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• Nude woman's body found in Fairfield County field

  06-10-2016 23:56
  
  A woman's naked body was discovered this afternoon in a Fairfield County cornfield, Sheriff Dave Phalen said. Investigators are working to identify the woman. A passing motorist spotted her body in a cornfield about 20 feet off Lake Road, south of Pleasantville Road, near Pleasantville around 1:30 p.m. and notified the sheriff's office, Phalen said.
  
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• Sheriff: Woman's body found along roadside in Fairfield County

  06-10-2016 23:40
  
  The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a woman’s body that was found along a road Thursday afternoon.Sheriff Dave Phalen says the body was found naked on Lake Road near the railroad tracks by a passerby around 1:30 p.m.He believes the victim is in her 20s or 30s. Sheriff Phalen added that were signs of trauma on the body.Authorities are investigating this as a suspicious death.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Body of woman found along roadside in Fairfield County identified

  06-10-2016 23:40
  
  The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a woman’s body that was found along a road Thursday afternoon.On Friday, the Sheriff's Office identified the woman as 30-year-old Lindsey Leigh Maccabee of Columbus, Ohio.Sheriff Dave Phalen says Maccabee's body was found naked near Pleasantville on Lake Road near the railroad tracks by a passerby around 1:40 p.m.Sheriff Phalen added that were signs of trauma on the body and the death is considered extremely suspicious.Investigat
  
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• Murder charge after infant girl dies following sexual assault

  06-10-2016 23:26
  
  A man accused of sexually assaulting a 9-month-old baby is now charged with murder in the child’s death.CBS affiliate WOWK reports that 32-year-old Benjamin Taylor was charged with first-degree murder after the girl died of her injuries at a hospital Wednesday. Taylor is the boyfriend of the victim’s mother, but isn’t the child’s father.He was initially charged Monday with first-degree sexual assault.A criminal complaint shows the baby, Emmaleigh Barringer, had extensive
  
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• Evangelist Franklin Graham implores thousands at Statehouse to be politically active

  06-10-2016 22:43
  
  Evangelist Franklin Graham urged Christians to vote, hold Bible studies and run for office as his Decision America tour made a stop at the Ohio Statehouse on Thursday . The son of Billy Graham drew thousands who clambered to see him, standing on monuments, crowding steps, perching on ledges and filling the gaps between columns, many wearing red-white-and blue or shirts emblazoned with messages about prayer.
  
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• Arrest after disabled 10-year-old Texas boy suffers burns, put in coma

  06-10-2016 22:12
  
  The family of a 10-year-old disabled child who is in a medically induced coma after suffering burns say they believe he was intentionally set on fire, reports CBS affiliate KENS.One juvenile is under arrest in the case, charged with first-degree arson, but Fire Chief Dannie Smith told Crimesider that so far their investigation does not indicate anyone intended to harm Kayden Culp. Smith said four male juveniles were present during the incident. He said a fire was lit inside a vacant shed and an
  
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• Ex-veterans official convicted of stealing from office

  06-10-2016 21:38
  
  CIRCLEVILLE – Jurors deliberated a little over three hours Thursday before convicting a former longtime director of the Pickaway County Veterans Services office of stealing thousands of dollars, much of it to feed an apparent gambling addiction and to support her lifestyle.
  
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• Facebook Marketplace opens with drugs, guns, and babies

  06-10-2016 21:24
  
  If you open an Internet site to the public, how long before the lowest common denominator shows up? As Facebook (FB) found out this week, the answer isn’t days, but hours.Shortly after opening its new Marketplace section, Facebook was hosting ads offering all sorts of illicit and strange items for sale. Some were clearly jokes (such as a posting for a £5 note for $10, when the exchange rate values the British banknote at about $6.40) but others advertised illicit products such as dru
  
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• Public invited to Tuesday's community discussion on heroin

  06-10-2016 20:54
  
  The Columbus Dispatch is hosting a community forum to discuss the heroin epidemic and what can be done about it. Panelists will include people who have experienced heroin's hold firsthand. There will also be experts who will talk about how to find help, and efforts to help addicts.
  
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• Evangelist Franklin Graham implores hundreds at Statehouse to be politically active

  06-10-2016 20:40
  
  Evangelist Franklin Graham urged Christians to vote, hold Bible studies and run for office as his Decision America tour made a stop at the Ohio Statehouse on Thursday . The son of Billy Graham drew hundreds who clambered to see him, standing on monuments, crowding steps, perching on ledges and filling the gaps between columns, many wearing red-white-and blue or shirts emblazoned with messages about prayer.
  
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• Hurricane death toll jumps sharply in hard-hit Haiti

  06-10-2016 20:13
  
  Haitian officials on Thursday dramatically raised the known death toll from Hurricane Matthew as they finally began to reach corners of the country that had been cut off by the rampaging storm.Interior Minister Francois Anick Joseph announced that at least 108 had died, up from a previous count of 23. But he gave no details.That raised the hurricane's overall toll across the Caribbean to 114.Hurricane Matthew closes in on Florida with 140 mph windsOfficials were especially concerned about the de
  
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• Trump 'greedy' for not paying taxes, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown says

  06-10-2016 20:12
  
  Sen. Sherrod Brown spoke briefly today about the recent New York Times' article that suggested Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump could have avoided paying federal income taxes for up to 18 years. "Dodging taxes doesn't make Donald Trump smart, it makes him greedy," Brown said.
  
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• Mega Weekend Fall 2016 – Vol. 3

  06-10-2016 20:00
  
  It’s looking like a gorgeous weekend, and there are still some fun outdoor events for you to enjoy!  Plenty of contests are going on for Haunted Fest, win tickets to Naked Classics, and to Promowest shows Metro Station, Good Charlotte, James Vincent McMorrow, and Chase Rice. Best Bites Burgers is next week, take a look at the delicious burgers you’ll […]
  
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• Commissioners to hire consultant to look at distemper outbreak

  06-10-2016 20:00
  
  Franklin County commissioners want to find out how distemper spread through its dog shelter, resulting in 99 dogs being euthanized, and will pay $50,000 or more to find out. Commissioners agreed on Thursday to seek an expert consultant to study of distemper outbreak at the shelter and how the shelter's response could have been improved and to recommend any changes to ensure it doesn't happen again.
  
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• Columbus, Fraternal Order of Police reach agreement on use of body cameras

  06-10-2016 19:43
  
  The city of Columbus and the Fraternal Order of Police have reached an agreement on officers wearing body cameras.“I want to applaud both negotiating teams who have worked for months to make this happen. While neither side got everything they wanted, the final outcome truly represents a win-win scenario,” Jason Pappas, President of Capital City Lodge 9, Fraternal Order of Police, said.The city said in a statement that body worn cameras have been shown to improve trust between police
  
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• Top things to do this weekend: October 7-9

  06-10-2016 19:32
  The San Giovanni Dancers carry an Italian flag as they walk in a previous year's Columbus Italian Parade, one of the activities surrounding the Columbus Italian Festival. The last county fair of the year takes place in Lancaster and gourds will be the main attraction at the Delaware County Fairgrounds.
  
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• City Leaders, Local Advocates Discuss Police Reform

  06-10-2016 19:20
  
  People’s Justice Project leaders and city council members are talking out the demands made by PJP protestors at last Monday’s council meeting. The group, a statewide collective of advocates working to end mass incarceration of people of color, has a couple main goals meant to address systemic lapses in racially equitable criminal justice. First, individual […]
  
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• City, police union agree on body camera policies

  06-10-2016 17:42
  
  Columbus and its police union have agreed to new policies that will govern body cameras for police officers. Under the union agreement, officers will be allowed to review video footage from an incident before they write a police report or make a statement. That point was among the most debated topics a task force addressed in making recommendations to Mayor Andrew J. Ginther.
  
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• Crews begin to raze Long's Bookstore near campus

  06-10-2016 17:41
  
  The original Long’s Bookstore building, a landmark for decades across from the Ohio State University campus, is coming down. Demolition crews began razing the back half of the building on Thursday. It soon will be replaced by a plaza featuring a high-rise hotel. It's part of the redevelopment project that is supposed to transform the neighborhood just east of campus. The Long’s building at 1836 N. High St. has been empty for more than a decade, and time has taken a toll. Water leaks
  
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• 'Not going to take any chances': Hurricane menaces Florida

  06-10-2016 17:10
  Leaving more than 100 dead in its wake across the Caribbean, Hurricane Matthew steamed toward heavily populated Florida with terrifying winds of 140 mph Thursday, and 2 million people across the Southeast were warned to flee inland.It was the most powerful storm to threaten the U.S. Atlantic coast in more than a decade."The storm has already killed people. We should expect the same impact in Florida," Gov. Rick Scott said as the skies began darkening from Matthew's outer bands of rain.The hurric
  
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• Hurricane Matthew strengthened to Category 4 storm

  06-10-2016 17:10
  
  UPDATE: Hurricane Matthew has strengthened to a catastrophic Category 4 storm as it barrels toward the heavily populated coast of Florida.The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm's maximum sustained winds had strengthened to 140 mph as of late Thursday morning and were expected to maintain their strength as the storm approaches the Florida coast.Hurricane conditions were also still affecting the Bahamas. The storm was expected to start affecting Florida by early afternoon Thursday.-
  
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• Hurricane Matthew closes in on Florida with 140 mph winds

  06-10-2016 17:10
  A strengthening Hurricane Matthew steamed toward Florida with winds of 140 mph Thursday as hundreds of thousands of people across the Southeast boarded up their homes and fled inland to escape the most powerful storm to threaten the Atlantic coast in more than a decade."This is a dangerous storm," Florida Gov. Rick Scott warned as the skies began darkening from Matthew's outer bands of rain. "The storm has already killed people. We should expect the same impact in Florida."The hurricane picked u
  
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• LA sheriff's sergeant killed answering burglary call

  06-10-2016 17:02
  
  A Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeant was shot and killed Wednesday while answering a burglary report and the suspected gunman was arrested after commandeering his patrol car, ramming a second police vehicle, then hiding in a home as two teenagers cowered, authorities said.Sgt. Steven Owen, 53, died at a hospital about two hours after he was gunned down behind a home in Lancaster, a desert community north of Los Angeles. His mother, adult son and daughter and his wife, who is a detective in th
  
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• Paralyzing polio-like illness is striking more U.S. kids

  06-10-2016 16:55
  
  A rare condition that causes paralysis is on the rise in American children, health officials reported this week.“We do have an uptick in cases of acute flaccid myelitis in 2016. Fifty confirmed cases reported to us in 24 different states,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pediatrician Dr. Manisha Patel told CBS News.Manisha Patel told CBS News.Manisha Patel told CBS News.Ninety percent of those cases are in children, said Patel, the acute flaccid myelitis team lead at the N
  
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• Little Eater Opening Restaurant in Clintonville

  06-10-2016 16:46
  
  Come Spring, North Market’s Little Eater is opening its first stand-alone restaurant. Established at the North Market in February of 2015, Little Eater quickly earned a reputation for its fresh dishes made from local seasonal vegetables. “We firmly believe eating vegetables is one of life’s greatest pleasures,” said Founder and Chef Cara Mangini. The building […]
  
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• Columbus Neighborhoods Tonight!

  06-10-2016 16:28
  
  WOSU Public Media‘s Columbus Neighborhoods has a new weekly series format and kicks off tonight at 8:30. Looks awesome! “How can you protect what you don’t know about?” The Columbus Foundation is working to capture The Spirit of Columbus through images that showcase the determination, dedication, and commitment of people in our smart + open community. Be […]
  
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• Mall of America to close for Thanksgiving

  06-10-2016 16:23
  
  Mall of America, the nation’s largest shopping mall anchored by Macy’s, H&M and others, has taken a stand against the growing trend of Thanksgiving shopping and will be closed on the turkey feast this year.
  The center, based in Bloomington, Minnesota, has been open on Thanksgiving since 2012. But mall officials told The Associated Press it wants to offer workers time with their families.
  The mall will re-open at 5 a.m. on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
  “We think Thanksgivin
  
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• ProMusica Presents Look at the Bones of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony in Naked Classics

  06-10-2016 16:00
  
  Columbus’ chamber orchestra, ProMusica, opens its intriguing new series, Naked Classics, with an investigation of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony (No. 6 in F major, Op. 68). Naked Classics seeks to demystify great works, making them accessible to an audience that might not have much or any familiarity with classical music and also providing a fresh perspective […]
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Kahiki Foods

  06-10-2016 16:00
  
  For those of us who missed the golden age of Kahiki, there is some consolation to be found in the freezer aisle of local grocers. Sadly, it’s not a volcano eruption or a waterfall, or any of the other special effects from the long-defunct local restaurant that people still rave about. Instead, consolation comes in […]
  
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• Theodore Decker commentary: Columbus activists seek policing changes, not sympathy or lip service

  06-10-2016 15:33
  
  A week after Columbus City Council President Zach Klein was shouted down in the council chamber by a throng of protesters, he stood outside City Hall and put his arm around one of their organizers, Tammy Fournier Alsaada. The gesture, made during a joint news conference by the council and the People’s Justice Project, underscored Klein’s message of togetherness.
  
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• NYC’s Saxophone Quartet Battle Trance Comes to Frequency Fridays October 7

  06-10-2016 14:00
  
  One of the most prominent ways education and service organization Fuse Factory intersects with the public is through its fascinating monthly concert series, Frequency Fridays. Since 2010, this series has brought prominent improvisers, composers, noise bands, and artists who aren’t easily fit into genre boxes from near and far to Columbus on the first Friday […]
  
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• Columbus IKEA One Step Closer to Opening

  06-10-2016 14:00
  
  It’s still a little bit too early to start camping outside for the grand opening, but the new Polaris-area IKEA had another milestone in its construction timetable this week. Construction crews hoisted the eight-foot-tall four-letter logo onto the side of the building yesterday, temporary calling the store “IK” as seen in the photo. Additionally, passers […]
  
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• Central Ohio Utility Crews Head South for Hurricane Relief

  06-10-2016 14:00
  
  Dozens of utility trucks descended on Reynoldsburg Thursday morning as American Electric Power readied crews for a trip south.AEP officials say that up to 140 Central Ohio crews will be heading to Florida to provide relief from the potentially devastating Hurricane Matthew.Matthew, currently a category 3 hurricane, rocked the Bahamas early Thursday with heavy rain and 115-mile-per-hour sustained winds.Forecasters expect the storm to strengthen before making landfall Friday along the east coast.R
  
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• Theodore Decker commentary: Columbus activists hope anti-violence program they back gets second look

  06-10-2016 12:39
  
  A week after Columbus City Council President Zach Klein was shouted down in the council chamber by a throng of protesters, he stood outside City Hall and put his arm around one of their organizers, Tammy Fournier Alsaada. The gesture, made during a joint news conference by the council and the People’s Justice Project, underscored Klein’s message of togetherness.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: Rob Portman continues to get good news

  06-10-2016 12:37
  
  A pair of polls released Wednesday have Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, with a more than comfortable lead over his challenger Ted Strickland. Portman now has a 17-point lead over Strickland, according to the Quinnipiac Poll, and a 15-point lead in the Monmouth Poll.
  
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• Columbus executives jam to promote Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

  06-10-2016 12:22
  
  Who says Cleveland is Ohio’s rock ‘n’ roll capital? OK, most people. It does have the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, after all. But, outside of Cleveland, Columbus surely has the state’s highest per-capita distribution of CEOs who serve on the rock hall’s board of trustees. Not only that, the trustees like to rock personally and are willing to do it in front of a crowd.
  
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• Is Apple trying to ditch the iPhone's home button?

  06-10-2016 12:21
  
  Apple has already ditched the headphone jack. Is the home button next?(CNN) - The company was granted a patent for a new screen-based fingerprint sensor on Tuesday. If it works, the technology would allow users to scan their fingerprint anywhere on a screen and eliminate the need for a home button on iPhones.
  Apple's desire to get rid of the physical home button is one of the big rumors surrounding the next generation of the smartphone.
  Apple (AAPL, Tech30) has not confirmed its plans, and the n
  
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• Fundraising walk on Sunday to shine light on suicide, mental illness

  06-10-2016 12:01
  
  Steve Cale made a frantic call to his sister and told her to run for her life because his co-workers at a local library were coming to harm her. Peggy Rajala knew that her older brother struggled with mental illness, but it wasn’t until his delusional call that she understood the depth of his disease.
  
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• Double arm transplant will allow veteran 'to pursue my dreams'

  06-10-2016 11:55
  
  (CNN) - When quadruple amputee and retired Marine Sgt. John Peck looks down at his new arms, he said, he's overcome with gratitude -- and vows that he will not take them for granted.Peck soon will be able to use his arms to open heavy doors with circular handles, shake the hands of others and feel fiancée Jessica Paker's palm in his.
  "That truly is a precious gift," Peck said, with a cross around his neck and tears in his eyes, at a news conference at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Bosto
  
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• Hurricane Matthew: 'If it hits...we will not have a home'

  06-10-2016 11:45
  
  (CNN) - Rosa Linda Román and her family poured their dreams into their new home -- a boat docked in West Palm Beach, Florida.But this week, they started seeing frightening reports about deadly Hurricane Matthew."The boat is in direct path of the hurricane at this point. If it hits as the model predicts, we will not have a home anymore," Román said.When the possible path of the storm became clear the family attempted to find a marina further inland -- but the ones that could handle
  
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• Hurricane Matthew: 'If it hits ... we will not have a home'

  06-10-2016 11:45
  
  (CNN) - Rosa Linda Román and her family poured their dreams into their new home -- a boat docked in West Palm Beach, Florida.But this week, they started seeing frightening reports about deadly Hurricane Matthew.
  "The boat is in direct path of the hurricane at this point. If it hits as the model predicts, we will not have a home anymore," Román said.
  When the possible path of the storm became clear the family attempted to find a marina further inland -- but the ones that could handl
  
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• ‘Sweetheart Swindler’ hired by company as in-home caregiver, suit says

  06-10-2016 11:33
  
  A northeastern Ohio company hired Tonya Weiss — also known as the “Sweetheart Swindler’’ for ripping off lonely seniors in Ohio and Florida — to provide in-home care for elderly clients. She was hired just a few months after her release from prison, according to a lawsuit filed by an 83-year-old Painesville woman who alleges that she is Weiss’ latest victim.
  
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• "Secret Week" best time to book flights for holidays

  06-10-2016 11:28
  
  It’s called “The Secret Week.”Oct. 5 through Wednesday, Oct. 12 is reportedly the best time to book your flight for the holiday season.According to Orbitz.com the week is when you’ll get the best rates on airfare before pricing jumps for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. If you’re planning on air travel you aren’t alone. Orbitz says 72 percent of consumers say they will be traveling during the holidays, which is a one percent jump from last year&rs
  
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• John Glenn Airport looks to increase flights to West Coast

  06-10-2016 11:01
  
  The addition of flights at John Glenn Columbus International Airport has given a quick boost to area development efforts, say leaders who work to attract business to central Ohio. Now, aided by financial incentives and a strong area economy, officials are seeking more flights to the West Coast and elsewhere.
  
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• Small-business owners in Ohio see economy improving despite Clinton, Trump

  06-10-2016 10:53
  
  They don’t like the candidates running for president, they’re worried that interest rates are expected to rise, and they’re concerned about the strength of the global economy. Yet most Ohio owners of small and medium-sized businesses take an optimistic view of their enterprises’ prospects for the next six months.
  
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• Concert review: Glass Animals leave fans wanting more in Columbus

  06-10-2016 10:43
  
  Not only was this the band's show at EXPRESS LIVE! Tuesday night, the group's first headlining show in Columbus, but it was my first time seeing the English indie rock band live. In talking to other concert goers, I learned a handful of us were in the same boat.
  
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• Around Town: The Arc PPR announces inclusive campus for those with disabilities

  06-10-2016 06:25
  Jack Williams and his mother, Joy Blackburn, explained to the Building for Change guests how Jack became verbal for the first time in nine years when he starting making videos. 082916 Photo by Linda Navarro Good things are on the way for The Arc Pikes Peak Region and an enthusiastic Building for Change lunch crowd Sept.
  
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• Dad charged in hot car case looks away as jury sees disturbing photos of dead son

  06-10-2016 05:40
  
  A Georgia father charged with murder in the hot car death of his toddler son looked away as jurors were shown graphic images of the boy after his death, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution.Prosecutors say Justin Ross Harris intentionally killed his 22-month-old son, Cooper, by leaving the child for seven hours in a vehicle parked outside his metro Atlanta workplace in June 2014.Harris’ defense lawyer Maddox Kilgore told the jury in his opening statement Tuesday that Harris is certainl
  
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• Author: Communities finally rallying against drug scourge

  06-10-2016 05:27
  
  The over-prescribing of highly addictive pain pills, savvy drug dealers from Mexico and the availability of cheap, easy-to-get heroin have all led to the current opiate crisis in the United States. But journalist and author Sam Quinones argues that there is something else that has helped push the problem to epidemic proportions: isolation, the destruction of community and the fragmentation of society.
  
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• Delaware County sheriff’s deputy indicted for theft, forgery

  06-10-2016 05:19
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Franklin County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against a Delaware County sheriff’s deputy for forging two checks worth tens of thousands of dollars.Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien announced that 45-year-old James Cuccarese has been indicted on two counts of forgery and one count of theft.Cuccarese has been indicted on two counts of forgery and one count of theft.The Bureau of Criminal Investigation found that Cuccarese had altered a check from The B
  
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