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• Body of missing 5-year-old boy found in California

  01-07-2017 23:58
  
  Homicide detectives have found the body of a missing 5-year-old boy whose father is charged with his murder, authorities announced Saturday.Based on additional leads, detectives returned Friday to an area near Lake Cachuma in Santa Barbara County and found the remains of Aramazd Andressian Jr., according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.No other details were released.The body was flown to the Los Angeles County coroner's office on Saturday. It will be examined to c
  
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• Netflix series on abuse prompts calls for priest's files

  01-07-2017 23:43
  
  A Netflix documentary series has prompted calls for the Baltimore Archdiocese to release a dead priest's files.The Baltimore Sun reported Saturday that the show about the priest's alleged abuse led to more than 11,000 signatures on an online petition. Archdiocese spokesman Sean Caine said state law bars the release of much of the confidential information."The Keepers" focuses on the unsolved death of a Catholic nun and abuse at then-Archbishop Keough High School. The priest at the center of the
  
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• Teen musicians to take soulful Memphis Sound anew to Europe

  01-07-2017 23:34
  
  The roster of American musicians was impressive: Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Eddie Floyd, Booker T. and the MGs. They arrived in Europe in 1967, bringing with them the powerful, soulful Memphis Sound. Ahead was a tour with stops in London, Paris and elsewhere.These artists from the Stax Records music studio captivated audiences with their music born from blues and gospel — a mesmerizing sound created from the black experience in the U.S. last century.Fifty years later, a group of young m
  
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• Trump upset states not fully cooperating with voting panel

  01-07-2017 23:26
  
  President Donald Trump is upset that all states aren't fully cooperating with his voting commission's request for detailed information about every voter in the United States.Some of the most populous ones, including California and New York, are refusing to comply. But even some conservative states that voted for Trump, such as Texas, say they can provide only partial responses based on what is legally allowed under state law."Numerous states are refusing to give information to the very distingui
  
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• Turkish authorities ban transgender rights march in Istanbul

  01-07-2017 23:11
  
  Turkish authorities have announced they will not allow a march for transgender rights to take place Sunday.The Istanbul governor's office said late Saturday that the eighth Trans Pride March would be banned, citing public order and the safety of participants and tourists.Transgender rights activists announced Sunday's march over social media. Last year's parade was also banned.The governor's office said central Taksim Square was not designated for demonstrations and a valid application to hold t
  
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• City to close Little Rock club where shooters injure 28

  01-07-2017 23:01
  
  Clubgoers screamed and scrambled for cover as dozens of gunshots rang out during a rap concert in downtown Little Rock early Saturday, leaving 28 people injured from an 11-second melee that police quickly said may be gang-related.Police Chief Kenton Buckner said investigators believe multiple people fired shots and that the shooting could be connected other violence in the city in recent days. All of the victims were expected to survive the shooting at the Power Ultra Lounge, and Buckner credite
  
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• 4,500 Northwest Columbus residents left without power after outage

  01-07-2017 22:23
  AEP Ohio has fielded multiple complaints and requests for information on its social media accounts related to the outage, which began Saturday morning; AEP identified the cause as a station transformer outage, and said it expects the issue to be resolved before 5 p.m. Outages were reported in neighborhoods north and west of the Worthington Hills development, north of Hard Road between 315 and Sawmill Road.
  
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• Hundreds of books owned by Warren Zevon to be sold

  01-07-2017 20:35
  
  Late singer and songwriter Warren Zevon's heroes were writers and classical musicians. That's clear by the "Werewolves of London" singer's large and eclectic library of books now for sale.The collection of nearly 1,000 books includes copies signed by authors with personal notes to Zevon.Among the books are collections of W. Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene novels as well as detective fiction. Some are by friends like Hunter S. Thompson, Carl Hiaasen or Stephen King, who dedicated a book to Zev
  
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• Six injured after SUV strikes pedestrians in New York City

  01-07-2017 20:24
  
  At least six people were injured Saturday afternoon when an SUV struck pedestrians in Harlem, CBS New York reports. The extent of the injuries are immediately unclear.First responders told the station that the incident does not appear to be terror related.NYPD and FDNY crews responded to the incident near the corner of Park Avenue and 125th Street just after noon.Two of the injured are believed to be in serious condition, authorities said.The NYPD Collision Investigation Squad is on scene probin
  
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• 12 injured after SUV strikes pedestrians in New York City

  01-07-2017 20:24
  
  At least 12 people were injured Saturday afternoon when an SUV struck pedestrians in Harlem, CBS New York reports. The extent of the injuries are unclear, but the victims are expected to survive.First responders told the station that the incident does not appear to be terror related.NYPD and FDNY crews responded to the incident near the corner of Park Avenue and 125th Street just after noon.The SUV involved in a collision that left 12 injured in New York City on Saturday, June 1, 2017. CBS NEW Y
  
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• Company says 99% of its gas lines passed tests after blast

  01-07-2017 20:16
  
  An energy company that owns a natural gas pipeline linked to a fatal home explosion in Colorado said more than 99 percent of the pipelines it tested afterward showed no sign of leaks.Anadarko Petroleum said late Friday the pipelines that failed the test are being repaired and will be re-tested.State regulators ordered energy companies to test all pipelines within 1,000 feet (300 meters) of occupied buildings after the natural gas explosion in April that killed two people.Investigators blamed the
  
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• Swedish music festival cancels 2018 event after sexual abuse

  01-07-2017 20:04
  
  A large music festival in Sweden that has seen performances by artists such as Kanye West, Robbie Williams and Iron Maiden has called off next year's event after several reports of sexual abuse.The Bravalla festival in Norrkoping, southern Sweden, says the decision was made after a rape was reported Friday. Swedish police say they so far have 11 cases of sexual abuse and one rape at the June 28-July 1 festival.The music festival said Saturday it had attempted to prevent rapes and sexual abuses b
  
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• Sheriff: Possible remains of a hand found next to Muskingum River

  01-07-2017 18:04
  
  MORGAN COUNTY - Morgan County Sheriff's Office are investigating possible skeletal remains of a hand found on the sandbar next to the Muskingum River.A person hunting for arrowheads in the Eagleport area on State Route 669 in Morgan County made the discovery.The Adult Parole Authority and Morgan County Court Probation Department helped with the search where many items were collected including the skeletal remains.Authorities told 10TV the remains were sent to the Criminal Intelligence Analysis D
  
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• Authorities try to ID hand bones found along Muskingum River

  01-07-2017 18:04
  
  The skeletal remains of a human hand have been found along the Muskingum River, and authorities are trying to determine whether the discovery is connected to any missing-persons cases.A person hunting for arrowheads in the Eagleport area on State Route 669 in Morgan County made the discovery.The Morgan County Sheriff's Office says deputies searched the area and also collected several unspecified items of interest.Authorities told 10TV the remains were sent to the Criminal Intelligence Analysis D
  
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• a Elfa actor Faizon Love gets suspended sentence for airport assault

  01-07-2017 18:03
  Actor, comedian and writer Faizon Love pleaded no contest Friday morning to assaulting a valet at John Glenn Columbus International Airport in March. Love, 49, was given a suspended sentence of 180 days in the Franklin County jail, as well as $500 fine plus court costs, with $100 suspended, after Judge Cindi Morehart found him guilty of the first-degree misdemeanor.
  
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• 70 Percent of Columbus Millennials are Renters

  01-07-2017 17:19
  
  If you live in Columbus and you’re under the age of 35 and don’t own a home, then you’re not alone. According to a new study completed by apartment search company ABODO, only 30 percent of the Millennial demographic in Columbus are currently home owners.
  “We know that Millennials are often labeled as the renter generation, but we wanted to uncover whether or not this statement is entirely accurate,” stated ABODO Sr. Communications Manager Sam Radbil. “To find
  
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• Ohio's plan to move death row to new prison might not happen

  01-07-2017 16:53
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio — Ohio's condemned inmates are staying put and plans to move death row for the third time in little over a decade appear to be in doubt.The move announced last October and expected to be finished before the end of last year won't be happening in the foreseeable future, said JoEllen Smith, a spokeswoman for Ohio's prisons agency.The department, she said this week, is continually evaluating its population management strategies. What isn't known is whether the move will happen at
  
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• Hocking Hills Sandbox fulfills woman's lifelong desire

  01-07-2017 14:42
  Small moments pass us without us knowing.
  They tell us to slow down. To appreciate. To fulfill a need.
  But, really, who has the time?
  From her Lake Logan home, Evelyn Endersby goes a mile a minute.
  "Busy," she said. "Very busy."
  It's where she runs her apartment business and her automotive chemical business. She developed the line of products that bring in $500,000 in sales, annually.
  "We grew up working," she said. "I love working. I will probably never retire and do nothing."
  Old habits are ha
  
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• Little Rock Police: Several injured after nightclub shooting

  01-07-2017 13:56
  
  LITLLE ROCK, Ark. — Little Rock Police say they are investigating a shooting at an Arkansas nightclub that left at least 17 people injured.Little Rock police chief Kenton Buckner told KTHV that the shooting early Saturday morning at the Power Lounge appears to have happened following "some sort of dispute broke out between people inside."Police say via Twitter that all 17 shooting victims are alive and one victim who was previously listed in critical condition is now stable.#UPDATE our vic
  
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• Little Rock police: 25 people shot at nightclub

  01-07-2017 13:56
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Police say 25 people were shot after gunfire rang out Saturday at a rap show at a downtown Little Rock nightclub, prompting pleas from top leaders to curb the growing violence in Arkansas' capital city.Police said the shooting at Power Ultra Lounge was the result of a dispute among clubgoers and not an active shooter or terror-related incident. Little Rock police said Saturday that 25 people were shot and three others suffered unrelated injuries. All were expected to su
  
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• Little Rock police: 17 injured after nightclub shooting

  01-07-2017 13:56
  
  Police said 17 people were hurt in a shooting early Saturday after a dispute at a downtown Little Rock nightclub. The city's police chief said officers suspect multiple people fired weapons but that the incident was not terror-related.The shooting happened at the Power Ultra Lounge, a club in a two-story building downtown about 1 mile (1.61 kilometer) east of the state Capitol. Police cordoned off the block as crime-scene technicians gathered evidence from inside and outside the club. Glass from
  
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• Pet of the Week: Keep your pet safe during Fourth of July celebrations

  01-07-2017 13:50
  Think about a parade from your dog's point of view.Close crowds, hot weather, strangers approaching your pet, unexpected loud noises, sparklers, hot pavement, water balloons, etc... nothing ruins a holiday faster than having a pet panic and get away from its people.If you can't leave Fido at home, make sure he is wearing identification and that you are equipped with water and pet waste bags.Fireworks are too loud for your pet's sensitive hearing.Make sure they are securely contained inside and t
  
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• Jury spares SWAT officera s killer

  01-07-2017 13:42
  A jury has recommended life in prison without parole for a man convicted of fatally shooting an Ohio SWAT officer during a standoff last year. The jury could have recommended the death penalty Thursday for Lincoln Rutledge.
  
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• National Picnic Month: Try this simple recipe for your holiday picnic

  01-07-2017 13:41
  Heidi Rolland from CHOP-5 visited 10TV to give us some ideas for your holiday picnic.CHOP5'S CHIPOTLE CHICKEN SALAD PICNIC WRAPSINGREDIENTS
  •6 oz. grilled chicken, diced
  •1/2 cup CHOP5 Chipotle salad dressing
  •1/4 cup celery, chopped
  •1/4 cup onion, chopped
  •4-6 pitas, cut in half
  •Lettuce for garnish
  •Salt and pepper to taste
  •Wraps
  STEPS
  1.In a large bowl mix all ingredients until blended well. Add salt and pepper to taste. Scoop into each half of pitas
  
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• Get Inspired: Decorating your home with blown glass creations

  01-07-2017 13:31
  Get Inspired to create your own glass pieces.You can do that at the Hot Shop at Franklin Park Conservatory in one of their upcoming classes. And you can take the piece home with you!
  
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• Tips for a fun, safe Independence Day

  01-07-2017 13:20
  By land and by sea. Two million drivers are expected to hit the roadways this holiday weekend. Be careful, be courteous - share the road. Ohio State Highway Patrol is out.Boaters - many of you enjoy the fourth on the water. Increased patrols will be on the water with you - for good reason. The U.S. Coast Guard said in 2015, alcohol was the primary factor in 260 recreational boating crashes, 91 deaths and 228 other water accidents.In Ohio - novelty fireworks, like sparklers, are allowed. You can
  
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• Pilot said engine failed before fiery freeway crash

  01-07-2017 12:25
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) - A dramatic exchange was captured on a recording of air traffic controller communications as a small plane landed on a busy freeway in Southern California.The recording was posted on the website LiveATC.net after the crash Friday morning.The pilot told air traffic controllers he had lost an engine before the aircraft crashed and exploded into flames on Interstate 405, just short of a runway at John Wayne Airport in Costa Mesa.The pilot and his fiance were injured.The Federal Av
  
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• Doctor who killed 1 at NYC hospital was 'aggressive'

  01-07-2017 12:20
  
  Dr. Henry Bello proved a man of his word.After he was forced to resign as a family medicine doctor amid sexual harassment allegations, he threatened his colleagues. He said he would kill them.Law enforcement officials say Bello returned to Bronx Lebanon Hospital Friday with an AR-15 assault rifle tucked under his white lab coat and opened fire in his old department, killing one doctor and critically wounding six other people at the hospital.They say Bello then shot himself, and staggered, bleedi
  
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• Nevada launches sales of legal recreational marijuana

  01-07-2017 12:04
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada became the fifth state in the U.S. with stores selling marijuana for recreational purposes, opening a market early Saturday that is eventually expected to outpace any other in the nation thanks to the millions of tourists who flock to Las Vegas.People began purchasing marijuana shortly after midnight, just months after voters approved legalization in November and marking the fastest turnaround from the ballot box to retail sales in the country.Hundreds of people lin
  
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• Ivanka Trump keeps quiet on dad's tweets assailing TV host

  01-07-2017 12:00
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump has been vocal in using her White House role to advocate for women. But when President Donald Trump lobbed a demeaning attack on a female TV host on Twitter this week, his daughter and senior adviser kept quiet.It was a moment of silence that spoke to the challenges and calculations Ivanka Trump faces as she tries to promote family-friendly policies in an administration led by a man whose comments about women have made women cringe and drawn bipartisan rebuke
  
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• Doppler 10: A muggy Saturday

  01-07-2017 11:23
  Today:Warm and muggy with the slight chance for afternoon storms.High 83.Winds: WSW 8-12 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy with patchy fog late.Low 65.Winds: W 2-4 mph.
  Sunday: Mostly sunny and seasonable.High 85.Winds: W 8-12 mph.
  Monday: Sun to start with afternoon showers and storms.High 86.Winds: WNW 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: We’ll see a few scattered showers early today in the east.Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies t
  
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• Feds: Missing Chinese scholar feared dead, suspect charged in kidnapping

  01-07-2017 11:20
  
  CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A central Illinois man was charged Friday with kidnapping in the disappearance of a visiting Chinese scholar who authorities believe to be dead after last being seen three weeks ago. Yingying Zhang, the daughter of a working-class factory driver from China, disappeared on June 9, just weeks after arriving at the University of Illinois where she was pursuing studies in agriculture sciences.Federal authorities say Brendt Christensen, 27, of Champaign, Illinois, is charged in a c
  
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• Utah water park evacuated after chemical spill, several injured, officials say

  01-07-2017 11:18
  
  The Seven Peaks water park in Provo, Utah, was evacuated Friday after a chemical spill and several people reported injuries, the Provo Fire and Rescue said.Provo Fire and Rescue wrote on Facebook that 12 people reported agitated breathing from a chlorine leak.Provo Fire and Rescue Capt. Dean York told CBS affiliate KUTV that one child was taken to a local hospital. York said the child who was taken to the hospital was 11 or 12 years old and in stable condition.York told the Salt Lake Tribune tha
  
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• Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland arrested for fraud

  01-07-2017 11:15
  
  NEW YORK -- Billy McFarland, the founder of the disastrous Fyre Festival, has been arrested and charged with wire fraud, the Department of Justice said Friday.Prosecutors allege McFarland, 25, used false information to get at least individuals to invest $1.2 million Fyre Festival, which was supposed to take place over two weekends in the Bahamas."As alleged, William McFarland promised a 'life-changing' music festival but in actuality delivered a disaster," said Acting U.S. Attorney for the South
  
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• Columbus police hero honored with Congressional Badge of Bravery

  01-07-2017 09:16
  Two years ago, Columbus police Officer Keith Kise jumped into a raging gun battle, helped to kill a gang leader, and saved a little boy. Standing in front of 10 monuments to fallen heroes at the Columbus Police Academy, Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, said that normal folks run from danger.
  
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• Person taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital after north Columbus shooting

  01-07-2017 07:10
  
  A person was taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital after a shooting in north Columbus, police said.The shooting happened just after midnight Saturday, on the 1300 block of Barnes Drive just south of Schrock Road.According to the Columbus Division of Police, information about the suspected shooter wasn't immediately available.There also weren't any details about the person who was shot, but he or she is in stable condition, police said.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Black Tony Is Pissed When Mike Mike Calls Rickey Smiley [EXCLUSIVE]

  01-07-2017 04:55
  Black Tony was supposed to call Rickey Smiley up as usual, but on this particular day, when the phone rang, it was Mike Mike! Then, another phone call comes through, and it's Black Tony. He's got a major problem with Mike Mike and Rickey Smiley talking o the phone like that without him.
  
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• Man charged with killing 5 people enters not-guilty pleas

  01-07-2017 04:41
  
  A man charged with killing five people in Ohio has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and other charges in the deaths of three of them, a mother and her two college-age daughters.A judge ordered George Brinkman Jr. held without bond after he pleaded not guilty Friday in the deaths of 45-year-old Suzanne Taylor, 21-year-old Taylor Pifer and 18-year-old Kylie Pifer. Their bodies were found June 11 at their home in North Royalton, a Cleveland suburb.Brinkman also was indicted on charges includ
  
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• Pentagon OKs 6-month delay in transgender enlistments

  01-07-2017 03:16
  
  Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is giving the military chiefs another six months before they begin allowing transgender individuals to enlist in the armed services.Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White says Mattis made the decision Friday.A Mattis memo obtained by The Associated Press says he wanted to give the services time to ensure the change won't affect the readiness and lethality of the force.His decision endorses an agreement hammered out last week by the military service leaders. That plan reject
  
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• City boards up Hilltop home, calls it a public nuisance

  01-07-2017 02:11
  Outside 441 Terrace Avenue, a red bucket swarms with flies and there is garbage on the roof and in the front yard.According to court records, on three separate occasions, undercover officers bought heroin and crack cocaine at the property in 2017: January 9, February 1 and April 17.The property is located a half mile from Burroughs Elementary School and St. Mary Magdalen School.The city went as far as calling it, a "one-stop shop" to fuel the habits of drug addicts and known prostitutes.Investig
  
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• Kasich to sign budget shortly before midnight deadline

  01-07-2017 02:06
  
  Ohio Gov. John Kasich is expected to sign the state's biennial budget shortly before a midnight deadline and decide whether he will veto certain provisions included by the Legislature.The Republican governor's office says he will sign the budget at 11:30 p.m. Friday. He is considered likely to veto a proposed freeze on further enrollment under Ohio's Medicaid expansion. The bill orders Kasich to seek a federal waiver to stop new enrollees as of July 1, 2018.Those who drop off the program when fi
  
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• Kasich signs Ohio state budget, vetoes Medicaid freeze

  01-07-2017 02:06
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. John Kasich once again stood against fellow Republicans in the Ohio Legislature on Friday to support Medicaid expansion, which now provides health insurance to 700,000 low-income Ohioans.The 2016 presidential contender vetoed a proposed freeze of the expansion from Ohio's state budget before signing it just ahead of a midnight deadline Friday.Conservatives had called on the outspoken Kasich to set a national example by leaving in place state budget provisions calling
  
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• Beverly granted requested release, Funderburk dismissed from OSU men's basketball team

  01-07-2017 01:15
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two freshmen are now off the Ohio State University men's basketball team, according to head coach Chris Holtmann.Holtmann announced Friday evening that Braxton Beverly was granted his requested release from the team.Redshirt freshman Derek Funderburk, who was suspended from the team in the middle of June, is now dismissed from the team for "failure to meet team expectations" according to a statement from the program.
  
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• New law impacts first-time adult drivers in Ohio

  01-07-2017 00:45
  If you are over the age of 18 and looking to get an Ohio license, a new change has put more at risk if you don’t pass on the first attempt.Beginning July 1, adult drivers who don't pass the exam on their first attempt would be required to participate in an abbreviated driving course.Right now, minors are required to complete driving courses – eight hours of in-car instruction and 24 hours in a classroom – before they can take a driving exam.According to the state of Ohio, both
  
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• Case dismissed against Columbus men accused of intimidation

  01-07-2017 00:29
  The case against a pair of Columbus men charged with threatening a witness has been dismissed in Delaware County Common Pleas Court.
  
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