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• Pickerington Police buckle down on speeding and stop sign violations

  18-08-2017 23:00
  Pickerington Police are combating more speeding and stop signs violations.The increase in citations is forcing the department to partner with other departments to buckle down on enforcement."We've written about 500 citations just for speed related," said Commander Todd Cheney with the Pickerington Patrol Division. "That doesn't include warnings, that doesn't include stop signs, that doesn't include other charges."Those tickets were all written in 2017. Many of the violations occurred on major th
  
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• Schools, students prepare for Monday's solar eclipse

  18-08-2017 22:43
  Friday's lesson plan at Barrington Elementary School in Upper Arlington was a bit different than usual.The lesson for Ms. Watson's fifth grade class was, quite literally, out of this world.Students were making pinhole viewers in preparation for Monday's solar eclipse. The handmade items will help allow students to safely observe the progress of the eclipse.But, with this excitement comes a word of caution."We're going to talk to them and many classes have already begun talking to their students
  
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• Serial rapist gets 22 years for 1996 attack on Near East Side

  18-08-2017 22:37
  Anthony Smith will be locked up until he's at least 85 years old before he can begin serving a prison term for his latest rape conviction. The victim of that attack appeared relieved Friday when 22 years was added to the time Smith already is serving for two other rapes.
  
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• Plain City mayor wants to carry gun on the job

  18-08-2017 22:29
  Plain City Mayor Darrin Lane says people need to know that running a city also can come with days when you don't feel safe.That's why he approached Village Council to ask them to reconsider allowing him and his staff to come to work armed."When you're in this office we don't have any police officers here we don't have security I sometimes don't feel safe," he said.Lane says while Ohio law allows CCW permit holders to carry in public places, the village council voted against it.He says he wanted
  
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• Can JT Barrett pass better for Ohio State in 2017?

  18-08-2017 22:08
  
  Can Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett become a better passer?That's the overarching question at preseason training camp as the fifth-year star works with yet another new offensive coordinator and position coach.Barrett arguably is the best quarterback to ever play at Ohio State, but his issues with accuracy and decision-making — along with inconsistent play from receivers and the offensive line — contributed to the team's failings in big games last year, especially the 31-0 loss to
  
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• 1 American killed, 1 injured in Spain attacks

  18-08-2017 21:23
  
  The State Department says at least one American was killed and one injured in the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils, Spain and a San Francisco Bay Area man is among those listed as missing.In remarks to State Department staff on Friday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson confirmed the death and expressed condolences to the victim's family. He said diplomats from the U.S. consulate in Barcelona are working with local authorities to identify victims and provide assistance to other Americans in need.
  
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• Columbus Dept. of Neighborhoods Lunch & Learn: Learning to Heal the Hurt

  18-08-2017 20:40
  
  
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• Skywatch: How to enjoy the eclipse

  18-08-2017 20:01
  
  The highlight in the sky this week happens during the day, not the night. The New Moon arrives at 2:30 in the afternoon on Monday.But that new moon will line up just right with the sun and the United States will experience its first total solar eclipse since 1979! Courtesy: NASA
  While the Path of Totality (spot where the sun is completely covered) will be south and SW of us we’ll still see a large portion of the sun covered by the moon.The eclipse starts in Columbus at 1:04 p.m. on Monday,
  
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• Much Fun to be Had in Theaters This Weekend

  18-08-2017 20:00
  A rush of indie flicks offset the August slump this weekend. Cardboard mazes, warped TV nostalgia and Oceans Seven-Eleven are the fun bits. An early Oscar hopeful – less fun. But however you land, August weekends are rarely this strong in theaters, so take advantage. Logan Lucky Logan Lucky is essentially director Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s 11 […]
  
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• Mother of slain protester says she won't talk to Trump

  18-08-2017 19:49
  
  The mother of a woman who was killed while protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, said Friday that she won't talk to President Donald Trump because of comments he made after her daughter's death.Speaking on ABC's "Good Morning America," Susan Bro said she initially missed the first few calls to her from the White House. But she said "now I will not" talk to the president after a news conference in which Trump equated violence by white supremacists at the rally with vi
  
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• Discover Top 3 Food Trucks of 2017

  18-08-2017 19:15
  Over the past several weeks, we’ve asked our readers to vote for their favorite food trucks across multiple rounds of elimination, and we’ve tabulated the results and are ready to announce the winners tomorrow (Saturday) at the seventh annual Columbus Food Truck Festival, live on stage at 2:30pm! The Food Truck Festival runs both today […]
  
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• Steve Bannon out as president's chief strategist

  18-08-2017 19:08
  Steve Bannon, the blunt-spoken and divisive strategist who rose from Donald Trump's conservative campaign to a top White House post, was pushed out by the president Friday, capping a turbulent seven months that now has seen the departure of much of his senior staff.The former leader of conservative Breitbart News and a favorite in the farther-right portions of the Republican Party, Bannon has pushed Trump to follow through on some of his most contentious campaign promises including his travel ba
  
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• Report: Steve Bannon out as president's chief strategist

  18-08-2017 19:08
  
  Multiple sources are confirming that Steve Bannon is out as President Trump's chief strategist.Bannon joined the Trump campaign in August of 2016, leaving his longtime post at Breitbart News. His removal comes just one year and one day after his appointment.He was a key adviser to President Donald Trump's general election campaign and has been a forceful but contentious presence in a divided White House.The former leader of conservative Breitbart News pushed Trump to follow through with his camp
  
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• MS-13 fugitive wanted in Ohio captured in New Jersey

  18-08-2017 19:01
  
  A man wanted in connection to crimes committed by the MS-13 gang was arrested Friday morning in New Jersey.
  Jose Manuel Romero-Parada, 22, formerly of Indianapolis, Indiana and also known as Russo, was apprehended by the FBI.Romero-Parada was one of 15 individuals indicted in Ohio for allegedly conspiring to extort and launder money in support of the gang.Individuals with other information linked to the case are asked to call the anonymous FBI hotline at 614-849-1765.
  
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• Federal judge delays sentencing man who plotted US attacks

  18-08-2017 18:57
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has delayed a sentencing hearing after saying he wants to know more about the state of mind of an Ohio man who admitted he plotted to kill military members in the U.S.Judge James Graham also wants more information about the process that Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud (ab-dee-RAH'-mahn shayk moh-HAH'-mud) went through before becoming a U.S. citizen in 2014.Mohamud was in court Friday to be sentenced when the judge raised the questions about the case and event
  
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• City of Columbus and Franklin University partner

  18-08-2017 18:03
  Franklin University, one of the leading educators of working adults, and the City of Columbus are pleased to announce an expansion of their educational partnership. "We are committed to developing and maintaining a well-trained workforce to better serve the residents of Columbus," said Mayor Andrew J. Ginther.
  
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• Music Lineup Announced for Final Independents’ Day Festival

  18-08-2017 18:00
  The upcoming tenth and final Independents’ Day festival has officially unveiled its musical lineup, featuring a large list of local and regional bands and entertainers for the two day event. Performers include Soul Position, Company of Thieves, Counterfeit Madison, Watershed, R. Ring, Miranda Sound, Forest & the Evergreens, Earwig & Friends, The Worn Flints, Joey Aich, Maza […]
  
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• Come From Away

  18-08-2017 17:23
  Traveling to New York to see the Tony-nominated Broadway musical, Come From Away, Shirley Brooks-Jones relived the touching display of kindness and humanity shown by the people of Gander, Newfoundland when 38 planes were ordered to land unexpectedly following the attacks on 9/11. Shirley was instrumental in founding the Lewisporte Area Flight 15 Scholarship Fund […]
  
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• Grassroots: Central Ohio Worker Center Fights for Workers’ Rights

  18-08-2017 16:00
  It’s easy to feel invisible as a minimum wage worker, washing dishes as people gather and socialize over brunch, or whacking weeds as the neighborhood joggers pass by. These workers no doubt contribute to the growing success of the city, but their minimum wage status often allows for this success to hover over them, just […]
  
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• Get Behind The Badge holds poker run; honors the fallen

  18-08-2017 15:50
  
  August 24, 2001, marked a day when Whitehall police lost a police officer in the line of duty. It marked a day when Angie McDowell lost a husband. It marked a day where an 8-year-old boy lost a hero he called dad.
  “My father selflessly gave his life to protect the community for which he served. It's my turn to pick up where he left off and to do the right thing,” Seth McDowell said to 10 This Morning's Angela An.
  McDowell is now working as a deputy sheriff in the Union County Sheriff
  
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• Trump defends Confederate statues, berates his critics

  18-08-2017 15:33
  
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — With prominent Republicans openly questioning his competence and moral leadership, President Donald Trump burrowed deeper into the racially charged debate over Confederate memorials and lashed out at members of his own party in the latest controversy to engulf his presidency.Out of sight, but still online, Trump tweeted his defense of monuments to Confederate icons — bemoaning rising efforts to remove them as an attack on America's "history and culture."And he ber
  
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• Local class helps women find the right career fit

  18-08-2017 15:28
  A local class is helping central Ohio women find what really makes them happy.New Directions offers a class meant to help women from every age group and neighborhood do a check-in on what their skills are and what they want in life.Now, the lessons are hitting the road to help women who can't easily get to the downtown Columbus location. For the first time, the career transition program is hitting the road.It’s in a Worthington location this year and more are being planned for outlying nei
  
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• Robert E. Lee plaque removed in southwest Ohio

  18-08-2017 15:26
  City officials in Franklin, which is just south of Dayton, removed a plaque depicting Confederate General Robert E. Lee in the middle of the night.It happened between Wednesday night and Thursday morning.Franklin officials said the removal was not due to the violence last weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia.Instead, city leaders said they did not know about the monument until a news report brought it to their attention this week.They said the monument was removed because it was in a public ease
  
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• NASA, PBS marking 40 years since Voyager spacecraft launches

  18-08-2017 14:20
  
  Forty years after blasting off, Earth's most distant ambassadors — the twin Voyager spacecraft — are carrying sounds and music of our planet ever deeper into the cosmos.Think of them as messages in bottles meant for anyone — or anything — out there.This Sunday marks the 40th anniversary of NASA's launch of Voyager 2, now almost 11 billion miles distant. It departed from Cape Canaveral on Aug. 20, 1977 to explore Jupiter and Saturn.Voyager 1 followed a few weeks later and
  
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• Ohio man accused of plotting US attacks set to be sentenced

  18-08-2017 14:14
  An Ohio man charged with plotting to kill military members in the U.S. after receiving overseas training is scheduled to be sentenced.Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud is set to be sentenced Friday morning in federal court in Columbus.Mohamud's attorney argues a lengthy prison term isn't necessary.Attorney Sam Shamansky says the 25-year-old Mohamud recruited others when he returned home before recognizing "the immoral and illegal nature of terrorist ideology."Court documents unsealed earlier this summer
  
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• Eclipse concerns cause school district to cancel classes

  18-08-2017 14:11
  A school district in northeastern Ohio has canceled classes on Monday over concerns about students damaging their eyes while looking at the solar eclipse.The superintendent of Jefferson Area Local Schools said Thursday that the eclipse could pose a risk to students who view it even inadvertently while at school or on the bus ride home.The day will be used as a service day for faculty and staff.Jefferson is about 60 miles (100 kilometers) northeast of Cleveland. The area will see a partial solar
  
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• What to Expect from Smart Columbus in Year Two

  18-08-2017 14:00
  It’s been a little over a year since Columbus beat out six other finalists to win the US Department of Transportation’s Smart City challenge. The win came with a $40 million grant from the US DOT as well as a $10 million grant from Vulcan, Inc. Local corporate and institutional partners have chipped in significant […]
  
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• Pony Ride shuttered at Licking County festival

  18-08-2017 13:20
  
  A pony ride attraction was closed Thursday as Licking County humane agents investigate photos that appear to show injuries to the vendor's animals. Photos were taken by patrons on Wednesday as the Pataskala Street Fair began. The photos appear to show horses with cuts and scars under their saddles, and open, bleeding wounds. Another photo showed a horse with dried blood on its face. The same vendor operated at the Hartford Independent Fair in Croton, where there were also allegations of neglect
  
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• "Pints for Peits" raises money for Aaron Peitsmeyer, Volleyball...

  18-08-2017 13:20
  The event at Brewfontaine featured a live auction and 50/50 raffle. The auction raised just under $2,000 and the 50/50 raffle raised roughly $520 .
  
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• Warship captain in collision that killed 7 to lose command

  18-08-2017 12:38
  Poor seamanship and flaws in keeping watch contributed to a collision between a Navy destroyer and a commercial container ship that killed seven sailors, Navy officials said, announcing that the warship captain will be relieved of command and more than a dozen other sailors will be punished.Adm. William Moran, the vice chief of naval operations, told reporters Thursday that the top three leaders aboard the USS Fitzgerald, which was badly damaged in the June collision off the coast of Japan, will
  
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• Doppler 10: Seasonable Friday

  18-08-2017 10:15
  Today: Another muggy start. Partly cloudy with a light breeze. High 86. W wind 5-15 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly clear skies and seasonable. Low 65. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly sunny with a chance for showers and storms. High 83.
  Sunday: Pick of the weekend. Great pool day. Sunny with a high of 87.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Starting off muggy again, but a drop in humidity is expected by this afternoon, but temperatures will remain warm
  
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• Doppler 10: Clouds Return, Saturday Showers

  18-08-2017 10:15
  This Evening: Partly cloudy and pleasant.
  Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy and not as warm 64 W 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with a chance for showers and storms. 81
  Sunday: Mostly sunny and warm 88 Light East
  Monday: Mostly sunny and hot. Near 90.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: After a quiet day today, an approaching system will bring scattered showers and a chance for thunderstorms back to the region tomorrow. High pressure returns f
  
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• Driver calls 911 after hitting person in north Columbus

  18-08-2017 10:08
  
  One person was in critical condition after being hit by a car in north Columbus.Police said the driver stopped after the crash on Weber Road around 3 a.m. Friday.That person called 911 to get help for the injured person.One block of Weber road was shut down between Azelda and Hiawatha Streets.The victim was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital.
  
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• Ex-treasure hunter to present request to end Ohio jail time

  18-08-2017 08:45
  This undated file photo provided by the Delaware County Sheriff's Office in Delaware, Ohio, shows Tommy Thompson, jailed on contempt-of-court charges since December 2015 for violating terms of a plea deal by refusing to respond to questions about the location of 500 missing gold coins. The ex-treasure hunter is ready to argue before an Ohio judge why his imprisonment should be ended.
  
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• Police investigate shooting in Reynoldsburg

  18-08-2017 05:03
  
  REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - Reynoldsburg Police are investigating a shooting that happened Thursday night.Reynoldsburg Police said it happened shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Taylor Woods Drive near Taylor Road.Police told 10TV a father shot his son but their ages have not been released.The victim’s condition and any other suspect information was not immediately available.Stay with 10TV and refresh 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Concert Review: Greta Van Fleet at The Basement

  18-08-2017 04:56
  “This is going to be historic!”, exclaims an overly-excited middle-aged man to me just moments before Michigan classic rock revivalists Greta Van Fleet took to the stage for their first headlining show, while a trio of 50-somethings in front of me excitedly take photos of the stage and set list, and a young woman bounces […]
  
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• Katy Perry's Columbus show rescheduled

  18-08-2017 04:15
  Production delays have forced the delay of the start of Katy Perry's "Witness" tour, including the rescheduling of a show in Columbus. The date of the singer's Sept.
  
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• Police searching for missing 12-year-old from west Columbus

  18-08-2017 04:02
  
  Police are searching for a missing 12-year-old girl from west Columbus.Amal Jees Ali left on foot in the neighborhood of Eakin Road and Wedgewood Drive around 2 p.m. Thursday.She is described as a black female, black hair, brown eyes, 5' and weighing 100 pounds.Amal was last seen wearing a dress in an unknown color and a head scarf in an unknown color.Please contact Columbus Police Missing Persons Unit with information 614-645-4624.
  
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• Missing 12-year-old from west Columbus found safe

  18-08-2017 04:02
  
  A missing 12-year-old girl from west Columbus has been recovered, according to police. Amal Jees Ali left on foot in the neighborhood of Eakin Road and Wedgewood Drive around 2 p.m. Thursday.Authorities release early Friday Ali was found safe.
  
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• Confederate leaders' descendants want monuments pulled down

  18-08-2017 02:37
  
  A handful of descendants of Confederate Civil War leaders Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and Jefferson Davis are siding with those who believe monuments to their famous ancestors should be pulled down and moved to other settings, such as museums.And a relative of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee says he would be fine with removing statues to his storied ancestor if it helps the country heal.The director of a Mississippi estate that was Davis' retirement home, meanwhile, has suggested that the monument
  
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• Police say 5 suspects in a new Spain attack are dead

  18-08-2017 02:23
  
  BARCELONA, Spain - The police force for Spain's Catalonia region says the fifth suspect shot in the resort town of Cambrils has died and six civilians have been injured.Police earlier Friday morning had said four suspects had been killed in the town south of Barcelona during a police operation to "respond to a terrorist attack."The confrontation came about eight hours after a van swerved through a pedestrian walkway in a popular destination in downtown Barcelona, killing 13 people and injured an
  
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• Police say 4 suspects in a new Spain attack dead

  18-08-2017 02:23
  
  The police force for Spain's Catalonia region says its troopers shot and killed four suspects and wounded a fifth in a resort town south of Barcelona to "respond to a terrorist attack."The confrontation came about eight hours after a van swerved through a pedestrian walkway in a popular destination in downtown Barcelona, killing 13 people and injured an estimated 100 more.The regional police said on Twitter early Friday that troopers fired on the five suspects in Cambrils, a seaside town about 6
  
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• Fourteenth person dies after terror attacks in Spain

  18-08-2017 02:23
  
  Police said death toll in Spain attacks rises to 14 after woman injured in seaside resort dies.The woman, who wasn't named, is the first fatal victim of the attack late Thursday in Cambrils, about 70 miles from Barcelona.Police on Friday shot and killed five people wearing fake bomb belts who staged a car attack in a seaside resort in Spain's Catalonia region hours after a van plowed into pedestrians on a busy Barcelona promenade, killing at least 13 people and injuring over 100 others.Authoriti
  
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• Pickaway County's first bomb dog patrols schools

  18-08-2017 00:20
  A new school year means a fresh start for students and for another a new face in Pickaway County schools.This year, all four districts in the county, along with Ohio Christian University and the sheriff’s office, partnered together to purchase a bomb and search K9.The idea came to Sheriff Robert B. Radcliff after the county was forced to use resources from Franklin and Ross Counties during previous incidents.Radcliff reached out to the superintendents with the suggestion of creating a part
  
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• Pelosi calls for confederate monuments to be taken out of U.S. Capitol

  18-08-2017 00:06
  
  Minority leader Nancy Pelosi released a statement saying Confederate statues should be removed from the U.S. Capitol.A statue of Thomas Edison represents Ohio in the halls of Congress.It replaced a statue of a former Ohio governor last year.In 2012, the Ohio General Assembly voted to replace the statue of former Ohio Governor William Allen. Allen supported slavery and criticized Abraham Lincoln.The statue of Thomas Edison was unveiled in 2015 and installed at the U.S. Capitol in 2016..@SpeakerRy
  
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