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• An analysis of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's 3 terms in office, as he seeks a 4th

  31-01-2017 23:54
  
  With Mayor Frank Jackson's announcement Tuesday that he will be seeking an unprecedented fourth four-year term, cleveland.com takes a look back at his record and policy decisions of the past 11 years.
  
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• Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson to seek unprecedented fourth 4-year term

  31-01-2017 23:53
  
  Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson told friends and supporters Tuesday that he will run for an unprecedented fourth four-year term this November. Seven other candidates, so far, have pulled petitions to run against him.
  
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• Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson builds a war chest for a fourth-term run

  31-01-2017 23:53
  
  Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has not said whether he will seek a fourth term but he has $337,212 on hand, according to the latest campaign finance report filed with the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. His opponent, City Councilman Jeff Johnson, raised $3,000 in the second half of last year.
  
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• Cleveland lifts snow emergency parking ban

  31-01-2017 23:53
  
  The parking ban, which was enacted about 11 a.m. Monday, will be lifted at 6 p.m. Tuesday, the city said in a news release.
  
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• Key Tower returns to local ownership, with $267.5 million sale to Millennia Companies (photos)

  31-01-2017 23:42
  
  The Millennia Companies of Valley View bought the 57-story office building, attached hotel and garage from Columbia Property Trust, Inc., in a sale that closed Tuesday.
  
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• Sen. Rob Portman: President Trump's tweets, communication style 'to be expected'

  31-01-2017 23:40
  
  Missteps aside, President Donald Trump's manner of communicating is "to be expected," Ohio U.S. Sen. Rob Portman said.
  
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• Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson to make announcement on 2017 election

  31-01-2017 23:24
  
  CLEVELAND– Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson is expected to make an announcement about the 2017 election on Tuesday. The mayor will hold a news conference at 6 p.m. at the Jerry Sue Thornton Center on East 22nd Street. Jackson has held the office since 2006. If reelected, it would be his fourth term at Cleveland’s mayor. Earlier this month, Cleveland City Councilman Jeff Johnson entered the mayoral race. Fellow Councilman Zack Reed is also considering running for mayor. His decision is [
  
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• Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson announces he will seek fourth term

  31-01-2017 23:24
  
  CLEVELAND– Mayor Frank Jackson announced he will seek a fourth term as Cleveland’s mayor. The mayor held a news conference at the Jerry Sue Thornton Center on East 22nd Street Tuesday evening. “I don’t need the job as mayor. My ego is such that I don’t need the position,” Jackson told reporters. He also mentioned he would make the same amount of money if he retired as he does working as mayor. He said he was struggling to make a decision […]
  
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• Principal photography underway on 'Cult of Chucky,' latest in 'Child's Play' franchise

  31-01-2017 23:14
  
  Principal photography on the seventh installment of the "Child's Play" franchise, entitled "Cult of Chucky," began earlier this month in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada.
  
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• No positive ID yet on body found on Fuller Ave

  31-01-2017 23:05
  
  Cleveland officials have not made a positive identification on the body found on Fuller Avenue over the weekend on the city's East Side as searchers scoured the area for a missing teenager.
  
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• Frontier includes Cleveland in new flight routes

  31-01-2017 22:31
  
  Cleveland is among the ten cities across the country that will be a part of Frontier Airline's new service routes.
  
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• New San Diego service starts in May; Cleveland Hopkins officials hope Kansas City, Europe are next

  31-01-2017 22:24
  
  Frontier Airlines will start flying in May to sunny San Diego, the top destination from Cleveland Hopkins currently lacking nonstop service. Up next on airport officials' to-do list: nonstop service to Kansas City and Europe.
  
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• See Akron's big dig up close: City offers free trolley tours of sewer construction sites

  31-01-2017 22:21
  
  The Akron Waterways Renewed! program offers free, monthly, two-hour trolley tours of completed and active sewer construction projects around the city of Akron.
  
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• House Freedom Caucus gives Trump presidency positive reviews

  31-01-2017 22:06
  
  Conservatives in the U.S. House of Representatives say they're pleased Donald Trump is swiftly following through on campaign promises.
  
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• Valentine's Day ideas: Dinners, dip-your-own chocolates and more

  31-01-2017 22:05
  
  Check out the Valentine's Day ideas in Northeast Ohio including dinners and dip-your-own chocolates.
  
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• Man charged after robbing pregnant ex-girlfriend in Akron

  31-01-2017 22:02
  
  Travonte Griffing has been charged with aggravated robbery, aggravated trespassing, aggravated menacing, weapons under disability and assault.
  
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• Mike DeWine and Jon Husted tie for fundraising lead as race for Ohio governor enters early phase

  31-01-2017 22:01
  
  Campaign finance reports submitted before a Tuesday afternoon deadline show that Attorney General Mike DeWine and Secretary of State Jon Husted -- two top-tier Republicans preparing to run for governor -- each entered 2017 with about $2.5 million on hand.
  
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• Gatehouse Media makes an area newspapers acquisition

  31-01-2017 21:54
  
  Gatehouse Media has agreed to purchase the newspaper division of Dix Communications.
  
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• Girl found dead in abandoned Cleveland building 'consistent' with missing teen

  31-01-2017 21:47
  
  The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner said a girl found dead in an abandoned Cleveland building has features consistent with a 14-year-old girl who went missing on Thursday.
  
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• Fallen Cleveland officer David Fahey to be honored at Harry Buffalo benefit

  31-01-2017 21:35
  
  At 7 p.m. Thursday, Harry Buffalo on East Fourth Street will host a benefit for fallen Cleveland officer David Fahey.
  
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• Three Cleveland man sentenced for robbing convenience stores in Solon, Bath and North Olmsted

  31-01-2017 21:31
  
  Three Cleveland men were sentenced Tuesday for a series of armed robberies at convenience stores in Solon, Bath and North Olmsted.
  
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• What the early reviews are saying about 'Legion' on FX

  31-01-2017 21:28
  
  Upcoming FX series "Legion" is earning critical praise.
  
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• Brecksville hires architect to design aquatics center, field house at Blossom Hill

  31-01-2017 21:00
  
  ThenDesign Architecture, a Willoughby firm, will design a new aquatics center and field house for Brecksville. The new buildings will stand on the city-owned, 185-acre Blossom Hill property.
  
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• Is more snow possible? Akron weather forecast Wednesday, Feb. 1

  31-01-2017 20:55
  
  Check out the weather forecast for Akron this Wednesday.
  
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• Beachwood superintendent addresses Trump's immigration ban in message to school community

  31-01-2017 20:52
  
  The superintendent of the Beachwood City School District sent a message to the school community that addresses President Donald Trump's executive order halting refugee immigrants from entering the United States.
  
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• Bail systems in Cuyahoga County could be improved, committee determines

  31-01-2017 20:40
  
  Bail schedules, failure-to-appear rates and delays in charging decisions are three of the issues the committee Cuyahoga County Judge John J. Russo has formed to consider bail reform plan to address in the coming months.
  
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• Mostly snow-free skies: Northeast Ohio weekend weather outlook Feb. 3-5

  31-01-2017 20:35
  
  Check out the weekend weather forecast for Northeast Ohio this weekend.
  
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• Parma woman left children sitting in feces, urine to go to work, police say

  31-01-2017 20:30
  
  Ashley Walker was charged with three counts of child endangering. She entered a not guilty plea and is scheduled for a pretrial hearing Feb. 14.
  
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• Willoughby robbery suspect may be connected to at least six pizza shop hold-ups, police say

  31-01-2017 20:15
  
  A Cleveland man charged in the armed robbery of a Willoughby pizza shop may have been involved in at least five similar incidents in Northeast Ohio, police said.
  
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• Budweiser Super Bowl's ad is about an immigrant, but that's just a coincidence

  31-01-2017 20:09
  
  "This commercial shows the start of Budweiser's journey, and while it is set in the 1800's, it's a story we believe will resonate with today's entrepreneurial generation -- those who continue strive for their dreams," Budweiser executive Ricardo Marques said in a news release. "There's really no correlation with anything else that's happening in the country," he told AdWeek.
  
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• LIVE: Update on missing 14-year-old girl

  31-01-2017 20:05
  
  Cleveland police and the FBI will hold a joint press conference Tuesday regarding the case of a missing 14-year-old girl. 
  
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• 'Ocean's 8' will star Sandra Bullock, Rihanna

  31-01-2017 19:58
  
  Pop star Rihanna tweeted a picture of the cast of the upcoming "Ocean's 8," on Monday.
  
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• Never-Trump attitude makes little sense now that he's president: Ted Diadiun

  31-01-2017 19:56
  
  Hillary Clinton would have been less worrisome and more presidential, but much as I might deplore President Donald Trump's approach, I like a lot of what he's done in the last 10 days, writes Ted Diadiun.
  
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• Medical examiner: Fuller Avenue body consistent with missing girl; No positive ID made

  31-01-2017 19:55
  
  CLEVELAND– Investigators provided some new information in the disappearance of 14-year-old Alianna Defreeze during a news conference on Tuesday. Defreeze was last seen in the 3400 Block of East 149th Street on Thursday. She was getting on the bus, but never arrived at school. While officers were searching for the missing teen on Sunday, they discovered a body in an abandoned house on Fuller Avenue. Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Gilson said a positive identification has not be
  
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• Cleveland police, FBI to provide update on missing 14-year-old girl

  31-01-2017 19:55
  
  CLEVELAND– Investigators are expected to provide an update on 14-year-old Alianna Defreeze. The Cleveland Division of Police, the FBI and Cuyahoga County Crime Stoppers will hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. (Check back to watch it live) Police said they will announce a reward for information in the case. Defreeze was last seen in the 3400 Block of East 149th Street on Thursday. She was getting on the bus, but never arrived at school. More stories here
  
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• Former Linndale police officer sentenced to prison for dealing club drugs

  31-01-2017 19:49
  
  A former Linndale police officer who helped sell large amounts of club drugs in the Cleveland area was sentenced Tuesday to 41 months in federal prison.
  
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• Police, FBI to give update in case of girl found dead in abandoned Cleveland building

  31-01-2017 19:46
  
  Cleveland police and the FBI will give an update Tuesday on the death of a girl found in an abandoned building.
  
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• 2 AmeriCorps VISTA members to lead Akron Better Block initiatives

  31-01-2017 19:45
  
  Better Block, a nonprofit organization that seeks to promote the growth of healthy neighborhoods through education and empowerment, has added four AmeriCorps VISTA participants, including two Akron residents, to its team.
  
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• Sen. Sherrod Brown, other Democrats halt vote on Trump nominees Steve Mnuchin, Tom Price

  31-01-2017 19:42
  
  U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown led Democrats to halt a vote on President Donald Trump's nominees. Steve Mnuchin is accused of misleading Congress by denying his company was involved in foreclosure tactics affecting Ohioans.
  
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• Ohio AG Mike DeWine to give $2.6M for trauma recovery center network

  31-01-2017 19:35
  
  Five trauma centers will be funded, included two in Cleveland.
  
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• Woman claims she's strapped with bomb during Cleveland bank robbery

  31-01-2017 19:13
  
  A 27-year-old woman was arrested Monday after police say she told a bank teller she was strapped with a bomb during a robbery.
  
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• Cleveland Foundation offering free ice skating in Public Square on Valentine's Day

  31-01-2017 19:13
  
  The Cleveland Foundation is sponsoring free ice skating in Public Square on Valentine's Day, Tuesday, Feb. 14. Skating sessions will be 45 minutes. Distribution of tickets will begin at noon that day. Tickets are first come, first served.
  
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• 17 Cleveland neighborhood bars where you can watch the Super Bowl

  31-01-2017 19:10
  
  Super Bowl is a time for friends and family. Like Thanksgiving, except you never get to see the Detroit Lions play.
  
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• Cleveland Heights considers "Sanctuary City" status in response to immigration crackdown

  31-01-2017 19:09
  
  The issue hit home when one of the city's own, Dr. Suha Abushamma -- a Muslim and citizen of Sudan who has been at the Cleveland Clinic since July on a work visa -- was detained and put on a plane back to the Middle East over the weekend.
  
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• Woman arrested after robbing bank

  31-01-2017 19:03
  
  A woman was arrested after she robbed a US bank Monday in Cleveland allegedly with a note saying she was kidnapped and was strapped with a bomb.  
  
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• Tamir Rice grand jury transcript release now rests in judge's hands

  31-01-2017 18:48
  
  Cuyahoga County Judge Nancy Fuerst will now decide whether the public should see a portion of the transcripts from the secret grand jury proceedings from the Tamir Rice shooting.
  
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• Tracking the 5 million cheating voters as President Trump does it all: Garrison Keillor (Opinion)

  31-01-2017 18:45
  
  Isn't somebody supposed to be looking after No. 45? His alt-right strategy guy, now a permanent member of the National Security Council, was busy writing the declaration on Holocaust Remembrance Day that forgot to mention the Jews, writes Garrison Keillor.
  
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• Charter Steel to build new $150 million mill in Cuyahoga Heights

  31-01-2017 18:36
  
  Charter Steel, headquartered in Wisconsin, today announced plans to build a new $150 million steel mill adjacent to its coil mill and steelmaking operations in Cuyahoga Heights.
  
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• Top Ohio GOP senator questions tax cut, increases in Kasich budget

  31-01-2017 18:34
  
  The day after Gov. John Kasich released his tax cut package, Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof said he wanted to avoid "tax shifting" to generate a cut.
  
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• Man in Lakewood bar says he's a federal agent, fellow patrons are 'Illuminati' prior to fight, police say

  31-01-2017 18:29
  
  Christopher Kubin was issued a citation for disorderly conduct persisting. A citation for assault was not issued at the time.
  
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