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• Police searching for person of interest, vehicle in Upper Arlington homicide

  15-06-2018 23:08
  
  The Upper Arlington Police Department has released new information regarding their investigation into a homicide earlier this week.The incident happened Monday about 4:30 p.m. Monday in the 1600 block of West Lane Avenue.Authorities say Charles McCoy was stabbed to death.Police are asking for help in locating a vehicle and a person of interest.The vehicle is a dark green 1997 Ford Expedition, Eddie Bauer Edition with Ohio plate GRG8563.The vehicle is registered to Jeffrey Blaire Harrison, who is
  
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• About 2,000 minors separated from families at the border

  15-06-2018 22:18
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 2,000 children have been separated from their families at the U.S. border over a six-week period during a crackdown on illegal entries, according to Department of Homeland Security figures obtained Friday by The Associated Press.The figures show that 1,995 minors were separated from 1,940 adults from April 19 through May 31. The separations were not broken down by age, and included separations for illegal entry, immigration violations or possible criminal conduct b
  
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• Authorities: Woman's death, Rhoden family slaying don't seem linked

  15-06-2018 21:43
  
  LATHAM, Ohio (AP) — State investigators reviewing the death of a woman found in woods in southern Ohio say they have no reason to believe it's linked to the slayings of some of her relatives in a 2016 family massacre.Authorities say 35-year-old Violet Taylor, of Latham, was found Monday along a rural road, roughly 60 miles south of Columbus. They haven't shared other details.A spokesman says Ohio's Bureau of Criminal Investigation is reviewing whether foul play was involved. An autopsy was
  
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• Around Columbus: Charity Newsies Statue Dedication

  15-06-2018 21:21 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Concert Preview & Interview: Midge Ure

  15-06-2018 20:30
  Scottish singer-songwriter Midge Ure’s five-decade body of work is stunningly captured in his latest album, Orchestrated, a symphonic chronicle of the innovative, impactful material he produced as the front man of electronica pioneers Ultravox, and his excellent solo catalog. Ure’s prototypes have long showcased a flair for sonic expansiveness and flourish, but the lush arrangements he […]
  
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• White House: Trump doesn't really oppose immigration bill

  15-06-2018 20:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ignited eleventh-hour confusion Friday over Republican efforts to push immigration legislation through the House, when he said he wouldn't sign a "moderate" package. But the White House later walked back the comments, formally endorsing the measure and saying Trump had been confused.The campaign-season tumult erupted as GOP leaders put finishing touches on a pair of Republican bills: a hard-right proposal and a middle-ground plan negotiated by the p
  
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• Trump says he won't sign GOP bill that would stop separating families at border

  15-06-2018 20:21
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ignited eleventh-hour confusion Friday over Republican efforts to push immigration through the House next week, saying he won't sign a "moderate" package. A top House Republican said the chamber would not tackle the issue without Trump's backing.The tumult erupted days before GOP leaders planned campaign-season votes on a pair of Republican bills: a hard-right proposal and a middle-ground plan negotiated by the party's conservative and moderate wing
  
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• 4-year-old abducted and sexually assaulted; tells police 'a monster took me'

  15-06-2018 19:11
  
  AVONDALE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a 4-year-old Pennsylvania girl abducted from her bedroom and sexually assaulted by a stranger told them “a monster took me when I was sleeping.”The Chester County district attorney’s office says Humberto Guzman-Garcia is charged with kidnapping, aggravated indecent assault, attempted rape and related charges. The 35-year-old suspect’s last known address was in Avondale.Authorities say Guzman-Garcia broke into the family’s A
  
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• New sculpture to recognize Westerville's Prohibition history

  15-06-2018 19:10
  
  WESTERVILLE, Ohio (AP) - A central Ohio city once considered ground zero for Prohibition is unveiling a sculpture commemorating the city's role in the movement.Officials in Westerville planned to dedicate the sculpture, "The American Issue" by artist Matthew Gray Palmer, on Friday evening.The sculpture recalls the era when Westerville was a village of 1,500 residents, many of whom moved to central Ohio to establish the Anti-Saloon League.A wedge recalling the way Prohibition divided the country
  
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• Oscar Robertson to receive NBA's Lifetime Achievement Award

  15-06-2018 18:50
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson will be honored with the NBA's Lifetime Achievement Award at the NBA Awards on June 25.Robertson, the career leader with 181 triple-doubles and the first player to average one for a season, was the NBA's Rookie of the Year in 1961, MVP in 1964 and won a championship with Milwaukee in 1971. The guard was a nine-time selection to the All-NBA first team and was voted one of the league's 50 greatest players.He also was co-captain of the 1960 U.S. t
  
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• City Developing New Process for Neighborhood Plans

  15-06-2018 18:37
  The City of Columbus is developing a new approach to how it works with residents and community groups to update neighborhood plans. As part of that process, it will be adopting a new set of standardized policies meant to guide development citywide. The new initiative – called the Columbus Citywide Planning Policies (or C2P2 for […]
  
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• Ohio woman who killed 2 teens while texting sentenced to prison

  15-06-2018 18:21
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman who drifted off a road while texting and struck and killed two teenage girls has been sentenced to six years in prison.Twenty-five-year-old Natasha Boggs, of New Franklin, asked for forgiveness before being sentenced Friday in Akron.Boggs pleaded guilty in March to two counts of involuntary manslaughter, and one count each of vehicular assault and attempted tampering with evidence for the deaths of 14-year-old Taylor Galloway, of Akron, and 14-year-old Ambe
  
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• Blue Jackets announce 2018 preseason schedule

  15-06-2018 18:17
  
  The Columbus Blue Jackets will play eight preseason games including four home games at Nationwide Arena ahead of the 2018-19 season.The team will play four sets of home and road games against the Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues and Pittsburgh Penguins.The regular season schedule is expected to be released on Thursday, June 21.The full preseason schedule is listed below (homes games in bold):Monday, Sept. 17 vs. Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18 vs. Chicago Blackhawks,
  
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• Rules & Reference Cmte: Proposed Short Term Rental Legislation 6/14/18

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• Pixar, Tag and Loads of Movies for Fathers Day Weekend

  15-06-2018 18:00
  Looking for something fun to do with Dad this weekend? Lots of options, including a 50th anniversary release of 2001: A Space Odyssey in 70mm, which begins a week-long run at Gateway Film Center this weekend. Or, there’s some new Pixar, an amiable game of Tag, a better-than-expected remake, some new horror, family drama…a bit […]
  
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• Judge jails ex-Trump campaign chair Manafort ahead of trial

  15-06-2018 17:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman is going to jail.Paul Manafort was ordered into custody Friday after a federal judge revoked his house arrest, citing newly filed obstruction of justice charges. The move by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson came after prosecutors accused Manafort and a longtime associate of witnesses tampering.Manafort is the first Trump campaign official to be jailed as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. His att
  
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• Restaurant Roundup: News from Preston’s, Watershed, Hills Market and more

  15-06-2018 17:20
  Columbus has so many new restaurants, expansions, menu updates and other changes, sometimes it’s hard to keep up with everything. That’s why our Restaurant Roundup series was designed to keep you informed with the latest and greatest updates. Here’s what’s new in the local dining scene: Preston’s & Watershed Enter the Blended Burger Project The […]
  
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• One killed in crash near Upper Arlington

  15-06-2018 16:52
  
  COLUMBUS - Perry Township Police and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal crash in west Columbus.It happened around 9:35 a.m. Friday on US-33 between Zollinger and Nottingham Drive.The person was pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials.Both directions of US-33 on Riverside Drive were closed for a short time and have since reopened. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• 1 killed in crash near Upper Arlington

  15-06-2018 16:52
  COLUMBUS - Perry Township Police and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal crash in west Columbus.It happened around 9:35 a.m. Friday on US-33 between Zollinger and Nottingham Drive.The person was pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials.Both directions of US-33 on Riverside Drive were closed for a short time and have since reopened.
  
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• Firefighter, 5 others injured in Tulsa gas explosion

  15-06-2018 16:32
  
  TULSA, Oklahoma - A Tulsa fire spokesman says a firefighter is now hospitalized in stable condition after being burned when a ruptured natural gas pipeline exploded.Capt. Stan May said Friday that doctors are waiting for Capt. Greg Delozier's swelling to subside to determent the degree of his injuries.Delozier and four Oklahoma Natural Gas workers were injured Thursday afternoon in the explosion and fire that followed the rupture. An initial report said one of the injured was a bystander.Utility
  
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• The Madery at COhatch Merges Makers with Socially-Conscious Spirits

  15-06-2018 16:30
  The Madery makers market has a sign visible as soon as you descend the stairs from the first floor of Worthington coworking space COhatch: “To disrupt the world around us and end the cycle of injustice through empowerment and opportunity.” Talking with a few of the business owners in the space, this mission matches their own all […]
  
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• Trump says he wants "my people" to sit at attention for him like people do for Kim Jong Un

  15-06-2018 16:20
  
  President Trump declared in a spur-of-the-moment interview with "Fox and Friends" Friday morning that he wants people to sit at attention for him like they do for North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.Kim stands accused of leading a murderous regime that starves its own people. But President Trump has heaped praise on Kim since meeting with him in Singapore, saying repeatedly that the two have "good chemistry.""Hey, he is the head of a country and I mean he is the strong head," President Trump told
  
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• President Trump says he wants "my people" to sit at attention for him like people do for Kim Jong Un

  15-06-2018 16:20
  
  President Trump declared in a spur-of-the-moment interview with "Fox and Friends" Friday morning that he wants people to sit at attention for him like they do for North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.Kim stands accused of leading a murderous regime that starves its own people. But President Trump has heaped praise on Kim since meeting with him in Singapore, saying repeatedly that the two have "good chemistry.""Hey, he is the head of a country and I mean he is the strong head," President Trump told
  
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• Community Pride Changes Security Plan for Saturday’s Festival

  15-06-2018 16:12
  The Columbus Community Pride, initially launched to offer an LGBTQ celebration without a police presence, has hit some snags in the search for event security. After originally contracting with black trans-owned Highland Security & Investigations (HSI), Community Pride hosts Black, Queer & Intersectional Columbus (BQIC) discovered that the company has collaborated with ICE and employs […]
  
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• Police: Road rage led to shooting that killed boy, wounded 3

  15-06-2018 14:48
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) — A 23-year-old man has been accused of opening fire on four people outside a suburban Denver dental office, killing a boy and wounding his mother and brother, in what police on Friday called an act of road rage.Police in the city of Westminster said Jeremy Webster did not know or have any connection to the victims. They have not provided more detail about what led to the shooting Thursday in the parking lot of a business complex about 14 miles (23 kilometers) north
  
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• Boy dies, his brother, mom critical after Colorado shooting

  15-06-2018 14:48
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. — One boy died and his brother and mom were in critical condition Thursday following a shooting in a suburban Denver parking lot, according to police.Westminster police released a statement saying a man unrelated to the other three victims was also shot but is expected to survive.Department spokeswoman Cheri Spottke said a man suspected in the attack is in custody. A motive wasn't immediately clear, she said.Authorities didn't immediately release the suspect's name.Polic
  
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• Police identify women killed in Ohio crime rampage

  15-06-2018 14:28
  
  TRENTON, Ohio (AP) — Police have identified two women believed to have been killed by a man that led officers on an hours-long standoff in southwest Ohio.The Butler County Sheriff's office says the 45-year-old suspect shot and killed 27-year-old Megan Motter and dumped her body in Madison Township.The investigation into Motter's death led deputies to an apartment in Trenton Wednesday, where they say the suspect shot at them and took three women hostage.Negotiators tried to talk the man out
  
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• FBI to investigate Discovery Tours that failed to deliver trips

  15-06-2018 14:17
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The FBI has opened an investigation into an Ohio company that failed to deliver on pre-paid field trips for more than a dozen schools and thousands of students from across the state.A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Cleveland said Thursday it makes sense for the FBI to investigate Discovery Tours Inc. because of the number of Ohio counties involved.Hundreds of consumer complaints have been filed with the state attorney general.Discovery Tours is accused of taki
  
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• Kellogg recalls Honey Smacks because of salmonella potential

  15-06-2018 13:29
  
  The Kellogg Company is voluntarily recalling some of its Honey Smacks cereal after salmonella infected 73 people in 31 states.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says most of the outbreaks were in California, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania.The recall affects 15.3-ounce packages with the UPS Code 3800039103 and 23-ounce packages with the UPS Code 3800014810. Both have best used by dates from June 14, 2018, through June 14, 2019.Consumers are advised to throw the cereal away a
  
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• Afghan official: US drone kills Pakistan Taliban chief

  15-06-2018 13:21
  
  A U.S. drone strike in northeastern Kunar province killed Pakistan Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah, the insurgent leader who ordered the assassination of Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, an Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman said Friday.In a telephone interview, Mohammad Radmanish said Fazlullah and two other insurgents were killed early Thursday morning.According to a statement attributed to U.S. Forces-Afghanistan spokesman Lt. Col Martin O'Donnell, the U.S. carried out a "counterterro
  
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• Chillicothe Police warns residents of credit card skimmers

  15-06-2018 13:05
  
  The Chillicothe Police Department has several reports of possible credit card fraud believed to be due to possible credit card skimmers.According to officials, possible credit card skimmers were recently placed at several gas stations around town.Police are advising anyone who has used a card at any local gas stations to check their bank statements for any suspicious activity.If you notice any charges you did not make, contact your credit card company and Chillicothe Police at 740-773-1191.Here
  
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• Fitbit employees charged with having stolen trade secrets

  15-06-2018 12:34
  
  U.S. prosecutors have charged one current and five former employees of San Francisco-based Fitbit, Inc. with possessing trade secrets stolen from rival company Jawbone.An indictment filed Thursday in federal court in Northern California says the employees received the stolen trade secrets after leaving Jawbone and knew they were not supposed to have them.Both companies made fitness tracking devices and tussled over patents in court. Jawbone's parent company, AliphCom, Inc., is no longer in busin
  
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• Trump approves plan to impose tough China tariffs

  15-06-2018 12:19
  
  President Donald Trump has approved a plan to impose punishing tariffs on tens of billions of dollars of Chinese goods as early as Friday, a move that could put his trade policies on a collision course with his push to rid the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons.Trump has long vowed to fulfill his campaign pledge to clamp down on what he considers unfair Chinese trading practices. But his calls for billions in tariffs could complicate his efforts to maintain China's support in his negotiations w
  
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• Police search for two armed robbery suspects in west Columbus

  15-06-2018 12:14
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police is searching for two male suspects wanted for robbing a gas station at gunpoint in west Columbus.Police were called at 1 a.m. for a robbery at the Marathon gas station located at 3933 Sullivant Avenue.Store employees told police two males entered the store around 12:30 a.m. Friday.The first suspect pulled a gun while the other jumped over the counter. The second male took cash and the cash tray before both suspects left the store on foot, accordin
  
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• It’s PRIDE Time!

  15-06-2018 07:04
  The first Pride march in Columbus was held in June 1981—with only 200 people in attendance. This year, Stonewall Columbus is celebrating the 37th Year of PRIDE here in our community. In 2017, 215 unique marching contingents, representing a vast array of nonprofits, community organizations, corporate sponsors, small businesses, political candidates and activists joined the […]
  
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• Roller coaster derails, drops 2 riders 30 feet; 6 injured

  15-06-2018 05:09
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Six people have been taken to a hospital after a roller coaster in Florida derailed, leaving some riders dangling 34 feet above the ground.According to the Daytona Beach Fire Department's Twitter account, two riders fell to the ground from the ride at Daytona Beach Boardwalk Thursday night. It says a total of 10 riders were rescued. It says the extent of their injuries wasn't immediately known.The Daytona Beach Police tweeted that it was assisting the fire department.
  
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• Riders plunge 34 feet, 6 injured in roller coaster derail

  15-06-2018 05:09
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A roller coaster that derailed in Florida had been put out of service by state inspectors twice in the past year and a half because of problems with the ride.Two riders fell 34 feet when their car derailed Thursday night and was left dangling from the track. Firefighters used ladders to pull eight others to safety high above the Daytona Beach Boardwalk."The front car which was holding four passengers completely came off the tracks," said Daytona Beach Fire spokeswoman
  
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• Short North businesses counting on crowds for Columbus Pride

  15-06-2018 03:41
  The city of Columbus is just about ready for pride weekend.A half a million people are estimated to pack the city starting Friday.Businesses in the Short North Arts District are counting on that foot traffic, but some tell 10TV they'll actually close their doors on Saturday.In the heart of the Short North, retailer Happy Go Lucky is known for its funky collection that's made for everybody."We really want to have everyone come in and feel included regardless of anything. We want everyone to feel
  
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• Sessions cites Bible to defend separating immigrant families

  15-06-2018 03:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions cited the Bible on Thursday in his defense of his border policy that is resulting in hundreds of immigrant children being separated from their parents after they enter the U.S. illegally.Sessions, speaking in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on immigration, pushed back against criticism he had received over the policy. On Wednesday, a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church said that separating mothers from their babies was "immoral."Sessions said many of
  
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• Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. arrested on rape charges

  15-06-2018 03:05
  
  ENCINITAS, Calif. — Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. has been arrested on charges of rape and other sex crimes on the day he was to appear in court on an unrelated burglary charge.The San Diego Union-Tribune reports sheriff's deputies arrested Winslow on Thursday at his home in the San Diego suburb of Encinitas.He was charged with two counts of rape, two counts of kidnapping with intent to commit rape and single counts of forcible sodomy, oral copulation and indecent exposure.He is fre
  
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• Family of man killed in Upper Arlington wants answers following suspect's release

  15-06-2018 03:02
  Two days after Jeffery Lamar Smith turned himself in, accused of stabbing to death 30-year-old Charles "Chuck" McCoy, prosecutors and law enforcement say they might have made a mistake."How is it possible for it to be a mistake," Dawn Peck said.Peck is McCoy's aunt. She says the family went from being devastated following his death to glad once the person police said might have been responsible was caught.Now, they're frustrated."It's frustrating because it's like, you know, we're thinking OK, y
  
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• 3 killed in separate crashes involving motorcycles in Columbus area

  15-06-2018 02:29
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Three people are dead after three separate crashes involving motorcycles in the Columbus area on Thursday.The first happened just before 8 a.m. on Thursday involving a car and a motorcycle on I-270 southbound near I-670.The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. He was later identified as 27-year-old Daniel Jones-Quartey and was wearing a helmet.The second crash happened around 1:45 p.m. in north Columbus at Morse Road and Sinclair Road when a motorcycle and anothe
  
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• Pence to be welcomed by ‘Big LGBTQ Dance Party’ in Columbus

  15-06-2018 01:45
  
  Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to visit Columbus on Friday to speak about tax reform.The vice president will be speaking at the America First Policies event at the Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel.He’ll be met by what organizers are calling the “Big LGBTQ Dance Party.”Pence’s visit happens on the first day of the Columbus Pride Festival.“We want to counter that anti-LGBT attitude that they have with a big, positive, loving dance party," said Jay Smith, on
  
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• LIVE: Rules & Reference Committee: Proposed Short Term Rental Legislation 6/14/18

  15-06-2018 01:36 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Colorado police say 2 adults, 2 kids shot outside dentist

  15-06-2018 01:05
  
  WESTMINSTER, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say two adults and two children have been shot in a parking lot behind a Colorado's dentist's office.Westminster Police Department spokeswoman Cheri Spottke says the suspect in the shootings is at large. The Denver Post reports that the condition of the injured adults and children was not known.Spottke says the shootings happened Thursday around 3 p.m.Video footage at the scene showed police focusing on an office complex that holds several dental offic
  
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