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Cleveland kidnapper faced prior complaints
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A man charged with holding three women captive for about a decade had been accused of threatening his neighbors, attacking his common-law wife and committing violations during his career as a school bus driver, according to records released Monday.
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Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Michele Knight found alive in Ohio
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Homeowner Ariel Castro was charged while his brothers, Pedro and Onil Castro, were held but faced no immediate charges.
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Gina DeJesus, Amanda Berry arrive home; charges awaited
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The families of the two young women, Gina DeJesus and Amanda Berry, protectively took them inside, past hundreds of reporters and onlookers. Neither woman spoke, and their families pleaded for patience and time alone.
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Jaycee Dugard and Elizabeth Smart offer comments on Cleveland case
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Famous kidnapping survivors Jaycee Dugard and Elizabeth Smart have words of wisdom for the three women found this week in Cleveland years after their disappearance.
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Amanda Berry 911 call
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Listen to the 911 call that drew police to rescue Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight.
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Charles Ramsey video: Cleveland man helps rescue Amanda Berry, two others
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A neighbor, Charles Ramsey, told WEWS-TV he heard screaming Monday and saw Berry, whom he didn't recognize, at a door that would open only enough to fit a hand through. He said she was trying desperately to get outside and pleaded for help to reach police.
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Steubenville: Two charged with threatening accuser in Ohio case
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Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said the girls arrested Monday posted threatening Facebook and Twitter comments on Sunday, the day the players were convicted in Steubenville.
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Steubenville case: Football players convicted of rape
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The ordeal of an eastern Ohio community roiled by allegations of rape against two high school football players is far from over, despite the teens' conviction for the crime and their sentence to juvenile prison terms.
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Sen. Rob Portman now supports gay marriage, reverses previous position
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Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman is now supporting gay marriage and says his reversal on the issue began when he learned one of his sons is gay.
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Steubenville: Judge denies separate trials for players charged with rape
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The attorney for one of two Ohio high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl last summer says a judge has declined a request to give the defendants separate trials.
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Steubenville website sorts fact from fiction in rape case
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Authorities investigating rape accusations against two high school football players in eastern Ohio have launched a website intended to sort fact from fiction as interest in the case balloons.
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Steubenville students joke about sexual assault in video
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A shocking video has been released showing a group of Ohio teens joking about possibly sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Ohio.
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Obese Ohio inmate may be spared death penalty due to weight
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A condemned Ohio inmate who weighs 450 pounds should be spared based on claims raising doubts about his legal representation, not because he says he's so fat he can't be humanely executed, the Ohio Parole Board ruled Friday.
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Ohio man sentenced to jail for bullying young disabled girl
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A northeast Ohio man accused of making fun of a young girl with cerebral palsy has been sentenced to a month in jail.
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Provisional ballots an increased concern ahead of election
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There is widespread concern that we won’t know who the next U.S. president is by Tuesday.
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Ohio teen, Tyler Pagenstecher, to be sentenced on drug dealing charges
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An Ohio teenager considered by authorities to be one of the most prolific drug dealers in the Cincinnati area is to be sentenced in a juvenile court on Monday.
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Ohio prepares to execute 1st inmate in 6 months
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For his last meal Tuesday night, Mark Wiles requested a large pizza with pepperoni and extra cheese, hot sauce, a garden salad with ranch dressing, a large bag of Cheetos, a whole cheesecake, fresh strawberries, vanilla wafers and Sprite.
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Chardon school shooter to undergo mental competency exam
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A judge has ordered a mental competency exam for a teenager accused of killing three students in an Ohio high school shooting last month.
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