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• Columbus Police Officer Exam Information Session

  31-07-2019 23:40 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 5 vice officers face discipline in wake of Stormy Daniels’ arrest

  31-07-2019 23:27
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) – Five Columbus Division of Police officers who were members of the now-dissolved vice unit are facing discipline in wake of the controversial arrest of Stormy Daniels last summer.Daniels has sued the city and four vice officers claiming that her arrest at the Sirens Gentlemen’s Club was politically motivated by Republican vice officers who plotted against her because of her alleged affair with Donald Trump years before he became president.An internal investigation di
  
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• Contractor accused of stealing thousands of dollars from customers pleads guilty

  31-07-2019 22:43
  
  LICKING COUNTY, Ohio — A contractor accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from his customers has pleaded guilty.Andrew DeVary was charged with four felony counts of theft related to home repair and renovation work he never completed, or in some cases, never started.Prosecutors said four Licking County homeowners paid DeVary's company Grace Restorations between $4,000 and $51,000.DeVary previously told 10TV he never intended to defraud or scam anyone. He blamed his own mismanagem
  
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• National Night Out 2019: List of celebrations across central Ohio

  31-07-2019 22:21
  
  COLUMBUS – Several communities will be celebrating National Night Out to promote safer places for central Ohio on August 6.National Night Out is an annual community-building celebration of community safety and crime prevention held across America. It provides an opportunity to bring police, firefighters, and neighbors together for free food, live music, and community events.Kids will get the chance to watch demonstrations and to meet police officers and firefighters.Check to see what is ha
  
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• Men shoot, kill each other in southeast Columbus

  31-07-2019 22:09
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two males died following a shooting in southeast Columbus Wednesday.It happened in the 6700 block of Lagrange Drive shortly before 4 p.m., according to Columbus police. Police identified the victims as 31-year-old Trever B. Williams and 35-year-old Michael C. McKee.Authorities say when officers arrived they found one male lying on the ground with a gun next to him. Officers found a second man with a gun in close proximity inside a vehicle. He had also been shot.Police say
  
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• 2 dead following shooting in southeast Columbus

  31-07-2019 22:09
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two males have died following a shooting in southeast Columbus Wednesday.It happened in the 6700 block of Lagrange Drive shortly before 4 p.m., according to Columbus police.Police say the two victims were pronounced dead on scene. No suspect information was immediately available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates on this developing story.
  
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• 5-year-old girl's fight against cancer inspires family to participate in Pelotonia

  31-07-2019 22:00
  The Twehues family is just like any other family. They like to play board games, swim, watch movies together and anything that involves them spending time together as a family.However, they have a little more added on to their daily routines. Their five year old daughter, Emery Twehues, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia last year on Easter.After being diagnosed, she went through 9 months of intense chemotherapy and just finished in January. The family is experienced a lot of at-hom
  
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• Children with special needs enjoy sensory-friendly morning at Ohio State Fair

  31-07-2019 21:57
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The sights and sounds of the Ohio State Fair went quiet for a few hours Wednesday morning. The goal was to be more sensory-friendly to families with loved ones with special needs."So far, he’s been real adventurous today," Ryan Wetz said of his son, Wyatt, who has autism. "He’s 11, and he’s completely non-verbal, never uttered a word. So, you know, I can’t really ask, like, 'Do you want to go on a roller coaster?' You just have to kinda wing it and
  
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• New Plan Will Direct Affordable Housing Funds

  31-07-2019 21:39
  This year has seen two high-profile commitments to addressing the shortage of affordable housing in Central Ohio – the establishment of a $100 million Housing Fund in June and the allocation of $50 million toward the cause from a bond package approved by Columbus voters in May. Details about how exactly that money will be […]
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• DeWine: Ohio having difficulty finding execution drugs

  31-07-2019 20:51
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine says the state is having difficulty finding a new set of execution drugs following concerns raised by a judge over the constitutionality of Ohio's current lethal injection system.DeWine said Wednesday that a significant obstacle is the possibility of drugmakers cutting the state off from supplies of drugs used for medicinal purposes if they learn a drug is to be used for an execution.Multiple drug manufacturers and distributors in recent years have pr
  
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• Federal Reserve cuts key interest rate in its first reduction in more than decade

  31-07-2019 20:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for the first time in a decade.The Federal Reserve also repeated a pledge to "act as appropriate to sustain the expansion" — wording that the financial markets have interpreted as a signal for possible future rate cuts.The initial reaction in the financial markets was muted. Stocks fell slightly after the Fed issued its statement at 2 p.m. Eastern time.The central bank reduced its benchmark rate — which a
  
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• Crews respond to fire in west Columbus

  31-07-2019 20:08
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Crews are responding to a fully-involved fire at a single-family home in west Columbus.Authorities say the call came in just before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Columbus Fire Chief Steve Martin says the flames started to reach a neighboring building, which crews were able to quickly extinguish.Martin says crews are now focusing on the fire in the first building. There have been no injuries reported at this time.
  
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• Trump administration to allow Americans to access lower-cost drugs from Canada

  31-07-2019 19:15
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it will create a way for Americans to legally and safely import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada for the first time, reversing years of refusals by health authorities amid a public outcry over high prices for life-sustaining medications.The move is a step toward fulfilling a 2016 campaign promise by President Donald Trump, and it weakens an import ban that has stood as a symbol of the political clout of the pharmaceutical i
  
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• DeWine orders flags lowered to half-staff for soldier from Ohio killed in Afghanistan

  31-07-2019 18:35
  
  Governor Mike DeWine has ordered that flags of the United States and Ohio be flown at half-staff in honor of Private First Class Brandon Kreischer."Fran and I are extremely saddened to learn of Private First Class Kreischer's death. He served honorably in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, and we offer our condolences to his family and friends," DeWine said.Kresicher, a 20-year-old from Stryker, died "as a result of wounds sustained in a combat-related incident" in Tarin Kowt, in southern
  
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• Indians trade Trevor Bauer to Reds, land Yasiel Puig in 3-team deal

  31-07-2019 18:10
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Indians bulked up for the playoff race by trading temperamental starter Trevor Bauer to the Cincinnati Reds in a three-team deal they hope helps them catch the Minnesota Twins.Cleveland, which trails the AL Central leaders by three games, sent Bauer to the Reds for slugger Yasiel Puig and left-hander Scott Moss. The Indians also acquired outfielder Franmil Reyes, lefty Logan Allen and infield prospect Victor Nova from San Diego. The Padres acquired outfielder Taylor Tr
  
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• Employee at Little Caesars Pizza in Newark diagnosed with hepatitis A

  31-07-2019 17:40
  
  The Licking County Health Department has confirmed a case of Hepatitis A in an employee at the Little Caesars Pizza in Newark.Officials say only one case has been identified and the facility closed voluntarily on July 30 for extensive cleaning and facility repairs.The health department has been working with the location to schedule a clinic to offer Hepatitis A vaccinations to all employees.The most common way Hepatitis A is spread is from ingesting something that has come into contact with the
  
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• Dr. Husel, Mount Carmel appeal judge’s denial of stay in wrongful death lawsuits

  31-07-2019 17:17
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) – Mount Carmel Health Systems and Dr. William Husel are appealing a Franklin County judge’s ruling that denied a pause being placed on pending wrongful death lawsuits while Husel’s criminal trial is pending.In their appeals filed Wednesday, attorneys for both Dr. Husel and Mount Carmel gave noticed that they were appealing Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Karen Phipps’ July ruling that denied a stay being issued in two of the wrongful death lawsuits. Dea
  
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• Treat to Try: Mrs. Turbo’s

  31-07-2019 16:34
  Mrs. Turbo’s original location is tucked away in an eclectic building complex in Gahanna. It’s a sweet bakery boutique. Behind the counter, shelves are stocked with displays of attractive cookie concoctions that a clerk will help you select.  It’s there that the ultimate Buckeye Brownie can be found. Buckeye Brownies aren’t a terribly new concept […]
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• New Brewery and Coffee Shop Heads to Clintonville

  31-07-2019 16:27
  Plans are moving forward to turn the former Clintonville Outfitters building into a multi-use space. Brewpub Wetstone Beer Co. and a coffee shop are set to open there by the end of the year. Wetstone is developing its 15-barrel brewhouse in an industrial park off-site, where they’ll host tours and open a small tasting room. […]
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• Saints, Michael Thomas, agree on 5-year, $100M contract

  31-07-2019 16:11
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The agent for New Orleans Saints leading receiver Michael Thomas says Thomas and the Saints have agreed on a new five-year, $100 million contract.Andrew Kessler of the agency Athletes First, who joined colleague David Mulugheta in negotiating the deal with the Saints, says the contract pays Thomas about $61 million in guaranteed salary and bonuses.The agreement brings to an end Thomas' training camp holdout that spanned five practices.The Saints had a scheduled day off o
  
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• Key takeaways: Should the 2020 Democrats go big or get real?

  31-07-2019 14:26
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Should Democrats be going big or getting real? That's the question that dominated the Democratic presidential primary debate as progressive favorites Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders fended off attacks from lesser-known moderates. The display amounted to a sometimes testy public airing of the party's anxieties about how far left is too left and how to beat President Donald Trump. Here are the key takeaways from the debate:EVOLUTION VS. REVOLUTIONThe battle lines were clea
  
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• Audit: Ohio State unit didn't report 57 possible felonies

  31-07-2019 13:11
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An audit has found an Ohio State University center intended to support sexual assault survivors failed to report 57 potential felonies to law enforcement as legally required during the three years it was open.The school closed its Sexual Civility and Empowerment unit in June 2018 after finding workers didn't properly document and report students' sexual assault complaints.The Columbus Dispatch learned of the audit's findings through public records requests.University
  
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• Florida man gets 10 years for knowingly spreading HIV

  31-07-2019 13:10
  
  PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for knowingly spreading HIV.The Pensacola News Journal reports that 27-year-old Rasheem Ikey Bodiford was sentenced Friday. He was previously convicted of having sex with another person without notifying them that he had HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS.Prosecutors say Bodiford had sex with two women from September 2016 to October 2017 and lied about his condition.One woman told Escambia County deputies in 2017
  
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• Ohio signs off on tax incentives for 2 new Amazon centers

  31-07-2019 13:07
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state has signed off on tax incentives for two more Amazon distribution centers in Ohio.The Columbus Dispatch reports that the tax breaks could be worth up to $12.1 million based on how many jobs the internet retailer creates.The new centers in Akron and in Rossford near Toledo are expected to create 2,500 jobs. They will be seventh and eighth for Amazon in Ohio.The Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved both projects on Monday. Amazon will receive a portion of the st
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein set to return to court in sex abuse case

  31-07-2019 13:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein is set to return to court Wednesday to face sex trafficking charges just days after he was found injured in his cell.U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman had scheduled the pretrial hearing before Epstein was found on the floor of his cell last week with neck bruises. It wasn't immediately clear how the injury occurred.The bruises weren't so serious that he was unable to remain at the Metropolitan Correction Center, which is adjacent to the
  
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• ACLU: 911 children split at border since 2018 court order

  31-07-2019 13:06
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — More than 900 children, including babies and toddlers, were separated from their parents at the border in the year after a judge ordered the practice be sharply curtailed, the American Civil Liberties Union said Tuesday in a legal attack that will invite more scrutiny of the Trump administration's widely criticized tactics.The ACLU said the administration is separating families over dubious allegations and minor transgressions including traffic offenses. It asked a judge t
  
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• Judge OKs plan to move closed e-school's data to new servers

  31-07-2019 13:05
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Data from what was once Ohio's largest online charter school will be moved to a new server system to ensure it remains accessible and protected as related court cases and other reviews unfold.People managing the assets of the now-defunct Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow say the current server system is old and at risk of failing. A Franklin County judge agreed Tuesday they can spend roughly $300,000 on an updated replacement that would be regularly backed up.The data
  
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• Man killed in east Columbus crash involving ATV

  31-07-2019 12:02
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man was killed Tuesday in a crash involving an ATV in east Columbus, according to Columbus police.Police say after 11 p.m. they responded to a man lying in the street and found an ATV that crashed into another vehicle on Geers Avenue.First responders transported the victim to Grant Medical Center in critical condition. The man was pronounced dead at 11:32 p.m., according to police.Authorities have not released the name of the victim at this time.The crash remains under investi
  
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• Lack of units, higher population leading to rising rent prices in central Ohio

  31-07-2019 09:55
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) - You can spot "For Rent" signs from time to time around the Columbus area, especially when it comes to apartments. But for those people who want to live in Columbus or its suburbs, finding an apartment isn't always easy.David Holzer, with the Columbus Apartment Association,says occupancy rates are at 97 to 98 percent. The demand has created a wave of construction to try and meet the need. Holzer says the Columbus area is building about 8,000 units a year. However, they wou
  
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• Ohio’s back-to-school tax-free weekend begins Friday

  31-07-2019 04:04
  
  Ohio’s back-to-school tax-free weekend will begin Friday, August 2 at midnight and will end Sunday, August 4 at 11:59 p.m.Beginning this year, the tax-free weekend is a permanent holiday set for the first Friday, Saturday and Sunday of August.Clothing items costing less than $75 per item and school supplies and instructional material costing less than $20 per item will be tax-free. The discount applies to purchases made in stores and online.5 things to know about Ohio's sales tax holiday1.
  
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• US soldier from northwest Ohio among 2 killed in Afghanistan

  31-07-2019 03:19
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has announced the names of two U.S. soldiers who were killed in Afghanistan on Monday.The Defense Department says 20-year-old Pfc. Brandon Jay Kreischer of Stryker, Ohio, and 24-year-old Spc. Michael Isaiah Nance of Chicago died "as a result of wounds sustained in a combat related incident" in Tarin Kowt, in southern Afghanistan.Pentagon spokesperson Jessica R. Maxwell says the incident is under investigation.Both soldiers were assigned to the Army's 82nd Air
  
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• Volunteers come together to help Pataskala nursing home following fire

  31-07-2019 03:17
  PATASKALA, Ohio - When a community is down all you can do is help pick it up.Tuesday afternoon, Papa Joe and two others loaded up his trailer for its second trip from the Pataskala Church of the Nazarene to the Pataskala Oaks Care Center. They were taking supplies back to the nursing home following Monday's fire.The fire resulted in 73 residents being evacuated to the church. When they were rushed out, others rushed in."It does speak to the sense of community," Derrick Ratliff said. "It speaks t
  
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• Green has ankle surgery, expected to miss Bengals' opener

  31-07-2019 00:59
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A.J. Green had ankle surgery Tuesday and is expected to miss the start of the season, another significant setback for the Cincinnati Bengals' offense.Green hurt his left ankle during the opening practice of camp Saturday in Dayton, landing awkwardly after cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick bumped into the star receiver while breaking up a pass.Coach Zac Taylor said Green had surgery Tuesday morning and likely won't be ready for the start of the season. Cincinnati opens at Seattle
  
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• 6 pounds of heroin seized in west Columbus; 2 charged

  31-07-2019 00:21
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two people have been charged after the Franklin County Sheriff's Office seized six pounds of heroin on Monday.After a month-long investigation, the Franklin County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at a residence in the 900 block of Muirwood Village Drive.Detectives seized 6.1 pounds of heroin during the search. The sheriff’s office said the drugs were from Mexico and the street value is $277,500.Fifty-nine-year-old Candelario Garcia Diaz and 27-year-old Rick
  
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• Westerville father spearheads effort to fund research for daughter's disorder

  31-07-2019 00:14
  WESTERVILLE, Ohio - Victoria Cooke can't wait for 6th grade. After all, that's when she will finally get her own locker. But the 11-year-old admits school is not always her favorite, a sentiment shared by many children her age, of course.She'd rather spend time on the trampoline, in dance class or playing volleyball. What she doesn't like to do is visit the doctor's office."I don’t like to focus on the tough things because it just worries me more, so it makes me want to know what’s g
  
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