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• Rent hikes in city core push Columbusa poor farther out

  04-06-2017 23:56
  Lonnie Thomas is one of the last two residents of Bollinger Tower, an 11-story Short North building that for decades has been home to low-income, senior residents. Last year, a developer bought the building for $14 million to convert it into a hotel.
  
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• Two people injured in east Columbus crash

  04-06-2017 23:39
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police said two people are being treated for injuries at Grant Medical Center after a crash in east Columbus on Sunday just after 5 p.m.Police said one person was taken to the hospital in critical condition while the other was in serious condition after the crash in the 1800 block of Stelzer Road.Police said two vehicles were involved and Stelzer Road is blocked in the area of the crash.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Authorities: Alcohol suspected as factor in fatal Fayette County crash

  04-06-2017 22:59
  
  The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after one person died in a crash Saturday.Sheriff Vernon Stanforth said 41-year-old Shannon Brown was driving west on U.S. Route 22SE when he lost control of his car while going around a curve around 11 p.m. Brown’s car traveled off the right side of the road, hit a utility pole and rolled over multiple times before catching fire and ending up in the driveway area of the Buckeye Propane Bulk Plant.Authorities said Brown was taken t
  
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• Play resumes at the Memorial Tournament after second weather delay

  04-06-2017 22:37
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio - Play for the final round of the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio has been suspended for the second time on Sunday.Play was suspended due to inclement weather at 4:18 p.m. and resumed at 5:35 p.m.Play was suspended a second time at 6:48 p.m. and resumed again around 8:05 p.m.For a complete list of results, click here.
  
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• Jason Dufner bounces back to win the Memorial

  04-06-2017 22:37
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio — Jason Dufner never lost sight of the big picture even after losing a big lead. It paid off when he made a 30-foot par putt on the final hole that wrapped up his victory in the Memorial.Dufner lost a five-shot lead Saturday. He started Sunday four shots behind. And then he kept his composure through two rain delays and closed with a 4-under 68 to get that handshake with host Jack Nicklaus.Four players had at least a share of the lead in a final round in which seven players we
  
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• Final round of the Memorial Tournament suspended due to weather

  04-06-2017 22:37
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio - The final round of the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio has been suspended due to inclement weather.20 players have not finished their rounds according to tournament officials.Play officially suspended at 4:18 p.m. due to inclement weather. 20 players yet to finish at #theMemorial.— #MyMemorial (@MemorialGolf) June 4, 2017
  The list of players yet to finish includes leader Rickie Fowler, who sits at 12-under-par overall through 12 holes in the final round.Jason Dufner is o
  
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• Hot Chicken Takeover in Clintonville closed Sunday; plans to reopen Monday

  04-06-2017 22:11
  
  CLINTONVILLE, Ohio - The staff at Hot Chicken Takeover said its Clintonville restaurant will be closed for the rest of Sunday due to a malfunction in the kitchen.The company said the staff will work through the night to prepare to reopen the location at 4203 North High Street on Monday."Though our team is eager to serve you, we feel that the integrity of our product and service will be compromised if we tried to open today," the company said in a statement.The North Market location was not affec
  
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• Doppler 10: Showers and storms tonight

  04-06-2017 21:31
  This Evening: Showers and storms, some could be strong in the north.
  Tonight: Off and on showers and storms.Low 65.Winds: SW 4-8 mph.
  Monday: Chance for showers and storms into the early afternoon, cooler.High 80.Winds: NW 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Sun to start then a slight chance for an afternoon shower, cooler.High 73.Winds: NW 10-15 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Chance for storms through the late afternoon and evening starting north of
  
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• Doppler 10: Showers & storms possible Monday

  04-06-2017 21:31
  Today: Mostly cloudy and warm. Still a chance for a shower or storm. Low 80s NW 5-10 mph
  Tonight: Becoming partly cloudy. Cooler 56 N 5-10 mph
  Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance. Cooler 72 N 5-10 mph
  Tuesday: Variable clouds. Still a chance for a scattered shower or storm. 71Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A cold front moving slowly through the region will be a focal point for scattered showers and storms. Low pressure will continue to
  
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• Former Lakers player Derek Fisher accused of DUI after crash

  04-06-2017 21:05
  
  SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Former Los Angeles Lakers player and ex-New York Knicks head coach Derek Fisher was arrested Sunday on suspicion of drunken driving after he flipped his vehicle on a California highway, authorities said.Neither Fisher nor his passenger, girlfriend and former "Basketball Wives" reality star Gloria Govan, was injured in the early morning crash, the California Highway Patrol said.Fisher was driving on U.S. 101 in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles when his 2015 C
  
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• Quickly reporting cancer complications may boost survival

  04-06-2017 21:00
  
  CHICAGO (AP) - If you're being treated for cancer, speak up about any side effects. A study that had patients use home computers to report symptoms like nausea and fatigue surprisingly improved survival - by almost half a year, longer than many new cancer drugs do.The online tool was intended as a quick and easy way for people to regularly report complications rather than trying to call their doctors or waiting until the next appointment. Researchers had hoped to improve quality of life but got
  
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• 7-year-old girl dies after shooting that killed 3 others

  04-06-2017 20:56
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) - A 7-year-old girl who was critically injured in a shooting last week that killed three other people, including her parents, has died.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Deniya Irving died Saturday from injuries she received in Thursday's shooting in St. Louis. Deniya's parents - 24-year-old Jessica Garth and her boyfriend, 27-year-old Derrick Irving - and another man died in the shooting.Deniya's aunt, Lonisha Garner, says the family was hoping the girl would survive after exten
  
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• Death penalty trial to begin for inmate in guard's slaying

  04-06-2017 20:21
  
  SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Opening statements are scheduled Monday in federal court in the death penalty trial of an inmate charged in a Pennsylvania federal prison guard's death more than four years ago.Jessie Con-ui, 40, is charged in the February 2013 stabbing death of corrections officer Eric Williams at the Canaan federal prison in Waymart. Williams, 34, was working in a housing unit at the prison when he was attacked. Con-ui was angry after the guard ordered a search of his cell the previo
  
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• 'Wonder Woman' conquers milestone with $100.5 million debut

  04-06-2017 20:19
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — "Wonder Woman" conquered milestones and movie myths at North American theaters, where the Patty Jenkins-directed superhero film powered its way to a $100.5 million debut this weekend and became the biggest blockbuster ever directed by a woman.The well-reviewed movie easily surpassed industry expectations with one of the summer's biggest debuts, according to studio estimates Sunday. Starring Gal Gadot as the Amazonian warrior princess, "Wonder Woman" is the rare — and
  
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• 2 Ohio men charged for leaving overdose victim in field

  04-06-2017 20:15
  
  ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say two Ohio men who left a woman to die in a field after she overdosed on the powerful opioid fentanyl have been charged criminally.The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports (http://bit.ly/2rTsou8 ) 27-year-old Gregory Ralston, of Lorain, was indicted Friday in Lorain County on reckless homicide, corrupting another with drugs, tampering with evidence and drug trafficking charges. Twenty-four-year-old Anthony Barker, of Elyria, faces charges of reckless homicide
  
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• A look at what is and isn't known about the London attack

  04-06-2017 20:11
  
  LONDON (AP) — Here's a look at what's known and what isn't about the violence in London that left seven people and three attackers dead:___WHAT HAPPENED?Police say three men drove a van over London Bridge just before 10 p.m. Saturday and struck pedestrians before crashing the vehicle outside a pub. The attackers, wielding blades and knives, ran down a set of stairs into Borough Market, a well-known fruit and vegetable market that's also home to popular restaurants and pubs. There, they sta
  
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• Should central Ohio have an a emergency care huba for mental illness?

  04-06-2017 17:25
  A group of agencies that serve mental-health patients is considering opening a hub where they could work together to more quickly help people in crisis. Now, people who visit emergency departments with mental-health problems often have to wait hours until doctors can determine whether they should be admitted or sent home.
  
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• Apartment complex, built out of recycled shipping containers, houses once-homeless vets

  04-06-2017 14:57
  
  This past week, the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs said his department will try to cut the number of homeless veterans in the U.S. from about 40,000 to somewhere below 15,000 during the Trump administration."I served my country, you know, you just do what you are told, that's all you can do," says Dale Dollar, who was in his 20s when he left the Marines.As a civilian, business ventures stalled. He found himself out of work, and eventually out on the street.Homeless for 14 years, until he foun
  
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• Trump's ire: London mayor, political correctness on security

  04-06-2017 14:50
  
  President Donald Trump, in a flurry of Sunday morning tweets on the London attacks, criticized the city's mayor and bemoaned what Trump described as political correctness when it comes to national security.The attacks killed seven people in a busy section of London and wounded about 50 people.Trump went after London Mayor Sadiq Khan for saying there was "no reason to be alarmed." Khan did use those words in a television interview, but it was to reassure Londoners about a stepped up police presen
  
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• Hong Kong marks 28 years since bloody Tiananmen crackdown

  04-06-2017 14:41
  
  Thousands of Hong Kongers are expected at a candlelight vigil Sunday for victims of the Chinese government's 1989 brutal military crackdown on protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, while Taiwan's president called on Beijing to face up to the history.Hundreds if not thousands of unarmed protesters and onlookers were killed late on June 3 and the early hours of June 4, 1989, after China's communist leaders ordered the military to retake Tiananmen Square from the student-led demonstrators. Comm
  
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• More than 1,500 injured in panic after soccer game

  04-06-2017 14:12
  
  More than 1,500 people were injured when panic swept through a crowd of Juventus fans watching the Champions League final in a piazza in the northern Italian city of Turin, authorities said Sunday.The Turin prefect said in a statement that the crowd "was taken by panic and by the psychosis of a terror attack," fearing that a loud noise was caused by attackers. The source of the loud noise that triggered the stampede remained unclear, officials said. Italian media has speculated it may have been
  
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• Police: Security will be increased for Ariana Grande's benefit concert

  04-06-2017 14:06
  
  Security will be increased for the highly-anticipated Ariana Grande benefit concert later Sunday, Manchester Police say. The "One Love Manchester" event will take place as planned but with extra protection. The announcement comes in the wake of an attack that killed seven people. The attack started Saturday night when a van veered off the road and barreled into pedestrians on London Bridge. Three men fled the van with large knives and attacked people at bars and restaurants in nearby Borough Mar
  
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• Columbusa Ikea store expected to boost tourism

  04-06-2017 13:06
  It not only will help in the city's efforts to seek tourists for weekend shopping trips, but it also helps put a stamp on central Ohio as a vibrant, progressive community. "It's a big deal," said local retail analyst Chris Boring.
  
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• Trump points to travel ban after reports of London attacks

  04-06-2017 12:57
  
  President Donald Trump argued in favor of his controversial travel ban as London authorities responded to reports of a string of attacks Saturday night.One tweet read: "We need to be smart, vigilant and tough. We need the courts to give us back our rights. We need the Travel Ban as an extra level of safety!"At least seven died Saturday night after a van veered off the road and barreled into pedestrians on busy London Bridge. Three men fled the van with large knives and attacked people at bars an
  
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• Doppler 10: A hot Sunday with storms late

  04-06-2017 11:26
  Today: Warm, breezy and a little muggy with an Air Quality Alert.Chance for storms late, especially north of I-70.High 87.Winds: SW 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Off and on showers and storms.Low 65.Winds: SW 3-6 mph.
  Monday: Chance for showers and storms into the early afternoon, cooler.High 80.Winds: W 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Sun to start then a slight chance for an afternoon shower, cooler.High 72.Winds: NW 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Clou
  
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• Columbus Police looking for missing 11-year-old boy

  04-06-2017 09:04
  
  Columbus Police are looking for a missing 11-year-old boy near Downtown Columbus. Police say Xavion M. Allen was last seen playing outside on South 22nd Street. He was wearing a white t-shirt and black sweatpants. If you have any information please call Columbus Police Missing Persons Unit at (614) 645-4545.
  
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• ACT scores invalidated

  04-06-2017 07:09
  Hundreds of students in Reynoldsburg and several other Ohio school districts had their ACT scores invalidated, but state officials are urging the college-entrance-testing company to reconsider. According to the Ohio Department of Education, ACT sent incorrect versions of the paper test to 21 school districts that had selected the April 19 testing date as part of a new statewide administration of the exam to all juniors at no cost.
  
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• Hot Chicken Takeover: more jobs means more lives impacted

  04-06-2017 04:40
  As soon as you walk into the new Hot Chicken Takeover on N. High Street in Clintonville, you are served with a heavy helping of hospitality.Greeters assist newcomers with the menu and those who've dined with HCT before get a warm welcome.The HCT Clintonville location has only been open for two days and the line for a cold, warm, hot or holy meal was wrapped around the restaurant Saturday."It's really exceeded our expectations. The north side and Clintonvile community are just highly engaged," sa
  
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• a Pinballa ramp to be removed from Route 315 to North Broadway

  04-06-2017 03:04
  Many Columbus residents know the northbound Route 315 exit ramp to North Broadway not by its official label - ramp 6C - but by another name - the "pinball exit." Nicknamed for drivers' tendency to launch like a pinball from the long, straight ramp onto eastbound North Broadway, the exit has raised concerns since those drivers are speeding right into a residential area. "It doesn't give you enough time to slow down," said Judy Minister, District 4 commissioner for the Clintonville Area Commission
  
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• Cosby accuser calm and focused as trial nears, friends say

  04-06-2017 03:01
  
  When Andrea Constand takes the stand in the coming days to break her decade-long silence about Bill Cosby, jurors will hear from a free spirit who devotes her life to family, her French poodle, and her work treating cancer patients and others as a massage therapist.Constand will be the star witness when the comedian dubbed America's Dad goes on trial Monday in suburban Philadelphia on charges he drugged and sexually assaulted her. Cosby, 79, could get 10 years in prison if convicted.When they la
  
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• Cavs try to adjust on both ends after rough outing in Game 1

  04-06-2017 02:19
  
  Tyronn Lue has a new No. 1 priority for LeBron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals: Stop the ball. First and foremost, then make sure Golden State's sharpshooters have a hand in their face.Translation: Do anything and everything possible to stop Kevin Durant from driving through the paint and dunking at will with nobody even around him."Well, I'm pretty sure that won't happen tomorrow," Durant said with a grin Saturday. "They will be way more physical. They're going to
  
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• SpaceX makes history; launches 1st recycled supply ship

  04-06-2017 02:01
  
  SpaceX launched its first recycled cargo ship to the International Space Station on Saturday, yet another milestone in its bid to drive down flight costs.After a two-day delay caused by thunderstorms, the unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off carrying a Dragon capsule that made a station delivery nearly three years ago. When this refurbished Dragon reaches the orbiting lab on Monday, it will be the first returning craft since NASA's now-retired shuttles. The SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage booster rock
  
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• Nikki Haley: "President Trump believes the climate is changing"

  04-06-2017 01:50
  
  President Trump "believes the climate is changing, and he believes pollutants are part of that equation," U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley said Saturday in an interview with Face the Nation, just two days after Mr. Trump announced he would withdraw the United States from a global pact aimed at curbing the effects of man-made climate change.Mr. Trump said Thursday that the U.S. would immediately "cease all implementation" of the non-binding Paris climate accord, citing the "draconian financial and eco
  
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• Campaign over Ohio ballot issue to cap drug prices heats up

  04-06-2017 01:29
  
  Debate is heating up over an initiative headed to Ohio's fall ballot that backers say is aimed at controlling drug prices.The Ohio Drug Price Relief Act is a citizen-initiated statute supported by the California-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation. It seeks to bar state agencies from buying drugs at prices higher than those paid by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which receives deep discounts.A similar ballot measure went before California voter last year. Proposition 61 failed after the p
  
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• Summerhays takes advantage of Dufner collapse at Memorial

  04-06-2017 00:01
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio — Daniel Summerhays shot a 4-under 68 that took him from a five-shot deficit to a three-shot lead Saturday in the Memorial.More than his solid round was a meltdown by Jason Dufner, who lost his lead with four straight bogeys on the front nine and hit two balls in the water on the back nine for a 77. Dufner went from the 36-hole record to four shots out of the lead.At least he's still in the game, and he has company.Summerhays was at 13-under 203. Matt Kuchar had a 67 and was t
  
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