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• CLE community members build playground in a day

  29-06-2016 23:58
  
  More than 200 volunteers exploded onto Griot Village in the Fairfax neighborhood, putting their hands to good use.
  
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• Criminal charge dropped against Cleveland Community Police Commission member

  29-06-2016 23:56
  
  A misdemeanor charge was dropped against Cleveland Community Police Commission member Anthony Body.
  
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• Troopers seize stolen Mustang, car parts in Cleveland auto theft probe

  29-06-2016 23:52
  
  Ohio Highway Patrol investigators on Wednesday seized a stolen Ford Mustang and parts of another stolen car during while searching a Cleveland home.
  
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• Condo owners claim they were duped by developer

  29-06-2016 23:38
  
  Dozens of people who purchased condos in Cleveland’s trendy Battery Park neighborhood have signed a petition demanding the city halt a project that threatens to obstruct their promised panoramic lake and city views.
  
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• Don King on Donald Trump: 'He's my man': #Retweet

  29-06-2016 23:36
  
  Scenes from a Cleveland airport.
  
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• Vice President Joe Biden to visit Cleveland: What to watch for Thursday

  29-06-2016 23:31
  
  Vice President Joe Biden plans to speak about cancer prevention and treatment at the Langston Hughes Community Health and Education Center in Cleveland at 3 p.m.
  
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• Community members build a playground in one day

  29-06-2016 23:26
  
  More than 200 volunteers exploded onto Griot Village in the Fairfax neighborhood, putting their hands to good use.
  
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• Jon Snow's parents (accidentally?) revealed on 'Game of Thrones' blog

  29-06-2016 23:20
  
  On June 28, an entry was posted on the Making "Game of Thrones" Blog which includes an infographic of Jon Snow's family tree.
  
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• Cleveland State student, bystanders injured in Dove Park shooting

  29-06-2016 23:15
  
  Three bystanders were shot at Dove Park after someone opened fire during an argument.
  
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• Coast Guard announces restrictions for Lake Erie, Cuyahoga River during RNC

  29-06-2016 23:13
  
  CLEVELAND – Security zones will extend to the waterways surrounding downtown Cleveland during the Republican National Convention, meaning restrictions for everything from kayaks to large commercial ships. The U.S. Coast Guard announced four security zones will take effect from Friday, July 15 to Friday, July 22. The zones stretch from just east of Burke Lakefront Airport west to Whiskey Island, within the break wall. The zones also include the Cuyahoga River south to the George V
  
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• Cleveland airport rejects $50,000 in Dallas ads during RNC

  29-06-2016 22:57
  
  Cleveland Hopkins has blocked advertising near baggage claim that would promote Dallas, the runner-up city to host the Republican National Convention.
  
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• Former Cleveland Brown Reggie Rucker's embezzlement sentencing delayed three weeks

  29-06-2016 22:55
  
  A federal judge delayed the sentencing for former Cleveland Browns Reggie Rucker for three weeks, after his attorneys said they want more time to produce medical records that might prove the former wide receiver's concussions caused him to steal money from his nonviolence nonprofits.
  
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• Put some spice in your life with food from Zydeco Bistro: Best Food Truck contest (video, poll)

  29-06-2016 22:44
  
  The Zydeco Bistro food truck has been around since 2010 and the popularity of its food has spawned a brick and mortar restaurant in Tremont. We met with the owner to learn the secret of his most popular dish.
  
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• How a 15-year-old Cleveland entrepreneur made $20,000 for his bicycle lawn care business (video)

  29-06-2016 22:41
  
  Daron Taylor, a 15-year-old entrepreneur, raised $20,000 for his lawn care business on GoFundMe. Videos of the business have gone viral.
  
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• West Virginia flood: Stormy morning turns into a nightmare

  29-06-2016 22:35
  
  Phil Hysell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, described it as a "1-in-1,000-year" storm. Parts of Greenbrier County got more than 9 inches of rain in 36 hours.
  
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• 500th defendant indicted after rape kits tested

  29-06-2016 22:26
  
  Basin Barnes is the 500th defendant to be indicted for rape in Cuyahoga County, since state investigators from BCI started testing old rape kits.
  
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• City changes rules for RNC protesters after ACLU lawsuit

  29-06-2016 21:54
  
  CLEVELAND– The Cleveland Board of Control voted on Wednesday to change the rules for those protesting during the Republican National Convention in July. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit, saying the city’s existing regulations unconstitutionally limited the freedom of speech and assembly. The group took its case to a federal judge, who ruled in the ACLU’s favor. “This agreement prevents the 2016 RNC from being defined by an unnecessary conflict between fr
  
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• Leaders celebrate rape kit inititive success by thanking each other, the victims (and eating cake)

  29-06-2016 21:45
  
  The task force's work has resulted in 500 men indicted, 209 convictions and the identification of more than 349 serial rape suspects.
  
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• Leaders celebrate rape kit initiative success by thanking each other, the victims (and eating cake)

  29-06-2016 21:45
  
  The task force's work has resulted in 500 men indicted, 209 convictions and the identification of more than 349 serial rape suspects.
  
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• Cleveland gets spiffed up for Republican National Convention (video)

  29-06-2016 21:38
  
  Check out the public art and projects beautifying downtown Cleveland in time for the Republican National Convention in July.
  
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• Mentor detectives catch break-in suspect selling stolen items online

  29-06-2016 21:34
  
  Detectives arrested a Highland Heights man when they contacted him online to buy items stolen from a cellphone repair store, police said.
  
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• Proposed $15 minimum wage might kill your favorite Cleveland restaurants, owners say

  29-06-2016 21:23
  
  Some of Cleveland's most famous chefs and restaurateurs testified Wednesday before City Council that a proposal to set the city's minimum wage at $15 an hour could force them to close their doors.
  
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• Browns host groundbreaking for third CMSD field renovation

  29-06-2016 21:07
  
  Glenville High School football players were excited to see the start of renovation on their home field that will be ready for this upcoming season.
  
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• Republican National Convention caterers show off the menu: Pierogi and corned beef, cookies and cake

  29-06-2016 21:06
  
  Republican National Convention delegates and attendees will get a chance to chow down on Cleveland favorites served up, primarily, by local businesses. Pierogi and corned beef. Barbecue and mac and cheese.
  
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• Don't forget to cast your vote in Best Food Truck contest semifinals (poll)

  29-06-2016 21:06
  
  Voting is under way to determine which of four area food trucks will make it one step closer to being named the Best Food Truck in Greater Cleveland.
  
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• Dry weather continues tonight, Thursday, June 30: Northeast Ohio weather forecast

  29-06-2016 20:48
  
  Halfway through the week and the weather's been beautiful. Guess what? It's going to continue.
  
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• Rebol in Public Square postpones opening to July 6 (photos)

  29-06-2016 20:37
  
  Rebol bar-restaurant in Public Square has pushed back its opening to Wednesday July 6.
  
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• July amnesty: Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter temporarily waives fines for expired dog licenses (photos)

  29-06-2016 20:34
  
  Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter temporarily waiving fine for renewing expired dog licenses
  
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• Sequoia Financial acquires RAV Financial to create firm with 60-plus employees

  29-06-2016 20:30
  
  Sequoia Financial Group of Akron is acquiring RAV Financial of Beachwood. RAV Financial change to the Sequoia Financial Group name, effective Oct. 1.The combined company will have more than 60 employees and more than $3 billion in assets under advisement.
  
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• Federal appeals court upholds judge's lowest possible sentence in child-porn case

  29-06-2016 20:29
  
  An appeals court on Monday rebuffed the U.S. Attorney's Office's attempt to overturn a Cleveland federal judge's decision to give the lowest possible sentence to a man who downloaded and shared child pornography.
  
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• NFL, Browns trying to reach Johnny Manziel

  29-06-2016 20:22
  
  Johnny Manziel isn't currently signed on with any team in the National Football League. But that doesn't mean the league isn't trying to help him get his life back on track.
  
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• TASER will lend Cleveland police special gear

  29-06-2016 20:19
  
  TASER will supply 300 mounts to Cleveland police so officers can wear body cameras during next month's Republican National Convention.
  
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• Canadian schooner shipwrecked en route to Toledo 150 years ago. It's just been found in Lake Ontario

  29-06-2016 20:00
  
  A Canadian schooner that sank in rough water while bound for Toledo nearly 150 years ago has been discovered off the southern shore of Lake Ontario. The vessel sank quickly after its load shifted, causing its hull to burst at the seams.
  
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• Democratic congressional gun protests continue -- but not in northeast Ohio

  29-06-2016 19:59
  
  Today is a "day of action" for U.S. House Democrats to demand gun control, with events in their home districts. Congress members have planned no such action in Northeast Ohio.
  
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• How much can you expect to pay to attend a 4th of July concert?

  29-06-2016 19:54
  
  Secondary ticketing marketplace Vivid Seats has calculated the average price of tickets for concerts over the 4th of July weekend.
  
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• Cleveland officials approve new RNC security rules following lawsuit settlement with ACLU

  29-06-2016 19:42
  
  City officials also extended the official "parade" route for demonstrators who want to legally march in the streets from one mile to about 1.25 miles. The new route includes a longer time marching near Progressive Field, one of the main convention venues, and now ends in a less-isolated area of downtown Cleveland.
  
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• Mom: Group home worker got son addicted to drugs

  29-06-2016 19:38
  
  Months after a former Lorain County group home employee, Sean Justice, was indicted on claims he swapped prescription drugs with at least one troubled teenage boy in his care, the mother of an alleged victim said those criminal proceedings are not enough to ease her mind.  
  
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• Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit cap now $40M

  29-06-2016 19:23
  
  Ohio Governor John Kasich has signed into law a revised Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit which raises the annual incentive cap to $40 million, the Greater Cleveland Film Commission announced Wednesday.
  
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• Willoughby Uber driver attacked while picking up passenger

  29-06-2016 19:15
  
  A Geauga County man is accused of attacking an Uber driver who was picking up two customers in Willoughby.
  
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• RNC protester visited by detectives speaks out: Mark Naymik (video):

  29-06-2016 19:10
  
  Cleveland activist visited by detectives about RNC protest planning speaks out: Mark Naymik (video):CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Randy Cunningham was in his garden when two Cleveland detectives knocked on the door of his Cleveland home recently to question him about his protest plans for the Republican National Convention.The 66-year-old retiree, who was tending to his pole beans, tomatoes and sunflower plants, is one of about a dozen local activists the Cleveland detectives and FBI agents visited this mo
  
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• 'Just do it:' Hotcards CEO's advice from StartupScaleup (video)

  29-06-2016 19:00
  
  John Gadd, CEO of Hotcards design and printing company, talks about a key component to a successful business at Startup Scaleup 2016.
  
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• Beloved hot dog icon Steve's Lunch to reopen in Sal's diner (photos)

  29-06-2016 19:00
  
  Steve meet Sal: Steve's Lunch will re-open in the spot occupied by another Cleveland institution -- Sal's Menu Restaurant.
  
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• Major milestone in Ohio rape kit testing

  29-06-2016 18:53
  
  Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine will announce Wednesday a major milestone in Ohio rape kit testing. 
  
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• Iconic '90s soda Crystal Pepsi returning to stores in August

  29-06-2016 18:50
  
  Crystal Pepsi will be available in 20-ounce bottles for a limited time in the U.S. starting August 8.
  
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• Papa John's delivery driver robbed, shot

  29-06-2016 18:48
  
  A Papa John's delivery driver was robbed and shot while making a delivery in Cleveland overnight.
  
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• Cuyahoga County leads the nation in its rape kit response with 500th indicted man

  29-06-2016 18:45
  
  The milestone 500th indicted rape suspect cements Cuyahoga County's place as a national leader in responding to a rape kit backlog of thousands.
  
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• Trail of blood leads Cleveland police to armed robbery suspect

  29-06-2016 18:44
  
  Darkayn Houston, 18, of South Euclid, and Devontae Smith, 19, of Cleveland, are accused of robbing a 35-year-old man at gunpoint.
  
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• The cost of testing rape kits: Experts say it's saved us $38.7 million so far

  29-06-2016 18:40
  
  A new report says testing rape kits and following up with the investigations an save communities money -- and make them safer.
  
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• Lightweights Drew Dober and Erik Koch added to UFC 203 in Cleveland

  29-06-2016 18:38
  
  Dober and Koch, both coming off of recent wins, will face off at UFC 203 in September.
  
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• I-Team: Company to loan body camera mounts to Cleveland police for RNC

  29-06-2016 18:24
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio– The FOX 8 I-Team has learned interactions between police and protesters now have a better chance of being caught on camera during the Republican National Convention. The TASER company is going to loan Cleveland special mounts so that officers in riot gear can wear body cameras. Previously, police had said officers in riot gear would not be able to wear their body cameras since there was no way to put the cameras on that gear. But the I-Team received […]
  
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