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• Polls show sour views of race relations in Trump’s America

  16-07-2019 23:51
  
  Even before President Donald Trump’s racist tweets toward four Democratic congresswomen of color, Americans considered race relations in the United States to be generally bad — and said that Trump has been making them worse.On Sunday, Trump tweeted that the congresswomen should go back to the “broken and crime infested” countries they came from, despite the fact that all are American citizens and three were born in the U.S.Since his election, polling has shown Americans w
  
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• Mold found at Worthington Police Department; city working to fix it

  16-07-2019 23:49
  WORTHINGTON, Ohio - The Worthington Police Department has a mold problem. And this is not the first time."We've done some testing and found that there are slightly elevated levels of debris and types of mold, so we're just taking whatever steps we need to take to remediate that," said Anne Brown, public information officer for the city.Back in June, the city brought in Lyle Environmental to do testing. According to a letter sent to the city, the results were "not alarming" and well below the thr
  
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• If you see city workers going through your recycling bins, here's why

  16-07-2019 23:13
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- For the next eight weeks, the City of Columbus and SWACO are working together and will have crews walking around neighborhoods visiting 20,000 homes to help educate about recycling.It's part of a grant-funded campaign called Feet on the Street. Tim Swauger, with the city, told us Columbus has a large number of participants who recycle. However, he said many of the people who recycle don't always put in the right items.Today they walked around a southeast neighborhood in Columbu
  
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• Hundreds gather in Piketon for town hall on alleged radioactive contamination

  16-07-2019 21:55
  
  PIKETON, Ohio - People stood in line for hours, Tuesday, wanting to make sure they and their families were safe."[I] wanted to see what information is available," Brandon Moore said. "What are we doing to help all these folks that are impacted or that may be impacted in the future?""I just want to make sure what's going on if there was any contamination there or where we're at," Steve Copper said. "I want to make sure we got everything taken care of.""These materials are ounce-for-ounce the most
  
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• Police: 4 taken to hospital after possible overdoses at Cedar Point

  16-07-2019 21:54
  
  Four people were taken to the hospital after possibly overdosing at Cedar Point Tuesday afternoon.According to Sandusky police, two men and two women needed medical attention shortly after arriving at the park. Two were just outside the park and the others were inside.All four are being treated at Firelands Regional Medical Center. Their conditions have not been released.A Sandusky police officer who was assisting them was also taken to the hospital as a precaution.Police said the four were from
  
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• Village Academy in Powell closing due to declined enrollment, lack of funding

  16-07-2019 20:52
  
  POWELL, Ohio – Village Academy in Powell announced they will be closing its doors on Friday.In a letter sent to parents and staff, the board of trustees said they worked to improve enrollment and minimize expenses but they are no longer able to operate.10TV reached out to the school for additional comment but we have not heard back.You can read the full letter from Village Academy below.Dear Griffin Community,It is with a heavy heart to announce that Village Academy Schools will not be abl
  
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• Apollo 11 made possible by work done at Ohio NASA Research Center

  16-07-2019 20:41
  
  Neil Armstrong had a lot of Ohioans helping him get to the moon.Researchers at what is now called NASA Glenn Research Center helped solve some of the more complicated problems associated with the launch of Apollo 11.It was inside the research center in Brookpark, outside of Cleveland, where engineers pioneered the use of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as a propellant.In fact, they had been perfecting the fuel source long before space travel became a goal."Before NASA was even established we w
  
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• How a Local Scholarship Helps a Vibrant Life Live On

  16-07-2019 20:27
  Ian Van Heyde believed in his heart that he was going to have his own restaurant one day. The culinary student and employee at Cameron Mitchell’s Martini Modern Italian restaurant in the Short North had big dreams, and the outgoing personality, innate talent, and dedicated work ethic to make them a reality.⠀‍Ian’s dream was tragically cut […]
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• Sheriff: Scioto County 16-year-old boy shot 15-year-old girl, then raped her

  16-07-2019 20:13
  
  A 16-year-old boy in Scioto County has been charged with felonious assault and rape after he allegedly shot then sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl.According to Scioto County Sheriff Marty V. Donini, dispatchers received a call Monday around 9 p.m. from a resident on Ainsley Avenue in Wheelersburg that a girl showed up at his door saying she had been shot.A deputy responded to the home and found the girl had been shot in the leg. She was taken to Southern Ohio Medical Center.The victim told a
  
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• Facing censure, Trump insists 'not a racist bone in my body'

  16-07-2019 19:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Defiant in the face of widespread censure, President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that his tweets suggesting four Democratic congresswomen of color return to their countries "were NOT Racist," and he appealed to fellow Republicans to "not show weakness" and to resist a House resolution condemning his words."I don't have a Racist bone in my body!" Trump exclaimed on Twitter, a day after declaring that "many people agree" with his assessment of the four freshman lawmakers.
  
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• Ohio lawmakers hashing out state budget are set to reconvene

  16-07-2019 19:17
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Lawmakers who have been negotiating Ohio's next two-year state budget were set to reconvene Tuesday, a day before the extended deadline for the House and Senate to pass the $69 billion spending plan.The conference committee was scheduled to meet late Tuesday afternoon amid speculation that it had finally reached an agreement on the budget. Lawmakers have been hashing out differences between the House and Senate versions, including on tax breaks, school funding and pol
  
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• Ohio State reviewing financial gifts connected to Jeffrey Epstein

  16-07-2019 18:46
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University announced it is reviewing financial gifts made by, or connected to, Jeffrey Epstein.Epstein was arrested earlier this month and is facing charges of sexually abusing underage girls.In a statement, the university said "Epstein is a convicted sex offender whose crimes are reprehensible, and his association with these gifts to the university is concerning. Ohio State is conducting a complete review of the giving history to the university by Epstein a
  
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• 10TV anchor Pete Scalia provides update after home damaged in storm

  16-07-2019 16:43
  
  10 This Morning anchor Pete Scalia's home was severely damaged July 2 when two large tree limbs crashed through the roof during a strong storm.Now, the family is starting to rebuild. "We're still waiting on things like permits, stuff like that before the real work can begin," Pete says. "But this could have been so much worse." Strong winds severed two large limbs from an enormous oak tree near the family's home. The first one, about 40 feet long, came crashing down just behind the house. It kno
  
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• NYPD officer won't be charged by feds in Eric Garner's chokehold death

  16-07-2019 16:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors won't bring civil rights charges against a New York City police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday.The decision not to bring charges against Officer Daniel Pantaleo comes a day before the statute of limitations was set to expire, on the fifth anniversary of the encounter that led to Garner's death. The person was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to The Associated Pre
  
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• Searchers scour Michigan woods for missing 2-year-old girl

  16-07-2019 15:37
  
  COMINS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities have resumed the search for a 2-year-old girl whose family says wandered away as they prepared to leave a woodland campsite in northern Michigan.State police say Gabriella Roselynn Vitale was reported missing from the campsite in Oscoda County about 8:15 a.m. Monday and her pink coat was found a few hundred yards from where she was last seen. Police dogs and a helicopter have been taking part in the search for Gabriella, which resumed Tuesday morni
  
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• 2-year-old girl missing in Michigan woods found safe

  16-07-2019 15:37
  
  COMINS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 2-year-old girl who wandered away from her family at a woodland campsite in northern Michigan has been found more than 24 hours later.State police say Gabriella Roselynn Vitale walked up to a home in Oscoda County on Tuesday morning and a woman there notified authorities. The home is about half a mile from where Gabriella's family had last seen her early Monday.Police say Gabriella is well and has been taken to a hospital for observation.State police say the
  
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• Pickaway County experiencing issues with 911 calls

  16-07-2019 13:19
  
  PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio - The Pickaway County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday it is experiencing an outage with its 911 calls.Sheriff Robert Radcliff said in a press release that damaged cables in Wilmington led to the outage.If anyone has to make a call to 911, they are encouraged to call (740) 474-2176 if it doesn't connect to the sheriff's office.The sheriff's office said as of around 11 a.m., its 911 service was still not fully operational.The Pickaway County Emergency Management Agency said, "A
  
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• 911 systems down in Pickaway County

  16-07-2019 13:19
  
  PICKAWAY COUNTY, Ohio - The Pickaway County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday it's experiencing a 911 outage.Sheriff Robert Radcliff said in a press release that damaged cables in Wilmington led to the outage.If anyone has to make a call to 911, they are encouraged to call (740) 474-2176 if it doesn't connect to the sheriff's office.The office will send out another alert once the system is back up and operational.
  
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• Governor backs move for more ride inspectors

  16-07-2019 13:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's governor supports efforts to increase the number of state amusement ride inspectors.Ride safety has drawn increased attention after a 2017 accident at the Ohio State Fair killed a young man thrown from a ride. A young woman who was among the injured died more than a year later.WOSU Public Radio reports that Republican Mike DeWine says he supports Agriculture Director Dorothy Pelanda's request for more funding in the new budget for her department's ride safety d
  
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• Gov. DeWine backs move to increase number of state amusement ride inspectors

  16-07-2019 13:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's governor supports efforts to increase the number of state amusement ride inspectors.Ride safety has drawn increased attention after a 2017 accident at the Ohio State Fair killed a young man thrown from a ride. A young woman who was among the injured died more than a year later.WOSU Public Radio reports that Republican Mike DeWine says he supports Agriculture Director Dorothy Pelanda's request for more funding in the new budget for her department's ride safety d
  
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• Man whose family died in Boeing 737 Max crash: Scrap the jet

  16-07-2019 13:08
  
  A man who lost his wife, mother-in-law and three young children in the crash of a 737 Max in Ethiopia says Boeing should scrap the plane and top executives should resign and face criminal charges.Paul Njoroge, who is due to testify before Congress in the U.S. on Wednesday, said in an interview that 737 Max planes should have been grounded after a deadly crash off the coast of Indonesia in October. Instead, they kept flying until another crashed five months later near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, short
  
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• 'Game of Thrones,' 'Veep,' 'Big Bang,' seek final Emmy nods

  16-07-2019 12:58
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Game of Thrones" is seeking to claim the Emmy Awards version of the Iron Throne one last time.When the Emmy nominations are released Tuesday, the HBO fantasy saga could be in the running for television's top honor for its eighth and final season. It's earned three previous top drama series awards and is the defending champ."The Masked Singer" judge Ken Jeong and "The Good Place" star D'Arcy Carden are set to announce top-category contenders at the Television Academy in
  
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• Apollo 11 astronauts returning to launch pad 50 years later

  16-07-2019 12:51
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Apollo 11's astronauts are returning to the exact spot from where they flew to the moon 50 years ago.NASA has invited Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A on Tuesday. They will mark the precise moment — 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969 — that their Saturn V rocket departed on humanity's first moon landing. Mission commander Neil Armstrong — who took the first lunar footsteps — died in 2012.It kicks off ei
  
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• Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad 50 years later

  16-07-2019 12:51
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.Collins had the spotlight to himself this time — Armstrong has been gone for seven years and Aldrin canceled. Collins said he wished his two moonwalking colleagues could have shared the moment at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A, the departure point for humanity's first moon landing."Wonderful feeling to
  
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• Deals, protests during Amazon Prime Day

  16-07-2019 12:23
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon's Prime Day is coming with a wave of deals — and protests.The company's fifth annual Prime Day now stretches two days, Monday and Tuesday, invented as an effort to try to drum up sales during sluggish summer months and sign up more users for its Prime loyalty program.The Seattle-based e-commerce behemoth said it is offering more than a million deals. Amazon's own products are usually among the strongest sellers.This year, some used the high-profile event as a w
  
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• Semi crash causes delays on I-71 northbound in southern Franklin County

  16-07-2019 11:32
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — A crash on I-71 northbound is causing delays in traffic in southern Franklin County Tuesday.Grove City police say the crash happened just before 5:30 a.m. It involved a semi truck in the area of I-71 near I-270 on the south side.Several ramps including I-71 northbound between Stringtown Road and I -270 are shut down, authorities say.It is unclear if any injuries have been reported at this time.
  
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• Police searching for missing 12-year-old last seen in west Columbus

  16-07-2019 03:47
  
  The Columbus Division of Police are asking for assistance in locating a missing 12-year-old girl.According to police, Mia Rhonda Turner was last seen around 2:45 p.m. Monday in the area of Fremont Street and Eureka Avenue on the city’s west side.Mia is described as a black female, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 145 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.She was wearing a black shirt, shorts and a headband.Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 614-645-4545.
  
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• Predictive Analysis: Ohio BCI uses tool to help determine when and where a future crime could occur

  16-07-2019 03:45
  If you check CrimeTracker 10's interactive map, you'll see recently reported crimes in your neighborhood.You can look at the past but what law enforcement would prefer is a glimpse into the future by predicting the next crime in a spree.The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) says they can do just that with a tool called predictive analysis.In early 2014, several convenience stores and restaurants in Westerville were robbed.Sue Shields, the 82-year-old owner of Yogi's Hoagies, was worki
  
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• Officials urge safety after high number of fire fatalities in Ohio

  16-07-2019 03:21
  Three kids died in a house fire in Ashland County Monday morning. Three others were able to escape.This is the third triple deadly fire involving children in the state since the beginning of June.“Heartbreak, at first, we are sad for the survivors, for the families,” said Columbus Fire Battalion Chief, Steve Martin.You may also remember in June, three kids, ages 12 to 15, died in a barn in Coshocton county.That same day three people, including a 6-year-old, died in a Licking County f
  
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• Wexner says he was never aware of alleged illegal activity by Epstein

  16-07-2019 03:16
  
  L Brands founder Les Wexner has issued a statement regarding the charges against his former business manager, Jeffrey Epstein.In the statement sent to employees, Wexner said Epstein was involved in many aspects of his financial life but he was “NEVER aware of the illegal activity charged in the indictment.”“I severed all ties with Mr. Epstein nearly 12 years ago. I would not have continued to work with any individual capable of such egregious, sickening behavior as has been rep
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting 7/15/2019

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• Fast Forward: North Market & More

  16-07-2019 02:55
  New updates on the North Market development project last week meant that there was renewed buzz about the eventual replacement of the iconic market’s parking lot with a large scale multi-purpose building. And while the new development will have a sizable impact on the immediate area, it’s worth noting that it’s not the only change […]
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• Trump abortion restrictions effective immediately

  16-07-2019 02:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women for abortions immediately, the Trump administration said Monday, declaring it will begin enforcing a new regulation hailed by religious conservatives and denounced by medical organizations and women's rights groups.The head of a national umbrella group representing the clinics said the administration is following "an ideological agenda" that could disrupt basic health care for many low-income women.Ahead of
  
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• Man dies in crash on I-70 in Licking County

  16-07-2019 02:32
  
  ETNA TOWNSHIP, Ohio-- A man is dead following a crash on I-70 in Licking County.The Granville post of Ohio State Highway Patrol says a semi was stopped for traffic and was rear-ended by an SUV driven by 70-year-old Thomas Jenkinson westbound I-70 near mile marker 118 shortly before 5:30 p.m. Monday.OSHP says Jenkins was declared dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt.The driver of the semi was not injured in the crash. The highway is now back open following the accident.
  
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• 1 dead in crash on I-70 in Licking County

  16-07-2019 02:32
  
  REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio-- One person is dead following a crash on I-70 in Licking County.The Licking County Sheriff's Office says a semi and a car were involved in the accident on westbound I-70 at the exit ramp to State Route 310 shortly before 5:30 p.m. Monday.The Granville post of Ohio State Highway Patrol confirmed one person died in this accident.The highway is now back open following the accident.
  
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• Columbus police announce restructuring, VICE unit replacement

  16-07-2019 00:52
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A major restructuring of the Columbus Division of Police is underway.Interim Chief Thomas Quinlan made the announcement Monday morning."We looked at top down," hes said. "Everything was on the table, including the chief's office."The biggest change may be the creation of a new unit to replace VICE -- which focused on drug and prostitution crimes.That division was disbanded months ago after allegations of lax supervision and rogue officer behavior.The new unit is called PACT - Po
  
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• Cash and passport with fake name found at Epstein home

  16-07-2019 00:07
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Two Jeffrey Epstein accusers urged a judge Monday to keep the wealthy financier behind bars until he goes on trial on federal charges that he sexually abused underage girls.The women stood just feet from where Epstein was seated in his blue jail outfit as they asked a federal judge to reject a request by Epstein's lawyers that he remain under house arrest in his $77 million Manhattan mansion until trial on conspiracy and sex trafficking charges.Courtney Wild, an unnamed vic
  
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