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Sharpton: Firing Officer Who Killed Andre Hill Is Not Enough
The life of Andre Hill was commemorated Tuesday morning as family and lawmakers called for justice to be brought against the white Columbus police officer who fatally shot the 47-year-old days before Christmas
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Ohio Governor Signs ‘Stand Your Ground' Gun Law Despite His Own Objections
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed into law a gun rights bill eliminating an individual’s duty to retreat before using force
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Searching for the American Dream in the Battered Rust Belt
Some might see Ohio’s Ashtabula County as a place on the decline. With a shrinking population, fewer manufacturing jobs and an increase in drug use, this Rust Belt county is facing challenges that didn’t exist a generation ago when its economy was thriving. Today a new generation of farmers and factory workers are seeking an American Dream that looks very...
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An Ohio City Shows the Devastating Impact of 2020's Rise in Gun Violence
Homicides rose sharply across the country, in cities big and small, in 2020, NBC News reports.
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Andre Hill's Loved Ones Mourn Loss of ‘a Chess-Playing Mind'
Family and friends are remembering Andre Hill as a father and a grandfather who was devoted to his family
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Ohio Police Officer Fired in Fatal Shooting of Black Man
A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill, a Black man holding a cellphone, and failing to administer first aid for several minutes
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Ohio Police Chief Recommends Firing Columbus Officer Who Fatally Shot Andre Hill
An Ohio police chief is recommending the firing of a Columbus officer who fatally shot Andre Maurice Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, early Tuesday, NBC News reports.
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Video Released in Police Killing of Black Man Holding Phone
Authorities in Columbus, Ohio, have released police body camera footage showing the moments when an officer on a nonemergency call fatally shot a Black man who was holding a cellphone as he emerged from a garage.
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FBI Says White Supremacists Plotted Attack on US Power Grid
The FBI alleges in an affidavit that white supremacists schemed to attack power stations in the southeastern U.S. and one Ohio teenager wanted the group to be “operational” on a faster timeline if President Donald Trump lost his re-election bid
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Ohio Man Who Claimed to Be Missing Boy Sentenced to 2 Years
An Ohio man who falsely claimed to be a long-missing Illinois child has been sentenced to serve two years behind bars and one year of probation for aggravated identity theft.
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5 Things to Know About Rep. Marcia Fudge
The Ohio congresswoman is President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Here are five things to know about Marcia Fudge.
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WATCH: Police Save Woman From Sinking Minivan
Body camera footage shows the moment Ohio police saved a woman who crashed into a river over the weekend.
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Man Leaves $3K Tip for a Beer as Ohio Restaurant Closes Due to Virus
A customer left a $3,000 tip for a single beer as a Cleveland restaurant voluntarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Bloomberg's Big Spending Struggles to Sway Election Outcomes
After pouring more than $1.2 billion of his personal fortune into presidential politics this election, former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg has little to show for it
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Ohio County Says Nearly 50,000 Voters Received Wrong Ballots
Ohio’s Republican secretary of state is assuring residents that the election will be secure and accurate after a county sent wrong ballots to 50,000 voters
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Stun Gun Used on Woman Who Refused to Wear a Mask at Ohio Football Game
Police used a stun gun on an Ohio woman and forcibly removed her from a middle school football game on Wednesday evening after she refused to wear a face mask, NBC News reports.
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Purpose Over Profit: Ohio's Hot Chicken Takeover Creating Jobs for the Needy
Joe Deloss is the owner of Hot Chicken Takeover, a Nashville-style hot chicken restaurant in Westlake, Ohio, that is creating opportunities for people in need of work and helping create a brand that meaningfully advances social change.
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‘Like wildfire': One Man With Coronavirus Infects 91 Others After Ohio Church Service
A 56-year-old man with the coronavirus attending a single church service in Ohio led to the infection’s spread to at least 91 other people across five counties. Gov. Mike DeWine posted a graphic to his Facebook page Wednesday detailing how the virus spread over a three-week period from the date of the church service on June 14 to July 4. “It spread like wildfire,”...
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DeWine Tests Negative After Positive Test Before Trump Visit
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has tested negative for COVID-19 after testing positive earlier in the day before he was to meet with President Donald Trump
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One Year After Mass Shooting, Frustration in Ohio City
Tormented by mind-scarring memories and questions without answers, Dion Green has dedicated his life after the death of his father and eight other people in a mass shooting to memorializing them and trying to bring helpful change