Monday, July 11, 2016

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  • Week's shootings appall mother of man killed by Columbus police in ...

    Week's shootings appall mother of man killed by Columbus police in ...
    As the horror unfolded in Dallas on Thursday night, Adrienne Hood couldn’t run from the feeling that she was a part of this tragedy. It has been more than a month since her 23-year-old son, Henry Green V, was fatally shot in an encounter with two plainclothes Columbus police officers. Hood, of Linden, already had watched with horror and tearful eyes this week as videos of the fatal police shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and then Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnes..
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  • Exclusive: Ohio doctors kept practicing after sexual misconduct

    Exclusive: Ohio doctors kept practicing after sexual misconduct
    A Dayton-area physician who was convicted of public indecency in 2002 is working as a doctor in the state prison system and earning a six-figure salary courtesy of Ohio taxpayers.Kevin McKee is one of several area doctors who are still practicing medicine even though they were sanctioned by medical boards here and in other states for improper sexual conduct, a Dayton Daily News review of Ohio Medical Board records found.This includes a Beavercreek doctor who had sex with two patients and impregn..
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  • Jay Lightnin' keeps Wall of Death alive

    Jay Lightnin' keeps Wall of Death alive
    Buy PhotoWhale E. Walker rides around in the Wall of Death during the Vintage Motorcycle Days at the Mid Ohio Sports Car Course on Friday. (Photo: Brian J. Smith/News Journal )Buy PhotoLEXINGTON - It had been nearly three years since stunt motorcyclist Jay Lightnin' (real name John Bentley) last hopped on a motorcycle and rode The Wall of Death. The 63-year-old had recently battled cancer, back surgery and a case of Parkinson's that went undiagnosed for the better part of a decade.But with one o..
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  • Franklin County sheriff withdraws offer to help with RNC security

    Franklin County sheriff withdraws offer to help with RNC security
    The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office backed out of its offer to send more than 30 deputies to Cleveland to assist with security for the Republican National Convention. While the move was not related to Thursday's killing of Dallas police officers, Sheriff Zach Scott said the city of Cleveland failed to meet his department’s deadline for working out concerns, particularly the amount of insurance available to cover law enforcement involved in potentially volatile situations. “We’ve had several co..
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  • Columbus Police investigating east side shooting on I-70 eastbound

    Columbus Police investigating east side shooting on I-70 eastbound
    Published: 07/08/16 11:24 pm EDT.Updated: 07/08/16 11:56 pm EDT. Columbus Police are investigating a shooting on I-70 eastbound near I-270 Friday night.Police dispatchers told 10TV police shut down the ramp from I-270 southbound to I-70 eastbound on the east side to investigate.The shooting happened just after 10 p.m.Police have not confirmed if anyone was taken to the hospital in the incident. ©2016 by 10TV.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten o..
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  • 'Mama Lisa' builds community in a Cincinnati 'village'

    'Mama Lisa' builds community in a Cincinnati 'village'
    Buy PhotoLisa Hyde-Miller, community relations coordinator for the Villages at Roll Hill, helps Keirra Evans, of Villages at Roll Hill, sign her children up for free backpacks with school supplies July 6.(Photo: Madison Schmidt for the Enquirer)Buy PhotoLisa Hyde-Miller typically works nine to 12 hour days, and she loves every second of it.Hyde-Miller is the community relations coordinator at the Villages at Roll Hill, where she manages 30 different programs for residents, including a GED traini..
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  • Columbus residents gather for peaceful demonstration

    Columbus residents gather for peaceful demonstration
    COLUMBUS (WCMH) — “It’s going to take everybody. It’s going to take all colors to correct this problem,” says Kay Wilson. She attended tonight’s event, despite the original group cancelling it due to safety concerns. “I really had no concerns because it’s more important that we stand together in unity than continue this division,” she says. “I was going to come out and at least try no matter what.” James Hayes is a neighborhood activist. He says it became clear that no matter what, people wante..
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  • Jury awards Marietta man $500000 in punitive damages in DuPont ...

    Jury awards Marietta man $500000 in punitive damages in DuPont ...
    Attorney Michael Papantonio didn't want a federal jury Friday to award millions of dollars to punish DuPont for dumping a toxic chemical into the drinking water his client blamed for his testicular cancer. Papantonio was pleased when the jury on Friday awarded David Freeman $500,000 in punitive damages. "That probably is the perfect number," Papantonio said. "You don't want a runaway verdict." That's because, fellow attorney Gary Douglas added, the $500,000 verdict shows the seriousness of D..
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  • A day after Dallas shootings: anger, grief and prayers

    A day after Dallas shootings: anger, grief and prayers
    DALLAS — An Army veteran killed by Dallas police after the sniper slayings of five officers amassed a personal arsenal at his suburban home, including bomb-making materials, bulletproof vests, rifles, ammunition and a journal of combat tactics, authorities said Friday. The man identified as 25-year-old Micah Johnson told authorities he was upset about the fatal police shootings of two black men earlier this week and wanted to exterminate whites, "especially white officers," officials said. He ..
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  • Columbus Police investigating shooting on east side

    YORK, Pa. (AP) — Sometimes, Emily Brown’s mind flashes back to July 2, 2015. When she hears firecrackers. Sees wood decks. Smells the aromas…
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