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• John Glenn's suburban Maryland house sells for $1.3 million

  06-10-2018 22:46
  
  BETHESDA, Va. (AP) — The suburban Maryland home of the late John Glenn has been sold for $1.3 million.WTOP in Washington reported Saturday that the dwelling that had belonged to the former astronaut and U.S. Senator from Ohio had been on the market for five months.The five-bedroom Cape Cod-style house in Bethesda was initially listed for $1.65 million. It sold at the end of August.The house had been custom built for John Glenn and his wife in the 1990s. It's said to have some of the best v
  
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• Protesters disrupted Senate vote on Kavanaugh

  06-10-2018 22:31
  
  Protesters disrupted the Senate's vote on Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court.Demonstrators began shouting "I do not consent" as the roll call began. Senators were seated at their desks for the vote.When Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona cast his vote in favor of Kavanaugh, one protester shouted, "You're a coward Flake, a total coward!"Vice President Pence, who was presiding, repeatedly called for the Senate sergeant-at-arms to restore order in the chamber. The protesters were removed b
  
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• Cedarwood Elementary custodian reassigned due to police investigation

  06-10-2018 21:11
  
  The head custodian at Cedarwood Elementary has been reassigned due to a police investigation, a spokesperson with Columbus City Schools said.The custodian is being investigated by Columbus Police and Franklin County Children’s Services. The spokesperson said he was being reassigned away from students but has not been fired.The custodian is not being named at this time because no charges have been filed.Principal Latasha Turner sent the following letter to parents this week.Dear Cedarwood f
  
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• Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice

  06-10-2018 20:48
  
  BREAKING: Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice​WASHINGTON — The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (all times local):3:45 p.m.A roll call vote is underway in the Senate on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.Senators are seated at their desks for the historic vote. If it succeeds, Kavanaugh will soon join the court as an associate justice.Republicans control the Senate by a 51-49 margin, and the vote seems destined to be nearly pa
  
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• Kavanaugh sworn to high court after rancorous confirmation

  06-10-2018 20:48
  
  WASHINGTON — Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in Saturday night as the 114th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, after a wrenching debate over sexual misconduct and judicial temperament that shattered the Senate, captivated the nation and ushered in an acrimonious new level of polarization — now encroaching on the court that the 53-year-old judge may well swing rightward for decades to come.Even as Kavanaugh took his oath of office in a quiet private ceremony, not long after the narrowest Se
  
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• Kavanaugh sworn in as Supreme Court justice

  06-10-2018 20:48
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The bitterly polarized U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday to join the Supreme Court, delivering an election-season triumph to President Donald Trump that could swing the court rightward for a generation after a battle that rubbed raw the country's cultural, gender and political divides.He was sworn in as the 114th Supreme Court justice in a private ceremony at court.The near party-line vote was 50-48, capping a fight that seized the national conver
  
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• WATCH: Ohio State Marching Band pays tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

  06-10-2018 20:37
  During halftime of the OSU-Indiana game Saturday, the Ohio State Marching Band honored the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 50 years after his death and paid tribute to the civil rights movement.Music:I Heard It Through the Grapevine/Dance to the MusicWe Shall OvercomePeople Got to be FreeGlory (from Selma) Watch the performance in the video player above.Check out more OSU Marching Band performances
  
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• Melania Trump says Kavanaugh is "highly qualified" for the Supreme Court

  06-10-2018 19:41
  
  WASHINGTON -- First lady Melania Trump offered some supportive words for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh ahead of a final Senate vote expected Saturday on his confirmation."I think he's highly qualified for the Supreme Court," she told reporters traveling with her in Egypt.Speaking near the Great Sphinx, she said she's glad that both Kavanaugh and his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, were heard.Mrs. Trump was asked whether she believes Ford, who accuses Kavanaugh of sexual assault -- an all
  
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• Ohio Sheriff's Office reopens 40-year-old cold-case slaying

  06-10-2018 19:31
  
  HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — A southwest Ohio Sheriff's Office has reopened the 40-year-old unsolved slaying of a college student whose body was found more than a month after she was seen leaving her part-time job at a Cincinnati fast-food restaurant.The Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News reports Butler County Sheriff's Detective Joe Ventre said additional tests are being conducted in the investigation of 18-year-old Nancy Theobold's murder but wouldn't provide further details.The University of Cin
  
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• Ohio toddler, 3, dies in accidental shooting

  06-10-2018 18:26
  
  MOUNT HEALTHY, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a 3-year-old girl has died in an accidental shooting outside of Cincinnati.The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office says the shooting occurred Friday afternoon at a home in Mount Healthy where the girl lived with her parents and four siblings.The toddler hasn't been identified. The Sheriff's Office in a statement late Friday said the gun was legally owned by a resident of the home. The statement didn't say how the girl was shot.A Sheriff's Office spok
  
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• Authorities identify 3-year-old girl killed in shooting near Cincinnati

  06-10-2018 18:26
  
  MOUNT HEALTHY, Ohio (AP) — Authorities have identified a 3-year-old girl who was killed in a shooting in a Cincinnati suburb.Mount Healthy police say officers found Damia Barnett dead from a gunshot wound when they arrived Friday afternoon at the home she shared with her parents and four siblings. The toddler died in what police are preliminarily calling an accidental shooting.The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said the gun was legally owned by a resident of the home, but authorities hav
  
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• Myrtle Beach innkeeper opens his doors to families hit by flooding

  06-10-2018 17:30
  
  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — For many people flooded out of their homes in and around Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the most welcoming port in the storm has been a total stranger."I said, 'Come stay with me. Come stay at my house until you can go back to yours,'" said Jaret Hucks.It's not really a house, though. Jaret owns the Midtown Inn and Cottages. Throughout floods, he has been open for business -- or more like open for charity. To date, Jaret has given away almost 1,000 free nights to this c
  
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• Mega Millions winning numbers announced for $420 million jackpot

  06-10-2018 17:21
  
  The winning numbers drawn for Friday's Mega Millions jackpot are 27, 28, 32, 41 and 69 and the Mega Ball number is 12. The jackpot is $420 million, with a one-time cash option of $237 million.The next drawing will be Tuesday.Tickets cost $2. Sales time cut-offs vary by state but are usually one to two hours before the drawing.There was no winner in Wednesday's Powerball drawing, pushing Saturday's jackpot to $253 million.But don't get your hopes up yet: Even with more options for giant payouts,
  
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• One condemned inmate kills another in rare death row slaying at San Quentin

  06-10-2018 17:11
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- One condemned inmate killed another Friday, the first slaying of a death row inmate in California in more than 20 years, officials said.Jonathan Fajardo, 30, was stabbed in the chest and neck with an inmate-made weapon. The stabbing took place in a recreational yard of the cell house that holds the bulk of condemned inmates at San Quentin State Prison, said corrections department spokeswoman Terry Thornton. Luis Rodriguez, 34, is considered the suspect, she said.Investigato
  
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• Ohio man found guilty of fatally shooting 4-year-old girl in car

  06-10-2018 16:37
  
  AKRON — An Ohio man has been convicted of murder and other charges in February's fatal shooting of a 4-year-old girl sitting in a car with her three siblings and grandmother in front of his home.The Akron Beacon Journal reports a Summit County jury deliberated around four hours Friday before finding 32-year-old Darnell Bitting, of Akron, guilty in the death of Janaya Swain.Prosecutors said Bitting stood on his front porch and fired an AK-47 assault rifle at Janaya's mother, who was trying
  
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• 1 injured, home destroyed by fire in west Columbus

  06-10-2018 15:47
  
  COLUMBUS -- One person was injured and a home was destroyed by fire Saturday morning in west Columbus.A home in the 2100 block of Ripple Road had significant damage according to Battalion Chief Steve Martin. The fire was called in a little before 8:45 a.m.Martin said one person was injured, but it was minor and they were treated on scene. Arson investigators were called to the scene to determine the cause and origin of the fire.The Red Cross also has been called in to assist the family.
  
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• Dog Walkers Weekly "Furr-cast" | October 6, 2018

  06-10-2018 14:53
  
  Welcome back, everyone! For you first-time readers, happy to have you here!This blog is dedicated to those dog lovers across central Ohio. Unless you have a large backyard, many of you probably walk your dog, or dogs, on a daily basis, and maybe even multiple times a day.The purpose and goal of this blog is to help those dog walkers and their furry, little friends make the most out of their walks outside while being safe at the same time.So, let's start things off with a look at what I call the
  
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• Journey frontman Steve Perry will open up about why he left the band, music

  06-10-2018 13:53
  
  Former Journey lead singer Steve Perry says he left the band because he fell out of love with music and wanted to move forward, he tells Tracy Smith in an interview for "CBS Sunday Morning" to be broadcast October 7.Perry, who was the voice on some of Journey's biggest hits, including "Don't Stop Believin'," has been elusive on why he left, and says he stepped away in the late '90s because his heart wasn't in it.He tells Smith he was weary of the grind and nursing a bad hip.His bandmates were ur
  
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• High school official apologizes for saying girls "ruin everything"

  06-10-2018 11:45
  
  SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. — A Tennessee high school official has apologized after he explained his ban on athletic shorts saying "blame the girls, because they pretty much ruin everything." Local media report that Soddy-Daisy High School athletic director and assistant principal Jared Hensley said in a statement that his comments were inappropriate and a "poor choice of words."He made the remarks on the dress code policy in a video broadcast to the student body last week.Hamilton County Schools s
  
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• Junior Seau's children settle with NFL over 2012 suicide

  06-10-2018 11:29
  
  PHILADELPHIA — The family of the late NFL star Junior Seau has settled its wrongful death lawsuit against the NFL over the popular San Diego linebacker's 2012 suicide.The confidential settlement comes after the family opted out of the NFL concussion settlement covering more than 20,000 retired players. That plan pays up to $4 million to families of men like Seau, who were found after their deaths to have the brain deterioration chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE.The youngest of
  
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• Hurricanes defeat Blue Jackets in home opener

  06-10-2018 05:07
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sebastian Aho and Micheal Ferland each had a goal and an assist and Curtis McElhinney — picked up off waivers three days ago — had 31 saves in the Carolina Hurricanes' 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.Jordan Martinook also scored to help give Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour his first NHL win and ruin the home opener for the Blue Jackets.The 35-year-old McElhinney was signed Tuesday as a backup after starting goalie Scott Darling was inj
  
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• Ohio State hosts 106th annual homecoming parade and pep rally

  06-10-2018 03:03
  For 106 years, homecoming at Ohio State has been a grand tradition."It's a lot of fun," Paul Meszaros said.Meszaros graduated from OSU in 1973. He and his best friend come back to campus for one game a year."It's very exciting," he said. "Very electric atmosphere. We met during freshman orientation in the summer of '69 and we've been friends all throughout school and all throughout our lives and Randy, here, graciously invites me to a game every year. We kind of have a mini reunion."But the part
  
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• Eight-year-old girl pulls pre-Viking era sword from lake

  06-10-2018 01:33
  
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Her name conjures up Old Nordic tales about heroic accomplishments and that's exactly what Saga this summer did when she stumbled on a pre-Viking-era sword in a southern Sweden lake.Saga Vanecek, 8, was helping her father with his boat in the Vidostern lake when she stepped on a 34-inch sword in a holster made of wood and leather. The sword is believed to be about 1,500 years old.Mikael Nordstrom of the local Jonkoping County museum said Friday that the little gi
  
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• President Trump announces rally in southwest Ohio

  06-10-2018 00:22
  
  LEBANON, Ohio – President Donald Trump announced he will hold a Make America Great Again rally in Lebanon, Ohio on Friday, Oct. 12.Lebanon is in Warren County in southwest Ohio.The rally will be at 7 p.m. at the Warren County Fairgrounds.His campaign said he is expected to talk about the economy and the upcoming election.Doors for the event will open at 4 p.m.To register for tickets, click here.
  
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• Astros hit 4 HRs, down Indians 7-2 in ALDS opener

  06-10-2018 00:07
  
  HOUSTON — George Springer and the Houston Astros picked up right where they left off last postseason, hitting four home runs to power past the Cleveland Indians 7-2 Friday in Game 1 of the AL Division Series.Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve and Martin Maldonado also connected for the Astros, who hit a World Series-record 15 homers last year in winning their first championship.Much was made about the pitching prowess these teams possess in the days leading up to this game. But it was a bunch of lo
  
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