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• 2 dead, 3 injured in separate shootings in Columbus

  10-12-2017 23:37
  A triple shooting took place around 4:15 a.m. on the South Side, leaving one woman dead and two men in critical condition. Police were called to the Exhale Hookah Lounge, 2044 Lockbourne Rd., on a report of a shooting, a police dispatcher said.
  
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• Wrestler Rich Swann arrested, charged with battery of wife

  10-12-2017 23:21
  
  Wrestler Rich Swann is being held without bail in a Florida jail after he was arrested and charged with battery and false imprisonment.Swann, who is 26 and a former WWE cruiserweight champion, was arrested Saturday.WWE released a statement about Swann on Sunday."WWE has zero tolerance for matters involving domestic violence, and per our policy, Rich Swann has been suspended indefinitely following his arrest," it said.According to Gainesville Police, Swann was arguing with his wife, who is also a
  
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• Ohio authorities believe deer may have shed candy bucket

  10-12-2017 23:10
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities are cautiously optimistic that a young male deer with a plastic pumpkin stuck on its head for more than a week in central Ohio has finally shed the irritant.The Dispatch reports the Upper Arlington Police Department sent out a tweet Saturday morning that said a resident had found a plastic pumpkin by his deer feeder.A resident of Columbus near Henderson and Chevy Chase called to say that he found a pumpkin bucket by his deer feeder this morning. It is like
  
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• Lawmakers say driving suspensions overused, fines too high

  10-12-2017 22:58
  
  COLUMBUS — Ohio lawmakers have accused the state of using driver's license suspensions as an arbitrary punishment for offenses unrelated to driving while burying people under a pile of fees and fines.The state Legislature is considering multiple bills that could reinstate limited privileges for some suspended drivers and help people avoid steep license reinstatement fees.The Bureau of Motor Vehicles says 1.1 million people had their licenses suspended last year — or almost 12 percent
  
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• Hapless Bengals fall to Bears, 33-7

  10-12-2017 22:53
  
  CINCINNATI — Rookie Mitchell Trubisky threw for a touchdown and ran for another in his best showing yet, and the Chicago Bears ended a five-game losing streak by routing the lackluster Cincinnati Bengals 33-7 on Sunday, their most lopsided victory in five years.Jordan Howard ran for 147 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Bears (4-9) dominated a matchup of the NFL's worst offenses. Their rookie quarterback took full advantage of an injury-depleted defense, completing a career-high 25 pas
  
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• Packers rally to stun winless Browns 27-21 in overtime

  10-12-2017 22:45
  
  CLEVELAND —The Green Bay Packers came back to set the stage for Aaron Rodgers' comeback.Brett Hundley threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams in overtime as the Packers rallied from a two-touchdown deficit in the fourth quarter for a 27-21 win on Sunday over the Cleveland Browns, who remain winless.Cleveland fell to 0-13 and made too many crucial mistakes to break into the win column.On third-and-6, Hundley threw a short pass to Adams, who broke a tackle and went in untouched with
  
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• Woman found dead in submerged vehicle in Richland County

  10-12-2017 21:58
  
  SHELBY -- The Richland County Sheriff's Office and Shelby Fire Department dive team recovered the body of a woman in a submerged vehicle Sunday morning.The Sheriff's Office was called at 8:15 a.m. from the 7600 block of Plymouth-Springmill Road, reporting a possible submerged vehicle in a pond, according to a press release.The Mansfield News-Journal identified the woman as 61-year-old April Puckett, from the Shiloh area. It is unknown how long she was in the vehicle. She was found in the driver'
  
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• Man dies, woman injured after Northeast Side shooting

  10-12-2017 21:25
  Columbus police were called to a home in the 2400 of Ottawa Drive just off Cleveland Avenue at 10:53 a.m. on a report of a shooting, a police dispatcher said. A man was pronounced dead at 11:18 a.m. as he was being transported to OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, the dispatcher said.
  
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• Doppler 10: Chilly work week ahead

  10-12-2017 21:21
  This Evening: Mostly cloudy and still breezy. Temperatures in the 20s. SW wind 10-15 mph, gusting higher at times.
  Tonight: Cloudy and cool. Low 23. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of a snow shower in the evening, mainly north of I-70.High 38. S wind 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Blustery with a slight chance of snow showers. High 29. NW wind 10-20 mph, gusts upward of 25 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Mostly cloudy
  
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• 3 people arrested in firebomb attack on Swedish synagogue

  10-12-2017 21:00
  
  HELSINKI — Three people have been arrested for allegedly throwing firebombs at a synagogue in the Swedish city of Goteborg, the second anti-Jewish attack in the Nordic nation in two days. Jewish groups condemned the attacks as "unconscionable" and demanded that authorities take action.No one was injured in the attack late Saturday during a youth event at the synagogue and the adjacent Jewish center in Sweden's second-largest city. Goteborg police spokesman Peter Nordengard said Sunday it i
  
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• New evacuations as huge Southern California fire flares up

  10-12-2017 18:34
  
  VENTURA, Calif. — A major flare-up on the western edge of Southern California's largest and most destructive wildfire has sent residents fleeing as flames churned through canyons and down hillsides toward coastal towns.New evacuations were ordered Sunday in Carpinteria, a seaside city northwest of Los Angeles.LIVE: Chopper flying over huge fires in southern CaliforniaSanta Barbara County Fire spokesman Mike Eliason says crews saved several homes as unpredictable winds fanned the blaze.The
  
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• Firefighters brace for second week of California wildfires

  10-12-2017 18:34
  
  LOS ANGELES — As Southern California enters its second week engulfed in flames, fire officials anticipate more growth and danger due to continued strong wind gusts, no rain and decades-old dry vegetation.A powerful flare-up on the western edge of the largest and most destructive wildfire sent residents fleeing Sunday, as wind-fanned flames ripped down hillsides toward coastal towns northwest of Los Angeles. New evacuations were ordered as the fire sent up an enormous plume near Montecito a
  
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• Victims, armed and dangerous suspect identified in north Columbus shooting

  10-12-2017 17:19
  
  COLUMBUS – Columbus Police were on the scene of a fatal double shooting in north Columbus.Police say Jordyn Preston, 18, shot two people, killing one. It happened just before 11 a.m. Sunday on Ottawa Drive.Van Johnson, 54, was transported to Riverside Methodist Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries. Elyzabeth Johnson, 18, was taken to Grant Medical Center in stable condition. Van was Elyzabeth's father.According to the police, the Johnsons were arguing in front of their home wh
  
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• Police: 2 injured after shooting in north Columbus

  10-12-2017 17:19
  
  COLUMBUS – Columbus Police are on the scene of a double shooting in north Columbus.It happened just before 11 a.m. Sunday in the 2400 block of Ottawa Drive.One victim is in critical condition and the other is expected to be okay, according to police.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Police: 1 Killed, 1 injured after shooting in north Columbus

  10-12-2017 17:19
  
  COLUMBUS – Columbus Police are on the scene of a fatal double shooting in north Columbus. It happened just before 11 a.m. Sunday in the 2400 block of Ottawa Drive.Authorities confirm one person has died and the other victim was taken to Grant Medical Center and is expected to be okay. No suspect information was immediately available. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Will Hoge at Skully’s Music-Diner

  10-12-2017 16:22
  The making of Will Hoge’s latest album, Anchors, was an exercise in partially deconstructing a career that had given him almost two decades of progressive success. Before inking a songwriting deal with BMG Nashville and taking his talents to Music Row in 2012 to write for other artists, he and his band had released seven […]
  
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• Crime of the Week: Family looking for answers in death of 15-year-old boy

  10-12-2017 16:05
  COLUMBUS - A family is looking for answers in the death of a 15-year-old boy who was found dead in an alley in north Columbus.Police said on May 11 around 11:30 p.m. D'Ante Smith was found in an alley on Bremen Street after he was unresponsive with obvious gunshot wounds. Police have surveillance images of someone who was walking with Smith before his death.If you have any information, you can give an anonymous tip to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS.You can earn a cash reward.
  
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• Dispute at beloved bakery roils Ohio college town

  10-12-2017 15:24
  
  OBERLIN — Students at Oberlin College have long enjoyed pastries, bagels and chocolates from Gibson's Bakery, a century-old, family-owned business near campus. That sweet relationship has turned bitter amid hotly disputed accusations of racism, roiling a school and town long known for their liberal politics.The dispute, which began in November 2016 with the arrest of three black Oberlin students who tried stealing wine from Gibson's, is now a lawsuit in which the exasperated bakery owners
  
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• Officials: One type of whale, after deadly year, could become extinct

  10-12-2017 14:48
  
  PORTLAND, Maine — Officials with the federal government say it's time to consider the possibility that endangered right whales could become extinct unless new steps are taken to protect them.North Atlantic right whales are among the rarest marine mammals in the world, and they have endured a deadly year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has said there are only about 450 of the whales left and 17 of them have died so far in 2017.The situation is so dire that American and
  
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• Princes William and Harry choose sculptor for Diana statue

  10-12-2017 14:45
  
  LONDON — Kensington Palace says Princes William and Harry have chosen sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley to create a statute of their mother, Princess Diana, to mark the 20th anniversary of her death.Rank-Broadley, whose image of Queen Elizabeth II has appeared on British coins since 1998, will complete the work by 2019. The statue will be placed on the grounds of Kensington Palace, where Diana once lived.The princes said in a statement Sunday that the statue is meant to create "a fitting and last
  
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• Early praise for 'The Last Jedi' after elaborate premiere

  10-12-2017 14:40
  
  LOS ANGELES — There were cheers, gasps, droid photo opportunities, casino games and more than a few standing ovations at the jam-packed world premiere of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" Saturday night in Los Angeles, which many are already praising online.Rian Johnson, the writer, and director of the eighth installment of the franchise, dedicated the night to the late Carrie Fisher, who died after filming had completed."She's up there flipping the bird and saying, 'Don't bring this night down w
  
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• Pope urges nuclear disarmament, climate-change solutions

  10-12-2017 14:33
  
  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is calling for a world without nuclear arms and for effective measures to combat climate change.Addressing the faithful Sunday in St. Peter's Square, he stressed what he called "the strong link between human rights and nuclear disarmament." Francis said working to protect the dignity of the weakest and most disadvantaged implies "also working with determination to build a world without nuclear arms." He urged people to put intelligence and technology at the "ser
  
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• Fire reported at Johnstown-Monroe High School near football stadium

  10-12-2017 14:06
  
  JOHNSTOWN - The Monroe Township Fire Department is investigating a fire that reportedly happened at the school's concession stand near the football stadium.Licking County dispatchers told 10TV the fire happened around 3 a.m. Sunday in the 400 block of South Oregon Street. There were no injuries at a fire at a high school football field Sunday morning.Authorities said they are still on scene working to determine the cause of the fire as of 6:30 a.m.There were no injuries reported.Stay with 10TV a
  
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• South Carolina serial killer says there are more victims

  10-12-2017 13:25
  
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. — A South Carolina man convicted of killing seven people says he has more victims who have not been discovered.The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reports that, in an eight-page letter, Todd Kohlhepp wrote that he tried to tell investigators and informed the FBI, but he said: "it was blown off." He also wrote, "At this point, I really don't see a reason to give numbers or locations."Don Wood, chief division counsel with the FBI's Columbia office, said the agency has a pendi
  
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• Doppler 10: Watch out for slick spots

  10-12-2017 11:40
  Today:Partly to mostly cloudy. Chilly & blustery. High: 33. Winds: SW 7-15 mph.
  Tonight:Cloudy & chilly, few snow flurries. Low 24. Calming winds.
  Tomorrow:Mostly cloudy & not as chilly.Chance snow, mainly pm.High 36. Winds: S 4-9 mph.
  Tuesday:Mostly cloudy, blustery.Chance snow showers.High 31. Winds: NW 10-20 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Feeling like Christmas this Sunday morning thanks to the first snowfall of the sea
  
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• Three people shot, one in critical condition in southeast Columbus

  10-12-2017 10:34
  
  Three people have been shot in southeast Columbus, according to Columbus police.It happened on Lockbourne Rd. north of Refugee Rd.Emergency personnel transported one person to Grant Medical Center in critical condition.The conditions of the other two victims are unknown.Police do not have information on a suspect.
  
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• Police identify 3 people shot inside a hookah lounge in south Columbus

  10-12-2017 10:34
  
  COLUMBUS - One woman is dead and two men were injured following a shooting in a hookah lounge in southeast Columbus.It happened just after 4 a.m. Sunday inside Exhale Hookah Lounge in the 2044 block of Lockbourne Road.Police found Kieara Hobbs 26, suffering a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at 4:25 a.m.The other two men Latrell Davis 27, and Christopher Bivens 27 were taken to Grant Medical Center. Davis remains in critical condition and Bivens is expected to be okay.Police do not have any
  
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• Police: 1 dead, 2 critical after shooting in a Columbus hookah lounge

  10-12-2017 10:34
  
  COLUMBUS - One woman is dead and two men are in critical condition following a shooting in a hookah lounge in southeast Columbus.It happened around 4 a.m. Sunday inside the business located in the 2000 block of Lockbourne Road just north of Refugee Road.Emergency personnel transported two people to Grant Medical Center in critical condition.Police do not have information on a suspect at this time.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Celebrating the gift of life

  10-12-2017 07:56
  FINDINGa SJUSTa STHEa SRIGHT SPOT - Kathy Warhola, left, regional hospital development coordinator for Lifeline of Ohio, and Barb Banfield, Trinity Health System director of nursing, check out one of many bulbs to adorn a Christmas tree in honor of "the heroes of organ, eye and tissue donation."
  
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• Girls of Color Hack #CBUS

  10-12-2017 06:35
  They are plugged in and as creative as they come.Delivering a message that transcends technology.More than 50 girls from Franklin County high schools came to Franklin University over two days to hack #CBUS.Girls of Color Hack #CBUS is a positive initiative helping girls to build apps intended to empower young women.Olivia Evans is a junior at Pickerington Central High School, "We have like a social page for when there's like social problems like relationships like when there are red flags in lif
  
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• Recordings of Pilot president's epithets could disrupt trial

  10-12-2017 04:38
  
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Secret recordings of one of the defendants uttering racial epithets are threatening to disrupt the federal fraud trial of former executives and sales staffers at the truck stop chain controlled by the family of Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam.With the trial about to take a monthlong recess for the holidays, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports that U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Collier said that he would allow prosecutors to present
  
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• Human bones found by workers at Cleveland demolition site

  10-12-2017 04:30
  
  CLEVELAND — Police say what's believed to be a human skull has been found by workers demolishing an abandoned apartment building in Cleveland.Cleveland.com reports workers found the skull Thursday while moving debris from the building's foundation.A police report says an investigator from the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office went to the scene and told officers that the skull appeared to be human. The investigator then found pieces of what appeared to be human vertebrae.A spokesman
  
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• 'Last Jedi' premiere kicks off with droids, Daisy Ridley

  10-12-2017 04:13
  
  LOS ANGELES — Stormtroopers marched the red carpet as Star Wars music blared and fans cheered Saturday at the world premiere of the latest installment in the beloved space opera franchise.The elaborate premiere for "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" included a procession of Stormtroopers and a squad of elite guards clad in red armor walking the red carpet. Fans cheered, some waving stuffed Porgs, a new character being introduced in the eighth film in the core Star Wars franchise.The procession of
  
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• Dozens of crashes on slick roads during first snow fall of season

  10-12-2017 03:59
  COLUMBUS -- The snow looked beautiful coming down Saturday, if you were watching from inside. But if you were out on the streets, it made for some ugly driving conditions.Along U.S. 33 near Hamilton Road Saturday night, eight cars were piled up, with several other vehicles off the side of the highway. On Olentangy River Road, 10TV cameras didn't see accidents, but some frightening near-misses on a street that looked more like a skating rink.Between ODOT and the City of Columbus, hundreds of crew
  
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• Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield wins Heisman Trophy as top college player

  10-12-2017 03:02
  
  NEW YORK - Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield has won the Heisman Trophy, completing a climb from walk-on to one of the most accomplished players in the history of college football.The brash, flag-planting Sooners star became the sixth Oklahoma player to the win Heisman in one of the most lopsided votes ever.Stanford running back Bryce Love was the runner-up, making it five second-place finishes for the Cardinal since 2009. Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, last year's Heisman winner, was t
  
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• Police end barricade situation on Sutton Avenue

  10-12-2017 02:31
  
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus Police and SWAT were able to end a barricade situation on Sutton Avenue Saturday evening. The situation started in the late afternoon as a domestic violence situation, according to police. Two women escaped from the home after calling the police.Police said a man retreated to the basement. He later came out while SWAT was on the scene.According to police, the man threatened to blow up the house with propane. The man was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
  
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• Two counties under a snow emergency in Central Ohio

  10-12-2017 02:19
  
  Roads in Central Ohio turned icy and slick Saturday.Columbus Police reported more than 30 crashes. Hilliard and Dublin police warned residents on twitter about icy conditions. Gahanna police were only responding to injury accidents Saturday evening because of so many crash reports.Ross and Coshocton counties are under a level one snow emergency.Here is an explainer of snow emergency levels in Central Ohio:LEVEL 1: Roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. Roads may also be icy. Driv
  
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• Three counties under a snow emergency in Central Ohio

  10-12-2017 02:19
  
  Roads in Central Ohio turned icy and slick Saturday.Columbus Police reported more than 30 crashes. Hilliard and Dublin police warned residents on twitter about icy conditions. Gahanna police were only responding to injury accidents Saturday evening because of so many crash reports.Ross, Coshocton and Pike counties are under a level one snow emergency.Here is an explainer of snow emergency levels in Central Ohio:LEVEL 1: Roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. Roads may also be icy
  
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• Woman burns down Cincinnati home trying to kill bed bugs

  10-12-2017 01:56
  
  CINCINNATI -- Authorities said that three people were injured and 10 people were left homeless after a woman accidentally started a fire while trying to kill bed bugs with rubbing alcohol at a multi-family home in Cincinnati.WXIX-TV reports it's the second time in two weeks that a fire sparked by attempts to kill bed bugs has caused extensive damage in Cincinnati.Officials say the fire late Friday heavily damaged a five-unit building and sent three people to a hospital to be treated for smoke in
  
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• Deer with Halloween bucket on head is free, probably

  10-12-2017 01:23
  The deer is free, free of the Halloween candy bucket that had encased its head for at least a week. "A resident of Columbus near Henderson and Chevy Chase called to say that he found a pumpkin bucket by his deer feeder this morning," the Upper Arlington Police Department tweeted Saturday morning.
  
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• Snow slows or shuts down much of normally sunny Deep South

  10-12-2017 00:43
  
  ATLANTA — An unusually heavy December snowfall across much of the Deep South tapered off Saturday, icy road conditions were still a threat and thousands remained without electricity throughout the region.Forecasters warned that moisture on the roadways could freeze overnight and cause black ice to form. The National Weather Service said that even after snow flurries ended by midday, areas including metro Atlanta would still be cold enough for transparent layers of thin ice to form on bridg
  
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