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• Cuyahoga Valley National Park to get $1.5M in federal funds

  30-07-2017 22:12
  
  AKRON, Ohio — Officials say Cuyahoga Valley National Park in northeast Ohio is receiving nearly $1.5 million in federal funding for its new visitor center.The federal grant announced last week is part of $50 million being given to 42 parks in 29 states for improvements.A statement from Deb Yandala, CEO of the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park, said the federal funds will be added to $5.7 million already raised for the project.The planned $5.9 million Boston Mills Visitor Center
  
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• Naturally Impactful: With Summer Program, Columbus Rec and Parks Promotes Food Security and Health

  30-07-2017 22:06
  Food scarcity may not be at the front of everyone’s mind in the deep summer months, but it’s a problem the Columbus Department of Recreation and Park prepares to confront every year. For 48 years, the Department has sponsored summer meal programs to make sure that kids who are without school lunches for three months […]
  
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• Doppler 10: Sunny to start the week

  30-07-2017 21:50
  This Evening: Few clouds and comfortable. Light and variable wind.
  Tonight: Mostly clear. 61. NE wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Sunny and seasonable. High 85. Light NE wind.
  Tuesday: Sunny and seasonable again. High 85.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure will dominate into early next week with sunny skies and gradually warming temperatures. We should stay dry into midweek, with the chance for scattered showers and storms returning for
  
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• Doppler 10: Sunny & seasonable; High 86

  30-07-2017 21:50
  Today: Sunny and seasonable. High 86. Light NE wind.​
  Tonight: Mostly clear skies and dry. Low 64. Light NE wind.​
  Tomorrow: Sunny and seasonable again. High 86. Calm wind.​
  Wednesday: Starting off mostly sunny, but a chance for showers and storms returns by the afternoon. High 85.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure over the Great Lakes will continue to give us mostly dry and mild conditions into mid-week. If yo
  
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• Doppler 10: Mostly clear skies & dry

  30-07-2017 21:50
  This Evening: Mostly sunny and seasonable. Mid 80s. Light NE wind.​
  Tonight: Mostly clear skies and dry. Low 64. Light NE wind.​
  Tomorrow: Sunny and seasonable again. High 86. Calm wind.​
  Wednesday: Starting off mostly sunny, but a chance for showers and storms returns by the afternoon. High 85.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure over the Great Lakes will continue to give us mostly dry and mild conditions into m
  
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• Doppler 10: Cloudy & warm chance of showers today

  30-07-2017 21:50
  Today: Starting off partly cloudy, but a chance for showers and storms returns by the afternoon. High 85. SW wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a chance for lingering showers. Low 66. SW wind 5 mph
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with a chance for scattered showers and storms. High 84. SW wind 5-10 mph
  Friday: Showers and storms are likely. High 80.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Starting off partly cloudy this morning, but clouds will bui
  
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• Doppler 10: Cloudy & warm

  30-07-2017 21:50
  This Evening: Variable clouds and warm. Low 80s. Light and variable wind.
  Tonight: Clouds build. Low 66. Calm wind.
  Tomorrow: Starting off partly cloudy, but a chance for showers and storms returns by the afternoon. High 85. SW wind 0-5 mph.
  Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a chance for showers and storms. High 84.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Clouds gradually increase throughout the day. Seasonable highs in the mid-80s. Moisture will increa
  
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• Doppler 10: Chance for showers & storms

  30-07-2017 21:50
  Today: Starting off partly cloudy, but a chance for showers and storms returns by the afternoon. High 85. SW wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a chance for lingering showers. Low 66. SW wind 5 mph
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with a chance for scattered showers and storms. High 84. SW wind 5-10 mph
  Friday: Showers and storms are likely. High 80.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Starting off partly cloudy this morning, but clouds will bui
  
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• Doppler 10: A Seasonable spell of weather.

  30-07-2017 21:50
  This Evening: Mostly sunny and seasonable. Mid 80s. Light NE wind.​
  Tonight: Mostly clear skies and dry. Low 64. Light NE wind.​
  Tomorrow: Sunny and seasonable again. High 86. Calm wind.​
  Wednesday: Starting off mostly sunny, but a chance for showers and storms returns by the afternoon. High 85.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure over the Great Lakes will continue to give us mostly dry and mild conditions into m
  
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• Putin says US will have to shed 755 from diplomatic staff

  30-07-2017 21:08
  
  MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin says the United States will have to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia by 755 under new sanctions from Moscow.Russia's Foreign Ministry on Friday ordered a reduction by Sept. 1 in the number of U.S. diplomats in Russia. It said it is ordering the U.S. Embassy to reduce the number of embassy and consular employees in the country to 455 in response to the U.S. Senate's approval of a new package of sanctions.It was not clear then how many reassignment
  
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• White House to Senate: Pass health bill now or else

  30-07-2017 20:51
  
  WASHINGTON — The White House stepped up demands Sunday for revived congressional efforts on health care and suggested senators cancel their entire summer break, if needed, to pass legislation after failed votes last week.Aides said President Donald Trump is prepared in the coming days to end required payments to insurers under the Affordable Care Act as part of a bid to let "Obamacare implode" and force the Senate to act.It was all part of a weekend flurry of Trump tweets and other stateme
  
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• Alan Miller: Video of ride crash raises ethical debate

  30-07-2017 20:25
  We hold ethical debates in the newsroom virtually every day, and typically we have a fair amount of time to chew over the question of the moment. Sometimes, such as Wednesday night, we debate with the proverbial gun to our heads because we're doing it on deadline.
  
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• Woman shot during fight at Ohio drive-thru store

  30-07-2017 20:23
  
  LOCKLAND, Ohio — Authorities say a woman has been charged with murder after fatally shooting another woman at a drive-thru store near Cincinnati.The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says 42-year-old Tiffany Smith is charged in the slaying Saturday of 32-year-old Lacy Rae King at the drive-thru in Lockland. It's unclear whether Smith has an attorney.The Sheriff's Office says in a statement that King and other people in a car began arguing with people whom they knew standing inside the drive
  
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• Seven's the charm: Dressel ties Phelps' record with 7th gold

  30-07-2017 20:08
  
  BUDAPEST, Hungary — Michael Phelps, you've got company.Caeleb Dressel won his seventh gold medal of the world championships Sunday, putting the U.S. team ahead to stay with another dominating swim in the 4x100-meter medley relay.One night after becoming the first swimmer to win three golds in one night at a major international meet, Dressel joined Phelps in another elite club: seven golds at the second-biggest meet after the Olympics.Phelps set the record at the 2007 worlds in Melbourne, A
  
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• Pope calls for greater commitment to fight human trafficking

  30-07-2017 19:06
  
  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is urging the world to show a greater commitment to fighting human trafficking, which he called "a form of modern slavery."The pope made the appeal during his traditional Sunday prayer on the U.N.'s world day against trafficking.Francis said "every year, thousands of men, women and children are innocent victims of labor exploitation, and sex and organ trafficking."He added that it has become something considered normal:"This is ugly. It is cruel. It is criminal.
  
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• Ohio fair officials say rides to reopen after fatal accident

  30-07-2017 18:12
  The fair opened Thursday but its amusement rides remained closed... . In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, Tyler Jarrell, 18, poses for a photo.
  
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• British TV to air Diana's recordings on her failed marriage

  30-07-2017 18:08
  
  LONDON (AP) — A British television channel is broadcasting a new documentary on Princess Diana using controversial videotapes in which she candidly discussed her marital problems and her strained relationship with the royal family.The recordings of Diana talking to her public speaking coach, Peter Settelen, in the early 1990s included her description of how Queen Elizabeth II reacted when she asked the monarch for advice about her failing marriage with Prince Charles."So I went to the top
  
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• Phoenix infant dies in hot car - second such death in city

  30-07-2017 17:59
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — An infant left for about two hours in a hot car has died — the second such death in the past two days in the city, the Phoenix Fire Department said.Firefighters were called shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday to investigate a report of a 1-year-old boy in a car in the parking lot of the Free Church of God in Christ on the city's south side, authorities said.The mother found the child, who was pronounced dead the scene, fire Capt. Larry Subervi said in a statement.Phoenix po
  
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• Jerry Jones: 'Everything's in place' for NFL in Elliott case

  30-07-2017 17:49
  
  XNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says "everything's in place" for an NFL decision over a possible suspension of Ezekiel Elliott and that his star running back met recently with league officials.Elliott, the NFL rushing leader last season as a rookie, could be suspended over a domestic incident with his then-girlfriend last year even though prosecutors in Ohio declined to pursue the case. The league has been investigating for more than a year.Jones said Saturday night t
  
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• Man slips, falls to death in northern Illinois park

  30-07-2017 16:12
  
  OGLESBY, Ill. (AP) - Conservation officers say an Indiana man died after he slipped and fell about 60 feet from a cliff at northern Illinois' in Starved Rock State Park.The Chicago Tribune reports Illinois Conservation Police say the 24-year-old Schererville, Indiana, man was hiking with a woman in her 20s when he fell Saturday afternoon into Pontiac Canyon.The LaSalle County coroner's office says the man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released.Illinois Conservation Poli
  
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• US bombers fly over South Korea after North's 2nd ICBM test

  30-07-2017 16:05
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — The United States flew two supersonic bombers over the Korean Peninsula on Sunday in a show of force against North Korea following the country's latest intercontinental ballistic missile test. The U.S. also said it conducted a successful test of a missile defense system located in Alaska.The B-1 bombers were escorted by South Korean fighter jets as they performed a low-pass over an air base near the South Korean capital of Seoul before returning to Andersen Air Force B
  
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• U.S. bombers fly over S. Korea after N. Korea's ICBM test

  30-07-2017 16:05
  
  SEOUL, South Korea -- The United States flew two supersonic bombers over the Korean Peninsula on Sunday in a show of force against North Korea following the country's latest intercontinental ballistic missile test. The B-1 bombers were escorted by South Korean fighter jets as they performed a low-pass over an air base near the South Korean capital of Seoul before returning to the Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the U.S. Pacific Air Forces said in a statement.It said the mission was a response t
  
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• Summer Fridays: Getting the weekend off to a flying start

  30-07-2017 16:02
  
  For some of you, the weekend you're enjoying started a bit earlier thanks to a "Summer Friday." Conor Knighton explores the growing workplace practice:The hands on the office clock always seem to move a little slower on a Friday afternoon. Especially during the summer. Outside, it's gorgeous, and the last place anyone wants to be is stuck inside an office, waiting for 5 p.m. to finally start the weekend.But last weekend, graphic designer Jim Doussard kicked things off a little early. He just did
  
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• Fatal crash closes I-71 northbound near Grove City

  30-07-2017 15:59
  The crash occurred around 6 a.m. just south of the Rt. 62 exit, approximately four miles south of Grove City.
  
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• Tourists evacuated from N.C.'s Outer Banks after power outage

  30-07-2017 15:58
  
  Some areas of the North Carolina's Outer Banks are now being powered by generators and digging crews have now reached the damaged underground power line so it can be examined, officials announced Saturday afternoon after thousands of tourists were forced to evacuate.Tideland EMC announced Saturday afternoon that "all circuits are energized" on Ocracoke Island via three emergency mobile generators that arrived on the island Thursday and Friday, CBS affiliate WNCN reports.A "steady stream" of tour
  
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• Authorities still trying to solve decade-old Groveport homicide

  30-07-2017 14:34
  
  Columbus authorities are still trying to solve a homicide that happened in Groveport nearly a decade ago.According to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, Samane Phimmasay was killed on Sept. 25, 2007, at his home on the 4000 block of Dorchester Street. Authorities said an unknown person, or people, forced their way into the home and shot Phimmasay several times in the upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene, leaving behind a wife and children.Crime Stoppers said Phimmasay was a victim of a shoo
  
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• German police: 2 dead, 4 wounded in disco shooting

  30-07-2017 13:43
  
  VIENNA (AP) — German police say a shooting in a discotheque has claimed two lives, including that of the gunman, and wounded four people, three of them seriously.A tweet by police in the town of Konstanz in southwestern Baden-Wurttemberg state says one person was killed and three were seriously wounded in the early-morning shooting.A subsequent exchange of fire on the street with the gunman left a policeman with non-life-threatening wounds and the gunman in critical condition. The gunman d
  
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• Rides reopen Sunday at Ohio State Fair after ride malfunction on opening day

  30-07-2017 13:25
  Four days after the ride malfunction that left one person dead and seven others injured, the Ohio State Fair reopened the Midway.All rides but the Fireball are now open to the public. 10TV spoke with people and vendors on the Midway about moving forward.“It’s a tradition,” said Kelsey Roberts. “I come here, do the rides. I mean, I hope nothing like that would ever happen again.”71 rides have been inspected and crews will remain on site for spot inspections throughou
  
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• All rides open Sunday at Ohio State Fair after ride malfunction on opening day

  30-07-2017 13:25
  
  Fair officials tell 10TV normal operations including rides in the Midway will begin Sunday.This will be the first time all rides will be back open since the Fire Ball accident on the opening day of the fair, that killed 18-year-old Tyler Jarrell.Following the accident, Governor John Kasich ordered all rides shut down for re-inspection.As the rides reopen today, the investigation into the incident continues.Jarrell's family hired a law firm to investigate what caused the ride to malfunction.COMPL
  
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• 2 dead, 5 injured in a crash that has closed I-71 north in southern Franklin County

  30-07-2017 13:17
  
  Deputies are investigating a fatal crash near theMadison and Franklin county line Sunday morning, according to Franklin County Sheriff dispatchers.Authorities say two vehicles were involved in the crash that happened on I-71 north near State Route 62.According to officials, a semi-truck traveling northbound 71 struck an SUV that was stationary along the roadway.Authorities say it is unclear if the SUV was disabled or if it was in moving traffic or in the bermThe two passengers in the semi-truck
  
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• 2 dead, 5 injured after crash on I-71 in southern Franklin County

  30-07-2017 13:17
  Deputies are investigating a fatal crash near theMadison and Franklin county line Sunday morning, according to Franklin County Sheriff dispatchers.Authorities say two vehicles were involved in the crash that happened on I-71 north near State Route 62.According to officials, a semi-truck traveling northbound 71 struck an SUV that was stationary along the roadway.Authorities say it is unclear if the SUV was disabled or if it was in moving traffic or in the bermThe two passengers in the semi-truck
  
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• 'My whole life just flashed in front of me': Rollercoaster...

  30-07-2017 09:38
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• Central Ohioans 'attend' Cincinnati church from their homes

  30-07-2017 05:26
  Though there are hundreds of churches in the Columbus area, many local residents are tuning into a sermon broadcast from Cincinnati. Young couldn't find anything in central Ohio like Crossroads, a nondenominational Christian church that began in Cincinnati, which he'd first attended 20 years ago while living there.
  
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• Mechanical failure likely cause in fair accident

  30-07-2017 04:42
  The owner of the ride that malfunctioned Wednesday at the Ohio State Fair, says a mechanical failure was likely the cause of the accident that killed one person and injured seven others.
  Amusements of America released a statement that read in part:
  "This is an issue with a specific ride and not the ride operator or inspectors. There is no evidence that operator error played a role in the accident. We continue to keep those affected by this tragic accident in our prayers and work cooperatively wi
  
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• Man arrested in southern Ohio for drug trafficking

  30-07-2017 03:02
  
  WAVERLY, Ohio – A man has been arrested for drug trafficking in southern Ohio after a warrant sweep, according to police.The Ross County Sheriff and the U.S. Marshal’s Office took Trevor Stoops into custody after finding drugs at a home off of Blain Highway in Waverly, Ohio, on Saturday.Authorities say they found 235 grams of methamphetamine, two grams of heroin, prescription drugs, cash, and evidence of drug trafficking.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Browns owner preaching patience after "hard" 1-15 season

  30-07-2017 02:47
  
  BEREA, Ohio — Embarrassed by the Browns' deplorable record during his tenure as owner, Jimmy Haslam promised patience will guide him going forward.During his annual press conference at training camp, Haslam acknowledged last season's 1-15 record was "harder than we thought" but he's convinced he's hired the right people to turn around a Cleveland franchise that has never been more irrelevant.The Browns are just 15-49 since Haslam and his wife, Dee, assumed full control of the team. They've
  
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• Officials: Escaped prisoner abducts, kills assistant warden's teen stepdaughter

  30-07-2017 01:45
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. -- A prisoner abducted and killed an assistant warden's stepdaughter after he escaped from a Louisiana prison, authorities said Friday. The inmate was later found dead after a standoff with police.Deltra Henderson, 39, walked away from his prison assignment at David Wade Correctional Center on Thursday afternoon, stole a car and kidnapped 19-year-old Amanda Carney, the Claiborne Parish Sheriff's Office said in a statement.Carney lived at a home on prison property with her parent
  
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• Police disrupt plot in Australia to 'bring down an airplane'

  30-07-2017 01:17
  
  CANBERRA, Australia — Police disrupted a terrorist plot to bring down an airplane and arrested four men on Saturday in raids on homes in several Sydney suburbs, the prime minister said on Sunday.Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said security had been increased at Sydney Airport since Thursday because of the plot. The increased security measures had been extended to all major international and domestic terminals around Australia overnight."I can report last night that there has been a major
  
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• Troops deploy in Rio de Janeiro amid increasing violence

  30-07-2017 01:14
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO — Thousands of soldiers began patrolling Rio de Janeiro on Friday amid a spike in violence in Brazil's second-largest city.The deployment of 8,500 soldiers, plus hundreds of police and highway patrol officers, is aimed at fighting organized crime gangs, which control many of the city's hundreds of slums.Defense Minister Raul Jungmann said patrols would soon start participating in operations against drug traffickers. That is a break from previous duties that were limited to p
  
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• Usain Bolt is down to his last, blazing curtain call

  30-07-2017 00:55
  
  Muhammad Ali stood alone on many fronts, but Joe Frazier, George Foreman and a few others still stood toe-to-toe with him in the ring. Jack Nicklaus contended with Arnold Palmer on the front end of his career and Tom Watson on the back end.Usain Bolt? Nobody has been a match for him, on or off the track.The man who reshaped the record book and saved his sport is saying goodbye. His sprints through the 100 meters and Jamaica's 4x100 relay at the world championships, which begin Friday, are expect
  
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• Crowds enjoy first weekend at fair despite some ride closures

  30-07-2017 00:30
  COLUMBUS – While the 2017 Ohio State Fair started off on a somber note, that hasn’t kept crowds from making their way there this weekend.
  Despite the fact that many rides are still shut down, plenty of people plan to continue enjoying the food and other attractions the fair has to offer.
  “Our big thing was honestly, the show, Carnival Eats, got my son, who's a picky eater, really adventurous and wanting to try new and different things. They wanted to come to try the deep fried
  
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