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Two military fighter jets came so close to a commercial flight over southern Ohio this week that they triggered a cockpit alarm in the commuter plane, whose pilots could see the F-16s nearby, authorities said Friday. Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 5202, a 70-seat commuter jet, was flying from Cleveland to Atlanta on Thursday at 30,000 feet when its two pilots saw the F-16s nearby at 10 a.m., the airline said. The plane with 58 passengers and four crew members remained on its flight plan and landed on time, Kate Modolo, spokeswoman for the Atlanta-based carrier, said Friday. "Our pilots did...

Akron TV anchor reports home from duty in Iraq Guardsman with family for holidays shares story he says we're Not many people go from reporting the news to making it. Even fewer would want to -- at least not if they found themselves in Eric Mansfield's boots. Until January, the veteran television journalist had spent 17 years moonlighting with the National Guard. He joined so he could afford college and he stayed because he liked it. When all hell was about to break loose in Iraq, Capt. Mansfield was called up to active duty. Suddenly, he went from sitting behind...