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• Green Party snafu: Jill Stein lands in Cincinnati, instead of Columbus

  02-09-2016 23:42
  
  A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to Columbus. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein instead ended up in Cincinnati after a campaign staffer mistakenly booked her flight to the wrong “C” city in Ohio.
  
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• Governor's statue coming home to Chillicothe after 129 years

  02-09-2016 23:39
  
  He's getting booted out of Washington, D.C., but former Ohio Gov. William Allen will be welcomed home to Chillicothe.
  
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• Cartoon with Italy quake victims buried under lasagna sparks outrage

  02-09-2016 23:19
  
  A French satirical weekly’s cartoon depicting victims of last week’s earthquake in Italy under layers of lasagna has angered some in the country.The Italian news agency ANSA quoted the mayor of Amatrice, the hardest-hit town where more than 230 bodies were found after the Aug. 24 quake, as calling the cartoon “tasteless and embarrassing.” The fact that #CharlieHebdo thinks it's "humorous" to make fun of the death of 300 people is inhumane & disgusting. pic.twitter.com
  
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• DeWine appoints panel to examine how student loans are collected

  02-09-2016 23:04
  
  Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has appointed an advisory group to look at student loan debt collection practices that have resulted in former students being wrongfully sued and stuck with large collection fees that were tacked on to their smaller debts. The 15-member committee will have its first meeting at 2 p.m. Sept. 29 at DeWine’s office. DeWine promised to create the group last month after The Dispatch reported on the debt-collection practices.
  
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• Democrats cancel more pro-Strickland ads in Ohio's Senate race

  02-09-2016 22:52
  
  WASHINGTON – In another major setback for the Senate campaign of Democrat Ted Strickland, a Senate Democratic campaign committee Friday canceled two more weeks of TV commercials that had been scheduled to air on behalf of Strickland this month.
  
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• Stepmom of boy who died after she held him in scalding bath learns fate

  02-09-2016 22:41
  
  A woman accused of holding her 4-year-old stepson in a scalding bath,covering his burns and not getting him medical care before he died was sentenced to at least 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder and other charges on Thursday.A Warren County judge sentenced Anna Ritchie to 18 years to life in prison after she changed her plea from not guilty.Ritchie was arrested after the March death of Austin Cooper. A detective said Ritchie told police that she put Austin’s legs in extra
  
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• WATCH: Ohio State Marching Band celebrates alumni during halftime show | OSU vs.BGSU

  02-09-2016 22:18
  
  College football has returned, and that means so have marching bands. Including, of course, TBDBITL.At halftime, more than 600 performers took the field during the opener against Bowling Green State University.The Ohio State University Marching band celebrated the alumni band's 50th reunion with their traditional school songs, including Buckeye Battle Cry and Le Regiment.The band wrapped up their performance with the famous Quad Script Ohio, which pens the iconic formation on each side of the fi
  
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• WATCH: Ohio State Marching Band celebrates alumni during halftime show | OSU vs. BGSU

  02-09-2016 22:18
  College football has returned, and that means so have marching bands. Including, of course, TBDBITL.At halftime, more than 600 performers took the field during the opener against Bowling Green State University.The Ohio State University Marching band celebrated the alumni band's 50th reunion with their traditional school songs, including Buckeye Battle Cry and Le Regiment.The band wrapped up their performance with the famous Quad Script Ohio, which pens the iconic formation on each side of the fi
  
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• Number of pool-borne diarrheal disease cases tops 500

  02-09-2016 22:16
  
  The number of cases of a contagious diarrheal disease in central Ohio topped 500 Friday, just before the holiday weekend and the unofficial end of summer and swimming pool season. This year’s number of cryptosporidiosis cases in Franklin and Delaware counties rose to 511 as of Friday, according to Franklin County Public Health.
  
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• Labor Day traffic: Construction & travel tips

  02-09-2016 21:50
  
  For many Central Ohioans, Labor Day weekend is the last chance to take a summer vacation. According to AAA travel booking data, travelers plan to spend more time and money this weekend compared to last year. Below you’ll find some tips to help save you time, money and frustration this holiday weekend.Gastracker 10 According to AAA Hocking Hills, Lake Erie Shores & Island and Amish country are popular road trip destinations.According to GasBuddy.com Labor Day wraps up cheapest summer at
  
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• Cases of pool-borne diarrheal disease tops 500

  02-09-2016 21:34
  
  The number of cases of a contagious diarrheal disease in central Ohio topped 500 Friday, just before the holiday weekend and the unofficial end of summer and swimming pool season. This year’s number of cryptosporidiosis cases in Franklin and Delaware counties rose to 511 as of Friday, according to Franklin County Public Health.
  
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• Route 36 reopens in Delaware after crash

  02-09-2016 20:48
  
  Delaware police are responding to a crash that temporarily forced the closure of Route 36 west of the city. The crash occurred about 1:15 p.m. and involved a semi and a sport utility vehicle near New Market Drive. Details, including injuries, were not available, according to police dispatchers. The road has reopened in both directions.
  
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• Crash closes Route 36 in Delaware

  02-09-2016 20:48
  
  Delaware police are responding to a crash that forced the closure of Route 36 west of the city. The crash occurred about 1:15 p.m. and involved a semi and a sport utility vehicle near New Market Drive. Details, including injuries, were not available, according to police dispatchers.
  
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• FDA stops sale of some antibacterial hand and body wash products

  02-09-2016 20:43
  
  The federal government Friday banned more than a dozen chemicals long-used in antibacterial soaps, saying manufacturers failed to show they are safe and kill germs."We have no scientific evidence that they are any better than plain soap and water," said Dr. Janet Woodcock, the Food and Drug Administration' drug center director, in a statement.Friday's decision primarily targets two once-ubiquitous ingredients - triclosan and triclocarban - that some limited animal research suggests can interfere
  
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• Fire department cancels charity campaign after firefighter struck by car

  02-09-2016 20:15
  
  The Columbus Division of Fire has canceled its annual Fill the Boot campaign after a firefighter was struck by a car Friday morning in Clintonville.
  
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• Division cancels charity campaign after firefighter struck by car

  02-09-2016 20:15
  
  The Columbus Division of Fire suspended its annual Fill the Boot campaign this weekend, after a firefighter was hit by a car, breaking his leg, while collecting for the charity Friday morning in Clintonville. The firefighter, whose name the Fire Division wouldn't release, was wearing a reflective vest and other safety equipment when he was struck in the street at the intersection of North High Street and East North Broadway, said Rebecca Diehm, spokeswoman for the Division of Fire.
  
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• Romantic Weepers Versus Doc Week

  02-09-2016 20:10
  
  September arrives with the first OSU home game, some gorgeous weather, and a smattering of mediocre to poor options in theaters – unless you want a weepy romance. If that’s the case, you are in luck. For the rest of us – weep not. It’s Doc Week at Gateway Film Center! The Light Between Oceans […]
  
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• FBI publishes notes on Hillary Clinton's use of private email

  02-09-2016 19:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI has released 58 pages of documents from its recently closed investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, including a summary of agents' interviews with Clinton and several of her aides.The documents include technical details about how the server in the basement of Clinton's home was set up.Friday's release of documents involving the Democratic presidential nominee is a highly unusual step, but one that reflects the extra
  
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• Sweeping Gender Stereotypes Determine Individual Success, Study Finds

  02-09-2016 19:32
  
  There’s an unwritten, widespread, culturally ingrained belief that a man who isn’t the main provider for his family is a failure. It’s the same belief that says any sign of vulnerability makes him feminine. It’s the same belief that says femininity is weak. Gender norms— popular and conventional ideas about how to perform masculinity and […]
  
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• Labs: Heroin found in Ohio was mixed with elephant sedative

  02-09-2016 19:24
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) -- Cincinnati-area authorities say lab tests confirm that heroin seized in a recent arrest was mixed with a powerful tranquilizer for elephants.Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil said Friday that the substance turned out to be heroin combined with carfentanil and fentanyl. Fentanyl is a strong painkiller, and carfentanil is used to sedate elephants.Heroin at Home: An Ohio EpidemicAuthorities suspect heroin laced with other substances has been responsible for a spike in overdoses in
  
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• Huntington Center renovations to include rooftop patio, bike storage

  02-09-2016 19:10
  With new and renovated Downtown buildings providing more competition, the Huntington Center office tower at 41 S. High St. plans a number of upgrades to lure new tenants and retain existing ones. Houston-based real-estate investor Hines, which owns the property, has hired Chicago's Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture to help plan and design a rooftop patio, tenant lounge and secure bike storage.
  
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• Green Party presidential candidate's Capital University speech delayed after she flies to wrong city

  02-09-2016 18:21
  
  Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was scheduled to speak at Capital University in Bexley at noon today but it looks like she's running a little late.
  
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• Firefighter struck by vehicle while collecting for 'Fill the Boot' campaign

  02-09-2016 18:19
  
  A firefighter was transported to Riverside Methodist Hospital after being hit by a vehicle in north Columbus.The incident occurred shortly before noon Friday at the intersection of N. High Street and E. North Broadway.The Columbus Fire chief says, the firefighter was in the area raising money for the "Fill the Boot" campaign. The firefighter is expected to be okay, according to the chief.Firefighters will be at various intersections in Columbus throughout the weekend, raising money for the Muscu
  
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• Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 after battery explosions

  02-09-2016 17:43
  
  Samsung Electronics recalled all of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on Friday after finding batteries of some of the flagship gadgets exploded or caught fire.Samsung's Note 7s are being pulled from shelves in 10 countries, including South Korea and the United States, just two weeks after the product's launch. Customers who already bought Note 7s will be able to swap them for new smartphones in about two weeks, said Koh Dong-jin, president of Samsung's mobile business.He apologized for causing inco
  
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• Sip & Stroll: North Market customers can now drink beer & wine as they shop

  02-09-2016 17:11
  The North Market in downtown Columbus is hosting the "Happiest of Hours" Friday afternoon to celebrate the new ‘sip and stroll’ law that allows customers to shop and dine while they enjoy a glass of wine or beer.The North Market's executive director, Rick Harrison Wolfe, says the 'sip and stroll' concept is a game changer."Sip and stroll means grabbing a bite to eat, or grabbing a head of lettuce, doing your shopping, and the in the meantime - enjoying yourself while doing it,”
  
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• OSBA announces 2016 Innovative Court Practices Award winner

  02-09-2016 16:58
  The Ohio State Bar Association announced today that this year's winner of the Judicial Administration and Legal Reform Committee Innovative Court Practices Award is the Delaware County Probate/Juvenile Court, for its Girls' Craft Group project, now known as the GIRLS Group. The purpose of the Innovative Court Practices Award is to bring greater visibility to exemplary programs in Ohio's courts and facilitate the transfer of those programs to other courts in the state.
  
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• 5 Things to know about college football's opening weekend

  02-09-2016 16:39
  
  The first weekend of the college football season is loaded. Here are five things to know as you prepare to immerse yourself in football.BEST GAMENo. 1 Alabama vs. No. 20 USC? No. 10 Notre Dame at Texas? No. 18 Georgia vs. No. 22 North Carolina. No. 5 LSU vs. Wisconsin at Lambeau Field. And that's just to name a few. Lots of interesting matchups from which to choose, but the best looks as if it will be the last.No. 11 Mississippi faces No. 4 Florida State in Orlando, Florida, on Monday night. The
  
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• Man accused of egging home 100-plus times pleads guilty

  02-09-2016 15:20
  
  EUCLID, Ohio — A man accused of pelting the Ohio home of a former neighbor with eggs more than 100 times over a year has pleaded guilty to a charge of inducing panic. Cuyahoga County court records show 31-year-old Jason Kozan pleaded guilty Thursday to the misdemeanor charge. He was charged in March with vandalizing the home of Albert Clemens Sr. in the Cleveland suburb of Euclid.
  
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• Trial set for former prison counselor

  02-09-2016 14:55
  A trial has been set for a former prison convict who used to mentor other prisoners and now faces drug charges.In May, Najmuddeen Abdus Salaam, 46, of Marion, pleaded not guilty to a charge of possession of drugs and trafficking in drugs, which are first-degree felonies, and was scheduled to stand trial on Aug. 9.However, in July a new attorney, ... (more)
  
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• Police kill driver who hit 1 officer

  02-09-2016 14:38
  
  SYLVANIA, Ohio — Authorities say an Ohio man who hit an officer with a car was shot by police and died from a single shot to the chest. Police in suburban Toledo say the Sylvania Township officer struck early Thursday is expected to be OK. A second officer was evaluated at a hospital but wasn’t hurt.
  
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• Jared Fogle in suit: Victim's parents to blame

  02-09-2016 14:35
  
  INDIANAPOLIS -- Subway's former pitchman imprisoned for child pornography and sex abuse is arguing in a court filing that the parents of one of his female victims are to blame for what he describes as her "destructive behaviors."Jared Fogle's motion filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis also argues that the parents may be responsible for the girl's injuries alleged in a civil lawsuit against him.The victim was a subject in some of the child pornography in Fogle's criminal case an
  
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• Man pleads guilty in firefighter’s death

  02-09-2016 14:30
  
  CINCINNATI — A man accused of striking and killing a Cincinnati firefighter who was driving to work has pleaded guilty to a charge of vehicular homicide.
  
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• Motorcylist killed on Northwest Side

  02-09-2016 14:26
  
  A motorcyclist died late Thursday night after crashing into a tree on the Northwest Side. Justin Gillie, 40, was riding northbound on Thatcher Drive approaching Rossbury Court when he lost control of the motorcycle, ran off the west side of the roadway and struck a tree, according to Columbus police. Columbus police received the call at 11:37 p.m., and Gillie was taken to OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at midnight.
  
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• Missing 11-year-old girl found in east Columbus (UPDATE)

  02-09-2016 14:11
  
  UPDATE: 5:30 p.m.An 11-year-old girl reported missing Thursday night has been found.Police say detectives found the girl at a friend's house on the east side of Columbus.She was returned safely to her guardian.---Original StoryColumbus Police are searching for a missing 11-year-old girl.A-Niyah Elie was last seen Thursday night in her east Columbus neighborhood.A-Niyah was headed to a friend's house but her family says she never returned home.She was last seen wearing a spaghetti strap white tan
  
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• Missing 11-Year-Old Girl

  02-09-2016 14:11
  
  Columbus Police are searching for a missing 11-year-old girl.A-Niyah Elie was last seen Thursday night in her east Columbus neighborhood.A-Niyah was headed to a friend's house but her family says she never returned home.She was last seen wearing a spaghetti strap white tank top, white jogging pants with black stripes and the word 'LOVE' on one side, white, pink and black colored Jordan's and may be carrying a purple backpack with a hat hanging off of the bag.Please contact Columbus Police Missin
  
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• Columbus Police searching for missing 11-year-old girl

  02-09-2016 14:11
  
  Columbus Police are searching for a missing 11-year-old girl.A-Niyah Elie was last seen Thursday night in her east Columbus neighborhood.A-Niyah was headed to a friend's house but her family says she never returned home.She was last seen wearing a spaghetti strap white tank top, white jogging pants with black stripes and the word 'LOVE' on one side, white, pink and black colored Jordan's and may be carrying a purple backpack with a hat hanging off of the bag.Please contact Columbus Police Missin
  
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• Work Starting on New Five-Story Building at Grandview Yard, Condo Units Selling

  02-09-2016 14:00
  
  Construction is underway on the latest new addition to Grandview Yard — a mixed-use building featuring ground-level retail with four floors of apartments above. The new building, to be called the Manchester, is located at the southeast corner of Yard Street and Junction Way. Parking will be available in a large garage just to the […]
  
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• Man killed in northwest Columbus motorcycle crash

  02-09-2016 13:24
  
  A man is dead after crashing his motorcycle in northwest Columbus Thursday night.It happened around 11:30 p.m. on Thatcher Drive near Rossbury Court.Columbus police say 40-year-old Justin Gillie lost control of his motorcycle and hit a tree.Gillie was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital in critical condition, but soon after died from injuries sustained in the crash.Columbus Police say this is the city's 43rd traffic-related fatality this year. The crash remains under investigation. ---
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Trump, Biden bring dueling messages to Ohio

  02-09-2016 13:02
  
  GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump made two stops in Ohio Thursday following his visit to Mexico and immigration talk the day before.
  
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• Hermine hits Florida coast as 1st hurricane in a decade

  02-09-2016 12:36
  
  CARRABELLE, Fla. (AP) -- Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida's Big Bend area early Friday as the first hurricane to hit the state in more than a decade, bringing soaking rain and high winds.The Category 1 storm hit just east of St. Marks around 1:30 a.m. EDT with winds around 80 mph, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Hermine later weakened to a tropical storm as it moved farther inland.Projected storm surges of up to 12 feet menaced a wide swath of the coast and an expected
  
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• St. John Arena's future merits plenty of study, Ohio State trustees say

  02-09-2016 12:18
  
  St. John Arena likely will be torn down someday for economic reasons, Ohio State University officials say, but from talk among trustees, that day might not be coming soon. University trustees on a master-planning committee called Thursday for caution and more study in developing the 20-plus acres on campus that are home to the iconic arena, French Field House and the OSU ice rink.
  
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• Going to Rio fulfills dream for Ohio nurse

  02-09-2016 12:11
  
  As she watched the colorful opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics inside Maracana Stadium in Rio, tears streamed down Teresa Roe's face. It wasn't the nations' flags, the hundreds of athletes or the hours-long ceremony itself, though Roe was moved by the performers.
  
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• Growing marijuana industry rarely able to use traditional banking, insurance

  02-09-2016 11:41
  
  It didn't take long for Andy Joseph, CEO of a Johnstown-based company that gets the bulk of its business from marijuana companies, to realize that he had to come up with another way to get paid. A customer had ordered a $100,000 piece of equipment from his business, Apeks Supercritical, and came to pay him — in cash and at a barn behind his home in Johnstown where he ran his business at the time.
  
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• Speaker focuses on your DNA

  02-09-2016 10:47
  The Delaware County Genealogical Society will present 'Understanding Your DNA Results' at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept.
  
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• Surveillance photo taken June 30, 2015 inside the Fifth Third Bank in Springfield.

  02-09-2016 06:39
  A Columbus man pleaded guilty to robbing banks in Springfield and Columbus Thursday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Lawrence W. Bell, Jr., 30, of Columbus, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Thursday to robbing two banks two weeks apart in 2015 and brandishing a pistol during each robbery, the DOJ said late Thursday.
  
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• Meyer seeks more balance with Ohio State's offensive attack

  02-09-2016 05:13
  
  Last year Ohio State's offensive engine was powered mostly by All-American tailback Ezekiel Elliott, and the passing game took a back seat. Coach Urban Meyer wants that to change.The Buckeyes ran the ball nearly two-thirds of the time in 2015, leaning mostly on Elliott, who averaged about 140 yards per game, and quarterbacks J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones. The 188.8-yards-per-game passing average dropped Ohio State's aerial attack to 100th in the nation. It just never got on track.With Elliott g
  
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• Vice President Joe Biden to Ohio voters: “Hillary gets it”

  02-09-2016 05:09
  
  Vice President Joe Biden took the stage at the United Auto Workers Union Hall in Parma Thursday with a two-pronged attack.Task one:disqualify Donald Trump."This would almost be a ‘Saturday Night Live’ skit if it weren't true,” Biden said. “But it matters. It matters!It matters what this guy says."Task two: sell Hillary Clinton to blue-collar Ohio voters she's had trouble connecting with."My friend Hillary gets beat up because they say she doesn't feel it, she doesn't unde
  
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• Cops: Suspect in massacre at Ala. home confessed; said he injected "ice"

  02-09-2016 04:58
  
  A Mississippi man accused of killing five people with an ax and gunshots in a south Alabama home told investigators he parked in the woods nearby and injected methamphetamine “ice” into his veins shortly beforehand, new court records reveal.Laneta Lester was awakened by the sound of a gunshot and saw her ex-boyfriend Derrick Dearman kill the other adult occupants of the home: three men and two women, according to search warrant affidavits.Dearman gave “a full confession”
  
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• Colin Kaepernick, 49ers teammate kneel during national anthem

  02-09-2016 04:33
  
  Colin Kaepernick and San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid kneeled during the national anthem Thursday night, continuing the quarterback's preseason protest of American racial injustice and minority oppression.Kaepernick and Reid dropped to one knee while a naval officer sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" and dozens of military members unfurled an oversized flag at the Chargers' Qualcomm Stadium.Kaepernick received scattered boos when he dropped to a knee, but the protest was otherwise unremarked by
  
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• Crews responding to fire at apartment complex in northeast Columbus

  02-09-2016 04:27
  
  Crews are responding to a fire at an apartment complex in northeast Columbus.The working fire was reported on Rollingwood Drive.The fire was reported at the complex's rental office and party space.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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