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• Police caution against warming up cars during colder temperatures

  12-11-2018 23:06
  As the weather gets cold, it's tempting to leave your car running to warm up or stay warm, without you in it.Columbus Police warn, never do it. The first chilly day a couple weeks ago, police received several calls of cars being stolen this way.Police say it's a crime of opportunity, many times the robber is just trying to get from one place to another or wants to joyride. But it can happen quickly.“I was like this is what I do all the time, start it up, go back inside for a second and the
  
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• Fayette County men charged after allegedly beating kitten to death

  12-11-2018 22:54
  
  Two men in Fayette County are accused of beating a kitten to death.According to the Fayette Regional Humane Society, 31-year-old Samual Nye and 22-year-old Alex Hebb attempted to break the kitten’s neck and then its head was stomped.Officers with the Washington Court House Police Department and a humane agent found the kitten in a garbage container behind the residence on Forest Street.Both men were taken to the Fayette County Jail and charged with prohibitions concerning companion animals
  
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• Dead in cars and homes: Northern California fire toll at 42

  12-11-2018 22:27
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The dead were found in burned-out cars, in the smoldering ruins of their homes, or next to their vehicles, apparently overcome by smoke and flames before they could jump in behind the wheel and escape. In some cases, there were only charred fragments of bone, so small that coroner's investigators used a wire basket to sift and sort them.At least 42 people were confirmed dead in the wildfire that turned the Northern California town of Paradise and outlying areas into
  
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• 2 chances for snow this week in central Ohio

  12-11-2018 22:17
  The November chill continues and we’re once again looking at the chance for more light snow in the forecast.The good news is that it doesn’t look like we’ll see a lot of snow but it does look like it could affect Tuesday morning’s commute so watch out for slick spots.We’ll continue to see cooler than average weather across Central Ohio as well. In fact, with a high in the mid-40s (nearly 10º below average) Monday will be the warmest day of the week.Doppler 10 M
  
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• Vote on the Best Columbus Architecture of 2018

  12-11-2018 22:13
  For the fourth year in a row, Columbus Underground is celebrating the contemporary architectural and design talents represented in the myriad of new development proposals that have been announced over the course of the past 12 months. While other local architectural awards honor completed projects after construction has finished, ours instead takes a look at […]
  
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• After Mayor resigns in scandal, Crestline police chief accused of incompetence, dishonesty

  12-11-2018 21:59
  An investigation into the Crestline Chief of Police found incompetence, dishonesty, and dereliction of duty.The small Crawford County Village is still dealing with the resignation of its Mayor after he was caught on camera using racial slurs.Now the man who made that video, Police Chief Joe Butler, is himself facing possible termination.Among the findings of an internal investigation:"Butler placed officers in jeopardy by refusing to provide backup weapons in the form of shotguns or rifles for p
  
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• Florida school shooting defendant registered to vote in jail

  12-11-2018 21:23
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The man accused of gunning down 17 people at a Florida high school registered to vote while behind bars awaiting trial.The SunSentinel reports Nikolas Cruz registered as a Republican on July 25. He's charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted murder for the Valentine's Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.Andrew Pollack, the father of a victim, tweeted Saturday that he's "sick to his stomach" Cruz was al
  
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• Wisconsin district investigates boys' apparent Nazi salute in prom photo

  12-11-2018 21:20
  
  BARABOO, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin school district is investigating a photo of a group of high school boys giving what appears to be a Nazi salute, drawing a strong rebuke on social media.Baraboo Superintendent Lori Mueller said she became aware of the photo Monday after it was posted on social media. The photo of more than 60 male students dressed in suits, some wearing boutonnieres, shows many with their right arm extended upward while posed on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse. Muel
  
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• Reward in case of kidnapped North Carolina teen rises to $20K

  12-11-2018 21:08
  
  LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — A total reward of $20,000 is being offered in the case of a 13-year-old girl kidnapped from a North Carolina mobile home park.News outlets report Lumberton police announced Friday that Gov. Roy Cooper's office is offering $5,000 for information that leads to Hania Noelia Aguilar. The FBI is offering $15,000.Relatives say the eighth-grader went outside last week to start a relative's SUV to prepare to leave for the bus stop. Police say a man then forced her into an SU
  
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• KFC adds chicken and waffles to the menu for a limited time

  12-11-2018 21:05
  
  Kentucky Fried Chicken has introduced its own version of chicken and waffles.It includes the Colonel’s extra-crispy chicken atop a Belgian-style sugar-coated waffle with Mrs. Butterworth’s maple-flavored syrup. Prices start at $5.49.It’s also available as a sandwich with KFC’s sweet-heat Hot Honey fried chicken as a breast fillet in between two waffles for $5.99.The chicken and waffles are only available for a limited time for now until the end of the year.
  
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• Black Restaurant Week Runs Until Nov. 17

  12-11-2018 20:59
  Black Restaurant Week kicked off this Sunday, Nov. 11, and this fall there are nine participating minority-owned restaurants. It’ll run through Saturday, Nov. 17. Launched by Columbus Urban League Young Professionals, an affiliate of the Columbus Urban League (CUL), Black Restaurant Week aims to bring attention and dollars to the city’s black-owned restaurants while supporting […]
  
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• Sherrod Brown issues statement on weighing 2020 presidential campaign

  12-11-2018 20:14
  
  U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown is long past his dream of playing centerfield for the Cleveland Indians. At 65 years old, it's safe to say he's past his prime athletically. But Brown, one of the winningest Democrats in Ohio history, says he is seriously considering a 2020 presidential run.Brown had previously played down interest in joining what's expected to be a crowded Democratic field. But Brown acknowledged in multiple interviews Monday he's listening to calls for him to run. He told the Associa
  
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• Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee dead at 95

  12-11-2018 19:56
  
  Marvel Comics co-creator Stan Lee has died according to TMZ. He was 95.TMZ reports Lee was taken to the hospital Monday morning where he passed away.Lee started Marvel with Jack Kirby in 1961. He created several characters including Spider-Man, Black Panther, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and the X-Men.This is a developing story and will be updated.
  
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• Wahlburgers Food Truck Debuts This Week

  12-11-2018 19:35
  The Wahlburgers Food Truck, co-founded by actor Mark Wahlberg and his brothers Paul and Donnie, is opening for a special preview on Tuesday, Nov. 13. The truck will launch at the Mark Wahlberg Chevrolet dealership on West Broad Street, which Wahlberg purchased earlier this year. Wahlburgers will begin its route around Columbus at a date […]
  
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• Quinci Emporium Announces Prepared Food Offering, New Business Partner

  12-11-2018 19:30
  Cookware retailer the Quinci Emporium first opened its doors in April 2016 to offer kitchen gadgets, dishes, glassware, novelty items, and packaged imported foods to the Short North. In February 2017, the store began offering kitchen demonstrations and cooking classes, as well as fresh cheeses and curated boutique wines. The Quinci Emporium’s latest phase moves toward […]
  
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• Political commentator at center of protests to speak at OSU

  12-11-2018 19:20
  
  COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University says security measures are in place ahead of a visit from a conservative political commentator who has been at the center of protests.Ben Shapiro was at one point editor-at-large of far-right media outlet Breitbart News. Tuesday night, he's expected to speak at Performance Hall inside the student union.He was invited by the group "Young America's Foundation," a registered student organization.In Sept. 2017, he spoke at University of California, Berkeley. Pol
  
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• Police investigating after body found near Big Walnut Creek in east Columbus

  12-11-2018 19:07
  
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus police were on the scene for nearly 24 hours after a body was found near Big Walnut Creek.The call came into police at about 4 p.m. Sunday and the scene was cleared a little after noon Monday.The body was found near the creek off Groves Road and Arbor Drive.According to police, the body was decomposed and was taken to the Franklin County Coroner's office to try and identify it. The location where the body was found Sunday afternoon (Jeff Sheerer/WBNS-10TV)
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• Police: Body found near Big Walnut Creek in east Columbus

  12-11-2018 19:07
  
  Columbus police were led to a wooded area off Groves Road and Arbor Drive in Southeast Columbus by a 15-year-old girl who called 911 to say she found a body."We stumble upon this thing that looks like a big tree root coming out of the ground until I realize it has a hand," she said.The girl, whose mother asked we not identify her, says she was looking for rabbits and frogs near Big Walnut Creek near a relative’s home."I saw the skull of the body a couple of feet back but I thought it was a
  
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• Dave Chappelle photobombs Ohio couple's engagement shoot at Yellow Springs brewery

  12-11-2018 19:05
  
  YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio -- It's one of the biggest pet peeves for photographers - amateurs and professionals alike. You're in the middle of getting the perfect photo when someone intentionally walks into the shot.But what if that person happens to be a famous actor and comedian?That's what happened to photographer Jaycee Marie as she was shooting an engagement session at a brewery in Yellow Springs.Comedian - and Yellow Springs resident - Dave Chappelle walked behind the couple and smiled as Marie
  
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• Bengals fire defensive coordinator after rout by Saints

  12-11-2018 19:02
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals have fired defensive coordinator Teryl Austin, a day after their historically bad performance in a 51-14 loss to the Saints.New Orleans scored on every possession except the last one — when it took a knee in field-goal range — during its rout at Paul Brown Stadium.The Bengals (5-4) have given up 500 yards in three straight games — a first in the Super Bowl era — and are on pace to give up an NFL record for yards in a season.It's the sec
  
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• “The Stories We Tell Are A Currency for Meaning and Living” | The White Album Comes to the Mershon Stage

  12-11-2018 18:53
  No one is creating more interesting, moving, experimental theatre work in the present moment than Los Angeles-based artist Lars Jan. I saw his cavalcade of raw emotion, intellectual rigor, and dazzling spectacle, The Institute of Memory, at The Public Theater’s Under the Radar festival in 2016, and it was the most heard-of piece through the […]
  
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• NEXT: The New Corporate University

  12-11-2018 18:25
  The Economist reports that “American companies spent $91 billion on staff training last year, almost a third as much again as they did in 2016…This shift is highly encouraging. In broad terms, provision of on-the-job training has been shrinking.” Perhaps one reason companies shirk on training is because they expect new hires to arrive with […]
  
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• Dog bite leaves infant injured in Knox County

  12-11-2018 17:23
  
  MOUNT VERNON, OHIO -- The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a dog bite involving a child Monday morning in Mount Vernon.Deputies were called to a home on South Jackson Street at 9:49 a.m.First responders transported a child with injuries to Knox Community Hospital, according to officials. Their condition is unknown at this time.According to the Mount Vernon News, the child, an infant, was later transported to Nationwide Children's Hospital.Authorities have not released the age
  
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• Dog bite leaves child injured in Knox County

  12-11-2018 17:23
  
  MOUNT VERNON, OHIO -- The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a dog bite involving a child Monday morning in Mount Vernon.Deputies were called to a home on South Jackson Street at 9:49 a.m.First responders transported a child with injuries to Knox Community Hospital, according to officials. Their condition is unknown at this time.Authorities have not released the age or gender of the child.This incident remains under investigation.
  
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• Details released in dog bite that injured infant in Knox County

  12-11-2018 17:23
  
  MOUNT VERNON, OHIO -- The Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Mount Vernon Police Department are investigating a dog bite involving a 9-month-old girl Monday morning.Law enforcement was called to a home on South Jackson Street at 9:49 a.m.According to a press release, the child's mother was home at the time and said the dog bit the child's face. The dog had to be forcefully removed from the child.The girl was transported to Nationwide Children's Hospital where she still is being treated for h
  
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• WATCH: Urban Meyer press conference | Ohio State vs. Maryland week

  12-11-2018 16:54
  
  COLUMBUS -- Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer is addressing the media Monday morning from the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.In his weekly briefing, Meyer will recap last Saturday's 26-6 win over Michigan State and discuss this weekend's noon matchup against Maryland.Watch the press conference live in the video player below or on the 10TV Facebook Page:
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• Family of youngest California bar massacre victim: "It's not about gun control"

  12-11-2018 16:34
  
  Hundreds of mourners gathered for a somber homecoming in northern California for Alaina Housley, the youngest of the 12 victims of last week's mass shooting in Thousand Oaks. "My daughter's body was brought back to Napa today," said her father, Arik Housley. "We're going to bury her in four days. I should not have to do that."But Arik didn't have to do it alone. Lining the streets of Napa were hundreds of good-hearted folks who came to welcome 18-year-old Alaina home for the last time. People li
  
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• Photos: Elle King at a Packed Newport Music Hall

  12-11-2018 16:23
  California-born and Ohio-raised alt-country rock star Elle King stopped by Columbus on Friday night, performing to a packed crowd at the Newport Music Hall. King is currently out on tour for her second album, Shake the Spirit. Nashville country rock act Cordovas opened for the evening. Matt Ellis is a freelance photographer who covers bands […]
  
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• Training kids to kill at Ukrainian nationalist camp

  12-11-2018 13:22
  
  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — The campers, some clad in combat fatigues, carefully aim their assault rifles. Their instructor offers advice: Don't think of your target as a human being.So when these boys and girls shoot, they will shoot to kill.Most are in their teens, but some are as young as 8 years old. They are at a summer camp created by one of Ukraine's radical nationalist groups, hidden in a forest in the west of the country, that was visited by The Associated Press. The camp has two purpose
  
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• Dead in cars and homes: Northern California fire toll at 29

  12-11-2018 13:20
  
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The dead were found in burned-out cars, in the smoldering ruins of their homes, or next to their vehicles, apparently overcome by smoke and flames before they could jump in behind the wheel and escape. In some cases, there were only charred fragments of bone, so small that coroner's investigators used a wire basket to sift and sort them.At least 29 people were confirmed dead in the wildfire that turned the Northern California town of Paradise and outlying areas into
  
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• A grim search for more fire victims in Northern California

  12-11-2018 13:20
  
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — As wildfires continued to rage at both ends of California, officials released another grim statistic: six more dead in a swath of Northern California wiped out by fire, raising the death toll there to 29. It matched California's record for deaths in a single fire.Another 228 remain unaccounted for as crews stepped up the search for bodies and missing people. Two people were killed in a wildfire in Southern California.Ten search teams were working in Paradise —
  
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• Monday's Most Wanted: Alex B. Aton

  12-11-2018 13:16
  
  The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is trying to find 38-year old Alex B. Aton. He is wanted for violating a protection order and carrying a concealed weapon.Aton's last known address was in the Hilltop area near West Broad Street. He is 6'0", 220 lbs.If you see him, call the Franklin County Sheriff's SWAT team at 614-525-SWAT.
  
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• Southern California tally of burned homes expected to rise

  12-11-2018 13:13
  
  MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Relief and heartache await those starting to return home to a Southern California wildfire zone.Eager to know the status of his house, 69-year-old Roger Kelly defied evacuation orders Sunday and hiked back into Seminole Springs, his lakeside mobile home community in the Santa Monica Mountains north of Malibu.His got the thrill of finding his house intact. But some a half-block away were laid to waste, as were dozens more, and virtually everything on the landscape arou
  
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• Aerosmith guitarist hospitalized after jamming with Billy Joel

  12-11-2018 12:29
  
  Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has been hospitalized with breathing problems that began after a guest performance with Billy Joel in New York.Perry's publicists said in a statement Sunday that the musician is alert and responsive in the hospital and is expected to return to the road later this month.The statement says Perry felt short of breath after the performance at Madison Square Garden. It adds paramedics backstage gave Perry oxygen and used a tracheal tube to clear his airway before taking
  
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• Suspect put needles in Australian strawberries for revenge, court told

  12-11-2018 12:25
  
  Police investigating a major Australian strawberry needle contamination scare that sparked nationwide panic on Monday identified a former farm supervisor as their main suspect.Pins and needles were found stuck into the fruit in September, leading supermarkets to pull boxes from shelves across Australia and New Zealand and forcing farmers to dump crops.The sabotage and a rash of suspected hoaxes and copycat attacks also prompted the national government to raise criminal penalties for fruit tamper
  
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• 'M.A.S.H' star to join Cleveland Orchestra for holiday run

  12-11-2018 12:21
  
  Actor Jamie Farr will join the Cleveland Orchestra for its Christmas concerts this year.The orchestra has announced the Toledo native will take the stage in December for a rendition of "The Night Before Christmas" at Severance Hall. Farr played Corporal Klinger in the sitcom "M.A.S.H." Cast photo from M*A*S*H for 1977. Front row from left-Loretta Swit, Harry Morgan, Alan Alda, Mike Farrell. Back row from left-William Christopher, Gary Burghoff, David Ogden Stiers, and Jamie Farr.
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• Pocket money apps aim to help kids in cashless world

  12-11-2018 12:19
  
  LONDON (AP) — For kids growing up in today's cashless society, the piggy bank is going virtual.Father of two Roland Hall turned to a British startup's digital pocket money app because his kids were still too young to get bank cards from traditional banks.With prepaid debit cards linked to the app, Hall's kids, aged 8 and 10, can spend their allowance and chore money by shopping online or by tapping at contactless payment terminals in stores. Sound like a recipe for splurging? Not so, he sa
  
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• Deal reached in old lawsuit with Ohio Dept. of Education over educating disabled students

  12-11-2018 12:13
  
  Ohio's Department of Education and an advocacy group have a proposed agreement to settle a 25-year-old lawsuit about the education of students with disabilities.The Columbus Dispatch reports more than 250,000 such students are expected to benefit from the agreement aimed at improving educational support for them and raising academic achievement. The proposal still must be approved in federal court.Under it, the state would create a plan to boost the students' test scores and other performance me
  
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• Arrested Ohio man stashed meth in his underwear

  12-11-2018 12:07
  
  Police in Ohio say a man arrested during a traffic stop had 33 grams of meth stashed in his underwear.Alliance police say two men were arrested Wednesday, a 29-year-old Sebring man and a 45-year-old Diamond man. The Canton Repository reports both men were passengers in a vehicle pulled over for a traffic violation.Police say the drugs the 29-year-old man had hidden in his underwear were intended for sale. Police say the 45-year-old suspect was wanted on failure to appear in court.Both men remain
  
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• Mishaps, protests and litigation overshadow Florida recount

  12-11-2018 11:37
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Mishaps, protests and litigation are overshadowing the vote recount in Florida's pivotal races for governor and Senate, reviving memories of the 2000 presidential fiasco in the premier political battleground state.All 67 counties are facing a state-ordered deadline of Thursday to complete their recounts and half already had begun. Many other counties were expected to begin the work Monday after a weekend of recount drama in Broward and Palm Beach counties, home
  
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• COTA wins national award, sees increase in ridership

  12-11-2018 09:37
  COLUMBUS - Public transit and big cities like Chicago, New York and Washington D.C. go hand-in-hand, but many people may not know that the City of Columbus is carving out a name for itself when it comes to exceptional public transportation.This year, the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) was awarded the Outstanding Public Transportation System Achievement award for medium-sized systems by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). The Columbus agency beat out other medium-sized c
  
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• Parole officers assigned to sit in parking lot of empty building

  12-11-2018 06:05
  COLUMBUS – For nearly a month, parole officers from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction were assigned to sit in the parking lot of an empty building.The reason: the department sent out reporting instructions for ex-prisoners stating that around October 1, they were to report to a large warehouse on Fisher Road to meet with their parole officers, sources told 10 Investigates.There was just one problem – no one was in the building.The building is slated to become the n
  
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• Gerard Butler posts image of Malibu home burned in wildfire

  12-11-2018 04:43
  
  The Woolsey and Hill Fires have been blazing through Southern California, forcing some residents to flee their homes and hope there will be something left when they come back. Actor Gerard Butler returned to his Malibu residence Sunday and posted a devastating photo showing it in ruins."Returned to my house in Malibu after evacuating. Heartbreaking time across California," wrote the "300" actor, including a photo of himself in front of a charred home and car.Butler thanked the Los Angeles Fire D
  
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• Red Bulls beat Crew to advance, frees Berhalter for US

  12-11-2018 04:28
  
  HARRISON, N.J. -- Daniel Royer scored twice in a 2:44 span late in the second half, and the New York Red Bulls advanced to Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference finals with a 3-0 win over Columbus on Sunday night that overturned a first-leg deficit and likely will free the U.S. Soccer Federation to hire Crew coach Gregg Berhalter to run the American national team.New York won the two-leg playoff on 3-1 aggregate and will play Atlanta United in a two-leg semifinal on Nov. 25 and 29. The Easter
  
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• Ex-coach says California gunman was volatile, intimidating

  12-11-2018 04:18
  
  MONTCLAIR, Calif. — A second high school coach of the gunman who killed 12 people at a Southern California bar recalled him on Sunday as volatile and intimidating, and said that repeated complaints to school administrators about his behavior failed to prompt any discipline.Evie Cluke coached Ian David Long on Newbury Park High School's track team in 2007 and 2008. In an interview with The Associated Press, she said Long was a "ticking time bomb" who constantly lost his temper, threw tantru
  
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• One taken to Nationwide Children's after shooting in northeast Columbus

  12-11-2018 01:59
  
  COLUMBUS -- Police say one person was taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital after a shooting in northeast Columbus Saturday. Police said the call came in just after 7 p.m. in the 2100 block of Delavan Drive. The person was transported in stable condition.There is no description of the victim and no information on a suspect. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for more information as it becomes available.
  
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• Police: Disturbance call leads to standoff in Whitehall

  12-11-2018 00:58
  
  WHITEHALL -- Police are on the scene of a standoff that started with a disturbance call Sunday in the 900 block of Rose Place in Whitehall.According to police, a disturbance call is what brought them to the scene. There were several people in the house at first, but only one remained until about 7:30 p.m. when police entered the residence and escorted the man from it. That man has several warrants, according to police, two in Franklin County, one in Fairfield County.According to court records, t
  
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