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• Judge evicts 30-year-old after he wouldn't move out of parents' house

  22-05-2018 23:46
  After their notes, advice and gifts of cash went unheeded, two parents turned to the law to move their adult son out of their house.On Tuesday, a judge sided with Mark and Christina Rotondo, and said their 30-year-old son needs to leave.The son, Michael Rotondo, had been living in his parents' house for eight years. He called the ruling "outrageous" and said he would appeal the decision.The Rotondos, who live in Camillus, New York, started leaving notes for their son, Michael, in February."After
  
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• No indictment for officers involved in death of suspect in January

  22-05-2018 23:44
  
  COLUMBUS -- The Franklin County Grand Jury will not indict two officers involved in the shooting death of a suspect in January of this year.According to Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien, Officers Bryan Brumfield and Joseph Houseberg were working undercover to locate AmanuelDagebo who was wanted for aggravated robbery. The officers located Dagebo as he was getting into his vehicle with a passenger.They identified themselves and opened Dagebo’s door to arrest him and Dagebo pulled out
  
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• Rookie K-9 finds 60 pounds of meth in first drug bust

  22-05-2018 23:25
  
  The newest addition to the West Covina Police Department found approximately 60 pounds of methamphetamine in his first drug bust.K9 Rye was with officers when they stopped a silver 2010 Nissan Rogue in West Covina, California, according to a Facebook post by the department. The driver was detained after police found meth on the driver’s seat, however, Rye made the officers believe that there were more drugs in the car.The vehicle was impounded and brought back to the police station where m
  
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• ColumbusRundown COSI and Battelle team up to bring Science Festival to Columbus

  22-05-2018 23:18
  COSI Columbus revealed on Tuesday its plan to host four days of science-related events across central Ohio. Scheduled to take place next May. The festivities will include three days of demonstrations at churches, universities, pubs and more, culminating in an all-out science bash on the fourth day at COSI.
  
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• CITYSHOW Maurice Clarett leads by example

  22-05-2018 23:18
  I HAVE TO REALLY HAVE TO SAY THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST STORIES I'VE ACTUALLY HEARD THIS YEAR, TO SEE HOW THINGS HAVE TURNED OUT FOR MAURICE CLARETT WHEN SO MANY HAD COUNTED HIM OUT AND DISMISSED HIM AS A GREAT BUCKEYE BUST. NOT ONLY DID HE USE THAT NEGATIVE ENERGY AND FEED OFF OF IT BUT HE ALSO USED IT AND TURNED INTO A POSITIVE.
  
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• WWII veterans from Marion reminisce about their service

  22-05-2018 23:14
  Memorial Day is less than a week away. Two Marion residents are remembering their days in the service.Cousins, 94-year old Barbara Southward and 97-year old John Hunter both live in Primrose Retirement Village. They both served in the Navy in World War II.Hunter was the chief engineer on ships. Barbara worked in an office on Long Island.Hunter’s nephew is proud of their service.“It’s a special time of the year,” said Tom Sutherland. “It’s very patriotic and ve
  
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• Columbus considers law related to Airbnb & similar sites

  22-05-2018 22:53
  Columbus City Council will hold two public hearings on people who rent their homes for extra income.The city wants to regulate these properties after concerns were raised by a host of people.Hotels believe these hosts should be taxed like a hotel. Others don't want them in their neighborhood, and others want to be able to rent a room or an entire house to earn extra cash.Neighbors on Deer Creek Drive in Columbus say a short-term rental turned into party central."When the police arrived the kids'
  
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• Sinkhole appears on White House lawn

  22-05-2018 22:52
  
  A sinkhole has appeared on the White House's North Lawn — which has naturally spawned jokes on the Internet. The sinkhole, confirmed by groundskeepers, is just outside the office of White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley. The sinkhole, which groundskeepers remarked was smaller than they thought it might be, was roped off with cones and caution tape.But, according to reporters who have observed it, it appears to be growing.On Twitter, the hole's appearance garnered jokes about the
  
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• Columbus police identify five officers involved in shooting of suspect

  22-05-2018 22:28
  
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus police have identified five officers who were involved in the shooting of a suspect they say made a threatening gesture from the second story of a home May 20.Officers Troy Palmer, Timothy Halbakken, Howard Brenner, Randolph Rich and Kenneth Dale were involved according to a press release from Columbus police.According to police, Corey Cordova, 30, was identified as the suspect from the May 20 shooting during the SWAT situation.Police say they responded to a call of shots fi
  
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• Franklin County deputy released from hospital after being shot in the line of duty

  22-05-2018 22:10
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot in the line of duty earlier this month has been released from Grant Medical Center.Deputy Jacob Heaberlin, 29, was escorted home by deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and officers with the Columbus Division of Police.Heaberlin was shot in his abdomen, just below his protective vest, after he pulled over a suspect who opened fire.Heaberlin is a seven-year veteran of the Franklin County Sheriff’
  
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• Central Ohio's first 2018 Gates Scholar finds motivation from single mom

  22-05-2018 22:04
  Eighteen-year-old Ricardo Felix has earned a prestigious scholarship from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.The South High senior earned a 4.05 GPA, all while participating in extracurricular activities and taking speaking engagements across Central Ohio. Felix says he began to make significant changes when he began at South High."I started changing how I look -- my personality -- so, that I could market myself in the best light," he said. "Something in me was pushing me telling me that I ca
  
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• Plea agreement for man tied to gun that killed Westerville police officers

  22-05-2018 21:54
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A court filing indicates a plea agreement has been reached for a man charged with providing the gun used to kill two Westerville police officers.Federal prosecutors say 30-year-old Gerald Lawson, of suburban Cleveland, bought the handgun that 31-year-old Quentin Smith used in the February slayings of Westerville officers Eric Joering and Anthony Morelli.A record of a plea agreement was filed in federal court Tuesday. Messages were left for the U.S. Attorney's office and for Laws
  
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• PHOTOS: Movement Pursuing Arts, Commerce & Community Arts Space Opening

  22-05-2018 21:30
  The Maroon Arts Group creative collective, in collaboration with the City of Columbus and other sponsors, opened its new Movement Pursuing Arts, Commerce & Community (MPACC) arts space in the King-Lincoln District on Sunday, May 20. A unique development consisting of two repurposed shipping containers—with a third operated by vegetarian soul food restaurant Willowbeez SoulVeg—Maroon Arts Group […]
  
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• Brandi Chastain or Gary Busey? Fans pan plaque honoring soccer star

  22-05-2018 21:07
  
  There are few things the internet scrutinizes -- or enjoys mocking -- more than an honorary likeness of an iconic sports star. There was the statue of tennis star Andy Murray that made him look like one of America's founding fathers. There was the uproar over a less-than-flattering courtroom sketch of Tom Brady. And, of course, who could forget the bronze bust of Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo which was unveiled at the Madeira airport last March? WhileRonaldo is widely considered one o
  
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• Forecast: More evening storms; clearing tomorrow

  22-05-2018 21:02
  This Evening: Scattered showers and storms develop.
  Tonight: Scattered showers and storms ending. Becoming partly cloudy late. Near 60. NW 5-10 mph
  Tomorrow: Mix of sun and clouds. Near 80. N 5-10 mph
  Thursday: Sunny and warm. 83 E 3-6 mph
  Friday: Sunny & toasty. 86Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Showers and thunderstorms are likely again this evening and early tonight. Some of the storms may produce damaging winds and hail. High pressu
  
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• Man found fatally shot in South Linden

  22-05-2018 20:57
  Columbus police were called to the area of Ontario Street and East 20th Avenue just west of Cleveland Avenue at 4:17 a.m. on a report of a man who was shot and bleeding from his thigh, a police dispatcher said.
  
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• President Trump appeals again to delay 'Apprentice' contestant's suit

  22-05-2018 20:41
  
  NEW YORK— President Donald Trump wants New York's highest court to delay a defamation suit filed by a former "Apprentice" contestant who accused him of unwanted groping and kissing.President Trump's lawyers filed notice late Monday that they're asking the state Court of Appeals to freeze Summer Zervos' suit while a lower appellate court considers Trump's request to dismiss it or postpone it until after his presidency.The president has denied Zervos' claims.Zervos' lawyer, Mariann Wang, not
  
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• Big Run Park reopened after hazmat response

  22-05-2018 20:29
  
  COLUMBUS – Columbus police officers and firefighters responded to a possible chemical spill inside of Big Run Park in west Columbus.Police said they were called just before 2 p.m. to an area southeast of the Columbus Police substations located at 4215 Clime Road.The Columbus Division of Fire said they received a call that the creek was white and when fire crews arrived they verified the color. A hazmat crew was called to the scene.Police said the park was evacuated and the Columbus Divisio
  
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• Big Run Park evacuated due to possible chemical leak near police substation

  22-05-2018 20:29
  
  COLUMBUS – Columbus Police and Fire are responding to a possible chemical spill inside of Big Run Park in west Columbus.Police say they were called just before 2 p.m. to an area southeast of the Columbus Police substations located at 4215 Clime Road.Columbus Fire personnel said they received a call that the creek was white and when fire crews arrived they verified the color. A Hazmat crew has been called to the scene.Police said they are working to evacuate the park at this time and the Co
  
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• Photos: Vance Joy at Express LIVE!

  22-05-2018 20:00
  Although the mid-May heat made it feel more like July, it proved to be no hindrance for Vance Joy’s capacity crowd last week as they eagerly packed the lawn (still a little damp from soaking showers earlier in the day), pit, and everywhere else in between where they could find a spot to catch a […]
  
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• Hawaii volcano producing toxic lava haze plume called 'laze'

  22-05-2018 19:40
  
  PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — The eruption of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii sparked new safety warnings about toxic gas on the Big Island's southern coastline after lava began flowing into the ocean and setting off a chemical reaction.The molten rock started pouring into the sea over the weekend. It's been generating plumes of lava haze or "laze" as it interacts with seawater.It's just the latest hazard from a weeks-old eruption that has so far generated earthquakes and featured gushing molten rock, gi
  
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• Two Near East Side Projects Get Housing Tax Credits

  22-05-2018 19:37
  Two Near East Side projects are among the 37 affordable housing projects statewide that have received housing tax credits from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA). Other Columbus neighborhoods with projects that received the credits include Northland, the South Side, and the Hilltop. “Ensuring low income Ohioans have access to healthy job markets and high-performing […]
  
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• Ohio State president seeks info about alleged misconduct

  22-05-2018 19:30
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — The president of Ohio State University has asked alumni for help with an investigation into reports of alleged sexual misconduct by a former university doctor.At issue are allegations against Richard Strauss, who died in 2005. To date, the university has received confidential reports alleging sexual misconduct from male athletes in eight sports.President Michael Drake sent an email Monday to 112,613 alumni who attended the university from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s, wh
  
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• Tracking Severe Weather: Showers & storms expected in central Ohio Tuesday

  22-05-2018 19:27
  WEATHER ALERT: Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Ashland, Ashtabula, Champaign, Clark, Coshocton, Crawford, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Guernsey, Hancock, Hardin, Hocking, Knox, Licking, Logan, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Pickaway, Richland, Ross, Union and Wyandot County until 9 p.m.--The seemingly never-ending pattern of unsettled weather is expected to continue today.The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK has once again placed parts of Central
  
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• Columbus Council on World Affairs & The Columbus Metropolitan Club: India's Ambassador to the U.S.

  22-05-2018 19:24 via youtube.com
  
  
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• COSI Announces Plans for 2019 Science Festival

  22-05-2018 19:05
  Science enthusiasts will have an event all their own come spring 2019. This afternoon, COSI and Battelle announced plans for the COSI Science Festival, a four-day event offering more than 60 ways to engage with science around the central Ohio community and a final day-long “carnival-style” celebration on the Scioto Peninsula outside COSI. It’ll all […]
  
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• Trump suggests summit with North Korea's Kim could be delayed

  22-05-2018 18:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that a planned historic meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un could be delayed. He said, "There's a very substantial chance that it won't work out" for June 12.Trump raised the possibility that the meeting could be pushed back during a White House meeting with South Korea President Moon Jae-in, trying to coordinate strategy as concerns mounted over ensuring a successful outcome for the North Korea summit.Trump told reporters: "If
  
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• Forecast: Stormy Tuesday afternoon on tap

  22-05-2018 17:55
  Today: Mostly cloudy with showers and storms. High 81. SW wind around 10 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 60. NW wind 5-10 mph.
  Tomorrow:Calmer weather returns. Mostly sunny with a high of 79. N wind 5-10 mph.
  Thursday: Sunny. High 83. NE wind around 5 mph.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live Radar Weather Discussion:Showers and thunderstorms are beginning to form in the NW part of the state. These with push to the southeast ahead of a cold front moving into the region
  
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• Spieth, Fowler and Stenson commit to play The Memorial

  22-05-2018 17:51
  
  DUBLIN – Officials of the Memorial Tournament announced that three-time major winner and World No. 3 Jordan Spieth will compete in the Memorial beginning May 28 at Muirfield Village Golf Club.The Tournament also has accepted entries from 2013 FedExCup champion Henrik Stenson and fan favorite Rickie Fowler. The commitments strengthen the Memorial’s field that already includes commitments from Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, Bubba Watson, Zach Johns
  
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• Passenger killed as crash vaults truck into balcony

  22-05-2018 17:27
  
  CINCINNATI — Authorities say a speeding truck was vaulted into a balcony at a Cincinnati apartment building after slamming into two parked cars in a crash that left one man dead.Police believe the 26-year-old driver was going too fast and lost control as he slammed on the brakes at a red light Monday morning. The vehicle went off the road, hit the parked cars and went airborne. The front end of the truck came to rest on a balcony raised several feet off the ground.The driver's father, 47-y
  
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• Steps for parents to keep kids safe during festival season

  22-05-2018 17:21
  
  COLUMBUS, OH - Huge snow plows, dump trucks, and other massive equipment recently lined the race route for the Komen Columbus Race for the Cure.The practice is now becoming standard policy for major events in central Ohio and beyond.“Anything can happen anywhere,” says Sgt. Sam Byrd with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Community Relations Bureau.“One of the things we like to tell people is always think the what ifs – what if this happens, if that happens, and h
  
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• Looking beyond the obvious for festival safety

  22-05-2018 17:21
  COLUMBUS, OH - Huge snow plows, dump trucks, and other massive equipment recently lined the race route for the Komen Columbus Race for the Cure.The practice is now becoming standard policy for major events in central Ohio and beyond.“Anything can happen anywhere,” says Sgt. Sam Byrd with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Community Relations Bureau.“One of the things we like to tell people is always think the what ifs – what if this happens, if that happens, and h
  
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• "Summa --- Laude": Grocery store censors graduation cake inscription

  22-05-2018 17:17
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina woman isn't happy a grocery store censored her honor graduate son's cake, which was supposed to include the Latin phrase "Summa Cum Laude."Cara Koscinski told The Washington Post a cake online from Publix that was supposed to say "Congrats Jacob! Summa Cum Laude class of 2018."She says the online message box did not like the word "cum," the Latin word for "with." The computer marked it as a naughty word and substituted three hyphens.Koscinski said s
  
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• 3 homicides in Columbus

  22-05-2018 16:15
  Four people died in separate incidents between Saturday morning and early Monday, including a suspect shot by Columbus SWAT officers, another suspect apparently beaten by bystanders, and a woman found dead inside a Franklinton home. John William Medlin IV died early Saturday morning after he and an unidentified juvenile fought with a group of people at a Hilltop intersection, according to Homicide Unit Sgt.
  
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• Cinevent Classic Film Fest Celebrates 50 Years

  22-05-2018 16:00
  Cinevent Classic Film Convention returns this Memorial Day weekend for a 50th anniversary celebration of silver screen films and memorabilia. Event chair Michael Haynes talks nostalgia, Maltin and Fritz the Nite Owl. Hope Madden: How has this Cinevent managed to stay fresh and popular for 50 years? Michael Haynes: I think that there’s always a […]
  
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• Woman claims R. Kelly filmed non consensual sex, routinely locked her up

  22-05-2018 15:36
  A woman is suing singer-songwriter R. Kelly for failure to disclose a sexually transmitted disease, and she accuses him of sexual battery. Kelly is one of the most successful R&B singers of all time. His multiple chart-topping hits include "Bump N' Grind" and "I Believe I Can Fly."Kelly is no stranger to controversy. After a series of sexual misconduct allegations by former girlfriends, several music streaming services, including Spotify and Apple, removed Kelly's songs from their featured p
  
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• Woman accuses R. Kelly of sexual battery, giving her herpes

  22-05-2018 15:36
  A woman has filed a lawsuit against R. Kelly, accusing the singer of sexual battery, knowingly infecting her with herpes and locking her in rooms for punishment.Faith Rodgers says in the suit filed Monday in New York that she met Kelly about a year ago after a concert in San Antonio, Texas. The 20-year-old says that during their relationship Kelly "mentally, sexually and verbally" abused her.Kelly's management team declined to comment Tuesday.R. Kelly is one of pop music's best-selling artists,
  
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• We Did It, Together!

  22-05-2018 15:28
  Thanks to you, Recreation Unlimited can make its dream for the Musical Garden a reality! Their plans to enhance the outdoor garden with the addition of a harp, xylophone, and contrabass chimes will be put into place this fall. By supporting this project, community members like you are helping individuals with disabilities experience the joys […]
  
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• For the first time in 226 years, woman to lead the NYSE

  22-05-2018 14:59
  
  The New York Stock Exchange for the first time in its 226-year history will be led by a woman.Stacey Cunningham, who started her career as a floor clerk on the NYSE trading floor, will become the 67th president of the Big Board.Cunningham, who is the chief operating officer for the NYSE Group, becomes president Friday.Since the moment I stepped onto the trading floor, the @NYSE has always held a special place in my heart. I am humbled and honored to have the opportunity to lead this organization
  
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• Anonymous donor gives $10,000 to pay down school lunch debts

  22-05-2018 14:27
  
  WESTBROOK, Maine — An anonymous donor has paid off more than half of a Maine school district's student lunch debts.Westbrook Superintendent Peter Lancia said he received a check from the anonymous donor Monday for $10,000, which would erase more than half of the $17,000 owed by families in the district for student lunches. Lancia tells the Portland Press Herald that the donor does not want to be identified and wanted to help families with unpaid accounts.Lancia says he is not sure how the
  
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• McDonald's workers file sex harassment claims

  22-05-2018 14:05
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Energized by the #MeToo movement, two national advocacy groups are teaming up to lodge sexual harassment complaints against McDonald's on behalf of 10 women who have worked at the fast food restaurant in nine cities.The workers — one of them a 15-year-old from St. Louis — alleged groping, propositions for sex, indecent exposure and lewd comments by supervisors. According to their complaints, when the women reported the harassment, they were ignored or mocked, an
  
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• Can't stop: Most Americans work on vacation

  22-05-2018 12:56
  CBS NEWS - A majority of workers check in with their office when they're on vacation, a new study from job placement agency Accountemps shows.Roughly 56 percent of workers surveyed this year said they touch base with work when they're supposed to be taking a vacation break -- up from 41 percent of workers in 2016. The survey included more than 2,800 workers from 28 U.S. markets.Who are most likely to be checking their emails or answering calls instead of relaxing and enjoying their break?"Millen
  
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• U.S. leads industrialized nations in school shootings; most happen in small-town America

  22-05-2018 12:47
  ATLANTA - If you want to know where mass school shootings are most likely to occur, look no farther than small-town and suburban America.The massacre that killed 10 people at a high school in Texas last week was just the latest to happen in a small or suburban city. Of the 10 deadliest school shootings in the U.S., all but one took place in a town with fewer than 75,000 residents and the vast majority of them were in cities with fewer than 50,000 people.These are seemingly idyllic places to grow
  
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• Teen arrested after slaying of Maryland police officer

  22-05-2018 12:39
  
  PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after the slaying of a Baltimore County, Maryland, police officer, and three other suspects are still being sought, police said Tuesday on Twitter.The Baltimore County Police and Fire Department tweeted that the teen was arrested shortly after the female officer was fatally injured Monday. The police tweet did not explain the delay in announcing the teen's apprehension. The teen's name was not immediately released. Police said he i
  
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• Manhunt for suspects in Baltimore area after officer's death

  22-05-2018 12:39
  
  PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) — Police backed by aircraft and trained dogs scoured a greater Baltimore suburb into the early hours Tuesday, seeking suspects believed armed and dangerous after the death of a female officer.Baltimore County Police Cpl. Shawn Vinson said Monday evening that the enormous manhunt was continuing unabated in the suburban community of Perry Hall, Maryland, where witnesses reported hearing a pop before seeing a Jeep run over the officer Monday afternoon."The dark will not h
  
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• 3 more teens charged in death of Maryland police officer

  22-05-2018 12:39
  
  PERRY HALL, Md. (AP) — Three more teens have been charged as adults with first-degree murder in the death of a Maryland police officer, authorities said Wednesday.Fifteeen-year-old Darrell Jaymar Ward, 16-year-old Derrick Eugene Matthews, and 17-year-old Eugene Robert Genius IV were charged in the killing of officer Amy Caprio and were scheduled to appear at bail hearings Wednesday afternoon, said Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger.The three were taken into custody Tuesd
  
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• Ohio GOP's Ryan Smith eyes speaker nod; timing questioned

  22-05-2018 12:23
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republicans appeared poised to elect former House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger's hand-picked successor to lead the scandal-scarred chamber through the end of the year. That is, if the vote is allowed to go forward.Tuesday's vote on Rosenberger's replacement was added by the chamber's acting leader, President Pro Tem Kirk Schuring. Democrats are challenging the vote as improper, because House rules say only the speaker can add a day to the calendar.Rosenberger resigned in
  
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• Ariana Grande sends love to fans on Manchester anniversary

  22-05-2018 12:22
  
  Ariana Grande shared a message of hope with fans Tuesday on the first anniversary of the bombing at Manchester Arena that killed 22 people.The pop star told survivors and the families of victims that she was "thinking of you all today and every day.""I love you with all of me and am sending you all of the light and warmth I have to offer on this challenging day," she wrote in a tweet that included a bee, the civic symbol of Manchester.Salman Abedi, a 22-year-old Briton of Libyan descent, blew hi
  
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• Miss Nebraska winner of Miss USA competition

  22-05-2018 12:19
  
  Sarah Rose Summers from Nebraska has beaten 50 other women to win the crown at this year's Miss USA competition.Summers, a 23-year-old contestant from Omaha, graduated from Texas Christian University with two degrees and is working on becoming a certified child life specialist. With Monday evening's victory, she takes over from Kara McCullough, who won the competition last year when it was held in Las Vegas.At the start of a two-hour broadcast, the field was immediately narrowed down to 15 conte
  
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• Ohio inmate claims innocence in slaying of 3, wants retrial

  22-05-2018 12:16
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — From the day of his arrest in 1994 for fatally shooting three people, Kevin Keith has proclaimed his innocence. He pointed to alibi witnesses who placed him elsewhere, an alternative suspect and a host of inconsistencies in the evidence against him.Keith's arguments did not stop his conviction and death sentence for killing two women and a 4-year-old girl in what prosecutors said was retaliation for his arrest in a northern Ohio drug sweep. In 2010, then-Gov. Ted Stri
  
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