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• Movie night at Ohio Stadium this weekend to benefit Pelotonia

  18-06-2019 23:37
  
  The Ohio State Department of Athletics will be showing a movie this weekend at The Shoe and all proceeds will benefit Pelotonia.The university will be showing “How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” on the videoboard inside Ohio Stadium Saturday, June 22 at 7 p.m. Gates open at 6 p.m.Admission is $5 and popcorn and beverages will be available for $1. Outside food and beverages can be brought in along with chairs and blankets.Free parking will be available in Ohio Stadium lots.
  
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• Over 16 tons of cocaine intercepted at Philadelphia port

  18-06-2019 22:21
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — U.S. authorities seized more than $1 billion worth of cocaine Tuesday from a ship at a Philadelphia port, calling it one of the largest drug busts in American history.The U.S. attorney's office in Philadelphia announced the massive bust on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon, saying law enforcement agents seized about 16.5 tons (15 metric tons) of cocaine from a large ship at the Packer Marine Terminal. Members of the crew were arrested and face federal charges.Agents with dog
  
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• Stunned over sentence in chiropractor sex abuse case, Ohio lawmakers propose changes

  18-06-2019 22:10
  Outraged by the case of a chiropractor who sexually abused patients,Ohio lawmakers are pushing for change.Doctor Ryan Smith was convicted of 66 counts involving twenty-two female patients but only received 180 days in jail.Prosecutors and victims blamed a gap in state law.At Ryan Smith's sentencing In January, 10TV protected the identity of his victims as they addressed him in court."I didn't know he was taking away my first sexual experience. I was only 14, I didn't know he was taking away my i
  
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• Pickerington hockey group needs $8 million to build ice rink

  18-06-2019 22:09
  When it comes to available ice to stake or play hockey on, there are just eight in the Columbus area. None of that ice exists south of I-70.Which is why the Center Ice Foundation of Central Ohio was formed in Pickerington with the hope they could build an indoor ice rink so kids in this part of the city wouldn't have to drive 30 minutes one way to an ice rink.The non-profit group reached an agreement with the city of Pickerington to donate 8 acres of land it owns for the new rink off Gray Drive.
  
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• Blue Jackets announce 2019 preseason schedule

  18-06-2019 21:40
  
  The Columbus Blue Jackets will play seven preseason games including four home games at Nationwide Arena ahead of the 2019-20 season.The team will play three sets of home and road games against the 2019 Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres.The seventh game will be at home against the New Jersey Devils.The regular season schedule is expected to be released on Tuesday, June 25.The full preseason schedule is listed below (homes games in bold):Tuesday, Sept. 17
  
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• Biden teases a $19.8M fundraising haul for this quarter

  18-06-2019 21:33
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden touted fundraising figures on Monday that suggest he has taken in at least $19 million this quarter, a sum that — if true — would top what all of his leading rivals raised during the last period.With nearly two weeks to go before the end of the second quarter, the former vice president told attendees at a New York fundraiser that he's accepted contributions from 360,000 donors, who gave an average of $55 apiece.The math suggests Biden collected about
  
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• Ohio Senate budget proposal includes 17% tax on vaping products

  18-06-2019 21:08
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal in the Senate version of Ohio's two-year budget would place a 17% tax on the invoice price of vaping products.Senate Finance Chairman Matt Dolan, a Republican from Chagrin Falls, says he's concerned that vaping has filled a niche in Ohio that is attracting teens.Gongwer News Service reports that industry groups oppose the tax proposal. The news service reports those groups say lawmakers are treating their products too similarly to cigarettes and other tobac
  
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• Local farm market strives to fight the cycle of opioid addiction

  18-06-2019 21:01
  HTH Farm Market provides recovery services to men battling addiction and the cycle of getting clean then falling back into old habits. HTH stands for Hope Thru Housing.Founder, Dennis Kerr, said he opened the market in 2011. He said he too struggled with addiction in the past and felt there weren't enough services available, which is why he opened his own.Kerr said his long-term program is different from the 6-month or 30-day programs in the fact more time is spent helping the men change their l
  
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• Central Ohio is Better Together!

  18-06-2019 21:00
  Better Together—The Columbus Foundation’s crowdfunding platform that rallies individuals to work together to bring out the best in our community—has passed the $250,000 mark in support for central Ohio nonprofits! Better Together launched in 2017 in The Giving Store, the Foundation’s online giving platform that inspires one-stop charitable giving. Through Better Together, community members can […]
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• 3 children killed, 1 injured in Coshocton County barn fire

  18-06-2019 20:40
  
  Authorities in Coshocton County have confirmed that three children were killed and a fourth was injured in a barn fire Tuesday morning.The sheriff’s office received a call around 7:22 a.m. about the fire in the 21000 block of State Route 60.The Walhonding Valley Fire Department arrived at the scene and found the barn fully engulfed and collapsing.The surviving victim was taken to Genesis Hospital in Zanesville.The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
  
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• Flooding prompts closure of Delaware State Park and campground

  18-06-2019 20:27
  
  DELAWARE — The relentless rainfall is prompting Ohio State Parks to close the Delaware State Park and campground Tuesday night.“The safety of our park guests is our top priority,” Ohio State Parks said in a Facebook post Tuesday afternoon.The Delaware State Park was set to close to the public at 9 p.m. Tuesday. The campground was in the process of being shut down Tuesday afternoon.The park and campground are set to reopen when the waters recede and they are deemed safe.
  
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• WATCH: Trump to launch 2020 reelection campaign in Florida

  18-06-2019 20:21
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Four years after launching one of the most improbably successful runs for president in history, President Donald Trump officially kicks off its sequel on Tuesday, again offering himself as a political outsider — but this time from the Oval Office.The rally is set to begin at 8 p.m. You will be able to watch in the player below.Trump, who launched his last campaign from Trump Tower, headed for a mega-rally in Orlando, hoping to replicate the dynamics that allowed
  
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• Trump to launch 2020 reelection campaign in Florida Tuesday night

  18-06-2019 20:21
  
  A boisterous crowd of thousands of supporters has gathered in front of the Amway Center arena in Orlando, Florida, hours before President Donald Trump will hold a rally to formally launch his reelection campaign.A cover band on a stage played Southern rock standards such as Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home, Alabama."Vendors for blocks around sold water, as well as pins, hats and T-shirts with slogans including "Trump 2020" and "ICE ICE Baby." In the summer heat, some women wore "Make America Great A
  
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• Trump rehashes gripes, rips 'radical' Dems in 2020 launch

  18-06-2019 20:21
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jabbing at the press and poking the eye of the political establishment he ran against in 2016, President Donald Trump officially kicked off his reelection campaign Tuesday with a grievance-filled Florida rally that focused more on settling scores than laying out his agenda for a second term.Addressing a crowd of thousands at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, Trump complained he had been "under assault from the very first day" of his presidency by a "fake news media
  
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• Trump, in 2020 campaign mode, calls Democrats 'radical'

  18-06-2019 20:21
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump jabbed at the press and poked the eye of the political establishment he ran against in 2016 as he kicked off his reelection campaign with a grievance-filled rally that focused more on settling scores than laying out his agenda for a possible second term.Addressing a crowd of thousands at Orlando's Amway Center on Tuesday night, Trump complained he was "under assault from the very first day" of his presidency by a "fake news media" and an "illegal
  
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• Thousands gather hours before Trump launches 2020 reelection campaign in Florida

  18-06-2019 20:21
  
  A boisterous crowd of thousands of supporters has gathered in front of the Amway Center arena in Orlando, Florida, hours before President Donald Trump will hold a rally to formally launch his reelection campaign.A cover band on a stage played Southern rock standards such as Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home, Alabama."Vendors for blocks around sold water, as well as pins, hats and T-shirts with slogans including "Trump 2020" and "ICE ICE Baby." In the summer heat, some women wore "Make America Great A
  
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• 3 killed in Licking County house fire

  18-06-2019 19:20
  
  THORNVILLE, Ohio – Three people were killed in a house fire in Licking County Tuesday morning, according to the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office.Dispatchers first received calls about the fire after 10:15 a.m.The fire was in a single-family home in the 5700 block of Cristland Hill Road SE, the fire marshal’s office said. It was contained just before 11:10 a.m.The identities of the people killed have not been released.A fire marshal said the home had only one smoke detector but
  
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• 2 adults, 1 child killed in Licking County house fire

  18-06-2019 19:20
  THORNVILLE, Ohio – Three people were killed in a house fire in Licking County Tuesday morning, according to the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office.Dispatchers first received calls about the fire after 10:15 a.m.The fire was in a single-family home in the 5700 block of Cristland Hill Road SE, the fire marshal’s office said. It was contained just before 11:10 a.m.State Fire Marshal's Office spokesman Brian Bohnert says two adults and a child died in the fire. He says authorities be
  
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• Capital University issues alert after report of man with gun near campus

  18-06-2019 18:43
  
  BEXLEY, Ohio -- Capital University issued an alert Tuesday after someone said they spotted an armed man running along a bike trail near university apartments.The university has since given the "all clear," saying the man is no longer in the area.According to a Capital spokesperson, Bexley police were alerted of an armed man along a bike trail on the east side of Alum Creek. The man was described as white, wearing a white shirt and blue jeans.The university did not issue a lockdown but asked for
  
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• Attorneys for Husel, Mount Carmel argue for “pause” in civil cases

  18-06-2019 18:14
  
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) – With former Mount Carmel doctor William Husel facing 25 murder charges related to the deaths of his patients, his attorney argued in court Tuesday for pause in civil litigation against Husel and Mount Carmel Health System – arguing that it could prevent his client from getting a fair trial.“Doctor Husel is facing two types of actions, a criminal action and a civil action. He deserves… a fair trial in both. And while both actions are going on, he can&rsq
  
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• Trump issues disaster declaration to help Ohioans impacted by Memorial Day tornadoes

  18-06-2019 17:41
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine says Ohio has received federal assistance for residents of 10 counties impacted by tornadoes, severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding and landslides.DeWine's news release says Republican President Donald Trump issued a disaster declaration Tuesday to help individuals and businesses after 21 tornadoes touched down in Auglaize, Darke, Greene, Hocking, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Muskingum, Perry, and Pickaway counties. The tornadoes touched down dur
  
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• Columbus Lags Behind Peers in Solar Power

  18-06-2019 17:12
  Despite steady growth in the number of solar panel installations in Columbus over the past several years, a new report shows that the city still lags behind many other places, including Cleveland and Cincinnati. The report, from the environmental organizations Frontier Group and Environment America, ranks Columbus 54th in the category of installed solar power […]
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• City Chat: Small Business in Columbus

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• NEXT: The Future of Robocalls

  18-06-2019 16:00
  I was on the phone the other day with the cable company, trying to deal with a billing issue. After clicking through several menu items, I was finally connected to a human being somewhere who answered my questions to my satisfaction.  As I think about a potential future where more and more jobs are automated, […]
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• NCH in Columbus ranked 7th best children's hospital in U.S.

  18-06-2019 15:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When it comes to children's hospitals, Columbus is home to one of the best in the country. That's according to the U.S. News & World Report's Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll.Nationwide Children's Hospital came in at number seven in this year's report.The 2019-20 Honor Roll designation marks the sixth consecutive year NCH has received this recognition.Nationwide Children's U.S. News & World Report's 2019-20 Best Children's Hospitals specialty rankings include:Cancer
  
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• Man tries to smuggle 34 birds into U.S. in carry-on luggage at New York's JFK Airport

  18-06-2019 14:18
  
  CONNECTICUT - A Connecticut man was caught at John F. Kennedy International Airport with dozens of live birds in his carry-on luggage, CBS New York reports. The U.S. Attorney's office saidFrancis Gurahoo, 39, was traveling into the United States from Guyana on Sunday.Airport employees discovered 34 live finches in his carry-on bags. Each bird was hidden inside a plastic hair curler.According to the U.S. Attorney's office, finches are used in singing contests in Brooklyn and Queens, and individua
  
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• Taco Bell goes Loco for free tacos on Tuesday

  18-06-2019 13:57
  
  Taco Bell is offering free tacos on Tuesday after the Golden State Warriors stole game 2 of the NBA finals.Taco Bell posted on their social media pages that from 2-6 p.m. today you can get free Doritos Locos Tacos or order online or on the app and pick it up any time, all day.The Warriors stole game two of the NBA Finals! So head to #TacoBell tomorrow from 2-6 p.m. for your free Doritos® Locos Tacos or order online or on the app and pick it up any time, all day.— Taco Bell (@tacobell)
  
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• Trump threatens to deport millions beginning next week

  18-06-2019 12:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is threatening to remove millions of people living in the country illegally on the eve of formally announcing his re-election bid.In a pair of tweets Monday night, Trump said that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would next week "begin the process of removing the millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States.""They will be removed as fast as they come in," he wrote.An administration official said the ef
  
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• Pickerington man struck & killed by vehicle along I-70 eastbound in Columbus

  18-06-2019 10:25
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus police have identified the man who was struck and killed early Tuesday morning on Interstate 70 in Columbus.It happened around 3:35 a.m. on I-70 East near Alum Creek Drive.Joshua Hildebrand of Pickerington was walking on the berm of the State Route 33 ramp when he was struck by a Toyota going eastbound.According to a release, for unknown reasons, Hildebrand stepped out into the roadway in front of the Toyota. He was taken to Grant Medical Center where he later died.The
  
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• Pedestrian killed in crash along I-70 eastbound in Columbus

  18-06-2019 10:25
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - All lanes of I-70 east are closed at Alum Creek Drive due to adeadly crash involving a pedestrian.The call came in just before 4 a.m. Tuesday.Columbus Police tell 10TV the pedestrian struck was taken to the hospital in critical condition. That person later died.Police expect that stretch of road to be closed for several hours. For the duration of the closure, traffic is being diverted to Alum Creek Drive. To avoid the area, use SR-104 or I-270 instead.
  
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• I-70 eastbound closed at Alum Creek Drive due to deadly crash involving pedestrian

  18-06-2019 10:25
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - All lanes of I-70 east are closed at Alum Creek Drive due to adeadly crash involving a pedestrian.The call came in just before 4 a.m. Tuesday.Columbus Police tell 10TV the pedestrian struck was taken to the hospital in critical condition. That person later died.Police expect that stretch of road to be closed for several hours. For the duration of the closure, traffic is being diverted to Alum Creek Drive. To avoid the area, use SR-104 or I-270 instead.
  
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• Police: Man arrested after robbing Short North bank

  18-06-2019 03:39
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A man has been arrested after Columbus police said he robbed a bank in the Short North on Monday.Police said 23-year-old Tony Black of Columbus walked into the Chase Bank in the 600 block of North High Street just before 5 p.m.Police said he passed a note to the teller and ran off with an undisclosed amount of money.He went to a nearby business trying to blend in, police said.Police searched the area and recognized him as he left the business. Officers took him into custod
  
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• Cincinnati Zoo announces birth of baby giraffe

  18-06-2019 02:49
  
  The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has announced the birth of a baby giraffe born Monday morning.The zoo says 12-year-old Tessa delivered the calf at 2 a.m. after about an hour of labor. The sex of the calf has not yet been determined.This giraffe is the 16th giraffe born at the zoo and number 17 is expected to arrive this fall. Eight-year-old Cece is due to have her second calf in November.The zoo said mom and baby are bonding behind the scenes. They said the father, 11-year-old Kimba, w
  
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• Ohio Health Department warns of increase in ticks, diseases this summer

  18-06-2019 02:26
  UNION COUNTY, Ohio - They're out there. You're out there. Sooner or later, you're bound to see a tick."Throughout the country and the state of Ohio there's been an increase in the tick population," Allison Zandarski said.Zandarski is an epidemiologist with the Union County Health Department. She says the reason is unclear why the number of tick-related health issues continues to go up. However, she hopes by talking about it, now, it will help reduce exposure."One, we're seeing the increase is no
  
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