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• Browns help award local high school with helmets

  14-05-2016 22:58
  
  The Cleveland Browns presented football players at North Ridgeville High School with helmets valued at $25,000 Saturday at the Browns Fan Fest.
  
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• Family relieved that Cleveland child injured by stray bullet is recovering (video)

  14-05-2016 21:17
  
  Family members are relieved that a stray bullet did not seriously harm a 2-year-old girl after it shattered a bedroom window and grazed her chest Friday in Cleveland.
  
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• UPDATE: PD: Davante R. McLean killed in CLE

  14-05-2016 20:31
  
  Officers are investigating whether there is a connection between the shooting death of McLean on Cedar Avenue at around 7:30 p.m. and shots that were fired into a home on Golden Avenue around the same time.
  
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• Man killed in drive-by shooting on Cleveland's East Side identified

  14-05-2016 20:22
  
  The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the man killed Friday evening in a drive-by shooting on Cleveland's East Side.
  
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• Exorcism calls on the rise in Idaho

  14-05-2016 20:07
  
  As Idaho's population grows, there has been an influx of new construction, new restaurants, and oddly enough, and increased amount calls for exorcisms.
  
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• Mentor car fire came 'dangerously close' to home

  14-05-2016 20:00
  
  Mentor fire officials declared Friday that a car fire which broke out "dangerously close" to an occupied home is arson.
  
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• Meteorologist Janessa Webb to run CLE marathon

  14-05-2016 18:58
  
  Newsnet 5's own, meteorologist Janessa Webb, is on her mark and getting set to go in Sunday's Cleveland Marathon, where an expected 20,000 or more will run the race noted for endurance.
  
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• Glenville High School students celebrate prom at Hilton Garden Inn in Mayfield (photos)

  14-05-2016 18:15
  
  The theme for the 2016 Glenville High School Class of 2016 Senior Prom was 'Night on the Nile.'
  
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• Glenville High School students celebrate prom at Hilton Garden Inn in Highland Heights (photos)

  14-05-2016 18:15
  
  The theme for the 2016 Glenville High School Class of 2016 Senior Prom was 'Night on the Nile.'
  
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• PD: Man shot and died, child injured in CLE

  14-05-2016 18:13
  
  Cleveland police are investigating whether there is a connection between the shooting death of a man on Cedar Avenue Friday and shots that were fired into a home on Golden Avenue around the same time.
  
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• UPDATE: Black bear spotted again in North Canton

  14-05-2016 18:12
  
  Officials from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, or ODNR, are on the lookout for a 200 pound black bear wandering around North Canton. The male was last spotted early Friday morning at the Arrowhead golf course on the city's southwest side.
  
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• Man hospitalized after driving into creek in Independence

  14-05-2016 17:02
  
  One person was hospitalized after he drove his car into a creek early Saturday in Independence, police said.
  
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• CLE police investigate homicide and 2nd shooting

  14-05-2016 16:29
  
  Cleveland police are investigating whether there is a connection between the shooting death of a man on Cedar Avenue Friday and shots that were fired into a home on Golden Avenue around the same time.
  
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• Richmond Heights High School students celebrate prom at Landerhaven (photos)

  14-05-2016 16:20
  
  The theme of the Richmond Heights Class of 2016 prom was 'The Great Gatsby.'
  
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• Investigators seeking information on Mentor car fire ruled arson

  14-05-2016 16:06
  
  Investigators are seeking information on a car fire that has been ruled arson.
  
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• Independence High School celebrates prom in downtown Cleveland (photos)

  14-05-2016 14:44
  
  Independence High School held their prom at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Cleveland
  
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• A peek at what you can see at the NASA Glenn open house on May 21-22 (photos) (video)

  14-05-2016 14:05
  
  A visit to the NASA Glenn Research Center provided a sneak peek at the attractions available May 21-22 during the first open house in eight years, scheduled to celebrate the site's 75th anniversary.
  
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• Brunswick High School celebrates prom at LaCentre in Westlake (photos)

  14-05-2016 14:00
  
  Brunswick High School's prom was held at LaCentre, 25777 Detroit Road in Westlake on Friday, May 13. This year's theme was the "Black-tie Affair," where about 600 students attended to celebrate the annual dance.
  
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• State Rep. John Becker wants to add schools to his transgender bathroom bill because feds are "forcing the issue"

  14-05-2016 13:05
  
  State Rep. John Becker wants people to use bathrooms that correspond to their genitalia, but he's not sure yet how to draft rules for transgender students and schools
  
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• 2016-17 season at Cleveland Public Theatre serves up Robert O'Hara's 'Barbecue' and presidential satire just in time for the election

  14-05-2016 13:00
  
  Also on tap: 'I Call My Brothers' and 'The Ghosts of Lote Bravo'
  
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• John Kasich needs to get back to the business of governing Ohio: editorial

  14-05-2016 12:19
  
  Gov. Kasich needs to get back to the state's business right away, to show leadership to a General Assembly way too apt to wander into ideological and nonproductive cul-de-sacs - from energy policy to guns, writes the editorial board.
  
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• George Lucas tops list of celebrity birthdays for May 14, 2016

  14-05-2016 12:11
  
  Director George Lucas celebrates his 72nd birthday today.
  
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• George Zimmerman's bidding for blood money: Darcy cartoon

  14-05-2016 11:35
  
  The monetary value of Zimmerman's gun is yet to be determined.But the value of his character has already been established as zero.
  
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• Hulett models aid restoration drive (Photos, video)

  14-05-2016 11:15
  
  Working Hulett Unloader models part of restoration drive.
  
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• Comment here on Cleveland.com court and crime stories for Saturday, May 14, 2016

  14-05-2016 11:00
  
  Cleveland.com readers can offer their thoughts in the comments section.
  
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• Pfizer says it's blocking use of drugs for lethal injections

  14-05-2016 07:44
  
  Pfizer's statement means approximately 25 FDA-approved companies worldwide able to manufacture drugs used in executions have now blocked the use of the drugs, according to Reprieve, a New York-based human rights organization opposed to the death penalty.
  
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• CLE bars open until 4 a.m. for RNC: Good or bad?

  14-05-2016 05:42
  
  Ask people what they think about bars staying open until 4 a.m. and like mixed drinks, you get mixed opinions.
  
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• Man shot to death in drive-by in Cleveland's Fairfax neighborhood

  14-05-2016 05:37
  
  A 33-year-old man was shot to death Friday night in Cleveland's Fairfax neighborhood, police said.
  
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• Will CLE fix its major eyesores before the RNC?

  14-05-2016 05:15
  
  The Republican National Convention will shine a bright spotlight not only on the nominating process, but on Cleveland as well.
  
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• Will Ferrell, Miranda Kerr, more celebrities join Nordic leaders at White House state dinner

  14-05-2016 05:10
  
  Alongside celebrities like actor Will Ferrell, model Miranda Kerr and singer Janelle Monae, the guest list included a large contingent from the media, including Fox News' Bret Baier, ABC's David Muir and NBC's Al Roker and Lester Holt.
  
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• 15-year-old runs away with her 3-month-old son

  14-05-2016 03:17
  
  Mansfield police and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children are searching for 15-year-old Shytione A. McIntosh.
  
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• Canadian PM arrives in fire-ravaged Fort McMurray

  14-05-2016 02:45
  
  Canada's Prime Minister arrived in wildfire-ravaged Fort McMurray on Friday and after taking a helicopter tour to assess the damage said he doesn't think most Canadians comprehend yet the scope of what happened in the oil sands capital, where more than 88,000 people were forced to evacuate.
  
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• Stow prosecutor under federal investigation

  14-05-2016 02:42
  
  5 On Your Side Investigators have uncovered the U.S. Social Security Administration is investigating how a Stow prosecutor used disabled veterans' benefits while serving as a fiduciary.
  
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• Tremont neighbors: City not following own code

  14-05-2016 02:40
  
  Neighbor in Tremont said Friday the city of Cleveland is not following its own code when it comes to blighted property near the neighborhood’s burgeoning western section.
  
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• Black bear in N. Canton likely looking for love

  14-05-2016 02:37
  
  Officials from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, or ODNR, are on the lookout for a 200 pound black bear wandering around North Canton. The male was last spotted early Friday morning at the Arrowhead golf course on the city's southwest side.
  
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• Team Trump arrives in Cleveland for RNC planning

  14-05-2016 02:29
  
  In the hours following Donald Trump's ascension to presumptive nominee his team reached out to the Republican National Convention Committee on Arrangements to set up a meeting to go over convention plans. Friday Trump's team led by Convention Manager Paul Manafort arrived at the COA headquarters to begin the process.
  
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• Geauga County swamped with gun permits

  14-05-2016 02:13
  
  So far, they've seen 687 applicants, up more than 400 from last year.
  
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• Garfield didn't seek nod, but party gave it

  14-05-2016 02:08
  
  Ohio's U.S. Senator-elect James A. Garfield went to the Republican Party convention, which was a brokered one,  to voice support for a fellow Ohioan who was among 14 running for the presidential nomination and wound up getting the nod himself.   Garfield's story is told at the James A. Garfield National Historical Site in Mentor, OH.
  
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• How your abuser can legally buy guns

  14-05-2016 01:32
  
  An exclusive 5 On Your Side investigation reveals how accused abusers can walk into guns shops across the country and legally buy as as many guns as they can carry.
  
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• Fatal shooting by Richmond Heights police officer justified, county prosecutor says

  14-05-2016 01:29
  
  On Friday, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office announced that the December 2015 officer-involved shooting in Richmond Heights has been ruled justified.
  
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• Someone is shooting pet cats in Elyria with BB's

  14-05-2016 00:31
  
  Neighbors say they believe up to five cats have been shot.
  
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• Serial condo burglars may have hit 18 cities

  14-05-2016 00:11
  
  Police are trying to identify a suspected serial burglar who may be part of an organized group who've stolen jewelry, cash and guns from condos and houses in as many as 18 Northeast Ohio cities.
  
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