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• Tray Walker of Baltimore Ravens dies after dirt bike crash

  18-03-2016 23:36
  
  Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker has died after suffering critical injuries in a dirt bike crash in Miami, the Baltimore Sun reported.
  
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• Lawsuit filed against Cleveland for teen's death

  18-03-2016 23:29
  
  Tanya Brown, the mother of an 18-year-old man who was shot and killed by Cleveland police, has filed a lawsuit against the City of Cleveland and the two officers involved in her son's death, according to court documents. 
  
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• $100 million project near Cleveland Clinic blocked by Cleveland Councilman TJ Dow: Mark Naymik

  18-03-2016 23:26
  
  How and why TJ Dow is blocking a major project deserves immediate scrutiny.
  
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• Toledo man tries to escape police by running through strip club

  18-03-2016 23:15
  
  Matthew J. Dauer, 18, is currently facing resisting arrest, failure to comply and drug-related charges, jail records show.
  
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• 'The Little Prince' picked up by Netflix after Paramount abruptly cancels U.S. release

  18-03-2016 23:00
  
  Paramount Pictures' "The Little Prince" was supposed to hit U.S. theaters today, but earlier this week the studio cancelled the release without explanation.
  
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• CLE PD officer arrested for felonious assault

  18-03-2016 22:55
  
  Patrol Officer David Manns was arrested on Friday for felonious assault on a female acquaintance, Cleveland police reported. 
  
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• Man robs bank without threat of weapon: Cleveland Heights police blotter

  18-03-2016 22:48
  
  The Cleveland Heights police blotter includes an incident in which a man shot himself in the foot, and a bank robbery at a US Bank location.
  
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• Akron criminal defense attorney enters treatment program in steroid case

  18-03-2016 22:32
  
  Thomas Bauer, 48, entered a treatment-in-lieu of conviction program in a steroid-for-service case. His conviction will be erased if he completes the year-long program.
  
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• Voters dumped Tim McGinty for the devil they don't know: Phillip Morris

  18-03-2016 22:31
  
  It's doubtful that McGinty saw his drubbing coming until it was too late. He should have. By the time Rep. Marcia Fudge and a collection of black clergy endorsed O'Malley, a virtual unknown in the black community, McGinty already had alienated too many influential blacks.
  
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• PD: Minerva man drove to Missouri to kidnap teen

  18-03-2016 22:25
  
  A Missouri teen, who was missing for nearly a week, was found at a Minerva home on St. Patrick's Day and a man living there was charged with rape, kidnapping and assault.
  
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• Cleveland police officer arrested for felonious assault

  18-03-2016 22:12
  
  CLEVELAND – A Cleveland police officer was arrested on Friday for felonious assault. According to a release from the Cleveland Police Department, officer David Manns got into an altercation with a female acquaintance around 4:50 a.m. Manns was off duty at the time of the alleged incident. The Cleveland Division of Police Integrity Control Section began an investigation earlier today. Manns turned himself into authorities Friday. According to the arrest warrant, Manns grabbed the woman
  
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• Mother of unarmed man killed by Cleveland police files wrongful-death lawsuit

  18-03-2016 22:10
  
  The family of Brandon Jones, the 18-year-old shot dead by Cleveland police while robbing a corner store last March, sued the city and two police officers Friday for wrongful death and unlawful use of force.
  
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• Cleveland police officer arrested, accused of assaulting woman

  18-03-2016 22:06
  
  A Cleveland police officer was arrested after he was accused of assaulting a woman.
  
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• Cleveland Home and Remodeling Expo: 5 things to check out this weekend (photos)

  18-03-2016 22:02
  
  Here are a few highlights of the Cleveland Home & Remodeling Expo running through Sunday.
  
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• Former Huber Heights teacher pleads guilty during felonious assault trial

  18-03-2016 22:01
  
  Steven Jutras, 46, was on trial on a felonious assault charge after he was accused of trying to run down a female acquaintance in a Walmart parking lot.
  
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• Council member Cimperman recommends successor

  18-03-2016 21:58
  
  Joe Cimperman recommended Ohio City Incorporated's Kerry McCormack as his replacement to represent Ward 3
  
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• Judge cites 'unexplained wealth' in detaining Rocky River sisters accused of dealing club drugs

  18-03-2016 21:48
  
  Citing "unexplained wealth and no legitimate source of income," a federal magistrate judge on Friday said that two Rocky River sisters arrested this week must stay in jail while their drug-trafficking case is pending.
  
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• Leaders give latest state of Brunswick, Hills and Hinckley

  18-03-2016 21:43
  
  Leaders from the city of Brunswick and Brunswick Hills and Hinckley townships took part in a combined state of the city and state of the townships address at Mapleside Farms March 16.
  
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• Siblings' testimonies against uncle help convict him in fatal Columbus shooting

  18-03-2016 21:33
  
  Sherrod Gamble, 37, was found guilty Friday of aggravated murder in Franklin County Common Pleas Court.
  
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• Ohio attorney general rejects medical marijuana amendment language

  18-03-2016 21:20
  
  Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine rejected medical marijuana amendment language from a group calling themselves Ohio Medical Cannabis Care.
  
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• Cold temperatures, snow showers expected this weekend: Cleveland Weather Forecast

  18-03-2016 21:19
  
  Spring is just around the corner but forecasters are predicting cold temperatures and snow showers this weekend in Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Willoughby intersection closed after construction crew hits gas line

  18-03-2016 21:16
  
  The intersection of Euclid Avenue at Beidler Road in Willoughby is closed after a construction crew struck a high-pressure gas line in the ground, police said.
  
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• Cleveland man wounded in shooting, robbery on East Side

  18-03-2016 21:11
  
  The 19-year-old man was attacked about 12:25 a.m. on East 83rd Street near Superior Avenue, Cleveland Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia said.
  
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• Paris attacks fugitive Abdeslam arrested in Brussels raid

  18-03-2016 21:04
  
  After an intense four-month manhunt across Europe and beyond, police on Friday captured the top fugitive in the Paris attacks in the same Brussels neighborhood where he grew up.
  
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• Marcie Barker, chef and head of Culinary Vegetable Institute, offers her favorite Cleveland restaurants - Five for Friday

  18-03-2016 21:00
  
  Trained in Paris, she's a dedicated Francophile when it comes to Cleveland restaurants.
  
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• Roland Anglin named dean of Cleveland State's College of Urban Affairs

  18-03-2016 20:55
  
  Roland Anglin has been named dean of Cleveland State University's Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs.
  
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• New lead may reveal who was inside car that fell off bridge into Ohio River near Cincinnati

  18-03-2016 20:54
  
  Campbell County, Kentucky police said Friday that they have a new lead about who may have been inside a car that fell off the Combs-Hehl Bridge Tuesday, into the Ohio River.
  
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• Daughters of renowned concert pianist Vadym Kholodenko found slain; estranged wife held for mental-health exam

  18-03-2016 20:54
  
  Renowned concert pianist Vadym Kholodenko arrived at his estranged wife's home in Texas to pick up their two daughters and found the girls slain in their beds, police said Friday. Authorities say their Russian mother, who had suffered knife wounds, faces a mental health exam.
  
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• 19 things to do in Cleveland the weekend of March 18-20

  18-03-2016 20:53
  
  What do this this weekend in Greater Cleveland? The Cleveland Home and Remodeling expo kicks off on Friday and runs through Sunday at the FirstMerit Convention Center of Cleveland. "Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt," an exhibition of masterpieces from the British Museum in London continues its run at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
  
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• The 15 best nonprofit, restaurant fish frys in Greater Cleveland

  18-03-2016 20:48
  
  Cleveland.com readers voted for the best nonprofit fish frys in four regional polls and the best restaurant fish fry in Greater Cleveland. Click through to find out who won.
  
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• 'Master of Miracles' threatens judge with lien, gets hit with 10 more criminal charges

  18-03-2016 20:45
  
  A Cleveland man is facing 10 felony counts after sheriff's deputies say he threatened a judge to drop charges against him in a firearms case.
  
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• 51 pot plants seized from Akron man's home

  18-03-2016 20:34
  
  Anthony Powers, 60, is accused of growing marijuana in the basement of his Akron home.
  
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• Cleveland Cavaliers' plan for giant LED sign atop The Q gets planning commission's OK (photos)

  18-03-2016 20:33
  
  The Cleveland Cavaliers hope to install the 360-by-90-foot sign by mid-May, in time for the NBA's Eastern Conference finals.
  
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• Chagrin Falls garage heavily damaged by large fire (video)

  18-03-2016 20:26
  
  No one was harmed in a large blaze that significantly damaged a garage early Wednesday in Chagrin Falls.
  
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• HealthSpan strikes deal with Lake Health to preserve access for members east of Cleveland

  18-03-2016 19:56
  
  HealthSpan has struck an agreement with Lake Health to provide medical services to communities east of Cleveland where many of the insurer's medical offices are due to close at the end of the month.
  
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• Rocking the voters

  18-03-2016 19:55
  
  Political campaigns have long sought appropriate music to energize their crowds. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Here's a look at some politicians and their musical tastes, good and bad.
  
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• Cleveland man walks into child development center with gunshot wound

  18-03-2016 19:49
  
  A Cleveland man walked into a child care center on East 93rd Street Thursday with a gunshot wound, according to police.
  
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• Special 4-year-old gets wish granted, joins Lake Erie Monsters

  18-03-2016 19:45
  
  CLEVELAND-– The Lake Erie Monsters signed a one-day contract with 4-year-old Robert Gibson on Friday. The little boy was invited to play with the team through A Special Wish Foundation Cleveland Chapter. “It’s been incredible. Seeing the smile on his face is probably the most precious and priceless thing I could have. So it’s been amazing,” said Robert’s mom, Beth. Robert has been through a lot. He was born with kidney disease and has undergone 14 surgeries. &
  
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• Panhandling kid hits man with brick on Cleveland's East Side

  18-03-2016 19:26
  
  The boy, who looked to be about 10, approached the man and asked for money prior to the attack.
  
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• St. Edward High School graduate completes Army Ranger school, led platoon in Afghanistan

  18-03-2016 19:05
  
  U.S. Army Lt. Jacob Schwarber, who grew up in North Olmsted and graduated from St. Edward High School in Lakewood, has spent about nine months in Afghanistan.
  
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• Declining enrollment leads Cleveland Heights-University Heights Schools to reduce staff by 52

  18-03-2016 19:00
  
  The Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District announced Friday that it will eliminate 52 positions starting with the 2016-17 school year in an effort to match staff size with its declining enrollment. The staff reduction, which includes teachers and administrators, will save the district about $3.5 million.
  
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• Civil rights activists raise concerns about Cleveland's plans to buy riot gear for Republican National Convention

  18-03-2016 18:45
  
  In a news release Friday, the ACLU of Ohio said the city has not set up a "meaningful and transparent process" through which the public can provide input on how the city spends a $50 million federal grant to pay for security for the convention.
  
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• Suspect who kidnapped Mo. teen given $500K bond

  18-03-2016 18:41
  
  A missing Missouri girl was found in Minerva Thursday and now the man she was with is facing rape charges.
  
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• Cleveland man carjacked at gunpoint after woman asks for light

  18-03-2016 18:25
  
  A man driving his mother's car in North Collinwood Thursday was carjacked by three men and a woman, after the woman approached his car and asked him for a lighter.
  
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• Should Ohio Death Row inmate Romell Broom go on the gurney again? Editorial Board Roundtable

  18-03-2016 18:20
  
  In 2009, Ohio's attempted execution of Romell Broom was botched when Death Row staff spent two hours sticking needles in his veins and couldn't kill him. Should Ohio give it another go? The Editorial Board Roundtable weighs.
  
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• 25 concerts to see this weekend in Cleveland-area: Honeyhoney at Beachland, Broccoli Samurai at Grog Shop & more

  18-03-2016 18:16
  
  There are 25 concerts on the schedule Friday through Sunday at major venues in Northeast Ohio. Search our Cleveland concert database to find details for each of these, and other upcoming shows.
  
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• Cleveland police investigate St. Patrick's Day armed robbery near Warehouse District bars

  18-03-2016 18:15
  
  The unidentified robber remains at large.
  
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• Man wanted in 5-month-old's death turns self in

  18-03-2016 18:09
  
  The man who police say fired the bullet that fatally wounded 5-month-old Aavielle Wakefield has turned himself in.
  
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• Third suspect arrested in murder of 5-month-old Cleveland girl

  18-03-2016 18:08
  
  CLEVELAND– The third suspect in the murder of 5-month-old Aavielle Wakefield was taken into custody on Thursday. Charles Caldwell, 30, turned himself in to detectives with his attorney, Cleveland police said.  He was wanted for aggravated murder. The FOX 8 I-Team first reported an arrest warrant was issued for the third suspect last month. Wakefield was shot in the chest while in a car with her mother at East 145th Street and Spear Avenue on Oct. 1. Investigators said they b
  
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• 11 Westlake bars to consider on your next night out

  18-03-2016 18:05
  
  A guide to some of the best bars in Westlake.
  
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