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• State director describes Sequel Pomegranate as “clean, safe”; counters to records

  26-07-2019 23:47
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services described the environment of Sequel Pomegranate as “clean, safe, and therapeutic…” following a tour Thursday — a description that sits in stark contrast to what records uncovered by 10 Investigates show.Governor Mike DeWine ordered that tour after a series of 10 Investigates reports exposed that children and staff at the psychiatric facility for teens have been subjected to
  
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• Runner makes stop in Columbus on cross-country journey to help children in foster care

  26-07-2019 23:13
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — They say the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. And, at this point, Noah Fredenberg has put in a lot of steps already.Back in April in Los Angeles, he started a cross-country journey with a goal of running 121 marathons in 121 days on his way to the finish line in New York City next month.He is doing it all to raise money and awareness for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption."I really care about kids having all the tools that they need to be success
  
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• Coroner rules sudden cardiac death for 22-year-old Cleveland Marathon runner

  26-07-2019 22:33
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A medical examiner has ruled that a 22-year-old woman who collapsed while running in the Cleveland Marathon suffered sudden cardiac death.The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office said Friday that Taylor Ceepo's accidental death was in "association with physical exertion, pseudoephedrine use and cardiomyopathy." It didn't provide any other details and said in the statement that the autopsy hadn't yet been completed.Pseudoephedrine is commonly used to treat stuffy nose
  
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• Review: Actors’ Theatre’s Delightful As You Like It

  26-07-2019 21:55
  One of the most surefire crowd-pleasers in the Shakespeare canon, As You Like It depends on a tricky chemical mix of buoyancy and gravity. In Actors’ third park production of 2019, director Pam Hill and her actors strike that balance almost perfectly. As You Like It, for all its court intrigue and hijinks, hinges on […]
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• Former Boy Scout leader charged with child rape, 100 counts of child pornography in Crawford County

  26-07-2019 21:40
  CRAWFORD COUNTY, Ohio — A former Boy Scout leader is charged with sexually abusing a child and 100 counts of child pornography.Arthur Sorensen, Jr., 36, is in the Crawford County Jail and 10TV found the Scouts had taken action against him before this accuser came forward.A Galion police report lays out the case against Arthur Sorensen:In April, a 14-year-old boy accused Sorensen of repeated sex acts in 2017, when the boy was 12 years old.In June, he was indicted on three counts of rape, on
  
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• VIDEO: Ohio police officer smashes window to rescue kids stuck in hot car

  26-07-2019 21:39
  PERKINS TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) - Two little girls in Ohio were accidentally stuck inside a car with temperatures in the 90s on July 20.Their parents were panicking but police showed up and got them out.In body camera video, a Perkins Township police officer rushes to the parking lot of the Walmart on Milan Road and is told the girls are inside the SUV.Sgt. Martin Curran uses his baton to smash out a window and unlock the door.The mother of one of the girls said her locks have been malfunctioning a
  
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• Tests find no unusual radioactive material at Pike County school

  26-07-2019 20:50
  
  PIKETON, Ohio (AP) — State health officials and the U.S. Department of Energy say dust samples taken in late May from a southern Ohio school near a former uranium enrichment plant showed no radioactivity beyond naturally occurring levels.Scioto Valley Local School District had closed the Zahn's Corner Middle School in Piketon in mid-May after traces of radioactive material were discovered.But the Department of Energy tells The Columbus Dispatch there is no public health risk from radioacti
  
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• Columbus father charged after 3-month-old suffers 1st, 2nd-degree burns

  26-07-2019 20:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Columbus father has been charged after his three-month-old daughter suffered first and second-degree burns while in the bathtub.According to court records, 20-year-old Savontae Rigsbee on July 7 put some warm water in a bathtub before placing the infant inside in a baby bathtub seat. He then went downstairs while the faucet continued to run with what he thought was warm water.He returned 4 to 5 minutes later to find her crying. Court records say he felt the water was hot
  
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• Transportation Roundup: COTA Says Mobile Payment Will be Ready by Fall

  26-07-2019 19:54
  A long-delayed upgrade that will make it easier and more convenient to ride a bus in Columbus will roll out soon, according to the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA). COTA started installing new fareboxes on its buses in the fall of 2017. One of the selling points of the new technology was that it would […]
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• Saxophonist Terrance Charles Gives ‘Refreshing’ Performances Downtown

  26-07-2019 19:35
  A few times a week at the corner of Broad and High Streets, Terrance Charles Farmer plays his saxophone for Downtown passersby. Originally Farmer came out to make some extra money during the week, since his gigs for corporate events, weddings and local bands mostly take place during the weekend. The reception from people Downtown […]
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• Hollywood coming to Ohio for "Hillbilly Elegy" filming

  26-07-2019 18:38
  
  MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (AP) — The Ron Howard-directed movie "Hillbilly Elegy" will film for a few days in the Ohio city where most of the book is set.The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News reports that Andy Lipschutz of the movie production company says some 125 people will be involved in shooting that begins Aug. 5 in Middletown.Middletown native J.D. Vance wrote the 2016 best-selling, colorful memoir about growing up in a struggling family. He was interviewed often that year for insights about w
  
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• Ohio State Fair opens 3 rides that were previously shut down

  26-07-2019 18:05
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Three of the four rides that were prevented from opening at the Ohio State Fair are now operational.On Thursday, officials announced five rides were shut down including one that would be permanently closed and taken down.Kissel's Military Base ride was "disqualified" due to "visible corrosion" during the preliminary inspection.Officials say the Kissel's Military Base ride isn't owned by Talley Amusements, which is the fair's main ride provider. The ride was manufactured by Chase
  
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• 3 Ohio State Fair rides prevented from opening are now operational

  26-07-2019 18:05
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Three of the four rides that were prevented from opening at the Ohio State Fair are now operational.On Thursday, officials announced five rides were not operating including one that would be permanently closed and taken down.Kissel's Military Base ride was "disqualified" due to "visible corrosion" during the preliminary inspection.Officials say the Kissel's Military Base ride isn't owned by Talley Amusements, which is the fair's main ride provider. The ride was manufactured by C
  
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• Vice President Pence to visit Lancaster next Tuesday

  26-07-2019 17:34
  
  LANCASTER, Ohio (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is expected to visit southeast Ohio next week for the groundbreaking ceremony of an automotive supplier's plant.Fairfield County Republican Party chairman Jeff Fix tells the Lancaster Eagle Gazette that Tuesday's event at Magnum International will be by invitation. The company is expected to initially employ 300 workers in Lancaster, some 30 miles southeast of Columbus.Republican President Donald Trump's campaign announced earlier that Pence
  
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• 3 sobriety checkpoints scheduled for Friday night in Franklin County

  26-07-2019 17:30
  
  Law enforcement agencies will have three separate sobriety checkpoints set up in Franklin County Friday night.The Franklin County DUI Task Force will hold two checkpoints for Worthington in Sharon Township.They will be located on Dublin Granville Road (SR 161) east of SR 315 and N. High Street (US 23) north of Worthington Galena Road.These checkpoints will be operated between 8 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. They will also have extra patrols out during the weekend throughout Franklin County specifically lo
  
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• The List: Things to Do After 2 a.m. in Columbus

  26-07-2019 16:15
  Do a quick Google search, and it would seem that all the best things to do during the late hours in Columbus all abruptly stop at 2 a.m., with nothing else to do in the entire city. But nearly every bar, restaurant or hangout in town closes at that time, defeating the purpose of said […]
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• 2019 Country Jam with Jason Aldean & Old Dominion canceled, WCOL announces

  26-07-2019 14:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — WCOL's Country Jam and Campout has been canceled for 2019.The 2-day event was scheduled for Aug. 16 - 17 at Legend Valley Concert Venue and Campground in Thornville, Ohio.Jason Aldean and Old Dominion were among the scheduled performers.92.3 WCOL posted the announcement Friday morning on their Facebook page. The station said refunds will be processed on or before Friday, Aug. 2. The station is hopeful the event will return in 2020.
  
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• Police confirm two sightings of teen suspects in Canada highway murders

  26-07-2019 14:08
  
  Canadian police say they have confirmed two sightings of the two teens accused of killing three people on remote Canadian roads, including an American woman and her Australian boyfriend. Authorities said Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelskyhave been spotted twice in the area where they found their burned out SUV.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police believe the pair are on foot because no vehicles nearby are reported stolen. Search dogs, drones and armed police are now part of the search for the two tee
  
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• Authorities remove 42 cats, many sick, from Ohio house

  26-07-2019 12:55
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say they removed 42 cats from an Ohio house, with many of the animals in poor shape.Neighbors say the cats belonged to a woman who used to live in the house in Youngstown in eastern Ohio. The Vindicator reports a bank took possession of the house earlier this month.The paper says representatives of Animal Charity took 42 cats out of the house Wednesday, with some that were very sick. Two of the cats had to be euthanized.Mike Durkin, head of code enforcem
  
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• Pelotonia donates more than $100 million toward cancer research at Ohio State

  26-07-2019 12:38
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- Pelotonia announces it is making a more than $100 million donation toward cancer research at Ohio State University.The non-profit says the $102.2 million donation will establish a Pelotonia Institute of Immuno-Oncology at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Care Center.The PIIO is expected to focus solely on immuno-oncology research that harnesses the body's immune system to fight cancer.Pelotonia says this donation will be a five-year pledge that is the largest in t
  
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• Juul exec: Never intended electronic cigarette for teens

  26-07-2019 12:07
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A top executive for Juul Labs said that his company never intended its electronic cigarettes to be adopted by underage teenagers, as House lawmakers on Thursday accused the company of fueling the vaping craze among high schoolers.Co-founder James Monsees testified that Juul developed its blockbuster vaping device and flavor pods for adult smokers who want to stop. He acknowledged statistics showing "a significant number of underage Americans are using e-cigarettes, includ
  
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• Violet Township trustees give historic property new lease on life

  26-07-2019 09:43
  
  For years, people in the Pickerington area have driven past the wrought iron gates on Blacklick-Eastern Road and wondered "what's in there?" The answer: a fascinating bit of Central Ohio history that's getting a new lease on life thanks to Violet Township.Nestled in a corner of Violet Township in Fairfield County, The Wigwam was built in 1929 as a country retreat for the Wolfe family. "There's 64 acres, and one point seven miles of chain-link fence around it," said Violet Township trustee Terry
  
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• State agency director tours Sequel Pomegranate after reports by 10 Investigates exposed problems

  26-07-2019 06:21
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Governor Mike DeWine acknowledged Thursday that it was reporting by 10 Investigates that prompted him to direct the head of a state agency to personally visit Sequel Pomegranate, a privately-run psychiatric and behavioral health treatment facility for teens.A months-long investigation by 10 Investigates found both staffers and teens there have been exposed to incidents of violence and sexual abuse, according to a review of hundreds of police records and children’s se
  
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• OSU football players take part in invitational for athletes with special needs

  26-07-2019 04:41
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Football team members from the Ohio State Buckeyes took part in the seventh annual "Special Skills Invitational" for athletes with special needs on Thursday.The event held at the Woody Hayes facility included approximately 200 athletes from 15 area counties and 100 volunteers, according to The Ohio State University Athletics website."It is a true day of joy for everybody that's here. We are breaking every barrier. You are an athlete bar none today. There's nothing else tha
  
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• County Democratic Party committee names interim sheriff in Pike County

  26-07-2019 03:33
  PIKE COUNTY, Ohio — Former Piketon Police Chief Jim Nelson was voted in as the interim sheriff in Pike County on Thursday.Charles Reader was suspended as sheriff earlier in July after being indicted on 16 counts, including theft from office.The vote was made by the Pike County Democratic Party committee, which consists of 19 members. Reader is a Democrat, so it was up to the party to vote on an interim sheriff.In addition to his former role as the Piketon police chief, Nelson has also work
  
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• Face the State with Scott Light | July 28, 2019

  26-07-2019 02:16
  This week on Face The State:State Fair Rides Closed - The Department of Agriculture made the call to shut down five rides on the second day of the fair.We talk to the director about what went into that decision and what resources could be used to keep your family safe.House Bill 6 Signed - Governor Mike DeWine signed the bill called a "nuclear bailout".Our panel looks at what that means for you, the environment and Ohio workers.Struggling Farmers - From tornadoes to tariffs, Ohio farmers have be
  
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• Council Small and Minority Business Committee: 2019 Disparity Study

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• Land Trust Announcement

  26-07-2019 01:00 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Check to see if you’re eligible for $125 following the Equifax data breach settlement

  26-07-2019 00:59
  
  First things first: Before you start spending the extra cash in your head, figure out whether you're one of the estimated 147 million Americans entitled to a portion of nearly $425 million in compensation stemming from Equifax's massive 2017 data breach.The credit reporting company this week agreed to pay $700 million for claims tied to the hack, which occurred after Equifax botched a software update, and up to $425 million of the total can be claimed directly by consumers.The figuring out part
  
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• Governor DeWine says “system worked” to detect corrosion in state fair ride

  26-07-2019 00:37
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) — Gov. Mike DeWine said “the system worked” referring to how ride inspectors discovered visible corrosion on an amusement ride that had not yet opened at the Ohio State Fair.The ride, operated by Kissel Entertainment, of Kentucky was “disqualified” by inspectors before anyone ever stepped foot on it, the state announced Thursday. “Well, I think the good news is the system worked. This was caught by the vendor brought in a ride that was not thei
  
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• As officials clear backlog of rape kits, delays hit Ohio police departments

  26-07-2019 00:17
  With survivors waiting years for answers, more than 400,000 rape kits across the country sat on shelves, untested.Now, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation has finished testing those kits in Ohio, but the backlog is now hitting local police departments.“I lived in fear,” said Liz Garcia.Garcia was at home, in her bathroom, when she felt someone was watching her.“By the time I realized there was an intruder in my house, we were face-to-face,” she said.That intruder spent t
  
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