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• Trump visits Arlington cemetery for holiday commemoration

  15-12-2018 22:59
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday for a holiday commemoration.In a steady rain, Trump visited the cemetery during an annual event in which holiday wreaths are laid to honor the sacrifices made by veterans and their families.The president's trip to Arlington came about a month after he received criticism for not visiting the national cemetery on Veterans Day.And that, in turn, came after a visit to World War I cemet
  
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• Disney actor Stoney Westmoreland fired after arrest

  15-12-2018 22:52
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Disney Channel actor Stoney Westmoreland has been fired after he was arrested in Salt Lake City for allegedly attempting to have a sexual relationship with an online acquaintance he believed was 13 years old.In a statement Saturday, Disney announced that the 48-year-old Westmoreland had been dropped from the sitcom "Andi Mack," on which he plays the grandfather of the teen-age title character. The show films in Utah.Salt Lake police detective Greg Wilking told The Associate
  
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• OSHP traffic stop leads to drug bust in northwest Ohio

  15-12-2018 22:38
  
  LIMA, Ohio – A traffic stop by The Ohio State Highway Patrol led to drug bust and arrest of two from Marion. Trooper said they stopped a vehicle on State Route 309 in Lima Dec. 11 at 1:50 p.m. During the traffic stop the K-9 did alert positively to the odor of narcotics coming from inside the vehicle.A search of the vehicle was conducted by the troopers on scene, over 3 kilograms of cocaine and oxycodone tablets were found, some packaged for distribution.The driver 42-year-old Torrence Tro
  
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• Man gets 7 ½ years in machete attack at Kentucky college

  15-12-2018 22:14
  
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Cincinnati man charged in a 2017 machete attack on the campus of Kentucky's Transylvania University has been sentenced to 7 ½ years in prison.The Lexington Herald-Leader reports 21-year-old Mitchell William Adkins apologized for his actions when he was sentenced in the Fayette County Circuit Court on Friday.In April 2017, Adkins walked into a coffee shop at the Lexington school armed with a machete and knives. Witnesses said he asked people about their politi
  
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• No. 15 Ohio State holds off Bucknell comeback to win 73-71

  15-12-2018 22:02
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Kaleb Wesson had a career-high 20 points and No. 15 Ohio State held off a Bucknell comeback to win 73-71 Saturday.Ohio State went on an 11-2 run to take an 11-point with under 10 minutes remaining, but Bucknell stormed back to within three with a 10-2 run and late 3-pointer by Avi Toomer. The Bison got the ball with 14 seconds left but a 3-point try by Bruce Moore hit the front of the rim and Ohio State survived.Keyshawn Woods had 13 points on 5 for 9 3-point shooting
  
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• Donations pour in for family of 5 kids killed in Ohio fire

  15-12-2018 17:10
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A report says thousands of dollars in donations have poured in for family members following the deaths of five children killed in a fire at their Ohio home.Authorities say the five children who died Dec. 9 in Youngstown ranged in age from 1 to 9.Penny Wells is director of Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past. She tells The Vindicator that nearly $10,000 had been raised Friday to cover the children's funeral arrangements, which have yet to be announced.The paper says
  
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• 1,750 Gold Star family members get holiday trip to Disney World

  15-12-2018 17:04
  
  Over 1,000 Gold Star kids who have lost parents in the military traveled to Disney World this week for a special holiday trip provided by the Gary Sinise Foundation, according to the actor. In total, Sinise's foundation flew 1,750 people to Orlando, Florida, for a holiday trip to remember. "Each one of these children who are going on these airplanes have lost a parent in military services – either combat related or illness or unfortunately suicide sometimes," Sinise told CBS Los Angeles. "
  
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• N. Carolina teacher, MLB player's daughter dies after drill

  15-12-2018 16:49
  
  HERTFORD, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina say a fifth-grade teacher who was also the daughter of baseball star Jim "Catfish" Hunter died after falling ill during a school fire drill.Perquimans County Schools assistant superintendent James Bunch tells The Virginian-Pilotthat 45-year-old Kim Hunter Daugherty died Thursday morning of an undisclosed medical emergency at Hertford Grammar School.Daugherty had taught for 20 years and was the daughter of Major League Baseball Hall of Fam
  
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• Gift from Brees: Football for helping set NFL passing record

  15-12-2018 16:40
  
  METAIRIE, La. (AP) — When Drew Brees became the NFL's career leader in yards passing, he wanted to come up with some sort of gift to thank those who coached him, caught the 6,357 completions it took to set the record and blocked while he threw.His solution was an exhaustive process than involved the production of about 175 unique commemorative footballs and the enlisting Saints front office and public relations staff to help track down 99 receivers, 56 offensive linemen, 11 head or assista
  
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• Democrat Sherrod Brown, mulling 2020, sets online town hall

  15-12-2018 16:17
  
  CLEVELAND - Ohio's Democratic U.S. senator plans an online town hall Sunday as he considers running for president in 2020.Sherrod Brown of Cleveland is coming off a decisive re-election victory in November that helped bring him national attention as a potential national candidate. Brown says his message is on "the dignity of work" and fighting for workers without compromising progressive values.He also says his Ohio victory shows that approach works. That's because it came on an otherwise dismal
  
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• President Trump says Interior Secretary Zinke leaving administration

  15-12-2018 15:56
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who's facing federal investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest, will leave the administration at year's end.President Trump tweets that Zinke "accomplished much during his tenure" and that a replacement would be announced next week. The Cabinet post requires Senate confirmation.Zinke, a former Republican congressman from Montana, is leaving weeks before Democrats take contro
  
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• Dog Walkers Weekly "Furr-cast" | December 15, 2018

  15-12-2018 14:37
  
  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 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 "Comfort
  
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• Salt Lake City gets go-ahead to bid for Winter Olympics

  15-12-2018 13:51
  
  Salt Lake City got the green light to bid for the Winter Olympics — most likely for 2030 — in an attempt to bring the Games back to the city that hosted in 2002 and provided the backdrop for the U.S. winter team's ascendance into an international powerhouse.The U.S. Olympic Committee said Friday it was selecting Utah's capital, which stood out as a predictable, slam-dunk pick in a process that also included Denver and Reno, Nevada.With venues still in place — some of them upgra
  
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• For 76-year-old Joe Biden, age a factor as he mulls 2020 run

  15-12-2018 13:41
  
  As he considers running for president, Joe Biden is talking with friends and longtime supporters about whether, at 76, he's too old to seek the White House, according to several sources who have spoken with the former Democratic vice president.The discussions suggest Biden is aware that his age may be the biggest hurdle to launching another bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, especially in an era when many in the party yearn for a new generation of leadership. He would be the oldest
  
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• Teacher fleeing Camp Fire grabbed her cats and students' college application essays

  15-12-2018 13:03
  
  CHICO, California — It's been a month since high school teacher Virginia Partain escaped from Paradise, California. She had just renovated her home after her husband died five years ago.Now, nothing's left."Kind of at a loss as to what happens next," she said.When the fire swallowed her town, the only things she grabbed besides her cats were her students' college application essays.Vice principal helping students after wildfire previously survived attack in Iraq"There's a part of us that w
  
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• Homeless man helps Secret Santa give out $100 bills to strangers

  15-12-2018 12:33
  
  Phoenix, AZ - A lot of people ignore the homeless, but folks rushing past Moses Elder might regret their haste. This week, all people had to do was pay him some attention and he would pay them back with $100.Moses' mission was financed by Secret Santa, the same anonymous, wealthy businessman who every year goes around the country handing out $100 bills to random strangers.This holiday season, in addition to his normal giving, he came to Phoenix and recruited a most unlikely homeless elf. He gave
  
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• Statewide alert issued for missing Delaware County man with Dementia

  15-12-2018 09:56
  
  DELAWARE, Ohio -Police in Delaware, Ohio, have issued a statewide Missing Adult Alert for 86-year-old Clyde Cantrell.Cantrell suffers from Dementia.He left his home on Muirwood Drive Thursday evening and hasn't returned.Cantrell is 5'08" tall, weighs 124 lbs., and has brown hair and hazel eyes. Police believe he may be driving a silver 2013 Chevy Impala with the license plate number CE15VZ.Call 911 if you see Cantrell or the vehicle.10TV will provide updates as they become available.
  
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• Man reported missing in Delaware found safe

  15-12-2018 09:56
  
  DELAWARE, Ohio - Police in Delaware, Ohio issued a statewide Missing Adult Alert for 86-year-old Clyde Cantrell.Cantrell suffers from Dementia.He left his home on Muirwood Drive Thursday evening and hasn't returned.Delaware Police confirm Cantrell has been found safe.
  
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• Federal judge rules health care overhaul unconstitutional

  15-12-2018 08:04
  
  WASHINGTON- A conservative federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled the Affordable Care Act "invalid" on the eve of the sign-up deadline for next year. But with appeals certain, even the Trump White House said the law will remain in place for now.In a 55-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled that last year's tax cut bill knocked the constitutional foundation from under "Obamacare" by eliminating a penalty for not having coverage. The rest of the law cannot be separated from that pr
  
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• Mother of Masonique Saunders says daughter told her Julius Tate did not have a gun night he was killed

  15-12-2018 04:18
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Danielle Williams sits in her living room.Inspirational messages hang on the wall. A half-decorated Christmas tree is to her left. Her mind though, is far from the joys of the holiday season."I'd just like to know what actually took place," she said. "I don't know, really. It's hard and I'm emotional."She's the mother of 16-year-old Masonique Saunders who was arrested Thursday and charged with aggravated robbery and the murder of her 16-year-old boyfriend, Julius Tate.A memorial
  
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• Federal judge strikes down Affordable Care Act, rules it unconstitutional

  15-12-2018 03:29
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal judge in Texas has ruled the Affordable Care Act "invalid" on the eve of the sign-up deadline for coverage next year.In a 55-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled Friday that last year's tax cut bill knocked the constitutional foundation from under "Obamacare" by eliminating a penalty for not having coverage.Supporters of the law immediately said they would appeal.The White House applauded O'Connor's ruling, but said the law remains in place wh
  
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• Cow steals spotlight at student's graduation photo shoot

  15-12-2018 01:05
  
  COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — University of Missouri students were stunned when a towering dairy cow appeared on campus to make a cameo in a graduation photo shoot.The Columbia Missourian reports that senior animal sciences major Massimo Montalbano brought the 3-year-old cow, named Amelia, to campus on Thursday to join his commencement photo shoot.Montalbano worked with cattle throughout his undergraduate studies with the university's Foremost Dairy Research Center.Montalbano initially presented th
  
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• Farm tied to romaine E. coli outbreak recalling cauliflower, other lettuces

  15-12-2018 00:55
  
  Adam Bros. Farming, Inc. in Santa Maria, California is recalling red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce and cauliflower because as it may be contaminated with E. coli.They were all harvested on November 27 through 30.Adam Bros. Farming, Inc. released as statement saying, "Adam Bros. Farming, Inc. feels a strong commitment to its customers and has worked for years to provide a safe and healthy food supply. Out of an abundance of caution, Adam Bros. Farming, Inc. is initiating this voluntary recall
  
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