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• GOP proposal would ban 'free speech zones' on Ohio campuses

  15-11-2018 23:44
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The creation of so-called "free speech zones" designated for protests and demonstrations would be prohibited at Ohio's public college campuses under legislation introduced by two Republican lawmakers, who say it's aimed at protecting free speech.The bill was proposed by Reps. Niraj Antani, of Miamisburg, and Andrew Brenner, of Powell, who leads the Ohio House education committee. Antani argues that the use of "free speech zones" actually restricts speech and unfairly
  
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• Punishments for Ohio teachers accused of cheating vary greatly

  15-11-2018 23:34
  COLUMBUS – Ohio teachers accused of cheating, changing grades or failing to follow proper testing procedures or school rules have faced a wide range of discipline, a 10 Investigates review of state records shows.A review of more than 40 discipline cases from the Ohio Department of Education over the past five years revealed no consistent pattern of punishment for teachers accused of handing out answers, changing grades or ignoring testing guidelines for standardized tests.For example, two
  
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• The Columbus Safety Advisory Commission Hearing 11/14/2018

  15-11-2018 23:17 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Ohio House passes "Heartbeat Bill" restricting abortion after detection of fetal heartbeat

  15-11-2018 21:19
  By a vote of 59 to 35, the Ohio House of Representatives once again passed the "Heartbeat Bill."The bill, considered by among the most restrictive abortion bills in the country, would ban abortion at the first detectable fetal heartbeat. That could come within the first six weeks of pregnancy.Before the vote, there were intensely personal pleas from lawmakers on both sides of this issue, some talking about their own families' struggles with family planning, pregnancy, and miscarriage.Opponents c
  
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• Ohio House passes 'heartbeat' abortion bill

  15-11-2018 21:19
  
  The Ohio House is debating and expected to approve a so-called "heartbeat bill" Thursday.The bill passed by a vote of 59-35. It will now move on to the Senate.The stringent proposal would ban abortions in Ohio after the first fetal heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.Gov. John Kasich vetoed a similar bill in December 2016, siding with opponents who contend it is unconstitutional.On Wednesday, the House approved "stand your ground" gun legislation that eliminates a requi
  
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• OSU Moving Forward with Plans for Arts District

  15-11-2018 21:14
  The last month has seen the release of detailed plans for the next phase of the 15th and High project – designs were unveiled for WOSU’s new headquarters and for a series of new buildings on the east side of North High Street, between 14th and 16th avenues. Today, plans for the west side of […]
  
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• Police investigate death of infant in west Columbus

  15-11-2018 20:40
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Division of Police is investigating how an infant died after being rushed to the hospital from a home in west Columbus.Officers found an unresponsive baby at a home in the 600 block of Fox Ridge Street early Thursday morning.The 1-month-old child was taken to OhioHealth Doctors Hospital in critical condition and was later pronounced dead at 7:24 a.m., according to police.Police said it is unclear if foul play is involved and the death remains under investigation.
  
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• Franklin County Sheriff’s Office to be featured on ‘Live PD’ TV show

  15-11-2018 20:32
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office will be featured on the popular television show ‘Live PD’.The sheriff’s office said the show will follow up to three on-duty patrol deputies during their shift starting November 16.Live PD is a show on A&E that gives people a first-hand look at law enforcement with crews following several agencies around the country.“The deputies we chose to be the first ones were natural choices,” said Chi
  
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• Homeless Samaritan tale raised $400K. Police say it's a lie

  15-11-2018 20:22
  MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — A feel-good tale of a homeless man using his last $20 to help a stranded New Jersey woman buy gas was actually a complete lie, manufactured to get strangers to donate more than $400,000 to help the down-and-out good Samaritan, a prosecutor said Thursday.Burlington County prosecutor Scott Coffina announced criminal charges against the couple who told the story to newspapers and television stations along with the homeless man who conspired with them to tell the story.Coff
  
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• Couple, homeless man charged in charitable scam

  15-11-2018 20:22
  
  MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) — A feel-good tale of a homeless man using his last $20 to help a stranded New Jersey woman buy gas was actually a complete lie, manufactured to get strangers to donate more than $400,000 to help the down-and-out good Samaritan, a prosecutor said Thursday.Burlington County prosecutor Scott Coffina announced criminal charges against the couple who told the story to newspapers and television stations along with the homeless man who conspired with them to tell the story
  
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• Prosecutor: Ohio suspects talked revenge vs. investigators

  15-11-2018 19:45
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Two women who are the mothers of two suspects in the massacre of a family, and the grandmothers of the other two, pleaded not guilty Thursday to misleading investigators of the crime, which went without any arrests for more than two years.During the court hearing, a special prosecutor said the four suspects in the 2016 killings that left eight dead met before they were arrested and talked about getting revenge against investigators, including the state's top law official.
  
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• 2 women plead not guilty on charges related to Rhoden family massacre

  15-11-2018 19:45
  
  WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Attorneys entered not guilty pleas for two women charged with misleading authorities investigating an Ohio family massacre.A county judge set bond Thursday at $100,000 for 76-year-old Fredericka Wagner and $50,000 for 65-year-old Rita Newcomb. Both face felony charges of obstructing justice and perjury.Police arrested a family of four Tuesday in the slayings of eight members of another family in rural Ohio two years ago. Those arrested: 47-year-old George "Billy" Wagne
  
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• 2 women appear in court on charges related to Rhoden family massacre

  15-11-2018 19:45
  
  WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Hearings have been scheduled for two women charged with misleading authorities investigating an Ohio family massacre.LIVE COVERAGEAttorneys for Fredericka Wagner and Rita Newcomb say they will plead not guilty during the Thursday court hearing. Both face felony charges of obstructing justice and perjury. The 65-year-old Newcomb is also charged with forgery.Police on Tuesday arrested a family of four in the slayings of eight members of another family in rural Ohio two y
  
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• Northbound Cleveland Avenue closed after shooting in north Columbus

  15-11-2018 19:41
  
  COLUMBUS, OHIO -Northbound Cleveland Avenue is closed after a man was shot in north Columbus.The Columbus Division of Police were called at 12:25 p.m. to a shooting at the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Northwold Road.A man with a gunshot wound walked into a business requesting help around 12:25 p.m., according to police.First responders transported him to Riverside Methodist Hospital where he is expected to be OK.Police have not released any suspect information or the name of the victim.I
  
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• Roy Clark, country guitar virtuoso, 'Hee Haw' star, has died

  15-11-2018 18:54
  
  Country star Roy Clark, the guitar virtuoso and singer who headlined the cornpone TV show "Hee Haw" for nearly a quarter century and was known for such hits as "Yesterday When I was Young" and "Honeymoon Feeling," has died. He was 85.Publicist Jeremy Westby said Clark died Thursday due to complications from pneumonia at home in Tulsa, Okla.Clark was "Hee Haw" host or co-host for its entire 24-year run, with Buck Owens his best known co-host. The country music and comedy show's last episode aired
  
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• Pickerington man among 4 killed in crash on I-70 in Missouri

  15-11-2018 18:45
  
  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released the names of the four people killed in an accident on Interstate 70 near Columbia.The wreck happened Wednesday afternoon. I-70 was already shut down in the area due to an earlier vehicle fire. The patrol says the fatal crash occurred when a tractor-trailer driven by 63-year-old Otto Kramer III of Pickerington, Ohio, struck the rear of stopped vehicles, causing them to strike other vehicles. All told, three tractor-trailers
  
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• Behind the Scenes: How Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo comes to life

  15-11-2018 18:39
  POWELL, Ohio -- There’s a lot of laughter in between the “organized chaos" of Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.After 28 years, Mark Patzer, director of facilities at the zoo, knows the ins and outs of Wildlights planning better than anyone else. It’s a process that usually begins in June.“We’ll start with what do we want to do new this year, how many lights do we want to order, how many did we save,” he tells 10 This Morning anchor Angela An.“
  
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• Woman pleads not guilty in students' bus stop deaths

  15-11-2018 17:53
  
  ROCHESTER, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana woman accused of striking and killing three children with a pickup truck as they crossed a highway to board a school bus entered a preliminary not guilty plea Thursday.Alyssa Shepherd, 24, appeared before a Fulton County judge on three counts of reckless homicide. The Rochester, Indiana, woman also faces one misdemeanor count of passing a school bus when an arm signal device is extended, causing bodily injury.Shepherd was driving a pickup truck bef
  
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• SWACO educates area residents on America Recycles Day

  15-11-2018 17:35
  Thursday, November 15th, is America Recycles Day, a day that was created to raise awareness about recycling and the purchasing of recycled products.The Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) launched their “Recycle Right” campaign earlier this year, which aims to educate Franklin County residents on what can and cannot be recycled.There are five types of materials accepted for curbside recycling in Franklin County. These items are: plastic bottles and jugsglass bottles and jar
  
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• Cooking for a cause: Volunteers help serve families at Ronald McDonald House

  15-11-2018 16:55
  
  COLUMBUS - Three times a day, the kitchen at the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) in Columbus becomes all the buzz.“We make meals for at least about 450 people a day,” says Blair Arms, Head Chef and Food Services Manager.The “we” she’s referring to are the volunteer teams that sign up as part of Team Cuisine, one of many volunteer opportunities offered by RMHC.“They decide if they want to do breakfast, lunch, or dinner,” Arms explains.After teams c
  
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• Red Bull and PAC-MAN Take Over the Short North Food Hall

  15-11-2018 16:52
  Red Bull is bringing a one of a kind PAC-MAN themed pop-up event to the Short North Food Hall this Thursday, Nov. 15. The event, which is in celebration of the new PAC-MAN livery Red Bull can, was specifically chosen to take place in Columbus, due to the city’s growing game communities. Just this year, […]
  
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• FDA to crack down on menthol cigarettes, flavored vapes

  15-11-2018 16:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A top U.S. health official on Thursday pledged to try to ban menthol from regular cigarettes, outlaw flavors in all cigars, and tighten rules regarding the sale of most flavored versions of electronic cigarettes.The move represents a major step to further push down U.S. smoking rates, which have been falling for decades.The restrictions are mainly aimed at reducing smoking in kids: About half of teens who smoke cigarettes choose menthols and flavored e-cigarettes have been
  
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• FDA proposes ban on menthol cigarettes, e-cig restrictions

  15-11-2018 16:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A top U.S. health official on Thursday pledged to try to ban menthol from regular cigarettes, outlaw flavors in all cigars, and tighten rules regarding the sale of most flavored versions of electronic cigarettes.The move represents a major step to further push down U.S. smoking rates, which have been falling for decades.The restrictions are mainly aimed at reducing smoking in kids: About half of teens who smoke cigarettes choose menthols and flavored e-cigarettes have been
  
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• Face the State with Scott Light | November 18, 2018

  15-11-2018 16:31
  
  This week on Face The State:Women head to Capitol Hill - Women won the mid-term election in record numbers and now they're making their voices heard in Washington, D.C. With a panel of women, we looks at what those wins will mean for policy, Ohio and the countryKasich on the road - Ohio Governor John Kasich heads to New Hampshire, a state where he came in second during the 2016 Presidential election.
  Guests this week:Tracy Maxwell Heard - Former Minority Leader of the Ohio House of Representativ
  
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• LeBron James passes Wilt Chamberlain on NBA's career scoring list

  15-11-2018 16:09
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A floating jumper, a foul and a free throw in the fourth quarter of a tight game.With a gorgeous three-point play , the King jumped over the Big Dipper.LeBron James' inimitable presence has already been felt in his first few weeks in Hollywood. His most impressive game yet for the Lakers included a bit of history when he passed Wilt Chamberlain on the NBA's career scoring list.The superstar with no shortage of historic achievements was more excited about leading his surg
  
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• 2019 Proposed City of Columbus Operating Budget

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• Treat to Try: Pine Grove Farm & Bakery

  15-11-2018 16:00
  Time is slipping away on the outdoor farmers’ market scene. Some markets move to indoor locations, some call it a season until spring. It’s getting cold for for fresh produce. It’s getting cold for standing outside minding shop. One of the last stands standing in the bitterly cold wind this past weekend was manned (literally) […]
  
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• Thousands of AEP customers without power across central Ohio

  15-11-2018 15:05
  
  COLUMBUS - The American Electrical Power Company is reporting that scattered power outages across central Ohio are affecting thousands of customers Thursday morning.Nearly 7,000 customers are without power in Franklin County and 1,300 in Licking County.AEP says crews are working to repair the outages but did not provide an estimated time for restoration.AEP Outage Map: Click here to see the latest outages Earlier this morning, a power line fell across Interstate 70, causing local power outages.
  
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• Thousands of AEP customers lose power in central Ohio

  15-11-2018 15:05
  
  COLUMBUS - Crews with American Electrical Power responded to scattered outages across central Ohio Thursday morning.Nearly 7,000 customers were without power in Franklin County.AEP says crews are working to repair the outages but did not provide an estimated time for restoration.AEP Outage Map: Click here to see the latest outages Earlier this morning, a power line fell across Interstate 70, causing local power outages. The highway has since been cleared.Crews are hard at work this morning on sc
  
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• Icy roads cause 5 deaths as wintry weather blows east

  15-11-2018 14:10
  
  BYHALIA, Miss. — A pre-winter storm slammed parts of the South and lower Midwest, causing five deaths on slippery roads and stranding travelers for more than eight hours on an icy Arkansas interstate.The wintry weather was barreling eastward Thursday, with snow and ice expected from Ohio and the Appalachian Mountains through Washington, D.C., New York and New England.In Mississippi, a tour bus bound for a casino overturned, leaving two people dead and 44 others injured. And in the Little R
  
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• Outside reports expected in trapped Cincinnati teen's death

  15-11-2018 14:07
  
  CINCINNATI — Findings and recommendations are coming from two companies hired by Cincinnati authorities for independent reviews into the failed response to a 16-year-old student who died trapped in a minivan parked near his school.A special city council meeting is planned Thursday for reports on the emergency center and police response.The city has already been upgrading smart-phone communications, computer-assisted dispatch, police in-car mapping, and training in the aftermath of Kyle Plu
  
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• Icy mess blankets central Ohio forcing school delays and closings Thursday

  15-11-2018 13:06
  
  Icy conditions caused school closures, delays and travel problems across central Ohio Thursday morning.Over 100 schools have delayed or closed for the day due to the current weather conditions.An Ice Storm Warning and Winter Weather Advisory is in effect where periods of snow, sleet or freezing rain will cause travel difficulties.10TV crews responded to several crashes overnight. Three counties -- Crawford, Muskingum, and Perry -- are currently under a level 1 snow emergency due to slippery road
  
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• Pair of critically-endangered red wolves arrive at Akron Zoo

  15-11-2018 13:05
  
  AKRON, Ohio — The Akron Zoo says two wolves that are a part of a critically endangered species have come to live at the zoo as part of a Species Survival Plan.The red wolf is one of the world's most endangered wolf species, and it is believed only about 60 wolves remain in the wild. Cleveland.com reports the wolf species were decimated by predator-control programs.The four-year-old brothers — Waya, which means "wolf" in Cherokee, and Mohe, meaning "elk" in Cherokee — came to Ak
  
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• Mark Wahlberg donates $20,000 to Buckeye Ranch

  15-11-2018 03:26
  
  Actor Mark Wahlberg and his business partner Jay Feldman have made a $20,000 donation to The Buckeye Ranch on behalf of Mark Wahlberg Chevrolet and the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation.The donation is part of Wahlberg and Feldman's commitment to the greater Ohio area after announcing their first Mark Wahlberg Chevrolet in Columbus earlier this year.The Buckeye Ranch operates a network of hundreds of foster homes located in 23 counties throughout Ohio. The Buckeye Ranch provides care for children f
  
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• The Columbus Metropolitan Club, November 14th, 2018

  15-11-2018 03:13 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Guardsman at Texas border accused of sexual assault

  15-11-2018 03:12
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas National Guard member serving at the U.S.-Mexico border is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a motel, authorities said Wednesday.Police in Alpine, Texas, arrested Luis Carlos Ontiveros, 30, on Monday. The Texas National Guard confirmed that Ontiveros was serving in a mission launched in April following President Donald Trump's call for the National Guard to go to the border.According to an affidavit obtained by KOSA-TV, the woman told police she had been drin
  
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• Women wear hoodies at mall to make point about racial profiling

  15-11-2018 02:51
  
  In a viral social media post, a group of white women challenged a Tennessee mall's unwritten policy against hoodies and accused the facility of racial profiling. The social experiment comes after a video from a local former journalist showed mall security stopping four young black men wearing hoodies, and placing one of them in handcuffs, at Wolfchase Galleria in Cordova earlier this month.Along with three of her friends, Shannon Arthur set out Saturday to prove a point about the incident, accor
  
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• 2 dead, 44 hurt in bus crash on icy highway near Memphis

  15-11-2018 02:42
  
  BYHALIA, Mississippi (AP) — A tour bus overturned Wednesday on an icy highway near Memphis, leaving two people dead and 44 others aboard with injuries as a pre-winter storm blasted parts of the South, authorities said.The Mississippi Highway Patrol said in a statement that the bus traveling from Huntsville, Alabama, to the Tunica area of Mississippi when it crashed at 12:35 p.m. on Interstate 269 in the northern part of the state. A statement from agency spokesman Capt. Johnny Poulos also
  
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• ODOT prepares for winter weather advisory, slick roads

  15-11-2018 02:38
  The Ohio Department of Transportation says 100 crews will be out Wednesday night to treat roads ahead of Thursday morning weather."We spent the last couple weeks getting our trucks ready," Dan Hale said.Hale is one of the highway technicians who will be out."We had a couple good snow storms last year, but I think we were on it," he said. "[I] think we did OK and we'll be ready this year."Wednesday, ODOT spent the day taking trucks through inspection with mechanics."This is our first event and th
  
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• Woman had 44 frozen dogs, 130 live dogs in home

  15-11-2018 02:33
  
  SHAMONG TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say 44 frozen dogs and 130 live dogs were found at a New Jersey home that reeked of animal feces and urine.State police say 65-year-old Donna Roberts was charged with animal cruelty following an inspection Tuesday at her Shamong Township residence in the Philadelphia suburbs. Officials allege living dogs were found in "deplorable and inhumane conditions."Roberts told the New York Post that the dogs were stillborn and she forgot about them after put
  
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• Iowa woman thought she won $100, but really she won $1M

  15-11-2018 02:23
  
  ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — An Iowa woman who thought she had won $100 on the Powerball was a few zeros off — she won $1 million.When Nicole Argent of St. Charles went to a local convenience store to cash in, workers turned the computer screen around to prove to her that she had miscalculated her success.Argent went to a U-Gas store in St. Louis County on Oct. 19 to buy a Mega Millions ticket, but arrived three minutes after the 8:59 p.m. cutoff. She settled for a couple of Powerball tic
  
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• Columbus City Council Building & Zoning Committee Hearing 11/14/2018

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• Refugee children in Canada play in snow for the first time

  15-11-2018 01:58
  
  Snow in Canada isn’t really something most people living there get excited about.But to these young African refugees experiencing snow for the first time – it’s pure, unfiltered joy.Dressed in thick winter coats, the brother and sister rushed outside to twirl in the falling snowflakes.Toronto resident Rebecca Davies posted the video to social media.A first snowfall for Eritrean children new to Canada. #NewcomersWelcome #WelcomeToCanada #RefugeesWelcome #privatesponsorship #BVOR
  
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• Whitehall Narcotics Unit making a difference in catching drug dealers, reducing property crimes

  15-11-2018 01:08
  Since January, the Whitehall Narcotics unit has seized more than 120 pounds of marijuana, more than 18 pounds of cocaine, more than 13 pounds of heroin, more than three pounds of meth and about four pounds of pills.That's a street value of more than $2 million. Even more impressive, the narcotics team is made up of only four people."It's a source of the pride for us," says Chad Huntzinger of the Whitehall Police Department.During a recent raid at one home, police came across what they say is a f
  
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• State representative silenced during debate on Ohio's Stand Your Ground bill

  15-11-2018 00:47
  
  Not since anyone can remember, the House Speaker became so frustrated with a State Representative on the House floor he cut off her microphone preventing the lawmaker from finishing her speech.House Speaker Ryan Smith had gaveled State Representative Stephanie Howse (D-Cleveland) to stop using the names of other lawmakers as she was going down a list of bill sponsors whose districts have smaller African-American populations compared to whites.The debate was over the so-called "Stand Your Ground"
  
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• Official: Michael Avenatti in Los Angeles police custody

  15-11-2018 00:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A law enforcement official says Michael Avenatti is in police custody in Los Angeles following an allegation of domestic violence.The official says Avenatti was taken into custody Wednesday. Police had responded to a domestic violence incident a day earlier and took a report.The official wasn't authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.Avenatti remained in custody Wednesday evening and a call and text message see
  
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• Michael Avenatti arrested in LA on domestic violence charge

  15-11-2018 00:32
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Avenatti, who skyrocketed to fame as a critic of President Donald Trump and the lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels, was arrested Wednesday and booked on a felony domestic violence charge, Los Angeles police said.The victim in the case had visible injuries, according to Officer Tony Im, a police spokesman. But Avenatti slammed the allegation as "completely bogus" in a statement released by his law firm.Avenatti, who has said he's mulling a 2020 presidential ru
  
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• Central Ohio teen fights his way back to the links one swing at a time

  15-11-2018 00:23
  Matt McClish is not your typical golfer.His golf story began six years before he ever picked up a club.When Matt was in the second grade, he started having “episodes” on the playground during recess.Matt and his family later found out, those “episodes” were actually seizures.Matt was diagnosed with epilepsy, and his family was devastated to learn the cause:a brain tumor.He underwent surgery to remove the tumor in fifth grade, but after various complications, Matt needed a
  
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