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• Additional ex-wrestlers at Ohio State defend congressman

  10-07-2018 23:49
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Several former Ohio State University wrestlers are backing U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan in a dispute over what the congressman knew about alleged sexual abuse of wrestlers while coaching at the school.The statements from 15 individuals released by a Virginia public relations firm Tuesday include comments from wrestlers who say they knew nothing of the allegations and those who acknowledge possible issues with the doctor at the focus of an investigation.All back Jordan's assertion he kne
  
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• eSports sparking entrepreneurship and scholarship opportunities in central Ohio

  10-07-2018 23:36
  Headphones and keyboards may be the only tools needed for the newest college level sport. It's called eSports, competitive video gaming."Just like you can watch the MBA or professional football, you can watch professional video gamers where they play against each other in competitive video games," said Justin Kogge, owner of Game Arena, Hilliard's newest eSports arena.Several Ohio colleges and universities, including OSU, Miami, Tiffin, Lourdes and Ashland Universities are starting athletic prog
  
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• CNG West Fueling Facility Opening

  10-07-2018 23:34 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Columbus Library branches designated "safe place" for homeless youth

  10-07-2018 23:19
  Connecting young people in need to help - that's the aim of a new partnership involving the Columbus Metropolitan Library.And there are new options for youth with no place else to turn.It is a reality no one wants to be true: An estimated 2000 young people in Columbus, homeless."That breaks my heart every time I go home, knowing that I have a home to go to, and these young people do not," said Kyra Crockett-Hodge.She leads youth outreach at Huckleberry House, the only youth shelter in Columbus."
  
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• Columbus Library branches designate "safe place" for homeless youth

  10-07-2018 23:19
  Connecting young people in need to help - that's the aim of a new partnership involving the Columbus Metropolitan Library.And there are new options for youth with no place else to turn.It is a reality no one wants to be true: An estimated 2000 young people in Columbus, homeless."That breaks my heart every time I go home, knowing that I have a home to go to, and these young people do not," said Kyra Crockett-Hodge.She leads youth outreach at Huckleberry House, the only youth shelter in Columbus."
  
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• Candidates for Ohio governor square off at same event

  10-07-2018 23:01
  Speaking before the Ohio Association of Regional Councils Tuesday, which serves more than 1,500 local governments, Democrat Richard Cordray, and Attorney General Mike DeWine found themselves at odds with each other on a variety of topics.While the two never shared the same stage; they answered similar questions.Cordray took aim at the state's opioid epidemic laying blame on DeWine."On his watch, the opioid deaths tripled in Ohio, that's a fact there's no wishing that away," he said.DeWine respon
  
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• France advances to World Cup final, beats Belgium 1-0

  10-07-2018 23:00
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — France is back in the World Cup final for the first time since Zinedine Zidane's headbutt in 2006.Twelve years after one of soccer's most infamous moments, Samuel Umtiti used his head to score from a corner kick in the 51st minute and earn France a 1-0 victory over Belgium on Tuesday in the first of the all-European semifinals.The French danced on the field after the final whistle and shook the hand of Thierry Henry, who helped Les Bleus win the World Cup in 1
  
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• Healthy Living Festival Preview: Yoga, Snacks, Supplements & More

  10-07-2018 22:57
  There’s no one way to live a healthy lifestyle and that’s why Columbus Underground is bringing back the Healthy Living Festival for the third year! You can explore tons of local businesses focused on wellness, all in one place. This year, we’re getting out of the city and getting outside at Jorgensen Farms on July […]
  
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• Dublin City Schools will put levy on November ballot

  10-07-2018 22:46
  Dublin City Schools are asking taxpayers for more money. The school board voted to put a levy on the ballot in November.The district said enrollment has increased by 2,400 students in the last 10 years and 3000 more students are expected in the next 10 years.The issue is a 5.9 mil operating levy along with no new millage bond and operating levies.The plan would be to build two new elementary schools and a middle school, build additions on the high schools, create a centralized preschool in the c
  
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• Photo shows four badass Thai Navy SEALs who stayed with boys in cave

  10-07-2018 21:50
  
  The Thai Navy SEALs shared a photo of four brave men who stayed with the soccer team trapped inside a cave as the world celebrated their successful rescue mission. The photo shows four SEALs in sunglasses and masks, with their gear hanging from their bodies, giving a thumbs up. The photo appears to have been taken inside the cave or near its entrance. The leader of the rescue operation said on Tuesday that all of the SEALs are now out, just like all 12 boys and their coach."Hooyah Hooyah Hooyah,
  
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• 2 from Plain City wanted in alleged federal meth trafficking conspiracy

  10-07-2018 21:18
  
  DAYTON – A federal indictment unsealed today charged seven people with engaging in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in the Miami Valley and across southern and central Ohio.Two of those people are from Plain City and are considered fugitives: Joshua Leach, 34, and Brandi Danyell Loy, aka Brandi Richey, 34. Both are indicted with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, a crime punishable by a sentence of at least ten years and up to life in prison. The six-c
  
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• Man says he left baby after car crash because he was heavy

  10-07-2018 21:00
  
  MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A man told investigators he left a 5-month-old baby boy in the woods after a weekend car crash because the baby was very heavy, court records said.Officers found the baby — cold and hungry — under a pile of debris and sticks early Sunday, several hours after the crash.Francis Carlton Crowley, 32, is scheduled to appear in court in Missoula Tuesday on charges of assault on a minor and criminal endangerment.Deputies were called to Lolo Hot Springs at 8 p.m.
  
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• Blacklick woman indicted for allegedly stealing from Developmental Disabilities board

  10-07-2018 20:52
  
  A 47-year-old Blacklick woman has been indicted on three counts associated with the theft of thousands of dollars from the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities.Tiffany Diggs was charged with one count of Theft in Office (F-3), one count of Tampering with Government Records (F-3), and one count of Filing Incomplete, False and Fraudulent Returns (F-5).According to a press release, Diggs transferred more than $26,000 into her personal account during a 10-month span.Diggs was employed as a
  
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• Concert Preview & Interview: Barenaked Ladies

  10-07-2018 20:49
  Author’s Note: This article is the last of a three-part series profiling each of the artists on the tour. Read my previous conversations with KT Tunstall and Better Than Ezra. Winnipeg, 1991. Vincent Massey Collegiate. We were at a rehearsal for our 10th grade musical, Dames at Sea – probably on a Saturday afternoon when […]
  
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• Five New Tenants Announced at Gateway

  10-07-2018 20:34
  After several high profile closures at the Gateway in the University District (including Mad Mex and Ugly Tuna Saloona), representatives from the development have unveiled a new lineup of tenants today that will account for 14,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. The five new restaurants and stores include the following: Abercrombie & Fitch […]
  
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• New restaurants and retail shops to open near Ohio State campus

  10-07-2018 20:18
  
  COLUMBUS – Five new storefronts will open this fall at the Gateway-Universty District including a coffee shop, two bar and grills and a pair of clothing stores.The five additions represent more than 14,000 square feet of space at Gateway – University District.Coffee Connections – Opening Fall 2018
  Located at 1572 N. High Street, the family-owned coffee house has a common goal of uniting people with its wide array of beverages, in an environment where people can easily connect.
  
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• New coffee house, Abercrombie and others to open near University district

  10-07-2018 20:18
  
  COLUMBUS – Five new storefronts will open this fall at the Gateway-Universty District including a coffee shop, two bar and grills and a pair of clothing stores. The five additions represent more than 14,000 square feet of space at Gateway – University District.Coffee Connections – Opening Fall 2018: 1572 N. High Street, the family-owned coffee house has a common goal of uniting people with its wide array of beverages, in an environment where people can easily connect. From hand
  
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• Reynoldsburg man gets 5 years for bilking clients out of more than $1.4 million

  10-07-2018 19:21
  
  COLUMBUS – A Reynoldsburg man was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 60 months in prison for charges related to a $1.4 million investment fraud scheme that defrauded at least 44 individuals.According to court documents, between July 2011 and June 2013, Edward J. Campbell operated an investment business known as Rosewood Consulting LLC in Baltimore, Ohio.Campbell told victims their money would be invested through Rosewood Consulting into two types of investment programs: historical b
  
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• MyCannX Looks to Form Medical Cannabis Network Built on Outreach, Education

  10-07-2018 19:13
  MyCannX, a Maryland-based company focused on community outreach and education around medical marijuana, is making the move to Ohio. As the state nears its September 8 deadline to make the drug available to patients, MyCannX — currently operating in Maryland and Washington D.C. — is beginning to establish its Ohio network of potential patients, physicians […]
  
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• "Dangerous" man with Ohio ties wanted in Kentucky for escaping police custody

  10-07-2018 19:05
  
  COLUMBUS -- A man with ties to Columbus is wanted after escaping police custody and stealing a vehicle in Martin County Kentucky.The Franklin County Sheriff's Office sent out a safety alert Tuesday concerning Mark Allen Crouch, AKA Mark Mills, who escaped while being transported to a county detention center.Crouch is described as 6-foot-2-inches tall and weighing 205 pounds. He has a tattoo on his right neck with “Riley” and Elisha” on his left forearm.His chest area also is he
  
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• NFL players union files grievance over anthem policy

  10-07-2018 19:00
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL Players Association filed a grievance with the league on Tuesday challenging its national anthem policy.The union says that the new policy, which the league imposed without consultation with the NFLPA, is inconsistent with the collective bargaining agreement and infringes on players' rights.In May, the NFL approved its national anthem policy at its owners meetings in Atlanta. The policy allows players to protest during the national anthem by staying in the locker ro
  
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• Original Winnie-the-Pooh map breaks auction record

  10-07-2018 18:12
  
  LONDON (AP) — The original hand-drawn map of Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Woods has sold at auction for 430,000 pounds ($571,000), a record price for a book illustration.E.H. Shepard's drawing sold at Sotheby's in London on Tuesday for almost three-times its pre-sale estimate.Shepard's 1926 sketch features beloved characters including Pooh and Christopher Robin, and landmarks including "Bee Tree" and "Eeyore's Gloomy Place."It was last sold in 1970 for 1,700 pounds.Shepard's illustration
  
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• Trump: 'Tell people not to come to our country illegally'

  10-07-2018 17:09
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he has a solution to the federal government missing a court-imposed deadline to reunite migrant children with their families: "Tell people not to come to our country illegally."On Monday, Trump's administration acknowledged it would not meet a Tuesday deadline set by a San Diego federal judge to reunite detained children under 5 with their families.Addressing questions about the missed deadline before departing the White House on Tuesday for Eu
  
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• Summer scams: 4 costly tricks targeting central Ohioans

  10-07-2018 16:27
  
  COLUMBUS -- The Better Business Bureau is sounding the alarm on four scams that affected central Ohio in June 2018.1. Government Grant Scam: The most prevalent type of scam in June was the government grant scam. Scammers will contact consumers in a variety of ways, including phone, email or Facebook Messenger, telling them they qualify for a government grant. To receive the grant, the consumer must first pay a "fee". BBB wants consumers to know the government will not contact anyone directly for
  
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• Man arrested in Ohio after car accident in Arizona killed 4

  10-07-2018 15:25
  
  FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. — An Arizona grand jury has indicted a man on manslaughter charges in the deaths of four pedestrians near Phoenix four months ago.Maricopa County Sheriff's officials say 27-year-old Alex Bashaw moved to Ohio after the March 23 collision.They say he's been arrested on the grand jury warrant and is awaiting extradition to Maricopa County.It was unclear Monday night if Bashaw has a lawyer yet.Authorities say the SUV Bashaw was driving jumped a curb and struck married cou
  
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• NEXT: Three Scenarios for the Columbus Crew

  10-07-2018 15:06
  I was one of the first people who entered Crew Stadium. In the spring of 1999, about a week before the first official game was to be played, the Stadium was opened up to the general public, to walk around and marvel and gaze at. I arrived with my family in tow near the front […]
  
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• Daring rescue saves all 12 boys, soccer coach from Thai cave

  10-07-2018 14:47
  
  MAE SAI, Thailand — All 12 boys and their soccer coach have been rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, the Thai navy SEALs said Tuesday, ending an 18-day ordeal that riveted people around the world.The SEALs, who were central to the rescue effort, said on their Facebook page that the remaining four boys and their 25-year-old coach were all brought out safely Tuesday. Eight of the boys had been brought out of the cave by a team of Thai and international divers on Sunday and Mond
  
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• Survivor speaks out after multi-car crash kills man, 4 daughters

  10-07-2018 13:31
  
  PHILADELPHIA— One survivor of a deadly multi-car crash in Townsend, Delaware on Friday is speaking about the chaotic moments before the impact and also about the trauma of surviving a horrific incident. CBS Philadelphia reports that moments before a Ford F-350 pickup truck slammed into a minivan, killing five members of the same family, it plowed into 24-year-old Brian Kern's Mercury Sable.Kern had been driving back to Bethlehem from a weeklong vacation in Virginia Beach.The wreck happened
  
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• Northern Ohio mayor resigns over allegations that he slapped a woman

  10-07-2018 13:18
  
  An Ohio mayor who was charged with assaulting a woman in Florida has announced he is stepping down from office.Macedonia Mayor Joseph Migliorini said Monday while he cannot comment on the allegations, he is resigning effective immediately.Police say Migliorini pulled a woman's hair and slapped her outside of a restaurant in Florida in April. He was charged with misdemeanor battery.Court records show the charge will be dismissed once Migliorini completes a 12-hour anger management course.Migliori
  
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• Federal judge denies Trump administration request to detain immigrant children

  10-07-2018 12:56
  
  A California federal judge on Monday rejected the Trump administration's efforts to detain immigrant families for long terms, calling it a "cynical attempt" to undo a longstanding court settlement. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee said the federal government had failed to present new evidence to support revising a court order that limits detaining children who crossed the border illegally for extended periods.The Department of Justice asked Gee to alter a 1997 settlement, which provides the framewo
  
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• Dozens of immigrant children will be reunited with parents

  10-07-2018 11:36
  
  Dozens of immigrant children will be released from detention centers and reunited with their parents Tuesday.A government lawyer said Monday at least 54 children under the age of 5 would join their parents by a court-ordered deadline, only about half the 100 or so children covered by the order. The Trump administration was working on final background checks for another five children ahead of Tuesday's deadline.Parents in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody "for the most part" are be
  
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• How Apple's app store changed our world

  10-07-2018 11:33
  
  A decade ago, Apple opened a store peddling iPhone apps, unlocking the creativity of software developers and letting users truly make their mobile devices their own.The resulting explosion of phone apps — there are now more than 2 million for the iPhone alone — has changed daily life for billions of people around the world.It has unleashed new ways for us to work and play — and to become so distracted that we sometimes forget to look up from our screens. It has created new indu
  
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• George Clooney reported hurt in motorcycle crash in Italy

  10-07-2018 11:11
  
  ROME - Italian media say actor George Clooney has been hospitalized after he was involved in an accident while riding a motorcycle in Sardinia.Local daily La Nuova Sardegna says Clooney's injuries aren't serious, but that he was taken to the John Paul II hospital emergency room. Police said they have no information, and the hospital didn't respond to requests for comment.The daily says the 57-year-old Clooney had been headed to a film set on Tuesday when his motorbike was hit by a car. Private M
  
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• George Clooney released after motorcycle crash in Italy

  10-07-2018 11:11
  
  Actor George Clooney was taken to the hospital in Sardinia and released after being involved in an accident while riding his motorcycle, hospital officials said.The John Paul II hospital in Olbia said Clooney was released Tuesday. Local media that had gathered at the hospital said Clooney is believed to have left through a side exit.Local daily La Nuova Sardegna said the 57-year-old Clooney had been headed to a film set on Tuesday when his motorbike was hit by a car. Private Mediaset, citing gos
  
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• George Clooney "fine" after motorbike crash in Italy

  10-07-2018 11:11
  
  ROME (AP) — Actor George Clooney was taken to the hospital in Sardinia and released after being involved in an accident while riding his motor scooter on the Italian island Tuesday, hospital officials said."He is recovering at his home and will be fine," Clooney spokesman Stan Rosenfield told The Associated Press in an email.The John Paul II hospital in Olbia confirmed Clooney was treated there and released after Tuesday's accident. Local media representatives who had gathered at the hospi
  
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• 3rd mission underway at Thai cave, aims to rescue all left

  10-07-2018 08:56
  
  MAE SAI, Thailand- Divers have begun the third phase of the rescue of a youth soccer team trapped for more than two weeks in a flooded cave in northern Thailand and aim to bring out the last four boys and their coach Tuesday, the top rescue official said.The eight boys brought out by divers over the previous two days are in "high spirits" and have strong immune systems because they are soccer players, a senior health official said. Doctors were being cautious because of the infection risk and we
  
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• 11th soccer player rescued from Thai cave

  10-07-2018 08:56
  
  MAE SAI, Thailand- CBS News has confirmed that an 11th boy has been carried out of a cave system in Thailand. CBS says the boy will be taken to a field where he will then be transported to the hospital.Divers began the third phase of the rescue of that youth soccer team trapped for more than two weeks in a flooded cave in northern Thailand and aim to bring out the last three boys and their coach Tuesday, the top rescue official said.The eight boys brought out by divers over the previous two days
  
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• 2 men shot inside car in southeast Columbus

  10-07-2018 04:20
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - All lanes of South Hamilton Road were closed north of I-70 following a shooting Monday night.Columbus police said officers were called to the area of South Hamilton Road and I-70 just before 10 p.m.Two males were shot inside of a black Acura and were taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition, according to police.Authorities later learned that the victims' injuries were not life-threatening.Investigators were looking at two cars at the scene. It is not clear where the s
  
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• 2 males shot inside car in southeast Columbus

  10-07-2018 04:20
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - All lanes of South Hamilton Road were closed north of I-70 following shooting investigation Monday night.Columbus police said officers were called to the area of South Hamilton Road and I-70 just before 10 p.m.Two males were shot inside of a black Acura and were taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition, according to police.Investigators learned later their injuries were not to be life-threatening.Police were looking at two cars on the scene in the southbound lanes of
  
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• McConnell leaves Kentucky dinner amid more heckling over ICE

  10-07-2018 03:34
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Faced with chants of "no justice, no peace" and a blaring recording of "Fight the Power," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell abandoned his dinner at Kentucky restaurant.The Courier Journal reports the protesters Sunday opposed the government's immigration policy, and called for abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.McConnell faced similar protests outside another Louisville restaurant Saturday and at Georgetown University last month.Four Pegs barten
  
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• Fire destroys Ohio house; body of 4-year-old found after fire

  10-07-2018 02:45
  
  ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a fire has destroyed a house in northeast Ohio and the body of a 4-year-old boy was recovered from the home after the blaze.Officials with the Elyria Fire Department say the fire broke out about 3 p.m. Saturday. Fire officials say four people inside the home made it out safely, but someone told them there was a child still inside. Fire officials say the house was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived.Fire Inspector Paul Males says the boy's body was
  
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• Columbus City Council Meeting, July 9th, 2018

  10-07-2018 02:36 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Firefighter treated at scene of house fire in north Columbus

  10-07-2018 02:11
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Firefighters responded to the scene of a house fire in north Columbus on Monday.A house fire in the 2400 block of Breathstone Drive was called in just after 7:30 p.m. to the Columbus Division of Fire.A battalion chief with the Columbus Division of Fire on the scene said a firefighter became disoriented inside the home but was able to make it out of the house.The chief said the firefighter was treated at the scene and is expected to be okay.The fire was in the upstairs and
  
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• Neighbors report dozens of cars vandalized in Clintonville

  10-07-2018 01:50
  Neighbors in Clintonville are left to foot the bill after dozens of cars are spray painted and keyed.Columbus Police say they took multiple criminal damaging reports over weekend and there is no suspect to be held accountable."It looks like somebody got the key and went all the way across the door," Michael Ortega said.Michael Ortega estimates the size of the damage done to his dad's car is about three feet long."My dad got up in the morning and looked at it and said someone had keyed his car al
  
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