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• 1 woman killed in Whitehall duplex fire

  24-04-2019 23:31
  WHITEHALL, Ohio — A woman was killed in a fire at a Whitehall duplex, according to authorities.Firefighters were called to the 4100 block of Doney Street just after 4:30 p.m.According to the Whitehall Division of Fire, a 38-year-old woman was found in the bedroom area. The fire did not extend to the other side of the duplex.A dog that was inside was able to be rescued.The fire has since been contained, the dispatcher said. The cause of the fire has not been determined at this time.The Stat
  
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• The Columbus Metropolitan Club: Women's Fund Wealth Gap Report

  24-04-2019 23:22 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Art program used to help female jail inmates expands to men, LGBTQ community

  24-04-2019 22:49
  A program aimed at using art to help female jail inmates address mental health issues and reduce recidivism is being expanded to help men and the LGBTQ community.Peace Love is a therapeutic art program. It was co-founded by an Ohio State graduate who's an artist and is intended to help those with mental illness. Dr. Patrice Palmer brought it into the Franklin County Jail, thinking the concept could be transformational for the inmates.Peace Love has been a successful component of Pathways, a prog
  
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• Does time off help or hurt the Blue Jackets as they prepare for round 2?

  24-04-2019 22:33
  A nine-day layoff can seem like an eternity in sports — that's about 200 hours of not playing in a real game.That's what the Columbus Blue Jackets are facing as the start round two of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.But does too much rest lead to rust?"The research is a little mixed on that, but the most recent research says the more rest, the better," said Dr. Jamey Houle, a sports psychologist at Ohio State.He says when it comes to rest, teams that get the break tend to perform better in some g
  
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• US measles cases hit highest mark in 25 years

  24-04-2019 21:48
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. measles cases in 2019 have climbed to their highest level in 25 years in a resurgence largely attributed to misinformation that is turning parents against vaccines.New York City health officials on Wednesday reported 61 new cases since late last week, pushing this year's nationwide tally past the 667 cases reported for all of 2014. That would make 2019 the worst year for measles since 1994.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updates its national measles coun
  
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• Authorities identify remains found in bag in Pike County

  24-04-2019 21:24
  
  Authorities have identified the human remains that were found in a bag by mushroom hunters in Pike County Monday.Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader told 10TV the remains were found at around 2:30 p.m. in the area of Buchanan Road and Trego Road, which is west of Waverly.Reader described the remains as a severely decomposed body. The body was transported to the Montgomery County morgue for an autopsy.The remains were identified as 36-year-old Shane Walls of Pike County.The sheriff’s office
  
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• 6 women sue former Columbus vice officers alleging club and dancers were unfairly targeted

  24-04-2019 20:56
  
  COLUMBUS — Six women who worked as dancers at Kahoot’s Gentlemen’s Club have alleged in a federal lawsuit that vice officers targeted their club, and that one detective threatened the club’s owner that he would “file a bunch of tickets” and close it down unless a bouncer one of the detectives knew was rehired.Detectives Steve Rosser and Whitney Lancaster are named in the lawsuit.The civil lawsuit filed in federal court last week also alleges that the women wer
  
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• New Deli Takes Over Pocket Produce in Clintonville

  24-04-2019 20:55
  They technically, and quietly, opened back in February, but A Common Table is finally ready to celebrate their grand opening. A deli-slash-cafe, A Common Table has repurposed the space that once housed Pocket Produce in Clintonville. Co-owner Josh Taylor acquired the space at 3496 N. High St. in August of 2018, but he’d had his […]
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• Boston Bruins player who grew up in Dublin to now face Blue Jackets in playoffs

  24-04-2019 20:31
  If the Columbus Blue Jackets want to advance beyond the second round of the NHL playoffs, they'll have to face off against a central Ohio native.Sean Kuraly, who wears number 52 for the Boston Bruins, grew up in Dublin. He practiced at the Chiller Ice Rinks in Dublin and Easton and went on to play collegiately at Miami University in Oxford.The Bruins' win Tuesday night against Toronto means he'll soon have to play against the team he once cheered for as a kid."He still has a Rick Nash stick in h
  
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• Boston Bruins player who grew up in Dublin to face Blue Jackets in playoffs

  24-04-2019 20:31
  If the Columbus Blue Jackets want to advance beyond the second round of the NHL playoffs, they'll have to face off against a central Ohio native.Sean Kuraly, who wears number 52 for the Boston Bruins, grew up in Dublin. He practiced at the Chiller Ice Rinks in Dublin and Easton and went on to play collegiately at Miami University in Oxford.The Bruins' win Tuesday night against Toronto means he'll soon have to play against the team he once cheered for as a kid."He still has a Rick Nash stick in h
  
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• Body of missing 5-year-old Illinois boy found

  24-04-2019 18:54
  
  Authorities in Illinois have found the body of a 5-year-old boy a week after his father reported him missing.CBS Chicago is reporting that multiple sources confirmed the body of Andrew “AJ” Freund after one of his parents confessed.The FBI and police have been searching for Freund since last Thursday after his parents said they saw him at bedtime the night before and couldn’t find him in the morning.Authorities had said they didn’t believe he was abducted or wandered away
  
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• 5-year-old Illinois boy found buried in shallow grave; parents charged

  24-04-2019 18:54
  
  CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday dug up the body of a 5-year-old Illinois boy who was reported missing last week and charged his parents with murder and other counts.The body, believed to be that of Andrew "AJ" Freund, was wrapped in plastic and buried in a shallow grave in a rural area of Woodstock, Crystal Lake police Chief James Black said at a news conference. Woodstock is about 50 miles northwest of Chicago and a few miles from the family's home in Crystal Lake. Blac
  
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• Trump: We're sending armed soldiers to U.S.-Mexico border

  24-04-2019 18:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump made a new threat Wednesday to send armed soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border.Trump tweeted that "Mexico's Soldiers recently pulled guns on our National Guard Soldiers, probably as a diversionary tactic for drug smugglers on the Border," but he didn't support the drug-smuggling claim.He tweeted: "Better not happen again! We are now sending ARMED SOLDIERS to the Border. Mexico is not doing nearly enough in apprehending & returning!"U.S. troops are
  
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• Trump makes new threat to send soldiers to US-Mexico border

  24-04-2019 18:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump made a new threat Wednesday to send armed soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border.Trump tweeted that "Mexico's Soldiers recently pulled guns on our National Guard Soldiers, probably as a diversionary tactic for drug smugglers on the Border," but he didn't support the drug-smuggling claim.He tweeted: "Better not happen again! We are now sending ARMED SOLDIERS to the Border. Mexico is not doing nearly enough in apprehending & returning!"U.S. troops are
  
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• Missing teen found in back of U-Haul truck in Ohio, 3 charged with human trafficking

  24-04-2019 17:38
  
  CORBIN, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky sheriff says a missing teenage girl has been found in the back of a U-Haul truck and three people have been charged with human trafficking.News outlets report the Knox County Sheriff's Office said in a statement that the girl was reported missing Saturday and found the next day by police in Cincinnati.The statement says deputies arrested three people: 34-year-old Michael Nason, 29-year-old Tiffany Cheek and 27-year-old Carl Hickman.Cheek is accused of luring t
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Crumbs Bakery

  24-04-2019 17:06
  Athens’ Crumbs Bakery has been baking breads with a wholesome bent for more than 20 years. Way before organic and natural was trendy, Crumbs Bakery was turning out artisan loaves. Their bread labels say the operation is worker-owned, though they’re a little short on the rest of the marketing schtick for those who want the […]
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• Police: Suspicious man asked Newark elementary students to get into his van

  24-04-2019 17:04
  
  Newark police are asking for information about a suspicious person who was asking elementary school children to get into his van.Police were called to Ben Franklin Elementary School on Monday around 2:20 p.m.Officers met with the principal who said several students reported seeing a man driving a white Chrysler Town & Country minivan.Students told police the vehicle drove up to them while they were playing in the playground area. The driver asked the students if they wanted to get into the v
  
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• Newark police seek help identifying man suspected of trying to lure children into van

  24-04-2019 17:04
  Newark police are asking for information about a suspicious person who was asking elementary school children to get into his van.Police were called to Ben Franklin Elementary School on Monday around 2:20 p.m.Officers met with the principal who said several students reported seeing a man driving a white Chrysler Town & Country minivan. The license plate wasn't visible in the photo.Students told police the vehicle drove up to them while they were playing in the playground area. The driver aske
  
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• 8 Women’s Semi-Professional Sports Teams in Columbus

  24-04-2019 16:48
  There are several dozen options for playing club sports in Columbus, especially recreationally. From softball to rugby, basketball, and ultimate, there are a variety of ways for experienced and inexperienced athletes to get a friendly game going in central Ohio. But for women looking to compete nationally, the following teams regularly accept women and women-identifying […]
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• National Teacher of the Year works with youths in juvenile detention

  24-04-2019 16:17
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As a veteran teacher at a troubled high school in Richmond, Virginia, Rodney Robinson wanted to better understand why so many students go directly from school to prison. So he took a job teaching students at a juvenile detention center.Four years later, Robinson has been chosen as the 2019 National Teacher of the Year for his dedication to helping disadvantaged students move beyond their mistakes."I give my kids empathy, not sympathy, and that's the key," Robinson told
  
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• Man charged with murder following shooting of in-law in north Columbus, police say

  24-04-2019 12:56
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus police say a man has been charged with murder following a fatal shooting in north Columbus early Wednesday morning.Responders were called to a residence in the 1300 block of Pershing Drive shortly before 6:30 a.m. to find a man who had been shot. The victim, identified as 33-year-old Jeremy Huff, was pronounced dead by medics at 6:37.Police say the suspect, 34-year-old Robert Michael Bowling, remained at the scene and called 911. He is charged with murder. Accordi
  
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• Dispute between neighbors leads to deadly shooting in north Columbus

  24-04-2019 12:56
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- Columbus Police confirm one person is dead following a shooting in north Columbus.It happened just before 6:30AM on Pershing Drive.Police say an argument between neighbors led to the shooting.Police are talking with a person of interest at this time.The victim has not yet been identified.
  
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• Gas prices continue skyrocketing across U.S.

  24-04-2019 12:47
  
  Los Angeles (CBS News) — For eight straight weeks, gas prices are climbing across the country, up more than 20 cents a gallon in a month. No one has been hit harder than California drivers, who are seeing their highest prices in nearly five years.The average price for the golden state is now above $4. The highest price CBS News spotted was $4.79 a gallon near Los Angeles. The cheapest gas in the nation can be found in Alabama at $2.50 a gallon. According to AAA, the national average is $2.
  
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• Ohio included in E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef up to 156 cases in 10 states

  24-04-2019 12:20
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an updated number of illnesses reported from an E. coli outbreak linked to ground beef.According to the CDC,there have been no deaths linked to this outbreak strain that has sickened 156 people in 10 different states.The outbreak investigation noted that many bought large amounts of ground beef from grocery stores and no specific brand or source of the meat has been determined yet.The CDC is reminding consumers to make sure they're handli
  
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• Getting around the Cap City Half: road closures, directions and parking

  24-04-2019 12:09
  
  COLUMBUS - Whether running or walking in a race, heading to the finish line to cheer on a loved one or just hoping to get around the crowds, road closures near the Capital City Half Marathon, Quarter Marathon and Commit to be Fit 5k will likely impact drivers’ plans this weekend.Setup for the events begins Friday, April 26, with road closures beginning at 5 p.m.ROAD CLOSURES:High Street from Broad Street to Rich Street
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• Man or cyborg? 'Jeopardy!' champ passes $1 million mark

  24-04-2019 12:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — There's no truth to the rumor that James Holzhauer is a cyborg created to be the perfect "Jeopardy!" contestant.But given how he's made a level of excellence rarely seen on the television quiz show appear almost mundane, it sometimes seems that way. Holzhauer eclipsed the $1 million mark in winnings Tuesday on his 14th appearance. Not only has he won $131,127 to shatter the program's previous one-day record of $77,000, he already has the top five one-day scores in the histo
  
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• "Jeopardy!" contestant James Holzhauer surpasses $1 million in record time

  24-04-2019 12:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — There's no truth to the rumor that James Holzhauer is a cyborg created to be the perfect "Jeopardy!" contestant.But given how he's made a level of excellence rarely seen on the television quiz show appear almost mundane, it sometimes seems that way. Holzhauer eclipsed the $1 million mark in winnings Tuesday on his 14th appearance. Not only has he won $131,127 to shatter the program's previous one-day record of $77,000, he already has the top five one-day scores in the histo
  
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• Woman charged in Maryland wreck that killed 5 kids, 1 man

  24-04-2019 12:03
  
  BOWIE, Md. (AP) — A Maryland woman has been indicted on charges of vehicular manslaughter and vehicular homicide in a February wreck that killed a man and five children.News outlets report 32-year-old Dominique R. Taylor, of Bowie, was indicted Tuesday. It's unclear if she's been arrested. An investigation determined she was driving with more than twice the legal blood alcohol level of .08 in her system.Prosecutors say Taylor was driving along Route 301 in Prince George's County when she l
  
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• Video of officers in Alabama hitting woman investigated

  24-04-2019 12:01
  
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police department is investigating a video of an arrest that shows two Tuscaloosa police officers punching and using a baton to hit a woman during a traffic stop.News outlets report 22-year-old Jhasmynn Sheppard is charged with disarming a police officer, assault and resisting arrest. One officer's account of the Friday arrest is detailed in court documents filed Tuesday.The officer says Sheppard was pulled over after leaving the scene of a wreck. He says
  
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• Sheriff: SC man shoots into girlfriend's car, kills her son

  24-04-2019 11:58
  
  NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man angry he was locked out of his house after a night out in South Carolina has shot and killed his girlfriend's son.Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster said 26-year-old X'Zavier Sharif Davis' girlfriend let him in the house around 3:15 a.m. Saturday and he started to yell at her.Foster said in a statement the girlfriend took her children and started to drive off and Davis fired several shots at the vehicle.The sheriff says the woman realized she was
  
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• Police had body cameras off in Connecticut shooting that wounded woman

  24-04-2019 11:46
  
  Two officers involved in a shooting that wounded a woman in New Haven last week had not turned on their body cameras before the gunfire, a state official said Tuesday. One of the officers, from Hamden, turned his body camera on after the shooting. The gunfire was still recorded because the camera has a feature that recalls images from the moments before it is turned on, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner James Rovella said.The video, which shows a man emerging fr
  
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• Car rams into 8 people at Calif. intersection, possibly on purpose

  24-04-2019 11:01
  
  A car plowed into eight pedestrians at a Sunnyvale, California intersection Tuesday evening and it might have been intentional, authorities said. Some of those hit have serious injuries and all were brought to area hospitals, the city's Department of Public Safety told CBS News.Sunnyvale DPS Captain Jim Choi said the youngest person struck was 13 years old.Choi said the car stopped when it hit a tree and the driver, who was alone in the vehicle, was taken into custody but hasn't been charged wit
  
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• Man dies almost a week after being assaulted in Columbus

  24-04-2019 03:18
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man is dead after police said he was assaulted in Columbus last week.Police said officers responded to the corner of South 22nd Street and East Rich Street after 9 p.m. on April 16 for a report of a man down in the street.Fifty-four-year-old Steven McClure of Columbus was taken to a hospital in critical condition after officers found him.McClure died on April 22 from his injuries, according to police.Police said they are still looking for the suspects they said assaulted McClu
  
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• Blue Jackets to face Boston Bruins in second round

  24-04-2019 03:18
  
  BOSTON - The Columbus Blue Jackets will face the Boston Bruins in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.The Bruins defeated the Toronto Maples Leafs 5-1 on Tuesday in Boston to win the first round best-of-seven series 4-3.The full schedule is yet to be released but Game 1 will be Thursday in Boston.The Blue Jackets swept the Tampa Bay Lightning in a historic sweep in the first round.Tickets for the second-round games at Nationwide Arena sold out fast on Friday.However, the team said some
  
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• Blue Jackets lose Game 1 to Bruins 3-2 in overtime

  24-04-2019 03:18
  BOSTON (AP) — Charlie Coyle tied it in the final five minutes of regulation and scored again with 5:15 gone in overtime on Thursday night to lead the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.Tuukka Rask stopped 20 shots for Boston, which took a 1-0 lead on Noel Acciari's short-handed goal in the first period, but then fell behind in the third after Riley Nash and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored in a span of 13 seconds.Coy
  
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• Family of woman suspected of courthouse fire says she got mixed up with wrong crowd, drugs

  24-04-2019 03:06
  
  LOGAN, Ohio - Outside the Hocking County Courthouse Tracy Queen tries to come to terms with what happened and who, police say, is responsible."This is not my niece," she said. "She would never in a million years do something like this."Queen's niece, 31-year-old Miranda McCormick was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with aggravated arson after police say she set fire to a room inside the courthouse."The drugs took over her life and this is what it's lead to," Queen said.Queen says a couple o
  
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• Lunch & Learn Series: Trauma in the LGBTQIA+ Youth Communities

  24-04-2019 02:36 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Ohio State police investigating rape report

  24-04-2019 02:22
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Police at the Ohio State University are investigating a rape report.The victim filed a report saying the rape happened at Canfield Hall on the night of April 12.Police said no arrests have been made.If anyone has information on any crime, police said they are asked to call OSU police at 614-292-2121 or Columbus police at 614-645-4545.
  
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• Latest Plans for Hilton Expansion Heard by Commission

  24-04-2019 01:54
  The team behind the proposed 28-story Hilton hotel next to the Greater Columbus Convention Center presented the latest plans for the project to the Downtown Commission this morning. The $220 million building was first announced in March of last year and has since grown in size, although the overall design has not changed drastically since […]
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• Lawmakers re-introduce Reagan Tokes Act at the Ohio Statehouse

  24-04-2019 00:34
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) – A bill named after murdered Ohio State student Reagan Tokes was re-introduced this week at the Ohio Statehouse.And the mother Reagan Tokes, Lisa McCrary-Tokes, tells 10 Investigates that it’s imperative that lawmakers pass the second portion of the legislation.The first portion of the Reagan Tokes Act became law in December. It drastically changes how violent offenders are sentenced to prison. It allows judges to sentence violent felons to a range of years in prison
  
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