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• Ohio AG Dave Yost sues to halt upcoming opioid trials

  01-09-2019 23:08
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Upcoming trials seen as test cases for forcing drugmakers to pay for societal damage inflicted by the opioid epidemic should be delayed until Ohio's own lawsuits against the drugmakers can be heard, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost argued in a lawsuit.Yost, a Republican, said attempts to force drugmakers to pay should come in a single state action to allow equal distribution of money across Ohio. His lawsuit, filed Friday in federal appeals court in Cincinnati, comes a
  
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• Cleveland Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco makes 1st appearance since leukemia diagnosis

  01-09-2019 22:34
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WKYC) —It's been a long road for Carlos Carrasco, but on Sunday, he took another massive step, WKYC reports.After being activated from the injured list, Carrasco made his first appearance for the Indians since being diagnosed with leukemia in June. The 32-year-old came in as a reliever in the bottom of the seventh with the Tribe trailing the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1.This has never been a one man fight.We fight together.#CookieStrong pic.twitter.com/IyVYVRzSkq— Clevela
  
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• Tracking severe weather moving through parts of central Ohio | Sept. 1, 2019

  01-09-2019 22:17
  
  Doppler 10 Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Live Radar | Weather Warnings | Updated Forecast10TV Meteorologist Jeff Booth is tracking showers and storms moving through central Ohio today:4:15 p.m. Update: Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Crawford and Wyandot County until 5 p.m.3:35 p.m. Update: Tornado Warning for Pike and Scioto County until 4:00 p.m. The warning has since expired. Sunday afternoon update: Unsettled weather will continue to move through parts of central both today and tomo
  
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• Report: Officials identify gunman in deadly west Texas shooting

  01-09-2019 21:19
  
  Two law enforcement officials say the gunman in the shooting that killed seven people in west Texas has been identified as Seth Ator.The officials spoke to The Associated Press on Sunday but were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.Records show Ator was 36 years old.State police attempted to stop Ator on Saturday for a traffic violation, when he opened fire. They say he went on more than 10-mile shooting rampage, hijacking a mail carrier truck and fi
  
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• Hurricane Dorian's landfall strength ties record of 1935 storm

  01-09-2019 20:41
  
  The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Dorian made a second landfall at 2 p.m. on Great Abaco Island near Marsh Harbour at 185 mph.The center says that is tied for the strongest Atlantic hurricane landfall on record with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane.The eye of #Dorian has made a second landfall at 2 pm EDT (1800 UTC) on Great Abaco Island near Marsh Harbour. Maximum sustained winds were 185 mph at the time. This is tied for the strongest Atlantic hurricane landfall on record with the 1935 L
  
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• Hurricane Dorian makes landfall in the Bahamas

  01-09-2019 20:13
  
  The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local):1:10 p.m.Extremely powerful, life-threatening Hurricane Dorian has reached the Bahamas. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sunday that Dorian made landfall in Elbow Cay at 12:40 p.m. EDT.Maximum sustained winds have increased to a monstrous 185 mph from 180 mph.The Category 5 storm was moving west at 8 mph.The Hurricane Center says the arrival of the storm poses "a life-threatening situation" with hazards that will cause "extreme destruct
  
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• Police: 8 killed including gunman, 22 injured in west Texas shooting rampage

  01-09-2019 20:09
  
  ODESSA, Texas — The death toll in a west Texas shooting rampage increased to seven Sunday as authorities investigated why a man stopped by state troopers for failing to signal a left turn opened fire on them and fled, shooting more than 20 people as he drove before being killed by officers outside a movie theater.Those killed ranged in age from 15 to 57, Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke said at a news conference. The gunman used an "AR-style weapon," he said.Authorities have no definitive
  
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• American Airlines delays Boeing Max return

  01-09-2019 19:08
  
  American Airlines says it is delaying the expected return date for its Boeing 737 Max jets.The airline said Sunday that while it "remains confident" that coming software updates and training will mean recertification of the aircraft this year, it is extending cancellations for Max flights through Dec. 3.The airline says this means about 140 flights per day will be canceled through Dec. 3. Not all flights scheduled on the Max will be canceled, though. The airline says it will use other aircraft f
  
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• Licking County children found safe after they were reported missing

  01-09-2019 17:31
  LICKING COUNTY, Ohio - Three children missing from Licking County are now home and safe according to the Licking County Sheriff's Office.The sheriff's office said 13-year-old Emily Blake, 12-year-old Maranda Prater and 14-year-old David Prater were found Saturday night after it is believed they ran away.An alert about the children was issued by the sheriff's office on Monday.Sheriff Randy Thorp said the children were found at a home near Wilson Avenue and Broad Street in east Columbus.Thorp said
  
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• Hurricane Dorian intensifies to Category 5 storm; sustained winds at 180 mph

  01-09-2019 17:24
  
  The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local):11 a.m.The National Hurricane Center says the northwest Bahamas is facing its strongest hurricane in modern times as Hurricane Dorian's maximum sustained winds reach a monstrous 180 mph.The Category 5 storm has also grown in size, with hurricane-force winds extending outward up to 45 miles from its center, located about 20 miles (30 kilometers) east-northeast of Great Abaco Island.Dorian is moving west at 7 mph and is expected to slow in the next
  
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• Mansfield police investigating homicide after 17-year-old shot and killed

  01-09-2019 17:07
  
  MANSFIELD, Ohio - A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed Saturday night in Mansfield, according to police.Mansfield police said officers were called to the 300 block of West 3rd Street to investigate a shooting death.The teenager was found in an alley, according to police.He has not been identified as police notify family members.The suspect has not been identified.Police expect more information to be released on Monday.If anyone has any information, police ask they call Detective Terry Butler at
  
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• 8 dead including gunman after shooting in West Texas

  01-09-2019 16:54
  
  MIDLAND, Texas (KEWS/AP) — A seventh victim has died Sunday morning in what police have called a random act of violence that started with a traffic stop in Midland Saturday.A statement from City of Odessa Director of Communications Devin Sanchez said, "There are 8 confirmed deaths now (3 in Midland and 5 in Odessa). This includes the shooter and the victim who was pronounced deceased this morning at Midland Memorial."A statement from Trevor Tankersley, public relations for MMCH, said, "We&
  
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• Bicyclist killed in Franklin County crash identified; driver charged with misdemeanor OVI

  01-09-2019 16:29
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal crash involving a bicyclist who was formerly Chief Counsel to an Ohio governor.It happened just after 5 a.m. Saturday near the 8400 block of Scioto and Darby Creek Road.The sheriff's office said a man driving a Hyundai Santa Fe was traveling westbound on Scioto and Darby Creek Road in the area of Walker Road when he struck a bicyclist from behind who was also traveling westbound.The bicyclist, identified
  
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• Democrats sue to stop removal of names from Ohio voter rolls

  01-09-2019 16:13
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Democratic Party has sued to stop the state's Republican elections chief from removing thousands of names from state voting rolls for inactivity.The federal lawsuit filed Friday asks a judge to stop Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose from removing more than 200,000 voters from registration rolls next week.The complaint also seeks to force LaRose, a Republican, to conduct an individual review of the voting history of each voter at risk of being removed.David Pepp
  
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• Hurricane Dorian intensifies to Category 5 storm

  01-09-2019 14:09
  
  Weather forecasters say Hurricane Dorian has intensified to a Category 5 storm, capable of inflicting catastrophic levels of destruction.The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sunday that Dorian's maximum sustained winds have increased to 160 mph, up from 150 mph. It is moving west at 8 mph."Devastating hurricane conditions" are expected in the Abacos Islands early Sunday, with conditions will spread across Grand Bahama Island later in the day, the center said.In its advisory at 8 a.m. EDT,
  
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• Former OSU star Braxton Miller released by Browns

  01-09-2019 13:54
  
  Less than two weeks after the Cleveland Browns announced they signed former Ohio State University star Braxton Miller, he has been released by the team.The Browns announced their 53-man roster on Saturday and Miller did not make the team.Miller's signing was announced on August 21.Miller was the starting quarterback at OSU from 2011-2013 before playing as a receiver in 2015.He was drafted by the Houston Texans in 2016 and was recently cut by the Philadelphia Eagles before his brief stint with th
  
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• Pope gets stuck in Vatican elevator, firefighters rescue him

  01-09-2019 12:37
  
  VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis says he was stuck for 25 minutes in a Vatican elevator and had to be rescued by firefighters.Francis apologized to faithful in St. Peter's Square Sunday for showing up seven minutes late for his traditional noon appointment with the public.Apparently referring to electric power, Francis said a "drop in tension" caused the elevator to block. He said that Holy See firefighters rescued him and asked the people in the square to applaud them.
  
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• 32 children displaced after 2-alarm fire at Reynoldsburg condominium

  01-09-2019 04:43
  
  REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Crews responded to a 2-alarm fire at a Reynoldsburg condominium Saturday, according to dispatchers.The call came in just after 5 p.m. in the 500 block of Postwoods Drive.According to MECC, 32 children and 7 adults were displaced due to the fire. The Red Cross is helping them find a place to stay tonight. There are no reported injuries.
  
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• 4 teens taken hospital following multi-vehicle crash in west Columbus

  01-09-2019 04:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Four teens were transported to Nationwide Children's Hospital after a crash in the Hilltop area Saturday.Columbus police say a Jeep vehicles was traveling at a high rate of speed in an alley behindSouth Terrace Avenue shortly after 9:00 p.m Saturday and struck a tree.A Sergeant on scene tells 10TV that four teens sustained non-life threatening injuries.The crash remains under investigation.Editor's note: Authorities initially told 10TV that 3-4 vehicles were involved in th
  
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• Frankowski's late goal lifts Chicago Fire to 1-1 tie with Columbus Crew SC

  01-09-2019 03:57
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Przemyslaw Frankowski scored in stoppage time to help the Chicago Fire to a 1-1 draw with the Columbus Crew SC on Saturday night.Nikolic Nemanja, at the top of the 6-yard box, redirected a low cross by Aleksandar Katai and Frankowski side-netted a first-timer to tie it in the fourth minute of injury time.Kenneth Kronholm had six saves for Chicago (8-12-10).Pedro Santos took a pass near midfield, raced down the right flank and cut back to evade a defender before blasti
  
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• Evacuations begin as Category 4 Dorian bears down on northern Bahamas

  01-09-2019 03:53
  
  McLEAN'S TOWN CAY, Bahamas (AP) — Hurricane Dorian bore down on the northern Bahamas on Saturday with howling winds, surging seas and a threat of torrential rains, forcing some evacuations and hotel closures ahead of the fierce Category 4 storm.Forecasters expected Dorian, packing 150 mph (240 kph) winds, to hit some Bahamian islands Sunday before heading near Florida and then skirting along or off the U.S. Southeast seacoast. The projected turn north in the coming days could spare the U.S
  
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• Police: At least 5 dead, 21 injured after Texas shootings; suspect also dead

  01-09-2019 02:00
  
  ODESSA, Texas (WUSA) — ​ At least five people are dead and 21 injured after a shooting that spanned multiple locations in Midland and Odessa, Texas. A single suspect is also dead, and Odessa police believe the threat has been contained.Initial reports included two suspects, however at a press conference Saturday evening, Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke said they had not confirmed a second suspect.A DPS officer, Midland officer and Odessa officer are among the injured, however the e
  
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• Multiple people shot after shooters reported in Midland and Odessa, Texas

  01-09-2019 00:26
  
  ODESSA, Texas (WUSA) — One suspect is in custody and police are searching for another after reports of multiple active shooters in Odessa, Texas Saturday afternoon, according to the Midland Police Department, WUSA reports.Police say there are "multiple gunshot victims" after one or more suspects opened fire, the Associated Press reports.Police believe two suspects were in two separate vehicles, one a gold/white small Toyota truck and the other a U.S. mail carrier truck, according to the Mi
  
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• Crews respond to 2-alarm fire at Reynoldsburg condominium

  01-09-2019 00:08
  
  REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — Crews are responding to a 2-alarm fire at a Reynoldsburg condominium Saturday, according to dispatchers.The call came in just after 5 p.m. in the 500 block of Postwoods Drive.No injuries have been reported at this time.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates on this developing story.
  
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