Brothers ill after eating poisonous seeds in Ohio
MCARTHUR a group of four youths including William Wright 18 and his brothers Aaron 14 Robbie 13 became violently ill after eating wild seeds from a nearby thicket. William remained in serious condition at Ohio State University Medical Center while Aaron and Robbie were in fair condition at Nationwide Children's Hospital. Mathew Eldridge 17 was treated and released. Authorities cite jimson weed seeds from a thicket as the likely cause.
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Chillicothe
Vinton County
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Man guilty in stabbing death over snowplow
In Akron Summit County, 72 year old Robert Hudson was found guilty of murder and felonious assault for stabbing Neal Shafer, 56, who would not move his car for a snowplow during a February snowstorm. Judge Judith Hunter sentenced Hudson to life in prison.
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Summit County Common Pleas
Judith Hunter
Robert Hudson
Neal Shafer
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Shafer
Man sentenced for boy's rape in Logan County
Logan County Common Pleas Court Judge Mark OConnor sentenced 51 year old Eric Van Voorhis to two 10 year to life terms for rape and two years for disseminating child pornography. Prosecutors say the rapes began in 1994 when the boy was 5 and continued into his teens. The defense plans an appeal.
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Logan County Common Pleas Court
Mark O'Connor
Eric van Voorhis
Marc Triplet
van Voorhis
Medal of Honor hero returns to Dayton for Veterans Day event
Gordon Roberts, youngest living Medal of Honor recipient and active duty soldier, returns to the University of Dayton to speak at a Veterans Day ceremony. He earned the Medal for actions on July 11, 1989 in central Vietnam, then pursued a low profile at UD to avoid campus identification.
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Ohio
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Patrol warns of call forward scam in Ohio
Ohio State Highway Patrol warns of a phone scam that hijacks calls through 72 dial codes. A centeral Ohio woman received a call posing as a state trooper and asked to dial a number starting with 72, which forwards all calls to the target number and leaves the victim with resulting charges. Lt. Tony Bradshaw notes 72 is commonly used by call forwarding scammers.
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Tony Bradshaw
Roundup: School filters fail to block Net porn in Ohio
WBNS-TV reports that central Ohio school Internet filters miss many porn sites. More than three dozen districts tested show blocks exist but not foolproof. Upper Arlington official notes occasional through sites, while Metropolitan Educational Council plans upgrades to block nearly all explicit images.
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Columbus
Ohio
Wbns-Tv
Jeff Collett
Upper Arlington
Metropolitan Educational Council
Greg Spencer
Martins Ferry workers OK contract
About 50 city employees in Martins Ferry Ohio went on strike Monday. Officials met with union leaders and announced a tentative settlement by mid afternoon. Workers ratified the proposal within hours. the walkout closed water and utility departments but did not affect police, fire, or emergency crews.
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