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• Communities suing drug distributors want access to transaction information

  27-10-2017 23:50
  A federal judge signed an order Friday allowing communities in Ohio and elsewhere that blame drug companies for the opioid crisis to subpoena a national database that tracks the flow of prescription pills. Manufacturers and distributors use the Automated Reports and Consolidated Ordering System to report their controlled substance transactions to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
  
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• First & 10: Central Ohio high school football scores | Week 10

  27-10-2017 23:42
  First & 10 featured games:Bishop Watterson (2-7) at DeSales (5-4)Northland (6-3) at Beechcroft (5-3)Grandview Heights (5-4) at Columbus Academy (7-2)London (8-1) at Whitehall (6-3)Independence (8-1) at Walnut Ridge (8-0)Lancaster (4-5) at Reynoldsburg (6-3) Chopper 10 games:Chillicothe (7-2) at Jackson (8-1)Piketon (4-5) at Unioto (7-2)Zane Trace (6-3) at Huntington (2-7)Washington (4-5) at Miami trace (1-8) High School Football Report:Dublin Coffman (7-2) at Upper Arlington (5-4)​ Wat
  
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• Pat Tiberi opens up about his reasons for leaving congress

  27-10-2017 23:10
  Seventeen-year veteran Ohio Congressman Pat Tiberi is retiring from his seat in the 12th District in early January.On Friday, he sat down with us and said the grind of being at home only on weekends and the struggles of trying to get things done in a highly-partisan Congress have taken their toll.The 54-year-old son of Italian immigrants says a recent family tragedy also weighed on his decision. Tiberi’s mother died from cancer last month after being diagnosed with leukemia only 10 days ea
  
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• JFK files: British newspaper got mystery call before killing

  27-10-2017 22:56
  LONDON (AP) — A British newspaper received an anonymous phone call about "big news" in the United States minutes before President John F. Kennedy was shot in 1963, newly released files on the assassination say.A batch of 2,800 declassified documents includes a Nov. 26, 1963 memo from the CIA to FBI director J. Edgar Hoover about a call received by the Cambridge News on Nov. 22, the day Kennedy was killed in Dallas, Texas.The memo from deputy CIA director James Angleton says the caller said
  
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• Photos: Beer + Donut Brunch

  27-10-2017 22:52
  On Saturday, October 21, beer and donut fans gathered at Combustion Brewery and Taproom at their brand new event space, The Loft, for a brand new event. The Beer and Donut Brunch featured a flight of four pairings of Combustion’s beer and donuts from DK Diner. The pairings were thoughtfully put together by the Owners and […]
  
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• No charges in elementary school sex assault due to age of suspect

  27-10-2017 22:43
  New developments in the disturbing case of an alleged sexual assault at an elementary school.The case involved a six-year-old victim sexually assaulted inside her elementary school in Newark. Her accused attacker was just nine years old.10TV has learned that suspect will not be charged.In a 911 call on October 2, the principal of Legend Elementary asked for police to come to the school. She reported a suspected assault of a female student by a male student, and said the victim had a cut on the b
  
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• Handstands, Hugs & Happiness Tour Coming to Columbus

  27-10-2017 22:35
  “I get chills just thinking about it,” said Leah Westwater, “It has so much potential.” Members of the Africa Yoga Project are coming to Columbus on October 30 thru Nov 1, 2017 as part of their Handstands, Hugs & Happiness Tour to share joy and their mission to create jobs and leaders for change in […]
  
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• Gun found inside locker prompts lockdown at Buckeye Middle School in south Columbus

  27-10-2017 20:42
  
  A middle school in south Columbus was placed on lockdown Friday after a gun was found in the school, according to Columbus Police. The lockdown has since been lifted.A spokesperson at Columbus City Schools says a student at Buckeye Middle School reported overhearing other students discussing that there was a weapon inside a locker at the school.Officials at the middle school say they found the weapon and a student was detained.Police said the student was then taken to police headquarters and the
  
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• 2017 Columbus Division of Fire Promotions Ceremony

  27-10-2017 20:24
  
  
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• Clooney, Veterans, Killer Teens & Harry Dean Stanton at the Movies

  27-10-2017 20:03
  Clooney + Coen Brothers = subversive fun. Who said you couldn’t do math? You can also find American history in theaters this weekend, as well as bloody social media commentary, a real-life romantic comedy and a near-perfect send-off for the late, great Harry Dean Stanton. Suburbicon Ah, the good old days. In these turbulent times, […]
  
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• Sycamore could be no more if Columbus can't solve curb-ramp conundrum

  27-10-2017 19:37
  The sycamore tree at the southwest corner of Bruck and Columbus streets towers above power lines and chimneys and bulges near the breaking point of the grassy strip between the sidewalk and street. Its trunk is too wide to wrap your arms around, with thick bark turning to smooth white wood on its tallest limbs.
  
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• Tiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving, avoids jail

  27-10-2017 19:30
  
  PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Superstar golfer Tiger Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving and agreed to enter a diversion program Friday, five months after he was found passed out in his Mercedes with prescription drugs and marijuana in his system.Woods, 41, spoke only briefly during a hearing at a Palm Beach County courthouse, answering questions from a judge about his plea agreement. Prosecutors dropped his driving under the influence charge, and the judge warned him to stay out of
  
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• Gifts of Kindness Give Hope

  27-10-2017 19:27
  When the Gifts of Kindness Fund was established at The Columbus Foundation in fall 2014, the thought was simple—to encourage kindness by lifting up people with one-time financial gifts that could help them overcome a sudden obstacle. Larry Mann was one of those people. His sons use words like “nice,” “helping,” and “hard worker” to describe their dad. […]
  
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• Fugitive Files - October

  27-10-2017 19:23
  
  
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• Thousands of students march to courthouse, rally against drugs in Ross County

  27-10-2017 19:00
  One day after President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency, close to 3,000 students marched to the Ross County Courthouse to rally against drugs.It's part of the M.A.D.E. program. M.A.D.E. is an acronym for "My attitude determines everything". 10TV’s Maureen Kocot talked with teens who say they have the power to stop the opiate epidemic from spreading to the next generation. A river of hope flowed through Chillicothe Friday. Teenagers representing 8 high scho
  
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• Simon Cowell back home from hospital after fall in London

  27-10-2017 17:28
  
  LONDON (AP) — Entertainment mogul Simon Cowell was briefly hospitalized Friday after a fall at his London home.The Sun newspaper reported that Cowell was taken from his house on a stretcher and wearing a neck brace on Friday morning. It said the 58-year-old TV presenter is thought to have fainted and fallen down the stairs.Cowell was photographed giving a thumbs-up sign as he returned to his west London home on Friday afternoon wearing tracksuit bottoms and a dark sweater.His representativ
  
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• Police: Teen murder suspect a oearmed and dangerousa

  27-10-2017 17:22
  A man being sought in connection with the shooting death of a man at a Southwest Side apartment complex is 18 now - an considered armed and dangerous - but was only 17 when he pulled the trigger a little over three days earlier, according to Columbus police. Michael Lee Meredith was charged on Thursday with one delinquency count of murder in the death of Jared Bentley late Monday night at the Reserve at Parkwick apartment complex near I-270 and Georgesville Road, said Sgt.
  
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• Toledo Zoo's 44-year-old white rhino dies

  27-10-2017 16:23
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio — A rhinoceros that was a longtime favorite at the Toledo Zoo has died.Zoo staff decided to euthanize Sam the southern white rhinoceros Wednesday.The zoo says the 44-year-old rhino's health had declined recently as it struggled with urinary and gastrointestinal issues.Zoo veterinarian Kirsten Thomas says the zoo acknowledged the rhino couldn't regain his health with treatment.Staffers had worked with the rhino to help problems related to his advance age. Sam lived 10 years bey
  
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• Mugshot of California mom triggers social media frenzy

  27-10-2017 15:39
  
  FRESNO (CBS News) — Mirella Ponce's mugshot is turning heads on social media.CBS San Francisco reports the 20-year-old Ponce was sporting neck and chest tattoos with the words "Love Is Pain" and "Pain Is Pleasure" that were visible in her mugshot.She was arrested by Fresno police on Monday after being pulled over and found to have a gun and gang members in her car along with her baby."She was charged with possession of a firearm in a vehicle and she had her infant child with her," said Fre
  
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• Pedestrian accidents pose biggest threat to youngsters on Trick-or-Treat

  27-10-2017 15:28
  When kids dress up in costume for a night of Trick-or-Treating with friends and family, they can sometimes lose sight of potential dangers, like cars on the road.In addition to December 23 and New Year’s Day, Halloween is one of the top three days for pedestrian injuries and deaths, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.The responsibility to stay safe falls on both trick-or-treaters and drivers, said Kristen Winter, an officer for the Hilliard Police Department.&l
  
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• Ohio ballot fight over drug prices sees $50M in spending

  27-10-2017 14:49
  
  Backers of a fall ballot issue aimed at lowering what the state pays for drugs have been outspent by the pharmaceutical industry-funded opposition by nearly 4-1.Campaign finance reports filed Thursday show Ohioans Against the Deceptive Rx Ballot Issue has spent $39.4 million against Issue 2 since July. It still has $7.8 million in the bank.The proponents' campaign, Ohio Taxpayers for Lower Drug Prices, has spent $10.4 million and has about $9,000 in the bank.The "yes" campaign is funded almost e
  
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• Ford Fusion steering wheels can come loose; US opens probe

  27-10-2017 14:32
  
  DETROIT - The U.S. is investigating complaints that steering wheels can come loose on some Ford Fusion sedans.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says one driver complained that the wheel completely detached from the steering column.The probe revealed Friday covers about 841,000 midsize sedans from the 2014 through 2016 model years.Two other people reported that the bolt attaching the wheel to the steering column came loose while driving and had to be retightened at a repair shop.
  
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• Pres. Trump responds to Calif. billionaire urging impeachment

  27-10-2017 14:30
  
  President Donald Trump is responding to California billionaire Tom Steyer who has vowed to spend at least $10 million in advertising calling for the president's impeachment.Trump is using Twitter to call Steyer "wacky & totally unhinged."He says Steyer "has been fighting me and my Make America Great Again agenda from the beginning," adding the billionaire environmentalist "never wins elections!"Steyer recently launched the advertising, which has been running on Fox News and other national ou
  
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• Police urge patience as they probe stabbing death of teacher

  27-10-2017 14:20
  
  Police are are asking for patience as they investigate the stabbing death of a popular sixth-grade teacher just south of Cleveland.Strongsville police say they understand the killing earlier this week has the community on edge, but they say they can't release much information about the investigation.The husband of 49-year-old Melinda Pleskovic says he found her Monday night with stab wounds to her back.Police reports show the family had been complaining about a series of pranks and minor crimes
  
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• Autopsy finds popular 6th-grade teacher was shot and stabbed

  27-10-2017 14:20
  
  STRONGSVILLE, Ohio — A medical examiner says a popular middle school teacher found dead in her suburban Cleveland home was shot and stabbed.The husband of 49-year-old Melinda Pleskovic says he found her Monday night inside their Strongsville home with stab wounds to her back.The Cuyahoga County medical examiner said Friday that Pleskovic died of "gunshot wounds and sharp force injuries."Police reports show the family had been complaining about a series of pranks and minor crimes at the hom
  
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• Rachel McAdams, Selma Blair join list of 200 women accusing James Toback of harassment

  27-10-2017 14:16
  
  LOS ANGELES -- Actresses Selma Blair and Rachel McAdams have added their names to the growing list of women who have come forward to allege that writer and director James Toback sexually harassed or assaulted them following a report Sunday in The Los Angeles Times detailing the accounts of 38 accusers.Since Sunday, the number of accusers has ballooned to over 200 alleging inappropriate encounters with Toback, an Oscar-nominee for his "Bugsy" screenplay. Speaking to Vanity Fair in an article publ
  
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• Poland objects to visit by US nationalist Richard Spencer

  27-10-2017 14:08
  
  WARSAW, Poland- The Polish government says it opposes a visit to Poland by American white nationalist Richard Spencer, who is scheduled to speak at a far-right conference in Warsaw.Spencer has been invited by far-right Polish organizations to speak at a conference a day before Poland's Nov. 11 Independence Day holiday.Poland's Foreign Ministry says that "as a country which was one of the biggest victims of Nazism, we believe that the ideas promoted by Mr. Spencer and his followers could pose a t
  
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• Gov. Kasich recognizes green efforts of schools commission

  27-10-2017 13:23
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio has been named the nationwide leader in building environmentally-friendly school buildings.The U.S. Green Buildings Council recognized the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission for having surpassed 300 green K-12 school buildings.Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sihk) issued a resolution Thursday honoring the commission and its staff.David Williamson, the commission's executive director, says the agency first mandated environmentally friendly design techniques
  
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• Fourth graders protest for longer trick-or-treating

  27-10-2017 13:16
  
  BROOK PARK, Ohio (AP) - An unusually young group of protesters have taken up their cause in an Ohio city.Fourth grade students from Brook Park Memorial Elementary School marched to City Hall Thursday for longer trick-or-treating hours. The students wanted to extend their time by 30 minutes in Brook Park, which would have trick-of-treating run from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Close to 200 children signed a petition for the change and brought it to Democratic Mayor Tom Coyne. After meeting with the protest
  
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• Women rescued after voyage went from bad to worse

  27-10-2017 13:13
  
  HONOLULU — A planned voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti aboard a small sailboat didn't start off well for two Honolulu women. One of their cellphones washed overboard and sank into the deep blue water on their first day at sea.From there, things got worse. Much worse. About a month into their trip, bad weather caused their engine to lose power. Their mast was damaged. And then, as they drifted across thousands of miles of open ocean, their water purifier stopped working.But the two sailors, acco
  
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• Sharks and lost hope: 2 women rescued after 5 months at sea

  27-10-2017 13:13
  HONOLULU (AP) — The planned voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti aboard a 50-foot sailboat didn't start off well for two Honolulu women. One of their cellphones was washed overboard and sank to the bottom on their first day at sea.From there, things got worse. Much worse.About a month into their trip, flooding from a storm crippled their engine. The 57-foot mast was damaged. And then, as they drifted thousands of miles in what turned out to be a five-month ordeal out in the middle of Pacific, the
  
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• Dramatic video shows car driving into immigrant rights rally

  27-10-2017 12:57
  
  BREA, Calif. -- A man drove his car slowly through marchers Thursday at an immigrant rights rally, with one demonstrator jumping on the hood as the car lurched forward and then stopped. Police quickly surrounded it and arrested the man.Brea Police Chief Jack Conklin said none of the demonstrators sought first aid but the SEIU United Service Workers West union later released a statement saying six people were taken to a hospital for evaluation.The union helped organize the protest, and President
  
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• COSI's dinosaur exhibit coming together

  27-10-2017 12:56
  A 40-foot-long Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton - leaning forward to showcase its massive skull and 9-inch-long teeth - will greet visitors entering the "Dinosaurs Among Us" display, set to open Nov. 18 at the science center. The creature might suggest an installation nightmare, but, according to officials with COSI and the American Museum of Natural History in New York , it was constructed in less than two days.
  
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• Doppler 10: Showers return by tonight.

  27-10-2017 10:11
  This Evening: Lovely with clouds rolling in.
  Tonight: Showers likely. Cool & breezy again. 39 SW 5-10 G 20 mph
  Tomorrow: Morning showers, cool for the game. 47 W 5-10 mph
  Sunday: Lingering clouds. Slight chance for a sprinkle or flurry. 48
  Monday: Partly cloudy and a bit warmer. 54Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: High pressure has moved off to the east, a more southerly flow has brought a nice warm-up today. However, a cold front will m
  
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• Doppler 10: A pleasant fall Friday

  27-10-2017 10:11
  This Morning: Not as chilly as yesterday morning. Starting off in the 40s with some areas feeling like 30s with a wind chill.
  This Afternoon: A mix of sun and clouds and breezy. High 66. S wind 10-15 with gusts as high as 30 mph.
  Tomorrow: Showers early and chilly. High 48. SW wind 5-10 mph.
  Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance for a sprinkle and possible snowflakes mixed in. High 47.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Slightly warmer co
  
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• 67-year-old man hurt after early morning fire in north Columbus

  27-10-2017 10:08
  COLUMBUS -- A man is injured after an early morning fire in north Columbus.Fire crews were called to Summit View Road around 3:45 a.m. Friday for a fire in a home with multiple units.The 67-year-old victim was transported to OSU Medical Center in stable condition.Investigators are on scene working to determine the cause of the fire.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for further updates.
  
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• 1 injured after early morning fire in north Columbus

  27-10-2017 10:08
  COLUMBUS -- A man is injured after an early morning fire in north Columbus.Fire crews were called to Summit View Road around 3:45 a.m. Friday for a fire in a home with multiple units.The 67-year-old victim was transported to OSU Medical Center in stable condition.Investigators are on scene working to determine the cause of the fire. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for further updates.
  
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• AEP reports drop in third-quarter sales due to mild summer weather

  27-10-2017 08:42
  The Columbus-based utility said its sales totaled $4.1 billion, down from $4.7 billion in the prior-year quarter. Third-quarter net income was $544.7 million, up from a loss of $765.8 million a year earlier.
  
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• Cuba presents detailed defense against sonic attack charges

  27-10-2017 06:34
  
  Cuba presented its most detailed defense to date against U.S. accusations that American diplomats in Havana were subjected to mysterious sonic attacks that left them with a variety of ailments including headaches, hearing problems and concussions.In a half-hour, prime-time special Thursday titled "Alleged Sonic Attacks," Cuban officials attempted to undermine the Trump administration's assertion that 24 U.S. officials or their relatives had been subjected to deliberate attacks by a still-undeter
  
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• Police: Suspect arrested in deadly Grambling State shootings

  27-10-2017 04:47
  
  GRAMBLING, La. — A Grambling State University student was arrested Thursday in a shooting that killed another student and his friend after a fight on the Louisiana college's campus, authorities said.Jaylin M. Wayne faces first-degree murder charges, Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office spokesman Maj. Stephen Williams said in a news release.Williams said the shooting followed an altercation that started inside a dorm room and spilled out into a courtyard about midnight Tuesday. Wayne was a Gramb
  
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• Steffen, Crew SC defeat Atlanta United on penalties to advance

  27-10-2017 04:30
  
  ATLANTA — Twenty-two-year-old Zack Steffen made a career-high eight saves and the Columbus Crew advanced in the MLS Cup playoffs by besting expansion club Atlanta United 3-1 on penalty kicks after a 0-0 draw on Thursday night in front of a MLS playoff-record crowd of 67,221.It was the second knockout-round game to reach extra time in MLS history after Portland and Sporting Kansas City went to penalty kicks in 2015.Steffen dove to his right to deny the opening penalty kick and Federico Higu
  
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• Nationwide Plans To Cut 400 Positions

  27-10-2017 04:25
  The company is the fifth largest employer in the city with currently 435 open positions available. The cuts are dispersed across the country with no details as too how many of those cuts are here in Columbus.
  
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• Mexican drug ringleader operating in Columbus sentenced to 21 years in prison

  27-10-2017 04:25
  Clad in khaki scrubs with block letters reading "INMATE" across his back, Jose Govea-Jimenez shuffled into a Franklin County Common Pleas courtroom to face a judge and learn his fate Thursday morning. He looked over his right shoulder and shot an icy glare toward a few Columbus police narcotics investigators watching from the back bench of the courtroom.
  
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• Columbus files lead-paint cases against 13 homes

  27-10-2017 04:25
  Columbus officials have filed 13 cases against property owners who have not removed lead paint from their properties even after Columbus Public Health officials ordered them to do so and marked the properties with warnings. All the properties are occupied, either by owners or renters.
  
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• OSHP: Traffickers finding new ways to conceal narcotics

  27-10-2017 03:40
  
  According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, drug arrests are up 25 percent this year as traffickers find new ways to conceal narcotics.Roads and highways in central Ohio are getting more dangerous when it comes to people trafficking narcotics.Between January and September 2017, Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers made 12,802 felony drug arrests.---Tonight on WBNS 10TV at 5 pm, watch CrimeTracker 10’s Angela An special report on “High on the Highway.”And go behind-the-scenes excl
  
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• Columbus health officials say Naloxone community training is working

  27-10-2017 03:24
  Columbus community members gathered at the First Church of God on the east side Thursday night for a Naloxone training session.City health officials say more people are being saved because of it."You don't know who you're going to run across. Or when they're going to fall out. So I just want to be a little bit more prepared and aware of what it is," community member Davida Ray said.Davida Ray says she's never seen anyone overdose, but she knows what goes on in her community."I just find it alarm
  
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• Two people injured after shooting in Hilltop area of west Columbus

  27-10-2017 02:42
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Two people are being treated for injuries after a shooting in the Hilltop area of west Columbus.Police said officers were called to the 400 block of S. Richardson Avenue around 8:25 p.m. Thursday.Two people were taken to Mount Carmel West in stable condition, according to police.Police have not released any suspect information.
  
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• Hot Chicken Takeover announces opening date for Easton location

  27-10-2017 02:14
  
  Hot Chicken Takeover has announced their new location at Easton will open November 6.The new restaurant is located at 4198 Worth Avenue in the Easton Gateway.The Easton location is the third for Hot Chicken Takeover: the first in North Market and the second opened in Clintonville this summer.“It’s been a tremendous year of growth for our team and our company,” Hot Chicken Takeover Founder Joe DeLoss said. “And we have our customers and community to thank for that.”T
  
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• Chris Bradley returns home after stem cell transplant

  27-10-2017 00:22
  It was so great to catch up with Chief Meteorologist Chris Bradley, who will be part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's “Light the Night” walk. The event is critical to funding life-saving treatments.We also talked about his recovery after a stem cell transplant in September. Chris told us that after three stays at The James Cancer Hospital, it is good to be home.“We're not completely out of the woods yet but it's a relief," he said.The journey has been filled with highs
  
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• My Brothers Keeper - Critical Conversations 10/24/17 part 2

  27-10-2017 00:21
  
  
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