Rochelle Alleyne

5 days ago | 10tv.com | Rochelle Alleyne

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Leaders with the Columbus Metropolitan Library dropped off boxes of postcards to the Ohio Senate mailroom on Monday with messages and pictures from community members telling legislators what local libraries mean to them. The goal? To push state senators to restore traditional library funding sources in their version of the state operating budget. In April, 10TV reported that House Republicans sought to eliminate the Public Library Fund (PLF) during its budget process.

1 week ago | wtol.com | Rochelle Alleyne

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In April, Makenzie Dexter got a short text with a big promise. "We're a Raleigh, NC-based company partnered with a Recruitment Marketing Agency to connect interested candidates with the U.S. Secret Service for a Police Officer role," the text reads. "What was going through your mind?" 10 Investigates reporter Rochelle Alleyne asked Dexter. "At first, I was like, 'Me?' Like, 'You chose me for that role?'" Dexter said. "I'm still in high school.

1 week ago | 10tv.com | Rochelle Alleyne

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In April, Makenzie Dexter got a short text with a big promise. "We're a Raleigh, NC-based company partnered with a Recruitment Marketing Agency to connect interested candidates with the U.S. Secret Service for a Police Officer role," the text reads. "What was going through your mind?" 10 Investigates reporter Rochelle Alleyne asked Dexter. "At first, I was like, 'Me?' Like, 'You chose me for that role?'" Dexter said. "I'm still in high school.

1 week ago | 10tv.com | Rochelle Alleyne

HEBRON, Ohio — In the Village of Hebron, Mayor Valerie Mockus said the outcome of a pending court battle could lead to some serious cuts. "They're asking the residents to give up $500,000 of services each year, either in the form of people or in the form of pay or in the form of taking care of our parks," she said. The "they" Mockus is referring to would be Union Township. The municipality is suing the Village of Hebron for back-payments on a fire levy.

2 weeks ago | 10tv.com | Rochelle Alleyne

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sanctuary Night — a haven in the Franklinton neighborhood for at-risk women — is due in court Thursday for a contempt hearing. "Sanctuary Night is a drop-in center that serves women who are vulnerable to the experience of sexual exploitation," said Executive Director Hannah Estabrook. According to Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein, the nonprofit has been the subject of hundreds of community complaints since opening in 2022.