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• Columbus fashion designer hoping to make Paris dreams come true

  20-08-2019 23:56
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The fashion dreams started early for Lea Marie "Queen" Gardner. And they were born out of necessity."I started designing when I was young because I was always a chubby kid, so I wanted to look like my friends," she said. "I wanted to wear the hottest fashion, but they didn’t come in my size as a kid, so I just started creating my own little fashion ideas."Her ideas kept coming, and her dreams grew bigger. Then came her big break."My very first show, ironically, was in New
  
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• Columbus launches diversion program for misdemeanor theft, shoplifting cases

  20-08-2019 23:45
  The root causes of crime:that's the focus of a new diversion program by the Columbus City Attorney.The aim is to break the cycle of repeat offenders by looking at the causes behind their crimes.Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein says his new diversion program began with a simple question: Why does a defendant commit a crime?The answer was anything but simple."There are still bad people that deserve to go to jail for a very long time. I will be the first to advocate for those people to get off the
  
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• Trump: Any Jewish person voting for a Democrat is uninformed or disloyal

  20-08-2019 23:37
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says any Jewish people who vote Democratic show "either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty."Trump commented Tuesday amid his ongoing feud with Democratic congresswomen Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. Trump has taken several steps favored by Israel, while the Muslim lawmakers are outspoken critics of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians.Trump calls Omar a "disaster" for Jews and says he didn't "buy" the tears Tlaib
  
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• Columbus Zoo welcomes litter of 3 lion cubs

  20-08-2019 21:44
  
  The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has announced three African lion cubs were born on August 16 and 17.This is the first litter for 4-year-old Naomi. Naomi is said to be doing well and is being very attentive to the cubs, who appear to be healthy.The zoo said Naomi’s pregnancy was a surprise since the cub’s sire, Tomo, underwent a vasectomy in 2018. As the zoo points out, vasectomies can sometimes fail but it is rare.Tomo was euthanized back in May at the age of 15 after his quality of li
  
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• Tracking possible severe weather for central Ohio | August 20, 2019

  20-08-2019 20:43
  
  10TV Meteorologist Jeff Booth is tracking the threat of severe weather for central Ohio Tuesday evening.Strong, gusty winds are the primary concern as well as isolated large hail. The timeline for these strong storms will be 4 - 9 p.m. for central Ohio. This previous outlook was a marginal risk for severe weather.We could see scattered strong to severe storms this evening.A few lingering storms later tonight too.Doppler 10 Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Live Radar | Weather Warnings | Up
  
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• How to Utilize Guest Passes

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• Press Conference: Helping Understand Barriers Announcement

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• Concert Preview & Interview: Lee DeWyze

  20-08-2019 19:06
  On October 25, singer-songwriter Lee DeWyze will release Castles – an EP follow-up to his most recent studio album, Paranoia.  One of Castles’ three tracks, the irresistibly airy ballad “Night and Day,” was released as a standalone single in April.  “’Night and Day’ for me is a song that sonically and lyrically walks the line […]
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• White House insists fundamentals of US economy 'very strong'

  20-08-2019 18:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The "fundamentals" of the U.S. economy are solid, the White House asserted, invoking an ill-fated political declaration of a decade ago amid mounting concern that a recession could imperil President Donald Trump's reelection.Exhibiting no such concern, senior adviser Kellyanne Conway declared to reporters on Monday, "The fact is, the fundamentals of our economy are very strong."It's a phrase with a history. Republican John McCain was accused of being out of touch when he
  
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• Body found in car parked outside Dublin McDonald's

  20-08-2019 18:02
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio – Dublin police are on the scene of a death investigation.Police said officers responded to the McDonald’s on Perimeter Loop just before 11 a.m.A body was found in a car parked in the restaurant's lot, police said. It is not known how the person died.No roads are closed in the area.
  
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• Two Large Projects in Upper Arlington Moving Forward

  20-08-2019 17:53
  A plan to build a mixed-use development at the site of the Golden Bear shopping center in Upper Arlington received a vote of approval from the city’s Board of Zoning Approval last night. First proposed in the fall of 2018, plans for the development have been revised several times. The latest design calls for a […]
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• Artists Create The Big Tablecloths: Miles Balfour

  20-08-2019 17:45
  Local Artists Interpret The Big Table through work To kick off and promote this year’s Big Table, taking place all across central Ohio on August 28, The Columbus Foundation commissioned local artists to interpret what coming together as a community means to them. Through these mixed-media tablecloths, artists showcased their creative talent and their love for […]
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• Theatre Review: Riotous Affairs in Actors’ Theatre’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses

  20-08-2019 17:15
  Actors’ Theatre closes their 2019 Tainted Love series in the park with a handsome, stiletto-sharp production of Christopher Hampton’s hit 1985 adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ 1782 novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses, directed by Andy Falter and Philip J. Hickman.  Les Liaisons Dangereuses focuses on the torrid friendship of two bored aristocrats, sometime-lovers and full-time-manipulators […]
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• Columbus Black International Film Festival Returns for a Third Year

  20-08-2019 16:19
  Returning for its third year, the Columbus Black International Film Festival kicks off a weekend of films, speakers, networking events and activities this Thursday, August 22. The festival’s theme this year is Black Infinity. “Infinity kind of came to me after the last film festival ended,” says Cristyn Steward, film festival director and founder. “Infinity […]
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• Two teen boys charged in accidental shooting death of 15-year-old girl

  20-08-2019 15:43
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Authorities have filed charges against two teenagers in the shooting death of 15-year-old Shamya Saultz.Saultz was shot in a reported home invasion shooting at an apartment on West Welch Avenue on June 6.Detectives say their investigation found the shooting was not an intruder, but from teens playing with a loaded gun that accidentally discharged and killed Saultz.Two teenage boys, ages 14 and 16, obtained the gun illegally and brought it to the apartment the night of the shooti
  
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• Wendy Anderson, wife of Arkansas St. coach, dies after fight with breast cancer

  20-08-2019 15:08
  
  JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Wendy Anderson, the wife of Arkansas State football coach Blake Anderson, has died after a two-year fight with breast cancer.Blake Anderson says his wife died Monday night, just hours after the school announced he would be taking a leave of absence. He said on Twitter : "She passed as peacefully & gracefully as you could ever hope."FINAL WENDY UPDATE 8/20#NotFightingAlone ❤️❤️❤️ there’s a celebration in heaven today
  
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• Shotgun stolen after two Clinton Township police cruisers broken into overnight

  20-08-2019 14:38
  
  CLINTON TOWNSHIP – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and Clinton Township police are investigating after someone broke into two law enforcement vehicles and stole guns.Officials say the break-in appears to have happened overnight at the police station.The Bureau of Criminal Investigations was called to the Clinton Township Police Department located at 3820 Cleveland Avenue early Tuesday, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.Authorities say it is unclear how many
  
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• Shotgun, rifle stolen after Clinton Township police cruisers broken into overnight

  20-08-2019 14:38
  
  CLINTON TOWNSHIP – The Clinton Township police are investigating after someone broke into two law enforcement vehicles and stole at least two guns.Officials say the break-in appears to have happened overnight at the police station located at 3820 Cleveland Avenue.Clinton Township Police Chief Michael Jones says a shotgun and a rifle were taken and there is significant damage to one of the two cruisers. (Photo: Clinton Township Police)
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• El Paso mass shooting suspect on suicide watch

  20-08-2019 13:27
  
  EL PASO, Texas - El Paso shooting suspect Patrick Crusius has been placed on suicide watch, CBS El Paso affiliate KDBC reports.The El Paso County Sheriff's Office said the decision was made by medical staff but no other information was provided on why the move was made.Crusius is accused of opening fire at the Walmart in east El Paso on Aug. 3, killing 22 people and wounding or injuring dozens of others.The arrest affidavits say he targeted Mexicans in this border city.Crusius is facing capital
  
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• Sheriff: Man found in teen girl's closet during a drug call

  20-08-2019 12:42
  
  GRANITEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Deputies in South Carolina say they found a man in a teen girl's closet while responding to a call about the smell of marijuana coming from her room.News outlets report 20-year-old Matthew Smith was charged Friday with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, possession of narcotics, and criminal sexual conduct with a minor.An Aiken County Sheriff's report says the teen's stepfather called deputies to report the marijuana smell. It says deputies searched the 15
  
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• School condemns video of high schoolers giving Nazi salute

  20-08-2019 12:40
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A school district in Southern California condemned a video of high-schoolers giving Nazi salutes and singing a Nazi song after it became public Monday.The video , obtained by the Daily Beast — which posted about 8 seconds of it — shows members of the boys' water polo team at Pacifica High School in Garden Grove in an empty room that administrative officials say was later used for an athletic banquet.The song, written by German composer Herms Niel during the r
  
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• 9-year-old Detroit girl killed in attack by 3 dogs

  20-08-2019 12:39
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A 9-year-old Detroit girl was killed when she was attacked by three dogs as she rode on a bike in an alley near her home.Detroit Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. Nicole Kirkwood said neighbors tried to stop the Monday afternoon attack on the girl without success. Police haven't identified the victim, who was taken to Children's Hospital of Michigan, where she was pronounced dead.In a statement, the Detroit Health Department, which oversees the city's animal control unit, s
  
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• Indians' Carrasco pitches for 1st time since cancer finding

  20-08-2019 11:55
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Carlos Carrasco shook off some nerves and returned to the mound.Two months after being diagnosed with leukemia, everything felt mostly normal for the Indians right-hander."It was really special today," Carrasco said. "Just coming back today out of the bullpen, it feels great."Carrasco, who still hopes to pitch for Cleveland again this season, threw one inning of relief Monday night for Double-A Akron against Harrisburg. It was his first outing since being diagnosed in Ju
  
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• One injured in OSHP chase that ended in crash in north Columbus

  20-08-2019 10:48
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that happened during a police pursuit.According to OSHP, the pursuit started out of a traffic stop in Delaware County.That chase came into north Columbus and ended when the driver hit another car on N. Broadway near the intersection of Eisenhower Road.One person was transported to the hospital for injuries.We are working to gather more information from OSHP on what happened. Stay with 10tv.com for the latest developments.
  
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• Witness describes moment car hit pregnant woman getting off Columbus bus

  20-08-2019 05:38
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A young woman was trying to cross the street when she was hit by a car.It happened Saturday night on West Mound Street at Mt. Calvary Avenue. Police said the victim just got off a COTA bus when a car hit her. She was not in the crosswalk.John Patterson witnessed it and called 911."I don't think [the driver] saw her," Patterson said. "I think she stepped out in front of him. I don't think he saw her at all."Patterson waited with the woman until help arrived."I checked her to see
  
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