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• Man fulfills goal of running 5K at all 19 Metro Parks

  06-09-2019 23:53
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The final fourth quarter of 2019 is nearing, which means many will look to their yearly goals to see where they stand.10TV caught up with one local man who combined his love for the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks with his love for running to meet a goal of his own.“I don’t wanna be 20 years down the road and confined to a couch or a chair,” Jeffrey King said. “I wanna be able to be out and be active and enjoy my life.”So, getting out
  
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• Health alert issued after Tuna sold at Kroger linked to Scombroid poisoning

  06-09-2019 23:25
  
  The Ohio Department of Agriculture has issued a public health alert for Yellowfin Tuna purchased from Kroger stores in Ohio.The department issued this alert after an investigation involving four cases of scombroid poisoning were reported in Franklin and Montgomery counties.The product was purchased from three stores: 1365 Stoneridge Drive, Gahanna, 10101 Landing Way, Miamisburg, and 5400 Cornerstone N Boulevard, Centerville.IT was sold fresh with a label of “Tuna Yellowfin Steak Fresh Wild
  
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• Honeycrisp apple picking season in full swing at Lynd Fruit Farm

  06-09-2019 23:10
  
  PATASKALA, Ohio — Apple lovers say bite into a Honeycrisp apple and you're hooked."We can't get enough of them," says Valerie Wells of Pataskala.Honeycrisp apples are considered a mouthful of joy."The things that make Honeycrisp so different is that every cell explodes. There's just this flood of juice," says Andy Lynd, Co-Owner of Lynd Fruit Farm.Last year, bitter rot disease wiped out the entire Honeycrisp orchard.But after some changes to pruning, the crop rebounded."It's a very good cr
  
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• Man fulfills goal of running 100K across Columbus, Franklin County Metro Parks

  06-09-2019 21:44
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The final fourth quarter of 2019 is nearing, which means many will look to their yearly goals to see where they stand.10TV caught up with one local man who combined his love for the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks with his love for running to meet a goal of his own.“I don’t wanna be 20 years down the road and confined to a couch or a chair,” Jeffrey King said. “I wanna be able to be out and be active and enjoy my life.”So, getting out
  
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• Film Festival of Columbus Returns for 8th Year

  06-09-2019 21:00
  The Film Festival of Columbus (FFOCOL) returns for its eighth year of celebrating film and filmmakers. Running Wednesday, September 11 through Saturday, September 14 at Gateway Film Center—with a stopover Friday afternoon for the Greater Columbus Film Commission Industry Summit at the Wexner Center for the Arts—the festival boasts exciting premieres, adorable dogs, international shorts, […]
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• 8th Olentangy student charged in case of tainting teachers’ food with bodily fluids

  06-09-2019 20:45
  
  DELAWARE COUNTY, Ohio — An eighth student has now been charged in the case of students accused of tainting their teachers’ food with bodily fluids.New charges were filed Friday, accusing a 15-year-old of complicity to assault on a teacher, a fifth-degree felony.On Tuesday, seven students from Olentangy Hyatts Middle School in Powell were charged in the same incident.The incident happened in May, when prosecutors say the initial seven male students charged, all 14 years old at the tim
  
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• No Spoiler It Chapter 2 Review

  06-09-2019 19:19
  So, next week we will see scads of new movies released. Why so quiet this week? Is everybody afraid of a little clown? It Chapter 2 by Hope Madden and George Wolf Two years ago, director Andy Muschietti and writer Gary Dauberman accomplished quite a magic act. They made the film It, not only improving upon […]
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• Blue Jackets Playground Opening

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• Weakened Dorian strands people on North Carolina island

  06-09-2019 18:32
  WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A weakened Hurricane Dorian flooded homes on North Carolina's Outer Banks on Friday with a ferocity that seemed to take storm-hardened residents by surprise, and hundreds were feared trapped by high water.Sheriff's officials sent medics and other rescuers to Ocracoke Island — reachable only by boat or air — amid reports of people being forced to retreat to their attics after defying mandatory evacuation orders along the 200-mile (320-kilometer) ribbon of
  
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• Restaurant Review: Ampersand Asian Supper Club

  06-09-2019 18:24
  Ampersand Asian Supper Club brings Ramen to the Short North. It got off to a controversial start with offerings that were arguably on the pricey side.  Of course, the establishment is stationed in THE Short North, a place where $15 burgers are ubiquitous. You can’t blame a restaurant for listing a more refined entree at […]
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• Mike Davis released from jail after arraignment on child pornography charge

  06-09-2019 18:14
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Meteorologist Mike Davis stood silently during his initial appearance in Franklin County Municipal Court Friday. He stood in a jail jumpsuit with his hands folded together looking down at the ground.Davis is charged with one count of pandering sexually-oriented material involving a minor - a second-degree felony.
  But more charges could be coming. Multiple law enforcement sources told 10TV that the images uncovered in the investigation number in the thousands and date back years
  
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• Man charged with murder in Whitehall shooting

  06-09-2019 18:14
  WHITEHALL, Ohio - The Whitehall Police Department has arrested a suspect in a fatal shooting that happened Thursday.Police said 21-year-old Treyrek Dashawn Hairston has been charged with one count of murder.Whitehall police said officers responded to the area of Langley Avenue and South Hamilton Road shortly before 2:30 p.m.Police found 29-year-old Trevel Robertson suffering from a gunshot wound in a yard in the 700 block of South Hamilton Road. Investigators determined Robertson was shot multip
  
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• No. 5 Ohio State faces ex-Buckeye Fickell, Cincinnati

  06-09-2019 18:11
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Buckeye Luke Fickell returns to Ohio Stadium for the first time since he took the Cincinnati job in 2016.There are plenty of storylines and Fickell is at the center. The third-year Bearcats coach played five years at Ohio State in the early 1990s and was a member of the coaching staff for a 16-year stretch, including two national championships.After a turnaround 11-2 season in 2019, Cincinnati beat UCLA in week one and comes to Columbus full of confidence. No.
  
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• Central Ohio’s Sordid History of Grave Robbing

  06-09-2019 18:00
  September in Columbus can be magical. Students have returned to school with fresh optimism for the upcoming year. The heat and humidity of the Ohio summer have wound down and, as a majority of the city’s population prepares to scream themselves hoarse cheering on the Buckeyes, so draws to a close the city’s summer festival […]
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• South-Western Schools: Distracted bus driver failed to follow safety rules

  06-09-2019 17:24
  South-Western City Schools says a distracted school bus driver failed to follow safety procedures, and now faces discipline.A concerned parent brought the incident to 10TV's attention."Immediately I wanted to grab a snapshot because I couldn't believe what I was seeing," he said.The parent asked 10TV not to identify him for fear of drawing attention to his children.He shared a photo he snapped of a school bus in his neighborhood last Friday."No hazard lights, no flashing lights, no stop sign, ch
  
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• Judge sets $50,000 bond for Mike Davis on child pornography charge

  06-09-2019 15:30
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — 10TV Chief Meteorologist Mike Davis was arraigned Friday on a charge of pandering sexually-oriented material involving a minor.A judge set a cash bond of $25,000 and a $25,000 appearance bond for a total of $50,000 but the prosecutor told 10TV he can post it in a variety of ways.Other conditions of the bond include no unsupervised contact with minors, forfeiture of his passport and no internet access including on a smartphone.Davis was arrested at his home Thursday morning
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured following crash on I-270 at Morse Road in northeast Columbus

  06-09-2019 14:53
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Columbus police are investigating a fatal crash in northeast Columbus.It happened just before 6 a.m. Friday on Interstate 270 northbound at Morse Road.Police confirm one person was killed and another was injured in the one-vehicle crash.Authorities told 10TV I-270 north will be closed until 9 a.m.TRAFFIC ALERT: 270 North remains closed at Easton. Traffic is being diverted to the local access lanes. 270 North is expected to be open in an hour. Follow OHGO for further updates. pic
  
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• Trans-Siberian Orchestra returning to Nationwide Arena in December

  06-09-2019 13:37
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Trans-Siberian Orchestra will return to Nationwide Arena this December with an all-new show, "Christmas Eve and Other Stories."There will be two shows on December 26, one at 3 p.m. and another at 8 p.m. They will feature all-new production, staging, and special effects.Tickets will go on sale September 13 at 10 a.m.Trans-Siberian Orchestra was first founded in 1996 by composer Paul O'Neill.For a full list of performances, click here.
  
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• US rejected 99% of applicants for student loan forgiveness

  06-09-2019 13:17
  
  The U.S. Education Department rejected 99 percent of applicants in the first 12 months of a revamped student loan forgiveness program, according to government watchdog report released Thursday. Ironically, the program had been expanded last year to help students who were already struggling to qualify for loan forgiveness.The report by the Government Accountability Office says there were 54,184 completed applications between May 2018 and May 2019 for the Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan For
  
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• Mansfield Burger King damaged after car crashes into building

  06-09-2019 13:12
  
  MANSFIELD - The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an injury crash that happened on Thursday.It happened on US-42 between Parry Avenue and Steward Road in Madison Township, according to Ohio State Highway Patrol.A vehicle was traveling south on Ashland Road when it went off the left side of the road over an embankment.The vehicle continued through the parking lot of Burger King and crashed into the building. The vehicle came to a rest inside the dining areaThe driver was taken to Ohio He
  
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• Sacramento to pay $2.4M to young sons of man shot by police

  06-09-2019 13:10
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The city of Sacramento will pay $2.4 million to the two sons of an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by police last year, according to court documents.A quarter of the money, plus nearly $14,000 in expenses, will go to attorneys, and the rest into a trust for the sons of Stephon Clark, who was killed in his grandparents' backyard as police pursued him as a vandalism suspect.Clark's sons, 2 and 5, will be able to access the money tax-free when they are between
  
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• H&M stops buying leather from Brazil over Amazon fires

  06-09-2019 12:57
  
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Low-cost fashion retailer H&M said Friday it is suspending leather purchases from Brazil to make sure it is not supporting cattle farming that may be contributing to the fires in the Amazon rainforest.The move by the Stockholm-based company follows a similar decision by the maker of Vans and Timberland shoes. Some international investors are also trying to put pressure on the Brazilian government, which has been seen as too lax in its approach to protecting t
  
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• Mike Davis to be arraigned on child pornography charge

  06-09-2019 11:32
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — 10TV Chief Meteorologist Mike Davis is set to be arraigned Friday on a charge of pandering sexually-oriented material involving a minor.Davis was arrested at his home Thursday morning and is currently being held in the Franklin County Jail.Davis is scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. Watch live in the video player below:Investigators with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force said that they received a tip and had
  
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• First Look: Stauf’s on Neil Avenue

  06-09-2019 03:54
  The newest Stauf’s location in Victorian Village is officially celebrating its grand opening on Friday, September 6th. Located at 1334 Neil Ave in the University District, the new cafe fits inside a newly renovated historic church building that was constructed in 1880. Fans of Stauf’s will find their usual hot and cold favorites on the […]
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• Police look for suspect accused of stealing puppy at gunpoint in southeast Columbus

  06-09-2019 03:51
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus police say they are looking for a suspect who is accused of stealing a puppy at gunpoint in southeast Columbus.Police said a woman posted an online ad for an American Bulldog puppy.The woman and whom she thought was a potential buyer met in the 4000 block of Acres Drive on Tuesday around 7:30 p.m., according to police.Police said the suspect was dropped off to the area by someone driving a dark-colored late model Jeep Liberty. Security camera footage shows the sus
  
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• Prosecutor: Facebook friend request leads investigators to suspected rapist

  06-09-2019 01:30
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A teenager has been indicted on rape, robbery and kidnapping charges for a sexual assault that took place on a Columbus bike trail in April.On April 12, Desmond Thomas, who was 16 years old at the time, is accused of attacking a woman on the Camp Chase Rail Trail near Haldy Avenue in the Hilltop community.According to court documents, the police report and 911 calls, Thomas approached a woman, who was 34 at the time, with a gun. She was walking with her infant child in a s
  
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• Woman accused of stealing prescription drugs at open houses

  06-09-2019 00:21
  House for sale — most people see the possibilities of their future.But the Franklin County Sheriff's Office says a woman had been using open houses to steal prescription drugs.“We were contacted by a couple of realtors that were aware of what was going on,” said Detective Sergeant Mike Weiner with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.Investigators say over a three-week span, Amanda Haislar was looking at homes for sale and going to open houses, going inside the homes and
  
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