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• Cold weather poses risks for everything from medications to pets

  28-12-2017 23:49
  The cold temperatures are enough to make most people cringe but there are medical warnings that go along with them for everything from medications to pets.10TV spoke with experts to find out what people need to know.When it comes to medications, some, like prednisone or ADHD and blood pressure medications, can put both the elderly and young children at risk, according to Dr. Henry Spiller, director of the Central Ohio Poison Center of Nationwide Children’s Hospital.Dr. Spiller suggests dre
  
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• Schiano: Not time yet to talk about dashed Tennessee deal

  28-12-2017 23:44
  DALLAS (AP) — Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano said Wednesday that the time isn't right yet for him to talk about the deal he had to become Tennessee's football coach before a public backlash changed that.Schiano said he wanted the focus to be on the fifth-ranked Buckeyes preparing to play No. 8 Southern California in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night."There will be a time. I really think there will be a time that it will be appropriate for me to speak about all of that," he sai
  
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• Dublin Post Office Killings: Loved ones remember Ginger Ballard

  28-12-2017 23:25
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio -- Thursday night, friends and family came together to mourn the Dublin post master killed along with a co-worker last week.Police say 53-year-old Ginger Ballard was attacked outside of her home by an employee.They say the same man had just shot and killed Lance Herrera-Dempsey, a postal supervisor at the Dublin Post Office.Ginger Ballard loved craft beer and the Buckeyes. She loved travel and adventure."She loved to mountain bike. We loved to jet ski. We whitewater-rafted and zip-l
  
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• Thousands of home owners opt to pre-pay real estate taxes

  28-12-2017 23:07
  DELAWARE, Ohio -- Thursday, thousands of Central Ohio real estate owners headed to their local county treasurer's office to pre-pay their homeowners taxes."Save a little money and just have it out of the way and done," said Ann Istvan, when asked why she and her husband were paying early.Istvan was one of dozens who filled the treasurer's office lobby Thursday morning."There is no line normally this time of year. And that's the gospel truth," said Jon Peterson, Delaware County Treasurer.Peterson
  
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• Several Granville parks vandalized, costing city thousands to repair

  28-12-2017 23:01
  GRANVILLE -- Several recent incidents of vandalism are prompting Granville's Recreation District to look at ways to catch the bad guys.McPeek lodge has been hit twice in the last three weeks, with windows and doors broken and a canoe stolen.At Raccoon Valley Park, someone drove through the ball fields, causing excessive damage.Each incident is costing the district thousands to repair.“I’m not sure that anyone realizes the cost behind fixing those things,” Granville Recreation D
  
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• Claire's pulls makeup for kids amid asbestos concerns

  28-12-2017 22:24
  
  The retail chain Claire's is pulling several items from store shelves amid concerns that some of their makeup products for kids may be tainted with asbestos.According to CBS affiliate WPRI, a Rhode Island mother, who also works at a law firm specializing in asbestos litigation, decided to have the glittery makeup she purchased for her daughter tested at a lab. She claims the makeup came back positive for asbestos,which has been linked to lung cancer, mesothelioma and other types of cancer.After
  
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• Prosecutor: Members of Bloods gang indicted on 4 Franklin Co. murders

  28-12-2017 21:51
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that two men, both members of the Bloods gang, were indicited Thursday in connection to four murders.O’Brien said, “Between these two defendants in the Bloods gang, we have four murders that happened in our county over an eight day time span.”O’Brien announced that the Franklin County Grand Jury has returned indictments against 22-year-old Devon Dreshawn Bias and 20-year-old Darnell Deejohn Vinson. T
  
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• Game Preview: Ohio State vs. USC in Cotton Bowl

  28-12-2017 21:49
  
  Cotton Bowl: Southern California (11-2) vs. Ohio State (11-2), Friday, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)Line: Ohio State by 7 1/2.Series Record: USC leads 13-9-1.WHAT'S AT STAKEPlayoff-snubbed Ohio State takes on USC in a throwback to Rose Bowls past. This is the eighth postseason meeting between the Buckeyes and Trojans and the first seven were all in the Rose Bowl, the last one 33 years ago. The Big Ten champion Buckeyes haven't lost more than two games in any of their six seasons under coach Urban Meyer. P
  
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• Top 10 Best New Columbus Restaurants of 2017

  28-12-2017 21:40
  Over 60 new restaurants opened in Columbus in 2017, giving local foodies a plethora of new places to try throughout the year. Some of those spaces have already shot to the top of the lists for discerning diners looking for a mix of pleasant ambiance, quality service and top notch food. This year, our readers […]
  
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• Doppler 10: Tracking chance for snow

  28-12-2017 21:23
  This Evening: Mostly cloudy with temperatures in the teens, but feeling like single digits with wind chill. E wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Increasing clouds with a slight chance of a flurry. Low 11. E wind 0-5 mph.
  Tomorrow: Below average, but not quite as frigid. More clouds than sun with a chance for snow showers overnight into Saturday morning. 1-3’ are possible. High 24. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Saturday: Light snow early, otherwise cloudy the rest of the day and breezy at times. High 22. W wind 5-
  
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• Brutal US cold snap highlights higher energy costs

  28-12-2017 20:37
  
  Plunging temperatures across half the country on Thursday underscored a stark reality for low-income Americans who rely on heating aid: Their dollars aren't going to go as far this winter because of rising energy costs.Forecasters warned people to be wary of hypothermia and frostbite from an arctic blast that's gripping a large swath from the Midwest to the Northeast, where the temperature, without the wind chill factored in, dipped to minus 32 (minus 35 Celsius) on Thursday morning in Watertown
  
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• Democrat Doug Jones officially declared winner over Roy Moore in Alabama

  28-12-2017 20:35
  
  Democrat Doug Jones' historic victory over Republican Roy Moore was declared official Thursday as Alabama election officials certified him the winner of the special Senate election earlier this month, despite claims of voter irregularities from his opponent.Jones defeated Moore on Dec. 12 by about 22,000 votes in a stunning victory in a deeply red state. It was the first Democratic Senate victory in a quarter-century in Alabama. Moore was dogged by accusations of sexual misconduct involving teen
  
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• Columbus Saw More than 60 Restaurant Openings in 2017

  28-12-2017 20:34
  If you’ve had a running list of “restaurants to try,” it’s likely to get even longer. 2017 was a year of openings for Columbus, with more than 66 restaurants, bars, cafes and lounges making their central Ohio debut or expanding into other locations throughout the year. Downtown was, by far, the neighborhood with the most […]
  
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• Preventing Eviction through Gifts of Kindness

  28-12-2017 20:31
  Through The Columbus Foundation’s Gifts of Kindness Fund, in partnership with Homeport, 47 families have been prevented from losing their homes. Gifts of Kindness provide one-time, life-changing grants through nonprofit partners like Homeport to help individuals and families experiencing unexpected emergencies. Learn more. Photo by CPO Impact. The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit […]
  
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• Columbus sets rules for Christmas tree pickup

  28-12-2017 20:16
  Columbus residents who want to dispose of their holiday trees can leave them at the curb for normal yard-waste pickup. Rumpke, the city's contracted waste hauler, will pick up trees for no additional cost.
  
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• Mega Weekend – Happy New Year!

  28-12-2017 20:00
  Happy Cold Weekend! Get your tickets for the next Sweet Treats event. Enter to win tickets to: Umphrey’s Mcgee, Rebelution, St. Vincent Fear the Future Tour, and McGuffey Lane & Friends. Have you been reading our Top Ten lists of the best of 2017? Thursday Enjoy Swingin’ in the New Year with Byron Stripling through the weekend. Final […]
  
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• Reward offered, vigil held following brutal New York quadruple murder

  28-12-2017 19:33
  
  TROY, N.Y. -- Members of an upstate New York community shocked by the brutal killings of a family gathered Wednesday night around four candles — one each for the victims, two children, their mother and her domestic partner, reports CBS affiliate WRGB."It's just horrible. I don't know what kind of a person would do that," said Rensselaer resident Cortlyn Cooney, whose mother-in-law lives just down the street from the home where the four victims were found dead in a basement apartment the da
  
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• Chaos of Washington state train derailment heard in newly released 911 calls

  28-12-2017 18:53
  
  SEATTLE -- Whimpering in pain, bleeding from head injuries and dazed by the enormity of the crash, victims in the Amtrak train derailment south of Seattle begged 911 dispatchers for help and said "tons of people" had been hurt. Dozens of emergency recordings released Wednesday by South Sound 911 Dispatch provided a vivid account of what happened following the deadly Dec. 18 crash."My abdomen hurts really bad. I don't feel good," said a crying woman identified as Angela who was bleeding from her
  
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• President Trump lashes out at Vanity Fair over Clinton video

  28-12-2017 17:59
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump is lashing out at Vanity Fair after the magazine said an online video mocking Hillary Clinton "missed the mark."On Twitter on Thursday, President Trump said the magazine was "bending over backward in apologizing for the minor hit."The video posted over the weekend shows editors of Vanity Fair's Hive website offering toasts and New Year's resolutions for Clinton, including that she vowed to take up knitting, volunteer work or any hobby that wou
  
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• The Top 10 Columbus Festivals of 2017

  28-12-2017 17:36
  For the third and final year, our readers and editors named Independents’ Day as the best festival in Columbus. The organizers of this popular local event announced in March that this year would be the 10th and final installment so that their individual projects could receive more attention in the future. “These smaller projects can […]
  
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• Columbus Makes Art Presents: Jo-ey Tang on Art and his Transition from Paris to Columbus

  28-12-2017 17:00
  Jo-ey Tang is a curator, artist, writer and the new Director of Exhibitions at Beeler Gallery at Columbus College of Art & Design. The Hong Kong native spent six years in Paris before moving to Columbus in 2017. He previously served as curator at Palais de Tokyo in Paris from 2014 to 2015 and arts […]
  
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• Hazmat situation closes I-270 north past US-33 in south Columbus

  28-12-2017 16:08
  
  COLUMBUS - Interstate 270 north just past US-33 is closed in south Columbus due to a Hazmat situation, according to the Columbus Division of Fire.It happened just before 9:15 a.m. Thursday.Battalion Chief Martin told 10TV there is a truck leaking a flammable adhesive.No word on how long the highway will be closed.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Work Set to Begin on High-End Townhomes Near German Village

  28-12-2017 16:00
  Construction is set to begin in January on a 10-unit condominium development in Schumacher Place, just east of German Village. The project, which consists of two five-unit buildings, will require the demolition of a small house at 601 S. 9th Street. The land to the south of the house is vacant. Columbus City Council approved […]
  
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• Man found shot to death outside South Side nightclub

  28-12-2017 15:50
  Columbus police were called to the Sandpebble Lounge, 1913 Lockbourne Rd., at 2:15 a.m. on a report of a shooting, a police dispatcher said. A man identified as 62-year-old Carl William Duncan was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:25 a.m. He was found lying outside in the rear parking lot of the club suffering from a gunshot wound.
  
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• Restaurant Review: Drunch

  28-12-2017 15:00
  Italian Village’s Drunch is more than a place for a drinkable, liquid lunch. Sure, there is an extensive cocktail menu, but during a recent visit, Drunch’s kitchen staff out-numbered the bar team 3:1. That sort of ratio indicates some sort of commitment to edible items. In fact, the operation has a serious menu of edibles […]
  
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• Postcard from Pyongyang: The airport now has Wi-Fi, sort of

  28-12-2017 13:45
  
  North Korea is one of the least Wi-Fi-friendly countries in the world. Having a device that emits Wi-Fi signals can result in detention and a major fine. Worse, if you are a North Korean. Public use of the internet is a concept that just makes North Korean officials really nervous.But here's a sign that might be changing.North Korea's main internet provider appears to have put up a Wi-Fi trial balloon at the international departure area of Pyongyang's airport. It's a logical place to start. The
  
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• Plea hearing for sheriff's stalker moved to Jan. 5

  28-12-2017 13:31
  The change of plea hearing for a Columbus man charged with cyberstalking Delaware County Sheriff Russell Martin has been delayed until Friday, Jan. 5 in U.S. District Court.
  
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• Driver gets 18 months in prison for hitting 5 bicyclists

  28-12-2017 13:26
  
  CLEVELAND — A driver who pleaded guilty to hitting five bicyclists in Cleveland has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.Twenty-seven-year-old Rondell Dungy also will pay a fine and have his license suspended for 10 years.Investigators say Dungy was drunk on June 3 when he hit the cyclists, critically injuring three of them. Prosecutors say some of them continue to suffer from effects of the crash.Dungy apologized at his sentencing hearing Wednesday.
  
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• Bundle up: Bitter cold weather takes hold of northern US

  28-12-2017 12:46
  
  ERIE, Pa. — The bitter cold weather has taken hold of much of the northern United States and is expected to stay put for days to come as two Minnesota cities already have set record low temperatures and a city in Pennsylvania continues to dig out from a record snowfall.Forecasters warned of hypothermia and frostbite from arctic air settling in over the central U.S. and spreading east.The National Weather Service reported International Falls, Minnesota, the self-proclaimed Icebox of the Nat
  
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• Doppler 10: Staying in the ice box

  28-12-2017 10:16
  Today: Increasing clouds, frigid.High 19.Winds: E 3-6 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy, a few flurries.Low 12.Winds: ESE 3-6 mph.
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, frigid & breezy – P.M. wind chills in the teens.Light snow late.High 25.Winds: W 8-12 mph.
  Saturday: Light off & on snow showers.Light accumulations.High 20.Winds: WNW 8-12 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Winter’s icy grip continues in Central Ohio.Today clouds increas
  
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• Police identify man killed, two people detained in south Columbus shooting

  28-12-2017 08:51
  
  COLUMBUS -- Police identify the man killed and two people detained after a shooting at a south Columbus nightclub.Columbus police identified the victim as 62-year-old Carl Duncan.Dispatchers said it happened just after 2:00 a.m. on Thursday in the 1900 block of Lockbourne Road.Authorities told 10TV the bar had closed and an employee heard a gunshot and found Duncan suffering from an apparent gunshot wound lying in the parking lot behind a car.Police said it was unclear if the people detained wer
  
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• Police identify man killed in south Columbus shooting

  28-12-2017 08:51
  
  COLUMBUS -- Police have identified the man killed after a shooting at a south Columbus nightclub.Columbus police identified the victim as 62-year-old Carl Duncan.Dispatchers said it happened just after 2:00 a.m. on Thursday in the 1900 block of Lockbourne Road.Authorities told 10TV the bar had closed and an employee heard a gunshot and found Duncan suffering from an apparent gunshot wound lying in the parking lot behind a car.Police do not have a motive at this time. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com
  
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• CPD: One person dead, two people detained in south Columbus shooting

  28-12-2017 08:51
  
  COLUMBUS -- One person is dead and two people are detained after a shooting at a south Columbus nightclub, according to Columbus police.Dispatchers said it happened just after 2:00 AM on Thursday.Police said it was unclear if the people detained were suspects or witnesses.Officers remained on the scene early Thursday.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• Roy Moore files lawsuit to block Alabama Senate result

  28-12-2017 07:39
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Roy Moore is going to court to try to stop Alabama from certifying Democrat Doug Jones as the winner of the U.S. Senate race.Moore filed a lawsuit Wednesday evening in Montgomery Circuit Court. The filing occurred about 14 hours ahead of Thursday's meeting of a state canvassing board to officially declare Jones the winner of the Dec. 12 special election.Jones defeated Moore by about 20,000 votes.Moore's attorney wrote in the lawsuit that he believed there were irregularit
  
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• Colo, deer with Halloween bucket top central Ohio animal stories of 2017

  28-12-2017 06:42
  Animals in central Ohio were often in the news in 2017. Sometimes the news was sad: Earlier this month, 166 cats were removed from a Gahanna home.
  
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• OSU fans, business owners prepare for the Cotton Bowl

  28-12-2017 04:45
  COLUMBUS -- As the Buckeyes work on last-minute plays before the Cotton Bowl kicks off Friday, local business owners are feeling the impact of a team not in the playoffs.“They’re excited about the game but there’s still that aftertaste that we didn’t get in,” Judi Mormol, co-owner of Conrads College Gifts said.Mormol’s long-standing OSU gift store has just one rack of Cotton Bowl T-shirts, all of which have already been marked down in price. She says the deman
  
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• Ex-Miss Americas to help find new leaders

  28-12-2017 04:30
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Trashed by emails sent by pageant officials, former Miss Americas will help choose the new leaders of the Miss America Organization.The group told The Associated Press Wednesday night that it is enlisting the help of former Miss Americas and state directors to recommend the next generation of leaders for the pageant.In emails that were published last week by the Huffington Post, pageant officials ridiculed the appearance, intellect and sex lives of former Miss America
  
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• Is atomic bomb scientist James Conant's 'nightmare scenario' taking shape?

  28-12-2017 04:10
  
  James Conant, the American scientist who played a key role in the creation of the first atomic bomb, never regretted dropping it on Hiroshima, Japan, at the end of World War II. But he was afraid of a nuclear standoff, similar to the one brewing today between the United States and North Korea.Now Conant's granddaughter, the best-selling author Jennet Conant, is writing about his life and career in the new book, "Man of the Hour: James B. Conant, Warrior Scientist," published by Simon & Schus
  
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• Giants suspend former OSU DB Apple for finale for 'detrimental' conduct

  28-12-2017 03:39
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.— A day after Pro Bowl safety Landon Collins referred to him as a cancer, cornerback Eli Apple was suspended Wednesday by the New York Giants for the season finale against the Washington Redskins.The Giants announced the suspension hours after Apple had participated in the practice. Interim general manager Kevin Abrams and interim coach Steve Spagnuolo informed him of the suspension."We have suspended Eli for a pattern of behavior that is conduct detrimental to the tea
  
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• With no lawmakers around, visitors find now a good time to tour Ohio Statehouse

  28-12-2017 02:21
  There's a place in Columbus where you can stand where Lincoln did in 1859 and where his body lied in state five-and-a-half years later. You can see the bust of an Ohio governor who became chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and the portrait of an Ohio president who also became chief justice.
  
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• One person now in stable condition after hit-skip in east Columbus

  28-12-2017 00:50
  
  COLUMBUS -- One person was in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in east Columbus, according to police.Police said that person's condition was upgraded to stable a few hours later.The crash happened at 6:14 p.m. Wednesday in the area of East Broad Street and North James Road. The person was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition.North James Road was closed at Maryland Avenue at the time of the crash.Stay with 10TV as this story develops.
  
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• One person in critical condition after hit-skip in east Columbus

  28-12-2017 00:50
  
  COLUMBUS -- One person is in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle in east Columbus, according to police. The crash happened at 6:14 p.m. Wednesday in the area of East Broad Street and North James Road. The person was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition.North James Road is closed at Maryland Avenue.Stay with 10TV as this story develops.
  
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• Will statute of limitations prevent teacher from being charged in sex abuse of student?

  28-12-2017 00:38
  WESTERVILLE -- A teacher accused of sex crimes from decades ago has confessed to sexually abusing one student.But under Ohio law, he may not face charges.Longtime Westerville teacher, Ron Nocks, 80, is accused of sexually abusing two students some 50 years ago.On Dec. 18, two former Westerville students -- men who are now 66 and 67 years old -- told Westerville school officials their former teacher sexually abused them when they were underage, and under his instruction.But based on the age of th
  
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• COTA hopes rapid bus route helps revive Cleveland Avenue

  28-12-2017 00:07
  Barksdale lives in the distressed Columbus neighborhood just north of Downtown and east of Italian Village. He also is a member of the Milo-Grogan area commission and believes that help is on the way with a new COTA program that starts Monday.
  
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