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• Police: Ohio teacher who dated student charged with a sex crime

  26-04-2018 23:34
  
  Authorities say an Ohio teacher who filed a harassment complaint against an 18-year-old student with whom she said she'd had a relationship has been charged with a sex crime.The Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports the Lorain County Sheriff's Office said Thursday that 24-year-old Sheffield Lake resident Sarah Conway has been charged with sexual battery. She teaches at Willow Creek Positive Education Program in Eaton Township.She filed the complaint March 21.The Sheriff's Office says investigators l
  
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• Police ID men found shot in crashed vehicle in North Linden alley

  26-04-2018 23:30
  Columbus police have released the names of two men found fatally shot inside a crashed vehicle in North Linden on Saturday night. Abdullahi Said Sharif Osman, 28, and Cabdul Khaliq Said Hussein, 20, were inside a vehicle that crashed into a tree in an alley behind the 1100 block of Aberdeen Avenue shortly after 7:30 p.m. Both men had been shot and were pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Fore!Fest Street and Music Festival Launching in Dublin

  26-04-2018 22:56
  A new festival will help kick off the huge 2018 festival season with the launch of Fore!Fest at Bridge Park in Dublin. The festival, presented by The Memorial Tournament, will compliment the popular golf event with outdoor live music, food and entertainment on Thursday, May 31st. “Fore!Fest will be a nice way to provide additional […]
  
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• Otto Warmbier family files suit against North Korea

  26-04-2018 22:15
  The family of Otto Warmbier has filed a lawsuit against North Korea over his death.According to The Washington Post, the lawsuit was filed in federal court alleging that the 22-year-old was “brutally tortured and murdered” by Kim Jong Un’s “criminal” regime during 17 months in captivity.Warmbier was sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labor in North Korea, convicted of subversion after he tearfully confessed he had tried to steal a propaganda banner.Last June,
  
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• Cincinnati passes 911 center plan after trapped teen's death

  26-04-2018 21:32
  
  CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati City Council has voted to infuse nearly a half million dollars into an emergency call center that's come under scrutiny after the failed response to find a teen who was trapped in a minivan and died despite twice calling 911.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the legislation approved on Wednesday comes after 16-year-old Kyle Plush died on April 10 while trapped in the back of a minivan in a school parking lot. The $454,500 plan to improve the Emergency Communicatio
  
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• Forecast: Pleasant Evening Ahead

  26-04-2018 21:31
  This Evening: Partly sunny and pleasant. Temps in the low 60's. E wind around 5 mph.
  Tonight: Increasing clouds, becoming mostly cloudy. Low 48. Light NE wind.
  Tomorrow: Partly sunny with a slight chance of an afternoon/evening shower. High 67. SW wind 5-10 mph.
  Saturday: A chance for a brief morning shower, otherwise partly cloudy and cooler than average with a high of 54.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:High pressure has been keeping us dr
  
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• Authorities say Ohio prison inmate found strangled in cell

  26-04-2018 21:19
  
  LEBANON, Ohio — Officials say a 40-year-old man serving a sentence for domestic violence was apparently strangled in his Ohio prison cell less than a month before he was set to be released.Authorities say Kevin Nill was found dead Monday at Lebanon Correctional Institution. State patrol records say the inmate was found unresponsive with a garrote around his neck and the death is being treated as a homicide.The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News reports Nill's injuries were consistent with st
  
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• Parents, grandparents indicted in death of Ohio newborn

  26-04-2018 21:01
  
  Authorities say the Ohio parents and paternal grandparents of a newborn whose body was placed in a plastic tub after his death have been indicted.The Defiance Crescent-News reports 33-year-old Jared Stark is charged with involuntary manslaughter, child endangering and gross abuse of a corpse. Thirty-five-year-old Sarah Stark is charged with child endangering and gross abuse of a corpse.Fifty-eight-year-old Steven Stark and 56-year-old Sheryl Stark have been charged with gross abuse of a corpse.T
  
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• Can Marijuana Culture Benefit Ohio Festivals?

  26-04-2018 20:59
  As marijuana users and advocates alike celebrated the notorious weed smokers’ holiday known as “420” this past month, it’s worth looking into how full legalization of the drug in Ohio could potentially help the state’s economy. Ohio is still set to implement its medical marijuana program this fall, but if the state fully embraces the […]
  
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• City Council Economic Development & Small Business Cmte: Planning Policies

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• Mega Weekend – Columbus Crew, Columbus Jazz Orchestra, and The German Village Makers Market

  26-04-2018 20:05
  This weekend promises good weather with plenty of family events and concerts. Plus, don’t miss out your chance to win tickets to see Steel Panther, Joan Jett, MisterWives, and Product Runway: Express Your Wild Side! Have you gotten tickets for the Urban Living Tour yet? Thursday, April 26: Celebrate Spring at Art in Bloom at Columbus Museum of […]
  
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• Motorcycle pursuit reaches speeds near 90 MPH in east Columbus

  26-04-2018 20:04
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio- One person is in custody after a pursuit involving a motorcycle in east Columbus.The Franklin County Sheriff Office took the motorcyclist into custody after a brief pursuit Thursday afternoon.Authorities say the motorcycle passed a deputy at a high rate of speed on North Hamilton Road near I-270 around 1:15 p.m.The deputy followed the driver as they continued onto South Hamilton Road reaching up to 90 MPH. Deputies were able to end the pursuit in a neighborhood near Courtright Ro
  
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• Some Major Property Owners Opt Out of Free Bus Pass Program

  26-04-2018 20:00
  The new free Downtown bus pass program — now dubbed C-Pass and set to roll out in June — has been hailed as an innovative approach to solving the Downtown parking shortage and a new way to convert car-centric commuters in Columbus into bus riders. The program is made possible by a host of partners, […]
  
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• Enrollment Starts Soon for Free Downtown Bus Pass Program

  26-04-2018 20:00
  Eligible employers can start signing up for the Downtown C-Pass program on May 1, and employees can start using their free, unlimited bus passes starting June 1. Any business, organization, or government entity that is located within the boundary of the program — with a few exceptions — is eligible to participate. It’s a district […]
  
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• Mike Pompeo narrowly confirmed to be secretary of state

  26-04-2018 19:40
  
  WASHINGTON — The Senate narrowly confirmed Mike Pompeo to be secretary of state on Thursday, clearing the path for him to take over as the top U.S. diplomat just as President Donald Trump faces high-risk moments on Iran and North Korea.Pompeo, the outgoing CIA director, secured support from 57 senators, with 42 voting no — one of the slimmest margins for the job in recent history. Every past nominee for the job since at least the Carter administration has received 85 or more yes vote
  
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• Bill Cosby convicted of drugging and molesting a woman

  26-04-2018 19:39
  
  Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era, completing the spectacular late-life downfall of a comedian who broke racial barriers in Hollywood on his way to TV superstardom as America's Dad.Cosby, 80, could end up spending his final years in prison after a jury concluded he sexually violated Temple University employee Andrea Constand at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. He claimed the encounter was consensual.The v
  
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• Kentucky teen leaves school with stranger, texts for help

  26-04-2018 19:05
  
  BEREA, Ky. (CBS News) -- Berea police are asking for the public's help locating a teen who disappeared from school Wednesday, reports CBS Lexington, Kentucky affiliate WKYT-TV.Police say Amber Renae Wagers, 15, walked out of Berea Community School around 10 a.m. to leave with an unknown person.Investigators believe she met the person through a social media account. She later messaged a friend saying she was possibly heading to Ohio and to call police."The whole thing is really concerning," said
  
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• “Free to Ride” Film Screening

  26-04-2018 19:00
  Matthew Martin, Community Research and Grants Management Officer at The Columbus Foundation, and Carter Stewart, Managing Director of Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, participated in a Q&A with Foundation staff after a screening of the film “Free to Ride.” The documentary, produced by Martin and The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, seeks […]
  
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• BWW Reviews: Don't miss the boat on the King and I

  26-04-2018 18:45
  Like the steamboat that chugs into the harbor in its opening scene, THE KING AND I keeps arriving right on time, taking a whole new passenger's list of people to an exotic land. Some of the passengers arrive at the boat's port of call, the Ohio Theatre for the first time; others have made the journey time and time again.
  
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• Forecast: Sunny and pleasant afternoon

  26-04-2018 18:05
  Today: Mostly sunny and pleasant. High 64. E wind around 5 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low 47. Light NE wind.
  Tomorrow: Partly sunny with a slight chance of an afternoon/evening shower. High 67. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Saturday: A chance for a brief morning shower, otherwise partly cloudy and cooler than average with a high of 54.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:High pressure building across area will give us dry weather conditions today. Expect s
  
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• Ohio University creates task force to tackle deadly opioid epidemic

  26-04-2018 17:31
  
  ATHENS -- Ohio University has created a task force to tackle the state's deadly drug epidemic.The group will be made up of community members, university staff and health experts."Right now, many of our communities are hurting because of this epidemic, and Ohio University has a moral obligation to assist the communities we serve," said President M. Duane Nellis in a news release from the university. "By forming this task force, we can combat this epidemic in a concerted, coordinated manner and le
  
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• Bomb squad detonates suspicious package in Whitehall

  26-04-2018 17:23
  
  WHITEHALL, Ohio -- The Columbus Division of Fire detonated a suspicious package in Whitehall on Thursday.The Whitehall Division of Police and Columbus Fire crews responded to a report of a suspicious package at a building in the area of East Main Street and Beechwood Avenue.Roads in the area were closed but no evacuations were ordered.The road reopened just before 1 p.m.The content of the package is unknown at this time.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.UPDATE
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• White House welcomes veterans served by Wounded Warrior Project

  26-04-2018 16:15
  
  WASHINGTON -- The President will welcome a group of wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans at a White House ceremony during Wounded Warrior Project.This segment of the iconic bicycle ride follows a special tradition among United States presidents that begin in 2008 with President George W. Bush and continues today."I am honored to host these wounded warriors who have made profound sacrifices to keep our people safe and our democracy secure," said President Donald J. Trump. "For m
  
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• Health department urging Ohioans to get Hepatitis A vaccinations

  26-04-2018 16:06
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Health is urging people around the Buckeye State to get vaccinated for hepatitis A.According to ODH, there have been 47 cases of the illness in Ohio in 2018. That's compared to five cases during the same timeframe last year.Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable liver disease. It is typically spread when a person ingests food or drinks that may have been contaminated with the stool of an infected person. Hepatitis A can also spread from close personal conta
  
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• Treat to Try: Wali Dessert

  26-04-2018 16:00
  Wali Dessert set up shop on Bethel Road this spring. Debuting a few weeks ago, it turned the shell of a longstanding jewelry store into a sleek, thoroughly modern spot to score some sweets. The eatery actually smells like something sugary and delicious when you walk in the door. The ambient aroma isn’t quite like […]
  
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• Man who wrestled gun from Waffle House shooter raises $150,000 for victims' families

  26-04-2018 15:32
  
  The Waffle House customer who charged at the suspected gunman who killed four patrons has launched an online fundraiser for the victims' families. James Shaw Jr., who was praised as a hero by law enforcement officials in the hours after the Sunday morning shooting, took upon himself to help the families of the victims, raising more than $150,000 and counting as of Wednesday evening.Shaw Jr., 29, was credited with disarming suspect Travis Reinking after he allegedly attacked customers with an ass
  
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• Ronny Jackson withdraws nomination amid misconduct claims

  26-04-2018 14:02
  
  Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson, the White House physician and President Trump's choice to be the next Veterans Administration secretary, withdrew his nomination for the appointment on Thursday amid questions about his behavior.Jackson announced his withdrawal in a statement: One of the greatest honors in my life has been to serve this country as a physician both on the battlefield with United States Marines and as proud member of the United States Navy. It has been my distinct honor and privilege to
  
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• The List: 14 Blockbuster Films to Look Forward to in 2018

  26-04-2018 14:00
  Excited for the new Avengers? Still buzzing from Black Panther? Well, there’s plenty more where that came from, as 2018 is stacked with a whole lot of big blockbuster films to round out your movie-going year. Yes, most of them are based on comic books, and yes most of them are from Disney, Marvel (Disney), […]
  
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• A Spoiler-Free Review of Avengers Infinity War

  26-04-2018 14:00
  If it’s variety you want, well, you’re not going to find it at the multiplex this weekend. All the heroes in the Marvel Universe throw down this weekend and I will not tell you who dies. Not intrigued? Keep in mind that you can catch any number of great films during Gateway Film Center’s Documentary […]
  
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• Consumers in Columbus less likely to put fraud alerts on their credit reports

  26-04-2018 13:53
  Consumers who have lost a credit card or think they might be a victim of a data breach can protect themselves by putting a "fraud alert" on their credit reports. The goal is to help prevent someone from creating an account in the consumer's name or spending a lot of money on an existing account.
  
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• SWAT officers called to area near west Columbus death investigation; schools on lockdown

  26-04-2018 13:25
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A SWAT team was called to a neighborhood in west Columbus where a death investigation is underway.A body was found on South Harris Avenue early Thursday morning. Authorities closed off several roads in the area south of West Broad Street while they investigate the scene. Officials with Columbus City Schools say West Broad Elementary and West High School are under lockdown due to the police situation in the area.Several CPD officers are in the area and appear to have their
  
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• SWAT detains suspect in connection to west Columbus death investigation

  26-04-2018 13:25
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – One person is in custody after SWAT was called to a west Columbus neighborhood where a death investigation is underway.A body was found on South Harris Avenue early Thursday morning.Authorities closed off several roads in the area south of West Broad Street while they investigated the scene.West Broad Elementary and West High School were under lockdown due to the police situation in the area.Stay with 10TV for updates on this developing story.
  
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• Death investigation underway in West Columbus

  26-04-2018 13:25
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Division of Police is on the scene of a body found on South Harris Avenue in west Columbus.Dispatchers received an unknown call Thursday morning to the area. Officers arrived to find someone laying on the ground dead, according to police.Authorities have closed off several roads in the area south of West Broad Street while they investigate.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing story.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Columbus Makes Art Presents: Luyao Zhang Presents Conceptual Knitwear at the 2018 CCAD Fashion Show

  26-04-2018 13:00
  Luyao Zhang grew up in Zhengzhou, China, in a family with a rich tradition of knitting. Her mother knit. Her grandmother knit. And at an early age, Zhang learned how to knit, too. That heritage — along with a passion for travel, museums and books — helped Zhang develop her creative interest in fashion design. […]
  
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• Palace: Prince William to be best man at Harry's wedding

  26-04-2018 12:34
  
  It's a family affair: Britain's royal officials say Prince Harry has asked elder brother Prince William to be best man at his wedding next month.Kensington Palace said Thursday that William is "honored" to be playing the key role when Harry marries U.S. actress Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle on May 19.Harry was best man when William married Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey in 2011.About 600 guests have been invited to watch 33-year-old Harry and Markle, who is 36, tie the knot at St. George'
  
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• Mustang, Focus crossover will be only Ford models on the market in North America by 2020

  26-04-2018 12:22
  
  Ford Motor Co. (F) said Wednesday it will shed most of its North American car lineup as part of broad plan to save money and make the company more competitive in a fast-changing marketplace. The changes include getting rid of all cars in the region during the next four years except for the Mustang sports car and a compact Focus crossover vehicle, CEO Jim Hackett said as the company released first-quarter earnings.The decision, which Hackett said was due to declining demand and profitability, mea
  
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• Ford to stop selling all but two car models in North America

  26-04-2018 12:22
  
  DEARBORN, Mich. -- Ford Motor Co.said Wednesday it will shed most of its North American car lineup as part of broad plan to save money and make the company more competitive in a fast-changing marketplace. The changes include getting rid of all cars in the region during the next four years except for the Mustang sports car and a compact Focus crossover vehicle, CEO Jim Hackett said as the company released first-quarter earnings.The decision, which Hackett said was due to declining demand and prof
  
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• Forecast: Sunshine returns

  26-04-2018 10:13
  Today: Some patchy fog possible early. Partly cloudy to mostly sunny. High 64. E wind around 5 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low 47. Light NE wind.
  Tomorrow: Partly sunny with a slight chance of an afternoon/evening shower. High 67. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Saturday: A chance for a brief morning shower, otherwise partly cloudy and cooler than average with a high of 54.
  Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Some patchy fog is possible early this morning. H
  
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• Three people killed in two separate crashes on Columbus-area interstates

  26-04-2018 09:14
  Two people were killed in a crash involving two cars on Interstate 670 Downtown. Another person - a pedestrian - died on Interstate 71 near Polaris.
  
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• Ohio man accused in terror plot seeks early prison release

  26-04-2018 09:14
  This undated file photo provided by the Franklin County Sheriff's Office shows Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud. He has unsuccessfully asked a judge to release him from his 22-year prison sentence on a terrorism conviction.
  
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• Kenton police: Man arrested on probation violation is suspect in four arson fires

  26-04-2018 09:14
  A 30-year-old man arrested Wednesday afternoon on a probation violation is suspected of setting fires at four homes in the small northwestern Ohio town of Kenton early Sunday morning, police there said. Sgt. Edwin McNamara, of the Kenton Police Department, said charges of aggravated arson are expected to be filed soon against Dustin Cannode, who lives in a mobile-home park on West Lima Street in the blue-collar city of about 8,000.
  
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• Zanesvillea s Everson heading to Capital

  26-04-2018 07:00
  Zanesville's Andrew Everson narrowed his choices for college down to two Columbus area DIII rivals. In the end it was Capital who won out.
  
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• Woman killed in crash on I-71 in north Columbus

  26-04-2018 05:13
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - One person is dead after a crash on I-71 southbound near Gemini Place Wednesday night, according to Columbus police.Police said a female pedestrian was hit by a tractor-trailer around 9:42 p.m. and was pronounced dead a short time later.Officers closed the southbound lanes of I-71 for several hours while they conducted their investigation.Authorities have not identified the victim.The crash remains under investigation.Stay with 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• 1 person killed in crash on I-71 in north Columbus

  26-04-2018 05:13
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - One person is dead after a crash on I-71 southbound near Gemini Place Wednesday night, according to Columbus police.Police said a pedestrian was hit around 9:42 p.m. and was pronounced dead a short time later.Police said as of 11:10 p.m., the southbound lanes were still closed.Stay with 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Two killed in crash on I-670 near Neil Avenue in downtown Columbus

  26-04-2018 04:42
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two people are dead after a crash in the eastbound lanes of I-670 near Neil Avenue, according to Columbus police.The crash happened around 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday.Police said two people were pronounced dead just before 10:30 p.m.The eastbound lanes of I-670 were closed at SR-315 for several hours. The road reopened just before 5 a.m. Thursday.Police have not identified the victims killed in the rash.Stay with 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Two killed in crash on I-670 near Neil Avenue

  26-04-2018 04:42
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two people are dead after a crash in the eastbound lanes of I-670 near Neil Avenue, according to Columbus police.The eastbound lanes are closed at SR-315.The crash happened around 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday.Police said two people were pronounced dead just before 10:30 p.m.Stay with 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Police identify two men killed in crash on I-670 near Neil Avenue in downtown Columbus

  26-04-2018 04:42
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two men are dead after a crash in the eastbound lanes of I-670 near Neil Avenue, according to Columbus police.The crash happened around 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday.Police said two people were pronounced dead just before 10:30 p.m.47-year-old Benny Myers and 47-year-old Charles Williams, Jr., both of Columbus, were standing next to their disabled vehicle when someone driving a car approached them from the SR-315 southbound ramp, according to police.Police said the car hit both Myers
  
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• LeBron's last-second shot gives Cavs 98-95 win in Game 5

  26-04-2018 04:29
  
  CLEVELAND — LeBron James hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, a crowning moment for another brilliant performance, to give Cleveland a 98-95 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night in Game 5, putting the Cavaliers within one victory of advancing in the Eastern Conference playoffs.Moments after blocking Victor Oladipo's possible go-ahead driving layup, James caught the inbounds pass, took two dribbles and dropped the winner over Thaddeus Young.As Cleveland's sellout crowd exploded, Jam
  
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• Forecast: Chilly tonight; More sun tomorrow

  26-04-2018 04:09
  Tonight: Partly cloudy and chilly. Low 41. E wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow: Sunshine returns. High 63. N wind around 5 mph.
  Friday: Partly sunny with a slight chance of an afternoon/evening shower. High 65. NW wind 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Skies have drastically cleared up since this evening but we'll still hang on to some cloud coverage tonight. It'll be dry and a little chilly, with lows near 40.Tomorrow morning will start out c
  
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• Pro-gun rights group could file lawsuit against Columbus as city leaders talk gun control

  26-04-2018 03:04
  
  Talk over gun control in Columbus could trigger a big debate Thursday night in city hall.Council members will hear proposals to change firearms laws, while neighbors will get their say about it.Several ordinances will be laid out for discussion, that include banning bump stocks and gun sales in neighborhoods.Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther announced last month the city would be working on "common sense" gun laws.Those who oppose the idea say they might sue the city."We are prepared to launch a law
  
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