Civil suit verdict ends with fatal courtroom shooting in Florida
In Fort Lauderdale a civil case over a $42,000 house ended in tragedy when Elizabeth Duncan 58 shot and killed George Kissak 62 after the jury ruled Kissak favored. Bailiff disarmed her. The jury found Duncan must leave the home. no money changing hands.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Elizabeth Duncan
George Kissak
David Sapp
Kissak
George Tretakis
Aarge
Tretakis
Duncan
Abductor Holds Hostages At Cincinnati Home
Police capture Jesse Coulter a shotgun wielding man who abducted eight people at a Catherine Booth Home for unwed mothers in Avondale Cincinnati He threatened to kill the hostages unless his son born there twenty years ago was returned Coulter from Detroit and his former wife Rita were inside the home during the standoff with police negotiations continued as hostages including nurses a pregnant teen and others faced fear and tension before several were released and Coulter finally surrendered
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Cincinnati
Jesse Coulter
Coulter
Detroit
Catherine Booth
Rita
Rita Coulter
Coulter Coulter
Slaughter
David Baxendale
Salvation Army
Catherine Booth Hospital
Bet Eng
Baxendale
Audge
Robert Morgan
Ellen Thinnes
Coulters
Sayi
Fhinnes
Avondale
Flood threat rises with warmth and rain in East
The East faces rising flood risk as thaws push temperatures up 4 to 50 degrees amid rain. A flash flood watch was issued for western New York as officials warn of potential disaster, with Ohio and West Virginia coordinating plans along the Ohio River. In WV a dam danger prompts evacuations plans for Welch. West expects abundant water but warns of possible flooding depending on weather.
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New York State
Stanley Makowski
Bufalo
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Ohio River
James Ah
Jay Rockefeller
National Weather Service
Phil Zinn
Grateful Richard Hall freed after 63 hours hostage ordeal
Richard C. Hall, a 42 year old mortgage company executive, thanked reporters in Indianapolis after being released unharmed from an abduction. He was held for 63 hours with a shotgun wired to his neck and credited God for a safe solution at a brief news conference.
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Richard C. Hall
Indianapolis
Hall
Arizona family stranded here after car breakdown in Franklin
An Arizona family headed home to Sierra Vista from Toledo, including Karen Taylor and four children aged 4 months to 15 years, has been stranded since Thursday night when their car engine failed on I-75. The Salvation Army seeks $350 for a replacement engine and installation, plus ongoing lodging costs. Donations may be made through Franklin Motor Inn or by contacting Andrew Wilson or Phil Robison.
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Rockefeller
Army Corps of Engineers
Franklin
Arizona
Toledo
The
Salvation Army
Andrew Wilson
Karen Taylor
Sierra Vista
Ariz
Franklin Motor Inn
Young
Taylors
Wilson
Phil Robison
Conover Hardware
Weather forecast for tonight and weekend
Tonight the low will be in the mid 30s with a 60 percent chance of rain possibly changing to snow flurries by morning. Pontsy will be cloudy with a high in the low 40s and a 30 percent chance of precipitation Sunday. Yesterday's high was 54 and overnight low 30. Extended outlook shows a chance of snow today and Tuesday, with clearing skies Wednesday and slightly cooler temperatures than the past few days.
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Pontsy
Winter Park man profits from bookkeeping error
Canadian Eaton's sent checks to Christopher Cossette who moved to Florida and kept the money. He held $110,881.90 in bank and earned interest to buy a sports car. The misprint arose from an old account code and a Spectator newspaper linkage, leading to double payments before refunds. Cossette says he acted not as a con artist. Officials say accounting was loose and payments continued for years.
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Winter Park
Fla
Christopher Cossette
Cossette
Eaton's
Hamilton
Ontario
Canada
Florida
Cossettee
Eaton’s
Spectators Unlimited
Spectator Cossette
Pivesaaienante
Classmates suspected teen drug informant drives Sunset High tragedy
Dallas AP report details 15 year old Jesse Medina who shot himself after a week of troubling behavior at Sunset High School. Authorities labeled the death a suicide but classmates and relatives cite harassment over rumors he was a police informant. Principal Filgo noted Jesse’s interest in police cadet work and absence of proven informant status.
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Dallas
Jesse Medina
Sunset High School
Jesse
Felipe Cruz
Filgo
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Loretta
Purt
Fort Auderdale
Salamanca
N.Y
Morgan
Associated Press
California
Midwest
Jim Hyslop
the Spectator
Harold Filgo
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