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Inmate charged in 1990 Cambridge murder receives 20-year prison sentence
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio (WCMH) — A man in jail who was charged in the 1990 fatal burning of a 30-year-old man in Cambridge has received an additional prison sentence. 60-year-old Carl “Butch” Hoopingarner, who is in Belmont County jail on an unrelated murder and drug charge, received a sentence of 20 years to life in prison […]
Cadiz police credit K-9 unit for success in recent drug arrests on traffic stops
HARRISON COUNTY, Ohio — The Cadiz Police Department made two drug arrest earlier this week, and officers are crediting the use of a new K-9 unit as being a major part of the arrest. The arrests happened on Monday with the Cadiz police making routine traffic stops, where both...
Spectator who died at Trump rally was a firefighter shielding his family from gunfire
PITTSBURGH (WTAE) – In the wake of Donald Trump’s assassination attempt, loved ones are remembering Corey Comperatore, a father and volunteer firefighter killed during Saturday’s rally. He shielded his family during the gunfire, a heroic act that others said was fitting for Comperatore’s character. “It wouldn’t...
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