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Man suspected in crash that killed officer pleads not guilty

Associated Press MENTOR, OHIO A man accused of driving a vehicle that struck and killed a police


GOP candidate faces extortion charge in text-fueled campaign

Associated Press COLUMBUS A Republican woman who sought to unseat an Ohio lawmaker by revealing


WORLD DIGEST || Fire-prone California hit by a big blaze

Fire-prone California hit by a big blaze SAN FRANCISCO Thousands were forced to flee their homes


OPIOID EPIDEMIC Blue lights shine in public bathrooms to deter drug use

Associated Press WILKES-BARRE, Pa. Colored bulbs cast an eerie blue glow in the restroom of a


President compares migrants to invadersSFlb

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Sunday compared people entering the U.S.


Children of workplace raids in Salem, Norwalk await fate

Associated Press NORWALK Two of the largest workplace immigration raids yet under the Trump


Despite one juror’s concern, parole board again rejects mercy for killer

Associated Press COLUMBUS The Ohio Parole Board on Friday again rejected a request for mercy


US businesses brace for pain from tariffs

Associated Press WASHINGTON A Florida boat builder absorbs $4 million in lost business and


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ICE releases 60 detained in Fresh Mark raid

Salem churches are working to help families affected by ICE’s largest-ever workplace raid in Ohio

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GOP struggles to salvage bill, postpones vote

Associated Press WASHINGTON The House Republican immigration overhaul dangled precariously


WORLD DIGEST || Conservative voice Krauthammer dies

Conservative voice Krauthammer dies NEW YORK Charles Krauthammer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning


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Valley activists, charities mobilize support for arrested Salem immigrants

An agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations watches as agents line workers up Tuesday outside Fresh Mark in Salem. The agency detained 146 workers at the plant.


Many in Puerto Rico still under tarps as storm threat looms

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico Hurricane Maria ripped away part of the steel roof from


Fed signals gradual rate hikes

Associated Press WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Reserve will likely keep raising short-term


Teen in ‘Making a Murderer’ asks high court to take his case

Associated Press WASHINGTON The teenager in the video sits slouched on a loveseat wearing a