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• Cleveland city council could vote to oppose police union's Trump endorsement

  03-10-2016 23:48
  
  City Councilman Zack Reed will introduce a resolution at Monday night's council meeting that denounces the city's rank-and-file police union's vote to endorse Donald Trump.
  
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• Bridging the racial gap in Cleveland

  03-10-2016 23:46
  
  Unity, Justice, Togetherness are all goals of Cleveland's campus district's newest project that’s tackling the hot topic of race.
  
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• Rest stop shooting victim is Wooster student

  03-10-2016 23:38
  
  A College of Wooster freshman remains in critical condition following a shooting at an I-71 rest stop in Delaware County Sunday.
  
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• Serial thief may be targeting Akron businesses

  03-10-2016 23:37
  
  Businesses along Kenmore Boulevard in Akron are on alert after a series of break-ins that may have been committed by the same crook.
  
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• Accused Heartless Felons duo tied to new armed robbery

  03-10-2016 23:05
  
  Two accused members of the Heartless Felons are charged in the armed robbery of a man on Cleveland's West Side.
  
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• Share your funniest story from band camp

  03-10-2016 22:41
  
  Do you have a funny story from band camp? If so, we want to hear from you.
  
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• East Cleveland ambulance service restored Monday after donation

  03-10-2016 22:39
  
  Oakwood Village donated an ambulance to the struggling city of East Cleveland after its fire department went without EMS vehicles Sunday.
  
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• Carjacker forces woman out of car in University Heights, police say

  03-10-2016 21:57
  
  An unidentified man grabbed a woman and forced her out of a car during a carjacking in University Heights, police said.
  
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• Hilton Hotel or Global Center could expand, according to architectural request

  03-10-2016 21:19
  
  The Hilton Cleveland Downtown Hotel or the Global Center for Health Innovation could expand on a strip of vacant land east of Ontario Street, according to a request for qualifications for architectural services.
  
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• John Legend to perform at Ohio theater named in his honor

  03-10-2016 20:55
  
  Oscar- and Grammy-winning artist John Legend is set to perform at the dedication of a recently renovated $2.5 million theater that's named in his honor.
  
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• Hillary Clinton got no post-debate bounce in Ohio, new poll shows

  03-10-2016 20:50
  
  The first post-debate poll in Ohio shows Donald Trump is still winning the state, though most likely voters said Hillary Clinton won the debate.
  
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• Three Eastlake girls accused of posing as social media 'clowns' to threaten schools

  03-10-2016 20:46
  
  Three middle school girls could face juvenile charges accusing them of posing as clowns while making social media threats against local schools.
  
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• New Stanford fellowship will pay MBA tuition, fees if you work in the Midwest after

  03-10-2016 20:45
  
  The new fellowship is for students with a commitment to economic development in underserved areas of the U.S.
  
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• PizzaFire continues opening restaurants; Fairlawn is latest location

  03-10-2016 20:25
  
  PizzaFire's latest restaurant is opening this week in Fairlawn.
  
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• Proposed Ohio Drug Price Relief Act would not work, health policy experts say

  03-10-2016 20:10
  
  A report from several Ohio healthy policy experts questioned whether the proposed Drug Price Relief Act would actually work if approved by voters in November 2017.
  
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• Tony powerhouse 'Fun Home' opens national tour at Playhouse Square this week

  03-10-2016 20:00
  
  'Fun Home,' onstage at Connor Palace in Playhouse Square now through Oct. 22.
  
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• 'Dancing With the Stars' taken over by Cirque du Soleil for Oct. 3 competition

  03-10-2016 19:55
  
  The first-ever Cirque du Soleil-inspired competition takes place on the October 3 installment of 'Dancing With the Stars.'
  
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• Man found with missing girl charged with rape

  03-10-2016 19:47
  
  A Euclid man is facing rape charges in connection with the disappearance of a 12-year-old girl in Willowick. 
  
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• Who made a difference in Greater Cleveland in September? Nominate someone for Person of the Month

  03-10-2016 19:25
  
  We're looking for nominations for the September Person of the Month. Submit your nominations through Wednesday morning.
  
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• East Cleveland temporarily without ambulance, relying on mutual aid

  03-10-2016 19:25
  
  Since Sunday East Cleveland has had no EMS vehicle, and is reliant on mutual aid for emergency medical transport. Fire Chief Rick Wilcox said an ambulance could be up and running Monday afternoon.
  
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• Boogie woogie with 1940s-style group at Sweet Moses retro soda fountain

  03-10-2016 18:40
  
  Old-fashioned Sweet Moses Soda Fountain & Treat Shop is going even more retro.
  On October 15, Sweet Moses will present a boogie-woogie retro
  event.
  
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• Ohio plans to resume executions in January with new drug cocktail, report says

  03-10-2016 18:26
  
  A lawyer for the state told a federal judge Monday that Ohio plans to resume executions in 2017 with a new three-drug combination, The Associated Press reported.
  
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• Ohio plans to resume executions in January with new drug cocktail

  03-10-2016 18:26
  
  A lawyer for the state told a federal judge Monday that Ohio plans to resume executions in 2017 with a new three-drug combination. The state plans to approve new execution protocol recognizing the mix as its preferred lethal injection method sometime this week.
  
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• Four charged in Lakewood drive-by shooting that left man in critical condition

  03-10-2016 18:23
  
  Four men are charged with attempted murder in a drive-by shooting that left a Maple Heights man in critical condition.
  
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• Cleveland Cavs sign point guard Toney Douglas

  03-10-2016 18:23
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed point guard Toney Douglas. According to a release, Douglas appeared in 61 games for the New Orleans Pelicans last season, averaging 8.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 20.7 minutes per game. He’s played for six teams in his seven-year career and has a career average of 7.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 19.2 minutes per game. He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 29th […]
  
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• John Oliver cites Tamir Rice shooting in segment on police accountability

  03-10-2016 18:22
  
  Last Week Tonight host John Oliver takes aim at Cleveland police during a segment Sunday on police accountability.
  
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• Mayor Rudy Giuliani to visit Cleveland police union hall after Trump endorsement

  03-10-2016 17:52
  
  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will hold a meet-and-greet with Cleveland's rank-and-file police union, days after the union voted to endorse the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
  
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• Cleveland Orchestra enjoys artistic, financial success on gala evening with Emanuel Ax (review)

  03-10-2016 17:44
  
  No offense to Beethoven but Harbison, Copland, and Bernstein were nothing if not welcome and overdue breaths of fresh air on the Cleveland Orchestra's 2016 Gala Saturday, which raised $1.1 million for educational programs.
  
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• Indians great Jim Thome, author wife Andrea return to Cleveland for events this weekend

  03-10-2016 17:36
  
  Indians great Jim Thome and his wife Andrea, a former TV broadcaster who has just written her first novel, will return to Cleveland this weekend.
  
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• 'Dancing With the Stars: Live!' headed to Playhouse Square January 26, 2017

  03-10-2016 17:25
  
  'Dancing With the Stars: Live!' is headed to Cleveland's State Theatre in Playhouse Square on Wednesday, January 25, 2017.
  
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• Cleveland's top pastry chefs: Ange Lupica of Great Scott Tavern and Lola Bistro

  03-10-2016 17:00
  
  Ange Lupica is the pastry chef at Great Scott Tavern and a pastry cook at Michael Symon's Lola Bistro. She also owns her side business, Sweet Teeth Bakery.
  
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• Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins brings 'Young in All the Wrong Ways' solo show to G.A.R. Hall

  03-10-2016 16:30
  
  Sara Watkins was just 8 in 1989 when Nickel Creek began to raise eyebrows with its neo-bluegrass sound. Now 35 and on her own, with a history of performing with everyone Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones to the Decemberists, she's out on tour with a new solo album, "Young in All the Wrong Ways.'' The tour stops at G.A.R. Hall for a sold-out show on Sunday, Oct. 9, then returns to the area for a Jan. 24 show at The Kent Stage.
  
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• How safe is your campus? Check annual crime reports

  03-10-2016 16:20
  
  How safe is your campus? Annual crime reports provide some, but not all information.
  
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• HGTV'S 'Masters of Flip,' garden talk and 'Global Kitchen' exhibit at Cleveland Museum of Natural History: Home and Garden News

  03-10-2016 16:00
  
  Husband and wife team Dave and Kortney Wilson deal with design challenges while completing property flips in the HGTV series "Masters of Flip." The show returns for a second season at 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3.
  
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• Browns release linebacker Armonty Bryant

  03-10-2016 15:49
  
  The Cleveland Browns announced Monday that the team released linebacker Armonty Bryant.
  
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• Cleveland Browns waive LB Armonty Bryant

  03-10-2016 15:47
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have waived linebacker Armonty Bryant.  According to a release from the Browns, Bryant, a seventh-round draft choice in 2013, appeared in 31 games and totaled 71 tackles, 8.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He was suspended by the commissioner for the first four weeks of the 2016 season. His probation ended today. Bryant pleaded guilty to an attempted drug possession charge earlier this year in connection with a Christmas
  
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• U.S. Senate candidates exploit cutting-edge technology to sway Ohio voters

  03-10-2016 15:41
  
  Anytime an Ohioan sees a particular Rob Portman or Ted Strickland ad, or gets a phone call or knock on their door from their campaigns, it's because complex computer algorithms determined they should receive that message.
  
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• Many matchups a race to the finish in Best Marching Band contest: 3 days left to vote (polls)

  03-10-2016 15:39
  
  There are only three days left to vote in the quarterfinal round of the Best High School Marching Band contest.
  
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• Netflix is turning 3 Cleveland coffee shops into Luke's Diner from 'Gilmore Girls'

  03-10-2016 14:57
  
  The stores will be serving free coffee starting at 7 a.m. on Oct. 5.
  
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• Beer calendar: Beer tasting at Chez Francois, more

  03-10-2016 14:33
  
  A tasting of Christmas ales at Chez Francois tops our weekly beer calendar.
  
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• When you believe your Verizon bill is wrong, what can you do?

  03-10-2016 14:30
  
  If you thought your electric or natural gas bill had a whopper of an error, you wouldn't have to pay it. Same thing for a telephone landline. You wouldn't have to pay the amount in dispute, at least not while it was being investigated. But if you disagree with your cellphone bill? There's no clear guarantee of what that dispute process looks like.
  
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• Westlake Reed Leskosky renovation marks centennial of Mandel School at CWRU (photos)

  03-10-2016 14:15
  
  A $9.4 million renovation led by Westlake Reed Leskosky has refreshed the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University.
  
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• East Cleveland Fire Department without ambulance

  03-10-2016 13:58
  
  The East Cleveland Fire Department is without an ambulance Monday morning, and is asking residents to call 911 only if they have a true emergency.
  
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• Does handwriting matter? New book looks at its future in the digital era

  03-10-2016 13:49
  
  Anne Trubek, of Shaker Heights, sets forth a reasonable case for the death of cursive in her new book, "The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting."
  
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• Tony Drockton, CEO of Hammitt Los Angeles, brings Cleveland roots to fastest growing American handbag brand (photos, videos)

  03-10-2016 13:30
  
  Tony Drockton is from Cleveland and he's the CEO of Hammitt Los Angeles, a luxury American handbag brand. He brings his Cleveland roots and determination to one of the fastest growing American brands.
  
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• Coheed and Cambria reconstruct 'Color of the Sun Deconstructed' at the Agora on Sunday, Oct. 9

  03-10-2016 13:30
  
  For most of its 21 years, Coheed and Cambria has followed a sci-fi series of concept albums from the pen of singer-songwriter Claudio Sanchez. Now, for the first time, there's a personal album, "Color of the Sun,'' and an even greater risk -- a "deconstructed'' version that shows the evolution of the CD. The band is at the Agora on Sunday, Oct. 9.
  
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• Man pleads not guilty in deadly I-480 hit-skip

  03-10-2016 13:05
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — The man accused of hitting two women, killing one, on the side of the highway pleaded not guilty to his charges in court Monday. He was also issued $350,000 bond. **For previous coverage of this story, see the video player above** The women were changing a tire on Interstate 480 westbound near State Road late Saturday night when it happened. Tanisha Matthews, 27, was killed. Asiah Matthews, 23, was in critical condition. The Ohio State Highway Patrol […]
  
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• Man arrested in deadly hit-skip on I-480 to appear in court

  03-10-2016 13:05
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — The man accused of hitting two women, killing one, on the side of the highway will appear in court Monday morning. **For previous coverage of this story, see the video player above** The women were changing a tire on Interstate 480 westbound near State Road late Saturday night when it happened. Tanisha Matthews, 27, was killed. Asiah Matthews, 23, was in critical condition. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Clark Justen, 48, of Brunswick, initially did not […]
  
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• Shooting Without Bullets project shares Cleveland kids' views on violence and police reform

  03-10-2016 13:00
  
  Exhibited images were taken by 10 Cleveland area youth starting this summer and put on display perspectives about their communities.
  
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• 100 best restaurants in Ohio

  03-10-2016 12:47
  
  From Cleveland to Columbus, Adams County to Wyandot County, these are the best eateries throughout the state of Ohio.
  
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