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• Browns QB Whitehurst confident in team

  22-09-2016 23:56
  
  Earlier this week, the Cleveland Browns announced that they signed veteran quarterback Charlie Whitehurst. Joining the team, Whitehurst seems confident not only in his own ability but also in his teammates. 
  
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• Ravenna woman arrested on drunken-driving charges twice in six hours

  22-09-2016 23:43
  
  Dawn Kvasnicka, 48, has two OVI cases pending in Ravenna Municipal Court, records show.
  
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• Black Caucus and Rep. Marcia Fudge seek Justice Department action in shootings of unarmed blacks

  22-09-2016 23:43
  
  Members of the Congressional Black Caucus including Warrensville Heights Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge on Thursday asked the Justice Department to take aggressive action to end law enforcement profiling that's contributed to the deaths of numerous unarmed black people.
  
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• Creating a playbook for the future of transportation in Cleveland

  22-09-2016 23:41
  
  The Sustainable Cleveland Summit, now in its eighth year, annually works as a platform for those interested in creating a sustainable city to develop ideas and devise plans to bring those ideas to fruition.
  
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• Hundreds of officers gather for final salute to fallen Trooper Kenneth Velez (Video)

  22-09-2016 23:35
  
  More than 1,500 people, most of them in law enforcement, paid their last respects Thursday to Trooper Kenneth Velez, the officer who died Sept. 15 after he was hit by a car while doing traffic enforcement on Interstate 90.
  
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• Energy policies swirling into political maelstrom locally, nationally

  22-09-2016 23:05
  
  Ohio and national policy makers are being drenched by torrential downpours from economists and pollsters as November's elections approach. The bottom line? Some of it will get through to voters. But look for the polarizing debates to continue.
  
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• Tulsa police officer charged in shooting death of unarmed man

  22-09-2016 22:46
  
  District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler filed the charges Thursday against officer Betty Shelby, who shot and killed 40-year-old Terence Crutcher on Sept. 16.
  
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• Popular antibiotics linked to suicides

  22-09-2016 22:41
  
  The family of a 47-year-old Mentor woman struck and killed on Interstate 90 last Christmas Eve suspects a popular antibiotic triggered suicidal thoughts that led to her death.
  
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• IngenuityFest: where it's been and where it's going (vintage photos)

  22-09-2016 22:31
  
  IngenuityFest has had eight locations in 12 years; here's a look at those locations.
  
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• Former Mayor, Gov. George Voinovich honored by Ohio University

  22-09-2016 21:58
  
  As a senator, George Voinovich turned down an Ohio University honor. Thursday in Washington, his family accepted it in his honor.
  
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• Nexus pipeline's impact on water quality is subject of public meeting Oct. 19 in Elyria

  22-09-2016 21:57
  
  The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled a hearing on Oct. 19 in Elyria to discuss concerns about water quality that may be affected by the proposed Nexus natural gas pipeline.
  
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• Texting while driving cited in crash that left Magnificat sisters seriously injured

  22-09-2016 21:54
  
  An accident report released Thursday by the Cleveland Metroparks states that the driver, 17-year-old Sophia Barr, was distracted by texting before a Sept. 10 crash. Sophia and her sister, Sierra, were seriously injured in the crash.
  
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• Savannah James to christen Goodyear's Wingfoot Two in October

  22-09-2016 21:51
  
  The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company selected Savannah James, businesswoman, philanthropist and LeBron James' wife, to christen the Wingfoot Two blimp at the Wingfoot Lake blimp hangar in October.
  
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• Ted Strickland: 'I think I'm going to win this Senate race' (video)

  22-09-2016 21:43
  
  The Democratic U.S. Senate nominee, down in the polls, voiced confidence Thursday that he will still ultimately beat Republican incumbent Rob Portman.
  
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• Yahoo says hackers stole info from 500 million user accounts

  22-09-2016 21:40
  
  The stolen data includes users' names, email addresses, telephone numbers, birth dates, hashed passwords, and the security questions -- and answers -- used to verify an accountholder's identity.
  
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• 23 count indictment filed against Shawn Grate

  22-09-2016 21:19
  
  The Ashland County Prosecutor's Office announced Thursday a 23-count indictment filed against the man accused of murdering two women whose bodies were found in a vacant home earlier this month. 
  
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• How Ohio reached report card chaos - and one way to cut through confusion

  22-09-2016 21:05
  
  State grades have changed for Ohio schools and districts dramatically the last three years through the Common Core, PARCC and now new tests from the American Institutes for Research. Here's how that happened and a way to compare your school or district even through that chaos.
  
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• Compare your school to others through Ohio's testing changes (statewide search here)

  22-09-2016 21:05
  
  Ohio's shift to the Common Core and from PARCC to tests from the American Institutes for Research have made it hard to compare school performance over the last three years. Here, you can see how your school did against the average of all the schools in the state over five years.
  
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• Compare Ohio school district testing changes across the state (Search your district here)

  22-09-2016 21:05
  
  Ohio's shift to the Common Core and from PARCC to American Institutes for Research tests have made it hard to compare how school districts did over the last three years. Search here for a comparison of your district against the state average for those years.
  
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• Tonight, Friday last stretch before break from hot temperatures: Northeast Ohio weather forecast

  22-09-2016 20:40
  
  Tonight and Friday the trend of unseasonably warm temperatures continues before the break this weekend.
  
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• Cleveland ambulette company owes Medicaid department $109,668, state auditor says

  22-09-2016 20:35
  
  Warrensville Heights-based Physicians Ambulance Service owes more than $109,000 for improperly keeping records used for Medicaid reimbursement purposes, Ohio Auditor Dave Yost said.
  
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• West Virginia man drove to Brook Park to have sex with 14-year-old, authorities say

  22-09-2016 20:33
  
  A West Virginia man faces federal charges for traveling to Brook Park to have sex with a 14-year-old girl, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday.
  
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• Beach Boys' Mike Love to appear at free Rock & Roll Hall of Fame event

  22-09-2016 19:59
  
  Mike Love, who just published his memoir, "Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy,'' will appear at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday for an interview, short acoustic set and booksigning. It's all free.
  
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• Countryside Conservancy Executive Director Darwin Kelsey to lead search for new director

  22-09-2016 19:55
  
  Darwin Kelsey, who has led the Countryside Conservancy in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park since 1999, will now become director emeritus, while Tracy Emrick, director of operations and partnerships, serves as interim director.
  
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• Man carrying handgun steals candy from Speedway; police tell man to stay away from Shell station: Berea police blotter

  22-09-2016 19:54
  
  Berea police are looking for a man who, while carrying a handgun, stole a bag full of candy Sept. 21 from Speedway on Rocky River Drive. Also, police plan to tell a Medina man to never again walk into True North Shell on Prospect Street.
  
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• OTZ gang members under investigation for threatening witnesses

  22-09-2016 19:44
  
  Police are investigating suspected members of Cleveland's OTZ gang for possible witness intimidation.
  
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• Energy warriors new battle plan: Learn how to talk to Republican voters

  22-09-2016 19:38
  
  The Ohio Conservative Energy Forum is reaching out to GOP candidates with a message: Your voters want renewable energy, like energy efficiency and want to continue to have the choice of power suppliers.
  
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• Rash of armed robberies on Lakewood's west side

  22-09-2016 19:12
  
  "I just got robbed, they robbed me with two guns," a caller told Lakewood dispatchers. 
  
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• Temperatures in the low 70s ahead, no rain chances: Working for your weekend forecast

  22-09-2016 19:06
  
  This weekend temperatures will finally get closer to seasonably average with highs in the low 70s. Skies are going to be pretty sunny, so there's no chances of rain to worry about.
  
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• Fallen Trooper Kenneth Velez remembered as man who wouldn't quit

  22-09-2016 19:05
  
  Trooper Kenneth Velez, who died Sept. 15 in the line of duty, was remembered as a hero, an officer devoted to public service and a man who wouldn't quit, even when he could have stepped down.
  
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• String of armed robberies in Lakewood's westside

  22-09-2016 19:01
  
  "I just got robbed, they robbed me with two guns," a caller told Lakewood 911.
  
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• University of Akron opens career center in engineering college

  22-09-2016 19:00
  
  The University of Akron has opened a career center for engineering students that includes high-tech interview rooms.
  
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• Crocker Park hosts job fair Thursday in Westlake

  22-09-2016 19:00
  
  Crocker Park will host a fall and holiday season career fair on Thursday, looking for potential employees who need full or part-time jobs.
  
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• Ohio home sales flagged in August; nationwide sales softened, too

  22-09-2016 18:50
  
  The Ohio Association of Realtors said Thursday that homes changed hands at a slower rate in August, when compared with the same month of 2015.
  
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• Teens take aim at lead poisoning crisis with 'Forgotten Homes' track (video)

  22-09-2016 18:21
  
  "Forgotten Homes," created by five area teens delves into the conditions that allow children to be lead poisoned and challenges the community to come together to address the problem.
  
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• Donald Trump's Mahoning County chair resigns after 'inappropriate' comments about black people

  22-09-2016 18:14
  
  In a videotaped interview with The Guardian that was published Thurday morning, Miller also credited Trump for calling attention to the generational irresponsibility exhibited by African-Americans.
  
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• Euclid High School counselor sentenced to prison for sex with student

  22-09-2016 18:05
  
  The Euclid High School counselor was sent to prison for a year Thursday after pleading guilty to sexual battery of an 18-year-old student.
  
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• City Club will host congressional debates after all

  22-09-2016 18:02
  
  The City Club's chief executive, Dan Moulthrop, and members of a debate advisory committee, had been wrestling with whether to continue featuring contests in the districts that have become largely non-competitive due to gerrymandering.
  
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• It's the Autumn Equinox, and we're going to reach 84 degrees

  22-09-2016 17:52
  
  This year we are 15 percent warmer than the average high temperature on the Autumn Equinox in Cleveland.
  
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• Arabica reopens, other shops get ready in historic Willoughby (photos)

  22-09-2016 17:40
  
  Arabica will reopen at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, in historic downtown Willoughby, while Fiona's Bakery and an old-time general store are on the rise in Arabica's old space two doors away.
  
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• Arabica reopens Friday, other shops get ready in historic Willoughby (photos)

  22-09-2016 17:40
  
  Arabica will reopen at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, in historic downtown Willoughby, while Fiona's Bakery and an old-time general store are on the rise in Arabica's old space two doors away.
  
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• Kids of UH: Addison

  22-09-2016 17:36
  
  "This December will be three years on chemo and in that time she's had it come back a few other times."
  
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• Guardian series 'Anywhere but Washington' kicks off with visit to Trump supporters in Youngstown

  22-09-2016 17:33
  
  The Guardian's "Anywhere but Washington" travels to Youngstown, where the series quotes the chair of Trump's campaign in Mahoning County claiming there was "no racism" during the 1960s and calling the Black Lives Matter movement "a stupid waste of time."
  
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• What's the weather for Jason Aldean Friday? Blossom Music Center forecast

  22-09-2016 17:27
  
  Meteorologist Kelly Reardon has your forecast for the Jason Aldean concert at Blossom Music Center on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
  
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• LeBron James producing sitcom set in Cleveland for NBC

  22-09-2016 17:16
  
  What if LeBron James and the creator of "Scrubs" got together to produce a show set in Cleveland?
  
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• Middough, Cleveland-based engineers, to design Lake Erie wind turbine interconnection (photos)

  22-09-2016 17:06
  
  Cleveland-based Middough engineering company will design the interconnection switching power from the Lake Erie-based wind turbines to Cleveland Public Power's Lake Road substation.
  
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• It's pumpkin spice latte season! (video)

  22-09-2016 17:00
  
  Fall is in the air, that wonderful time of year when all your pumpkin spice fantasies become reality!
  
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• Panic! At the Disco at CSU on March 8, 2017! Can I get a 'Hallelujah'?

  22-09-2016 16:59
  
  Panic! At the Disco, a favorite of Cleveland alternative fans, returns to the North Coast with a Wednesday, March 8, date at Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center.
  
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• Cleveland robbery suspect accused of shooting woman nine times

  22-09-2016 16:47
  
  Dwjuan Parham, 21, is accused of shooting a woman nine times during a robbery in Cleveland.
  
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• Construction to start on Link59 office building in Cleveland's Midtown

  22-09-2016 16:41
  
  Hemingway Development expects to buy 6.5 acres from the city of Cleveland this week and to start site work soon for a 62,000-square-foot office building on Euclid Avenue.
  
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