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EAST PALESTINE, Ohio - Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday visited the homes of East Palestine residents and drank tap water from each in an effort to reassure village residents that their municipal water supply is safe for human consumption. Joining DeWine were U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Marietta, and first lady Fran DeWine. "That's good," Regan said as he swallowed a mouthful of Carolyn Brown's tap water.

Five Somali men plead guilty to robberies in plea deals All of them will face the risk of deportation after serving sentences Saturday, February 18, 2006 Kevin Mayhood THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH SHARI LEWIS | DISPATCH Muhadin Munye, 21, reacts in court after accepting a plea deal and a nine-year prison sentence for robberies he committed with four others. Five young men suspected in more than 25 armed robberies in August have pleaded guilty to a handful and agreed to testify against other defendants. The men, all from the West Side, were a one-car crime wave on the West Side and...