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• Ohio woman found guilty in toddler's drowning death at day care

  23-06-2018 23:23
  
  ELYRIA, Ohio — An Ohio woman has been found guilty in the death of a toddler who crawled beneath a fence and drowned in a swimming pool at her home day care.The Morning Journal reports a Lorain County judge found 49-year-old Elizabeth Zenda, of Pittsfield Township in northeast Ohio, guilty of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of child endangering Friday in the October 2016 death of 22-month-old Annie Flynn.The toddler's 21-month-old cousin also was found in the pool that day. He was
  
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• Trump pushes tough immigration stance in Nevada appearance

  23-06-2018 23:04
  
  LAS VEGAS — President Donald Trump pressed his tough immigration stance at a Nevada political convention Saturday, telling hundreds "we have to be very strong" to keep people, including violent gang members, from entering the country illegally.Trump was in Las Vegas to boost the candidacy of Dean Heller, the only Republican U.S. senator seeking re-election in a state that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in 2016. Trump and Heller have papered over their once prickly relationship to present a u
  
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• 1 person in critical condition after motorcycle crash in west Columbus

  23-06-2018 22:46
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- One person was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition after a motorcycle and car crash in west Columbus.This happened in the area of Dublin Road and Splitrock Road around 4:07 p.m. Saturday, according to Columbus police dispatchers. Eastbound Dublin Road is closed in the area.No further information is immediately available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Sanders says she was told to leave Virginia restaurant

  23-06-2018 21:27
  
  WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Saturday she was booted from a Virginia restaurant because she works for President Donald Trump, becoming the latest administration official to experience a brusque welcome in a public setting.Sanders tweeted that she was told by the owner of The Red Hen in Lexington, Virginia, that she had to "leave because I work for @POTUS and I politely left."Last night I was told by the owner of Red Hen in Lexington, VA to leave beca
  
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• Ohio 12th District Republican candidate files lawsuit against Husted

  23-06-2018 21:09
  
  A Republican candidate who ran in the Congressional 12th District primary back in May has filed a lawsuit.Melanie Leneghan filed a complaint in court against Secretary of State Jon Husted and the Muskingum and Franklin County Boards of Election questioning if proper procedures were used for an official recount that was supposed to take place on June 6.Leneghan lost a close race in the May 8 Primary to Republican state Sen. Troy Balderson, of Zanesville.The complaint says that the Muskingum Count
  
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• Vinnie Paul, co-founder, drummer of Pantera, dies at 54

  23-06-2018 19:29
  
  Vinnie Paul, co-founder and drummer of metal band Pantera, has died at 54.Pantera's official Facebook page posted a statement early Saturday announcing his death. The label of Hellyeah, his most recent group, confirmed the death but neither statement mentioned Paul's cause of death.His real name was Vincent Paul Abbott. He and his brother, Dimebag Darrell, formed Pantera in 1981. Dimebag, whose real name was Darrell Lance Abbott, was shot to death while on stage with the band Damageplan in 2004.
  
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• US House candidate who beat Sanford seriously hurt in wreck

  23-06-2018 19:11
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. — A South Carolina lawmaker who defeated U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford in his re-election bid was seriously injured in a vehicle crash on Friday and will require weeks of recovery and more procedures, a spokesman said.State Rep. Katie Arrington underwent surgery for her injuries and was recovering Saturday at a Charleston-area hospital, said Arrington spokesman Michael Mule.According to the Charleston County Sheriff's Office, Arrington and a friend were traveling southbound on U.
  
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• Amber Alert canceled, children safe; suspect and vehicle have not been located

  23-06-2018 17:21
  
  CHAMPAIGN COUNTY - An amber alert has been canceled by the Champaign County Sheriff's Office and both children have been located safely; suspect and vehicle have not been located.On June 23, 2018, around 7 a.m. grandparents of Justin Wallace woke up to find both Aaron Rollins and Justin Wallace missing on Maplewood Circle in the city of Urbana.Justin Wallace is described as a male, age 7, 4'5" tall, weighs 72 and has black hair. No clothing description was given.Aaron Rollins is described as a w
  
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• Hocking County Sheriff's Office have located missing 13-year-old girl

  23-06-2018 16:55
  
  UPDATE: The juvenile has been located, according to the Hocking County Sheriff's Office. -----HOCKING COUNTY - The Hocking County Sheriff's Office is searching for a 13-year-old girl who went missing from Logan, Ohio.Kimora Zinn was last seen at her Logan home around 10 p.m. Friday.Authorities say Zinn is described as 5'7" tall, weighs about 155 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair.Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to call the Hocking County Sheriff's Office at 740-385-2131.
  
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• Man convicted of rape cleared by DNA, released from prison

  23-06-2018 16:32
  
  CLEVELAND — A man sent to prison over 15 years ago has been released after a judge found DNA evidence cleared him of raping a woman.Forty-one-year-old Christopher Miller was released Thursday in Cleveland. He was sentenced to 40 years in 2002 on charges including rape in an attack on a Cleveland Heights woman.The Ohio Innocence Project pushed for updated testing that found DNA from two men convicted of a similar crime but none from Miller.Miller said Thursday he had done everything he coul
  
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• Dog Walkers Weekly "Furr-cast" | June 23, 2018

  23-06-2018 15:14
  
  Welcome back, everyone! For you first-time readers, happy to have you here!This blog is dedicated to those dog lovers across central Ohio. Unless you have an outdoor yard, many of you probably walk your dog(s) on a daily basis and multiple times a day.The purpose and goal of this blog is to help those dog walkers and their furry, little friends make the most out of their walks outside while being safe at the same time.So, let's start things off with a look at what I call the "Comfort Scale."You
  
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• Woman who shot boyfriend in videotaped stunt tried to resist

  23-06-2018 14:47
  
  ADA, Minn. — A transcript released Friday shows a woman tried to resist as her boyfriend urged her to shoot him for a videotaped stunt in Minnesota that ended in his death.The Norman County prosecutor also released portions of the video Pedro Ruiz III took with his girlfriend, Monalisa Perez, at their home in Halstad last year.Ruiz, 22, shows off the .50-caliber Desert Eagle handgun and the bullet he wanted Perez to fire at him as he held a hardcover encyclopedia against his chest. The cou
  
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• Lawsuits challenge efforts to push abstinence-only on teens

  23-06-2018 13:57
  
  SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Several affiliates of Planned Parenthood sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday over its efforts to impose an abstinence-only focus on its Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program that has served more than 1 million young people.The lawsuits were filed in federal courts in New York City and Spokane, Washington, by four different Planned Parenthood affiliates covering New York City and the states of Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska and Washington
  
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• Board again rejects mercy for Ohio killer despite juror's concern

  23-06-2018 13:47
  
  COLUMBUS — The Ohio Parole Board on Friday again rejected a request for mercy from a condemned killer who fatally stabbed a man two decades ago, despite an ex-juror's revelation that he now regrets his vote in favor of a death sentence.The board ruled 8-1 against sparing death row inmate Raymond Tibbetts, set to die in October for killing Fred Hicks at Hicks' Cincinnati home in 1997.The board's ruling said clemency is not warranted."The vicious and gratuitous murder of Fred Hicks immediate
  
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• Delta bans pit bulls as service dogs, sparks backlash

  23-06-2018 13:44
  
  ATLANTA — Delta Air Lines says it's no longer allowing passengers to fly with "pit bull type" dogs as service or support animals, a policy that's being met with criticism by groups that train service dogs and the people who use them.The Atlanta-based airline describes its ban as an "enhancement" to its policy on animals in passenger areas. Delta will also limit travelers to a single emotional support animal per flight. The changes, announced this week, take effect July 10."It's a bit nuts
  
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• Woman who took dead butterfly from exhibit gets probation

  23-06-2018 13:12
  
  CINCINNATI— A woman who took a dead butterfly from an Ohio botanical garden has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor theft.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that 36-year-old Jaime Revis was sentenced to six months' probation after entering the plea Thursday. She was arrested in April for taking a blue morpho butterfly from the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati.Revis' lawyer said she had previously been told by a conservatory employee that she could take dead butterflies that would otherwise be throw
  
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• Repeat flooding causes concern for people living in Westerville neighborhood

  23-06-2018 13:06
  
  WESTERVILLE -The rain that came down overnight Thursday into Friday caused major flooding for one neighborhood in Westerville.Megan Healy says she knows when heavy rain will wreak havoc for her neighborhood. The Westerville native has lived on Stoneshead Court most of her life."We’ve been through probably a dozen floods,” Healy said. “Even just in the last four years since I took over the house, we’ve flooded every year.”Many neighbors living in the cul-de-sac attem
  
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• Police looking for driver who left pedestrian in Athens with critical injuries

  23-06-2018 12:36
  
  ATHENS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol and Athens Police Departments are searching for a driver who hit a pedestrian and left the scene.According to OSHP, 47-year-old Tad Albano was attempting to cross W. Carpenter Street near N. Lancaster Street in Athens when a pickup truck hit him. Witnesses at the scene told police that the truck was an early 2000 model Chevrolet Silverado with a red cab and bed and a black tailgate. Witnesses also told investigators the truck looked rusted and beat up
  
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• Students urged to be on alert after reported rape near OSU campus

  23-06-2018 11:34
  
  COLUMBUS -Police are investigating a reported rape near the Ohio State University Campus. Investigators say the crime happened near 8th Avenue & Neil Avenue around 1:30 Saturday morning.A tweet issued by OSU's emergency management says the suspect showed a weapon.A rape has been reported near 8th & Neil around 1:30am. Police investigating. Suspect is a white male, mid-30's, slim build, wearing an NBA/Jordan shirt. A weapon was shown. Pls call @columbuspolice at 614-645-4545 or @OSUPolice
  
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• Police arrest suspect after reported rape near OSU campus

  23-06-2018 11:34
  COLUMBUS -- Police are investigating a reported rape near the Ohio State University Campus. Investigators say the crime happened near 8th Avenue & Neil Avenue around 1:30 a.m. on June 23.On June 28, OSU police said they arrested a suspect, David W. Canter.Canter is charged with kidnapping and rape, according to police.A female student reported that around 12:30 a.m. on June 23 she was approached by an unknown man, according to a public safety notice issued by Ohio State University police.The
  
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• Man identified in fatal north Columbus crash

  23-06-2018 11:31
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police is investigating a fatal crash in north Columbus.Authorities told 10TV it happened just after 2:10 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Morse Road and Tamarack Boulevard.A man was operating a 2003 Acura TL eastbound on Morse Rd and as he approached Tamarack Blvd he ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a pole. Kevin Gakure, 39, was a passenger in his backseat at the time of the crash along with a third passenger in the front seat. The front seat passenger fl
  
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• Big Laughs and Tenderness in Tantrum Theater’s Regional Premiere of The Cake

  23-06-2018 04:45
  Even-handedness and fair consideration are goals we should all strive for and some of the hardest virtues to master. As difficult as they are to achieve in life, they’re twice as hard to grasp in drama without the story falling apart. That difficulty makes Bekah Brunstetter’s sweet slice of urban-meets-rural life, The Cake, so refreshing. […]
  
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