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• Woman tackles cat overpopulation one neighborhood feline at a time

  18-09-2017 23:58
  Stray and feral cats are a common sight around the City of Columbus.In fact, right now, there is an estimated half million free-roaming or feral cats around town, according to Dr. Carina Vitullo, a veterinarian with SOS of Ohio, a high volume, low-cost spay and neuter clinic.“A lot of those cats will end up dead or in shelters and that’s what we’re trying to prevent and we want to prevent them getting needlessly euthanized,” Vitullo said.One method of cutting back on the
  
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• Columbus Rotary Club: LeVeque Tower Remodel

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• Lithopolis American flag photos create tension between voters, city government

  18-09-2017 23:01
  In the small town of Lithopolis, it's a talker."It" is inside a building off West Columbus Street where dozens of American flags are stored inside a canister.Monday, the flags were rolled up and neatly displayed. However, some say, they weren't always like that.Mayor Scott Gilliland says politics are ugly, but in a town of 1,400 people, it's even worse."Small town politics is a more ugly thing," he said.It started last week when photos were brought to the attention of city council that apparentl
  
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• DuVernay, LL Cool J to receive Harvard W.E.B. Du Bois medals

  18-09-2017 22:36
  
  "Selma" director Ava DuVernay and rapper LL Cool J are among the recipients of Harvard University's 2017 W.E.B. Du Bois medals honoring those who have made significant contributions to African and African-American history and culture.The school announced Monday that they will be honored at the fifth-annual Hutchins Center Honors on Oct. 4 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Other medalists this year include Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile, artist Kara Walker, Microsoft Chairman John Thomps
  
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• Father of murdered OSU student wants answers regarding police response

  18-09-2017 22:28
  Twenty-year-old Heather Campbell, a former Navy Officer turned Ohio State student, was found dead in her north Columbus apartment off Olentangy River Road and Bethel Road early Sunday morning.According to police reports, a neighbor called 911 at 2:34 a.m. claiming she heard three gunshots. She told the 911 dispatcher she also heard a couple arguing.Caller: "I heard extreme arguing, I heard loud banging and it was terrifying and I said to my boyfriend that sounds like domestic violence you need t
  
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• Teenager killed in reported drive-by shooting in Blacklick

  18-09-2017 22:27
  
  BLACKLICK, Ohio -- A teenager was killed in a shooting on Churchside Chase Drive Monday afternoon, according to Columbus police.The shooting was called in at 4:04 p.m. The male victim was pronounced dead at about 4:20 p.m.Police on the scene said that the teenager was found in a driveway. There are no suspects or witnesses.They said the original 911 call came in as a drive-by shooting.Wengert Road is closed at Churchside Chase Drive as police investigate the scene.Stay with 10TV for updates on t
  
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• One dead after shooting in Blacklick

  18-09-2017 22:27
  
  BLACKLICK, Ohio -- One person has died as a result of a shooting on Churchside Chase Drive Monday afternoon, according to Columbus police.The shooting was called in at 4:04 p.m. and the person was pronounced dead at about 4:20 p.m.Authorities have not released any details on the victim or suspect information at this time.Stay with 10TV for updates on this developing story.
  
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• Licking Heights High School student killed in reported drive-by shooting in Blacklick

  18-09-2017 22:27
  
  BLACKLICK, Ohio -- A Licking Heights High School student was killed in a shooting on Churchside Chase Drive Monday afternoon, according to Columbus police.The shooting was called in at 4:04 p.m. The male victim, Mohamed Abdulkadir, 15, was pronounced dead at about 4:20 p.m.Police on the scene said that the teenager was found in a driveway. There are no suspects or witnesses.They said the original 911 call came in as a drive-by shooting. According to police there are no known suspects or motives
  
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• Texas judge denies NFL bid to reinstate Ezekiel Elliott suspension

  18-09-2017 20:29
  
  A federal judge in Texas has denied the NFL's request to suspend his injunction that blocked a six-game suspension for Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott.The ruling from U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant on Monday was expected and came after the NFL had already moved on to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans with the same request.In his ruling, Mazzant criticized the NFL for not waiting for his decision after using the argument of premature filings against the NFL Player
  
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• Lawsuit: Columbus police use excessive force against blacks

  18-09-2017 20:05
  This undated photo provided by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office shows Timothy Davis after he was arrested Sept. 1, 2017, inside a Columbus convenience store where officers tried to arrest him on a warrant alleging he assaulted an officer.
  
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• Columbus considers borrowing $2 million to convert street lights to LED

  18-09-2017 20:05
  The Columbus City Council is expected to vote Monday night on whether the city should borrow $2 million from the state of Ohio to help pay for a plan that would convert more than 50,000 streetlights to energy-saving LED. The $40 million project will be done in phases over several years, with the first projected to cost between $3.5 million and $4.5 million.
  
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• TSA finds loaded handgun in carry-on bag at Columbus airport

  18-09-2017 20:00
  
  Officers with the Transportation Security Administration prevented a passenger from bringing a loaded handgun on board a plane at John Glenn Columbus International Airport.According to TSA officials, the incident happened Monday morning just before 5 a.m.The officer detected the weapon, a 9mm handgun, as the man’s carry-on bag passed through the checkpoint’s X-ray machine.The officer immediately contacted the Columbus Regional Airport Authority Police Department to respond to the sit
  
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• North Market Welcomes New Merchant Coco Cat

  18-09-2017 19:26
  The North Market announced the addition of a new merchant planned for early November. Coco Cat, a family owned chocolate purveyor, will occupy the space next to Stauf’s Coffee Roasters and across from Market & Boar. “Coco Cat is embodiment of North Market fulfilling our mission,” said Rick Harrison Wolfe, North Market Development Authority Executive […]
  
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• Navy fires 2 commanders in connection with ship collisions

  18-09-2017 19:26
  
  Two commanders of the U.S. 7th Fleet were relieved of their command over a "loss in confidence in their ability to command," the commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet announced Monday.Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer on Monday dismissed Rear Adm. Charles Williams, who is the commander of Task Force 70 (CTF 70),and Capt. Jeffrey Bennett, commander of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15. Bennett's command included the USS John McCain and the USS Fitzgerald, both destroyers that collided with tankers in separate inciden
  
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• Photos: 10th and Final Independents’ Day

  18-09-2017 19:19
  This weekend, Columbus celebrated the 10th and final year of the Independents’ Day festival. Festivities included local and national music acts, more than a dozen food vendors, and showcases of local art. Adam Brouillette, festival co-founder, hinted at the possibility of Independents’ Day coming back in other forms in the years to come, such as in […]
  
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• Protests resume after 80 arrests in St. Louis unrest

  18-09-2017 19:10
  
  ST. LOUIS — A racially mixed crowd of demonstrators locked arms and marched quietly through downtown St. Louis Monday morning to protest the acquittal of a white former police officer in the killing of a black suspect, following another night of unrest and more than 80 arrests.The latest action follows three days of peaceful protests and three nights of vandalism and unrest in the city that has been rocked since Friday, when a judge announced he found Jason Stockley not guilty in the 2011
  
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• Local Artists Create Supernatural Web Series

  18-09-2017 19:07
  Friendship, ghost hunting and a hacked webcam bring local artists together for a supernatural web series. To make that happen, Michelle Hanson found herself becoming a filmmaker. “I’m more of a writer and a novelist than a filmmaker,” she says. “The filmmaking aspect came more because I wanted to see my writing on film, so […]
  
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• White House, black college heads to meet amid strained ties

  18-09-2017 18:31
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday named a lawyer and former NFL player as executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, as the administration faces criticism from those institutions of promises unkept.Jonathan Holifield, who also writes and consults on the topics of innovation and inclusiveness, told leaders and students that HBCUs must contribute more to the American economy."There is no path to sustain new job creation, shar
  
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• AJ Capital Partners Announces Plans To Open Graduate Hotels' Newest Location In Columbus, OH

  18-09-2017 17:38
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• Senate on track to pass $700 billion defense policy bill

  18-09-2017 17:25
  
  WASHINGTON — The Senate is on track to pass a defense policy bill that pumps $700 billion into the Pentagon budget, expands U.S. missile defenses in response to North Korea's growing hostility and refuses to allow excess military bases to be closed.The legislation is expected to be approved on Monday by a wide margin in another burst of bipartisanship amid President Donald Trump's push for cooperation with congressional Democrats. The 1,215-page measure defies a number of White House objec
  
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• Amazon announces southwest Ohio center, 1,000 jobs coming

  18-09-2017 16:48
  
  MONROE, Ohio (AP) - Amazon has made it official: It plans to locate one of its fulfillment centers in the southwest Ohio city of Monroe, bringing more than 1,000 jobs.Ohio recently approved a 1.39 percent, 10-year tax credit for the project, along with a tax credit for a planned fulfillment center near Cleveland that could employ 2,000 people.The Seattle-based e-commerce giant says the Monroe center will add to more than 6,000 Amazon employees already in Ohio.It says associates at the 1-million-
  
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• 2 Ohio teens: 1 fatally shot, 2nd in custody

  18-09-2017 16:23
  
  FREMONT, Ohio (AP) — Police say a 14-year-old Ohio boy was shot to death and a second 14-year-old boy is in custody, charged with the slaying.The shooting happened in Fremont in northern Ohio Sunday afternoon. No names were released.Fremont police say the boy who was shot died on the way to the hospital. The boy in custody is at the Sandusky county Juvenile Detention Center.Police say the suspect is charged with involuntary manslaughter, tampering with evidence, obstructing official busine
  
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• Ohio driver dies after hitting dead horse, flipping truck

  18-09-2017 16:13
  
  JEFFERSON, Ohio (AP) — Police say a driver has died after hitting a dead horse and flipping his truck on an Ohio highway.The Ohio State Highway Patrol says 23-year-old Justin Alkire, of Niles, was driving in Ashtabula County on Sunday when he came upon a carcass in the road and tried to swerve around it.Police say he lost control, hitting the horse and flipping his truck onto its hood.Alkire died at the scene. Police say he was not wearing a seat belt.A 16-year-old passenger, who was weari
  
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• Ohio remembers 9 year anniversary of Hurricane Ike

  18-09-2017 15:37
  
  DAYTON, Ohio -- Friday marked the nine year anniversary of the costliest natural disaster in recent Ohio history.A windstorm related to Hurricane Ike struck the state on Sept. 14, 2008 and led to seven deaths and $1.255 billion in insured losses.Nearly every Ohio county reported damage and power outages, and 29 counties received state of emergency declarations.Insurance companies say claims were mostly received from the Cincinnati, Dayton and central Ohio areas.The hurricane was the fifth costli
  
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• Costs from major natural disasters can stress state budgets

  18-09-2017 15:34
  
  A summer of natural catastrophes, from epic hurricanes to scorching wildfires, has exposed another peril in disaster-prone states: How to pay for the rescues, repairs and rebuilding.The combined tab from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma is expected to hit $200 billion or more. While the federal government is expected to pay most of that, the affected state and local governments have to start paying for recovery now and eventually could be on the hook for tens of millions of dollars or more.States var
  
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• Maria intensifies into Category 5 hurricane

  18-09-2017 15:29
  Forecasters say Hurricane Maria has become a Category 5 storm as the eye nears Dominica.The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Monday evening that Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter planes found that Maria had strengthened into a storm with 160 mph (260 kph) winds.The hurricane is about 15 miles (25 kilometers) east-southeast of Dominica and moving west-northwest at 9 mph (15 kph).The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Maria had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 kph) in late afternoo
  
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• Maria intensifies into Category 4 hurricane

  18-09-2017 15:29
  Hurricane Maria grew into an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm Monday as it barreled toward a potentially devastating collision with islands in the eastern Caribbean, and forecasters warned it was likely to become even stronger.The storm's eye was expected to pass near Dominica later in the day on a path that would take it near many of the islands already wrecked by Hurricane Irma and then on toward a possible direct strike on Puerto Rico on Wednesday."This storm promises to be catastrophic f
  
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• Maria intensifies into Category 3 hurricane as it targets Caribbean

  18-09-2017 15:29
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Maria grew into a Category 3 storm on Monday as it barreled toward a potentially devastating collision with islands in the eastern Caribbean. Forecasters warned it was likely to grow even stronger.The storm was on a path that would take it near many of the islands already wrecked by Hurricane Irma and then on toward Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Maria could hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as a Category 3 or 4 hurricane, said Ernesto Morales with the
  
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• Hurricane Maria smashes Dominica, now menaces Puerto Rico

  18-09-2017 15:29
  
  ROSEAU, Dominica -- Hurricane Maria smashed into Dominica with 160 mph winds, ripping the roof off even the prime minister's residence and causing what he called "mind-boggling" devastation Tuesday as it plunged into a Caribbean region already ravaged by Hurricane Irma.The storm was on a track to wallop Puerto Rico on Wednesday "with a force and violence that we haven't seen for several generations," the territory's governor said.Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said on his Facebook pag
  
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• Hurricane Maria pummels Dominica as Category 5 storm

  18-09-2017 15:29
  
  Hurricane Maria, a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm, made landfall on the small island of Dominica on Monday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Monday evening.Maria pounded Dominica with maximum winds of 160 mph as it surged into the eastern Caribbean on Monday night, and forecasters warned it might become even stronger.A series of Facebook posts by Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit captured the fury of the storm as it made landfall on the mountainous island.
  
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• Cat 5 Hurricane Maria threatens storm-battered Caribbean

  18-09-2017 15:29
  
  Hurricane Maria intensified into a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm Monday as it surged toward islands in the eastern Caribbean, and forecasters warned it might become even stronger.The storm's eye was expected to pass near Dominica during the night and then on Tuesday brush past many of the islands already wrecked by Hurricane Irma and head toward a possible direct strike on Puerto Rico on Wednesday.On Dominica, zinc roofs began blowing off homes as the outer edge of the storm moved in
  
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• Trump's childhood home becomes showcase for refugees

  18-09-2017 15:21
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's childhood home in New York had some new occupants over the weekend — refugees who shared their stories as a way to draw attention to the refugee crisis as the United Nations General Assembly convenes this week with Trump in attendance.The three-story Tudor-style home in Queens that Trump's father, Fred, built in 1940 is now a rental available on Airbnb that anyone can stay in for $725 a night. It was auctioned off to an unidentified buyer in M
  
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• As coal dies, Hocking Hills towns seek ecotourists

  18-09-2017 15:14
  Not because she longs to restore Shawnee to its former glory, but because she sees it for what it could become. As her neighbors step up to the counter at her B&C Mini-Mart - sometimes three or four times in a single day - she hatches new ideas for what else she might offer the town of 643.
  
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• Is Apple overvalued? Not by a long shot

  18-09-2017 14:21
  
  It's almost unfathomable why some investors are turned off by Apple's (AAPL) stock. One reason may be that its price has been ramping up for at least the past five years. It shot to an all-time high of $164 a share on Sept. 11, 2017, the day before Apple launched its new iPhone lineup, spearheaded by the iPhone X.The stock has since slipped, closing at $159.88 on Sept. 15, but some Apple bulls see it soaring to $200 a share.With the share price having risen some 39 percent year-to-date, outscori
  
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• Top U.S. security official targeted in Cuba embassy "health attacks"

  18-09-2017 14:14
  
  The top official in charge of security for the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba, is among at least 21 Americans affected by mysterious attacks that have triggered a range of injuries, according to two sources who are familiar with the incidents but were not authorized to speak publicly about them.Identified as the Regional Security Officer, the position is responsible for serving as the embassy's senior law enforcement and security adviser interfacing with foreign police. Regional Security Officers
  
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• Charter bus barrels into NYC bus, killing 3 and injuring 16

  18-09-2017 14:00
  
  NEW YORK — A charter bus barreled through an intersection, slammed into a city bus and then plowed onto a sidewalk and into a building Monday, killing three people.Mayor Bill de Blasio said he was shocked by the "sheer destruction" and noted that one of the people killed was a pedestrian simply walking down the sidewalk when the collision happened "out of nowhere."The other dead were the tour bus driver and a passenger on the city bus. Sixteen other people were hurt, some of them seriously
  
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• 3 die as buses collide at New York City intersection

  18-09-2017 14:00
  
  NEW YORK — A city bus and a tour bus collided and spun around in a New York City intersection on Monday, leaving three people dead, including a pedestrian, officials said.Mayor Bill de Blasio said he was shocked by the "sheer destruction," and noted that "one of those who was lost was simply walking down the sidewalk" as the crash came "out of nowhere."The pedestrian was killed along with the tour bus driver and a passenger on the city bus. Sixteen other people were hurt, some of them seri
  
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• 2 buses collide in NYC, injuring more than a dozen

  18-09-2017 14:00
  
  NEW YORK — More than a dozen people were injured, five critically, after a city bus and a tour bus collided Monday morning in Queens.CBS New York reports it happened at 6:18 a.m. on Main Street and Northern Boulevard in Flushing. One of the buses then slammed into a building.Sixteen people were hurt in the crash, including five people who are in critical condition. #FDNY members are removing passengers from the buses - 16 reported injuries at this time. pic.twitter.com/wBU6NDT926— FD
  
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• Who gets married today? The rich and educated

  18-09-2017 13:48
  
  A funny thing happened on the way to the wedding chapel: Wealthy Americans are getting married, but low-income and less-educated citizens are giving it a hard pass.That's creating a marriage gap across America because those with college degrees are much more likely to tie the knot than people without a degrees, according to new data from the Pew Research Center. Income also plays into the issue, given that college-educated workers earn about 75 percent more annually on average than people with o
  
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• Lawsuit: Columbus police use excessive force against black residents

  18-09-2017 13:42
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A federal lawsuit alleges Columbus police used excessive force when they arrested a man earlier this month in an incident in which cellphone video showed officers kicking and punching the man.The lawsuit filed Sunday in federal court in Columbus also accuses the police department of continuing a pattern of excessive force against civilians and in particular black residents.The lawsuit filed on behalf of defendant Timothy Davis says the department also fails to properly supe
  
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• Clergy to escort undocumented Columbus mother to ICE hearing

  18-09-2017 12:54
  A central Ohio mother who has become the center of an immigration debate is expected to attend a check in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, also known as ICE.Edith Espinal is an undocumented immigrant who could be deported at any moment.She found sanctuary in a Columbus church weeks ago, and ICE officials allowed the 39-year-old mother to work out details of her deportation order.About 400 faith leaders have signed a letter asking the government to allow her to stay. Dozens plan to escor
  
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• Trump's week anchored by speech to UN General Assembly

  18-09-2017 12:28
  President Donald Trump is making his debut at the United Nations and taking his complaints about the world body straight to the source.In his first appearance as president, Trump on Monday was addressing a U.S.-sponsored event on reforming the 193-member organization he has sharply criticized.As a candidate for president, Trump labeled the U.N. as weak and incompetent, and not a friend of either the United States or Israel. But he has softened his tone since taking office, telling ambassadors fr
  
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• Trump, in UN debut, urges the world body to reform

  18-09-2017 12:28
  UNITED NATIONS — President Donald Trump made his debut at the United Nations on Monday, using his first appearance to urge the 193-nation organization to reduce bureaucracy and costs while more clearly defining its mission around the world.But while Trump chastised the U.N. — an organization he sharply criticized as a candidate for president — he said the United States would "pledge to be partners in your work" in order to make the body "a more effective force" for peace across
  
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• US flies powerful warplanes amid tensions with North Korea

  18-09-2017 12:22
  
  The U.S. military flew advanced bombers and stealth jets over the Korean Peninsula and near Japan in drills with South Korean and Japanese warplanes on Monday, three days after North Korea fired a missile over Japan.The United States often sends powerful military aircraft in a show of force in times of heightened animosities with North Korea. The North launched its latest missile as it protested against tough new U.N. sanctions over its sixth nuclear test on Sept. 3.Monday's flyovers involved tw
  
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• Lead carver of Mount Rushmore honored with plaque

  18-09-2017 12:16
  The chief carver of Mount Rushmore who was responsible for refining the expressions on the faces of the monument's four presidents was honored Saturday with a plaque that recognizes his work.Luigi Del Bianco was an Italian immigrant and stone carver whose job included the challenging tasks of sculpting Jefferson's lips and Lincoln's life-like eyes. With the help of Del Bianco's descendants, the National Park Service unveiled a bronze plaque Saturday in his honor. It will be on display at the Lin
  
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• Commuters head back to work Monday following London attack; 2 men remain in custody

  18-09-2017 11:52
  
  LONDON (AP) — British police are still holding two suspects in custody over the London subway blast as commuters head to work Monday in the first morning rush hour since the attack.Authorities have reduced the terror threat level from "critical" to "severe," indicating another attack is highly likely but no longer believed to be imminent. Police have asked the traveling public to be vigilant and to expect to see an increase in armed police.Meanwhile, closed-circuit television images, acqui
  
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• Heroin in the Heartland

  18-09-2017 10:28
  The faces of heroin include the young, middle-to-upper class and suburban. What was once thought of as an inner-city problem is now a national epidemic Federal and local authorities nationwide now consider heroin to be the biggest drug epidemic in the country.
  
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• Doppler 10: Summer makes a comeback!

  18-09-2017 10:10
  This Evening: Variable clouds, warm and a bit humid.
  Tonight: Lingering clouds. Warm and muggy. 63 Light East
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy and warm with a chance for a few stray PM showers or storms. 83 Light SW
  Wednesday: Brightening somewhat and hot with just a slight chance for pop-up. 85
  Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot. 85
  Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information:A weak cold front will move into the region and stall today, bringing at least a slight c
  
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• Doppler 10: Summer-like weather continues

  18-09-2017 10:10
  Today: Starting the morning mostly sunny with clouds gradually increasing through the day. High 84. Light and variable wind.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy and above average with a low of 64. E wind 0-5 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and storms in the afternoon. High 72.Light and variable wind.
  Wednesday: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of storms. High 84.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information:Summer-like weather continues into t
  
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• Trucks spraying for West Nile are rolling through Columbus streets

  18-09-2017 09:39
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Trucks spraying for West Nile virus are rolling through many Columbus streets this morning.The northwest parts of the city, like Hayden Run, are getting treated until 7 a.m. Monday, as well as the Rocky Fork neighborhood in Blacklick.If you're wondering why those trucks are out in force, it's because mosquitoes are biting at peak levels right now.Health departments from the city, county and state tell 10TV that the months of August and September are peak times for West Nile vir
  
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