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1+ hour, 31+ min ago (417+ words) Ohio Governor Mike DeWine appears poised to make one a consequential decision as his term winds down next year " potentially ending the state's death penalty system that has languished under his unofficial moratorium since 2019. "He hinted last week that when he finally announces his stance, he will oppose capital punishment," Lisa Garvin explained on Monday's episode of Today in Ohio, the news podcast discussion from cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. "If he announces he's against the death penalty, he'll surprise no one," said Chris Quinn. "It is very much in keeping with his personal beliefs. The same reason he opposes abortion, because he believes it's the taking of a life." DeWine has maintained a de facto moratorium on executions throughout his governorship, repeatedly postponing execution dates for Ohio's 113 death row inmates " 112 men and one woman. No one has been…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago (584+ words) Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is challenging Georgia election laws he says give his Republican rival an advantage as they campaign for governor. A 2021 law allows a "leadership committee" chaired by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to raise unlimited campaign cash on his behalf. But a more traditional political committee founded by Raffensperger cannot spend money on his behalf or coordinate its expenditures with his campaign....

3+ hour, 12+ min ago (548+ words) WATKINSVILLE " Elijah Wood, the 23-year-old RaceTrac gas station clerk shot and killed here in March 2021, performed a "noble job" by covering the graveyard shift for a sick co-worker, prosecutors said Monday in opening statements at the murder trial of the man accused of gunning him down. Wood was standing alone behind the counter around 1:15 a.m. when a man dressed head to toe in black, wearing black-and-gold football gloves and a mask over his face, walked into the store, pointed a gun at Wood's chest and fired, said federal Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Morrison....

3+ hour, 16+ min ago (109+ words) COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - The Annie Catherine Pridgen Community Development Foundation is inviting community members to join it for National Wreaths Across America Day. The foundation said it will honor soldiers who have died by laying Christmas wreaths on their graves. The observance will be held at noon on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Cemetery in Whiteville. If you are unable to make it to the event, additional locations will be hosting observances starting at 9 a.m. on Dec. 13: "This national observance is held annually to ensure that the names and sacrifices of America's veterans are never forgotten," the foundation said....

4+ hour, 25+ min ago (365+ words) Playing on the road in the Big Ten is one of the most unenviable tasks in college basketball. The power of a stadium loaded with tens of thousands of alums, locals and students attempting to will their team to victory is shockingly effective. And the conference has some of the toughest venues in the sport: Purdue's Mackey Arena, Michigan State's Breslin Center, Illinois' State Farm Center. Ohio State's Value City Arena? Doesn't exactly register high on the list. But this season may be different, at least if the prediction of ESPN's analytics are to be believed. Despite the Illini sitting at 13th in ESPN's Basketball Power Index rankings and the Buckeyes slotting at No. 26, it appears as though Tuesday night's outing between the pair of programs is a toss-up." ESPN's matchup predictor gives Illinois a 50.5 percent chance of winning on the…...

6+ hour, 1+ min ago (354+ words) Columbus is extending a deadline for neighborhoods to give input on a plan to create one citywide land use map, which some of the city's 21 area commissions voiced concern over. The Columbus Growth Strategy was originally supposed to come before Columbus City Council for a first-reading vote Monday evening, but will likely be delayed until next year. A new deadline asks the commissions to give input by the end of December. Columbus Zone In Project Manager Luis Teba emailed area commissions on Thursday about the deadline extension. Land use maps provide a loose framework that lays out how broad stretches of land that should support a different type of zoning. Zoning code, on the other hand, sets the required standards for what can be built in each zoned area. Before this legislation, the 21 area commissions made their own land use…...

6+ hour, 24+ min ago (251+ words) The Ohio State Buckeyes had a chip-shot field goal to tie the Indiana Hoosiers late in the Big Ten title game. Jayden Fielding, the OSU kicker, pulled it wide left. It was a painful moment for Fielding, who had also missed on a key stage in the 2024 edition of The Game against Michigan. A few shrewd Buckeyes fans were quick to point something out, though: Ohio State has another talented kicker on the roster. Jackson Courville had transferred to Ohio State from Ball State, in the MAC, to try to make his own way as a Big Ten kicker. For Ball State last year, Courville made 11-for-13 kicks, including a 52-yard game winner. MORE:Texas Tech commit breaks 72-year old TX HS football rushing record Fielding has been Ohio State's full-time kicker all year, though. Here's a look at the…...

6+ hour, 25+ min ago (1390+ words) With the GHSA state championship matchups set for all but one classification, here's a closer look at what got those teams to Mercedes-Benz Stadium and what playing in the state title game means. Buford led 11-7 midway in the third quarter and scored four unanswered touchdowns. Dayton Raiola was 6-of-11 passing for 177 yards and a touchdown. Dylan McCoy rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown. Ethan Hauser, Ashton Thomas and C.J. Sibley intercepted passes....

6+ hour, 30+ min ago (464+ words) A northwest Georgia state senator said on social media Monday that he plans to run for the congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. State Sen. Colton Moore, a Republican from Trenton, said in a video on X that he is running to "continue the fight against radical left lunatics." dluow lliw lliw deripxenu raelcnu ot eht eht taht ,mret mret .noisses kees nur nruter ngiser tseuqer ro ton evitalsigel srekamwal wal ni yletaidemmi fi fi sih eh gnisiardnuf lluf morf morf rof rof llif gnirud gnirud did .tnemmoc .ngiapmac nigeb srab a a etatS etaneS erooM erooM s'tI s'eneerG aigroeG 7202 raey niw lliw ohw nehw sretov ylekilnu raey-owt ot ot ot eht eht eht .mret mret laiceps laiceps noos tes evres taes gniniamer sllop ro fo tsal ti si si si ni ni reh reh ylivaeh daeh…...

6+ hour, 58+ min ago (869+ words) The fight for Warner Bros. Discovery has become an all-out bidding war. Days after Netflix announced its plans to acquire the storied Hollywood institution's studio and streaming businesses, Paramount has launched an all-cash offer for the entirety of the company. But unlike Netflix, Paramount wants more than the Warner Bros. studio, HBO and HBO Max. Paramount also wants traditional networks like the Atlanta-based CNN, TNT and TBS....