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• Dom & Dave: Playoff panic for the Blue Jackets and Cavs

  18-04-2018 23:53
  
  You've seen them yell at each other in a poorly lit room on a shaky cell phone feed, but now, it's time to step it up.Dom Tiberi and Dave Holmes are teaming up to discuss the top sports stories of the day among other topics.Watch Dom & Dave every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at 6:45 p.m. on 10TV.com or the 10TV Facebook page.Wednesday, April 18 TopicsAre you worried about the Blue Jackets after last night's double overtime loss?Are the Cavs in a must win situation against the Pacers?
  
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• Popular video rental store callings it quits after losing lease

  18-04-2018 23:37
  One of the few remaining independent movie-rental businesses in central Ohio will close for good at the end of April. Video Central, a familiar sight on Bethel Road for nearly 30 years, is pulling the plug and looking for good homes for the 18,000 DVD's and Blu-Ray discs in its collection.
  
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• Should simulated gunfire be part of active shooter training in high schools?

  18-04-2018 22:38
  Thursday morning students at Pickerington High School North will hear simulated gunfire inside the school.Using blanks, a member of the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office will fire several rounds to give students a sense of what it will sound like in the event a real school shooting was happening.It's all part of the district's training, it says, to better prepare students and not to be complacent."It's an unfortunate reality. We'd rather not teach this lesson. Being able to hear what a gunshot s
  
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• Three indicted, two given $1M bonds for drug trafficking

  18-04-2018 21:25
  
  DELAWARE -- A Delaware County Grand Jury returned an indictment Wednesday morning against 25-year-old Jose Jr. Del Rio of California, 34-year-old Gerardo Marroquin-Perez of Columbus, and 57-year-old Salvador Gomez of California.Wednesday afternoon, Del Rio and Gomez each received $1 million bonds in Delaware County Common Pleas Court, while Marroquin-Perez awaits arraignment in the Delaware County Jail.Charges for the trio come after they were pulled over on April 5, as part of an ongoing invest
  
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• OSU police issue alert about suspicious man

  18-04-2018 21:16
  
  COLUMBUS – The Ohio State University issued an alert on Tuesday about a suspicious man.Police say at about 1:15 a.m. April 13, a man approached a female student near High Street and Woodruff Avenue, said he was an undercover police officer and offered to walk her home.The student accepted but she grew suspicious and uncomfortable during the walk.Police said the man followed her into a residence hall and left when she checked in at the front desk.The man did not show any police identificati
  
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• Ohio State police issue alert about suspicious man

  18-04-2018 21:16
  
  COLUMBUS – The Ohio State University issued an alert on Tuesday about a suspicious man.Police say at about 1:15 a.m. April 13, a man approached a female student near High Street and Woodruff Avenue, said he was an undercover police officer and offered to walk her home.The student accepted but she grew suspicious and uncomfortable during the walk.Police said the man followed her into a residence hall, Houston House, and left when she checked in at the front desk.The man did not show any pol
  
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• Forecast: Clouds return, another chance for a rain/snow mix

  18-04-2018 21:05
  This Evening: Increasing clouds with a chance for a wintry mix.
  Tonight: Chance for rain/snow turning to light snow showers. 36 SE 10-20 mph
  Tomorrow: Chance for light snow or a mix then brightening up. 48 NW 10-15 mph
  Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasantly cool. 52
  Saturday: Mostly sunny and milder. 56Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Low pressure will bring clouds ahead of even more precipitation. This system will bring rain showers late this
  
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• Police: Suspect threatened to stab employees in east Columbus store robbery

  18-04-2018 20:57
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Police are looking for a suspect that robbed a Dollar General store in east Columbus.Police say on April 18, 2018, the suspect went inside the Dollar General in the 1500 block of East Livingston Avenue and began putting merchandise in her jacket.The suspect was then confronted by employees and left the store on foot, according to police.Employees followed the suspect into the parking lot and demanded that she return the stolen merchandise.Investigators say the suspect then pull
  
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• Latest Design for Bollinger Tower Hotel Approved

  18-04-2018 20:39
  The Italian Village Commission approved the latest design for the renovation of Bollinger Tower last night, clearing the way for the 11-story building to be converted into a hotel with a two-story addition in front. The project has been through numerous iterations since the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority first agreed to sell the building, located at […]
  
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• Court blocks Ohio law that diverts money from Planned Parenthood

  18-04-2018 20:39
  
  A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked an Ohio law that tried to divert public money from Planned Parenthood in an anti-abortion push by GOP lawmakers.The Ohio law targeted the more than $1.4 million in funding that Planned Parenthood gets through the state's health department. That money, mostly from the federal government, supports certain education and prevention programs.The law would bar such funds from going to entities that perform or promote abortions.The restrictions, which had be
  
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• Police: One dead after construction accident at Mount Carmel Grove City

  18-04-2018 20:20
  
  GROVE CITY – One person has died as a result of a construction accident in Grove City, according to police.It happened around 12:50 p.m. at the Mount Carmel Grove City building under construction.According to the 911 call obtained by 10TV, the person fell down an elevator shaft.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this story develops.
  
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• Thursday's snow likely the last flakes in central Ohio this season

  18-04-2018 20:00
  April 2018 has definitely been snowier than usual. We usually get 1.1” of snow for the month but we’ve seen 2.6” so far and it doesn’t look like we’re done just yet.Some light snow will be possible early Thursday morning. It’s not expected to add up to a whole lot but some flakes could still fly. That’s the bad news.Weather Resources: Forecast | Interactive Radar | Weather WarningsThe good news is that these look like they could be the last snow showers
  
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• $1.27 million settlement approved for family of teen killed at Ohio State Fair

  18-04-2018 19:20
  
  A financial settlement of $1.27 million has been approved to settle claims by the family of 18-year-old Tyler Jarrell.Jarrell was killed in July 2017 when the Fire Ball ride at the Ohio State Fair broke apart.The settlement, which according to court records is only partial, involves Jarrell’s family, Amusements of America, the operator of the Fire Ball, and Comspeq and Soil Consultants, two companies that inspected the ride before the July 26 crash.Attorneys for Jarrell’s family say
  
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• Gov. John Kasich orders flags lowered in honor of Barbara Bush

  18-04-2018 19:16
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Governor John Kasich has ordered flags at public buildings and grounds in Ohio flown at half-staff in honor of the late first lady Barbara Bush.Governor Kasich's resolution on Wednesday ordered the flags lowered until Bush's burial.A family spokesman said Bush died Tuesday at age 92. She was the wife of former President George H.W. Bush and the mother of President George W. Bush.Kasich's order said the flags would be lowered in honor of Bush's life and service. She was one
  
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• Central Ohio High School Students Plan Lie-In at Statehouse in Support of Gun Refrom

  18-04-2018 19:00
  *Editor’s note: Students’ names have been omitted for the safety of those involved. On April 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., students from across Ohio will be gathering for a lie-in and protest at the Ohio Statehouse. The event was organized by State of Ohio Youth Activists (SOYA), an activist organization formed by high school students. […]
  
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• Central Ohio High School Students Plan Lie-In at Statehouse in Support of Gun Reform

  18-04-2018 19:00
  *Editor’s note: Students’ names have been omitted for the safety of those involved. On April 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., students from across Ohio will be gathering for a lie-in and protest at the Ohio Statehouse. The event was organized by State of Ohio Youth Activists (SOYA), an activist organization formed by high school students. […]
  
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• Ohio Brewing Co. is coming to Italian Village Updated at

  18-04-2018 18:57
  The Ohio Brewing Co., which was founded in Niles in 1997, is building a production brewery and taproom at 421 E. Second Ave., in an old warehouse near the new Rogue Fitness headquarters. Ohio Brewing is also building a brewpub in Cuyahoga Falls.
  
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• Island-wide blackout hits Puerto Rico; officials probe cause

  18-04-2018 18:04
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the U.S. territory struggles to repair an increasingly unstable power grid nearly seven months after Hurricane Maria.Officials said it could take 24 to 36 hours to fully restore power to more than 1.4 million customers as outrage grew across the island about the state of Puerto Rico's Electric Power Authority. It is the second major outage in less than a week, with the previous one affecting some 840,000 custom
  
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• This Record Store Day Honored with City-Wide Holiday, Vinyl of Columbus Bands

  18-04-2018 18:00
  April 21 marks Record Store Day in the US and countries worldwide, and now it will mark a special day for residents of Columbus. The Columbus City Council has declared April 21 as Columbus Music Day, in recognition of local music, musicians and artists. Vince Tornero, founder of the In The Record Store podcast and […]
  
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• The Confluence Cast: Opera Columbus

  18-04-2018 18:00
  How does one lead the rebirth of a performing arts organization? I sat down with Peggy Kriha Dye, General and Artistic Director of Opera Columbus, to talk about this weekend’s production of Orphée Et Eurydice (running April 20-22 at the Southern Theatre), her beginnings as a singer, how she came to call Central Ohio home, and the […]
  
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• Record Store Day Honored with City-Wide Holiday, Vinyl of Columbus Bands

  18-04-2018 18:00
  April 21 marks Record Store Day in the U.S. and countries worldwide, and now it will mark a special day for residents of Columbus. The Columbus City Council has declared April 21 as Columbus Music Day, in recognition of local music, musicians and artists. Vince Tornero, founder of the In The Record Store podcast and […]
  
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• Former Dublin jewelry store owner pleads guilty to theft, corruption charges

  18-04-2018 17:56
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio -- A former Dublin business owner pleaded guilty to theft and corruption charges last week and faces up to 18.5 years in prison.Charles "Mike" Hush, 64, was indicted by the grand jury on 36 counts of theft and one count of engaging in corrupt activity, and Wednesday pleaded guilty to five counts of theft and the single count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity.“This longtime Dublin jewelry store owner took the jewelry and/or the proceeds from the sale of the jewelry f
  
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• Former Dublin jewelry store owner facing theft charges involving dozens of customers

  18-04-2018 17:56
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio -- A former Dublin business owner was indicted by a Franklin County grand jury this week.Charles "Mike" Hush, 64, was indicted by the grand jury on 36 counts of theft and one count of engaging in corrupt activity as a result of an investigation that began in 2016.“This longtime Dublin jewelry store owner took the jewelry and/or the proceeds from the sale of the jewelry from 36 victims with the estimated value of the jewelry being in excess of $300,000," Prosecutor Ron O’
  
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• Ohio Supreme Court upholds death penalty constitutionality

  18-04-2018 17:50
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutionality of the state's three-decades-old death penalty law, rejecting a challenge that argued juries and not judges should impose death sentences.The court ruled against the contention by lawyers for a convicted killer that the 1981 law is unconstitutional because judges, not juries, impose death sentences in contrast to the 6th Amendment right to a jury trial.The court said in a unanimous ruling that the law is
  
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• Power restored to thousands after outages in northwest Columbus

  18-04-2018 17:21
  
  COLUMBUS -- More than 9,000 American Electric Power customers were without power in west Columbus on Wednesday.Parts of Upper Arlington, Grandview and the university area lost power.An equipment failure is believed to have caused the outages, according to AEP Ohio. Power was restored around 12:30 p.m.---Resources:View current outages via the AEP Ohio Outage Map >>
  
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• Four Short North Developments Opening this Summer

  18-04-2018 17:06
  The finish line is near for a handful of significant mixed-use developments in the Short North, with the first scheduled to start coming online in May. All told, the four projects are poised to bring an additional 274 apartment units, 34,000 square feet of office space, and over 16,000 square feet of retail space to the […]
  
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• Land-Grant Planning Big Patio Expansion to Open This Summer

  18-04-2018 17:00
  Land-Grant’s patio looks like it might get about 7,500 square feet bigger. The brewery team put in an application with the East Franklinton Review Board to absorb the adjacent lot they’ve been using for sporadic parties in hopes of transforming it into a beer garden and live music space. Barring delays, the addition should be […]
  
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• Ohio Dept. of Education resolves log-in issue with statewide tests

  18-04-2018 16:45
  
  COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Department of Education has fixed a log-in issue that prevented students statewide from accessing an online testing portal on Wednesday.A spokesperson for the Ohio Department of Education told 10TV that schools should plan to resume testing Thursday.According to the ODE website, school districts have a time frame to complete the testing. Schools select 15 consecutive school days, including makeups, within each test window.For English language arts the window is March 26 to A
  
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• Ohio Dept. of Education reports log-in issue with statewide tests

  18-04-2018 16:45
  
  COLUMBUS -- The Ohio Department of Education has reported a log-in issue in its statewide tests scheduled to happen Wednesday.The state website shows this alert affecting AIR, the vendor distributing the tests:Test Delivery System (TDS) Login IssueAIR is currently experiencing a problem with the login system for accessing the assessments. We are actively working to resolve this issue. A portal announcement will be made once this has been fixed and the assessments are available.Students actively
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Adams Peanut Butter

  18-04-2018 16:00
  Ohio is home to some big names in food production. Velvet Ice Cream comes to mind, Jeni’s, and there’s Conn’s Potato Chips, too. Adams Natural Peanut butter might not seem quite as famous on the eating scene. Truly, locally-based Krema is better known for its Ohio identity in the peanut butter game. That said, Adams […]
  
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• The Columbus Foundation Names Recipients of the 2018 Spirit of Columbus Award

  18-04-2018 15:54
  The Columbus Foundation has named the 10 recipients of the 2018 Spirit of Columbus Award, honoring leaders across the Columbus arts community. The announcement was made at a civic celebration held on April 17. The Spirit of Columbus Award recognizes individuals who have exhibited outstanding community spirit through their work and accomplishments. Each award recipient’s organization […]
  
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• Pilot of Southwest flight with blown engine, praised for "nerves of steel"

  18-04-2018 15:51
  PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) --A Southwest Airlines pilot who made an emergency landing Tuesday after the jet apparently blew an engine, got hit by shrapnel and lost a window, is being praised for her "nerves of steel" in helping to prevent a far worse tragedy after the catastrophe killed one passenger and left seven others hurt. Tammie Jo Shults was at the controls of the Dallas-bound Flight 1380 when it made an emergency landing in Philadelphia, said her husband, Dean Shults.The twin-engine Boeing 73
  
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• President Trump calls sketch released by Daniels 'a total con job'

  18-04-2018 15:24
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a porn actress is pulling "a total con job" by promoting an artist's sketch of a man she says threatened her to keep silent about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump years ago.The sketch depicts a white male in his 30s or 40s and carries a description of him as "lean but fit." Stormy Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford, told ABC's "The View" on Tuesday that it's the man who menaced her and her young daughter and warned
  
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• SRO’s Too-Dry August: Osage County

  18-04-2018 15:00
  Tracy Letts’ acid look at a family, August: Osage County, revitalized the appetite for a sprawling American play and collected almost every conceivable award (including the Tony and the Pulitzer) on the way. SRO presents an ambitious but flawed production directed by William Macke. August: Osage County focuses on a family beset by so many […]
  
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• Police ID man shot to death driving car on Hilltop

  18-04-2018 13:53
  Columbus police have identified the man killed when he was shot driving a car that crashed into a tree on the Hilltop on Sunday night. Jerome Anthony Grant, 30, was pronounced dead by Columbus Fire paramedics at the scene of the crash in the 500 block of South Terrace Avenue.
  
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• Dublin resident injured in a crash that kills Bowling Green State student and 1 other in northwest Ohio

  18-04-2018 13:37
  
  Bowling Green, Ohio –The Wood County Sheriff say two Bowling Green student teachers were heading to school for work when they were involved in a crash that happened Wednesday morning north of Fostoria.22-year-old Brianna Redd, of Dublin, was driving south on State Route 199 when she hit a vehicle traveling northbound. First responders transported Redd to ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital where she is expected to recover from her injuries.Redd's passenger 27-year-old Shawn Brennan was p
  
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• Dublin resident injured, Bowling Green student killed in northwest Ohio crash

  18-04-2018 13:37
  
  Bowling Green, Ohio –The Wood County Sheriff say two Bowling Green student teachers were heading to school for work when they were involved in a crash that happened Wednesday morning north of Fostoria.22-year-old Brianna Redd, of Dublin, was driving south on State Route 199 when she hit a vehicle traveling northbound. First responders transported Redd to ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital where she is expected to recover from her injuries.Redd's passenger 27-year-old Shawn Brennan was p
  
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• Presidents, first ladies praise Barbara Bush's dedication

  18-04-2018 12:27
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Presidents, first ladies and many others who knew Barbara Bush are praising her devotion to the nation, her family and literacy.President Donald Trump said among Mrs. Bush's greatest achievements "was recognizing the importance of literacy as a fundamental family value that requires nurturing and protection. She will be long remembered for her strong devotion to country and family, both of which she served unfailingly well.".@FLOTUS Melania and I join the Nation in celebrati
  
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• US officials say Pompeo has met with NKorea's Kim

  18-04-2018 12:21
  
  CIA Director Mike Pompeo recently traveled to North Korea to meet with leader Kim Jong Un, two officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday.The highly unusual, secret visit comes as the enemy nations prepare for a meeting between President Donald Trump and Kim within the next couple of months.The officials spoke about Pompeo's trip on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly.The Washington Post, which first reported Pompeo's meeting with Kim, said it took
  
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• Ohio school bus driver fired after young student left on alone bus

  18-04-2018 12:10
  
  MASON, Ohio (AP) — A substitute school bus driver in southwestern Ohio has been fired after a sleeping child was left unattended on a bus.School officials in Mason tell WXIX-TV that the driver failed to do a mandatory check of the bus, leaving the young child behind. The student attends the Mason Early Childhood Center.Officials say they immediately apologized to the child's family and notified police and Child Protective Services.The district is putting new procedures in place to notify p
  
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• Los Guachos Taqueria to open third restaurant near Dublin

  18-04-2018 11:27
  The restaurant known for its spit-roasted al pastor pork, burritos, tortas and other casual Mexican fare is replacing Hass Tacos, Burritos & Mas at 7370 Sawmill Road in Columbus near Dublin. His sister, Edith Nonato, said the new location is expected to open in about a month with a full liquor license.
  
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• Forecast: Milder with some early sunshine

  18-04-2018 10:05
  Today:Starting off with some sunshine, but clouds will build with a chance for a passing shower later this evening. Milder with a high of 54. SE wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight:Rain and snow showers likely. Otherwise cloudy. Low of 38. SE wind 5-15 mph.
  Tomorrow:Mostly cloudy with another chance of shower and cooler. High 48. NW wind 5-15 mph.
  Friday:Plenty of sunshine. High 53.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Surface high pressure will give us some
  
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• New report breaks down if the air where you live can make you sick

  18-04-2018 09:29
  
  Allergies are unavoidable in pollen-prone states like Ohio. But allergies aren’t the only springtime concern residents face.April marks the second month of Ozone Season, a time of year when particle pollution is at its highest. That particle pollution can be a combination of irritants such as dirt, dust, soot or smoke. It can come from car exhaust, power plants, factories and even construction sites.Ozone season begins each spring as the days get a little warmer and the typical seasonal al
  
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• Firefighter injured after deck collapses in west Columbus

  18-04-2018 08:48
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -Emergency crews took a firefighter to the hospital after he was hurt while battling a fire in West Columbus.Firefighters were called to a working structure fire on Derrer Field Drive around 2:00 a.m. Wednesday. The fire was coming out of the top floor of an apartment building when firefighters arrived.A firefighter was standing on a deck battling the flames when the deck collapsed. That firefighter was transported to Mt. Carmel West in stable condition.According to the fire chief
  
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• Rio students display at gallery -

  18-04-2018 06:46
  The University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College announces senior Gabe Richmond has been selected as a recipient of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio 10th annual Awards for Excellence in the Visual Arts competition. The organization recognized the recipients with a reception and exhibit at the Columbus College of Art & Design.
  
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• Stanley Cup Playoffs: Blue Jackets fall in double OT to Washington; lead series 2-1

  18-04-2018 05:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets lost to the Washington Capitals by a score of 3-2 in Game 3 the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Tuesday night.It was the third time in three games that the Blue Jackets and Capitals went at least one overtime with Game 3 going to double overtime.This was the first game of the series at Nationwide Arena in Columbus.The game started out at a fast and furious pace on the ice but neither team scored a goal in the first period.Matt Niskanen sco
  
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• Capitals beat Blue Jackets 3-2 in 2OT, pull to 2-1 in series

  18-04-2018 05:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Washington Capitals needed a lucky bounce to finally get an overtime win in Game 3 in their intense first-round playoff series with the Columbus Blue Jackets.Lars Eller got the last stick on a puck that bounced off him and Columbus defenseman Zach Werenski before rolling past Sergei Bobrovsky, and Washington got the 3-2 victory nine minutes into the second overtime Tuesday night.The Capitals won at Nationwide Arena after Columbus won the first two games — bo
  
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• How late have we seen snow in central Ohio?

  18-04-2018 04:30
  
  Even though it may feel like it, saying we're getting a never-ending parade of snow this month in central Ohio is a bit of an exaggeration. It is safe to say that this April has been snowier than usual, though.The average snowfall for the month of April is 1.1". By the second day of this month we had 1.4".In fact, nine of the 17 days in April 2018 have had at least a trace amount of snow, that's more than half so far.And after the 0.3" of snow we got today (April 17th) we're sitting at a total o
  
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• Man found dead in south Columbus alley

  18-04-2018 03:17
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police are investigating after a male was found dead in an alley in south Columbus.Police said officers were called to an alley near East Markison Avenue and Wilson Avenue around 6:45 p.m. Tuesday.The person has not been identified.No other information has been released.The homicide unit with the Columbus Division of Police told 10TV they did not respond to the scene.
  
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• Columbus official: Ohio House's gun bill would block 'common sense' local laws

  18-04-2018 01:57
  Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein says a wide-ranging gun bill in the Ohio House would block the city from passing "common sense" ordinances, including one aimed at keeping guns away from those convicted of domestic violence. Much of the focus on House Bill 228 has been on "stand your ground" provisions that would eliminate the duty to retreat before using lethal force, and also shift the burden of proof in a self-defense claim to the prosecutor.
  
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