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• Attorney: Deputy thought gunfire was from outside school

  26-02-2018 23:08
  
  The sheriff's deputy assigned to guard the Florida high school that was the scene of a mass shooting never entered the building to confront the suspect because he believed the gunfire was coming from outside, his attorney said Monday.Scot Peterson has been called a coward and worse for failing to stop the massacre that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The criticism intensified Monday as President Donald Trump blasted the deputy and other officers who were there, saying t
  
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• ColumbusRotary Club: Mount Carmel West Hospital

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• Columbus Rotary Club: Mount Carmel West Hospital 2/26/2018

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• SR-37 westbound closed near Granville after fiery semi crash; one person dead

  26-02-2018 22:34
  
  LICKING COUNTY – The westbound lanes of State Route 37 are closed just west of Granville due to a crash involving a semi.A 911 dispatcher said the crash happened just after 3:30 p.m.Images from Chopper 10 show a heavily burned semi.One person died in the crash according to the Newark Advocate.The investigation is being handled by Ohio State Highway Patrol.No other details were immediately available.Stay with 10TV for updates on this developing story.
  
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• SR-37 westbound closed near Granville after fiery semi crash

  26-02-2018 22:34
  
  LICKING COUNTY – The westbound lanes of State Route 37 are closed just west of Granville due to a crash involving a semi.A 911 dispatcher said the crash happened just after 3:30 p.m.Images from Chopper 10 show a heavily burned semi but the fire appears to be out.The investigation is being handled by Ohio State Highway Patrol.No other details were immediately available.Stay with 10TV for updates on this developing story.
  
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• OSHP: Road rage led to fiery crash in Licking County that killed one

  26-02-2018 22:34
  
  LICKING COUNTY –Ohio State Highway Patrol says a road rage incident led to a deadly and fiery crash on SR-37 in Licking County. Troopers responded to the crash just before 4:00 p.m. on Monday.A media release from the Granville OSHP Post states that a GMC Canyon driven by Larry Madden, 58 of Heath, and an Acura CL driven by Michael Hayden, 37 of Newark, were both involved in a road rage incident. Both vehicles were heading eastbound on SR-37. Police say both drivers passed separate vehicles
  
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• Police charge student accused of making up threat against Hilliard Darby High School

  26-02-2018 21:44
  
  HILLIARD, Ohio – Hilliard police have charged a 16-year-old Hilliard Darby High School student who is accused of making up a threat against the school.Police said the student fabricated the threat, posted it online and sent it to other students.The student is facing a charge of inducing panic which is a second-degree felony.“We cannot emphasize enough for parents to talk with your children about the zero-tolerance stance our agency and school district have regarding not only threats
  
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• Forecast: Clear & cool tonight; sunny & mild Tuesday

  26-02-2018 21:12
  This Evening: Clear and pleasant.
  Tonight: Clear and cool. 31 Light West
  Tomorrow: Plenty of sun. Pushing 60 S 5-10 mph
  Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with showers returning. 58 S 5-10 mph
  Thursday: Rainy & mild. 58Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: Tonight will be mostly clear and chilly but we'll see above average low temperatures.Tuesday is looking great with plenty of sun and highs in the upper 50s!!!The chance for
  
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• Opinion: Provide Jobs for All and End Poverty

  26-02-2018 20:32
  Over the past 40 years, corporate America has off-shored half our manufacturing base, almost all of our textile industry, and in recent decades even our high tech computing jobs have been moving overseas. Our own tech people are being asked to train their replacements abroad. Now we are being told that half the jobs remaining […]
  
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• Avondale Elementary on lockdown due to police situation nearby

  26-02-2018 19:44
  
  Avondale Elementary School is on lockdown due to a police situation near the school.According to Columbus police, two shooting victims showed up at Mount Carmel West Hospital.Police said they do not know where the shooting happened.Out of precaution, the elementary school was placed on lockdown since it is near the hospital.Police are at the hospital to continue investigating the incident.
  
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• Bond set at $500,000 for teen accused of Beechcroft threat

  26-02-2018 19:36
  A Columbus teen accused of making statements on social media about killing two teachers at a Northeast Side high school could be placed on house arrest after a hearing Monday morning. Columbus police say 18-year-old De'Andre Davon Fleming posted on Instagram Friday that he would kill two teachers and anyone who got in his way at Beechcroft High School, 6100 Beechcroft Rd., between third and fourth periods on Monday, according to court records.
  
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• Trump says he would have rushed into Florida school, unarmed

  26-02-2018 19:19
  
  WASHINGTON — ​ President Donald Trump, who's been highly critical of the law enforcement response to the Florida school shootings, says he would have rushed in, unarmed, if he'd been there.Speaking to a roomful of governors at the White House, Trump said Monday, "You don't know until you're tested, but I think I really believe I'd run in there even if I didn't have a weapon, and I think most of the people in this room would have done that, too."Trump's heroic hypothetical vividly dem
  
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• Pre. Trump: Turn the nation's grief into action on violence

  26-02-2018 19:19
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told the nation's governors on Monday that the country will "turn our grief into action" following the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school, conferring with state leaders ahead of a push in Congress to respond to the latest carnage."We have to have action," Trump declared.Addressing the governors in the State Dining Room, Trump again found fault with the officers who didn't stop the Florida gunman who carried out the massacre, saying they "weren
  
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• Acclaimed Choreographer Jan Martens Returns to the Wexner Center with US Premiere of Rule of Threes

  26-02-2018 18:26
  Belgian choreographer Jan Martens astonished audiences and racked up awards, including the North Brabant Prize of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and the Charlotte Köhlerprijs, with his unmistakable language. Martens welds furious virtuosity to an intense emotional material. His last trip to Columbus brought two fascinating works: his group piece Dog Days are Over and the […]
  
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• Acclaimed Choreographer Jan Martens Returns to the Wexner Center with US Premiere of Rule of Three

  26-02-2018 18:26
  Belgian choreographer Jan Martens astonished audiences and racked up awards, including the North Brabant Prize of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and the Charlotte Köhlerprijs, with his unmistakable language. Martens welds furious virtuosity to an intense emotional material. His last trip to Columbus brought two fascinating works: his group piece Dog Days are Over and the […]
  
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• ODOT: Large rock slide in Lawrence County could take weeks to clear

  26-02-2018 17:19
  
  CHESAPEAKE -- A large rock slide closed all lanes of State Route 7 Monday in Lawrence County.The rock slide happened near Chesapeake around 7:30 a.m.ODOT said both westbound (north) lanes are closed near CR-124 (Tallow Ridge Road), east of the US-52 interchange and the 6th Street Bridge to West Virginia.The route is open in one lane in the eastbound direction, according to ODOT. Westbound motorists will be detoured via the 6th and 17th Street bridges in West Virginia.No one was hurt in the slide
  
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• Large rock slide closes SR-7 in Lawrence County

  26-02-2018 17:19
  
  CHESAPEAKE -- A large rock slide closed all lanes of State Route 7 Monday in Lawrence County.The rock slide happened near Chesapeake around 7:30 a.m.ODOT said both westbound (north) lanes are closed near CR-124 (Tallow Ridge Road), east of the US-52 interchange and the 6th Street Bridge to West Virginia.The route is open in one lane in the eastbound direction, according to ODOT. Westbound motorists will be detoured via the 6th and 17th Street bridges in West Virginia.Crews are on scene clearing
  
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• Student charged with making Columbus school threat

  26-02-2018 17:11
  An 18-year-old Beechcroft High School student is under arrest, accused of making a threat on social media Friday. Deandre Davon Fleming was charged with inducing panic, a second-degree felony, for claiming that there would be an attack at the school Monday.
  
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• Supreme Court declines to decide fate of 'Dreamers' just yet

  26-02-2018 16:58
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's highly unusual bid to bypass a federals appeals court and get the justices to intervene in the fate of a program that protects hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.The decision affecting "Dreamers" means the case will almost certainly have to work its way through the lower courts before any Supreme Court ruling is possible. And because that could take weeks or months, Monday's decision also i
  
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• Art Review: William Kentridge’s “The Refusal of Time”

  26-02-2018 16:25
  Location. Location. Location. It’s everything, right? That old adage is certainly true in the case of William Kentridge’s Refusal of Time; a multi-media installation that seems perfectly suited to its spot in the farthest reaches of the Wexner Center galleries. It’s the last house on the left. The end of the line. The final stop. […]
  
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• Columbus Blue Jackets trade for defenseman Ian Cole

  26-02-2018 16:15
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jacket acquired defenseman Ian Cole from the Ottawa Senators on Monday for center Nick Moutrey and a 2020 third round draft pick.This is the second time in three days Cole has been moved. Ottawa acquired the 29-year-old Friday night from the Penguins in a deal that brought Derick Brassard to Pittsburgh.But it was believed the Senators were not going to keep Cole, who now joins Pittsburgh's regional and divisional rival.At the start of the day, Columb
  
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• Naked man on ATV leads police on chase in Missouri

  26-02-2018 16:14
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CBS/AP) -- Authorities say a naked man has been arrested in Missouri after fleeing on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and driving the wrong way on an interstate. Police say the man is suspected of being under the influence of drugs during the Sunday afternoon chase in northern Kansas City.CBS News affiliate KCTV-TV reports authorities originally received report of a naked man driving an ATV through people's yards. Officers attempted to stop him, but he sped off onto Interstate 435
  
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• Search for boy swept into Ohio creek becomes recovery effort

  26-02-2018 16:08
  
  SIDNEY, Ohio — A 6-year-old boy reportedly swept away in a western Ohio creek is feared dead as authorities say the search for him is shifting from a potential rescue to a recovery operation.Dozens of searchers with boats and a helicopter with an infrared scanner unsuccessfully looked for the boy after he was reported missing Sunday evening east of Sidney, roughly 60 miles northeast of Columbus.The Shelby County Sheriff's Office says the boy was playing with at least one other child along
  
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• Authorities: Body of 6-year-old boy swept into creek found

  26-02-2018 16:08
  
  SIDNEY, Ohio — Authorities say the body of a 6-year-old boy reportedly swept away in a western Ohio creek has been recovered.Shelby County sheriff's deputies say the body was found in the creek Monday about two miles from where the boy disappeared Sunday. Authorities didn't immediately release the child's name.Dozens of searchers with boats and a helicopter with an infrared scanner had looked for the boy after he was reported missing Sunday evening east of Sidney, roughly 60 miles (97 kilo
  
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• 6-year-old boy found dead after being swept into Ohio creek

  26-02-2018 16:08
  
  SIDNEY, Ohio — The body of a 6-year-old boy reportedly swept away in a western Ohio creek was found Monday, according to WHIO-TV.The parents of the child positively identified him after authorities pulled him from the creek this morning.Dozens of searchers with boats and a helicopter with an infrared scanner looked for the boy after he was reported missing Sunday evening east of Sidney, roughly 60 miles northeast of Columbus.The Shelby County Sheriff's Office said the boy was playing with
  
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• Making Our Community an Age-Friendly Columbus

  26-02-2018 16:07
  Age-Friendly Columbus cuts the ribbon for new offices and resources at Blackburn Community Center! The new space will ensure a high quality of life for people of all ages and abilities. The new community resource was made possible thanks to a wide collaboration between The Ohio State University College of Social Work, the City of […]
  
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• Prepping for Social Impact

  26-02-2018 15:45
  What’s the next social enterprise we’ll see in central Ohio? Social Ventures and Cause Impact teach a Nonprofit Catalyst workshop to turn these ideas into social impact. Connect with Social Ventures in The Giving Store. The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in our […]
  
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• Meth is making a deadly comeback in central Ohio

  26-02-2018 15:02
  Opioids still are the driving force behind Ohio’s overdose deaths. But authorities say methamphetamine is making a comeback.“It’s brought in from southwest Mexico and cartels are bringing it over and it’s pure,” says Sgt. Tiffany Meeks with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.CrimeTracker 10 contacted several county coroners in central Ohio and the statistics show a rise in meth-related deaths.Franklin County (source:Franklin Co. Coroner)In 2012, 1 person died from meth-r
  
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• Ohio State Study Reveals No Link Between Hormonal Birth Control and Depression

  26-02-2018 14:39
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Women face several options when it comes to birth control, so potential side effects often factor into their decision. Depression is a common concern for many women, but a new study by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is putting patients at ease.
  
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• Which cell phone company is best at blocking robocalls?

  26-02-2018 13:22
  
  If you want to stop the spam and scam calls to your cell phone, the carrier you choose matters. That's the takeaway from a recent study of four major carriers — AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile — which found that most carriers are still poor at identifying spam and scam calls, even when consumers pay for the service.Cell phone carriers have only had the opportunity to identify and block spam and scam calls for four months. In November, after being flooded with complaints about
  
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• Organized labor case goes in front of Supreme Court

  26-02-2018 12:47
  
  WASHINGTON- The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that could deal a painful financial blow to organized labor.All eyes will be on Justice Neil Gorsuch Monday when the court takes up a challenge to an Illinois law that allows unions representing government employees to collect fees from workers who choose not to join. The unions say the outcome could affect more than 5 million government workers in 24 states and the District of Columbia.The court split 4-4 the last time it considered t
  
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• The day after: Pyeongchang breathes, bids Olympics farewell

  26-02-2018 12:16
  
  From volunteers to support staff to the joint Korea women's hockey team, people from many cultures bid farewell to each other and to the 2018 Winter Olympics on Monday as a swath of the eastern Korean Peninsula readied itself for something novel: relative normalcy.Seven years after a successful Olympic bid that changed its people and its landscape forever, Pyeongchang exhaled."Farewell! Bye bye! Gamsahamnida!" volunteers using the Korean word for "thank you" shouted to departing buses in Gangneu
  
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• Ground zero ceremony set to commemorate 1993 terror bombing

  26-02-2018 11:59
  
  NEW YORK — Survivors and others are set to gather at ground zero for a solemn tribute to victims of the first terror attack on the World Trade Center, the deadly bombing 25 years ago.Today is the anniversary of the blast, which killed six people, one of them pregnant. The planned commemoration includes a Mass at a church near the trade center and a ceremony on the 9/11 memorial plaza, with the reading of victims' names and a moment of silence at 12:18 p.m., when the bomb exploded and becam
  
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• Forecast: Sunny and mild on Monday

  26-02-2018 11:03
  Today: Morning clearing, lots of afternoon sunshine and nice.High 53.Winds: WNW 4-8 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly clear and chilly.Low 33.Winds: Light southerly.
  Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, mild and nice.High 58.Winds: S 5-10 mph.
  Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with showers possible by the end of the day.High 58.Winds: S 4-8 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar | School closings, delaysSpecial Information: Skies will clear out through the morning and we’ll see plenty of af
  
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• United Airlines plane blows tire on takeoff, keeps going

  26-02-2018 10:43
  
  A United Airlines plane blew a tire when taking off from Newark Liberty International Airport but continued its flight to Portland International Airport in Oregon, where it landed safely, the carrier says.Passengers from Flight 1551 deplaned normally, United adds.The plane landed just before 10:30 p.m., reports CBS Portland affiliate KOIN-TV.
  
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• Big Ten Tournament bracket 2018: Seeds, schedule, TV info

  26-02-2018 09:52
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Big Ten Tournament stays out east this year at New York's Madison Square Garden. Play opens next Wednesday.
  
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• K9 units send tributes to the family of fallen officer Eric Joering

  26-02-2018 05:46
  A unique request made by the daughter of fallen Westerville Police officer Eric Joering has gained the attention of K-9 patrol units around the country.Corporal Justin Alloway, with the Westerville Police Department, says 11-year-old Elena made the request for t-shirts from various K-9 units as a way to remember her father.“I thought, let me put something on Facebook, let me see what we can come up with,” Alloway said.“Quite honestly I was very naïve.”Alloway posted
  
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• Lancaster Police looking for missing 12-year-old boy

  26-02-2018 05:24
  
  LANCASTER -- The Lancaster Police Department is looking for a missing 12-year-old boy.Samuel Phillip Griffin is 145 pound and 6-foot-1-inch tall. He was last seen wearing a dark blue hoodie, khaki pants and carrying a backpack (unknown color).Griffin was last seen in the area of Forest Rose Avenue and West Fair Avenue. However, he has friends on both the east and west sides of Lancaster.If you know Samuel's whereabouts you are encouraged to call the Lancaster Police Department at 740-687-6680.
  
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• Faced with sex trafficking surge, a city wonders if 'John School' can reduce demand

  26-02-2018 05:24
  On a Saturday afternoon at the downtown Columbus, Ohio courthouse, close to 20 men sat in a conference room; arms crossed, eyes staring blankly ahead, listening to a lecture.
  
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• One person in life-threatening condition after crash during police chase

  26-02-2018 03:22
  
  MIFFLIN TWP -- One person is in life-threatening condition after a police chase ended in a crash Sunday night.Just after 7:30 p.m., a Mifflin Township Police officer tried to pull over a vehicle driving erratically, but the vehicle did not stop, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies were called to join the pursuit, and at one point, observed the vehicle driving without lights on.During the chase with the vehicle driving north on Westerville Road, an attempted left turn
  
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• Pres. Trump to discuss Florida school shooting with governors

  26-02-2018 03:01
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday that the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school is the top issue he wants to discuss with the nation's governors.Under pressure to act to stem gun violence on school grounds, Trump planned to solicit input from the state chief executives during meetings Monday at the White House. The governors are in Washington for their annual winter meeting.But socializing was the focus Sunday night as Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted the go
  
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• Transgender Texas wrestler wins second high school title

  26-02-2018 02:52
  
  CYPRESS, Texas — For the second year in a row, a transgender wrestler has won the Texas girls' Class 6A 110-pound division.Mack Beggs, an 18-year-old senior from Euless Trinity High School near Dallas, entered the tournament in Cypress outside of Houston with an undefeated record. He beat Chelsea Sanchez — who he beat for the title in 2017— in the final match Saturday.Video posted online showed a mix of cheers and boos from the crowd following Beggs' win.Beggs is in the process
  
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• White House will see if North Korea is serious about talks

  26-02-2018 02:10
  
  WASHINGTON — The White House said Sunday it would wait and see whether a new overture by North Korea for talks with the United States means it is serious about disarming, a step President Donald Trump and other world leaders agree must be the outcome of any future dialogue."We will see," was the response from White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was on the Korean peninsula Sunday as a member of the U.S. delegation attending the Olympic games in South Korea. The delegatio
  
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• Buckler launches bid for seat in 90th District

  26-02-2018 00:50
  Scioto County attorney Adrienne Buckler has filed her petitions with the Scioto County Board of Elections to run as candidate for state representative for the 90th District. "I can be an effective leader for Scioto, Adams and Lawrence counties in that I have the dedication, drive and strong voice to represent Southern Ohio," she says.
  
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• Teen issued $500K bond, ordered to stay off internet after Beechcroft HS threat

  26-02-2018 00:07
  
  COLUMBUS -- An 18-year-old student was arrested Sunday night after a social media threat was made against Beechcroft High School, according to Columbus police.Police said the student, identified as Deandre Davon Fleming, 18,has been charged with inducing panic, a second-degree felony.Fleming appeared before a judge Monday morning and set his bond at $500,000. He was ordered not to use the internet.On Friday, the threat was discovered on social media at about 1:15 p.m. and indicated there would b
  
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• Police: Student arrested after threatening attack at Beechcroft H.S.

  26-02-2018 00:07
  
  COLUMBUS -- An 18-year-old student was arrested Sunday night after a social media threat was made against Beechcroft High School, according to Columbus police.Police said the student will face charges of inducing panic, according to a release.On Friday, the threat was discovered on social media and indicated there would be an attack at the school on Monday.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this story develops.
  
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• Police identify, charge suspect in Beechcroft High School threat

  26-02-2018 00:07
  
  COLUMBUS -- An 18-year-old student was arrested Sunday night after a social media threat was made against Beechcroft High School, according to Columbus police.Police said the student, identified as Deandre Davon Fleming, 18,has been charged with inducing panic, a second degree felony.On Friday, the threat was discovered on social media at about 1:15 p.m. and indicated there would be an attack at the school on Monday.The investigation was done by the Columbus Division of Police Counter Terrorism
  
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• Students return to Florida school where 17 were killed

  26-02-2018 00:04
  
  PARKLAND, Fla. — Students at a Florida high school where 17 of their classmates and staff members were killed returned Sunday to gather their belongings thrown down in panic during the school shooting nearly two weeks ago.Thousands of students joined their parents in walking past the three-story building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School where the Feb. 14 massacre took place. It is now cordoned off by a chain-link fence that was covered with banners from other schools showing their s
  
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