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Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison for the 2013 shooting death of his girlfriend, Judge Thokozile Masipa announced today. Masipa also handed down a suspended sentence of three years for a weapons charge. Before announcing her decision, Masipa acknowledged that sentencing is “not a perfect exercise.” “A non-custodial sentence would send the […]

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Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $82,000 in restitution Nagin was sentenced Wednesday in federal court by U.S. District Judge Ginger Berrigan. Prosecutors are pressing for a stiff sentence as former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin prepares to learn how much time he […]

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  19 Action News sat down with Cleveland City Councilman Zack Reed and we also spoke with voters who soon will help him win or lose his seat on City Council. 19 Action News Investigative Reporter Scott Taylor asks “Some people would say you are an idiot because you did 1, 2, and 3 and you […]

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  Five days before the primary election, Cleveland Councilman Zack Reed faced a judge. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail, but 90 were suspended and 70 days were deferred. Reed will also have to pay a $1,500 fine. Reed was arrested in March on his third OVI since 2005. Last month, a jury […]

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  Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Michael Russo has sentenced Ariel Castro to life in prison without parole plus an additional 1,000 years. Judge Russo also ordered Castro to have no contact with any of the victims. Castro interrupted the judge and asked if that included Amanda Berry’s daughter. The judge told him the […]

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  Late Wednesday, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty filed what he intends to use regarding Ariel Castro sentencing on Thursday. The document details how each one of the victims — Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus — was lured to Castro’s house, either with a promise of a ride, a visit with Castro’s daughter […]

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Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky will likely spend the rest of his life in prison, after a judge handed down a prison sentence Tuesday for his convictions on child sexual abuse charges. Judge John Cleland said Sandusky will face no less than 30 years and no more than 60 years, with credit for […]

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Judge Belvin Perry has sentenced Casey Anthony to one year in jail for each of the four counts of lying to police, which will  run consecutively. The judge and defense attorney Jose Baez said it will take about an hour to figure out what exact time Anthony has served and how to apply that to […]

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Judge Belvin Perry has sentenced Casey Anthony to one year in jail for each of the four counts of lying to police, which will  run consecutively. The judge and defense attorney Jose Baez said it will take about an hour to figure out what exact time Anthony has served and how to apply that to […]

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A recent study in the United Kingdom found that alcohol has a more harmful impact on society than other drugs, including crack cocaine and heroine.

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A recent study in the United Kingdom found that alcohol has a more harmful impact on society than other drugs, including crack cocaine and heroine.