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• New Franklin man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with fatal fight outside Norton strip club

  26-08-2016 23:57
  
  A New Franklin man pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Friday in connection with the death of a man outside a Norton strip club.
  
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• Medina man sentenced to four years in crash that left one dead, another seriously injured

  26-08-2016 23:49
  
  A 24-year-old Medina man was sentenced to four years in prison Friday in connection with a crash that left one man dead and another man seriously injured.
  
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• Crash closes Interstate 77 northbound near Akron

  26-08-2016 23:20
  
  The car crash has closed the road between Ghent Road and Ohio Route 18.
  
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• Bedford trio asked man to buy drugs, robbed him instead, records say

  26-08-2016 23:16
  
  Two men and a teen asked a man to help them buy drugs but instead robbed him at gunpoint in Bedford, according to court records.
  
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• Akron's Battered Women's Shelter gets a fresh start in former nursing home

  26-08-2016 23:14
  
  The Battered Women's Shelter in Akron was repainted Friday in its new home in the former Middlebury Manor Nursing Home.
  
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• Terra Group plans office building in Broadview Heights, near I-77 and Route 82

  26-08-2016 23:05
  
  The Terra Group is seeking city approvals for a 35,000-square-foot building, with hopes of breaking ground during summer 2017.
  
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• Flats East Bank applies for Cleveland’s first open container zone

  26-08-2016 23:00
  
  CLEVELAND – You’ve seen it in Vegas and New Orleans. Now, developers of the Flats East Bank have applied for Cleveland’s first open container zone. The outdoor refreshment area would include the entire East Bank during weeknights and weekends, according to a petition submitted to Cleveland City Council by project developers and the Downtown Cleveland Alliance. A revised petition was submitted Thursday, a city spokesperson said. The initial petition maps out a zone surrounded by
  
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• Lack of funding stalls gun buyback program

  26-08-2016 22:56
  
  Patrice Smith lost her brother, J'Suan Slayton, after he was shot and killed during an Akron robbery in 2010. At the time, he had two children and a third on the way.
  
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• Crash closes I-77 northbound near Akron

  26-08-2016 22:50
  
  The northbound lanes of Interstate 77 are closed in the Akron area due to a crash. 
  
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• Man guilty for death outside Norton strip club

  26-08-2016 22:41
  
  A New Franklin man pleaded guilty for his role in the death of a man outside a Norton strip club. 
  
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• Browns vs. Buccaneers: 4 things to watch

  26-08-2016 22:30
  
  Here are four things to monitor for the Browns third preseason game on Friday.
  
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• 6 highlights from Punch Bowl Social's new menu by 'Top Chef' judge Hugh Acheson

  26-08-2016 22:18
  
  Punch Bowl Social in the East Bank of the Flats debuts its new menu by 'Top Chef' judge Hugh Acheson. National culinary director Chris Cina fills us in on six must-try dishes.
  
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• Seattle routinely jails people who can't afford bail, study says: Impact 2016: Justice For All

  26-08-2016 22:09
  
  Read about recent bail reform news from Chicago to California.
  
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• Worth the drive on Saturdays: Sixty vendors at Medina Farmers Market (video)

  26-08-2016 22:00
  
  Every farmers market has a different personality. Medina's is more rural than some city markets, and is set around a gazebo in the city square.
  
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• Hoppin Frog's Fred Karm honored; triple oatmeal stout due Wednesday

  26-08-2016 21:57
  
  Friday, Hoppin Frog's Fred Karm was honored with the gavel from the legislation that lifted Ohio's limit on alcohol percentage in beer.
  
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• Two charged with murder in deadly Cleveland nightclub beating

  26-08-2016 21:55
  
  Two men were charged with murder this week in a fatal beating outside a West 6th Street nightclub on July 25.
  
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• War criminal living in Barberton indicted

  26-08-2016 21:52
  
  Barberton residents likely had no idea their neighbor was a suspected war criminal before he was indicted in federal court on Thursday.
  
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• Honey bees get sweet news in Northeast Ohio

  26-08-2016 21:52
  
  Is that buzzing you hear, or cheers from people in the know? 
  
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• 'Selfies at the Clown Motel' makes its world premiere at Con-Con's Liminis Theater tonight. (photos)

  26-08-2016 21:45
  
  Clowns can be funny, sad, creepy, tragic and scary - and in this world-premiere production - they can be very human, too.
  
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• Akron dealer charged after 27 overdose in 5 hrs

  26-08-2016 21:29
  
  An Ohio man has been charged with heroin distribution in connection to 27 drug overdoses in five hours in a single West Virginia city.
  
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• Cuyahoga County judge, daughter traded punches, report says

  26-08-2016 21:14
  
  Cuyahoga County Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold and her 30-year-old daughter traded punches during a Thursday night altercation that started after the younger Saffold came home late from a night out.
  
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• Murals will adorn Ohio City's blank walls, through Cleveland Foundation program (video, photos)

  26-08-2016 21:12
  
  For three months starting in September, international artists will live and work in the Ohio City neighborhood, near West 25th Street and Detroit Avenue. They'll leave behind a handful of murals.
  
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• Pav's Creamery in Akron named best ice cream shop in Greater Cleveland 2016: Best Ice Cream contest (photos)

  26-08-2016 21:09
  
  Following weeks of voting and visiting ice cream shops, Pav's Creamery in Akron has finally emerged as the winner of cleveland.com's Best Ice Cream contest.
  
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• Bluetooth headphones for new iPhone? How would it sound? (Video)

  26-08-2016 21:04
  
  With rumors that the new iPhone won't have a headphone jack, cleveland.com tested wired and Bluetooth earbuds. See what people think about the quality of sound.
  
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• Fentanyl pushes Ohio drug overdose deaths to record levels in 2015

  26-08-2016 20:43
  
  entanyl caused more than a third of the record number of unintentional overdose deaths that occurred last year in Ohio, according to a new report from the state's Department of Health.
  
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• LeBron responds to corn maze dedicated to Cavs

  26-08-2016 20:41
  
  The owners Mapleside Farms in Brunswick are fans of LeBron James.
  
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• Cleveland man gets nine years in prison for raping woman in Willoughby Hills

  26-08-2016 20:37
  
  A Lake County judge sentenced a Cleveland man to nine years in prison for sexually assaulting and robbing a woman in Willoughby Hills.
  
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• Mansfield man tried to frame housemate by downloading child pornography, feds say

  26-08-2016 20:36
  
  A Mansfield man faces a federal charge after trying to frame his housemate by downloading child pornography onto the housemate's computer and calling police, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Friday.
  
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• Two shot, one fatally, outside east side home

  26-08-2016 20:17
  
  A suspect opened fire near a group of friends gathered outside an East 73rd Street home on Thursday night, killing one and sending another to MetroHealth Medical Center. 
  
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• Man killed while buying pot on west side

  26-08-2016 20:17
  
  One man is dead after a suspected drug deal took a violent turn on the west side of Cleveland on Thursday.
  
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• Manufacturing contest [M]SPIRE seeks online applicants for grant money

  26-08-2016 20:15
  
  The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network is giving away $100,000 in the form of several grants. The organization is calling the contest [M]SPIRE, a competition aimed at helping companies or individuals grow, by offering resources and funding.
  
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• No drugs, alcohol found in system of deceased Cleveland Clinic doc who sought Libertarian Party presidential bid

  26-08-2016 20:12
  
  A Cleveland Clinic doctor who lost a bid for the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination earlier this year had no drugs or alcohol in his system when he died at a Brook Park hotel, medical examiner reports show.
  
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• What makes marijuana edibles attractive to children? Here's what a report says

  26-08-2016 19:06
  
  The Ohio State Board of Pharmacy will decide in the coming months what types of edible medical marijuana will be allowed under the new state law, and a new report out of Washington state offers some suggestions.
  
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• Hiram College lays off 13 after failing to meet budget projections

  26-08-2016 19:06
  
  Facing a smaller enrollment than expected, Hiram College laid off 13 employees and took other measures to reduce the budget by $2.5 million.
  
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• Vice President Joe Biden to campaign for Hillary Clinton in Cleveland

  26-08-2016 19:01
  
  CLEVELAND– Vice President Joe Biden will be stumping for Hillary Clinton in Northeast Ohio next week. The vice president is set to appear in the Cleveland and Youngstown areas on Thursday, the Clinton campaign announced. The exact times and locations were not released. Biden is expected to advocate for the Democratic presidential candidate’s economic plan, while encouraging people to vote in this high-stakes election. Just last week, Clinton held a rally at John Marsha
  
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• Joe Biden to campaign for Hillary Clinton in Cleveland, Mahoning Valley on Thursday

  26-08-2016 18:55
  
  Vice President Joe Biden is expected to campaign for Hillary Clinton in Cleveland and the Mahoning Valley on Thursday.
  
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• Joe Biden visiting Cleveland next week

  26-08-2016 18:40
  
  Vice President Joe Biden will campaign for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in Ohio next week.
  
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• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame wants to scan your memorabilia again

  26-08-2016 18:19
  
  The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is reprising a program from last November and asking Northeast Ohio music fans to bring their memorabilia to the Rock Hall's Library & Archives to be scanned and digitized - and possibly used in a Rock Hall exhibit.
  
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• Ryan Lochte, Babyface, Amber Rose among rumored contestants for latest season of 'Dancing With the Stars'

  26-08-2016 18:15
  
  Although the official announcement for the cast of the 23rd season of the reality dance competition, "Dancing With the Stars," isn't until Tuesday, August 30 during the "Good Morning America" broadcast, there have been leaks of several celebrities who have reportedly signed on to compete.
  
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• Is the annuity my adviser is recommending a good idea?: Money Matters

  26-08-2016 18:15
  
  A salesman who isn't asking you to invest a significant part of your wealth -- any more than one-third -- in an annuity. A salesman who isn't asking you to invest a significant part of your wealth -- any more than one-third -- in an annuity.
  
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• Feminist leader Eleanor Smeal talks gender gap, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump: Q&A

  26-08-2016 18:15
  
  Eleanor Smeal, a past president of the National Organization for Women, sat with cleveland.com Thursday, on the eve of Women's Equality Day, to discuss Clinton's candidacy, Donald Trump and more.
  
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• First look: Cleveland Museum of Natural History cuts ribbon on its new Perkins Wildlife Center (photos, video)

  26-08-2016 18:00
  
  The Cleveland Museum of Natural History held a ribbon cutting for its new Perkins Wildlife Center, officially launching the first major attraction planned for its $150 million expansion and renovation.
  
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• Man arrested after leaving crash scene; car with engine running and keys inside stolen: Brook Park police blotter

  26-08-2016 17:57
  
  Brook Park police arrested a Mansfield man who left the scene of a vehicle crash in Cleveland. Also, a woman's car was stolen after she left the vehicle's engine running with the keys inside.
  
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• Happy National Dog Day! See 50 cute doggies available for adoption at area shelters (photos)

  26-08-2016 17:54
  
  It's National Dog Day. See a sampling of cute pups available at area shelters.
  
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• ITT Tech banned from enrolling new students using federal financial aid

  26-08-2016 17:46
  
  ITT Technical Institute, a for-profit college with campuses in Warrensville Heights, Strongsville, Akron and Youngstown, has been prohibited by the U.S. Department of Education from enrolling new students who use federal financial aid.
  
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• Gas station robberies in Willoughby and University Heights could be connected, police say

  26-08-2016 17:44
  
  Detectives believe there could be a connection between robberies that happened hours apart in University Heights and Willoughby.
  
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• Chagrin Falls named one of Ohio's four best hometowns

  26-08-2016 17:12
  
  Ohio Magazine visited communities across the state, selecting Chagrin Falls and three others as the best hometowns in Ohio.
  
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• A visual history of the Lorain County Fair (vintage photos)

  26-08-2016 17:08
  
  A vintage photo gallery collecting some of Advance Ohio's best pictures from the Lorain County Fair.
  
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• 10 questions for Browns' Terrelle Pryor

  26-08-2016 17:04
  
  Terrelle Pryor is still working on the transition from quarterback to wide receiver, one year after he was sidelined due to a hamstring injury. 
  
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• Pollen levels continue to rise, no break through Tuesday

  26-08-2016 16:49
  
  Meteorologist Kelly Reardon explains why pollen has been so intense this year, and why we've seen a recent spike.
  
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