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• Self-driving truck hits the road in Ohio, state investing $15 million in autonomous vehicle corridor

  30-11-2016 23:45
  
  The state is investing $15 million in a 35-mile stretch of U.S. 33 that will be known as the Smart Mobility Corridor.
  
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• Two charged with obstruction in case of man found dead of gunshot in trunk

  30-11-2016 23:34
  
  Carlos Wallace, 21, and Theodore Hatley, 60, are accused of lying to police investigating the death of Marvin Kimmie, who was stuffed in a car trunk with a gunshot to his head.
  
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• Army guardsman in coma after Barberton hit-skip

  30-11-2016 23:30
  
  An Army National Guard member is in critical condition and a coma five days after he was struck by a driver who fled the accident scene in Barberton.
  
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• HUD to ban smoking in public housing

  30-11-2016 23:25
  
  A smoking ban in public housing is expected to save millions now spent on related repairs and preventable fires.
  
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• Why would someone want to become a cop?

  30-11-2016 23:06
  
  With all the police related incidents we've seen over the past couple of years and people across the country having strong feelings about the way community policing is being carried out, why would someone want to take the job?
  
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• Teen shot in Cleveland's South Collinwood neighborhood

  30-11-2016 23:06
  
  A 15-year-old boy was shot Tuesday night in the city's South Collinwood neighborhood.
  
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• Diocese of Cleveland raises more than $400,000 in one day of Catholic giving

  30-11-2016 23:06
  
  The Diocese of Cleveland, in its inaugural Giving Tuesday crowdfunding, raised $414,199.
  
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• Gov. John Kasich warns state spending will tighten as revenues fall

  30-11-2016 23:03
  
  "There's not going to be a lot of growth in any [state] program," Kasich told reporters in suburban Columbus. "It's going to be tight. There's not going to be an ability to give significant percentage increases."
  
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• Will U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan's failed Democratic leadership bid spark change?

  30-11-2016 23:00
  
  U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles, Ohio, challenged Nancy Pelosi for Democratic House leadership. He lost, but will his run change the party?
  
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• Details scarce after Ravenna High School placed on lockdown following shooting

  30-11-2016 22:58
  
  The high school's lockdown was lifted about 3 p.m. after the immediate area around the school was cleared, police said.
  
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• Court approves $6 million settlement in Tamir Rice case

  30-11-2016 22:47
  
  CLEVELAND– A Cuyahoga County Probate Court judge approved a $6 million settlement in the case of a 12-year-old boy shot and killed by Cleveland police. Officers were called to the Cudell Recreation Center on Cleveland’s west side on Nov. 22, 2014 for the report of a man with a gun. Police confronted 12-year-old Tamir Rice near the rec center gazebo and shot him when they said he refused to drop the weapon. The gun turned out to be an airsoft pistol. […]
  
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• State bill would allow guns on college campuses

  30-11-2016 22:36
  
  A bill is being discussed by state lawmakers that would allow people to carry concealed weapons on state universities, like Cleveland State and Ohio State.
  
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• Tamir Rice settlement approved

  30-11-2016 22:34
  
  A Cuyahoga County Probate Court has approved a $6 million settlement in connection with the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice.
  
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• Shooting in Ravenna locks down high school

  30-11-2016 22:21
  
  Ravenna High School was on lockdown after a shooting incident on Henderson Road in Ravenna Township.
  
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• Lorain County Volunteer Connection: Opportunities for the week of November 30, 2016

  30-11-2016 22:10
  
  Lorain County Volunteer Connection is a strategic partnership between United Way of Greater Lorain County and HandsOn Northeast Ohio that values volunteerism as a powerful force for change
  
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• Suspect threatens to shoot teller during Cleveland bank robbery

  30-11-2016 22:07
  
  CLEVELAND– The Cleveland Division of the FBI is asking for information in a bank robbery that happened Wednesday morning in Cleveland’s University Circle area. Two suspects held up the Huntington Bank on Mayfield Road at about 9:17 a.m. The FBI said the one man demanded money from the teller and threatened to shoot her if she didn’t comply. Witnesses didn’t see a weapon, but he may have had a gun in his jacket. One suspect was wearing a shoulder-length wig with
  
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• InformationIsBeautiful.net looks at which scenes from your favorite based-on-a-true-story movies are actually true

  30-11-2016 21:30
  
  Informationisbeautiful.net created an infographic that shows which scenes in famous movies are accurate and which are fictionalized.
  
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• 'Mannequin challenge' tackles heroin epidemic

  30-11-2016 21:22
  
  A new "mannequin challenge" video featuring the Grant County Sheriff’s Office captures the intensity of the pain of the heroin epidemic.
  
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• University Circle bank robbed twice in two weeks

  30-11-2016 21:17
  
  The Huntington Bank branch on Mayfield Road in University Circle was robbed on Nov. 15 and again Wednesday morning, authorities said.
  
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• 'Man Down' starring Shia LaBeouf puts audience inside mind of PTSD sufferer (photos, video)

  30-11-2016 21:15
  
  While veterans and their families will appreciate "Man Down," the movie's main goal is to make civilians experience what soldiers do, and foster greater understanding of what PTSD feels like.
  
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• Tamir Rice estate's multi-million dollar settlement approved by probate court

  30-11-2016 21:12
  
  A Cuyahoga County Probate Court judge on Wednesday approved a $6 million settlement the city of Cleveland entered into with the family of Tamir Rice for the 12-year-old's police shooting death in November 2014.
  
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• APL seizes dogs, turkeys and pig from Cleveland home

  30-11-2016 21:12
  
  CLEVELAND– Members of the Cleveland Animal Protective League seized a variety of animals from a house on the city’s west side Wednesday afternoon. A tipster called the APL, which prompted the investigation into this health code violation. Officers removed dogs, chickens, pigeons, turkeys and a pig. All of the animals were outside. Witnesses described the house as a make-shift farm. According to the APL, there is some evidence of neglect. No one was arrested. Check back with FOX 8 New
  
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• Why I picked McCartney & Bruuuuuuce as the best shows of 2016 (video)

  30-11-2016 21:00
  
  Plain Dealer Pop Music Critic Chuck Yarborough today revealed his top 15 shows for the Cleveland area in 2016. His boss, Features Editor John Kappes, got him on video explaining those choices and what they mean.
  
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• Harland Williams performs stand-up comedy at Hilarities in Cleveland this weekend

  30-11-2016 21:00
  
  Harland Williams headlines Hilarities this weekend, with Steve Wilson at the Improv and Ralphie May at Hard Rock Live.
  
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• Chilly temperatures, chances of rain, snow mix in Northeast Ohio: Weekend weather forecast

  30-11-2016 20:35
  
  This weekend in Northeast Ohio get ready for cold temperatures, and a 30 percent chance of wintry mix showers.
  
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• Sen. Joe Schiavoni: 'The goal is to run for governor in 2018'

  30-11-2016 20:34
  
  Ohio Senate Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni, a Boardman Democrat, said Wednesday he's making significant moves toward a run for governor in 2018.
  
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• Cleveland woman sentenced to 8 years for killing boyfriend with car during argument

  30-11-2016 20:33
  
  Lynette Lawson, 26, was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison after she pleaded guilty to crashing a car with her boyfriend on the hood, killing him.
  
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• Donald Trump helped Ohio Republicans win down-ticket races across state. Here's why that matters.

  30-11-2016 20:28
  
  This November, Ohio Republicans running in local races saw widespread success, including winning in some places where they hadn't had much luck for a long time.
  
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• Obama suggests marijuana should be legal, treated as public health issue

  30-11-2016 20:27
  
  In a Rolling Stone interview, President Barack Obama said marijuana should be treated as a public health issue, like cigarettes and alcohol, and suggested he might be more vocal about marijuana legalization in the future.
  
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• ISIS may have inspired Ohio State University attack, FBI says

  30-11-2016 20:27
  
  The FBI says a Somali-born Ohio State University student who carried out a car-and-knife attack might have been inspired by ISIS.
  
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• Residents in Cleveland eastern suburbs experience water discoloration

  30-11-2016 20:24
  
  The Cleveland Water Division said it is safe to drink, but don't do laundry with the water.
  
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• Pearl Harbor attack to be remembered at Hellriegel's Inn for 47th year (photos)

  30-11-2016 20:06
  
  Hellriegel's Inn in Painesville will host a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Dinner on December 7, the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack that launched America into World War II.
  
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• 'The Eagle Huntress' is a visually stunning documentary (review)

  30-11-2016 20:05
  
  For centuries, Mongolian horsemen have trained Golden Eagles to hunt their prey, mostly fox and rabbit, for food and fur.
  
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• Cleveland metal scene unites to help Cleveland Foodbank, Friends of the Cleveland Kennel

  30-11-2016 19:48
  
  The Eighth Annual Cleveland Heavy Metal Holiday Food Drive hits the Beachland Ballroom.
  
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• Green energy advocates warn Ohio lawmakers that renewable freeze will kill business

  30-11-2016 19:37
  
  Fewer than 20 of the 40 witnesses ready to testify against a proposed state bill extending the freeze on Ohio's renewable energy mandates appeared before an Ohio House committee this morning, many of them facing questions from the committee members.The hearing is expected to take up much of the afternoon. A committee vote is possible, which would send the legislation to the full House by next week.
  
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• Jim Delligatti, creator of McDonald's Big Mac, dies at 98

  30-11-2016 19:31
  
  Michael James "Jim" Delligatti, the McDonald's franchisee who created the Big Mac nearly 50 years ago and saw it become perhaps the best-known fast-food sandwich in the world, died Monday at home in Pittsburgh. Delligatti, who according to his son ate at least one 540-calorie Big Mac a week for decades, was 98.
  
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• Jim Brown, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to receive Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award

  30-11-2016 19:30
  
  Jim Brown, Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will be honored with the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award during Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year event on Dec. 12 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
  
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• 446 fatal overdoses in Cuyahoga Co. this year

  30-11-2016 19:14
  
  At least 42 people died from heroin and fentanyl overdoses in Cuyahoga County last month. 
  
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• Cleveland Council assails city officials for banning buses from Public Square: Here are council's best questions

  30-11-2016 19:11
  
  Cleveland City Council members lambasted city officials and the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority over the decision to permanently close Public Square to bus traffic. Here are council's best questions and the city's responses.
  
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• LeBron James' agent, Rich Paul, to receive honorary degree at Cleveland State University fall commencement

  30-11-2016 19:10
  
  Sports agent Rich Paul, a Cleveland native who represents LeBron James, will receie an honorary degree and speak at Cleveland State University's fall commencement on Dec. 18.
  
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• Happy Hour at Bac: festive stop after 'A Christmas Story' House (photos)

  30-11-2016 19:03
  
  Bac in Tremont is a festive stop for visitors of the 'A Christmas Story' House.
  
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• Businesses targeted by FBI connected to people twice convicted of food stamp fraud

  30-11-2016 18:30
  
  The Cleveland and Garfield Heights businesses searched Wednesday by the FBI are connected to people previously convicted in criminal cases involving food stamp fraud, according to court and property records.
  
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• Bryan Ferry to feature Roxy Music and solo hits at Playhouse Square

  30-11-2016 18:21
  
  Cleveland was always a Roxy Music kind of town.
  
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• Cleveland's November second hottest on record

  30-11-2016 18:20
  
  This November in Cleveland will wrap up as the second hottest on record.
  
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• U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan releases statement after Nancy Pelosi wins House Democratic leadership

  30-11-2016 18:12
  
  Here is a statement released by U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of the Niles area after Nancy Pelosi beat him for House Democratic leader.
  
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• Grant Tinker, legendary NBC boss and hit-making TV producer, dead at age 90

  30-11-2016 18:12
  
  Grant Tinker, who brought new polish to the TV world and beloved shows including "Hill Street Blues" to the audience as both a producer and a network boss, has died. He was 90.
  
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• Lakewood man accused of shooting teenager

  30-11-2016 18:10
  
  Denzel Johnson, 26, was charged with felonious assault in a shooting that injured a 16-year-old boy.
  
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• Cuyahoga County heroin deaths in October could set grim record

  30-11-2016 18:04
  
  Cuyahoga County has nearly doubled it's opiate overdose deaths in 2016 compared to last year.
  
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• Ohio EPA supervisor fired after Sebring lead crisis is rehired, reassigned to non-managerial job

  30-11-2016 18:00
  
  Julie Spangler, a former supervisor with the Ohio EPA, was recently rehired by the agency after she was fired in February for poor performance in the Sebring water-lead contamination crisis.
  
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• Cleveland-area pastor Rev. Darrell Scott gets official role with Donald Trump transition team

  30-11-2016 17:56
  
  After serving in a prominent role in Donald Trump's campaign, local pastor Rev. Darrell Scott now will be involved with Trump's official transition into the White House.
  
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