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• Dog is euthanized after being shot by police for attacking officers in Columbus

  23-06-2017 23:41
  
  Columbus Police said they were forced to shoot a dog after it followed a woman into their substation and began attacking officers.Authorities said the shooting happened just before 5 p.m. at the police substation located 2000 block of Sullivant Avenue.Police told 10TV three people were walking back from a car dealership down the street when someone pulled up to them in a dark vehicle.Police said words were exchanged between the driver and the group and a shot was fired toward the group.The peopl
  
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• Columbus Police: Pit bull killed after attacking woman, officers

  23-06-2017 23:41
  
  Columbus Police said they were forced to shoot a dog after it followed a woman into their substation and began attacking officers.Authorities said the shooting happened just before 5 p.m. at the police substation located 2000 block of Sullivant Avenue.A woman being attacked by the dog ran to the police substation seeking help.Upon entering the building, the pit bull followed the woman inside and started to attack others, according to police.Police said the officer was forced to fire his weapon,
  
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• Doctor's shooting highlights pill mill problem

  23-06-2017 23:26
  Investigators are trying to figure out who shot Dr. Kevin Lake in his Westerville home.His son heard gunshots and deputies found a broken window. Dr. Lake passed away from his injuries Friday evening.Lake was awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to running a multi-million dollar pill mill on the south side. This highlights another aspect of the opioid problem."It really was probably our worst source of drug addiction in Ohio,” Ernest Boyd, Executive Director for Ohio Pharmacists Assoc
  
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• Texas Amber Alert suspect posted travel plans on social media

  23-06-2017 23:16
  The Brewster County Sheriff issued an Amber Alert Thursday for 15-year-old Stormie Clemmer saying she could be in danger.Authorities believe the teen may have been abducted by 20-year-old Andrew Akers who lives in Chillicothe.Authorities said Akers and the girl could be en route to central Ohio, but 10TV obtained a video Akers recently posted on YouTube in which he discusses his travel plans. "I will be going on a trip for two weeks. I will be going on a trip for a week in Texas. And then I'll b
  
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• Video: Motorcyclist's road rage kick touches off 2-car crash

  23-06-2017 22:35
  
  A motorcyclist kicked at a car driving on a southern California freeway in an apparent case of road rage, touching off a chain reaction crash that ended in a truck being overturned, reports CBS Los Angeles.The incident was captured on video by another driver. It happened Wednesday just before 6 a.m. in the carpool lane of the southbound 14 Freeway in Santa Clarita.Video shows the motorcycle rider drive up to the compact sedan and kick at its side. The sedan swerves wildly, hits the median and ri
  
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• Man charged with murdering roommate

  23-06-2017 22:34
  A Northeast Side man who allegedly attacked his roommate with a large knife or machete was facing a murder charge, the result of one of two homicides Columbus police were investigating Thursday morning. Officers and fire personnel dispatched on a reported stabbing at an apartment on Berryleaf Grove at approximately 11:29 a.m. Omar Alston inside another apartment suffering from multiple stab wounds, Homicide Unit Sgt.
  
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• J Hot Fish Makes a Comeback, Moves to Linden

  23-06-2017 21:58
  Following a hiatus after outgrowing their popup location in Olde Towne East, J Hot Fish is opening a new store in Linden on Cleveland Avenue. The popular fish joint will make a few minor adjustments, but owner Keith “KC” Edwards said it’ll do what it’s always done: bring people from all places and backgrounds into one place for some fried fish.
  J Hot Fish first appeared at the Columbus Food Hub in the spring of 2015. It wasn’t long before they attracted an intense f
  
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• North Korea says it's the 'biggest victim' in US student's death

  23-06-2017 21:26
  
  North Korea on Friday called itself the "biggest victim" in the death of an American student who was detained for more than a year and died days after being released in a coma.The North's official Korean Central News Agency denied that North Korea cruelly treated or tortured Otto Warmbier and accused the United States and South Korea of a smear campaign that insulted what it called its "humanitarian" treatment of him.The comments published by KCNA were North Korea's first reaction to Otto Warmbi
  
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• ‘Buckeye Bandit’ sentenced to 20 years in prison

  23-06-2017 21:03
  
  The bank robber known as the ‘Buckeye Bandit’ was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday.Twenty-seven-year-old Ikechi Emeaghara pleaded guilty to eight counts of armed bank robbery back in March.According to court documents, Emeaghara displayed a weapon and demanded cash from banks in central Ohio at the following dates and locations:October 31, 2013 at the Wesbanco Bank on South Stygler Road in GahannaNovember 30, 2013 at the Cooper State Bank on West 5th Avenue in ColumbusDecember
  
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• Doppler 10: Drying out on Saturday

  23-06-2017 20:43
  This Evening: Rounds of heavy rain and possible thunderstorms. SW wind 10-15 mph.
  Tonight: Showers push out. Low 63. SW wind 5-10 mph.
  Saturday: A mix of sun and clouds, but cooler than average in the wake of Friday’s cold front. High 80. W wind 5-15 mph.
  Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant. High 76. SW wind 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A cold front is dropping southeast through Ohio and combining with the moisture from Tro
  
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• A 2nd mistrial: Jury deadlocks in Ohio cop's murder retrial

  23-06-2017 20:21
  
  A mistrial was declared Friday in the murder retrial of a University of Cincinnati police officer after the jury said it was hopelessly deadlocked on charges in the fatal traffic stop shooting of an unarmed motorist.The Hamilton County jury had deliberated some 30 hours over five days after getting the case Monday. The jurors had told Judge Leslie Ghiz earlier Friday that they were unable to reach a verdict in the trial of Officer Ray Tensing, but Ghiz sent them back to try again.The jury on Fri
  
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• Middletown councilman asks if city can stop responding to overdoses

  23-06-2017 20:17
  
  A city councilman in southwest Ohio has asked if it's possible for city emergency crews to stop responding to drug overdose calls as costs for those calls mount.The Hamilton-Middletown Journal News reports Middletown City Council member Dan Picard has asked if there is a law requiring the city to respond to overdose calls.Picard says arresting people who overdose increases the burden on taxpayers and strains the court system. He suggests issuing a court summons to individuals who overdose and or
  
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• Manslaughter charges eyed in deadly Grenfell Tower blaze

  23-06-2017 19:53
  
  LONDON — Police are considering filing manslaughter charges related to the fire at a west London apartment tower that killed at least 79 people.In its most detailed briefing yet on the criminal investigation, the Metropolitan Police on Friday confirmed residents' suspicions that the June 14 inferno at Grenfell Tower was touched off by a refrigerator fire. The department also said exterior cladding attached to the 24-story public housing project during a recent renovation failed safety test
  
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• Military plane crashes, flips at Dayton Air Show

  23-06-2017 19:18
  
  A military plane has crashed and flipped on its top at the Dayton Air Show Friday.According to WHIO, the two-seat Thunderbird F-16 landed and was taxing toward the staging area when it appeared a gust of wind flipped the plane on its top.The plane traveled off the runway at Dayton International Airport and is in the grass.There is no word on injuries at this time.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Military jet practicing for Dayton Air Show in accident

  23-06-2017 19:18
  
  Authorities say a military jet apparently practicing for an Ohio air show has been involved in an accident.Sgt. Penelope Reed of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office in Dayton says a report was received around 12:30 p.m. Friday of a jet off the end of a runway and on its top at the Dayton International Airport. She says Wright-Patterson Air Force Base dispatched a crash team and heavy rescue crew.No injuries were immediately reported as emergency responders worked to extricate the aircraft's t
  
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• 2 on Thunderbirds jet in Dayton accident in good condition

  23-06-2017 19:18
  A Thunderbirds Air Force jet went off a runway during preparations for an Ohio air show, injuring the pilot and causing a performance to be canceled.Lt. Col. Jason Heard of the Thunderbirds says a safety board will determine the cause of the "mishap" that occurred upon landing around 12:30 p.m. Friday at Dayton International Airport.He says the pilot suffered some lacerations and injuries to his leg and the other team member had no visible injuries. Both are in good condition after being treated
  
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• #WhatsTrending the danger of Retention ponds #Columbus

  23-06-2017 18:13
  The 2012 standards say retention ponds must slope to an average depth of a half-foot as far as 8 feet from the water's edge, or to a maximum depth of 15 inches when 15 feet from the edge. Then, ponds can gently slope to a maximum depth of 12 feet.
  
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• Start Ups Start Fund to Give Back

  23-06-2017 18:00
  The START Fund, launched by Rev1 Ventures, encourages entrepreneurs to give back to the community through four key areas: connecting communities, STEM education, sustainable food solutions, and workforce development.Read more about the program in an interview with President and CEO Tom Walker.
  The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in our smart + open community. Be sure to
  
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• Trump suggests he was trying to keep FBI director honest

  23-06-2017 17:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump suggested he was just trying to keep fired FBI Director James Comey honest with his cryptic tweet implying there might be recordings of their private conversations.Trump ended a month-long guessing game Thursday by tweeting that he never made and doesn't have recordings of his private conversations with Comey. In an interview that aired Friday on "Fox & Friends," Trump said: "When he found out that I, you know, that there may be tapes out there,
  
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• Deadlocked jury told to try again in former University of Cincinnati police officer's retrial

  23-06-2017 16:31
  
  Jurors in the murder retrial of a white Ohio police officer charged in the fatal traffic stop shooting of an unarmed black driver say they are deadlocked, but a judge told them to keep deliberating.The Hamilton County jury announced that it couldn't reach a verdict Friday on the fifth day of deliberations.Prosecutors and the defense agree that Officer Ray Tensing shot 43-year-old Sam DuBose in the head after pulling him over for a missing front license plate on July 19, 2015.The 27-year-old Tens
  
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• One killed, one injured after car crashes avoiding dog in roadway

  23-06-2017 16:01
  
  One man was killed and another injured after their car crashed trying to avoid a dog in the roadway Friday morning. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, two men were in a car driving on State Route 204 near Thornville in Perry County around 7 a.m. when they came upon a dog in the roadway. Troopers say that the car likely swerved to avoid the dog, rolling over on its top in a ditch. The driver of the car was transported to Grant Medical Center in Columbus with unknown injuries. A passenger
  
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• Transformers Plus Good Movies in Theaters This Week

  23-06-2017 16:00
  If you are not in the mood for toy robots and explosions this weekend, fear not. Pickings may look slim, but it isn’t the case. Gateway Film Center celebrates the end of Pride week with a screening of the new LGBTQ icon The Babadook, and gears up for Edgar Wright’s hotly anticipated Baby Driver (opening next week) with a run of The Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End).
  Plus, between Baby Driver and Sofia Coppola’s take on The Beguiled, next w
  
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• The Latest on CoGo: Ridership Up, New Office Planned, New Stations To Be Announced

  23-06-2017 16:00
  Ridership on the CoGo bike share system in the first half of 2017 is up about 28 percent compared to last year, according to the City of Columbus.
  Brad Westall, Greenways Planner for the Recreation and Parks Department, said that the five stations that were added last year were all well-positioned to expand the network in areas where demand for the service was strong.
  He singled out a new station in Merion Village, at the Barrett development — where a partnership with the project’s d
  
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• Arrests a " June 23

  23-06-2017 15:56
  Charging information is obtained from the Hancock County Jail. If you have questions about a charge listed here, call the sheriff's department at 317-477-1147.
  
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• City of Ferguson settles federal lawsuit with Brown family for $1.5 million

  23-06-2017 15:53
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The city attorney in Ferguson, Missouri, says the city's insurance company paid $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of Michael Brown.Attorney Apollo Carey disclosed the amount Friday in in response to an open records request from The Associated Press. The settlement of the federal lawsuit was announced Tuesday, but financial details were not initially released.Brown was 18, black and unarmed when he was fatally shot by white officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9
  
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• Chaos outside concert venue ahead of Twenty One Pilots show

  23-06-2017 15:43
  Chaos erupted outside of the EXPRESS LIVE music venue Thursday morning, hours before Central Ohio natives 21 Pilots were set to that stage as part of their hometown tour.Express live does have not allow guests to camp out the night before, which meant eager fans gathered across the street in preparation for 6 a.m. – the time the venue allows fans to line up on the property.Cell phones were rolling as the clock struck six and hoards of people ran to claim a spot in front of the venue. Sever
  
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• "Northside Fix" project nears completion

  23-06-2017 15:14
  
  In September of 2013, moviegoers were enjoying The Rock’s action romp Empire State, Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” was number 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 list, and central Ohio drivers started seeing orange barrels pop up around I-270, US Route 23, and State Route 315 in what would eventually be known as “The North Side Fix.”In the years since, The Rock moved onto other projects and Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” brought about a lawsuit fr
  
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• "North Side Fix" project nears completion

  23-06-2017 15:14
  In September 2013, moviegoers were enjoying The Rock’s action romp Empire State, Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” was number 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 list, and central Ohio drivers started seeing orange barrels pop up around I-270, US Route 23, and State Route 315 in what would eventually be known as “The North Side Fix.”In the years since, The Rock moved onto other projects and Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” brought about a lawsuit from
  
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• Former Parsons Drive-Through Will Soon Serve up Fresh Produce Instead of Beer

  23-06-2017 14:00
  Work is scheduled to start soon on the conversion of a former beer and wine drive-through on Parsons Avenue into the new location for the Church for All People’s Fresh Market.
  The Parsons Avenue Redevelopment Corporation (PARC) purchased the building at 945 Parsons earlier this year, and plans to spend up to $30,000 on its renovation. The nonprofit organization also bought two single family homes directly to the north of the drive-through, as well as a small surface parking lot to the sout
  
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• Red Cross assists family after overnight fire at home

  23-06-2017 12:48
  The American Red Cross is helping a family after a fire began in their kitchen early Friday morning.It happened on the 4100 block of East Livingston Avenue.Firefighters say two adults and four kids were in the home at the time. Everyone got OK.The westbound lanes of Livingston Avenue were closed as firefighters put out the flames.The cause of the fire remained under investigation early Friday.
  
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• London high-rise apartment fire that killed 79 started in freezer

  23-06-2017 12:24
  
  London police say a deadly fire at a high-rise apartment building was caused by a freezer.The June 14 fire at Grenfell Tower killed at least 79 people.Many of those people became trapped inside the 24-story building.Firefighters were able to rescue 65 people from the burning building.London police say insulation and tiles on the tower failed fire safety tests and that they are considering manslaughter charges.
  
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• Watch ole 'Bandit' run: Fans assemble to mark movie's 40th

  23-06-2017 11:52
  
  They had a long way to go and a short time to get there, but hundreds of fans in Trans Ams have put the hammer down and made it to Atlanta to celebrate the 40th anniversary of "Smokey and the Bandit."About 350 cars this week retraced actor Burt Reynolds' wild beer run from the Texas-Arkansas line to Atlanta in the movie that roared into pop culture in 1977. Some truckers also took part in "Snowman's Run," named for singer Jerry Reed's sidekick character.They've all congregated in Jonesboro, Geor
  
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• Cavaliers donate $875,000 to Habitat for Humanity

  23-06-2017 11:45
  
  The Cleveland Cavaliers have donated $875,000 in proceeds from NBA Finals watch parties to Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity.Watch parties were hosted at the Quicken Loans Arena during the NBA Finals this year when the Cavaliers played the Golden State Warriors at Oakland. Fans could purchase tickets online for $10.The watch party program launched during the 2015 NBA Finals, generating more than $260,000.Cavaliers CEO Len Komoroski says it is "highly appropriate" that playoff support can be
  
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• North Korea denies torturing American detainee Otto Warmbier

  23-06-2017 11:31
  
  North Korea on Friday denied it cruelly treated or tortured an American student who was detained for more than year and died days after being released in a coma.The comments published by the official Korean Central News Agency were North Korea's first reaction to Otto Warmbier's death in a U.S. hospital on Monday after it released him for what it called humanitarian reasons.Doctors at the hospital said Warmbier had suffered a severe neurological injury from an unknown cause. Relatives say they w
  
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• Judge temporarily shuts down strip club after violent crimes

  23-06-2017 07:29
  A judge has temporarily shut down an Ohio strip club that authorities say has been the site of shootings, assaults and robberies. The Franklin County judge issued the temporary order to shut down Rachel's Gentlemen's Club in Columbus on Wednesday pending a court hearing in July.
  
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• Police investigating shooting in north Columbus

  23-06-2017 04:17
  
  The Columbus Division of Police is investigating a shooting in north Columbus Thursday night.Police told 10TV officers responded to the intersection of N. High Street and E. 6th Ave. around 9:40 p.m. for a report of a shooting victim.Police said the victim walked into North High Brewing. They are still trying to locate where the shooting happened.The victim was taken to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in critical condition but has been upgraded to stable.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.c
  
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• Police identify man shot in chest, found at Short North bar

  23-06-2017 04:17
  
  The Columbus Division of Police says one man was shot in the chest in the Short North area on Thursday night.Police told 10TV officers responded to the intersection of N. High Street and E. 6th Ave. around 9:40 p.m. for a report of a shooting victim.Police said Teris Neal walked into North High Brewing. They are still trying to locate where the shooting happened.Neal was taken to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in critical condition but has been upgraded to serious.Investigators
  
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• Police respond to 11 reported overdoses in Mansfield in one day

  23-06-2017 04:12
  
  MANSFIELD, Ohio - Mansfield police responded to 11 reported overdoses in the city on Thursday.The METRICH (Metro-Richland County) Enforcement Unit said the majority of those overdoses are believed to be opioid related.Sgt. Steve Blust with METRICH told 10TV Narcan was used on at least some of the people who overdosed.Sgt. Blust said no one has died as a result of these overdoses.The 11 overdoses happened between the morning hours and around 8 p.m. Thursday.Mansfield Police and METRICH are invest
  
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• Police: Texas Amber Alert suspect may be heading to Columbus

  23-06-2017 04:06
  
  The Brewster County Sheriff’s Office is requesting help in locating a 15-year-old girl who may be en route to Columbus.Authorities are searching for 15-year-old Stormie Clemmer. She is possibly in the company of 20-year-old Andrew Brian Akers.The sheriff’s office said Akers is from Columbus and may be bringing the girl this way.Clemmer is described as white, short brown hair, green eyes, approximately 5’7’’. She was last seen wearing a black shirt and blue shorts wi
  
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• Police locate man, 15-year-old girl possibly heading from Texas to Columbus area

  23-06-2017 04:06
  
  SEVIERVILLE, Tennessee - The Brewster County (TX) Sheriff's Office said 15-year-old Stormie Clemmer was found safe Wednesday night in eastern Tennessee.Clemmer was found in Sevierville, Tennessee, according to the sheriff's office.She was reported missing last week and the sheriff's office originally issued an Amber Alert for her on June 22.On June 24, the sheriff's office said the alert was discontinued because the time limit for the alert was reached.The sheriff's office said deputies continue
  
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• Man charged in fatal machete attack

  23-06-2017 03:28
  A man is charged with murder, accused of attacking his roommate with a machete at their Northeast Side apartment Thursday morning. Columbus police and fire paramedics were called to the 5100 block of Berryleaf Grove at the Berryleaf Grove apartment complex off Westerville Road at 11:29 a.m. Thursday.
  
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• Long time dry cleaning businesses closes as new shops pop up along N. 4th Street

  23-06-2017 01:33
  In Italian Village, big changes are happening along North 4th Street as developers build new apartments, condos, restaurants and more.Not everyone though is a part of the business boom.The owner of Spring Cleaners, Dorothy Gall, is getting ready to say goodbye to her business of more than 20 years."It's been a fun ride. They're just building all around us. Things they'd been promising to build since before I bought the business," Gall said.On the corner of 1st Avenue and N 4th Street, the dry cl
  
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• Man convicted of killing SWAT officer, could face execution

  23-06-2017 01:19
  This undated file photo provided by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Columbus, Ohio, shows Lincoln Rutledge. A jury convicted Rutledge of aggravated murder Thursday, June 22, 2017, for fatally shooting Columbus, Ohio, SWAT officer Steven M. Smith in the head April 10, 2016, as officers tried to arrest Rutledge on an arson warrant.
  
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• Bernie Sanders to hold health care rally in Columbus on Sunday

  23-06-2017 00:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Bernie Sanders will hold a rally about health care in Columbus on June 25.According to the event's registration, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will visit Columbus to try and convince Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) and Republicans to vote against the proposed health care legislation.The rally will be at Express Live at 405 Neil Avenue in Columbus. Doors will open at 10 a.m. and the rally will start at 11:30 a.m.The event Sunday is free, open to the public, and no tickets are required
  
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• Parents demand answers from Dublin schools over teacher's troubled history

  23-06-2017 00:24
  Parents in the Dublin school system expressed anger and outrage Thursday.They want to know how a teacher and coach with a 20-year history of misconduct was allowed to continue to have access to children.Fifty-two-year-old Gregory Lee was arrested Tuesday on child pornography charges after allegedly sexting and having sex, with a 15-year-old student.Concerns about Greg Lee came early in his 22-year career with Dublin City Schools.As documented in school district records obtained by 10TV:In 1996,
  
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