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• 13 indicted for allegedly stealing checks from USPS collection boxes around Columbus

  11-10-2017 23:01
  
  A federal grand jury has charged 13 people from Ohio with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and bank fraud.The indictment alleges the individuals conspired to take checks and money orders from mail through the United States Postal Service.At least four of the defendants – Thomas Williams Jr., Jamicia Gordon, Courtney Bruce and Donte Rippey-Young, were at one time employed by USPS.According to the indictment, Postal Service property was used to access blue collection boxes in the Columbus-are
  
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• Issue 2: Breaking down the cost of the Drug Price Relief Act

  11-10-2017 22:10
  There's more than drug prices at stake in the contentious battle for your vote on Issue 2,also known as the Drug Price Relief Act.If Issue 2 passes, opponents say, in the event pharmaceutical companies sue to block the law, taxpayers money could be used to defend it.Ohio State law professor Efthimios Parasidis is an expert in health care law."I don't see any legal basis for the pharmaceutical companies to actually sue the state of Ohio once or if this issue passes," he said.But let's assume the
  
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• Hilton Columbus at Easton Unveils Renovation

  11-10-2017 22:04
  Olshan Properties, one of the country's leading private owners, developers, and managers of commercial real estate today proudly announced the completion of its sweeping and all-encompassing $27.3 million transformative interior redesign and amenity enhancement of the Hilton Columbus at Easton. Developed in 2000, the 345-key Hilton Columbus at Easton is a 7-story, AAA 4-diamond luxury hotel and 39,000 SF conference center located ten minutes from downtown Columbus, OH and busy John Glenn Interna
  
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• Suspect who set woman on fire arraigned on murder charges

  11-10-2017 21:32
  It's been more than two years since Michael Slager poured gasoline on his ex-girlfriend Judy Malinowski, and then lit her on fire.Malinowski died of her injuries in June.Slager has faced a judge before for his August 2015 attack on Malinowski. He's been charged, convicted, and sentenced: 11 years in prison for aggravated arson and felonious assault.But that was before June 27, when Malinowski succumbed to her devastating injuries.Even though her death came some 700 grueling days after she was at
  
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• A BIG Thank You!

  11-10-2017 21:10
  Thank you! Your extraordinary generosity during The Big Give demonstrates the kindness of the community we live in. View results here. Take a look at our community’s incredible spirit by browsing The Big Give photos submitted by individuals and many of the 900+ organizations participating. And share your own with #biggive.  
  
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• Winds expected to drive next wave of deadly California fires

  11-10-2017 20:52
  SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Gusting winds and dry air forecast for Thursday could drive the next wave of devastating wildfires that are already well on their way to becoming the deadliest and most destructive in California history.Winds up to 45 mph (72 kph) were expected to pummel areas north of San Francisco where at least 23 people have died and at least 3,500 homes and businesses have been destroyed. The conditions could erase modest gains made by firefighters."It's going to continue to get
  
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• Deadly California wildfires flare up and swallow more homes

  11-10-2017 20:52
  SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires tearing through California's wine country flared up Wednesday, destroying hundreds more homes and other buildings and leading to new evacuation orders as authorities raised the death toll to 21 and warned that the number was expected to rise.At least 3,500 homes and businesses have been destroyed since the wildfires started Sunday, making them the third-most deadly and destructive blazes in state history.Nearly three days after the flames ignited in Nort
  
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• Hotel worker warned of shooter before Las Vegas massacre

  11-10-2017 20:09
  
  A maintenance worker said Wednesday he told hotel dispatchers to call police and report a gunman had opened fire with a rifle inside Mandalay Bay before the shooter began firing from his high-rise suite into a crowd at a nearby musical performance.The revised timeline has renewed questions about whether better communication might have allowed police to respond more quickly and take out the gunman before he committed the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.Worker Stephen Schuck told NB
  
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• Review board clear officers involved in 2016 shooting of homicide suspect

  11-10-2017 19:42
  
  COLUMBUS -- The Columbus Division of Police have cleared three SWAT officers in the 2016 shooting of a homicide suspect.The investigation was completed by the Firearms/Police-Involved Death Review Board.This follows a July decision by the Franklin County grand jury not to bring charges against three Columbus Police SWAT officers involved in the September 2016 shooting death of a homicide suspect.The shooting happened on Sept. 30, 2016, in the 1300 block of Knollwood Drive on the city’s eas
  
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• Five Columbus police substations now provide safe zones for online sales

  11-10-2017 19:40
  Central Ohioans who sell old iPhones, video games and other items on the Internet now have a safer haven to make the exchange. Columbus has set up "internet exchange zones" outside five police substations around the city.
  
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• In historic change, Boy Scouts to let girls in some programs

  11-10-2017 19:11
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Embracing a historic change, the Boy Scouts of America announced Wednesday plans to admit girls into the Cub Scouts starting next year and to establish a new program for older girls using the same curriculum as the Boy Scouts.Under the plan, Cub Scout dens — the smallest unit — will be single-gender, either all-boys or all-girls. The larger Cub Scout packs will have the option to remain single gender or welcome both genders. The program for older girls is expect
  
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• Facebook, Instagram down for some users worldwide

  11-10-2017 19:00
  
  Facebook users around the world have experienced an outage of the social network this morning, CNET reports.The issue appears to be still continuing for many.Users report being unable to use the site, and others report unusual behavior including elements such as the "post" box not appearing.The outage of the network is being tracked by independent site Down Detector, where users continue to report issues."We're aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing Facebook and Instagram,
  
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• 43-year-old man killed in Madison County crash

  11-10-2017 18:54
  
  PIKE TWP. -- A 43-year-old Irwin man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in Madison County.The West Jefferson post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said in a press release the crash occurred on Rosedale Milford Center Road, south of Finley Guy Road in Pike Township at about 6:33 a.m.A red, 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier, driven by Gregory S. Daniel of Irwin, was northbound on Rosedale Milford Center Road and failed to maintain control, traveling off the right side of the roadway and
  
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• Hazmat team responds to Franklin County Prosecutor's Office for white powder found in envelope

  11-10-2017 18:32
  
  COLUMBUS -- The Hazmat team is responding to 373 S. High Street on the report of a white substance being sent to the Franklin County Prosecutor's Office.The substance was found to be sodium oleath.According to Battalion Chief Steve Martin, there was an interoffice envelope sent which contained white powder.There is no threat or reason to believe there is anything hazardous, according to Martin.The Hazmat truck is there "out of an abundance of caution."
  
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• Hazmat team responds to Auditor's Office for white powder found in envelope

  11-10-2017 18:32
  
  COLUMBUS -- The Hazmat team is responding to 373 S. High Street on the report of a white substance being sent to the Prosecutor's Office.The substance was found to be sodium oleath.According to Battalion Chief Steve Martin, there was an interoffice envelope sent which contained white powder.There is no threat or reason to believe there is anything hazardous, according to Martin.The Hazmat truck is there "out of an abundance of caution."
  
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• High-5: Yankees, Indians set for decisive ALDS finale

  11-10-2017 18:30
  
  CLEVELAND — There were no noticeable signs of panic or pressure. Now is not the time to show any weakness.As the Cleveland Indians got ready for their biggest game this season, a winner-take-all Game 5 against the New York Yankees, everything seemed normal, routine.Before answering questions at his news conference, manager — and Cavs' season-ticket holder — Terry Francona asked about the NBA team's new lineup, joked about his limited vocabulary and later tried on All-Star short
  
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• Available Light Opens Their Season Strong With Bootleg Radio

  11-10-2017 18:21
  Available Light has built their reputation for more than a decade on audacious, risk-taking work that defies expectation and categorization. That spirit burns in their 2017-18 opener Bootleg Radio, written and directed by Jennifer Schlueter and Matt Slaybaugh. I saw Bootleg Radio this weekend and images, feelings, and lines still rattle around in my head. […]
  
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• Condado Launches Catering Service

  11-10-2017 18:19
  If you’re one of the biggest taco fans in Columbus that named Condado the #1 tacos of 2017, then you’re going to be excited to hear the latest news from the local restaurant. The company announced today that a new “build-your-own” catering menu is rolling out for groups ranging from 15 to 200 people. “Our […]
  
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• First Look: Hilton Completes Renovation at Easton Hotel

  11-10-2017 18:07
  Representatives at the Hilton Columbus at Easton announced today the completion of a major renovation to their 345-room facility. The two-year project included the first major redesign for the hotel in the 17 years it has been in operation. “When we embarked on this expansive, dual phase mission to redefine sophistication in hospitality we did […]
  
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• First Look: Hilton Complete Renovation at Easton Hotel

  11-10-2017 18:07
  Representatives at the Hilton Columbus at Easton announced today the completion of a major renovation to their 345-room facility. The two-year project included the first major redesign for the hotel in the 17 years it has been in operation. “When we embarked on this expansive, dual phase mission to redefine sophistication in hospitality we did […]
  
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• Columbus woman accused of stealing from Reagan Tokes memorial fund

  11-10-2017 17:29
  COLUMBUS -- A Columbus woman is accused of attempting to steal money from a memorial fund set up to honor Reagan Tokes -- the Ohio State University student murdered earlier this year.10 Investigates has learned it was Reagan Tokes' parents who tipped off authorities to the crime.Tokes' parents, Lisa and Toby were disgusted to learn what happened.It was Lisa who first noticed that there had been a $700 withdrawal this summer from the account set up in honor of their late daughter. Reagan TokesMed
  
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• Kroger says it may sell its 780 convenience stores

  11-10-2017 16:58
  
  NEW YORK — Supermarket operator Kroger says it is considering selling its gas station convenience stores, such as KwikShop, Loaf 'N Jug and Turkey Hill Minit Markets.Kroger Co. says the business, which has more than 780 stores and 11,000 employees, would be more valuable outside of the company. A sale would leave Kroger with about 2,800 supermarkets.Shares of the Cincinnati-based company soared nearly 6 percent to $21.71 in morning trading Wednesday.Grocery store operators have been under
  
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• Photos: Phoenix & Lo Moon at Express Live!

  11-10-2017 16:42
  Indie poppers Phoenix kicked off their two-month North American tour on Tuesday night with a stop at Express Live! as the French four-piece embark across our lands to promote their recently released fifth album, Ti Amo. Offering support for the evening were Los Angeles’ dreamy electro-pop band Lo Moon. Matt Ellis is a freelance photographer […]
  
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• City of Columbus Public Safety announces internet purchase exchange zones

  11-10-2017 16:21
  
  COLUMBUS - The City of Columbus, Department of Public Safety will create five monitored Internet Purchase Exchange Zones around Columbus. They will be located at Columbus Division of Police Sub-stations.These stations will allow people to conduct transactions knowing that the exchange will be recorded by city-owned video surveillance cameras. Additionally, marked vehicles will patrol the area of the exchange zones.Here are the following locations:Station # 1at Karl Road and Morse Road(Far North)
  
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• Shocking Around the Clock in Bexley this Weekend

  11-10-2017 16:00
  The time has come again to test your mettle and stay up for 24 solid hours of blood spilling, victim-killing mayhem. Running from noon on Saturday, October 14 to noon(ish) on Sunday, October 15, Shock Around the Clock returns this weekend to Bexley’s Drexel Theatre, so gird your loins. Once again the brainchild of Bruce […]
  
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• New Distillery Will Open in Grandview Next Year

  11-10-2017 16:00
  With the recent change in laws allowing distilleries to open tasting rooms and restaurants, brace yourself for the increasing number you’ll likely see in the next few years. High Bank Distillery, coming to Grandview in 2018, is one of them. Co-owners Jordan Helman (Zest co-owner) and Adam Hines knew they wanted to start something a […]
  
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• Alchemy Will Have a Full Kitchen at its Second Location

  11-10-2017 15:22
  By the end of this year, Grandview will be home to Alchemy’s new expanded concept. Their location on Parsons has operated as “cafe-forward” for the last three years, offering bowls, sandwiches, salads, smoothies and juices. Along with that familiar menu, Alchemy Grandview will have a full kitchen, allowing the creation of hot breakfast, lunch and […]
  
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• Wexner Center to host first-ever documentary film festival: "Unorthodocs."

  11-10-2017 15:14
  Take a seat and kick back, documentary fans. The Wexner Center for the Arts is preparing for its first-ever all-documentary film festival Oct. 19-21.
  
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• Amazon lets teens shop on their own

  11-10-2017 15:12
  
  Remember when your parents first let you shop at the mall by yourself? Amazon is trying to replicate that feeling for the digital generation.The online retail giant said Wednesday that teens can now shop on Amazon on their own, if their parents let them. Adults can add up to four teenagers to their Amazon account, giving youngsters between ages 13 and 17 their own login information to buy stuff from the Amazon app. Parents get notifications when something is bough, can set spending limits and ca
  
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• Nationwide Children’s Office Building Rising on Near East Side

  11-10-2017 15:00
  Nationwide Children’s Hospital is steadily working its way through Phase Two of its Master Facilities Plan, which calls for seven new buildings in and around its main campus. The largest of the new buildings, the nine-story Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion, is currently under construction on Livingston Avenue and slated to open in 2020. Also […]
  
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• Video of deadly attack on Kim Jong Nam shown at women's trial

  11-10-2017 14:51
  
  A security camera video showing the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader being attacked at a Malaysian airport and the two suspects hurrying away afterward was presented at their murder trial on Wednesday.The video shows Kim Jong Nam arriving at the departure hall at the Kuala Lumpur international airport on Feb. 13 and moving to a check-in area. A woman identified in court as Vietnamese suspect Doan Thi Huong approaches Kim and clasps both hands on his face from behind before fleeing.
  
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• 2 Ohio teens found fatally shot in car parked behind home

  11-10-2017 14:51
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo police say two 18-year-olds have been found fatally shot inside a car parked behind a home.The teens have been identified as Gregory Stone and Deiyana Porter. Officers were called to the home early Tuesday afternoon. Police say the teens were dating and that Stone lived at the home.A neighbor told The Blade he heard more than a dozen gunshots around the time of the killings.Police have not said whether they've identified any suspects in the slayings.Stone graduated fr
  
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• Detroit plans to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day next year

  11-10-2017 14:40
  
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Detroit plans to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day starting next year instead of Columbus Day.The Detroit News reports City Council approved a proposal Tuesday on the issue about how to mark the second Monday of October.Some other U.S. cities have made changes. Columbus Day, the federal holiday commemorating the 1492 voyage of Christopher Columbus, has been protested by those who argue his arrival to the Americas ushered in centuries of mistreatment of Native Americans.Councilw
  
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• Teen detained after crossing border fights to have abortion

  11-10-2017 14:09
  
  HOUSTON — Advocates for a pregnant 17-year-old girl held in a Texas facility for immigrant children who have crossed the border alone are asking a federal judge to allow her to get an abortion, over the opposition of U.S. and state officials.A federal magistrate judge in San Francisco has scheduled a hearing Wednesday on a request filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, which accuses the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of refusing to let the girl be
  
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• Renowned climber kills himself after girlfriend killed in avalanche

  11-10-2017 13:55
  
  Just two weeks before renowned climber Hayden Kennedy killed himself following the death of his girlfriend in an avalanche in Montana, he wrote on a climbing blog that he had watched too many friends die in the mountains over the last few years."I've realized something painful. It's not just the memorable summits and crux moves that are fleeting. Friends and climbing partners are fleeting, too," he wrote for the "Evening Sends" blog. "This is the painful reality of our sport, and I'm unsure what
  
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• VIDEO: Eminem looks to 'stomp' Trump with lyrical tirade

  11-10-2017 13:42
  
  Eminem has unleashed a lyrical tirade against President Donald Trump, saying he "came to stomp."The rapper took aim at Trump in a 4½-minute freestyle rap video that aired as part of BET's Hip Hop Awards on Tuesday night. Eminem focused several times on Trump's ongoing campaign against NFL national anthem protests, rapping: "so we focus on that instead of talking Puerto Rico or gun reform for Nevada. All these horrible tragedies and he's bored and would rather cause a Twitter storm with th
  
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• Eminem looks to 'stomp' Trump with lyrical tirade

  11-10-2017 13:42
  
  Eminem has unleashed a lyrical tirade against President Donald Trump, saying he "came to stomp."The rapper took aim at Trump in a 4½-minute freestyle rap video that aired as part of BET's Hip Hop Awards on Tuesday night. Eminem focused several times on Trump's ongoing campaign against NFL national anthem protests, rapping: "so we focus on that instead of talking Puerto Rico or gun reform for Nevada. All these horrible tragedies and he's bored and would rather cause a Twitter storm with th
  
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• Eminem blasts Trump in four-minute freestyle rap at BET Hip Hop Awards

  11-10-2017 13:42
  
  Eminem has unleashed a profane lyrical tirade against President Donald Trump — saying he "came to stomp" and taking aim at Trump's Twitter habits, policy, appearance and supporters.The rapper on Tuesday unveiled "The Storm," a 4½-minute freestyle rap video recorded Friday in a Detroit parking garage that aired as part of BET's Hip Hop Awards on Tuesday night.WARNING: Video contains strong language some viewers may find offensiveEminem slammed the Republican president as "a kamikaze
  
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• Apple teams with Steven Spielberg on video expansion

  11-10-2017 12:41
  Apple is teaming up with award-winning director Steven Spielberg for its first major push into TV programming.The iPhone maker is bringing back Spielberg's 30-year-old anthology series "Amazing Stories" in its attempt to build an online video subscription service to challenge the digital networks operated by Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and HBO."We love being at the forefront of Apple's investment in scripted programming, and can't think of a better property than Spielberg's beloved 'Amazing Stories' f
  
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• Con artists getting cleverer with ‘grandparent scam’

  11-10-2017 12:19
  Columbus, OH – Scammers are getting trickier by the day when it comes to keeping senior citizens on the phone while trying to steal their life savings.“They are elderly, and the older the better for the scammer,” says Sgt. Dennis Kline who works in the fraud and forgery unit at the Columbus Division of Police.Sgt. Kline says he realized the grandparent scam was making the rounds again in Columbus when a worker at a major retail store’s money order counter told him about s
  
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• Paltrow and Jolie accounts may have sealed Weinstein's fate

  11-10-2017 12:15
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — They waited years to speak, but two of Hollywood's most powerful women might have helped seal the fate of Harvey Weinstein.Both Gwyneth Paltrow and Angelina Jolie added their first-person accounts of uncomfortable experiences with Weinstein to the ever-growing list of accusations against the movie mogul from women alleging decades of systematic sexual harassment and assault. The accusers have come from everywhere — actresses you've heard of, actresses you haven't,
  
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• Ikea on Amazon? Furniture giant to use online retailers

  11-10-2017 12:10
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — Ikea will start selling furniture through third-party websites next year as it tries to find new ways to reach customers in the digital age.Kaisa Lyckdal, spokeswoman for the Swedish home furnishing giant, says the aim is to start a trial in 2018 but that "no decisions are made regarding what platforms/markets will be in the pilot."Lyckdal said Tuesday in an email to The Associated Press that Ikea would further develop its online sales strategy "over the coming years."Ikea
  
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• Distinguished Hispanic Ohioan Awards Gala scheduled for October 14

  11-10-2017 10:53
  COLUMBUS: Hispanic/Latino-focused activists will get their time in the spotlight this month at the Distinguished Hispanic Ohioan Awards Gala in Columbus. The Gala honors the outstanding accomplishments of the Hispanic/Latino community across the state, recognizing individuals, military servicemen and women, and organizations who work with and on behalf of the Hispanic/Latino community for their contributions in Ohio.
  
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• Doppler 10: Showers moving out

  11-10-2017 10:28
  Today: Lightly scattered showers early.Drying through the afternoon.High 75.Winds: WSW 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy and cooler with patchy fog late.Low 55.Winds: NW 4-8 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy and cooler, closer to average.High 70.Winds: NE 3-6 mph.
  Friday: Mostly sunny and warmer.High 75.Winds: SSE 2-4 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: We’ll see lightly scattered showers this morning.As we head through the late morning th
  
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• Man gets probation for leaving naked son in trash-filled car

  11-10-2017 06:46
  A father whose 3-year-old son was found naked and covered in trash in the man's parked car in the University District was placed on probation Tuesday for two years. Arthur T. Fullard, 27, of Worthington, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of child endangering.
  
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• S. Korean lawmaker says North Korea hacked war plans

  11-10-2017 05:43
  
  A South Korean lawmaker says North Korean hackers stole highly classified military documents that include U.S.-South Korean wartime "decapitation strike" plans against the North Korean leadership.The United States, meanwhile, staged another show of force meant to deter any North Korean aggression by flying two B-1B supersonic bombers Tuesday night from an air base in the U.S. territory of Guam to the South for drills with South Korean jets. Such flights by the powerful aircraft based in Guam inc
  
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• Elderly couple killed in California wildfire together since grade school

  11-10-2017 03:58
  
  Mike Rippey stood Tuesday among the ash and charred debris of the California home where his 100-year-old father, Charles, and 98-year-old mother, Sara, had died in the raging wine country wildfires.Rippey said his brother had discovered their bodies after driving to the home on Monday and managing to get past security.His father appeared to be heading to his mother's room when he was overcome by the smoke and flames."My father certainly wouldn't have left her," Mike Rippey said.The couple had me
  
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• Nearly 100 people at candlelight vigil remember young woman killed in hit and run

  11-10-2017 03:55
  The family of a young woman struck by a car and killed has a message for the driver who took off.At a candlelight vigil for 28-year-old Tarinesha Caldwell, family members urged the person behind the wheel that night to turn themselves in.Caldwell was killed early Saturday morning while trying to cross South James Road at Dale Avenue.That's where nearly 100 people stood together Tuesday night to celebrate her life."This was tragic and it's got to stop," Caldwell's father Kevin Bailey said.On the
  
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• Police: No suspects in the city's 100th homicide of 2017

  11-10-2017 03:20
  Police: No suspects in the city's 100th homicide in 2017One man has died after a reported shooting in east Columbus Tuesday night.According to Columbus police, the shooting happened on E. 5th Avenue near North James Road just before 9 p.m.Ulrich Smith, 42, was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition before he was pronounced dead.Police said this is the 100th homicide of 2017.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• 1 person killed in east Columbus shooting

  11-10-2017 03:20
  One person has died after a reported shooting in east Columbus Tuesday night.According to Columbus police, the shooting happened on E. 5th Avenue near North James Road just before 9 p.m.The victim was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition before they were pronounced dead.Police have not identified the victim .Police said this is the 100th homicide of 2017.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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