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• Search suspended for missing kayaker in Athens; will resume once water level is safer

  08-07-2017 23:49
  
  ATHENS, Ohio - Search and rescue crews have suspended the search for a kayaker last seen on the Hocking River in Athens.The Athens Fire Department and Police Department were called to the river because there were multiple kayakers near the waterfall in the area of Whites Mill Drive just after 2 p.m. Saturday.When first responders arrived, they discovered 12 kayakers had been in the water.Six were able to make it out of the water before the waterfall while the other six were swept over the waterf
  
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• Search resumes in the Hocking River for missing kayaker in Athens

  08-07-2017 23:49
  
  ATHENS, Ohio - Search and rescue crews have resumed the search for a kayaker last seen on the Hocking River in Athens.The Athens Fire Department and Police Department were called to the river because there were multiple kayakers near the waterfall in the area of Whites Mill Drive just after 2 p.m. Saturday.When first responders arrived, they discovered 12 kayakers had been in the water.Six were able to make it out of the water before the waterfall while the other six were swept over the waterfal
  
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• Kayaker missing after going over waterfall on Hocking River in Athens

  08-07-2017 23:49
  
  ATHENS, Ohio - Search and rescue crews are looking for a kayaker last seen on the Hocking River in Athens.The Athens Fire Department and Police Department were called to the river because there were multiple kayakers near the waterfall in the area of Whites Mill Drive just after 2 p.m. Saturday.When first responders arrived, they discovered 12 kayakers had been in the water.Six were able to make it out of the water before the waterfall while the other six were swept over the waterfall.Five of th
  
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• Jury: Newlywed had husband killed to get his insurance money

  08-07-2017 21:33
  
  A newlywed accused of soliciting her firefighter husband's killing to collect $100,000 in insurance money has been convicted of aggravated murder in a scheme that was flawed from the start: His ex-wife was still the beneficiary of his policy.Uloma Curry-Walker, 45, could receive life in prison without parole for the November 2013 slaying of William Walker, whom she had married just four months earlier. Jurors deliberated for less than two hours before coming back with the verdict Friday, Clevela
  
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• Doppler 10: Clear and comfortable tonight

  08-07-2017 21:29
  This: A few showers, mainly east, early.Then clouds decrease.
  Tonight: Mostly clear and comfortable.Low 57.Winds: Light NW.
  Tomorrow: Lots of sunshine with a few afternoon clouds, comfortable.High 82.Winds: W 5-10 mph.
  Monday: Warmer and muggier with increasing afternoon clouds and a few late day storms.High 85.Winds: SW 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure is moving into the area.This will bring decreasing clouds this ev
  
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• 'Oh my God, it is Obama': Alaska mom, baby meet ex-president

  08-07-2017 21:21
  
  An Alaska mother is cherishing cellphone photos she snapped of her wide-eyed 6-month-old baby in the arms of former President Barack Obama.Jolene Jackinsky was at Anchorage International Airport on Monday looking for an airline when she ended up in a waiting area for private flights where a man she thought looked like Obama was sitting."As I got closer, I thought: Oh my God, it is Obama," she recalled Friday from Newhalen, a small Alaska village where she's vacationing.Obama then walked up to he
  
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• Peaceful protests mark end of G-20 summit hours after riots

  08-07-2017 20:48
  
  Tens of thousands of peaceful protesters took to the streets to demonstrate against the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg on Saturday, hours after masked rioters clashed with police, burned cars and looted businesses.Marching on a route close to where some of the worst violence unfolded overnight, protesters chanted, sang, danced and played music as world leaders wrapped up their two-day summit in the German port city.An eclectic crowd of families pushing baby carriages, Kurdish groups, Scottish soc
  
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• Actor LaBeouf arrested in Georgia for public drunkenness

  08-07-2017 20:27
  
  Actor Shia LaBeouf has been released from a Georgia jail after posting $7,000 bond on charges of public drunkenness.The Chatham County Sheriff's Office says the 31-year-old was arrested at 4 a.m. Saturday by the Savannah Police Department and released.In addition to the public drunkenness charge, he also was arrested for disorderly conduct and obstruction. Further details surrounding the arrest were not immediately available.LaBeouf has faced similar charges in the past. He is in the Savannah ar
  
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• Police: Facebook fight led to teen's death from stray bullet

  08-07-2017 19:41
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Police in Ohio say a Facebook argument between two 18-year-old men led to a 14-year-old girl being killed by a stray bullet fired into her home.WDTN-TV reports a court document says Mackenna Kronenberger was inside the bedroom of her home in Dayton when she was killed early Wednesday.Jason Tidwell and Dylan Angel have been charged with murder. They're being held on $1 million bonds. Court records don't indicate if they have attorneys.The court document says the argument
  
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• Licking County Sheriff warns residents of donation scam

  08-07-2017 19:07
  
  The Licking County Sheriff is warning the public about telephone scams requesting donations.Sheriff Randy Thorp posted to Twitter Saturday to notify residents if they are receiving calls soliciting donations it is a scam.The Licking County Sheriff Office never calls to soliciting funds over the phone.The public should report any calls to the Licking County Sheriff Office by calling 740-670-5555. The Licking County Sheriff's Office is not soliciting funds by telephone. If you get a call asking fo
  
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• Death investigation underway in south Columbus

  08-07-2017 16:58
  
  Homicide detectives are on the scene along the 1000 block of Crown Avenue, after police say a man was found dead inside a car.Authorities say they received a call from the man’s son just after 7 AM, telling them he was unresponsive.Medics responded and pronounced the man dead on the scene, according to police.Police say they are investigating who the man is and how he died.No other information was immediately available.
  
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• Kasich ok's consolidating Lake Erie algae efforts

  08-07-2017 16:22
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's governor has signed off on legislation that will consolidate oversight of the work being done to reduce the phosphorous that's feeding harmful algae in Lake Erie.The proposal from Gov. John Kasich's administration was signed into law Friday. It will put the Ohio Lake Erie Commission in charge of efforts to reach the state's goal of a 40 percent reduction of phosphorus entering western Lake Erie within the next 10 years.The head of the state Environmental Protec
  
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• Trump seeks consensus on trade, North Korea at summit

  08-07-2017 15:28
  
  HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Fresh from his lengthy head-to-head encounter with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday dove into discussions on trade and North Korea in a packed agenda with world leaders at an international summit.Wrapping up his second trip overseas, Trump was meeting later in the day with President Xi Jinping of China as the U.S. sought to forge a consensus on how to counter North Korea's push to develop its ballistic missile and nuclear pro
  
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• Anti-G20 activists riot for second night in Hamburg

  08-07-2017 14:53
  
  HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Anti-globalization activists rioted violently for a second night as Hamburg hosted Group of 20 leaders, setting up street barricades, looting supermarkets and attacking police with slingshots and firebombs on Saturday.Police said riots were extremely aggressive in the early hours of Saturday in the city's Schanzenviertel neighborhood, which is only a few hundred meters (yards) away from the summit grounds. Hundreds of officers went into buildings to arrest rioters w
  
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• Local Wineries Bring Tastings to Pearl Market

  08-07-2017 14:30
  
  The Pearl Market Downtown has added two new vendors to experience on a Tuesday or Friday afternoon stroll. Central Ohio wineries Camelot Cellars and Blue Barn Winery now offer samples and bottles at Pearl Market, taking advantage of a bill that was signed into law last year allowing wineries to participate in local farmers markets.
  Recruitment of the two wineries was spearheaded by Pearl Market’s new manager Dustin Speakman. He started working in that capacity in May, after leaving his rol
  
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• Weather Vlog: The heat and humidity of summer will return

  08-07-2017 14:11
  After a hot and sticky end to the holiday week changes are headed to Central Ohio. They started on Friday with severe weather but out behind that system things are improving. Doppler 10’s Jeff Booth has more on your pleasant weekend forecast and when the heat and humidity of summer will return.
  
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• Acrobat plummets to death in rock music festival in Madrid

  08-07-2017 13:41
  
  MADRID (AP) — Event organizers say an acrobat fell to his death during a rock music festival in Madrid on Friday night.The organizers of the Mad Cool festival expressed their condolences to the acrobat's family in a statement Saturday, saying they "regret the terrible accident."Spanish national television shows images of what appears to be the acrobat falling from a box suspended several meters in the air.The organizers say they decided not to cancel the performance by American rock group
  
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• Police say thief who proposed with stolen ring is jailed

  08-07-2017 13:24
  
  LONDON (AP) - Police in Britain say a thief who robbed a 91-year-old woman of her jewelry and then used her wedding ring to make a marriage proposal has been jailed.West Midlands Police said Saturday that 38-year-old Steven Reid and an accomplice broke into the woman's home. Police say Reid used a gold wedding ring to propose to a woman several days later.That woman later recognized the ring in a police appeal for the return of stolen jewelry and contacted police.Reid received a four-year, nine-
  
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• Al-Shabab beheads 9 civilians in attack on Kenya village

  08-07-2017 13:19
  
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenyan officials say al-Shabab extremists from neighboring Somalia have beheaded nine civilians in an attack on a village in the southeast.James Ole Serian, who leads a task force of security agencies combating al-Shabab, says the attack early Saturday morning occurred in Jima village in Lamu County. Beheadings by al-Shabab in Kenya have been rare.The attack occurred in the same area where al-Shabab engaged security agencies in a day-long battle three days ago.Al-Shabab has
  
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• Ohio prosecutor weighing 3rd trial for ex-police officer

  08-07-2017 13:16
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) - Amid protests and other local pressure, an Ohio prosecutor is pondering whether to try for a third time to get a conviction of a former police officer in a racially charged fatal shooting case.Then-University of Cincinnati officer Ray Tensing, who is white, killed unarmed black motorist Sam DuBose during a 2015 traffic stop. Two juries have hung on murder and voluntary manslaughter charges.Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters' expects to announce a decision in the next week or
  
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• Police investigating attempted robbery in Pickerington neighborhood

  08-07-2017 12:50
  
  Police are investigating an attempted robbery that happened in Pickerington's Preston Trails neighborhood.The Pickerington Police Department said shots were fired during the attempted robbery but no one was hit.Preliminary investigation showed that some of the people involved knew each other, police said.A second incident involving other suspects of that attempted robbery happened early Saturday morning, according to authorities.Two people are in custody, and authorities do not believe there is
  
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• Arrest made in shots fired during attempted robberies in Pickerington neighborhood

  08-07-2017 12:50
  
  Police are investigating two incidents including shots fired during an attempted robbery that happened in Pickerington's Preston Trails neighborhood.The Pickerington Police Department said shots were fired during the attempted robbery but no one was hit.The preliminary investigation showed that some of the people involved knew each other, according to police.Authorities say officers responded to a second robbery and shooting incident early Saturday morning in the same neighborhood.Police located
  
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• Arrest made in shots fired attempted robberies in Pickerington neighborhood

  08-07-2017 12:50
  
  Police are investigating two incidents including shots fired during an attempted robbery that happened in Pickerington's Preston Trails neighborhood.The Pickerington Police Department said shots were fired during the attempted robbery but no one was hit.The preliminary investigation showed that some of the people involved knew each other, according to police.Authorities say officers responded to a second robbery and shooting incident early Saturday morning in the same neighborhood.Police located
  
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• Next Fitness Star: Columbus woman, cancer survivor finalist in national fitness competition

  08-07-2017 12:26
  We are joined by a Columbus woman who has battled back from cancer -- and is now a finalist in a national fitness competition.Darcey Wion is one of five finalists in Women's Health Magazine's Next Fitness Star contest.The finalists were selected for their tenacity, passion, empowering personal stories, and incredible workouts. Each finalist is competing for the title of 2017 Next Fitness Star and the opportunity to star in a Women's Health workout video series.Darcey's "Why"
  Health is a privileg
  
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• Pet of the Week: Finding a lost pet

  08-07-2017 12:05
  Mary Hiser from the Capital Area Humane Society is here to talk about ways to make finding a lost pet easier.Can I see your ID?Prevention is the best plan – have your pets microchipped and be sure they are wearing ID tags with your current phone number.Yes, you need both.Anyone finding your pet can use the ID tag to call you, without having to own a microchip scanner.A microchip ensures that even if the collar/tags are separated from the animal, your pet can still be traced.Here, kitty kit
  
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• Postpartum Depression: Symptoms & Solutions

  08-07-2017 11:40
  As many as 12-percent of all pregnant or postpartum women experience depression in a given year.Here to talk about the symptoms and solutions to postpartum depression is Doctor Rebecca Baum with the Ohio Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.What percentage of new mothers are affected by baby blues?Maternity blues, or baby blues, affects 50% to 80% of new mothers
  How does baby blues differ from postpartum depression?Baby Blues: Most women have baby blues a few days to a week after giving
  
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• Get Inspired: Bonsai Tree Exhibition

  08-07-2017 11:34
  Get Inspired with wabi sabi! Horticulturist Garet Martin explains the art behind Japanese bonsai, as the exhibition expands at Franklin Park Conservatory.The Conservatory’s tropical bonsai collection is showcased within a serene, Japanese-inspired garden in the Dorothy M. Davis Showhouse.You can see the collection through November.
  
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• Alabama health officials issue warning about flesh-eating bacteria

  08-07-2017 11:24
  
  MOBILE, Ala. -- Health officials in Alabama are warning residents of a flesh-eating bacteria found in bodies of water throughout the state.The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) on Friday warned residents that Vibrio cases have been reported along Alabama's Gulf Coast.In a statement, officials said that Vibrio can only be contracted in brackish or salt water. It can also affect people who eat contaminated seafood and those with open wounds exposed to seawater. Dr. Karen Landers, the depa
  
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• Animal shelter says actress Lena Dunham fabricated dog abuse story

  08-07-2017 11:14
  
  Lena Dunham is hitting back after an animal shelter claimed the "Girls" star fabricated the backstory about her dog Lamby, who she says was abused.BARC, the no-kill shelter from which Dunham adopted her dog Lamby, told Yahoo Celebrity that there was no record of abuse or misbehavior, and on Thursday night, Dunham defended herself and said on Instagram, "[BARC and I] have different accounts of Lamby's behavior and they were not present in my home nor did they live with him for an extended period.
  
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• Doppler 10: Drying out this weekend

  08-07-2017 10:21
  Today: Clouds to start with afternoon sun, slight chance for showers in the east.High 80.Winds: NW 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly clear and comfortable.Low 57.Winds: Light NW.
  Tomorrow: Lots of sunshine with a few afternoon clouds, comfortable.High 82.Winds: W 5-10 mph.
  Monday: Warmer and muggier with increasing afternoon clouds and a few late day storms.High 85.Winds: SW 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: It’ll feel a lot different
  
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• Philadelphia police investigating paintball attacks

  08-07-2017 10:20
  
  PHILADELPHIA-- Officials in Southwest Philadelphia are investigating a string of drive-by attacks that involve paintball gun shootings and even fireworks being thrown, CBS Philadelphia reports.There have been three drive-by attacks in the last week as some of the victims are people in the transgender community.Police were initially concerned that the transgender community was being targeted, but now, they're not so sure.Around the July 4th, fireworks were thrown at an employee outside a non-prof
  
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• Man claiming to have bomb in bank killed in police standoff

  08-07-2017 05:20
  
  A man who claimed to have a bomb that could "take out the room" barricaded himself inside a suburban Atlanta bank Friday, sparking an hourslong standoff that forced police to bust through a brick wall of the building and ended when an officer shot and killed the suspect.Cobb County police Sgt. Dana Pierce confirmed the man died in an "officer involved shooting." Pierce said a police bomb squad had rendered safe a backpack in which the suspect claimed to have a bomb. Police were still analyzing
  
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• Candy Crush addicts get new outlet as video game comes to TV

  08-07-2017 05:18
  
  Candy Crush addicts, and you know who you are, put down your mobile device immediately. Then you can watch "Candy Crush," the TV game show.Expect breezy, energetic fun from the CBS series debuting 9 p.m. EDT Sunday with host Mario Lopez, said executive producer Matt Kunitz, whose credits include "Wipeout" and "Fear Factor."Nearly 200 billion game rounds were played in the Candy Crush Saga last year, according to its maker, King. To entice people to watch it on TV, "Candy Crush" supersizes the vi
  
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• Coroner: 13-month-old Ohio girl dies from opioids

  08-07-2017 04:43
  
  Authorities say a 13-month-old Dayton girl died in May from the synthetic drugs carfentanil and fentanyl.The Montgomery County Coroner's Office says test results on Mari'onna Allen have shown the death was caused from acute intoxication by the powerful opioids. The coroner's office says the child died May 3 at Dayton Children's Medical Center. The crime lab had to wait for toxicology reports to confirm the cause of death.Police haven't said how the girl got the drugs.Authorities say the child's
  
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• 1 killed in I-71 crash in north Columbus

  08-07-2017 03:35
  
  Columbus Police has confirmed one person was killed in a crash on Interstate 71 Friday night.The crash happened on I-71 near 11th Avenue just before 9 p.m. Officials said the vehicle had struck a tree.Police confirmed one person was pronounced dead at 9:23 p.m.Police have the southbound lanes from 11th Avenue to 17th Avenue closed.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Officer-involved shooting reported in west Columbus

  08-07-2017 00:09
  
  Columbus Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in west Columbus.The shooting happened on Schultz Avenue north of Broad Street around 5:40 p.m. Friday.Police said an officer shot someone and they were taken to Mt. Carmel West Hospital in critical condition. The officer was not injured according to police.Authorities did not release what led to the shooting or why the officer was in the area.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Man dies days after being shot by Columbus Police

  08-07-2017 00:09
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man shot by two Columbus Police officers during a confrontation last week has died.According to police, 30-year-old Kareem Ali Nadir Jones passed away Monday morning at Mount Carmel West Hospital.The shooting stemmed out of an incident on Schultz Avenue north of Broad Street around 5:40 p.m. Friday.A woman told police that three kids were throwing rocks at her car, she went next door to her sister’s home and the sister’s boyfriend, Jones, walked the neighborhood lo
  
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• Columbus Police investigating officer-involved shooting

  08-07-2017 00:09
  
  Columbus Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in west Columbus.The shooting happened on Schultz Avenue north of Broad Street around 5:40 p.m. Friday.Police said there were reports of kids throwing rocks at cars in the area and one man was searching for the kids.Two officers on routine patrol encountered the man who was not calm, according to police.The officers got out of their vehicle and tried to calm the man down.Police said the man did not have a weapon but the officers felt
  
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