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• Hilltop Youth Garden seeks to educate inner city children

  16-07-2017 23:56
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — After plucking a pair of leafy beets from the Hilltop Youth Garden, Diamond Demmons tried a slice of beet along with a carrot. The 9-year-old licked the beet as she held the small carrot in her other hand.Asked if she liked the beet, she quietly said yes. Asked if it tasted like the carrot, she softly said, "A lot.""We have a rule in the garden," said the garden's educator, Jazmyn Benjamin. "You have to at least try it."The role of the Hilltop Youth Garden on South Highlan
  
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• Woman killed, 3 wounded as tensions rise with Venezuela vote

  16-07-2017 23:35
  
  CARACAS, Venezuela — Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans lined up across the country and in expatriate communities around the world Sunday to vote in a symbolic rejection of President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution, a proposal that's raising tensions in a nation battered by widespread shortages and anti-government protests.At least one person was killed and three wounded in shooting that erupted after government supporters on motorcycles swarmed an opposition polling si
  
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• Two people hospitalized after car fire in west Columbus

  16-07-2017 22:57
  
  COLUMBUS – Fire officials responded to a car fire next to a mobile home in west Columbus.It happened in the 3200 block of McKinley Avenue Sunday afternoon.Two people suffered minor injuries and were taken to the Ohio State University Medical Center.There was minor damage to the mobile home next to the car.Investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.
  
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• Doppler 10: Hot & Humid today with a chance for storms this afternoon

  16-07-2017 22:07
  Today: Partly sunny, humid and seasonable today with a slight chance of an isolated afternoon shower or storm. High 85. NE wind 5 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 67. NE wind 3-5 mph
  Tomorrow: Patchy for in the morning then mostly sunny. High 88. Calm wind
  Wednesday: Sunny and hot! High 91. Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Partly sunny and a tad humid today with seasonable temperatures. A cold front dropping south through the Great Lakes wi
  
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• Doppler 10: Hot & humid, chance for storms this afternoon

  16-07-2017 22:07
  Today: Partly sunny, humid and seasonable today with a slight chance of an isolated afternoon shower or storm. High 85. NE wind 5 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 67. NE wind 3-5 mph
  Tomorrow: Patchy for in the morning then mostly sunny. High 88. Calm wind
  Wednesday: Sunny and hot! High 91. Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Partly sunny and a tad humid today with seasonable temperatures. A cold front dropping south through the Great Lakes wi
  
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• Doppler 10: Chance for storms returns

  16-07-2017 22:07
  This Evening: Clouds build, a few storms around and after sunset.
  Tonight: Showers and a few storms early, mostly cloudy.Low 67.Winds: SW 3-6 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly cloudy with a few lingering storms at times.High 83.Winds: N 4-8 mph.
  Tuesday: Lots of sunshine.Hot but not terribly muggy.High 87.Winds: Light and variable.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A few storms will be possible this evening as a weak front moves through the area.Most wil
  
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• 2 teens killed in collision with firetruck in Akron

  16-07-2017 21:51
  
  AKRON, Ohio — Authorities have identified the two Ohio teens killed when the sport-utility vehicle they were riding in collided with a firetruck.The Akron Beacon Journal reports the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the teens as 15-year-old Briyana Hayes and 16-year-old Lashae Johnson. They were killed Friday afternoon near downtown Akron. Police say the SUV ran a red light and struck the firetruck at an intersection.Three Akron firefighters received minor injuries. Th
  
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• Teen charged in London acid attacks as UK plans crackdown

  16-07-2017 20:51
  
  LONDON — British police have charged a teenager with a spate of London acid attacks, as authorities considered whether tougher sentences would curb a spike in assaults with corrosive liquids.The Metropolitan Police force said late Saturday that a 16-year-old boy faces 15 charges, including grievous bodily harm. The boy, who can't be named because of his age, was arrested after five moped riders were sprayed with a corrosive substance during a 90-minute period last week.One man was left wit
  
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• 'War for the Planet of the Apes' roars past 'Spider-Man'

  16-07-2017 20:24
  
  NEW YORK — Monkey business still pays. "War for the Planet of the Apes" took down "Spider-Man: Homecoming" at the North American box office, opening with an estimated $56.5 million in ticket sales.Though some initially expected a closer race, "Spider-Man" dropped to second with $45.2 million after its $117 million debut last weekend. But director Matt Reeves' "War for the Planet of the Apes" pulled away thanks to strong reviews for the third installment of the rebooted "Apes" franchise. Le
  
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• Federer wins 8th Wimbledon title, beating Cilic in final

  16-07-2017 20:12
  
  LONDON — Roger Federer's wait for No. 8 at Wimbledon is over.He is once again the champion of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament, now more often than any other man in the history of an event first held in 1877.Federer won his eighth title at the All England Club and 19th major trophy overall, capping a marvelous fortnight in which he never dropped a set by overwhelming Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday in a lopsided final that was more coronation than contest.When it ended on an ace f
  
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• Local theater company attracts Broadway actors for cast

  16-07-2017 16:46
  Local theater company Tantrum Theater is taking the topic of inequality.The Dublin-based group is putting on the musical, “Caroline, or Change.”The play is set back in 1963 in Louisiana, when the president had just been shot and a fight for racial justice was sweeping the nation.The cast includes Broadway actress Loni Ackerman, who’s starred in “Evita” and “Cats,” along with Stanley Bahorek, who has starred on Broadway and appeared on numerous television
  
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• Ohio's aspiring marijuana growers: A closer look

  16-07-2017 16:26
  
  Long-time natives and carpetbaggers. Construction magnates, toy tycoons, an Olympian and an heir to the Jim Bean whiskey fortune.These are some of investors vying to win approval to grow medical marijuana in Ohio. The state accepted 185 applications in June and now has to decide who gets the 24 cultivator licenses available.Ohio's medical marijuana law, passed last year, allows people with 21 medical conditions, including cancer, Alzheimer's and epilepsy, to purchase and use marijuana after gett
  
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• Ohio State Fair tickets see new print, mobile options

  16-07-2017 16:10
  
  Visitors to this summer's Ohio State Fair will be able for the first time to print discounted advance tickets and ride-all-day wristbands at home or have them delivered to a mobile device.The state fair, featuring agricultural exhibits, entertainment, food, shopping, rides and other attractions runs July 26 to Aug. 6.SPECIAL SECTION: 2017 Ohio State FairThe new remote option allows fairgoers to purchase tickets for $6 through Aug. 6 and wristbands for $20 through July 25 only. General admission
  
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• NEXT: The University of Phoenix Rises

  16-07-2017 16:00
  
  It has been a rough couple of years for the University of Phoenix. The upstart college founded in the 1970s by John Sperling aimed to provide higher education aimed specifically at working adults. In the late early 2000s, the University of Phoenix expanded its offerings to more directly compete with traditional higher education institutions, offering […]
  
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• High-tech security: Securing your home with your smart device

  16-07-2017 14:50
  There's a new way to secure your home -- with your smart device.Bill Dover with Lowe's stopped by 10TV with a look at high-tech home security.Iris is a home security system that links to your cell phone.It is also compatible to other systems like Alexa.
  
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• Surfing up fitness: 'Surf Set' brings workout from the sea to the shore

  16-07-2017 14:39
  If you ever have the urge to go out there and catch some waves, one exercise class has brought the surf -- to central Ohio.Doppler 10 Meteorologist Jeff Booth put his fitness to the test with "Surf Set".
  
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• Family hopeful $10,000 reward will solve year-old murder case

  16-07-2017 14:27
  Brian Quinn says he feels closure is near, but so far away.
  "I guess the key word is frustrated," he said. "I believe that we know who did this. We just can't find proof."
  Proof. It's what he and his family need to put the person who killed his sister, Maribeth Quinn, in prison.
  "That individual knows they did it and we know they did it and we need to find someone else that knows they did it and that's what this reward is about: trying to get someone to say 'Hey, I heard someone slip up'," he sa
  
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• Columbus Experience: Train with a Ninja Warrior

  16-07-2017 14:00
  
  The very first time she put her hands on the bar, Michelle Warnky went to the top of the salmon ladder: “I just sort of felt like I could do it.” Let that sink in for a minute. The local athlete’s been making waves as a competitor on the television program, American Ninja Warrior. She’s […]
  
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• 48 years after moon landing, Buzz Aldrin rolls out red carpet for Mars

  16-07-2017 13:54
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Forty-eight years after he landed on the moon, Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin on Saturday rolled out a red carpet for the red planet at a star-studded gala at the Kennedy Space Center. Aldrin, 87, commemorated the upcoming anniversary of the 1969 mission to the moon under a historic Saturn V rocket and raised more than $190,000 for his nonprofit space education foundation, ShareSpace Foundation. Aldrin believes people will be able to land on Mars by 2040, a goal that NAS
  
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• Police officer injured when motorcycle collides with car

  16-07-2017 13:47
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) - Authorities say a Dayton police officer was injured after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car.The Dayton Daily News reportsthe accident happened shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday in Springfield. The officer, who wasn't identified, was an escort for traffic control during a charity motorcycle ride.The officer was taken to Miami Valley Hospital, where he is in stable condition.Springfield Police Division Sgt. Jeff Williams says the crash is being investigated. No
  
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• National Ice Cream Day: How to get free scoops, special deals on Sunday

  16-07-2017 13:29
  
  Many businesses are offering deals to celebrate National Ice Cream Day on Sunday.McDonald's: Chance to win a "lifetime supply" of vanilla soft-serve cones from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.Wendy's: Get a vanilla or chocolate Frosty for 50 cents through August 25.Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams: Free kids cone with any adult ice cream purchase.Graeter's: Single-dip ice cream cones for $1.47Velvet: $1 single scoop cake or sugar cone cone at Ye Olde Mill from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.Baskin Robbins: Special ice cream offers v
  
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• Happy National Ice Cream Day!

  16-07-2017 13:29
  
  Many businesses are offering deals to celebrate National Ice Cream Day on Sunday.McDonald's: Chance to win a "lifetime supply" of vanilla soft-serve cones from 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.Wendy's: Get a vanilla or chocolate Frosty for 50 cents through August 25.Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams: Free kids cone with any adult ice cream purchase.Graeter's: Single-dip ice cream cones for $1.47Velvet: $1 single scoop cake or sugar cone cone at Ye Olde Mill from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  
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• The Turban Project offers hope and personal healing to cancer patients

  16-07-2017 13:03
  
  The thread of life connects us all.
  It's delicate. Easy to break.
  These women are making it a little stronger."If I can put that out there and it helps one person...that's all I need to do," Sandy Shull said.
  Shull has her job.
  "I am cutting patterns for the turbans," she said.
  Donna Brozovich has her's.
  "I am going through the jewelry that was donated to us," Brozovich said.
  She picks them. Sally Smith sticks them. She places the decorations on a hat."We used to call them do-rags and we thought
  
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• Netanyahu joins Macron at French Holocaust commemoration

  16-07-2017 12:37
  
  French President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are honoring the victims of a mass deportation of French Jews to Nazi camps 75 years ago.French Jewish leaders are giving speeches at an emotional ceremony at the Vel d'Hiv stadium outside Paris, where French police rounded up some 13,000 people on July 16-17, 1942, before they were sent on to camps. Fewer than 100 survived.Pro-Palestinian and other activists protested Netanyahu's appearance, criticizing Jewish settle
  
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• Doppler 10: A hot afternoon

  16-07-2017 11:17
  Today: Lots of sun with the slight chance for a late day storm.High 85.Winds: W 4-8 mph.
  Tonight: A few storms early, mostly cloudy.Low 67.Winds: NW 2-4 mph.
  Tomorrow: Slight chance for lingering showers, partly to mostly cloudy.High 83.Winds: NW 3-6 mph.
  Tuesday: Lots of sunshine!Hot but seasonable.High 87.Winds: N 3-6 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: We’ll see sunny to partly cloudy skies today but more clouds roll in late.A wea
  
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• Police find 400 pounds of marijuana in cars made in Mexico

  16-07-2017 11:04
  
  WARREN, Ohio (AP) - Authorities say more than 400 pounds of marijuana has been found in 15 new cars made in Mexico and shipped to Ohio and Pennsylvania to sell.A drug task force in Ohio's Portage County was called to a Ford dealership this week after a service department employee found a package of pressed marijuana in a spare tire compartment during a vehicle inspection.Investigators then went to a rail yard near Warren and found more packages in the trunks of Ford Fusions pressed into the shap
  
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• Woman throws party for homeless after calling off wedding

  16-07-2017 11:02
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana woman who called off her $30,000 wedding threw a party Saturday for the homeless at the swanky event center she had booked for the reception. Sarah Cummins told the Indianapolis Star she called off the wedding a week ago, but declined to give a reason.She was left with a nonrefundable contract for the Ritz Charles in Carmel and a plated dinner for 170 guests.Cummins says she decided that rather than throw away the food she would bring some purpose to the event and cont
  
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• Canceled $30K wedding becomes dinner for Indiana homeless

  16-07-2017 11:02
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana woman didn't want her canceled $30,000 wedding to go to waste, so she threw a dinner party for the homeless.A bus pulled up to the swanky event center on Saturday that Sarah Cummins had booked for the reception in Carmel, a suburb north of Indianapolis. About a dozen veterans from a local organization were among the guests who dined on bourbon-glazed meatballs, roasted garlic bruschetta and wedding cake.Cummins told the Indianapolis Star that she and her fiance ca
  
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• Too hot to fly: As temperatures rise, more problems at airports

  16-07-2017 10:54
  
  LOS ANGELES -- More than 40 large wildfires are buring out of control this weekend in at least seven Western states. Many of these fires were sparked by lightning and are now being fueled by triple-digit heat.This summer, we've also seen how extreme heat can impact air travel. Sometimes it's just too hot to fly -- and a new study says it's going to get worse for air travellers. Record-high temperatures grounded dozens of planes in Phoenix, where the mercury approached 120 degrees in late June --
  
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• Woman hit and killed by car in west Columbus

  16-07-2017 06:04
  
  A person was killed by a hit-and-run driver Saturday night in west Columbus.The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. on West Broad Street at Sylvan Avenue.The victim was identified as Denise Nunziato. She was pronounced dead on the scene. Columbus Police said the driver left the scene, but officers found a yellow Honda Civic they believe was involved in the crash. The vehicle's owner has not been located. Stay with 10TV and refresh 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Person hit by a car and killed in west Columbus

  16-07-2017 06:04
  
  A person was killed by a hit-and-run driver Saturday night in west Columbus.The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. on West Broad Street at Sylvan Avenue.Columbus Police said the driver took off, but officers were able to find the car believed to be connected to the deadly crash.Stay with 10TV and refresh 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Central Ohio widow loses home in flood hours after burying husband

  16-07-2017 04:57
  Five homes on Wendell Road near Pickerington were under water Thursday. There is a creek that runs through the neighborhood which worsened the impact of this week's rain.Jane Girton's home was seemingly the worst hit."The basement was completely filled," she said. "We lost the washer, dryer, air conditioner, furnace, water heater."About a dozen family members and friends helped pull piles of debris from the home Girton has lived with her husband for the last 32 years. The first two floors of the
  
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• Slain NY trooper remembered as a hero who ran toward danger

  16-07-2017 03:50
  
  FORT DRUM, N.Y. — A New York state trooper killed in the line of duty was recalled at his funeral Saturday as a hero who protected his community by running toward gunfire.New York State Police Superintendent George Beach praised the character of Joel Davis at an Army base in northern New York where Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other dignitaries saw hundreds of state troopers move hats from heads to hearts as they passed the casket of their fallen brother.Beach said Davis was a "great trooper" who
  
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• McCain surgery for blood clot could complicate Senate vote

  16-07-2017 03:45
  
  PHOENIX — Sen. John McCain's absence from the Senate next week as he recovers from surgery for a blood clot could complicate the GOP's prospects for advancing health care legislation already on the brink.Surgeons in Phoenix removed a blood clot from above McCain's left eye on Friday. The 80-year-old Senate veteran was advised by doctors to remain in Arizona next week, his office said in a statement Saturday. Pathology reports on the clot were expected in the next several days.A close vote
  
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• Picktown Palooza opens in new location after flooding

  16-07-2017 02:02
  The organizers of the Picktown Palooza festival in Pickerington were forced to scramble an entire carnival to a new location after flash flooding consumed Victory Park, where the fair was first staged.After heavy rains Thursday, the games, rides, and food vendors were all in knee-deep water.Workers were able to move the entire festival two streets away to an area that is typically home to a Farmer’s Market.The sun was shining and everything ready to go when the festival opened Saturday aft
  
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• Honolulu fire: Victim remembered as talented and caring

  16-07-2017 01:42
  
  HONOLULU — A Hawaiian Airlines in-flight manager called his brother as smoke filled his 26th-floor apartment in Honolulu before he and his mother lost their lives in the blaze, the man's brother said.Pearl City Community Church Pastor Phil Reller told The Honolulu Star-Advertiser that police confirmed that two of the three victims killed in the blaze Friday are his mother and brother.Reller told the newspaper he received a call from his brother, Britt Reller, 54, saying he had been taking
  
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• Police searching for missing northeast Ohio man

  16-07-2017 01:03
  
  Police in northeast Ohio issued a Missing Adult Alert for a Summit County man who was last seen Saturday morning. Thomas Gunter left his home in Summit County around 8 a.m. Saturday. Police say that Gunter suffers from dementia. Gunter is a white man, 6 feet tall, and weighing 240 pounds. He has gray hair and brown eyes. He is driving a black Dodge Ram pickup with Ohio license plate EDB1475. If you spot Thomas Gunter or his vehicle, please call 911.
  
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• Self-fueling boat sets off from Paris on 6-year world trip

  16-07-2017 00:43
  
  PARIS — A boat that fuels itself is setting off around the world from Paris on a six-year journey that its designers hope will serves as a model for emissions-free energy networks of the future.Energy Observer will use its solar panels, wind turbines and a hydrogen fuel cell system to power its trip. The 5 million-euro ($5.25 million) boat heads off Saturday from Paris toward the Atlantic.The futuristic-looking 30.5-meter (100-foot) boat will rely on sun or wind during the day and tap into
  
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• Baby giraffe Julius dies at Maryland Zoo

  16-07-2017 00:07
  
  BALTIMORE – The Maryland Zoo has announced the death of baby giraffe Julius, who has been fighting for his life since birth, CBS Baltimore reports."It's hard to put our emotions into words right now," Don Hutchinson, the zoo's president and CEO, said in a statement. He added, "Our veterinary staff and our animal care team put their lives on hold to try and nurse Julius back to health, and every avenue was explored. Sadly, he was unable to survive in spite of their herculean efforts."Julius
  
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