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• Spreading holiday cheer to the homeless

  23-12-2015 23:40
  
  A few women and children at a local shelter won't go empty handed this year thanks to two local good Samaritans.
  
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• CLE officers help replace stolen Christmas gifts

  23-12-2015 23:10
  
  Cleveland police scored one against the Grinch Monday as they helped a family who had wrapped Christmas gifts stolen from their home.
  
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• Save the Christmas turkey carcass for the homeless

  23-12-2015 22:52
  
  Metro Relief, a Columbus-based charity organization, is asking Ohioans to donate their turkey carcasses and ham bones to make soup for the homeless.
  
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• Ignorant digging can now get you big fines in Ohio

  23-12-2015 22:42
  
  Be careful what you dig for. Ohio now ready to fine anyone who breaks apipeline or cuts a cable.
  
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• Damage a utility line by reckless digging? You'll earn a big fine in Ohio

  23-12-2015 22:42
  
  Be careful what you dig for. Ohio now ready to fine anyone who breaks a pipeline or cuts a cable.
  
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• Cuyahoga Falls man arrested for growing psychedelic mushrooms

  23-12-2015 22:39
  
  A 29-year-old Cuyahoga Falls man was arrested Tuesday after police busted a psychedelic mushroom grow operation at his apartment.
  
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• Homicide numbers up in many Ohio cities in 2015

  23-12-2015 22:37
  
  A NewsChannel5 Investigation found the numbers of homicides in many U.S. cities, including five of Ohio’s largest cities increased in 2015.
  
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• Akron man accused of continuing to sell drugs after charged in fentanyl death

  23-12-2015 22:24
  
  Larry Moore III, 27, is accused of selling methamphetamine while free on bond in an involuntary manslaughter case.
  
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• First aid training complete for Cleveland police officers

  23-12-2015 22:11
  
  Cleveland EMS trainers have completed first aid training for nearly 1,400 Cleveland police officers.
  
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• Kid Cudi returns to Shaker High for TEDx Talk

  23-12-2015 22:09
  
  Scott Mescudi, better known as rapper Kid Cudi, returned to his former high school to speak to students.
  
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• Aborted fetuses to be buried or cremated under proposed Ohio House legislation

  23-12-2015 21:39
  
  The bills come after Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine's office announced that aborted fetuses from three Planned Parenthood facilities in Ohio ended up in landfills or incinerators.
  
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• Warrant issued for Little Italy robbery suspect

  23-12-2015 21:23
  
  A manhunt is underway for 20-year-old Johnchez Phillips, one of three men accused of committing a string of armed robberies two weeks ago.
  
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• VIDEO: College cop's got moves

  23-12-2015 21:22
  
  There's a Notre Dame College officer with some pretty slick moves.
  
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• Ohio picks charter school rating plan that will likely "hurt" weak sponsors and schools

  23-12-2015 21:19
  
  The state will grade charter school oversight agencies much like school districts, the Ohio Department of Education announced today, which could lead to low ratings and the closure of many.
  
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• Highland Heights switches to automated trash, and 4 other stories to remember from 2015

  23-12-2015 21:00
  
  Highland Heights residents dealt with heavy flooding this year, a Chipotle opened on Wilson Mills Road and the city switched to automated trash and recycling collection. Check out these Highland Heights stories and more you might have missed in 2015.
  
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• Full moon to appear on Christmas for first time since 1977

  23-12-2015 20:59
  
  For the first time in 38 years, there will be a full moon on Christmas Day.
  
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• Akron man sentenced for pretending to be cop, forcing couple to ground

  23-12-2015 20:23
  
  Bernard Herron, 50, will spend 21 months in prison.
  
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• Property tax bills on the way to Cuyahoga County residents

  23-12-2015 20:18
  
  Residents in Cuyahoga County should soon receive their property tax bills, if they haven't already. The county has mailed tax bills to more than 300,000 property owners.
  
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• Woman hospitalized after being shot in Cleveland

  23-12-2015 20:08
  
  The shooting happened about midnight in the Glenville neighborhood.
  
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• Cleveland judge agrees to step down

  23-12-2015 19:49
  
  A Cleveland municipal court judge who was accused of mistreating staff, defendants and others will step down, and she has agreed never to serve as a judge again in exchange for her disciplinary case being dropped.
  
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• Cleveland officers replace gifts stolen during burglary

  23-12-2015 19:40
  
  CLEVELAND– Three Cleveland police officers delivered toys to a mother after her children’s gifts were stolen. Officer Kevin Freese was investigating the burglary in the St. Clair and Superior area on Monday. The suspects broke into a woman’s home and took the gifts that were already wrapped for her three young children, according to the Cleveland Division of Police. Freese alerted the other officers of the Fifth District about the devastated mother, who didn’t k
  
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• MetroHealth CEO seeks independent investigation into Botox, travel allegations

  23-12-2015 19:37
  
  MetroHealth Systems President and CEO Akram Boutros wrote in a letter to employees that he has asked for an independent investigation into allegations contained in a lawsuit by MetroHealth's suspended internal audit director.
  
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• Drone use by police would be restricted under Ohio Senate bill

  23-12-2015 19:04
  
  Police officers in Ohio would need a search warrant in most circumstances before using drones in criminal investigations, under a proposed Ohio Senate bill that has bipartisan support.
  
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• New Year's Eve Cleveland: Where to ring in 2016

  23-12-2015 19:01
  
  Move ahead, go forward and best in 2016. There are a ton of NYE shebangs going down in Cleveland bars and clubs. Here are some...
  
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• 10 top-shelf productions on Cleveland stages: Year in Review 2015

  23-12-2015 19:00
  
  'A Gent's Guide,' 'The Crucible' and 'The Secret Garden' among the top productions of 2015
  
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• Gifts delivered to family of slain CLE boy

  23-12-2015 18:51
  
  The Cleveland Municipal Clerk of Courts joined representatives from the Cleveland Police Department and the Prince Hall Masonry Wednesday to deliver Christmas gifts to the family of a 5-year-old boy killed during a drive-by shooting earlier this year. 
  
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• Cuyahoga Falls man arrested for growing 'shrooms

  23-12-2015 18:15
  
  A Cuyahoga Falls man is facing charges for allegedly growing 'magic mushrooms' in his home. 
  
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• Great Lakes Science Center's Winter Week includes exploding fruitcakes and carpet skating

  23-12-2015 17:57
  
  Great Lakes Science Center applies seasonal whimsy to Winter Week program.
  
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• Advocates submit signatures for 'Drug Price Relief Act'

  23-12-2015 17:53
  
  The AIDS Health Care Foundation, a Los Angeles-based organization that operates pharmacies and testing centers in Ohio, is behind the citizen initiated statute, as is a new Ohio political action committee called Ohioans for Fair Drug Prices.
  
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• Cleveland man accused of stealing hoverboard at gunpoint

  23-12-2015 17:23
  
  Juan Velazquez, 18, was charged this week with aggravated robbery after police said he stole a man's hoverboard at gunpoint.
  
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• Cleveland man accused of robbing woman of boyfriend's bail money

  23-12-2015 17:11
  
  A 30-year-old Cleveland man was indicted this week in a 2013 robbery in which police said he and an accomplice robbed a woman of money meant to bail her boyfriend out of jail.
  
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• Akron woman sentenced for starving dog to death

  23-12-2015 17:07
  
  Kathleen McLaughlin, 69, was sentenced Wednesday for starving a dog to death.
  
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• Cool Spaces Best of 2015: A look back at the top unusual spots where Northeast Ohioans live, work

  23-12-2015 17:00
  
  Cool Spaces Best of 2015: A look back at the top unusual spots where Northeast Ohioans live, work and play.
  
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• Do you recognize this man leaving the scene of a Lakewood pharmacy robbery?

  23-12-2015 16:49
  
  Video released Wednesday by the Lakewood police department shows a suspect in the robbery of a Clifton Boulevard CVS Pharmacy.
  
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• NFL coaching hot seat rankings: Rex Ryan joins the pack

  23-12-2015 16:16
  
  Which coaches look to be in trouble with two weeks remaining?        
  
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• Holiday drink recipe: how to make the 'Maple-rye Boulevardier' cocktail (video)

  23-12-2015 16:00
  
  Learn how to make the 'Maple-rye Boulevardier' just in time for the holidays. The drink is one of many specialty items on the menu at Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute, 13101 Shaker Square.
  
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• Films about gardens showing at Cleveland Museum of Art (photos)

  23-12-2015 16:00
  
  The transformational power of growing green things is the theme running through Holiday Film Fest: A Garden of Cinematic Delights, a December film series at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The series presents five classic films about gardens, shown in conjunction with the Cleveland Museum of Art's exhibition "Painting the Modern Garden."
  
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• 8 Seven Hills employees receive $38,000 in raises; council implements wage freeze

  23-12-2015 16:00
  
  Seven Hills Mayor Richard Dell'Aquila gave eight employees raises totaling $38,000. In response, City Council implemented a wage freeze.
  
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• Haslam foundation invests $10M in CLE students

  23-12-2015 15:48
  
  Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is doing his part to contribute to the education of Cleveland youth.
  
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• Two men face charges after shoot-out in Elyria

  23-12-2015 15:33
  
  Robert Beane III, 24, and Kacy Thorpe, 28, face multiple charges in connection with a Monday afternoon shooting in Elyria,
  
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• LISTEN: Residents call 911 for non-emergencies

  23-12-2015 15:08
  
  Police in Macedonia have had it up to here with people calling 911 for non-emergencies.
  
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• Westlake police searching for wallet thief

  23-12-2015 15:02
  
  Surveillance footage shows the woman picking the items up off the counter and pocketing them.        
  
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• First hill rises on Cedar Point's record-breaking Valravn roller coaster (photos)

  23-12-2015 15:00
  
  Construction crews at Cedar Point held a "topping out" ceremony of sorts this week, hoisting into place a 95,000-pound piece of Valravn track, which became the 223-foot apex of the ride's first hill.
  
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• Dominion will train for gas leaks in new Boston Heights center

  23-12-2015 15:00
  
  Dominion East Ohio is building a new training center to teach its field employees and firefighters how to deal with pipeline leaks and other natural gas emergencies.
  
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• TRAFFIC | Construction projects by county

  23-12-2015 14:48
  
  Current traffic conditions reported by Danielle Wiggins.        
  
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• Chapel Hill mall employee robbed at gunpoint while making bank deposit

  23-12-2015 14:28
  
  An employee of a store at Chapel Hill Mall was robbed at gunpoint while walking to make a bank deposit across the street from the mall.
  
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• TRAFFIC | Crash slows traffic on I-90 WB

  23-12-2015 14:20
  
  Current traffic conditions reported by Danielle Wiggins.        
  
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• Panda puzzle becomes social media sensation

  23-12-2015 14:11
  
  In the same vein as Where’s Waldo, a visual panda puzzle is buzzing on social media.        
  
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• FORECAST | Record Warmth Then Storms

  23-12-2015 14:08
  
  Temperatures will soar into the 60s today. Some rain is possible this afternoon. Storms are likely late tonight.        
  
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• Art and architecture in a divided Cleveland: Year in Review 2015

  23-12-2015 14:04
  
  The year 2015 was packed with important developments from the renewal of the Cuyahoga Arts and Culture cigarette tax to groundbreaking on the historic renovation of Public Square.
  
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