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• US 62 closed due to tanker truck crash near Utica

  20-06-2016 23:41
  
  A two-mile stretch of US 62 is closed between Ohio 13 and Utica Road, just east of Utica, due to a overturned tanker.One person was taken to the hospital by helicopter.The Newark Advocate is reporting gasoline is leaking from the tanker.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Brand of Jeep that killed Star Trek actor in midst of recall

  20-06-2016 23:39
  
  The SUV that rolled down a driveway and killed "Star Trek" actor Anton Yelchin was being recalled because the gear shifters have confused drivers, causing the vehicles to roll away unexpectedly, government records show.Yelchin died when his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee rolled down his driveway early Sunday, pinning the 27-year-old against a brick mailbox pillar and a security fence.Jeep Grand Cherokees were in the process of being recalled because the gear shifters have confused drivers, causing the
  
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• Millions eligible for free tickets through Ticketmaster

  20-06-2016 22:23
  
  If you bought a ticket through Ticketmaster between late 1999 and early 2013, you could be eligible for free tickets to a number of events.An email sent to eligible Ticketmaster customers includes instructions on how to get vouchers for free tickets to selected events as well as discounts on Ticketmaster purchases. Those who bought a ticket through the company between October 21, 1999, and February 27, 2013, are eligible. The vouchers expire in four years.The vouchers are the result of a class-a
  
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• Best Bites BBQ Preview: Aloha Streatery

  20-06-2016 22:15
  
  New food truck Aloha Streatery officially launched last fall, which means this summer is their first full season in business. If you haven’t had a chance to try them out yet, then you’ll have the perfect opportunity during our upcoming Best Bites: Barbecue festival where owner Sara Siv and her team will be serving up Kalua-loaded Smashed […]
  
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• Strickland compliments Kasich's 'moral integrity,' warns against Trump

  20-06-2016 21:56
  
  Former Gov. Ted Strickland drew a sharp contrast between Sen. Rob Portman and his previous political opponent, Gov. John Kasich, Monday, saying Kasich had "moral integrity" for distancing himself from Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump.
  
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• Police investigate apparent playground suicide in Whitehall

  20-06-2016 21:41
  
  The death of a man found early Monday at a Whitehall elementary school is being investigated as an apparent suicide, according to a city spokesman. Whitehall police were called to Beechwood Elementary School at 6:44 a.m. Monday on a report of a man hanging from a swing set on a school playground, according to ThisWeek Newspapers. Whitehall Police Chief Mark Newcomb said the 55-year-old man from Reynoldsburg was pronounced dead at 6:55 a.m., adding that there were no signs of foul play.
  
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• Newly Renovated Main Library Set to Open Saturday

  20-06-2016 21:10
  
  It’s been 16 months since the construction began and the Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Downtown Main Library branch is scheduled to reopen Saturday, June 25th. “We’ve moved from a building about collections to a building about connections,” says Patrick Losinski, CEO. The renovations create new open and light filled spaces with views of the city or […]
  
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• 911 transcript: Orlando gunman said he was Islamic soldier

  20-06-2016 20:34
  
  Orlando gunman Omar Mateen spoke in Arabic to a 911 dispatcher, identified himself an Islamic soldier and demanded to a crisis negotiator that the U.S. "stop bombing Syria and Iraq," according to transcripts released by the FBI on Monday.The partial, printed transcripts were of three conversations Mateen had with the police during the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, in which 49 people died and dozens were wounded.Those communications, along with Facebook posts Mateen made before and
  
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• Cavaliers plan downtown championship parade Wednesday

  20-06-2016 19:44
  Fresh off their stunning NBA Finals comeback, the city of rock and roll is preparing for a celebration like none other.On Wednesday, the team will hold their official championship parade and rally.Exact details are still being planned.We will update this story as new information becomes available.Always believe: See Nike’s emotional tribute to Cleveland
  
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• Where to buy your 2016 Cavs championship gear

  20-06-2016 19:27
  Get ‘em while they’re hot because they’re going fast: the 2016 Cavaliers championship gear is all the fuss right now.Items available include a variety of T-shirts, ballcaps, and pennants.Fred Yates watched every second of Sunday night’s Game 7 between the Cavs and the Golden State Warriors.“I just had all kinds of emotions come out of me last night,” he said.Yates is a diehard Cavs fan, but he also had a different title: the first person in line at the Dick's
  
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• Worker crushed to death by hydraulic press in west Columbus (UPDATE)

  20-06-2016 18:39
  
  A man is dead after what authorities are calling a workplace accident in west Columbus.Columbus police say 60-year-oldTimothy Underwood, an employee of Core Molding Technologies on Manor Park Drive, was working in a press area with a co-worker when he was crushed to death by a hydraulic press just after 5:00 a.m. on MondayUnderwood suffered "catastrophic" injuries to his head and was pronounced dead at the scene.Police told 10TV some sort of miscommunication occurred shortly before the incident.
  
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• Sheriff searching for suspects in assault at Highbanks Metro Park

  20-06-2016 18:33
  
  The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office is on the hunt for two men who may be behind an assault at Highbanks Metro Park.Investigators say a 17-year-old man was hiking on June 3 at 7:30 p.m. when he was attacked and robbed.The perpetrators fled the area after the incident.The first suspect is described as a light complexion black male in his mid-20s, about 6’2” tall, weighing 165 pounds, and with a chin-strap style beard.The other is a black male in his 20s and approximately six fe
  
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• Police identify factory worker killed on Far West Side

  20-06-2016 17:58
  
  Columbus police have identified a worker who died early Monday in what police describe as an accidental death at Core Molding Technologies on the city’s Far West Side. At about 5:08 a.m., police were called to Core Molding Technologies, 800 Manor Park Drive, on a report that an employee had been injured by a hydraulic press.
  
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• What you need to know about today's Senate vote on gun control

  20-06-2016 17:42
  
  A little over a week after a lone gunman killed 49 people in an Orlando nightclub, the Senate will take up four bills later today aimed at overhauling the nation’s background check system for firearms purchases and barring terrorists from buying weapons.
  
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• Jerrie Mock at The Works

  20-06-2016 17:38
  
  Marcia Downes, managing director of The Works in Newark, with the wonderful new exhibit dedicated to Jerrie Mock’s record-setting flight in the Spirit of Columbus, just moments before the opening of the exhibit. We love it! The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of […]
  
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• Police identify motorcyclist who died in East Side crash

  20-06-2016 17:24
  
  Police have identified the motorcyclist who died early Monday after a crash on the East Side. Columbus police were called to the intersection of E. 5th and Leonard avenues at 2:30 a.m., where they found the crash. Thomas Hess Jr., 38, of Columbus, was transported to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, where he died at 3 a.m., according to police.
  
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• Victim id'd in deadly east Columbus motorcycle crash

  20-06-2016 16:52
  
  A motorcyclist was killed early Monday morning after the driver was ejected and hit a bridge pillar.The incident occurred just before 2;30 a.m. Monday on East 5th Avenue at Leonard Avenue.According to Columbus police, 38-year-old Thomas Hess Jr. of Columbus was driving his 2007 Suzuki motorcycle eastbound on East 5th Avenue when he lost control and was ejected.Hess struck a bridge pillar and was taken to Grant Medical Center where he later died from his injuries.He was not wearing a helmet at th
  
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• Donald Trump parts ways with campaign manager

  20-06-2016 16:47
  
  Donald Trump's campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, is leaving the campaign, following a tumultuous stretch marked by missteps and infighting.Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks said Monday that "Lewandowski will no longer be working with the campaign." She paid tribute to his "hard work and dedication" and wished him the best.A hard-charging figure, and in some ways as unconventional as the candidate himself, Lewandowski had been by Trump's side since the beginning of his unlikely rise to presumptive
  
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• Council to consider Planned Parenthood buffer

  20-06-2016 16:46
  
  The Columbus City Council is expected to approve a controversial buffer around Planned Parenthood clinics in the city, a move meant to protect workers and women from aggressive anti-abortion activists. Council meets today at 5 p.m. at City Hall.
  
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• LifeCare Alliance to hand out fans to elderly, chronically ill

  20-06-2016 16:42
  
  As temperatures sizzle, LifeCare Alliance is asking for donations of new fans to help elderly and chronically ill Ohioans keep cool. The need is great, officials say. Last week the nonprofit group held a distribution event and 100 fans were taken in less than an hour, said Michelle Jones, LifeCare's spokeswoman. The agency is working with the Columbus Division of Fire and Lowe's on the 2016 Beat the Heat campaign.
  
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• Review: Joywave at A&R Music Bar

  20-06-2016 16:30
  
  All dressed up and ready for a night of fun, my sisters were kind enough to attend a concert of a band they had never heard of last Friday. Thinking that there would be no issues standing in our way, we arrive to the concert to realize that it was sold out. That was quite […]
  
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• Bollinger Tower Hotel to Get First Review from Commission

  20-06-2016 15:29
  
  The plan to convert the 11-story Bollinger Tower from affordable senior housing to a hotel will be getting its first review from the Italian Village Commission tomorrow. Submitted renderings show new windows and a fresh coat of paint on the building. They also show a name — Cambria Hotel and Suites, although Michael Schiff of […]
  
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• Columbus to pay $1.2 million for medics’ delay in treating woman

  20-06-2016 15:10
  
  Columbus has agreed to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit for $1.2 million after two fire division paramedics failed to properly treat a woman in cardiac arrest, including spending time discussing the pot roast they had left cooking back at the firehouse. The settlement is among the largest payouts in city history and comes after a nearly four-year court battle over the death of Sonia Bray.
  
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• Always believe: See Nike’s emotional tribute to Cleveland

  20-06-2016 14:46
  
  After the Cavaliers captured the city’s first title in more than 50 years, Nike released a powerful short video of northeast Ohio relishing in victory.“Whether you come from Lakewood, from Avon, from Mentor, Akron – we were with LeBron, were with Kyrie, JR; we were right there with them,” a voice says over Cavs fans intensely watching the game.
  “It’s been 50 years.We can celebrate now, people.We’re the champs!”Nike tweeted out the video shortly aft
  
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• Employee crushed to death in workplace accident (UPDATE)

  20-06-2016 14:44
  
  A man is dead after what authorities are calling a workplace accident in west Columbus.Columbus police say an employee of Core Molding Technologies on Manor Park Drive was working in a press area with a co-worker when he was crushed to death by a press.Police told 10TV some sort of miscommunication occurred shortly before the incident.The victim, a 60-year-old man, had been working at the company for just a few weeks prior to his death.His identity was not immediately released by investigators.T
  
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• 13-year-old Dublin singer-songwriter Maya Mougey is attracting attention

  20-06-2016 14:18
  
  Audiences are starting to learn what the Columbus songwriting community has known for several years: Maya Mougey should not be underestimated. The diminutive Dublin resident, who just finished the seventh grade at Sells Middle School, has written songs for about five years.
  
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• Worker killed on Far West Side

  20-06-2016 14:16
  
  A worker died early Monday in what police are describing as an industrial accident at a factory on the Far West Side.
  
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• Programs See Success in Infant Mortality Fight, Still Need More Investment

  20-06-2016 14:00
  
  It’s taken resilience for the impoverished urban core of Columbus to get to this moment. Many didn’t make it. Many more are struggling to. The obstacles are dense and stifling. In a way, they’re a distraction from themselves. People are too busy navigating each minute to be able to look around and ask why and […]
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: A look at Donald Trump's and Hillary Clinton's ground game here

  20-06-2016 13:54
  
  In swing state Ohio, the candidates are starting to put their structure together for the general election.
  
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• LeBron, Cavs beat Warriors 93-89, capture title

  20-06-2016 13:54
  LeBron James and his relentless, never-count-them-out Cavaliers pulled off an improbable NBA Finals comeback, and Cleveland is title town again at long last.James delivered on a promise from two years ago to bring a championship to his native northeast Ohio, and he and the Cavs became the first team to rally from a 3-1 finals deficit by beating the defending champion Golden State Warriors 93-89 on Sunday night to end a 52-year major sports championship drought in Cleveland.James almost single-ha
  
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• Truck used by Indiana prison escapees found in Ohio

  20-06-2016 13:47
  
  A truck used by two men who escaped from a prison in Indiana has been located in Dayton.Sister station WTHR reports Fayette County (Indiana) Jail inmates Chadwick Heath and Michael Roberts were reported missing from the facility late Friday.The pair had fled through a small hole at the jail.The first man squeezed though the 2-foot hole around 11:30 p.m., dropped to the ground and ran away. About 30 seconds later, the second man did the same thing, the station reports.A vehicle that was reportedl
  
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• Columbus homicides track 2015 tally despite last week’s spike

  20-06-2016 13:11
  
  In a week when gun violence claimed four lives and wounded at least 11 others in Columbus, Tammy Pennington and her family were front and center for some of the worst of it. Two of the four homicides between June 11 and Friday occurred on Larry Place, the short cul-de-sac on the East Side that Pennington uneasily calls home. Despite the run of shootings last week, Columbus police said there does not appear to be an increase in homicides or assaults this year.
  
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• No lawyer? Municipal court offers self-help center

  20-06-2016 13:05
  
  Franklin County residents who can't afford an attorney to handle civil cases such as landlord-tenant disputes or the sealing of criminal records now have a place to go for guidance. The Municipal Court has established a self-help resource center in the Downtown courthouse complex that includes a staff attorney provided by Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law.
  
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• One person dead in east Columbus motorcycle crash

  20-06-2016 12:57
  
  One person is dead after a motorcycle accident in east Columbus.It happened around 2 a.m. Monday.Woodland Avenue to Leonard Avenue on 5th Avenue was closed for several hours.It is not yet clear what caused the crash.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest developments.
  
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• Medical-marijuana businesses in Ohio face obstacles, opportunities

  20-06-2016 12:21
  
  After five years of quiet but rapid growth making equipment for the marijuana industry in other states, Apeks Supercritical is ready to ramp up business in Ohio. With passage of a state medical-marijuana law that takes effect Sept. 8, the company not only expects to see a jump in manufacturing orders, but it also plans to get into the business as a marijuana processor.
  
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• The End: Cleveland rocks as title drought ends in NBA Finals

  20-06-2016 12:17
  
  More tears. Only this time, tears of joy.Cleveland's championship drought, crossing 52 years, generations and noted by a long list of near misses, is over at last.On Father's Day, LeBron James, the kid from nearby Akron raised by a single mother, brought the title home.As the final seconds of Cleveland's 93-89 victory at Golden State in Game 7 ticked off on the giant scoreboard inside Quicken Loans Arena, 18,000 fans, some of them strangers when Sunday night began, cried, hugged, screamed and sh
  
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• Prospective paddlers take whack at water at Alum Creek State Park

  20-06-2016 12:17
  
  DELAWARE — Just a few clouds dotted the sky above Alum Creek State Park on Sunday afternoon, but dozens of people packed the lake below, splashing around with canoes, kayaks and paddleboards. They were there for Paddle Palooza, an Ohio Department of Natural Resources event that allows visitors to try out paddlesports for free.
  
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• Nationwide Arena to end fiscal year barely in black, with tax bill, debt looming

  20-06-2016 12:15
  
  Nationwide Arena should finish in the black again this year, but disappointing casino-tax receipts that subsidize the publicly owned arena are forcing its operators to dip into a rainy-day fund to pay for capital projects and leaving its debt unpaid. And its long-term financial picture could get murkier if the state does not restore the arena’s tax abatement that expired this year, potentially adding a $4 million annual tax obligation.
  
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• Trump now needs lukewarm Ohio GOP to woo voters

  20-06-2016 11:56
  
  In yet another example of how the 2016 presidential campaign has become news of the weird, Donald Trump is now entrusting the Republican establishment he bashed for months to catch up to Hillary Clinton’s dominant ground game in Ohio and other key battleground states. The leaders of Trump’s so-far absent campaign in the Buckeye State are expected to be named within days. But at the personal request of the billionaire, the team is being formed by leaders of the Ohio Republican Party &
  
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• Cities with both wards, at-large council members can be successful

  20-06-2016 11:38
  
  Opponents of changing the Columbus City Council to include a mix of wards and at-large seats, including Mayor Andrew J. Ginther, say it would make Columbus like Chicago or Cleveland, where there are many wards along with horse trading and division. Those backing Issue 1 on the Aug. 2 special-election ballot, however, point to booming cities such as Austin, Texas, and Seattle, which have moved recently from all at-large councils to councils that include both at-large and district representatives.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after East Side crash

  20-06-2016 11:28
  
  A motorcyclist died early Monday after a crash on the East Side. Columbus police were called to the intersection of E. 5th and Leonard avenues at 2:30 a.m., where they found the crash.
  
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• Voters should oppose charter change

  20-06-2016 09:55
  
  I wish to share a perspective on the city of Columbus proposed charter change. Last year, Represent Columbus asked for my support of their effort.
  
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• Columbus Crew SC and Montreal Impact Ends in Draw

  20-06-2016 06:08
  
  The last time Montreal Impact played at MAPFRE Stadium was the crazy 4-4 draw that saw the final straw for Kei Kamara’s Crew SC career when he and team mate Federico Higuain argued over penalty taking duties. So, it was really no surprise that with Crew SC starting the game without a recognized striker and […]
  
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• Truck crashes into Marion Taco Bell

  20-06-2016 05:32
  
  A pickup truck crashed into Taco Bell restaurant on Delaware Avenue in Marion Saturday afternoon.According to the Marion Police,employees and several patrons were inside when a truck crashed into the doors of the building.No one was injured, but the crash caused significant damage to the building.10TV spoke to an employee at the restaurant who couldn’t comment about the incident.Marion Police continue to investigate what caused the crash.
  
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• Dublin fathers thank surrogacy for making parenthood possible

  20-06-2016 04:04
  Make no mistake about it; the Kreais family is a “normal” family.One of the upstairs bedrooms in their Dublin home is a play room with toys thrown about on the floor, while 4-year-old twins Hudson and Irene sit at a nearby table drawing pictures with Crayons.Fathers Josh and Aaron Kreais know, as all parents do, that children can be a handful.But, it’s a handful they always wanted.“I can’t imagine life without them,” Aaron said.The children are Josh and Aaron&
  
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• Stephen Curry's wife scores more interest in NBA Finals

  20-06-2016 03:53
  
  Moments after Golden State Warrior's Stephen Curry got tossed from Game 6 for his sixth personal foul, Curry's wife Ayesha accused the NBA of "rigging" the game for money or ratings via Twitter. Suddenly, the action on the court wasn't the only highlight fans began talking about."I mean it's been really great. Great TV right?" fan Ashley Freeman said.There's no shortage of LeBron love among fans at the Pint House in the Short North.And for some, the love runs deep."I think this is going to be on
  
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• Deer fatally shot after wandering into downtown Pittsburgh

  20-06-2016 03:33
  
  A deer that wandered into downtown Pittsburgh has been shot and killed.Public safety officials said reports began coming in at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday that a deer was seen running around downtown streets.The city's animal care and control unit officers responded. Spokeswoman Sonya Toler said the deer was cornered in the vacant parking garage of the former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette building for about an hour.Toler said officers attempted to reach several animal control rescues, including the Pennsy
  
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• Ron Lester dead at 45; actor portrayed Billy Bob in "Varsity Blues"

  20-06-2016 03:27
  
  DALLAS -- Actor Ron Lester, who was perhaps best known for playing the loud, oversized lineman Billy Bob in the 1999 film "Varsity Blues," has died of organ failure. He was 45.His agent, Dave Bradley, confirmed Saturday that Lester had been hospitalized since February due to liver and kidney complications. He says Lester was removed from a ventilator and died Friday.The actor last year announced that he was being treated for liver and kidney ailments.Lester, a Georgia native, told the online spo
  
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• New details emerge after 12 girls rescued from Pa. house of horrors

  20-06-2016 03:23
  
  CBS News is learning more about the 12 girls who were rescued from a house of horrors in southeast Pennsylvania. They were found living with a man in the town of Feasterville.Many neighbors say they were concerned about what was happening inside Lee Kaplan's house.But one woman tells CBS News she had no clue what was happening on the other side of her fence."Very sheltered," the neighbor said of the girls. "I would see them in the front yard working a small garden."Investigators came to the home
  
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• ​Former Vanderbilt football player again convicted of rape

  20-06-2016 03:19
  
  A Nashville jury has found a former Vanderbilt football player guilty on all charges for his role in the rape of an unconscious woman he'd been dating.It took the jury just over four hours to find 23-year-old Brandon Vandenburg guilty of five counts of aggravated rape, two counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of unlawful photography.CBS affiliate WTVF reported the verdict was reached nearly three years to the day of the assault, which rocked one of the nation's most prestigious univ
  
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