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• Child at center of Rhoden murders is safe, family says

  14-11-2018 23:31
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A child at the center of a custody dispute that may have set off a gruesome Ohio massacre is safe in state custody, her great-grandfather said Wednesday, before one of the four suspects in the killings appeared in court.Leonard Manley, whose daughter and grandchildren were among the eight people killed in 2016, told The Cincinnati Enquirer the 4-year-old girl is in state custody.One of the suspects, Edward "Jake" Wagner, was the long-time former boyfriend of 19-year-o
  
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• “Healthy Community Center” Planned for Former Library Building

  14-11-2018 23:00
  The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center announced a plan today to turn the former Martin Luther King Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library into a “Healthy Community Center.” Plans call for the 9,000-square-foot building, located at 1600 E. Long St., to be renovated to accommodate a demonstration kitchen, meeting rooms, and a café dedicated […]
  
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• Ohio University fraternity under investigation after death of Dublin teen

  14-11-2018 22:54
  An Ohio University fraternity is under investigation tonight after the death of a Dublin teen.Eighteen-year-old Collin Wiant died Monday morning after someone called police reporting him unresponsive.It happened at a home connected to a fraternity that OU has ordered to cease activities.This was the call to 911 early Monday morning:
  "We're at (redacted) Mill Street, and one of my friends, he's pretty unresp- like, I think he drank a little too much tonight."
  "Ok, is he responsive?"
  "Um, he was,
  
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• Farmer "abandoned" tree that will celebrate Christmas in White House

  14-11-2018 22:09
  
  NEWLAND, N.C. — The farmer who raised the Christmas tree destined for the White House this year says the Fraser fir "got the last laugh" after he "basically abandoned it."Larry Smith told The Charlotte Observer on Tuesday that the 19 ½-foot-tall (6-meter-tall) tree didn't seem to be doing as well as others so he hadn't trimmed it in a couple years. But two White House officials "just loved the natural look to it."Smith's Mountain Top Fraser Fir farm was selected to provide this year
  
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• Woman gets 40 years for scalding kids over messy bed

  14-11-2018 22:05
  
  ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — A woman convicted of putting her two children in scalding water as punishment has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.Amanda Reyer said her children had been caught messing up a bed.Judge Robert Baker in Limestone County, Alabama, gave Reyer the maximum sentence Tuesday. The Athens News Courier reports the judge spoke through tears to the 26-year-old woman.Reyer pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated child abuse. She told the judge she was trying to appease a boyfr
  
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• Newly elected Democrat calls Tennessee racist, GOP voters "uneducated"

  14-11-2018 21:58
  
  A Tennessee Democrat newly elected to the House of Representatives has said the state is racist and most residents who voted Republican are uneducated. CBS-affiliated WREG-TV reports London Lamar said the comments in a now-deleted Facebook video posted following last week's election. Lamar, a black woman, ran uncontested in the state's House District 91 and will take office in January.The station reports some constituents found her comments troubling, and Lamar issued an apology Monday, saying "
  
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• Mixed-Use Development Proposed for West Fifth Avenue

  14-11-2018 21:19
  Preliminary plans for a mixed-use development on the former Fifth Avenue Elementary site in Dennison Place have been presented to the zoning committee of the University Area Commission (UAC). The development was also the subject of a neighborhood meeting in September, in which residents provided some initial feedback on the proposal to the developer, Upper […]
  
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• Former Whitehall teacher charged with sexual battery against former 17-year-old student

  14-11-2018 21:12
  
  WHITEHALL – A teacher on a supplemental contract with the Whitehall School District faces several charges relating to sex with a 17-year-old girl who was once his student.Patrick B. McGregor, 29 years old, has been charged with sexual battery, pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor and tampering with evidence.According to a Whitehall district official, McGregor was a supplemental employee who helped with the drama department. The official said he was “part-time.&rdquo
  
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• Fox News and other outlets back CNN in legal fight against White House

  14-11-2018 21:10
  
  Fox News has filed a "friend of the court" brief in federal court in support of CNN's lawsuit against the Trump administration for revoking correspondent Jim Acosta's "hard pass," which gives holders expanded access to the White House complex. Acosta's pass was suspended last week, hours after he sparred with the president in a press conference. CBS News also announced it will be filing an amicus brief in support of CNN, saying in a statement it supports the White House Correspondents Associatio
  
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• Logan County teen charged with sexually assaulting 4 young girls on school bus

  14-11-2018 20:30
  
  BELLEFONTAINE – Three more victims have come forward, making a total of four who say they were sexually assaulted by a 15-year-old school bus helper on a Benjamin-Logan school bus.A grand jury indictment states the victims are between the ages of 6-8. The Logan County Sheriff said all of the incidents happened on the bus.One victim, described as a 6-year-old female, stated the incidents occurred from Aug. 1 to Oct. 23. He is charged with two counts of rape and three counts of gross sexual
  
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• Logan County teen charged with sexually assaulting 4 young girl on school bus

  14-11-2018 20:30
  
  BELLEFONTAINE – Three more victims have come forward, making a total of four who say they were sexually assaulted by a 15-year-old school bus helper on a Benjamin-Logan school bus.A grand jury indictment states the victims are between the ages of 6-8. The Logan County Sheriff said all of the incidents happened on the bus.One victim, described as a 6-year-old female, stated the incidents occurred from Aug. 1 to Oct. 23. He is charged with two counts of rape and three counts of gross sexual
  
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• Rep. Jordan of Ohio loses bid for House minority leader

  14-11-2018 20:11
  
  WASHINGTON -- House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been elected to take over the Republican caucus next year, defeating conservative Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio in a closed-door election.California Republican McCarthy is an ally of President Trump. Jordan is a leader of the far-right House Freedom Caucus.Jordan and McCarthy encountered questions and finger-pointing during a private meeting with GOP lawmakers Tuesday night as the party sorted through the midterm defeat that put House Democrats in
  
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• White House says it "was lawful" to suspend press credentials of CNN reporter

  14-11-2018 19:17
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration contends it has "broad discretion" to regulate press access to the White House as it fends off a legal challenge from CNN and other outlets over the revocation of journalist Jim Acosta's "hard pass."In a legal filing ahead of a Wednesday hearing on CNN's request for a temporary restraining order to restore Acosta's access, the government argues it "was lawful" to punish Acosta for his behavior during a contentious Trump press conference
  
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• Police: 1 injured after being hit by vehicle in north Columbus

  14-11-2018 18:54
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police are on the scene of a pedestrian that was struck by a vehicle in north Columbus.It happened just before 12:15 p.m. at the intersection of East California Avenue and North High Street.The pedestrian was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital in life-threatening condition, but their condition was upgraded at 1:30 p.m.Police told 10TV the driver stayed on the scene. This accident remains under investigation. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Brackets released for state football semifinals

  14-11-2018 18:52
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced how the football regional champions will be paired in four of the OHSAA’s seven divisions for next week’s state semifinals.However, three of the divisions (II, IV and V) cannot be determined until after the regional championships have been decided.The football state semifinal pairings are not predetermined because they are based almost entirely on geography of the competing schools to keep travel time to a
  
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• Ohio House voting on controversial Stand Your Ground law

  14-11-2018 18:38
  The Ohio House will vote whether or not to pass the controversial “Stand Your Ground” bill.House Bill 2-28 allows people to use deadly force in self-defense without having to retreat.Supporters of the bill say it allowed Ohio to shift the burden of proof in self-defense cases to the prosecution.Opponents – like the Fraternal Order of Police – say it will give people less incentive to de-escalate a situation before resorting to lethal force.The bill also would eliminate st
  
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• Ohio House passes controversial Stand Your Ground bill

  14-11-2018 18:38
  
  The Ohio House has passed the controversial “Stand Your Ground” bill.House Bill 228 passed by a vote of 64-26.The bill allows people to use deadly force in self-defense without having to retreat.Supporters of the bill say it allows Ohio to shift the burden of proof in self-defense cases to the prosecution.Opponents – like the Fraternal Order of Police – say it will give people less incentive to de-escalate a situation before resorting to lethal force.The bill also would e
  
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• Wisconsin glass-making company gives employees guns for Christmas

  14-11-2018 18:14
  
  HORTONVILLE, Wisc. -- A Wisconsin glass-making company -- which uses bullets in its productions -- gifted its employees firearms this year. According to the Post-Cresent, Ben Wolfgram, who co-owns Hortonville-based BenShot, said the decision to give employees handguns as a gift was made as part of an effort to promote personal safety and team building.The business has 16 full-time employees, including several military veterans. But the business also had employees who had never fired a gun before
  
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• A wintry mess is in the forecast Thursday morning

  14-11-2018 18:04
  Mother nature is getting ready to deliver another round of winter weather to Central Ohio tonight and Thursday morning.Doppler 10 meteorologists Jeff Booth and Ross Caruso are tracking the threat of snow, freezing rainA Winter Weather Advisory will go into effect in Central and Southern Ohio tonight starting at 10 p.m. That's because a storm system will move in bringing the threat for snow, ice, a rain/snow mix and possibly some sleet before turning over to all rain in the latter part of Thursda
  
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• Chick-fil-A partners with DoorDash for home delivery

  14-11-2018 17:48
  
  ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A customers no longer have to go get their chicken because the chicken will come to them.The company is partnering with DoorDash to offer home delivery from more than 1,100 of its restaurants nationwide. Participating restaurants will deliver everything on the menu to customers within a 10-minute radius.In a statement, Chick-fil-A senior vice president Jon Bridges says delivery is one way to help its busy customers get a "quick yet high quality meal."Chick-fil-A has bee
  
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• NYPD helps Irish family buy tickets to "Hamilton"

  14-11-2018 17:40
  
  NEW YORK — A family from Ireland is thanking a New York City police officer for helping them see the Broadway musical "Hamilton."The NYPD writes on Facebook that a woman waited in line for four days for tickets only to find out she was $20 short. That's when she turned to Officer Ricardo Dicandia of the Times Square unit for help.The officer pulled a bill out of his pocket to cover the $20 difference so "she didn't have to throw away her shot." That's a reference to a song in the show.The
  
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• Columbus Mayor releases proposed general fund budget of $912 million

  14-11-2018 17:21
  
  Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther released his proposed 2019 General Fund budget Wednesday morning at Milo Grogan Community Recreation Center Wednesday.The proposal is $912 million, based on projected revenue.Mayor Ginther highlighted his priorities:Continued support of the Department of Neighborhoods with $11 million for efforts with the area commissions, My Brother’s Keeper, the New American Initiative and our comprehensive neighborhood planning in Linden and the Hilltop. This includes fu
  
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• Case of man who killed Ohio State star Will Smith will be heard by appeals court

  14-11-2018 17:06
  
  NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana appellate court was set Wednesday to hear the case of Cardell Hayes, convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting retired New Orleans Saints star Will Smith.Hayes insisted he shot Smith in self-defense after Smith grabbed a gun and fired as the two argued following a 2016 traffic collision. No one else testified Smith held a gun. A semiautomatic handgun was found loaded but unused in Smith's car.Hayes is serving a 25-year sentence.An immediate ruling was not exp
  
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• Man saves horse that was found hiding in pool to survive California wildfires

  14-11-2018 16:51
  
  Jeff Hill of Paradise, California, was checking on someone's house after the Camp Fire nearly leveled the entire town, and what he found in the backyard startled him.It was a horse "shivering uncontrollably," Hill wrote on Facebook. He found the horse in the backyard pool, suspended by a pool cover.The horse "had the look of defeat in her eyes," Hill wrote. But thanks to the pool, she was spared from the deadliest wildfire in California history.The Camp Fire, north of Sacramento, is one of sever
  
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• Comprehensive Neighborhood Safety Strategy Update

  14-11-2018 16:19 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Restaurant Review: Clean Eatz

  14-11-2018 16:00
  Just in time for the Holiday Eating Season, Clean Eatz has opened its doors in Graceland Shopping Center. It’s part of a fast-casual chain that is all in on the health food scene. Behind the counter are a small army of healthy-looking, perky dudes with shiny eyes. They are also suspiciously polite and helpful — […]
  
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• Sheriff: California wildfire's death toll now at 48; many still missing

  14-11-2018 13:30
  
  CHICO, Calif. (AP) — A message board at a shelter for the many people who fled California's deadliest wildfire is filled with photos of the missing, as well as pleas for any information about relatives and friends."I hope you are okay," reads one hand written note on the board filled with white and yellow sheets of notebook paper. Another had a picture of a missing man: "If seen, please have him call."Authorities on Tuesday reported six more fatalities from the Northern California blaze, b
  
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• California wildfires death toll now at 48; many still missing

  14-11-2018 13:30
  
  CHICO, Calif. (AP) — A message board at a shelter for the many people who fled California's deadliest wildfire is filled with photos of the missing, as well as pleas for any information about relatives and friends."I hope you are okay," reads one hand written note on the board filled with white and yellow sheets of notebook paper. Another had a picture of a missing man: "If seen, please have him call."Authorities on Tuesday reported six more fatalities from the Northern California blaze, b
  
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• Florida's partisan recount battle goes back to court

  14-11-2018 13:09
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's ongoing recount battle heads back to a courtroom Wednesday. Lawyers for Democrats will ask a federal judge to set aside the state law mandating that mailed-in votes be thrown out if the signature on the envelope doesn't match the signature on file with election authorities.This is the latest skirmish in Florida's legally mandated vote recount, which is drawing national attention, including a stream of tweets from President Donald Trump.Trump on Tuesda
  
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• Israeli defense minister resigns over Gaza cease-fire deal

  14-11-2018 13:04
  
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman abruptly resigned his post Wednesday in protest over a cease-fire reached with Gaza militants, in a move that rocked the Israeli political scene and seemed likely to bring about early elections.Lieberman termed the cease-fire ending two days of intense fighting "surrender to terrorism," and said he could no longer serve a government that endorsed it. Lieberman had demanded a far stronger Israeli response to the most intense round
  
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• Pres. Trump ally hopes to lead shrunken House GOP over Ohio Rep. Jordan

  14-11-2018 12:55
  
  The speaker's gavel now out of reach, Republican Kevin McCarthy is poised to take over the shrunken House GOP caucus in closed-door elections that will determine party leadership and set the tone for the new Congress.The race for minority leader is McCarthy's to lose Wednesday, but the Californian, who is an ally of President Donald Trump, must fend off a challenge from conservative Rep. Jim Jordan, who has support from the right flank and outside groups as a co-founder of the House Freedom Cauc
  
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• Ohio Libertarians say they may sue to keep ballot access

  14-11-2018 12:55
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Libertarian Party of Ohio says it may sue the state to force continued recognition of the minor political party.Secretary of State Jon Husted says the Libertarians and Ohio Green Party lost ballot access because their respective candidates did not get 3 percent of the vote needed to remain a recognized party. Cleveland.com reports the Libertarian Party of Ohio regained state recognition this July for the first time since 2014, a year after the GOP-controlled legis
  
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• Ex-Pilot Flying J head's racist remarks delay prison time

  14-11-2018 12:49
  
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A former Pilot Flying J president convicted of fraud will get to spend Christmas at home.The Knoxville News Sentinel reports an appeals court approved on Tuesday Mark Hazelwood's request to remain on house arrest until he finishes fighting his conviction. The 59-year-old Hazelwood was convicted in February of cheating trucking companies out of millions of dollars. He was set to start a 12 ½-year prison sentence this month.Hazelwood's lawyers argue his taped
  
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• Teen pleads not guilty in shooting death of 6-year-old

  14-11-2018 12:46
  
  A 13-year-old boy in Louisiana has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old.The Advocate reports the child appeared in court Tuesday wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and accompanied by his grandmother and court-appointed attorney. First-grader Jahiem Holliday was shot to death this month in the backyard of a Baton Rouge home.Authorities say the boys were playing outside near a group of people who were talking about making a music video. Their ages are unc
  
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• Authorities: Prosecuting Ohio massacre case could last years

  14-11-2018 12:39
  
  WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Prosecuting an Ohio family of four arrested in the gruesome slayings of eight people from another family could take years to conclude, a county prosecutor said as the first break in the more than two-year-old case was announced.Tuesday's announcement marked the culmination of a massive investigative effort that began after seven adults and a teenage boy were found shot in the head at four separate homes in April 2016. The killings terrified local residents and spawned
  
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• Pilot killed in training jet crash at Texas Air Force base

  14-11-2018 12:25
  
  A T-38C Talon supersonic jet crashed Tuesday night at Laughlin Air Force Base in southern Texas, killing one pilot and sending a second to a hospital, the base said.His condition wasn't specified by officials, and their identities are being withheld until their families are notified.The base says a board of officers will be convened to investigate the cause of the crash.The Air Force website describes the Talon as a "twin-engine, high-altitude, supersonic jet trainer used in a variety of roles,"
  
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• Michelle Obama begins arena tour in talk with Oprah

  14-11-2018 11:45
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Michelle Obama began her 12-stop book tour Tuesday by sitting with Oprah Winfrey before an audience at the home arena of the Chicago Bulls, speaking on everything from piano lessons and washing socks to crying on a plane the day her family moved out of the White House and President Donald Trump moved in.The crowd of 14,000 roared as the former first lady stepped onto a stage at the sold-out United Center event, which felt part talk show, part political rally and part rock co
  
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• Gas prices expected to give holiday drivers a boost this Thanksgiving

  14-11-2018 10:56
  
  While drive times could be longer on the roads this Thanksgiving, due to congestion from high traffic volumes, drivers may have an advantage when it comes to cost.A large 7-percent, single-day drop in the price of crude oil is expected to cause gas prices nationwide to drop even further, meaning most states will likely see a drop of 5 to 10 cents per gallon ahead of the holiday.For that reason, GasBuddy is recommending that drivers hold off on filling up before heading out this Thanksgiving in o
  
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• Sheriff: California wildfire's death toll rises to 48

  14-11-2018 05:54
  
  PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — Ernest Foss was a musician who gave lessons out of his home when he lived in San Francisco, where an amplifier that ran the length of a wall served as the family's living room couch. Carl Wiley refurbished tires for Michelin. Jesus Fernandez, known as "Zeus," was described as a loving father and loyal friend.They were among the first victims identified in the aftermath of the deadliest, most destructive wildfire in California history, an inferno blamed for at least
  
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• Petco, others respond to demand for natural pet foods

  14-11-2018 03:04
  
  Demand for healthy, natural food is extending from humans to their pets.Petco announced Tuesday it will stop selling dog and cat food and treats with artificial colors, flavors and preservatives, both online and at its nearly 1,500 stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico."We are making sure we are always taking the nutritional high ground," Petco CEO Ron Coughlin told The Associated Press.Petco's move, the first of its kind among major pet stores, comes at a time when sales of natural pet foods are s
  
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• Lawmakers ‘disturbed’ after 10 Investigates report on parole officers assigned to parking lot

  14-11-2018 03:00
  
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) – State lawmakers said they were “surprised” and “disturbed” by the findings of a 10 Investigates special report that found parole officers were assigned to work in a parking lot of an empty building.10 Investigates chronicled the activities of parole officers for more than three weeks in October and found they were routinely assigned to work in the parking lot of 4545 Fisher Road, a large warehouse building that is slated to become the new headquart
  
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• Press Conference: Neighborhood Safety Strategy Update

  14-11-2018 02:58 via youtube.com
  
  
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• My Brother's Keeper: Village Youth Conference

  14-11-2018 02:51 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 'Game of Thrones' returning in April 2019 for final season

  14-11-2018 02:46
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The eighth and last season of "Game of Thrones" finally has a date with destiny.HBO said Tuesday that the series will return in April 2019 with six episodes to conclude its run.The fantasy series based on the George R.R. Martin novels has been one of HBO's most successful shows.A video touting the show's return next year included clips from seasons past showing both living and dead competitors for the crown of Westeros but didn't give a taste of the final episodes.HBO is
  
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• What we know about the Wagners: Suspects in killings of 8 Rhoden family members

  14-11-2018 02:01
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) – An Ohio father, mother and their two grown sons share a new familial tie – they’re all accused killers.While Attorney General Mike DeWine cautioned that Tuesday’s indictments represent only charges and not convictions against members of the Wagner family, DeWine told reporters he believed the evidence would show that they were responsible for the shooting deaths of eight members of the Rhoden family.News of the indictment of George “Billy” Wa
  
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• Ohio State remains No. 10 in latest College Football Playoff rankings

  14-11-2018 01:42
  
  The College Football Playoff rankings held steady at the top, with Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Michigan an unchanged first four from last week.The third rankings of the season were drama-free Tuesday night after every top-10 team won last weekend. In fact, the entire top 10 stayed the same, the first time that has happened in the five seasons since the CFP was born.With three weekends left until the final selections are made on Dec. 2, Georgia was fifth and Oklahoma was sixth. LSU, Washingt
  
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• Political commentator at center of protests speaks at Ohio State University

  14-11-2018 01:01
  
  COLUMBUS -- The Ohio State University says security measures are in place for a visit from a conservative political commentator who has been at the center of protests.Ben Shapiro was at one point editor-at-large of far-right media outlet Breitbart News. Tuesday night, he's speaking at Performance Hall inside the student union.He was invited by a registered student organization.In Sept. 2017, he spoke at University of California, Berkeley. Police say there were multiple arrests related to protest
  
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