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• KDB Closes Doors at Easton Town Center

  14-08-2017 23:00
  After seven years of operation, KDB has closed its doors inside Easton Station at Easton Town Center. The entertainment-based bar replaced similar concept Gameworks in 2010, both of which allowed visitors to play arcade games, air hockey, skee-ball and other interactive games with a bar and restaurant environment. Managers of the business posted the following […]
  
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• Police: Girl, 8, killed as car plows into French pizzeria

  14-08-2017 22:06
  
  PARIS — French police say an 8-year-old girl was killed and at least five people were injured when a driver slammed his car into the sidewalk cafe of a pizza restaurant in a small town east of Paris.An official with the national gendarme service said the driver was arrested soon after the incident Monday night in the town of Sept-Sorts.The official said it is unclear whether the act was deliberate. The official was not authorized to be publicly named according to police policy.An Algerian
  
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• Driver purposely steers into French pizzeria, killing girl

  14-08-2017 22:06
  
  PARIS — A man who may have been trying to kill himself rammed his car into a pizzeria east of Paris on Monday, killing a 13-year-old girl and injuring her younger brother and at least 11 others, authorities said.The driver was immediately arrested. Police said the man's actions in the town of Sept-Sorts were deliberate, but not thought to be terrorism-related.The 13-year-old girl and her brother were among the restaurant patrons eating on the outdoor terrace of Pizzeria Cesena when a man i
  
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• ColumbusRotary: The OSU Alumni Association

  14-08-2017 21:57
  
  
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• 2017 Capital Leaders Summer Civic Engagement Closing Ceremony.

  14-08-2017 21:02
  
  
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• NFL suspends Cowboysa Ezekiel Elliott for six games

  14-08-2017 21:01
  The NFL has suspended Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott for the first six games of the season for violating the league's personal conduct policy. The suspension comes after an over yearlong investigation into domestic violence accusations by Elliott's ex-girlfriend in Columbus, Ohio, by the NFL.
  
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• Columbus Gin and Vodka Festival takes place Saturday

  14-08-2017 21:01
  The Columbus Gin and Vodka Festival will be held from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. More than 100 types of gins and vodkas, about 75 booths, flair bartenders and brand representatives will be on hand.
  
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• Classmate: Fields referred to Germany as "the Fatherland"

  14-08-2017 20:51
  
  A man accused of ramming his car into a crowd of counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia was denied bond Monday after the public defender's office said it couldn't represent him and the judge was forced to find a local attorney to fill in.James Alex Fields Jr. was not present in the courtroom but appeared via video monitor dressed in a black-and-white striped uniform. Seated, he answered questions from the judge with simple responses of "Yes, sir" when asked if he understood
  
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• ODOT unveils plan for I-71 improvements south of Columbus

  14-08-2017 20:36
  The Ohio Department of Transportation has begun a three-year project what they call the South Side Mega Fix.The project will widen both directions of Interstate 71 between State Route 315 and Stringtown Road and replaces five bridges.ODOT will begin by ripping out the existing pavement and rebuilding it. Then they will widen each side from three to four lanes before rebuilding the bridges and adding a bridge and ramp to split out the traffic exiting Stringtown Road.The project is scheduled to be
  
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• Dublin Branch Library Gets Design Update

  14-08-2017 20:07
  The design of new Dublin branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) system was first unveiled back in January, but as of today the design has gotten a bit of a touch-up. A new “transition” element has been added to the design to provide a connection from historic Dublin’s architecture to the contemporary design of […]
  
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• New Coworking Spaces Opening in Short North, Upper Arlington and 5xNW

  14-08-2017 19:35
  While some entrepreneurial trends come and go, the shared space offices known as coworking have continued to thrive in 2017. Just recently, The Hive, Serendipity Labs and Haven Collective have been announced along side existing spots like The Salt Mines, Qwirk and Industrious. Although market saturation seems like it could be an issue at this […]
  
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• Federer withdraws from Cincinnati; Nadal to become new No. 1

  14-08-2017 19:21
  
  MASON, Ohio — Wimbledon champion Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Western & Southern Open, which he has won seven times.Tournament officials announced Federer's withdrawal on Monday, the first full day of matches at the event in Cincinnati.The 19-time major champion says he "tweaked" his back last week at the Rogers Cup, where he lost Sunday to Alexander Zverev in the final.The Swiss star, No. 3 in the ATP Tour rankings, becomes the fifth of the top six players to skip Cincinnati b
  
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• 1400 Food Lab Launched in Former Commissary Space

  14-08-2017 18:13
  After nearly three years in operation, The Commissary has been reborn as 1400 Food Lab. The entrepreneurial kitchen incubator opened in late 2014 at 1400 Dublin Road as a place for local chefs, aspiring food entrepreneurs, food truck operators and the foodie community to gather and develop their ideas. New owners and management have transitioned the […]
  
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• Trump attacks exec for quitting council over Charlottesville

  14-08-2017 17:11
  
  NEW YORK — The CEO of the nation's third largest pharmaceutical company resigned from a manufacturing council that advises President Donald Trump days after racially tinged clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, citing "a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism."Trump, who is under increasing pressure to explicitly condemn the white supremacist and hate groups involved, lashed out almost immediately Monday at Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier on Twitter, saying that because
  
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• Exec resigns from president's council, and Trump lashes out

  14-08-2017 17:11
  
  NEW YORK — The CEO of the nation's third largest pharmaceutical company resigned from a manufacturing council that advises President Donald Trump days after racially tinged clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, citing "a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism."Trump, who is under increasing pressure to explicitly condemn the white supremacist and hate groups involved, lashed out almost immediately Monday at Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier on Twitter, saying that because
  
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• Officer on fatal Charlottesville crash: 'Hahahaha love this'

  14-08-2017 16:52
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts police department is investigating a Facebook comment by an officer who wrote "Hahahaha love this" in response to a story about a car crashing into counter-protesters at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one person and injuring at least 19 others.Springfield Police Commissioner John Barbieri says he received a complaint about the comment Sunday and opened an internal investigation.Officer Conrad Lariviere wrote in resp
  
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• Facebook to announce new data center in New Albany

  14-08-2017 16:33
  
  NEW ALBANY, Ohio – Social media giant Facebook plans to build a $750 million data center in New Albany.Sources tell 10TV the center will open in 2022 and create 50 permanent jobs.Construction will spur 1,000 jobs.Ohio Governor John Kasich will attend a press conference Tuesday to announce the data center plans.10TV will live stream the event at 10:00 a.m.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Easton area to get 2 additional liquor-store permits

  14-08-2017 16:23
  The Ohio Division of Liquor Control is making available two additional liquor agency permits in the Easton Town Center area and is now accepting applications from interested parties. "It really is a result of looking at market demand," Canepa said.
  
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• One-fifth of Americans find workplace hostile or threatening

  14-08-2017 16:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The American workplace is grueling, stressful and surprisingly hostile.So concludes an in-depth study of 3,066 U.S. workers by the Rand Corp., Harvard Medical School and the University of California, Los Angeles. Among the findings:— Nearly one in five workers — a share the study calls "disturbingly high" — say they face a hostile or threatening environment at work, which can include sexual harassment and bullying. Workers who have to face customers endu
  
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• Police: 17 immigrants locked inside rig at Texas truck stop

  14-08-2017 16:17
  
  EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Police in Texas acting on a tip found 17 immigrants locked inside a tractor-trailer parked at a gas station about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the border with Mexico, less than a month after 10 people died in the back of a hot truck with little ventilation in San Antonio.Edinburg Assistant Police Chief Oscar Trevino tells KGBT-TV that the immigrants from Mexico, Honduras and other countries may have been locked inside the 18-wheeler in Edinburg for at least eight ho
  
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• Trump names hate groups, denouncing Charlottesville violence

  14-08-2017 16:13
  WASHINGTON — Under relentless pressure, President Donald Trump on Monday named and condemned "repugnant" hate groups and declared that "racism is evil" in a far more forceful statement than he'd made earlier after deadly, race-fueled weekend clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia.Trump's initial failure on Saturday to denounce the groups by name — instead he bemoaned violence on "many sides" — prompted criticism from fellow Republicans as well as Democrats. This time, the preside
  
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• Trump delivers statement following criticism of Charlottesville response

  14-08-2017 16:13
  
  UPDATE: Trump condemns KKK, neo-Nazis and white supremacists as 'criminals and thugs,' says 'racism is evil'----Original story:President Donald Trump is facing pressure from both sides of the aisle for him to explicitly condemn white supremacists and hate groups involved in deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia.Trump, who has been at his New Jersey golf club on a working vacation, is making a one-day return to Washington on Monday to sign an executive action on China's trade p
  
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• Pressure mounts on Trump to address race-fueled clash

  14-08-2017 16:13
  
  BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — As President Donald Trump remained out of sight and silent, pressure mounted from both sides of the aisle for him to explicitly condemn white supremacists and hate groups involved in deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia.Trump, who has been at his New Jersey golf club on a working vacation, was set to make a one-day return to Washington on Monday to sign an executive action on China's trade practices. But he will likely be unable to escape questio
  
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• Suspect in deadly Virginia car ramming due in court

  14-08-2017 16:09
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — An Ohio man accused of plowing his car into counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia is set to make his first court appearance.Col. Martin Kumer, superintendent at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, says 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr. has a bond hearing Monday morning.Fields is charged with second-degree murder and other counts after authorities say he drove into the crowd, fatally injuring one woman and hurting 19 others.Fields h
  
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• Bail denied for Ohio suspect in deadly Virginia car ramming

  14-08-2017 16:09
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A man accused of ramming his car into a crowd of counter-protesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia was denied bond Monday after the public defender's office said it couldn't represent him and the judge was forced to find a local attorney to fill in.James Alex Fields Jr. was not present in the courtroom but appeared via video monitor dressed in a black-and-white striped uniform. Seated, he answered questions from the judge with simple responses of "Yes,
  
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• More than spectacle: Eclipses create science and so can you

  14-08-2017 16:06
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The sun is about to spill some of its secrets, maybe even reveal a few hidden truths of the cosmos. And you can get in on the act next week if you are in the right place for the best solar eclipse in the U.S. in nearly a century.Astronomers are going full blast to pry even more science from the mysterious ball of gas that's vital to Earth. They'll look from the ground, using telescopes, cameras, binoculars and whatever else works. They'll look from the International Space
  
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• Sheriff: 3 shot dead at Wisconsin auto racing event

  14-08-2017 16:03
  
  UNION GROVE, Wis. (AP) — Three men were shot at point-blank range during an auto racing event in southeastern Wisconsin, but no suspects have been arrested in the killings, a sheriff said.Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth said authorities responded to the Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove around 7 p.m. Sunday after receiving reports that shots had been fired.A man shot the three at point-blank range near a food vendor, Beth said at a news conference Sunday night. No suspects have been ar
  
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• Sergeant: 3 killed at race track were known gang members

  14-08-2017 16:03
  
  UNION GROVE, Wis. — Three Illinois men who were shot to death at point-blank range during a drag racing event in southeastern Wisconsin may have been targeted by a rival gang member, a sheriff's official said Monday.The three were fatally shot as they stood near a concession area in the parking lot of the Great Lakes Dragaway near Union Grove about 7 p.m. Sunday, according to Kenosha County sheriff's officials.The shooter remains at large, sheriff's Sgt. Mark Malecki said Monday."The victi
  
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• Officials: 3 killed at race track were known gang members

  14-08-2017 16:03
  
  UNION GROVE, Wis. — Three Illinois men who were shot to death at point-blank range during a drag racing event in southeastern Wisconsin may have been targeted by a rival gang member but a lack of cooperation has stymied the investigation, sheriff's officials said Monday.The three were fatally shot as they stood near a concession area in the parking lot of the Great Lakes Dragaway near Union Grove about 7 p.m. Sunday, according to Kenosha County sheriff's officials.The shooter remains at la
  
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• 3 people killed in Fairfield County crash identified

  14-08-2017 15:31
  
  The Ohio State Highway Patrol says three people were killed in a single vehicle crash in Fairfield County on Monday morning.It happened on State Route 158 near State Route 204 in Liberty Township.Authorities said 51-year-old Kathryn Sparks was traveling northbound on SR 158 when she drove off the right side of the road, over an embankment and struck a tree.Sparks was taken to Grant Medical Center where she succumbed to her injuries.The two other occupants, 29-year-old Krista Keeton and 63-year-o
  
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• 3 people killed in Fairfield County crash

  14-08-2017 15:31
  
  The Ohio State Highway Patrol says three people were killed in a crash in Fairfield County on Monday morning.It happened on S.R. 158 near S.R. 204 in Baltimore. Authorities tell 10TV that a driver was headed north on S.R. 158 when he or she lost control and went over an embankment, striking a large tree.Troopers say it doesn't appear that the car was going at a high-rate of speed, and there was no sign of an attempt to brake.Authorities say two people were pronounced dead at the scene, and one p
  
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• FDA investigates 5 deaths reported while using weight loss balloon treatment

  14-08-2017 13:49
  CNN - Five people who were using an obesity treatment that places balloons inside their stomachs have died since 2016, according to the US Food and Drug Administration.Four of the deaths involved people using the Orbera Intragastric Balloon System and one involved ReShape Integrated Dual Balloon System, the agency said."At this time, we do not know the root cause or incidence rate of patient death, nor have we been able to definitively attribute the deaths to the devices or the insertion procedu
  
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• Boost for high school seniors short of reaching new graduation requirements

  14-08-2017 13:40
  Ohio high school students will have higher test and graduation standards this school year.For students who are just shy of reaching those new requirements, there is a program to help them get a few extra points that could get them where they need to be to graduate.It's called the Graduation Pathways program.Students can earn extra points by earning a specific career certification, such as a certification in Adobe, as a nursing assistant or in construction.Ohio's state Superintendent Paolo DeMari
  
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• 5 juveniles injured, 2 critically, in rollover crash along an Ohio interstate

  14-08-2017 12:41
  
  CLAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Officials say five juveniles were injured, two of them critically when a car rolled several times and hit a tree along an interstate in Ohio.Reports the crash happened on Interstate 70 in Clayton late Sunday, according to authorities.Officials say the driver lost control and the vehicle veered off the right side of the road. The car flipped multiple times and struck a tree before coming to a rest upside down.All five juveniles were transported to hospitals for treatmen
  
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• Ohio troopers investigating deadly single-car crash

  14-08-2017 12:35
  
  LICKING COUNTY, Ohio -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly accident that happened on U.S. 62 east of Johnstown.Authorities say around 11:45 p.m., 25-year-old Bryan E. Lake of Galloway was eastbound on U.S. 62 when he drove his car left of center, over-corrected and drove off the right side of the road.The car, a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, overturned several times and Lake was thrown from the vehicle, according to troopers. He was pronounced dead at the scene.OSHP says Lake
  
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• Armed militia, clergy, more unite against white nationalists

  14-08-2017 12:33
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Clergy in robes. A woman handing out flowers. Black Lives Matter activists. Armed militia members. Students. Angry anti-fascist protesters.The diverse group of people who came to oppose a weekend gathering of white nationalists in this Virginia college town seemed to outnumber the rally-goers. The counter-protesting groups didn't organize collectively. Instead, it was a largely organic effort among groups who shared the same mission: showing that hate wasn't wel
  
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• Closing arguments expected in Taylor Swift groping case

  14-08-2017 12:28
  
  Lawyers are expected to make closing arguments Monday in a trial concerning allegations that a former radio host groped Taylor Swift backstage before a concert in Denver, and competing allegations the singer's mother and her radio liaison set out to destroy the DJ's career after the photo op took place.A federal judge on Friday determined that former DJ David Mueller didn't prove that Swift personally tried to end his career, but identical allegations against Andrea Swift and Frank Bell are expe
  
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• Trump to seek trade probe of China amid NKorea tensions

  14-08-2017 12:23
  
  Even as he seeks Beijing's help on North Korea, President Donald Trump is poised to seek a trade investigation of China for the alleged theft of American technology and intellectual property.Trump is expected to sign an executive order Monday asking his trade office to consider the probe. In the midst of a 17-day vacation, Trump plans to leave his New Jersey golf club and return to Washington to sign the order.There is no deadline for deciding if any investigation is necessary. Such an investiga
  
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• Getting to know a Zumba instructor

  14-08-2017 11:52
  VAN WERT Van Wert's Mary Jane Fast had certain weight issues she struggled with when she was younger and at different periods in her life. These days Fast feels energy and feels exceptionally well, thanks to her investment of time in Zumba.
  
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• Doppler 10: More clouds than sun Monday

  14-08-2017 10:06
  Today: More clouds than sun. High 83. Light and variable wind.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy with patchy fog. Low 65. S wind around 5 mph.
  Tomorrow: Patchy fog to start, then mostly sunny and warmer. High 86. W wind around 5 mph.
  Wednesday: Partly cloudy and warmer. High 88.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: More clouds than sun today. High pressure keeps Central Ohio dry. Highs in the low to mid 80s. Patchy fog could develop overnight with lows in
  
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• Doppler 10: A gradual clearing ahead.

  14-08-2017 10:06
  This Evening: Some lingering clouds. Warm.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy skies. 67 Light south.
  Tomorrow: Brightening skies and seasonably warm. Mid 80s W 5-10 mph
  Wednesday: Sun mixing with clouds late. 87
  Thursday: Scattered showers and storms. 85Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: More clouds than sun today. High pressure keeps Central Ohio dry. Highs in the low to mid 80s. Patchy fog could develop overnight with lows in the mid-60s. Expect some f
  
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• Smartphone tracking shows fear affects where youth spend time

  14-08-2017 07:39
  Youth spend less time in their neighborhoods if area residents have a high fear of crime, according to a new study that used smartphones to track kids' whereabouts. Researchers found that adolescents aged 11 to 17 spent over an hour less each day on average in their neighborhoods if residents there were very fearful, compared to kids from areas perceived as being safer.
  
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• High-speed crash in Lancaster leaves 6 injured

  14-08-2017 06:00
  
  LANCASTER, Ohio – A high-speed crash in Lancaster on Memorial Drive left six people injured Sunday night.Police say Nicholas J. Roark, 31, of Lancaster, was driving a Hyundai Elantra when it hit a pickup truck at a high speed.It happened at 10:00 p.m. Sunday at 111 South Memorial Drive after a Lancaster Police Department officer attempted a traffic stop with the vehicle, according to police.Police say the vehicle fled at a high speed after the officer attempted to stop the vehicle in the 5
  
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• Driver involved in Lancaster crash that injured 6 was evading police

  14-08-2017 06:00
  
  LANCASTER, Ohio – A crash in Lancaster on Memorial Drive left multiple people injured Sunday night.Police say Nicholas J. Roark, 31, of Lancaster, was driving a Hyundai Elantra when it hit a pickup truck.The crash happened around 10 p.m. Sunday at 111 South Memorial Drive.According to police, an officer attempted to pull over Roark in the 500 block of Memorial Drive but he did not stop.Police said the officer advised he was no longer attempting to stop the vehicle. The officer called for b
  
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• Crash in Lancaster injures 7 people; intersection closed

  14-08-2017 06:00
  
  Crash in Lancaster on Memorial Drive leaves seven people injured. It happened just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday at 111 South Memorial Drive. According to the Lancaster Fire Department, two people were immediately flown to Columbus hospitals and later two others. The three other victims were taken to local hospitals. The intersection at West Main Street and Memorial Drive is completely shut down. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• North Korean tensions aren't deterring tourists from Guam

  14-08-2017 03:52
  
  HAGATNA, Guam — Tourists haven't been deterred from visiting the tropical island of Guam even though the U.S. territory has been at the center of North Korean and U.S. threats during the past week.Won Hyung-jin, an official from Modetour, a large South Korean travel agency, said several customers called with concerns, but they weren't worried enough to pay cancellation fees for their trips."It seems North Korea racks up tension once or twice every year, and travelers have become insensitiv
  
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• SpaceX set for supply run to space station on Monday

  14-08-2017 03:23
  
  The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Monday to carry supplies to the International Space Station kicks off an exceptionally busy few weeks in space, with a Russian spacewalk on tap Thursday, a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 flight Friday, the 40th anniversary of the Voyager program's first launch on Sunday and a coast-to-coast solar eclipse the next day.Photographers gear up for August solar eclipseSpaceX plans another launch, this one from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on August 24 t
  
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• Will NKorea's Kim pull the trigger? Possible signs to watch

  14-08-2017 03:21
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — Tensions between the United States and North Korea tend to flare suddenly and fade almost as quickly but the latest escalation won't likely go away quite so easily.Events closer to home, including deadly violence at a white nationalist rally in Virginia, could demand more of President Donald Trump's attention in the days ahead and cut into the volume and frequency of his fiery North Korea rhetoric.But North Korea has yet to back away from its biggest threat: a plan to
  
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• Opioids flow through Las Vegas-Columbus pipeline

  14-08-2017 03:16
  Danny Ramos Williams and fiancee Sukita M. Rayford boarded a flight to Las Vegas at John Glenn Columbus International Airport on Dec. 6, 2013, with $26,000 and change. The couple didn't plan to try their luck at the casino tables and slots.
  
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• In Colombia, Pence tries to strike balance on Venezuela

  14-08-2017 03:15
  
  CARTAGENA, Colombia — Vice President Mike Pence, traveling Sunday in Colombia, tried to strike a balance between Latin American opposition to U.S. military intervention in neighboring Venezuela, and President Donald Trump's assertion that military action is an option.During a news conference, Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos said he told Pence the U.S. must not even consider military action in response to Venezuela's crisis. The two countries are important allies, Santos said."But si
  
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