Fire Near Yosemite Grows to 207 Square Miles
A wind swept fire north of Yosemite National Park expanded by seven square miles overnight, bringing the total blaze to about 207 square miles. Firefighters fought to slow the flames as gusts reached up to 50 mph, with treetops igniting as the fire advanced along Sierra mountain ridges.
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Middies Athletics Launch Website This Fall
Middletown athletics fans gain a centralized site at middletownmiddies.com launching this fall. The portal will host schedules photos articles statistics and scores for Middletown Middies teams.
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Mubarak and Brotherhood cases unfold in Egyptian courts
Courts in Egypt hear separate prosecutions of Hosni Mubarak and Muslim Brotherhood leaders as violence spreads with calls for accountability. Insurgent attacks nationwide kill at least 46, while Yemen reports a deadly blast on a bus carrying air force personnel in Sanaa.
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Ohio sex trafficking case spurs records request
The Middletown Journal pursued court and police records to detail a sex trafficking case in Ohio involving at least one teenage girl and a commercial truck driver. Victims reportedly transported across state lines as trafficking activities continued.
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Warren officials push counter heroin epidemic with faith groups
Warren County officials from court to church are leading a broad push against heroin. Victor Kidd, former pastor and Mason’s vice mayor, has stepped up outreach with groups and individuals. State Sen. Shannon Jones hosted a 75-person stakeholder roundtable in Franklin to stress prevention and seal cracks in the system.
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Butler County districts adopt Core standards ahead of 2014 tests
Administrators in Butler County schools begin implementing Common Core standards for English and math as districts prepare for computer based assessments in 2014 15 Ohio adopted core standards in 2010 to standardize expectations and push deeper reading and writing across subjects Keith Millard Hamilton City Schools calls the changes a move toward clearer progressions and fewer standards while Jenny Beckham notes ongoing debates on Common Core policy
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Syria Faces U.S. Action Over Chemical Attack Evidence
A senior Obama administration official said there was very little doubt that Assad forces used chemical weapons on civilians last week. The official said Syria’s promise to allow U.N. inspectors access was too late to be credible.
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