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• Report: Trump asked Comey to shut down Flynn investigation

  16-05-2017 23:49
  
  FBI Director James Comey wrote in a memo that President Donald Trump had asked him to shut down an FBI investigation into ousted national security adviser Michael Flynn, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press Tuesday.The person had seen the memo but was not authorized to discuss it by name and spoke on condition of anonymity. The existence of the memo was first reported Tuesday by The New York Times.The White House denied the report."While the President has repeatedly exp
  
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• Thousands of AEP Ohio customers without power in Columbus

  16-05-2017 23:31
  
  Nearly 14,000 AEP Ohio customers without power in and around Columbus.The outages are affecting customers in Grandview Heights, Upper Arlington, Marble Cliff, Valley View, Short North, the Hilltop and Groveport.The cause for the outages has not been determined but AEP Ohio said they expect all service to be returned by 8:30 p.m.You can track outages on AEP Ohio's website by clicking here.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Where are they now: Andrea Cambern

  16-05-2017 23:12
  By Jerry RevishAndrea Cambern and her husband Brett have carved out a sweet, new life for themselves in the sunny, southern California coastal town of Santa Barbara.A reunion that comes five years to the month since her sign-off at 10TV, I traveled to California to catch up my friend and former colleague. Andrea is still the live-wire, free-spirit, she's always been.Watch Thursday at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. as I sit down with Andrea as she reflects on her time in Columbus and discusses a new chapter
  
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• Police identify man fatally shot in Near East Side house on Monday

  16-05-2017 23:10
  Columbus police have identified a man who they say was fatally shot after he broke into a home on the city's Near East Side. Damecco Daquan Jonnel Charles, 22, was shot after he entered through a second story window of a home in the 2200 block of Ridgeway Avenue.  Police were called out to the home by the owner around 1 a.m. Monday.
  
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• "Mistakes were made" says judge who released Kirkersville killer from jail

  16-05-2017 22:42
  "Mistakes were made." That's the admission Tuesday from the judge who granted early release to the man who killed three people on Friday.Investigators said Thomas Hartless killed his ex-girlfriend Marlina Medrano, her co-worker Cindy Krantz and Kirkersville Police Chief Steven Eric DiSario.The murders were the culmination of months of abuse against Medrano.On March 23, Thomas Hartless was sentenced to 90 days in jail for three separate violent attacks on Marlina Medrano.Twenty days later, for re
  
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• Baltimore residents go to commissioners over police shooting range issues

  16-05-2017 22:39
  Tuesday a group of Baltimore residents took their concerns about a police gun range to the Fairfield County Commissioners.The range has been there for decades but adjacent property owners said it’s become a problem in the last couple years.Neighbors believe rules aren't being followed and bullets are being shot above where they should, coming onto their properties.Baltimore’s police chief said two investigations have been done which concluded the bullets were not reaching the propert
  
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• ESPN ending 'Mike & Mike' radio show after 17 years

  16-05-2017 22:29
  
  NEW YORK — ESPN Radio's "Mike & Mike" are going their separate ways.The network announced Tuesday that Mike Greenberg would be leaving the longtime morning radio show he co-hosts with Mike Golic to host a new morning TV show on ESPN TV that will premier Jan. 1. Golic will stay in the morning radio spot and will be joined by a new partner in the network's NFL host Trey Wingo. The radio show will be simulcast on television.Greenberg and Golic have been teamed since 2000. The show will en
  
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• Estranged husband of Akron house fire victim in custody

  16-05-2017 22:21
  
  The estranged husband of one of seven people killed in an Akron house has been detained on a suspected parole violation.Officials did not specify the violation but said Patrick Boggs, 47, is being held at the Portage County Jail. He is the husband of Angela Boggs, 38, who died in the fire early Monday along with her partner, five children and a family dog.Fire authorities have not determined the cause of the fire or whether it was a crime, said Lt. Robert Wroblewski, an investigator with the Akr
  
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• Woman given six years in overdose death

  16-05-2017 20:57
  A 31-year South Side woman was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison for supplying the drugs that caused one death and one near-fatal overdose last year. Paris L. Hatton, who used to live in the 1100 block of Lilley Avenue, pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of corrupting another with drugs.
  
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• Brother of Pike Co. murder victim charged with tampering, vandalism

  16-05-2017 20:42
  
  A family member of one of the Pike County murder victims has been charged with destruction of a GPS device.According to the Ohio Attorney General's Office, James Manley is alleged to have destroyed a GPS device used in the investigation.Manley is the older brother to Dana Rhoden.Trailer seized in search for killer of 8 Rhoden family membersManley is charged with one count of tampering with evidence and one count of Vandalism, a felony of the fifth degree. Both are felonies.The charges Manley fac
  
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• Scientists find 38 million pieces of trash on Pacific island

  16-05-2017 20:37
  
  WELLINGTON, New Zealand — When researchers traveled to a tiny, uninhabited island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, they were astonished to find an estimated 38 million pieces of trash washed up on the beaches.Almost all of the garbage they found on Henderson Island was made from plastic. There were toy soldiers, dominos, toothbrushes and hundreds of hardhats of every shape, size and color.The researchers say the density of trash was the highest recorded anywhere in the world, despite He
  
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• Doppler 10: The heat is on

  16-05-2017 20:24
  Today: Mostly sunny, breezy & hot. Upper 80s
  Tonight: Partly cloudy and warm. 68
  Thursday: More clouds, chance for scattered showers and storms. 85
  Friday: Mostly cloudy with more scattered showers and storms. 80Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Strong southerly winds will pump warm air into Ohio today while raising humidity levels as well. A cold front will sag southward into the region late tomorrow or tomorrow night, bringing a chance
  
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• Doppler 10: Flirting with record highs Wednesday

  16-05-2017 20:24
  This Evening: Sunny and feeling like summer. Temps in the 80s. SW wind 10-15 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly clear skies and well above average. Low 65. S wind 5-10 mph.
  Wednesday: Sunny and hot with a southwesterly breeze – flirting with 90. High 89. SW wind 5-15 mph. (Record high is 92 set back in 1900)
  Thursday: Partly sunny and windy with a chance for afternoon showers and storms. High 85. SW wind 10-15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Rad
  
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• Crews battle large fire at northwest Columbus condo building

  16-05-2017 19:48
  
  Firefighters battled flames Tuesday afternoon at a condominium in northwest Columbus.The fire was reported around 1:15 p.m. at a building on Vicente Court near Federated Boulevard and State Route 161.Columbus Fire Chief Martin says crews are working to get the fire under control. The crews were working in defensive mode after the roof caved in, according to the chief.No injuries were reported in the fire.Crews were able to search the entire building and found no one inside.The chief said all 12
  
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• 12 units destroyed in condominium fire in northwest Columbus

  16-05-2017 19:48
  Firefighters battled flames Tuesday afternoon at a condominium in northwest Columbus.The fire was reported around 1:15 p.m. at a building on Vicente Court near Federated Boulevard and State Route 161.Crews were able to search the entire building and found no one inside.The Columbus Division of Fire said it will take several days to investigate the burn pattern and talk to witnesses before firefighters can hope to say where or how the fire started.Mike Franks said his 80-year old mother lives in
  
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• Rep. Pat Tiberi decides not to make 2018 US Senate run

  16-05-2017 19:14
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi has decided not to run in Ohio's upcoming Senate race.The nine-term Republican congressman announced his decision Tuesday.Tiberi was seen as a potential general election threat to Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, who faces re-election next year.Tiberi's moderate stances and support from the GOP establishment would have been contrasted with the veteran Brown's liberal voting record.The remaining Brown challenger, Republican Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel
  
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• Jeffrey Miller joins AKHAN Semiconductor

  16-05-2017 18:39
  Miller joins AKHAN from Motorola Mobility LLC, where he was corporate vice president and general manager of North American Sales and Operations based in Chicago. During his time with Motorola Mobility, Miller managed the company's multibillion dollar North American P&L, including oversight of business relationships with wireless operators and retailers, while handling global technical sales, and program management.
  
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• Trump talk with Russians 'wholly appropriate,' adviser says

  16-05-2017 18:35
  WASHINGTON — Pushing back against allegations of damaging intelligence disclosures, President Donald Trump's national security adviser insisted Tuesday that Trump's revelations to Russian officials about activities by the Islamic State group were "wholly appropriate" and amounted to a routine sharing of information.H.R. McMaster added that none of the U.S. officials present for the president's Oval Office meeting with the Russian foreign minister last week "felt in any way that that conver
  
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• Trailer seized in search for killer of 8 Rhoden family members

  16-05-2017 18:19
  
  PIKETON, Ohio — Authorities investigating the slayings of eight family members in southern Ohio have taken a trailer linked to the family of one victim's ex-boyfriend.The trailer was taken from one of multiple sites that authorities searched late last week. Bernie Brown owns property in Peebles where the trailer had been stored and says its owners needed a place to keep household items for a bit after recently selling their Adams County farm.The Pike County sheriff and the Ohio attorney ge
  
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• Cincinnati Bengals' 'Pacman' Jones pleads guilty to 1 count

  16-05-2017 17:27
  
  CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single misdemeanor charge from an altercation this year, the latest in a history of off-the-field legal issues for the NFL veteran.Municipal Court Judge Dwane Mallory dismissed misdemeanor counts of assault and disorderly conduct at the prosecutor's request after a plea agreement. He sentenced Jones to time already served — two days — on the obstructing official business count. Police sai
  
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• Family of four missing after plane disappears in Bahamas

  16-05-2017 16:50
  
  The U.S. Coast Guard is searching in the Bahamas for a small plane with four people from New York on board.A Coast Guard statement says air traffic control in Miami lost radar and radio contact with the twin-engine MU-2B east of the island of Eleuthera.Coast Guard aircraft were searching along with Customs and Border Patrol and the Royal Bahamas Defense Force were concentrating the search effort Tuesday about 40 miles east of Eleuthera.The plane was en route from Puerto Rico to the small city of
  
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• Feels like the 1st time: '77 rock kings kick it 40 yrs later

  16-05-2017 16:46
  
  It's more than a feeling: Many of the rock 'n' roll bands that were huge in 1977 will comprise a big part of the summer concert market 40 years later.Queen, Foreigner, Boston, Aerosmith, Kiss, Alice Cooper, Billy Joel and Rod Stewart are among those launching major tours this spring and summer, even though some of them haven't had a big hit since Jimmy Carter (or at least Ronald Reagan) was in office.Concert industry executives say nostalgia acts are still reliable sellers, with satellite and cl
  
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• WATCH: Historic Marine drill at the Ohio Statehouse

  16-05-2017 16:00
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The U.S. Marine Corps presented a historic color guard drill at the Ohio Statehouse Tuesday.The Ohio House and Nationwide partnered to bring the Marines' battle color detachment to downtown Columbus as part of Armed Forces Appreciation Week. The Capital Square Review and Advisory Board says it's the highly skilled unit's first performance at Ohio's state capital and a rare large-scale drill by the group outside Washington, D.C. The event included the Marines' drum and bugl
  
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• Experts see possible North Korea links to global cyberattack

  16-05-2017 15:27
  
  Experts see possible North Korea links to global cyberattackSEOUL, South Korea — Cybersecurity experts are pointing to circumstantial evidence that North Korea may be behind the global "ransomware" attack: the way the hackers took hostage computers and servers across the world was similar to previous cyberattacks attributed to North Korea.Simon Choi, a director at South Korean anti-virus software company Hauri Inc. who has analyzed North Korean malware since 2008 and advises the government
  
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• Trump claims 'absolute right' to share info with Russia

  16-05-2017 15:06
  President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed the authority to share "facts pertaining to terrorism" and airline safety with Russia, saying in a pair of tweets he has "an absolute right" as president to do so.Trump's tweets did not say whether he revealed classified information about the Islamic State group, as published reports have said and as a U.S. official told The Associated Press on Tuesday.As President I wanted to share with Russia (at an openly scheduled W.H. meeting) which I have the absol
  
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• Cavaliers to face Celtics in Eastern Conference Finals

  16-05-2017 14:08
  
  Ever since the Boston Celtics broke up their Big Three in 2013, they've sat idly this time of year while LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kawhi Leonard have battled for NBA championships.With Isaiah Thomas leading the charge, the Celtics have rejoined the fray. Now it's time to see if they belong.Boston beat the Washington Wizards 115-105 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Monday night. That earned the Celtics their toughest test yet, maybe the hardest in basketball: a series against
  
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• Metallica Light Up 'The Late Show' With 'Now That We're Dead'

  16-05-2017 13:57
  Metallica hit 'The Late Show' this week for a live performance with a song from their latest album 'Hardwired... to Self-Destruct', which they are currently promoting on a massive worldwide tour. 'Now That We're Dead' is their first single release of the year.
  
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• Justice Insider: Who are best judges on Franklin County Municipal Court?

  16-05-2017 13:57
  Daniel R. Hawkins and H. William Pollitt are the top judges on the Franklin County Municipal Court bench, according to a poll of lawyers released last week by the Columbus Bar Association.  Courts Reporter John Futty reports that the judicial-performance poll is conducted during odd-numbered years for the 15 Municipal Court judges who handle traffic and misdemeanor cases and lawsuits involving disputes up to $15,000. Lawyers were asked to rate the judges on a scale of 1 to 5
  
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• Surprise! Simone Biles voted off 'Dancing with the Stars'

  16-05-2017 13:38
  
  Team USA will not repeat as "Dancing with the Stars" champions after Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles was eliminated from the reality competition despite perfect scores for her two dances during Monday night's performance.Judges were visibly shocked following host Tom Bergeron's announcement that Biles and dance partner Sasha Farber finished last in fan voting.Biles was gracious afterward, saying she learned a lot about herself and planned to return for next week's finale.She was hoping to fol
  
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• Pretrial hearing set for Cincinnati Bengals' 'Pacman' Jones

  16-05-2017 13:37
  
  A judge in Cincinnati plans a pretrial hearing in the case of veteran Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones, who faces three misdemeanor charges.Jones is charged with assault, disorderly conduct and obstructing official business stemming from an altercation at a downtown Cincinnati hotel. Jones was jailed Jan. 3 in the latest incident in a career marked by off-the-field issues.Municipal Court Judge Dwane Mallory is presiding Tuesday.The Hamilton County prosecutor dismissed a felony count allegi
  
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• School district pulls suicide book 'Thirteen Reasons Why'

  16-05-2017 13:31
  
  As a Colorado community mourns the loss of seven students who recently killed themselves, a school district official ordered librarians to temporarily stop circulating a book that's the basis for Netflix's popular new series "13 Reasons Why," which some critics say romanticizes suicide.The order rankled some librarians who called it censorship, and it appears to be a rare instance in which the book has been removed from circulation — albeit briefly.It also has highlighted the debate about
  
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• Communities across central Ohio promote change with The Big Table

  16-05-2017 13:30
  People all over central Ohio prepare to engage in discussions about a variety of issues and experiences. The Big Table is a community conversation that also includes brainstorming actions to a better future.The Big Table is hosted by The Columbus Foundation and Tuesday they continued preparations for the annual event. The 2017 event will take place Wednesday, May 17.The small group conversations are shared by complete strangers meeting in coffee shops, community rooms and living rooms across Cen
  
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• WATCH: Parents of teen killed in crash meet woman who received her heart

  16-05-2017 13:20
  A woman who received a heart transplant from an 18-year-old girl met the teenager's parents for the first time.20 years ago, Nicole Mason died in a California car crash. Her family decided to donate her organs.Her death gave life to Inger Jessen who was in need of a heart transplant.Nicole's parents took a moment to listen to their daughter's beating heart."Just being able to hug the lady, I feel like I'm hugging my baby again," said Shirley Mason, Nicole's mother.Her gift went even farther. Thr
  
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• Report: Ford to cut 10 percent of global workforce

  16-05-2017 12:37
  
  Ford Motor Co. is planning substantial job cuts in order to boost profits and raise its stock price, according to The Wall Street Journal.The newspaper says the cuts would target salaried employees and would reduce Ford's global headcount by an equivalent of 10 percent. Ford has 200,000 employees globally, half of whom work in North America.Ford didn't confirm the report Monday night.In a statement, the company said it's focused on reducing costs and improving efficiency. But Ford said it hasn't
  
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• Carey OKs resolution for substation grant

  16-05-2017 11:47
  By JIM MAURER STAFF WRITER CAREY - The status of a $418,000 federal grant for a Carey electric substation project and utility pole replacement project became clearer following a unanimous council vote Monday to approve a resolution needed for the grant.
  
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• New York-style pizzas a specialty at Borgataa s in Linworth Updated at

  16-05-2017 07:13
  Borgata Pizza Café has made its bones by happily distancing itself from the bedrock of the central Ohio pie scene: the party cut. "It's different than the cut-in-squares pizza everyone else has," said Horacio "Roz" Auddino, who co-founded Borgata with Ed Bisconti.
  
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• Clippers host first Dime-A-Dog night of 2017 season

  16-05-2017 04:46
  Fans packed Huntington Park Monday night not only for baseball but for the hot dogs.Every home game on Mondays, the Clippers offer 10 cent dogs or as it’s properly known: Dime- A-Dog Night.The man in charge of cooking the dogs, Curtie Marcum, has been making the hot dogs for the Clippers for 35 years.Marcum said in his time, he’s probably cooked 4-5 million hot dogs.For the first Dime-A-Dog night this year, the Clippers said they sold 25,831 hot dogs.
  
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• 2 injured in north Columbus shooting

  16-05-2017 04:36
  Two people were taken to a local hospital after a reported shooting in north Columbus Monday night.Police were called to the 1000 block of Covington Road around 10:30 p.m.Two people were taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital. Both were listed in non-life threatening condition.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Family says kindhearted soul, Cindy Krantz loved to care for others

  16-05-2017 04:23
  Family members of Cindy Krantz said she loved animals, the beach, and her family. They are remembering her for being a kindhearted soul who enjoyed caring for others.Cindy Krantz is one of three victims killed in Friday's Kirkersville shooting. A gunman also took the lives of his estranged girlfriend and the town's police chief."I'm almost in as much shock today as I was when I heard about it," Jeff Krantz said.It still doesn't feel real to Jeff Krantz or anyone who knew his daughter in law."It'
  
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• Family searching for answers after Akron fire kills couple, 5 kids

  16-05-2017 04:20
  A couple and their five children died Monday in an early morning house fire.A relative identified those killed as 35-year-old Dennis Huggins, 38-year-old Angela Boggs, 14-year-old Jered Boggs, 6-year-old Daisia Huggins, 5-year-old Kylle Huggins, 3-year-old Alivia Huggins and 11-month-old Cameron Huggins. The family dog also was killed.Investigators said it’s the deadliest fire in the city’s history.Firefighters found the two-story home in Akron, about 30 miles south of Cleveland, eng
  
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• Sunbury police searching for bank robbery suspect

  16-05-2017 03:46
  
  The Sunbury Police Department is searching for asuspect who robbed a bank Monday.Police said the armed robbery happened around 12:35 p.m. at the Middlefield Bank on West Cherry Street.The suspect is described as a black male wearing blue jeans, cream colored button-up sweater, camo colored baseball cap and dress shoes.Police said no one was injured in the incident and two local schools were placed on lockdown as a precaution.Sunbury police said they are also working with the Morrow County Sherif
  
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• US: Syria is burning bodies to hide proof of mass killings

  16-05-2017 03:11
  
  The United States accused Syria on Monday of executing thousands of imprisoned political opponents and burning their bodies in a crematorium to hide the evidence.The allegation could test the Trump administration's willingness to respond to atrocities, other than chemical weapons attacks, that it blames on President Bashar Assad's government.The allegation of mass killings came as President Donald Trump weighs options in Syria, where the U.S. launched cruise missiles on a government air base las
  
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• Area woman shot to deathHere are the top stories in the Norwalk...

  16-05-2017 02:38
  A Willard woman was found shot to death and her uncle critically wounded here early Sunday morning in what was first reported to be a murder-suicide. Shelby police said Mrs. Maude Mae McDonald, 36, died of a bullet wound in the head.
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting, May 15, 2017

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• Circleville man builds iconic superhero car from the ground up

  16-05-2017 00:37
  Chris Herboltzheimer of Circleville loves classic cars.He has a garage full of beautiful cars to prove it, including the first car he ever bought, a 1965 red mustang.Herboltzheimer has been finding cars and fixing them up for 42 years."A lot of them started out as basket cases,” he said.But Herboltzheimer has a new star to his line up and it is one that any Super Hero would be envious.Herboltzheimer has built a Bat Car from the ground up. (Yes, we know what the car is called but we cannot
  
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• Report: Trump shared secret info about IS with Russians

  16-05-2017 00:32
  
  President Donald Trump revealed highly classified information about Islamic State militants to Russian officials during a meeting last week, The Washington Post reported Monday. The White House rebutted the story, saying no intelligence sources or methods were discussed.The newspaper cited current and former U.S. officials who said Trump shared details about an Islamic State terror threat with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak. The threat wa
  
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• Healthy teen dies of heart problems after too much caffeine

  16-05-2017 00:15
  A coroner says a healthy 16-year-old South Carolina high school student died from heart problems after drinking too much caffeine.Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said Monday that Davis Cripe had no pre-existing heart condition that might have caused him to collapse and die in a classroom last month.Watts says Cripe drank a large Mountain Dew, a latte from McDonald's and an energy drink in the two hours before his heart fell out of rhythm at Spring Hill High School near Chapin on April 26.Watt
  
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