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• Report: Texas shooter evaded background check by purchasing rifle in private sale

  03-09-2019 23:48
  
  ODESSA, Texas — The gunman in a West Texas rampage that left seven dead obtained his AR-style rifle through a private sale, allowing him to evade a federal background check that previously blocked him from getting a gun, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.The official spoke to The Associated Press Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation.Officers killed 36-year-old Seth Aaron Ator on Saturday outside a bus
  
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• Investigation finds branch that struck & killed woman at Hocking Hills was 'dislodged' from cliff

  03-09-2019 23:47
  HOCKING HILLS, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources say a branch that hit and killed a woman on Labor Day was dislodged and they are looking for people who may have been on top of the cave.ODNR says 44-year-old Victoria Schafer of Chillicothe was killed by a falling tree branch while on the stairs near Old Man’s Cave around 5:30 p.m.Investigator Captain Schaad Johnson said it appears that a section of a tree somehow became dislodged from the top of the cave and struck Schafer."W
  
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• 7 Olentangy middle school students charged for allegedly putting urine, semen into food served to teachers

  03-09-2019 23:20
  
  Charges have been filed against seven students at Olentangy Hyatts Middle School who allegedly put bodily fluids into food that was then served to teachers.The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the charges were filed Tuesday in Delaware County Juvenile Court.According to court records, three students were charged with assault on a teacher and four others were charged with complicity to assault on a teacher.The incident allegedly happened on May 16 in a “Global Gourmet”
  
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• Police: Shooting that injured 3 in east Columbus may have started over parking spot

  03-09-2019 21:03
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus police say a shooting on the city's east side may have started because of an argument over a parking space.Police responded to a report of two men shooting at each other around 11:50 a.m. in the 300 block of South Ashburton Road.Three people were shot, according to police. One person was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition. The other two victims were listed as stable.A spokesperson for Columbus City Schools said Eastmoor Academy High School and Fai
  
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• WATCH: Ryan Day press conference | Ohio State vs. Cincinnati week

  03-09-2019 20:44
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day addressed the media Tuesday from the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.Watch his weekly press conference in the video player above.The Buckeyes get their first real test of the season Saturday against in-state rival Cincinnati, which took down UCLA 24-14 in their opener.QUICK HITS (via Ohio State Athletics)Ohio State owns a 14-2 record all-time against Cincinnati with the most recent meeting coming in 2014, a 50-28 victory for the Buckeyes at O
  
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• Ohio State remains at No. 5 in AP Top 25 poll

  03-09-2019 20:12
  
  The Top 25 went 23-0 against unranked teams to open the season, leaving the rankings mostly unchanged with No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama at the top of the first regular-season AP college football poll of 2019.The Tigers received 54 first-place votes out of 62 in the media poll, up two from the preseason. The Crimson Tide received the remaining eight in the poll presented by Regions Bank.The only Top 25 team to lose was Oregon, which slipped to 16 after dropping a thriller to Auburn. The Tigers
  
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• Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway to headline Ohio GOP dinner

  03-09-2019 20:04
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway will headline the Ohio Republican Party dinner this month.State party chairwoman Jane Timken says she expects tickets to go quickly for the Sept. 21 event at the Columbus Convention Center.Dinner tickets start at $60 for young Republicans and $150 for other individuals.President Donald Trump decisively carried Ohio in 2016. With 18 electoral votes, the state likely will be crucial to his re-election chances in 2020.
  
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• 34 presumed dead in California boat fire, search suspended

  03-09-2019 19:41
  
  SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Officials said Tuesday that 34 people died after a boat packed with scuba divers caught fire near an island off the Southern California coast and they have called off search efforts for survivors.The Coast Guard and law enforcement said no one has been found alive after flames tore through the dive boat early Monday as passengers on a recreational scuba diving trip slept below deck.The Conception carried 33 passengers and 6 crew members, and only five of the cr
  
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• Walmart to stop selling handgun ammunition; asks customers not to openly carry guns

  03-09-2019 19:28
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it will discontinue the sale of handgun ammunition and also publicly request that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in stores even where state laws allow it.The announcement comes just days after a mass shooting claimed seven lives in Odessa, Texas and follows two other back-to-back shootings last month, one of them at a Walmart store.The Bentonville, Arkansas-based discounter said Tuesday it will stop selling short-barrel and handgun ammunition,
  
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• Theatre Review: MadLab’s Devastating and Hopeful Fine Not Fine

  03-09-2019 18:00
  Anyone who’s read more than two my reviews can map out my pet peeves: insufficiently dramatized; too literal; monochromatic. A new work checks off every box I’ve deducted points from other pieces for and stands as one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen on a stage all year: MadLab’s Fine Not Fine. Fine Not […]
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• 'Catastrophic': Hurricane Dorian parks over the Bahamas

  03-09-2019 17:01
  FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Practically parking over the Bahamas for over a day and a half, Hurricane Dorian pounded away at the islands Tuesday in a watery onslaught that devastated thousands of homes, trapped people in attics and crippled hospitals. At least five deaths were reported, with the full extent of the damage far from clear.The United Nations and the International Red Cross began mobilizing to deal with the unfolding humanitarian crisis. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis called it "a h
  
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• Artist-Run Festival Creates a City Within a City

  03-09-2019 16:00
  Summer in Columbus has included weekend after weekend of festivals, from the new and obscure to decades-long veterans. You may consider it festival overload or a much-needed change of pace. Regardless, residents having so many festivals to choose from can make it hard for organizers to stand out from the rest. Cloud City, an inaugural […]
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• Photos: Columbus Crew SC vs. Chicago Fire

  03-09-2019 15:00
  Columbus Crew SC’s slim play off hopes took a major knock on Saturday night as a last minute equalizer saw points dropped to Eastern rivals Chicago Fire, as the game ended 1-1 at MAPFRE Stadium. Pedro Santos gave the home side the lead midway through the first half with a driven shot that beat Chicago […]
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• Jury selection to begin for Ohio mom in buried baby murder case

  03-09-2019 13:11
  
  LEBANON, Ohio — Jury selection is set to begin for the murder trial of an Ohio woman accused of killing and burying her newborn daughter.Attorneys will question potential jurors about their knowledge and opinions on the high-profile case of 20-year-old Brooke Skylar Richardson.Warren County Judge Donald Oda II has said he expects an initial jury pool of 70 people Tuesday.The former high school cheerleader pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and other charges in the death of her baby. T
  
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• Columbus police investigating deadly crash involving pedestrian in Blacklick

  03-09-2019 10:43
  
  BLACKLICK, Ohio -Columbus police are investigating a deadly crash involving a pedestrian.The call came in just before 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday at E. Broad Street and Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road in the Blacklick area.Officers arrived to find an empty car stopped on E. Broad. They also found a body several feet down the road.Witnesses reported to police seeing a car drive away from the scene.At this point, detectives do not have a driver or responsible party in custody.E. Broad Street is closed at Re
  
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• Dorian weakens to a Category 3 hurricane but continues to batter the Bahamas as it remains almost at a standstill

  03-09-2019 08:50
  NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Tuesday, the ferocious storm's center was about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northeast of Freeport Grand Bahama Island. It has barely budged from that position since Monday afternoon.But its wind speeds lessened slightly to 120 mph (193 kph) with higher gusts. That was down from 130 mph (209 kph) Monday evening.At least five deaths were blamed on the storm."We are in the midst of a historic tragedy," Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said in announcing the fatalities. He call
  
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• Coast Guard: 25 bodies found after California boat fire

  03-09-2019 07:05
  SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A middle-of-the-night fire swept a boat carrying recreational scuba divers anchored near an island off the Southern California coast early Monday, leaving at least 25 dead and nine others missing.Five of six crew members on the Conception escaped by jumping into an inflatable boat they steered to a nearby vessel.Rescuers recovered four bodies about 90 miles (145 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles just off Santa Cruz Island. The Coast Guard says five others ha
  
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• Columbus woman aims to make sure everyone is remembered through Facebook page

  03-09-2019 05:34
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus woman is on a mission to make sure everyone is remembered.Keeandra Brown started the Columbus, OH Remembrance Page in 2016. Over the years, it's gained more than 29,000 followers. The page serves as an online vigil where people can post memories of their loved one."Losing somebody, and I've lost a lot of people who were close to me, that does something to you," Brown said.Brown said through her loss, she realized people are sometimes forgotten."People make a big deal
  
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• Some families in Jacksonville stay home despite area-specific mandatory evacuation

  03-09-2019 05:24
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Debbie Carpenter and her husband, Scott, live in Neptune Beach near Jacksonville, Florida. Despite a mandatory evacuation for their area as Hurricane Dorian gets closer, they say they're staying home."When they say that, they don't come around and pull us out of our homes or anything like that, Debbie said. "It just means that if something should happen - if we need EMS or fire fighters, we'd be on our own."Debbie and Scott Carpenter are the aunt and uncle of 10TV News Reporter,
  
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• Woman killed by falling tree branch at Hocking Hills State Park

  03-09-2019 03:46
  
  HOCKING HILLS, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says a woman was killed at Old Man’s Cave in Hocking Hills on Monday.ODNR says 44-year-old Victoria Schafer of Chillicothe was killed by a falling tree branch while on the stairs near the cave.ODNR, Hocking County EMS and Laurelville Fire Department responded to the scene at about 5:30 p.m.This is the third death in the Hocking Hills area since June.The body of 55-year-old Dana M. Busson recovered in a remote location at Conkle
  
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• 8 killed in deadly California boat fire; dozens missing

  03-09-2019 02:20
  SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A fire raged through a boat carrying recreational scuba divers anchored near an island off the Southern California coast early Monday, leaving at least eight people dead and hope diminishing that any of the 26 people still missing would be found alive.Five crew members escaped by jumping off the boat and taking refuge on an inflatable boat.Rescuers recovered four bodies from the waters just off Santa Cruz Island and spotted four others on the ocean near where f
  
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• Authorities investigating woman's death at Old Man's Cave

  03-09-2019 00:53
  
  HOCKING HILLS, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says a woman was killed at Old Man’s Cave Monday.The details on how the woman died are still under investigation.This is the third death in the Hocking Hills area since June.The body of 55-year-old Dana M. Busson recovered in a remote location at Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve in June.Twenty-two-year-old Alexander Cristin Colson died last month after falling off an overlook for the Lower Falls at Old Man’s Cave.
  
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• Groveport veteran hoping to help other veterans by creating a memorial garden

  03-09-2019 00:22
  David Kemmerling and his granddaughter, Celina Huffman, are inviting community members to be a part of their veteran's memorial garden.Kemmerling lives on Church Street in Groveport. Little by little, Kemmerling and Huffman add on to the memorial with flags, statues, and rocks with a name on them.Huffman said she calls Kemmerling grandpa, but they're actually not related at all. She said her finance starting cutting grass for Kemmerling at a young age and over the years, they are grew a strong b
  
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• Dorian triggers massive flooding in Bahamas; at least 5 dead

  03-09-2019 00:09
  NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas on Monday, pummeling the islands with so much wind and water that authorities urged people to find floatation devices and grab hammers to break out of their attics if necessary. At least five deaths were blamed on the storm."We are in the midst of a historic tragedy," Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said in announcing the fatalities. He called the devastation "unprecedented and extensive."The fearsome Catego
  
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