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• Sixth sexual assault reported near Ohio University campus

  10-09-2018 23:48
  Athens and Ohio University police are now investigating at a total of six reports of sexual assault since classes began.On the College Green Monday, students said they're taking personal safety seriously. Freshman Brooke Cremeans said when it gets dark she and her friends walk in a group of four."That way there is a pack mentality to stay safer," said Cremeans.Senior Adam Maslowski said he's keeping a closer eye on his younger sister who also attends the university."I make sure she has pepper sp
  
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• Ohio Giant Eagle employee charged with eating $9,200 worth of deli meat

  10-09-2018 23:33
  
  BOLIVAR, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in eastern Ohio say a grocery store employee has been charged with felony theft for helping herself to deli ham for years.Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Hale tells The Columbus Dispatch that an eight-year employee of regional grocery chain Giant Eagle was charged Friday with stealing food estimated by the store to be worth $9,200.The store’s loss prevention manager received a tip that an employee had been eating three to five slices of
  
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• Family: State Fair accident victim's death appears unrelated to accident

  10-09-2018 23:28
  A second victim of the Ohio State Fair accident has died.Nineteen-year-old Jennifer Lambert died Friday night at a Cleveland hospital. Her family says it was liver failure.Lambert's family said it appears her death is unrelated to the brain injury she suffered at last year's state fair. It was weeks in the hospital before she woke up and she never returned home.Settlement documents filed in April said, "Jennifer has not been home since the date of the accident." She was transferred to "an interm
  
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• Georgia school reinstates paddling to punish students

  10-09-2018 23:16
  
  A school in Hephzibah, Georgia, is drawing national attention after sending consent forms to parents informing them of a new policy of using paddling as a form of punishment for students, CBS affiliate WRDW-TV reports.The Georgia School of Innovation and the Classics (GSIC), a kindergarten-through-9th-grade charter school, is bringing back paddling — spanking a child on the behind with a wooden board — as a form of discipline. Superintendent Jody Boulineau told WRDW that about 100 pa
  
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• Middle West Celebrates 10 Years With Brand Revamp

  10-09-2018 23:03
  It’s anniversary time for Middle West Spirits. The local craft distillery is turning 10 this year, and as part of the celebration, the company has revamped their branding to achieve one that “better reflects where the company is today, and where it’s going.” “A milestone like this is a natural place to reflect and renew […]
  
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• Giraffe born at The Wilds 2 months ago dies

  10-09-2018 22:30
  
  A baby giraffe who was born two months ago at The Wilds has passed away.The Wilds says the giraffe died Sunday evening. His animal care team say he was a sweet boy, and he will be greatly missed.The cause is death is unknown at this time. The Wilds said they are awaiting results from a necropsy."We are all absolutely devastated by the loss of this calf—each animal in our care is important, but this little giraffe was extra special. We will continue to do all we can to provide the best poss
  
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• Industrious Signs on as First Tenant at Pizzuti Companies’ Development

  10-09-2018 22:13
  New York-based coworking company Industrious will add its second Columbus location at 875 N. High St. The former site of Grandview Mercantile, Industrious will occupy the third and fourth floors of Pizzuti Companies’ mixed-use development. It’s the second location in the neighborhood for Industrious which opened on the fourth floor of The Joseph at 629 […]
  
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• Crews battling large fire in southwest Franklin County

  10-09-2018 22:03
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio – Firefighters are battling a large fire in southwest Franklin County on Monday.The fire is at a building near US-62 and SR-665 in Pleasant Township.Pleasant Township trustee Ed Sheets told 10TV it is the old Mid State Diesel building which is no longer in business and only used for storage.Sheets said the fire chief told him there are no injuriesThe Columbus Division of Fire is also assisting on the scene.A cause of the fire has not been released.
  
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• Building destroyed by large fire in southwest Franklin County

  10-09-2018 22:03
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio – Firefighters battled a large fire in southwest Franklin County on Monday.The fire was at a building near US-62 and SR-665 in Pleasant Township.Pleasant Township trustee Ed Sheets told 10TV it was the old Mid State Diesel building which is no longer in business and only used for storage.Sheets said the fire chief told him there are no injuries.The Columbus Division of Fire also assisted on the scene.A cause of the fire has not been released.
  
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• Trump insults Woodward book again and says he'll write "the real book!"

  10-09-2018 21:58
  
  President Trump took to Twitter Monday morning to attack famed Watergate journalist Bob Woodward's forthcoming book on the Trump White House "Fear."In his first of a series of tweets, Mr. Trump called Woodward's book, which publishes Tuesday, "a joke" and said that he would write his own White House account. "The Woodward book is a Joke - just another assault against me, in a barrage of assaults, using now disproven unnamed and anonymous sources," Mr. Trump tweeted. "Many have already come forwa
  
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• Misspelled sign in Columbus directs drivers to 'Cinicinnati'

  10-09-2018 21:00
  
  Drivers in Columbus looking to head to Cincinnati might be slightly confused by some signage along Interstate 71.The road sign directing drivers to an I-71 ramp on 17th Avenue reads “Cinicinnati.”A spokesperson with the Ohio Department of Transportation said the error is a contractor or manufacturer mistake.ODOT said they notified the parties on July 30 to replace the sign.Signs can take up to two months to receive and it will be a couple more weeks until the sign is replaced, accord
  
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• Cincinnati teen hit, killed by car crossing street to bus stop

  10-09-2018 20:15
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Authorities in Cincinnati say a 15-year-old going to school has died after being hit by a car while she was crossing a street to her bus stop.Police say the girl wasn't in a crosswalk when she fell in the street after being bumped by the mirror of a minivan.They say she then got hit by a car when she tried to get up. Police say they're looking for the car's driver who didn't stop after hitting the girl.Cincinnati Public Schools officials say the girl was ninth grade stude
  
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• Lowering of the Ohio Theatre Chandelier

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• No charges against Franklin County Sheriff's deputy who fatally shot teenage boy in courthouse

  10-09-2018 18:57
  
  COLUMBUS (AP) —A grand jury has upheld the use of deadly force by a Franklin County sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a teenage boy during a scuffle outside a juvenile courtroom.The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office said Monday that no charges will be filed against Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy Richard Scarborough for the January shooting.Cuyahoga County prosecuted the case after prosecutors in Columbus excused themselves because of its working relationships with the Franklin County S
  
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• Coroner: Death of man found inside van ruled accidental overdose

  10-09-2018 18:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio –An autopsy obtained from the Franklin County Coroner Monday confirmed that an overdose was the cause of death for a man found dead inside a van.Columbus Police investigated a suspicious death July 3 on Pontiac Street in north Columbus.Detectives were called to the rear of a home in the 2400 block of Pontiac Street around 7:35 p.m. where officers found a man dead inside a van.Police identified 30-year-old Danny Parker Jr. as the deceased, but it was not clear how he died at
  
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• Florence strengthens to Category 4, takes aim at Carolinas

  10-09-2018 17:44
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Florence exploded into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds up to 140 mphand water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week.Communities along a stretch of coastline that's vulnerable to rising sea levels due to climate change prepared to evacuate the storm, which forecasters expect to be close to Category 5 strength by Tuesday. The South Carolina
  
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• Carolinas brace for extremely dangerous Hurricane Florence

  10-09-2018 17:44
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Florence rapidly strengthened into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane on Monday as it closed in on North and South Carolina, carrying winds and water that could wreak havoc over a wide stretch of the eastern United States later this week.The first effects were already being seen on barrier islands Monday as dangerous rip currents and seawater flowed over the state highway. People were told to prepare to evacuate communities up and down a stretch of coastli
  
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• Ohio State's Martell named Big Ten co-freshman of the week

  10-09-2018 17:12
  
  Ohio State backup quarterback Tate Martell finally got a chance to show his skills in extended action Saturday as the Buckeyes thumped Rutgers at Ohio Stadium, 52-3.Martell, a freshman from Las Vegas, went 10-for-10 passing, for 121 yards, breaking the single-game completion percentage mark, notching his first career touchdown pass. He did that when he hit Terry McLaurin for 51 yards.He also showed his stuff on the ground, running for a 47-yard score while picking up 95 yards on the ground in th
  
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• WATCH: Ryan Day press conference | Sept. 10 - Ohio State vs TCU week

  10-09-2018 16:34
  
  Acting Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day addressed the media Monday from the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.Day recapped the Buckeyes' 52-3 win over Rutgers on Saturday and discussed this weekend's matchup.No. 4 Ohio State will face No. 15 Texas Christian University Saturday night in Arlington; kickoff scheduled for 8 p.m.Watch Coach Day's update in the video player below: ---More Ohio State Football Coverage:Buckeyes remain at No. 4 in AP poll, Alabama still at No. 1Game Recap: OSU vs Rutger
  
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• WATCH: Ryan Day, Greg Schiano press conference | Sept. 10 - Ohio State vs TCU week

  10-09-2018 16:34
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Acting Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day and associate head coach/defensive coordinator Greg Schiano addressed the media Monday from the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.The coaches recapped the Buckeyes' 52-3 win over Rutgers on Saturday and discussed this weekend's matchup against No. 15 Texas Christian University.Watch this week's press conference in the video player above.---More Ohio State Football Coverage:Buckeyes remain at No. 4 in AP poll, Alabama still at No. 1Game R
  
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• Millions of taxpayers could wind up owing for 2018

  10-09-2018 14:55
  
  By Ray Martin / MoneyWatchThe tax law passed late last year included slews of changes that will have wide impacts across the U.S. Among them is a likely jump in the numbers of Americans who'll owe taxes when they file 2018 returns.The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a report warning that more than 4.5 million taxpayers will come up short next April, unless they act now to adjust their withholding amounts.This is because the tax law limited or even eliminated many itemized
  
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• Search for shooter's motive continues in Cincinnati

  10-09-2018 12:17
  
  Investigators will continue this week trying to learn why a 29-year-old man opened fire in a downtown high-rise.Four people, including the gunman, were killed Sept. 6. Two gunshot victims were listed Sunday in fair condition. One had been initially admitted in critical condition last Thursday.Twenty-nine-year-old Omar Enrique Santa Perez began shooting last Thursday morning inside the Fifth Third Bank headquarters building. Police say he had some 250 rounds of ammunition for his legally purchase
  
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• New Miss America glad she didn't have to don swimsuit to win

  10-09-2018 12:15
  
  The first woman to win the Miss America crown without having to don a swimsuit says she's glad she didn't have to.Nia Imani Franklin, who won the title Sunday night in Atlantic City while competing as Miss New York, said the changes in the 98-year-old are a welcome modernization.Meeting reporters soon after winning the crown, Franklin said she's glad there was no swimsuit competition because it enabled her to eat a little more."These changes, I think, will be great for our organization," she sai
  
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• Intensifying Hurricane Florence could strike US Southeast

  10-09-2018 11:18
  
  Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Florence could strike a direct and dangerous blow anywhere from the Carolinas to the Mid-Atlantic region later this week.Florence crossed the 74 mph threshold from tropical storm to a hurricane Sunday morning, and by evening its winds were up to 85 mph (140 kph) as the National Hurricane Center warned a hurricane hunter plane found the storm strengthening quickly. Forecasters said Florence was expected to become an extremely dangerous major hurricane sometime Monda
  
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• High stakes as 2-month sprint to Election Day begins

  10-09-2018 11:13
  
  Control of Congress and the future of Donald Trump's presidency are on the line as the primary season closes this week, jump-starting a two-month sprint to Election Day that will test Democrats' ability to harness opposition to Trump and determine whether the Republican president can get his supporters to the polls.For both parties, the stakes are exceedingly high.After crushing defeats in 2016, Democrats open the fall campaign brimming with confidence about their prospects for retaking the Hous
  
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• Timeline of suspected Russian plot to infiltrate NRA, GOP

  10-09-2018 11:09
  
  As Siberian gun rights activist Maria Butina faces a hearing in Washington, here is a look at the unusual path that led to her arrest.She's accused of working as an undeclared foreign agent, based on FBI suspicions that she and patron Alexander Torshin sought to infiltrate the NRA and build a long-term influence campaign with the American right. She has pleaded not guilty.2001Torshin is elected to serve in Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council. He makes his first contact wit
  
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• No fear: Ohio Statehouse ready for Halloween season tours

  10-09-2018 11:03
  
  The Ohio Statehouse is preparing for its annual ghostly celebration of state history and legend.Ticket sales are underway for the Haunted Statehouse tours, featuring staff members and costumed volunteers leading visitors on a family-friendly excursion through the state capital's dimly lit limestone corridors.This year's event includes an updated tour route, new stories and what the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board calls "recently found evidence of paranormal activity" in the building.Tou
  
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• Monday's Most Wanted: James K. McComas Jr.wanted on weapons and drug charges

  10-09-2018 11:02
  
  COLUMBUS - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is trying to find 40-year old James K. McComas Jr. He is wanted for five counts of carrying a weapon under disability, and two counts of drug possession.McComas was last known to be living in the Hilltop area of west Columbus. He is 5'11", 200 lbs.If you see him, call the Franklin County Sheriff's SWAT team at 614-525-SWAT.
  
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• Monday's Most Wanted: James K. McComas Jr. wanted on weapons and drug charges

  10-09-2018 11:02
  
  COLUMBUS - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is trying to find 40-year old James K. McComas Jr. He is wanted for five counts of carrying a weapon under disability and two counts of drug possession.McComas was last known to be living in the Hilltop area of west Columbus. He is 5'11", 200 lbs.If you see him, call the Franklin County Sheriff's SWAT team at 614-525-SWAT.
  
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• Monday's Most Wanted: James K. McComas Jr.

  10-09-2018 11:02
  
  COLUMBUS - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is trying to find 40-year old James K. McComas Jr. He is wanted for five counts of carrying a weapon under disability, and two counts of drug possession.McComas was last known to be living in the Hilltop area of west Columbus. He is 5'11", 200 lbs.If you see him, call the Franklin County Sheriff's SWAT team at 614-525-SWAT.
  
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• Columbus man wanted on weapons and drug charges | Monday's Most Wanted

  10-09-2018 11:02
  
  COLUMBUS - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is trying to find 40-year old James K. McComas Jr. He is wanted for five counts of carrying a weapon under disability and two counts of drug possession.McComas was last known to be living in the Hilltop area of west Columbus. He is 5'11", 200 lbs.If you see him, call the Franklin County Sheriff's SWAT team at 614-525-SWAT.
  
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• Man charged with murder in alleged domestic violence incident in Columbus

  10-09-2018 10:48
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police have charged a man with murder for the stabbing death of a woman who police identified as the mother of his children.Officers responded to an address on Wilson Avenue just after 11 p.m. on Sunday. They found an unresponsive woman lying inside the residence suffering from several stab wounds.The woman, identified as 49-year-old Angela R. Willoughby, died just before midnight at Grant Medical Center.According to police, their investigation revealed the victim was involve
  
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• Local woman overcomes rare illness to complete Ironman triathlon

  10-09-2018 09:35
  Every year, hundreds of people sign up to run the Ironman triathlon -- a grueling, 140.6-mile athletic event that combines biking, swimming and running. Not everyone who signs up will finish. Completing the course is a big deal, but even more so for Fernanda Aler. When she was a young girl in Brazil, Fernanda was diagnosed with a rare, painful autoimmune disease called Behcet's. It started with painful sores in her mouth. "Doctors would say, you know, it's a canker sore. It's canker sores," she
  
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• Authorities: Dallas officer arrested on manslaughter warrant

  10-09-2018 03:38
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A white Dallas police officer was arrested Sunday on a manslaughter warrant in the shooting of a black man at his home, Texas authorities said.The Texas Department of Public Safety said in a news release that Officer Amber Guyger was booked into the Kaufman County Jail and that the investigation is ongoing. It said no additional information is available at this time.The 30-year-old Guyger fatally shot 26-year-old Botham Jean on Thursday. Lawyers for Jean's family had been cal
  
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• Thomas & Friends' makeover includes two new female main characters

  10-09-2018 02:56
  
  More than 70 years ago, a British man took a wooden broomstick and crafted a toy for his young child, bringing Thomas the Tank Engine to life. His creation inspired books -- and more. The blue engine burst onto television screens in the 1980s, and with help from narrator Ringo Starr, his adventures became an instant hit.Thomas and his friends changed through the decades. But in more than 500 episodes, some things stayed the same. The trains never left the island of Sodor and the female character
  
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• Leslie Moonves departs as Chairman and CEO of CBS

  10-09-2018 02:01
  
  NEW YORK – CBS Corporation announced on Sunday that chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves is departing the company, effective immediately. Moonves' exit comes hours after The New Yorker published accounts from six women with allegations of sexual assault or misconduct, following allegations by six other women in July.A financial exit package for Moonves will be withheld pending the results of an ongoing investigation into the allegations against him. Moonves was eligible for as much as $180 mill
  
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• Woman dead, man arrested in Logan homicide

  10-09-2018 01:47
  
  LOGAN -- A 37-year-old woman is dead and a 50-year-old man is in custody as a result of a shooting in Logan, Ohio.A tip from several different law enforcement agencies led the Logan Police Department to the home of Mary J. Cooper, 37. Cooper was found dead inside her home, the apparent victim of a shooting. No one else was inside the home.That led the Meigs County Sheriff's Office to George Cooper, who was arrested and charged with murder. Several items were also taken into evidence.Mary Cooper
  
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• Chris Bradley ready to start immunotherapy trial at The James

  10-09-2018 00:12
  
  10TV Meteorologist Chris Bradley is back at The James getting ready to start an immunotherapy trial. Bradley posted on his Facebook page Sunday that he was beginning a new immunotherapy trial at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's James Cancer Research Center. Bradley will be receiving antibodies for two hours beginning Monday morning and the doctors will repeat that process for four weeks, The goal is for the antibodies to destroy the cancer cells. Chris said "What's amazing is th
  
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