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• Lawsuit filed over Legionnaires' outbreak at Mount Carmel Grove City

  11-06-2019 23:54
  A new lawsuit claims Mount Carmel Grove City was negligent over an outbreak of legionella bacteria that has sickened 16 people and led to the death of one patient.A new lawsuit filed by Pickaway County man, Martin Brown, claims that Mount Carmel Grove City did not do enough to address the outbreak of the bacteria.Attorney David Shroyer, who represents Brown, says his client is now being treated with antibiotics after acquiring the bacteria during his stay between April 28 and May 7. Shroyer says
  
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• ODOT: Median cable barriers are safer and more cost-effective

  11-06-2019 23:45
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two recently deadly crashes in the same section of Interstate 270 on the city's south side raised some questions about median cable barriers and how effective they are.10TV took those questions to the Ohio Department of Transportation.Cable barriers were approved for use in Ohio back in 2003. Since then, they have been installed all across the state, now making totally nearly 400 miles.They are designed to prevent or mitigate cross-median crashes in high-risk and high-traffic ar
  
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• Local increase in HIV, STDs prompts expanded prevention programs in new counties

  11-06-2019 23:28
  Franklin County sees 200 new cases of HIV every year.And locally we are leading the state in the number of gonorrhea and Chlamydia.Experts say the numbers are growing across central Ohio.As a result, new help and new services are being offered in new communities.Randle Moore was just 17 years old when he was diagnosed with HIV."I remember the tester telling me I was positive and then rambled on some information that I knew nothing about and then sent me on my way."He calls hearing those words at
  
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• Attorney: Cleveland to pay $225K to flag burner at 2016 GOP convention

  11-06-2019 23:28
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — An attorney for a man arrested at the 2016 Republican National Convention while burning an American flag says Cleveland has agreed to pay his client $225,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit.The lawsuit filed in January 2018 claimed Cleveland police officers used fire extinguishers and took Gregory Lee Johnson to the ground after breaking through a circle of protesters while Johnson set the flag on fire.Johnson was charged with misdemeanor assault after two associa
  
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• U.S. women's team dominates Thailand 13-0 in first World Cup match

  11-06-2019 23:18
  
  REIMS, France (AP) — Alex Morgan tied a World Cup record with five goals as the defending champion U.S. national team opened the Women's World Cup with a record-breaking 13-0 rout of Thailand on Tuesday night.Samantha Mewis and Rose Lavelle each added a pair of goals for the United States, which broke the record for goals and margin of victory in a World Cup game. Lindsey Horan, Megan Rapinoe, Mallory Pugh and Carli Lloyd also scored. The previous record margin was Germany's 11-0 victory o
  
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• Roundup of 2019’s Pride T-Shirts

  11-06-2019 23:00
  It’s Pride month! Columbus has several non-profits and companies that are celebrating with limited edition t-shirts. Some will donate a portion of the proceeds to various organizations that support our LGBTQIA+ community. Here’s some of our favorites:
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• Jon Stewart lashes out at Congress over 9/11 victims fund: "You should be ashamed of yourselves"

  11-06-2019 21:07
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian Jon Stewart scolded Congress Tuesday for failing to ensure that a victims' compensation fund set up after the 9/11 attacks never runs out of money.Stewart, a longtime advocate for 9/11 responders, also called out lawmakers for failing to attend a hearing on a bill to ensure the fund can pay benefits for the next 70 years. Pointing to rows of empty seats at a House Judiciary Committee hearing room, an angry Stewart said "sick and dying" first responders and their
  
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• Build-A-Bear bringing back ‘Pay Your Age’ Day with changes after chaos last year

  11-06-2019 20:29
  
  Build-A-Bear has announced the return of its “Pay Your Age” promotion but with some limits to avoid the issues they encounter last year.The sale last year led to safety concerns at stores around the country as parents and kids were stuck in hours-long waits with some stores closing.This year, the deal will be available to only 200,000 people. In order to enter, adults must become a Bonus Club member and fill out a birthday profile.Those selected will receive a ticket from Build-A-Bea
  
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• Ctv Newsbriefs: South Side Safety Lines

  11-06-2019 20:13 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Feds: Nearly 1,700 arrested in child porn, abuse crackdown

  11-06-2019 19:12
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says nearly 1,700 people have been arrested following a two-month crackdown aimed at targeting suspected child predators.Tuesday's announcement caps the nationwide investigation conducted by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies around the U.S.Prosecutors said they identified more than 300 people suspected of producing child pornography or committing sexual abuse involving children.The investigation, nicknamed "Broken Heart," was conduct
  
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• Target expands parental leave and child care benefits to include part-time workers

  11-06-2019 18:43
  
  Target is improving parental leave and other family-related benefits for its 360,000 salaried and hourly workers -- including part-time employees -- as the discount retailer competes for labor in a tight market.Starting at the end of June, Target's new family leave policy will give workers in its stores, distribution centers and corporate offices up to four weeks of paid time off to care for a new or ailing family member.In the fall, the company said it would extend backup child care or elder ca
  
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• City of Columbus 2019 Pride Illumination

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• Plan for Temporary Bus Lane on Third Street Concerns Bike Advocates

  11-06-2019 18:11
  The City of Columbus and the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) are moving forward with plans for a demonstration project involving a stretch of Third Street Downtown. Starting on July 22 and running for two weeks, the far right hand lane of the one-way street, between Long and Mound Streets – which currently holds a […]
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• Football player for Ohio Dominican University killed in Dayton shooting

  11-06-2019 18:02
  
  DAYTON, Ohio-- A football player for Ohio Dominican University was shot and killed in Dayton Sunday morning.The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office says they were dispatched to the area of Daleview Avenue and Wampler Avenue for a shots fired call shortly before 1 a.m.Officers found 18-year-old Jonte Tinsley shot in the 4100 block of Daleview Avenue.WHIO, the CBS affiliate in Dayton, says this incident occurred during a Sweet 16 birthday party attended by 80-100 people. WHIO says Tinsley's brother
  
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• Sweet Carrot Closes Two Locations

  11-06-2019 17:23
  After growing to three locations in three years, Sweet Carrot has closed two of its stores. While their flagship location at 1417 W. Fifth Ave. is still operating, Sweet Carrot’s Dublin and Polaris restaurants have shuttered. The announcement came from Sweet Carrot CEO Angela Petro in a post on Facebook, in which she said the […]
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• Former Five Finger Death Punch drummer now a police officer

  11-06-2019 17:22
  
  ROCKPORT, Ind. (AP) — The former drummer of the heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch has a new gig, as a southern Indiana police officer.Jeremy Spencer was sworn in Sunday with the Rockport Police Department. He grew up near that Ohio River community in the city the Boonville, which he left at 19.Spencer joined Five Finger Death Punch in 2005. He was the band's drummer until late 2018.He tells WFIE-TV he's always admired police officers' work, saying, "You just see the impact they have
  
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• Possible breakthrough reported in the prevention of Alzheimer's disease

  11-06-2019 17:09
  
  Albuquerque, N.M. (CBS News) -- Researchers at University of New Mexico are working on a vaccine they hope could prevent Alzheimer's disease, reports CBS Albuquerque affiliate KRQE-TV.UNM's Health and Sciences Department Associate Professor Kiran Bhaskar, who's been passionate about studying the disease for the last decade, says the work started with an idea in 2013."I would say it took about five years or so to get from where the idea generated and get the fully functioning working vaccine," he
  
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• Outerbelt Brewery and Taproom Opens this Saturday

  11-06-2019 16:37
  A new brewery and taproom is opening soon in central Ohio. The newest addition to the Route 33 Brew Trail, Outerbelt Brewing, opens its doors this Saturday, June 15 in Carroll. Located at 3560 Dolson Ct., Outerbelt has taken over the 25,000 square foot building that used to house Lowe’s and Columbus Industries. Owner and […]
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• Police: Officer shoots suspect after robbery at west Columbus CVS

  11-06-2019 15:50
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that took place Tuesday morning at a CVS in west Columbus.Columbus police were called at 8:04 a.m. to 1515 West Broad Street on a report of a robbery.According to police, the suspect, who was armed with a gun, entered the business and demanded narcotics from the pharmacy. He then fled to a vehicle parked nearby.An officer who arrived at the scene tried to stop the suspect from getting into the vehicle. The officer fired
  
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• Wolfe family sells WBNS, WTHR to Tegna 

  11-06-2019 15:05
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Dispatch Broadcast Group has announced the sale of its television and radio properties to TEGNA Inc. of Tysons, Virginia.TEGNA owns 49 television stations in 41 markets and is the largest group owner of NBC affiliated stations and the second largest group owner of CBS affiliated stations.Included in the sale:WBNS-TV (Channel 10), founded in 1949 by the Wolfe family of Columbus.WTHR-TV of Indianapolis (Channel 13), founded in 1957 by Crosley Broadcasting Corp.Purchased by Th
  
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• Fatal crash closes eastbound lanes of I-270 near Alum Creek Drive in south Columbus

  11-06-2019 13:59
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene of a fatal crash involving a truck and multiple vehicles.According to the FCSO spokesperson, deputies were called at 7 a.m. Tuesday to close the eastbound lanes of I-270 between US-33 and Interstate 71 due to a serious injury crash.Deputies says one person was pronounced dead as a result of the crash.It is unclear how long the road will be closed at this time.This crash remains under investigation.
  
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• Authorities identify man killed in crash on I-270 near Alum Creek Drive in south Columbus

  11-06-2019 13:59
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash involving a truck and multiple vehicles that happened on Interstate 270 Tuesday morning.Deputies were called at 7 a.m. Tuesday to close the eastbound lanes of I-270 between US-33 and Interstate 71 due to a serious injury crash.According to the sheriff’s office, an International truck was traveling eastbound on I-270 when the driver appears to have approached stopped traffic and swerved into the
  
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• All lanes of I-270 reopens after fatal crash near Alum Creek Drive in south Columbus

  11-06-2019 13:59
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash involving a truck and multiple vehicles.According to the FCSO spokesperson, deputies were called at 7 a.m. Tuesday to close the eastbound lanes of I-270 between US-33 and Interstate 71 due to a serious injury crash.Deputies says one person was pronounced dead as a result of the crash.The roadway was closed for several hours and reopened just before noon.The name of the victim has not been released at
  
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• All lanes of I-270 reopen after fatal crash near Alum Creek Drive in south Columbus

  11-06-2019 13:59
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash involving a truck and multiple vehicles.According to the FCSO spokesperson, deputies were called at 7 a.m. Tuesday to close the eastbound lanes of I-270 between US-33 and Interstate 71 due to a serious injury crash.Deputies says one person was pronounced dead as a result of the crash.The roadway was closed for several hours and reopened just before noon.The name of the victim has not been released at
  
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• Vaping device maker Juul pledges $7.5 million to research impact of e-cigarettes

  11-06-2019 13:23
  
  NASHVILLE, Tn. - A historically black college in Tennessee is planning to research the impact of electronic cigarettes and vaping with a grant from vaping device maker Juul Labs. Juul has been under fire as teenage e-cigarette use has skyrocketed in recent years to the point that former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., called it "an epidemic."Meharry Medical College in Nashville says that it and Juul Labs have structured the $7.5 million grant in ways meant to ensu
  
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• David Ortiz back in Boston after being shot in Dominican bar

  11-06-2019 12:49
  
  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — David Ortiz was back in Boston on Monday night for medical care, a day after authorities said the former Red Sox slugger affectionately known as Big Papi was ambushed by a gunman at a bar in his native Dominican Republic.A plane carrying the 43-year-old retired athlete landed after a flight from the Dominican, the team said.Ortiz had been in stable condition in intensive care at a Santo Domingo hospital after doctors removed his gallbladder and part
  
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• Trump, Biden furiously trade barbs while overlapping in Iowa

  11-06-2019 12:47
  
  MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden spent Tuesday trading insults — sometimes in real-time — as they stumped across Iowa in split screen moments that could preview a ferocious fight ahead if the two men face off for the presidency next year.Biden is atop the massive Democratic presidential field only because of his frequent attacks on Trump, the president said. He also more explicitly linked Biden to his 2016 foe, Hillary Clinton."People do
  
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• Trump and Biden head to Iowa in a potential 2020 preview

  11-06-2019 12:47
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — After months of jabbing each other from afar, President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden will overlap Tuesday in Iowa, a state that's critical to their political futures.For Biden, a convincing win in next year's caucuses would cement him as the Democratic front-runner and reinforce his chief argument that he is the party's best-positioned candidate to beat Trump. The Republican president, meanwhile, is seeking to shore up his Iowa support as part of a broader ef
  
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• Free central Ohio swim classes teach children survival skills in the water

  11-06-2019 12:28
  
  POWELL -- While most children learning pool safety from Aqua Tots GM and Instructor Catharine Boyle are in the pool, she has teamed up with a central Ohio author to teach children survival strategies on dry land.These are free classes that teach children what to do in an emergency in the water."One of the first things we tell kids and remind parents is supervision. Kids should never be alone near water. They should always have an adult with them," said Boyle.Boyle described the top 3 things pare
  
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• California man guilty of killing family of 4 found in desert

  11-06-2019 11:57
  
  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man was convicted Monday of bludgeoning a couple and their two little boys to death, then burying their bodies in a remote desert area where the crime remained hidden until an off-roader stumbled across skeletal remains.After a trial that spanned more than four months and depended largely on circumstantial evidence, jurors in San Bernardino found 62-year-old Charles "Chase" Merritt guilty of the first-degree murders of business associate
  
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• Police investigating shots fired into a COTA bus in west Columbus

  11-06-2019 11:17
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Division of Police says no one was injured when a COTA bus with several passengers was shot up Monday evening.Officers were called at 11:38 p.m. to West Town Street and Hawks Avenue for a reported shooting.According to police, the bus was traveling along Town Street when it was struck by gunfire. Several passengers were on the bus during the shooting and had to get another ride because of the shooting.10TV’s crew on the scene captured at least two bullet
  
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• Police rule death of man found in northeast Columbus a homicide

  11-06-2019 11:03
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -Columbus Police are investigating a homicide in the northeast side of town.Officers were called to a report of a person down on Tamarack Boulevard, not far from Morse Road around 10:30 Monday night. The victim was pronounced dead just minutes later.Police are not sure how the man died, but they have ruled his death a homicide.Investigators are waiting on a report from the coroner to determine how the man died.The man's name has not been released and police do not have information
  
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• Police identify man found shot dead outside north Columbus apartment

  11-06-2019 11:03
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -Columbus police are investigating a homicide in the northeast side of town.Officers were called to a report of a person down on Tamarack Boulevard, not far from Morse Road around 10:30 p.m. Monday.Police say 32-year-old Sanjay Karki was pronounced dead on the stairs of the apartment building at 10:41 p.m. by first responders.Witnesses told police they heard several people arguing just before hearing gunshots.Police have not released any suspect information at this time.This is th
  
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• Another American tourist dies during Dominican Republic vacation

  11-06-2019 06:09
  
  Six American tourists have mysteriously died in recent months at resorts in the Dominican Republic. The FBI is helping local authorities investigate these deaths.Robert Wallace traveled the world with his wife and friends say he worked hard and played even harder. But his niece said he fell ill almost immediately after drinking a scotch from the minibar at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and was dead just three days later in April.David Harrison of Maryland died at the same resort last year. He
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting, June 10, 2019

  11-06-2019 04:05 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Several mosquito pools in Franklin County test positive for West Nile virus

  11-06-2019 03:36
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio – Several mosquito pools and traps in Franklin County have tested positive for the West Nile virus in the month of June.Franklin County Public Health sprayed in the areas of central Westerville, northern Prairie Township, and central Gahanna last week after traps tested positive for the virus there.The city of Bexley will spray the area south of Dale Avenue on June 11 around 9 p.m. after one of the pools set on June 2 tested positive.An area of central Westerville wil
  
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• Vatican issues document rejecting gender change

  11-06-2019 03:00
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican issued an official document Monday rejecting the idea that people can choose or change their genders and insisting on the sexual "complementarity" of men and women to make babies.The document, published during LGBT Pride Month, was immediately denounced by LGBT Catholics as contributing to bigotry and violence against gay and transgender people. Advocacy group New Ways Ministry said it would further confuse individuals questioning their gender identity or se
  
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• Street in the Short North to be renamed after Nina West

  11-06-2019 01:38
  
  Hull Alley at High Street will be renamed after drag queen Nina West ahead of this weekend’s Stonewall Columbus Pride Festival.The street will be known as The Nina West Way beginning Tuesday, June 11.Nina West, portrayed by Andrew Levitt, recently finished sixth on the 11th season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and won the title of Miss Congeniality.Fans working with Stonewall Columbus and the Short North Alliance, initiated the street renaming, according to a press release.A cr
  
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• Columbus police release body cam video of incident where officer punched man

  11-06-2019 01:09
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus police have released body camera video of an incident that happened Friday evening where an officer punched a man.Police officers responded to a report of shots fired on Heyl Avenue on Friday just after 4 p.m. after ShotSpotter alerted them.Columbus police posted 49 minutes worth of body camera footage Monday evening.Jonathan Robinson talked to 10TV over the weekend saying “Initially I’m there approaching the officer because he has a weapon. My wife, m
  
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• Alabama governor signs bill requiring chemical castration for child sex offenders into law

  11-06-2019 00:26
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has signed a bill into law allowing for the chemical castration of certain male sex offenders.According to CBS-affiliate WIAT, Gov. Ivey signed the bill on Monday. The bill was passed by lawmakers last week.The law will require those convicted of a sex crime against a child under 13 to receive the medication as a mandatory parole requirement.They would then be required to continue the medication until a judge decided they could stop.Early versio
  
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• Mother of teen murdered in east Columbus says she wanted to give him a better life

  11-06-2019 00:15
  Fourteen-year-old Jay'Kwon Sharp was laid to rest last week in Youngstown, where the family is originally from.Sharp was gunned down and killed outside Shady Lane Elementary School last month. Thirteen-year-old Juano Peyton has been charged in the murder.Sharp’s mom is a private person and struggles with the violent way her son was killed, but she says she has a good support team, including her neighbor.She moved her family from Youngstown about six years ago.“A little more opportuni
  
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• Press Conference: City of Columbus Inclusion Report

  11-06-2019 00:07 via youtube.com
  
  
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