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• Woman opens fire at YouTube, wounds 3 before killing herself

  03-04-2018 22:22
  
  SAN BRUNO, Calif. — A woman opened fire Tuesday at YouTube headquarters, wounding three people before fatally shooting herself as terrified employees huddled inside, police and witnesses said.After receiving multiple 911 calls reporting gunfire, officers and federal agents swarmed the company's suburban campus sandwiched between two interstates in the San Francisco Bay Area city of San Bruno.YouTube employee Dianna Arnspiger said she was on the building's second floor when she heard gun sh
  
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• Woman believed to be YouTube shooter is dead; 4 wounded

  03-04-2018 22:22
  
  A woman opened fire at YouTube's headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area Tuesday, wounding four people before she shot and killed herself and prompting panic as employees hid and tried to flee, police and witnesses said.Officers and federal agents swarmed the company's headquarters complex in the city of San Bruno as multiple 911 reports came in reporting gunfire.San Bruno Police Chief Ed Barberini told reporters that the victims have gunshot wounds and were taken to hospitals.A spokesman for
  
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• Circleville business man gets 5 years, to repay $7.1 mill for tax fraud

  03-04-2018 21:54
  
  COLUMBUS – John Anderson Rankin, 55, of Circleville, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 60 months in prison for tax crimes that included a total tax loss of approximately $8.1 million. Rankin was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $7.1 million.Rankin was convicted of 17 tax-related charges following a two-week trial in September 2017.A federal grand jury indicted Rankin in July 2015 with seven counts of failing to account for and pay over employment taxes to the Internal
  
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• Bullied boy rescues cat with same rare eye condition and cleft lip

  03-04-2018 21:54
  
  By Christina Capatides / CBS NewsSeven-year-old Madden Humphreys was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, as well as a condition known as complete heterochromia iridum, which means his eyes are two different colors. While his cleft lip and palate have been corrected with surgery, Madden still bears a scar from the procedure. And now, he bears the weight of his peers' scrutiny as well, as he is bullied in school for both the scar and his unusual eyes."He is usually just completely full of
  
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• Trains block Hardin County town, causing major problems

  03-04-2018 21:31
  Trains are stopping a lot of activity in one Central Ohio town because they’re stopping in that town.It's causing major traffic back-ups on Highway 31 in Mt. Victory in Hardin County, forcing people to take unsafe measures.There are three crossings in Mt. Victory. Residents say trains stop almost daily, sometimes for hours. This causes major back-ups.Residents can’t get where they’re going and semi-trucks are stopped on their routes.Residents claim people and school children ar
  
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• Forecast: Strong to severe storms possible this evening. Turning cooler.

  03-04-2018 21:12
  This Evening: Rain & Storms. Breezy & warm.
  Tonight: Rain & storms ending after midnight. Some strong to severe possible early. Upper 30s S 15-25 mph G 35 mph
  Tomorrow: Lingering clouds. Slight chance for a sprinkle. Cool & breezy. 42 W 15-25 mph G 35 mph
  Thursday: Sun & clouds. Still cool. 49
  Friday: Mostly cloudy and cool. 46TORNADO WATCH: Tornado Watch until 8PM. Numerous local flood watches and warning.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar W
  
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• 'Molecular Scissors' Could Be Key to Cutting Off Diseases Including HIV Infection

  03-04-2018 20:27
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - One way to fight diseases including HIV infection and autoimmune disorders could involve changing how a naturally occurring enzyme called SAMHD1 works to influence the immune system, new research suggests. The study, led by researchers from The Ohio State University, details how the enzyme influences proteins that stimulate the immune response.
  
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• Building Bridges for Safe Walks to School

  03-04-2018 20:26
  The Slyh Run footbridge served the Cranbrook neighborhood from the subdivision’s inception in the late ‘50s. Every kid south or north of the stream could walk, skate, or ride to Cranbrook Elementary for school, and to the playground and surrounding woods and prairie. Bordered by highly trafficked roads, (SR315 to the east; Ackerman, Kenny and […]
  
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• Tornado Watch issued for several central Ohio counties

  03-04-2018 19:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- There is an enhanced risk for severe storms today in parts of Ohio. Strong wind, hail and the possibility of isolated tornadoes are the main threats.Several central Ohio counties are under a Tornado Watch until 8 p.m.TORNADO WATCHES: Champaign, Clark, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Union counties.---LIVE UPDATES:2 p.m.The Logan-Hocking School District is warning parents that elementary s
  
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• NWS confirms EF1 tornado touched down in Grove City Tuesday night

  03-04-2018 19:36
  BREAKING UPDATE: The National Weather Service in Wilmington OH has confirmed that a tornado is responsible for damage in the Grove City area in south central Franklin County Ohio.The assessment thus far has preliminarily determined that damage in at least part of this areawas caused by an EF1 tornado with estimated wind speeds between 100 and 110 mph.---VIDEO: AEP Ohio provides an update on power outage restoration in Grove City. ---The latest on the severe storms that hit central Ohio on Tuesda
  
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• LIVE UPDATES: Tornado warning for Fairfield & Licking County until 6:30 p.m.

  03-04-2018 19:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- There is an enhanced risk for severe storms today in parts of Ohio. Strong wind, hail and the possibility of isolated tornadoes are the main threats.Doppler 10 weather resources: Interactive Radar | Live Radar | Weather Warnings | Updated Forecast---LIVE UPDATES:---6 p.m.Tornado Warning for Fairfield and Licking County until 6:30pm5:40 p.m.Tornado Warning for Fairfield, Franklin, Licking and Pickaway County until 6 p.m.5:25 p.m. Tornado Warning for Franklin, Madison, and Pickaw
  
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• Cleanup & rescue efforts underway after severe weather hits central Ohio

  03-04-2018 19:36
  Doppler 10 weather resources: Interactive Radar | Live Radar | Weather Warnings | Updated ForecastThe latest on the severe storms that hit central Ohio on Wednesday:6 a.m.Rescue teams in Fairfield County continue to save people stuck inside their mobile homes off Old Logan Road, just south of Lancaster, because of high water.More than a dozen people have needed assistance. Residents tell 10TV the water is about five feet deep in some areas.Power is still out in the Grove City area. According to
  
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• Warrant: Mom admits she put marijuana blunt in child's mouth

  03-04-2018 19:25
  
  A search warrant says a North Carolina mother confessed to letting her 1-year-old child smoke pot in a social media video that went viral.The warrant released Monday allows police to take pictures of the Raleigh apartment where investigators say 20-year-old Brianna Ashanti Lofton helped her daughter inhale marijuana.A version of the video that's received millions of views shows the hand of an adult off-screen holding a cigarillo to the child's lips. The child coos and appears to inhale before le
  
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• Trump wants US military to secure border until wall is built

  03-04-2018 19:04
  
  WASHINGTON —President Donald Trump, annoyed by the lack of progress on fulfilling the signature promise of his campaign, said he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his "big, beautiful wall" is erected.Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he's been discussing the idea with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis."We're going to be doing things militarily. Until we can have a wall and proper security, we're going to be guarding our border with the military," Trump said, ca
  
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• Trump wants military to secure border with Mexico

  03-04-2018 19:04
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built.Speaking at a lunch with Baltic leaders, Trump said he'd already discussed the idea with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis."We are going to be guarding our border with the military," Trump said, calling the measure a "big step."Trump has been deeply frustrated about the lack of progress building what was the signature promise of his campaign: a "
  
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• Franklin County overdose deaths jump 47 percent in 2017

  03-04-2018 19:01
  
  COLUMBUS - The Franklin County Coroner's Office released preliminary overdose statistics for 2017 on Tuesday.From January 1 to December 31, there were approximately 520 overdose deaths in Franklin County. That equals about a 47 percent increase in overdose-related deaths from 2016.The coroner's office found fentanyl accounted for 66 percent of those deaths. Cocaine took up a large portion of the remaining percentage. Methamphetamine-related overdose deaths were at 4.6 percent last year.The coron
  
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• Prostitution sting at Easton Hilton snares Toledo cop Posted at

  03-04-2018 18:17
  Mack Collins III, 48, of Maumee, was one of 27 people arrested after vice detectives placed an ad on Backpage.com under the dating section. Collins answered the ad and showed up at a hotel room at the Hilton Columbus at Easton Hotel on Chagrin Drive on March 24. A Columbus detective working undercover answered the door and Collins paid her $100 for sex acts, according to court records.
  
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• Dutch lawyer sentenced to 30 days in prison in Russia probe

  03-04-2018 18:13
  
  WASHINGTON — A Dutch attorney who lied to federal agents investigating former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in prison in the first punishment handed down in special counsel's Russia investigation. He was also ordered to pay a $20,000 fine.Alex van der Zwaan's sentence could set a guidepost for what other defendants charged with lying in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation may receive when their cases are resolved. Among them are a former
  
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• Proposal would limit when California police can shoot guns

  03-04-2018 18:03
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — ​Several lawmakers and the family of a 22-year-old unarmed black man who was fatally shot by police are proposing Tuesday that California become the first state to significantly restrict when officers can open fire.The legislation would change the standard from using "reasonable force" to "necessary force."That means officers would be allowed to shoot only if "there were no other reasonable alternatives to the use of deadly force" to prevent imminent serious inju
  
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• California eyes lethal force law after shootings by police

  03-04-2018 18:03
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Several state lawmakers and the family of a 22-year-old unarmed black man fatally shot by police are proposing Tuesday that California become the first state to significantly restrict when officers can open fire.The proposed legislation would change the current "reasonable force" rule to a "necessary force" standard.That means officers would be allowed to shoot only if "there were no other reasonable alternatives to the use of deadly force" to prevent imminent serious
  
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• Ohio lawmaker wants to ban smoking in cars with kids inside

  03-04-2018 17:55
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- If a police officer spotted you smoking in your car with a child under the age of six, a proposed law could get you pulled over and a ticket of $500.The proposed law would make it a primary offense, unlike a seatbelt law that requires officers to pull you over for another offense before writing you a ticket.Senate Bill 106 is sponsored by Ohio State Senator Charleta Tavares (D-Columbus).The bill is mirrored after seven other states: Alabama, California, Arkansas, Louisiana, Ver
  
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• Columbus Rotary: Columbus 2020

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• Harvest Pizzeria is Coming to Bexley & Grandview

  03-04-2018 17:29
  Harvest Pizzeria is expanding further into Central Ohio, and with two locations opening in the next three months, the German Village-born restaurant will soon have six stores in the state. Bexley is the next destination for Harvest, opening in May, followed by a Grandview debut in early June. In Bexley, Harvest will take over the […]
  
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• Police sergeant charged after prostitution sting at Easton hotel

  03-04-2018 17:21
  
  COLUMBUS -- A sergeant with the Toledo Police Department was arrested after a prostitution sting at Easton.Court records obtained by 10TV show Sgt. Mack Collins of Maumee is charged with soliciting for prostitution.Police say the sting happened at the Hilton Columbus at Easton on Saturday, March 24.“We work with area hotels across the city for prostitution stings. They support us and what we do,” a spokesperson for Columbus police said.Collins allegedly tried to pay an undercover det
  
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• Police, firefighters respond after man jumps in water in downtown Columbus

  03-04-2018 17:12
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Division of Police is on the scene in downtown Columbus where a man jumped from a bridge along West Broad Street.Officials say the man parked his SUV on the bridge, exited the vehicle and jumped into the Scioto River.Columbus Division of Fire Dive Teams were called to the scene to try to locate the man.Several fire and police crews are on the bridge and in the area, according to police.No other information was immediately available.
  
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• OSHP warns drivers of the dangers of distracted driving

  03-04-2018 16:45
  
  BUCYRUS - Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding people about the dangers of distracted driving.April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Last year, there was close to 14,000 reported distracted driving crashes, 51 of them were deadly, according to OSHP.Between 2016 and 2017, the number of deadly crashes caused by distracted driving nearly doubled.“Every time someone takes their eyes off the road - even for just a few seconds - they put their lives and the lives of others in da
  
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• Man convicted in Reagan Tokes' murder pleads guilty to south Columbus robberies

  03-04-2018 16:31
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The man convicted of killing Ohio State student Reagan Tokes pleaded guilty Tuesday to robberies and attacks in German Village and south Columbus in 2017.Brian Golsby, charged in connection with six armed robberies that occurred before Tokes' death, had been trolling through the neighborhood around 9 p.m. on February 8 looking for potential victims, according to Ron O’Brien.Golsby was sentenced to 66 years in prison for the attacks.He was sentenced to life in prison last
  
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• German Village Makers Market Hosts Inaugural Event April 29

  03-04-2018 16:14
  A new outdoor market will set up shop in German Village later this month. The first edition of the German Village Makers Market is scheduled for Sunday, April 29 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The market is organized by the owners of (indoor) event rental space Flat 51, Jen Brown and Chelsie Casagrande. Located […]
  
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• NEXT: Plants that Provide Energy, Fuel, Light

  03-04-2018 16:00
  Researchers at MIT recently unveiled a project where they inserted the enzyme that makes fireflies glow into a watercress plant. The result is a plant whose leaves glow for about four hours. At present, the glow produced is quite dim, but the engineers hope that via this technique they can convert the watercress into a […]
  
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• Teen accused of shooting 2 West Liberty-Salem students opts for trial by judge

  03-04-2018 15:35
  
  URBANA, Ohio — A teen accused of shooting two students at an Ohio high school will be tried in front of a judge, not a jury.The Springfield News-Sun reports 18-year-old Ely Serna recently waived his right to a jury trial.Serna has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to charges, including attempted murder in the January 2017 shooting at West Liberty-Salem High School in West Liberty. West Liberty is roughly 55 miles northwest of Columbus.One teen survived critical injuries. Another rec
  
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• Agents arrest designer of Kansas water slide that killed boy

  03-04-2018 15:30
  
  DALLAS — One of the designers of a massive Kansas water park slide that decapitated a 10-year-old boy has been arrested in Texas, federal authorities said Tuesday.Trent Touchstone, chief deputy with the U.S. Marshals Service in Dallas, said 72-year-old John Timothy Schooley was met by agents at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as he arrived on a flight late Monday.Schooley was being held without bond at the Dallas County jail pending his arraignment and extradition to Kansas on char
  
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• Woman rescued after driving SUV through high water in Pickaway County

  03-04-2018 15:17
  
  CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio - A woman was rescued after driving her SUV through high water in Pickaway County.Authorities say the driver got stuck under a bridge around 8:30 a.m. on Hagerty Road east of U.S. Route 23.Hagerty Road is shutdown in the area.Crews are working to remove the woman's car from the water. She was not injured.Other roads in the area are also closed due to high water, including North Court Street and SR-752.
  
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• Kasich renews Ohio membership in bipartisan governors' group

  03-04-2018 14:25
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Gov. John Kasich restored Ohio's membership in the National Governors Association as he seeks to shore up credibility for bipartisan deal-making that could bolster a 2020 bid for president.An invoice produced in response to a public records request shows Ohio rejoined the bipartisan policy group in January for the first time in eight years. Kasich withdrew Ohio from the group in 2011, citing budget concerns.The $88,000 membership renewal came after The Associate
  
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• Sacramento police chief struggles with change after shooting

  03-04-2018 14:20
  
  Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn had his first major encounter with officers as a kid who witnessed a murder in a tough part of California's capital city.His second: as a teenager busted on allegations of assaulting an officer."Nobody in my neighborhood thought about being a police officer," Hahn said in an interview last week with The Associated Press.The unlikely officer is now Sacramento's first African-American police chief, on the job less than a year and at the center of the nation's la
  
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• Urban Living Tour Returns on May 6th!

  03-04-2018 14:00
  Columbus Underground is excited to announce the fifth annual Urban Living Tour, a self-guided tour featuring urban living options and opportunities in Downtown Columbus and its surrounding neighborhoods. The Urban Living Tour has grown rapidly over the past four years, with thousands of guests collectively participating. It returns this year on Sunday, May 6 from 9 a.m. […]
  
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• Police ID murder victim

  03-04-2018 13:37
  Police have released the name of a man who was found lying behind a South Linden home last Thursday morning. Columbus police officers and fire personnel summoned to the area of 1528 E. 26th Avenue at 8:39 a.m. on a report of an unidentified male lying on the ground and possibly not breathing found Johnny Clark, 48, in the rear of the home at 1524 E. 26th Avenue, said Homicide Unit Sgt.
  
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• Hubble telescope uncovers farthest star ever seen

  03-04-2018 13:34
  Astronomers have set a new distance record by uncovering the farthest star ever seen.Through a quirk of nature called “gravitational lensing,” it allowed the Hubble telescope to use distant galaxies like a cosmic magnifying glass to see what’s beyond.NASA says the star is so far away, it has taken 9 billion years for its light to reach Earth.They named the star “Icarus,” after the Greek mythological character who flew too close to the Sun on wings made of feathers a
  
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• Trump administration seeks to close immigration 'loopholes'

  03-04-2018 12:53
  
  WASHINGTON— Trump administration officials said they're crafting a new legislative package aimed at closing immigration "loopholes" after the president called on Republican lawmakers to immediately pass a border bill using the "Nuclear Option if necessary" to muscle it through."The big Caravan of People from Honduras, now coming across Mexico and heading to our "Weak Laws" Border, had better be stopped before it gets there. Cash cow NAFTA is in play, as is foreign aid to Honduras and the c
  
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• For children of Martin Luther King Jr., trauma of his assassination is still fresh

  03-04-2018 12:43
  
  This week marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A new CBS News poll shows 53 percent of Americans believe only some of King's goals have been achieved. King was a pastor and a father of four young children while leading non-violent protests against racial inequality in the civil rights movement.Only on CBS News, Michelle Miller spoke with his three living children for their first joint interview in 12 years. Martin the third, Dexter and Bernice King were j
  
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• US raises prospect of Trump-Putin meeting at the White House

  03-04-2018 11:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it is amenable to a White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, raising the prospect of the Russian president's first Washington visit in more than a decade even as relations between the two powers have eroded.White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the White House was among "a number of potential venues" discussed in Trump's telephone call last month with Putin. The Kremlin said ea
  
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• Table Talk: Cafe blends smoothies with breakfast-and-lunch fare Updated at

  03-04-2018 11:13
  Overall, Rio has 14 custom-built smoothies that use traditional and tropical ingredients. Popular choices are the dragon fruit, which also includes banana, pineapple and coconut water, and the Rio acai, blending the super-food berry with strawberry, blueberry, banana and apple juice.
  
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• Forecast: Showers and storms today, some could be strong

  03-04-2018 11:06
  Today: Rain early then more storms later in the day, some could be strong to severe - windy.High 69.Wind: S 15-25 G35 mph.
  Tonight: Some strong storms early then cooling quickly.Low 39.Winds: W 15-25 G 35 mph.
  Tomorrow: Turning mostly cloudy, cooler and windy.High 46.Winds: W 15-25 G 40 mph.
  Thursday: Increasing clouds with the chance for some rain later in the day.High 48.Winds: SW 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion: Expect a sloppy
  
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• In The Record Store: 'Crazy idea' becomes limited-release vinyl record

  03-04-2018 06:48
  The subject line to my email was "Crazy Idea." Although the actual idea had made its way into my mind at least two years prior, this was the time I really put it into action.
  
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• Teen charged with murder in Reynoldsburg shooting

  03-04-2018 06:45
  
  REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- A teenager is charged with murder after police said he shot a man in Reynoldsburg Monday.According to police, a 17-year-old boy is charged with shooting and killing 32-year-old Aaron Cusick.It happened around 11:15 Monday night in the 1000 block of Hanson Street.Police said they arrived at a home to find Cusick dead. He had multiple gunshot wounds, according to investigators.The teen is expected in court Monday afternoon.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for developments on this
  
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• Man killed in Reynoldsburg shooting identified

  03-04-2018 06:45
  
  REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - One person is dead after a shooting in Reynoldsburg.It happened around 11:15 Monday night on Hanson Street.Police said they arrived at a home to find 32-year-old Aaron Cusick dead. He had multiple gunshot wounds, according to investigators.Police have three people in custody who they are interviewing as part of the investigation.Stay with 10TV and refresh 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Channing Tatum, wife Jenna Dewan Tatum announce split

  03-04-2018 04:36
  
  Channing Tatum and his wife Jenna Dewan Tatum say they have decided to "lovingly separate as a couple" after nearly nine years of marriage.The couple broke the news in a joint Twitter post on Monday night, saying there are no salacious details behind the split. They say they are best friends who have decided their relationship has run its course.The two met on the set of the 2006 dance movie "Step Up" and married in 2009. They have a 4-year-old daughter together.Tatum has starred in box office h
  
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• Clear bags among security measures at school where 17 died

  03-04-2018 04:27
  
  Students at the Florida high school where 17 students and staff members were massacred are now carrying their belongings in clear plastic backpacks in hopes that it will make it difficult to smuggle weapons onto campus.Officials at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School began issuing the donated backpacks to the school's 3,200 students Monday, The Sun Sentinel reports . The students are being allowed through four monitored gates before school starts and only one after the opening bell. Soon, the d
  
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• Villanova dominates Michigan 79-62 to claim school’s 3rd national championship

  03-04-2018 04:17
  
  SAN ANTONIO — They chanted his name from the cheap seats: "Di-Vin-cen-zo, Di-Vin-cen-zo." By the time Donte DiVincenzo was done doing his damage, Villanova had another title and college basketball had its newest star.The redhead kid with the nickname Big Ragu came off the bench to score 31 points Monday and lift 'Nova to another blowout tournament victory — this time 79-62 over Michigan for its second title in three seasons.The sophomore guard had 12 points and an assist during a fir
  
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• New Circleville youth center offers escape for troubled children and teens

  03-04-2018 03:32
  
  It sounds cliche, but all they want to do is save one life.A new youth center opening in Circleville could do just that."Just knowing that it has the potential to help, even if it helps one kid, it would be worth it," Michelle Parmer said."If we can at least save one child from following down that path or give them the opportunity to grow and flourish and become a productive member of society, then everything we do is worth it," Circleville Police Sgt. Matthew Hafey said.Ashley Baer knows, first
  
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• New Circleville youth center offers escape for children and teens

  03-04-2018 03:32
  It sounds cliche, but all they want to do is save one life.A new youth center opening in Circleville could do just that."Just knowing that it has the potential to help, even if it helps one kid, it would be worth it," Michelle Parmer said."If we can at least save one child from following down that path or give them the opportunity to grow and flourish and become a productive member of society, then everything we do is worth it," Circleville Police Sgt. Matthew Hafey said.Ashley Baer knows, first
  
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