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A multi-vehicle crash on I-270 near Columbus was one of four highway pile-ups that plagued Ohio motorists on Monday. Authorities say a southwest Ohio highway pileup involving as many as 85 vehicles left one person dead. Rescuers responded to a crash involving at least 20 vehicles on I-270 north of Rt. 161. One woman died [...]

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A Cleveland sewer crew found an 18-inch alligator in a creek on Thursday. The gator was nearly frozen, but has since been revived. New rules and fees for registering exotic animals just went into effect on Monday, so officials believe someone may have dumped the alligator to avoid fees. The alligator is in a rehab [...]

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TRUE OR FALSE? If there is a light haze in a building, there is nothing to worry about if you call the fire department right away. The fire will be immediately stopped. Firefighters arrived for a fire call that reported light haze and a smell of smoke to find heavy fire in the concealed spaces [...]

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Exploding freight cars full of ethanol made for a dramatic early morning scene in Ohio’s capital. About 100 residents who live within a 1-mile radius of the explosion were evacuated by firefighters and police. Columbus firefighters responded about 2:00 a.m. EDT to a train derailment, explosions, and fire after 11-13 cars derailed and apparently three [...]

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On Wednesday, Ohio State Troopers released dashcam video of a trooper in pursuit of a wrong-way driver just seconds before a deadly crash that killed four people, including the driver. A wrong-way driver traveled in her vehicle for about seven miles and was being pursued by police when it narrowly missed one car full of [...]

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Gunfire at a Chardon High School outside Cleveland killed one student, and injured four students Monday morning, and at least one suspect has been taken into custody, officials said. Police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:30 a.m. Monday to Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio and aobut 30 miles east of Cleveland, Ohio, to multiple 9-1-1 [...]

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Police in Ohio captured a nearly topless speeder on dashcam video and charged her with drunken driving. Local media report the 28-year-old woman was wearing sheer clothing, a G-string and heels when she was arrested. Video altered at source. Erin Holdsworth, 28, was taken into custody Tuesday, October 11, 2011 after she led authorities on [...]

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Muskingum County sheriff police officers armed with assault rifles patrolled Zanesville, Ohio Wednesday morning, a day after police killed dozens of animals that escaped from a wild-animal preserve, and where the owner’s body later was found. The owner of a wild animal preserve, Terry Thompson, apparently committed suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot after he set [...]

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An Ohio home exploded into flames early Wednesday, killing a woman and her grandson in a blast that was heard miles away and leaving nothing at the site but a large crater filled with debris. Suffield Township firefighters responded to a house explosion on Martin Road near the Summit County line that left nothing but [...]

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A freight train carrying volatile chemicals has derailed about 50 miles south of Toledo, Ohio, causing a tanker fire and forcing evacuations of nearby residents. No injuries have been reported. Firefighters and police responded about 2:15 a.m. ET to a train derailment of about 18 cars of a 60-car Norfolk Southern freight train about a [...]

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Authorities in northeast Ohio say a shooting at a fraternity house just north of the Youngstown State University campus killed one student and injured 11 people, including six students. Youngstown (Ohio) Police responded at 3:39 a.m. Sunday to a report of shots fired at a party at the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, 55 Indiana Avenue, [...]

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A sheriff’s deputy investigating a report of gunfire at a trailer park was shot dead Saturday, and a second officer was shot and wounded. The shooting suspect was also killed. Deputy Suzanne Hopper was shot and killed at close-range Saturday by Michael Ferryman as she tried to photograph a footprint in the Enon Beach mobile-home [...]

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