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• Ohio State Highway Patrol investigates small plane crash at Newark-Heath Airport

  10-08-2019 15:59
  
  HEATH – The Granville Post with the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a small plane crash that happened at the Newark-Heath airport Saturday morning.It happened around 9:30 a.m. at 530 Heath Road.Authorities told 10TV, the pilot suffered minor injuries from the crash.No other information was immediately available.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Source: Jeffrey Epstein taken off suicide watch before death

  10-08-2019 15:26
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein, the well-connected financier accused of orchestrating a sex-trafficking ring, had been taken off suicide watch before he died in an apparent suicide in a New York jail, a person familiar with the matter said Saturday.Attorney General William Barr said he was "appalled" to learn of Epstein's death while in federal custody. The FBI and the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General will investigate, he said."Mr. Epstein's death raises serious que
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein found dead in apparent suicide

  10-08-2019 15:26
  
  NEW YORK — Financier Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York, a former law enforcement official said Saturday.He was found in his cell at the Manhattan Correctional Center Saturday morning, according to the officials, who was briefed on the matter but spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to discuss it publicly. The medical examiner's office in Manhattan confirmed Epstein's death.Epstein's arrest last month launched
  
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• Dog Walkers Weekly "Furr-cast" | August 10, 2019

  10-08-2019 14:51
  
  Welcome back, everyone! For you first-time readers, happy to have you here!This blog is dedicated to those dog lovers across central Ohio. Unless you have a large backyard, many of you probably walk your dog, or dogs, on a daily basis, and maybe even multiple times a day.The purpose and goal of this blog is to help those dog walkers and their furry friends make the most out of their walks outside while being safe at the same time.So, let's start things off with a look at what I call the "Comfort
  
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• Families mourn, bury those killed in Ohio shootings

  10-08-2019 14:07
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Mourners gathered across the country Saturday to remember the lives of a graduate student beloved by friends, a man who died in his son's arms and a mother who shielded her infant from gunfire.The funerals were among several being held for people who died in mass shootings last weekend in Dayton, Ohio. Every seat was filled and the hallways were lined with mourners in Washington, Pennsylvania, at the service for 25-year-old Nicholas Cumer. The graduate student in the ma
  
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• Families mourn, bury those killed in Ohio shooting

  10-08-2019 14:07
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Mourners gathered for the funerals being held for those who died in the shooting last weekend in Dayton, Ohio.Every seat was filled and the hallways were lined with mourners in Washington, Pennsylvania, at the service for 25-year-old Nicholas Cumer. The graduate student in the master of cancer care program at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, was killed in Dayton.Elementary school teachers, high school friends, fraternity brothers and relatives were joi
  
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• Families mourn as funerals begin for Dayton shooting victims

  10-08-2019 14:07
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Families and friends left mourning lives lost in the Dayton mass shooting will begin to bury the dead.Funerals are scheduled Saturday for six of the nine people killed in Sunday's attack, which also left more than 30 injured.The remembrances will take place at churches and funeral homes around the Dayton area, as well as in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.Another two services are scheduled for Monday.No arrangements have yet been made public for the ninth victim, Megan B
  
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• Dayton bar patrons commemorate 1 week since mass shooting

  10-08-2019 14:07
  
  DAYTON, Ohio — People gathered at the scene of the Dayton mass shooting to pay tribute to the victims.The Dayton Daily News reports people observed a moment of silence at 1:05 a.m. Sunday at Ned Peppers Bar in the city's popular entertainment district.The song "We Are Family" then played over loudspeakers.The newspaper reports that many people visited the district Sunday from out of town. Ty Sullivan came from Columbus with her family. She said she "felt a need to be in this area."Nine peo
  
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• Motorcyclist survives crash in Jackson County

  10-08-2019 13:45
  
  Columbus, Ohio - A motorcyclist was injured in a crash in Jackson County Friday.The motorcyclist was riding a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle south on Glade Run Road when he traveled left of center, struck a ditch, and overturned. He sustained minor to moderate injuries and was taken to Cabell Huntington in West Virginia.Authorities are still investigating the crash, but don't currently believe that alcohol was involved.The crash remains under investigation.
  
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• Woman dies three weeks after being shot while breaking into a Columbus home

  10-08-2019 13:37
  
  Columbus, Ohio -Twyla Marie Dillard was pronounced deceased Friday, just three weeks after she was shot while trying to break into a home on Jonathan Parkway.Columbus Police received a call around 1:54 AM reporting a shooting on Jonathan Parkway.When they arrived, they found Dillard suffering from gunshot wounds. She was immediately taken to Mount Carmel East Hospital in critical condition. She remained there for three weeks, but succumbed to her injuries and was declared deceased yesterday at 1
  
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• Columbus Crew fans ready for rivalry matchup with FC Cincinnati

  10-08-2019 04:25
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio soccer fans are getting the rivalry matchup they always wanted.Columbus Crew will take on FC Cincinnati Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at MAPFRE Stadium.Serious bragging rights are on the line."The last time Columbus and Cincinnati played was in the Carolina Challenge Cup in the preseason of this year. We beat them 3-nothing. The time before that was the US Open Cup in 2017, and they beat us 1-nothing. This is the seesaw battle," said Crew fan Morgan Hughes.Fans were busy making ban
  
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• Central Ohio towing company accused of illegally towing thousands of cars

  10-08-2019 04:01
  
  A towing company is being sued after it was accused of illegally towing thousands of cars over the past four years.The class action lawsuit filed Wednesday in the Franklin County Common Pleas Court says Shamrock Towing, Inc. relied on signs and contracts that do not follow Ohio law.For example, the lawsuit says a sign cannot create a "private tow-away zone" unless it provides a description of who is authorized to park there, which Shamrock's signs allegedly failed to do.The plaintiffs want an in
  
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• Thousands without power in south Columbus

  10-08-2019 02:07
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Thousands of AEP Ohio customers in south Columbus are without power Friday night.According to the AEP outage website, approximately 7,800 customers are experiencing a power outage that started around 6:15 p.m.AEP said crews are working to make needed repairs as quickly as possible following an equipment failure.An AEP spokesperson said crews are going to re-route the power and they expect the power to be back on by 9 p.m.To monitor the outage map, click here.
  
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• Chaos of Dayton shooting echoes in 911 calls, radio traffic

  10-08-2019 01:29
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Emergency calls and radio traffic from the mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, last weekend have provided a window into a chaotic scene as strangers sought help for the wounded and emergency responders tried to sort out whether there was a second shooter.A caller in a tavern reported a masked man outside, firing what "looked like a rifle" in a popular nightlife area. A nearby resident said she awoke to the sound of about 30 gunshots. Yet another caller pleaded for an ambul
  
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