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• LIVE UPDATES: Ohio State vs. Washington | Rose Bowl

  01-01-2019 23:27
  
  Urban Meyer is coaching his final game with the Ohio State Buckeyes as they take on the Washington Huskies in the 105th Rose Bowl Game.Follow along with live updates from today's game:1ST QUARTEROhio State 7, Washington 0 After a quick first drive, the Buckeyes came back and picked up big yardage on the ground as the drive was capped off by Dwayne Haskins connecting with Parris Campbell from 12 yards out.Scoring Drive summary: 11 plays – 77 yards – 2:45
  
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• WATCH: Ohio State, Pickerington marching bands perform in Rose Parade

  01-01-2019 23:13
  
  Central Ohio got its fair share of representation Tuesday ahead of the Rose Bowl as the Ohio State and Pickerington high school marching bands performed in the Tournament of Roses Parade.Pickerington North and Central high school bands made their way down the streets of Pasadena, Calif. along with the Ohio State marching band, which will also perform at the Rose Bowl's half time show.Check out the bands below:
  
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• Mega Millions jackpot reaches $425 million

  01-01-2019 23:05
  
  There's a chance someone could start the new year with a whole lot of money.The Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday night is worth $425 million.No one has won a New Year's Day jackpot since 2008. It’s only the fifth time the drawing has fallen on the first day of the year. This is the eighth largest jackpot in the lottery’s history.Everyone has their own plan for all that cash.“I’d give it to my kids, and I’d take care of my family, my brothers and sisters,”said lot
  
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• Police go viral for devastation over burned Krispy Kreme truck

  01-01-2019 21:10
  
  A Krispy Kreme truck that caught fire in Kentucky prompted a viral tweet from the Lexington Police Department showing how devastated they were for the truck's crispy fate.Police say the driver noticed smoke billowing out of the back and was able to get out of the truck safely, WTHR reported. Police and fire departments responded to get the scene under control.The department then posted pictures to social media, highlighting the familiar stereotype of cops and donuts.No words. 😭 pic.twitt
  
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• Columbus police search for suspect who robbed woman during meetup to buy phone

  01-01-2019 20:37
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Police is asking for the public's help in finding a suspect who allegedly robbed a woman over a week ago.According to police, the suspect went to McGuffey Market on Hudson Street Dec. 21 to buy a phone the victim had advertised on the LetGo app. The suspect then continued to delay his decision to buy the phone and instead offered a gift card, which the victim refused.After the victim left the store, police say the suspect approached her, pulled out
  
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• 'Stranger Things' season 3 gets premiere date

  01-01-2019 19:17
  
  (WTHR) — Netflix has revealed when "Stranger Things" fans will get to return to Hawkins, Indiana.The newest season of the highly-anticipated show will be available to stream on July 4, 2019. It's been over a year since season 2 was released.JULY 4 pic.twitter.com/UX9M1L02rd— Stranger Things (@Stranger_Things) January 1, 2019
  In addition to Netflix tweeting the premiere date, a cryptic video was released to get fans hyped for what's to come.
  "1985 will never be the same. Stranger Thin
  
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• Pickerington marching bands gave back to community ahead of Rose Parade

  01-01-2019 18:25
  Since June, Pickerington North and Central high school bands have been practicing for the Tournament of Roses Parade.That practiced paid off Tuesday morning as they took to the streets for their performance.Before that, the Pickerington students played for families and staff at the Ronald McDonald House of Pasadena to give back to the community Monday.This front yard concert included 340 students from both Pickerington high schools.“We’re one band, we all have the same aspirations an
  
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• Strategic Command deletes, apologizes for New Year's tweet about dropping bomb

  01-01-2019 17:43
  
  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Strategic Command, which oversees America's nuclear and missile arsenal, boasted in a New Year's Eve tweet that it's ready, if ever needed, "to drop something much, much bigger" than the Times Square ball.The tweet was accompanied by video of B-2 bombers dropping two 30,000-pound conventional weapons at a test range, according to CNN, which aired the video.The tweet on Strategic Command's Twitter account was replaced with an apology: "Our previous NYE tweet was in poor tast
  
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• Columbus police investigating shooting after victim drives to police center for help

  01-01-2019 17:07
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police is investigating a shooting incident after officers were approached by a wounded victim Monday.According to police, the male victim drove onto the parking lot of the 5th Precinct Substation on Cleveland Avenue shortly after 7:30 p.m. to seek help from officers. The victim was found with gunshot wounds to his neck and shoulder and was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.Police say the victim was unable to speak about details of the inci
  
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• Police investigate New Year's Eve shooting that killed 3

  01-01-2019 16:21
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland police are investigating a New Year's Eve shooting that killed three men and injured another man and a woman.Police said the shooting happened just before midnight Monday when a group of men arrived uninvited to a New Year's party on the city's west side.Police said men ages 19, 22, and 25 were killed. A 21-year-old man remains hospitalized after being shot in the back of the head and a 23-year-old woman was treated at a hospital for gun wound to her arm and rele
  
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• Police investigate fatal shooting of 3 in Cleveland

  01-01-2019 16:21
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland police are investigating the fatal shooting of three people around midnight on New Year's Eve.Reports say police responding to calls of a shooting found two people dead from gunshot wounds. A third person died on the way to the city's MetroHealth Medical Center.Police haven't released the victims' names or information about suspects.
  
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• Blue Jackets surge late to beat reeling Senators 6-3

  01-01-2019 12:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus coach John Tortorella didn't want to talk much hockey after the Blue Jackets' wild New Year's Eve win over the Ottawa Senators.Tortorella's mind was on Nick Foligno's 5-year-old daughter, Milana, who was born with a congenital heart defect and earlier Monday had a scheduled surgery in Boston.Foligno, the Blue Jackets captain, was with his little girl but chatted with Tortorella by phone after the team scored five goals in the final period to secure its sixth
  
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• 1 dead after being stabbed in southwest Columbus

  01-01-2019 05:35
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - One person is dead after being stabbed in southwest Columbus Monday night, according to Columbus police.Columbus police said officers responded to the area of the 2500 block of Harrisburg Pike around 11:05 p.m.The injured person was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition and was later pronounced dead.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates on this story as it progresses.
  
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• Urban Meyer ends career in Rose Bowl vs Petersen's Huskies

  01-01-2019 04:14
  
  PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Urban Meyer sees the Rose Bowl nestled in verdant Arroyo Seco on a sunny winter day and thinks back to the formative days of his coaching career.When he was a 20-something wide receivers coach for Colorado State back in the 1990s, Meyer interrupted a recruiting trip to the Los Angeles area to visit the iconic college football stadium. He tried to sneak inside to get a look at the turf, but was asked to leave by a security guard."Guy was really rude, too," Meyer said
  
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• Lancaster mother warns others not to drink and drive after losing daughter

  01-01-2019 02:49
  LANCASTER, Ohio - It has been more than four months since a Lancaster mother lost her nine-year-old daughter in a drunk driving crash.“When you make your plans on going out, and what you are going to wear, and who you are going to go with. You need to plan how you are going to get home,” said mother, Krista Prince.Prince says she cannot say the one thing she misses the most about her daughter.“Everything.There's not just one thing.I miss her smile, and laugh and her silly jokes
  
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• House Democrats unveil measure to re-open government

  01-01-2019 02:48
  
  WASHINGTON — House Democrats unveiled a package of bills Monday that would re-open the federal government without approving funding for President Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico, establishing an early confrontation that will test the new power dynamic in Washington.The House is preparing to vote as soon as the new Congress convenes Thursday, as one of the first acts after Democrats take control, according to an aide who was not authorized to discuss the plan and spoke on condition o
  
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• What to know: Buckeyes, Huskies face off in 105th edition of Rose Bowl

  01-01-2019 02:30
  
  Rose Bowl: Ohio State (12-1) vs. Washington (10-3), Jan. 1, 5 p.m. Eastern (ESPN)Line: Ohio State by 6 ½.Series record: Ohio State leads 8-3.WHAT'S AT STAKE?Ohio State's Urban Meyer is ending his coaching career in the 105th edition of the Granddaddy of Them All. The three-time national champion coach leads another powerhouse Buckeyes squad against the Pac-12 champion Huskies, who are in the Rose Bowl for the first time in 18 years.KEY MATCHUPOhio State QB Dwayne Haskins vs. Washington's
  
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• Kim Jong Un says he's ready for more talks with President Trump

  01-01-2019 02:24
  
  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday he hopes to extend his high-stakes nuclear summitry with President Donald Trump into 2019, but also warns Washington not to test North Koreans' patience with sanctions and pressure.During his televised New Year's speech, Kim said he's ready to meet with Trump at any time to produce an outcome "welcomed by the international community." However, he said the North will be forced to take a different path if the United States "co
  
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• Human waste, trash overwhelm some national parks in shutdown

  01-01-2019 02:06
  
  WASHINGTON — Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West's iconic national parks on Monday, as a partial government shutdown left the areas open to visitors but with little staff on duty."It's a free-for-all," Dakota Snider, 24, who lives and works in Yosemite Valley, said by telephone Monday, as Yosemite National Park officials announced closings of some minimally supervised campgrounds and
  
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• Our Top 20 Most Important Pieces of Journalism of 2018

  01-01-2019 00:43
  What’s popular isn’t always important and what’s important isn’t always popular. Our job as journalists is to inform, educate and entertain, and we’re proud of the award winning work that we’ve published to help improve the communities in Central Ohio that we serve. We’re equally proud of the fact that Columbus Underground remains universally available […]
  
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• Throngs packing into Times Square for rainy New Year's Eve

  01-01-2019 00:24
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Revelers in New York's Times Square are contending with rain drops and a bit of price gouging ahead of the New Year's Eve ball drop.Monday's rainy, but mild weather saw some people paying up to $10 for the kind of plastic ponchos that sell for less than $2 at Walmart.Larissa Duke, of Ontario, Canada, went for a more frugal option.The 22-year-old college student wrapped herself in a garbage bag and placed the top of an umbrella on her head to stay dry.Umbrellas were banned f
  
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