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• Circleville schools sees massive success in drug addiction program

  08-05-2017 23:58
  Pickaway County is known for it's growing epidemic of drug addiction. School administrators wanted to help curb the issue by offering drug prevention in high school."Other than our health classes, there hasn't been any specific drug prevention programs," said Chris Thornsley, principal at Circleville High School.This year the school offered Club Future, a local chapter of Drug-Free Clubs of America. It is a student-led organization where kids commit to a drug-free life and random drug testing."E
  
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• Police searching for missing 11-year-old in Columbus

  08-05-2017 23:44
  
  Columbus police are searching for a missing 11-year-old girl who was last seen two days ago.Authorities said Ashlee Monroe was last seen on foot with her 13-year-old sister, Karissa Monroe around 7:30 p.m. Saturday.Ashlee is described as a white female, 4'11'', 110 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes.She was last seen wearing a pink shirt and floral leggings.Anyone with information please contact the Columbus Police at (614) 645-4624.
  
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• Doctors, staff at Wexner Medical Center blast CEO, say patients in danger

  08-05-2017 23:40
  Dozens of doctors and professors have written letters expressing "no confidence" in the CEO of Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center.10TV has obtained three letters from three different groups of doctors and staff members, including department chairs and senior leadership.They all described problems with management and morale that they said are damaging care and endangering patients and issued a "Vote of No Confidence" in CEO Sheldon Retchin and his leadership team.They accused Retchin of a "manage
  
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• Progress Report: Demolition & transformation of “Uzi Alley” in east Columbus

  08-05-2017 23:38
  CrimeTracker 10 continues its week-long series with a closer look at neighborhood progress reports -- and what happens when persistence pays off.Near the airport, there's a part of town that is seeing a resurgence and the people who live there say 'it's about time.'Grace Phillips remembers a time when playing outside -- day or night -- was like putting your life on the line.Phillips recalled, "We didn't want to be outside because we were scared. It was just dangerous...the drug dealers. It was h
  
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• Progress Report: The collaboration cleaning up the 161 corridor

  08-05-2017 23:33
  The Forest Park neighborhood is home to Ken Gilbert and his wife, who both have fond childhood memories here.But the neighborhood changed. Gilbert said by 2012, they got used to hearing gunshots."We would hear police helicopters,” Gilbert explained.Police blamed nearly a half dozen hotels along the nearby 161 corridor. They were infested with drugs, prostitution, and violent crime, including murder.To avoid the police, Gilbert said drug dealers would do their dirty work in his neighborhood
  
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• 2 charged in connection with deadly Mifflin Township shooting

  08-05-2017 23:10
  
  Two men have been charged in connection with a deadly shooting in Mifflin Township last week.The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office arrested 28-year-old Bradley Lubell and 16-year-old Deveron Huett over the weekend.The shooting happened Thursday in the 2800 block of Northglen Drive. One person was killed and a second was injured.The sheriff's office says 34-year-old James Bradford died at the scene. The second victim in the shooting was identified as 37-year-old Erik Taylor.Lubell has been c
  
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• Pickerington family says treatment in Mexico might help child's illness

  08-05-2017 22:58
  A Pickerington family is planning a trip to Mexico for their son to get treatment for a terminal illness.Ashley Bandavanis' son Dean has Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). It's a brain tumor that attacks all involuntary motor functions like the heartbeat, breathing and eye movement. Ashley said it all began the morning of March 15. Dean was slurring his words, drooling and he couldn't balance. Tests at Nationwide Children's Hospital determined the diagnosis.Doctors gave Dean a year to live
  
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• Barn fire shuts down SR 203 in Delaware County

  08-05-2017 21:51
  
  A barn fire along State Route 203 in Delaware County is shut down due to a barn fire.According to the Delaware County Sheriff's Office, several fire departments are on the scene in Radnor.There is no information about injuries at this time.SR 203 closed in both directions between Curtis Road and Watkins Road.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• 1 of 2 slain doctors texted friend: 'Gunman in the house'

  08-05-2017 21:39
  
  One of two doctors found dead and bound inside their penthouse in a luxury condominium building had texted a friend that there was "a gunman in the house," prosecutors revealed Monday as the suspect in their slayings was arraigned from his hospital bed.Authorities said that friend called police on Friday night, and responding officers found the bodies of Dr. Lina Bolanos and Dr. Richard Field, along with a black backpack filled with jewelry, prosecutors said at suspect Bampumim Teixeira's arraig
  
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• Doppler 10: Rain chances return

  08-05-2017 20:41
  Today: Mostly cloudy with a chance for a light shower. Low 60s
  Tonight: Chance for showers. 47
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance for a sprinkle. Warmer. 69
  Thursday: More showers likely. 66Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A warm front will spread clouds over the region today as it stalls over W. Ohio, followed by a chance for showers through tonight. A weak upper level system will also pass over the region bringing a chance for showers
  
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• Doppler 10: Not your typical May

  08-05-2017 20:41
  This Evening: Mostly sunny and cooler; temps in the 50s with a light breeze. NW wind around 10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 42. NE wind 0-5 mph.
  Tuesday: Partly sunny and remaining unseasonably cool. A chance for showers to our south and west in the morning. We have a chance for scattered showers in the evening. High near 60. W wind 0-5 mph.
  Wednesday: Partly sunny and warmest day of the week. High 68. Light easterly wind.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpe
  
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• Yates: I warned White House that Flynn could be blackmailed

  08-05-2017 20:40
  Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates, speaking publicly for the first time about concerns she brought to the Trump White House on Russia, told Congress on Monday she warned that National Security Adviser Michael Flynn "essentially could be blackmailed" because he apparently had lied to his bosses about his contacts with the Russian ambassador.The statements from Yates, an Obama administration holdover, offered by far the most detailed account of the chain of events that led to Flynn's oust
  
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• Ousted Obama official speaking on Trump aide's Russia talks

  08-05-2017 20:40
  
  An Obama administration official who warned the Trump White House about contacts between one of its key advisers and Russia is speaking publicly for the first time about the concerns she raised.Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates is testifying Monday before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.3:45 p.m.Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates says the White House asked the FBI whether firing Mike Flynn would interfere with
  
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• Budget proposal would shift lead paint regulation in Ohio to state regulators

  08-05-2017 20:38
  
  A proposal in the current version of Ohio's state budget would put regulation of lead paint violations in the hands of the state, limiting local involvement.The provision in the budget passed by the Republican-controlled House would limit cities to actions allowed by the state.The Plain Dealer reports those actions currently involve performing an environmental investigation of a home, school or day care after a child has been poisoned.The plan is backed by the Ohio Association of Realtors which
  
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• Ohio governor's race to see record-setting number of women

  08-05-2017 20:24
  
  A battle for the women's vote looks to be on in Ohio.As Democratic Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley joined the race for governor Monday, the battleground state could see a record number of female candidates on next year's ballot for Ohio's highest state office.The phenomenon comes a year after Hillary Clinton became the first female major-party presidential nominee and as well-attended marches focused on women's issues have taken place across the U.S.Whaley, 41, says she wants to bring back jobs that pay
  
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• Silicon Valley think tank assisting Smart City initiative

  08-05-2017 20:00
  Singularity University, a Silicon Valley think tank and business incubator, today announced it is sponsoring a Smart City Accelerator in Columbus. The accelerator would be the first program of its kind and is in response to Columbus winning the U.S. Department of Transportation's Smart City Challenge.  The accelerator will help the businesses involved in the program by providing access to Singularity University faculty, and by identifying mentors from large companies and startups who w
  
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• Goodyear building 3rd airship in Ohio, will be ready in 2018

  08-05-2017 19:04
  
  AKRON, Ohio — Goodyear says its newest airship should be ready to fly in the spring of 2018.The assembly of the Akron-based company's third airship is coming together at its blimp base in northeastern Ohio.Workers now are putting together parts of the internal aluminum and carbon fiber inner skeleton.The Akron Beacon Journal reports that the new airship will be based at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.'s hangar in Ohio's Portage County.The tire maker retired its last true blimp in March.The ne
  
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• Obama warned Trump against hiring Michael Flynn, former officials say

  08-05-2017 18:19
  
  WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama warned Donald Trump against hiring Michael Flynn as national security adviser during an Oval Office meeting after the 2016 election, according to three former Obama administration officials.The information on Monday, from officials who requested anonymity in order to disclose the private conversation, came hours before former acting Attorney General Sally Yates was to testify to Congress about concerns she raised to the Trump administration about contact
  
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• Details emerge about suspect in penthouse slayings of engaged doctors

  08-05-2017 17:59
  
  BOSTON — A man accused of killing two engaged doctors inside the penthouse of a luxury condominium building was scheduled to be arraigned Monday on two counts of murder.Bampumim Teixeira is charged with killing Dr. Lina Bolanos and Dr. Richard Field on Friday night at the Macallen Building in South Boston. Police did not provide a motive in the case but said the suspect most likely knew the victims.Officers found their bodies after responding to a report of a man with a gun.Police Commissi
  
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• Open letter from the Tokes family

  08-05-2017 17:38
  Ohio State president Michael V. Drake hugs Toby Tokes, father of the late Reagan Tokes, after he received his daughters posthumous diploma during Ohio State's spring commencement at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on May 7. Monclova Township native Reagan Tokes was kidnapped and murdered in February as she left her part-time job at a Columbus restaurant south of the Ohio State University campus. Ms. Tokes had been a four-year varsity tennis player at Anthony Wayne High School and was preparing for grad
  
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• Suspect robs Chase bank on 5th Avenue, flees on bicycle

  08-05-2017 16:58
  
  Columbus Police are looking for the man who robbed the Chase bank on West Fifth Avenue near Grandview Monday.According to police, the suspect entered the Chase bank around 10:30 a.m. and handed the teller a note demanding cash.The suspect fled the scene on a bicycle with an unknown amount of cash.Police say that the suspect didn’t show or mention a weapon during the robbery.
  
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• Dinosaur Island at Columbus Zoo to open May 27

  08-05-2017 16:39
  The popular Dinosaur Island will be back this summer at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.Visitors will get to go on a prehistoric adventure that features more than 20 life-sized, animatronic dinosaurs throughout the Australia and the Islands region of the zoo.The attraction will run from May 27 to October 31. A special admission ticket is required for entrance and not included with zoo admission.For more information about the Zoo’s summer happenings, visit www.columbuszoo.org.
  
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• University could be 1st in Ohio to allow concealed weapons

  08-05-2017 16:16
  
  CEDARVILLE, Ohio — A small Ohio school could become the first college in the state to allow concealed weapons on campus.The proposal at Cedarville University would allow faculty and staff with permits to carry concealed weapons.The Dayton Daily News reports university trustees will announce a decision this coming week.A new Ohio law allows individual boards of trustees to decide whether to allow concealed weapons on campus.Cedarville closely studied the policy at Liberty University in Virg
  
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• Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley announces run for Ohio governor

  08-05-2017 15:48
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley says she running for governor, becoming the third woman Democrat to seek Ohio's highest state office.The 41-year-old Whaley says she wants to bring back jobs that pay enough to raise a family, take on the state's opioid addiction crisis and represent those who have become invisible to politicians in Columbus.Whaley joins former U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton and former state Rep. Connie Pillich in the Democratic primary, along with state Sen. Joe Schiavoni.
  
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• Coach's bling fling, will spend $2.4B on Kate Spade

  08-05-2017 14:28
  
  Coach will spend $2.4 billion for Kate Spade, tying together two premier brands in the luxury goods sector that have fought to snare younger shoppers.Noting that crucial demographic, Coach Inc. CEO Victor Luis said in a company release Monday that Kate Spade has a "strong awareness among consumers, especially millennials."Coach will pay $18.50 per share of Kate Spade & Company. That's a 9 percent premium to its Friday closing price of $16.97.The boards of both New York companies have approve
  
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• Crash involving school bus injures one in east Columbus

  08-05-2017 14:07
  
  At least one person was injured when a school bus and car collided Monday morning.The crash occurred just before 8 a.m. on East Broad Street near Waverly Street in east Columbus.Columbus Police say that there were students on the bus, but the injured person was not on the bus.East Broad Street was blocked at Waverly Street as officials worked to clean up the crash.
  
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• Despite high mileage, James showing no signs of slowing down

  08-05-2017 14:06
  
  In his playoff rematch with the Toronto Raptors, LeBron James proved even more lethal than last time.In fact, James may be more lethal now than ever.James averaged 26 points per game as Cleveland took down Toronto to win last year's Eastern Conference Finals in six games. This year, James is averaging 34.4 points, nine rebounds and 7.1 assists per game in eight playoff encounters.Such a stat line has never been accomplished by anyone over the course of an entire postseason."I think he understand
  
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• Nicki Minaj pays college costs for Twitter fans

  08-05-2017 13:27
  
  Nicki Minaj is putting some fans on scholarship.After a fan asked the hip-hop star if she would pay his college tuition on Twitter on Saturday night, Minaj agreed to pay fans' school costs — on the condition that they show her perfect marks. She wrote , "Show me straight A's that I can verify w/ur school and I'll pay it."A few dozen fans took Minaj up on the offer, posting screenshots of their grades. Minaj replied individually to some throughout the night and agreed to pay other things li
  
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• Obama urges Congress to show 'courage' on health care

  08-05-2017 13:26
  Former President Barack Obama, in his first public comments about the ongoing debate over his signature health care plan, implored members of Congress on Sunday to demonstrate political courage even if it goes against their party's positions.Obama briefly returned to the spotlight as he accepted the annual John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award at JFK's presidential library in Boston. The award is named for a 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Kennedy that profiled eight U.S. senators who ris
  
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• Freezing temperatures worry early gardeners

  08-05-2017 13:00
  Did you take advantage of warm temperatures two weeks ago to get your garden in early? That may have been a very bad idea. Parts of central Ohio are under a freeze warning from the National Weather Service this morning, including Delaware, Fairfield, Licking and Union counties.
  
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• One word that could translate to higher health care premiums in 2018

  08-05-2017 12:50
  Health industry experts say "uncertainty" could lead to a sharp increase in health insurance premiums next year.As we've reported, the Senate is getting ready to vote on a bill that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. But the version that was passed by the House of Representatives could see a lot of changes before it hits the Senate.Because of the fact that so many elements of the health care law are up in the air, insurers are expected to hike premiums."Insurers hate uncertainty,"
  
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• After the cap and gown: Lessons you might not have learned in school

  08-05-2017 12:36
  OSU handed out a record number of degrees for the third year in a row this weekend. A record-number of alumni means a record-number of students deciding what's next in their lives.TIME compiled a list of post-graduation advice students might not have learned in the classroom.Here are four of those items:1. Your first job might not involve your major. Don't sweat it. You'll have decades to reunite your job with what you studied or what your passion is.2. Don't put off those college loans. Sallie
  
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• Police search for missing adult

  08-05-2017 09:42
  
  AUSTINTOWN, Ohio-- Police in northeast Ohio are searching for a missing 75-year-old man.Thomas Herbold was last seen in Austintown in Mahoning County Monday morning at 1:00 a.m. Herbold suffers from dementia.He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue plaid shirt, black tennis shoes, and a black coat. He could possibly be wearing a grey wool hat.Police say he may be in a 2009 grey sedan with Ohio plate number FAH8677.If you see him, or the car, please call 911.
  
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• Hundreds March In Columbus For Racial Justice

  08-05-2017 08:35
  Hundreds took to Franklin Park in east Columbus to the Governor's mansion in Bexley Saturday afternoon to demand racial justice. " It's hard to sit back and be silenced and watch everybody do nothing ," said Louise Mackey who took part in the rally.
  
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• Democrats say Yes We Can not in their camp

  08-05-2017 04:17
  Now that Republicans in Columbus elective offices are a rarer sight than Bigfoot, incumbent party-backed Democrats are turning their attention to challengers from within their own party. They say their opponents from the Yes We Can group aren't really Democrats.
  
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• Police: 2 doctors found dead in penthouse likely knew killer

  08-05-2017 03:59
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Two engaged Boston doctors found dead this weekend inside the penthouse of a luxury condominium building most likely knew their killer, police say.Dr. Lina Bolanos and Dr. Richard Field were found dead Friday night by police at the Macallen Building in South Boston and police say they believe the man suspected of their deaths knew them. Boston police have not said how the couple were killed or provided a motive in the case.Bolanos, 38, was a pediatric anesthesiologist at Mass
  
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• Grieving dad runs for school board in gang-scarred suburb

  08-05-2017 03:52
  
  BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (AP) — Robert Mickens was just a regular dad who went to his daughter's high school basketball games in their New York town, worried about whether she studied enough and sometimes got on her case for spending too much time gabbing with her friends.Everything changed in September. That's when his 15-year-old Nisa and her best friend, Kayla Cuevas, 16, were found beaten and hacked to death in the street, a killing authorities blamed on the violent gang MS-13, which has infest
  
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• Experts meet in Egypt over moving King Tut artifacts

  08-05-2017 03:46
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Archaeologists and conservation experts met in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the safe transportation of King Tutankhamun's throne, chests and bed from the Egyptian Museum in central Cairo to a new one being built on the other side of the Egyptian capital.The meeting, organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, brought together experts from Egypt, France, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Japan.Tareq Tawfiq, a senior ministry official in charge of the new museum, tol
  
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• Family sues Texas officer, department in 15-year-old's death

  08-05-2017 03:25
  
  DALLAS (AP) - The family of a 15-year-old is suing the police officer who shot and killed him, as well as the officer's suburban Dallas police department.Jordan Edwards' funeral was Saturday, one week after he was shot dead in a vehicle leaving a chaotic house party in Balch Springs. This undated family photo provided by Edwards family attorney Lee Merritt shows Jordan Edwards, left, posing for a photo with his father, Odell Edwards. (Courtesy of Lee Merritt/Edwards family via AP)
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• Jon Husted begins statewide tour on Monday

  08-05-2017 01:39
  
  He is ready to get to work on going for Ohio's top job.Early Sunday morning, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced on social media he is running for governor. Current Governor John Kasich's term will end in 2018.On Monday, Husted gets to work on his campaign by launching a statewide tour. He will appear at 10 public events across Ohio this week."Jon Husted is the conservative candidate to lead the Republicans to victory in 2018," said Joshua Eck, spokesman for Husted for Ohio. "This week,
  
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• Weather Vlog: Freeze warnings, frost advisories across the Buckeye State

  08-05-2017 01:16
  Freeze Warnings and Frost Advisories go into effect tonight across the Buckeye State.While freezing temperatures this late in the year are uncommon, they’re not unheard of.The average last freeze in Columbus is April 19, but we’ve seen them as late as mid-May.Clear skies and light winds will allow our already-cool air to drop that much more tonight.Doppler 10 Meteorologist Jeff Booth looks at the science behind our cool down and has tips on what you need to do now to keep your plants
  
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• Cavs sweep Raptors to advance to Eastern Conference Finals

  08-05-2017 00:09
  
  TORONTO - LeBron James scored 35 points, Kyrie Irving added 27 and the Cleveland Cavaliers completed a four-game sweep of Toronto, beating the Raptors 109-102 on Sunday to give James his seventh consecutive trip to the Eastern Conference Finals.Kyle Korver scored 18 points to help the Cavaliers become the first team to win eight straight playoff games the year following a title, and the first team to win eight straight in consecutive postseasons.Channing Frye had 10 points, and Cleveland finishe
  
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