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• Police find naked 3-year-old boy under trash in dad's car Updated at

  15-08-2017 23:35
  The interior of the Chevy Cavalier was filled with damaged windows, dumpster debris, spoiled food and cigarette butts. And underneath all that - to the surprise of a Columbus police officer - a naked 3-year-old boy.
  
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• President Trump blames 'both sides' for Charlottesville

  15-08-2017 22:40
  President Donald Trump returned insistently Tuesday to his assessment that "there is blame on both sides" after being roundly criticized for such comments following the deadly violence last weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia.Trump's remarks on his home turf at Trump Tower in New York City followed a more deliberate statement he made Monday in Washington. Reading from prepared remarks inside the White House, he said then that "racism is evil" and branded members of the KKK, neo-Nazis and white
  
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• Woman gets OK for license plate inspired by 'covfefe' tweet

  15-08-2017 22:31
  
  Ohio officials have granted a woman's request to have President Donald Trump's mysterious tweeted typo, "covfefe," on her license plate.Brittany Scott tells The Columbus Dispatch in May she saw a Twitter post by Trump that read: "Despite the constant negative press covfefe."The 29-year-old Cortland woman says she wrote in her application that her request stemmed from a tweet from the 45th president of the United States, and the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles approved it.Scott says she hasn't rece
  
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• Suspicious package being investigated at city office building

  15-08-2017 22:03
  
  Columbus police and fire officials are on the scene of a suspicious package that was spotted at 77 N. Front St., home to several City of Columbus offices.Columbus Fire personnel confirmed there is a suspicious package that was spotted by security.Columbus Battalion Chief Steve Martin said he believes it is an unattended package.
  
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• Suspicious 'box' sent to city official brings bomb squad downtown

  15-08-2017 22:03
  
  Columbus police and fire officials were on the scene of a suspicious package that was delivered to 77 N. Front St., addressed to a city official.Columbus Fire personnel confirmed the box had no nefarious contents, but security did not feel comfortable delivering the package to its intended recipient.The call came in at 3:30 p.m. and the bomb squad was on scene for about an hour before it was cleared. There was no return address on the package.
  
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• Suspicious 'box' sent to city official bring bomb squad downtown

  15-08-2017 22:03
  
  Columbus police and fire officials were on the scene of a suspicious package that was delivered to 77 N. Front St., addressed to a city official.Columbus Fire personnel confirmed the box had no nefarious contents, but security did not feel comfortable delivering the package to its intended recipient.The call came in at 3:30 p.m. and the bomb squad was on scene for about an hour before it was cleared. There was no return address on the package.
  
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• Woman says she lost her mother, sister and friend in Fairfield County crash

  15-08-2017 21:52
  To everyone else who saw the aftermath of Monday morning's car crash on State Route 158 it was devastation.To everyone else, the loss of life was a number: three. Three faceless women. Not to Angela Scholl. Georgann Keeton and Krista Keeton
  "It's surreal," she said. "It's just like it's a dream."To Scholl, these women were family."I can't believe that they're both gone," she said.In that car was Scholl's mother, 63-year-old Georgann Keeton and Scholl's sister, 29-year-old Krista Keeton.The drive
  
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• Woman say she lost her mother, sister and friend in Fairfield County crash

  15-08-2017 21:52
  To everyone else who saw the aftermath of Monday morning's car crash on State Route 158 it was devastation. To everyone else, the loss of life was a number: three. Three faceless women. Not to Angela Scholl."It's surreal," she said. "It's just like it's a dream."To Scholl, these women were family."I can't believe that they're both gone," she said.In that car was Scholl's mother, 63-year-old Georgann Keeton and Scholl's sister, 29-year-old Krista Keeton.The driver of that car, 51-year-old Kathryn
  
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• Man sentenced to 10 years in death of 10-week-old baby

  15-08-2017 21:00
  
  A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing the death of his former girlfriend’s 10-week-old son in 2014.According to court records, 31-year-old Brandon Adkins pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Dustin Nguyen.A neighbor of the child’s mother told 10TV Adkins came to her door on November 18, 2014 asking to borrow her phone to call Dustin’s mother.A few minutes later, she says he came back down with the unconscious baby in his arms.As she ca
  
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• Mayor vows review after Euclid officer punches driver

  15-08-2017 20:11
  The mayor of a Cleveland suburb where a police officer repeatedly punched a man and hit his head on pavement is promising a thorough review.Euclid Mayor Kirsten Gail on Monday attended a community relations task force meeting where protesters raised questions about police treatment of residents, especially minorities.In a statement, Gail says cellphone and dashcam video of the Saturday altercation after a traffic stop raises "serious concerns." She says officials will take "appropriate action" a
  
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• University: Workout procedures followed before player death

  15-08-2017 20:02
  
  Kent State's athletic department says its trainers and coaches followed the right procedures during an offseason workout in June after which a freshman football player died.The school in northeast Ohio did say Monday that it has fired a football strength and conditioning coach who was at the workout because it found he had given false information about his certification.Freshman offensive lineman Tyler Heintz died following a morning workout on June 13. A final autopsy report on his death is exp
  
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• Can't wait for delivery? Amazon offers instant pickup

  15-08-2017 19:44
  
  Need some chips fast? Amazon has you covered.The Seattle-based company launched a service Tuesday that lets Prime members in five cities pick up things like snacks, cold drinks or phone chargers within two minutes of ordering them online. Customers need to head over to an Amazon location to collect their order.The service, called Instant Pickup, is the latest move by the e-commerce giant to grow its presence in physical stores. Amazon.com Inc. has been opening brick-and-mortar book shops around
  
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• Roll Call: Mitchell Brown - Growing Up & Becoming A Paramedic

  15-08-2017 19:35
  
  
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• Taylor Swift hopes her trial win inspires sexual assault survivors

  15-08-2017 19:18
  
  DENVER — Immediately after a jury determined that Taylor Swift was groped by a radio station host at a backstage 2013 concert event in Denver, the singer-songwriter embraced one of her closest allies — her mother — and later said she hoped the verdict would inspire other survivors of sexual assault.Swift hugged her crying mother after the six-woman, two-man jury decided Monday in U.S. District Court that former Denver DJ David Mueller grabbed the pop star's rear end during a ph
  
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• Roll Call - Shannon Hardin- My Brothers Keeper

  15-08-2017 18:58
  
  
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• Roll Call: Shannon Hardin - Joining City Government

  15-08-2017 18:56
  
  
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• Columbus renters usually plan to settle down in another city

  15-08-2017 18:55
  According to the survey, by Apartment List, 70.5 percent of central Ohio renters say they plan to settle down in another city, compared with 64 percent of renters nationally. More than 40 percent of central Ohio renters who plan to leave say a better job is the main reason, followed by weather and affordability .
  
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• Roll Call: Shannon Hardin - First Taste of Politics

  15-08-2017 18:52
  
  
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• Roll Call: Shannon Hardin - Being Brought Up In Local Politics

  15-08-2017 18:50
  
  
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• Roll Call: Mitchell Brown - Joining Columbus City Council

  15-08-2017 18:47
  
  
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• Roll Call: Mitchell Brown - Becoming Columbus Pub Safety Director

  15-08-2017 18:44
  
  
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• Chuck E. Cheese's animatronics may take a final bow

  15-08-2017 18:44
  
  What's Chuck E. Cheese without its iconic animatronic bands?It may be more appealing to children who have grown up with sophisticated video games and entertainment, according to owner CEC Entertainment. The kid-focused pizza chain is updating a handful of restaurants with open kitchens and toned-down colors, as well as one striking omission: the animatronic animals who play music and entertain families.The revamp comes as the restaurant chain is looking to reengage families and kids with a "mode
  
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• Roll Call: Mitchell Brown - Becoming A Public Servant

  15-08-2017 18:41
  
  
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• Tiger Woods had five drugs in system during DUI arrest, toxicology report says

  15-08-2017 18:34
  
  PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS/AP) -- A new toxicology report shows golf great Tiger Woods had five different drugs in his system when he was found asleep at the wheel of his Mercedes-Benz along a Florida roadway over Memorial Day weekend, reports CBS affiliate WPEC.The report released this week by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says Woods had traces of the painkillers Vicodin and Dilaudid, mood drug Xanax, sleeping drug Ambien and THC – the active ingredient in marijuana -- in his s
  
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• Woman, 3 children hurt when big tree falls in Central Park

  15-08-2017 18:14
  
  NEW YORK — The Fire Department of New York says an adult and three children have been taken to a hospital in serious condition after a tree fell in Central Park.Rescuers were called mid-morning Tuesday to Central Park West near 62nd Street.A witness told WABC that a woman briefly lost consciousness and people tried to lift branches off her. The witness said the woman was with two children in a stroller and one in a carrier.The ages of the children were not known.Online images show the larg
  
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• Serial groper pleads guilty in Ohio State fondling case

  15-08-2017 18:04
  
  A Columbus man with a long history of groping women in public has been convicted again, but will soon be back on the streets.On Monday, Lonnie Sturdivant pleaded guilty to one count of breaking and entering in a case where he was accused of touching the backsides of two women on the Ohio State campus. He had previously been banned from campus for similar crimes, which was the basis for the breaking and entering charge.Misdemeanor charges of sexual imposition and trespassing were dropped. A judge
  
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• What's Happening At the Cultural Arts Center? Pasos de Arte

  15-08-2017 17:52
  
  
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• Dayton police chief's city-issued gun stolen

  15-08-2017 17:29
  
  An Ohio police department says the police chief's city-issued gun and some personal property was stolen during a series of recent thefts.Dayton police say they're not releasing details about the theft of Chief Richard Biehl's service weapon because they don't want to compromise the ongoing investigation into the thefts.The Dayton Daily News reports that a brief police report dated this week indicates the gun was taken between July 27 and July 28 on the block where the department's Second Distric
  
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• Pat and Gracie’s to Open Downtown for Second Location

  15-08-2017 17:19
  Pat and Gracie’s, the local tavern that opened at the Graceland Shopping Center last July, will open its second restaurant Downtown this fall. Taking over the space vacated by Lomonico’s in February, Pat and Gracie’s will bring both an evening tavern and quick lunch spot to the neighborhood. “We were looking at the Downtown area,” […]
  
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• Erf attends cattlemen's conferenceOCA Young Cattlemena s Conference...

  15-08-2017 16:40
  The 2017 Ohio Cattlemen's Foundation Young Cattlemen's Conference hosted 25 cattlemen and women for a three-day leadership development program in Columbus and the central Ohio areas, Aug. 10 to 12. YCC kicked off Thursday evening at the Legends Lane Reproductive Services in Alexandria with a beef dinner and participants were present for the 2017 Ohio State Fair Commercial Cattle Show carcass contest awards presentation. Guest speaker, Colin Woodall, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Nat
  
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• Buckeye fans lose 2,100 parking spots for Ohio State University football games

  15-08-2017 16:37
  
  COLUMBUS — The Ohio State University will begin construction in early September, permanently closing 2,100 parking spots for football fans.The Polo and Dodd surface parking lots, located along Cannon Drive, will be the first to close on September 4. Construction begins the next day.As part of a larger construction project, Cannon Drive will be relocated. The area between 12th Avenue and Medical Center Drive will be also be closed until 2019.Access to the SR-315 ramps will be maintained dur
  
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• Civil Service Testing - City Jobs Test Spot PSA

  15-08-2017 16:23
  
  
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• Ctv Newsbriefs: New Playground Funded by the CBJ Foundation

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• Around Columbus: Renovation of Municipal Power Plant

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• Facebook announces plans for new data center in New Albany

  15-08-2017 15:53
  
  NEW ALBANY, Ohio – Social media giant Facebook plans to build a $750 million data center in New Albany.The center will be completed in 2019 and create 100 permanent jobs. Construction will spur 1,000 jobs.This is the 10th data center for Facebook. It will be located off Beech Road and State Route 161.New Albany is currently home to data centers for American Electric Power, Abercrombie & Fitch and Amazon. The Facebook data center will be the city’s largest.
  
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• Obama's Charlottesville message one of the most liked tweets in history

  15-08-2017 15:42
  
  President Obama's tweet quoting former South African President Nelson Mandela following the violent clashes and domestic terror attack after white supremacists descended on Charlottesville, Virginia, has made Twitter history with over 2.4 million likes and counting, making it one of the most-liked tweets since the social media site launched, according to USA Today.The tweet, at over 2.45 million likes as of Tuesday morning, has even surpassed talk show host Ellen Degeneres' selfie tweet at the A
  
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• Franklin Park Conservatory Art Camp

  15-08-2017 15:15
  It's been said that the world would be a better place if we viewed it through the eyes of a child. These kids recently learned basic photography skills to take better pictures. The Franklin Park Conservatory offers a variety of fun summer camp programs like art camp, as well as a number of educational programs throughout the school year. For more information check out http://www.fpconservatory.org/The-Experience/Classes.
  
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• Arrest made in Worthington child enticement investigation

  15-08-2017 14:59
  
  After two reports of child enticement attempts in Worthington, police made an arrest Monday night.Investigators said the suspect was trying to make contact with a child on Monday.A witness recognized the suspicious activity and called the police.Police are not releasing any additional information about the arrest at this time. The investigation into this incident and other suspected incidents are still active, according to police.The first reported incident took place in July.The most recent was
  
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• Suspected MS-13 gang members rounded up by state & federal authorities in Columbus area

  15-08-2017 14:32
  
  10TV has learned state and federal authorities rounded up suspected members of the MS-13 gang in the Columbus area.The arrests took place early Tuesday morning in several north Columbus neighborhoods near Cleveland Avenue, Morse Road and Innis Park.Some of the law enforcement agencies involved include The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, FBI, Columbus SWAT and BCI.WATCH LIVE: Authorities to provide update at 12:45 p.m.
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• Suspected MS-13 gang members arrested in Columbus

  15-08-2017 14:32
  Thirteen individuals alleged to be members and associates of MS-13, multi-national criminal organization, were arrested in central Ohio and Indiana Tuesday morning.A federal grand jury charged 10 individuals with conspiracy to commit extortion, conspiracy to commit money laundering and use of a firearm during a crime of violence in an indictment returned on July 27. Five other individuals were arrested and charged in criminal complaints with federal immigration-related crimes. Two of the 15 rema
  
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• The Gubernatorial Lineup: Four Republicans, Four Democrats Join the Race

  15-08-2017 14:05
  The race for Ohio governor is on, and each party has four candidates to choose from for election in 2018. For convenience, CU has listed each candidate, along with their work experience, key policies, and personal input. Democrats Connie Pillich, Montgomery, 56 Served as an Ohio House representative from 2009 to 2014, representing the 28th […]
  
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• Scaramucci mixes humor and politics on late night television

  15-08-2017 13:28
  
  Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci sat down with Stephen Colbert during the Late show Monday night.Scarmucci talked about the culture at the White House"It's a tough place. There was a lot of infighting. The front stabber was back stabbed," Scaramucci said referencing a joke Colbert made a few weeks ago. "I have a tendency to be very open and very honest with people, what ends up happening there is people don't do that."Colbert also talked to Scaramucci about Steve Ban
  
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• Costco owes Tiffany more than $19M for selling phony rings

  15-08-2017 12:55
  Costco’s going to have to pay for selling “Tiffany” engagement rings that weren’t made by Tiffany.CNN reports U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain ruled on Monday that Tiffany is entitled to $11.1 million in trebled profits — triple the loss it incurred from Costco’s actions — plus interest, in addition to $8.25 million in punitive damages. Overall, Costco owes the luxury jewelry retailer more than $19.3 million.Tiffany said in a statement that the dec
  
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• Not Sorry: Oprah lets go of 'emotional burden' of weight

  15-08-2017 12:45
  
  At 63, Oprah Winfrey isn't apologizing for anything, especially her weight.The media mogul and former talk show host tells Vogue magazine that the high-profile fluctuations in her weight over the years were "a physical, spiritual, emotional burden" for her. But she says that when you hit 60, there are no more apologies.Winfrey also discussed the 2011 end of her talk show. She says she misses her connection to the audience, but knew it was time to end the show because the way people consume media
  
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• Ohio woman gets OK for license plate inspired by "covfefe" tweet

  15-08-2017 12:44
  
  Ohio officials have granted a woman's request to have President Donald Trump's mysterious tweeted typo, "covfefe," on her license plate.Brittany Scott tells The Columbus Dispatch in May she saw a Twitter post by Trump that read:"Despite the constant negative press covfefe."The 29-year-old Cortland woman says she wrote in her application that her request stemmed from a tweet from the 45th president of the United States, and the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles approved it.Scott says she hasn't recei
  
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• Both Korean leaders, US signal turn to diplomacy amid crisis

  15-08-2017 12:33
  North Korea's military on Tuesday presented leader Kim Jong Un with plans to launch missiles into waters near Guam and "wring the windpipes of the Yankees," even as both Koreas and the United States signaled their willingness to avert a deepening crisis, with each suggesting a path toward negotiations.The tentative interest in diplomacy follows unusually combative threats between President Donald Trump and North Korea amid worries that Pyongyang is nearing its long-sought goal of accurately bein
  
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• Man's sentence in latest groping incident will put him back on streets in 38 days

  15-08-2017 12:19
  A serial groper who has been in the Franklin County jail for nearly 11 months since his arrest for fondling a woman on the Ohio State University campus will spend another 37 days behind bars. Lonnie Sturdivant, 60, was sentenced Monday to one year in jail after he pleaded guilty to one count of breaking and entering in the case.
  
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• Doppler 10: Partly cloudy & muggy

  15-08-2017 10:12
  This Evening: Partly cloudy and toasty.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy, muggy and warm. Near 70 NW 3-6 mph
  Tomorrow: Sun & clouds, warm and a little humid. 87 S 3-6 mph
  Thursday: Showers & storms likely, especially PM. Mid 80s S 5-10 mph
  Isolated storms may be strong to severe.
  Friday: Scattered showers and storms ending in the morning. Brightening PM. 83Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Partly cloudy and humid overnight, staying fairly clos
  
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• Doppler 10: Partly cloudy & humid

  15-08-2017 10:12
  Today: Patchy fog early in low lying areas. Otherwise, partly cloudy and humid. High 87. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy and slightly above average. Low 68. W wind around 5 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and warmer. High 88. SW wind around 5 mph.
  Thursday: Scattered showers and storms are likely. High 85.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Starting off with patchy fog this morning. A mix of sun and clouds is expected again today. Hot and
  
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• Doppler 10: Humid Tuesday

  15-08-2017 10:12
  Today: Patchy fog early in low lying areas. Otherwise, partly cloudy and humid. High 87. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy and slightly above average. Low 68. W wind around 5 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and warmer. High 88. SW wind around 5 mph.
  Thursday: Scattered showers and storms are likely. High 85.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Starting off with patchy fog this morning. A mix of sun and clouds is expected again today. Hot and
  
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