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• Trump threatens to cancel briefings; Spicer back at podium

  12-05-2017 23:43
  President Donald Trump threatened to shut down daily press briefings Friday as he sought to defend his White House from criticism of its shifting explanations and misstatements about the firing of FBI Director James Comey.Trump's statements, through a tweet and later television interview, threaten a Washington institution that is the most high-profile forum for journalists to question the government about policy and the news of the day.In the Trump era, it has become a cable TV hit and cultural
  
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• First African-American Ohio State Highway Patrolman passes away

  12-05-2017 22:28
  
  The first Ohio State Highway Patrol said the first African-American to serve as an Ohio State Highway Patrolman has passed away.OSHP said Louis "Lou" Dale Sharp passed away on May 7 at the age of 85.Sharp was born in Columbus in 1932 and graduated from the 44th Academy class in 1955 before being assigned to the patrol post in Findlay, Ohio.Sharp left his position with the highway patrol after nine months.OSHP said he made the move to better support his family.OSHP calls Sharp a trailblazer as he
  
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• Multiple law enforcement agencies searching Adams County property

  12-05-2017 22:06
  
  The Ohio Attorney General’s Office confirms several law enforcement agencies are searching a property in Adams County.The Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigators is working with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, Pike County Sheriff’s Office and the Ohio Department of Corrections STAR team are searching a home.The office would not confirm what case the search is related to or comment on the location but it is near the Adams-Pike County line.
  
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• Man accused of killing Kirkersville police chief identified

  12-05-2017 21:50
  10TV has learned the identity of the man accused of shooting and killing three people Friday in Kirkersville.The suspect has been identified as 43-year-old Thomas Hartless.Hartless is accused of killing Kirkersville Police Chief Steven Disario and two employees at the Pine Kirk Care Center. According to court records, Hartless has a criminal record dating back to an assault in 1992.Hartless also has three different domestic violence charges against him since 2016. He was also charged in 2009 wit
  
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• Former Cleveland Browns player dies in traffic accident

  12-05-2017 21:40
  
  An early morning accident has claimed the lives of two people, including former NFL player Michael Jackson who, after retiring from football, also served as mayor of a Louisiana village.Louisiana State Police Senior Trooper Dustin Dwight says it happened about 1 a.m. Friday on U.S. 51, south of the Village of Tangipahoa, where Jackson held office from 2009-2012.Dwight says the 48-year-old Jackson, of Tangipahoa, was riding a motorcycle north on U.S. 51 at a high rate of speed, when 20-year-old D
  
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• World cyberattack cripples UK hospitals, demands ransoms

  12-05-2017 21:28
  
  LONDON— Britain's health service was hit Friday by a huge international cyberattack that froze computers at hospitals across the country — an attack that shut down wards, closed emergency rooms and brought medical treatments to a screeching halt.Hospitals in areas across Britain found themselves without access to their computers or phone systems. Many canceled all routine procedures and asked patients not to come to the hospitals unless it was an emergency. Some chemotherapy patients
  
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• Doppler 10: More sunshine and warmer this weekend

  12-05-2017 20:52
  This Evening: Cloudy with temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s.
  Tonight: Skies gradually become partly cloudy. Low 49. N wind 5-10 mph.
  Saturday: More sunshine and warming up. High 71. N wind 5-10 mph.
  Sunday: Mostly sunny with a *slight* chance of a shower or storm in the afternoon. Otherwise, dry and warmer. High 75. W wind 5-15 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Skies will start to clear tonight from the west to the east. Clearer
  
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• City Council considers immigration protection

  12-05-2017 20:31
  The Columbus City Council plans to enact into law Mayor Andrew J. Ginther's executive order that prohibits arresting or denying public services to immigrants in the city based on their immigration status. It does not designate Columbus as a "sanctuary city," as some other cities have done.
  
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• Gun found in student’s locker at Pleasant View Middle School

  12-05-2017 20:15
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio - A Pleasant View Middle School student was taken into custody after administrators found a loaded gun at the school.According to a letter sent out by the South-Western City School District to parents Friday morning, a student reported that another student had a gun at the school.A spokesperson for the district told 10TV administrators were able to confiscate the gun from the student’s locker and contact authorities.Deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Of
  
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• Columbus Zoo to announce polar bear cub names on Mother's Day

  12-05-2017 19:04
  
  After making their debuts in April, the Columbus Zoo will be announcing the names of the polar bear cubs born in November 2016.The zoo will announce the names Sunday (Coincidentally, it’s Mother’s Day).Polar Bear Cub Debuts: Anana’s Cub | Aurora’s TwinsThe names will be announced at 1 p.m. at the Polar Frontier habitat and online.The name of Anana’s cub was decided by a public vote through the zoo’s website of the following names:Amelia Gray - Amelia means "de
  
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• Man denied parole again for teen's 1990 teen killing

  12-05-2017 18:13
  
  LIMA, Ohio — A man whose death sentence for an Ohio teenager's slaying was overturned based on a misplaced word in an indictment has again been denied parole.The Lima News reports that officials said this week that 46-year-old Richard Joseph was given another eight years in prison before his next hearing.The first time Joseph was denied parole, the parole board said he was a danger to society and could commit further crimes.Joseph was convicted of aggravated murder in the 1990 slaying of 1
  
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• Trump to Comey: Better hope there are no 'tapes' of talks

  12-05-2017 17:34
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, in an apparent warning to his fired FBI director, said Friday that James Comey had better hope there are no "tapes" of their conversations. Trump's tweet came the morning after he asserted Comey had told him three times that he wasn't under FBI investigation."I said, 'If it's possible, would you let me know, am I under investigation?' He said you are not under investigation," Trump said in an interview Thursday with NBC News. He said the discussion
  
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• LIVE COVERAGE: Kirkersville deadly shooting

  12-05-2017 17:16
  
  Watch live coverage on the deadly shooting in Kirkersville: ---What we know about the shooting in Kirkersville:Kirkersville officer was ambushed and shot.The officer has died, according to the Newark Advocate.Gunman walked into nursing facility and shot two others. Their condition is unknown at this time.Suspect reportedly turned the gun on himself.Kirkersville Elementary School on lockdown, closed for the day. All students have been evacuated from the building.Parents can pick up students at Wa
  
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• A unique natural play space honors father and daughter

  12-05-2017 16:41
  It's a playground like no other with a zip line, a fort made out of wood and a lot of places to climb.
  "It's so creative and imaginative. It opens itself up to any interpretation. This can be a castle, this could be outer space. There's a train over here it could be a train station," says Michelle Zugaro.The new Natural Play Area is built inside of a wooded area at Blendon Woods Metro Park.But the idea for this unique space started with a bond and a tragedy for a little girl named Maris, and her
  
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• Shooting victim unidentified

  12-05-2017 15:49
  Columbus police say they have not determined the name of a man who was found shot to death in a North Linden alley late Thursday night. At approximately 11:31 p.m., callers reported an unresponsive man lying in the alley behind a home in the 3100 block of Bremen and some said they had heard several gunshots 15 or 20 minutes earlier, homicide unit Sgt.
  
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• Kirkersville police chief killed in ambush shooting; 3 others dead, including gunman

  12-05-2017 13:59
  What we know about the shooting in Kirkersville:4 killed in shooting, including gunmanKirkersville Police Chief Steven Disario killed in ambush shooting.Gunman walked into nursing facility and shot two others.Suspect reportedly turned the gun on himself.Kirkersville Elementary School on lockdown, closed for the day. All students have been evacuated from the building.Parents can pick up students at Watkins Middle School.No longer an active threat to the community.---Authorities are scheduled to p
  
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• Kirkersville officer dead in ambush shooting, 2 others shot

  12-05-2017 13:59
  
  What we know about the shooting in Kirkersville:Kirkersville officer was ambushed and shot.The officer has died, according to the Newark Advocate.Gunman walked into nursing facility and shot two others.Their condition is unknown at this time.Suspect reportedly turned the gun on himself.Kirkersville Elementary School on lockdown, closed for the day. All students have been evacuated from the building.Parents can pick up students at Watkins Middle School.No longer an active threat to the community.
  
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• Review: Ohio cop used 'unreasonable' force in apparent kick

  12-05-2017 13:31
  In this Tuesday, April 11, 2017, file photo, Columbus, Ohio, Mayor Andrew Ginther, front center, joined by city officials, expresses his concern during a news conference in Columbus, Ohio, over a police officer captured on video that appears to kick a handcuffed suspect in the head. The officer used "unreasonable" force that wasn't part of his training when subduing the restrained suspect police said Wednesday, May 10, 2017.
  
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• Police search for two men who robbed west Columbus gas station

  12-05-2017 13:29
  
  Columbus police are searching for two men who robbed a west Columbus gas station.Police say around 2:00 a.m. Friday, the first suspect walked into the Hall Road Circle K and asked about the prices of cigarettes.He then left the store without making a purchase.About 50 minutes later, that same man walked in with another man.The two demanded the clerk get on the floor while they both went behind the counter and grabbed boxes of cigarettes before running off.Anyone with information about the identi
  
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• Countdown to kindergarten: Columbus City Schools getting kids ready

  12-05-2017 12:57
  Columbus City Schools is holding an event this weekend to prepare kids and their families for kindergarten.It's Countdown to Kindergarten.Columbus City Schools is hosting a welcoming event for parents of incoming kindergarteners.Their goal is to provide parents and incoming kindergarten students an understanding of what to expect this fall. Visitors will be able to board a school bus, go through a lunch line and receive a fun activity ring with 100 things to do before school begins.The event is
  
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• Travel industry voices concerns about new potential carry-on ban

  12-05-2017 12:32
  Travel experts are reportedly concerned about new safety hazards if and when a new technology ban goes into effect.The Department of Homeland Security is speaking with industry experts about implementing a ban on carry-on electronics that are larger than a cell phone on some flights.Industry experts worry about the alternative: storing laptops in checked-in luggage."Experts are very concerned about all the sudden having all these lithium ion batteries in the bottom of a airplane," said Samuel Bu
  
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• #BigBinkShow.The Dish: Cleveland Browns Drop Player, Donald...

  12-05-2017 09:06
  I'm DJn his set so we bout to set Columbus on Y" Y" Y" Y" #DownWithTheKing 12. #rp @LILDonAIR: "I said "hey @djmrking we should dress alike!" He said "that's corny."
  
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• China, US reach agreement on beef, poultry and natural gas

  12-05-2017 05:57
  
  China will finally open its borders to U.S. beef while cooked Chinese poultry is closer to hitting the American market as part of a U.S.-China trade agreement.Trump administration officials hailed the deal as a significant step in their efforts to boost U.S. exports and even America's trade gap with the world's second-largest economy.The United States would also allow U.S. companies to ship liquefied natural gas to China as part of the bilateral agreement reached following President Donald Trump
  
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• One person killed in Linden area shooting

  12-05-2017 05:56
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police said one person is dead after a shooting in the Linden area Thursday night.Police said the shooting happened just after 11:30 p.m. in the 3100 block of Bremen Street.Police have not released any suspect information.
  
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• One person identified after being killed in Linden area shooting

  12-05-2017 05:56
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police said one person is dead after a shooting in the Linden area Thursday night.Police said the shooting happened just after 11:30 p.m. in the 3100 block of Bremen Street. Authorities were called to the scene of an unresponsive male lying in an alley. The victim has been identified as 15-year-old D'Ante Marshawn Smith. Police have not released any suspect information at this time.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Historic house likely victim of Port Columbus expansion

  12-05-2017 04:52
  Elam Drake Farm has been named as one of the most-endangered buildings in Columbus by the Columbus Landmarks Foundation for the fourth year in a row. Built in the 1850s and located at 2738 Ole Country Lane, the farm was a retirement home for mason and brickmaker Elam Drake.  Drake moved to Columbus in 1831 and built many of the early buildings in Columbus.
  
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• Police: Sex for sale at 2 Lancaster massage parlors

  12-05-2017 04:28
  Major Crimes investigators in Fairfield County have raided two massage parlors in one week in Lancaster.They say both investigations began with tips from the community.10TV spoke with one neighbor who alerted police after noticing suspicious activity at Jin's Wellness Center, which advertises itself as a massage parlor.The neighbor, who 10TV is not identifying, said the clients were all male, and many of them were not local.He said the cars in the lot had license plates from "as far away as Utah
  
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• Progress Report: Police tearing down abandoned and vacant homes attracting crime

  12-05-2017 03:59
  The Columbus City Attorney said it's going after abandoned and vacant houses with an iron fist because the buildings are more than an eyesore. Prosecutors say boarded up homes can serve as a haven for criminals, including drug dealers and prostitutes.Assistant Columbus City Attorney Shayla Favor in 2012 the city was blighted by 6,284 abandoned houses. Columbus has since whittled that number down to about 4,500.Currently, the north and south Linden neighborhoods are dealing with 1,134 vacant prop
  
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• Trump launches commission to investigate voter fraud

  12-05-2017 03:44
  
  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday launching a commission to review alleged voter fraud and voter suppression, building upon his unsubstantiated claims that millions of people voted illegally in the 2016 election.The White House said the president's "Advisory Commission on Election Integrity" would examine allegations of improper voting and fraudulent voter registration in states and across the nation. Vice President Mike Pence will chair the panel and Kansas Secretary of
  
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• Zanesville City Schools closed Friday due to illnesses

  12-05-2017 03:09
  
  Zanesville City Schools will be closed Friday due to several student illnesses in the district.A representative for the district said the illnesses are flu-like.As a result, all schools will be cleaned and sanitized Friday. The plan is to have all schools reopen Monday.All activities planned for Friday in the district have also been canceled.
  
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• Columbus Commons dedicated to John F. Wolfe

  12-05-2017 02:38
  Columbus Commons, the 6-acre splash of green in the heart of Downtown, was re-dedicated Thursday in honor of one of its biggest champions. "We think it's an appropriate way to recognize his leadership," said Guy Worley, president and CEO of the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation and Capitol South.
  
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• Officials look to appoint someone to take care of Delaware cemetery while owners in prison

  12-05-2017 00:40
  
  The fate of a Delaware County cemetery is up in the air while the owners sit in federal prison.Husband and wife Ted and Arminda Martin could soon face more jail time in Delaware County for scamming customers out of grave markers, plots and vaults.County officials are trying to save Fairview Memorial Park, while the victims of theft worry what could happen next.On her dad's birthday, Lois Rooks came to visit him. She brought flowers hoping it would help spruce up his grave site."It's all sunk in
  
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• #BIGBINKSHOW Phaedra About To Get Disbarred?

  12-05-2017 00:20
  According to reports, Someone is going after Phaeadra's lawyer License. RT @JaqFleming : I could live on the water & breathe u & touch u everyday & I'd be just fine! a i u that much!!!! #mermaidfromdenmark https:/... 3. The homie @djlukenastyy in the building tonight at #PowerFallFest.
  
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• Oval Office meeting with Russian officials raises questions

  12-05-2017 00:17
  
  The White House is facing criticism for a possible security breach after it allowed a Russian news service photographer into the Oval Office to snap photos of President Donald Trump and a pair of top Russian officials.The administration downplayed the threat.But it acknowledged that it had been misled about the role of the Russian photographer, who was actually employed by a state-run agency, according to a senior administration official who requested anonymity to discuss matters of security.The
  
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