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• Children hurt in multi-vehicle crash involving school bus in Cincinnati

  23-04-2018 23:45
  
  CINCINNATI — A school bus was involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Cincinnati, sending at least several children to a hospital for treatment.Police said a man driving a car lost control after passing someone and hit another car.The crash sent the second car into traffic headed the other direction where it hit a school bus. The collision caused the bus to spin and hit another car.The driver, a 2-year-old passenger, and a 1-year-old passenger of the car that hit the bus are listed in serious
  
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• 11 children hurt in multi-vehicle crash involving school bus in Cincinnati

  23-04-2018 23:45
  
  CINCINNATI — A school bus has been involved in a multi-vehicle crash in Cincinnati, sending at least 11 children to a hospital for treatment.Police haven't reported any life-threatening injuries involving students.Cincinnati Public Schools spokeswoman Lauren Worley says police reported at least 11 children were transported from the scene Monday afternoon to Cincinnati Children's hospital. Worley says a school official at the hospital said several more children have been taken to the hospit
  
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• Meyer, Tressel among speakers for Earle Bruce Celebration of Life

  23-04-2018 23:43
  
  A celebration to honor the life of Coach Earle Bruce will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at St. John Arena.The general public is invited to attend the approximately hour-long ceremony that will feature speakers and music by students from the Ohio State University Marching and Athletic Bands.Parking is free in the North St. John Arena lots and the North Riverbank lot.Bruce died in Columbus at the age of 87, according to a statement released by his daughters through Ohio State on Friday. He'd bee
  
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• How ex-offenders become "lost in supervision"

  23-04-2018 23:35
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A month-long investigation by 10 Investigates has uncovered more problems within the state's parole system.A lack of information sharing between agencies coupled with overburdened parole officers illustrates a dangerous cocktail -- one that sources tell 10 Investigates has been brewing inside the Ohio parole system for years.The main ingredient, law enforcement and parole sources tell 10 Investigates, is that detectives and parole officers alike are overwhelmed with having to k
  
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• AMA Legends & Champions Weekend Scheduled December 7-9 In Columbus, Ohio

  23-04-2018 22:12
  PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- The American Motorcyclist Association will celebrate the past, honor the present and build for the future at the 2018 AMA Legends & Champions Weekend, Dec. 7-9, at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris in Columbus, Ohio. AMA Legends & Champions Weekend honors history's motorcycling legends and today's amateur champions.
  
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• Ohio to appeal ruling that affects Planned Parenthood funds

  23-04-2018 22:11
  
  Ohio's Republican attorney general says a court ruling blocking a state law that diverts public money from Planned Parenthood will be appealed to the full federal appeals court in Cincinnati.Planned Parenthood says the law violates the organization's constitutional rights by denying it public funds "in retaliation for" providing abortions. A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Planned Parenthood last week.Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Monday that he'll
  
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• Weekly Weather Outlook | April 23, 2018

  23-04-2018 21:54
  After a dry weekend changes are on the way for the first part of the work week.Doppler 10 Meteorologist Jeff Booth is tracking the threat for rain in central Ohio from Monday evening through Wednesday morning.While we won’t have rain that entire time there will be periods of rain through the first half of rain.By the time our next weather-maker leaves the area most of us will have gotten a half-inch or so but the bulk of the area will fall in the ¼” – ¾” ran
  
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• Your car may have a salvage title and you don't know it

  23-04-2018 21:05
  A recent change in the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to find out more about the history of cars is creating a big problem for some car owners and dealers.The BMV says last summer, Ohio's titling system began interfacing with a national database. A new field is displayed, showing if an insurance company has ever reported the vehicle as salvage or total loss.Some vehicles that were previously given clean titles and deemed safe to be on the road are now being labeled as salvage because an insurance comp
  
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• Forecast: Showers return; mild night ahead

  23-04-2018 21:03
  This Evening: Showers, breezy and mild.
  Tonight: Showers and staying mild. 51 E 10-15 mph
  Tomorrow: More showers and a little cool for April. 58 E 5-10 mph
  Wednesday: Chance for scattered showers. 58
  Thursday: Brightening skies. 61Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:An upper level low pressure system will bring rain showers to the region this tonight and into Wednesday. Lows tonight will be around 50. High pressure and drier conditions will ret
  
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• Art Review: William L. Hawkins at Lindsay Gallery and the Columbus Museum of Art

  23-04-2018 20:36
  This spring offers two great chances for central Ohio residents to connect (or reconnect as the case may be) with one of our city’s most inventive and talented artists. William L. Hawkins: An Imaginative Geography is currently on view at the Columbus Museum of Art and William L. Hawkins: Paintings and Drawings is on view […]
  
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• Van kills 9, injures 16 on Toronto street; driver in custody

  23-04-2018 20:27
  A rented van jumped onto a crowded Toronto sidewalk Monday, killing nine people and injuring 16 before the driver fled and was later arrested in a confrontation with police, Canadian authorities said.Witnesses said the driver was moving fast and appeared to be acting deliberately, but police said they did not yet know the cause or any possible motive.Toronto Police Services Deputy Chief Peter Yuen released no details about the investigation as he announced that nine people had died and 16 were i
  
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• Van kills 10 and injures 15 in Toronto; driver in custody

  23-04-2018 20:27
  
  A rented van plowed down a crowded Toronto sidewalk Monday, killing 10 people and injuring 15 before the driver fled and was quickly arrested in a confrontation with police, Canadian authorities said.Witnesses said the driver was moving fast and appeared to be acting deliberately, but police officials would not comment on the cause or any possible motive.Speaking at a news conference Monday night, Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders raised the initial death toll of nine to 10, saying another vict
  
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• Toronto police say 9 dead, 16 injured by van; driver in custody

  23-04-2018 20:27
  
  TORONTO -​A Toronto police official says nine people have been killed and 16 injured from a van that jumped onto a sidewalk and struck pedestrians in the north part of the city.Deputy Police Chief Peter Yuen says the driver of the van is in custody but Yuen has not provided any possible cause or motive in Monday's incident. He says the investigation is continuing.Yuen also has not given any details on the injuries.
  
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• Canada police: Van hits at least 8 people in Toronto

  23-04-2018 20:27
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canadian police say a van in Toronto has struck at least 8 people, but that the cause of the incident and the extent of the injuries are not yet known.Authorities say the white van hit the crowd of pedestrians in north Toronto.Police spokeswoman Meaghan Gray says the van apparently jumped the curb, but the reason is not yet known.The incident occurred Monday as Cabinet ministers from the G7 countries were gathered in Toronto to discuss a range of international issues in the
  
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• Boys halt basketball game to kneel as funeral procession passes

  23-04-2018 20:27
  
  It’s a picture of a group of teens in the middle of a basketball game but it’s what they did as a funeral procession passed by that has been drawing attention.The group of kids in Franklinton, Louisiana stopped their pickup basketball game and took a knee as a funeral procession passed by this weekend.Johannah Stroud took a photo of the moment and her sister shared it on Facebook."She wanted you know other people to see it, so she posted it and it just took off,” Stroud said.St
  
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• Waffle House slaying suspect arrested after massive manhunt

  23-04-2018 20:26
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —The mentally unstable gunman suspected of opening fire at a Waffle House restaurant in the middle of the night was arrested not far from his apartment Monday after hiding from police for more than a day following the attack that killed four people, authorities said.Authorities had mounted a massive manhunt for 29-year-old Travis Reinking, after the Sunday morning attacks, in which a gunman clad only in a jacket used an AR-15 rifle to kill four and injure others.Metro
  
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• Authorities: Tennessee's Waffle House shooting suspect in custody

  23-04-2018 20:26
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The suspect in a quadruple homicide at a Nashville Waffle House was taken into custody Monday, police said.Authorities had mounted a massive manhunt for 29-year-old Travis Reinking, after the Sunday morning attacks.Authorities announced the arrest Monday afternoon on Twitter, but did not immediately give details.More than 100 Nashville police officers had been going door-to-door and searching wooded areas, joined by dozens of agents with the FBI, the U.S. Bureau of
  
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• 8 Best Cities To Raise A Family

  23-04-2018 20:03
  Melissa is a mother of 2, lives in Utah, and writes for a multitude of sites. She is currently the EIC of HarcourtHealth.com and writes about health, wellness, and business topics.
  
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• Make Music and Memories For Youth!

  23-04-2018 19:45
  Exploring the great outdoors is an activity many people look forward to enjoying. For people with disabilities, however, this simple pleasure can be challenging. Parks, trails, and other outdoor recreational activities can be daunting, if not wholly impossible for people with mobility and health challenges. Recreation Unlimited believes in providing all people opportunities to engage […]
  
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• Whistleblower: ECOT used software to get more state money

  23-04-2018 19:11
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Education regulators are reviewing a whistleblower's claim that Ohio's then-largest online charter school intentionally inflated attendance figures tied to its state funding using software it purchased after previous allegations of attendance inflation, The Associated Press has learned.A former technology employee of the now-shuttered Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow said he told the Ohio Department of Education last year that school officials ordered staff to manipulate s
  
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• First Look: Haveli Bistro Downtown

  23-04-2018 18:55
  Open today is Downtown’s new Indian restaurant Haveli Bistro. The two-story space is an upscale approach to traditional Indian cuisine, offering an extensive wine list as well as a full bar serving house cocktails. During the day, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Haveli offers a buffet on their second floor for lunch. The all […]
  
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• Registered sex offender arrested after assaulting deputy, standoff in Champaign County

  23-04-2018 18:09
  
  URBANA TWP. -- A man with a history as a sex offender in Kentucky was apprehended after assaulting a police officer, breaking into a home and obtaining a handgun leading to a two-hour standoff before he was subsequently arrested Sunday.According to court records, Christopher Blanton, 37, who was in noncompliance with his registry as a sex offender in Kentucky, was approached by deputies and ran on Sunday. After pursuing him and finding him in a nearby camper, Blanton was placed in handcuffs. Chr
  
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• Ultimate Guide to All The Festivals in Columbus and Central Ohio in 2018

  23-04-2018 18:00
  Festival season is once again upon us! We have an ultimate list of all of the best festivals in Columbus Ohio, and festivals in Central Ohio! Food festivals, music festivals, free outdoor fun activities, and more! Lists of the home tours in Columbus, fairs, shopping events, and other fun things to do during the summer. […]
  
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• E. coli outbreak: CDC says if you don't know source of romaine lettuce, don't eat it

  23-04-2018 17:42
  Federal health officials warn you not to eat any romaine lettuce unless you know where it's from, as the E. coli outbreak spreads across the country. The CDC advisory now includes whole heads and hearts of romaine lettuce, along with chopped and bagged romaine and salad mixes that include romaine.While the government believes that the lettuce is from the Yuma, Arizona region, it doesn't know specifically who grew, supplied or distributed the contaminated vegetables.The CDC says that it can take
  
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• Rape and kidnapping suspect arrested by Columbus SWAT officers

  23-04-2018 17:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Division of Police SWAT responded to Mountaineer Trial Court in east Columbus around 4:30 a.m. to execute a search warrant on a rape and kidnapping investigation.Police said a man inside a home refused to answer the door after multiple requests by officers.The SWAT Bearcat had to force open the door and the man was taken into custody without incident, according to police.Authorities said charges are pending and this is an ongoing investigation.Neither the susp
  
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• Clinton: Free press is under 'open assault' in Trump era

  23-04-2018 17:34
  
  NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton excoriated President Donald Trump for his treatment of the media, saying in remarks on Sunday that press rights and free speech are "under open assault" in the current administration, which she compared to an authoritarian regime."We are living through an all-out war on truth, facts and reason," Clinton said at the PEN America World Voices Festival, in Manhattan. "When leaders deny things we can see with our own eyes, like the size of a crowd at the inauguration,
  
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• Ex-NFL player Jay Feely says photo of daughter, prom date and gun was "joke"

  23-04-2018 16:46
  
  NEW YORK -- Former NFL kicker Jay Feely says a photo of him holding a pistol while standing between his daughter and her prom date was intended to be a joke. Feely posted the photo on Twitter Saturday. The photo shows him standing with his arm around his daughter and with the gun in his other hand, next to his daughter's date.Wishing my beautiful daughter and her date a great time at prom #BadBoys pic.twitter.com/T5JRZQYq9e— Jay Feely (@jayfeely) April 22, 2018
  But, some people thought he
  
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• 70-Acres of Land For Sale on South Side of Columbus

  23-04-2018 16:18
  A new chapter is about to begin for a 70+ acre industrial site located at 2211 Parsons Avenue on the city’s South Side. The land was formerly home to metalworking factory Columbus Castings, which closed its doors in 2016 following a bankruptcy filling. Today, commercial real estate group CBRE has announced that they are working […]
  
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• New details emerge in ‘crazy’ murder-incest case

  23-04-2018 15:50
  
  DOVER, N.Y. -- What started out as a joyful reunion of a young woman with her birth parents soon turned sour, then shocking, and finally deadly. A young woman named Katie married her birth father, had a baby with him and, after she decided to leave him, lost her life to him along with that of their child and her adoptive father. All three were laid to rest this weekend in upstate New York."We're all still in shock," said Shirley Mann, a neighbor of Katie's adoptive parents in Dover. "It's crazy.
  
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• Program helps at-risk children learn, discover their creative side Updated at

  23-04-2018 15:32
  As a child in a single-parent home on the Near East Side, Katerina "Kat" Harris dreamed of dancing and entertaining others, but didn't know how or have the courage to try. She rarely saw or attended arts events because she was too busy, as the oldest of four, caring for her siblings while their mom worked.
  
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• Governor to sign executive order bolstering gun background checks in Ohio

  23-04-2018 14:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Governor John Kasich plans to sign an executive order to improve gun background checks in Ohio.Kasich will sign the order at the Ohio Statehouse on Monday afternoon.Back in February, the Republican governor proposed six changes he wants to see Ohio make related to guns and background checks. They include forcing stricter compliance deadlines and penalties around entering data into the national background check system; prohibiting those under domestic violence protection orders f
  
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• Gov. Kasich signs executive order to tighten gun background checks

  23-04-2018 14:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Problems entering the names of Ohio individuals banned by law from possessing guns into a national background database will be addressed under actions announced Monday by Gov. John Kasich.But an executive order signed by the Republican governor doesn't fix those problems outright. Instead, it convenes a committee to quickly study the size of the problem and figure out ways to fix it. Kasich said he hopes for initial answers within a month.At issue are people who can't have
  
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• Gov. Kasich signs executive order on gun background checks

  23-04-2018 14:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. John Kasichhas signed an executive order intended to improve compliance with gun background check reporting.The Republican governor has asked a committee that last met in 2015 to reconvene and study how well police departments and clerks of court report information that could stop someone from buying a gun.Kasich says that group's original conclusions found changes needed at the local level to get information quickly and accurately to the national instant background c
  
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• Travel ban case is justices' first dive into Trump policy

  23-04-2018 13:25
  
  The Supreme Court has so far had little to say about Donald Trump's time as president, even as the nation has moved from one Trump controversy to another. That's about to change.The justices' first deep dive into a Trump administration policy comes in a dispute over the third and latest version of the administration's ban on travel from some countries with majority Muslim populations. Opponents of the policy and some lower courts have labeled it a "Muslim ban," harking back to Trump's campaign c
  
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• With lights from Toys R Us dimmed, sales plunge at Hasbro

  23-04-2018 13:20
  
  The repercussions from the demise of Toys R Us have begun to ripple outward beginning with Hasbro, which is reporting a loss and plunging revenue in its first quarter.The toy maker swung to a loss of $112.5 million, or 90 cents per share. Per-share earnings, adjusted for one-time costs, were 10 cents, less than a third of the 31 cents per share that Wall Street expected, according to a poll by Zacks Investment Research.Revenue tumbled to $716.3 million, well below projections from industry analy
  
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• Janet Jackson is extending her State of the World Tour

  23-04-2018 12:22
  
  Janet Jackson is extending her uber-successful tour with more shows.The pop icon says her State of the World Tour, which originally wrapped in December, will kick off new dates July 11 in Austin, Texas. Dates have also been added in Rogers, Arkansas; Cincinnati; Syracuse, New York; Hersey, Pennsylvania; Saratoga Springs, New York; Virginia Beach, Virginia; Raleigh; Charlotte; Miami; and Tampa.Tickets for the new dates go on sale Tuesday.Jackson's State of the World Tour, which toured United Stat
  
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• S.Korea halts propaganda broadcasts before summit with North

  23-04-2018 12:16
  
  South Korea halted anti-North Korea propaganda broadcasts across their tense border on Monday as officials from the two Koreas met again to work out details of their leaders' upcoming talks, expected to focus on the North's nuclear program.Seoul had been blasting propaganda messages and K-pop songs from border loudspeakers since the North's fourth nuclear test in early 2016. The North quickly matched the South's action with its own border broadcasts and launches of balloons carrying anti-South K
  
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• Tornado touchdown in Louisiana caught on camera

  23-04-2018 12:09
  An EF-1 tornado ripped through Galliano, Louisiana Sunday morning. That’s about 72 miles from New Orleans.Winds reached 100 miles per hour as the tornado ripped past a Sonic Drive-In.Surveillance video showed the destruction as it happened.Winds damaged buildings and pushed around parked cars.There were no reports of injuries.Stay with 10TV and refresh 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Waffle House suspect still being sought; residents on alert

  23-04-2018 11:58
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As an intensive manhunt continues for the suspect in a Waffle House restaurant shooting that killed four people, police are warning residents of a Nashville neighborhood to beware of the alleged killer.More than 80 Nashville police officers continued to search for Travis Reinking early Monday, authorities said. Agents with the FBI, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and troopers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol were also assisting in the m
  
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• Waffle House shooting: Neighbors on alert amid intense manhunt

  23-04-2018 11:58
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A half-naked man suspected in the slayings of four people at a Waffle House remained on the run Monday, and authorities said he may be armed with one of the guns seized from him last year after he tried to enter the White House to see President Donald Trump.More than 80 Nashville police officers continued to search for Travis Reinking, joined by agents with the FBI, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and troopers with the Tennessee Highway
  
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• Yemen officials: Saudi-led airstrike hit wedding, killing 15

  23-04-2018 11:39
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni health officials say an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition in the country's north hit a wedding party, killing at least 15 people the previous day.Khaled al-Nadhri, the top health official in the northern province of Hajja, told The Associated Press on Monday that most of the dead were women and children who were gathered in one of the tents set up for the wedding party in the district of Bani Qayis.He says the bride was also among the dead.Hospital chief Moham
  
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• Valley senior earns scholarship

  23-04-2018 10:59
  Allison King, a senior at Valley High School, received the Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Scholarship recently during an annual program in Columbus. Hosted by the Ohio Educational Service Center Association at the Crowne Plaza in Columbus, the 29th annual Franklin B. Walter All-Scholastic Awards Program was established in 1989 by Ohio's county superintendents to recognize outstanding student achievement.
  
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• Forecast: Increasing clouds with afternoon showers

  23-04-2018 10:05
  Today: Increasing clouds with a chance for afternoon showers. High 64. SE wind 10-15 mph.
  Tonight: Showers likely and breezy. Low 50. E wind 10-15 mph.
  Tomorrow:Cloudy with lingering showers. Cooler with a high of 59. E wind 10-15 mph.
  Wednesday:A chance for showers early, otherwise cloudy. High 58.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Clouds increase today, but temperatures remain seasonable in the 60s. Winds will be a bit breezy this afternoon
  
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• Cavaliers win 104-100 at Indiana to even series at 2

  23-04-2018 10:00
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — LeBron James has been the first-round king for 12 years.On Sunday night, he needed Kyle Korver's 3-point shooting to put him in position to extend his reign.The two combined for all of Cleveland's points in a late 10-2 run, helping the Cavaliers to a 104-100 victory over the Indiana Pacers to even the series at 2. James drew boos from the crowd after flipping the ball up the court to run out the clock."You don't ever want to go down 3-1 against anybody, no matter if it's the
  
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• Royal baby: It's a boy for Kate on England's national day

  23-04-2018 09:37
  
  LONDON — For Kate, the wait is over. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy — a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne.The couple's Kensington Palace office announced news of the birth about five hours after the 36-year-old duchess and her husband traveled by car from their Kensington Palace home to the private Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in central London.The palace said the baby prince was born at 11:01 a.m. a
  
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• Britain's Duchess of Cambridge in labor with 3rd child

  23-04-2018 09:37
  
  LONDON (AP) -Kensington Palace says Prince William's wife, the Duchess of Cambridge has entered a London hospital to give birth to the couple's third child.The former Kate Middleton traveled by car on Monday morning to the private Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital in central London. The palace says she was in "the early stages of labor."The gender of the baby hasn't been announced.The couple, who married in 2011, has two other children: Prince George, 4, and two-year-old Princess Charlotte. Both
  
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• $26 million allocated to combat drug epidemic

  23-04-2018 06:49
  The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $485 million in grants to help states fight the heroin and prescription drug epidemic, including $26 million for the state of Ohio. This is the second year in a row Ohio has received funding through the CURES legislation that U.S. Senator Rob Portman helped enact in 2016.
  
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• Third-year student picked to be the next drum major of TBDBITL

  23-04-2018 06:11
  Six Ohio State University students tried out, but only one was picked to be the drum major for the Best Damn Band In The Land.The candidates gathered near Lincoln Park Tower Saturday.One by one they showed off their skills with family, friends and judges watching and measuring every move."There's nothing like try out nerves," Konner Barr, a third-year student from Gahanna, said."I woke up this morning and just had butterflies in the stomach."After the tryout the nerves calmed a bit and each cand
  
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• Couples get married for free at Scioto Audubon Metro Park for Earth Day

  23-04-2018 05:56
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -It doesn't take a marriage counselor to explain to a couple that you shouldn't start off your marriage with a lie.But how about a little fib?Matt Hoolihan wanted his family and his girlfriend Jennifer's family to be at Scioto Audubon Metro Park on Earth Day. He told their families that he was going to propose.It was all a setup.Instead, the couple skipped the engagement and made a trip down the aisle."We're outdoors people. We wanted to be here on earth day this is who we are," M
  
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• Deputy injured, suspect in custody after 2-hour standoff in Champaign County

  23-04-2018 04:11
  
  URBANA TWP. (WHIO) — One person is in custody after a police standoff at a residence in Champaign County Sunday evening.According to officials, they were called out to a residence near the 100 block of East Dallas Road for a complaint around 6 p.m. The suspect just happened to be in the area where police were called and ran when they arrived, prompting officials to chase after him.A struggle with one of the deputies occurred after they caught up with the suspect, which resulted in the offi
  
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