• Police: Ohio man confesses to throwing infant against wall

    Police: Ohio man confesses to throwing infant against wall
    CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio man who authorities say confessed to fatally throwing an 8-month-old boy against a wall has pleaded not guilty to charges.The Cincinnati Enquirer reports 33-year-old Domynyk Gilliam was arrested Thursday by Colerain Township police. He appeared Friday in court on murder, felonious assault and child endangerment charges. A judge set bond at $450,000.Court documents say Gilliam confessed to throwing Sémir Brown against a wall and into a crib, causing fatal he
  • Graphic, emotional testimony from second woman accusing judge of sexual harassment

    The second woman accusing a Franklin County Judge of sexual harassment testified Friday, in graphic, emotional detail.She took the stand in a disciplinary hearing against Appeals Court Judge Tim Horton.The woman who testified is not being identified at the request of the court.She was a legal intern in the summer of 2013 for Judge Tim Horton, who was then at the Franklin County Common Pleas Court.She says his harassment of her was slow, incremental, and methodical."I think it was really a proces
  • Police searching for woman who escaped while being taken to jail in Marysville

    Police searching for woman who escaped while being taken to jail in Marysville
    MARYSVILLE, Ohio – Marysville police are advising the public to be on the lookout for a woman who escaped on her way to jail.Police said 29-year-old Tiffany Hoffman ran from a vehicle while being taken to jail on Friday.She was last seen in the area of Southard Road and Milford Avenue around 2:15 p.m.She was being taken to jail on a probation violation.Hoffman is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds.She was last seen wearing a gray shirt and pink shorts.If anyone has any
  • Police searching for woman who escaped from probation officer in Marysville

    Police searching for woman who escaped from probation officer in Marysville
    MARYSVILLE, Ohio – Marysville police are advising the public to be on the lookout for a woman who escaped on her way to jail.Police said 29-year-old Tiffany Hoffman ran from a probation officer on Friday.She was last seen in the area of Southard Road and Milford Avenue around 2:15 p.m.She was being taken to jail on a probation violation.Hoffman is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds.She was last seen wearing a gray shirt and pink shorts.If anyone has any information on
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  • Police arrest woman who escaped while being taken to jail in Marysville

    Police arrest woman who escaped while being taken to jail in Marysville
    MARYSVILLE, Ohio – The Marysville Division of Police said a woman who escaped on her way to jail has been arrested and is in custody.Police said 29-year-old Tiffany Hoffman ran from a vehicle while being taken to jail Friday on a probation violation.The Marysville Division of Police announced the arrest on social media.
  • Women say they were threatened by man with knife on Olentangy Trail

    A woman told Columbus police she and her friend were threatened by a man armed with a knife on the Olentangy Trail.It happened at around 8 p.m. Tuesday evening near King Avenue.Julie Nemecek said and a friend were riding their bikes when something about the way the man was walking caught her attention."[We] got the impression he was having a psychotic episode of some sort," said Nemecek.As the woman rode their bikes alongside the man, Nemecek said he threatened them with a knife that had a six-i
  • Card skimmer discovered at ATM in Westerville

    Card skimmer discovered at ATM in Westerville
    Police are investigating after a card skimmer was discovered on an ATM at in Westerville on July 13.Skimmers are electronic devices placed directly over an ATM card reader slot to illegally record personal data and personal identification numbers.The device was placed on an ATM at a CVS Pharmacy on Cleveland Ave., according to the Westerville Division of Police.Anyone who may have used the ATM at this location is urged to check their accounts and report any suspicious withdrawals or transactions
  • Suspect in fatal overdose of Dublin teen caught in California

    Suspect in fatal overdose of Dublin teen caught in California
    Police said a man wanted in connection with the overdose death of a 17-year-old girl in Grandview earlier this year has been caught in California.Haleah Myers was found in the basement of a home in the 1200 block of Broadview Avenue in March. The Franklin County Coroner confirmed she died of a fentanyl overdose.Grandview police filed an arrest warrant for 19-year-old Benjamin Bussey for involuntary manslaughter and corrupting another with drugs. Haleah Myers
    According to court documents, Bussey
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  • Report: Trump was taped talking of paying Playboy model

    Report: Trump was taped talking of paying Playboy model
    NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer secretly recorded Trump discussing a possible payment to a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with him, a person familiar with an investigation into the attorney told The Associated Press on Friday.The president's current personal lawyer confirmed the conversation and said it showed Trump did nothing wrong, according to The New York Times, which first reported on the recording.The FBI has the recording, which lawy
  • Shark tooth found in leg of boy attacked off New York's Fire Island

    Shark tooth found in leg of boy attacked off New York's Fire Island
    Officials have confirmed one of two children bitten in the leg off New York's Fire Island was bitten by a shark. The state Department of Environmental Conservation says a tooth fragment removed from a 13-year-old boy's leg is consistent with a shark's tooth, but it could not determine what species of shark due to the tooth's condition.Officials could not confirm Thursday if the fish that bit a 12-year-old girl a few minutes before the boy at Sailors Haven beach was also a shark. ButLola Pollina
  • Woman killed after tire hits car windshield in Ohio

    Woman killed after tire hits car windshield in Ohio
    A driver was killed in Ohio Thursday after a tire struck her windshield.The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the 53-year-old woman was driving on I-75 south near Dayton when a tire came off another vehicle driving in the opposite direction.The tire bounced over the median wall and hit her car head-on. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Plans for East Market at Trolley District Take Another Step Forward

    The renovation of the Trolley Barn site on the city’s Near East Side took another step forward last night during a Near East Area Commission planning committee meeting. Representatives from developer Connect Realty presented updated plans for review, which now include a full parking plan and more information on the apartment site development on the […]
  • Woman gives birth in Chick-fil-A bathroom, baby gets perks

    Falon and Robert Griffin were eagerly anticipating the arrival of their new baby as they drove to San Antonio's University Hospital earlier this week. But before they could get there, Falon said she needed to make a pit stop. At 38 weeks pregnant, she was desperate for a bathroom. They spotted a Chick-fil-A and pulled over. What happened next proves that the best-laid plans often go awry."Chick-fil-A was closed, it was way past 10," Robert told CBS affiliate KENS. "We were able to bang on the do
  • Two deaths and video of a close call bring new attention to kids in hot cars

    Children and Texas and Connecticut died from overheating in vehicles Thursday. Those deaths and widely-viewed video of a baby being rescued from inside a hot car in Florida this week is drawing new attention to the problem.Sheriff's deputies in Volusia County, Florida, received a 911 call from Jessica Kaiser Tuesday after she spotted a child alone in a parked car. The sheriff's office released body cam video of the rescue."Jessica Kaiser saw a Nissan Rogue with what they thought was a doll in th
  • Tracking showers and storms in central Ohio | July 20, 2018

    Tracking showers and storms in central Ohio | July 20, 2018
    10TV Meteorologist Ross Caruso is tracking showers and storms moving through central Ohio today.Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarWeather Discussion: Rounds of showers and storms today with the threat of them being severe. The low pressure causing this unsettled weather will remain in place through the next several days, bringing chances of showers and thunderstorms. Strong winds and hail are the primary threats today. We can’t rule out an isolated tornado
  • Ohio State: 100 ex-students report sex misconduct by doctor

    Ohio State: 100 ex-students report sex misconduct by doctor
    COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than 100​ former students have provided firsthand accounts of sexual misconduct ​by the now-dead Ohio State University team physician at the center of an ongoing investigation, the university said on Friday.Over 200 former students and university employees have been interviewed by independent investigators reviewing allegations against Richard Strauss involving male athletes from 14 sports as well as his work at the student health center and his off-campus
  • Face the State with Scott Light | July 22, 2018

    This week on Face The State with Scott Light:The Russia Summit - Governor John Kasich calls out President Donald Trump over the meeting with Russian President Vladmir Putin.We look at what the governor wants to hear from the President and the people he says should be stepping up, instead of staying quiet.Medicaid Expansion - The two men running for governor go head to head when it comes to Medicaid expansion. Our panelists look at the stances on both sides and what we could see going forward tow
  • New Bookshop Coming to the Short North This Fall

    At 841 N. High St., a vacant space sat empty for just a second before Dan Brewster, a software engineer from northeast Ohio, swiped up the lease. For years, the space housed a Whit’s Frozen Custard before it became a short-lived deli, and now, a Prologue Bookshop. Brewster’s former career path as a software engineer took […]
  • Ohio State hiring stadium ushers, other positions ahead of football season

    Ohio State hiring stadium ushers, other positions ahead of football season
    Want to work at the Horseshoe?The Ohio State University will hold open interviews next week for Athletics Redcoat and Ohio Stadium usher positions for the 2018-19 sporting season.HOW TO APPLYThe OSU Department of Athletics will be conducting open interviews for Redcoat and Usher positions Monday and Tuesday, July 23-24, respectively, at Ohio Stadium.Interviews, lasting approximately 15 minutes, will take place between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m.Candidates should park in either the West Stadium or Northwe
  • Bayer to stop sales of birth control device tied to injuries

    Bayer to stop sales of birth control device tied to injuries
    WASHINGTON — The maker of a permanent contraceptive implant subject to thousands of injury reports from women and repeated safety restrictions by regulators says it will stop selling the device in the U.S.Bayer said Friday the safety of its Essure implant has not changed and it will stop selling the device at the end of the year due to weak sales. Last year, Bayer stopped selling the device in Europe.The Food and Drug Administration has placed multiple restrictions on the device following
  • NJ governor to sign bill curbing smoking at beaches, parks

    NJ governor to sign bill curbing smoking at beaches, parks
    LONG BRANCH, N.J. — New Jersey's governor plans to sign a bill sharply limiting where people can smoke at public beaches and parks.Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy will be in Long Branch on Friday morning to sign a measure that was passed by the state Legislature last month.Like previous versions of the bill that have failed, the bill doesn't specify who would be responsible for enforcing it: lifeguards, police or someone else.The bill allows for designated smoking areas of 15 percent of a beac
  • Death toll from Missouri duck boat accident climbs to 17

    Death toll from Missouri duck boat accident climbs to 17
    BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — Divers found four more bodies Friday in a Missouri lake where a duck boat packed with tourists capsized and sank in high winds, bringing the death toll to 17 in the tourist town of Branson, authorities said.Investigators blamed stormy weather for the accident Thursday evening on Table Rock Lake. Winds at the time were blowing as hard as 65 mph (105 kph), according to the National Weather Service.Fourteen people survived, including seven who were injured when the boat we
  • 9 of 17 Missouri duck boat accident victims from one family

    BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — The country-and-western tourist town of Branson, Missouri, mourned Friday for more than a dozen sightseers who were killed when a duck boat capsized and sank in stormy weather in the deadliest such accident in almost two decades.Divers found four more bodies in Table Rock Lake, bringing the death toll to 17, including nine people from the same family and the crew member who was driving the amphibious boat. In their initial assessment, authorities blamed thunderstorms an
  • Eat Right Q&A: Chef David Tetzloff of G. Michael’s Bistro & Bar

    Chef David Tetzloff has been spotted at the Bexley Starbucks sipping coffee and pouring over cookbooks for inspiration for his next seasonal menu. G. Michael’s Bistro & Bar, the German Village restaurant he co-owns with General Manager Jeff Benson, is committed to serving local, seasonal food, sourcing as much pork, beef, produce and dairy from […]
  • Village employees donate sick time to cop battling cancer

    RIVERSIDE, Ill. --- Chris Kudla takes good care of himself. He exercises regularly and eats right so he can perform at peak capacity as a policeman, and so he can fight stage four kidney cancer."I was officially diagnosed November 25, 2017, day before my birthday," he said.It was also about eight months after he joined the Riverside Police Department, whose chief is Tom Weitzel."He told me 'Chief, I'm not stopping working,'" Weitzel said.Kudla hasn't stopped working, despite all of his doctor's
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  • Star wrestler loses scholarship after making anti-gay slur during protest

    Star wrestler loses scholarship after making anti-gay slur during protest
    A star wrestler in California lost his college scholarship after video posted to social media showed him using an anti-gay slur at political rally last month, CBS Sacramento reports.Bronson Harmon, an 18-year-old who was set to attend California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, was caught in a brief video showing his middle finger to the camera and yelling a homophobic remark during the "Keep Families Together" rally in Modesto. Harmon, also seen in the video holding a "Donald Tr
  • Ohio killer spared after extent of childhood abuse revealed

    Ohio killer spared after extent of childhood abuse revealed
    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Friday spared a condemned killer whose sentence was challenged after a juror came forward and said information about the extent of the inmate's tough childhood wasn't properly presented at trial.The Republican governor commuted the sentence of death row inmate Raymond Tibbetts to life without the possibility of parole, citing "fundamental flaws" in the sentencing portion of Tibbetts' trial."Specifically, the defense's failure to present suffic
  • Internet crimes officer warns inappropriate videos can still get through using kid-friendly sites

    COLUMBUS - YouTube can be a great way to keep children occupied. But many parents have also discovered their children can easily stumble onto videos they shouldn't be watching.Megan Carpenter has nannied for several children. She says they spend a lot of time playing, but screen time is also a big part of their time together."It's incredible to see how well they've learned how to use technology," Carpenter said. "Granted, I'm watching somebody else's child so I'm a little bit more aware."Carpent
  • Photos: Bowling For Soup at Skully’s Music Diner

    “Bowling for Soup is still a band?!” reads the front of the bass drum. And, yeah, they are — despite more than 20 years of touring, 10 studio albums, and a whole lot of booze — still an active, albeit slightly rugged looking, band that can still put on a highly enjoyable show. And a […]
  • ODNR: Summertime weather means more crimes at state parks

    Many families will be planning that last-minute getaway before school starts this fall.CrimeTracker 10 checks in to see how officers from the Ohio Division of Natural Resources are working to keep families safe as they enjoy these last few weeks of summer.“We’re looking for violations people can create,” says Lt. Jeff Baker who has worked as an officer with ODNR for 22 years.“In the campground, making sure people are following the rules established in the park, making sur
  • ODNR: Increase in crowds can lead to opportunity for crime at state parks

    Many families will be planning that last-minute getaway before school starts this fall.CrimeTracker 10 checks in to see how officers from the Ohio Division of Natural Resources are working to keep families safe as they enjoy these last few weeks of summer.“We’re looking for violations people can create,” says Lt. Jeff Baker who has worked as an officer with ODNR for 22 years.“In the campground, making sure people are following the rules established in the park, making sur
  • Kennywood Park announces new Steelers-themed coaster

    Kennywood Park announces new Steelers-themed coaster
    WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (AP) — Kennywood Park near Pittsburgh has announced a Steelers-themed replacement for its longtime Log Jammer ride.Park officials announced Thursday they are bringing in a new roller coaster called "The Steel Curtain."The black and gold coaster is expected to break the state's record for the tallest roller coaster at 220 feet, and the world record for tallest inversion.Officials say the roller coaster will be part of a new section called "Steelers Country."The section wil
  • Second O'Connor could join race for open US House seat in Ohio's 12 congressional district

    Second O'Connor could join race for open US House seat in Ohio's 12 congressional district
    A second candidate surnamed O'Connor could soon be running for an open congressional seat in Ohio.Cleveland.com reports that a party spokesman says Matthew Brendan O'Connor is preparing to run for Ohio's 12th congressional district as a Libertarian.If he makes the ballot, it could draw support away from Democrat Danny O'Connor, the Franklin County recorder, in his race against Republican state Sen. Troy Balderson.Matthew O'Connor doesn't plan to run in an Aug. 7 special election to fill the unex
  • Central Ohio joins in on 'Peach Truck' craze

    DELAWARE - Search "The Peach Truck" on social media and you will find an endless sea of fans. Wherever the truck goes, people line up, sometimes for blocks, waiting to purchase peaches.Founder Stephen Rose moved to Nashville in 2010 and discovered no one sold fresh peaches like the ones he grew up eating in Georgia. He and his wife began commuting back to Georgia and making peach deliveries to communities in other states including here in central Ohio.The Peach Truck rolled into Delaware Thursda
  • Father of 2 Parkland shooting survivors slain after store robbery

    Father of 2 Parkland shooting survivors slain after store robbery
    NORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The father of two survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School earlier this year has been shot to death in his convenience store, CBS Miami reports. Broward County authorities say 61-year-old Ayub Ali was slain when a man who had just robbed him returned to the store and opened fire Tuesday.Two of Ali's four children, a son and a daughter, survived the Valentine's Day high school massacre that left 17 people dead.Sheriff's deputies released surveill
  • Ohio man sentenced to prison over fake airport bomb threat

    Ohio man sentenced to prison over fake airport bomb threat
    An Ohio man who called in a bomb threat to an airport so he wouldn't miss his flight has been sentenced to four months in prison.The U.S. Attorney's Office says 40-year-old Dana Carter, of Dayton, was sentenced Thursday for his calls to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in October.Court records show Carter made a series of calls saying there was a bomb on a flight bound for Dallas, Texas.The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that flight ended up being canceled due to the threat, a
  • Feds crack down on bogus military charities

    Feds crack down on bogus military charities
    The Federal Trade Commission has announced a sweeping crackdown on fake nonprofits that mislead donors into believing they're supporting a military or veterans group. The agency's "Donate with Honor" campaign has enlisted more than 70 agencies in all 50 states to file legal actions against more than 85 bogus charities."Americans are grateful for the sacrifices made by those who serve in the U.S. armed forces," said FTC Chairman Joe Simons in a prepared statement released on Thursday. "Sadly, som
  • Event marks 155th anniversary of Ohio Civil War battle

    Event marks 155th anniversary of Ohio Civil War battle
    PORTLAND, Ohio — The state's history museum is marking the 155th anniversary of Ohio's only major Civil War battle.The Saturday morning event commemorates the Battle of Buffington Island, in which the Union army chased and then cornered a Confederate cavalry commanded by General John Hunt Morgan as it attempted to escape across the Ohio River.The dayslong battle ended with the capture of Morgan and the end of the attack he carried out across the state known as "Morgan's Raid."The Ohio Hist
  • Democrats wrestle with election-year message on health care

    Democrats wrestle with election-year message on health care
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Cheered on by a handful of activists, liberal House Democrats announced outside the Capitol that they were forming a caucus to push for "Medicare for All" — shorthand for government-financed health care.At the same time Thursday, Democratic senators were introducing a resolution aimed at putting Republicans on the defensive about Trump administration efforts to undermine former President Barack Obama's health care law.Neither proposal has much chance of going anywhe
  • Russian envoy: Moscow open to Putin visit to Washington

    Russian envoy: Moscow open to Putin visit to Washington
    MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow is ready to discuss a possible visit by President Vladimir Putin to Washington after a surprise invitation from President Donald Trump, Russia's ambassador to the U.S. said Friday.With confusion still swirling around what the two men discussed behind closed doors in Helsinki earlier this week, Ambassador Anatoly Antonov said it's important to "deal with the results" of their first summit before jumping too fast into a new one.He said he hadn't seen Trump's invitation h
  • Big move for Big Bird: Sesame Street is entering classrooms

    Big move for Big Bird: Sesame Street is entering classrooms
    SEATTLE (AP) — Sesame Street is taking its beloved, critically acclaimed brand of educational television into the highly profitable world of classroom curriculum — a move that experts say could open the door for other companies to move into the sensitive learning space with possible influence on children.Sesame Workshop, the company behind Big Bird and Elmo, and McGraw-Hill Education, a billion-dollar for-profit company known for school textbooks, announced their partnership Thursday
  • NFL, NFLPA freeze anthem rules amid backlash to Miami policy

    NFL, NFLPA freeze anthem rules amid backlash to Miami policy
    The NFL's two-month old national anthem policy is on hold.Hours after The Associated Press reported that Miami Dolphins players who protest on the field during the anthem could be suspended for up to four games under a team policy issued this week, the league and the players union issued a joint statement late Thursday night saying the two sides are talking things out."The NFL and NFLPA, through recent discussions, have been working on a resolution to the anthem issue. In order to allow this con
  • Suspect detained in killing of Olympic figure skating star

    Suspect detained in killing of Olympic figure skating star
    Authorities in Kazakhstan said Friday a man has been detained and confessed to killing the Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten.Prosecutor Berik Zhuyrektayev said in a televised statement that Nuraly Kiyasov "confessed his guilt in the presence of an attorney" while being questioned over the 25-year-old figure skater's death.The prosecutor didn't give further details of what exactly Kiyasov had said.A second man, named as Arman Kudaibergenov, is being sought by police in connection with the
  • Injury crash closes lanes of I-270 on the southwest side

    Injury crash closes lanes of I-270 on the southwest side
    COLUMBUS -An injury accident led the Franklin County Sheriff's Office to close several lanes of I-270 eastbound on the southwest side.The accident happened just before 3 a.m. on Friday.A vehicle crashed on I-270 near Big Run Road. Emergency personnel arrived to find the vehicle on its side, wedged between a guardrail and a concrete bridge post.Medical crews transported one woman to Grant Medical Center by ambulance for treatment.Deputies closed all but the far right lane of eastbound I-270. Ther
  • I-270 reopens near Big Run Road after an Injury crash

    I-270 reopens near Big Run Road after an Injury crash
    COLUMBUS -An injury accident closed I-270 eastbound between Georgesville Road and US-62 for several hours, according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.The crash happened just before 3 a.m. on Friday.Authorities say a vehicle crashed on I-270 near Big Run Road. Emergency personnel arrived to find the vehicle on its side, wedged between a guardrail and a concrete bridge post.First responders transported one woman to Grant Medical Center her condition is unknown, according to deputies. The ro
  • 3 injured in single-vehicle crash on I-270 near Big Run Road

    3 injured in single-vehicle crash on I-270 near Big Run Road
    COLUMBUS -- The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an injury accident which closed I-270 eastbound between Georgesville Road and US-62 for several hours Friday morning.The crash happened at 2:30 a.m. in southern Franklin County.Authorities say a Dodge Ram pick-up truck was traveling eastbound on I-270 west of US-62 when the driver lost control, hit the guardrail and hit a concrete bridge near Big Run Road.First responders transported the driver and one of the passengers. A s
  • Sheriff says at least 11 dead in boat accident

    Sheriff says at least 11 dead in boat accident
    BRANSON, Mo. — A Missouri sheriff says at least 11 people have now been confirmed dead after a boat carrying tourists on a lake in a popular vacation city capsized and sank.The Springfield News-Leader reports that Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader says the accident occurred Thursday night after a Ride the Ducks tourist boat reportedly sank on Table Rock Lake with more than 30 people on board.Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader says seven people have been hospitalized and five others remain missi
  • Divers hunt for 4 after Missouri duck boat sinks, killing 13

    Divers hunt for 4 after Missouri duck boat sinks, killing 13
    BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — Divers are searching Friday for four people still missing after a duck boat packed with tourists capsized in high winds on a southwest Missouri lake, killing at least 13 people.Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Jason Pace said 14 people survived, including seven who were injured when the Ride the Ducks boat sank on Table Rock Lake in Branson Thursday evening.Patrol divers found two more bodies early Friday, raising the death toll from 11 to 13, Pace said.LIVE: Official
  • 8 dead, several injured after tour boat capsizes in Missouri

    8 dead, several injured after tour boat capsizes in Missouri
    BRANSON, Mo. — A sheriff in Missouri says a tourist boat has apparently capsized on a lake, leaving eight people dead and several others hospitalized.The Springfield News-Leader reports that Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader says the accident occurred Thursday night after a Ride the Ducks tourist boat reportedly sank on Table Rock Lake with more than 30 people on board.Rader says an off-duty sheriff's deputy working security helped rescue people. He says recovery efforts are ongoing, with so

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