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• DeWine sues over alleged drug price monopoly

  22-09-2016 23:47
  
  An antitrust lawsuit filed Thursday by Ohio and 35 other states alleges the makers of Suboxone conspired to keep prices high for the drug used to combat opioid addiction.
  
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• Anne Holton, Tim Kaine's wife, stops in Columbus on tour of Ohio

  22-09-2016 23:40
  
  A class of about 16 preschoolers had a new friend to play with Thursday afternoon: Anne Holton, wife of the Democratic nominee for Vice President Tim Kaine.
  
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• The Columbus Metropolitan Club: Children's Mental and Behavioral Health

  22-09-2016 23:29 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Advocates for disabled sue to gain access to juvenile detention facility

  22-09-2016 23:28
  
  Disability Rights Ohio filed a federal lawsuit Thursday charging that the Multi-County Juvenile Detention Center in Lancaster violated state and federal law by repeatedly refusing advocates access to incarcerated juveniles.
  
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• Concerned mom calls cops to teach her 3-year-old daughter a lesson

  22-09-2016 23:27
  
  When her 3-year-old daughter unbuckled the seatbelt to her car seat during a temper tantrum, Michelle Fortin decided to call for backup.The mother, who was driving her two kids home from the dentist at the time, tried explaining to her “spunky” little girl when they got home why she needs to wear a seatbelt. But she feared her lesson wouldn’t stick. So, she called the Scottsdale Police Department’s non-emergency line for assistance.“I know my kids better than anyone
  
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• Teen dating violence: A mother turns her heartbreak into helping others

  22-09-2016 23:19
  Celeste LaCour-Belyn lights up when she talks about her daughter."Wow, Leigh was a wonderful young lady. She was full of life,” she said.LaCour-Belyn’s bright, beautiful daughter planned on attending The Ohio State University and had dreams of working in the medical field."She wanted to be a nurse.” LaCour-Belyn explained. “She was working at a local doctor’s office as a nurse practitioner.”However, Leigh’s life was tragically cut short at the hands of h
  
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• Pataskala man charged with slaying of his mother

  22-09-2016 23:12
  
  Columbus police arrested a Pataskala man Thursday morning who has been charged with the death of his mother. Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp said Russell David Littrell, who has a history of domestic violence, killed Ruth Ann Hackney, 56, at her Pataskala home.
  
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• Tweens, teens and talking: The new dating

  22-09-2016 23:04
  
  Dating these days isn’t really called dating. Nowadays teens call it ‘talking’ or ‘hanging out.’For the younger set, middle schoolers who are 11 and 12 years old, being in a relationship really means interacting via text and social media."They'll say they're in a relationship but they may never interact in person," Caitlin Tully, from The Center for Family Safety and Healing, said.Tully is a Training and Development Supervisor at The Center. She travels to central O
  
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• Man convicted of assaulting wife's heroin supplier with baseball bat

  22-09-2016 22:58
  
  After watching his wife's drug-dealing cousin repeatedly supply her with heroin and begging him to stay away from their Hamilton Township house, Edwin Sobony II snapped. On Dec. 9, 2015, Sobony grabbed an aluminum baseball bat from his garage and sent Larry Jewell to intensive care with skull fractures. But jurors weren't swayed by the claim that Sobony was defending himself or his wife. They deliberated for less than three hours before convicting the mail carrier of one count of felonious assau
  
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• Parsons Avenue Renovation “The Eisen” Celebrates Grand Opening

  22-09-2016 22:56
  
  A small-but-prominent corner of Parsons Avenue has seen a newly completed renovation with tonight’s grand opening of “The Eisen”. The renovation was a collaborative project between multiple development groups including Midwest Atlantic Group, Solutions for Real Estate and NAI Ohio Equities, originally announced last year by partner Mark Longstreth. “I think Parsons is the natural commercial corridor for […]
  
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• Tulsa police officer charged with manslaughter in man's death

  22-09-2016 22:44
  
  Prosecutors in Tulsa, Oklahoma filed first-manslaughter charges Thursday against the police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man on a city street.Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler filed the charges against officer Betty Shelby, who shot and killed 40-year-old Terence Crutcher on Sept. 16. Dashcam and aerial footage of the shooting and its aftermath showed Crutcher walking away from Shelby with his arms in the air.The footage does not offer a clear view of when Shelby fired the s
  
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• Interview: “Gridlock Sam” Weighs in on Big Transportation Issues in Columbus

  22-09-2016 22:41
  
  The Center for Urban and Regional Analysis at OSU recently brought former New York City Transportation Commissioner Sam Schwartz to town. Schwartz, who actually coined the term “gridlock” in the 1970′s, writes a popular column for the New York Daily News under the moniker “Gridlock Sam.” He gave a lecture at OSU on Tuesday in […]
  
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• Hilltop man arrested on murder charge in connection with June slaying

  22-09-2016 22:39
  
  Columbus police have arrested a Hilltop man in connection with the shooting death of a man during a home invasion this past summer. Joseph K. Kibby, 29, was charged last week with murder in the death of Lee H. Bussey, 30, and felonious assault in the wounding of another man, Timothy Montgomery. Kibby was arrested late Wednesday night, police said.
  
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• Man indicted in killings of women in Ashland, could face death penalty

  22-09-2016 22:15
  
  ASHLAND, Ohio (AP) — A man linked to the slayings of four women in Ohio has been indicted in two of those and the alleged kidnapping of another woman whose 911 call led authorities to the defendant. Ashland County's prosecutor said Thursday a grand jury indicted 40-year-old Shawn Grate on 23 counts, including aggravated murder and rape, in the potential death penalty case.
  
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• Hilliard Police: 'Perceivable threat' prevented at Davidson High School

  22-09-2016 21:44
  
  Hilliard Police say they have stopped a potential threat at Davidson High School Wednesday.According to police, the school resource officer was made aware of the threat and isolated those involved with the help of school staff.The investigation revealed that there was a 'perceivable threat' from a student or students.Police say the threat was in the early planning stages and never posed any harm to students or staff.Authorities are working with prosecutors to determine what charges will be filed
  
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• Suspected serial killer indicted for aggravated murder; potentially faces death penalty

  22-09-2016 21:23
  
  The Ashland County Grand Jury ha issued a 23 felony count indictment against Shawn Grate.The indictment includes two charges of aggravated murder which is punishable either by life in prison or the death penalty.The charges against Grate are related to the deaths of Elizabeth Griffith and Stacey Stanley and the kidnapping of an unknown woman this month.Authorities are also investigating Grate for the deaths of three other women.Previous CoveragePolice find three bodies after rescuing abducted wo
  
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• Little Brown Jug Day brings out families, harness racing fans and Abraham Lincoln

  22-09-2016 21:21
  
  Abraham Lincoln re-enactor John Cooper is among the eccentric sideshows that make the Delaware County Fair so special. Many have come for decades and line the fields beside the grandstand with recreational vehicles, carpets over the grass and lawn ornaments.
  
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• Reynoldsburg won't renew superintendent's contract

  22-09-2016 21:16
  
  The Reynoldsburg Board of Education has voted not to renew Superintendent Tina Thomas-Manning's contract when it expires in July.
  
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• Yahoo confirms huge data breach, affecting at least 500 million accounts

  22-09-2016 20:59
  
  Yahoo says the personal information in 500 million accounts was stolen in a massive security breakdown. The breach disclosed Thursday, the latest setback for the beleaguered internet company, dates back to late 2014.The stolen data includes users' names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords and security questions for verifying an accountholder's identity. Yahoo is blaming the hack on a "state-sponsored actor."Yahoo is recommending that users change their passwords
  
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• Police arrest son in connection with Pataskala homicide

  22-09-2016 20:49
  
  Columbus Police arrested Russell David Littrell early Thursday morning in connection with a homicide in Pataskala. Littrell, 33, was arrested in Columbus, around N. High Street and Patterson Avenue and charged with murder.
  
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• Serial groper arrested on Ohio State campus

  22-09-2016 20:39
  
  A serial groper who had the Ohio State University campus on edge has been grabbed, police said. Columbus police officers saw Lonnie Sturdivant, 59, exiting an Ohio Union parking garage around 11:18 p.m. Wednesday and was arrested a short time later at College Place and North High Street. Columbus turned him over to university police.
  
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• State asks judge to halt transfer of wetland deeds

  22-09-2016 20:31
  
  The Ohio Department of Natural Resources wants a judge to stop proceedings that would give the Sawmill Wetlands to a developer. The department filed the court paperwork Wednesday appealing Franklin County Common Pleas Court the Judge Chris Brown's ruling requiring the deed to the 18-acre wetlands in Dublin be transferred to James Schrim III of JDS So Cal Ltd.
  
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• Mega Weekend Fall 2016 – Vol. 1

  22-09-2016 20:15
  
  It’s the first weekend of fall! OSU has a bye week, what are your plans? We have a sneak preview of the new Julep on Friday night, contests are going on for Haunted Fest and we have Promowest contests running for Metro Station, Good Charlotte, James Vincent McMorrow, and Chase Rice. Don’t forget to pick up […]
  
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• Disturbing video shows tot trying to wake mom after apparent OD in store

  22-09-2016 20:09
  
  LAWRENCE, Mass. -- Disturbing video showing a toddler trying to revive her unconscious mother after an apparent opiate overdose in a Massachusetts store has gone viral on social media.Police haven’t released the name of the 36-year-old mother, who is facing child endangerment charges, reports CBS Boston.The video was captured by a shopper at a Lawrence Family Dollar store Sunday and obtained by police. It shows the 2-year-old girl crying and pulling at her mother’s arm as the woman l
  
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• Man charged with murder in Pataskala

  22-09-2016 20:00
  
  Police arrested Russell David Littrell early Thursday morning in connection with a homicide in Pataskala. Littrell, 33, was arrested in Columbus, around N. High Street and Patterson Avenue and charged with murder.
  
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• Charlotte chief: Family will watch police video of shooting

  22-09-2016 19:28
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte's police chief said Thursday he plans to show video of an officer shooting a man to the slain man's family, but the video won't be immediately released to the public.Charlottte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney has said that 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott refused officers' repeated commands to drop a gun, but he said during a news conference that the video does not definitely show Scott pointing a gun at anyone.Putney said he is working to honor the request from t
  
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• Music Preview: Helter Swelter 2016 at Ace of Cups

  22-09-2016 18:51
  
  The first iteration of Ace of Cups’ signature festival, Helter Swelter, lined up roughly with the bar’s anniversary in 2014. That first Helter Swelter was one of the sweatiest, most fun events I’ve ever seen in Columbus. A remarkable love-fest with classic Columbus bands like Moviola and Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments, great DJing, and the […]
  
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• 11-year-old who died crossing road on way to North Side middle school identified

  22-09-2016 18:46
  
  A young boy died Thursday morning after being struck by a car on Karl Road near Woodward Park Middle School. Columbus police were called to the school, located at 5151 Karl Rd., at 6:47 a.m. on a report that a child had been hit by a vehicle, said Sgt. Duane Mabry. The 6th-grade student, who was being transported to OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, was pronounced dead at 7:15 a.m., the dispatcher said. The boy was identified as Favour Agu, said Jacqueline Bryant, a spokeswoman for Columb
  
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• Disney pulls costume criticized as being "Polyface"

  22-09-2016 18:19
  
  HONOLULU - Some Polynesians critical of a new Disney’s costume are welcoming the company’s move to stop selling it.The costume depicts Maui, a legendary Polynesian figure featured in the upcoming animated movie “Moana.” The brown outfit has long-sleeves and pants and full-body tattoos.Critics say it’s offputting to have a child wear the skin color of another race, likening the costume to a form of blackface.Brigham Young University-Hawaii professor Tevita Kaili says
  
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• Diarrheal disease outbreak grows to nearly 800 cases

  22-09-2016 18:13
  
  After grueling months of skyrocketing numbers, a highly contagious diarrheal disease outbreak in central Ohio could soon taper off, health officials say.
  
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• Trump campaign county chair who said ‘no racism until Obama got elected,’ apologizes, resigns

  22-09-2016 18:11
  
  The Mahoning County chair for Donald Trump's campaign has sparked outrage after telling a Guardian reporter that there was no racism until Barack Obama became president and calling the Black Lives Matter movement "a stupid waste of time." "I don't think there was any racism until Obama got elected," Kathy Miller told a reporter for the England-based paper.
  
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• Columbus woman charged with involuntary manslaughter in heroin overdose case

  22-09-2016 18:04
  
  UPPER ARLINGTON - A Columbus woman is facing a charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection to a heroin overdose death.On June 16, 2016, Upper Arlington Police found Gregory Parker deceased in the basement of his home. Through further investigation, Sara Sanderson was allegedly responsible for Parker's death.Heroin at Home: An Ohio EpidemicAfter being questioned by police, that is when Sanderson admitted to providing heroin to Parker.Sanderson was arrested on September 22 and charged with in
  
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• Council Public Safety Committee: Policy Body Camera Implementation & Policy

  22-09-2016 18:02 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Police: Man found dead at Columbus State overdosed on heroin

  22-09-2016 18:00
  
  Police in Delaware County's Genoa Township said Thursday morning they believe a heroin overdose caused the death of a 25-year-old student whose body was found Wednesday on Columbus State Community College's Westerville campus.
  
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• Old phone scam (with new twist) making the rounds again

  22-09-2016 17:58
  An old phone scam is making the rounds again; emptying bank accounts with a new twist. Scammers are lighting up the phone lines again in central Ohio -- pretending to be from the IRS.Before you say to yourself, “I’ll never fall for that,” Reynoldsburg police want you to know that scammers today are getting clever about taking your hard earned cash.Officer Nikki Riley with the Reynoldsburg Division of Police says scammers are now spoofing phone numbers so they look more legitima
  
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• Updates From Land-Grant, Mozart’s, Homestead and More

  22-09-2016 17:42
  
  Columbus has so many new restaurants, expansions, menu updates and other changes that it’s sometimes hard to keep up with them all. That’s why our Restaurant Roundup series was designed to keep you informed with the latest and greatest updates. Here’s what’s new in the local dining scene: Land-Grant The East Franklinton craft brewery is […]
  
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• Amid scrutiny, for-profit colleges see enrollment slide

  22-09-2016 17:21
  Tthe entrance to the DeVry University in Miramar, Fla., as seen in Nov. 2009. Some of the nation's largest for-profit college chains are suffering steep declines in enrollment amid heavier government scrutiny.
  
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• Hilliard woman charged in heroin overdose death

  22-09-2016 17:09
  
  A Hilliard woman has been charged with manslaughter after police say she provided an Upper Arlington man with the heroin in his overdose death. Charged is Sara Sanderson, 32, the drug dealer for Gregory Parker, Upper Arlington Police detective Brian Daron said Thursday.
  
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• Grandview Theater Hosting Comic Rory Scovel

  22-09-2016 17:00
  
  Grandview’s newest movie theater and bar may become Grandview’s newest comedy club, if all goes well. Stand-up comic Rory Scovel will appear at the Grandview Theater & Drafthouse’s first such live event on Saturday, September 24 at 9pm. The theater’s Charlie Pulliam is pretty geeked about it. “He’s a really funny dude,” he says. “When […]
  
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• ‘No racism until Obama got elected,’ says Mahoning County Donald Trump campaign chair

  22-09-2016 16:54
  
  The Mahoning County chair for Donald Trump’s campaign told a Guardian reporter that there was no racism until Barack Obama became president. She called the Black Lives Matter movement "a stupid waste of time." "I don't think there was any racism until Obama got elected," Kathy Miller, a former trustee of the town of Boardman, told a reporter while on camera.
  
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• Despite videos, many questions remain about Tulsa shooting

  22-09-2016 16:28
  
  Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, released dashcam and aerial footage, 911 calls and police radio traffic with unusual swiftness following last Friday's shooting death of an unarmed man by an officer.But what actually transpired on the Tulsa street between Terence Crutcher and officer Betty Shelby remains murky.---WHAT THE VIDEOS SHOWTwo different views - one from a police helicopter and the other from officer Tyler Turnbough's dashboard camera - provide the most illuminating footage. They both show th
  
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• Infant found dead in car at NASA space flight center in Alabama

  22-09-2016 15:55
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Authorities say a 7-month-old child has died after being left in a parked vehicle outside NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as temperatures climbed into the 90s.NASA spokeswoman Jennifer Stanfield said preliminary reports indicate that a parent intended to drop the child off at the facility’s child care center Wednesday and instead went straight to work. Stanfield said the child’s parent is a NASA employee.Al.com reports the child w
  
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• Boy, 11, dies after struck by car on way to North Side middle school

  22-09-2016 15:46
  
  An 11-year-old boy died after being struck by a car on Karl Road near Woodward Park Middle School. Columbus police were called to the school, which is located at 5151 Karl Rd., at 6:47 a.m. on a report that a child had been hit by a vehicle, said Sgt. Duane Mabry. The 6th-grade student, who was being transported to OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, was pronounced dead at 7:15 a.m., a police dispatcher said.
  
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• Dish Deathmatch: Jack’s Diner Versus Jack & Benny’s

  22-09-2016 15:30
  
  What’s a Benny get ya? That is the question*. One short year ago, Downtown Columbus was Jack-less. Jack’s Diner, an institution in Lynn alley, was on a long-term hiatus. Jack & Benny’s, now on Broad, was still exclusively a north-side thing. But now, both joints are fully operational within a 90 second walk of each […]
  
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• Heroin addicts find help at their lowest in unique treatment program

  22-09-2016 15:19
  
  TOLEDO — Jett Hill died before Joe Navarre got to the hospital. Toledo paramedics quickly revived Hill, a construction worker and heroin addict, with two injections of naloxone, a drug that abruptly and effectively counteracts deadly overdoses. By the time Navarre, a Lucas County deputy assigned to the Drug Abuse Response Team, got to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center on June 4, 2015, Hill was awake and recovering in the emergency room.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: In Ohio stops, Donald Trump talks police shootings, terrorism

  22-09-2016 13:48
  
  What happened during the Donald Trump visit to Ohio and who is coming to campaign for Hillary Clinton. Trump made a trio of stops in battleground Ohio. The gathering with African-American leaders and pastors at a Cleveland Heights church building was followed by a rally at packed 2,424-seat Stanahan Theater in Toledo and a manufacturing roundtable in Dayton.
  
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• Child in critical condition after being struck by vehicle in north Columbus

  22-09-2016 13:27
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A young boy is in critical condition at Riverside Methodist Hospital after being struck by a vehicle in north Columbus.It happened around 6:45 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Karl and Red Robin Roads, near Woodward Park Middle School.A portion of Karl Road is currently closed while police investigate.The driver involved in the incident remained at the scene.No other details were immediately available.Stay with 10TV News & 10TV.com for updates on this developing story.
  
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• 6th grader struck & killed by vehicle near school in north Columbus

  22-09-2016 13:27
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A 6th-grade boy has died after being struck by a vehicle in north Columbus.It happened around 6:25 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Karl and Red Robin Roads, near Woodward Park Middle School.The boy was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital in critical condition and was later pronounced dead.A portion of Karl Road is currently closed while police investigate. Investigators believe the 14-year-old was not using the crosswalk when he was struck.The driver involved in the inci
  
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• 11-year-old struck & killed by 2 vehicles near school in north Columbus

  22-09-2016 13:27
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A 11-year-old boy has died after being struck by two vehicles in north Columbus.It happened around 6:25 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Karl and Red Robin Roads, near Woodward Park Middle School.The 6th grader was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital in critical condition and was later pronounced dead.A portion of Karl Road was closed as police investigated the scene.Investigators believe the 11-year-old was not using the crosswalk when he was struck.The drivers involved
  
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• 2nd night of violent protests; State of Emergency declared in Charlotte

  22-09-2016 12:45
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Violent protesters rampaged through parts of downtown Charlotte as anger continued to build over the deadly police shooting of a man and the wildly different stories about what happened from authorities and the victim's family and neighbors.North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency Wednesday night in the state's largest city and called in the National Guard after Charlotte's police chief said he needed the help.A peaceful prayer vigil turned into an angry m
  
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