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• ODOT to study drones as a traffic monitor

  12-06-2018 23:10
  Ohio transportation officials are now studying drones as a way to monitor traffic.DriveOhio has partnered with the Ohio State University's College of Engineering to study unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also called drones, as a way to monitor traffic and respond to emergency situations."They gather data... video type of information," said David Gallagher, chief of staff for the Ohio UAS Center. "ODOT's traffic management center can see video real time to see the severity of an accident, [and] s
  
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• Authorities: Fentanyl seized in western Ohio could kill more than 4 million

  12-06-2018 23:08
  
  Authorities in Ohio say a recent seizure of approximately 20 pounds of fentanyl had the capability of killing more than 4 million people.Four people were arrested after authorities found evidence they were allegedly involved in narcotics trafficking.The following four suspects were arrested on drug charges:Aguilar Reyes-Espinosa, New CarlisleOmar Cantu-Garcia, Nuevo Leon, MexicoDavid Cantu-Garcia, Nuevo Leon, MexicoPedro Medina, Nuevo Leon, MexicoOfficials say a large amount of marijuana and mor
  
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• Judge approves AT&T merger with Time Warner

  12-06-2018 22:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge approved the $85 billion mega-merger of AT&T and Time Warner on Tuesday, a move that could usher in a wave of media consolidation while shaping how much consumers pay for streaming TV and movies.U.S. District Judge Richard Leon green-lit the merger without adding major conditions to the deal. The Trump Justice Department had sued to block the $85 billion merger, arguing that it would hurt competition in cable and satellite TV and jack up costs to consu
  
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• House where Shawn Grate killed two women demolished

  12-06-2018 21:29
  
  ASHLAND -- Crews began to demolish the vacant home that was once a crime scene of two murdered women and another woman who was held captive in Ashland County.According to the Mansfield News Journal, demolition started at 8 a.m. Tuesday on Covert Court as residents cheered crews while they brought down pieces of the structure.The home located at 363 Covert Street was torn apart by a backhoe removing the horrific memories of a kidnapping and double murder executed by convicted killer Shawn Grate.A
  
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• Forecast: More showers and a few isolated storms

  12-06-2018 21:22
  This Evening: Showers and a few thunderstorms.
  Tonight: Most showers and thunderstorms ending. 68 S 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Variable clouds. Stray pop-ups possible. 84 SW 5-10 mph
  Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, but less humid. 84 N 3-6 mph
  Friday: Sunny and hot. 86Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion: A surface boundary and weak disturbances will combine to increase chances for showers and thunderstorms again into evening. Mostly cloudy tonight wit
  
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• Flipped semi closes ramp from I-70 EB to I-270 NB on the west side

  12-06-2018 21:12
  
  COLUMBUS -- A flipped semi and hazardous materials spill has closed the ramp from Interstate 70 eastbound to Interstate 270 northbound on the west side.According to Columbus Fire Battalion chief Steve Martin, a hazmat crew was called to the scene due to the spill.The Ohio Department of Transportation said the duration of the closure is unknown but it will last for several hours.ODOT says there is a detour from I-70 eastbound to Wilson Road to I-70 westbound to I-270 northbound.Stay with 10TV and
  
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• Dino Tripodis announces departure from Sunny 95

  12-06-2018 21:12
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio --A long-time Columbus radio host is "hanging up the headphones."Dino Tripodis, co-host of Sunny In The Morning with Dino & Stacy, announced Tuesday he is leaving the station.“After 24 years at this place that I love…it’s a time for change. There are so many things I have yet to do – and if not now, when?”Dino's last day with Sunny 95 will be Friday.
  
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• Columbus City Schools wins auction for old ECOT headquarters

  12-06-2018 20:50
  
  COLUMBUS -- The old headquarters of the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow has a new owner.Columbus City Schools won the auction for the property on the 3700 block of South High Street, according to a spokesperson with the district.The district will be taking the property for $3,155,500.There is a plan in the works to use the property for an administrative building.The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, or ECOT, closed in January of 2018 after an expensive legal battle with the state of Ohio.
  
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• Columbus Zoo offering free admission for dads on Father’s Day

  12-06-2018 20:40
  
  The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is offering free admission to dads for Father’s Day.Fathers and grandfathers who are accompanied by at least one child/grandchild (regardless of age) can get into the zoo for free on Sunday.The child’s admission rate will follow the Zoo’s regular admission rules based on his or her age or membership affiliation.The special offer is only available at the zoo’s entrance. For more information, visit ColumbusZoo.org.
  
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• Police: Man exposed himself to young girls at Park of Roses

  12-06-2018 19:51
  
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus police are looking for a man accused of exposing himself to two children at the Park of Roses Sunday.Police say the man was in some bushes near the creek at the back of the park.Two witnesses saw the 8 and 11-year-olds run and scream for help and saw the man try to grab them. He eventually ran off.Police described the man as around 70 years old, about 5-foot-9-inches tall with white hair.If you have any information, contact Columbus police at (614) 645-4545.
  
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• White Castle reopens Short North location; will serve beer & wine

  12-06-2018 19:29
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Sliders will once again be served in the Short North and now, you will be able to wash them down with beer or wine.White Castle reopened its flagship restaurant in Columbus' Short North neighborhood Monday, located at 965 N. High St.The new White Castle will offer an expanded menu and the restaurant now will serve beer and wine for its 21-and-older dine-in customers. The new location accommodates up to 50 guests in the dining room and features an open kitchen design, table serv
  
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• Overdoses escalate in Licking County, health officials say

  12-06-2018 18:34
  
  NEWARK -- The Licking County Health Department (LCHD) is issuing a community advisory to notify the public of a recent increase in drug overdoses.From Friday to Monday, there was an increase in overdoses, overdose deaths, emergency room visits, and 911 calls requesting Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to overdoses throughout Licking County.Olivia Biggs, with the Department of Health, said that a firm number was not available in terms of deaths from the weekend, due to toxicology results pending
  
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• Forecast: Gloomy with rounds of scattered showers

  12-06-2018 18:00
  Today:Gloomy with on and off scattered showers and storms. High 81. S wind 10 mph.
  Tonight:Mostly cloudy with shower and storm chances lingering. Low 69. SW wind 10 mph.
  Tomorrow:Partly sunny with a slight chance for isolated showers and storms. High 85. W wind 10-15 mph.
  Thursday:Sunshine returns! High 83. N wind around 5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion: Gloomy afternoon with on and off scattered showers and isolated non-severe storms.
  
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• Capitals' Stanley Cup parade rolls in capital

  12-06-2018 17:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Washington Capitals' Stanley Cup parade (all times local):11 a.m.The caravan is on the move for the start of the Washington Capitals' first Stanley Cup parade. More than 40 vehicles — buses and convertibles carrying players and staff — began moving down 23rd Street toward Constitution Avenue led by 30-plus police officers on motorcycles. The parade officially begins at 17th and Constitution and ends at 7th and the National Mall.Conn Smythe Tr
  
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• 14 boys, no regrets: Michigan family happy the way they are

  12-06-2018 17:14
  
  LAKEVIEW, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan couple has 14 boys and no regrets, regardless of what online opinion-givers have to say about it."There are some really mean people in the world. And it doesn't matter," said Jay Schwandt, the father of the boy brood. "We happen to be this great big family with 14 boys that has so much fun every second that we're together. And we still get horrible comments."Some comments focus on whether Schwandt and his wife, Kateri, 43, are capable of giving each child
  
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• Columbus City Hall Pride Illumination

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• Planks Bier Garten Reopens This Week

  12-06-2018 16:31
  It’s the week of re-openings, with the latest being Planks Bier Garten in German Village. After enduring a fire in December 2016, the 50-year-old bar and restaurant closed with plans to reopen two months later. In a post on Facebook, Planks announced that they’d open their doors once again on Sunday, June 17. They’ll continue […]
  
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• Former President George H.W. Bush celebrates 94th birthday

  12-06-2018 15:14
  
  KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush is celebrating his 94th birthday in Maine.Bush is relaxing at his home in Kennebunkport on Tuesday, eight days after being released from a hospital where he was treated for low blood pressure.Chief of Staff Jean Becker says the nation's 41st president wants a low-key day and "no presents."Several of his children are in town, including former President George W. Bush.Bush is spending the summer in Kennebunkport without his wife o
  
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• FBI agents raid home in north Columbus

  12-06-2018 14:27
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigations tell 10TV they executed a search warrant at a north Columbus home Tuesday morning.Investigators blocked off the road in the 4900 block of Tamarack Boulevard before entering the house.K9 officers assisted undercover agents as they searched inside the home and a vehicle parked in the driveway.It is unclear if anyone was taken into custody by authorities.This is an ongoing investigation and agents say they have no additional informa
  
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• 1 critical condition after home invasion, stabbing in south Columbus

  12-06-2018 14:09
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio --The Columbus Division of Police says a person is in critical condition after a home invasion and a stabbing in south Columbus.It happened in the 60 block of East Woodrow Avenue just after 7.a.m. Tuesday.A man and a woman went inside the home and the victim was stabbed, according to investigators.Authorities tell 10TV the victim was transported to Grant Medical center in critical condition.Police say the suspects were seen going through an alley carrying two televisions.The name
  
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• 1 critical after home invasion, stabbing in south Columbus

  12-06-2018 14:09
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio --The Columbus Division of Police says a person is in critical condition after a home invasion and a stabbing in south Columbus.It happened in the 60 block of East Woodrow Avenue just after 7.a.m. Tuesday.A man and a woman went inside the home and the victim was stabbed, according to investigators.Authorities tell 10TV the victim was transported to Grant Medical center in critical condition.Police say the suspects were seen going through an alley carrying two televisions.The name
  
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• Man in life-threatening condition after being struck by a car in northeast Columbus

  12-06-2018 12:54
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A man is fighting for his life at Ohio State University Wexner hospital after being struck by a vehicle Monday night.The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened at 11:08 p.m. on Cleveland Avenue south of Dunbar Drive in north Columbus.A Toyota Corolla struck 58-year-old Derrell Winemiller as he crossed the street, according to Deputies.Authorities say Winemiller was transported by first responders with life-threatening injuries.The driver of the car stopp
  
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• Ohio Bar Association recognizes court's '68 stop-and-frisk ruling

  12-06-2018 12:17
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio State Bar Association is recognizing the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding the use of some stop-and-frisk searches by police.The court ruled in 1968 that under the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution police officers may stop suspects on the street and search them under certain conditions.Those conditions include officers having a reasonable suspicion the person has been or is involved in a crime or that the person is armed
  
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• Police: Man kills 4 kids he held hostage and himself, ending standoff

  12-06-2018 12:15
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. -- A man who police say shot an officer before barricading himself in a Florida apartment killed the four children he had been holding hostage before killing himself, police said late Monday.Orlando police Chief John Mina told a news conference just before midnight that the suspect, who was identified as 35-year-old Gary Wayne Lindsey Jr., was found dead in a closet when officers entered the apartment nearly 24 hours after the standoff began.Mina said officers tried to offer one of
  
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• Man kills 4 kids he held hostage and himself, ending standoff: Police

  12-06-2018 12:15
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. -- A man who police say shot an officer before barricading himself in a Florida apartment killed the four children he had been holding hostage before killing himself, police said late Monday.Orlando police Chief John Mina told a news conference just before midnight that the suspect, who was identified as 35-year-old Gary Wayne Lindsey Jr., was found dead in a closet when officers entered the apartment nearly 24 hours after the standoff began.Mina said officers tried to offer one of
  
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• Gunman kills self, 4 child hostages after Florida standoff

  12-06-2018 12:15
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — After a standoff of more than 21 hours, officers entered an apartment where a felon with a gun had barricaded himself with four children and found them all dead, a police chief said.The hostage situation began when the girlfriend of Gary Wayne Lindsey Jr. left the apartment and told police she had been battered. Lindsey then fired at responding officers, seriously wounding one of them.Orlando Police Chief John Mina said at a press conference just before midnight Monday
  
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• Forecast: Dewy start with lingering showers today

  12-06-2018 10:35
  Today:Scattered showers likely and storms possible. High 81. S wind 10 mph.
  Tonight:Mostly cloudy with shower and storm chances lingering. Low 69. SW wind 10 mph.
  Tomorrow:Partly sunny with a slight chance for isolated showers and storms. High 85. W wind 10-15 mph.
  Thursday:Sunshine returns! High 83. N wind around 5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion: Starting off partly cloudy this morning with a few isolated sprinkles to our south. A sur
  
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• ODOT safety service reaches new milestone

  12-06-2018 09:32
  
  Most people have experienced some kind of frustrating situation involving a car; whether it’s a flat tire, the car itself broke down or maybe it ran out of gas.What many may not know is that there is a fleet of people around Ohio dedicated to helping out.10TV learned their role can mean the difference between a minor hiccup on the road and a dangerous situation.The Freeway Safety Patrol, an extension of ODOT’s (Ohio Department of Transportation) effort to “safely and efficientl
  
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• Trump's vow to end military drills with Seoul stuns a region

  12-06-2018 09:10
  SINGAPORE (AP) — President Donald Trump rocked the region with the stunning announcement Tuesday that he was halting annual U.S.-South Korean military drills — and wants to remove the 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in the South as a deterrent against North Korea.Trump's surprise, almost offhand comments, made during a news conference after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seemingly upended decades of the U.S. defense posture on the Korean Peninsula.The remarks contradic
  
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• Trump says US to halt SKorea 'war games' after Kim summit

  12-06-2018 09:10
  
  SINGAPORE (AP) — President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un concluded an extraordinary nuclear summit Tuesday with the U.S. president pledging unspecified "security guarantees" to the North and Kim recommitting to the "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."Meeting with staged ceremony on a Singapore island, Trump and Kim came together for a summit that seemed unthinkable months ago, clasping hands in front of a row of alternating U.S. and North Korean flags, holding
  
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• Trump, North Korea's Kim Jong Un sign unspecified document

  12-06-2018 09:10
  
  President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un concluded an extraordinary nuclear summit Tuesday by signing a document in which Trump pledged "security guarantees" to the North and Kim reiterated his commitment to "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." The leaders also offered lofty promises, with the American president pledged to handle a "very dangerous problem" and Kim forecasting "major change for the world."The broad agreement was light on specifics, largely reiterating
  
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• Olympic skier Bode Miller's toddler daughter drowns in pool

  12-06-2018 05:06
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The 19-month-old daughter of U.S. Olympic skier Bode Miller drowned in a Southern California swimming pool, authorities said Monday.Emeline Miller died at an Orange County hospital Sunday, the day after paramedics tried unsuccessfully to revive her after the drowning incident."We are beyond devastated," Miller said in an Instagram post that showed several photos of the blonde, blue-eyed, chubby-cheeked toddler.In a video, Emmy, as she was known, was being kissed on the c
  
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• Wexner Medical Center plans to add 500 faculty members

  12-06-2018 04:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State University College of Medicine has announced a plan to bring 500 new biomedical sciences faculty to the university over the next five years.Ohio State will hire 350 clinicians and 150 research scientists.“We have experienced tremendous growth in the past few years and are actively planning for significant growth in facilities, services and scholarship as part of the university’s strategic plan,” said Dr. K. Craig Kent, dean of the College of Medi
  
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• Sessions announces stricter asylum rules for domestic violence victims

  12-06-2018 03:30
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Immigration judges generally cannot consider domestic and gang violence as grounds for asylum, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Monday in a ruling that could affect large numbers of Central Americans who have increasingly turned to the United States for protection."Generally, claims by aliens pertaining to domestic violence or gang violence perpetrated by non-government actors will not qualify for asylum," Sessions wrote in 31-page decision. "The mere fact that a c
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting, June 11, 2018

  12-06-2018 03:11 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Trump: Economic adviser Larry Kudlow suffers heart attack

  12-06-2018 02:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says his top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, has suffered a heart attack.Trump tweeted just minutes before his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Kudlow is being treated at Walter Reed Medical Center.Our Great Larry Kudlow, who has been working so hard on trade and the economy, has just suffered a heart attack. He is now in Walter Reed Medical Center.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2018
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• Trump, Kim shake hands to open momentous summit

  12-06-2018 02:52
  
  SINGAPORE (AP) — With a handshake, President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un kicked off a momentous summit Tuesday, creating an indelible image of two unorthodox leaders as they began a conversation that could determine historic peace or raise the specter of a growing nuclear threat.In the first meeting of a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader, Trump and Kim converged at a luxury resort on Singapore's Sentosa Island, clasping hands as they stood on a red carpet in f
  
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• Upper Arlington murder suspect has charges dismissed

  12-06-2018 01:03
  
  COLUMBUS -- Murder charges pending in municipal court against Jeffrey Lamar Smith were dismissed this morning at the request of Prosecutor Ron O’Brien’s office following the completion of additional investigation by the Upper Arlington Police.Smith had been released on his own recognizance at the Prosecutor’s request after questions were raised at his first court appearance.Any additional enforcement action will be taken and announced by Upper Arlington Police, the prosecutor s
  
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• Prosecutor drops charges against Upper Arlington murder suspect

  12-06-2018 01:03
  
  COLUMBUS -- Murder charges pending in municipal court against Jeffrey Lamar Smith were dismissed this morning at the request of Prosecutor Ron O’Brien’s office following the completion of additional investigation by the Upper Arlington Police.Smith had been released on his own recognizance at the Prosecutor’s request after questions were raised at his first court appearance.Any additional enforcement action will be taken and announced by Upper Arlington Police, the prosecutor s
  
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• Police: Suspect in fatal Upper Arlington stabbing in custody

  12-06-2018 01:03
  
  UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio - The suspect wanted in Upper Arlington's first homicide in almost eight years is now in custody.Upper Arlington police said 51-year-old Jeffrey L. Smith was in custody as of Tuesday night. Charles Edward Hale McCoy
  Police are continuing to investigating the incident that started about 4:30 p.m. Monday in the 1600 block of West Lane Avenue.According to police, 31-year-old Charles Edward Hale McCoy had been in an argument with a female employee at a restaurant.Smith then arr
  
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• Police searching for suspect in Upper Arlington homicide

  12-06-2018 01:03
  
  UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio - Police in Upper Arlington are investigating a homicide, according to a police department spokesperson.Police said a 31-year-old man is dead and the suspect has not been caught.This is the first homicide in Upper Arlington in almost eight years, according to the police department.Upper Arlington police said there was a report of a physical altercation near a shopping plaza in the 1600 block of West Lane Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Monday.When officers arrived they found a man
  
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• Police investigating homicide in Upper Arlington

  12-06-2018 01:03
  
  UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio - Police in Upper Arlington are investigating a homicide, according to a police department spokesperson.Upper Arlington police said they are on the scene investigating behind a shopping plaza in the 1600 block of West Lane Avenue.Police have not released a manner of death.Victim and suspect information has not been released.Keep checking 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Police ID victim in fatal Upper Arlington stabbing; suspect remains at large

  12-06-2018 01:03
  UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio - Police in Upper Arlington are continuing to search for the suspect in the city’s first homicide in almost eight years.The altercation started about 4:30 p.m. Monday in the 1600 block of West Lane Avenue.According to police, 31-year-old Charles Edward Hale McCoy had been in an argument with an employee at a restaurant.Fifty-one-year-old Jeffrey L. Smith then arrived at the location and got into an argument with McCoy before it turned into a physical altercation, wher
  
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