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• The Latest: President Obama orders flags lowered for Glenn

  09-12-2016 23:27
  President Barack Obama has ordered that U.S. flags on all public buildings and military posts be flown at half-staff as a "mark of respect for the memory" of retired astronaut John Glenn. Glenn was elevated to hero status in 1962 when he became the first American to orbit the earth.
  
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• Malignant tumor removed from Colo the gorilla during medical procedure

  09-12-2016 23:27
  
  The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said a pathology report for the mass removed from Colo the gorilla was a malignant tumor.The veterinary team was able to remove it during surgery on December 3, according to the zoo.The examination did not indicate that the tumor had spread and no additional treatment is scheduled. Colo’s bloodwork is within acceptable ranges for a geriatric patient as well.“We are very proud of the team that removed Colo’s tumor. Surgery poses some risk and this p
  
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• Columbus Fire officials announce new operation plan, new hires

  09-12-2016 22:45
  
  Columbus city leaders announced a new operational structure for the Columbus Division of Fire and Emergency Medical Services.The plan would modify how EMS transport vehicles are staffed.As the protocol outlines now, two paramedics are required for every EMS transport vehicle. In this system, one of the paramedics is responsible for taking care of non-patient care functions such as driving the vehicle.The new operational structure will only require one paramedic and one EMT per emergency vehicle.
  
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• Drug overdoses now kill more Americans than guns

  09-12-2016 22:39
  
  More than 50,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year — the most ever.The disastrous tally has been pushed to new heights by soaring abuse of heroin and prescription painkillers, a class of drugs known as opioids.Heroin deaths rose 23 percent in one year, to 12,989, slightly higher than the number of gun homicides, according to government data released Thursday.Deaths from synthetic opioids, including illicit fentanyl, rose 73 percent to 9,580. And prescription painkillers took the
  
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• Rudy Giuliani takes himself out of running

  09-12-2016 22:32
  
  President-elect Donald Trump says Rudy Giuliani is taking himself out of consideration for a position in his administration.Giuliani, a loyal Trump supporter throughout the campaign, was an early front-runner to be secretary of state. But he faced questions about his overseas business ties and Trump began looking at other candidates, including Mitt Romney.In a statement, Trump says Giuliani would have been an "outstanding" Cabinet secretary in several roles. He says he respects the former New Yo
  
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• Reno officer's shooting of knife-wielding teen sparks debate

  09-12-2016 22:01
  
  A school police officer in Nevada faces new questions about shooting a knife-wielding student.Cellphone video captured the moment at Hug High School in Reno. Police said the teen ignored orders to drop a pair of knives and threatened other students. But there’s a debate over the use of force, reports CBS News correspondent Carter Evans.On Facebook, a man who identified himself as the father of the teen defended his son’s actions, saying he was being bullied at school and was just try
  
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• John Glenn: An extraordinary life on Earth and beyond

  09-12-2016 21:48
  
  My political picks this week center on a husband, a father and grandfather, a history maker, fighter pilot in two wars, a U.S. Marine, astronaut, presidential candidate and U.S. senator.
  By now, you’ve probably figured out all those titles belong to one extraordinary human being – John Glenn. What I’m learning as a still relative newcomer to Ohio (15 months) is that Glenn never wanted titles per se.
  He wanted to serve his country and proved you could do it with dogged convictio
  
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• EMS Delivery Modification Plan Announcement 12/9/16

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• Obama orders flags to be flown at half-staff to honor John Glenn

  09-12-2016 21:01
  
  President Barack Obama has ordered that flags to be flown at half-staff to honor John Glenn.Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth and a former Senator from Ohio, passed away Thursday at the age of 95.The president ordered that flags at the White House, all military posts, naval stations and vessels throughout the United States remain at half-staff through sunset on the day of Glenn's burial.Politicians, community leaders share condolences after John Glenn's passingYou can read the entire
  
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• City cuts paramedics from 2 to 1 on non-emergency transports

  09-12-2016 19:57
  
  The Columbus Division of Fire will send one paramedic instead of two on emergency calls starting in the spring, city officials announced on Friday. Mayor Andrew J. Ginther, Columbus Division of Fire Chief Kevin O’Connor and David Keseg, division medical director, said the change will be made because one paramedic usually takes care of non-patient issues, such as driving.
  
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• Sources: Plea deal reached in Lancaster mayor investigation

  09-12-2016 19:40
  
  Two sources close to the investigation into Lancaster Mayor Brian Kuhn say a plea deal has been reached in the case.The deal will be presented to a judge when Kuhn returns to court Monday.Kuhn was indicted in June on two counts of failure to file state income tax returns.A week after the indictment, more than a dozen Lancaster and Fairfield County elected officials publicly called Kuhn out saying he should resign.Mayor Kuhn has said he intends to stay in office and serve the people of Lancaster
  
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• Legislature eliminates property taxes for Nationwide Arena

  09-12-2016 19:36
  
  A year after local leaders asked for a property tax exemption for Nationwide Arena, the Ohio legislature agreed to it Thursday, the last day of its lame-duck session. The arena, owned since 2011 by the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority, had pushed hard for the exemption. It became clear after the public authority purchased the arena that it would be liable starting Jan. 1 for about $4 million in taxes on a structure valued by the county at $143.4 million.
  
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• Charity Newsies return to streets

  09-12-2016 19:36
  As they have been doing since horse-drawn carts probably outnumbered horseless carriages on the streets of Columbus, white-garbed volunteers will fan out across the city Saturday morning, hawking newspapers at intersections and taking donations to help buy clothes for needy children. Charity Newsies has been providing children with new school clothes since 1907 and will resume its efforts at about 80 intersections in Columbus and surrounding communities, where more than 400 volunteers - includin
  
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• Grandview schools under lockdown due to bank robbery

  09-12-2016 18:53
  
  Police say all schools in Grandview are under a precautionary lockdown. The schools were placed under the lockdown after a bank robbery was reported on W. 5th Avenue Friday afternoon, according to Grandview Police. Police say the U.S. Bank, located in the 1700 block of W. 5th Avenue was robbed. No additional details were immediately available. Stay with 10TV for updates on this developing story
  
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• Grandview bank robbery suspect threatens to shoot employees

  09-12-2016 18:53
  
  All schools in Grandview were under a precautionary lockdown Friday.Grandview Heights schools were placed under the lockdown after a bank robbery was reported on W. 5th Avenue, according to Grandview Police.Police say the U.S. Bank, located in the 1700 block of W. 5th Avenue was robbed Friday afternoon and they are searching for a suspect.The Columbus Division of Police released a photo of the robbery suspect.Police say the man was armed with a gun, demanded money by threatening to shoot the ban
  
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• Grandview bank robbery prompts school lockdowns; Police searching for suspect

  09-12-2016 18:53
  
  All schools in Grandview were under a precautionary lockdown Friday.Grandview Heights schools were placed under the lockdown after a bank robbery was reported on W. 5th Avenue, according to Grandview Police.Police say the U.S. Bank, located in the 1700 block of W. 5th Avenue was robbed Friday afternoon and they are searching for a suspect.The lockdowns at the schools has since been lifted.No additional details were immediately available.Stay with 10TV for updates on this developing story.
  
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• State to rebuild Hocking Hills Dining Lodge

  09-12-2016 18:36
  
  The Hocking Hills Dining Lodge was destroyed by the fire Thursday, but the Ohio Department of Natural Resources plans to rebuild it, a spokesman said Friday.
  
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• McDavis will leave Ohio University presidency early

  09-12-2016 18:17
  
  Ohio University has announced that President Roderick J. McDavis will step down from his job Feb. 17 — four and a half months earlier than he said when he announced his retirement last March. He's taking a new job as managing principal and chief executive officer of AGB Search, a company that helps universities, state boards, foundations and other higher-education institutions find executives.
  
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• Ohio parole board recommends clemency be denied for man who killed 3-year-old

  09-12-2016 17:57
  
  Ohio’s parole board recommended rejecting clemency of a convicted child rapist and murderer a week after his hearing.The board heard arguments last week for and against Ronald Phillips who is set to die in January for the 1993 rape and killing of his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter.The board voted 10 to 2 Friday recommending Governor John Kasich deny the request.The new ruling makes it almost certain Phillips will face execution on January 12, 2017.He would be the first person executed wi
  
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• Obama orders review of election hacking

  09-12-2016 17:53
  
  WASHINGTON -- A White House official says the president has ordered a review of the email hacking that rattled the presidential campaign.Obama's counterterrorism adviser Lisa Monaco says intelligence and national security officials were told to report their findings to the president before he leaves office on Jan. 20.U.S. intelligence officials have accused Russia of trying to interfere in last month's election by hacking into Democratic officials' email accounts. President Barack Obama has rais
  
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• City cuts paramedics from 2 to 1 on emergency transports

  09-12-2016 17:33
  
  The Columbus Division of Fire will send one paramedic instead of two on emergency calls from now on, city officials announced on Friday. Mayor Andrew J. Ginther, Columbus Division of Fire Chief Kevin O’Connor and David Keseg, division medical director, said the change will be made because one paramedic usually takes care of non-patient issues, such as driving.
  
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• Snowville’s New Spice Nog Will Deck Your Halls

  09-12-2016 17:30
  
  When you grow up under the wings of a bona fide food scientist, the world of food is filled with danger. Eggnog is seldom on the menu, because traditional recipes call for raw eggs, and raw eggs can kill you. Store-bought eggnog is another story. It uses fancier production methods that preclude weird contamination. All […]
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Snowville’s Spice Nog

  09-12-2016 17:30
  
  When you grow up under the wings of a bona fide food scientist, the world of food is filled with danger. Eggnog is seldom on the menu, because traditional recipes call for raw eggs, and raw eggs can kill you. Store-bought eggnog is another story. It uses fancier production methods that preclude weird contamination. All […]
  
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• 2016 Grand Illumination

  09-12-2016 17:19 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Critic of Ohio clean-energy requirements getting solar panels at home

  09-12-2016 17:12
  
  A state legislator who has long battled the renewable-energy industry caused gasps and laughter Thursday night when he revealed he, of all people, is getting solar panels at his house. Sen. Bill Seitz, R-Cincinnati, made the comments in response to critics who say he doesn't like clean energy. His point was that he opposes energy mandates, not the energy itself.
  
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• Fugitive Files: Holiday Hoodlums

  09-12-2016 16:43 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Restaurant Review: Momo Ghar

  09-12-2016 15:10
  
  Saraga International Grocery is a bona fide wonderland on Morse Road. First, it’s huge. Second, every aisle features the cuisine of different countries. In fact, so far we’ve found Oreos from three different countries in three different aisles. Third, it’s home to Momo Ghar. There actually seems to be several spots-within-the-spot. There’s a Mexican bakery […]
  
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• Outrage on social media over fake Fisher-Price “Happy Hour Playset”

  09-12-2016 15:04
  
  With the holidays fast approaching, anxious parents are swapping gift ideas on Facebook for their friends to weigh in on.But posts about one product in particular seem to be raising eyebrows online.A controversial ad for the toy, which claims to be a “Fisher Price Happy Hour Playset,” features three children sitting around a play bar drinking out of beer bottle-shaped containers. The supposed item — for ages 3 and up — says it includes a pretend bar, bar stools and beer b
  
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• Clean-energy standards bill passes Senate, House

  09-12-2016 14:51
  
  Clean-energy standards would become optional for the next two years under a bill that passed the Ohio Senate late Thursday night and then passed the House early this morning. That sends it Gov. John Kasich, who has hinted that he will veto it. The Senate made last-minute changes before approving House Bill 554, hoping to overcome Kasich's concerns.
  
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• WATCH: "The Power Of One" - Statewide Tribute to Rosa Parks

  09-12-2016 14:49
  
  Children’s Assembly – Friday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m.Featuring: “The Front of the Bus”Leslie ZakArnett HowardPaisha ThomasCarly AffeeRoger ParishSpecial appearance by Brutus Buckeye Master of Cermonies: Jerry RevishHosted by:W. Curtis Stitt, President/CEO Central Ohio Transit AuthorityMichael Drake, President The Ohio State UniversityCongresswoman Joyce Beatty United States House of Representatives BackgroundOn December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, the Mother of the Modern Civil Rights
  
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• Live at 11AM: "The Power Of One" - Statewide Tribute to Rosa Parks

  09-12-2016 14:49
  
  Children’s Assembly – Friday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m.The 2016 Statewide Tribute to Rosa Parks is an engaging and interactive program will be streamed live from the Vern Riffe Center – Davidson Theatre.Watch Live in the video player below or on the 10TV Facebook page:Featuring: “The Front of the Bus”Leslie ZakArnett HowardPaisha ThomasCarly AffeeRoger ParishSpecial appearance by Brutus Buckeye Master of Cermonies: Jerry RevishHosted by:W. Curtis Stitt, President/CEO Centra
  
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• Four schools closed, but power restored to thousands

  09-12-2016 14:43
  
  Four Columbus City schools are closed today following a power outage that had left 5,600 AEP customers without power.
  
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• Project bringing day care, synagogue under one roof

  09-12-2016 13:30
  
  When children enter the new education wing at Congregation Beth Tikvah later this month, they will be completing a process that has been 30 years in the making. The Worthington congregation has been dreaming of welcoming the Jewish Community Center North’s early childhood program into its synagogue since the 1980s, said Rabbi Rick Kellner. Now, that dream is being realized.
  
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• Ohio Politics Now: A look at what lawmakers did while you were sleeping

  09-12-2016 13:01
  
  It was a late night/early morning over at the Statehouse as lawmakers were still voting on bills after 3 a.m. to close out the lame duck session.
  
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• Holiday Shopping Guide – Week Four with handmade gift ideas

  09-12-2016 13:00
  
  We are getting down to the last couple of editions of the Holiday Shopping Guide. So far, we’ve given you 80 gift ideas! Hopefully you’ve found something for everyone on your list. This weekend has lots of opportunities for you to find gifts made by hand, and be sure to stop in Elm & Iron, […]
  
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• 18 More Local Gifts in This Week’s Holiday Shopping Guide

  09-12-2016 13:00
  
  We are getting down to the last couple of editions of the Holiday Shopping Guide. So far, we’ve given you 80 gift ideas! Hopefully you’ve found something for everyone on your list. This weekend has lots of opportunities for you to find gifts made by hand, and be sure to stop in Elm & Iron, […]
  
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• Thousands without power in Franklin County; Several schools closed

  09-12-2016 12:35
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio -- More than 5600 AEP customers are without power Friday morning.AEP says 5,682 customers are without electricity in north Columbus near Clintonville.Several schools are closed because of the power outages. They include: Whetstone High School, Colerain Elementary, Indianola K-8, Indian Springs Elementary.Latest closings, delays in central Ohio >>Latest outage AEP map >>
  
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• Thousands lose power in Franklin County; Several schools closed

  09-12-2016 12:35
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio -- More than 5600 AEP customers were without power Friday morning.AEP says 5,682 customers were without electricity in north Columbus near Clintonville.Several schools are closed because of the power outages. They include: Whetstone High School, Colerain Elementary, Indianola K-8, Indian Springs Elementary.According to AEP's website, power has now been restored in the area.Latest closings, delays in central Ohio >>Latest outage AEP map >>
  
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• Use of e-cigarettes by young people is major concern, surgeon general declares

  09-12-2016 12:14
  
  Soaring use of e-cigarettes among young people “is now a major public health concern,” according to a report published Thursday by the U.S. surgeon general. It is the first comprehensive look on the subject from the nation’s highest public-health authority, and it finds that e-cigarettes are now the most commonly used tobacco product among youths, surpassing tobacco cigarettes.
  
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• Columbus, Anheuser-Busch unite to reduce problem drinking

  09-12-2016 12:04
  
  The city of Columbus and Anheuser-Busch are teaming up to reduce the harmful use of alcohol in central Ohio. Organizers say it is the nation’s first such citywide program. It will involve studying dangerous behaviors and community needs, and it will create initiatives to reduce harmful drinking.
  
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• Victim of Ohio State attack dwells on kindnesses that followed it

  09-12-2016 11:57
  
  Mondays are the one day she gets to sleep in. Kerri Riccardi Strausbaugh’s first class at Ohio State University doesn’t start until 10:20, and it’s a “dark day” — one without practice — at the studio where she is a ballet dancer. A man whom Columbus police would later identify as Abdul Razak Ali Artan confronted Strausbaugh as he ran down 19th Avenue. He sliced her left bicep with a butcher knife.
  
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• Judge to hold hearing on stopping Wisconsin recount

  09-12-2016 11:53
  
  MADISON, Wisconsin-- A federal judge is set to consider halting Wisconsin's presidential recount.Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton by more than 22,000 votes in the state. Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein requested the recount to determine if election machines were hacked.Two pro-Trump groups, the Great America PAC and the Stop Hillary PAC, filed a federal lawsuit Dec. 1, the day the recount began, seeking to stop the process. Judge James Peterson has scheduled a hearing Friday i
  
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• Local Police, Fire a " December 9

  09-12-2016 11:20
  EDITOR'S NOTE: The following information was summarized from the records of city, county and state police, and fire and hospital agencies. James F. Robison, 45, Shelbyville, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia, 7:02 p.m., by the Columbus Police Department, released on $7,500 bond.
  
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• Hilliard Rome Road shut down after barn fire

  09-12-2016 11:13
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Hilliard Rome Road at Summerlin Way is shut down after an early morning barn fire.It happened at the Hilliard Farmer's Market at 12:51 a.m. Friday. It took firefighters nearly four hours to get control of the flames.Equipment was stored inside the barn. Right now, we don't know how much damage was caused, or what sparked the fire.Stay with 10tv.com for updates on the closure and fire investigation.
  
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• Bill nears passage to make clean-energy standards optional for 2 years

  09-12-2016 09:17
  
  Clean-energy standards would become optional for the next two years under a bill that passed the Ohio Senate late Thursday night and was on its way to the House for expected passage. That would send it Gov. John Kasich, who has hinted that he will veto it.
  
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• Lame-duck last-day: A flood of bills, including concealed-carry, clear legislature

  09-12-2016 07:38
  
  Minority Democrats faced a tough decision as they confronted a "Christmas tree" bill adorned with lots of legislative odds and ends on Thursday.
  
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• Attorney: Dylann Roof's mom had heart attack during trial

  09-12-2016 05:41
  
  Dylann Roof's mother suffered a heart attack not long after prosecutors described how her son planned a cold and calculated killing of nine church members in a racially motivated attack, the man's attorney said in court documents Thursday.Roof's mother collapsed and said "I'm sorry" several times on Wednesday as family members and court security came to help her during the opening of her son's federal death penalty trial. Roof's attorney mentioned the heart attack in court documents asking for a
  
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• New York subway rider killed trying to jump from train to platform

  09-12-2016 05:36
  
  Police say a 14-year-old boy has died while attempting to perform a dangerous stunt at a New York City subway station.The New York Police Department says the boy was riding between the cars of a southbound L train when he tried to jump onto the platform at the New Lots Avenue station in Brooklyn around 10:40 p.m. Wednesday.Police say with the train still pulling into the station, the teen missed his mark and landed on the tracks.The victim was rushed in critical condition to Brookdale Hospital,
  
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• Teen was using Facebook Live at time of fatal car wreck

  09-12-2016 05:34
  
  An 18-year-old girl was live-streaming herself as she drove along a Pennsylvania highway in the moments before the crash that killed her and a passenger.
  State police say Brooke Miranda Hughes was broadcasting live video on Facebook while driving slowly in the right lane of Interstate 380 near Tobyhanna. The passenger, 19-year-old Chaniya Morrison-Toomey, can be heard asking, “Are you going live?”
  Before Hughes can answer, lights flash inside the car, followed by the sound of screech
  
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• Police: Holiday music blaring from her car, woman tries to run over ex-boyfriend

  09-12-2016 05:30
  
  State police say holiday music was blaring from a western Pennsylvania woman’s car as she tore up the yard of her ex-boyfriend’s home, nearly running the man and his family over.Forty-seven-year-old Mary Jo Smith was charged Tuesday with multiple offenses stemming from Monday’s incident.Alan McCutcheon says he was setting up a Christmas light display outside of his Fayette County home when Smith yelled “Merry Christmas” and made several passes through his yard.&ldqu
  
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