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• J.R. Smith buys flowers for moms in NICU unit

  17-05-2017 23:53
  
  Cleveland Cavaliers player J.R. Smith and his wife Shirley Smith surprised new mothers at the Cleveland Clinic's NICU unit with flowers.
  
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• Cleveland begins complying with state law on warning signs for lead hazard properties, city says in Tweet

  17-05-2017 23:48
  
  City officials previously promised to placard and later said they only wanted to do so as a last resort.
  
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• Cleveland ties high temperature record for today

  17-05-2017 23:46
  
  According to the National Weather Service, Cleveland tied the high temperature record for today.
  
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• Elyria woman found guilty of boyfriend's murder in 2014 shooting

  17-05-2017 23:30
  
  An Elyria woman was found guilty in the death of her boyfriend after an argument over drugs and the welfare of their child.
  
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• Stocks, bond yields drop as Washington turmoil rattles markets

  17-05-2017 23:19
  
  The growing political drama in Washington rattled Wall Street Wednesday, knocking the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 370 points and giving the stock market its biggest single-day slump in eight months.
  
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• Shaker Heights man accused of taking upskirt videos of woman at Jack Casino

  17-05-2017 23:12
  
  Christopher Rimmer, 37, is accused of taking upskirt videos of a 59-year-old woman at the Jack Casino in downtown Cleveland.
  
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• Cleveland Clinic Akron General earns national cancer accreditation

  17-05-2017 23:12
  
  Cleveland Clinic Akron General's McDowell Cancer Institute earned a three-year accreditation with commendation.
  
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• GAR Foundation awards grants for Summit County school-based projects

  17-05-2017 23:05
  
  Schools in Akron and Cuyahoga Falls received funding through GAR Foundations' Educator Initiative Grant program for classroom-based initiatives.
  
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• Ohio House passes workers' comp budget that eliminates benefits for undocumented immigrants

  17-05-2017 23:00
  
  The Ohio House on Wednesday passed a two-year $566.5 million workers' compensation budget bill. The bill now goes to the Senate for consideration.
  
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• Big Brothers Big Sisters' event 'Big Dreams for Littles' Futures' to be held at Music Box Supper Club May 18

  17-05-2017 23:00
  
  Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland will hold their annual fundraising event, "Big Dreams for Littles' Futures," at the Music Box Supper Club on May 18.
  
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• Akron woman gives clerk her real phone number before robbing video store, police say

  17-05-2017 22:57
  
  Police issued an aggravated robbery warrant against Denise Myles, Akron police Lt. Rick Edwards said. No one was injured in the robbery that happened at Family Video on South Arlington Street.
  
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• Activist Gloria Steinem says now is the time to do 'everything' to protect women's rights

  17-05-2017 22:56
  
  Gloria Steinem and women's rights supporters call out the impact the AHCA will have on access to healthcare.
  
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• Akron closes Davenport Park basketball courts after shooting

  17-05-2017 22:50
  
  The Davenport Park basketball hoops were removed and the gates to the courts were locked Wednesday morning at the request of Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan.
  
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• Cleveland Marathon route changed to include Rock Hall, FirstEnergy Stadium

  17-05-2017 22:49
  
  CLEVELAND– The Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon is a little different this year. The route now includes the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, FirstEnergy Stadium and the Great Lakes Science Center. It goes through the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood and Gordon Square Arts District, instead of taking the Memorial Shoreway like in years past. “The routes have been designed for our athletes to enjoy views downtown, Lake Erie and many other Cleveland highlights,” the Cleveland Marathon website
  
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• Teachers of Stepstone Academy charter school vote to unionize

  17-05-2017 22:47
  
  The Stepstone Academy charter school is now the fifth charter school in Cleveland with a teachers union.
  
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• The non-runners guide to the CLE marathon

  17-05-2017 22:41
  
  The 40th Annual Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon will cause some temporary road closures on May 20 and 21.
  
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• Video shows beating death that started with argument over spilled drink at downtown Cleveland bar

  17-05-2017 22:29
  
  Two men have been sentenced to spend nearly a decade in prison for beating a Euclid father to death outside a downtown night club over a spilled drink.
  
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• Thunderstorms return, steamy temperatures sticking around Thursday in Akron: Weather forecast

  17-05-2017 22:15
  
  Check out Thursday's weather forecast for Akron.
  
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• Cleveland man pointed gun, pulled trigger after calling neighbor racial slur, police say

  17-05-2017 22:04
  
  A Cleveland man is accused of calling his neighbor a racial slur and pulling a gun on him, police say.
  
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• Mosquitoes: 20 fun facts about the pesky insects

  17-05-2017 21:58
  
  Mosquitoes are known for irritating itchy bites and infectious diseases. But there are many interesting facts about the pesky insects.
  
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• Cuyahoga County jail supervisor suspended, demoted for misusing police database

  17-05-2017 21:44
  
  Cuyahoga County Corrections Cpl. Steven Key will begin a 30-day, unpaid suspension on Thursday after officials found he ordered a subordinate to misuse a police database.
  
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• Cleveland police ask for help locating man wanted for murder

  17-05-2017 21:40
  
  CLEVELAND– The Cleveland Division of Police is asking for the public’s assistance finding a man wanted for murder. David A. Anderson was shot and killed at a house on Elmarge Road in Cleveland on May 9. The victim was found by his grandson on the kitchen floor when he came to visit. Cleveland police identified the suspect as 30-year-old David C. Witcher, also known as Lil Dave. He is 5 foot 1 and weighs 174 pounds. Police said Witcher should be considered […]
  
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• Remains found in Brooklyn ID'd as missing mom

  17-05-2017 21:32
  
  The biological remains found in a wooded area in Brooklyn earlier this week have been identified as missing Lakewood mother Roaa S. Al Dhannoon.
  
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• How Netflix's 'The Witcher' differs from most video game adaptations

  17-05-2017 21:30
  
  The Netflix adaptation of "The Witcher" video games and novels will be one of the few video game adaptations to appeal to an adult audience.
  
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• Cleveland Marathon weekend forecast: Saturday's 8K rain-free, Sunday's run not so lucky

  17-05-2017 21:20
  
  Check out the weekend weather forecast for Northeast Ohio, including what to expect if you're running any of the Cleveland Marathon races.
  
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• Brother of victim in unsolved Ohio massacre appears in court

  17-05-2017 21:09
  
  The brother of one of the eight victims of an unsolved southern Ohio massacre made his first court appearance Wednesday on evidence-tampering and vandalism charges over allegations he destroyed a GPS tracking device placed on his truck by investigators.
  
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• Brooklyn remains identified as Lakewood woman missing since October

  17-05-2017 21:06
  
  Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed remains recovered in Brooklyn belong to missing Lakewood woman
  
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• 60-plus guns seized from home of man who killed cop, 2 women at nursing home

  17-05-2017 21:02
  
  Authorities have found more than 60 guns at the home of an Ohio man accused of fatally shooting three people, including his former girlfriend and a new police chief.
  
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• Ohio congress members tell Trump not to cut drug control money

  17-05-2017 20:59
  
  A letter more than 70 congress members sent Tuesday to Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney says the Office of National Drug Control Policy is "uniquely positioned to address the causes and effects of the current opioid crisis with proven strategies and broad reach."
  
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• Akron woman gets probation for starving four dogs

  17-05-2017 20:55
  
  Angel Facemire was sentenced to two years of probation for starving her four dogs. One was found almost dead, authorities say.
  
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• Victims in Akron fire died from smoke inhalation

  17-05-2017 20:41
  
  The Summit County Medical Examiner said Wednesday that all seven victims of Monday's Fultz Street fire died from smoke inhalation. 
  
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• Why addicts chase the deadly high

  17-05-2017 20:03
  
  It can sound crazy to those who don't understand. Those who have never lived in the grips of an addiction to something like heroin. 
  
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• Preview: Cavs v. Celtics in Eastern Conference

  17-05-2017 19:48
  
  The Celtics may have home court advantage. But they are still very much underdogs to the defending champion Cavaliers.
  
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• Police search for pair who stole sewer grates from outside Cleveland Central Catholic High School

  17-05-2017 19:07
  
  Police are searching for two people who stole sewer grates from outside Cleveland Central Catholic High School over the weekend.
  
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• Barberton High School students pepper sprayed in the face for criminal justice class, shown in viral video

  17-05-2017 18:19
  
  Video of Barberton High School students getting pepper sprayed in the face as part of a criminal science career education exercise is going viral.
  
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• VIDEO: Suspects accused of robbing Cleveland gas station, firing shot

  17-05-2017 18:09
  
  CLEVELAND — Do you recognize the suspects wanted in a gas station robbery in Cleveland? Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County posted video on its Facebook page which shows the suspects robbing the gas station at gunpoint. It happened on April 28 at Gas USA on Denison Ave. in Cleveland. The suspects grab a can of beer and walk up to the register. Video shows one of the suspects pulling out a gun and pointing it at the clerk, telling the person […]
  
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• Julie Billiart School to open in Akron for learning-disabled children

  17-05-2017 18:00
  
  A nonpublic charter school, Julie Billiart School of St. Sebastian Parish, plans to open in a former Methodist church at 380 Mineola Ave. in West Akron in August for children with learning disabilities and other developmental delays
  
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• Republican State Sen. Frank LaRose running for Ohio Secretary of State

  17-05-2017 17:59
  
  Republican State. Sen. Frank LaRose has announced he is running for Ohio Secretary of State. LaRose, 38, of Hudson, said in statement Wednesday he is running because he believes in "the power of free elections."
  
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• Ford plants in Avon Lake and Brook Park spared latest cuts

  17-05-2017 17:46
  
  The Ford Motor Co. said the production plants in Avon Lake and Brook Park would not be part of the planned 10 percent reduction of employees in much of the world.
  
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• Northeast Ohio's best weekend brunches, breakfasts: Wally Waffle (photos)

  17-05-2017 17:12
  
  Our breakfast and brunch series takes us to Wally Waffle in Akron this week.
  
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• Bay Middle School employee brought alcohol on school grounds, court documents say

  17-05-2017 17:07
  
  Kara Donahoe, 31, is on paid administrative leave until the end of the school year. She has since resigned which will become effective at the end of the year, said Karen Derby-Lovell, director of communications for Bay Village Schools.
  
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• Kent State, Case Western Reserve, University of Akron finalists for national entrepreneurship awards

  17-05-2017 17:06
  
  Kent State University, Case Western Reserve University and the University of Akron Research Foundation will be honored as award finalists at the Deshpande Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Massachusetts.
  
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• Cool Spaces: 'French Country Eclectic' one of six to be featured on Bath home tour

  17-05-2017 17:00
  
  Kathy Kocher describes her home as "French Country Eclectic" because, while it has elements of French Country, she threw in lots of quirky accessories and lots of dog-themed art. She and her husband, Ron, love dogs and volunteer at Summit Animal Control.
  
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• Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival coming to Blossom

  17-05-2017 16:59
  
  Besides the country icon, the Cleveland lineup includes the Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Blackberry Smoke, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real and Particle Kid.
  
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• Partially blind teen shot during gun robbery at Cleveland gas station

  17-05-2017 16:49
  
  A partially-blind 16-year-old boy was shot at a Cleveland gas station after a man tried to steal the teen's gun from his pocket.
  
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• Cleveland Orchestra announces concert next season with film-world legend John Williams

  17-05-2017 16:31
  
  "Star Wars," "Superman," "Indiana Jones," the "Harry Potter" movies; music from all these films and more is bound to be on the program Sunday, April 8, 2018, when John Williams returns to Cleveland to conduct a concert with the Cleveland Orchestra.
  
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• CBS adds new dramas with David Boreanaz, Shemar Moore and Jeremy Piven

  17-05-2017 16:28
  
  CBS is adding three new crime dramas and three new half-hour comedies in the fall.
  
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• Barberton students get pepper sprayed for class

  17-05-2017 16:28
  
  A group of Barberton high school students agreed to be pepper sprayed for the purposes of education last week.
  
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• Cleveland Metroparks release schedules for Edgewater LIVE, Euclid Beach LIVE

  17-05-2017 16:27
  
  CLEVELAND– The Cleveland Metroparks kicks off the fourth season of Edgewater LIVE and Euclid Beach LIVE next month. The free summer concert features food trucks and other fun activities. The new Edgewater Beach House will be open for beautiful views of Lake Erie and the Cleveland skyline. On the other side of town, Euclid Beach will be home to the latest script Cleveland sign from Destination Cleveland. Edgewater LIVE goes from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Euclid Beach LIVE is […]
  
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• Lawsuit challenges Ohio internet harassment law, claiming it stifles criticism of public officials

  17-05-2017 15:54
  
  A liberal blog and conservative group filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday to challenge a law Ohio lawmakers passed last year that prohibits internet harassment, saying it's overly broad and infringes on their free-speech rights.
  
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