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• A film claims to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart's fate

  05-07-2017 23:26
  The photo is haunting. Among a number of figures gathered on a dock, the fuzzy image seems to be that of a woman, her back to the camera, gazing at what may be her crippled aircraft loaded on a barge, and perhaps wondering what her future might hold.Is this Amelia Earhart, the world-famous aviator, witnessed after her mysterious disappearance while attempting the first round-the-world flight 80 years ago this month?That is the theory put forth in "Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence," a two-hour d
  
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• [Exclusive] Al B. Sure! Talks About The Making Of The Classic "Nite & Day" In "Voices"

  05-07-2017 22:48
  Legendary Singer Al B. Sure! takes us into the making of his classic single " Nite & Day " and the album which started his historic career "I n Effect Mode " in the first episode of our new series " Voices ." Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription.
  
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• 2 transported to Nationwide Children's after east Columbus shooting; 1 critical

  05-07-2017 22:41
  
  Two people were taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital after a reported shooting in east Columbus.According to Columbus Police, one victim was in critical condition and the second is listed as stable.The shooting reportedly happened in the 400 block of Mayfair Boulevard.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• 2 children injured in east Columbus shooting; 1 critical

  05-07-2017 22:41
  Two people were taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital after a reported shooting in east Columbus.According to Columbus Police, one victim was in critical condition and the second is listed as stable.The shooting reportedly happened in the 400 block of Mayfair Boulevard.A family member identified the victims as a 2-year-old girl and her 8-year-old brother.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Thieves getting into garages in Fairfield County

  05-07-2017 22:32
  The Fairfield County Sheriff's Office is investigating a series of crimes on June 23 in the Glenshire neighborhood in Violet Township near Pickerington.Deputies said it appears the crimes happened overnight.Carl Luckeydoo said his truck was parked in his driveway in the 98-hundred block of Camelot Street when thieves smashed out the rear window."My tackle box was missing and my tool box was missing," said Luckeydoo."I was mad." Luckeydoo said deputies told him he was the fifth theft victim in ju
  
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• An update from Chris Bradley

  05-07-2017 21:58
  I wanted to bring everybody up to date on what’s happening with my health.I got some challenging news late last week that the leukemia is hanging pretty tough. So, doctors here at The James have readmitted me, and we are really going to fight this … with a really strong dose of chemo along with a new clinical trial drug.The goal is to bring the cancer numbers down so I can get a transplant. I have a donor waiting and they will move me right from this to the transplant as soon as the
  
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• Former Newcomerstown officer indicted after allegedly making up shooting story

  05-07-2017 21:41
  
  TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, Ohio - A former Newcomerstown officer involved in a shooting in April has now been indicted after he admitted to making up the story about being shot by someone else in the line of duty.Bryan Eubanks was indicted on six charges according to the Ohio Attorney General's office.The Attorney General's office said the investigation revealed Eubanks also allegedly tampered with evidence directly related to the case.Eubanks is facing charges of inducing panic, making false alarms, fo
  
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• One person injured after firework exploded in Fayette County

  05-07-2017 20:59
  
  A man had to be transported to Wexner Medical Center Tuesday night after injuring his leg when a firework exploded.Firefighters responded to a permitted fireworks display in Jeffersonville where the licensed employee was hand-lighting fireworks, according to State Fire Marshal.Authorities said one of the racks that hold the fireworks in place exploded while the man was lighting it to set it off.According to the local fire department, the display passed all inspections.Spokesperson for the State
  
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• Fairfield County sheriff IDs deputy who shot knife-wielding man

  05-07-2017 20:26
  Deputy George Carsey, who has worked for the sheriff's office for 15 years, shot Keen Romine, 27, after Romine refused to put down a knife he was holding and "made an aggressive movement" toward Carsey, Phalen said Wednesday. Romine, who gave authorities a Lancaster address, is recovering at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in Columbus, listed in stable condition, Phalen said.
  
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• MMA fighter Aaron Rajman shot to death during home invasion

  05-07-2017 20:17
  
  BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS News) -- A Florida sheriff's office is investigating after a mixed martial arts fighter was shot and killed during a home invasion, CBS Miami station WFOR-TV reports.According to Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies, a group of men entered a residence Monday night in Boca Raton.A fight broke out, shots were fired, and MMA fighter Aaron Rajman was struck.The suspects fled in a vehicle.Why the men entered the home was not known.Rajman, a well-liked MMA fighter with a big foll
  
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• Leadership program envisioned by John Glenn launched in Ohio

  05-07-2017 19:55
  
  An institute the late U.S. Sen. John Glenn helped envision for promoting professionalism, bipartisanship and civility among elected officials has been launched in Ohio.Its organizers said Wednesday that work began on the State of Ohio Leadership Institute before Glenn's death in December and it was not a reaction to the tone of Donald Trump's presidency.Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger says it's important to give people elected to office in small and large governments the skills necessary to
  
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• Prescription prices, victims' rights on tap for Ohio ballot

  05-07-2017 18:51
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Prescription drug prices and crime victims' rights are the subjects of two statewide ballot issues positioned to reach Ohio voters this fall.A third measure overhauling the state's congressional map-making process will wait for 2018.All three measures had until Wednesday to submit enough valid signatures to make Nov. 7 statewide ballots.The Ohio Drug Price Relief Act has qualified. The citizen-initiated statute seeks to bar state agencies from buying drugs at prices higher
  
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• Restaurant Review: Red Door BBQ

  05-07-2017 18:16
  
  Red Door BBQ is a sign that Franklinton is an evolving neighborhood: the area is entering the early revitalization stage that happens about a decade before gentrification pushes out the local inhabitants. The eatery opened with a splash this spring, just in time for barbecue season, and has already scored a spot on local BBQ hit-lists. Red Door is a bona fide destination, making Franklinton a destination by default.
  Guests don’t use the red door. It’s at the corner of the building fo
  
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• New Hollywood Deep Cuts Come to the Wex

  05-07-2017 18:16
  
  To many, the 70s may be the most fruitful and brilliant period in American filmmaking. Post-studio, pre-blockbuster, it’s a time that saw the blossoming of auteurs, envelope pushing and creative indulgence.
  You know the output: The Godfather, Taxi Driver, The French Connection, Apocalypse Now – it’s a long, much studied list. The Wexner Center for the Arts is not here to disagree with the general consensus that this was a period of unprecedented creative brilliance in American
  
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• Parents of kids with pre-existing conditions worry about GOP health care bill: Ohio Matters

  05-07-2017 18:10
  Michael Spitzer, a 2-year-old from Upper Arlington, says hello to everyone -- even in the grocery store. He likes hot dogs and French fries and watching airplanes fly.
  
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• Police investigate suspected drowning at Lake Erie

  05-07-2017 17:33
  
  LORAIN, Ohio — Officials have opened an investigation after the body of a missing swimmer was recovered in Lake Erie.A spokesman with the Coast Guard says 20-year-old Christopher Recznik was last seen swimming with his friends Tuesday about 60 yards from shore.Police say they believe Recznik was overcome by waves, which were 2 to 3 feet high at the time.Investigators say two people tried to reach Recznik, but they were unable to. Lorain Police Capt. Roger Watkins says the county dive team
  
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• US celebrates July Fourth with parades, fireworks, hot dogs

  05-07-2017 16:55
  
  NEW YORK — From flashy firework displays for massive crowds to small-town parades, Americans celebrated the United States' 241st birthday in both joyous and serious ways.Tuesday's events even went international, as U.S. senators traveled to Afghanistan and spent the holiday with the troops and an Independence Day exhibition took Major League Baseball to London.Along with the fireworks, July Fourth also comes with some light-hearted traditions, like competitive eating contests. But the holi
  
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• Photos Doo Dah Parade 2017

  05-07-2017 16:41
  
  Editor’s Note by Walker Evans: The 34th annual Doo Dah Parade took place on Tuesday, July 4 in the Short North to celebrate “liberty and lunacy” in its traditional fashion. Boxing legend and hometown hero James Buster Douglas served as this year’s “Less-Than-Grand Marshall” while marchers lampooned everyone from Donald Trump to Donald Trump.
  For more information, visit www.doodahparade.com.
  All photos by Matt Ellis.
  
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• UK's foreign secretary backs doctors in Baby Charlie case

  05-07-2017 16:34
  
  LONDON — Britain's foreign secretary has backed the decision by U.K. courts to refuse to allow a terminally ill child to travel abroad for treatment for a rare genetic condition.U.K. envoy Boris Johnson's comment to the Italian foreign minister on Wednesday came after the Vatican children's hospital offered to treat 11-month-old Charlie Gard. Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano raised the Vatican hospital's offer in a previously scheduled call.Johnson's spokesman says the "Foreign Sec
  
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• Ohio legislature considers law changes for teen drivers

  05-07-2017 16:17
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Legislators in Ohio are considering a bill that would increase the amount of time new drivers would have to hold permits.The bill was introduced to the house by Representatives Gary Scherer and Michael Sheehy. Drivers under the age of 18 would be required to hold an instruction permit for one year instead of six months if the proposed law passes. Probationary permit holders would also be prohibited from driving from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. unless they're accompanied by a parent o
  
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• Eco-Conscious Fashion Designer & Textilian Uses Fibers From Ohio Farms

  05-07-2017 16:07
  
  Designer Celeste Malvar-Stewart is creating interior wear and apparel that will not harm the environment. Although Malvar-Stewart had a love of art and fibers from a young age, she did not realize she could combine the two into a career until she studied fashion in London. While there, she realized she had a different approach than most. She saw art in fashion, and chased that passion until she found her calling as a fiber artist. Sensing the up-and-coming feel of Columbus and the growing fashio
  
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• Study: Football does not leave a negative impact on the brain

  05-07-2017 15:16
  
  A new study finds playing high school football does not cause issues with cognitive impairment or depression later in life.Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania studied more than 3,900 men who played football in 1957 and compared them to men who did not play the sport.They found rates of impairment and depression were similar in both groups at 65 and 72 years of age.Previous research of "professional" football players has shown the sport can increase the risk of cognitive problems and de
  
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• Ohio Rx monitoring system now links to all bordering states

  05-07-2017 15:11
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio's prescription-monitoring system now allows doctors and pharmacists to more easily double-check whether patients have been prescribed controlled substances in all five bordering states, plus some farther away.The Board of Pharmacy says the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System now connects with a similar program in Pennsylvania, incorporating the last of Ohio's neighbors. OARRS users can request patient information from 20-plus states, some as far away as Massachusetts or New
  
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• Dozens of dogs lost during July 4th celebrations

  05-07-2017 14:20
  Nearly 100 dogs scared away from their homes by fireworks are waiting to be picked up at the Franklin County Animal Shelter.Josh Adams, the shelter's field supervisor, said 97 dogs have been picked up.Most of the animals are found close to their home, typically late at night or early in the morning.For dogs that don't have a license or collar, the shelter will keep them for three days before putting them up for adoption.Dogs with a license will be held longer.If you are missing your family pet,
  
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• Dozens of dogs lost during Fourth of July celebrations

  05-07-2017 14:20
  Nearly 100 dogs scared away from their homes by fireworks are waiting to be picked up at the Franklin County Animal Shelter.Josh Adams, the shelter's field supervisor, said 97 dogs have been picked up.Most of the animals are found close to their home, typically late at night or early in the morning.For dogs that don't have a license or collar, the shelter will keep them for three days before putting them up for adoption.Dogs with a license will be held longer.If you are missing your family pet,
  
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• On Campus

  05-07-2017 13:40
  Capital University has announced its president's list honorees for the spring 2017 semester. Capital has three lists denoting academic distinction among full-time, degree-seeking students: the president's list, provost's list and dean's list.
  
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• Life Lessons at Football Camp

  05-07-2017 13:29
  Kids learn valuable life lessons that will stay with them for a lifetime at the Second and Seven Foundation's annual football camp. Watch the video above to see how these young boys (and girls) are learning more than just how to play the game.
  
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• Google now tracks air pollution when mapping streets

  05-07-2017 12:44
  In Oakland, California, the Google cars that collect maps and photographs of city streets have also been collecting air, and measuring pollution block by city block.Melissa Lunden is the chief scientist for Aclima, the company that built the pollution sensing equipment added to Google's Street View cars."These are sampling gases like ozone, NO, NO2, CO2, methane," Lunden says. "You see the traffic, you see the streets, you can see the air pollution. That data is uploaded to the internet in real
  
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• Warriors' Stephen Curry's jersey is the most popular among shoppers

  05-07-2017 12:19
  Early Tuesday morning, the NBA released the list of the best-selling jerseys during the 2016-17 season. And, surprise, surprise, the two-time reigning MVP, Stephen Curry, was on top.For the sixth consecutive time, @StephenCurry30ranks #1 on Most Popular Jerseys at @NBASTORE list pic.twitter.com/9bxM4OTxJ7— NBA (@NBA) April 11, 2017Behind Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Kyrie Irving round out the top five, with Latvian sensation Kristaps Porzingis, the youngest play
  
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• Officer killed after shooting in the Bronx; suspect dead

  05-07-2017 11:37
  
  A New York police officer who was shot in an "unprovoked attack" while in a marked police command vehicle early Wednesday has died, authorities say.The New York Police Department tweeted that the officer, a 12-year veteran of the force, was in the vehicle with her partner in the New York City borough of the Bronx. She was a 48-year-old mother of three.Command vehicles are stationary and resemble trailers, police explained.Police sources told CBS New York the suspect is seen on camera walking out
  
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• NYC officer shot to death in command post RV; gunman killed

  05-07-2017 11:37
  NEW YORK — A police officer was shot to death early Wednesday, ambushed inside her command post RV by an ex-convict who once ranted online about his treatment in prison and about police getting away with killing people, authorities said. He was later killed after pulling a gun on police.Officer Miosotis Familia, a 12-year member of the New York Police Department, was wrapping up her shift when the man fired one round through the passenger-side window and struck her in the head."This was an
  
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• Kim vows North Korea's nukes are not on negotiation table

  05-07-2017 11:35
  
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed Wednesday his nation will "demonstrate its mettle to the U.S." and never put its weapons programs up for negotiations, a day after test-launching its first intercontinental ballistic missile. The hard line suggests more tests are being prepared as the country tries to perfect nuclear-armed missiles capable of striking anywhere in the United States.Tuesday's ICBM launch, confirmed by U.S. and South Korean officials, is a milestone in North Korea's efforts to
  
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• President Trump looks for friendlier European welcome in Poland

  05-07-2017 11:10
  
  President Donald Trump is headed back to Europe hoping to receive a friendly welcome in Poland despite lingering skepticism across the continent over his commitment to NATO, his past praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his decision to pull the U.S. out of a major climate agreement.Trump arrives in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday for a brief visit that will include a speech in Krasinski Square, near the site of the 1944 Warsaw Uprising against the Nazis. He'll also meet with the leaders o
  
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• Police: No shots fired at Pickerington fireworks

  05-07-2017 05:17
  
  The Pickerington Police Department said there were no shots fired at Tuesday night's fireworks at Victory Park.Several witnesses reported on social media and to 10TV that they heard gunshots.Police said one person reported seeing a weapon while in the park.As a result, police said this caused some people to run from the area.
  
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• Brothers indicted for alleged kidnappingWoman called 9-1-1 reporting...

  05-07-2017 04:58
  Deontarious M. Banks, 24, of Columbus, was indicted on charges of aggravated robbery, kidnapping, improper handling of firearms in a motor vehicle and having weapons while under disability. Deontarious Banks and Tadrick Banks were both arrested in Springfield on June 23. Both were placed in the Clark County Jail and pleaded not guilty in the Clark County Municipal Court on June 26. Deontarious Banks' bond was set at $50,000, while Tadrick Banks' bond was set at $25,000.
  
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• Suspect in fatal Ross County shooting arrested in Columbus

  05-07-2017 04:49
  Authorities have arrested a man wanted in connection with two shootings in Ross County on Tuesday.The Ross County Sheriff’s Office confirmed 31-year-old Jeffrey Ryan Holsinger was arrested in Columbus around 10 p.m.Deputies said they were called to a shooting in the 800 block of Rapid Forge Road around 3 p.m.The victim was life-flighted to a local hospital in Columbus.The victim identified Holsinger as the shooter to authorities.Police received another call around 7:45 p.m. on the report o
  
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• Suspect in fatal Ross & Highland county shootings arrested in Columbus

  05-07-2017 04:49
  Authorities have arrested a man wanted in connection with two murders and a third shooting in Ross and Highland counties on Tuesday.Around 2 p.m., the Highland County Sheriff's Office received a call about a man being robbed and struck with a pistol in the head at a home on Ford Avenue in Greenfield.A deputy arrived at the scene and spoke with the victim. When the deputy went inside to investigate, he found a second victim, a deceased man shot in the chest in the bathroom. That man was later ide
  
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• N. Korea vows more 'gift packages' of missile tests for US

  05-07-2017 03:30
  
  North Korea delighted in the international furor created by its first launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, vowing Wednesday to never give up its missiles or nuclear weapons and to keep sending Washington more "gift packages" of weapons tests.U.S. and South Korean forces, in response, engineered what was meant as a show of force for Pyongyang, with soldiers from the allied nations firing "deep strike" precision missiles into South Korean territorial waters. The missile firings Tuesday
  
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