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• Mother says she complained years ago about Crestline teacher charged with sexual battery

  21-06-2019 22:20
  
  CRESTLINE, Ohio — A fourth-grade teacher at Crestline Elementary School in Crawford County, 49-year-old Cory Forshaw, is charged with sexual battery.But the mother of a different student says she complained about Forshaw years ago.According to the indictment against Cory Forshaw, the victim is a student at Crestview Schools and the alleged sexual contact happened between February and May of 2017."I feel terrible for that family. I feel terrible for the child," said the mother of a differen
  
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• Mother Nature puts damper on central Ohio lawn care services

  21-06-2019 21:58
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Friday brought a brief break from the wet weather and a peek of the sun in central Ohio.And that was welcome news for many area lawn care companies."It’s been frustrating, but when you go into this kind of work, you gotta expect there’s gonna be slow times, bad times," said Luke Hamilton, owner of Luke's Lawn and Snowplowing Service out of Plain City. "We just got to deal with what comes to us."Hamilton was mowing in Reynoldsburg Friday under the sunshine. He w
  
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• Ohio Immigrant Community Braces for Mass Roundups Rumored for Next Week

  21-06-2019 21:48
  If it comes to fruition, President Donald Trump’s tweet warning of the removal of “millions of illegal aliens who have illicitly found their way into the United States” has major implications for the local immigrant community. The announcement, later confirmed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Mark Morgan, has local immigrants, documented and otherwise, […]
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• Blue Jackets to face Maple Leafs in home opener for 2019-20 season

  21-06-2019 21:22
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Blue Jackets will open the 2019-20 season against the Toronto Maples Leafs at Nationwide Arena on Friday, October 4 at 7 p.m.The remainder of the Blue Jackets' schedule is expected to be released on Tuesday, June 25.Earlier this week, Columbus released the schedule for the club's seven-game preseason schedule.The Blue Jackets will play three sets of home and road games against the 2019 Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres.The
  
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• Interview: New Kids on the Block

  21-06-2019 21:00
  “This tour has been an absolute blast. It’s been one of the most fun ones that we’ve done,” New Kids on the Block founding member Jonathan Knight-Rodriguez tells me over the phone during a day off in between shows in Des Moines and St. Paul. The Mixtape Tour, which kicked off on May 2 in Cincinnati, will stop […]
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• Concert Preview & Interview: New Kids on the Block

  21-06-2019 21:00
  “This tour has been an absolute blast. It’s been one of the most fun ones that we’ve done,” New Kids on the Block founding member Jonathan Knight-Rodriguez tells me over the phone during a day off in between shows in Des Moines and St. Paul. The Mixtape Tour, which kicked off on May 2 in Cincinnati, will stop […]
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• Former Ohio teacher accused of sexually abusing 28 first-grade girls released from jail after posting bond

  21-06-2019 19:29
  
  A former Ohio teacher charged with sexually abusing more than two dozen first-grade girls has been released from jail after posting a $500,000 bond.Twenty-five-year-old John Hopkins appeared in a Warren County court Thursday morning.Hopkins was indicted on 36 counts of gross sexual imposition last week.Authorities said the misconduct, such as putting his hands up girls' shirts or skirts, occurred while Hopkins was a physical education teacher at Clearcreek Elementary School in Springboro.They sa
  
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• Breaking the chains: Concert celebrates women who have escaped human trafficking

  21-06-2019 18:24
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — For the last 10 years, 10TV has documented the work of a local court program that is breaking the chains of human trafficking.This week, scores of survivors were treated to a celebration of life and love.Grammy-nominated blues and soul singer Janiva Magness traveled from Los Angeles to Columbus for a performance unlike any other in her 45-year career.For Magness, music is much more than what meets the ear. She calls it her life raft through the choppy waters of a chaotic l
  
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• Missouri denies license renewal for lone abortion clinic

  21-06-2019 18:21
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri's health department has declined to renew the abortion license for the state's lone clinic, but a court order allows the St. Louis Planned Parenthood affiliate to perform the procedure — for now.The state notified the clinic of its decision Friday morning before a court hearing. St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer said a preliminary injunction he previously issued to allow the clinic to continue perform abortions would remain in place for now.Stelzer sai
  
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• Toyland Weekend at the Movies

  21-06-2019 18:00
  Whether you’re more interested in Sheriff Woody’s existential crisis or Chucky’s needy bloodlust, your doll fetish is covered. I think the important thing to keep in mind is that one of these films is nearly perfect. Which one, I wonder? Toy Story 4 by Hope Madden Almost 25 years ago, Pixar staked its claim as […]
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• Delta launching nonstop flight to Salt Lake City from Columbus

  21-06-2019 15:50
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Starting Monday, the John Glenn Columbus International Airport will have nonstop flights to Salt Lake City, Delta Air Lines announced Friday.Salt Lake City has become Delta Airlines' 13th nonstop destination served from the John Glenn Columbus International Airport.Delta's largest hub in the west, Salt Lake City, provides connecting access from Columbus to destinations unreachable from other Delta hubs.“Salt Lake City, which is Delta’s largest hub in the west,
  
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• Lunch & Learn Series: Building Community While Hate Invades Our Houses of Worship

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• Trump: U.S. was 'cocked and loaded' to strike Iran but he called off the attack

  21-06-2019 15:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. was "cocked and loaded" to retaliate against Iran for downing an unmanned American surveillance drone, but he canceled the strikes 10 minutes before they were to be launched after being told 150 people could die.Trump's tweeted statement raised several questions, including how he could have learned about casualties only minutes before the operation when that information typically would be provided much earlier. His tweet was the
  
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• Restaurant Review: Xi Xia

  21-06-2019 15:28
  Xi Xia is a brand-new spot in Kenny Centre. Although the restaurant debuted without much fanfare, it’s already crowded, with tables filled with folks hunkering down to biggie bowls of Western Chinese Fare. Historically, the address has played home to a parade of Indian restaurants (Sher E Punjab, Cinnamon, Saphire, etc.); Xi Xia introduces a […]
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• No injuries reported at crude oil refinery in Philadelphia

  21-06-2019 13:46
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A fire at a 150-year-old refinery complex in Philadelphia turned the early morning sky a bright orange and yellow and awakened startled residents with explosions that shook homes Friday.The fire broke out at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex around 4 a.m., spokeswoman Cherice Corley said."Refinery emergency response crews and the Philadelphia Fire Department are attempting to bring the fire under control," Corley said.There were no reports of significan
  
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• New York lawmakers OK pot decriminalization

  21-06-2019 13:42
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lawmakers in New York state have voted to eliminate criminal penalties for public possession and use of marijuana after efforts to legalize pot stalled.The measure would reduce low-level criminal charges for unlawful possession of marijuana to a violation, which comes with a fine similar to a parking ticket. The penalty would be $50 for possessing less than one ounce of pot or $200 for one to two ounces.In an effort to address decades of racial disparities in drug arres
  
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• Gee whiz: Testing of sewage confirms rise in marijuana use

  21-06-2019 13:34
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The proof is in the pee.A federally funded study has confirmed, not surprisingly, that marijuana use went up in Washington state after its first legal pot stores opened in 2014. In fact, consumption appeared to double, at least in one major city, over three years — a conclusion scientists reached by way of the unglamorous work of analyzing raw sewage."It's stinky," said lead author Dan Burgard, a chemist at the University of Puget Sound. "But we've worked with urine, w
  
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• Rolling Stones return to stage, tour after Mick Jagger mends

  21-06-2019 12:19
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Please allow them to reintroduce themselves: The Rolling Stones are set to return to the stage.The band plays Friday night at Chicago's Soldier Field after postponing their North American tour because frontman Mick Jagger needed medical treatment. A second show is scheduled for Tuesday.St. Paul & The Broken Bones are expected to open Friday, and Whiskey Myers on Tuesday.The Rolling Stones said in a statement last month the concerts will feature classic hits such as "Symp
  
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• Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of Texas police officer

  21-06-2019 12:12
  
  MISSION, Texas (AP) — A Texas police officer has been shot and killed in what officials say was the line of duty, and a suspect is in custody.The Texas Department of Public Safety says the Mission police officer was shot Thursday night in the eastern part of the city 6 miles west of McAllen.Mission police say the officer killed is Lt. Jody Tittle who died at a McAllen hospital.No details have been released on what led to the shooting in southern Texas, and the suspect's identity also hasn'
  
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• Competency exams ordered for suspect in Ohio fires that killed 9

  21-06-2019 12:10
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A judge has ordered competency evaluations for an Ohio man charged in two arson fires that killed nine people in his neighborhood.Lawyers for 59-year-old Stanley Ford, of Akron, have argued he has brain damage and cognitive impairment and shouldn't be facing a potential death penalty. Ford has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder charges.The Akron Beacon Journal reports a Summit County judge ordered the competency exams on Thursday and told Ford they will help determi
  
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• Cincinnati City Hall to fly LGBTQ pride flag for first time

  21-06-2019 12:10
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The City of Cincinnati is raising a rainbow pride flag at City Hall for the first time to kick off Cincinnati Pride.The rainbow pride flag was to be raised at City Hall at 11 a.m. Friday.City Councilman Chris Seelbach, the council's first openly gay member, says he's been thinking about a rainbow pride flag at City Hall for a while and was inspired by the one raised at the city hall in Louisville, Kentucky.Councilman Greg Landsman said he also had been thinking that a pri
  
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• Ohio Sheriff charged with releasing confidential abuse reports

  21-06-2019 12:09
  
  BRYAN, Ohio (AP) — A county sheriff in Ohio has been accused of posting confidential child abuse reports to the department's website and Facebook page.A special prosecutor on Thursday filed misdemeanor charges against Williams County Sheriff Steve Towns.A criminal complaint says that last October the sheriff posted information that included confidential reports about suspected child abuse. The complaint says at least one child victim was identified.Towns said Thursday that he had been frus
  
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• Disaster recovery center planned in area hit by tornado in Ohio

  21-06-2019 12:06
  
  TROTWOOD, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Emergency Management Agency says a disaster recovery center is opening to help residents and businesses affected by tornadoes and storms that caused heavy damage in late May.Ohio EMA says the center will be in Trotwood in southwestern Ohio's Montgomery County. That's one of 10 counties approved for disaster assistance because of the storms.The Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Small Business Administration, Ohio EMA and other state agencies will h
  
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• US prepped for strikes on Iran before approval was withdrawn

  21-06-2019 11:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States made preparations for a military strike against Iran in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone, but the operation was abruptly called off with just hours to go, a U.S. official said.The official, who was not authorized to discuss the operation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said the targets would have included radars and missile batteries. The New York Times reported that President Donald Trump had approved the strikes Th
  
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• US-registered planes barred over Mideast areas amid tensions

  21-06-2019 11:15
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. on Friday barred American-registered aircraft from flying over Iranian-administered airspace in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman over the Revolutionary Guard shooting down a U.S. military surveillance drone, affecting a region crucial to global air travel.The Federal Aviation Administration warned of a "potential for miscalculation or misidentification" in the region after an Iranian surface-to-air missile on Thursday brought down a U.S. Nav
  
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• OVI checkpoint scheduled for Friday night in Madison County

  21-06-2019 10:52
  
  WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be holding an OVI checkpoint Friday night in Madison County.The checkpoint will be held from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. on State Route 40, near State Route 142.The OVI checkpoint is done to deter motorists from driving under the influence of alcohol, according to a release.OSHP is reminding drivers if you plan to consume alcohol, designate a driver or make other travel arrangements.---EDITOR’S NOTE: Why are the locations and times of a sobr
  
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• Plumbers on the move after record rainfall in central Ohio

  21-06-2019 05:14
  After days of heavy rain and various watches and warnings, many homeowners are left between a rock and a wet place.Homeowner Rachel Smith says the rain brings big problems both inside and outside of her north Columbus home.“Well it’s just anxiety provoking when it rains a lot,” Smith said.“It comes right under the front door and into the other rooms and I’ll be upstairs, and I’ll start to hear a little trickle.”That trickle and in some cases gushes of wa
  
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• Police searching for missing 78-year-old woman last seen in Lancaster

  21-06-2019 01:58
  
  LANCASTER, Ohio — Lancaster police are looking for a woman with Alzheimer’s who was reported missing on Thursday.In a statewide alert, police said 78-year-old Joan Beougher left her home around 4:30 p.m. and did not return.She was last seen on Wyandotte Street.Police said she has not driven in nearly two years and her safety is a concern.The vehicle is described as a red 2004 Chevrolet Silverado with Ohio license plate number 903YSM.Police said she is 5-feet, 3-inches tall and weighs
  
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• Suspect dead following barricade situation in Ashville

  21-06-2019 00:19
  
  ASHVILLE, Ohio – A male suspect is dead following a barricade situation in Ashville, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.Pickaway County sheriff’s deputies responded to the scene of a barricade situation on Long Street Thursday.The Franklin County SWAT team was assisting along with other agencies.Officials say one person was barricaded in a vehicle and a weapon was seen.This is a developing story. Stay with 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Person barricaded inside vehicle in Ashville

  21-06-2019 00:19
  
  ASHVILLE, Ohio – Pickaway County sheriff’s deputies are on the scene of a barricade situation on Long Street in Ashville.They are being assisted by the Franklin County SWAT team along with other agencies.Officials say one person is barricaded in a vehicle and a weapon has been seen.Law enforcement officers are attempting to resolve the situation.This is a developing story. Stay with 10TV.com for updates.
  
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