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• Former Stanford swimmer files appeal in sex assault case

  02-12-2017 23:13
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — A former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside a campus fraternity party is appealing.Lawyers for Brock Turner filed an appeal Friday. They argued the Ohio native's initial trial was "a detailed and lengthy set of lies."The attorneys say they hope a new trial will help overturn Turner's mandatory lifetime requirement to register as a sex offender.The case gained national attention when Judge Aaron Persky sentenced Turner to six month
  
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• British police officer praised for saving van dangling off bridge

  02-12-2017 22:32
  
  LONDON -- A British police officer has been praised for grabbing hold of a van as it dangled on an icy bridge over a highway with the driver trapped inside.The West Yorkshire Police force said Constable Martin Willis arrived Friday at the scene of an accident that had left the large van teetering on the edge of the bridge.Willis says he could see the van sway every time another vehicle passed. He grabbed the rear axle and held it until a fire department crew arrived. Willis said Saturday he told
  
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• President Trump says he fired Flynn for lying to FBI, Pence

  02-12-2017 21:51
  
  President Trump spoke publicly Saturday morning for the first time since his former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI on Friday, saying he "had to fire" Flynn because he lied to Vice President Mike Pence and the FBI.Flynn misled Pence about his contact with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, and later, lied to the FBI about that contact in a Jan. 24 interview, as he pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday. But the president's tweet Saturday preside
  
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• Pres. Trump says he fired Flynn for lying to FBI and Pence, insists there's "nothing to hide"

  02-12-2017 21:51
  
  President Trump spoke publicly Saturday morning for the first time since his former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI on Friday, saying he "had to fire" Flynn because he lied to Vice President Mike Pence and the FBI.Flynn misled Pence about his contact with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, and later, lied to the FBI about that contact in a Jan. 24 interview, as he pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday. But the president's tweet Saturday preside
  
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• Police: Man's body found in roll-off container at Ohio landfill

  02-12-2017 21:28
  
  LORDSTOWN, Ohio — Authorities are trying to determine how a man's body found inside a roll-off container at a northeast Ohio construction landfill got there.The body was discovered Friday morning at the Trumbull County landfill as a driver prepared to unload debris hauled from a construction site in Ravenna.Law enforcement authorities say the fully clothed body is that of a white male in his 30s or 40s. They say he wasn't working at the Ravenna site and that the driver made no stops betwee
  
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• Doppler 10: Sunny and mild Sunday

  02-12-2017 21:14
  This Evening: Few clouds and pleasant. Temps in the upper 40s. Light SW wind.
  Tonight: Mostly clear skies and seasonable. Low 30. W wind 0-5 mph.
  Tomorrow: Slightly warmer than average with plenty of sunshine. High 53. Light and variable wind.
  Monday: Clouds gradually build, but warmer and a tad breezy.High 58. S wind 5-15 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information:Expect sunshine through the weekend thanks to high pressure and a dry air mass. Ski
  
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• Review: Deaf West Thetre examines men under pressure in 'American Buffalo'

  02-12-2017 20:30
  Deaf West Theatre's feisty bilingual production - which opened Friday in the Riffe Center's Studio One Theatre in a co-presentation by the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts and CATCO - brings out the intense drama but also some surprising humor. The tight two-act play, suggested for mature audiences because of frequent and extreme profanity , revolves around the illicit schemes and shifting loyalties of three misfit men at a Chicago pawnshop.
  
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• Annual Jingle Bell Run benefits arthritis research, spreads cheer

  02-12-2017 19:42
  
  Walkers, runners and dancers alike brought their holiday cheer to Genoa Park this morning for the Columbus Jingle Bell Run, benefiting the Arthritis Foundation.10TV’s Pete Scalia represented the station as the event’s adult honoree.Arthritis is America’s #1 cause of disability, affecting people of all ages, races and backgrounds, according to the Arthritis Foundation.The foundation benefited from 100 percent of the Jingle Bell Run’s registration fees and fundraising effor
  
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• Judge: Mom charged with killing 2 children is competent

  02-12-2017 18:55
  
  DAYTON — A judge in Dayton says a woman charged with fatally shooting two of her children is presently competent to stand trial.The Dayton Daily News reports that the judge ruled last month after reviewing a psychiatric report.Dayton police say 30-year-old Claudena Helton confessed to shooting 8-year-old daughter Khmorra and 6-year-old son Kaiden in the head in May to "save them from the evils of the world." A third child helped drag their bodies outside the home. Police say Helton was nak
  
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• 10 Things To Know: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin | Big Ten Championship

  02-12-2017 18:53
  
  After a week of avoiding all M's, we can talk about the Big Ten Championship Game which is where the Buckeyes will be taking on the Badgers.Aside from a conference title, a lot is on the line this year. Ohio State needs a win to try to keep it's playoff hope alive while Wisconsin is sitting in the Top 4.But let's not look ahead, let's just get ready to see who will own the Big Ten crowd for 2017.Without delay, here are 10 Things To Know:1. Title ChaseThe Buckeyes are seeking their 36th Big Ten C
  
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• Police shoot gunman at California hospital, no one else hurt

  02-12-2017 18:47
  
  BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A gunman fired through an emergency room window at a hospital Friday in Bakersfield, California, then walked inside, but no one was injured until police shot and wounded him soon after, authorities said.A security guard made contact with the man inside Bakersfield Heart Hospital, but there was no exchange of gunfire, police said.He then walked outside, where police, who had just arrived, shot him, Assistant Chief Greg Terry of the Bakersfield Police Department said.Th
  
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• Remains of missing Army vet, dog found in shallow grave, police say

  02-12-2017 17:49
  
  ONTARIO, Calif. -- Authorities in Southern California believe they've found the remains of a retired Army captain who went missing in September.Police in the city of Ontario says Friday that they found the remains of Julia Jacobson and her dog in a shallow grave.Investigators say her remains were found after a tip from her ex-husband, Dalen Ware, of Phoenix. He was arrested in October on suspicion of murder in connection with her death. Investigators have not disclosed a motive for the killing.
  
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• Adventuring, Learning and Listening in Hocking Hills

  02-12-2017 17:23
  “We were never here!” – Message left in the guest book of the Sumac Cabin, The Inn and Spa at Cedar Falls, May 27, 2006 Before Chuck Williams finishes up, he announces to the crowd the next song is gonna be one to sing along to. It’s maybe a risky move, for if you tell […]
  
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• Hearing set for man accused of stalking sheriff

  02-12-2017 16:30
  A plea hearing has been scheduled for the Columbus man charged with cyberstalking Delaware County Sheriff Russell Martin.
  
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• President Trump expresses no concern about Flynn plea deal

  02-12-2017 15:44
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expressing no concern about the guilty plea by his former national security adviser Michael Flynn.The president's remarks Saturday morning are his first public reaction to the plea deal, in which Flynn is cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.And the president is stressing that there is "no collusion" between his campaign and the Russians.Three times, Trump told reporters it's been shown that there's "no collusion."Flynn plea
  
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• Mariah Woods, missing 3-year-old, believed dead; mother's boyfriend arrested

  02-12-2017 14:58
  
  Investigators in North Carolina say a missing 3-year-old girl is believed to be dead and have arrested a man in connection with her disappearance.Mariah Woods was reported missing from her home in Jacksonville, North Carolina, around 6 a.m. Monday, prompting a massive search effort involving state and local police, the FBI and hundreds of volunteers.Onslow County Sheriff investigators said they now believe Woods is deceased and the search is shifting to a recovery operation, CBS affiliate WNCN-T
  
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• Deputies recover body they believe is NC toddler Mariah Woods

  02-12-2017 14:58
  
  UPDATE: The Onslow County Sheriff announced Saturday evening that they have recovered what they believe are the remains of a missing 3-year-old North Carolina girl, according to CBS affiliate WNCN.Investigators in North Carolina say a missing 3-year-old girl is believed to be dead and have arrested a man in connection with her disappearance.Mariah Woods was reported missing from her home in Jacksonville, North Carolina, around 6 a.m. Monday, prompting a massive search effort involving state and
  
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• Authorities believe they found body of missing 3-year-old girl

  02-12-2017 14:58
  
  JACKSONVILLE, N.C. -- The body of a missing 3-year-old North Carolina girl was found in a creek less than a day after her mother's boyfriend was charged with hiding her body after knowing she didn't die of natural causes, authorities said.Investigators continue to stay tight-lipped about what happened to Mariah Woods. But they left little doubt Earl Kimrey knew how she died and was trying to cover it up. He was charged late Friday with concealing of death. Kimrey removed the girl's body from the
  
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• Pair indicted for vehicle break-ins

  02-12-2017 14:24
  A Delaware County Grand Jury indicted two central Ohio residents Friday, charging them tampering with evidence, theft and receiving stolen property after they allegedly broke into vehicles and stole items in August.
  
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• White nationalist group set up memorial to Kate Steinle

  02-12-2017 13:27
  
  SAN FRANCISCO -- A white nationalist group set up a memorial for Kate Steinle near where she was shot at Pier 14, just one of several impassioned reactions after an undocumented immigrant was found not guilty of murder in her shooting death, CBS San Francisco reports.The group, called Identity Evropa, decorated the memorial with flowers, candles, and messages that read "Build the wall" and that Steinle's death "will be avenged."The group posted about the memorial through its Twitter account late
  
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• Police identify man killed after being struck by multiple vehicles on Refugee Road

  02-12-2017 12:31
  
  COLUMBUS - A 40-year-old man died after a hit-and-run in southeast Columbus, according to Columbus Police.It happened just after 6 a.m. at the intersection of Refugee Road and Tennyson Boulevard. According to a press release from Columbus Police, William Ray Johnson was crossing Refugee Road at Tennyson Boulevard from the north to the south side. Johnson was struck by a vehicle going west on Refugee Road and thrown into the eastbound lanes where he was struck by two more vehicles. The first and
  
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• Man killed after being struck by multiple vehicles on Refugee Road

  02-12-2017 12:31
  
  COLUMBUS - A man has died after a hit-and-run in southeast Columbus, according to Columbus Police.It happened just after 6 a.m. at the intersection of Refugee Road and Tennyson Boulevard. According to a press release from Columbus Police, the man was crossing Refugee Road at Tennyson Boulevard from the north to the south side. The man was struck by a vehicle going west on Refugee Road and thrown into the eastbound lanes where he was struck by two more vehicles. The first and third vehicles remai
  
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• 1 Killed after hit-and-run in southeast Columbus

  02-12-2017 12:31
  
  COLUMBUS - One person has died after a hit-and-run in southeast Columbus, according to Columbus Police.This happened just after 6 a.m. at the intersection of Refugee Road and Tennyson Boulevard.Police say all of Refugee Road is currently closed.The victim involved was pronounced dead at 6:15 a.m.The driver left the scene after the incident.No other information was immediately available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• NBC source: No payout for Lauer on rest of his contract

  02-12-2017 12:18
  
  LOS ANGELES — NBC is standing firm against giving fired "Today" host Matt Lauer a payout on the multimillion-dollar salary he's leaving behind, according to a person at the network.Lauer, said to have earned around $25 million a year, reportedly is negotiating to receive the remainder of his salary for the current contract that runs through 2018 and made him one of TV's highest-paid journalists.But NBC won't agree, said the person, who spoke Friday on condition of anonymity because a perso
  
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• Doppler 10: Skies open up, mild day ahead

  02-12-2017 10:32
  Today: Patchy fog. Partly to mostly sunny, mild. High 50. Winds: Light
  Tonight: Few clouds, mostly clear.Cold, near average.Low 31. Winds: Light SW
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny and a touch warmer.High 53. Winds: S 3-6 mph.
  Monday: Partly sunny, increasing clouds. Unseasonably warm.High 57. Winds: S 6-13 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information:A weak disturbance will pass over the Great Lakes this morning, providing partly cloudy skies to start the mo
  
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• Amid Park Street bar closings, owners looking out for employees

  02-12-2017 10:21
  Park Street is a staple for nightlife in Columbus, and especially to those who attend Ohio State. However, this weekend will mark the end of the road for three of the most popular bars on the stretch.
  
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• Senate OKs tax bill as Trump, GOP near big legislative win

  02-12-2017 08:08
  
  WASHINGTON— Republicans pushed a nearly $1.5 trillion tax bill through the Senate early Saturday after a burst of eleventh-hour horse trading, as a party starved all year for a major legislative triumph took a giant step toward giving President Donald Trump one of his top priorities by Christmas."Big bills are rarely popular. You remember how unpopular 'Obamacare' was when it passed?" Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in an interview, shrugging off polls showing scant pub
  
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• Driver indicted in fatal, wrong-way crash on the Southeast Side

  02-12-2017 06:27
  A 42-year-old North Side man has been indicted on charges that he caused a fatal, wrong-way crash on the Southeast Side while under the influence of drugs. Richard M. Hough of East Hudson Street is charged with aggravated vehicular homicide and three counts of aggravated vehicular assault for an Aug. 8 crash in which one person died and three others were injured.
  
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• Pickerington Central captures DI football state championship

  02-12-2017 04:44
  
  CANTON, Ohio - Pickerington Central won the OHSAA Division I Football State Championship with a victory against Mentor Friday night in Canton, Ohio.Mentor had a 14-7 lead after the first quarter but the teams were tied at 21 at halftime.Pickerington Central scored twice in the third quarter to take a 35-21 lead.The score was cut to 35-28 when Mentor scored late in the third quarter.Pickerington Central quarterback Demeatric Crenshaw scored on his sixth touchdown run in the fourth quarter to give
  
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• GOP nears Senate OK of tax bill after flurry of final deals

  02-12-2017 03:31
  
  WASHINGTON — Republicans used a burst of eleventh-hour horse-trading Friday to edge a $1.4 trillion tax bill to the brink of Senate passage, as a party starved all year for a major legislative triumph took a giant step toward giving President Donald Trump one of his top priorities by Christmas."We have the votes," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., declared after leaders swayed holdout senators by agreeing to fatten tax breaks for millions of businesses and let people deduct lo
  
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• 4-year-old boy killed in South Hilltop fire

  02-12-2017 02:29
  COLUMBUS - Officials say a young boy has died after a fire on the city's southwest side Friday morning. At about 6:27am, Friday, emergency crews were called to the 1600 block of Humphrey Avenue on the report of a fire.
  
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• State declines to fine, sanction ride operating company after fair tragedy

  02-12-2017 00:39
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Agriculture released its investigative summary Friday about the death at the Ohio State Fair on July 26.Tyler Jarrell was killed when the Fireball ride came apart.He was a high school senior who just enlisted in the Marine Corps.Seven other people were injured.The department said while Amusements of America, the operators of the Fireball ride, notified the state immediately, the company failed to file a report within 24 hours as is required by law.Despite
  
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