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• Bengals, NFL Foundation donate $75,000 to Dayton

  07-08-2019 23:28
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals and NFL Foundation are donating $75,000 to help those directly affected by a shooting rampage in Dayton, Ohio that left 10 people dead including the gunman.The donation to The Dayton Foundation will go to a fund for the wounded and the families of those killed in the city's popular Oregon District early Sunday. The shooting occurred hours after 22 people were killed in a shooting in El Paso, Texas.The Bengals made the hour-long drive to Dayton last month and h
  
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• Shelter urgently seeks experienced foster for dog rescued from Olentangy River

  07-08-2019 22:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Animal lovers in central Ohio shared 10TV’s video of a dog rescue on the Olentangy River. But what started as a feel-good story might not end that way.The Franklin County Dog Shelter & Adoption Center says the dog's days could be numbered if they don't find him a rescue."He was scared at first, he fought," one rescuer said. "But once he got in the water, his instincts took over and he just swam along with me."The pitbull mix that had somehow gotten stranded was r
  
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• Canadian police: Bodies found believed to be fugitives suspected of killing 3

  07-08-2019 21:45
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Police say they believe the two fugitives suspected of killing a North Carolina woman and her Australian boyfriend as well as another man have been found dead in Manitoba.Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner Jane MacLatchy said Wednesday authorities located two male bodies in dense bush and they believe they are 19-year-old Kam McLeod and 18-year-old Bryer Schmegelsky. She says she is confident it is them but an autopsy will confirm the identities.Police said
  
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• Sen. Sherrod Brown, mayor talk gun legislation with President Trump amid Dayton visit

  07-08-2019 21:24
  DAYTON, Ohio — On the tarmac of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, waiting at the bottom of the steps of Air Force One, stood Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley and Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown.Two Democrats hoping to convince Republican President Donald Trump to make meaningful changes to the nation's gun laws.Later, both said while the President listened, they did not come away feeling overly confident that anything is going to be done."Do I think we're going to see another mass shooting tomorrow o
  
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• US immigration agents arrest 680 people in largest raids in at least a decade

  07-08-2019 21:12
  
  MORTON, Miss. (AP) — U.S. immigration officials raided numerous Mississippi food processing plants Wednesday, arresting 680 mostly Latino workers in what marked the largest workplace sting in at least a decade.The raids, planned months ago, happened just hours before President Donald Trump was scheduled to visit El Paso, Texas, the majority-Latino city where a man linked to an online screed about a "Hispanic invasion" was charged in a shooting that left 22 people dead in the border city.Wo
  
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• OSU Alum Screens Rock Doc Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero at the Wex

  07-08-2019 20:29
  “Ohio bands are just weird fruit.” So says Cincinnati native Matt Berninger from the band The National, speaking specifically about Dayton’s 90s indie darlings, Brainiac, in a new documentary from OSU alum Eric Mahoney. Mahoney brings his second Dayton, Ohio-based doc, Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero, to Columbus this weekend — just when we need to […]
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• OhioHealth raising minimum wage to $15 per hour

  07-08-2019 20:18
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — OhioHealth will be raising the minimum, starting wage for its employees from $12 per hour to $15 per hour.The company announced on Wednesday that the change will increase the salaries of more than 4,200 employees who make less than $15 per hour.OhioHealth will be adjusting the pay of employees who already make just over $15 per hour to preserve their relative placement in the pay grade.In the announcement, OhioHealth said the current state minimum wage of $8.55 is not enou
  
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• Dad's dying breath came in son's arms after Dayton shooting

  07-08-2019 19:50
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Dion Green was ready for some fun with his family after he spent the last few months repairing his home that was ravaged by one of the tornadoes that devastated the Dayton, Ohio region.He said the weekend was supposed to be their time to relax, "enjoy and take a breath." It was his brother-in-law's birthday, so Green planned a night out for him, his sister and his fiancé for on Saturday. And he really wanted to spend time with his father, Derrick Fudge.Green, 37,
  
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• USA Today HQ evacuated after report of man with weapon

  07-08-2019 19:06
  
  McLEAN, Va. (AP) — An unconfirmed report of an armed person at the Northern Virginia office building that houses USA Today prompted an evacuation and massive police response Wednesday that found no immediate signs of violence.Fairfax County Police Chief Edwin Roessler said at a news conference that his department got a 911 call around noon from the building saying an armed "former employee" had been seen there.Roessler said it was not clear yet whether that report was true. A floor-by-floo
  
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• $40 Mil Motion Picture Tax Credit Saved

  07-08-2019 18:40
  Earlier this year, the Greater Columbus Film Commission was hoping to convince legislature to increase — perhaps even double — the state’s $40 million motion picture tax credit, a tax rebate meant to attract film and media projects. Much to the surprise of John Daugherty, Executive Director of the film commission, the credit was instead […]
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• Instagram Photographers to Host First Show at Franklinton Fridays

  07-08-2019 18:24
  Mitch Geiser and Zack Mikesell are the two Columbus-based photographers who run the Instagram account @ColumbusVisuals, which has amassed just over 7,000 followers in the last two years since its creation. The page showcases Columbus photographers who shoot everything from iconic spots around Ohio to moody portraits, nature, and more. On Aug. 9 those photos […]
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• Columbus drops pending misdemeanor pot charges; hemp legalization poses issue for Ohio prosecutors

  07-08-2019 18:00
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus City Attorney's Office will no longer prosecute misdemeanor marijuana cases and is dropping any pending cases.The City Attorney says it's an unintended consequence of the state legalizing hemp last week.But 10TV found the hemp law is complicating pot prosecution across the state.It was July 30 that Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 57 into law.It legalizes hemp in Ohio, giving Ohio farmers a new crop and new source of revenue.The law also changes the def
  
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• Columbus dropping all pending misdemeanor pot charges

  07-08-2019 18:00
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The City of Columbus will no longer prosecute misdemeanor marijuana possession cases and is dropping all pending cases.That’s the decision of Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein, who announced the move Wednesday.Klein says the legalization of hemp in Ohio, signed by Governor Mike DeWine on July 30th, prompted his decision.Senate Bill 57 allows for the cultivation of industrial hemp and legalizes the manufacture and sale of CBD products derived from the plant.Passage of the b
  
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• WonderBus Festival Aims to Spread Mental Health Awareness Through Music

  07-08-2019 17:49
  With an impressive artist lineup that includes Walk The Moon, X Ambassadors, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, The Revivalists, Jenny Lewis, Bishop Briggs, Mt. Joy, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, the inaugural WonderBus Music & Arts Festival will take place on August 17-18. WonderBus is the realized vision […]
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• Police identify man accused of sexually assaulting 2 women near Ohio State

  07-08-2019 17:43
  
  The Columbus Division of Police has identified the man accused of sexually assaulting two women near Ohio State’s campus last month.Police say an unknown man groped two women in separate incidents in the early morning hours of July 28.The first woman told police she was sleeping in her vehicle behind a home on East 16th Avenue when an unknown man entered the vehicle around 4:30 a.m., according to the safety notice issued by Ohio State.The woman said the man made sexual advances, demanding
  
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• Police arrest man accused of sexually assaulting 2 women near Ohio State

  07-08-2019 17:43
  
  The Columbus Division of Police has identified the man accused of sexually assaulting two women near Ohio State’s campus last month.Police say an unknown man groped two women in separate incidents in the early morning hours of July 28.The first woman told police she was sleeping in her vehicle behind a home on East 16th Avenue when an unknown man entered the vehicle around 4:30 a.m., according to the safety notice issued by Ohio State.The woman said the man made sexual advances, demanding
  
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• The Confluence Cast: Artist & Educator Charlotte Belland

  07-08-2019 17:04
  
  
  Honing any craft takes practice. That’s the philosophy of educator, illustrator, and animator Charlotte Belland. In this week’s episode, she discusses her background, her role at the Columbus College of Art & Design, how Columbus gives to its artists, and the importance of forming habits and showing up. Shownotes for this episode This Confluence Cast episode […]
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• Ohio's Supreme Court declines to hear suit over Reagan Tokes' killing

  07-08-2019 16:23
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's Supreme Court has declined to hear a lawsuit filed by the family of a slain Ohio State University student that claims the state failed to properly supervise the man later convicted of killing her.The court issued the announcement Tuesday. Ohio's Court of Claims earlier threw out the lawsuit by Reagan Tokes' family, ruling the state was immune from liability in the suit.Tokes' family argued Ohio's Adult Parole Authority and its contractors should have known Bria
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Laurel Valley Creamery’s Cloverton

  07-08-2019 16:00
  Laurel Valley’s Cloverton cheese has long been a local favorite in the restaurant scene. You might find it in a butternut squash sandwich at Little Eater. Or in an ice cream flavor at Jeni’s. The cheese makes lots of appearances in salads too.  But what’s better than Cloverton as part of a sandwich or salad? An […]
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• Cyntoia Brown is released from prison after 15 years

  07-08-2019 15:24
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Cyntoia Brown, championed by celebrities as a symbol of unfair sentencing, was released early Wednesday from the Tennessee Prison for Women, where she had been serving a life sentence for killing a man who had picked her up for sex at 16.Kim Kardashian West, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg and LeBron James had lobbied for Brown's release, calling her a sex trafficking victim. She was granted clemency in January by outgoing Gov. Bill Haslam."Cyntoia Brown welcome home!!" James t
  
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• Sentencing set for ex-dean who had oversight of Larry Nassar

  07-08-2019 14:45
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Sentencing is scheduled for a former dean who had oversight of now-imprisoned sports doctor Larry Nassar at Michigan State University.William Strampel goes back before a judge Wednesday, nearly two months after the College of Osteopathic Medicine's ex-dean was convicted of neglect of dutyand misconduct in office. He was acquitted of the more serious criminal sexual conduct charge.He faces up to five years in prison on the felony misconduct conviction, which stems from
  
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• Help Fight Illegal Dumping

  07-08-2019 14:35 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Feet on the Street Recycling Education

  07-08-2019 14:32 via youtube.com
  
  
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• School officer comforts boy with autism on first day of school

  07-08-2019 13:17
  
  HAMBLEN COUNTY, Tennessee - A school resource officer in Tennessee is being praised for helping to comfort a student with autism on the first day of school.The Hamblen County Department of Education shared a photo of Officer Julio Ortiz hugging Kadin Templin at West View Middle School on Monday. The boy's mother says he has had 24 surgeries in his lifetime, and transitioning to his new school has been difficult."This makes me so happy to see an officer taking time to be there to a child with spe
  
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• Gun reform urged in Ohio as Texas Democrats shun Trump visit

  07-08-2019 12:47
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's Republican governor bucked his party to call for expanded gun laws Tuesday and some Democrats in Texas told President Donald Trump to stay away as both states reeled from a pair of shootings that killed 31 people.A racist screed remained the focus of police investigating the massacre at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, while the FBI opened an investigation into the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, citing the gunman's interest in violent ideology.PUSH FOR LEGISLAT
  
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• Police: Motorcycle backfiring causes panic in Times Square

  07-08-2019 12:08
  
  NEW YORK CITY (AP) — The New York Police Department says the loud noise of a motorcycle backfiring caused a panic and sent people scrambling in Times Square.The department tweeted Tuesday evening, "There is no #ActiveShooter in #TimesSquare. Motorcycles backfiring while passing through sounded like gun shots." The tweet also says the department received multiple 911 calls and urged the public to not panic saying "The Times Square area is very safe!"The Midtown Manhattan neighborhood is a m
  
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• Better Business Bureau warns of fundraising scams in the wake of tragedy

  07-08-2019 05:08
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Better Business Bureau is asking people to do their research before they donate to a fundraiser.Oftentimes in the wake of tragedy, people try to take advantage of those who want to help.Here are some tips from the BBB Wise Giving Alliance to make sure your money ends up in the right hands:1. Thoughtful Giving: Take the time to check out the charity to avoid wasting your generosity by donating to a questionable or poorly managed effort. Visit Give.org to verify if a charity m
  
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• Carmen's Crew wins The Basketball Tournament, takes home $2 million

  07-08-2019 04:52
  
  Carmen's Crew, a team made up of mostly former Ohio State players, has won their first The Basketball Tournament championship.The team defeated the Golden Eagles, a team primarily made up of former Marquette players, 66-60 Tuesday night.With the win, the team will split the $2 million winner-take-all prize.In the semifinals, Carmen's Crew defeated four-time reigning champion Overseas Elite. It was the team's first loss in five years.
  
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• "Shocked and devastated": Family of Dayton shooter, victim release statement

  07-08-2019 03:06
  
  The family of the Ohio shooter and his sister who was among the nine killed has released a statement saying they are devastated, and cooperating with law enforcement's investigation.The family offered "their most heartfelt prayers and condolences" to the victims killed by 24-year-old Connor Betts, who opened fire early Sunday in Dayton's Oregon entertainment district.Twenty-two-year-old Megan Betts was killed by her brother. Officers fatally shot him less than 30 seconds into his rampage.The FBI
  
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• Columbus Disparity Study Community Meetings Morning Session 8/5/2019

  07-08-2019 00:26 via youtube.com
  
  
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