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Officials Investigating Two Armed Robberies Just Miles Apart
Officials in Licking County were investigating two armed robberies that happened just miles apart. The first robbery happened around 11:15 PM at the Lions Den in Heath in the 6700 block of Hebron Road. Heath Police said a masked robber armed with a shot got got away with cash from that business. 45 minutes later,Newark police responded to an armed robbery just 9 miles away. That robbery ...
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Navy holds hearing in Va on deaths of divers in Md
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Two members of a Navy dive unit are facing involuntary manslaughter and dereliction-of-duty charges in the drowning deaths of two divers at Aberdeen Proving Ground near ...
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Improvements will stem algae growth at Ohio lake
The state is spending the money for storm-water control features at Buckeye Lake that should help reduce runoff that can lead to the toxic algae ...
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Ohio woman 80 kidnapped and put in car trunk
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Authorities in Cleveland say an 80-year-old woman was kidnapped, bound and locked in a car trunk by suspects after a home-invasion ...
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Sunny With Highs Around 80
MORNING WEATHER DISCUSSIONDate: June 19th Time: 5:00 a.m. Meteorologist: ERIC ELWELL Your Doppler 10 ForecastThis Morning Mostly clear and pleasantThis Afternoon: Mostly sunny, less humid. High 79Tonight: Mostly clear and comfortably cool. Low 56Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warmer. High 83Special Information: Skies will be mostly sunny today and it will be much more comfortable than the last few ...
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AP PHOTOS Astrodome JFK terminal endangered
WASHINGTON -- Houston's Astrodome stadium, New York's old Pan Am Worldport Terminal at Kennedy Airport and Montana's one-room schoolhouses are joining a list of the nation's most endangered historic places.On Wednesday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation is releasing its listing of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. It includes sites from Maine to ...
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Picturesque Ohio village on endangered places list
CINCINNATI (AP) -- A national preservation group on Wednesday named a picturesque Ohio village as one of the nation's most endangered historic places and is calling on state authorities to scrap a plan that village leaders and preservations say could permanently scar the ...
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CrimeFighters Work To Stop Growing Underground Shoplifting Ring
Retail workers are part of a growing push to stop an underground crime ring. Authorities say organized retail crime costs the United States an estimated $30 billion a year.Organized retail criminals steal large quantities of popular name brand items like Similac, Tide, Gillette and Red Bull.Kroger Spokesperson Jackie Siekmann said these criminals do their homework. "They know where the ...
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Funnel Clouds Spotted In Pickaway County
The National Weather Service confirmed funnel clouds formed in Pickaway County Tuesday evening. People who saw the funnel clouds snapped pictures or filmed them. "I wasn't really sure until I saw a second one come down and that's when I pulled my phone out and started recording," Tim Miller said. Miller was driving home from work along Route 23 when he spotted the ...
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SWAT Called to West Columbus Apartment
The Columbus SWAT team surrounded a West Columbus apartment building Tuesday night. Police were called to a location on Cascade Ct. around 9 pm after a suspect refused to surrender to authorities. They said two children may be inside the apartment with the suspect. Officers evacuated a courtyard near the location of the standoff. Watch 10TV News and refresh 10TV.com for the ...
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Man Believes He Was Victim Of Dangerous ‘Knockout Game’
A man is recovering after being punched by a person who then ran off. Columbus resident Joey Pastore says he believes he was a victim of the "knockout game" and was on the losing end of it. Pastore said he was walking along N. High Street when he was attacked. "There’s people on High Street and there’s people behind me," Pastore said. "It was just all of a ...
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Budget director Ohios unused surplus about $397M
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The state should have almost $397 million in uncommitted funds leftover at end of the current budget year, Ohio's budget director said Tuesday before a legislative panel that's working to put the final touches on the next state spending ...
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House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill
View Photo Associated Press/Carolyn Kaster - Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at House Judiciary Committee hearing to discuss the Strengthen and Fortify ...
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Allegheny County seeks gas drilling bids
County Executive Rich Fitzgerald says Tuesday that the county could get up to $700,000 a year in royalty payments for drilling under Deer Lake Park, which is about 20 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. There could also be a one-time signing bonus of $2 to $4 ...
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1 In Custody After North Columbus Shooting
The U.S. Attorney General's Office says three people are in custody accused of holding a woman and her child captive for more than two ...
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Adds Bloodhound To Force
The U.S. Attorney General's Office says three people are in custody accused of holding a woman and her child captive for more than two ...
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Prosecutor 3 Ohioans enslaved disabled mom child
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A mentally disabled woman and her young child were enslaved for more than a year, sometimes denied food and threatened with a pet python and pit bulls, and the woman was beaten and forced to get pain medication for her captors, authorities said Tuesday in announcing federal charges against three ...
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Expert Warns About Dangers Of Smoking Alcohol
It's called the latest smoking trend online.Only it involves alcohol rather than cigarettes tobacco. Those who smoke alcohol claim they can get a quick alcohol buzz without the calories.The Internet is filled with people who claim they’ve invented a way to smoke alcohol vapors and get drunk without every taking a sip.But the head of the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide ...
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3 Indicted In Knox County For Alleged Sex Crimes Involving Children
Leo Jones, 42, of Mount Vernon, Anthony Ferrito, 44, of Chagrin Falls, and Stephen Randrup, 34, of Mount Vernon, were indicted on Tuesday. Jones allegedly sent text messages to a 12-year-old boy asking the boy to engage in sex acts with him. Jones also allegedly photographed his genitals and sent them to the boy. Ferrito allegedly traveled from Chagrin Falls to Mount Vernon on June 4 ...
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Court Upholds Juvenile Sex Offender Provision
An Ohio appeals court has upheld a provision that allows some minors convicted of sex offenses to be required to register as sex offenders beyond their 21st birthday. The ruling stems from the appeal of a 16-year-old Cincinnati boy convicted of a sex charge, with a sentence requiring him to register as a sex offender until he's at least 24 years old. The teen's attorneys had argued the ...
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Scattered Showers Expected Tuesday Evening
Your Doppler 10 ForecastThis Evening: Scattered showers and storms mainly south of I-70.Tonight: Showers south, otherwise partly cloudy. Low 55.Tomorrow: Sunny and less humid. High 78.Thursday: Sunny and pleasant. High 81.Special Information: Scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly south of Columbus this evening. Then skies turn cloudy later tonight. Tomorrow will be partly sunny and less ...
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Pickerington Babysitter Accused Of Leaving Toddler In Car While Tanning Pleads Not Guilty
The U.S. Attorney General's Office says three people are in custody accused of holding a woman and her child captive for more than two ...
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Two more plead guilty in federal probe of Pilot Flying J
Two more employees of the truck stop chain owned by the family of Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam have pleaded guilty in a federal probe of the company's business practices. Pilot Flying J regional sales managers Kevin Wallace Clark and Jay Stinnett pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, according to Knoxville NBC ...
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3 charged in Ohio with enslaving mother daughter
Federal agents and Ashland police said Tuesday that the trio forced the woman to do housework, threatened her and the girl with violence and fed their pets better than the mother and ...
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3 Arrested For Allegedly Enslaving Mother Child For More Than 2 Years
The U.S. Attorney General's Office says three people are in custody accused of holding a woman and her child captive for more than two ...
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Oliver the special gorilla
Oliver, a 21-year-old gorilla at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, has been to New York, Tennessee, Georgia and most recently Ohio. He is well-travelled because he is special for a number of reasons, and because of these reasons, he is also difficult to socialize, which is so important to his development and the survival of his species.
Oliver, the newest edition to the Western lowland gorilla population at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, is an extremely well-travelled primate; he’s probably seen more of the country than many humans. Read more
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