FROM
THE 1450 WJER NEWSROOM
FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10th, 2010
LOCAL:
Burglars are going to
extremes for a few cartons of cigarettes. Tuscarawas County
sheriff’s detectives say someone is ramming a car into the entrance of
area beverage drive-thrus to commit the crime. Witnesses reported a loud bang about 3:45
this morning at the West End Drive Thru in New Philadelphia and deputies found the back
entrance smashed by a vehicle. The
same scenario was reported earlier this week at Fro’s
Drive Thru in Strasburg for a second time in a month.
Tuscarawas County may open an advocacy center for child crime victims
by this summer. County Prosecutor
Ryan Styer says he is part of group collaborating
efforts by various agencies into one stop for the victim, especially those who
have been sexually abused. He says
the center would minimize the number of interviews a child would endure and
keep resource agencies informed. He
says his office typically deals with a child victim every week, creating the
need for the center. He hopes to
have it open by this summer.
Talks in New Philadelphia are picking up again about
the possibility of adding a third lane to W. High Ave. Council committee chair Rob Maurer says a
public meeting later this month will explore funding and other issues for a
proposed third lane, which would run between the railroad tracks to the
five-points area.
STATE:
It's
not clear if Ohio
State University
ever completed a background check on an employee who fatally shot a co-worker
and himself yesterday. Records show
Nathaniel Brown served five years in prison for receiving stolen property but
lied about it on his job application.
US Senate candidate Traci
Johnson is challenging Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's office's
rejection of petition signatures that kept her off the ballot. She says it's a conflict of interest
because Brunner also is running for the seat. Brunner's spokesman says she
hasn't been directly involved in primary issues.
NATIONAL:
A new AP poll finds support
for improvements to the health care system, but distaste for the way the debate
is playing out in Washington.
President Obama continues the
campaign for overhaul today in St.
Louis. Meanwhile, the US Chamber of Commerce is
spending $10 million on a new ad campaign arguing the nation can't afford the
health care bill.
The deadline set by
President Obama for US troops to start leaving Afghanistan is July of next year,
but Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who is visiting the country, says some of
them could leave earlier.
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