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• Man indicted for murder of car dealership couple

  21-06-2017 23:42
  
  The man charged with killing a couple at their car dealership has been indicted on murder charges.
  
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• Woman smashes out boyfriend's teeth at Edgewater Beach for texting other woman, rangers say

  21-06-2017 23:37
  
  A Garfield Heights woman is accused of smashing out her boyfriend's teeth while they were at Edgewater Beach Saturday night.
  
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• KeyCorp promotes two top execs to vice chairmen

  21-06-2017 23:30
  
  KeyCorp has promoted two top executives to the role of vice chairmen. Christopher Gorman and Donald Kimble have been named as vice chairmen, in addition to their existing roles. Gorman is president of banking and Kimble is chief financial officer. Both will continue to report directly to Chairman and CEO Beth Mooney.
  
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• Grand jury indicts man accused of killing Cleveland couple at car lot

  21-06-2017 23:10
  
  A Cuyahoga County grand jury on Wednesday handed up a 25-count indictment charging Cleveland man with slaying a couple inside the Cleveland car lot they owned.
  
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• $65.4 billion Ohio budget bill clears Senate: See where the money goes

  21-06-2017 23:00
  
  The Ohio Senate on Wednesday passed a $65.4 billion state budget bill. Lawmakers have until June 30 to sort out the differences between the House and Senate version of the bill.
  
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• Hot temperatures, scattered thunderstorms to create humid conditions Thursday in Akron: Weather forecast

  21-06-2017 22:45
  
  Check out Thursday's weather forecast for Akron.
  
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• Emotional support animals may pose threat

  21-06-2017 22:30
  
  Earlier this month, an emotional support dog on a Delta flight in Atlanta bit a passenger's face. Emotional support animals are not as intensely trained as service dogs, which make them more unpredictable.
  
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• FirstEnergy Executive Vice President James H. Lash to retire

  21-06-2017 22:20
  
  FirstEnergy VP James H. Lash will retire Aug. 1. Upon his retirement, Samuel L. Belcher will oversee the company's nuclear operations.
  
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• Health cuts would slam states battling opioids

  21-06-2017 22:16
  
  States in the throes of the opioid epidemic would be hardest hit by Republican cuts to Medicaid.
  
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• U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur wants to force Trump to release Asian carp barrier study

  21-06-2017 22:10
  
  The bipartisan bill introduced in both houses of Congress would force the Trump administration to release the long-awaited study within a week of the bill's passage.
  
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• Thunderstorms more likely on Friday, rain chances diminishing for rest of weekend: Northeast Ohio weekend weather outlook

  21-06-2017 21:55
  
  Check out the weekend weather forecast for Northeast Ohio.
  
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• New location tracking app created in Cleveland

  21-06-2017 21:54
  
  We have all been there at one time or another, finding ourselves lost driving to a new place. Most of us then turn to GPS to get back on track. Now, that same technology is helping people when they lose their way inside.
  
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• Make Music Day (photos)

  21-06-2017 21:46
  
  Make Music Day returns for the second year, with over 300 musical events across Cleveland until 11 p.m.
  
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• Neighborhood Development Services of Ravenna awarded affordable housing grant

  21-06-2017 21:43
  
  A $440,667 grant from NeighborWorks America will support Ravenna's Neighborhood Development Services' affordable housing and community development activities.
  
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• Law enforcement agencies team up to get sex offenders off the streets

  21-06-2017 21:42
  
  CLEVELAND– As the sun came up Wednesday, several Cuyahoga County Sheriff deputies, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents, and U.S. Marshals were heading out on Cleveland city streets, looking for dozens of people wanted on sex related charges. “We have one guy wanted for several gross sexual imposition charges and others for failing to register as a sexually oriented offender,” said Cuyahoga County Sheriff Detective Thomas Ostrowski. The officers began knocking on doors
  
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• Cuyahoga County to expand small business grant programs beyond Cleveland, Shaker Heights

  21-06-2017 21:40
  
  Cuyahoga County will expand a program that awards small business grants beyond Cleveland and Shaker Heights.
  
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• Ohioans protest healthcare bill with sit-in at Sen. Rob Portman's Washington office

  21-06-2017 21:30
  
  Protesters wanted Sen. Rob Portman to hold a town hall meeting on healthcare reform. Portman told them, "We're having it right now."
  
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• Cleveland teen charged with attempted murder in stabbing of 16-year-old boy

  21-06-2017 21:30
  
  A Cleveland teen is charged in connection with a Monday incident that left a 16-year-old with five deep stab wounds to his chest and back, police say.
  
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• 24-hour suspension proposed in Ohio officer head-kick case

  21-06-2017 21:25
  
  An Ohio police chief has recommended a 24-hour suspension for an officer who subdued a restrained suspect in a way that appeared to show him kicking the suspect in the head.
  
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• Does latest 'Game of Thrones' trailer foreshadow Jon Snow's death?

  21-06-2017 21:19
  
  We're less than a month away from the return of "Game of Thrones," and HBO amps up the anticipation with the release of a new teaser trailer.
  
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• Shake Shack is coming to Northeast Ohio

  21-06-2017 21:13
  
  Ohio is getting it's first Shake Shack! The burger joint is coming straight to Cleveland to set up shop and will open Spring 2018!
  
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• Cleveland Metroparks Zoo welcomes summer with KidsDays

  21-06-2017 21:10
  
  CLEVELAND– The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is kicking off the first weekend of summer with its third annual KidsDays. The event runs Saturday and Sunday, and there is no extra charge. There will be three daily BMX shows, a three-hole miniature golf course, a mobile gaming trailer and DJ dance party. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, children can meet Curious George, Daniel Tiger and other PBS characters. Families can watch lions, cheetahs, bears and tigers enjoy special engagement […
  
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• Driver gets three years in prison for crash that killed Ohio National Guard veteran

  21-06-2017 20:42
  
  A Barberton man was sentenced to three years in prison for what a judge called an "extraordinary effort" to conceal a hit-skip crash that killed an Ohio National Guard veteran.
  
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• Final co-defendant agrees to testify against Cleveland firefighter's widow accused of soliciting his death

  21-06-2017 20:26
  
  Christopher Hein on Wednesday became the fourth person charged in what prosecutors call the hired hit of William Walker to turn against Uloma Curry-Walker.
  
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• The 9 best performances of Daniel Day-Lewis

  21-06-2017 20:23
  
  Daniel Day-Lewis announced his retirement on Tuesday. What follows is a look at his nine best performances.
  
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• Ralph Della Ratta named Ohio president of Citizens Bank

  21-06-2017 20:00
  
  A month after his company sold to Citizens Bank, Ralph Della Ratta has been named president of the bank's Ohio region.
  
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• Flint airport evacuated; officer seen bleeding from neck

  21-06-2017 19:56
  
  Michigan State Police say the officer is in critical condition and the FBI was leading the investigation. A witness said he saw an officer bleeding from his neck and a knife nearby on the ground.
  
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• Trial begins for Cleveland police officer charged in deadly shooting of unarmed burglary suspect

  21-06-2017 19:46
  
  Cleveland police officer Alan Buford's negligent homicide trial began Wednesday. He is charged with the first-degree misdemeanor in the deadly shooting of 18-year-old Brandon Jones.
  
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• In rural Northwest Ohio, more important things to worry about than Russia: Ohio Matters

  21-06-2017 19:36
  
  People here hold traditional conservative values: hard work, family and country above all else. Pragmatic and sensible, residents of this rural Northwest Ohio county about 100 miles outside of Cleveland care little for political theater or scandal.
  
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• LeBron James surprises Akron Goodyear employees as thanks for community support

  21-06-2017 19:34
  
  About 20 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. employees got an unexpected surprise on Tuesday, when a regular workday turned into an opportunity to shake LeBron James' hand.
  
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• David Blaine postpones Rocksino show

  21-06-2017 19:20
  
  Magician David Blaine has postponed his show scheduled for Friday at Northfield Hard Rock Rocksino.
  
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• Bill O'Reilly won't be returning to TV on One America News

  21-06-2017 19:17
  
  "We are pulling offer to @billoreilly, it could have paid him more than he made at Fox. We wish him luck," OANN CEO Robert Herring posted on Twitter.
  
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• "Mind-boggling:" Breakthrough, Summit, National Heritage charter schools shine in Stanford study

  21-06-2017 19:14
  
  A new charter school study by Stanford finds that e-schools and for-profit operators have worse academic results than other schools. Scoring well were the Breakthrough, Summit Academy and National Heritage Academy chains that have Ohio schools.
  
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• New research says a puff of pot is good for the old noodle: Minister of Culture

  21-06-2017 19:00
  
  The failure of experimental drugs led Gary Wenk of Ohio State to examine the benefits of nicotine, coffee, chocolate and finally marijuana.
  
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• Man caught on video breaking windows at Cleveland health clinic

  21-06-2017 18:58
  
  CLEVELAND– The Cleveland Division of Police is asking for help identifying the man who threw rocks at a health clinic. The incident, which happened at Preterm on Shaker Boulevard at about 12:40 p.m. on Sunday, was caught on video. The suspect threw rocks at the building, breaking windows and causing $3,000 in damage. Police said they believe the same suspect shattered windows at the sexual health clinic on multiple occasions. Over the last three months, eight windows have been broken [&hel
  
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• Cleveland police need help identifying abortion clinic vandal

  21-06-2017 18:57
  
  Cleveland police are asking the public for help in identifying a man who vandalized the Preterm abortion clinic on Shaker Boulevard.
  
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• Ohio Democrats join lawsuit to challenge Trump's foreign business ties

  21-06-2017 18:45
  
  Democratic U.S. Congress members filed a lawsuit claiming President Donald Trump's foreign business ties violate the U.S. Constitution's ban on U.S. presidents getting benefits from foreign governments without consent form Congress.
  
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• Shake Shack opening at Pinecrest in Orange Village in 2018

  21-06-2017 18:32
  
  The location will be the first Shake Shack store in Ohio. Originally founded as a singular stand in New York City's Madison Park, the chain has grown to more than 80 restaurants nationwide.
  
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• 5 CLE selfies you'll see on Nat'l Selfie Day

  21-06-2017 18:24
  
  June 21 is National Selfie Day. Clevelanders take to the city to snap some classic selfies, with backdrops ranging form Lake Erie to world-renowned art. 
  
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• 5 things about Cleveland's 'Boy Band' contestant

  21-06-2017 18:20
  
  The new ABC show "Boy Band" is looking for five talented teens to make America's next great boy band. One contestant, Michael Conor, is a Cleveland native.
  
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• Pilar Rubi of Cuba and Greg Martin of Cleveland to discuss wet-plate photography Saturday at Print Room

  21-06-2017 18:16
  
  On Saturday, June 24, the Cleveland Print Room hosts a pop-up exhibit, gallery talk and brunch featuring wet-plate photographers Greg Martin of Cleveland and Pilar Rubi of Cuba.
  
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• New study says Lake Erie is in poor condition

  21-06-2017 18:14
  
  The Great Lakes contain one fifth of the world’s fresh surface water supply and are one of the most ecologically diverse ecosystems on earth, but according to a new study Lake Erie is in the poorest condition and is considered to be 'deteriorating.'  
  
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• College presidents still predominantly aging white men, study says. But not in Ohio

  21-06-2017 18:00
  
  College presidents are still predominantly aging white men despite efforts to increase diversity and hire outside academia, according to a new survey.
  
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• Search in Elyria connected to Tierra Bryant case

  21-06-2017 17:49
  
  The FBI is currently searching an area in Elyria related to the Tierra Bryant investigation. Elyria related to the Tierra Bryant investigation. 
  
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• FBI searching for missing Middleburg Heights woman in Elyria

  21-06-2017 17:44
  
  The FBI is searching at West River Road and Mussey Avenue, FBI spokeswoman Vicki Anderson said.
  
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• Opportunities from Greater Cleveland Volunteers: Office assistance, reading tutors, more

  21-06-2017 17:43
  
  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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• U.S. Sen. Rob Portman met with North Koreans in December in hopes of freeing Otto Warmbier

  21-06-2017 17:30
  
  U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio met with North Korea's delegation to the United Nations in December in hopes of freeing Cincinnati college student Otto Warmbier.
  
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• ChamberFest Cleveland performance of 'Kafka Fragments' coalesces into riveting whole (review)

  21-06-2017 17:18
  
  The score, the performances, the interpretive film by Cleveland Arts Prize winner Kasumi. All elements aligned at ChamberFest Cleveland Tuesday in support of a remarkable evening.
  
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• EY to announce Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 finalists Thursday

  21-06-2017 17:13
  
  The Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 finalists have a lot to celebrate. On Thursday, EY will recognize them for their achievements. Find out who made the cut.
  
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• Check out the 19 store-bought hot dogs we'll be ranking in Best Hot Dog contest (photos)

  21-06-2017 16:51
  
  Here are the details of the 19 store-bought hot dogs we will be taste-testing later this week in cleveland.com's Best Hot Dog contest. Do you have a favorite?
  
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