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• Celina residents find resilience after EF3 tornado

  28-05-2019 23:58
  CELINA, Ohio - What neighbors in Celina felt Monday night was confirmed on Tuesday.The National Weather Service confirms an EF3 tornado touched down in Mercer County. Celina Mayor Jeffrey Hazel confirms at least 40 structures, mostly homes, were damaged.Seven people went to the hospital, three of whom were seriously injured. And 81-year-old Melvin Hanna was killed when the storm threw a car into his home. The mayor says he already was in bed asleep and likely did not know what had hit him.Just d
  
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• Presidential candidate Joe Biden to visit Columbus Saturday

  28-05-2019 23:14
  
  Presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden will be in Columbus on Saturday, June 1 to serve as the guest speaker for the Human Right Campaign.Biden will be the speaker at the organization’s 2019 Columbus Dinner at the Ohio Union on the Ohio State University campus.“Vice President Joe Biden is a strong and visible ally to the LGBTQ community in our fight for full federal equality,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “His bold declaration supporting marriage e
  
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• Joe Biden speaks at LGBTQ group's fundraising gala in Ohio

  28-05-2019 23:14
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivered the keynote address at an LGBTQ civil rights group's Ohio fundraising gala.The Human Rights Campaign's Columbus Dinner was Saturday at the Ohio Union at The Ohio State University campus.The group's president calls Biden "a strong and visible ally to the LGBTQ community" in the fight for "full federal equality." Chad Griffin says Biden was the first sitting vice president to support marriage equality.Pete Buttigieg,
  
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• Partnership between Columbus, DOJ to focus on getting guns away from abusers

  28-05-2019 22:28
  A new partnership between Columbus and the Department of Justice is aimed at getting guns out of the hands of domestic abusers.Tuesday a federal grand jury charged three men with illegally having a firearm and/or ammunition after being convicted of domestic violence related crimes.Eldon Draper, 45, Stephon Moore, 30, and Brandon Zachariah, 26, are the first to be charged in a new effort by federal and city prosecutors to identify and arrest domestic abusers who continue to own weapons.When charg
  
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• Gov. DeWine declares state of emergency for 3 counties hit by tornadoes

  28-05-2019 22:07
  
  Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has declared a state of emergency for three counties that suffered serious damage from tornadoes.The counties included are Greene, Mercer and Montgomery. Each county was hit by EF3 tornadoes according to the National Weather Service. One person was killed in Mercer County.The emergency proclamation will allow state agencies to provide resources and support beyond their normal authority.Purchasing requirements will be suspended for the counties as well so they can get re
  
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• 1-year-old dies after being hit by vehicle in Union County

  28-05-2019 21:11
  
  Authorities in Union County said a 1-year-old child died after being struck by a vehicle Monday.According to the Union County Sheriff’s Office, they received a call around 2:18 p.m. that the child had been hit on State Route 38, near the Paris and Darby Township line.Deputies and other first responders got to the scene and found the child was struck by a Ford F-150.The child was taken to Memorial Hospital of Union County where they were pronounced dead. Authorities have not released the na
  
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• Heath residents say tornado sirens went off long after warnings were posted

  28-05-2019 21:09
  Neighbors in Heath said their tornado sirens went off after tornado warnings were already sent to their phones or on TV. Some said they never even heard them.One neighbor, Timothy Leslie, said he got alerts on his phone but said he's shocked the sirens didn't go off right away."There were tornado warnings in Licking County and the west side of licking county this is the east side so it's moving towards us so we should've had a tornado siren sound," Leslie said.At the new emergency management cen
  
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• NWS: EF1 tornado with winds up to 110 mph responsible for damage south of Zanesville

  28-05-2019 19:22
  
  ZANESVILLE, Ohio -- The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down in Muskingum County Tuesday morning.NWS meteorologists estimate wind speeds up to 110 mph. Crews are surveying the damage to confirm the tornado's path and damage.Authorities say there are no death or injuries reported.Several tornadoes touched down near the Indiana and Ohio border. This tornado was a part of a severe thunderstorm that moved through the area late Monday night into early Tuesday mornin
  
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• Supreme Court rejects transgender bathroom case, allowing students to use bathroom of choice

  28-05-2019 18:38
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will not take up a challenge to a Pennsylvania school district’s policy allowing transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their sexual identity.The justices on Tuesday rejected an appeal from students who argued that allowing transgender students to use the same facilities violated their right to privacy.The court’s order leaves in a place a federal appeals court ruling that held the Boyertown School Distric
  
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• NWS confirms EF3 tornado responsible for damage in Montgomery and Greene County

  28-05-2019 18:07
  The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least an EF3 tornado touched down in Montgomery and Greene County.Surveys in both counties confirmed they were hit by a tornado with winds up to 140 mph.NWS said their survey is still ongoing and are trying to determine if the tornado in Montgomery County is the same tornado that hit Greene County.Several tornadoes touched down near the Indiana and Ohio border. This tornado was a part of a severe thunderstorm that moved through the area late Mon
  
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• Collaborative Program Helps Neighborhood Efforts Shine

  28-05-2019 17:45
  In 2007, the Neighborhood Partnership Grant (NPG) program was launched to assist neighborhood-based projects in low-and moderate-income areas in central Ohio. This innovative, collaborative concept brought together The Columbus Foundation’s Neighborhood Partnership Program Fund and United Way of Central Ohio’s (UWCO) Neighborhood Partnership Center. For 2019, a total of $210,000 was awarded to 72 community […]
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• 'Jeopardy' champ James Holzhauer nears Ken Jennings' record

  28-05-2019 16:56
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Holzhauer's "Jeopardy" winning streak is still going and he may be on track to surpass Ken Jennings' record earnings in the next month.Holzhauer on Monday won his 28th straight game with an additional $130,222 in winnings, the second highest single-day sum ever recorded on the show. The professional sports gambler from Las Vegas also holds the all-time record, which is $131,127.Before his run, the previous episode record was $77,000 and was set by Roger Craig in 20
  
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• EF3 tornado confirmed in Mercer County; 1 killed after vehicle tossed into home

  28-05-2019 16:09
  
  CELINA, Ohio - The National Weather Service has confirmed that the tornado that hit Celina in Mercer County was at least an EF3.Authorities say an 81-year-old man died after a vehicle slammed into his home.Celina Mayor Jeff Hazel said the man was among at least seven injured in the city some 80 miles northwest of Dayton.He says up to 40 homes were damaged Monday night, with some houses moved off their foundations by the storms.He says first responders rescued some people from their homes overnig
  
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• 81-year-old man killed in western Ohio when storms tossed vehicle into his home

  28-05-2019 16:09
  
  CELINA, Ohio -- Authorities say an 81-year-old man has died after a vehicle slammed into his home as apparent tornadoes pounded through western Ohio.Celina Mayor Jeff Hazel tells reporters the man was among at least seven injured in the city some 80 miles northwest of Dayton. He says up to 40 homes were damaged Monday night, with some houses moved off their foundations by the storms.He says first responders rescued some people from their homes overnight and were making a third sweep Tuesday to c
  
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• Gov. DeWine to survey storm damage in Ohio

  28-05-2019 15:38
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's governor plans to visit communities hard-hit by apparent tornadoes in the Dayton area. A spokesman for Republican Gov. Mike DeWine says a schedule will be released later Tuesday.Among areas he plans to visit is Trotwood, an older Dayton suburb of some 24,500 people. Mayor Mary McDonald reports extensive, "catastrophic damage." She says no deaths or serious injuries have been reported: "We're blessed for that."She said five busloads of displaced residents have bee
  
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• Review: Romeo and Juliet in Schiller Park

  28-05-2019 15:35
  Actors’ Theatre’s inaugural show in the park (after their fun romp of Beowulf (and the Bard) indoors) this year is the evergreen story of young love going south in the face of deceit, history, and hunger: William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, directed by Amanda Phillips. Phillips’ understanding that anxiety and grief drive the play fuels […]
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• Fire destroys 115-year-old former luxury hotel in Dallas

  28-05-2019 15:09
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say an early-morning fire has destroyed a vacant 115-year-old former luxury hotel just south of downtown Dallas.Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says nobody was hurt in Tuesday's blaze at what used to be the Ambassador Hotel. Evans says the caretaker was in a nearby trailer and not in the six-story building, which was undergoing renovation for redevelopment.Evans says the cause of the fire has not been determined. The structure was engulfed in flames befor
  
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• Thousands of US kindergartners unvaccinated without waivers

  28-05-2019 14:11
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — States are heatedly debating whether to make it more difficult for students to avoid vaccinations for religious or philosophical reasons amid the worst measles outbreak in decades, but schoolchildren using such waivers are outnumbered in many states by those who give no excuse at all for lacking their shots.A majority of unvaccinated or undervaccinated kindergartners in at least 10 states were allowed to enroll provisionally for the last school year, without any forma
  
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• Finland Middle School closes due to social media threat

  28-05-2019 14:09
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- A central Ohio middle school is closed following a social media threat.South-Western City Schools says it was notified early Tuesday morning about a social media threat made toward Finland Middle School.School officials say the decision was made to cancel class for the day as a result.South-Western City Schools says the Franklin County Sheriff's Office has been notified and is investigating.No information about the threat has been released.
  
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• Ohio Task Force 1 assisting in search in rescues efforts after Dayton area tornado

  28-05-2019 12:27
  
  Crews from Ohio Task Force 1 have been called to assist in the search and rescue in Montgomery County.
  A large tornado hit the Dayton Area late Monday night leaving significant damage and many without power.
  Authorities worked through the night and have reported no fatalities as of early Tuesday.
  A press conference regarding the tornado devastation and recovery efforts is scheduled at 7 a.m. at Dayton City Hall.
  
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• NWS confirms two tornadoes in Pickaway County

  28-05-2019 09:06
  The National Weather Service has confirmed there were two tornadoes in Pickaway County Monday night into Tuesday morning.The first tornado occurred south of Circleville and the second was located in southeast Pickaway County.The survey is ongoing in Hocking County to see if it continued into the area as well. A rating for either tornado has yet to be determined.The Pickaway County Sheriff's Office confirms at least one person was injured in the Laurelville community.Two semis were left flipped a
  
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• Multiple reports of damage in Pickaway County from overnight storms

  28-05-2019 09:06
  
  PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio - Emergency crews are responding to reports of storm damage in Pickaway County.The Pickaway County Sheriff's Office confirms at least one person was injured in the Laurelville community. Two semis were left flipped at the Love's Truck Stop along U.S. 23 in the area of Pittsburg Road. U.S. 23 is closed due to storm-related damage.
  
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• Tornadoes, severe storms leave trail of destruction across Ohio

  28-05-2019 06:51
  BROOKVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A rapid-fire line of apparent tornadoes tore across Indiana and Ohio overnight, packed so closely together that one crossed the path carved by another.There were no immediate reports of any deaths or serious injuries in the twisters, among 52 tornadoes that may have touched down Monday across eight states as waves of severe weather swept across the nation's mid-section.A tally of storm reports posted online by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's St
  
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• 'Large and dangerous tornado' strikes near Dayton, Ohio

  28-05-2019 06:51
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Department of Transportation is using snow plows to remove debris off an Ohio highway after a "large and dangerous" tornado hit the area late Sunday.Transportation spokesman Matt Bruning said its crews are using several plows to scrape debris off to the side of southbound Interstate 75, trying to get the highway reopened as soon as possible. "We'll do a more thorough cleaning after we get lanes opened," he told the Associated Press via text early Monday. He sai
  
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• Columbus Police Department Helicopter Unit provides invaluable eyes in the sky

  28-05-2019 03:41
  
  They are the eyes in the sky, guiding officers on the ground, and helping find those who are missing.Columbus police have a helicopter crew in the air 16 hours a day, if the weather cooperates. There are 21 members in the unit who operate 5 different helicopters.“We are considered a force multiplier.Some people in our industry say with a two-person air crew, such as we have, we can increase and perform the job of 20 officers when trying to conduct some type of area search,” said Sgt.
  
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• Tornado Watch issued in central Ohio until 2 a.m. Tuesday

  28-05-2019 03:04
  
  RADAR: Interactive Radar | Live RadarA Tornado Watch has been issued for Champaign, Clark, Crawford, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hancock, Hardin, Hocking and Knox County until 2 a.m.Storms are moving across Indiana and have numerous tornado warnings with them. 10TV meteorologist Jeff Booth is tracking the threat:Doppler 10 Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Live Radar | Weather Warnings SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY GUIDEDIFFERENCES BETWEEN WATCHES & WARNINGSWatch
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• Tornado Warnings canceled for parts of central Ohio - live updates

  28-05-2019 03:04
  
  RADAR: Interactive Radar | Live Radar 5 a.m. UpdateAll Tornado Warnings has been canceled. A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Clark and Greene County until 5:45 a.m.2 a.m. UpdateTornado Warning for Hocking, Pickaway and Ross County until 2:15 a.m.Tornado Warning for Athens, Jackson, and Vinton County until 2:45 a.m.Get the latest warnings here: 10tv.com/weather-warnings WATCH LIVE: 10TV meteorologists Mike Davis and Jeff Booth are tracking the storms moving through the area:---8:25 p.m. U
  
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• Tornado Warning issued in parts of central Ohio - live updates

  28-05-2019 03:04
  
  RADAR: Interactive Radar | Live Radar1:40 a.m. UpdateTornado Warning for Hocking, Pickaway and Ross County until 2:15 a.m.Several counties in central Ohio are under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning,Get the latest warnings here: 10tv.com/weather-warnings WATCH LIVE: 10TV meteorologists Mike Davis and Jeff Booth are tracking the storms moving through the area:---8:25 p.m. Update: A Tornado Watch has been issued for Champaign, Clark, Crawford, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hancock, H
  
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• 3-year-old girl taken to hospital after being pulled from pool in northwest Columbus

  28-05-2019 01:30
  
  A 3-year-old girl is in the hospital after being pulled from a pool in northwest Columbus.According to Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin, a call came in around 6:15 p.m. Monday about a girl possibly drowning at an apartment complex located at 6900 Sawmill Village Drive.Chief Martin said people at the pool were able to get the girl out of the water.Crews were giving CPR instructions over the phone.The child was taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital. There is no word on her condition at
  
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