He says they will seek new cooperation to "combat extremism, terrorism and violence" and
  
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• Family of boy killed on Kansas waterslide to receive $20M

  04-05-2017 18:36
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The family of a 10-year-old boy who died on a giant waterslide at a Kanas water park will receive nearly $20 million in settlement payments, according to court documents.The largest payment to Caleb Schwab's family, $14 million, will come from SVV 1 and KC Water Park, two companies associated with the Texas-based water park operator Schlitterbahn, The Kansas City Star reports.The rest of the money will come from the general contractor, the raft manufacturer and a compan
  
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• Funkmaster Flex Claims Tupac Accidentally Shot Himself

  04-05-2017 18:32
  In all of his animated glory, Funkmaster Flex took to Instagram Live to discuss the night of November 30, 1994 when Tupac Shakur was shot in the leg at New York City's Quad Studios. Flex, who was apparently in the building at the time of the shooting, says the late rapper did it to himself on accident.
  
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• Video Game Hall of Fame adds 'Halo: Combat Evolved, 3 more

  04-05-2017 17:14
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Attention Halo Nation, "Halo: Combat Evolved" is in the World Video Game Hall of Fame.The science fiction shooter game that enthralled a legion of fans after its 2001 launch with the Xbox system is one of four games to be inducted into the hall Thursday. "Donkey Kong," ''Pokemon Red and Green" and "Street Fighter II" round out the young hall's third class of honorees.All will be on permanent display at The Strong museum in Rochester, New York, where the hall of fame
  
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• Manufactured Home Dangers: New initiative proposed for safety & protection

  04-05-2017 16:28
  Nearly a million Ohioans live in manufactured homes. Those homes range from mobile homes to houses assembled on concrete slabs. But according to the president of the Ohio Fire Chiefs Association, living in these homes can come with increased risks.Brittany Foster recalls, "My house was in flames. They were in my living room, in my hallway, and she told me that Brayden wasn't in the living room anymore."Brayden is Brittany Foster's son."And I went back in to try to find Brayden and I couldn't fin
  
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• Guitar left behind due to luggage fee causes Cleveland airport security scare

  04-05-2017 16:25
  
  Police say an unattended bag that led security officials to temporarily close part of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport was a guitar left behind by a man who couldn't afford the luggage fee for it.A police spokeswoman tells Cleveland.com that prosecutors will decide whether to pursue any charges against the 45-year-old man from Taberg, New York, over the bag abandoned Tuesday in a check-in area.Some passengers were guided into safety zones away from that area, while flights continued takin
  
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• Theodore Decker: Lead problem one symptom of income divide Updated at

  04-05-2017 16:04
  The "WARNING" placard slapped on the front window is a constant reminder of the lead hazard in John Cottrill's Hilltop rental, but lead is among the least of his worries these days. Laid up after a nasty tumble from a ladder on a painting job, he has broken bones and looming bills to deal with.
  
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• Parents lose custody of kids amid probe of YouTube 'pranks'

  04-05-2017 15:52
  
  FREDERICK, Md. — A Maryland couple who posted controversial "prank" videos of themselves berating their children have temporarily lost custody of two of their five kids amid an investigation.Heather and Mike Martin uploaded nearly 300 videos to their popular "DaddyOFive" YouTube channel. In them, the parents screamed profanities at their children, broke their toys and filmed the children fighting each other. They apologized last month for making "some terrible parenting decisions."The two
  
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• Tourism slump expected in U.S.

  04-05-2017 14:59
  
  International travelers pump $150 billion into the U.S. every year.However, the tourism industry is expecting a drop this year."We are projecting a potential 2% decline in international visitation which would translate to about 300-thousand fewer international visitors," said Senior Vice President of New York & Company, Chris Heywood.Heywood said the strong U.S. dollar is one reason why.He says President Donald Trump’s travel ban is another reason.Both versions of President Trump's tra
  
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• Gray death: Dangerous opioid combo is latest mixing trend

  04-05-2017 14:55
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — It's being called "gray death" — a new and dangerous opioid combo that underscores the ever-changing nature of the U.S. addictions epidemic.Investigators who nicknamed the mixture have detected it or recorded overdoses blamed on it in Alabama, Georgia and Ohio. The drug looks like concrete mix and varies in consistency from a hard, chunky material to a fine powder.The substance is a combination of several opioids blamed for thousands of fatal overdoses nationally, in
  
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• About 5,500 Ohio students may cancel loans for defunct chain

  04-05-2017 14:03
  The state attorney general says nearly 5,500 people in Ohio are eligible to cancel federal student loans that they used to attend schools operated by a for-profit chain that abruptly ceased operations in 2015.The Corinthian Colleges group sold or closed its more than 100 campuses amid allegations of fraud and misrepresenting the success of its graduates. Its schools included Everest Institute, Heald College and WyoTech.The state says letters being sent to eligible attendees in Ohio will explain
  
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• 'Late Show' host Colbert says no regrets over Trump insults

  04-05-2017 13:24
  
  Stephen Colbert says he has no regrets about a monologue that included a crude sexual reference on the relationship between the presidents of the United States and Russia and has since prompted calls to fire him and boycott "Late Show" advertisers."He, I believe, can take care of himself," Colbert said at a Wednesday taping of his CBS late-night show. "I have jokes; he has the launch codes. So, it's a fair fight."In his Monday monologue, Colbert said: "Mr. Trump, your presidency, I love your pre
  
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• Some cling to landlines, but cell-only homes now dominate

  04-05-2017 12:54
  Deborah Braswell, a university administrator in Alabama, is a member of a dwindling group — people with a landline phone at home.According to a U.S. government study released Thursday, 50.8 percent of homes and apartments had only cellphone service in the latter half of 2016, the first time such households attained a majority in the survey. Braswell and her family are part of the 45.9 percent that still have landline phones. The remaining households have no phone service at all.More than 3
  
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• House passes GOP health care bill to replace Obamacare

  04-05-2017 11:59
  
  WASHINGTON — Relieved Republicans have pushed their prized health care bill through the House. The mostly party-line 217-213 vote advances a bill that addresses their longtime pledge to erase the 2010 Obama health care law.WATCH: LIVE COVERAGE Thursday's vote sends the measure to the Senate. Many senators consider the House bill too harsh and it's expected to undergo substantial changes.The House measure collapsed in March due to opposition by conservative and moderate GOP lawmakers. House
  
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• House OKs GOP health bill, a step toward Obamacare repeal

  04-05-2017 11:59
  
  WASHINGTON — Relieved Republicans muscled their health care bill through the House Thursday, taking their biggest step toward dismantling the Obama health care overhaul since Donald Trump took office. They won passage only after overcoming their own divisions that nearly sank the measure six weeks ago.Jubilant Republicans, celebrating what they hope will soon be the demise of "Obamacare," sang the pop song, "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" as the end of the voting neared.The measure skirte
  
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• Health care vote expected today

  04-05-2017 11:59
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C.-- In a startling turnabout, Republicans say they are ready to push their prized health care bill through the House and claim a victory for President Donald Trump, six weeks after nearly leaving it for dead and days after support from GOP moderates seemed to crumble anew.House leaders planned a vote Thursday on the legislation, revamped since collapsing in March to attract most hard line conservatives and some GOP centrists. In a final tweak, leaders were adding a modest pool of
  
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• Social Smoking Carries Same Heart-Disease Risks as Everyday Habit

  04-05-2017 11:20
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Social smokers' risk for high blood pressure and high cholesterol is identical to those who light up every day, new research has found. This large, nationally representative study is the first to look at blood pressure and cholesterol in social smokers.
  
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• Britain's Prince Phillip to step away from public life

  04-05-2017 10:01
  
  LONDON, England-- Buckingham Palace has announced that Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, will stop carrying out public engagements sometime between now and August.The palace said Thursday that the 95-year-old Philip will continue heading numerous charitable organizations but will not play an active role attending engagements.In the past Philip has suffered heart problems but has maintained a vigorous public schedule.
  
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• Britain's Prince Philip to step away from public life

  04-05-2017 10:01
  
  LONDON, England-- Buckingham Palace has announced that Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, will stop carrying out public engagements sometime between now and August.The palace said Thursday that the 95-year-old Philip will continue heading numerous charitable organizations but will not play an active role attending engagements.In the past Philip has suffered heart problems but has maintained a vigorous public schedule.
  
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• 15 reasons for a prison term

  04-05-2017 06:44
  How is it possible that the state of Ohio allowed a man with 14 convictions for driving under the influence to get behind the wheel of a vehicle ever again? On Monday, Timothy J. Jones, 53, of Columbus, appeared in Fregiato's court and pleaded guilty to driving under the influence on March 22 in Belmont County. Fregiato asked that a pre-sentencing investigation confirm what the judge's notes indicated, that the local conviction was Jones' 15th on a DUI charge.
  
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• Teen moves on to general election for Columbus City Council

  04-05-2017 04:31
  A 19-year old made history in the primary election and hopes to do it again in November.Kieran Cartharn said he's the youngest person ever to win the primary for Columbus City Council to move on to the general election.“We won this campaign with $650,” Cartharn said.Cartharn uses the term "we" very loosely.His campaign, he says, was him and a lot of work. He said he didn't listen to the critics.“'You won't get the endorsement', we got the endorsement. They said you won’t
  
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• WATCH: 30th Annual Ohio Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony

  04-05-2017 03:51
  
  State leaders and law enforcement across Ohio will honor the memory of peace officer killed in the line of duty during this year’s Ohio Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony Thursday.Since 1823, nearly 800 Ohio officers have been killed in the line of duty.TODAY'S EVENTS10AM: A motorcade will travel from the Fraternal Order of Police Ohio State Lodge in Columbus to the ceremony11AM: The ceremony will take place inside the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy's gymnasiumDuring the ceremony
  
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• Texas Legislature passes ban on so-called 'sanctuary cities'

  04-05-2017 03:10
  
  The Texas Legislature on Wednesday passed a ban on so-called "sanctuary cities" that allows police officers to ask about a person's immigration status and threatens sheriffs and police chiefs with jail time if they don't work with federal authorities.Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has pledged to sign the bill into law, which could now come quickly.The GOP-led Senate passed the bill Wednesday despite objections from Democrats, who call the bill a "show-me-your-papers" measure that will be used to di
  
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• LeBron upset with brewery over photo with beer

  04-05-2017 03:04
  
  LeBron James is in a bit of a brewhaha over his beer-bottle grab.On Monday night, James jokingly swiped a beer bottle from a surprised courtside server during the third quarter of Cleveland's playoff game against the Toronto Raptors and considered sipping it before handing it back. The exchange went viral on social media and James even kidded afterward that he wasn't much of a beer drinker and would have taken a sip if it had been red wine.James now said his agent and legal team are upset over G
  
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• Court receives full autopsies of Rhoden family members

  04-05-2017 02:38
  
  The Ohio Supreme Court has received the unredacted autopsy reports from eight slayings in one family as it considers media lawsuits seeking access to those full reports from the unsolved case.Court filings Wednesday indicated the reports from the Pike County coroner have been submitted under seal following the justices' April 19 request for them.The case involves seven adults and a teenage boy from the Rhoden family who were found shot to death at four homes in southern Ohio last year.The Columb
  
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• No charges against officer who killed Ohio State attacker

  04-05-2017 02:26
  In this Nov. 28, 2016, file photo, crime scene investigators collect evidence from the pavement as police respond to an attack on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio. Franklin County, Ohio, Prosecutor Ron O'Brien announced Wednesday, May 3, 2017, that a grand jury has cleared Alan Horujko, the Ohio State University Police officer who fatally shot the man responsible for a Nov. 28, 2016, car-and-knife attack at the university that injured 13 people, Abdul Razak Ali Artan.
  
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• Police searching for man accused of shooting at woman & her grandmother

  04-05-2017 01:58
  
  Columbus police are looking for 26-year-old Rusten Johnson who is wanted on two counts of felonious assault.According to police, officers were called to the 1600 block of Oak Street on April 24 on the report of shots fired.The officers met with a 22-year-old woman and her grandmother who said Johnson fired shots at them.Anyone with info on the whereabouts of Johnson is asked to contact Det. Polgar in CPD's Assault Unit at 645-0114 or [email protected].
  
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• House to vote on health care bill Thursday

  04-05-2017 01:36
  
  The House will vote Thursday on the GOP's long-sought legislation to repeal and replace portions of former President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, Republican leaders announced on Wednesday. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy confidently predicted success after a day of wrangling votes and personal arm-twisting by President Donald Trump.After an earlier failure when Republican leaders were forced to pull the bill for lack of votes, the decision to move forward indicated confidence on the
  
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• The Columbus Metropolitan Club, May 3, 2017

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