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• Boy Scout Leader, teacher charged with secretly recording underage boys in locker rooms, bathroom

  02-11-2018 22:34
  A scout leader and school teacher is accused of secretly videotaping young boys in the nude.Federal investigators say 39-year-old Thomas Close, also known as Joe Close, admitted to recording underage scouts over a seven-year period.Close is an educator, teaching engineering to high schoolers at Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center in Ashland.He's also a Scoutmaster, leader of Boy Scout Troop 406 in Shelby.In that role, he had contact with young boys all over north central Ohio.They knew him
  
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• Six-Story Development Proposed for Golden Bear Shopping Center in UA

  02-11-2018 22:04
  A proposal to redevelop the Golden Bear Shopping Center in Upper Arlington will get its first hearing on Monday. The plan, from Arcadia Development, calls for demolishing the 1960s-era center and replacing it with a six-story mixed-use development. Located at 3700 Riverside Dr., the one-story center is currently home to Colin’s Coffee, Figlio Wood Fired […]
  
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• Endangered rattlesnake found in northeast Ohio

  02-11-2018 20:13
  
  CADIZ, Ohio (AP) — A nearly 5-foot-long rattlesnake has been found in eastern Ohio well north of its normal habitat.The Times Reporter reports wildlife officials recently learned that a timber rattlesnake had been run over on U.S. Route 250. The 57-inch-long snake was found dead near Tappan Lake in Harrison County.The state Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife says timber rattlesnakes normally live about 100 miles to the south. They're listed by the state as an endangered s
  
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• Alec Baldwin charged with assault in alleged parking dispute

  02-11-2018 19:47
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Baldwin was arrested Friday and charged with assault and harassment after allegedly striking a man in the face during a dispute over a parking spot outside his New York City home, authorities said.Police said the actor claimed he had a family member holding the spot for him as he attempted to park his black Cadillac Escalade around 1:30 p.m. when a man driving a black Saab station wagon pulled up and took it.Police said the men were arguing and pushed each other before
  
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• Alec Baldwin arrested in alleged parking dispute punch

  02-11-2018 19:47
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Alec Baldwin was arrested Friday after allegedly punching a man in the face during a dispute over a parking spot outside his New York City home, authorities said.Police said the actor claimed he had a family member holding the spot for him as he attempted to park his black Cadillac Escalade around 1:30 p.m. when a man driving a black Saab station wagon pulled up and took it.Police said the men were arguing and pushed each other before Baldwin, 60, turned violent.Baldwin was
  
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• National Veterans Memorial and Museum Opening Ceremony

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• National Veterans Memorial and Museum Grand Opening - Recap

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• Bank evacuated in west Columbus after robbery suspect leaves suspicious package

  02-11-2018 17:58
  
  COLUMBUS, OHIO - Columbus Police and Fire are on the scene of a suspicious package left behind by a bank robbery suspect.Police were called after 12 p.m. to the Heartland Bank located at 130 Wilson Road in west Columbus.Officials told 10TV the bank robbery suspect left a box on the counter before taking off from the building.First responders have evacuated the building as a precaution to determine if it is an explosive.Police have not released a description of the suspect.Authorities are investi
  
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• Columbus police identify man suspected of groping women's hair at local stores

  02-11-2018 17:50
  
  COLUMBUS -- A man's bizarre crime spree grabbing women's hair appears to be coming to an end.Columbus police have identified and interviewed a suspect. He is expected to be charged with four counts of disorderly conduct, police said.He was recently seen at the Target in Hilliard off Trueman Boulevard and at the Ulta Beauty Store off Sawmill Road. Investigators said he would approach women to start a conversation. He then told them there is something in their hair so he could touch them.Police ha
  
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• Police: Father arrested after son tests positive for meth; mother blamed trick-or-treat

  02-11-2018 17:35
  
  GALION -- Galion police tell 10TV the father of a boy who tested positive for methamphetamine has been arrested for tampering with evidence.The mother of 5-year-old Braylen Carwell blamed her son's drug exposure on trick-or-treating. Police said the candy would be sent to a lab for testing.The boy said he did not eat any candy but did put a pair of fake vampire teeth he got from trick-or-treating in his mouth. The lab said there were no signs of a controlled substance found on the teeth.Braylen'
  
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• Song! Dance! Movies! Big Week in Theaters

  02-11-2018 17:00
  Holy cow, there is a lot to choose from in theaters this week. So much music! Witches and rats dance in totally separate films, meanwhile Freddie Mercury rocks out, joining Orson Welles and Oscar Wilde in finding new life on the big screen. And speaking of Oscar, two clear Oscar contenders try to rip your […]
  
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• Film Reviews: Bohemian Rhapsody, Beautiful Boy & More

  02-11-2018 17:00
  Holy cow, there is a lot to choose from in theaters this week. So much music! Witches and rats dance in totally separate films, meanwhile Freddie Mercury rocks out, joining Orson Welles and Oscar Wilde in finding new life on the big screen. And speaking of Oscar, two clear Oscar contenders try to rip your […]
  
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• Geoffrey the Giraffe makes comeback in Kroger aisles

  02-11-2018 16:38
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Geoffrey the Giraffe isn't dead after all.The Toys R Us mascot will make a comeback this holiday season in the aisles of 600 Kroger supermarkets, just five months after the toy seller shuttered all its stores.Kroger will sell dolls, figurines and other toys from brands that were only sold at Toys R Us, including Imaginarium and Animal Zone. Geoffrey will appear in displays under the Geoffrey's Toy Box name.The grocery chain is the latest retailer to make a play for former T
  
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• Recap Video: Latina Women's Equal Pay Day

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• Dierks Bentley's 'Burning Man' tour coming to Columbus in March

  02-11-2018 16:00
  
  Country music artist Dierks Bentley is bringing his 2019 tour to Columbus.The Burning Man Tour features special guests Jon Pardi, Tenille Townes and Hot Country Knights. It kicks off Jan. 17 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.The tour stops at Nationwide Arena in Columbus on Friday, March 29. TICKETSTickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 9 at 10 a.m. at the Big Lots Box Office at Nationwide Arena, ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000.Tickets are also available at the FOX Sports Ohio Blue Line store at The Mall
  
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• TV Review: Second Season of “Making a Murderer” Has a New Star

  02-11-2018 15:02
  The first season of Making a Murderer dropped in December 2015, when most of us were home for the holidays and had the time to binge the whole season and regurgitate the shocking details over the dinner table. The second season of Making a Murderer, also written and directed by Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi, was […]
  
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• Navigating what's true and false on social media during the campaign season

  02-11-2018 14:28
  COLUMBUS -Central Ohioans are getting ready to head to the polls.Whether it's political ads on television or flyers in the mail, people are being hit with information about the people running for office. A lot of the influence is also coming from social media.On average, people spend almost two and a half hours a day on social media.But it is becoming harder to tell what is truth and what is fake.Central Ohio Voters Guide: What's on your ballot? | Nov. 2018Dr. Paul Carringer is a professor of ma
  
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• Man killed in single-vehicle crash in Delaware County

  02-11-2018 13:50
  
  DELAWARE COUNTY - The Delaware Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly single-vehicle crash out of Delaware County.It happened around 11:15 p.m. Thursday night on South Old State Road of Parklawn Drive in Orange Township.OSHP says John Schmittauer, 23, of Lewis Center, was killed when he veered off the side of the road, hit a mailbox, and then ran into a ditch and flipped.Schmittauer was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital where he later died of his injuries.Authorities
  
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• US adds robust 250,000 jobs; pay growth fastest since 2009

  02-11-2018 13:47
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a stellar 250,000 jobs last month and raised average pay by the most in nearly a decade.The Labor Department's monthly jobs report, the last major economic data before Tuesday's congressional elections, also showed that the unemployment rate remained at a five-decade low of 3.7 percent.The influx of new job-seekers in October increased the proportion of Americans with jobs to its highest level since January 2009.Consumers are the most confident they h
  
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• Campaigning intensifies in close race for Ohio governor

  02-11-2018 13:01
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Campaigning in the neck-and-neck Ohio governor's race is intensifying in the run-up to Tuesday's election.Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren rallied college students on Thursday for Democratic candidate Richard Cordray, the former federal consumer protection chief. Former Vice President Joe Biden stumped for Cordray on Monday.Republican Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) headlines a get-out-the-vote rally for Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine on Friday. Vice Pres
  
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• Pipe bomb suspect in court for bail, removal hearing

  02-11-2018 12:58
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The Florida man accused of sending pipe bombs to prominent Democrats and critics of President Donald Trump is due in court for a bail hearing.Federal prosecutors contend that 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc should remain jailed until trial, given the magnitude of the charges and the strong evidence against him. Sayoc is accused of sending 15 improvised explosive devices to numerous Democrats, Trump critics and media outlets.None of the bombs exploded, and no one was injured. Still, Sa
  
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• Funeral to be held for oldest victim of synagogue attack

  02-11-2018 12:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — A 97-year-old woman who was the oldest victim of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre will be laid to rest at the end of a wrenching, weeklong series of funerals.Rose Mallinger's funeral was scheduled for Friday. She was among 11 victims gunned down in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. Her daughter was among six wounded.The suspect, Robert Bowers, pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges that could result in a death sentence. Bowers, 46, was arraigned on a
  
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• Video of cop killer becomes Trump campaign push

  02-11-2018 12:43
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The widows of two police officers the Mexican immigrant murdered were invited to President Donald Trump's 2017 address to Congress. The conservative Breitbart News faithfully chronicled his conviction and death sentence. His snarling, expletive-filled rant about killing police officers appeared in a little-noticed January 2018 Trump campaign ad.Now, Luis Bracamontes' menacing smile has abruptly taken a central role in Trump's closing midterm election argument about immigr
  
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• Security experts question border mission for military

  02-11-2018 12:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has left no doubt that his top priority as leader of the military is making it more "lethal" — better at war and more prepared for it — and yet nothing about the military's new mission at the U.S.-Mexico border advances that goal. Some argue it detracts from it.The troops going to the border areas of Texas, Arizona and California are a small fraction of the military's roughly 1.3 million active-duty members, and the mission is set
  
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• NFL Cheerleader takes a knee during the national anthem

  02-11-2018 12:13
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. — An unidentified cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers was photographed kneeling during the national anthem at Thursday evening's game between the 49ers and Oakland Raiders at Levi's Stadium, CBS San Francisco reports. "I just thought it was peaceful, respectful, constitutionally-protected free speech," remarked Lenny Herrold, a fan in the stands whose photo of the cheerleader was one of several that went viral on social media.The cheerleader's move comes more than t
  
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• Little girl mesmerized with Michelle Obama's portrait dressed as her for Halloween

  02-11-2018 12:07
  
  In March 2108, a 2-year-old girl became captivated by Michelle Obama — and America became captivated by the little girl. Months later, and Parker Curry is wowing us again with her love for the former first lady.Earlier this year, a fellow museum-goer snapped a photo of Parker gazing in awe at Michelle Obama's portrait at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The photo quickly went viral and even the former first lady saw it. Parker got to meet Mrs. Obama, who invited her and he
  
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• Little girl mesmerized by Michelle Obama's portrait dressed as her for Halloween

  02-11-2018 12:07
  
  In March 2108, a 2-year-old girl became captivated by Michelle Obama — and America became captivated by the little girl. Months later, and Parker Curry is wowing us again with her love for the former first lady.Earlier this year, a fellow museum-goer snapped a photo of Parker gazing in awe at Michelle Obama's portrait at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The photo quickly went viral and even the former first lady saw it. Parker got to meet Mrs. Obama, who invited her and he
  
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• Starbucks giving away limited-edition reusable holiday cups

  02-11-2018 11:41
  
  'Tis the season for holiday spirit at Starbucks stores.Starbucks is celebrating the spirit of yesteryear with a modern twist with this years' cup designs, according to the company's website.Starting Nov. 2, customers will find four new designs on the cups, featuring fun red or green patterns and holiday prints.Customers get an added bonus visiting stores on Nov. 2, receiving a free, limited-edition reusable red holiday cup while supplies last. Stores will discount drinks by $0.50 for anyone who
  
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• Holiday cheer hits Starbucks stores

  02-11-2018 11:41
  
  'Tis the season for holiday spirit at Starbucks stores.Starbucks is celebrating the spirit of yesteryear with a modern twist with this years' cup designs, according to the company's website.Starting Nov. 2, customers will find four new designs on the cups, featuring fun red or green patterns and holiday prints. Customers get an added bonus visiting stores on Nov. 2, receiving a free, limited-edition reusable red holiday cup while supplies last. Stores will discount drinks by $0.50 for anyone who
  
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• Ohio spending $8 million to help workers, companies, affected by opioids

  02-11-2018 11:02
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is spending $8 million over the next two years to help employers and unemployed workers overcome problems related to opioid addiction.The Department of Job and Family Services says the agency will use federal Labor Department dollars to help companies that hire people recovering from addiction.The grant will also create an addiction services apprenticeship at community colleges and provide job training and other services to help unemployed workers overcome addict
  
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• Notorious Cleveland landlord sentenced to 6 months in jail

  02-11-2018 10:59
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A man dubbed one of Cleveland's most notorious landlords has been sentenced to six months in jail.Housing Court Judge Ron O'Leary sentenced Graig Brown Thursday, also ordering him to pay fines and to complete community service. The Plain Dealer reports Brown was convicted of failure to file a certificate of disclosure.Authorities say Brown long eluded answering in court for nine criminal housing court cases involving his properties or more than a dozen civil cases and judg
  
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• High school football player wows crowd with rendition of national anthem

  02-11-2018 10:57
  GAMBRILLS, Md. — At Arundel High School outside of Baltimore, Friday nights in the fall mean football. But on a Friday night two weeks ago, after he put on his uniform, senior Jackson Dean Nicholson picked up his guitar.Jackson's country version of the national anthem went viral and has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on YouTube."Oh, they went insane. They went insane. It was cool. The team had no idea that's what it was going to be," Nicholson said. "They weren't expecting it t
  
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• Rare Mandarin duck finds home in New York City's Central Park

  02-11-2018 10:56
  
  NEW YORK -- A rare duck is causing a stir in New York City. The Mandarin duck, known for its multicolored feathers and hot pink bill, is native to East Asia. The big question is: Why is it in the middle of Manhattan?CBS New York reports that photographer Dennis Newsham can't get enough of the duck."I took a couple hundred [pictures] because it's a rare bird and I was trying to get some action shots, and I got some of it flying," Newsham said.The Harlem man isn't the only one flocking to Central
  
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• Trump pledges asylum crackdown, tent cities; is it legal?

  02-11-2018 10:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he plans to sign an order next week that could lead to the large-scale detention of migrants crossing the southern border and bar anyone caught crossing illegally from claiming asylum — two legally dubious proposals that mark his latest election-season barrage against illegal immigration.Trump also said he had told the U.S. military mobilizing at the southwest border that if U.S. troops face rock-throwing migrants, they should re
  
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• Former Buckeye launches campaign for ALS research

  02-11-2018 08:51
  COLUMBUS – When 100,000+ Buckeye fans watch the upcoming Ohio State v. Nebraska game Saturday at the Shoe, they’ll also see something else: a video featuring some of OSU’s biggest sports figures. Current head football coach Urban Meyer, former head football coach Jim Tressel, former player and NFL star Chris Spielman, and two-time Heisman Trophy Winner Archie Griffin will all appear in a video that will be played on the big board during Saturday's game. But the star of the vide
  
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• Crew SC advances in MLS Cup Playoffs

  02-11-2018 03:53
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Columbus Crew SC defeated D.C. United on the road to advance in the MLS Cup playoffs.Crew SC won on penalty kicks.The game went to extra time as the score was 1-1 at the end of regulation.There were goals by Frederic Brillant for D.C. United and Federico Higuaín for Columbus in the first half.Higuaín scored his second goal in the first half of extra time.The score was 2-2 at the end of extra time.Crew SC scored three penalty kicks while D.C. United scored twice.C
  
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• Columbus Crew SC advances in MLS Cup Playoffs

  02-11-2018 03:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Wayne Rooney was stopped on a shootout attempt in his MLS playoff debut, Nick DeLeon skied D.C. United's final kick over the crossbar and the Columbus Crew beat D.C. United 3-2 on penalty kicks after they tied 2-2 on Thursday night.Columbus goalkeeper Zack Steffen denied United's top two scorers in Rooney and Luciano Acosta. Patrick Mullins, who was traded to Columbus from D.C. earlier this year, had a chance to win it, but his penalty shot hit the post and DeLeon wasn't
  
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• Mom, two sons talk about being on hit list at West High School

  02-11-2018 02:36
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Three students were removed from a Columbus high school after they allegedly created a hit list.According to a spokesperson with Columbus City Schools, a teacher at West High School found the list Thursday.A parent dreads the thought of receiving a phone call from their child's school principal.When one mother got the call from West High School she could not believe what she heard.10TV is not identifying the mother or her sons to protect their identity.Both boys said they did no
  
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• Person killed after being hit by train in Circleville

  02-11-2018 00:59
  
  CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio - Circleville police are investigating after a person was hit by a train Thursday evening.Police said the person, a male, was pronounced dead at Berger Hospital.The person has not been identified.
  
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• Person flown to hospital after being hit by train in Circleville

  02-11-2018 00:59
  
  CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio - Circleville police are investigating after a person was hit by a train on Thursday.Police said the person was flown to a hospital in the Columbus area.The person's condition was not released.The Main Street and Washington Street crossings are the only ones open, police said.The person has not been identified.
  
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• Man dies after being hit by train in Circleville

  02-11-2018 00:59
  
  CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio - Circleville police are investigating after a man was hit by a train Thursday evening.Police said the man was pronounced dead at Berger Hospital. His identity has not been released at this time.No other details were immediately available.
  
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• Q&A: A look at tight congressional rematch in central Ohio

  02-11-2018 00:01
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Both parties are fighting hard to win a congressional re-match in Ohio between Republican Troy Balderson and Democrat Danny O'Connor, with control of the U.S. House in the balance.Balderson and O'Connor participated in a candidate forum on November 1. You can watch in the player below.Polling shows O'Connor, the Franklin County recorder in Columbus, closing in on Balderson, a former state lawmaker who won short-term control of the 12th District seat in an August speci
  
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