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• Man killed after an argument turned deadly

  21-05-2017 21:59
  
  Cleveland police are investigating a suspect homicide after one man is killed following an argument that turned deadly.
  
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• Man fires shots at police when they try to stop attempted robbery; no one injured

  21-05-2017 20:08
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — A man faces charges after two officers say he fired shots at them when they spotted an attempted robbery. According to Cleveland police, it happened at just before midnight Saturday in the East 116th Street and Benham Avenue. Officers were in an undercover vehicle when they saw two men robbing and kicking another man. They approached, and the suspects began to run. One of the suspects turned and fired shots at the officers, and one of the officers […]
  
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• Morning clouds clearing by afternoon, breezy winds with temperatures reaching the upper 60s Monday in Akron: Weather forecast

  21-05-2017 19:23
  
  Check out Monday's weather forecast for Akron.
  
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• Bay Village High School students celebrate prom at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland (photos)

  21-05-2017 19:08
  
  The Bay High School Class of 2017 held their prom at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 20.
  
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• A salute to heroes on Memorial Day: Linda Kramer (Opinion)

  21-05-2017 18:00
  
  Guest columnist Linda Kramer, who served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War, remembers those who have died in wars to preserve freedom.
  
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• Outdoor experiences shape how kids see selves, world: Mary Macias (Opinion)

  21-05-2017 17:55
  
  Guest columnist Mary Macias, co-founder of Footpath Foundation, writes in support of exposing all children to outdoor experiences.
  
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• Threats to blow up Lakewood house by turning on natural gas prompted evacuations, police say

  21-05-2017 17:30
  
  Lakewood police received a call about 9:45 p.m. from a woman who said that her husband planned to harm himself by turning on their Parkwood Road house's natural gas and blowing it up. Police and fire crews smelled natural gas at the house, but no one was home.
  
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• U.S. fiscal policy needs a constitutional approach: Gerald Petersen (Opinion)

  21-05-2017 17:21
  
  It is time to apply reason rather than ideology to fiscal policy, writes guest columnist Gerald Petersen, author of the self-published book, "A Right to Bear Arms? What Were the Founders Thinking?"
  
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• Calls for funding equity for Ohio charter schools overlook charters' failures and lack of transparency: Bill Lavezzi (Opinion)

  21-05-2017 17:01
  
  School choice supporters promote charter schools and funding equity as education reform. But calling something a "reform" doesn't make it one. Ohioans have a right to be assured that reforms are real, writes retired teacher and NEOEA official Bill Lavezzi.
  
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• Midview High School student killed in crash while returning from prom

  21-05-2017 17:00
  
  Lindsey Mae Rotuno, 17, of Grafton, was the passenger in a car that crashed in Lorain County about 3 a.m. Sunday. She died from her injuries, the state highway patrol said.
  
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• Services planned for 7 killed in house fire

  21-05-2017 16:25
  
  Memorial services have been announced for the seven people killed in a tragic house fire in Akron last week. 
  
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• No injuries after Cleveland police officer, accused robber exchange gunfire on city's East Side

  21-05-2017 16:25
  
  The shooting incident happened just before midnight Saturday when a Cleveland police Gang Impact Unit officer witnessed two people kicking and robbing a man.
  
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• Grafton HS student killed in crash after prom

  21-05-2017 16:05
  
  A 17-year-old Grafton student was killed in a crash as she and another student were headed back from Strongsville after attending the school's after prom early Sunday morning. 
  
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• Cleveland police officer involved in shooting

  21-05-2017 15:37
  
  A Cleveland police officer was involved in a shooting on the city's east side early Sunday.
  
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• Congregation comes together to help save kids

  21-05-2017 15:34
  
  Ending the cycle of human trafficking by empowering the community to take action. Right now, it's what members of the faith-based community in Northeast Ohio are doing. 
  
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• Wish comes true for Cavs fan fighting cancer

  21-05-2017 15:13
  
  A small crowd gave Kyle Osborne a big welcome at Cleveland Hopkins airport late Saturday afternoon. 
  
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• Al Franken, Mr. T top today's celebrity birthdays list (May 21)

  21-05-2017 14:38
  
  Celebrities Al Franken and Mr. T share a birthday today.Check out our slideshow featuring other celebs with videos on May 21st.
  
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• 7 ways to find a cheap hotel room (NerdWallet)

  21-05-2017 14:19
  
  These tips can help you save money on your hotel room so you can spend your hard-earned cash on something more memorable.
  
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• Olmsted Falls High School students celebrate prom at La Villa Banquet Center (photos)

  21-05-2017 14:17
  
  Olmsted Falls students dazzled in their best attire as they celebrated their 2017 prom at La Villa Banquet Center on May 20. Before making their way to the venue, they held their annual Prom March in the school auditorium. Surrounded by bouquets, the students were each introduced as they walked across stage and posed for photos.
  
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• Hall and Oates, Tears for Fears take Clevelanders on rollicking ride down memory lane (review, photos)

  21-05-2017 13:45
  
  It was a sentimental Saturday night at The Q as Daryl Hall and John Oates, Tears for Fears and newer artist, Allen Stone, took us on a trip to the soundtrack of our lives.
  
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• Avon High School celebrates prom at LaCentre Conference & Banquet Facility (photos)

  21-05-2017 13:00
  
  Avon High School seniors celebrated prom Saturday night at LaCentre Conference & Banquet Facility in Westlake. The theme was, "Welcome to New York!"
  
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• Trump trip won't sweep away Russia scandal: Darcy cartoon

  21-05-2017 12:44
  
  Maybe Trump will conclude his foreign trip by landing his broom and squadron of flying monkeys in Moscow to seek political asylum.
  
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• Bresha Meadows' cousin says he also was abused by Jonathan Meadows (photos)

  21-05-2017 12:14
  
  Ja'Von Meadows-Harris, the cousin of Bresha Meadows, says he suffered abuse and witnessed abuse at the hands of Jonathan Meadows, who Bresha is accused of killing. Did the system fail the family long before the tragedy?
  
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• Zack Reed isn't the only pimp in town: Phillip Morris

  21-05-2017 12:10
  
  Who will lead in a town of pimps and hustlers?
  
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• Amanda's last gift: Childless Gold Star parents gain a grandson on Mother's Day (photos)

  21-05-2017 12:07
  
  Rosemary Palmer and Paul Schroeder of Cleveland lost both their children, one to Iraq, the other to cancer. But their dying daughter planned a baby and helped name it for her dad. The baby came on Mother's Day.
  
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• Cleveland port's dredging solution uses innovative, environmentally friendly interceptor (photos)

  21-05-2017 12:06
  
  Seven years after the Port of Cleveland faced dikes filled with dredged river sediment at near capacity, and the need to build a new $150 million containment facility, the port healthier than ever with sediment recycling projects providing income and 30 years of additional life to the lakefront dike.
  
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• A crowdsourced commencement speech for the Class of 2017, courtesy of Facebook

  21-05-2017 12:04
  
  I asked Facebook users for their short bits of advice for the Class of 2017. Strung together, they make a fine commencement speech.
  
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• Silver Star posthumously awarded to Cleveland World War II vet (photos, videos)

  21-05-2017 12:03
  
  Archie Catavolos, of Cleveland, was recommended for a Silver Star for heroism during the battle for Okinawa in World War II but that recommendation was apparently lost. Friday, the Navy Corpsman from Cleveland was finally posthumously awarded that medal after 72 years in a ceremony at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center.
  
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• His wife saved him when his heart stopped on a run; now both will run Rite Aid 10K today

  21-05-2017 12:02
  
  Jan Durkalski performed CPR on her husband, John, when his heart stopped due to a heart attack on a run in the woods in Berea Jan. 22. Sunday, they'll both run the Rite Aid 10K.
  
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• Kent State student company's Epi-Case puts medicine in smartphone case (video)

  21-05-2017 12:01
  
  Three Kent State University students have launched a company called Case.MD to make a smartphone case that contains medicine, giving people a convenient way to ensure they always have life-saving medicine with them.
  
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• First an ad, then a word from our sponsor: Mike Polk Jr.

  21-05-2017 12:00
  
  Imagine what could be ahead for the Cleveland Cavaliers after their new partnership with Goodyear.
  
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• Another Ohio governor's race? Prepare for the empty promises: Thomas Suddes

  21-05-2017 11:42
  
  For too many Ohioans, things haven't changed for a long time, unless they can benefit from the lush income-tax cuts or the sweet business-tax breaks Ohio has for years handed out at the Statehouse like swag bags, writes Thomas Suddes.
  
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• The case for criminal justice reform: Ronald B. Adrine (Opinion)

  21-05-2017 11:17
  
  It's time to end our over-reliance on incarceration as the primary or even the sole form of accountability for wrongdoing, writes Cleveland Municipal Administrative and Presiding Judge Ronald B. Adrine.
  
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• Can a car buyer just take over payments for the owner?: Money Matters

  21-05-2017 11:00
  
  I've been looking for an affordable but reliable used car on Craigslist. I don't have much money to work with. I've seen some cars listed with an arrangement that you can take over the seller's monthly loan payment.
  
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• Natural gas leak evacuates people in Lakewood

  21-05-2017 05:30
  
  The gas leak happened just before 10 p.m. on Parkwood Road between Franklin Boulevard and Detroit Avenue, police confirmed.
  
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• Vigil held for Akron fire victims

  21-05-2017 05:13
  
  Five days after a deadly house fire claimed the lives of seven family members, hundreds of people turned out for the candlelight vigil Saturday night to remember the victims and to show their support for their loved ones.
  
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• Powerball numbers: Did you win Saturday's $226.1 million jackpot?

  21-05-2017 05:00
  
  Here are the winning Powerball numbers from Saturday's drawing.
  
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• Fallen Army soldier honored at CrossFit, 5k

  21-05-2017 01:37
  
  More than 300 people competed in the sixth annual The Hammy event in Kent on Saturday.  
  
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• Cleveland Asian Festival is Ohio's fastest-growing (photos)

  21-05-2017 00:16
  
  A remarkable range of food, music, art, apparel, crafts, dance and play celebrates a rich cultural heritage all weekend at the 8th annual Cleveland Asian Festival.
  
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