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• Escaped Ohio child killer on U.S. Marshals' 15 Most Wanted List

  08-12-2018 22:07
  
  Lester Eubanks was recently added to the U.S. Marshals' 15 Most Wanted list.He has been on the run for more than 40 years.Federal authorities said Eubanks was attempting to rape a 14-year old Mansfield girl, Mary Ellen Deener, when he shot and beat her to death in 1965.He escaped in 1973 when he walked away from his handlers at a shopping center in Columbus when he was allowed to shop unescorted as a reward for good behavior.TheU.S.Marshals said Eubanks could be using the alias Victor Young and
  
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• Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray wins Heisman Trophy, OSU's Dwayne Haskins finishes third

  08-12-2018 21:16
  
  NEW YORK — Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray won the Heisman Trophy Saturday night.The other finalists for the award were Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins and Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.Murray threw for 4,053 yards and 40 touchdowns.He took over as the Oklahoma quarterback this season for Baker Mayfield, who won the Heisman Trophy last year and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns.Haskins, a third-year sophomore, set several Ohio State and Big Ten passing records while being na
  
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• Heisman Trophy: Stock soared for 1st-time starting QBs

  08-12-2018 21:16
  
  NEW YORK — Tua Tagovailoa rolled across the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on a black scooter with a little Alabama sticker on the front, his sprained left ankle in a gray plastic boot, safely propped up as he pushed off with his right foot.The Crimson Tide quarterback and fellow Heisman Trophy finalists Kyler Murray of Oklahoma and Dwayne Haskins of Ohio State were on Wall Street on Friday to ring the closing bell on a day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 558 points.Stoc
  
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• Dog found waiting for owners to return after California wildfire

  08-12-2018 20:31
  
  PITTSBURG, Calif. (WTHR) - A dog left behind in the Camp Fire was found alive, waiting for his owners to return to their burned home.Rescue organization K9 Paw Print Rescue wrote in a Facebook post that Madison's owners were unable to return home when the fire started, hoping and praying their dog would be okay.Shayla Sullivan volunteers with K9 Paw Print Rescue and helped locate the family's other dog, Miguel, then tried to lure Madison back to the property with food and water.After speaking wi
  
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• 135 hurt, 1,000 detained during protests in France

  08-12-2018 20:08
  
  PARIS - France's interior minister says the protest violence in Paris is "under control" despite scattered tensions but is calling it "totally unacceptable."Interior Minister Christophe Castaner says 135 people were injured in the protests Saturday, including 17 police officers. He says "exceptional" security measures allowed nearly police to put nearly 1,000 people in custody.Casataner estimated there were 10,000 yellow vest protesters in Paris on Saturday, among some 125,000 protesters around
  
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• Trump says chief of staff John Kelly to leave at year's end

  08-12-2018 19:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job by year's end amid an expected West Wing reshuffling reflecting a focus on the 2020 re-election campaign and the challenge of governing with Democrats reclaiming control in the House.An announcement about Kelly's replacement was expected in the coming days, the president told reporters as he departed the White House for the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia.Only a day before, Trum
  
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• Giraffe dies at the Columbus Zoo four days after c-section, death of her calf

  08-12-2018 19:18
  
  POWELL, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium says a 6-year-old giraffe has died, four days after a cesarean section was unable to save her calf.A zoo release says the Masai giraffe, Cami, collapsed Saturday morning and was unable to rise. She died soon afterward. Initial bloodwork suggests acute kidney failure, but a full necropsy will be conducted.She had shown signs of labor Tuesday afternoon. The calf was being birthed rear hooves first, and the zoo says such calves rarely survive.A lar
  
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• Ryan Day names Brian Hartline Ohio State's permanent wide receivers coach

  08-12-2018 19:10
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Brian Hartline has been elevated to permanent wide receivers coach by Ohio State head coach Ryan Day after serving in an interim capacity this season.Hartline was a quality control coach for the team throughout 2017 and then was named interim receivers coach in July of this year. A 2009 Ohio State University graduate, Hartline played seven seasons in the National Football League.“Brian is a terrific young coach and mentor to our players and I am thrilled he is on our
  
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• 1 million wreaths en route to Arlington National Cemetery

  08-12-2018 18:15
  
  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — One million balsam wreaths aboard a tractor-trailer caravan are on their way to the nation's most hallowed ground, Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place for more than 400,000 active duty U.S. service members, veterans and their families.The "Wreaths Across America" convoy departed Saturday from Columbia Falls, Maine, where the wreaths are made, and will stop at schools, memorials and veteran group gatherings along the 740-mile journey to Arlington, Virg
  
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• GOP standoff in Ohio over abortion, gun measure averted

  08-12-2018 17:22
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After a whirlwind week, a brewing standoff between legislative Republicans in Ohio and their same-party governor over some big-ticket policy issues has been averted — perhaps permanently.Proposals restricting early abortions and gun owners' "duty to retreat" that outgoing Republican Gov. John Kasich opposes appeared poised for legislative action as lawmakers returned to work after November's election. A Medicaid expansion he's fiercely defended also faced a thre
  
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• Senate passes bill to honor baseball pioneer Larry Doby

  08-12-2018 17:00
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The U.S. Senate has passed legislation to honor former Cleveland Indians center-fielder Larry Doby, the American League's first black ballplayer, with the Congressional Gold Medal.Ohio Sens. Sherrod Brown, a Cleveland Democrat, and Rob Portman, a Cincinnati-area Republican, recently announced passage of the bill, which awaits President Donald Trump's signature.Republican Rep. Jim Renacci of Wadsworth earlier helped gain House approval.Doby became the American League's firs
  
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• Youngstown State extends Tressel as president through 2020

  08-12-2018 16:40
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Youngstown State University's trustees and its president have agreed to extend his contract through June 2020.The university's Board of Trustees and President Jim Tressel recently agreed to the one-year extension. Board Chair Dee Crawford said in a statement that the former Ohio State University football coach has "excelled" in leading the university the past four years.Tressel was named YSU's ninth president in 2014 and signed a three-year contract through the end
  
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• Man arrested in kidnapping, murder of North Carolina teen

  08-12-2018 16:00
  
  LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — The FBI says an arrest has been made in the disappearance and death of a North Carolina teenager.A statement issued by the FBI says Michael Ray McLellan has been charged in connection with the kidnapping and murder of 13-year-old Hania Noelia Aguilar.The 34-year-old McLellan faces first degree murder and other charges. He is being held without bond in the Robeson County Detention Center. He will appear in court at the Robeson County Courthouse on Monday.McLellan was
  
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• Dellavedova returns to Cavs in 3-team trade

  08-12-2018 15:20
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Matthew Dellavedova is coming back to the Cavaliers. He won't recognize them.Cleveland re-acquired the popular, scrappy guard on Friday in a three-team trade with the Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards.The Cavaliers also received forward John Henson and 2021 first- and second-round picks from Milwaukee, and a 2022 second-rounder from Washington. The Cavs sent guard George Hill and a 2021 second-round selection to the Bucks, and forward Sam Dekker to the Wizards. Milwau
  
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• SpaceX Christmas delivery delayed by communication problem

  08-12-2018 12:56
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A communication drop-out has delayed a Christmas delivery at the International Space Station.A SpaceX capsule full of holiday goodies got to within 32 feet of the orbiting complex Saturday. But trouble with a communication satellite network forced a last-minute delay.For safety, Mission Control ordered the Dragon capsule to back up to the 100-foot point. Communication temporarily dropped out, meanwhile, between the space station and ground controllers.NASA says
  
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• Chief of Staff John Kelly may depart in expected White House shakeup

  08-12-2018 12:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is inching closer to his long-teased major White House shake-up, gearing up for the twin challenges of battling for re-election and dealing with the Democrats' investigations once they take control of the House.The biggest piece of the shifting picture: Chief of Staff John Kelly's departure now appears certain.Trump announced Friday he was picking a new U.S. attorney genera l and a new ambassador to the U.N. , and at the same time two senior aides d
  
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• Scuffles, tear gas as police clamp down on Paris protest

  08-12-2018 12:15
  
  PARIS (AP) — Crowds of yellow-vested protesters angry at President Emmanuel Macron and France's high taxes tried to converge on the presidential palace Saturday, some scuffling with police firing tear gas, amid exceptional security measures aimed at preventing a repeat of last week's rioting.Blue armored vehicles beneath the Arc de Triomphe and rows of helmeted, thickly protected riot police blocked the demonstrators' passage down the Champs-Elysees avenue toward the heart of presidential
  
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• Prosecutors: Illegal hush-money paid at Trump's 'direction'

  08-12-2018 11:28
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says that President Donald Trump directed illegal payments to buy the silence of two women whose claims of extramarital affairs threatened his presidential campaign, the first time prosecutors have connected Trump to a federal crime.In a court filing, prosecutors said former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen arranged the secret payments at the height of the 2016 campaign "in coordination with and at the direction of" Trump. Cohen has previously s
  
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• 6 dead, dozens hurt in nightclub stampede on Italy's coast

  08-12-2018 08:10
  
  ROME (AP) — A stampede at a rapper's concert in an overcrowded disco on Italy's central Adriatic coast killed five young teenagers and a woman who had accompanied her daughter to the event early Saturday, said police, who put the number of injured at 59.Video taken outside the concert venue in the town of Corinaldo, near Ancona, and shown on state TV RaiNews24 showed scores of teenagers rushing outside from a disco door and surging toward a low railing or wall near the exit. The barrier th
  
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• Remembering Chris Bradley: Columbus Gay Men's Chorus dedicates song to Chris and family

  08-12-2018 04:01
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Gay Men's Chorus dedicated a song to Chris Bradley and his family on Friday.They sang "Love is Christmas", originally performed by Sara Bareilles.Chris passed away this week at the age of 53 after a battle with leukemia.The performance at King Avenue United Methodist Church can be watched below. The group performs again on the following dates:Saturday, December 8, 2018 - 2pm,King Ave. United Methodist ChurchSaturday, December 8, 2018 - 8pm,King Ave. United Methodist
  
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• Secret Service detail for Bush, code name 'Timberwolf,' ends

  08-12-2018 01:37
  
  COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service has ended its detail for George H.W. Bush after nearly 40 years of protecting the former president, who was known by the code name "Timberwolf."The agency says its security detail officially ended at 6 a.m. Friday "with no incidents to report" following Bush's burial Thursday at his presidential library at Texas A&M University. In its final notification , the Bush Protective Division said: "You will be missed by all of us."Agents se
  
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• Man arrested for rape in Athens

  08-12-2018 01:17
  
  ATHENS, Ohio - Police in Athens have arrested a man for abduction and rape.Ohio University police said Athens police arrested Mohammed Al-Mashrafi.OU police said the crime happened in uptown Athens.Al-Mashrafi has been banned from campus and is being held at the Southeast Ohio Regional Jail on $75,000 bond, according to OU police.Police said if Al-Mashrafi bounds out of jail and is seen on campus, OU police need to be called at 740-593-1911.Chief Andrew Powers of the OU police department release
  
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• Suspect killed after being shot by Columbus SWAT officer

  08-12-2018 00:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A suspect was injured after being shot by a Columbus police SWAT officer Friday night.Police said the shooting happened just before 6:15 p.m. in the area of Mount Vernon Avenue and North Champion Avenue.A police dispatcher said SWAT was in the area as part of a robbery investigation.The suspect was taken to Grant Medical Center. Police did not have a condition of the suspect.No officers were injured.This is a developing story. Stay with 10TV and 10TV,com for more information.
  
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• Police: Juvenile suspect dies after being shot by Columbus SWAT officer

  08-12-2018 00:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A juvenile male is dead after being shot by a Columbus police SWAT officer Friday night.Police said the shooting happened just before 6:15 p.m. in the area of Mount Vernon Avenue and North Champion Avenue.SWAT was on the scene as part of an undercover operation where police set up an item exchange on a website and agreed to meet to buy or sell the item.Police said the juvenile started to rob the undercover officer when he was shot.He was taken to Grant Medical Center where they
  
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• Police: 16-year-old boy dies after being shot by Columbus SWAT officer

  08-12-2018 00:36
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A 16-year-old boy is dead after being shot by a Columbus police SWAT officer Friday night.Police said the shooting happened just before 6:15 p.m. in the area of Mount Vernon Avenue and North Champion Avenue.SWAT was on the scene as part of an undercover operation where police set up an item exchange on a website and agree to meet to buy or sell the item.Police said they were conducting the operation in response to reports of robberies of people who used a certain website to buy
  
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