Cleveland news

• See how FirstEnergy is prepared to meet huge demand during RNC

  25-05-2016 23:43
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio– When the Republican National Convention kicks off in July, FirstEnergy expects the demand for electricity to increase significantly. The company says on a typical July day they expect the City of Cleveland to use six megawatts of electricity. During the convention that could increase by another three-and-a-half or four megawatts. The demand could be highest if July temperatures soar. But the company says after reviewing the system currently in place they are confident
  
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• Cleveland garbage truck falls into sink hole

  25-05-2016 23:42
  
  Pictures of a City of Cleveland garbage truck that fell into a large hole have surfaced on Twitter. 
  
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• Severance Town Center sells for $10.5 million to New York investor Namdar Realty Group

  25-05-2016 23:33
  
  Severance Town Center, in Cleveland Heights, is 40 percent vacant after losing Walmart and other tenants. The property went through foreclosure last year, but was bought last week for just over $10.5 million.
  
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• Cleveland firefighters use "cut teams" for RNC

  25-05-2016 23:28
  
  Cleveland firefighters are getting protest training like they've never done before.
  
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• Edgewater Park ramps to reopen for Memorial Day weekend

  25-05-2016 23:27
  
  The Edgewater Park ramps to and from the westbound Shoreway will reopen in time for Memorial Day.
  
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• Cowboy boots or rain boots? Blossom Music Center Kenny Chesney concert forecast: Thursday, May 25

  25-05-2016 23:21
  
  Music lovers attending Kenny Chesney Concert may want trade in their cowboy boots for rain boots.
  
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• Distracted driving overhaul needed in Cleveland

  25-05-2016 23:18
  
  Remember the push years ago for people to wear seatbelts? Well, these days, drivers are poised for a new change, a desperate need to do away with distracted driving.     
  
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• Summer cocktail recipe: refreshing force carbonated drink at TownHall bubbles with flavor (video)

  25-05-2016 23:17
  
  Learn how to make TownHall's 'Sloe Learner' cocktail, which is a delicious force carbonated refreshment. The Ohio City restaurant and bar recently rolled out their 2016 summer menu with 10 new drinks.
  
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• Arbitrator says Cleveland violated police union contract by restricting vacation during Republican National Convention

  25-05-2016 23:16
  
  The city of Cleveland must pay its 150 police officers with the most experience a special overtime rate for three weeks surrounding the Republican National Convention, an arbitrator has ruled.
  
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• Legal activist groups call Cleveland's Republican National Convention protest rules 'unacceptable'

  25-05-2016 23:11
  
  Two legal groups monitoring Cleveland's plans for the Republican National Convention on Wednesday pointedly criticized the city's newly announced rules for the event, calling them "unacceptable."
  
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• Low rain chances, warm weather tonight, high chance of scattered showers throughout the day Thursday, May 26: Cleveland weather forecast

  25-05-2016 23:00
  
  Cleveland natives should bring an umbrella to work Thursday.
  
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• Marco Rubio proposes a convenient RNC rules switch: #Retweet

  25-05-2016 22:54
  
  Marco Rubio has some ideas about changing the GOP election calendar.
  
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• Ted Strickland to discuss economic fairness in Dayton: What to watch for Thursday

  25-05-2016 22:47
  
  Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Ted Strickland is set to continue his campaign tour on economic fairness by holding an afternoon roundtable discussion at a labor union hall in Dayton.
  
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• Summer cocktails outdoors could become legal in Flats East Bank

  25-05-2016 22:44
  
  CLEVELAND– Cleveland diners could soon enjoy a glass of wine or beer outside certain local bars and restaurants. A newly-proposed city ordinance would make outdoor alcohol consumption legal, making Ohio’s open container law exempt. The first so-called outdoor refreshment area city ordinance was introduced to city council on Monday by Ward 3 councilman Kerry McCormack, who believes passage would mean an economic boost to one of the hottest new areas in the city: the Flats East Bank. &
  
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• One dead, one wounded in Cleveland shooting

  25-05-2016 22:41
  
  A 25-year-old man was fatally shot about 2 p.m. Wednesday.
  
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• 2 men shot, 1 killed at East 151st and Harvard

  25-05-2016 22:41
  
  Officers were at a scene at East 151st Street and Harvard Avenue for a homicide investigation. 
  
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• Man shot and killed at East 151st and Harvard

  25-05-2016 22:40
  
  Officers were at a scene at East 151st Street and Harvard Avenue for a homicide investigation. 
  
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• Jackson Twp home invasions leave victims on edge

  25-05-2016 22:22
  
  Jackson Township police are asking residents to make sure their doors are locked after a burglar broke into two homes while the residents were inside. 
  
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• 'Fast 8' filming continues in Cleveland with crashes (photos)

  25-05-2016 22:17
  
  Filming of 'Fast 8' continued with a crash scene
  
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• Low-flying aircraft will close downtown streets

  25-05-2016 22:09
  
  More movie-related detours and closures will tie up traffic later this week in downtown Cleveland, but this time shooting for “The Fast and The Furious 8” will be closing airspace too.
  
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• Ikea breaks ground for new store in Columbus

  25-05-2016 21:38
  
  Swedish furniture Ikea broke ground on its Columbus store on Wednesday. The store is expected to open next summer.
  
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• More 'Fast 8' filming RTA reroutes

  25-05-2016 21:30
  
  From the start of service on Wednesday through the end of service on Thursday, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority will change several routes due to filming for the Fast and Furious series.
  
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• Cleveland and two other Ohio locations rank as top cities for jobs in the U.S.

  25-05-2016 21:27
  
  Glassdoor placed Cleveland on their list of Top 25 cities for jobs, alongside Columbus and Cincinnati. See where we ranked.
  
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• Newly redesigned Public Square will house speakers' stage during Republican National Convention

  25-05-2016 21:15
  
  City officials plan to install a stage where people can speak during the upcoming Republican National Convention within Public Square, just weeks after the scheduled completion of a multi-million renovation of the downtown space.
  
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• Newly redesigned Public Square will house protest stage during Republican National Convention

  25-05-2016 21:15
  
  City officials plan to install a stage for demonstrators to use during the upcoming Republican National Convention within Public Square, just weeks after the scheduled completion of a multi-million renovation of the downtown space.
  
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• How to protect your trees from cicadas, and other things to know

  25-05-2016 21:13
  
  Spoiler: You can't kill all the cicadas. But you can protect your young trees from them.
  
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• Texas suing over Obama's transgender directive

  25-05-2016 21:02
  
  The Texas lawsuit is over Obama's directive to U.S. public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity. It also includes Oklahoma, Alabama, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Tennessee, Maine, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Utah and Georgia.
  
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• 10 essential commands your dog should know: Cutest Dogs contest (video)

  25-05-2016 20:58
  
  You don't have to spend hundreds of dollars on a professional trainer to teach your dog to behave, say two trainers from the Cleveland All-Breed Training Club.
  
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• Cleveland to target $55,000 grant toward getting more students federal financial aid for college

  25-05-2016 20:42
  
  Cleveland is one of 22 cities participating in a challenge to increase the percentage of high school students completing applications for financial aid for college.
  
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• 'Game of Thrones' showrunners 'apologize' for Hodor on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'

  25-05-2016 20:08
  
  'Game of Thrones' showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss offered a tongue-in-cheek apology for the backlash resulting from Hodor's death.
  
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• Armed and angry: Concealed-carry holders square off after Westlake road-rage incident

  25-05-2016 20:02
  
  William Keener, 67, of Westlake was arrested Tuesday after he challenged another man to a shootout, threatened to kill a couple, and deliberately crashed his vehicle into their car several times, police said.
  
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• Accused West Side gang member withdraws guilty plea in 50-person auto theft indictment

  25-05-2016 19:44
  
  A total of six members of the Detroit Taking Over gang were sentenced this week as part of a car theft roundup.
  
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• Cleveland Institute of Music appoints Paul Hogle president after six-month term with interim

  25-05-2016 19:31
  
  After a nationwide search, the Cleveland Institute of Music has named Paul Hogle, executive vice president of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, as its new president.
  
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• Towering performances lift new version of 'Roots' (review)

  25-05-2016 19:30
  
  A new version of "Roots" begins Monday, May 30, on History, A&E and Lifetime.
  
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• There will not be a 'True Detective' Season 3

  25-05-2016 19:23
  
  Thanks a lot Vince Vaughn.
  
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• Guns drawn after car crash in Westlake

  25-05-2016 19:16
  
  A Westlake man pulled his gun after ramming his vehicle into another car and threatening the elderly couple inside Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Meet Douglas: Cutest Dog finalist (video, photos, poll)

  25-05-2016 19:14
  
  Meet Douglas. This little 1-year-old mixed rescue is a playful pup who takes his role as the little brother in the household quite seriously.
  
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• Cleveland police officer indicted on felony charges in bar-fight cover-up

  25-05-2016 19:05
  
  A grand jury on Wednesday indicted Cleveland police officer Valerie Thompson on felony charges that accuse her of ordering a customer to delete cellphone video of a bar fight.
  
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• City of Cleveland gives update to RNC plans

  25-05-2016 18:50
  
  The City of Cleveland revealed Wednesday additional plans for the Republican National Convention, coming to the city this July.
  
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• Second man arrested in deadly drive-by shooting of Cleveland teen

  25-05-2016 18:46
  
  Lehendro Hill, 18, is accused of fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy in October.
  
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• Residents warned of Jackson Twp break ins

  25-05-2016 18:41
  
  Jackson Township police are asking residents to make sure their doors are locked after a burglar broke into two homes—while the homeowners were inside. 
  
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• What WWE's Raw-SmackDown brand split really means

  25-05-2016 18:05
  
  WWE is splitting its two brands: Raw and Smackdown this summer.
  
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• Three cars set on fire overnight in Cleveland

  25-05-2016 17:47
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Police in Cleveland are investigating after several cars were set ablaze overnight. Police say they aren’t sure what time the cars were targeted. But two were burned on Colonnade Road and one on Lampson Road. Arson investigators were on scene Wednesday morning. Authorities say it’s the same area that was targeted back in mid-March. Six cars in the Lampson and Endora roads area were set on fire at that time. The fires are still under investigation.
  
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• Northeast Ohio's 4 community colleges pooling efforts to promote affordability, quality of education

  25-05-2016 17:30
  
  Northeast Ohio's four community colleges are collaborating and highlighting efforts to help students, employers and the region.
  
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• University of Akron will not renew contract for freshmen 'success coaches'

  25-05-2016 16:55
  
  The University of Akron will not renew a contract to provide "success coaches" to incoming freshmen. The university concluded that there was not an appreciable difference in the fall-to-spring retention rate for students this past academic year with the success coaches, compared to the year before without them.
  
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• Best downtown Cleveland Happy Hours before a Cavs, Indians game

  25-05-2016 16:52
  
  Downtown's dining scene features some of the area's top Happy Hours -- perfect for an after-work or pre-game stop. Here are 20 spots that are a short walk from The Q, Progressive Field or Playhouse Square.
  
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• How Petitti Garden Center has grown: By the numbers

  25-05-2016 16:50
  
  Here are some facts that illustrate Pettiti Garden Center's scope and history, by the numbers.
  
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• Man shot after trying to leave Cleveland street gang

  25-05-2016 16:49
  
  A 20-year-old man was shot three times Tuesday night after he tried to leave the CMB gang, according to a Cleveland police report.
  
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• Officials: Source of 'toxic smell' that sickened Avon High School students remains a mystery

  25-05-2016 16:45
  
  Investigators will probably never know what caused the smell that forced administrators to evacuate Avon High School and sent four students to the hospital Tuesday, a fire official said.
  
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• Angelo Petitti's gardening empire thrives; crowds expected Memorial Day weekend (photos, video)

  25-05-2016 16:45
  
  Memorial Day weekend is the traditional kickoff for purchasing and planting tender annuals and vegetables, and Petitti Garden Center will be crowded to the end of June.
  
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