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• Report: Autopsies show nothing suspicious in Avicii's death

  22-04-2018 23:57
  
  STOCKHOLM — Sweden's public broadcaster says police in Oman have conducted two autopsies on the body of Grammy-nominated electronic dance DJ Avicii, who died Friday at age 28.Public broadcaster SVT, citing information from an anonymous police official in Oman, reported Sunday that the autopsies revealed nothing suspicious and foul play has been ruled out in the performer's death.The broadcaster says the body has been cleared to be taken back to Avicii's native Sweden, where he was born as
  
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• Syracuse fraternity permanently expelled over racist video

  22-04-2018 23:40
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University announced Saturday that it has permanently expelled a fraternity over an offensive video that fraternity members say was intended as satire.Chancellor Kent Syverud called the Theta Tau video "racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, ableist and sexist" in a video posted on the university's website.He said disciplinary actions against the individual students involved could include suspension or expulsion.The video showed a group of men laughing uproariously at
  
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• "Hero" customer wrestled rifle away from Waffle House shooter

  22-04-2018 22:49
  
  A customer is being called a hero after he charged a gunman at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee. Police are searching for 29-year-old Travis Reinking in connection with Sunday's shooting that left four people dead and four injured.CBS affiliate WTVF identified the customer as 29-year-old James Shaw Jr., whose hands were severely burned from grabbing the AR-15.This is James Shaw. He's a hero. His hands are burned severely from grabbing the assault rifle used to kill four people inside a Nashv
  
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• Investigation continues into 2 North Linden shooting deaths

  22-04-2018 22:35
  At approximately 7:38 p.m., Columbus police were called to the alley behind a home on the 1100 block of Aberdeen Avenue on the report of multiple gunshots, according to police. Upon arrival, officers found two men with gunshot wounds inside a crashed vehicle.
  
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• Memorial service set for woman killed in Southwest flight

  22-04-2018 21:26
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Family and friends will gather Sunday to mourn an Albuquerque bank executive who died after the Southwest Airlines plane she was on blew an engine in midair.The evening service for Jennifer Riordan will be held at the Popejoy Hall on the University of New Mexico campus, her alma mater."We appreciate the outpouring of support from the community. It truly touches our hearts," the Riordan family wrote in a statement. "We know there are many in the community who want to cel
  
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• Memorial service held for woman killed in Southwest flight

  22-04-2018 21:26
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Family and friends gathered Sunday to mourn an Albuquerque bank executive who died after the Southwest Airlines plane she was on blew an engine in midair.Nearly a thousand people attended the evening service for Jennifer Riordan, the Albuquerque Journal reported. The service was held at Popejoy Hall on the University of New Mexico campus, her alma mater."We appreciate the outpouring of support from the community. It truly touches our hearts," the Riordan family wrote in
  
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• Forecast: Seasonable tonight and tomorrow with rain arriving Monday

  22-04-2018 21:25
  This Evening: Passing clouds, a pleasant evening.
  Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy, seasonably mild.Low 47.Winds: E 4-8 mph.
  Tomorrow: Clouds build with rain arriving in the early to mid-afternoon.High: 66.Winds: SE 8-12 mph.
  Tuesday: Off and on showers and cooler.High 60.Winds: ESE 7-11 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:This evening is looking pleasant and fairly mild.We will see partly to mostly cloudy skies overnight with near-average
  
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• Trump claims North Korea agreed to denuclearize, but that's not the case

  22-04-2018 20:48
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim Jong Un. But that's not the case.North Korea said Friday it would suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches ahead of summits with the U.S. and South Korea. Kim also said a nuclear test site would be closed and "dismantled" now that the country has learned how to make nuclear weapons and mount warheads on ballistic ro
  
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• Program teaches special-needs kids to avoid harmful drugs

  22-04-2018 18:12
  Dr. Maria Demosthenous was excited about the ornate round box she held in front of 11-year-old Xavier Desotelle. As the Columbus boy looked up at her from an examination table, she told him that the blue box with orange pompom fringe held something important.
  
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• 4 killed, 4 wounded after shooting at Waffle House in Tennessee

  22-04-2018 13:15
  
  Four people were killed and four others were wounded at a Waffle House in Tennessee early Sunday morning, according to police."A patron wrestled away the gunman's rifle. He was nude & fled on foot. He is a white man with short hair," authorities tweeted.BREAKING: 3 persons fatally shot & 4 others wounded at the Waffle House, 3571 Murfreesboro Pike. Gunman opened fire @ 3:25 a.m. A patron wrestled away the gunman's rifle. He was nude & fled on foot. He is a white man with short hair.
  
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• 4 dead in Waffle House shooting in Tennessee; suspect sought

  22-04-2018 13:15
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A man wearing nothing but a green jacket and brandishing an assault rifle stormed a Waffle House restaurant in Tennessee and shot four people to death before dawn Sunday, according to police, who credited a customer with saving lives by wresting the gunman's weapon away.Authorities provided an update Sunday after a gunman opened fire and killed 4 people at a Waffle House in Tennessee:The gunman shot people in the parking lot before entering the restaurant, where he conti
  
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• 4 dead, 4 wounded in shooting at Waffle House in Tennessee

  22-04-2018 13:15
  
  Four people were killed and four others were injured in a shooting at a Waffle House in Tennessee early Sunday, Don Aaron of the Metro Nashville Police Department said in an interview with CBS affiliate WTVF."A patron wrestled away the gunman's rifle. He was nude & fled on foot. He is a white man with short hair," authorities tweeted.BREAKING: 3 persons fatally shot & 4 others wounded at the Waffle House, 3571 Murfreesboro Pike. Gunman opened fire @ 3:25 a.m. A patron wrestled away the g
  
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• Police searching for suspect in north Columbus shooting

  22-04-2018 13:12
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio--Police are looking for leads in a homicide investigation in north Columbus.On December 17, 2016, around 2 a.m. Columbus Police officers were called to the 1500 block of Duxberry Avenue on the report of a collapsed man inside a home.Upon arrival, officers located the victim, later identified as Darrin Mitchell, unresponsive and suffering from a gunshot wound.According to investigators, Mitchell was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition where he later died. There are
  
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• Forecast: Another dry & pleasant day ahead

  22-04-2018 11:35
  Today: Becoming partly sunny & warmer.High 68. Winds: E 4-8 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly clear and seasonable. Low 48. Winds: E 3-7 mph.
  Tomorrow: Sunny start. Increasing clouds, chance rain late & breezy. High 67.
  Tuesday: Showers likely, cloudy & not as warm.High 60.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:High pressure continues to offer dry and pleasant conditions today.Thanks this morning’s cloud coverage, it won’t be as chilly
  
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• Questions raised about campaign contributions and influence at Columbus City Hall

  22-04-2018 11:29
  Real-estate developers, unions and some wealthy luminaries who do business with the city contributed millions of dollars to the campaigns of Columbus elected officials. City officials raised about $8.4 million from nearly 5,000 contributors disclosed on reports filed from mid-2014 through 2017, but more than 60 percent of that money came from less than 4 percent of the contributors, according to a Dispatch analysis of more than 12,000 campaign contributions.
  
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• Homeowners in Columbus 'commercial' zones face trouble financing, rehabbing

  22-04-2018 11:29
  Barbara Lubberger wanted to build an addition to her Indianola Avenue house in Clintonville last year. No big deal, she thought.
  
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• Officials, telecom representatives compromise on wireless equipment regulations

  22-04-2018 07:24
  A year after dozens of cities and villages sued the state and won, stakeholders say they've reached a compromise on how to regulate wireless equipment in Ohio communities. Municipal leaders and telecommunications-industry representatives worked together to craft a bill that is headed to Gov. John Kasich for his signature.
  
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• Columbus man arrested in connection with February homicide

  22-04-2018 05:15
  
  COLUMBUS -- The suspect in a homicide on Brayton Avenue in early February has been apprehended by police, according to online jail listings.Martin Lucky Wright, 45, was arrested out of state, according to police.Wright is charged with murder and a warrant was issued for his arrest after Donnelle R. Davenport, 43, was killed in his home.Wright will be arraigned in Franklin County Municipal Court at 9 a.m. April 23.According to court documents, Davenport was found shot multiple times inside his ho
  
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• World's oldest person dies in Japan at age of 117

  22-04-2018 04:01
  
  TOKYO — The world's oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, has died.Nabi Tajima died of old age in a hospital Saturday evening in the town of Kikai in southern Japan, town official Susumu Yoshiyuki confirmed. She had been hospitalized since January.Tajima was born on Aug. 4, 1900, and reportedly had more than 160 descendants, including great-great-great grandchildren. Her town of Kikai is in Kagoshima prefecture on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands.She became the
  
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• Police identify man killed in Franklinton shooting while they look for 'armed and dangerous' suspect

  22-04-2018 03:27
  
  COLUMBUS -- Police have identified the person killed and the suspect in a Franklinton area shooting Saturday night. That suspect is still at large and believed to be 'armed and dangerous.'Police said the call came in about 8:45 p.m. in the first block of Wisconsin Avenue.When police arrived they found Larry Eugene Dayton, 59, inside the residence, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Investigators believe Scott Allen Salyer is the person responsible for D
  
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• Police arrest 2 suspects accused of fatal shooting Saturday night

  22-04-2018 03:27
  
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus Police have arrested two accused suspects in the fatal shooting from Saturday night.Scott Salyer, 28 and Meagan Purks, 18 were arrested around 9:10 a.m. Sunday morning near Mound and Woodbury Street.Homicide detectives filed murder charges for Salyer and later filed charges against an accomplice, Purks.Police said the shooting call came in about 8:45 p.m. Saturday on Wisconsin Avenue.When police arrived they found Larry Eugene Dayton, 59, inside the residence, suffering from
  
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• Police arrest 2 people accused of fatally shooting man Saturday night

  22-04-2018 03:27
  
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus Police have arrested two people accused of fatally shooting a man Saturday night.Scott Salyer, 28, and Meagan Purks, 18, were arrested around 9:10 a.m. Sunday morning near Mound and Woodbury Street.Homicide detectives filed murder charges for Salyer and later filed charges against Purks.Police said the shooting call came in about 8:45 p.m. Saturday on Wisconsin Avenue.When police arrived, they found Larry Eugene Dayton, 59, inside the residence, suffering from an apparent gu
  
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• Police: 1 person dead after shooting in Franklinton

  22-04-2018 03:27
  
  COLUMBUS -- Police say one person was killed in the Franklinton area Saturday night.Police said that the call came in about 8:45 p.m. in the first block of Wisconsin Avenue. One person was pronounced dead and there are no suspects at this time.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this story develops.
  
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• Franklinton man shot, killed with assault rifle he was attempting to sell, records show

  22-04-2018 03:27
  
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus Police have arrested two people accused of fatally shooting a man Saturday night.Scott Salyer, 28, and Meagan Purks, 18, were arrested around 9:10 a.m. Sunday morning near Mound and Woodbury Street.According to court documents, Salyer and Purks went to the home on Wisconsin Avenue, and Salyer was interested in purchasing an assault rifle. While looking at the rifle, Salyer loaded it, pointed it at the victim, demanded money and then shot him.Homicide detectives filed murder
  
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• Tattoo festival aims to take the edge off getting body art

  22-04-2018 03:10
  It was just after lunch on Saturday when Genie Coon stood barefoot on top of a table inside the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Columbus. Coon is one of hundreds of people expected to get inked this weekend at the Hell City Tattoo Festival inside the hotel.
  
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• Police: Two men found dead in northeast Columbus

  22-04-2018 02:53
  COLUMBUS -- Two men were found dead in the North Linden area, according to police. They have apparent gunshot wounds.The call came in about 7:45 p.m. Saturday in the 1100 block of Minnesota Avenue.According to police, the men appear to be in their 20s or 30s and they were both found in a vehicle. There are no witnesses and no suspects.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this story develops.
  
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• Police: Two dead in northeast Columbus

  22-04-2018 02:53
  
  COLUMBUS -- Two people are dead in the North Linden area, according to police.The call came in about 7:45 p.m. Saturday in the 1100 block of Minnesota Avenue.According to a 10TV crew on the scene, homicide detectives have been called to the scene.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this story develops.
  
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• Police identify two men found dead in northeast Columbus

  22-04-2018 02:53
  COLUMBUS -- Detectives have identified two men found dead in the North Linden area on Saturday.The victims are 28-year-old Abdullahi Osman and 20-year-old Cabdul Hussein.Police found both men inside a vehicle that had crashed into a tree on Saturday in the 1100 block of Aberdeen Avenue. Both had gunshot wounds.They were pronounced dead at the scene at 7:53 p.m.Police say their preliminary investigation has not revealed any suspects or motives for the shooting.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this
  
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• Newark firefighter treats cat after it was found in apartment fire

  22-04-2018 01:29
  
  NEWARK -- An apartment fire was quickly extinguished on King Road in Newark Saturday afternoon but at housecat needed to be treated for smoke inhalation.According to a tweet from the Newark Fire Department, the fire was contained quickly and then attention was turned to a cat that was suffering from smoke inhalation.According to Newark firefighters, the call came in at about 5:11 p.m. and the was smoke damage throughout the apartment but only one apartment in that building was damaged. The cat s
  
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• Backstrom scores in OT, Caps take 3-2 series lead on Jackets

  22-04-2018 00:26
  
  WASHINGTON — Nicklas Backstrom scored his second goal of the game 11:53 into overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday and a 3-2 lead in the first-round playoff series.Braden Holtby made 16 of his 39 saves in the third period to help Washington get to overtime. Four of five games between the teams have gone past regulation making fatigue a factor for Game 6 Monday night in Columbus.Evgeny Kuznetsov and T.J. Oshie scored along with Bac
  
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