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• Suspect in Louisiana shooting deaths caught in Virginia

  26-01-2019 22:48
  
  DONALDSONVILLE, La. — A man suspected of killing his parents and three other people - including a girl he was dating - has been captured after an intense manhunt spanning several states, authorities in Louisiana said Sunday.Dakota Theriot, 21, was located in Virginia early Sunday after fleeing the day before, according to a statement by Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre and Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard.Theriot was arrested by the Richmond County Sheriff's Office. The statement sa
  
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• Man suspected of killing 5, including parents, arrested in Virginia

  26-01-2019 22:48
  
  DONALDSONVILLE, La. — A man suspected of killing his parents and three other people - including a girl he was dating - has been captured after an intense manhunt spanning several states, authorities in Louisiana said Sunday.Dakota Theriot, 21, was located in Virginia early Sunday after fleeing the day before, according to a statement by Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre and Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard.Theriot was arrested by the Richmond County Sheriff's Office. The statement sa
  
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• Louisiana shootings leave 5 dead; suspect at large

  26-01-2019 22:48
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities in Louisiana say separate but related shootings in two different parishes have left five people dead. A suspect was at large and was being sought.Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre told a news conference that deputies were called to a trailer in the city of Gonzales for a "domestic incident" on Saturday morning. Upon arrival, deputies found two people who had been shot but were still alive: Elizabeth and Keith Theriot, both 51.Webre said deputies were able
  
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• Louisiana murder suspect caught at grandma's Virginia home

  26-01-2019 22:48
  
  GONZALES, La. (AP) — A man suspected of killing his parents and three other people - including a girl he was dating - was arrested Sunday when he showed up at his grandmother's house in Virginia, a sheriff there said.On Saturday, Dakota Theriot, 21, shot and killed three people — the woman believed to be his girlfriend, her brother and father — in Louisiana's Livingston Parish before taking her father's truck, driving to neighboring Ascension Parish, and shooting his parents, a
  
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• Ohio State breaks 5-game losing streak with 70-60 win over Nebraska

  26-01-2019 20:47
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Luther Muhammad scored 18 of his career-high 24 points in the second half, and Ohio State ended its longest losing streak in 21 years with a 70-60 win over struggling Nebraska on Saturday.Muhammad made three 3-pointers in the middle of the second half to spark a 20-5 run that propelled the Buckeyes (13-6, 3-5 Big Ten) to their first win in six games.James Palmer and Glynn Watson Jr. combined for 37 points to lead the Cornhuskers (13-7, 3-6), who have lost three straigh
  
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• Dayton woman not guilty by reason of insanity for killing children

  26-01-2019 19:45
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge has agreed a woman was insane when she killed her two children and has ordered her institutionalized at a mental health facility.Thirty-one-year-old Claudena Helton was charged with aggravated murder for fatally shooting 8-year-old daughter Khmorra and 6-year-old son Kaiden in May 2017 in the southeast Ohio city of Dayton.The Dayton Daily News reports a Montgomery County judge accepted Helton's insanity plea at a hearing Friday and ordered a review in six
  
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• Dayton woman found not guilty by reason of insanity for killing children

  26-01-2019 19:45
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge has agreed a woman was insane when she killed her two children and has ordered her institutionalized at a mental health facility.Thirty-one-year-old Claudena Helton was charged with aggravated murder for fatally shooting 8-year-old daughter Khmorra and 6-year-old son Kaiden in May 2017 in the southeast Ohio city of Dayton.The Dayton Daily News reports a Montgomery County judge accepted Helton's insanity plea at a hearing Friday and ordered a review in six
  
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• Trump donates $100,000 from salary to alcoholism research

  26-01-2019 15:49
  
  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has donated his salary from the third-quarter of 2018 to the federal agency that researches alcoholism and alcohol-related problems.The White House says President Trump donated $100,000 to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.Alcoholism is a personal issue for the president. His older brother, Fred Jr., died in 1981 after struggling with alcoholism, and the president has said he learned from his brother's experience.President Trump pled
  
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• Dog Walkers Weekly "Furr-cast" | January 26, 2019

  26-01-2019 15:29
  
  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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• Woman hospitalized after police-involved shooting at Tim Hortons in north Columbus

  26-01-2019 13:43
  
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus police are investigating after exchanging fire with a woman at a Tim Hortons in north Columbus.Authorities said they first received a call just before 7:15 a.m. from a witness who saw a woman waving a gun inside the Tim Hortons located at 955 East Dublin Granville Road.Upon arrival, when the officer encountered 36-year-old Angela Garcia, shots were fired and Garcia was injured, according to police.Garcia was taken to Riverside Hospital and is expected to be OK.The officer an
  
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• Police: Man hit in the head with small ax in north Columbus

  26-01-2019 05:24
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man was taken to the hospital after being hit in the head with a small ax Friday night, according to Columbus police.Police said first responders went to the area of East Hudson Street and North High Street around 10 p.m.A bus was stopped near the intersection and police tape surrounded the bus on Friday night.The man was taken to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and police said he should survive his injuries.A COTA spokesperson said there was an incident that s
  
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• Police chief serves final day in Westerville

  26-01-2019 01:15
  WESTERVILLE, Ohio — After more than 32 years on the job, Joe Morbitzer retired his badge on Friday.Morbitzer is stepping down as chief of the Westerville Division of Police and will now head up the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.The Westerville Division of Police has grown by leaps and bounds since Morbitzer was sworn in.Morbitzer said the department essentially doubled in size during his time as chief.The Westerville Division of Police was one of the first to join forces with the I
  
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• Cruisers crash during pursuit in Franklin County

  26-01-2019 00:52
  
  FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — A man is in custody after leading deputies on a chase, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.The sheriff’s office said deputies tried to pull over 30-year-old Mardis Stevens in the area of Alum Creek Drive and Spiegel Drive around 10:40 a.m. Friday.Stevens was driving a vehicle that matched the description of one stolen in Pickaway County, the sheriff’s office said.After failing to stop, deputies pursued Stevens.In the area of Alum Cree
  
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• Women arrested at strip club with Stormy Daniels settle lawsuit for $150,000

  26-01-2019 00:04
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus City Council is scheduled to vote Monday on a settlement of a federal lawsuit filed by two women arrested along with adult film actress Stormy Daniels at a strip club last year.The Columbus Dispatch reports Miranda Panda and Brittany Walters will split $150,000 once the settlement is approved.The women, who worked at the club, claimed they suffered emotional distress when they were arrested in what they say was a politically motivated sting operation by t
  
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