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• Cleveland school bus gets stuck trying to dodge downed power lines

  01-03-2017 23:49
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio– A Cleveland Metropolitan School District bus became stuck in mud while going off the road to get around storm debris Monday. It happened around 8:30 a.m. along Oakdale Avenue, near East 153rd Street. Bus number 633 was filled with students when the driver tried to drive through an empty lot to get around a downed tree and power lines blocking the road, according to witnesses. The bus became stuck in deep mud and had to be towed, witnesses […]
  
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• Stark Co. couple feels 'bullied' by Dominion Gas

  01-03-2017 23:13
  
  A Stark County couples feels like they're being "bullied" by Dominion East Ohio after receiving a letter that ordered them to remove the driveway that has been on the property for more than 50 years.
  
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• Opportunities from Greater Cleveland Volunteers for the week of March 1, 2017

  01-03-2017 23:12
  
  Greater Cleveland Volunteers enriches the community and individuals through volunteer services. We recruit individuals age 18 years+ to volunteer at 100+ nonprofit organizations throughout Cuyahoga County.
  
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• App aims to support recovering heroin addicts

  01-03-2017 23:04
  
  The Ascent app is turning cell phones into instant lifelines when seconds count.
  
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• Cleveland drug dealer sold heroin that caused two users to overdose, feds say

  01-03-2017 23:03
  
  A Cleveland man faces federal charges for selling heroin that caused two people to overdose in Wooster, as well as for trying to get one of those people to recant their statement to authorities, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
  
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• Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Cuyahoga, Geauga, Ashtabula, Trumbull counties

  01-03-2017 23:00
  
  The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Cuyahoga, Geauga, Ashtabula and Trumbull counties through 5:15 p.m. tonight.
  
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• Missy Elliott returns tonight in Episode 10 of 'Star,' titled 'Boy Trouble'

  01-03-2017 22:55
  
  Missy Elliott guest stars, reprising her role as Pumpkin, in tonight's episode of 'Star,' titled 'Boy Trouble.'
  
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• Missy Elliott returns tonight in Episode 10 of 'Star,' entitled 'Boy Trouble'

  01-03-2017 22:55
  
  Missy Elliott guest stars, reprising her role as Pumpkin, in tonight's episode of 'Star,' entitled 'Boy Trouble.'
  
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• Tracking 'Legion's' movie references

  01-03-2017 22:52
  
  The FX superhero drama "Legion" has tipped it's hat to several famous movies. Here are a few of them.
  
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• Thunder::Tech wins Best of Show for Chefs-Garden.com website at 2016 Cleveland ADDY Awards

  01-03-2017 22:45
  
  The 2016 ADDY Awards show, hosted by the American Advertising Federation's Cleveland Chapter, handed out 65 awards for the best creative work in Greater Cleveland.
  
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• Ohioans lobby for Planned Parenthood funding on Capitol Hill (video)

  01-03-2017 22:45
  
  Ohio advocates for Planned Parenthood came to Washington Wednesday to lobby against Republican plans to keep it from serving Medicaid patients.
  
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• Building up Cleveland's police force will take months, even years, chief says

  01-03-2017 22:45
  
  Revenue from a voter-approved increase to the city's income tax will allow the city to add officers to the police force. But recruiting and training those officers will take some time, Chief Calvin Williams says.
  
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• North Hill's Exchange House opens refugee community center and Airbnb

  01-03-2017 22:33
  
  North Hill's Exchange House opened its doors to the Akron community on Tuesday. With a community center for refugees downstairs and an international hostel upstairs, the once-deteriorating three-bedroom house is already generating bookings on Airbnb, which lists it as "Little Bhutan in Akron."
  
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• Let us now praise lame Super Villains: Minister of Culture

  01-03-2017 22:25
  
  The names in the table of contents alone are fabulous indicators of how poorly thought-out these inky black hats are.
  
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• Can't wait for 'Hamilton' in Cleveland? Watch the trailer here

  01-03-2017 22:17
  
  "Hamilton" is one of the most talked about musicals in the country. It's coming to Cleveland' Playhouse Square in summer of 2018.
  
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• Is Garfield a boy or a girl or neither? How a cartoon cat's gender identity launched a Wikipedia war

  01-03-2017 21:50
  
  Wikipedia had to put Garfield's page on lockdown last week after a 60-hour editing war in which the character's listed gender vacillated back and forth indeterminately like a cartoon version of Schrodinger's cat: male one minute; not the next.
  
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• Snow makes a comeback, wind chills back in the teens: Akron weather forecast Thursday, Mar. 2

  01-03-2017 21:45
  
  Check out the weather forecast for Thursday in Akron.
  
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• Is Oprah considering running for president?

  01-03-2017 21:41
  
  In an interview with Bloomberg's David Rubenstein, Winfrey was asked if she could perhaps break the glass ceiling and become the first women to be elected president.
  
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• Ashtabula County man admits to planting bomb that severely injured New York state prison guard

  01-03-2017 21:28
  
  An Ashtabula County man who built and planted a homemade bomb that severely injured a New York state corrections officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge.
  
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• President Donald Trump and Sen. Sherrod Brown agree: World trade court treats United States unfairly

  01-03-2017 21:22
  
  As Sen. Sherrod Brown helped release a study critical of the World Trade Organization, President Donald Trump announced a new approach to trade agreements and rules.
  
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• Theater Ninjas lands a home base in Gordon Square

  01-03-2017 21:14
  
  After 11 years of performing in unconventional spaces throughout the city, Cleveland's Theater Ninjas will have a headquarters in Gordon Square.
  
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• Woman gets three years in prison for using Facebook page to arrange Mentor robbery

  01-03-2017 21:09
  
  A Painesville woman was sentenced to three years in prison for her role in creating a fake Facebook advertisement to lure two women into an armed robbery.
  
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• Where you can buy a Nintendo Switch on launch day?

  01-03-2017 20:52
  
  Even though pre-orders sold out almost as soon as they went on sale last mongth, Best Buy, Target, Walmart and GameStop will be selling limited quantities of Nintendo's first new console since the Wii U.
  
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• Record number of concealed carry gun permits issued in Ohio in 2016

  01-03-2017 20:47
  
  Ohio set a state record in 2016 for issuing more concealed handgun permits than any other year since 2004.
  
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• New Akron promo video #WhyNotAkron shows city's grit, real faces: Watch it here

  01-03-2017 20:41
  
  As the finale to Mayor Dan Horrigan's State of the City address Tuesday, the video #WhyNotAkron debuted. Created by Akron-based Pritt Entertainment Group, the video depicts Akron in its true light, with "grit."
  
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• Media celebrities Mark Naymik, Terrence Lee, Carl Monday and more compete in Greater Cleveland Food Bank's grocery challenge (video)

  01-03-2017 20:37
  
  Local media celebrities took to their shopping carts during the Cleveland Food Bank's campaign kick-off.
  
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• Mr. T, Simone Biles, Charo among 'Dancing With the Stars' Season 24 cast

  01-03-2017 20:36
  
  Let the competiton begin!The 24th season of "Dancing With the Stars" premieres Monday, March 20 at 8 p.m. ET with 12 new contestants.
  
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• These cats win Best Dressed in cleveland.com's Cutest Cat contest (video)

  01-03-2017 20:16
  
  Check out the feline fashion within the Cutest Cat contest. These cats are runway ready.
  
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• Snow, bitter temperatures ahead Friday, rain Sunday: Northeast Ohio weekend weather outlook Mar. 3-5

  01-03-2017 20:14
  
  Check out the weekend weather forecast for Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Tremont carjacking suspect charged with murder in 2015 slaying

  01-03-2017 20:09
  
  Antowine Palmer, accused of carrying out a series of Tremont carjackings in Cleveland's Broadway and Fleet neighborhoods during a series of 2015 shootings, is now charged with aggravated murder.
  
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• Jerman's, a legendary Cleveland bar since 1908, reopens (photo)

  01-03-2017 20:09
  
  Jerman's is a classic Cleveland bar that dates back to 1908.
  
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• Cleveland man accused of kidnapping teen, raping her at gunpoint

  01-03-2017 20:09
  
  A Cleveland man is accused of raping a 16-year-old year girl at gunpoint at his home in the city's Mt. Pleasant neighborhood.
  
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• Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District releases employee tax info in phishing scheme

  01-03-2017 20:00
  
  No customer information was released in data breach at Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District.
  
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• Panera Bread delivery coming to Northeast Ohio

  01-03-2017 19:51
  
  Panera Bread fans, it's the moment many have been waiting for—delivery service will now be an option at Panera Bread locations in Cleveland, Akron, and Canton.
  
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• Lakewood supervisor charged for touching woman

  01-03-2017 19:51
  
  A former Lakewood security guard and community service supervisor was fired after being indicted Tuesday on kidnapping and sexual assault charges. 
  
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• B & B Appliance is going out of business: Family-owned for 93 years

  01-03-2017 19:51
  
  B & B Appliance, one of Cleveland's oldest and largest appliance stores, is going out of business, after 93 years.
  
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• Car hits highway sign during Shoreway crash

  01-03-2017 19:39
  
  CLEVELAND– A crash slowed traffic on the Memorial Shoreway Wednesday afternoon. It happened in the westbound lanes between East 55th Street and state Route 2, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. The crash involved two cars. One hit a highway sign. There is no word on injuries. Check back with FOX 8 News and FOX8.com for updates.
  
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• Ohio transportation revolution will make us safer and our economy more robust: Jerry Wray (Opinion)

  01-03-2017 19:37
  
  Creating a smart transportation system for the 21st century is going to be a monumental effort and a big investment that I believe will bring with it lots of benefits, writes Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jerry Wray.
  
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• Cleveland carjacking suspect captured because he can't drive stick shift

  01-03-2017 18:37
  
  Damari Wayne, 18, is accused of carjacking three people in Cleveland and was arrested because he didn't know how to drive stick shift during his final robbery attempt, police say.
  
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• Police ID four involved in downtown standoff

  01-03-2017 18:27
  
  Cleveland police have identified the four people — two 20-year-old men and two 21-year-olds —who were involved in the early Tuesday morning standoff near a downtown strip club. 
  
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• St. Thomas More students observe Ash Wednesday (photos)

  01-03-2017 18:22
  
  BROOKLYN, Ohio -- Students from St. Thomas More School marked the beginning of Lent with the receiving of ashes during Ash Wednesday mass at St. Thomas Catholic Church. The ashes symbolize man's creation by God from dust. Priests often say,...
  
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• Which Playhouse Square KeyBank Broadway Series show are you most excited for?

  01-03-2017 18:19
  
  Plenty of Clevelanders are reaching for their wallets to snap up Playhouse Square Broadway season tickets to secure seats for "Hamilton," which is coming to Cleveland in summer of 2018. Which show are you most excited to see?
  
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• Former Lakewood community service supervisor charged with groping probationer

  01-03-2017 18:08
  
  Jose Alvelo grabbed a woman's breast, rubbed his groin on her and gave her a pair of underwear with his DNA while Alvelo supervised the woman's court-ordered community service last year, court records say.
  
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• Alec Baldwin is writing a book as Donald Trump about Donald Trump

  01-03-2017 18:04
  
  The book, called "You Can't Spell America Without Me: The Really Tremendous Inside Story of My Fantastic First Year as President Donald J. Trump," will hit bookshelves November 7, about one year after Trump was elected.
  
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• Cuyahoga County plans $450,000+ study of real estate -- again

  01-03-2017 18:01
  
  Cuyahoga County plans to spend more than $1 million for a firm to evaluate all owned and leased real estate and determine what should be sold or consolidated.
  
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• Mentor man drops excessive force lawsuit against Kirtland Hills police (video)

  01-03-2017 17:49
  
  A Mentor man has dropped his excessive force lawsuit against the Kirtland Hills Police Department after working out a plea deal in his criminal case, his lawyer said.
  
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• March weather outlook for Ohio, U.S.: How will temperatures, precipitation compare to average?

  01-03-2017 17:45
  
  Wondering what type of weather to expect for March? Check out the temperature and precipitation forecast for Ohio and the U.S.
  
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• Jessica Lang Dance returns to DanceCleveland series with world premiere (video previews)

  01-03-2017 17:44
  
  In addition to program notes, Jessica Lang Dance - en route to the DanceCleveland series Saturday, March 4 -- has provided detailed video previews of nearly every work on its program.
  
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• From severe thunderstorms today to snow Thursday: How much will accumulate in Northeast Ohio?

  01-03-2017 17:24
  
  The severe thunderstorms today will eventually switch over to snow later tonight, accumulating by Thursday morning.
  
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• Man charged with rape at RTA station arrested

  01-03-2017 17:15
  
  An 18-year-old man accused of sexual assaulting a woman and threatening to shoot her at a Rapid Transportation Authority station was arrested overnight, according to Cleveland jail officials. 
  
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