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• Police: Man accused of stealing laptop by sticking it down his pants

  04-10-2017 23:50
  
  Columbus police are attempting to identify a man and his two female accomplices who stole a laptop from a Blacklick business.According to police, the incident happened at Luxury Nails on E. Broad Street on July 31 around 1:55 p.m.Two woman provided cover for the suspect, who slipped the $1,800 Apple MacBook out of a bag and into the front of his pants.If you know the identity of the man or the two women, contact Det. Borghese in the burglary unit at 614-645-2374 or [email protected].
  
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• "Someone needed to be there for her": Hilliard man tried to help woman in Las Vegas

  04-10-2017 23:40
  Kody Robertson of Hilliard talks of Michelle Vo like they knew each other for years."She just had this bubbly personality this loving caring individual. It was so easy to talk with her," he said.The two only met an hour before bullets began showering down on them from a gunman perched on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas hotel."She got hit in the chest that we could see and she immediately went to the ground," he said.With every crackle of gunfire, more bodies fell around Robertson as he carried Vo
  
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• Parents want harsher punishment after shots fired at youth football game

  04-10-2017 23:26
  Shots were fired at a youth football game. Some think the league needs to take more drastic measures in the aftermath. But the league is sticking by its decision.It happened at Rhodes Park after a Karl J. Fulton Pony Football League game between the Hilltop Cowboys and the Columbus Panthers.A fight broke out, police were called. After police arrived, shots were fired near the field.A police report shows it was a Panther parent who pulled the gun. He's been arrested and charged with mishandling a
  
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• Police identify man crushed to death by granite slabs

  04-10-2017 23:24
  Columbus police on Wednesday identified a man accidentally killed Tuesday at a stone slab distribution company on the city's Far West Side. Robert Schofield, 55, was working in the back of Unique Stone Concepts, 2350 International St., when he became trapped between several toppled granite slabs.
  
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• Pizzuti Buys Whittier Street Giant Eagle Site

  04-10-2017 23:09
  The Pizzuti Companies has purchased the Giant Eagle store at 280 E. Whittier St. near German Village. The developer closed on the 2.3-acre site two days ago for $5.35 million, according the Franklin County Auditor’s site. Curtis Davis, zoning chair of the South Side Area Commission, said he has spoken with representatives of both Pizutti […]
  
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• Charges dismissed after reported attacks at Blacklick Woods Metro Park

  04-10-2017 23:00
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The felony charges against a man accused of racially motivated attacks at Blacklick Woods Metro Park have been dismissed according to records from Franklin County Municipal Court.The Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office said the report from police about Dominique Thomas was reviewed and it was determined there were not appropriate felony charges.The Reynoldsburg Police department originally said the incidents happened over the course of about six weeks in August and Septemb
  
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• Foundation that supports Newark targeted by thieves

  04-10-2017 22:33
  Police in Newark are investigating the thefts of three bronze plaques from a public bike trail near Ohio 16 and Country Club Drive.Police say on September 1, the thieves used bolt cutters to remove the plaques, which pay homage to the artist of several bronze sculptures, from a remote location. Police say two weeks earlier, someone also stole the bases and poles to 20 small tables located in The Works courtyard."It's just disappointing," said Jennifer Roberts, who heads up the Thomas J. Evans Fo
  
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• Browns VP remains confident in plan despite losses piling up

  04-10-2017 22:33
  
  BEREA — Despite just one win after 20 games into a rebuilding project, Browns head of football operations Sashi Brown remains undeterred and confident.Brown met with reporters Wednesday in the lobby of the team's headquarters while the team practiced. He expressed disappointment that the wins haven't come, but remains committed to the plan he and coach Hue Jackson have in place.The Browns are just 1-19 under Jackson, who has come under further scrutiny as the losses have mounted. Brown sai
  
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• Ohio National Guard sending airmen to Puerto Rico

  04-10-2017 22:30
  Twenty Ohio National Guard Airmen packed up and headed to Puerto Rico Wednesday to assist in Hurricane Maria relief."It feels good," said Captain Evan Howard, who says his mission in life is giving back.The response team is made up of members from the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio and the 178th Airlift Wing of Springfield."We are going out there with the mindset for as long as they need us we'll be there," said Captain Howard.The team is traveling with a mobile kitchen that is equipped t
  
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• Avanza Together Offers Comfort and Resources in Deportation Process

  04-10-2017 22:00
  Imagine that the only way to save your child was to leave him. For one local family, whose 8-year-old son’s heart condition requires regular surgeries, this is reality. The parents, already targeted for deportation, must choose between taking their son with them, or leaving him in foster care here to get the treatment he needs. […]
  
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• Man charged in Tokes murder faces two trials

  04-10-2017 21:19
  The man potentially facing the death penalty for the February murder of Ohio State University senior Reagan Tokes will be tried separately for a series of Columbus robberies that immediately preceded the killing. Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Mark Serrott this week, with both the defense and prosecution agreeing, set Feb. 23 for the start of Brian Lee Golsby's trial for 10 counts related to the murder.
  
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• Former Buckeye Bri’onte Dunn arrested on rape, kidnapping charges

  04-10-2017 21:02
  COLUMBUS -- Former OSU running back Bri’onte Dunn has been arrested on charges of rape and kidnapping.Columbus Police arrested Dunn Wednesday afternoon.According to Franklin County Municipal Count documents, Dunn, 24, held down the victim and then forced her to have sex with him. The offenses occurred about 6 a.m. Aug. 20 in a residence on Neil Avenue.The victim went to Grant Hospital and reported the assault. According to documents, Dunn called the victim at 4:15 a.m. and asked her for a
  
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• Officers cleared by police in shooting of man who killed SWAT officer

  04-10-2017 20:58
  
  COLUMBUS -- Two Columbus Police Officers involved in a shooting April 10, 2016 were cleared of wrong doing Wednesday.A press release from the Columbus Division of Police states: "The investigation into the police involved shooting that occurred on April 10, 2016, has been completed by the Firearms/Police-Involved Death Review Board. The actions of Officer Glenn D. Thivener and Lieutenant Paul Ohl are found to be within the Columbus Division of Police Use of Firearms Policy. "Lincoln Rutledge was
  
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• CelebrateOne Connector Corps

  04-10-2017 20:31
  
  
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• Trump lauds Vegas victims, doctors, police: 'Amazing people'

  04-10-2017 20:03
  President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump met privately with victims of the Las Vegas shooting at a hospital Wednesday, praising them and the doctors who treated them as he visited a city still reeling from the worst gun massacre in modern U.S. history.He also met with first responders who'd been on duty Sunday night, telling them: "You showed the world and the world is watching, and you showed what professionalism is all about."Air Force One landed at the airport near the famed Las Ve
  
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• Ideas Come to Life at OSU’s HackOHI/O

  04-10-2017 18:29
  A hackathon is a place where ideas become tangible, strangers become teammates, and students become creators. OHI/O, The Ohio State University’s own hackathon, is just one of the many that have cropped up over the years as the central Ohio tech scene has continued to grow. With more appearing at the high school level and […]
  
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• Police searching for suspect inside Walnut Woods Metro Park

  04-10-2017 18:07
  
  GROVEPORT -- Police are on the scene of Walnut Woods Metro Park according to the Madison Township Police.Police say they are looking for a suspect inside the park.Police are walking along the trails of the park searching for the suspect.Stay with 10TV as this story develops
  
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• Police search for suspect inside Walnut Woods Metro Park

  04-10-2017 18:07
  
  GROVEPORT -- Police are on the scene of Walnut Woods Metro Park according to the Madison Township Police.Police say they were looking for a suspect inside the park. The park was closed briefly, but now is reopened.According to Marc Gofstein, Franklin County Sheriff's Office PIO, the metro park called the department about a possible abduction, but after investigating conflicting reports found nothing.Canal Winchester schools were put on a non-emergency lockdown according to the district.
  
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• Doppler 10: Muggy and warm. Showers loom for Thursday

  04-10-2017 17:58
  This Evening: Variable clouds, chance for a brief shower early.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog possible. Warm. 64 W 3-6 mph
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and a chance for a stray thunderstorm. 78 Light SW
  Friday: Mostly cloudy with a chance for mainly AM showers. 76 SW 5-10 mph
  Saturday: Mostly cloudy. A few scattered PM showers possible late. 82Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A weak cold front will then move into the
  
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• CIA Director says more agents being sent into field

  04-10-2017 17:28
  
  WASHINGTON — CIA Director Mike Pompeo on Wednesday outlined his vision for more aggressive intelligence work around the world, saying he's sending more spies to the field and moving decision-making down the chain of command to better protect national security.Pompeo said he's trying to cut red tape and create a culture at the agency that says: "If you are in a process and you're not adding value, get out of the way.""This risk of the absence of agility and speed is a price our agency can't
  
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• Teen skateboarder dies after falling while holding onto car

  04-10-2017 17:12
  
  CANTON — A 16-year-old Ohio boy has died after he lost control of his skateboard and hit his head on the pavement while trying to hold onto a car.The Summit County Medical Examiner's Office says Dallas Swogger was pronounced dead Tuesday of injuries suffered in the accident in Canton on Friday.Canton police say Swogger was not wearing a helmet when he hit his head.Investigators tell WOIO-TV that three of Swogger's friends were inside the car he was hanging onto, and video was being recorde
  
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• Interview: Curtis Stitt on his Tenure at COTA and the State of Public Transit in Columbus

  04-10-2017 17:00
  Curtis Stitt’s last day at the helm of the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) was September 29. His five years as president and CEO capped nearly 19 in all at the agency. Columbus Underground sat down with Stitt for a wide-ranging interview just before he left, touching on everything from Smart Columbus, to the recent […]
  
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• United Way: 2 in 5 Ohio households struggle to afford basics

  04-10-2017 16:51
  By JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two in 5 Ohio households are struggling to come up with enough resources to provide basic necessities, according to a United Way study released Wednesday. The study is part of a nationwide effort by the charitable organization to inform policy and budgetary debates by local and state governments and community-based organizations, said Ohio United Way president and CEO Steven Hollon.
  
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• President Trump says it's a 'sad day' as he heads to Las Vegas

  04-10-2017 16:38
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday it was a "sad day" as he prepared to reckon with the aftermath of a deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas and meet with survivors and law enforcement officials.President Trump was heading to the city days after a gunman on the 32nd floor of a Vegas Strip hotel and casino opened fire on people at an outdoor country music festival below. The Sunday night rampage by Stephen Craig Paddock killed at least 59 people and injured 527, some from gunfir
  
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• Ohio court overturns death sentence in bartender's death

  04-10-2017 16:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A prosecutor says he'll ask the Ohio Supreme Court to reconsider its decision overturning the conviction and death sentence of a man accused of raping and fatally stabbing a bartender.The court's 4-3 ruling Wednesday sent the case of defendant Joseph Thomas back to northeast Ohio's Lake County for a new trial.The 33-year-old Thomas was convicted and sentenced to death in 2012 for the slaying of Annie McSween two years earlier.Justice Terrence O'Donnell said the trial judge
  
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• Brunch Restaurant Review: South Village Grille

  04-10-2017 16:00
  South Village Grille made its debut on Thurman earlier this year, opening in the former home of the longstanding Easy Street Cafe. The project is part of the same restaurant group that hosts Old Skool and Local Cantina. All the same, South Village couldn’t be more different from its cohorts. While the co-establishments are hang-outs, […]
  
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• Hilliard man talks about surviving Las Vegas shooting

  04-10-2017 15:44
  Kody Roberston, of Hilliard, was in Las Vegas for the Route 91 Harvest festival last weekend.Robertson, an auto parts salesman, met Michelle Vo this weekend at the country concert.He didn't know that soon he'd be the one helping her survive."While we were there, the first set of shots sounded like fireworks to our right. We turned and looked and we just thought it was part of the show," Roberston told CNN."We said it must be fireworks from Jason's show. Then the second round of shots came."Vo wa
  
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• Tennessee man caught at traffic stop with automatic weapons, 900 rounds

  04-10-2017 15:13
  
  JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- Federal agents are trying to determine why a man pulled over for speeding in Tennessee was carrying a cache of weapons including two submachine guns and 900 rounds of ammunition.Deputies found Scott Edmisten, 43, of Johnson City, carrying a .357-caliber Magnum, a loaded .45-caliber semi-automatic, a .223-caliber fully automatic assault rifle, a .308-caliber fully automatic assault rifle, more than 900 rounds of ammunition, and survival equipment, Washington County Sheriff
  
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• Roman Polanski faces new rape allegations

  04-10-2017 14:51
  
  Swiss authorities say they have received a complaint from a German woman alleging that famed filmmaker Roman Polanski raped her 45 years ago in Gstaad, Switzerland, while she was in her mid-teens.Police and the state prosecutor's office in the northern city of St. Gallen say Renate Langer, 61, issued the complaint over the alleged rape in February 1972 in a city police station on Sept. 26. Langer is the fourth woman to accuse the Polanski of sexual assault, according to the AFP news agency.Lange
  
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• String of thefts involving plaques and other outdoor valuables

  04-10-2017 14:46
  CrimeTracker 10 has learned a thief is stealing bronze plaques in Newark.Police reports show 6 plaques were stolen September 1st from the Evans Foundation on East Walnut Street and 3 from the bike trail near Ohio 16 and Country Club Drive.Police also say some time between Aug 13-14, 2017, the suspect(s) stole the bases and poles to 20 small tables located in The Works courtyard on 55 South 1st Street. Media Folder: Media Root Media Folder: Media Root
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• Martin Luther King Library Branch Groundbreaking

  04-10-2017 14:37
  
  
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• Police body cam video shows chaos in Las Vegas

  04-10-2017 14:11
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities have released police body camera video that showed the chaos of the Las Vegas mass shooting as officers tried to figure out the location of the gunman and shuttle people to safety.Amid sirens and volleys of gunfire, people yelled, “They’re shooting right at us,” while officers shouted, “Go that way!” Officials played the video at a news conference Tuesday.Stephen Paddock killed 59 people and wounded hundreds more as he opened fire
  
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• Twice-Daily Flights to Milwaukee to Begin at John Glenn International

  04-10-2017 14:00
  Air transportation network OneJet announced the addition of a twice-daily nonstop service between John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) and General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The service begins November 1. “We welcome OneJet to the family of airlines at John Glenn International,” said Elaine Roberts, President and CEO of the Columbus Regional […]
  
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• Poll: Few approve of Trump's Puerto Rico response

  04-10-2017 13:45
  
  Americans are more likely to approve than disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling hurricane relief in Florida and Texas, but it's a different story when it comes to Puerto Rico.According to a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 48 percent of Americans approve and just 27 percent disapprove of how Trump is handling the recoveries in U.S. states including Texas and Florida that were hit by hurricanes Harvey and Irma. But just 32 percent approve of
  
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• Nobel Chemistry Prize honors technique for seeing molecules' details

  04-10-2017 13:41
  
  Three researchers based in the U.S., U.K. and Switzerland won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for developing a way to create detailed images of the molecules that drive life — a technology that the Nobel committee said allowed scientists to visualize molecular processes they had never previously seen.The $1.1 million prize is shared by Jacques Dubochet of the University of Lausanne, Joachim Frank at New York's Columbia University and Richard Henderson of MRC Laboratory of Molecul
  
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• Lawmakers grill former Equifax chairman over data breach

  04-10-2017 13:36
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday grilled Equifax's former chief executive over the massive data hack of the personal information of 145 million Americans, calling the company's response inadequate as consumers struggle to deal with the breach.Former Equifax CEO Richard Smith apologized for the compromise of such information as names, addresses, birth dates and Social Security numbers. Smith was the lone witness at the first of several Capitol Hill hearings this
  
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• Ohio governor, former vice president to discuss partisan divide

  04-10-2017 12:52
  NEWARK, Del. (AP) - Former Vice President Joe Biden and Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) are teaming up to conduct a moderated discussion on bridging political and partisan divides.The discussion, part of the University of Delaware's National Agenda Series, will take place Oct. 17 at the school in Newark.Biden is a Democrat who served under former President Barack Obama.He stepped out of contention for president last year with a plea to Washington to end the partisan politics he described as "pe
  
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• Jason Aldean cancels 3 shows; Columbus concert still on

  04-10-2017 12:38
  Jason Aldean has canceled three concerts this weekend in southern California after a gunman in Las Vegas on Sunday killed at least 59 people at an outdoor music festival during Aldean's performance. The country music star posted a message on Facebook on Tuesday night telling fans, "It has been an emotional time for everyone involved this week, so we plan to take some time to mourn the ones we have lost and be close with our family and friends" "I feel like out of respect for the victims, their f
  
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• Las Vegas gunman's girlfriend returns to US for questioning

  04-10-2017 12:37
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas gunman's girlfriend, back in the United States after a weekslong trip abroad, will be at the center of the investigation into the shooting deaths of 59 people as authorities try to determine why a man with no known record of violence or crime would open fire on a concert crowd from a high-rise hotel.Stephen Paddock's girlfriend Marilou Danley, 62, who was in the Philippines at the time of the shooting, was met by FBI agents at the airport in Los Angeles late
  
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• Once an obscure device, 'bump stocks' are in the spotlight

  04-10-2017 12:36
  
  ATLANTA — The Las Vegas gunman possessed a little-known device called a "bump stock" that was not widely sold — until now.Originally created with the idea of making it easier for people with disabilities to shoot a gun, the attachments allow a semi-automatic rifle to mimic a fully automatic weapon by unleashing an entire large magazine in seconds. Now the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history has drawn attention to the devices, which critics say flout federal restrictions on
  
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• Nobel Prize honors technique for seeing molecules' details

  04-10-2017 12:30
  
  Three researchers based in the U.S., U.K. and Switzerland won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for developments in electron microscopy.The 9-million-kronor ($1.1 million) prize is shared by Jacques Dubochet of the University of Lausanne, Joachim Frank at New York's Columbia University and Richard Henderson of MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, Britain.The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said their method, called cryo-electron microscopy, allows researchers to "freeze bi
  
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• Self-driving car bill advances in congress

  04-10-2017 12:27
  
  WASHINGTON — Legislation that could help usher in a new era of self-driving cars advanced in Congress on Wednesday after the bill's sponsors agreed to compromises to address some concerns of safety advocates.The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee approved the bill by a voice vote, a sign of broad, bipartisan support. It would allow automakers to apply for exemptions to current federal auto safety standards in order to sell up to 15,000 self-driving cars and light trucks
  
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• Doppler 10: More heat on Wednesday

  04-10-2017 11:01
  Today: Sunny to start with increasing afternoon clouds, warm.High 83.Winds: SW 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy, slight chance for a stray shower.Low 62.Winds: 4-8 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with the chance for a sprinkle early and showers late.High 78.Winds: WSW 3-6 mph.
  Friday: Off and on showers, especially north of I-70.High 77.Winds 4-8 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure will start to break down today and this will br
  
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• Gemini Syndrome to play in support of Fozzy at the F.M. Kirby Center in WB

  04-10-2017 10:35
  Brian Steele Medina of Gemini Syndrome is one of three original members who constitute the core of the band.
  
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• Plus-size for men: Sites offer trendy looks for bigger guys

  04-10-2017 09:24
  
  Big guys want to look stylish, too, and a crop of online retailers are finally catering to the long-ignored group. They are making bigger sizes of slim-cut jeans, bomber jackets and other trendy clothes that shoppers say are hard to find, even at traditional big-and-tall stores.Asos, the hip online clothing seller, launched a line for plus-sized men late last year. MVP Collections, founded a year ago, sells velour hoodies in sizes up to 6XL and motorcycle jeans that go up to size 54. And The Win
  
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• Firefighters battle two-alarm fire at recycling plant in Licking County village

  04-10-2017 07:02
  
  HEBRON, Ohio -- Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at a recycling plant in the Licking County village of Hebron early Wednesday morning.Firefighters said the call came in at 11:48 PM Tuesday at Clean Harbors Recycling Plant on Milliken Drive.The Hebron Fire Department is leading the investigation.Dispatchers said there were no immediate reports of injuries.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• and Then they Fell by Tira Palmquist Opens Thursday

  04-10-2017 06:31
  MadLab's Ohio premiere production of And Then They Fell by Tira Palmquist will take place Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 6 - 21, 2017, with a special preview performance on Thursday, Oct.5, at MadLab, 227 N. 3rd St ., in Columbus. Admission is $18 for the general public, $15 for students and seniors and $13 for MadLab members.
  
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• 5 people injured, calf born after Union County crash

  04-10-2017 04:16
  
  UNION COUNTY, Ohio - Five people are hurt after a crash on US-42 in Union County Tuesday evening.The Union County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened around 6:15 p.m. and involved multiple vehicles.The crash happened on US-42 near Wells Road which is north of US-33.Three people were taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus and two people were taken to a local hospital in Marysville to be treated for their injuries.The extent of the injuries was not released.The sheriff's offi
  
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• Puerto Rico raises hurricane's official death count to 34

  04-10-2017 04:07
  
  The official death toll from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico has increased to 34 from 16, the U.S. territory's governor said Tuesday.Gov. Ricardo Rossello also said he believes the hurricane that struck on Sept. 20 with winds over 150 mph caused $90 billion in damage across the Caribbean island.The governor made the announcement at a news conference following U.S. President Donald Trump's short visit to the U.S. territory to assess the storm's impact.During his stop, Trump congratulated Puerto Ri
  
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• Dublin Police: Have a plan, make a decision in active shooter situation

  04-10-2017 03:44
  
  Central Ohio law enforcement says having a plan of action increases your chances of survival in an active shooter situation.Dublin Police Officer Chuck Collier helps teach community members how to respond to an active shooter situation.He says typically, the police department sees an increase in need for the class after a major tragedy."We can't ignore it, we can't pretend it's not going to happen because we might be in that situation where it does happen," Officer Collier said.Making a decision
  
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