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• Brothers celebrate combined 94 years of service with AEP

  29-05-2018 23:08
  Almost 100 years of service. That's the legacy of two brothers who've helped to keep your power on most of their lives. And they have no plans to retire.Jack Murphy started as a lineman in Coshocton in 1968.He says it was always his dream, he wanted to help people. And he has now for 49 years. He responds at all hours to help with trouble issues, restoring power and more.Jack’s brother, Dave, started a few years later. He’s worked in maintenance at the Conesville plant for 45 years.H
  
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• Moving up: Cincinnati latest team added in MLS expansion

  29-05-2018 22:31
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Major League Soccer is adding Cincinnati in its latest round of expansion, rewarding a city that set attendance records in three seasons of United Soccer League play and agreed to a stadium deal last month.The announcement Tuesday brings MLS to a 26-team league.Cincinnati will join the league next year and play at the University of Cincinnati's football stadium while a 21,000-seat soccer stadium is built in the West End neighborhood. It is to open in 2021.Nashville got on
  
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• Body found of National Guardsman swept away by flood waters

  29-05-2018 22:26
  
  Authorities have discovered the body of a missing Maryland man Tuesday after flash floods devastated Ellicott City over the weekend. Searchers found the body of 39-year-old Eddison Alexander Hermond after he went missing during the flood on Sunday, the Howard County Police Department said in a news release.Hermond, a National Guard member and U.S. Air Force veteran, was found in the Patapsco River, just across the Baltimore County line.Witnesses told police that Hermond was helping a woman find
  
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• If your air conditioning goes out expect to wait for repairs

  29-05-2018 22:22
  Central Ohio AC technicians are working overtime as the temperature spiked over the Memorial Day holiday weekend."Business is booming," says Logan AC and Heat Services Customer Service Supervisor Kristi Peters.Kay Zhang of Dublin says her house was 78 degrees when her unit conked out. She's one of the lucky ones, she called Tuesday morning and got a repair crew to see her the same day.But that's not the case for many homeowners who find themselves competing with everyone else to find a technicia
  
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• Beat the heat: Help your central Ohio neighbors stay cool this summer

  29-05-2018 21:57
  
  COLUMBUS -- 10TV is asking central Ohioans to step up and help their neighbors stay cool this summer with the Beat the Heat fan drive in partnership with LifeCare Alliance.Many of LifeCare’s clients cannot afford air conditioning and they have medical conditions that are exacerbated by extremely warm temperatures.Here's what you can do:Purchase a new fanDrop it off at the nearest Franklin County, Madison County or Marion County fire station or the LifeCare Alliance facility at 670 Harmon A
  
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• Former state trooper pleads guilty in Ohio drug trafficking ring

  29-05-2018 21:51
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio trooper fired after he was charged in a drug trafficking ring has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and witness tampering charges.Federal prosecutors say former State Highway Patrol trooper Jason Delcol and three others pleaded guilty to several charges on Tuesday.He faces up to 40 years in prison on the drug-trafficking conspiracy charge.A message seeking comment was left with his attorney.Prosecutors say Delcol sold illegal drugs, provided an accomplice with a bu
  
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• Tuesday Forecast: Steamy may soon turn stormy

  29-05-2018 21:13
  This Evening: Partly cloudy. Slight chance.
  Tonight: Turning mostly cloudy. Chance for an overnight shower or isolated storm.
  Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. Showers and storms likely. 84
  Thursday: Still a good chance for showers and storms. 85
  Friday: Variable clouds. Chance for scattered showers and storms. 84Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion: We are under an Air Quality Alert again this afternoon and evening. Meanwhile, the remnants of tropical s
  
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• Tee times, pairings for 2018 Memorial Tournament

  29-05-2018 20:29
  
  Below is a list of tee times for the first round of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village.For more information on details such as parking and course policies, click here.7:20 a.m.TEE #1: Martin Laird, Byeong Hun An, Tom HogeTEE #10: Chesson Hadley, Luke List, Martin Piller7:31 a.m.TEE #1: J.J. Spaun, Peter Uihlein, Kiradech AphibarnratTEE #10: Sung Kang, Whee Kim, Kevin Tway7:42 a.m.TEE #1: Bill Haas, Beau Hossler, Abraham AncerTEE #10: Kevin Streelman, Jamie Lovemark, Anirban Lahiri7:53
  
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• ABC cancels 'Roseanne' following star's controversial tweet

  29-05-2018 20:05
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — ABC canceled its hit reboot of "Roseanne" on Tuesday following star Roseanne Barr's racist tweet that referred to former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett as a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and the "Planet of the Apes."ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey said the comment "is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values." Barr had apologized and deleted her Monday-night tweet, calling it a "bad joke," but the damage had already been done.Barr was also dumped
  
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• Construction Roundup: May 2018

  29-05-2018 20:00
  Columbus is under construction. Everywhere you look, there’s a site or a street filled with orange barrels, temporary fencing and the occasional construction crane or two. If you’re looking for information on what’s being built, or just curious about the latest updates on a site you haven’t seen in awhile, then you’ve come to the […]
  
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• Police: Man caused $100,000 in damages at north Columbus church

  29-05-2018 19:09
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A man faces a vandalism charge for allegedly destroying items inside a north Columbus church.The Columbus Division of Police said the incident happened Saturday just before 6 p.m. at the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral in the 500 block of North High Street.A caller told police 30-year-old Mason Christian Mayerchak of Blacklick appeared intoxicated, refused to leave and then began destroying the church.An officer responded to the scene and found broken glass all over the c
  
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• Columbus man combats anxiety by hiking at Clear Creek Metro Park

  29-05-2018 18:29
  A place of zen, healing and exercise.Jason Davis hikes at Clear Creek Metro Park not just to get active, but to also clear his mind of his anxiety.“When I hike, I get a workout physically but mentally, too, it’s full body exercise and healing," Davis said. "It’s nature’s therapy.”He has been battling severe anxiety for 20 years. He decided to make a change almost three years ago.“I was pulled over on the side of 270 and Sawmill Road at a gas station ripping of
  
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• Memorial tee times moved up Wednesday due to potential inclement weather

  29-05-2018 18:17
  
  DUBLIN -- Memorial Tournament officials said Wednesday's tee times for the Nationwide Invitational have been moved from 7:30 a.m. to 7 a.m due to the potential for inclement weather. The last tee time at the official pro-am will now be 9:04 a.m.Organizers also said the Memorial Honoree Ceremony originally scheduled for 2:30 p.m. will now start at 12:30 p.m. on the Practice Range. The Jack Nicklaus Golf Clinic will immediately follow the Honoree Ceremony pending weather conditions.All public Tour
  
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• Ross Co. shelter to adopt out puppy found with 'FREE' written on fur

  29-05-2018 18:09
  
  CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — An animal shelter in Ohio says dozens of people are offering to adopt a puppy found in a cage with "FREE" scrawled on her fur.The Ross County Humane Society says the 5-month-old female mixed lab was found in a Chillicothe park last weekDirector Jenn Thomas says it appears that whoever left the dog used a permanent marker to write "FREE" and "GOOD HOME ONLY" on its fur.She says there were other markings on the dog that she couldn't make out. The shelter says the puppy ha
  
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• ODOT: Landslide closes portion of Hocking Co. road

  29-05-2018 17:06
  
  HOCKING COUNTY, Ohio -- One lane of SR-374 is closed in Hocking County due to a landslide in the area, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.The portion of roadway closed is between Cantwell Cliff Road and Woltz Road, according to Ashley Rittenhouse with ODOT District 10.Temporary traffic signals and a 10-foot-wide restriction are in place to help drivers get by.The estimated repair completion date is December 31, 2018.Rittenhouse tells 10TV this section of SR-374 is one of several
  
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• 2018 Memorial Tournament: Leaderboard, course policies, parking info

  29-05-2018 16:56
  
  Tournament ScheduleSaturday, June 2 | Third Round, 8 a.m. start (estimated)Sunday, June 3 | Final Round, 8 a.m. start (estimated)---LEADERBOARD​Live scores from The Memorial--TICKETSOnline ticket sales have closed for the 2018 Memorial Tournament.You can call the ticket office for additional assistance at 877-682-2343.---2018 Field of CompetitorsThe contingent of 120 players is led by World No. 1 Justin Thomas, 2017 Memorial Tournament winner Jason Dufner and five-time winner and 14-time m
  
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• 2018 Memorial Tournament: Event schedule, course policies, parking info

  29-05-2018 16:56
  
  Tournament ScheduleMay 28 - 30 Practice RoundsWednesday, May 31 Nationwide Invitational at the Memorial Tournament (Official Pro-Am). Tee Times start at 7:00 a.m.Junior Golf Day. Activities include: Youth Field Trips, Junior Golf Clinic (5:30 p.m.; Safari Golf Club), Clubhouse Kids Course Treasure Map, Designated Autograph AreaMemorial Honoree Ceremony - 12:30 p.m. at Driving Range | Tournament Honoree - Hale Irwin, Journalism Honoree - Larry DormanJack Nicklaus Golf Clinic - Following the Honor
  
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• OSHP investigating head-on fatal crash involving motorcycle, truck

  29-05-2018 16:12
  
  BEARFIELD TOWNSHIP -- The Lancaster Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash in Perry County.It happened Monday around 5:30 p.m. on State Route 555.Kenneth C. Kelly Jr., 63 of Zanesville, was traveling northwest on SR 555 on a black 2002 Harley Davidson motorcycle. The motorcycle collided with a Dodge Ram truck, traveling southeast on SR 555.Investigators said the Harley Davidson drove left of the centerline striking the truck head-on.Kelly Jr. was wearing
  
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• Powerful image shows Braves fan holding umbrella for Marine Corps JROTC member

  29-05-2018 15:54
  
  Caitlin O'Kaine / CBS NewsA photo from an Atlanta Braves game is going viral online. The photo did not capture the action of the game, but instead, a random act of kindness on Memorial Day.The photo of the kind gesture was posted on the Braves' Twitter. It shows a Junior ROTC cadet standing at attention next to SunTrust Park's memorial, which is dedicated to all of the soldiers who were prisoners of war or missing in action.It was raining, so a man in the stands got up from his seat and stood ne
  
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• Special Edition: Nina West Candles

  29-05-2018 15:46
  These special edition Candle Lab candles feature the one and only Nina West! Even sweeter, all proceeds are donated to The Nina West Fund at The Columbus Foundation to benefit these five nonprofits doing incredible work in our community: A Kid Again Besa Gateway Film Center Kaleidoscope Youth Center Student Success Stories Find the candles […]
  
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• Memorial Tournament attracts tourists and more police presence

  29-05-2018 15:45
  
  The worlds' top golfers are getting ready for the first round of the Memorial Tournament, which always brings in thousands of tourists and visitors to the city of Dublin.The event also brings in added police presence because of potential criminals looking for the perfect opportunity.“When you come to the tournament, wherever you happen to park, you’re always a potential target,” said Lt. Steve Farmer with the Dublin Division of Police.What will present a new challenge to police
  
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• Opinion: car2go’s Departure Should Refocus Investment Toward Public Transit

  29-05-2018 15:30
  In the past few years, Columbus has embarked on a collective journey to enhance mobility in our community. The recent announcement of car2go’s decision to discontinue services in Columbus has come as a blow to all of us whose excitement has grown around the recent energy and investments into Columbus’ transportation system. In this moment, […]
  
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• Bottoms Up Coffee Co-Op Finds New Ownership, Builds Infant Mortality Initiatives

  29-05-2018 15:00
  After hosting their third community baby shower, Bottoms Up Coffee Co-Op announced some changes in store for the social enterprise. Owners and sisters Victoria Calderon Nunes and Virginia Nunes Gutierrez are doubling down on the Co-op’s ongoing infant mortality initiatives and taking a step back from day-to-day operations of the coffee shop. Stepping in for […]
  
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• Classes resume at Texas school for 1st time since shooting

  29-05-2018 14:37
  
  SANTA FE, Texas — Students at a Texas high school are returning to class for the first time since a mass shooting there that killed eight students and two substitute teachers.Before classes resumed Tuesday morning, people stood along the road in front of Santa Fe High School holding up signs that said, "Santa Fe Strong" and "United We Stand."The Santa Fe Independent School District says additional law enforcement officers will be at the school to provide security for students as they wrap
  
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• Man shoots 3 in Belgian city after seizing police weapons

  29-05-2018 12:47
  
  LIEGE, Belgium (AP) — A knife-wielding man stabbed two police officers Tuesday in the Belgian city of Liege, stole their weapons and shot them and a bystander dead in an attack that prosecutors fear could be terror-related.The man, who was later killed by police, approached two police officers from behind carrying a knife and stabbed them several times, said Philippe Dulieu, spokesman for the Liege prosecutor's office."He then took their weapons. He used the weapons on the officers, who di
  
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• Starbucks to close over 8,000 stores for anti-bias training

  29-05-2018 12:36
  
  Starbucks will close more than 8,000 stores nationwide on Tuesday to conduct anti-bias training, the next of many steps the company is taking to try to restore its tarnished image as a hangout where all are welcome.After the arrests of two black men in Philadelphia last month at one of its stores, the coffee chain's leaders apologized and met with the two men, but also reached out to activists and experts in bias training to put together a curriculum for its 175,000 workers.That has put a spotli
  
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• Starbucks closing over 8,000 stores for anti-bias training

  29-05-2018 12:36
  Starbucks is closing more than 8,000 U.S. stores for a few hours Tuesday to conduct anti-bias training in the company's latest effort to deal with the fallout over the arrest of two black men at one of its shops in Philadelphia.After the incident last month, the coffee chain's leaders apologized and met with the men but also scheduled an afternoon of training for 175,000 employees."We still aspire to be a place where everyone feels welcome," Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz said in an open lett
  
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• Starbucks closes thousands of stores for anti-bias training

  29-05-2018 12:36
  Turning away customers looking for an afternoon jolt of caffeine, thousands of Starbucks shops across the U.S. closed early on Tuesday to hold training for employees on recognizing hidden prejudices.It was part of the coffee chain's effort to deal with the outcry over the arrest of two black men last month for sitting in a Philadelphia Starbucks without buying anything.After the incident, the company's leaders apologized, met with the men and scheduled an afternoon of training for 175,000 employ
  
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• Police face more questions on 911 response to trapped teen

  29-05-2018 12:21
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Police will try again to answer lingering questions about their failed response to the calls for help from a 16-year-old boy who was trapped in a minivan parked near his school and died.An initial presentation of their internal investigation May 14 left Kyle Plush's family and others unsatisfied, and the city council told police to return Tuesday.Ron Plush found his son's body inside the 2004 Honda Odyssey in a parking lot nearly six hours after the boy's first 911 call o
  
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• Round 4: It's Cleveland vs. Golden State, again

  29-05-2018 11:53
  
  Here we go again.And again.And, well, again.Round 4 — as many predicted, and others probably lamented — is happening. Cleveland and Golden State will meet for the fourth straight year in the NBA Finals, the Warriors looking for a third championship in that span and LeBron James and the Cavaliers trying to wrestle the crown away just as they did in the 2016 series.On one side, the best team of this era.On the other, the best player of this era and maybe any era.Game 1 will be hosted b
  
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• Top N.Korean official may visit US, reminiscent of 2000 trip

  29-05-2018 11:45
  
  A top lieutenant for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is reportedly about to travel to the United States to discuss a possible summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump, a clear sign, if it happens, that preparations are in the final stage. But history shows that such trips don't always lead to summits: The high hopes raised by a similar North Korean mission to Washington to set up a leaders' summit 18 years ago ended up dashed.Kim Yong Chol, a vice chairman of the ruling Workers' Party
  
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• Senior North Korean official heads to NY to plan for Trump summit

  29-05-2018 11:45
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that a top North Korean official is headed to New York for talks on an upcoming summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as diplomatic efforts also accelerated in Asia.Trump said in a tweet that Kim Yong Chol was traveling to New York as part of ongoing meetings between the two countries to arrange the summit on the future of North Korea's nuclear weapons.South Korean media earlier reported that Kim Yo
  
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• Alberto downgraded to depression, dumps heavy rains on South

  29-05-2018 11:34
  
  Forecasters warn Alberto, a still-menacing depression after its Memorial Day landfall on the Gulf Coast, is scattering heavy rains around the South amid heightened risks of flash flooding.The first named storm of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Subtropical Storm Alberto lumbered ashore Monday afternoon in the Florida Panhandle and then weakened to a depression overnight as it trekked inland. The storm that sprang from warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico was now a vast, soggy system as it heade
  
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• After the floods, locals ask 'should I stay or should I go?'

  29-05-2018 11:29
  
  After yet another devastating flash flood ripped apart their historic Maryland mill town, hundreds of residents and business owners are again asking themselves: Should I stay or should I go?Some business owners in picturesque Ellicott City — established in 1772 as a mill town along the Patapsco River surround by hills — say they're determined to rebuild after Sunday's devastation. Their hope: to pull together as a community again after the second terrible flood deluged their downtown
  
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• Leader of failed MH370 wreckage hunt hopes to search again

  29-05-2018 11:23
  
  The head of a U.S. technology company that scoured the Indian Ocean seabed for more than three months looking for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 said on Tuesday he was disappointed the hunt failed to find wreckage and hoped to take part in some future search.Malaysia said last week the search by Texas-based Ocean Infinity would end on Tuesday after two extensions of the original 90-day time limit.Ocean Infinity chef executive Oliver Plunkett said the search would soon end after covering more than
  
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• Tuesday Forecast: Another steamy day

  29-05-2018 10:09
  Today: Partly sunny and hot again. High 90. E wind 5-10 mph.
  Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a slim chance of showers and storms. Low 71. E wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow:Rain likely with a possible thunderstorm. High 82. S wind 10-15 mph.
  Thursday:Showers likely with a possible thunderstorm. High 85. S 10-15 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion: A warm start to the morning ahead of another hot and humid day. Partly sunny with highs near 90. We are und
  
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• Police identify man ejected from vehicle, killed in northeast Columbus crash

  29-05-2018 09:47
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police are investigating a deadly crash involving a 38-year-old Westerville man in Columbus early Tuesday morning.First responders were dispatched to the scene of the crash on E. Dublin Granville Road/SR-161 & Little Turtle Way at 3:02 a.m. Tuesday.According to police, Nicholas Devictor was driving a 2017 Ford F-250 eastbound on State Route 161, east of Sunbury Road. As the truck approached the ramp on Little Turtle Way, Devictor lost control and struck the concrete barrier
  
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• One killed after being ejected in crash in northeast Columbus

  29-05-2018 09:47
  
  COLUMBUS - Police are investigating a deadly accident in Columbus.First responders were dispatched to the scene of the crash on E. Dublin Granville Road/SR-161 & Little Turtle Way at 3:02 Tuesday morning.According to Columbus Police, one person died following a single car crash. According to police on the scene, the vehicle hit a guardrail. A person inside was ejected and fell down to the highway below.Police have closed eastbound SR-161 between Sunbury Road & Little Turtle Way. The road
  
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• 1 dead after being ejected from vehicle in northeast Columbus crash

  29-05-2018 09:47
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Police are investigating a deadly accident in Columbus.First responders were dispatched to the scene of the crash on E. Dublin Granville Road/SR-161 & Little Turtle Way at 3:02 Tuesday morning.According to police on the scene, the vehicle hit a guardrail. A person inside was ejected and fell down to the highway below.Police closed eastbound SR-161 between Sunbury Road & Little Turtle Way for several hours. The road reopened at 5:30 a.m.The crash remains under investigati
  
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• Fire department diver seeking missing boater dies in river

  29-05-2018 08:55
  
  CHICAGO -A fire department diver looking for a man who fell off a boat into the Chicago River on Monday night was separated from his partner underwater and was killed.The Chicago Fire Department said that its "prayers go out to the family of Firefighter Juan Bucio." It said on Twitter that Bucio "tragically passed away answering a call of a person in the water." The man fell off the boat around 8 p.m. Monday, police said. Bucio was killed and two other divers were injured while searching for th
  
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• Warriors reach 4th straight NBA Finals with win over Houston

  29-05-2018 06:08
  
  Stephen Curry and Golden State turned all those Houston bricks into a road back to the NBA Finals.Kevin Durant scored 34 points, Curry sparked another third-quarter turnaround, and the Warriors earned a fourth straight trip to the NBA Finals by beating the Houston Rockets 101-92 in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night.The defending champions trailed by as many as 15 in the first half after falling behind 17 in Game 6.Curry, who finished with 27 points, scored 14 of Golden Stat
  
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• Warm weather draws boaters to Buckeye Lake

  29-05-2018 04:49
  BUCKEYE LAKE, Ohio - The unofficial start of summer is underway at Buckeye Lake.Boats and jet skis are leaving the docks and kids are fishing on the rocky shores of the water.“It is close by and kind of like a mini day vacation,” Amy Comisford of Granville said.For Comisford, Buckeye Lake has been a part of her summers for more than a decade.“It is really nice, very relaxing and now I’m ready to back to work tomorrow.”Despite the relaxing water, she said she has not
  
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• One person injured after shots fired at South Linden park

  29-05-2018 04:32
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – One person was taken to the hospital after he was shot in the leg at a South Linden park, according to Columbus police.Police said officers were called to Maloney Park on Joyce Avenue around 6 p.m. Monday.A witness told police two groups were shooting at each other then they left the park.The person who was shot, 23-year-old Que’vontae Price, went to a gas station on Cleveland Avenue near East 23rd Avenue, according to police.From there, police said Price was taken t
  
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• TV anchor, photojournalist killed when tree falls on vehicle

  29-05-2018 03:02
  
  TRYON, N.C. (AP) — A TV news anchor and a photojournalist were killed Monday when a tree fell on their vehicle in North Carolina as they reported on flooding and severe weather associated with Subtropical Storm Alberto, the television station said.WYFF-TV Anchor Mike McCormick and photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer both worked in the Greenville, South Carolina, market for more than a decade, anchor Carol Goldsmith said on air, breaking the news."Mike and Aaron were beloved members of our team
  
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