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• David Gilbert, RNC host committee leader, says fundraising plea to GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson contained inaccurate information

  15-07-2016 23:49
  
  In a written statement, Gilbert said a July 12 letter to Sheldon and Miriam Adelson asking for $6 million -- the remaining amount Cleveland has pledged for the event, which begins Monday -- had not been reviewed by the Cleveland 2016 Host Commitee's four co-chairs, even though, according to Politico, it carried their signatures.
  
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• 'Doc' B-29 bomber makes first flight Sunday (photos)

  15-07-2016 23:48
  
  The first flight of "Doc," a restored B-29 World War II bomber originally rescued from a California desert by Tony Mazzolini, of South Euclid, will be held Sunday in Kansas.
  
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• 'Doc' B-29 bomber makes first flight Sunday

  15-07-2016 23:48
  
  The first flight of "Doc," a restored B-29 World War II bomber originally rescued from a California desert by Tony Mazzolini, of South Euclid, will be held Sunday in Kansas.
  
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• You're invited to a free RNC event Tuesday night about Snapchat, political coverage at Rock Hall

  15-07-2016 23:47
  
  Hear four Snapchat stars and NPR media critic David Folkenflik discuss the evolution of political coverage and tips on how to master social media.
  
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• Local students get to help with RNC balloons

  15-07-2016 23:20
  
  110 students  from Garfield Heights high school's music department arrived at the Q early this morning, and wasted no time filling it with hot air. 
   
  
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• List of speakers for the Republican National Convention

  15-07-2016 23:14
  
  CLEVELAND– The Republican National Convention released a list of which speakers will address the crowd each of the four days. The schedule doesn’t include specific times or all of those expected to speak during the RNC in support of GOP candidate Donald Trump. Monday, July 18 Marcus Luttrell, retired U.S. Navy SEAL and author of “Lone Survivor” Sharon Day, Co-Chair of the Republican National Committee Kathryn Gates-Skipper, retired U.S. Marine Sen. Joni Ernst, o
  
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• List of speakers by for the Republican National Convention

  15-07-2016 23:14
  
  CLEVELAND– The Republican National Convention released a list of which speakers will address the crowd each of the four days. The schedule doesn’t include specific times or all of those expected to speak during the RNC in support of GOP candidate Donald Trump. Monday, July 18 Marcus Luttrell, retired U.S. Navy SEAL and author of “Lone Survivor” Sharon Day, Co-Chair of the Republican National Committee Kathryn Gates-Skipper, retired U.S. Marine Sen. Joni Ernst, o
  
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• Check out the logos on the Republican National Convention press credentials

  15-07-2016 23:12
  
  Clevelanders are used to seeing the Republican National Convention's logo, with the elephant on the guitar, but there are some new ones you can see around the necks of the media.
  
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• Protest problems, delegate disagreements, busy buses: 5 things I'm looking for at the Republican National Convention

  15-07-2016 23:00
  
  Here are five things I'll be watching for this week as Cleveland hosts the Republican National Convention.
  
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• No Republican has won since 1928 unless a Nixon or Bush was on the ticket

  15-07-2016 22:55
  
  If Donald Trump and his running mate Mike Pence win the election in November, they will be the first Republican ticket since 1928 to capture the White House without either Richard Nixon or a member of the Bush family.
  
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• Man arrested in suspected carfentanil overdose

  15-07-2016 22:48
  
  A man is facing charges for allegedly supplying heroin to a woman who later died of an overdose in New Franklin.
  
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• Former local United Steelworkers president under federal investigation

  15-07-2016 22:48
  
  The former head of the United Steelworkers union is under federal investigation on accusations that he collected benefits during a strike by abusing his power and lying on applications to obtain union money, court records show.
  
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• New Hampshire is on John Kasich's mind -- and schedule -- during RNC week in Cleveland

  15-07-2016 22:43
  
  The visit will fuel speculation that Kasich is keeping his options open for another White House bid in 2020. New Hampshire typically holds the nation's crucial first nominating contest.
  
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• Family of man who died after five-story fall at Progressive Field sues Cleveland Indians, Gateway Corporation

  15-07-2016 22:39
  
  The family of Cory Barron, who died after falling five stories through a garbage shoot inside Progressive Field while attending a Jason Aldean concert in July 2014 sued the Indians and Gateway Corporation Friday seeking $125,000.
  
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• Family of man who after five-story fall at Progressive Field sues Cleveland Indians, Gateway Corporation

  15-07-2016 22:39
  
  The family of Cory Barron, who died after falling five stories through a garbage shoot inside Progressive Field while attending a Jason Aldean concert in July 2014 sued the Indians and Gateway Corporation Friday seeking $125,000.
  
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• RNC protesters approved by city include Westboro Baptist Church, anti-Trump group: See the list

  15-07-2016 22:35
  
  The city has released the full list of groups and individuals it approved to demonstrate at the Republican National Convention.
  
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• Three plead guilty in $17 milion, Akron-based Ponzi scheme

  15-07-2016 22:33
  
  The last defendants involved in a Ponzi scheme that caused 70 investors to lose $17 million between 2010 and 2014 have pleaded guilty.
  
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• Downtown Cleveland parking garage has transformed into RNC media hub (video)

  15-07-2016 22:28
  
  Across from Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland, an unremarkable parking garage is about to attract a horde of journalists, power brokers, and celebrities.
  
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• RNC security stepped up in wake of terror attack

  15-07-2016 22:15
  
  Sources tell 5 On Your Side Investigators national media outlets and private companies attending  the Republican National Convention are ramping up security in the wake of the Thursday's terror attack in Nice, France.
  
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• Barron family files suit against Indians

  15-07-2016 22:11
  
  The estate of a 22-year-old man who was found dead in a landfill after going missing at a concert at Progressive Field in 2014 alleges that the Cleveland Indians and Live Nation were negligent the night he went into a trash chute. 
  
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• Gas tanks at North Olmsted Sunoco mistakenly filled with wrong fuel, officials say

  15-07-2016 21:59
  
  Drivers who fueled up at a gas station in North Olmsted might have filled their tanks with diesel due to a delivery mix-up, officials said.
  
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• What will the Trumps say? What will visitors think of Cleveland?: 5 things I'm looking for at the Republican National Convention

  15-07-2016 21:39
  
  The Republican National Convention will be a show to remember. Here are five things I'll be watching for between July 18 and July 21:
  
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• RNC 2016: Three Dog Night, local bands to welcome guests at North Coast Harbor on convention eve

  15-07-2016 21:19
  
  Three Dog Night and local bands and chefs will welcome RNC guests at the invitation-only party for 10,000 to 12,000 guests.
  
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• Quiz: What do Clevelanders consider too hot or too cold?

  15-07-2016 21:13
  
  Everyone has a different definition of what they consider too hot or too cold. Meteorologist Kelly Reardon wants to know what Cleveland thinks.
  
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• Cuyahoga County to use new mobile cameras in all communities

  15-07-2016 21:10
  
  Cuyahoga County has purchased five mobile cameras that can be placed at any location and monitored 24/7.
  
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• Help pick name for Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's baby cat

  15-07-2016 20:54
  
  Help name the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's latest baby snow leopard.
  
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• RNC 2016: Donald Trump supporter's 26,000-mile odyssey ends in Cleveland (video)

  15-07-2016 20:46
  
  Mark Spence said he drove through a snow storm in Wyoming, weaved around angry truckers in Chicago and confronted a teenager wielding a weapon during protests in Albuquerque. All in an attempt to follow Donald Trump's campaign.
  
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• Two years after winning RNC, it's time to let Trump Show begin: Mark Naymik

  15-07-2016 20:45
  
  The unforeseen rise of Donald Trump, the love-him-or-hate-him presumptive nominee, and the spike in racial tensions across the country, has turned what is typically a scripted. spectacle into a true test of careful planning and preparation.
  
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• Sip, escape, dance this weekend in the CLE: Van Aken Beer Garden, Perplexity Games, Jam For a Cause concert

  15-07-2016 20:45
  
  Get out and enjoy the weekend, as the weather continues to cooperate, allowing for successive days of sun, and hopefully, fun!
  
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• AT&T to provide gavel-to-gavel coverage of Republican National Convention

  15-07-2016 20:45
  
  Can't get enough RNC? AT&T and DirecTV are offering gavel to gavel coverage of the convention as well as the Democratic National Convention later this month.
  
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• Lake Erie algal bloom forming in Central Basin poses little danger to Cleveland, scientists say

  15-07-2016 20:40
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio - A barely detectable algal bloom has formed in the Central Basin of Lake Erie west of Cleveland, but it will likely disappear in a day or two, according to scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration....
  
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• GQ article claims Tamir Rice shooting grand jury process was 'cover up'

  15-07-2016 20:28
  
  A feature article in GQ magazine Thursday re-examines the grand jury process in the 2014 shooting of Tamir Rice.
  
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• CLE man sentenced to 20 years for shooting teen

  15-07-2016 20:27
  
  Jovan D. Hayes was sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison for his attack on a 13-year-old last September.
  
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• Kim Green, former South Amherst clerk-treasurer, pleads guilty to theft charges

  15-07-2016 20:26
  
  Former South Amherst official Kim Green pleads guilty to theft charges in connection with more than $600,000 missing from the village where she worked as clerk-treasurer.
  
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• 5 inmates overdose in Richland County Jail

  15-07-2016 20:23
  
  Five female inmates overdosed on what was believed to be heroin in Richland County Jail. In response, the Sheriff's office is lobbying legislatures to change laws regarding strip searches. 
  
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• Family of Cory Barron files lawsuit against Cleveland Indians, Live Nation

  15-07-2016 20:06
  
  CLEVELAND – The family of a man who died two years ago while at a concert at Progressive Field has filed a lawsuit, the Fox 8 I-Team learned. Attorneys Mark Koberna and Craig Bashein filed the suit Friday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court on behalf of Cory Barron’s father, Matthew. The suit lists several defendants, including Cleveland Indians baseball, Live Nation Entertainment and Minute Men Staffing. We have reached out to the defendants for comment. The Indians resp
  
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• Woman sets furniture on fire in driveway; couple caught hauling stolen scrap metal: Brook Park police blotter

  15-07-2016 19:56
  
  Brook Park police arrested an intoxicated Pickway Drive woman after she set her furniture on fire. Also, police caught a Parma couple stealing scrap metal from a Brook Park business, but the company chose not to press charges.
  
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• RTA will reroute westbound passengers through Tower City during repairs

  15-07-2016 19:51
  
  RTA will close its westbound Tower City tracks and reroute those trains to a set of unused tracks starting Aug. 1.
  
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• RNC to be carefully monitored by Cleveland's hospital systems, EMS

  15-07-2016 19:49
  
  The Republican National Convention will be ringed by medical personnel from Cleveland EMS and the city's hospital systems to handle everything from minor cuts and bruises to an incident involving multiple casualties, city and hospital officials said.
  
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• 'Liberal Redneck Manifesto' author Trae Crowder brings comedy tour to Akron on eve of RNC

  15-07-2016 19:44
  
  "Liberal Redneck" comedian and author Trae Crowder performs Saturday at Musica in Akron as part of the WellRED comedy tour.
  
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• Will Donald Trump's foes fold? Will any Ohio Republican speak? 5 things I'm looking for at the Republican National Convention

  15-07-2016 19:42
  
  The GOP will soon become the party of Donald Trump, an unorthodox and unpredictable candidate known for his racially charged rhetoric and in-your-face showmanship.
  
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• Up, up and away! 150,000 balloons inflated at the Q

  15-07-2016 19:33
  
  CLEVELAND — Come next Thursday evening,  some 150,000 balloons will drop to the floor of the Q, on the final night of the Republican National Convention. With so many balloons to fill up, convention officials needed some help. That’s why they called upon dozens of music students from Garfield Heights. Students, parents and volunteers alike, took up several sections in the Q, where they started the inflation process early Friday morning.  In each row, multiple tanks of heliu
  
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• Local Hispanics want Republicans to know about their community needs (photos)

  15-07-2016 19:14
  
  Many local Hispanics resent the immigration stances of the leading Republican candidate coming to the convention in Cleveland.
  
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• Local Hispanics say they want Republicans to know about their community needs (photos)

  15-07-2016 19:14
  
  Many local Hispanics resent the immigration stances of the leading Republican candidate coming to the convention in Cleveland.
  
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• John Kasich to speak at NAACP Convention in Cincinnati

  15-07-2016 19:12
  
  Gov. John Kasich, left off the list of speakers for next week's Republican National Convention, plans to speak at another upcoming national convention in Ohio: the 107th annual NAACP Convention in Cincinnati.
  
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• Cleveland art-rockers Ex Blank Ex to hit Beachland Ballroom

  15-07-2016 19:12
  
  Ex Blank Ex went blank for 35 years, but it's making up for lost time.
  
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• Coronation or arranged marriage? Will the streets be safe?: 5 things I'm looking for at the Republican National Convention

  15-07-2016 18:44
  
  There will be plenty to see at next week's Republican National Convention.
  
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• Cleveland police officer involved in Edward Henderson case arrested on drunken-driving charge

  15-07-2016 18:43
  
  A Cleveland police officer accused in the 2011 beating of a man that helped spur a wide-ranging federal investigation of the police department here was arrested Wednesday on drunken driving charges, according to court records
  
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• RNC TV Coverage 2016: The whole world will be watching, but how?

  15-07-2016 18:30
  
  The world will be watching what happens at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, but the question is how we watch in a rapidly expanding, ever-evolving TV universe reordered by digital forces, technology and social media.
  
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• Dump Trump - it's the longest of shots, but RNC delegates still have time to do the right thing: Ted Diadiun

  15-07-2016 18:27
  
  There is no way Donald Trump can - or should - withstand the public scrutiny of how much he doesn't know and what he stands for, or the huge amounts of campaign money the Clinton campaign has amassed to throw at him, writes Ted Diadiun.
  
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