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• Former Shaker Heights teacher admits to having sex with student 22 years later

  18-09-2017 23:54
  
  A longtime Shaker Heights High School teacher has pleaded guilty to a felony charge stemming from a 1995 encounter with a then-16-year-old student.
  
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• Laura Ingraham's Fox News show, 'The Ingraham Angle,' launches Oct. 30

  18-09-2017 23:51
  
  "Over the last decade, Laura's extraordinary insight, expertise and strong voice have connected with our viewers across the network's programming," FOX News programming President Suzanne Scott said in a statement. "We look forward to her providing the audience with her exceptional commentary, engaging insight and spirited debate."
  
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• Judge rejects request by robber paralyzed by Cleveland police shooting to dismiss suit with chance to re-file

  18-09-2017 23:46
  
  A federal judge has denied a request to drop a lawsuit filed by a convicted robbery who was paralyzed by a Cleveland police officer's bullet.
  
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• Should children play tackle football? (poll)

  18-09-2017 23:38
  
  Would you allow your children to play tackle football given all the documented dangers it presents?
  
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• Toys 'R' Us could announce bankruptcy this week, and it's spooking toy companies

  18-09-2017 23:28
  
  The Wall Street Journal reported that Toys 'R' Us could announce bankruptcy as soon as this week, and it's unsettling toy suppliers.
  
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• Three men, woman charged in armed robbery in Akron's University Park neighborhood

  18-09-2017 23:28
  
  No one was hurt in the hold-up that happened just before 4 a.m. on Kirn Avenue near Power Street, according to a police report.
  
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• Lawsuit accuses Columbus police of excessive force against blacks

  18-09-2017 23:11
  
  A federal lawsuit in Ohio alleges Columbus police used excessive force when they arrested a man earlier this month in an incident in which cellphone video showed officers kicking and punching the man.
  
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• Warm stretch continues, humidity increases with mostly cloudy skies Tuesday in Akron: Weather forecast

  18-09-2017 23:10
  
  Check out Tuesday's weather forecast for Akron.
  
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• Man impersonates DEA agent to charge drivers for downtown Cleveland parking, police say

  18-09-2017 22:32
  
  Malik Ross, 21, of Youngstown, is accused of pretending to be a DEA agent while charging drivers $20 to park in a downtown Cleveland parking lot owned by Cuyahoga County.
  
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• Goodyear names new leadership in North American Consumer operations

  18-09-2017 22:05
  
  The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has named two new leadership roles for the tire-makers North America consumer business.
  
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• Surveillance image shows man sought in Euclid convenience store robbery

  18-09-2017 21:51
  
  The man pictured in the photo is wanted in a Sunday robbery at a Rite Aid on East 185th Street at Meredith Avenue, police said in a news release.
  
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• Man injured in gunfight near Cleveland apartment complex, police say

  18-09-2017 21:51
  
  A man is injured and several cars were shot up as the result of a gunfight outside a Cleveland apartment complex, police say.
  
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• More ambulances coming to Cleveland in effort to cut down response times

  18-09-2017 21:48
  
  Three new ambulances made their debut in Cleveland on Monday as part of an ongoing effort to curb response times and respond to a growing need for ambulance care, say mayor, EMS commissioner.
  
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• Interior chief urges shrinking 4 national monuments in West

  18-09-2017 21:40
  
  Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is recommending that four large national monuments in the West be reduced in size, potentially opening up hundreds of thousands of acres of land revered for natural beauty and historical significance to mining, logging and other development.
  
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• Nature proponent and LAND Studio want minorites to enjoy the wilds (photos)

  18-09-2017 21:39
  
  Nature writer, photographer and videographer Dudley Edmondson will visit Cleveland and Shaker Heights this week to help LAND Studio to promote minority use of parklands.
  
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• Brad Paisley, Doobie Brothers, Aaron Lewis: Also Playing

  18-09-2017 21:15
  
  Country's jack- and master - of-all-trades Brad Paisley, '70s legends the Doobie. Brothers and metal-turn-country singer Aaron Lewis top this week's Also Playing column.
  
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• B Spot's new meatless Impossible Burger looks and tastes like meat

  18-09-2017 21:08
  
  It's called the Impossible Burger and it's now being offered at Cleveland celebrity chef Michael Symon's B Spot chain of restaurants. The burger uses no meat. Instead, it's made with wheat, coconut oil, potatoes and heme -- a bloodlike compound that the makers of the burger say gives meat its smell, sizzle and taste.
  
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• Temperatures in 80s, lots of sun and no rain ahead for Northeast Ohio: Weekend weather outlook

  18-09-2017 20:35
  
  Check out the weekend weather forecast for Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Local T-shirt companies celebrate the Indians' 22-game winning streak with style

  18-09-2017 20:10
  Because it's not official until it's on a T-shirt and because nobody loves T-shirts about itself more than Cleveland, there are no less than three shirts out there celebrating the Indians' recent 22-game winning streak.
  
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• Joe Satriani to team with Def Leppard, Dream Theater guitarists for G3 show at Hard Rock Rocksino

  18-09-2017 20:04
  
  The G3 tour will stop at the Hard Rock Rocksino on Feb. 22, 2018.
  
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• Cleveland man accused of child rape after being released from prison on child porn conviction

  18-09-2017 19:44
  
  Christopher Forrest, 34, is accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl five months after he was released from prison on a child porn conviction.
  
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• Free pizza alert: PizzaFire opening in Brunswick

  18-09-2017 19:36
  
  The fast-casual restaurant, at 3451 Center Road, opens its doors this Friday, September 22 at 11 a.m. The first 100 customers in line by then will win free pizza for a year.
  
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• Mary Taylor breaks with John Kasich, proposes ending Medicaid expansion

  18-09-2017 19:30
  
  Republican Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor said Monday she would end the Medicaid expansion in Ohio if she is elected governor - a clean break from the man she has served alongside for the last seven years,Gov. John Kasich.
  
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• Driver in Broadview Heights crash that killed 3-year-old avoids prison with guilty plea

  18-09-2017 19:25
  
  Jordan C. Goughler, 41, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide, a first-degree misdemeanor, Monday in Parma Municipal Court, his attorney Timothy J. Riley said.
  
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• Cuyahoga County tightens employee access in administration building after learning no limits were in place

  18-09-2017 19:23
  
  Due to an oversight, nearly every employee in Cuyahoga County's administration headquarters had 24/7 access to almost every department since the building opened three years ago, the county's inspector general has found.
  
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• Fun Around Akron Calendar: Things to do the week of Sept. 18, 2017

  18-09-2017 19:14
  
  This week around Akron you can celebrate the arrival of fall at the Spicy Lamb Farm's Fall Festival, take a history hike, learn about old-time arts and more.
  
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• Greater Cleveland Urban Film Fest now in sixth year: Event preview

  18-09-2017 19:13
  
  The idea of the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival is to highlight regional, national and international films by or for urban film fans.
  
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• Akron man shoots 2-year-old daughter while unloading gun, police say

  18-09-2017 19:10
  
  The girl remains in critical condition at Akron Children's Hospital, police said Monday in a news release.
  
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• 'Mother!' is so controversial Paramount had to defend its decision to release the movie

  18-09-2017 19:08
  
  A look at the controversy surrounding Darren Aronofsky's "Mother!," and Paramount's response to the backlash.
  
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• Landlord settles lawsuit with estates of four killed in Akron house fire

  18-09-2017 18:58
  
  he owner of a house in which four people died during a fire in December will pay $360,000 to settle a lawsuit that said she did not install smoke detectors and is liable for their deaths.
  
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• What do you think of this warm September stretch of weather in Northeast Ohio?

  18-09-2017 18:52
  
  Let us know what you think: do you love the warm fall so far, or are you concerned that things should be cooling down?
  
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• Less than 48 hours left to vote for Best Tattoo contest (poll)

  18-09-2017 18:51
  
  Cleveland.com is on the hunt to find the best tattoo in Greater Cleveland.
  
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• Possible vote next month in Ohio House could reinstate Medicaid expansion freeze

  18-09-2017 18:47
  
  Ohio House Speaker Cliff Rosenberger is tallying informal votes to see if the chamber can override Gov. John Kasich's veto of a budge provision that would have frozen Medicaid expansion rolls. No vote will come at least until next month.
  
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• Kellie Pickler's new talk show 'Pickler & Ben' offers a little bit of everything

  18-09-2017 18:35
  
  For Pickler, it's been quite a journey from "American Idol" contestant to reality TV star to now her own talk show.
  
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• Two wounded when gunmen shoot at Maple Heights house, police say

  18-09-2017 18:28
  
  No arrests have been made in the shooting that happened late Sunday on Catherine Street near Raymond Street, police said.
  
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• Great Lakes Science Center stages Stay Curious Weekend

  18-09-2017 18:24
  
  Stay Curious Weekend lets Great Lakes Science Center entertain scientifically.
  
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• National Hurricane Center: Maria rapidly intensifies into major hurricane, expected to move through Leeward Islands today

  18-09-2017 17:56
  
  The National Hurricane Center's latest update shows Maria as now a Category 3 storm with 120 mph sustained winds moving west-northwest at 10 mph.
  
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• Akron Community Foundation awards more than $2.8M in grants: See the list

  18-09-2017 17:52
  
  The Akron Community Foundation's board of directors last week approved more than $2.8 million in grants and distributions for local economic development and civic-engagement initiatives.
  
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• Elyria man shot dead in Cleveland, police investigating link to stabbing at basketball court

  18-09-2017 17:35
  
  Cleveland police are investigating the possibility that the fatal shooting of 43-year-old Adrian Wallace is connected with a stabbing that happened about the same time at Gawron Park.
  
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• Cleveland announces 3 additional ambulances on the streets

  18-09-2017 17:34
  CLEVELAND– The city of Cleveland announced “enhancements” to the city’s emergency medical services during a news conference Monday. Officials announced the opening of three new EMS bases, which will provide an enhanced level of service to the community. Extra units will be opened at the first district, second district and fourth district. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson thanked those who voted for Issue 32; without the issue, they wouldn’t be able to do the enhancemen
  
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• Emmys 2017: Is Hollywood too liberal?

  18-09-2017 17:31
  
  Left-leaning shows won many 2017 Emmy awards. Do you think the show has become too liberal?
  
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• Public Square champion Ann Zoller joins Strategy Design Partners

  18-09-2017 17:22
  
  Ann Zoller, the widely admired former director of LAND Studio, has joined Strategy Design Partners a year after leading the renovation of Public Square to completion.
  
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• Feels like summer with temperatures reaching 80s nearly every day this week in Northeast Ohio: Work-week weather forecast

  18-09-2017 17:13
  
  Check out the 5-day weather forecast for Northeast Ohio.
  
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• What happened in that historic 1916 Pirates-Giants tie game?

  18-09-2017 17:09
  
  We take a look at what happened in that infamous 1916 tie game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Giants, and the colorful characters who played. It took place 101 years ago today - Sept. 18.
  
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• Theatre in the Circle revives show that debuted at Pickle Bill's in 1976

  18-09-2017 16:42
  
  "The All Night Strut," written and directed by Clevelander Fran Charnas, premiered at Pickle Bill's in the Flats in 1976. It then moved to pre-restoration Playhouse Square, following up "Jacques Brel ..."
  
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• Issue 2 fact check: Are all of the VA's prices public record?

  18-09-2017 16:26
  
  Despite claims from supporters of Issue 2, drug prices from the Department of Veterans Administration are not entirely a matter of public record, according to the department.
  
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• Philippe de Montebello to give free lecture Wednesday at Cleveland Museum of Art

  18-09-2017 16:24
  
  Philippe de Montebello, former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will give a free lecture Wednesday at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
  
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• Kenyon College receives $75 million gift; will build new library

  18-09-2017 16:23
  
  Kenyon College has received the largest gift in its nearly 200-year history, $75 million from an anonymous donor.
  
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• It's officially pumpkin spice season: 10 places to get a taste of fall

  18-09-2017 16:17
  Fall arrives this week and that means pumpkin spice is everywhere.
  
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• Talk it Out: Do you think the ways Ohio school systems are ranked is fair?

  18-09-2017 16:15
  
  Now that the 2017 Ohio school report card has been released, what do you think about the way schools were graded?
  
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