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• Ohio student suspended after using toy gun in veterans memorial project

  24-03-2019 23:10
  
  CELINA, Ohio (AP) — Military veterans and students are upset over the suspension of a middle school student in Ohio whose class project creating a memorial to veterans included a toy gun.About two dozen people in Celina in western Ohio protested the suspension earlier this week.The Daily Standard reports eighth-grader Tyler Carlin made a replica of a battlefield cross that included a toy gun painted black.An attorney for the boy says his teacher gave him permission to bring the project to
  
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• Trump: It's 'a shame' nation had to endure probe

  24-03-2019 22:18
  
  President Donald Trump is touting the Justice Department's summary of special counsel Robert Mueller findings, saying "it was a shame" the nation had to go through the investigation.No Collusion, No Obstruction, Complete and Total EXONERATION. KEEP AMERICA GREAT!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 24, 2019
  Trump claims the report found "there was no collusion with Russia, there was no obstruction." In fact, Mueller did not make a determination on whether Trump committed obstruction
  
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• 2nd Parkland student has died in 'apparent suicide,' police say

  24-03-2019 22:02
  
  A student from Parkland, Florida, has died in what appears to be a suicide, police said. It is the second time in one week a student of Marjory Stoneman Douglas has died by suicide.Coral Springs Police spokesman Tyler Reik told CBS News the student died in an "apparent suicide" Saturday night. He said the student is a juvenile and no further information will be released. The death is still being investigated.Nora Rupert, a school board member at Broward County Public Schools, told CBS News the s
  
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• Trump didn't coordinate with Russia in 2016, report declares

  24-03-2019 20:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department declared Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller's long investigation did not find evidence that President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or coordinated" with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election, setting off celebrations of vindication by Trump and his supporters. Mueller also investigated whether Trump obstructed justice but did not come to a definitive answer.In a four-page letter to Congress, Attorney General William Barr qu
  
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• DOJ: Trump campaign did not coordinate with Russia in 2016

  24-03-2019 20:20
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation did not find evidence that President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or coordinated" with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election.Mueller also investigated whether Trump obstructed justice, but did not come to a definitive answer, Attorney General William Barr said in a letter to Congress summarizing Mueller's report.But the special counsel "does not exonerate" Trump of ob
  
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• Body of fallen Lancaster soldier returns to US

  24-03-2019 20:15
  
  DOVER, Del. — The body of a fallen soldier from Lancaster has returned to the United States.The casket of Spc. Joseph Collette arrived in Dover, Delaware, Sunday morning for a dignified transfer.Collette was killed on March 22 during an operation in Afghanistan.He was a graduate of Lancaster High School in 2007.The DOD said Collette joined the Army in 2010 and arrived at Fort Carson in 2012.He was deployed to Afghanistan on December 27, 2018.Funeral arrangements have not been announced yet
  
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• Woman killed in Coshocton County crash

  24-03-2019 19:51
  
  COSHOCTON COUNTY, Ohio - A woman has died Sunday morning after a crash in Coshocton County, according to the sheriff's office.The Coshocton County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a report of a car on its top around 7:45 on S.R. 621, just north of Memorial Gardens.The sheriff's office said 32-year-old Karalee Powell of Fresno, Ohio, was driving northbound when she drifted off the right side of the road, hit a cement culvert and flipped several times.Powell was pronounced dead at the s
  
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• Police identify body recovered from Scioto River as Amber Evans

  24-03-2019 17:46
  
  COLUMBUS — Police have identified the body recovered from the Scioto River Saturday as 28-year-old community activist Amber Evans.According to Columbus police, the Special Victims Unit and Dive Team recovered her body from the Scioto River near the Scioto Audubon Metro Park Saturday morning.Evans disappeared the evening of Monday, Jan. 28 after police said she got into an argument with her boyfriend.Evans' mother, Tonya Fischer, told 10TV she received a text message from her daughter that
  
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• 1 in life-threatening condition after motorcycle crash in Hocking County

  24-03-2019 15:39
  
  LOGAN - The Athens Post with the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a crash in Hocking County.It happened just after 7 p.m. Saturday on State Route 664.Bradley Ricart, 30, of Columbus was riding northbound SR-664 south of Logan on a Harley Davidson Electra Glide when he failed to negotiate a curve and drove off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree.Ricart was airlifted by Med-Flight to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center with serious injuries.Troopers were assisted
  
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• Police searching for man who stole television from hotel room in northeast Columbus

  24-03-2019 13:22
  COLUMBUS -- Police are searching for a suspect after a felony breaking and entering incident last month.On Tuesday, Feb. 26, around 7:30 a.m., police say a man entered a side door of the Courtyard by Marriott Columbus Airport in the 2900 block of Airport Drive.The man then walked into a hotel room and wrapped a 42" flat screen television in a blanket from the bed and exited the building.Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for any information leading to the arrest and/or indictment of the pe
  
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• Powerball jackpot now $750M after no winning ticket drawn

  24-03-2019 13:01
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa — Lottery officials say the Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $750 million after no ticket matched all six numbers in the most recent drawing.The numbers drawn Saturday night are 24, 25, 52, 60 and 66, with a Powerball of 5.The next drawing for what would be the fourth-largest jackpot in U.S. history is Wednesday. The odds of winning are roughly 1 in 292.2 million.No one has won the Powerball jackpot since the day after Christmas. Twenty-four drawings since then have fail
  
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• List of Races, Marathons, Half-Marathons, 5Ks in Columbus for 2019

  24-03-2019 12:00
  Every year, Columbus has plenty to offer in the way of marathons, half-marathons, 10ks, 5ks, fun runs, walks, and adventure runs. Many of the races are happening in Downtown, but you can probably find a race happening in every neighborhood. Note: not everything has been announced, so we’ll be updating this list as more races […]
  
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• 1 dead after single-vehicle crash in Marion County

  24-03-2019 11:34
  
  MARION, Ohio-- Troopers from the Marion Post with the Ohio State Highway Patrol are investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash.The crash happened on Saturday at 9:15 p.m. on County Road 106, according to OSHP.Authorities say the driver, Timothy W. Cobb, was driving eastbound on CR-106 and drove off the north side of the roadway. He then struck a field access drive, a ditch and rolled over several times.Troopers say Cobb was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle.Cobb was taken t
  
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• 3 injured in Cleveland Avenue crash

  24-03-2019 03:23
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus police said three people were taken to the hospital Saturday night after a crash involving two vehicles on Cleveland Avenue.Police said the crash happened around 9:35 p.m. on Cleveland Avenue near East 5th Avenue.One person was taken to Grant Medical Center in critical condition, one was taken to the Ohio State University Medical Center in serious condition and one was taken to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center East Hospital in stable condition.Cleve
  
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• Columbus pastor, community leader passes away after battle with cancer

  24-03-2019 02:48
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio — A veteran Columbus pastor and community leader has passed away following a battle with cancer.Reverend Dr. Charles Booth, senior pastor of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church on East Main Street in Columbus, passed away Saturday while in hospice care.Rev. Booth held a widely-attended Preaching Conference annually in Columbus.He also took a lead role in holding community forums following police shootings involving black males in 2016 and 2017.Rev. Booth was 72 years old.
  
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• Protests held in Pittsburgh after cop cleared in shooting

  24-03-2019 01:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The father of a slain black teenager pleaded for peace Saturday after the acquittal of a police officer triggered an apparent retaliatory shooting at the defense attorney's office and touched off protests in the streets of Pittsburgh.Police put officers on 12-hour shifts until further notice.The verdict late Friday in the deadly shooting of 17-year-old Antwon Rose II angered his family and civic leaders and prompted hundreds of people to gather Saturday afternoon at an in
  
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• PHOTOS: National Puppy Day 2019

  24-03-2019 01:38
  
  National Puppy Day is a day devoted to just about everyone's favorite kind of animal.10TV asked people around central Ohio Saturday to " target="_blank">share pictures of their own puppies. Plenty of people chimed in with their own special family members, both young and old.Check out the gallery below:
  
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• Ohio man out on personal bond after allegedly assaulting teen accused of rape

  24-03-2019 00:36
  
  EASTLAKE, Ohio — A 20-year-old Ohio man was arrested for felonious assault after reportedly walking in on a teen molesting a young child.Police in Eastlake Ohio say officers were dispatched to E. 363rd Street on a report of an assault Thursday.According to a police report, Richard Adams assaulted a 17-year-old juvenile after walking in on the teen molesting a 5-year-old, WOIO reports.Eastlake police say Adams was then out on personal bond since the incident and has been assigned a court da
  
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• Ohio man charged with assault after catching alleged child molester with 5-year-old

  24-03-2019 00:36
  
  EASTLAKE, Ohio — A 20-year-old Ohio man was arrested for felonious assault after reportedly walking in on a teen molesting a young child.Police in Eastlake Ohio say officers were dispatched to E. 363rd Street on a report of an assault Thursday.According to a police report, Richard Adams assaulted a 17-year-old juvenile after walking in on the teen molesting a 5-year-old, WOIO reports.Police arrested Adams for felonious assault. The teen was charged with rape.Police say this is an ongoing i
  
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