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• Columbus Police searching for missing 84-year-old man with dementia

  06-10-2017 23:29
  
  The Columbus Division of Police is looking for a man with dementia last seen on the city’s near east side.Eighty-four-year-old George Washington was last seen Friday afternoon driving a purple 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS westbound on East Broad Street near N. 17th Street headed toward I-71.The vehicle’s license plate is FDH-9144.Washington is described as have grey hair and brown eyes.He is 5’11” tall, weighs about 200 pounds, and was last seen wearing a dark, long sleeve sw
  
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• The Corporate Responsibility to Give Back

  06-10-2017 23:03
  A valued characteristic of any business is a positive company culture, an identity with which any associate can connect. Within the ranks at L Brands can be found a common recognition of the prevalence of cancer and the motivation and momentum to offer something up — time, talent, or treasure. “We know that giving takes […]
  
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• Missing Champaign County 15-year-old may be heading to Columbus

  06-10-2017 22:55
  
  The Champaign County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as they try and find a missing teenager who may be headed to Columbus.The sheriff’s office said 15-year-old Alexis Dixon was last seen at Triad High School around 10 a.m. Thursday.She was seen leaving the school with a duffel bag and received a ride to Urbana, Ohio.Her friends told police there is a possibility she is headed to the Columbus area.She is described as being around 5’8” tall, weighs 1
  
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• Parents demand answers after alleged sex assault at elementary school

  06-10-2017 22:11
  Parents are stunned and demanding answers after a report of a sexual assault at their children's school.The alleged assault involved a 9-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl.It happened at Legend Elementary School in Newark Monday afternoon, but parents weren't notified until Thursday, just a few minutes before 10TV aired it.That's one of the reasons parents are demanding answers."It makes me so uncomfortable. I just want to ensure that my child is going to be safe. I pulled her out today because
  
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• "I'm not a monster": Facebook Live crime lands Marion man behind bars

  06-10-2017 22:08
  Twenty-one year old Gregory Heller of Marion says he never saw it coming."I was walking down the road and he punched me, punched me in the nose," he saidHeller said it was between 5 or 6 p.m. on September 20 when he was attacked. A punch that broke his nose.What Heller learned from detectives, after his nose stopped bleeding, is that his attack was shown live on Facebook.The man behind the attack and live post is 30-year-old Thomas Patton who agreed to talk to 10TV from jail about why he committ
  
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• Ohio high school student arrested after gun found on campus

  06-10-2017 21:57
  Police say an Ohio high school student faces criminal charges after officers found a handgun in a backpack on the school campus. The unidentified student was arrested Thursday morning at Thomas Worthington High School outside of Columbus.
  
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• Las Vegas gunman's vehicle may have been primed to explode

  06-10-2017 21:55
  
  The Las Vegas gunman's car may have been primed to explode in an escape, CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues reports.Law enforcement sources say there were at least 1,000 rounds of ammunition in a suitcase and Tannerite in a duffel bag inside the vehicle. It was in a parking garage, and investigators are trying to figure out how integral it was to Stephen Paddock's plan.Paddock killed 58 people and injured more than 450 others after opening fire on concertgoers at a
  
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• Frustrated police appeal for public's help in Las Vegas case

  06-10-2017 21:55
  
  After five days of scouring the life of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock and chasing 1,000 leads, investigators confessed Friday they still don't know what drove him to mass murder, and they announced plans to put up billboards appealing for the public's help.Investigators have examined Paddock's politics, his finances, any possible radicalization and his social behavior — typical investigative avenues that have helped uncover the motive in past shootings."We still do not have a clear moti
  
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• Franklin County Jail inmate dies after being found unresponsive in cell

  06-10-2017 20:34
  
  COLUMBUS – A Franklin County Jail inmate has died after being transported to Grant Medical Center.Brent Lewis Gibney, 29, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Franklin County Jail on October 1, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.Authorities say he was transported to Grant Medical Center and was pronounced dead on October 4.According to a release, the Franklin County Coroner performed an autopsy on Gibney. No foul play is suspected.Gibney was in Franklin County Jai
  
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• What to watch for Saturday at 'The Shoe' | Ohio State vs. Maryland

  06-10-2017 20:28
  
  No. 10 Ohio State continues to plow through a series of lesser opponents before the next big test comes Oct. 28 against No. 4 Penn State. Maryland, coming off an exhilarating win over Minnesota last week, will try to keep up with the more-talented Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on Saturday.Ohio State (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) beat up on Rutgers last week, 56-0, after routs of UNLV and Army. The games were confidence builders after the Buckeyes were beaten by Oklahoma in the week No. 2. But given the level of
  
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• Illinois man installs 58 crosses to honor Las Vegas victims

  06-10-2017 19:43
  
  LAS VEGAS — An Illinois man known for honoring the victims of mass shootings around the country installed 58 white crosses on the Las Vegas Strip on Thursday.Greg Zanis drove nearly 2,000 miles from the Chicago area to install the crosses on a patch of grass near the iconic "Welcome to Las Vegas" sign, not far from the site of the Route 91 Harvest country music festival where 58 people were killed on Sunday night.Zanis, a 66-year-old retired carpenter, made his first cross 20 years ago whe
  
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• US Customs vows to block imports made by North Korea workers

  06-10-2017 19:17
  
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it is ready to block U.S. imports of seafood — as well as any other goods — produced by North Korean laborers who work in China.An Associated Press investigation tracked salmon, squid and cod processed by North Koreans working at Chinese factories and shipped to American stores, including Walmart and ALDI. The North Korean workers found in Chinese factories aren't allowed to leave, and receive only a fraction of their pay — most goes stra
  
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• Moscow faces 130 fake bomb calls, evacuates 100,000 people

  06-10-2017 19:01
  
  MOSCOW — Moscow on Friday faced over 130 fake bomb calls that prompted the evacuation of some 100,000 people from shopping malls, schools, railway stations and office buildings.It was the most massive flurry of fake bomb threats since a wave of bomb hoaxes began in early September. The fake bomb threats have affected dozens of Russian cities and incurred massive economic damages.Among those targeted by the bomb calls Friday were all four Moscow airports, five railway stations, 15 shopping
  
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• Ohio man pleads guilty in rape that victim posted to Snapchat

  06-10-2017 18:17
  
  MARBLEHEAD, Ohio — A 77-year-old man in Ohio has pleaded guilty to raping a woman who posted a Snapchat video of herself being attacked.James Allen says he had been drinking and did not remember what happened.Police in Danbury Township, near Marblehead, arrested Allen in early August after the victim's friend saw the Snapchat video and alerted officers. Ottawa County Prosecutor James VanEerten says the video clearly showed a sexual assault taking place.Prosecutors say Allen pleaded guilty
  
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• Blade Runner Kicks off Oscar Race in Theaters This Weekend

  06-10-2017 18:00
  The Oscar race officially opens this weekend with a film sure to nab every major technical achievement award and then some. A couple of arthouse baiters, some horror, and a stable of little ponies also find their way to Columbus screens. But let’s be clear, the trip you want to take is into a rainy […]
  
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• Ohio judge shot outside court says he's glad to resume work

  06-10-2017 17:57
  
  STEUBENVILLE — An Ohio judge who was shot outside his courthouse in August has returned to the bench and says he's glad to be back at work.The Steubenville Herald-Star reports Jefferson County Judge Joseph Bruzzese returned to his courtroom Thursday, handling arraignments and a sentencing.Bruzzese was shot Aug. 21 while walking from his car to the courthouse in Steubenville, roughly 30 miles west of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The judge was carrying a gun and fired back. A probation officer
  
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• Judge shot outside Ohio court says he's glad to resume work

  06-10-2017 17:57
  
  An Ohio judge who was shot outside his courthouse in August has returned to the bench and says he's glad to be back at work.The Steubenville Herald-Star reports Jefferson County Judge Joseph Bruzzese returned to his courtroom Thursday, handling arraignments and a sentencing.Bruzzese was shot Aug. 21 while walking from his car to the courthouse in Steubenville, roughly 30 miles west of Pittsburgh. The judge was carrying a gun and fired back. A probation officer then shot and killed suspect Nate R
  
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• Birth control: Trump expands opt-out for workplace insurance

  06-10-2017 17:29
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is allowing more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women by claiming religious or moral objections, issuing new rules Friday that take another step in rolling back the Obama health care law.Employers with religious or moral qualms will also be able to cover some birth control methods, and not others. Experts said that could interfere with efforts to promote modern long-acting implantable contraceptives, such as IUDs, which are mo
  
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• New Albany pub owner decries racist fliers saying blacks not welcome

  06-10-2017 17:28
  A pub owner outside of Columbus says he can't understand why someone put racist fliers on vehicles at an apartment complex saying black people aren't welcome at his establishment. WCMH-TV reports the fliers placed on windshields concerning Average Joe's Pub in New Albany included a racial slur.
  
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• Guilty plea expected from Bergdahl; no trial

  06-10-2017 17:16
  
  WASHINGTON — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for half a decade after abandoning his Afghanistan post, is expected to plead guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, two individuals with knowledge of the case said.Bergdahl's decision to plead guilty rather than face trial marks another twist in an eight-year drama that caused the nation to wrestle with difficult questions of loyalty, negotiating with hostage takers and America's commitment not to lea
  
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• Bergdahl expected to plead guilty to desertion, misbehavior

  06-10-2017 17:16
  
  WASHINGTON — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for half a decade after abandoning his Afghanistan post, is expected to plead guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, two individuals with knowledge of the case said.Bergdahl's decision to plead guilty rather than face trial marks another twist in an eight-year drama that caused the nation to wrestle with difficult questions of loyalty, negotiating with hostage takers and America's commitment not to lea
  
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• Bergdahl expected to plead guilty, avoid trial

  06-10-2017 17:16
  
  WASHINGTON — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for half a decade after abandoning his Afghanistan post, is expected to plead guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, two individuals with knowledge of the case said.Bergdahl's decision to plead guilty rather than face trial marks another twist in an eight-year drama that caused the nation to wrestle with difficult questions of loyalty, negotiating with hostage takers and America's commitment not to lea
  
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• SWAT barricade incident clearing in northeast Columbus

  06-10-2017 16:54
  
  SWAT officers clearing the Strawberry Farms area after a barricade situation in northeast Columbus.It happened just before 10 a.m. Friday in the 3700 block of Ashton Woods Place.Police said they had someone barricaded in a bathroom in the apartment.Columbus Police tweeted updates after shots were fired at the scene.**UPDATE 10:55AM: Suspect is being taken to Grant Hospital in critical condition. Self-inflicted gun shot wound. https://t.co/8BgL1yX8CQ— Columbus Ohio Police (@ColumbusPolice)
  
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• The Confluence Cast: Performing Arts at the Wexner Center

  06-10-2017 16:33
  How do cultural art centers decide what’s worthy of presentation? I sat down with Lane Czaplinski, the Wexner Center for the Arts’ new director of performing arts to talk about his journey from literature student to arts curator, his impressions of Columbus, and some of the exciting shows coming up in the Wexner Center’s fall […]
  
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• Development Planned for 10-Acre Site South of Grandview Yard

  06-10-2017 16:05
  Elford Development and Tri-W Group are planning to develop a ten-acre site at 799-913 W. Goodale Blvd., directly across the street from Grandview Yard. Michael Fitzpatrick, President of Elford Development, said that plans at this point call for a mixed-use development with retail, restaurant, office, and residential uses. “I think you can expect a density and […]
  
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• New Albany Average Joe's owner decries racist fliers

  06-10-2017 15:37
  
  NEW ALBANY — A pub owner outside of Columbus says he can't understand why someone put racist fliers on vehicles at an apartment complex saying black people aren't welcome at his establishment.The fliers placed on windshields concerning Average Joe's Pub in New Albany included a racial slur.Average Joe's co-owner Paul Rockwell says the fliers have created distress for him and his staff as they answer calls from people who have read Facebook posts about the racist message.Rockwell says he's
  
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• US hiring falls 33,000 after hurricanes slam Texas, Florida

  06-10-2017 15:17
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. shed 33,000 jobs in September because of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, which closed thousands of businesses in Texas and Florida and forced widespread evacuations. It was the first decline in nearly seven years.The unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent from 4.4 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, the lowest level since February 2001.Looking past the hurricanes' impact, the job market and economy generally look healthy. Job growth is likely to rebound in the comin
  
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• Chillicothe prison guard and Columbus man among seven charged in meth distribution ring

  06-10-2017 15:12
  A former state prison guard and a Columbus man are among seven people charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in a federal grand jury indictment that was unsealed on Thursday. The Dayton indictment says that James Barlage Jr., who worked as a correction officer at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution in June and July, conspired with three inmates there to help distribute methamphetamine within the medium-security facility.
  
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• ECOT says it may close within months

  06-10-2017 14:57
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - One of the nation's largest online charter schools says it will close within four months, in the middle of the school year, if Ohio's efforts to recoup $60 million or more in disputed funding aren't halted.In a new court filing, attorneys for the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow say the closure would affect almost 12,000 students and eliminate 800 jobs. ECOT's lawyers are asking the Ohio Supreme Court to block the state from clawing back funding until the case is settled, o
  
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• Suspected credit card thief caught on surveillance after series of car break-ins

  06-10-2017 14:14
  
  Surveillance pictures show a man using stolen credit cards at several businesses in Canal Winchester and Columbus.The Licking County Sheriff’s Office reports the credit cards were stolen last month from cars parked in two neighborhoods.According to police reports, between Aug. 9-13th, the suspect(s) broke into cars on the 1000 block of James Road SE and the 12000 block of Green Chapel Road and stole several items including credit/debit cards. Media Folder: Media Root
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• Cell phone store robbed by man with MAC 10

  06-10-2017 13:57
  
  Columbus police are looking for a man they say robbed a north Columbus cell phone store.The masked suspect walked into the store on Cleveland Avenue just after 8:00 p.m. Thursday.He pointed a MAC 10 handgun at the cashier and demanded money.He got away with an undisclosed amount of cash.Police say he is in his 20s, standing at 5'10" tall and weighing 160 pounds.Anyone with information about this robbery is asked to call Columbus Police.
  
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• Columbus police adapt security tactics for upcoming events

  06-10-2017 12:15
  As we head into the weekend, the deadly Las Vegas shooting attack on at a country music festival Sunday night is still on the minds of people across the country.10TV reached out to law enforcement agencies including the Columbus Police Department to find out how the attack will shape their approach to large upcoming events here in Columbus.“Our antennas go up every time something like this goes down… It sets you forward in the seat a little bit more,” said Sgt. Dean Worthingto
  
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• Australian police assist in Danley investigation

  06-10-2017 12:05
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) Australian police are assisting their U.S. counterparts on the investigation into Las Vegas shooter's girlfriend Marilou Danley.The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports that Philippines-born Danley became an Australian citizen after moving to the Gold Coast in Queensland state and marrying a local man. ABC says she lived there for some 10 years until the late 1980s.Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin said Friday that as an Australian citizen, Danley was ent
  
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• Florida executes man convicted of 1983 killings

  06-10-2017 11:36
  
  STARKE, Fla. -- Florida executed an inmate Thursday who was convicted of killing two people after a night of drinking decades ago. Michael Lambrix, 57, died by lethal injection at 10:10 p.m. at Florida State Prison in Bradford County.For his final words, Lambrix said, "I wish to say the Lord's Prayer." He recited the words, ending on the line "deliver us from evil," his voice breaking slightly at times.When he finished and the drug cocktail began flowing through his veins, Lambrix's chest heaved
  
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• Nobel Peace Prize awarded to anti-nuclear campaign group

  06-10-2017 11:16
  
  The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to an organization seeking to eliminate nuclear weapons through an international treaty-based prohibition.The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday announced the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons as winner of the $1.1 million prize.The Geneva-based organization ICAN "has been a driving force in prevailing upon the world's nations to pledge to cooperate ... in efforts to stigmatize, prohibit and eliminate nuclear weapons," committee chairwoman
  
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• US states declare emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Nate

  06-10-2017 11:12
  
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Tropical Storm Nate gained force as it sped toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Friday after drenching Central America in rain that was blamed for at least 21 deaths. Forecasters said it was likely to reach the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane over the weekend.Louisiana and Mississippi officials each declared a state of emergency and Louisiana ordered some people to evacuate coastal areas and barrier islands ahead of its expected landfall Saturday night or early Sunday. Ev
  
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• Tropical Storm Nate blamed for 22 deaths; threatens US coast

  06-10-2017 11:12
  
  Newly formed Tropical Storm Nate was blamed Thursday for at least 22 deaths in Central America as it dumped rain across the region on a path that would carry it toward a potential landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane over the weekend.Louisiana officials declared a state of emergency and ordered some people to evacuate coastal areas and barrier islands, and evacuations began at some offshore oil platforms in the Gulf.The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm could cause dangerou
  
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• Officers cleared for opening fire on cop killer

  06-10-2017 10:51
  Two Columbus police officers who fired their weapons during a 2016 standoff with a suspect who had fatally shot a SWAT officer have been cleared by a Division of Police review of their actions. Ofc. Steven Smith , a 27-year veteran of the Columbus police force was shot during a standoff with a suspect April 10, 2016.
  
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• Doppler 10: Muggy & warm. Sizzlin' Saturday.

  06-10-2017 10:26
  This Evening: Cloudy, warm and rather humid.
  Tonight: Lingering clouds. Warm for October. 61 Light SE
  Tomorrow: Variable clouds, hot & humid. Mostly dry until evening or nighttime. 84 S 10-15mph G 25 mph.
  Sunday: Showers likely. 77
  Monday: Mostly cloudy. More scattered showers. Upper 70s
  Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: A front will lift slowly northward into the Great Lakes tonight allowing more warm air to move in from the south. A we
  
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• Doppler 10: Foggy start, warm and gloomy

  06-10-2017 10:26
  Today: Patchy dense fog to start. Then mostly cloudy and warm. High 78. SW wind 5 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy and above average. Low 62. SE wind 0-5 mph.
  Tomorrow: Partly sunny, breezy and warmer. High 85. S wind 5-15 mph. Gusts as high as 25 mph.
  Sunday: Rain showers likely with a chance for a thunderstorm. High 79. S wind around 5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Patchy dense fog will reduce visibilities early this morning. Mostly clo
  
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• Time for your Medicare - check up'

  06-10-2017 06:59
  Medicare open enrollment starts Oct. 15 affording everyone 65 and older opportunity to re-visit their senior health insurance and make changes that will be most affordable and beneficial for 2018. Options include traditional Medicare and a supplemental insurance plan.
  
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• Sam Smith to perform at Nationwide Arena

  06-10-2017 06:38
  
  COLUMBUS -- Sam Smith announced Friday he will perform at Nationwide Arena on June 23, 2018.The arena run will kick off on June 18, 2018 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto and include shows at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York City’s Madison Square Garden and STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.A 24-hour ticket pre-sale for fans will begin on Wednesday, October 11, at 10:00 AM here.Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Thursday, October 12, at 10:00 AM at the Big Lots Office at Natio
  
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• "All hands" at Newark Fire Department fighting large commercial fire

  06-10-2017 06:29
  
  NEWARK, Ohio -- "All hands" at Newark Fire Department were fighting a commercial fire early Friday.Viewers in the area reported smoke and flames. Pictures show firefighters approaching the flames in heavy fog.The Newark Fire Dept. said the flames began in the area of Jefferson Street.Newark Fire @ 76 Jefferson St. Working Commercial Fire. All hands working. pic.twitter.com/XZeb04JMK6— Newark Fire Dept (@NewarkOHFire) October 6, 2017
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• "All hands" at Newark Fire Department fight large commercial fire

  06-10-2017 06:29
  
  NEWARK, Ohio -- "All hands" at Newark Fire Department were fighting a commercial fire early Friday.Viewers in the area reported smoke and flames. Pictures show firefighters approaching the flames in heavy fog.The Newark Fire Dept. said the flames began in the area of Jefferson Street.Newark Fire @ 76 Jefferson St. Working Commercial Fire. All hands working. pic.twitter.com/XZeb04JMK6— Newark Fire Dept (@NewarkOHFire) October 6, 2017
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• Bauer power: Indians baffle Judge, Yanks 4-0 in ALDS opener

  06-10-2017 05:12
  
  CLEVELAND — Trevor Bauer chopped slugger Aaron Judge and New York's other big bats down to size, and Jay Bruce drove in three runs as the Cleveland Indians began chasing their first World Series title in 69 years with a 4-0 win over the Yankees on the Thursday night in the opener of the AL Division Series.Bauer struck out Judge three times, twice getting the MVP candidate looking. He allowed just two hits in 6 2-3 innings before manager Terry Francona turned to baseball's best bullpen, usi
  
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• Man arrested after streaming online while holding a gun at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

  06-10-2017 03:46
  
  A man was arrested at Nationwide Children’s Hospital after he was caught streaming on Facebook with a gun.According to court records, Stacey Allison, Jr.'s child was a patient at the hospital. Allison was in the child's room early Thursday morning, recording himself on Facebook Live and posing with a handgun.Allison was prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a burglary conviction in May 2016.Officers arrived and located a loaded .380 semi-auto pistol concealed by a sweatshirt in the c
  
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• Croghan will be featured artist for October

  06-10-2017 03:04
  Harry Croghan of London sits with his paintings at the Gallery on High. Croghan will be the featured artist for the gallery for October.
  
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• Alleged bike path attack victim concerned for safety as suspect is released from jail

  06-10-2017 02:36
  
  A man accused of racially motivated attacks on a local bike path has been released from jail.Reynoldsburg police linked Dominique Thomas to a string of attacks at Blacklick Woods Metro Park over the last six weeks, but the charges 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.As Reynoldsburg i
  
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• New Albany business says racist fliers weren't made by them

  06-10-2017 00:43
  A central Ohio business says it was targeted in a hateful campaign and is refuting what’s being spread.Paul Rockwell, the owner of Average Joe’s in New Albany, said the fliers were found on cars in a neighborhood near the location.The flier uses racial slurs and says certain people aren’t welcome at the bar. It’s signed by the bar management, Rockwell in particular.Rockwell said there is no truth to the flier and he doesn’t know why someone would do this.“I wo
  
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• Hamilton Local School District releases superintendent from contract after drug arrest

  06-10-2017 00:25
  
  The Hamilton Local School District says it has released William Morrison from his contract.He was arrested last week on the west side of Columbus and officers found a suspected crack pipe and crack rock in his vehicle.Morrison was the school’s superintendent.The board released the following statement:“We worked as quickly as the legal system would allow in regards to matters involving our former superintendent. He has been released from his contract effective immediately. Our communi
  
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