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• No charges after mass drug exposure at Ross Correctional Institution

  21-11-2018 23:36
  
  ROSS COUNTY, Ohio – No charges will be filed after a heroin-fentanyl mix led to drug exposure concerns at Ross Correctional Institution in August.Twenty-eight people were taken to a hospital and treated with naloxone, a drug used to combat overdoses caused by opioids such as heroin or fentanyl. One inmate was treated at the scene.In a report released on Wednesday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol noted the Ross County Prosecutor’s office declined to prosecute due to lack of evidence.The
  
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• White House directs Pentagon to let troops use force at border

  21-11-2018 22:43
  
  CBS News' David Martin has obtained a memo signed by White House chief of staff John Kelly declaring troops may use force — including lethal force, if necessary — to protect federal personnel at the southern border. Secretary of Defense James Mattis, however, insists troops won't be armed with firearms.The memo, dated Tuesday, says troops at the border "may perform those military protective activities that the secretary of defense determines are reasonably necessary to ensure the pro
  
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• Suspects in slayings of Rhoden family to be in court

  21-11-2018 22:26
  
  WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Four people charged in the slayings of eight people in rural Ohio in 2016 are set for court hearings on aggravated murder charges and other counts.Authorities say the four Wagner family members charged in the shooting deaths of eight Rhoden family members will be arraigned over the next two weeks in Pike County Common Pleas Court in Waverly.Forty-seven-year-old George "Billy" Wagner III is set for a Dec. 4 hearing. His 48-year-old wife, Angela Wagner, is due in court N
  
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• Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says Trump is "Saudi Arabia's b****" in tweet

  21-11-2018 21:47
  
  Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, a National Guard veteran who did two tours in the Middle East, said in a tweet that President Trump is "Saudi Arabia's bitch" for announcing the U.S. will stand with Saudi Arabia, regardless of any intelligence community assessment on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's involvement in the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi."Hey @realdonaldtrump: being Saudi Arabia's bitch is not "America First,"" Gabbard tweeted. Trump has justified his stance
  
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• Pentagon says troops at US border to cost about $210 million

  21-11-2018 21:14
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Using thousands of military troops to help secure the Southwest border will cost an estimated $210 million under current plans, the Pentagon told Congress on Tuesday, even as questions arose about the scope and duration of the controversial mission.The total includes $72 million for approximately 5,900 active-duty troops providing support to Customs and Border Protection, plus $138 million so far for 2,100 National Guard troops who have been performing a separate border m
  
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• Police: Ohio sisters found dead in overheated apartment

  21-11-2018 21:04
  
  FOREST PARK, Ohio (AP) — Police say two sisters have been found dead in their suburban Cincinnati apartment where the heat had reached over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.Forest Park police say of 41-year-old Theresa Johnson and 44-year-old Mary Johnson both had developmental disabilities and their professional caregiver called 911 after discovering their bodies. Police said the caregiver had dropped them off at their apartment Sunday afternoon and returned Monday to take them to work.Police Lt. A
  
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• Ohio State basketball unveils throwback uniforms for game at St. John Arena

  21-11-2018 19:48
  
  The Ohio State men's basketball team have released their throwback uniforms for their upcoming game at St. John Arena.The Buckeyes will play Cleveland State as part of the 2018 Buckeye Classic Friday. The game will tip at 8 p.m. and will be televised by FS1. Ohio State began playing at St. John Arena during the 1956-57 season. Their last full season was in 1997-98.The last game played by the Buckeyes at St. John Arena was in 2010 against Western Carolina.Inspired by legends. pic.twitter.com/zl1L
  
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• Obama surprises Chicago food bank volunteers and helps prepare Thanksgiving meal bags

  21-11-2018 18:45
  Former President Barack Obama is giving back this holiday season by spending part of the day Tuesday at a food bank in Illinois.He volunteered at the Greater Chicago Food Depository.Obama donned a White Sox hat and purple latex gloves and jumped in with the rest of the volunteers.While busy helping sort food for the Thanksgiving holiday, he still made time for jokes, hugs and handshakes.
  
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• Volunteers renovate pediatric cancer patient's room to help celebrate survival

  21-11-2018 18:28
  COLUMBUS -After a long-fought battle, sometimes your life needs a fresh start. In 2017, Shelly Mounts’ son, Blake, was diagnosed with Leukemia.“It changes your entire life in a minute,” said Mounts.Just like that, his senior year of high school was stripped away.“While your child is sick, you spend all your time just focused on getting them better and survival and then once you get home it’s like, wow. There’s a lot of things that we put off, a lot of things w
  
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• Thanksgiving Movie Weekend – Now Gluten Free!

  21-11-2018 18:00
  Who’s ready to glut themselves on turkey, mashed potatoes, montages, action choreography, Oscar hopefuls and pumpkin pie? Bring on the holiday onslaught! Creed II by George Wolf In the history of elephants and rooms, Creed II earns a special mention for its spit take-worthy moment when a boxing commentator finally deadpans,”It’s all a bit Shakespearean, isn’t […]
  
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• Photos: Dragon Lights Columbus

  21-11-2018 17:49
  Dragon Lights Columbus returns to the Natural Resources Park of the Ohio Expo Center this Friday, November 23. The third year for the festival, the 2018 event features all new lanterns and entertainment, as well as handicrafts and a menu of Chinese and traditional fair food. Dragon Lights Columbus runs through the holiday season until Sunday, […]
  
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• 2 men in custody following drive-by shooting in Newark

  21-11-2018 17:47
  
  NEWARK – Newark police have arrested two men following a drive-by shooting that happened Saturday evening.It happened just before 8:30 p.m. when officers responded to Riverview Drive.James Alexander, 22 of Pataskala, was arrested without incident on Tuesday in Columbus. Devin Rhineheart, 23 of Newark, turned himself in Wednesday morning. Alexander and Rhinehart are both being held on State of Ohio Parole warrants.A 61-year-old woman was flown to Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center where she
  
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• Police: Armed man killed in officer-involved shooting in Franklinton

  21-11-2018 16:52
  COLUMBUS – Columbus police are continuing to investigate the death of an armed man in an officer-involved shooting Wednesday morning in Franklinton.Police received a call around 10 a.m. from a family member of a distraught man, who was armed, threatening suicide.Officers were dispatched to the man's home in the 300 block fo S. Yale Avenue. Within minutes of their arrival, officers located the male in the home with a gun.Police say a confrontation ensued and during the encounter, the man pr
  
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• Columbus Police investigating deadly officer-involved shooting in Franklinton

  21-11-2018 16:52
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting that happened Wednesday morning in Franklinton.It happened just before 10:30 a.m. in the 300 block of South Yale Avenue.
  The Columbus Police Public Information Officer told 10TV the armed person was taken to the hospital where they later died.No other information was immediately available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Restaurant Review: Buns & Brews

  21-11-2018 16:30
  The urban legends and occasional myths about hot dog manufacturing are somewhat less than appetizing. Of course, that’s the case for most meat products. The more you know the backstory, the harder it is to chew, in both a literal and figurative sense. It’s best to put such things out of mind, and wholly worthwhile […]
  
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• Judge denies request for name of officer who killed guard

  21-11-2018 16:00
  
  MIDLOTHIAN, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge has refused to order the release of the name of a suburban Chicago police officer who fatally shot a bar's security guard.U.S. District Court Judge Joan Lefkow denied the request Tuesday by the family of 26-year-old Jemel Roberson .Roberson, who was black, was working security at Manny's Blue Room in Robbins, southwest of Chicago, when he was fatally shot outside the bar Nov. 11 by a white Midlothian officer. Roberson was holding someone at gunpoint
  
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• Genital mutilation charges dismissed in Detroit-area case

  21-11-2018 15:23
  
  DETROIT — A federal judge dismissed some charges Tuesday against eight people — including two doctors — in the genital mutilation of nine girls at a suburban Detroit clinic, finding it's up to states rather than Congress to regulate the practice.U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman dismissed mutilation and conspiracy charges against Dr. Jumana Nagarwala, who performed the surgery, and Dr. Fakhruddin Attar, who allowed his clinic in Livonia, Michigan, to be used for the procedur
  
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• Columbus Makes Art Presents: John Sunami and Generations of Art

  21-11-2018 14:00
  John Sunami has been a Columbus resident since 1976. A pioneer of digital art, he was the winner of one of the first ever digital art competitions, as sponsored by MacWorld Magazine in the early 1980s. His public art and sculptures are now found across town, at the COTA headquarters, at the corner of Livingston […]
  
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• Police identify armed and dangerous suspect in deadly Linden area shooting

  21-11-2018 12:59
  
  The Columbus Division of Police is investigating a fatal shooting early Wednesday morning.Officers were called at 4:32 a.m. to the 1800 block of Argyle Drive and to Ohio State University Hospital East where they discovered three people suffering from gunshot wounds.Authorities say the victims were taken to nearby hospitals where 22-year-old Tiarra Seals died. Another woman is in critical condition, and the third a man is expected to be OK.Homicide detectives identified the suspect as 21-year-old
  
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• 1 dead, 2 injured in Linden area shooting

  21-11-2018 12:59
  
  The Columbus Division of Police is investigating a fatal shooting early Wednesday morning.Officers were called at 4:32 a.m. to the 1800 block of Argyle Drive to find three people suffering from gunshot wounds.Authorities say the victims were taken to nearby hospitals where one person died, one is in extreme critical condition, and the third victim is expected to be OK.Homicide detectives are at the hospital working to determine a motive.No suspect information was immediately available.Anyone who
  
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• Aid group: 85,000 children may have died of hunger in Yemen

  21-11-2018 12:30
  
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An estimated 85,000 children under age 5 may have died of hunger and disease since the outbreak of Yemen's civil war in 2015, an international aid group said Wednesday.Save the Children based its figures on mortality rates for untreated cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition in young children. The U.N. says more than 1.3 million children have suffered from SAM since a Saudi-led coalition went to war with Yemen's Houthi rebels in March 2015.The group said its "conservative e
  
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• US senator says no ill will, intent behind 'hanging' remark

  21-11-2018 12:25
  
  A white Republican U.S. senator from Mississippi said during a debate with her African-American Democratic opponent Tuesday night that she apologizes to people who were offended when she complimented a supporter by saying she would attend a "public hanging" if the supporter invited her.Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith's remark was caught on video that was released last week. It has brought widespread criticism both inside and outside Mississippi, a state with a history of racially motivated lynchings."For
  
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• Sheriff: Julio Jones' relatives wounded in Alabama shooting

  21-11-2018 12:22
  
  Authorities say four relatives of Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones have been wounded in a shooting at an Alabama trailer park.Al.com reports Baldwin County Sheriff Hoss Mack says the cause of the Sunday shooting remains unclear. He says Jermain Dickerson, Tamarius Dickerson and Royald Jones confronted Jahlen Baker at gunpoint in Magnolia Springs. Mack says the Dickersons and Baker are brothers, and Royald Jones is a cousin. Mack says Julio Jones is either a cousin or uncle to the men.He
  
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• Trump kicks off Palm Beach social season at Mar-a-Lago

  21-11-2018 12:19
  
  President Donald Trump is back in his comfort zone at the "winter White House": Mar-a-Lago, where women in furs and men in diamond jewelry and monogrammed slippers mingle with Sylvester Stallone and Fabio at New Year's Eve celebrations and Don King rubs elbows with Cabinet members, could-be ambassadors and the "MyPillow" guy at dinner.As he departed Washington for Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday for the Thanksgiving holiday, Trump said he'd be doing "a lot of work" while in Florida, but the club also serv
  
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• Family says slain 14-year-old was 8 months pregnant

  21-11-2018 12:16
  
  Family of a slain 14-year-old girl say the girl was 8 months pregnant and babysitting her sister's children when she was shot and killed this week.News outlets report family have identified the Georgia girl as Sonja "Star" Harrison, an eighth-grader from Stone Mountain who was expected to give birth next month.Atlanta police Officer Lisa Bender says authorities responding to a shooting at a city apartment complex Monday morning found the teen dead from a gunshot wound to the head. Sonja's mother
  
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• Brutus Buckeye: The history of the biggest nut in college football

  21-11-2018 11:59
  
  He's the biggest nut in all of college football.Part mascot. Part superhero. Brutus Buckeye is the face of one of the most successful college athletic programs in history.Sally Lanyon is considered his birth mother."For all these years after, it's so amazing to me and I have such a sense of pride about it that I contributed in some way to this making of an icon," Lanyon said.In 1965, Lanyon and co-creator Ray Bourhis realized that the Ohio State University didn't have a mascot."Ray wanted a buck
  
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• Disabled Iranian woman seeks new opportunities in the West

  21-11-2018 11:51
  
  BOSILEGRAD, Serbia (AP) — Mahana Jami, whose legs were paralyzed by childhood polio, is pursuing her goal of life in a free country somewhere in the West where her disability is recognized and accommodated — and she has the chance to scale the world's tallest towers using only her arms.For now, the 34-year-old Iranian is in a small, government-run center in Bosilegrad, a remote mountain town in southeastern Serbia, on the border with Bulgaria, along with her husband and adopted son."
  
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• Rains could help firefight but complicate search for remains

  21-11-2018 11:29
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Rain in the forecast starting Wednesday could aid crews fighting California's deadly wildfires while raising the risk of flash floods and complicating efforts to recover remains of those killed.Residents in communities charred by the Los Angeles-area fire stacked sandbags as they prepared for possible downpours that threatened to unleash runoff from hillsides left barren by flames.In Northern California, teams continued sifting through ash and debris as they searc
  
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• Franklin County DUI Task Force saturates roads this Thanksgiving weekend

  21-11-2018 11:21
  
  The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is saturating roads and keeping a sharp eye out for dangerous drivers this Thanksgiving weekend.The Task Force will concentrate efforts with sobriety checkpoints, community outreach including campaigns like "Click It or Ticket" and "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" in efforts to improve safety on Ohio's roadways.Deputies are citing drivers for speeding, following too close, passing in the berm, and failing to wear a seatbelt. In 2018 there have been 962 fatal
  
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• 2nd woman freed after arrest related to Rhoden family massacre

  21-11-2018 10:21
  
  WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — The second of two women charged with misleading authorities investigating an Ohio family massacre has been released from jail.Prosecutors have said the two women are accused of lying to a grand jury but haven't offered any specifics. They are the mothers of two suspects in the killings, and the grandmothers of the other two.On Tuesday, 65-year-old Rita Newcomb was released from Pike County Jail after posting a $50,000 bond.Last week 76-year-old Fredericka Wagner was re
  
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• 2nd woman freed after arrest related to family massacre

  21-11-2018 10:21
  
  The second of two women charged with misleading authorities investigating an Ohio family massacre has been released from jail.Prosecutors have said the two women are accused of lying to a grand jury but haven't offered any specifics. They are the mothers of two suspects in the killings, and the grandmothers of the other two.On Tuesday, 65-year-old Rita Newcomb was released from Pike County Jail after posting a $50,000 bond.Last week 76-year-old Fredericka Wagner was released after posting a port
  
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• Report: Nissan's Ghosn to be detained for another 10 days

  21-11-2018 10:16
  
  Nissan Motor Co. chairman Carlos Ghosn will be detained for another 10 days following his arrest on suspicion of falsifying income reports by millions of dollars and misusing company assets for personal gain, Japanese media reported Wednesday.The board of Nissan Motor Co. is set to decide this week whether to dismiss Ghosn and the company's representative director Greg Kelly, who was also arrested Monday on suspicion of collaborating in the wrongdoing.Their detention was extended Wednesday for a
  
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• New member appointed to Columbus Board of Education

  21-11-2018 04:55
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Board of Education has approved the appointment of a new board member to fill a vacant seat.Dominic Paretti resigned from the board last month after a report that he left his position as a legislative aide for Rep. Janine Boyd due to sexual harassment complaints.Bryan Steward then filled the seat on a short-term basis.On Tuesday, the board announced James Ragland was appointed to the seat.Ragland has a consulting firm that specializes in community outreach.He
  
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• Hamburger Inn Diner offers free Thanksgiving meal to hundreds of people in Delaware

  21-11-2018 04:26
  DELAWARE, Ohio - About 800 people were served a free Thanksgiving meal in Delaware on Tuesday thanks to the Hamburger Inn Diner.Cris Amato was a first-time volunteer at the Hamburger Inn Diner and said she was there to help and give back to the community.She was one of many volunteers serving Thanksgiving dinner.This year, she said she had to be there.She lost her mom recently after she became ill.Her dad is in hospice care. She said mortality is a strong motivator to change."I think everything
  
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• Generosity is a Helping Hand: Suburban Steel Supply Emergency Assistance Fund

  21-11-2018 02:45
  With a 100 percent participation in his company’s 401k, Mark DeBellis wants to see his 80 employees succeed—not just now, but later in life. His Gahanna-based company, Suburban Steel Supply, provides financial literacy resources to employees, and has recently started an Employee Emergency Assistance program to help them during unexpected emergencies or hardships. Read how […]
  
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• Man in life-threatening condition after shooting in South Linden

  21-11-2018 02:32
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man is in life-threatening condition after a shooting in the south Linden area of Columbus according to police.Police were called to the area of E. 20th Avenue and Hamilton Avenue around 8 p.m. Tuesday.The man was taken to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center where police say he was rushed into surgerySuspect information has not been released.
  
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• 1 in life-threatening condition after shooting in South Linden

  21-11-2018 02:32
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - One person is in life-threatening condition after a shooting in the south Linden area of Columbus according to police.Police were called to the area of E. 20th Avenue and Hamilton Avenue around 8 p.m. Tuesday.The person was taken to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.Suspect information has not been released.
  
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• Report: Trump wanted to prosecute Comey, Hillary Clinton

  21-11-2018 02:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump told his counsel's office last spring that he wanted to prosecute political adversaries Hillary Clinton and former FBI Director James Comey, an idea that prompted White House lawyers to prepare a memo warning of consequences ranging up to possible impeachment, The New York Times reported Tuesday.Then-counsel Don McGahn told the president he had no authority to order such a prosecution, and he had White House lawyers prepare the memo arguing against
  
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• Congress to probe Ivanka Trump's private email use in White House

  21-11-2018 02:02
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill will be scrutinizing Ivanka Trump's personal email use in the White House in light of new revelations that she sent hundreds of messages about government business from that account last year.On Tuesday, the Republican chairmen of Senate and House oversight committees — as well as a top House Democrat who will be wielding a gavel when his party takes power in January — called for the White House to provide more informat
  
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• Ohio State stays at No. 10 in College Football Playoff rankings head of Michigan game

  21-11-2018 01:17
  
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• The Hate U Give Conversation CBUS

  21-11-2018 01:09 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Former Ohio State nurse pleads guilty to faking cancer, accepting donations

  21-11-2018 00:22
  
  A former nurse at Ohio State University pleaded guilty to lying about having a terminal illness and accepting donations.Thirty-four-year-old Tawni Fuller pleaded guilty to telecommunications fraud and theft.Fuller, a former nurse anesthetist, told co-workers at Ohio State she had terminal lung cancer in 2016.An investigation found Fuller lied about being sick and accepting gifts, money and donated sick days.The Delaware County Prosecutor's Office said restitution will be determined at her senten
  
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• Press Conference: Paint the Plow Celebration

  21-11-2018 00:08 via youtube.com
  
  
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