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• Marines missing after helicopter crash; man in drug trial brain dead; one Powerball winner comes forward: U.S. and World News Links

  15-01-2016 23:59
  
  Also, Chicago seeks new police chief; Michigan seeks increased federal help with Flint water woes; Supreme Court to weigh in on Robert McDonnell conviction; bickering continues at GOP debate; 32 starvation deaths in Syrian town in a month; and alleged architect of Jakarta attacks is ISIS member.
  
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• Tires slashed on multiple cars in Canton

  15-01-2016 23:55
  
  Canton Police Department said since Jan. 2 numerous reports of tires cut on parked cars have been reported.   
  
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• Man sought in Bedford bank robbery

  15-01-2016 23:48
  
  Bedford police are seeking information on a Friday afternoon PNC bank robbery.
  
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• Vice President Joe Biden's 'moonshot' starts with call to Bay Village woman

  15-01-2016 23:39
  
  Vice President Joe Biden this week asked people to tell him their cancer stories, but Wendy Hoke never thought it would result in the vice president calling her.
  
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• Will your mail-in vote count in the presidential primary? Ohio Secretary of State working on solution

  15-01-2016 23:20
  
  The Ohio Secretary of State's office has not yet reached a satisfactory solution to the problem of faulty mail-in ballots in the November elections. In Summit County, 1,000 votes were discarded because they were missing a postmark.
  
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• Family of North Ridgeville boy killed in sledding accident issues statement

  15-01-2016 23:14
  
  The family of 9-year-old Drew Hayden, who died at MetroHealth from injuries suffered in a Tuesday sledding accident, has released a statement.
  
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• Scuba dive for free at Mid-America Boat Show inside I-X Center

  15-01-2016 23:07
  
  The Mid-America Boat Show is splashing its way into the I-X center through Monday, Jan 18. The five-day event features hundreds of the latest models and entertainment for all ages.
  
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• Clergy seeks new voters; boy hit while sledding dies; Voinovich bemoans lack of GOP experience: Top 5 at 5

  15-01-2016 23:00
  
  A summary of some of today's top stories on cleveland.com.
  
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• Events: 'The Real Black Friday,' Mass for Life, hunger benefit

  15-01-2016 22:49
  
  The Word Church hosts 'The Real Black Friday' The Word Church, 18909 South Miles Road, Warrensville Heights, will host "The Real Black Friday" -- a free event designed to bring exposure to black-owned businesses and to increase financial empowerment in the...
  
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• Former director accused of stealing $97,000 from Akron youth arts program

  15-01-2016 22:31
  
  The executive director of an Akron youth arts program is accused of stealing more than $97,000 from the organization.
  
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• Ohio marijuana legalization supporters still push for 2016 ballot issues

  15-01-2016 22:30
  
  ResponsibleOhio won't be back with another marijuana legalization amendment this year, but marijuana advocates said Friday they will push forward with other ballot measures.
  
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• Rain tonight, changing to snow over weekend as temperatures drop: Cleveland Weather Forecast

  15-01-2016 22:05
  
  The National Weather Service in Cleveland is reporting temperatures have approached the 50-degree mark today, but within the next 24 hours, temperatures will be below freezing and will remain there through most of next week.
  
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• Colette Peters, Luna Bakery chef and Steve Schimoler teach cake, risotto and bread techniques

  15-01-2016 22:00
  
  Learn baking and cooking lessons from some of the best in January classes.
  
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• Two federal magistrates in Cleveland to retire, court seeks replacements

  15-01-2016 21:51
  
  Two federal magistrate judges in Cleveland are retiring within months, and the court is looking for their replacements.
  
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• Mechanic tackles felon who ran from deputy

  15-01-2016 21:46
  
  An auto shop employee in Wooster became an unexpected hero to a Wayne County sheriff's deputy who was trying to catch a fleeing felon Thursday afternoon. 
  
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• Michael Stanley headlining benefit at Beachland Sunday night

  15-01-2016 21:35
  
  Cleveland music legend Michael Stanley will be headlining a benefit concert at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Beachland Ballroom for Chrissy Krause, who was promotion director at the original Cleveland Agora and is battling a rare form of cancer.
  
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• University Hospitals fixes St. John's error, grants coverage to doctor's same-sex spouse

  15-01-2016 21:15
  
  Last week, the human resources department at St. John Medical Center in Westlake denied health care coverage to the same-sex spouse of Dr. Mark Kufel. Today, the officials at University Hospitals -- which now owns St. John -- overruled that denial.
  
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• Parma man accused of supplying drugs that led to Lake County jail inmate's fatal overdose

  15-01-2016 21:13
  
  The man was not an inmate at the time, but helped another inmate smuggle the drugs inside, officials said.
  
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• Boy hit while sledding dies; Cleveland man shot in head; Bedford Walmart to close: Northeast Ohio News Links

  15-01-2016 21:11
  
  Also, bond set at $5 million for suspect in Canton police dog shooting; Elyria police investigating two shootings this week; Cleveland teen indicted on four armed robberies; Lake County bed tax hike closer to reality; two horses seized from Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds; and four homes catch fire in Cuyahoga Falls.
  
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• Parker Hannifin cuts 40 jobs from its Mayfield Heights corporate headquarters

  15-01-2016 21:10
  
  Parker Hannifin Corp., the motion and control technology giant, quietly cut 40 jobs from its corporate offices in Mayfield Heights on Thursday. The jobs were mostly corporate roles, and employment ended that day, a spokesman said.
  
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• Former Richmond Heights principal wins $275,000 in reverse racial discrimination lawsuit with district

  15-01-2016 21:05
  
  Former Richmond Heights principal Timothy Pingle will receive $275,000 as part of his settlement with the school district in a reverse racial discrimination lawsuit he filed in 2012.
  
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• Cleveland initiative seeking 5,000 new voters spurred by recent decisions in police shootings

  15-01-2016 20:59
  
  Local clergy and community leaders announced Friday a month-long effort to register at least 5,000 new voters before the deadline to vote in the March primary election.
  
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• Barberton man faces life in prison after admitting to sexually assaulting girl

  15-01-2016 20:54
  
  Justin Ramirez, 25, of Barberton, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl.
  
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• Vigil tonight for family killed in explosion

  15-01-2016 20:51
  
  The Northfield community is gathering Friday to remember the family of four that was killed in a house explosion earlier this week.
  
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• Go to Canada: It's the cheapest in more than a decade

  15-01-2016 20:15
  
  The American dollar is stronger than in Canada than it's been more than a decade. That means $1 Canadian costs about 70 cents American. Take a brisk January swim across the border to take advantage of the low prices. Or jump in the car. Either way.
  
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• George Voinovich: Hillary Clinton has experience to be president, but leading GOP candidates don't

  15-01-2016 20:13
  
  GOP candidates Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, and Marco Rubio lack experience overseeing government agencies that is crucial to being an effective president, said the former Republican U.S. senator from Ohio.
  
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• Stock market: Headed for the worst first two weeks of a new year ever

  15-01-2016 20:12
  
  The Dow Jones industrial average was down more than 400 points Friday afternoon as the market headed for its worst first two weeks of a year ever.
  
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• Margaret Lyons, superintendent of the Cleveland Diocese, to retire

  15-01-2016 20:09
  
  Margaret Lyons, who has led the schools in the Cleveland Diocese since 2003 will retire at the end of this school year.
  
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• Boy, 9, hit by car while sledding in North Ridgeville dies

  15-01-2016 20:06
  
  Drew Haden died Friday while being treated at MetroHealth, according to North Ridgeville police.
  
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• Boy, 9, struck by car while sledding dies

  15-01-2016 20:02
  
  The 9-year-old boy who was struck by a car while sledding in North Ridgeville has passed away. 
  
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• Ohio Supreme Court should rethink Rule 11 denial on liar's pleas: editorial

  15-01-2016 19:55
  
  The Ohio Supreme Court voted 4-2 (with one justice not participating) not to endorse Rule 11, suggesting a difference of opinion on the court that should be further addressed, the editorial board writes.
  
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• 19-year-old indicted for Family Dollar robberies

  15-01-2016 19:51
  
  A 19-year-old Cleveland man was indicted this week in connection with four armed robberies across Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Cuyahoga Falls firefighter rescues cat in four-house fire, only cliche missing is tree

  15-01-2016 19:45
  
  The fires broke out about 6 a.m. in the 4900 block of Lake Forrest Drive. People living in one of the homes escaped unharmed.
  
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• Strongsville teacher in her 60's gets rejected for Sears credit card, and worries: Money Matters

  15-01-2016 19:43
  
  I went to purchase a stove from Sears.The salesman said I could get a discount if I opened a Sears card. I provided my information. Long story short, he handed me the phone for the Sears person to say I'm turned down for lack of activity on my record.
  
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• FirstEnergy rate change for Davis-Besse, Sammis would stay to 2024

  15-01-2016 19:30
  
  The new FirstEnergy rate changes to help Davis-Besse survive would be for eight years, unless the 40-year-old plant is closed or sold.
  
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• Confused about these new reading grades on state report cards? Here's how they work (View grades here)

  15-01-2016 19:28
  
  See the state's grades for K-3 Literacy improvements here for all Northeast Ohio school districts, plus a look at what they mean.
  
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• Toddler killed in Dayton shooting; chemical leak on Ohio River; Cincinnati woman shot while driving: News from around Ohio

  15-01-2016 19:27
  
  Also, three more men arrested in Butler County homicide; Columbus police injure crime spree suspect in shooting; teen driver killed in Auglaize County crash; and East Liverpool man wins $1 million in Powerball drawing.
  
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• Former Lorain County juvenile magistrate gets prison for downloading nearly 100,000 child-pornography files

  15-01-2016 19:25
  
  Former Lorain County Juvenile Court Magistrate James Paterson was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for downloading nearly 100,000 child pornography files.
  
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• Dan Haggerty, best known as 'Grizzly Adams,' has died at age 74

  15-01-2016 19:15
  
  Dan Haggerty, known to millions as mountain man Grizzly Adams on the 1970s NBC series, has died at age 74 from cancer.YouTube  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Dan Haggerty, known to millions as the mountain man Grizzly Adams in the 1970s NBC...
  
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• Bedford Wal-Mart location one of 154 to close

  15-01-2016 19:11
  
  The Wal-Mart location on Rockside Road in Bedford will be one of the 154 stores across the nation to close its doors. 
  
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• Two dogs removed from home of man charged with throwing another dog off a cliff

  15-01-2016 19:10
  
  The Friendship Animal Protective League accepted two dogs from the home of a man charged with throwing a dog over a cliff at Cascade Park in Elyria.
  
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• Bedford Walmart to close Jan. 28 as part of global restructuring

  15-01-2016 18:55
  
  The Bedford Walmart is among 154 U.S. Walmart stores that will close this year as part of a global restructuring.
  
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• 'Fuller House' trailer teases Carly Rae Jepsen's new theme song

  15-01-2016 18:49
  
  The entire Tanner family (minus Michelle) and Kimmy Gibbler reunite in the latest "Fuller House" trailer.
  
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• 'Fandom216' exhibit explores relationship between fans and Cleveland sports teams

  15-01-2016 18:35
  
  The exhibit is the brainchild of Zygote Press director Liz Maugans, who brought in artists and Brown's fans Michael Loderstedt and Dana Depew to help her curate the 22-artist show. Each location has different art and artists.
  
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• Elyria man injured after shots fired into house

  15-01-2016 18:33
  
  One man was shot inside his Middle Avenue home early Thursday, police said.
  
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• Valley Save-a-Pet celebrates 40 years rescuing strays: Animals in the News

  15-01-2016 18:32
  
  Valley Save-a-Pet celebrates 40 years rescuing strays: Animals in the News
  
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• Tamir Rice protester says Cleveland police officer threatened her at demonstrations

  15-01-2016 18:27
  
  The confrontation happened the day after Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty announced that the police officers involved in the Tamir Rice shooting wouldn't face charges.
  
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• Cuyahoga Community College to award scholarships to Cleveland students with good attendance and good grades

  15-01-2016 18:20
  
  Cleveland Metropolitan School District students who have few absences and good grades can qualify for annual scholarships to attend Cuyahoga Community College.
  
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• Drug Price Relief Act supporters sue Jon Husted in federal court

  15-01-2016 18:05
  
  Ohioans for Fair Drug Prices sued Husted in the Ohio Supreme Court last week.
  
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• The deep freeze in this week's cartoon-caption contest

  15-01-2016 18:00
  
  The deep freeze in this week's cartoon-caption contest
  
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