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• GOP hopes for Senate health care bill flickering out

  25-09-2017 23:23
  The Republican drive to tear down President Barack Obama's health care law was flickering out Monday as a decisive handful of GOP senators remained opposed to the last-gasp bill. Changes aimed at galvanizing GOP support produced no apparent additional votes as time was running out for the White House and party leaders.Angry, yelling protesters forced the Senate Finance Committee to briefly delay the chamber's first and only hearing on the charged issue. Police lugged some demonstrators out of th
  
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• Coroner says Reynoldsburg 12-year-old died of fentanyl overdose

  25-09-2017 23:19
  Columbus Police detectives want to know how a 12-year-old boy came into contact with a painkiller more powerful than heroin.The Franklin County Coroner says Kanye Champelle died of an accidental overdose of Fentanyl.Kanye Champelle's father told 10TV by phone that his soon to be seventh grader "had become a brilliant, handsome, happy young man."On July 10, his father says Kanye was at a sleepover at a cousin's house. In a panicked 911 call from an apartment on Lakeside South, a woman says Kanye
  
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• Multiple lanes of I-270 on southeast side closed due to semi stuck in median

  25-09-2017 22:47
  
  Two lanes in each direction of Interstate 270 on the southeast side of Columbus are closed due to a semi in the median.Columbus Police said they were called to the area around mile marker 46 just south of I-70 around 4:15 p.m.Police said no one has been taken to a hospital.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Democrats set second governor debate for Columbus

  25-09-2017 22:01
  The Ohio Democratic Party on Monday announced it would hold its second debate among its four gubernatorial candidates on Oct. 29 in Columbus at the Convention Center as part of the party's annual state dinner. A time for the debate hasn't been set, but officials said it would be in the early evening.
  
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• Columbus firefighter pleads guilty in abduction of then-5-year-old relative

  25-09-2017 22:01
  Timothy Durbin agreed to a single count of abduction, a third-degree felony, in exchange for prosecutors dropping charges of rape, gross sexual imposition and kidnapping. The Alford plea does not require him to admit criminal misconduct, but concedes prosecutors had enough evidence to convict him.
  
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• Thousands of AEP Ohio customers without power in eastern Franklin County

  25-09-2017 21:56
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio – AEP Ohio says crews are working to repair two separate power outages in eastern Franklin County on Monday.One is in the area of Taylor Road and affects about 1,000 customers, according to AEP.The outage was caused after a semi-tractor trailer hit a power pole and brought down wires.Dispatchers said Taylor Road is closed between Eastgate Parkway and Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road because of the crash.One person was taken to Grant Medical Center.The other outage affects
  
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• Power back on for thousands of AEP Ohio customers in eastern Franklin County

  25-09-2017 21:56
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio – AEP Ohio says crews were working to repair two separate power outages in eastern Franklin County on Monday.One was in the area of Taylor Road and affects about 1,000 customers, according to AEP.The outage was caused after a semi-tractor trailer hit a power pole and brought down wires.Dispatchers said Taylor Road is closed between Eastgate Parkway and Reynoldsburg-New Albany Road because of the crash.One person was taken to Grant Medical Center.The other outage affec
  
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• Rally For Recovery goes a step further to fight opioid epidemic

  25-09-2017 21:48
  An annual effort to highlight substance abuse and the heroin epidemic takes it a step further this year.The Rally for Recovery draws hundreds to the Ohio Statehouse steps.But this time, demonstrators will go inside after and meet with legislators.The event is put on annually by Ohio Citizen Advocates for Addiction Recovery.The idea is to highlight rehabilitation success stories so others know it is possible. The group wants to work toward solutions to the drug epidemic.“We don’t talk
  
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• Licking County middle school football coach charged with rape

  25-09-2017 21:22
  
  NEWARK -- A 36-year-old man was charged with rape, a first-degree felony, in Licking County Common pleas court Monday, according to an arrest warrant and criminal complaint obtained by 10TV.Gary Stratford, of Thornville, was arrested by the Licking County Sheriff’s Office and appeared in court and given a $250,000 bond Monday.According to the complaint, Statford is accused of having inappropriate contact with and the rape of a minor.Stratford is a coach for the Lakewood Middle School footb
  
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• 3-year-old struck and killed by skid loader in Richland County

  25-09-2017 20:41
  
  A 3-year-old was killed when they were run over by a skid loader on a farm in Richland County Monday, according to a release from the Richland County Sheriff.The incident happened Monday morning at a farm located on Olivesburg-Fitchville Road.According to the release, the preliminary investigation indicates it was an accident.
  
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• Fact Check: Do NFL rules require players to stand during the national anthem?

  25-09-2017 20:26
  
  There has been a post circulating around social media claiming that the NFL's own rules require all players and other league personnel to stand during the national anthem. It reads:"The specific rule pertaining to the national anthem is found on pages A62-63 of the NFL League Rulebook. It states:'The National Anthem must be played prior to every NFL game, and all players must be on the sideline for the National Anthem. During the National Anthem, players on the field and bench area should stand
  
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• Stay denied for Columbus mother facing deportation

  25-09-2017 19:27
  
  COLUMBUS - A Columbus mother facing deportation was denied stay and had to purchase a ticket to Mexico.Edith Espinal was living at Columbus Mennonite church to avoid deportation.Espinal appeared before Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) where she was denied stay in the country.Espinal’s lawyer is looking to appeal but she had to purchase a ticket back to Mexico for Oct. 10, according to her lawyer.Over 400 faith leaders signed a letter calling on ICE to grant Espinal’s stay of
  
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• Target is raising minimum hourly wage to $15 by end of 2020

  25-09-2017 19:08
  
  NEW YORK — Target Corp. is raising its minimum hourly wage for workers to $11 starting next month and then to $15 by the end of 2020, a move it says will help it hire and keep the best employees and make shopping a better experience for customers.The initiative announced Monday is part of the discounter's overall strategy to improve its business, which includes remodeling stores, expanding its online services and opening up smaller urban locations.Target quietly raised entry-level hourly w
  
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• Church used unemployment scam to boost funds, ex-members say

  25-09-2017 18:37
  
  SPINDALE, N.C. — When Randy Fields' construction company faced potential ruin because of the cratering economy, he pleaded with his pastor at Word of Faith Fellowship church to reduce the amount of money he was required to tithe every week.To his shock, Fields said church founder Jane Whaley proposed a divine plan that would allow him to continue tithing at least 10 percent of his income to the secretive evangelical church while helping his company survive: He would file fraudulent unemplo
  
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• Bucyrus-area woman killed in jet ski accident

  25-09-2017 17:23
  Authorities say an 18-year-old woman was killed when two jet skis collided on a farm pond in rural northern Ohio. The Crawford County Sheriff's Office says the woman was on one jet ski when she was struck by another one on Sunday evening in Crawford County's Tod Township, roughly 60 miles north of Columbus.
  
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• Air Force One replica takes visitors inside presidential 747

  25-09-2017 17:22
  
  NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The image is among the most indelible of any American presidency: The commander-in-chief and first lady emerging from Air Force One.Now, people outside the first family have a chance to recreate that shot, and get a behind-the-scenes peek at the world's most famous Boeing 747.A new Air Force One replica is on display in Rhode Island until the end of October and heads to New York next summer.It meticulously recreates many of the details inside the aircraft, incl
  
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• Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in sexting case

  25-09-2017 16:51
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -Anthony Weiner has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for sexting with a 15-year-old girl in a case that rocked the presidential race.The former Democratic congressman from New York had faced up to 27 months in prison on Monday after his guilty plea to one charge of transferring obscene material to a minor. Prosecutors say he broke the law by having illicit contact with a 15-year-old girl using Skype and Snapchat.Weiner's sexting habit destroyed his career in Congress, his camp
  
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• Searchers dig as Mexico City reopens just 1% of schools

  25-09-2017 16:23
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Search teams were still digging in dangerous piles of rubble Monday, hoping against the odds to find survivors at collapsed buildings in Mexico City, where the death toll from the Sept. 19 earthquake rose to 186, and 324 nationwide.Officials said they had cleared only 103 of Mexico City's nearly 9,000 schools to reopen Monday.The need to inspect 98 percent of the capital's public and private schools nearly a week after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake was a stark indicator of
  
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• Survey: 1 in 3 U.S. families have trouble affording diapers

  25-09-2017 15:25
  
  When Megan Ohlinger was pregnant with her second child earlier this year, her pregnancy was considered high risk. Her daughter Serenity was born four weeks premature with a number of health issues, leaving the single mother unable to work.Ohlinger, 32, was having difficulty making ends meet, especially with the added costs of having a new baby to care for. One expense that was particularly difficult to afford was diapers."Some months it would be between paying for the electric bill or paying for
  
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• One killed in crash at I-270 and E. Broad St.

  25-09-2017 15:06
  One person is dead and another is in critical condition after a wrong-way crash on East Broad Street at the ramp to Interstate 270 north on the East Side on Sunday afternoon. Columbus police said a call came in at 12:26 p.m. after a car traveling the wrong way on East Broad Street struck oncoming traffic.
  
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• Tennessee church shooting suspect charged with murder

  25-09-2017 13:50
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Witnesses and police described a chaotic scene as a masked attacker armed with two guns shot seven people, killing one, in a Tennessee church before he was subdued.Burnette Chapel Church of Christ member Minerva Rosa said members were talking about the success of their yard sale the previous day when they heard gunshots outside.The church pastor, David Spann, 60, shouted, "Run, run, gunshots!" as congregants hid under pews or in bathrooms, according to a witness.A m
  
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• Tennessee church shooting suspect charged with murde

  25-09-2017 13:50
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The pastor shouted "Run, run, gunshots!" and congregants hid under pews or in bathrooms as a masked man armed with two guns opened fire at a Tennessee church, killing one person and wounding six before being subdued.Burnette Chapel Church of Christ member Minerva Rosa said members were talking about the success of their yard sale the previous day when they heard gunshots Sunday outside the building in a Nashville neighborhood. The church pastor, David Spann, 60, then sho
  
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• Ohio Statehouse turns spooky for Halloween season tours

  25-09-2017 13:30
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio Statehouse is preparing for its annual spooky celebration of state history and legend.Ticket sales are underway for the Halloween season's Haunted Statehouse tours, featuring staff members and costumed volunteers leading visitors on a family-friendly excursion through the state capital's dimly lit limestone corridors.This year's tour features old favorites, new stories and what the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board calls "recently found evidence of paranorma
  
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• Airbnb launches local tours in NYC with Sarah Jessica Parker

  25-09-2017 12:43
  
  Airbnb is launching local tours and other experiences in New York City this week, with one listing promising "an unforgettable shoe-shopping experience" led by a New Yorker whose bio describes her as "an actor, producer, businesswoman ... and a proud New Yorker."That host is Sarah Jessica Parker. Each participant will get a pair of shoes from her SJP Collection at Bloomingdale's, with a stop at the department store's Forty Carrots cafe for frozen yogurt before the guests head off to the ballet.T
  
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• Weiner due in court for sentencing in sexting scandal

  25-09-2017 12:31
  NEW YORK (AP) - Anthony Weiner is scheduled to be sentenced in a sexting scandal that some blame for Hillary Clinton's presidential loss.The former New York congressman faces up to 27 months in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to one charge of transferring obscene material to a minor. Prosecutors say he broke the law by having illicit contact with a 15-year-old girl using Skype and Snapchat.The Democrat's sexting habit destroyed his career in Congress. It also doomed his campaign for may
  
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• How to get the most out of your workout in the least amount of time

  25-09-2017 12:27
  You've probably heard that you need to get at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise every week. But a study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology suggests that a mix of different types of exercise brings better results than simply adding more quantity.That's important if you spend hours at the gym, but focus solely on strength training or pounding the treadmill.Researchers at Skidmore College in New York compared the effects of different exercise regimens. Their findings: participants
  
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• Tariffs, wildfires and, now, hurricanes make construction projects more expensive

  25-09-2017 10:39
  Already faced with rising costs and a shortage of workers, Columbus-area contractors are bracing for possible material shortages, higher prices and delays caused by Hurricane Irma and Tropical Storm Harvey. "I do expect there will be a tightening of supply of some materials, and some associated cost increases," said Richard J. Hobbs, executive vice president of Columbus-based Associated General Contractors of Ohio.
  
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• Delta says "bogus" website tricks people who put pets on jets

  25-09-2017 09:50
  
  A website is tricking people into thinking they're dealing with Delta Air Lines when arranging for their pets to fly on jets, the Atlanta-based company maintains in a new federal lawsuit.The site — DeltaPetTransit.com — is designed to look like a Delta site and uses the airline's logos and pictures of its planes, Delta said in the lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Georgia. But the site isn't affiliated with the airline and has no right to use its trademarks the compla
  
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• 3-year-old struck by vehicle dies

  25-09-2017 06:08
  Columbus police and fire were called at 6:34 p.m. to the 2300 block of Howey Road on a report of a juvenile struck. The girl, believed to be about 3 years old, was taken to Nationwide Children's Hospital in critical condition where she died later in the evening, said Sgt.
  
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• Ohio State Highway Patrol investigating fatal crash on Ohio 546

  25-09-2017 04:34
  
  LEXINGTON -- The Mansfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a one-vehicle crash that killed a man at 5:45 p.m. Sunday on Ohio 546 near Willow Lane in Richland County.Michael Helinski, 45, of Lexington, was operating a black 2009 Honda Pilot southbound on Ohio 546. Helinski drove off the left side of the roadway and struck a tree.He was transported to the Ohio Health Mansfield Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Helinski was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the c
  
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• Bucyrus High School senior dies after jet ski crash in Crawford County

  25-09-2017 03:28
  
  TOD TWP. -- A Bucyrus High School senior was killed as a result of a jet ski crash on a farm pond in Crawford County Sunday afternoon according to a press release from the Crawford County Sheriff's Office.According to the release, Jacie E. Everett was on a 1991 Yamaha jet ski when it collided with another 1991 Yamaha jet ski. The crash occurred about 6:30 p.m.Everett was taken to Bucyrus Community Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Her name is being withheld until family has been notified.&
  
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• 18-year-old woman dies after jet ski crash in Crawford County

  25-09-2017 03:28
  
  TOD TWP. -- An 18-year-old woman was killed as a result of a jet ski crash on a farm pond in Crawford County Sunday afternoon according to a press release from the Crawford County Sheriff's Office.According to the release, two 1991 Yamaha jet skis collided on the pond. The crash occurred about 6:30 p.m.The woman was taken to Bucyrus Community Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Her name is being withheld until family has been notified.The Ohio Department of Natural Resources were contacted a
  
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• Trump promising huge tax cut; focus on taxes vs health care

  25-09-2017 03:03
  
  MORRISTOWN, New Jersey — President Donald Trump is promising "the largest tax cut in the history of our country" that will slash rates for the middle class and corporations to spark economic growth and jobs.Trump said Sunday his "primary focus" is the tax overhaul rather than last-ditch efforts to bring a repeal of the Obama health care program. The health care legislation brought forward by Republicans teetered near failure over the weekend, though said "eventually we will win on that."Tr
  
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• US military kills 17 ISIS militants in Libya airstrikes

  25-09-2017 02:59
  
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. military says 17 Islamic State militants were killed in airstrikes on Libya.The Friday airstrikes, which were announced by U.S. African Command on Sunday, happened in an Islamic State group camp about 50 miles southeast of Sirte. In addition to the 17 deaths, the military said the six "precision airstrikes" also destroyed three vehicles.The U.S. military says the strikes were carried out in conjunction with the Libyan military and aligned forces.The military says the
  
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• Lawyer: Kushner used personal email for some WH messages

  25-09-2017 02:40
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, occasionally used his personal email account to communicate with colleagues in the White House, his lawyer said Sunday.Between January and August, Kushner sent or responded to fewer than 100 emails from White House officials from his private account, attorney Abbe Lowell said in a statement."These usually forwarded news articles or political commentary and most often occurred when someone initiated the exchange by sending an
  
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• Rodgers burns Bengals deep in OT, Packers win 27-24

  25-09-2017 02:26
  
  GREEN BAY, Wis. — Mason Crosby kicked a 27-yard field goal with 6:26 left in overtime set up by Aaron Rodgers' 72-yard pass to Geronimo Allison, and the Green Bay Packers rallied to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 27-24 on Sunday.Crosby's kick completed the Packers' comeback from a 21-7 halftime deficit.On third-and-10 from his 21, Rodgers took advantage of yet another free play after defensive end Michael Johnson was whistled for offside. Officials let the play continue and the two-time NFL M
  
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• Ohio University bans indoor protests with new speech policy

  25-09-2017 02:17
  
  ATHENS, Ohio — Ohio University's new "freedom of expression" policy has been met with opposition by some students and faculty.The Columbus Dispatch reports Ohio University announced the new speech policy Sept. 8. University officials last week extended a comment period on what it calls an "interim policy" by two weeks, to Oct. 20, noting it's an issue many "care about deeply."Under the policy, protests and rallies are not permitted inside of university buildings. The shift in policy comes
  
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• Trump replaces travel ban with new restrictions on 8 nations

  25-09-2017 01:58
  
  WASHINGTON — Citizens of eight countries will face new restrictions on entry to the U.S. under a proclamation signed by President Donald Trump on Sunday.The new rules, which will impact the citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen, will go into effect on October 18.The restrictions range from full travel bans on nationals from countries like Syria to more targeted restrictions. A suspension of non-immigrant visas to citizens for Venezuela, for instanc
  
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• Columbus schools to close early, cancel after-school activities due to heat

  25-09-2017 01:43
  Columbus City Schools students will be dismissed early from school Monday because temperatures are predicted to be in the 90s for the third consecutive day. All high school and middle school students will be dismissed at noon.
  
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• New York Gov. Cuomo pledges state aid effort for Puerto Rico

  25-09-2017 01:42
  
  NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday launched a state effort to help hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.The Democrat announced the relief effort after visiting the island Friday. It will encourage residents statewide to donate goods and will raise funds from the business community for organizations in Puerto Rico.It also will include efforts from medical professionals to send health care workers from New York to the island and provide support in getting medicine and medical supplies.
  
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• Juvenile in critical condition after being struck by vehicle in north Columbus

  25-09-2017 01:25
  
  COLUMBUS -- A juvenile was taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Howey Road, according to Columbus Police.The call came in at 6:36 p.m. and the juvenile taken to the hospital is in critical condition.The crash happened in the 2300 block of Howey Road, near East Hudson Street.
  
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• 2-year-old girl killed after being struck by vehicle in north Columbus

  25-09-2017 01:25
  
  COLUMBUS -- A 2-year-old girl was taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Howey Road, according to Columbus Police. The child later died as a result of her injuries.The call came in at 6:36 p.m. and the child, Mya Canfield, was taken to the hospital where the 2-year-old succumbed to her injuries.According to a press release from Columbus Police, Canfield was playing in her driveway in either a seated or laying position when a car entered the driveway. The
  
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• Opposition from GOP senators grows, jeopardizes health bill

  25-09-2017 01:05
  
  WASHINGTON — Republican opposition to the GOP health care bill swelled to near-fatal numbers Sunday as Sen. Susan Collins all but closed the door on supporting the last-ditch effort to scrap the Obama health care law and Sen. Ted Cruz said that "right now" he doesn't back it.White House legislative liaison Marc Short and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., one of the measure's sponsors, said Republicans would press ahead with a vote this week. But the comments by Collins and Cruz left the Republi
  
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• New Albany Classic mission aims to break cycle of family violence, restore hope

  25-09-2017 00:36
  
  This year marks 20 years of equestrian competition, family, events, music and helping a good cause at the New Albany Classic.Each year, the Gran Prix and Family Day benefit the Center for Family Safety and Healing.The center works to break the cycle of family violence and restore hope for people who have been physically, sexually or verbally abused.While the organization helps victims, it also exists to help friends, family and even neighbors recognize a potentially dangerous situation.There are
  
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