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• Zanesville ice cream shop to be featured on Food Network

  14-06-2017 23:46
  A Zanesville ice cream shop will soon be the star of a national reality show.Tom’s Ice Cream Bowl will be featured on the Food Network’s newest show, “Ice Cream Nation."“The tradition here is amazing. You wouldn't believe how many people from out of state come through here,” said Rusty Montgomery. “[I] usually I eat here on Wednesdays.”Tom’s has been a Zanesville staple since 1948. The popular ice cream and sandwich shop was named after its owner T
  
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• Knox County man accused of killing his cousin turns himself in

  14-06-2017 23:07
  The Knox County Sheriff's Office said the man charged with killing his cousin has turned himself into police.Authorities in Knox County had charged 48-year-old Kevin Remillard with murder in the death of 20-year-old Nick Remillard.The sheriff's office said officers went to perform a welfare check in the 400 block of Gaskin Avenue in Gambier on Sunday around 12:30 p.m. Nick Remillard
  Nick was found dead around 8:45 p.m. Sunday in an abandoned pool behind the house where both men lived.
  
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• Video shows moment gunman opened fire in Alexandria shooting

  14-06-2017 22:37
  
  Dramatic video footage captured by a witness shows the moment a gunman opened fire during a congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, injuring five, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise.Gunfire erupts in the background of the video, posted by Noah Nathan.(WARNING: THE CLIP MIGHT BE DISTURBING TO SOME VIEWERS.) Authorities say the gunman, 66-year-old James T. Hodgkinson, carried a handgun and an assault rifle similar to an M-4. President Trump announced Hodgkinson died from
  
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• Drivers believe rocks hitting their vehicles were thrown from overpass

  14-06-2017 22:34
  
  Four drivers say they have no doubt someone threw rocks at their vehicles from an interstate overpass.One of them - Krystal Jacobs - ended up with slivers of glass in her legs, arms and even feet. Jacobs and her passenger, Deborah Yankulov, said it happened just after midnight Monday morning."It was really shock, and even more fear," Jacobs said. "Because we didn't know if the car was being shot at. It sounded like a shotgun blast or something, you know?"Along the same stretch of 270, three othe
  
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• Sheriff: Escaped inmates still on the run, stole a pickup

  14-06-2017 22:04
  
  Two Georgia cellmates who killed their guards and escaped from a prison bus have stolen a second vehicle as they try to stay ahead of a massive manhunt, a sheriff said Wednesday.Donnie Russell Rowe, serving life without parole, and Ricky Dubose, who has prominent tattoos on his face and neck, took a white pickup truck from an industrial site sometime between 6 p.m. Tuesday and 6 a.m. Wednesday, potentially enabling them to get hours away before the theft was discovered, Putnam County Sheriff How
  
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• Doppler 10: Unsettled weather through the weekend

  14-06-2017 20:47
  This Evening: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, some isolated storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy and humid with temperatures in the 80s.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy and warm with a chance of a lingering shower or storm. Low 71. S wind 0-5 mph.
  Thursday: More showers and storms likely in the afternoon. High 87. SW wind 5-10 mph.
  Friday: Partly sunny and looking like the driest day of the week/weekend. High 89. Calm wind.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial
  
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• Doppler 10: More heat, more humidity, more storms

  14-06-2017 20:47
  Today: Mostly cloudy, hot & humid. Chance for pop-up showers and/or storms. Mid 80s.
  Tonight: Still a chance for scattered showers or storms early, then mostly cloudy. Warm. 69
  Friday: Becoming partly cloudy and hot. Near 90
  Saturday: Partly cloudy, 30% Chance PM. 91Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Warm and muggy weather continues today as a very wet air mass remains in place over the region. This will keep things unsettled into the wee
  
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• Body found outside Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center ID'd

  14-06-2017 20:17
  
  Authorities have identified the body that was found outside of the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Tuesday.The Franklin County Coroner's Office identified the body as 26-year-old Demautay Howze.Howze's body was dropped off outside of the emergency room of the hospital.The coroner's office said there were no signs of trauma. Full autopsy results are still pending.This incident remains under investigation.
  
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• A Freshman Football Player Collapses and Dies After Workout

  14-06-2017 19:47
  Tyler Heintz, an offensive lineman recruit from Kenton, Ohio, was found unresponsive Tuesday morning at the stadium. He was pronounced dead about two hours later.
  
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• US steps up security for U19 basketball tournament in Egypt

  14-06-2017 19:45
  
  John Calipari would prefer to focus on the players he wants and the offense he'll run.This time, there are other concerns.When he leads the U.S. basketball team into the Under-19 World Cup for men, they will travel to Egypt, home to enough violence lately that the Americans considered not going to defend their title.Calipari spoke to parents seeking answers he didn't even have for himself. Gen. Martin Dempsey, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is now USA Basketball's chairman, an
  
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• Trump decries shooting of top Congressman, calls for unity

  14-06-2017 19:41
  President Donald Trump decried the shooting of a top House Republican on Wednesday as a "very, very brutal assault" and called for all Americans to set aside differences and pray for the recovery of the victims.Trump said that "many lives would have been lost without the heroic action" of the Capitol Police officers who took down the gunman."We may have our differences but we do well in times like these in times like these that everyone who serves in our nation's capital is here because above al
  
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• Conservative lawmaker known for love of baseball

  14-06-2017 19:39
  Rep. Steve Scalise, a member of the House Republican leadership, is known for his love of baseball and the late-night meals he often serves his colleagues in his office near the Capitol's ornate Statuary Hall.Scalise, the No. 3 House Republican, was shot Wednesday along with several others during a GOP baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia.Scalise distributed commemorative baseball bats to fellow members when he ran for a leadership post in 2014. The Louisiana conservative was elected majori
  
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• Church hands out opioid reversal drug at family festival

  14-06-2017 19:34
  
  Some people have questioned an Ohio church's decision to hand out the opioid reversal drug naloxone at a family festival.WLWT-TV reports Holy Family Catholic Church in Cincinnati's East Price Hill neighborhood partnered with the Ohio attorney general's office to distribute nearly 70 overdose kits last weekend.Parish operations manager Jeremy Bouer said providing the kits was the right thing to do because people need to be equipped to save lives when someone overdoses.Not everyone agrees. One wom
  
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• San Francisco UPS shooting leaves 4 dead, including gunman

  14-06-2017 19:18
  
  A UPS employee opened fire at a San Francisco package delivery facility on Wednesday, killing three employees and then himself as officers closed in, police said.San Francisco assistant police chief Toney Chaplin said a news conference that two other employees were wounded in the shooting that prompted a massive police response in downtown San Francisco.Police have not determined a motive. Chaplin said that the shooter was armed with an assault pistol and put the weapon to his head and pulled th
  
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• 3 UPS employees, shooter killed at San Francisco center

  14-06-2017 19:18
  
  UPDATE: 2:46 p.m.Sgt. Toney Chaplin: 3 UPS employees and the shooter killed in San Francisco shooting.--Original StoryA UPS employee opened fire at a San Francisco package delivery facility on Wednesday, injuring four and prompting a massive police response in a neighborhood near downtown, officials said.UPS spokesman Steve Gaut told The Associated Press that an employee fired inside the facility before the drivers were sent out to do their normal daily deliveries. Gaut said four people were inj
  
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• Gunman who shot top GOP congressman had history of arrests

  14-06-2017 18:56
  
  BELLEVILLE, Ill. — The Illinois man who shot a top Republican congressman and several other people Wednesday while they practiced baseball outside the nation's capital had several minor run-ins with the law in recent years and belonged to a Facebook group called "Terminate the Republican Party."James T. Hodgkinson, 66, was fatally shot by police during the attack. Hours later, Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders said the gunman had been among the many volunteers on his presidential campaign.Cou
  
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• Gunman who shot congressman had history of anti-GOP activity

  14-06-2017 18:56
  The gunman who shot a top GOP congressman and several other people Wednesday at a baseball practice outside the nation's capital had a long history of lashing out at Republicans and once frightened a neighbor by firing a rifle into a field behind his Illinois house.James T. Hodgkinson, 66, wounded House Rep. Steve Scalise before he was fatally shot by police who had been guarding the House majority whip.In the hours after the attack in Alexandria, Virginia, a picture began to emerge of an attack
  
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• 5 people, including Michigan health chief, charged in Flint

  14-06-2017 18:10
  
  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Five people, including the head of Michigan's health department, were charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter in an investigation of Flint's lead-contaminated water, all blamed in the death of an 85-year-old man who had Legionnaires' disease.Nick Lyon is the highest-ranking member of Republican Gov. Rick Snyder's administration to be snagged in a criminal investigation of how Flint's water system became poisoned after officials tapped the Flint River in 2014.Lyo
  
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• WANTED: Man accused of trying to drown mother of his children

  14-06-2017 16:34
  
  Columbus Police say that Vincent R. Williams tried to drown the mother of his children just two days before Mother’s Day, and the crime allegedly happened in front of the kids. He's now charged with kidnapping and there is a warrant for his arrest.
  Central Ohio Crime Stoppers reports that "Vincent Williams became involved in a domestic dispute with the mother of his children. The situation turned violent, resulting in Williams attempting to drown the mother of his children by forcing her i
  
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• Columbus man accused of trying to drown mother of his children

  14-06-2017 16:34
  
  Columbus Police say that Vincent R. Williams tried to drown the mother of his children just two days before Mother’s Day and the crime allegedly happened in front of the kids.He's now charged with kidnapping and there is a warrant for his arrest.Central Ohio Crime Stoppers reports that "Vincent Williams became involved in a domestic dispute with the mother of his children. The situation turned violent, resulting in Williams attempting to drown the mother of his children by forcing her into
  
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• Safety Net: EP1 – LeVon Morefield

  14-06-2017 16:22 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Ctv Newsbriefs: Summer Food Program Kick Off

  14-06-2017 15:30 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Thieves targeting people at parks after normal business hours

  14-06-2017 15:25
  CrimeTracker 10 is uncovering a new trend when it comes to car break ins.
  In the past two months, there were 8 cars broken into at Antrim Park and Anheuser Busch Park, both located on Olentangy River Road in North Columbus.All but one of the cases happened between 4 and 9 pm, which is when most people use the parks after they get off work.CrimeTracker 10 also found an unusual trend where the thefts from motor vehicles happened mostly on Mondays.
  Columbus police say they’re not sure why the
  
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• Budget includes $455,000 to help pay for new signs at airport

  14-06-2017 15:11
  The John Glenn name should soon be on display everywhere around John Glenn Columbus International Airport, thanks to $455,000 in state funding included in the state of Ohio budget as proposed by both the Ohio House and Senate. The Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which oversees John Glenn Airport, will absorb the remaining $220,000 in renaming costs, according to airport spokeswoman Angie Tabor.
  
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• Federal Reserve raises key interest rate and unveils plan to reduce bond holdings

  14-06-2017 14:08
  
  The Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate for the third time in six months, providing its latest vote of confidence in a slow-growing but durable economy. The Fed also announced plans to start gradually paring its bond holdings later this year, which could cause long-term rates to rise.The increase in the short-term rate by a quarter-point to a still-low range of 1 percent to 1.25 percent could lead to higher borrowing costs for consumers and businesses and slightly better returns for
  
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• 3 things to watch for from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday

  14-06-2017 14:08
  
  There isn't much suspense about what the Fed will announce when its latest policy meeting ends Wednesday: That it's raising its key short-term interest rate for the third time in six months.The job market - with unemployment at a 16-year low of 4.3 percent - has improved to such an extent that the Fed is thought to feel it's time to modestly raise its benchmark rate again. The move, to a still-low range of 1 percent to 1.25 percent, will likely lead to somewhat higher rates on some consumer and
  
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• Rifle-wielding attacker wounds GOP leader, killed by police

  14-06-2017 14:06
  A rifle-wielding attacker opened fire on Republican lawmakers as they practiced for a charity baseball game Wednesday, critically wounding House GOP Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and hitting aides and Capitol police as congressmen and others dove for cover. The assailant, who had nursed grievances against President Donald Trump and the GOP, fought a running gun battle with police before he, too, was shot and later died.Colleagues said Scalise had been fielding balls at second base at a local p
  
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• GOP House leader among 5 injured in DC-area shooting; suspect in custody

  14-06-2017 14:06
  
  WASHINGTON — A top House Republican, Steve Scalise of Louisiana, was shot by a rifle-wielding gunman Wednesday at a congressional baseball practice just outside of Washington. Several other people were also believed to have been hit, according to a lawmaker who witnessed the shooting.Capitol Police said officers who were part of Scalise's security detail returned fire and wounded the shooter, who was taken into custody.Scalise, the House majority whip, was in stable condition at George Was
  
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• GOP House leader among 5 injured in DC-area shooting; gunman killed by police

  14-06-2017 14:06
  WASHINGTON — A rifle-wielding attacker opened fire on Republican lawmakers at a congressional baseball practice Wednesday, wounding House GOP Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and several others as congressmen and aides dove for cover. The assailant, prepared with "a lot of ammo," fought a gun battle with police before he, too, was shot and later died.Scalise dragged himself off the infield leaving a trail of blood as colleagues rushed to his assistance.Capitol Police officers who were in Sc
  
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• 4,000-ton rockslide at Yosemite National Park blocks entrance

  14-06-2017 13:54
  
  A large rockslide has blocked one of the main roads into Yosemite National Park that will remain closed at least through the weekend, an official said Tuesday.About 4,000 tons of rock detached from a cliff on Monday, blocking El Portal Road, park spokesman Scott Gediman said.El Portal Road is a continuation of Highway 140 and the gateway for about a third of the park's visitors who enter from the foothills above the Central Valley. About 700,000 to 800,000 visitors use that entrance each year, G
  
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• Appeals court hears arguments over Ohio's execution method

  14-06-2017 13:45
  A federal appeals court is hearing arguments over the constitutionality of Ohio's new three-drug execution method.At issue before the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Wednesday is the effectiveness of the first drug used in the method, a sedative called midazolam.Midazolam has been used in problematic executions in Arizona, Arkansas and Ohio in which inmates didn't appear fully sedated before the second and third drugs took effect.Lawyers opposing midazolam say it creates an un
  
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• Man arrested for uploading "Deadpool" to his Facebook page

  14-06-2017 13:25
  
  Federal prosecutors say a man was arrested in central California for allegedly uploading the Marvel film "Deadpool" to his Facebook page days after its February 2016 release.The United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California says 21-year-old Trevon Maurice Franklin was arrested Tuesday on a federal criminal charge of copyright infringement.The arrest follows an FBI investigation.The office says the film copyrighted by the Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation was viewed
  
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• More than 500,000 people expected at Columbus Pride Festival and Parade

  14-06-2017 10:59
  
  The Pride Festival, which attracts more than 500,000 people, is billed as one of the largest in the Midwest.The festival will continue on Saturday, June 17, at Bicentennial and Genoa Parks Downtown.The following roads will be closed for the festival:Washington Boulevard between W. Broad Street and W. Main Streetfrom 8 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14, through about 11 a.m. Sunday morning, June 18W. Town and W. Rich Streets between Belle Street and Ludlow Streetfrom 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 15, through
  
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• Columbus readies for annual Pride Festival and Parade

  14-06-2017 10:59
  
  Road closures will begin Wednesday as crews work to setup for the upcoming Columbus Pride festival and parade.The festival, which attracts more than 500,000 people, is billed as one of the largest in the Midwest.The festival will be held Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17, at Bicentennial and Genoa Parks Downtown.The following roads will be closed for the festival:Washington Boulevard between W. Broad Street and W. Main Streetfrom 8 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14, through about 11 a.m. Sunday morni
  
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• Vehicles hit by rocks from overpass near Columbus

  14-06-2017 10:47
  Three vehicles were hit by rocks while traveling under an overpass on an interstate near Columbus, with one smashing into a windshield and causing minor injuries to a woman, reports say. A Fiat with Deborah Yankulov and Krystal Jacobs inside was hit by a rock as they traveled on Interstate 270 at the Gantz Road overpass just after midnight on Monday, WCMH Channel 4 reports .
  
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• No cash to operate neglected Delaware cemetery

  14-06-2017 06:27
  The receiver appointed to care for Fairview Memorial Park has filed his first report about the state of the cemetery.
  
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• Police departments enforce curfews as kids get out of school

  14-06-2017 06:00
  For parents in Central Ohio like Jody Hott, summer is a time for her teenagers to relax and hang out with friends.“I’ve seen kids out on bikes and you see kids out walking around,” Hott said.With the increase of young people out and about, many local police departments are on patrol.“We have a curfew ordinance like many municipalities that places restrictions on juveniles being out unaccompanied at certain hours,” Lt. Ethan Moffitt with the Gahanna Police Department
  
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• US college student released by North Korea arrives in Ohio

  14-06-2017 05:51
  
  An American college student whose parents say has been in a coma while serving a 15-year prison term in North Korea was released and returned to the United States Tuesday as the Trump administration revealed a rare exchange with the reclusive country.An airplane carrying Otto Warmbier, who's from Ohio, arrived in Cincinnati shortly before 10:20 p.m. Warmbier was then taken by ambulance to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for treatment.His release came during a visit to North Korea by
  
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• Nearly 1,000 people attend emotional vigil for Worthington teen athlete

  14-06-2017 05:44
  Hundreds of people attended a community vigil in Worthington to say goodbye to 16-year-old Eric Clark who was killed in a tragic accident.
  Clark was known by friends and school officials for his ability to lead. Tuesday night the Worthington community lead the way in honoring the teenager. His body was pulled from the Atlantic Ocean Monday in South Carolina.
  He was on a school trip with the basketball team. It's believed Clark was swept away by the undertow.
  The vigil inside of the Thomas Worthi
  
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• Six killed, 74 injured in massive London high rise fire

  14-06-2017 04:51
  BREAKING UPDATE 7:45 A.M.:London's Ambulance Service says 74 people are being treated following a massive apartment blaze in west London.Paul Woodrow, the head of operations, says that 20 of those patients are in critical condition. He said that the patients were being treated for a range of injuries and smoke inhalation.BREAKING UPDATE:London's police force says six dead in fire that engulfed tower bloc.London's Fire Brigade says that a structural engineer and urban search and rescue crews have
  
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• Kids tossed from windows to escape London high-rise blaze

  14-06-2017 04:51
  LONDON — A fast-moving overnight fire engulfed a 24-story apartment tower in London on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 74 others, police said. Desperately trying to avoid the flames, residents threw one baby and other small children from high windows to people down on the sidewalk, witnesses said.The inferno lit up the night sky and spewed black smoke from the windows of the Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, where more than 200 firefighters battled the blaze. The smoke
  
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• Firefighters battling massive blaze in London high-rise

  14-06-2017 04:51
  LONDON (AP) — Firefighters are battling a massive fire in an apartment high-rise in London.One side of the building appeared to be in flames. Forty fire engines and 200 firefighters had been called to the scene early Wednesday morning.The building is the Grenfell Tower in west London.The Metropolitan Police said two people were being treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and cordons were in place.George Clarke, the presenter of "Amazing Spaces," told Radio 5 Live he was covered in ash
  
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• 6 killed, 74 injured in massive London high-rise blaze

  14-06-2017 04:51
  LONDON — A deadly overnight fire raced through a 24-story apartment tower in London on Wednesday, killing at least six people and injuring 74 others, police said. Witnesses reported seeing residents throw babies and small children from high windows to people on the sidewalk in a desperate effort to save them from the flames.The inferno lit up the night sky and spewed black smoke from the windows of the Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, where more than 200 firefighters battled the blaze.
  
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• Person shot in the neck in southwest Columbus

  14-06-2017 04:14
  
  One person is in stable condition after being shot in the neck Tuesday night.According to police, they were alerted to the shooting on Canonby Place just after 8:30 p.m.The victim was taken to Mt. Carmel West Hospital.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Ohio teen rescues 4-year-old on first day as a lifeguard

  14-06-2017 02:46
  
  An Ohio teenager has rescued a 4-year-old boy on his first day on the job as a lifesaver.Jack Viglianco says he was 20 minutes into his shift at a Lakewood swimming pool Thursday when he heard the boy calling for help. The 15-year-old jumped into the water and helped the child to safety.Viglianco says his heart was racing during the rescue. He says being a lifeguard is a dream come true.The Lakewood Aquatics manager says there were 42 rescues last summer at the pools at Lakewood and Madison park
  
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• Report: Kent State football player dies after workout

  14-06-2017 02:26
  
  A freshman on the Kent State football team from Kenton died after a workout on Tuesday.According to Fox 8 in Cleveland, the player was identified as Tyler Heintz, a 2017 graduate of Kenton High School.The Portage County coroner confirmed Heintz's death to Fox 8."Shocked and bewildered is all we can say," the account for Kenton High School football tweeted. "Pray for his family."Kent State has not released an official statement at this time regarding Heintz's death.
  
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• Kent State football player dies after workout

  14-06-2017 02:26
  
  A freshman football player at Kent State University has died following a morning workout.The university says paramedics transported Tyler Heintz to a hospital following football conditioning drills at Dix Stadium on Tuesday.The Portage County coroner confirmed his death that evening.Heintz was from Kenton and was recruited from Kenton High School as an offensive lineman.His former high school sent a tweet Tuesday saying they were "shocked and bewildered" after his death.Tyler Heintz passed away
  
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• Body dumped outside OSUa s Wexner Medical Center

  14-06-2017 02:00
  Columbus police said OSU police contacted the city about the body at 2:50 p.m.  Following a discussion between departments, the Columbus police homicide unit told The Dispatch the matter was left with OSU police. OSU police told The Dispatch that Columbus police were handling the matter.
  
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• SWAT officers testify in Rutledge's murder trial

  14-06-2017 01:39
  
  The trial for the man accused of killing a Columbus Police SWAT officer continued for the second day.Prosecutors played police radio transmissions for the jury. The recordings broke down the events leading up to the deadly shooting on April 10, 2016 at the defendant’snorth Columbus apartment.SWAT officers went to the home with a warrant to arrest Lincoln Rutledge for setting his estranged wife’s home on fire.Rutledge sat stone-faced as a neighbor testified he heard police loud and cl
  
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• ColumbusRotary: Changing Energy Landscape in Ohio and the US

  14-06-2017 00:55 via youtube.com
  
  
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