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• A couple's love story started in the 4th grade

  14-02-2017 23:59
  
  Finding true and lasting love in this day and age can be difficult with social media and online dating apps. But one local Cleveland couple found each other in elementary school and it would take years until the two found each other for good.
  
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• Head Start board insists it legally fired agency CEO -- who remains on the job

  14-02-2017 23:46
  
  The board's actions toward the agency CEO Tuesday follow cleveland.com's inquiry into the lawsuit and into the board's oversight. Board members have not responded to direct questions from cleveland.com.
  
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• American Girl is releasing its first boy doll: a Nashville drummer who wears Converse

  14-02-2017 23:44
  
  Logan Everett is the first American Girl boy doll. He's the bandmate of Tenney Grant, and their storyline is based in Nashville.
  
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• Missing 12-year-old girl found safe in Cleveland

  14-02-2017 23:41
  
  A 12-year-old girl reported missing from Cleveland was found and has been returned to her family, police say.
  
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• Woman swindled out of more than $70K in scam

  14-02-2017 23:31
  
  They say love is blind - and that's exactly what these scam artists are counting on. The Ohio Attorney General's Office calls them "sweetheart scams."
  
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• Man accused of shooting two teens in crowd watching fight in Cleveland

  14-02-2017 23:16
  
  Jesse Fairley, 23, is accused of shooting two teens watching a fight at a bus stop in Cleveland's Lee-Harvard neighborhood.
  
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• Reward offered for capture of Cleveland woman who killed puppy, skipped sentencing

  14-02-2017 23:00
  
  PAWS Ohio says they will offer a $500 reward to anyone who gives information that leads to the arrest of 20-year-old Deanna Caraballo.
  
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• Ohio GOP targets clean energy standards, efficiency rules

  14-02-2017 23:00
  
  Ohio GOP lawmakers are peparing for another run at weakening state mandates requiring power companies to provide increasing amounts of green power and efficiency programs helping customers use less electricity.
  
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• Sargento Cheese recalls seven types of cheese for possible Listeria contamination

  14-02-2017 22:54
  
  The Sargento Company says no illnesses have been reported, but expanded the recall of two possibly contaminated cheeses to include six more.
  
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• Brook Park man accused of kicking his pregnant girlfriend

  14-02-2017 22:29
  
  William Sutton, 22, of Brook Park is facing a charge of domestic violence.
  
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• Garfield Heights man wounded by pellet gun in drive-by shooting

  14-02-2017 22:25
  
  A Garfield Heights man suffered non-life-threatening injuries when an unknown man shot him with a pellet gun during a drive-by shooting.
  
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• Cleveland Humanities Festival illustrates how immigration has affected America

  14-02-2017 22:25
  
  The second annual Cleveland Humanities Festival will offer a variety of lectures, films, plays, music, tours and more, illustrating how immigration has changed Northeast Ohio and America through history.
  
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• Boy Scouts may get new derby track after theft

  14-02-2017 22:23
  
  A group of Medina County Boy Scouts is seeing the worst in people and the best in people over the span of a few days.
  
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• Videos show plane take off before disappearing

  14-02-2017 22:21
  
  City officials released multiple surveillance videos that captured the final moments, including the takeoff of Cessna 525 carrying a CEO and his family before it crashed in Lake Erie in December. 
  
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• Snow showers return: Akron weather forecast Wednesday, Feb. 15

  14-02-2017 22:20
  
  Check out the weather forecast for Wednesday in Akron.
  
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• Atlanta zoo names newborn cockroach after Patriots QB Tom Brady

  14-02-2017 22:18
  
  More than a week after the Falcons fell victim to the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history, an Atlanta zoo has named a cockroach after Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
  
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• Cursive handwriting back in schools? Some legislators want to require it

  14-02-2017 22:17
  
  Cursive handwriting could soon be required in Ohio elementary schools again, under a just-proposed bill.
  
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• FBI raids Strongsville-based international adoption agency as part of criminal probe

  14-02-2017 22:16
  
  The Cleveland FBI raided a Strongsville-based international adoption agency on Tuesday as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, a spokeswoman confirmed.
  
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• FBI searches debarred adoption agency

  14-02-2017 22:12
  
  FBI agents streamed into the European Adoption Consultants building in Strongsville Tuesday and left carrying away boxes of evidence.
  
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• Akron man pleads guilty to raping 71-year-old woman

  14-02-2017 22:06
  
  Billy Patterson, 19, of Akron, was immediately sentenced to 15 years in prison, the Summit County Prosecutor's Office said.
  
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• Josh Mandel's Senate campaign names Portage County chairwoman -- but it's news to her

  14-02-2017 22:01
  
  Janet Esposito, who serves as county auditor and is a former chairwoman of the county's Republican Party, said Tuesday that no one from Mandel's team had sought her help.
  
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• Ohio teachers would have to job shadow at a business to renew licenses under Gov. John Kasich's budget

  14-02-2017 21:50
  
  Ohio teachers would have to complete an externship to renew their teaching license under a provision in Gov. John Kasich's budget proposal.
  
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• Immigrants in Painesville and elsewhere can take steps to protect themselves, leaders say (photos)

  14-02-2017 21:50
  
  As President Trump cracks down, lawyers and activists say immigrants and refugees should take steps to protect themselves before and during encounters with law enforcement.
  
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• Facebook sticker "Trash Dove" floods comment conversations on social media

  14-02-2017 21:46
  
  The "Trash Dove" is part of Facebook's sticker set, and many social media users are posting it in an attempt to break away from otherwise relevant conversation.
  
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• Brecksville, Independence will hire administrator to run regional dispatch center

  14-02-2017 21:36
  
  A proposed regional dispatch center by Brecksville and Independence will likely be run by an independent administrator. Meanwhile, the two cities are talking to other communities about possibly joining the dispatch center.
  
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• Videos show plane takeoff before disappearing

  14-02-2017 21:34
  
  City officials released multiple surveillance videos that captured the final moments, including the takeoff of Cessna 525 carrying a CEO and his family before it crashed in Lake Erie in December. 
  
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• Vets renew vows for Valentine's Day

  14-02-2017 21:13
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Veterans who are currently inpatients of the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center's Community Living Center renewed their wedding vows with spouses to celebrate Valentine's Day in poignant and quietly powerful ways. Nine couples came forward, the...
  
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• Bid to ban Ohio sanctuary cities a craven political ploy: editorial

  14-02-2017 21:06
  
  The idea being pushed to hold sanctuary cities' officials criminally liable for crimes by undocumented immigrants is outrageous and extreme and flies in the face of established U.S. law and custom, writes the editorial board.
  
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• Sunny skies, warm temperatures still ahead: Northeast Ohio weekend weather forecast Feb. 17-19

  14-02-2017 21:00
  
  Check out the weekend weather outlook for Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Immigrants, refugees are vital to Cleveland industry, despite Donald Trump's beliefs: Panelists say

  14-02-2017 21:00
  
  President Donald Trump campaigned hard on the idea that immigrants threaten American communities, take away jobs and abuse government benefits like housing assistance and food stamps. Michael Goldberg pulled together a panel of local business and community organizations that offered an entirely different perspective.
  
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• Embrace the cold with Brite Winter Fest

  14-02-2017 20:59
  
  Cleveland's cold weather can put a damper on outside events, but this weekend Brite Winter Fest gives Cleveland a way to embrace the cold in the bleak season with music, art, and live ice sculptures.
  
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• Teens accused of arranging attempted robbery in Cleveland Heights

  14-02-2017 20:58
  
  Two 16-year-old boys are facing juvenile charges that accuse them of arranging an attempted robbery in Cleveland Heights.
  
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• Sen. Rob Portman says he listened to fierce critics of Betsy DeVos but 'did my own research'

  14-02-2017 20:55
  
  U.S. Sen. Rob Portman said he heard the critics of Betsy DeVos, but after doing his homework he concluded that she would not impose her views on local schools as U.S. secretary of education.
  
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• Ethics watchdog recommends Kellyanne Conway be investigated, possibly disciplined for endorsing Ivanka Trump's fashion line

  14-02-2017 20:46
  
  In a letter made public Tuesday, the Office of Government Ethics wrote to White House attorneys that there's reason to believe that Kellyanne Conway violated the standards of ethical conduct for executive employees by endorsing Ivanka Trump's fashion line during a television interview last week.
  
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• 21 Miami students sent to hospital over weekend

  14-02-2017 20:42
  
  Miami University saw an "alarming" spike in alcohol-related hospitalizations over the weekend, the school's student newspaper reports.
  
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• Because what unites us is so much more valuable than what divides: Garrison Keillor (Opinion)

  14-02-2017 20:38
  
  You drive into the storm and meet five friends you didn't know before, you feel their mortality and your own, the snow is falling, and you remember: Love that well which you must leave ere long, writes Garrison Keillor.
  
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• Three Cuyahoga County juvenile division prosecutors resign as more rape cases go unnoticed

  14-02-2017 20:26
  
  Three Cuyahoga County assistant prosecutors resigned last week after an internal investigation revealed that dozens of sexual assault cases lay dormant for years.
  
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• Cuyahoga Arts and Culture weighing changes on how shrinking pool of tax money will go to local organizations

  14-02-2017 20:23
  
  Impassioned debate continues over proposed changes to arts funding in Cuyahoga County
  
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• City of Akron partners with Salvation Army to bring hot meals to Summit Lake

  14-02-2017 20:16
  
  Akron's recreation bureau is partnering with the Salvation Army of Summit County to provide the meals at the Summit Lake Community Center, Monday-Friday, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  
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• Two pedestrians struck in hit-and-run crashes in Cleveland

  14-02-2017 20:08
  
  Police are investigating after two men were injured during separate hit-and-run crashes in Cleveland over the weekend.
  
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• Man found shot to death after fight

  14-02-2017 20:08
  
  A man was found shot to death in a driveway following a fight Monday afternoon on the city's East Side.  
  
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• Girl left home alone in Parma Heights while mother went to work, police say

  14-02-2017 20:07
  
  Officers found the girl sitting on the living room floor under a blanket and watching television. Police did not report any injuries.
  
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• Possible inappropriate conduct at Brooklyn HS

  14-02-2017 20:00
  
  The Brooklyn Police Department is investigating possible inappropriate conduct between a Brooklyn High School employee and Brooklyn students. 
  
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• Brooklyn High School employee possibly in inappropriate conduct with students

  14-02-2017 19:58
  
  Information on the inappropriate conduct was received by Brooklyn police Tuesday. Names are not being released at this time.
  
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• City of Cleveland to finally discuss roads study

  14-02-2017 19:50
  
  The City of Cleveland is expected to discuss Tuesday a crucial road report that News 5 has been requesting for 10 months, as part of our investigation "Broken Roads, Broken System."
  
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• Don't make the public pay - David J. Krasovic: Speaking about the Q upgrades

  14-02-2017 19:48
  
  I have never, ever set foot in the Q arena, so why am I responsible for not only paying for it in the first place, but also being responsible for upgrades to an ill-conceived building that was constructed poorly, writes David J. Krasovic.
  
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• Mayor Jackson says city will need another extension from the FTA on Public Square

  14-02-2017 19:42
  
  Mayor Frank Jackson says the city and RTA will need to ask the Federal Transit Administration for an extension on the Public Square issue.
  
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• Dogs, cats and a rabbit: Pets available for adoption in Cuyahoga County (photos)

  14-02-2017 19:31
  
  Northeast Ohio humane societies and small animal rescue organizations are constantly looking for permanent, loving homes for the animals they take in.
  
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• Alianna DeFreeze died of stab wounds

  14-02-2017 19:29
  
  The slain Cleveland teen whose body was found just a few days after she was reported missing late last month suffered blunt force injuries and was stabbed to death, court records revealed Tuesday. 
  
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• Board of Cleveland's Head Start agency adding to messy legacy: Mark Naymik

  14-02-2017 19:12
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The board governing the anti-poverty agency that runs Ohio's largest Head Start preschool program is a mess and deserves immediate scrutiny from community leaders, public officials and government funders who value the agency's programs. The agency is...
  
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