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• Lorain fatal hit-skip suspect indicted

  24-12-2015 23:57
  
  A man accused of striking and killing a 17-year-old pedestrian with his car and then leaving the scene was indicted Wednesday.
  
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• Short hair? Yeah, we care! A whole lot in fact.

  24-12-2015 23:56
  
  All we want for Christmas is to see these celebs chop off their locks, again.        
  
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• Like Rudolph, this warm day will go down in history

  24-12-2015 23:50
  
  It may not have been a white Christmas, but folks still had a lot to celebrate.        
  
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• Psy! He’s baaaaaaack!

  24-12-2015 23:41
  
          
  
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• Animal shleter delivers dogs to new homes

  24-12-2015 23:41
  
  Volunteers for Operation Jingle Trails have delivered nearly a dozen adopted dogs to their owners today.
  
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• Robert Downey Jr. pardoned for 1996 drug conviction

  24-12-2015 23:29
  
  Downey was among 91 people granted pardons for criminal convictions after demonstrating they had rehabilitated themselves and been out of custody for at least 10 years, Gov. Jerry Brown's office announced.
  
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• Cleveland welcomes FAA drone registration

  24-12-2015 23:28
  
  After a small unmanned aircraft flew through the landing pattern of planes at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport last month, city officials are welcoming the FAA’s new drone registration requirement.
  
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• Bristol Palin gives birth to second child

  24-12-2015 23:15
  
  It's the second out-of-wedlock baby for Sarah Palin's daughter.        
  
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• Third Federal embraces the Slavic Village community

  24-12-2015 23:14
  
  They ended up feeding more than 200 people and handed out 75 boxed meals.        
  
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• 6 things fun facts about 'A Christmas Story'

  24-12-2015 23:14
  
  newsnet5.com's own 'A Christmas Story' superfan took us inside the Tremont home where the movie was filmed to give us a few bits of trivia about his favorite film.
  
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• See how an accidental email helped save this man's life

  24-12-2015 22:48
  
  A Mattress Firm employee in Georgia accidentally sent a company email to the wrong person. That email then sparked a chain of events that helped the recipient's fiancé find the treatment he needed for his pancreatic cancer.        
  
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• Man writes son's school excuse note full of Star Wars references

  24-12-2015 22:36
  
  John Morrell and his son Brock dressed up to see the newest movie in the series and that's why the son missed school.        
  
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• Westlake woman went from 'Private Benjamin' to dedicated soldier

  24-12-2015 22:22
  
  When Joan Kleinhenz Shackleton joined the Army in 1974, she experienced much the same rude awakening as the wealthy socialite depicted by Goldie Hawn in the 1980 movie "Private Benjamin."Time and experience changed all that.
  
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• Woman dies after accident involving semitrailer on I-90 West in Mentor

  24-12-2015 22:16
  
  A 47-year-old woman was killed Thursday morning after she was struck by a semitrailer on I-90 west in Mentor, police say.
  
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• Fire breaks out at CLE home; family's 2nd fire

  24-12-2015 22:14
  
  A Cleveland family who lost their home to a fire in 2009 experienced another house fire Thursday.
  
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• Mentor | Woman, 47, dead after being struck by a semi on I-90 WB

  24-12-2015 22:02
  
  Officials reopened the roadway about 3 p.m.        
  
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• Amherst Township self-storage business heavily damaged

  24-12-2015 21:40
  
  South Amherst, Amherst, Oberlin and Elyria and Florence Townships firefighters fought the blaze.        
  
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• Santa Claus opens his heart, wallet at Wegmans

  24-12-2015 21:38
  
  Santa goes from register to register paying for groceries and making spirits bright.        
  
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• Fire at storage unit facility in South Amherst

  24-12-2015 21:12
  
  Firefighters battled a large blaze a storage unit facility in South Amherst Thursday. 
  
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• I-90 reopens after fatal crash

  24-12-2015 21:09
  
  The westbound lanes of Interstate 90 have reopened after a fatal crash.
  
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• CPD: Man walked up to McD's drive-thru with gun

  24-12-2015 21:01
  
  Cleveland police are looking for a man who tried to hold up a McDonald's on the west side by walking up to the drive-thru window with a gun.
  
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• Brecksville considers Blossom Hill outdoor pool, and 9 other Brecksville stories to remember in 2015 (photos)

  24-12-2015 21:00
  
  Read the most memorable stories from Brecksville in 2015.
  
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• Lakewood CVS robber sought by police

  24-12-2015 20:35
  
  Lakewood police are searching for a man who robbed CVS in Lakewood on Dec. 19.
  
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• A Christmas Eve dessert to remember

  24-12-2015 20:34
  
  Giant Eagle Market District shows you how to make it! It would also be great for New Year's Eve!!!        
  
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• LeBron, Cavaliers await Christmas rematch against Warriors

  24-12-2015 20:14
  
  Cavaliers await Christmas rematch against a champion Warriors team off to a mighty start        
  
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• Police try to ID man who pointed gun through McDonald’s drive-thru window

  24-12-2015 19:46
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland police are trying to identify a man who pointed a gun at a McDonald’s worker through the drive-thru window. Police say it happened Dec. 16. The suspect pulled into the Clark Avenue McDonald’s. He got out of a silver Chrysler 200 4-door sedan and walked up to the drive-thru window with a black handgun in one hand, and a white piece of paper in the other. The employee backed away from the window, and the suspect pulled the window [&helli
  
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• Lucky, rescued from streets of Kosovo, now living happily in Solon: People and their pets

  24-12-2015 19:44
  
  Lucky, formerly a street dog in Kosovo, is now living with the Brush family in Solon.
  
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• Amish furniture maker Daniel Yoder is thriving in an Internet age: Smart Creatives 2016

  24-12-2015 19:04
  
  Daniel Yoder, Amish furniture maker, is thriving during the Internet age. That's why he made the Plain Dealer's Smart Creatives 2016 list.
  
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• Jackie Fern: 1 of CLE's Most Interesting People

  24-12-2015 18:50
  
  It looks like we have a very 'interesting' character on Good Morning Cleveland.
  
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• Photos: Mischievous cats explore Christmas trees in the best way

  24-12-2015 18:40
  
  If you are a cat owner, you know that your feline is bound to explore the wonders of the family Christmas tree come holiday time.        
  
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• 18-year-old shot in the chest in Canton

  24-12-2015 18:25
  
  Canton police are investigating a shooting that injured an 18-year-old man in Canton.
  
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• Fatal crash closes I-90 WB in Mentor

  24-12-2015 18:17
  
  The westbound lanes of Interstate 90 are closed in Mentor due to a fatal crash.
  
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• Five tips to win your holiday dinner conversations

  24-12-2015 18:12
  
  Holiday dinners are meant for catching up with family--but sometimes, those meals also bring along awkward and uncomfortable conversations.        
  
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• Crop Sticks Asian-fusion on Flats East Bank in Cleveland, neighbor to Crop Rocks

  24-12-2015 18:00
  
  The Crop group tests its Asian concept with mixed results.
  
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• 10 Northeast Ohio government quarrels to remember from 2015

  24-12-2015 18:00
  
  Who in Northeast Ohio government quarreled with whom in 2015? We're counting up the top 10 tiffs.
  
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• Ohio improves slightly in report on animal protection laws: Animals in the News

  24-12-2015 17:45
  
  Ohio improves slightly in report on animal protection laws: Animals in the News
  
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• Deadline looms for Sprint, Verizon 'cramming' refund

  24-12-2015 17:43
  
  Customers of wireless carriers have until December 31 to claim refund.        
  
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• 20 BIG breakups from 2015 that made us stop believing in love

  24-12-2015 17:43
  
  Ranked in order of least to most heartbreaking.        
  
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• Memories of past New Year's around Cleveland and Ohio (photo gallery)

  24-12-2015 17:22
  
  Memorable New Years past celebrated in Cleveland suburbs and elsewhere in Ohio
  
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• Legislative fix allows Magnificat, Trinity and Lutheran West students to receive $5,700 in state tuition aid

  24-12-2015 17:10
  
  Students at suburban private schools like Magnificat, Lutheran West and Trinity high schools can receive Cleveland Scholarship vouchers, now that a clerical error in state law has been fixed.
  
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• What is your elf name?

  24-12-2015 17:02
  
  Here’s something fun to help get you into the holiday spirit.        
  
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• Crash involving semitrailer and pedestrian shuts down I-90 West in Mentor

  24-12-2015 17:02
  
  A major accident on I-90 West in Mentor has closed a section of the interstate, city officials said Thursday.
  
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• South Euclid councilwoman, mayor compete in heated mayoral race plus 9 other stories to remember from 2015

  24-12-2015 17:00
  
  Mayor Georgine Welo and Councilwoman Ruth Gray faced off in a contentious mayoral race this year, Sacred Heart of Jesus cancelled its longstanding annual festival after problems with rowdy youth in 2014, and the Cuyahoga County Public Library closed its Telling Mansion branch. Read about these South Euclid stories and more from 2015.
  
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• 2 teens pass out in car after smoking posh

  24-12-2015 16:58
  
  Two teens passed out in a Richland County grocery store parking lot after smoking the synthetic drug 'posh.'
  
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• Two from Cleveland charged with murdering former employer at his Cleveland Heights home

  24-12-2015 16:29
  
  Suspects Shannon Oehlstrom and Johnathan Purvis live together in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood, court records show.
  
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• NBA offers holiday treats on Christmas Day

  24-12-2015 16:22
  
  A five-game Christmas Day slate is highlighted by Cavs and Warriors in a Finals rematch.        
  
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• Divorced woman fights to implant frozen embryos from ex

  24-12-2015 16:18
  
  A divorced Missouri couple are engaged in a legal battle over what to do with their frozen embryos. A Missouri appeals court is reviewing the case after a St. Louis County trial court ruled that the couple jointly owns the two remaining embryos.        
  
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• Ten fun facts about Christmas (video)

  24-12-2015 16:00
  
  Ten fun facts about Christmas that you probably didn't know
  
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• Warm weather shuts down Cleveland Metroparks toboggan chutes

  24-12-2015 15:58
  
  The Cleveland Metroparks toboggan chutes at Mill Stream Run Reservation in Strongsville have temporarily shut down due to warm weather.
  
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• Three plead not guilty to plotting murder of Euclid police informant

  24-12-2015 15:53
  
  Eddie Brownlee, Sheila McFarland and Ryan Motley pleaded not guilty Thursday to aggravated murder and other charges in connection with a November killing in Euclid.
  
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