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• Justice Antonin Scalia dead at 79: Live reaction from around US

  13-02-2016 23:59
  
  Here is some background on Scalia and what people were saying Saturday about him.
  
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• Madison Village to dissolve police department

  13-02-2016 23:42
  
  Madison Village will dissolve their police department due to budget concerns, according to a statement released by Mayor Sam Britton on the Village's website.
  
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• U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia dead at 79, reports say

  13-02-2016 23:24
  
  United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died at age 79, according to multiple reports.
  
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• Nation's 1,800 best young fencers competing in Cleveland championships

  13-02-2016 23:03
  
  The nation's 1,800 best young fencers are competing through Monday in the four-day Junior Olympic Fencing Championships in Cleveland.
  
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• Former top football recruit accused of armed robberies in East Cleveland, Garfield Heights

  13-02-2016 22:36
  
  Latwan Anderson, who was rated as the 15th best high school football player in the country after his senior season at Glenville High School, is accused in two armed robberies in the last two months.
  
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• 'Cupid's Undie Run' 2016--Cleveland strips down for a good cause (video)

  13-02-2016 22:30
  
  Cleveland's 'Cupid's Undie Run' took place Saturday, Feb. 13, where they joined over 30 other cities for the annual event. Hundreds of half-naked runners gathered in front of the House of Blues to help raise money and awareness for the Children's Tumor Foundation.
  
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• Great Lakes Science Center goes all heart (photos)

  13-02-2016 22:20
  
  Seldom is the heart associated with cold reason, but in the run-up to Valentine's Day, it is co-starring with cold science this weekend at the Great Lakes Science Center where hands-on activities include dissections of pigs' hearts.
  
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• OEFFA stages 'speed-dating' session for Ohio land owners and young farmers without land

  13-02-2016 22:00
  
  OEFFA, a sustainable farming group, is hoping to help create a new generation of young farmers.
  
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• Greater Cleveland Partnership, COSE grow closer together, blend back-office operations

  13-02-2016 22:00
  
  The partnership and the Council of Smaller Enterprises announced restructuring Saturday that will merge their back-office operations and, they hope, put them on a better path for growth.
  
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• Allegiant Air will fly you to Florida for $39

  13-02-2016 21:43
  
  If you're thinking of fleeing the February cold, a Presidents' Day pledge of Allegiant could be just the ticket. The low-cost carrier Allegiant Air is offering one-way airfare of $39 from the Akron-Canton Airport to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The $39...
  
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• 'Cupid's Undie Run' brings half-naked runners to streets of Cleveland (photos)

  13-02-2016 21:29
  
  Cleveland's annual Cupid's Undie Run took place Saturday, Feb. 13 where hundreds of half-naked runners gathered in front of the House of Blues to help raise money and awareness for the Children's Tumor Foundation.
  
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• Lake Erie College names new president

  13-02-2016 21:27
  
  Brian Posler, provost at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, has been named president of Lake Erie College.
  
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• Man shovels Akron woman's home, robs her for prescription pills later in day

  13-02-2016 20:33
  
  A 70-year-old Akron woman reported being robbed by a man who offered to shovel snow from her driveway.
  
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• Cycling enthusiasts brave the elements for some family fun

  13-02-2016 20:00
  
  About 25 people braved the blustery weather to a winter bike social sponsored by Village Bicycle Cooperative at Bay Community House Feb. 12 in Bay Village.
  
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• Why do gas prices vary so much in Cleveland? Do east siders pay more than west? (Q&A)

  13-02-2016 19:45
  
  Gas prices in Cleveland can often vary from neighborhood to neighborhood, and even block to block. Cleveland.com asked economists why that is.
  
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• CLE Police investigating shooting at hookah bar

  13-02-2016 19:33
  
  Cleveland Police are investigating a shooting that happened at a hookah bar early Saturday morning.
  
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• Man shot at hookah bar on Cleveland's West Side

  13-02-2016 18:30
  
  A 28-year-old man was shot at a hookah bar in Cleveland.
  
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• NewsChannel5 New Year, New You expo Saturday

  13-02-2016 18:03
  
  It's a new year, and that means a new "you." 
  
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• Kent police officers cleared in fatal shooting of machete-wielding man

  13-02-2016 17:31
  
  The four Kent police officers involved in the December fatal shooting of a machete-wielding man were cleared of wrongdoing in an internal investigation.
  
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• FOUND | Missing Tallmadge man with Dementia

  13-02-2016 17:23
  
  A missing elder man with Dementia who left his Tallmadge home early Saturday morning has been located by authorities, officials said. 
  
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• Endangered missing adult alert for CLE woman, 73

  13-02-2016 16:42
  
  An endangered missing adult alert for Cuyahoga County has been issued by the Cleveland Police Department for an elderly woman. 
  
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• Cleveland man charged in robbery of airline employee at Cleveland Hopkins Airport

  13-02-2016 16:01
  
  Shelton Beard, 54, is accused of punching an airline employee in the back of the head during a robbery at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
  
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• St. Valentine's Day: Ancient roots stained in the blood of goats and saints

  13-02-2016 15:45
  
  Like many major Western holidays -- Christmas, Easter, Halloween -- Valentine's Day has pre-Christian pagan roots, specifically in the ancient Roman celebration of Lupercalia, an odd blend of spring purification ritual, fertility rite, and tribute to Lupa, the she-wolf who suckled the infant orphans Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome.
  
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• Kent officers involved in shooting back at work

  13-02-2016 15:23
  
  Four Kent Police officers who were involved in a December shooting have returned to work, the police department said Friday. 
  
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• Saturday's events at 2016 Great Big Home and Garden Show at I-X Center

  13-02-2016 15:00
  
  The Fabulous Beekman Boys will talk about their experiences as farmers on their upstate New York property; Cameron will take audiences behind the scenes on his shows "Desperate Landscapes," "Man Caves" and "Sledgehammer." On the Petitti's Gardening Stage, A.J. Petitti will give a talk on trends in outdoor living and gardening for 2016. The show ends Sunday, Feb. 14.
  
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• 17 essential bars in Lakewood

  13-02-2016 14:50
  
  A guide to a few of the nightlife hotspots in the inner-ring suburb of Lakewood.
  
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• 'Better Call Saul' among best of all TV spin-offs

  13-02-2016 14:30
  
  AMC's 'Better Call Saul," which begins its second season at 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, ranks among the greatest of all TV spin-offs.
  
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• Man charged in armed robbery of Wing Warehouse in Cuyahoga Falls

  13-02-2016 14:04
  
  Brian Thompson, 47, is accused of robbing the Wing Warehouse in Cuyahoga Falls at gunpoint.
  
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• Cleveland Metroparks Zoo lands killer leopard

  13-02-2016 14:00
  
  A rare Amur leopard who is about to debut at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo once killed his mate.
  
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• Choices brighten the lives of zoo animals (photos)

  13-02-2016 13:12
  
  Research shows that animals live richer lives if they are allowed to make choices.
  
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• Horses in 'terrible shape' taken from home to farm animal sanctuary (photos)

  13-02-2016 13:08
  
  Horses in 'terrible shape' removed from Youngstown home and taken to farm animal sanctuary.
  
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• Voters said Doritos' Super Bowl commercial was their favorite: The Beat Weekly Results

  13-02-2016 13:02
  
  Voters this week said the Doritos' Super Bowl commercial with the pregnant woman getting an ultrasound was their favorite. Find out what placed second and third.
  
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• Heinen's Downtown Cleveland shoppers buy less, but go food shopping more often (photos)

  13-02-2016 13:00
  
  "I'm there at least two or three times a week," said Downtown Cleveland Heinen's shopper Allison Peltz. "Because I live by myself, I don't shop like my parents do: I buy for a few days at a time."
  
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• Mena Suvari tops list of celebrity birthdays for February 13, 2016

  13-02-2016 12:02
  
  Former 'American Pie' actress Mena Suvari celebrates her 37th birthday today.
  
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• Cleveland pours salt on Tamir Rice's wounds again: Darcy cartoon

  13-02-2016 11:32
  
  Mayor Frank Jackson once again finds himself scrambling to pick up the grains of salt his law department threw into the wounds of Tamir Rice and his family.
  
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• 2 Arizona girls 'in a relationship' before murder-suicide, police say

  13-02-2016 06:19
  
  Police announced that a suicide note was found at the scene of the shooting Friday morning near the cafeteria area of Independence High School in Glendale.
  
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• 'No rhyme or reason' for machete attack at Columbus restaurant

  13-02-2016 04:39
  
  By the time it was over, four adults were wounded and the attacker was dead, shot by police in a confrontation a few miles away.
  
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• Pope Francis greeted like a rock star in first papal visit to Mexico

  13-02-2016 04:35
  
  Pope Francis will tour Mexico, the most Catholic country in the Spanish-speaking world, through Wednesday.
  
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• Swastikas painted on cars at CLE dealership

  13-02-2016 04:30
  
  More than a dozen cars at a Cleveland used car dealership had windows smashed in and were covered in graffiti early Friday morning.
  
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• Akron man arrested, charged in armed bank robbery

  13-02-2016 04:25
  
  A 23-year-old Akron man, accused of robbing a bank at gunpoint Friday morning, has been arrested and charged with aggravated robbery, police said.
  
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• 'Finally': Pope meets Russian Orthodox leader

  13-02-2016 03:42
  
  The meeting in the small, wood-paneled VIP room of Havana's airport was a landmark development in the 1,000-year schism that has divided Christianity.
  
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• Man smashes Family Dollar window, robs store

  13-02-2016 03:05
  
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• Kent State University student killed during robbery remembered by his Westlake neighborhood

  13-02-2016 02:52
  
  Nicholas Massa, 18, was shot and killed Sunday during a robbery at a Kent apartment. Originally from Westlake, his neighbors created and distributed luminarias to light up and line Massa's street this weekend.
  
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• Up to a foot of snow for some this week

  13-02-2016 02:28
  
  Cleveland doubled its seasonal snowfall in just three days thanks to a unique snow event that dumped heavy across parts of the viewing area.
  
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• Man says he was accidently shot during card game

  13-02-2016 02:14
  
  Williams told police he believed the man did not mean to shoot him. 
  
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• Police investigate counterfeit bills: North Olmsted police blotter

  13-02-2016 02:07
  
  North Olmsted police investigate source of counterfeit bills.
  
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• LIVE BLOG | Freezing, snowy and windy conditions

  13-02-2016 02:05
  
  Check here for updates on road and weather conditions in Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Thousands of suspected rapists roaming free

  13-02-2016 02:02
  
  There are likely thousands of suspected rapists roaming free in Cuyahoga County as a government task force works to investigate a backlog of rape kit cases.
  
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• Michael Weil remembers late son, Josh, in Cleveland Heights photo gallery's opening exhibit

  13-02-2016 01:51
  
  Michael Weil, the father of Josh Weil, who was killed in a car accident with good friend Alexander Doody in 2015, has opened a photo gallery in Cleveland Heights, The first exhibit centers on memories of Josh Weil.
  
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• Women claim local tour bus co. gave scary ride

  13-02-2016 01:39
  
  It was a nightmare ride for three local women who took a weekend bus trip to New York City. After learning about the ordeal, NewsChannel 5 Investigators uncovered troubling records behind the company.
  
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