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Two dead in Florida plane crash

(WESH/NBC News) Two people were killed when a small plane crashed into Florida’s Lake Maitland Wednesday. Divers located the plane and the bodies of the victims several hours after witnesses saw the plane go down. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Cessna 182 crashed around 11 a.m. after taking off from Orlando Executive Airport. The plane was on the way…

New device offers safer prostate cancer treatment

(WNWO) Two professors from the University of Toledo believe they have invented a safer way to treat prostate cancer. The device– called the Retractor– would allow doctors to use stronger radiation on the affected area, to get rid of the cancer faster and ensure the healthy tissue nearby isn’t damaged. “Everybody is excited for this device to come out and…

Trump claims executive privilege in census probe

(NBC News) President Trump on Wednesday invoked executive privilege, refusing to hand over internal White House documents concerning his administration’s push to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The documents had been sought by the House Oversight Committee. “I think it’s totally ridiculous that we would have a census without asking,” Mr. Trump said to reporters later in…

Teen sues LMPD over controversial traffic stop

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – The controversial traffic stop of a teenage boy in west Louisville has now led to a lawsuit. Tae-Ahn Lea is suing Louisville Metro Police Department Chief Steve Conrad, Major William Hibbs of the Ninth Mobile Division and the five officers involved in the traffic stop in August 2018. The officers who made the stop are Kevin…

Man driving horse and buggy charged with DUI, multiple felonies after wreck

SMITHS GROVE, Ky. – A man driving a horse-drawn buggy Tuesday night is accused of sideswiping a car while his wife and seven children were inside the buggy and now faces 10 felony charges. Rueben Andy Yoder, 34, of Smiths Grove, was charged with driving a non-motorized vehicle while under the influence, nine counts of first-degree wanton endangerment and one…