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• Ohio town celebrates Christmas early for young cancer patient

  24-09-2018 23:54
  An Ohio town rang in the holiday season early this year, for a very special cause. On Sunday, in the Cincinnati suburb of Colerain Township, 2-year-old Brody Allen celebrated Christmas.Hundreds of people held a holiday celebration yesterday, delivering some much-needed holiday cheer for Brody, whose parents learned last month that their son's rare brain cancer has spread.Brody threw candy to crowds wearing Santa hats and waving signs. Houses are decked out with Christmas lights."You come at nigh
  
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• Kasich signs order to strengthen gun background checks in Ohio

  24-09-2018 23:34
  
  Ohio Governor John Kasich signed an executive order Monday aimed at bolstering background checks for guns.The change is one of the recommendations of a working group the governor put together to look for ways to stop gun violenceThe executive order requires law enforcement agencies to upload protection orders and warrants into the law enforcement database.Active warrants and protection orders would prohibit someone from legally buying a gun, but the Governor's study found that information isn't
  
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• Phishing scam targets direct payroll deposits, FBI says in alert

  24-09-2018 23:13
  
  If your paycheck hits your bank account through direct deposit, be on the lookout for emails requesting personal information including log-in credentials -- they could be a phishing scam by hackers who want to access your bank account.The FBI warning comes as cyber criminals target the online payroll accounts of employees in a variety of industries, especially those in education, healthcare and commercial aviation. What is phishing? It's a scam that involves targeting employees through phony ema
  
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• Cosby prosecutor asks for 5 to 10 years in prison

  24-09-2018 23:04
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors on Monday asked a judge to sentence Bill Cosby to five to 10 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman, while his lawyer argued that the 81-year-old comedian is too old and frail to serve time behind bars."What does an 81-year-old man do in prison?" defense attorney Joseph Green asked on Day 1 of the sentencing hearing for the comic, who is legally blind and dependent on others. "How does he fight off the people who are trying to extort
  
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• Columbus Rotary: Franklin County Coroner

  24-09-2018 23:00 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Own This Gorgeous Sears Catalog Home in the University District

  24-09-2018 22:45
  Anyone looking to own a piece of history would be interested in this Sears Catalog Mail Order Kit home, No. 167 “The Maytown”, coming onto the market soon. 164 E. Maynard Avenue has much of the original elements that made this home special, as well as tasteful updates and thoughtfully renovated spaces. According to Kathy Mast […]
  
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• Prescription drug prices going up despite Trump promise

  24-09-2018 22:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump made reducing drug prices a key promise during his election campaign, repeatedly accusing drugmakers of "getting away with murder." At the end of May, he promised that drug companies would be announcing "massive" voluntary drug price cuts within two weeks.That hasn't happened, and an Associated Press analysis of brand-name prescription drug prices shows it's been business as usual for drugmakers, with far more price hikes than cuts. The number of incr
  
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• New accusation rocks Kavanaugh nomination; Trump stands firm

  24-09-2018 22:12
  WASHINGTON -- Denouncing his accusers for launching "smears, pure and simple," Brett Kavanaugh said Monday he'll continue fighting for Senate confirmation to the Supreme Court, even as Republicans battled to prevent a second woman's assertion of a long-ago sexual assault from derailing his nomination."I will not be intimidated into withdrawing from the process," Kavanaugh wrote in a letter to leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "The coordinated effort to destroy my good name will not driv
  
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• "Magnum P.I." reboot premieres tonight on 10TV

  24-09-2018 22:04
  
  "Magnum P.I." is returning to CBS with a new cast, new technology -- and new problems.Watch the show's return on 10TV Monday at 9 p.m.Star of the show Jay Hernandez joined CBSN with what makes this remake different:
  
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• Haskins' profile on the rise with another big game on tap

  24-09-2018 22:02
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dwayne Haskins Jr. got a phone call from coach Urban Meyer on Saturday night, hours after the quarterback bullied Tulane in a performance that turned up the volume of talk about his potential Heisman Trophy candidacy.Meyer wanted to make sure Haskins was keeping his feet on the ground as the hype around him intensifies."I called him driving home with that message, just stay focused," Meyer said Monday. "We've had some pretty high-profile guys around here, and I've see
  
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• Photo of boys stopping for the national anthem goes viral

  24-09-2018 21:34
  
  Mike Ullery Jr. was rushing to a high school football game in Midland, Michigan, on Friday when he witnessed a patriotic act that stopped him in his tracks. As national anthem started playing, his kids ran ahead to get to the game. But four other kids, all students at Bullock Creek High School, did not run. They stopped in the middle of the parking lot.As the anthem began to blare, four teenage boys showed their respect for the song and took their hats off to salute the flag. Ullery was surprise
  
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• Press Conference: Marie Moreland Park Dedication

  24-09-2018 21:09 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Dwayne Haskins named Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week

  24-09-2018 20:52
  
  Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins was named the Big Ten's co-Offensive Player of the Week Monday for his performance against Tulane. Haskins only played one half Saturday but threw for 304 yards and five touchdowns as the Buckeyes rolled to a 49-6 win.Through four games, Haskins is completing more than 75 percent of his passes and has thrown for 16 touchdown passes.He's the first quarterback in Big Ten history to toss five touchdown passes twice in the first four games of a season.The Ohio S
  
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• Available Light’s Hilarious, Rapturous [Porto]

  24-09-2018 20:43
  Available Light starts their 2018-19 season with a sweet, subtle explosion. Their production of Kate Benson’s Off-Broadway hit [Porto] directed by Eleni Papaleonardos is a distillation of everything wonderful this company has brought to Columbus stages and the rare piece of art that leaves the viewer more hopeful for the world than when we walked […]
  
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• Fadó Pub and Kitchen opens next week in Dublin

  24-09-2018 20:20
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Fadó Pub and Kitchen will officially open next month in Dublin.Ian Montgomery, who is from Dublin, Ireland will debut his restaurant Fadó Pub and Kitchen Monday, October 1 in the Bridge Park District.“Born out of Fadó Irish Pub at Easton, the vision for Fadó Pub and Kitchen is to combine the atmosphere and values of the great Dublin, Ireland, pubs with an exceptional dining environment,” saidMontgomery. “The most important part of t
  
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• Browns name rookie Baker Mayfield starting QB

  24-09-2018 19:07
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield's short wait is over.Maybe Cleveland's long one for a franchise quarterback is as well.Mayfield was named the Browns' new starting QB — the 30th since the franchise's rebirth in 1999 — on Monday, and the No. 1 overall pick will make his first start Sunday at Oakland.As expected, coach Hue Jackson made the move to replace Tyrod Taylor with Mayfield after the high-profile rookie rallied the Browns to a 21-17 come-from-behind win Thursday night over
  
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• Pit bull mix attacks, injures 9-year-old girl in Circleville; bystander shoots dog

  24-09-2018 18:54
  
  CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO –The Pickaway County Dog Warden and Circleville Police are investigating after a dog attacked a 9-year-old girl Sunday.The incident happened at 6:38 p.m. in the 900 block of South Washington Street.Witnesses told police a dog had bitten the girl multiple times. She was transported to a local hospital to be treated for her injuries, according to police.According to the report, the dog’s owner says his Pitbull mix managed to get loose from its cage exiting the house w
  
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• FBI joins search for missing 6-year-old boy with autism in North Carolina

  24-09-2018 18:28
  
  GASTONIA, North Carolina -- The FBI is assisting North Carolina officials in the search for a missing 6-year-old boy with special needs.Maddox Ritch, who has autism and is described as nonverbal, was last seen at Rankin Lake Park on Saturday afternoon with his father and another adult.According to a spokesperson with the city of Gastonia, the boy's parents said he took off running and then disappeared."They were walking around the lake," Rachel Bagley, Gastonia spokeswoman, told WSOC. "They got
  
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• Dallas police officer accused in neighbor's death fired

  24-09-2018 18:24
  
  DALLAS (AP) — A police officer accused of fatally shooting her neighbor inside his own apartment has been dismissed, the police department announced Monday.The Dallas Police Department fired Officer Amber Guyger on Monday, weeks after she fatally shot 26-year-old Botham Jean inside his own apartment on Sept. 6. Court records show Guyger said she thought she had encountered a burglar inside her own home.Guyger was arrested on a preliminary charge of manslaughter days after the shooting. She
  
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• Powell police cracking down on illegal turns at busy intersection

  24-09-2018 18:08
  
  POWELL, Ohio - The Powell Police Department plans to increase enforcement at the intersection of Olentangy and Liberty Streets in order to reduce the number of motorists making illegal left turns during the prohibited time frame.Back in 2017, Powell City Council passed a plan to help ease congestion in a heavily-traveled intersection. It is illegal to make a left turn at the intersection from 4-7 p.m. Monday-Friday.Despite the year-long rule being in place and a sometimes lengthy row of cars wai
  
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• WATCH: Urban Meyer press conference | Sept. 24 - Ohio State vs. Penn State week

  24-09-2018 17:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State head football Urban Meyer addressed the media Monday from the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.Meyer recapped Saturday's 49-6 win over Tulane, the coach's first game back on the sidelines since serving his suspension, and discuss the team's preparations for this weekend's primetime matchup against Penn State.Watch this week's press conference in the video player below:
  
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• Rosenstein to meet Trump Thursday as job hangs in balance

  24-09-2018 17:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will meet later this week with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the White House said Monday amid indications that Rosenstein was about to lose his job.The meeting will be Thursday, said White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. That's the same day as an extraordinary Senate hearing that is to feature Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman who has accused him of sexually assaulting her when they were in high school.Any ter
  
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• Deputy AG Rod Rosenstein expecting to be fired, heads to White House

  24-09-2018 17:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein headed to the White House on Monday expecting to be fired by President Donald Trump, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press.Trump himself was in New York for a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly.The development comes three days after news reports indicating that last year Rosenstein had raised the idea of secretly recording Trump and of invoking the Constitution to have his Cabinet remove him from office.Any
  
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• Photos: Columbus Crew SC’s Win Against Colorado Rapids

  24-09-2018 16:39
  Goals from Gyasi Zardes and Federico Higuain were enough for Columbus Crew SC, as the home side held off a 10-man Colorado Rapids 2 to 1 on a very fall-like night at MAPFRE Stadium. Columbus dominated for most of the first half and created several chances, yet couldn’t get the ball past ex-USMNT ‘keeper Tim […]
  
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• CelebrateOne Annual Meeting

  24-09-2018 16:15 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Trump, at UN, to again confront North Korean nuclear threat

  24-09-2018 14:32
  
  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — As he begins the sequel to his stormy U.N. debut, President Donald Trump will again confront the dangers posed by North Korea's nuclear threat, though its shadow may appear somewhat less ominous than a year ago.Twelve months after Trump stood at the rostrum of the U.N. General Assembly and derided North Korea's Kim Jong Un as "Rocket Man," the push to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula is a work in progress, although fears of war have given way to dreams of rapproch
  
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• Trump, at UN, says 2nd North Korea summit likely 'soon'

  24-09-2018 14:32
  
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Confronting the dangers of North Korea's nuclear threat, President Donald Trump arrived at the United Nations on Monday striking a far less ominous tone than a year ago, announcing he likely will hold a second summit with Kim Jong Un "quite soon."Twelve months after Trump stood at the rostrum of the U.N. General Assembly and derided Kim as "Rocket Man," the push to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula is a work in progress, although fears of war have given way to dreams
  
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• Police search for suspect that stole iPhone from country club in Upper Arlington

  24-09-2018 14:14
  
  UPPER ARLINGTON -- Police want to identify a suspect who stole an Apple iPhone from a country club in Upper Arlington.Upper Arlington Police say the man stole an iPhone 7 Thursday from the Scioto Country Club.According to investigators, the suspect left in a white Lexus with heavy damage to the passenger side.Contact Upper Arlington Police at614-583-5175 if you have information.On 9/20/18, an unknown male stole an Apple IPhone 7 from Scioto Country Club. The suspect departed in a white Lexus wit
  
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• Will Bill Cosby, 81, go to prison? A judge is set to decide

  24-09-2018 13:43
  
  NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Bill Cosby faced the start of a sentencing hearing Monday at which a judge will decide how to punish the 81-year-old comedian who blazed the trail for other black entertainers and donated millions to black causes but preyed on at least one young woman and perhaps many more.Cosby was the first celebrity to go to trial in the #MeToo era and could be the first to go to prison — perhaps for the rest of his days — after being convicted in April of drugging and sexu
  
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• Ohio schools get at least $2,500 each for school safety

  24-09-2018 13:38
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio— Ohio is notifying schools about how they'll split $12 million that was set aside to help boost school safety and security.The Attorney General's Office says schools will get $5.65 per student, or at least $2,500 per school, through these grants for safety programs and training.The state Legislature allotted that money earlier this year in a bill that also dealt with the use of school resource officers.The attorney general says training for such officers and programs to help
  
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• Florence: Severe flooding feared near South Carolina coast

  24-09-2018 12:26
  
  Rivers swelling with the floodwaters of former Hurricane Florence are threatening to swamp communities near the South Carolina coast, leaving thousands ready to evacuate.More than a week after Florence crashed into the Carolinas, dumping heavy rains, all that water is nearing the coast. Authorities in Georgetown County, South Carolina, said they have put as many as 8,000 people on alert for possible evacuations starting Monday in expectation of a "record event" of up to 10 feet (3 meters) floodw
  
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• Former first lady Michelle Obama rallies supporters in Nevada, urges them to vote

  24-09-2018 12:22
  
  Former first lady Michelle Obama held a campaign-style rally Sunday in Las Vegas to urge Nevadans to register to vote and cast ballots this fall, warning them that sitting out means someone else will make decisions for them. The event was the first of two rallies the former first lady is scheduled to headline for the nonpartisan, nonprofit organization she co-chairs, When We All Vote."We get the leaders we vote for. We get the policies we vote for. And when we don't vote, that's when we wind up
  
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• Police: Suspect dead, officer wounded in Baltimore shootout

  24-09-2018 11:50
  
  A suspect died and an officer was wounded in a shootout Sunday evening in a violence-prone Baltimore district where a "crime suppression initiative" was taking place, Baltimore's interim police chief said.Interim Police Chief Gary Tuggle said at a late-night news conference that gunfire erupted just before 6:30 p.m. in a west Baltimore neighborhood. He said the male officer, a police veteran, was being treated at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center and that the injuries did not appear
  
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• US, China hike tariffs as trade row intensifies

  24-09-2018 11:49
  
  BEIJING (AP) — China and the United States imposed new tariff hikes on each other's goods Monday and Beijing accused Washington of bullying, giving no sign of compromise in an intensifying battle over technology that is weighing on global economic growth.U.S. regulators went ahead with a planned 10 percent tax on a $200 billion list of 5,745 Chinese imports including bicycles and furniture. China's customs agency said it responded at noon by beginning to collect taxes of 5 or 10 percent on
  
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• Fatal drug overdoses in Ohio increase to record number

  24-09-2018 11:49
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Fatal drug overdoses increased to a record 4,854 last year in Ohio, a 20 percent rise compared with the previous year, according to information reported to the state.Data on unintentional drug deaths provided to the Ohio Department of Health show 2017 was the eighth year in a row that drug deaths increased, The Columbus Dispatch reported Sunday. Ohio's county coroners logged 4,050 fatal overdoses in 2016.The newspaper's review of the data shows the synthetic opioid fentany
  
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• Monday's Most Wanted: Dillon A. Blakeley is facing gun and assault charges

  24-09-2018 11:18
  
  The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is trying to find 21-year-old Dillon A. Blakeley.He is wanted for failing to appear for trial, felonious assault, and improper handling of a firearm.Blakeley's last known address was in west Columbus. Authorities say he is 5'6", 210 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: Columbus man facing gun and assault charges

  24-09-2018 11:18
  
  COLUMBUS -- The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is trying to locate 21-year-old Dillon A. Blakeley.He is wanted for failing to appear for trial, felonious assault and improper handling of a firearm.Blakeley's last known address was in west Columbus. Authorities say he is 5'6", 210 lbs.If you see him, call the Franklin County Sheriff's SWAT team at 614-525-SWAT.
  
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• Six Flags offering people the chance to live in a coffin for 30 hours, win $300

  24-09-2018 11:17
  
  ST. LOUIS -- A popular amusement park is celebrating its 30-year anniversary by giving people the chance to live in a coffin for 30 hours.Six Flags St. Louis will offer six people the chance to spend 30 hours in a coffin from 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 13 until 7 p.m. on Sunday, October 14.Anyone who gets out of their coffin for any reason, other than designated bathroom breaks, will be disqualified.The winner of the contest will receive $300, two 2019 Gold season passes, a prize package includ
  
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• "Everyday biking" moves beyond the path, into the neighborhood in Clintonville

  24-09-2018 09:47
  
  CLINTONVILLE - Neighborhoods like Clintonville are already home to miles of bike paths, but some residents want to expand accessibility to biking from the path to the neighborhood streets.10TV talked with a few of the people leading the charge who say the effort is to break the stigma that biking can’t be an everyday part of life.“Anyone should feel safe enough to get on a bike without any special clothing or equipment and ride on this network and get to where they need to go,”
  
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• New sexual-misconduct accusation rocks Kavanaugh nomination

  24-09-2018 04:01
  
  WASHINGTON — — A second allegation of sexual misconduct has emerged against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, a development that has further imperiled his nomination to the Supreme Court, forced the White House and Senate Republicans onto the defensive and fueled calls from Democrats to postpone further action on his confirmation.The new accusation landed late Sunday in a report from The New Yorker, just a few hours after negotiators had reached an agreement to hold an extraordinary public hear
  
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• As Senate hearing set for Kavanaugh, new accuser emerges

  24-09-2018 04:01
  
  WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled a hearing Thursday for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, a woman who says he sexually assaulted her as a teenager, as a claim of sexual misconduct emerged from another woman.The New Yorker magazine reported Sunday night that Senate Democrats were investigating a second woman's accusation of sexual misconduct by Kavanaugh dating to the 1983-84 academic year, Kavanaugh's first at Yale University.The New York
  
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• No one fights alone: Chris Bradley provides update on his treatment

  24-09-2018 03:02
  
  10TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Bradley shared an update on his treatment on Sunday.In a Facebook post, he said the immunotherapy clinical trial he was on did not work for him.But after needing some treatment in the ICU at The James Cancer Hospital, he is now being moved to a regular hospital room."This is a tough journey. I can't thank my family enough for being at my side the entire time I was in the ICU. You are the best!" he said."I also am so grateful for all of the prayers and encouragement
  
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• Police: 2 men riding motorcycles together in northeast Ohio die in crash

  24-09-2018 01:47
  
  PAINESVILLE, Ohio — Police say two men who were riding motorcycles together ran off the road and have been killed in northeastern Ohio.A Madison Township police release says 36-year-old Craig Ciulla, of Wickliffe, and 40-year-old Brian Morris of Willowick, both apparently "failed to negotiate a curve" on Lake Road early Sunday.Police say Morris was pronounced dead at the crash scene in the township located roughly 40 miles northeast of Cleveland. Ciulla was flown to a hospital where he die
  
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