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• Celtics take Game 1 of East finals, beating Cavaliers 108-83

  13-05-2018 23:49
  
  BOSTON — The assignment for Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris in his first start this postseason was easy to explain but nearly impossible to execute.His job: Guard LeBron James, and keep the four-time NBA MVP from running the Celtics out of their own gym in the Eastern Conference finals for the second year in a row."He's obviously the best player in the game," said Morris, who during the week boasted that he was up to the challenge and on Sunday explained why he wanted it."Because I'm
  
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• Celtics stomp Cavaliers in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Finals

  13-05-2018 23:49
  
  BOSTON -- The Cavaliers were no match for the Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Sunday at the TD Garden.The Celtics built an early lead and won 108-83.Lebron James managed 15 points, nine assists and seven rebounds as Kevin Love paced the Cavs with 17 points.Jaylen Brown led all scorers with 23 points as Marcus Morris netted 21 and Al Horford 20.Game 2 is 8:30 p.m. Tuesday back in Boston.
  
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• Showers and storms possible tonight

  13-05-2018 22:07
  This Afternoon: Showers and storms develop, a few could be strong to severe with winds and hail.
  Tonight: Showers taper off through the evening, mostly cloudy and mild.Low 64.Winds: Light SE.
  Tomorrow: Showers and storms redevelop in the late morning and afternoon, a few could be strong.High 86.Winds: WSW 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Chance for more afternoon storms.Warm and muggy.High 86.Winds: W 5-10 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Our unsettle
  
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• Police probe whether Autopilot feature was on in Tesla crash

  13-05-2018 20:56
  
  SOUTH JORDAN, Utah — A Tesla sedan with a semi-autonomous Autopilot feature rear-ended a fire department truck at 60 mph apparently without braking before impact, but police say it's unknown if the Autopilot feature was engaged.The cause of the Friday evening crash, involving a Tesla Model S and a fire department mechanic truck stopped at a red light, was under investigation, said police in South Jordan, a suburb of Salt Lake City.The crash, in which the Tesla driver was injured, comes as
  
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• Trump honors his late mother in Mother's Day video

  13-05-2018 20:12
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is paying tribute to his late mother, Mary MacLeod, in a Mother's Day video posted to his Twitter account.Trump says, "So much of what I've done and so much of what I've become is because of my mother. I miss her a lot."The video doesn't mention first lady Melania Trump, the mother of the couple's 12-year-old son, Barron. The president and first lady held a Mother's Day event at the White House Wednesday recognizing military mothers and spouses.In the vi
  
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• Female artists mold, shape medium into malleable creations in Riffe Gallery exhibit

  13-05-2018 20:08
  "Women to Watch Ohio - 2018" present pieces by 10 female artists in Ohio whose work makes use of, or reference to, metal. In pieces selected by curators Ann Bremner and Matt Distel, the medium is used to evoke everything from a bird-like mask to a circular object on which fungus-like growths emerge.
  
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• Family reunited with lost dog found 4 years later in Ohio

  13-05-2018 18:19
  
  TOLEDO, Ohio — A Lansing, Michigan, man thought it might be a prank when he received a call from a microchip company telling him his family's dog had been found in Toledo — more than 100 miles away — four years after she ran away."I was stunned," Bradley Wieferich told The Blade.Toledo police earlier this month found Bambi, who is around 12, wandering in a city neighborhood. The officer took her to Lucas County Canine Care & Control, where an employee scanned her microchip
  
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• Over 800 Attend Fifth Annual Urban Living Tour

  13-05-2018 17:41
  On Sunday, May 6th the Urban Living Tour took place for the fifth year in a row. This year’s tour showcased much of what it means to live Downtown. The tour included various residential and mixed-use buildings in different stages of completeness in the downtown area. Guests donned hard hats, snapped exclusive skyline views, snacked on […]
  
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• DNA of every baby born in California is stored - Who has access to it?

  13-05-2018 16:34
  
  SAN FRANCISCO -- You probably know where your Social Security card, birth certificate, and other sensitive information is being stored, but what about your genetic material? If you or your child was born in California after 1983, your DNA is likely being stored by the government, may be available to law enforcement and may even be in the hands of outside researchers, CBS San Francisco's Julie Watts reports. Like many states, California collects bio-samples from every child born in the state. The
  
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• Ohio Ballpark Forecast | May 13, 2018

  13-05-2018 15:33
  
  Welcome to your Ohio ballpark forecast! This blog is dedicated to those baseball fans who enjoy attending America’s pastime here in Ohio. We will focus on the games this upcoming week for the Cleveland Indians, Columbus Clippers & Cincinnati Reds.NOTE: Weather forecasts will be for home games ONLY. This blog will be updated through the week with game day forecasts, scores, game times, etc. Forecasts will become more in-depth for games that fall within a 48-hour time frame. A generic fo
  
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• Ohio deputy shot after police chase ends in shootout; suspect killed

  13-05-2018 15:23
  An Ohio deputy conducting a traffic stop Saturday was shot after a driver attempted to flee the scene before crashing his pickup truck into a pole, leading to a brief shootout, authorities said. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene in Franklin County just southwest of Columbus, Ohio, the Columbus Dispatch reported.
  
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• Concert review | Beach Boys with Columbus Symphony: Collaboration fills stage with good vibrations

  13-05-2018 13:00
  No one would mistake Greater Columbus for southern California, but on Saturday night at the Ohio Theatre, the Beach Boys gave it their best effort. In a lively, satisfying collaboration with the Columbus Symphony, the current incarnation of the group brought to mind images of good vibrations, California girls and surfing - lots and lots of surfing.
  
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• 2 injured after stabbing in southwest Columbus

  13-05-2018 12:39
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Columbus Division of Police are investigating after two people were stabbed in southwest Columbus.Police said the stabbing happened Sunday just before 6:00 a.m. in the 5700 block of Harvest Look.Both victims were taken to Mount Carmel West. One is in critical condition and the other person is expected to be OK.No other information was immediately available. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Police search for suspect in north Columbus shooting

  13-05-2018 12:28
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Police are looking for a suspect in a homicide that left one man dead in north Columbus.Police said on May 13, 2007, around 10 p.m. Anthony Morgan was shot in the upper body by a man as he was sitting in a blue 1994 Ford Crown Victoria near the 1000 block of Rosewind Drive.At the time of the shooting, Morgan was in the car with two female acquaintances and a 17-month-old baby that he was caring for, according to investigators.Police said after being shot, Morgan ran out of the
  
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• Mother's Day fatal shooting still unsolved after 11 years

  13-05-2018 12:28
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Police are looking for a suspect in a homicide that left one man dead in north Columbus.Police said on May 13, 2007, around 10 p.m. Anthony Morgan was shot in the upper body by a man as he was sitting in a blue 1994 Ford Crown Victoria near the 1000 block of Rosewind Drive.At the time of the shooting, Morgan was in the car with two female acquaintances and a 17-month-old baby that he was caring for, according to investigators.Police said after being shot, Morgan ran out of the
  
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• A few storms return for Mother's Day

  13-05-2018 10:33
  Today: Partly to mostly cloudy, warm.Chance storms, mainly pm.High 82. Winds: SW 5-10.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy, mild & muggy.Low 63. Winds: SW 5.
  Tomorrow: Chance storms, mainly pm.Mostly cloudy & warm.High 85.
  Tuesday: Partly to mostly cloudy. Chance showers & storms, warmer.High 87.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion: This morning will be mild & calm for most of central Ohio, outside a few isolated storm chances far north. Moth
  
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• Capitol Insider | Why no auditor's finding on millions ECOT gleaned from taxpayers?

  13-05-2018 08:25
  State Auditor Dave Yost made clear last week that, following the release of his audit of the now-closed ECOT, he thinks the online charter school fraudulently got more state money than it deserved for inactive students in the 2016-17 school year. So why no finding for recovery, which is how the auditor lets government entities know they owe money to taxpayers? One might still be coming, but first, the auditor needs to know precisely how much was overpaid, Reporter Jim Siegel was told.
  
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• Kirkersville unveils bench to honor fallen chief of police

  13-05-2018 05:23
  It was one year ago Saturday that a local police chief who was responding to a call was gunned down and killed. The Kirkersville Chief had only been on the job a month.Today the small town honored him and also unveiled a permanent tribute so he can be honored every day.“It’s been emotional,” said Grady Thompson, who lived close to the scene one year ago.Police had downtown Kirkersville blocked off.“They told me to get back in the house. There was an active shooter in town
  
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• Gahanna police looking for missing 91-year-old man

  13-05-2018 04:53
  
  The Gahanna Police Department is looking for a 91-year-old man who is missing from his home.Herman Digiannantoni, 91, is 5-foot-3-inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. He has white hair and brown eyes.Mr. Digiannantoni suffers from Dementia. He was last seen wearing a blue and white shirt with tan pants.He is believed to be in a gray 2016 Kia Soul with Ohio plate number GSE2310.Call 911 if you see the adult or the vehicle. You can also call 1-866-693-9171 or 911 to be transferred directly to the in
  
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• Gahanna Police find missing 91-year-old man

  13-05-2018 04:53
  
  UPDATE 4 a.m.
  Gahanna Police says a man missing from Gahanna has been found safe. No other information was available.--Original StoryThe Gahanna Police Department is looking for a 91-year-old man who is missing from his home.Herman Digiannantoni, 91, is 5-foot-3-inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. He has white hair and brown eyes.Mr. Digiannantoni suffers from Dementia. He was last seen wearing a blue and white shirt with tan pants.He is believed to be in a gray 2016 Kia Soul with Ohio plate numb
  
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• Authorities: Franklin County deputy shot, suspect dead

  13-05-2018 03:51
  Authorities from across Columbus and Franklin County are responding to a Franklin County sheriff's deputy who has been shot at the intersection of Hopkins Way and Harrisburg Pike just before 7 p.m. Tasia White lives just down the street, and was in line at the Walgreens across the street when she heard several loud booms. "I thought someone had a flat tire," she said, still obviously shaken about 45 minutes later.
  
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• Columbus has sizeable to-do list for expanded, restructured council

  13-05-2018 01:32
  Columbus city government will undergo its most radical change in more than a century after primary election voters overwhelmingly approved a charter amendment Tuesday that expands the City Council and changes its structure. But voters won't notice much difference in the near future.
  
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• Sheriff: Deputy injured in southwest Columbus shooting; Suspect killed

  13-05-2018 01:10
  
  COLUMBUS -- A deputy was shot and a suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire in the area of the south Hilltop Saturday evening, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer.LIVE: 10TV is on scene after a Franklin County Sheriff's deputy was shot in southwest Columbus:The deputy was taken to Grant Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries and has undergone surgery.The incident happened at about 6:45 p.m. in the area of Harrisburg Pike and Hopkins Avenue
  
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• FCSO identifies suspect killed in southwest Columbus deputy-involved shooting

  13-05-2018 01:10
  COLUMBUS -- A deputy was shot and a suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire in the area of the south Hilltop Saturday evening, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer.The Franklin County Sheriff's Office identified the suspect Sunday as 55-year-old Darrell J. Bruffy of Orient, Ohio.The deputy was taken to Grant Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries and has undergone surgery. The deputy is stable, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Off
  
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• Authorities identify deputy injured in southwest Columbus shooting

  13-05-2018 01:10
  A deputy was shot and a suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire in the south Hilltop area Saturday evening.On Monday, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office identified the injured deputy as 29-year-old Jacob Heaberlin, a seven-year veteran.Sheriff Dallas Baldwin says Deputy Heaberlin is doing well and is in good spirits.---WATCH: Sheriff provides update on the shooting investigation:---Around 6:35 p.m. Saturday, the Columbus Division of Police received a report of a hit-skip in the area of Bo
  
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• Hawaii volcano spawns new fissure near geothermal plant

  13-05-2018 00:32
  
  VOLCANO, Hawaii — Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spawned a new lava fissure Saturday, emitting minor lava spatter less than a mile from a geothermal energy plant.The U.S. Geological Survey said 16 fissures have now opened up on the Big Island. The latest arose around 6:45 a.m. about 1 mile northeast of the last fissure in the Leilani Estates neighborhood.Scientists said the lava flow forming in the crack has been minor, but that could always change."The fissure itself is small," said USGS scient
  
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• Trump welcomes N. Korea plan to blow up nuke-site tunnels

  13-05-2018 00:18
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Saturday that it will dismantle its nuclear test site in less than two weeks, in a dramatic event that would set up leader Kim Jong Un's summit with President Donald Trump next month. Trump welcomed the "gracious gesture."In a statement carried by state media, North Korea's Foreign Ministry said all of the tunnels at the country's northeastern testing ground will be destroyed by explosion, and observation and research facilities and ground-based guard
  
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• U.S. fighter jets intercept Russian bombers near western coast of Alaska

  13-05-2018 00:02
  
  Two U.S. fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers flying near the western coast of Alaska on Friday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in a statement. The incident happened at 10 a.m. Friday as the Russian jets were flying in the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) around Alaska's western coast, north of the Aleutian Islands.The two Russian TU-95 "Bear" long-range bombers were intercepted and escorted out of the ADIZ -- an airspace that extends about 200 miles from
  
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