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• Officer killed, 6 other officers wounded in South Carolina

  03-10-2018 23:56
  
  FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — Seven South Carolina law enforcement officers were shot, one fatally, in a confrontation with a suspect who held children hostage in a home and fired on deputies, officials said. The suspect was taken into custody after a two-hour standoff.Spokesman John Wukela in the city of Florence, where the deadly encounter occurred, gave an updated total Wednesday evening of officers felled by gunfire, speaking at an emotional news conference.Major Mike Nunn, with the Florence C
  
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• 7 officers shot, 1 fatally, in South Carolina standoff

  03-10-2018 23:56
  
  FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A Vietnam veteran who bragged online about maintaining his target-shooting skills was being held Thursday on charges that he shot seven law enforcement officers, killing one, when deputies tried to serve a search warrant at his home.Authorities said Frederick Hopkins opened fire on the deputies from inside the home and held children hostage while shooting long-range at other officers who rushed to the suburban neighborhood.The sheriff department's armored personnel ca
  
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• 5 officers shot in South Carolina; suspect in custody

  03-10-2018 23:56
  
  FLORENCE, S.C.— Authorities say five South Carolina law enforcement officers have been shot in Florence County and the suspect is in custody.News outlets report sheriff's Deputy Chief Glenn Kirby confirmed the incident Wednesday. Kirby says three Florence County sheriff's deputies and two city officers were shot. Information on their conditions was not immediately available.The Florence County Emergency Management Department tweeted that the "active shooting situation is over and the suspe
  
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• Columbus police officers cleared in altercation with Timothy Davis

  03-10-2018 23:39
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Division of Police said the officers involved in an altercation of Timothy Davis in September of last year have been cleared after an internal investigation.The department said the investigation found the officers’ actions were justified.The incident happened on September 1 in the 1600 block of East Livingston Avenue when plainclothes Columbus police officers attempted to arrest 31-year-old Timothy Davis. Police say Davis had several warrants for his arr
  
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• Dems Have an Edge in this Year’s Midterm Election… If Millennials Show Up to Vote

  03-10-2018 23:05
  The 2018 midterm election is fast-approaching, and as far as midterm elections go, it’s certainly set to be a nail-biter. People are fired up, more so than in past midterms, and they’re motivated by new factors. While healthcare and the economy remain the top concerns for U.S. voters, many (60 percent) say a candidate’s opposition […]
  
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• Council Committee Hearing: Discovering a Litter-Free Columbus Pt. 1

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• Bianna Golodryga named co-host of "CBS This Morning"

  03-10-2018 21:37
  
  NEW YORK — CBS News is adding Bianna Golodryga as a fourth anchor to its morning show.The network announced Wednesday that Golodryga will join the team of Gayle King, Norah O'Donnell and John Dickerson at the table on "CBS This Morning." Golodryga is familiar to the show's audience as a frequent substitute host and reporter. She's worked at CBS News since 2017.CBS News President David Rhodes said the move allows the show to "extend its journalistic ambition" and have more flexibility to se
  
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• Ohio's largest Catholic diocese to out abusive priests

  03-10-2018 21:34
  
  Ohio's largest Roman Catholic diocese will join three other dioceses in the state and release a list of priests who have been removed from their posts because of sexual abuse and misconduct allegations.The Diocese of Cleveland's list will include the names of abusive priests, even if they are now dead, church officials said Tuesday.The diocese since 2002 has been announcing the names of clerics removed from ministry because of sex abuse allegations, said diocesan spokesman Jim Armstrong. Its web
  
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• Ohio Law Allowing Dogs on Patios Goes Into Effect this Month

  03-10-2018 21:32
  Canis non grata no longer — dogs will soon be allowed to accompany their owners on Ohio’s restaurant patios. Senate Bill 182, which passed back in June, will effectively lift the ban on patio pups on Oct. 27. As it was, the law prohibited live animals, with the exception of service animals and police dogs, […]
  
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• Second North Market Planned for Bridge Park Development in Dublin

  03-10-2018 20:01
  Bridge Park residents, shoppers and diners could have their very own North Market come 2020. There’s already been a fair share of restaurants and retail options that have opened or will open in the development, and a grocer was the next consideration, says Matt Starr, Director of Development for Crawford Hoying, the developer behind Bridge […]
  
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• Haunted Gallery Exhibit “Something in the Woods” Opens at Blockfort

  03-10-2018 20:00
  The latest exhibition at Blockfort has quite the timely fall opening. Something in the Woods features forest-themed imagery, depicting the beauty of nature and its coinciding quiet eeriness. Curator Logan Schmitt’s description of the exhibition dials up the dark theme, painting a picture of a “hallowed scene of a raccoon skull resting undisturbed on a […]
  
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• Ohio State professor under investigation following complaints of inappropriate behavior

  03-10-2018 19:33
  An Ohio State University professor who works in the School of Health and Rehabilitation is under investigation by the university following two complaints of inappropriate behavior.According to a statement issued by the university, 48-year-old Dr. Stephen Page's accusers include a student and an office associate. The university did not disclose specifics of the investigation or where the alleged crimes took place.A university spokesperson says, " The investigation into these allegations commenced
  
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• Former Hilliard city employee pleads guilty to stealing more than $540K from city funds

  03-10-2018 19:12
  
  A former Hilliard city employee has pleaded guilty to felony charges in connection to stolen admission fees collected at two city aquatic facilities.Heather Ernst, former Deputy Director of Recreation and Parks, entered a guilty plea in a Franklin County courtroom Wednesday to theft in office and attempted tampering with records.Charges against Ernst resulted from an investigation by the Hilliard Division of Police that determined she stole more than $540,000 in cash from the city’s two aq
  
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• Columbus City Schools Fills Board Vacancy With Interim Appointment

  03-10-2018 18:39
  Delivering an outcome that was reported as a possibility yesterday, Columbus City Schools announced last night after its regularly scheduled business meeting that an interim appointment had been made to fill its vacant Board of Education seat. Bryan O. Steward, who served as an elected BOE member from 2011 to 2015 and is also a […]
  
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• Trump slams Times 'hit piece' on reported tax avoidance plan

  03-10-2018 18:27
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed outrage over a New York Times report that he received at least $413 million from his father over the decades, much of that through dubious tax dodges, including outright fraud.Trump accused the newspaper of "doing a very old, boring and often told hit piece on me." In a tweet, he said: "Added up, this means that 97% of their stories on me are bad. Never recovered from bad election call!"The 15,000-word Times report contradicts T
  
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• City of Whitehall Announces First Dog Park

  03-10-2018 18:14
  The City of Whitehall has unveiled plans to create the city’s first dog park at the site of a previously empty lot at the corner of Beechwood Road and Lamby Lane. “Over a decade ago, the former house on this property was vacant, abandoned and ultimately demolished,” said Whitehall Mayor Kim Maggard. “Subsequently, the lot […]
  
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• Worthington makes list of America's hottest zip codes

  03-10-2018 18:04
  WORTHINGTON - Recently, Realtor.com released its top 10 rankings for "America's Hottest Zip Codes." Worthington ranked 7th on that list.Worthington resident Matthew Long has lived in the community for years. He recently sold his home to buy another just a few blocks away. He said the lure of this community goes beyond the houses themselves."The shops, the restaurants, the community feel and great school system is what people want," said Long.Long facilitated the sale of his home because he is al
  
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• Man found dead on I-70 identified; police investigating possible overdose

  03-10-2018 17:18
  COLUMBUS -- Police believe the man found dead along Interstate 70 Tuesday morning was dropped off at that location and they are investigating a possible overdose as a cause in his death.Authorities received multiple calls Tuesday morning about a body on the left side of I-70 near Mound St. When police arrived in the area, they located a man's body, later identified as 42-year-old Robert J. Coleman.All eastbound lanes of the interstate were closed for several hours while police investigated the s
  
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• I-70 east closed around downtown Columbus this weekend

  03-10-2018 17:12
  
  Interstate 70 drivers around Columbus should prepare for another round of closures this upcoming weekend, starting Friday, October 5.Overlay work on the bridge over Short Street will require crews to close I-70 eastbound between SR-315 and I-71 for the weekend.All lanes of I-70 eastbound between SR-315 and I-71 will be closed from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. on Monday, October 8.Drivers coming from the west side along I-70 eastbound will be diverted to I-670 eastbound, which they can then take to I-
  
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• Man shocked while working on power lines near Pickerington

  03-10-2018 17:05
  
  PICKERINGTON, Ohio – A man was hospitalized Wednesday after being shocked while working on power lines in the Pickerington area.Emergency crews were called to Diley Road at 9:13 a.m. to assist an injured worker.The man, a contract worker with South Central Power, was setting a pole when he was shocked. He was transported to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in an unknown condition.No other information was immediately available.
  
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• Restaurant Review: Atlas Tavern

  03-10-2018 16:00
  Atlas Tavern set up shop on the ever-expanding Polaris Parkway development. It’s actually pretty close to the original mall, but tucked down a less-traveled street that runs along the east side of the shopping center. The tavern storefront occupies the first floor of a tall building with its own parking lot out front. The most […]
  
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• Central Ohio goes pink for breast cancer awareness

  03-10-2018 15:26
  
  You’ll see a lot of pink in the month of October.It is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.The disease kills more than 41,000 people in the U.S. every year.Below is a list of events, organizations, and other happenings to help raise awareness and research dollars to find a cure for breast cancer.PINK RIBBON BAGELCentral Ohio Panera Bread bakery-cafes will donate a portion of all pink ribbon bagel sales in October to the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G.
  
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• Mayoral candidate in Kansas City drops out of race, citing struggles with PTSD

  03-10-2018 14:33
  
  Jason Kander, a Democratic activist and former Missouri Senate candidate, dropped out of the race for Kansas City mayor Tuesday, citing his struggles with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder."I thought that if I could come home and work for the city I love so much as its mayor, I could finally solve my problems. I thought if I focused exclusively on service to my neighbors in my hometown, that I could fill the hole inside of me. But it's just getting worse," Kander wrote in a post on Medium.Kander, t
  
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• Kavanaugh’s ‘revenge’ theory spotlights past with Clintons

  03-10-2018 14:26
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — To some, Brett Kavanaugh is clearing his name. To others, he's veering into conspiracy theory.But in blaming "revenge on behalf of the Clintons" for the sexual misconduct allegations against him, the Supreme Court nominee is drawing new attention to his time on the Kenneth Starr team investigating Bill Clinton. And in doing so, he's shown he can deliver a Trump-like broadside against detractors even if it casts him in a potentially partisan light.As a young lawyer, Kavana
  
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• Paul Manafort Sr. Drive in Connecticut city keeping its name, for now

  03-10-2018 14:21
  
  NEW BRITAIN, Conn. -- A Connecticut mayor has nixed the renaming of a street honoring Paul Manafort's father. New Britain Republican Erin Stewart vetoed the proposal Monday, accusing local Democrats of trying to "score cheap political points" and attempting to "invent or rewrite history."The Common Council's majority leader, Carlo Carlozzi Jr., told CBS News' Danielle Garrand Democrats will try to override Stewart's veto later this month. He says there's concern the street name "brings embarrass
  
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• Toys R Us ... not dead yet; investors plan comeback for brand

  03-10-2018 13:31
  
  There may be a second act for Toys R Us, the retail wonderland for children that turned out the lights at hundreds of stores for what was thought to be the final time over the summer.After joining the parade of retailers that never recovered from the recession and radical changes in the way Americans shop for toys and everything else, a group of investors is planning a comeback for Geoffrey the giraffe and his crew.The group, made up of secured lenders, said in a bankruptcy court filing Tuesday
  
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• Toys R Us investors plan comeback for brand

  03-10-2018 13:31
  
  group of investors is planning a comeback for Toys R Us, in the latest twist for the troubled retail brand.The group, made up of secured lenders, said Tuesday it's scrapping an auction for intellectual property assets because it didn't receive any bids that were better than its own.The investors said they'll work with potential partners to develop new ideas for stores in the U.S. and other countries "that could bring back these iconic brands in a new and re-imagined way."The reorganized company
  
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• Ohio inmate sentenced to thousands of years in prison dies by suicide

  03-10-2018 12:30
  
  A convicted rapist sentenced to serve thousands of years in an Ohio prison died by suicide last week.Ronnie Shelton, who was convicted of raping more than 30 women in a string of attacks in Cleveland in the 1980s, suffered a fractured skull when he jumped off a building at Grafton Correctional Institution on Sept. 25. Shelton was pronounced dead at a Cleveland hospital later that day.Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction spokeswoman Jo Ellen Smith declined to comment, citing an ongoin
  
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• Body of missing Ohio hiker found in Great Smoky National Park

  03-10-2018 12:22
  
  Search teams found the body of an Ohio woman who vanished while hiking in Great Smoky Mountain National Park.Susan Clements, of Cleves, Ohio, was found late Tuesday about two miles west of the Clingmans Dome parking area and three-quarters of a mile south of the Appalachian Trail.The 53-year-old mother was hiking with her daughter on Sept. 25 near Andrews Bald and the Clingmans Dome parking area when they separated. Rangers began searching that night, and the park's Search and Rescue Team joined
  
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• Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser he had called credible witness

  03-10-2018 12:05
  
  SOUTHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — President Donald Trump ignited a crowd at a campaign rally in Mississippi by mocking a woman who has claimed she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh decades ago.The audience laughed as Trump ran through a list of what he described as holes in Christine Blasey Ford's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. She testified that Kavanaugh pinned her on a bed, tried to take off her clothes and covered her mouth in the early 1980s, when
  
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• AP: Lawmakers buy industry fix to protect schools from guns

  03-10-2018 11:54
  
  Security companies spent years pushing schools to buy more products — from "ballistic attack-resistant" doors to smoke cannons that spew haze from ceilings to confuse a shooter. But sales were slow, and industry's campaign to free up taxpayer money for upgrades had stalled.That changed last February, when a former student shot and killed 17 people at a Florida high school. Publicly, the rampage reignited the U.S. gun-control debate. Privately, it propelled industry efforts to sell school f
  
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• Jury awards $44.5M in family's medical negligence lawsuit against Athens lab

  03-10-2018 11:46
  
  ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — A jury has awarded a paralyzed boy and his family $44.5 million in their medical negligence lawsuit against an Ohio laboratory.The Franklin County jury's verdict against Athens Medical Laboratory Inc. was announced recently in the lawsuit filed by Bradley Metts and his parents, Danny Metts II, of Athens, and Nikki Metts, of Albany.The family sued in 2014 over an ear infection they contend wasn't properly diagnosed or treated, resulting in a brain infection and paralysis
  
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• Woman calls police on Hispanic mother sitting in car with her baby

  03-10-2018 11:43
  
  A viral video showing an elderly white woman allegedly calling the police on a Hispanic mother who was sitting in a car with her sleeping baby has sparked a social media firestorm. In the video, the older woman claims she is concerned for the child’s safety. Now many are asking: is she a racist or a just a concerned citizen?The debate’s raging all over social media after the mother posted a video of the incident in Riverside County, California, on Facebook (warning: the video contain
  
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• Neighborhood spoofing scam hits central Ohio

  03-10-2018 10:43
  NORTH COLUMBUS - Telemarketer scams may be striking local telephones. Consumer experts say a tactic, sometimes called "neighborhood spoofing," is increasing and could soon grow exponentially. In the neighborhood spoofing scam technique, spam callers encourage more people to answer the phone by disguising their number as a local phone number with a familiar area code. It may appear to the person receiving the call that it is coming from a local caller."It is just unthinkable and I'm worried someo
  
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• Grab some coffee with a cop

  03-10-2018 09:16
  
  COLUMBUS - Coffee shops around the country will be the center of community policing Wednesday.It’s National Coffee with a Cop Day.Since 2011, the first Wednesday of October has been a day dedicated to building better relationships between police and the people they serve.The grassroots effort started in California and has since grown to all 50 states and 14 different countries.Here are just a few happening in central Ohio today:Newark Police 8:30 am – 10:30 am. Tim Hortons, 963 N. 21
  
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• Board member approved for Columbus City Schools for short-term

  03-10-2018 04:31
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Board of Education has approved the appointment for a new board member to fill a vacant seat for a short term.Dominic Paretti resigned from the board last month after a report that he left his position as a legislative aide for Rep. Janine Boyd due to sexual harassment complaints.Bryan Steward will fill the seat on a short-term basis, the district announced Tuesday night.Although no specific length of time has been set for Steward’s time on the board, th
  
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• Edith Espinal marks one year in sanctuary, calls out politicians for lack of help

  03-10-2018 03:52
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Edith Espinal has spent the last year at Columbus Mennonite Church.Few people will ever know the position she is in whether they agree with her or not."Today, I have one year to live here in this sanctuary," Espinal said Tuesday.She has stayed in the church for sanctuary so she will not be deported."I think this year is the most difficult year of my life," she said. Espinal, center, addresses media at a news conference, Tuesday.
  She said there has been good days and bad days.She
  
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• Trump mocks Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's testimony at Mississippi rally

  03-10-2018 03:42
  
  SOUTHAVEN, Miss. -- President Trump used his "Make America Great Again" rally in Mississippi on Tuesday night to hit back against the scrutiny surrounding his Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. The confirmation process to appoint Kavanaugh has been delayed over allegations that he engaged in sexual misconduct decades ago.Trump mocked the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who is Kavanaugh's most prominent accusers, after she appeared Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee
  
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• NY Times: Trump got $413M from his dad, much from tax dodges

  03-10-2018 02:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times reported Tuesday that President Donald Trump received at least $413 million from his father over the decades, much of that through dubious tax dodges, including outright fraud.The 15,000-word Times report contradicts Trump's portrayal of himself as a self-made billionaire who started with just a $1 million loan from his father.The Times says Trump and his father, Fred, avoided gift and inheritance taxes by setting up a sham corporation and undervaluing as
  
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• Trump: 'It's a very scary time for young men in America'

  03-10-2018 02:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Men of America, be afraid. This could happen to you.That's the alarm President Donald Trump and his GOP allies are increasingly sounding as they try to defend their Supreme Court nominee from sexual assault allegations. The three-decade-old accusation facing Brett Kavanaugh is not only false, they argue, but an example of the #MeToo movement gone too far in its call to believe the women — and not the men. It's a message that looks to channel the frustration and anxi
  
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• 3 injured after shooting in south Columbus

  03-10-2018 01:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Three people are injured after a shooting in south Columbus on Tuesday.Columbus police said officers responded to the 1000 block of South Ohio Avenue around 7 p.m. after an argument broke out and someone fired several shots.Two people were taken to Grant Medical Center from the scene.One person was in stable condition and another person was taken in critical condition before being upgraded to stable condition, police said.Police said a third person was taken to another local hos
  
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• 1 critical, 1 stable after shooting in south Columbus

  03-10-2018 01:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two people are injured after a shooting in south Columbus on Tuesday.Columbus police said officers responded to the 1000 block of South Ohio Avenue around 7 p.m.One person was in stable condition and one was in critical condition, police said.Both people injured were taken to Grant Medical Center.
  
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• Motorcyclist in critical condition after south Columbus crash

  03-10-2018 00:54
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A motorcyclist is in critical condition after a crash in south Columbus, according to Columbus police.Police said the person was riding a motorcycle on Lockbourne Road near Bruckner Road just after 5:10 p.m. Tuesday when the person crashed.The injured motorcyclist was taken to Grant Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, police said.Lockbourne Road is closed in the area of the crash.
  
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• AMC bringing ‘Hocus Pocus’ back to theaters for movie’s 25th anniversary

  03-10-2018 00:50
  
  The Sanderson Sisters are coming back to theaters this month.To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Disney’s Hocus Pocus, AMC is bringing back the Halloween classic October 26-31 and tickets are just $5.To see participating theaters and purchase tickets, click here.
  
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• Video of mayor using racial slurs contradicts his explanation

  03-10-2018 00:30
  10TV has obtained video that shows a local mayor repeatedly using a racial slur.Allen Moore is the mayor of Crestline in Crawford County. Monday he issued a written apology after he was caught on camera - by his police chief - repeatedly using the N-word.The mayor claims he was repeating a story told to him. But as 10TV found, the video speaks for itself."Yeah they're like 106 bucks apiece man," Moore said. "So instead of n***** rigging- that's what I call it- I'd rather have it look like it was
  
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