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• Cast your vote for the Kids Film It Festival People's Choice Award

  18-10-2017 23:49
  
  For the second year, the Kids Film It Festival is putting youth in the director's chair. The competition draws submissions by aspiring movie makers throughout the country for a good cause.
  
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• Cleveland Hopkins to test new baggage screening system starting Thursday

  18-10-2017 23:44
  
  Under the new system, passengers will no longer have to carry their suitcases, after check-in, to a separate TSA baggage drop-off location. Instead, suitcases will be placed on a conveyor belt behind the ticket counter, and sent out of sight to a new screening area.
  
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• Northeast Ohio Halloween trick or treat times 2017: Find your community

  18-10-2017 23:40
  
  Most Northeast Ohio cities are having their trick or treat on Halloween, Oct. 31, which falls on a Tuesday.
  
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• Euclid Municipal Court judge candidates see benefits of Arnold Foundation assessment when setting bail

  18-10-2017 23:09
  
  Judicial candidates for several municipal courts in Cuyahoga County would like to adopt the Arnold Foundation tool for sizing up defendants during bail hearings.
  
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• Former United Steelworkers head placed to house arrest after pleading guilty to federal charges

  18-10-2017 23:08
  
  The former president of the local chapter of the United Steelworkers union was sentenced Wednesday to five months' house arrest after admitting to lying to federal investigators during a Department of Labor probe into the union.
  
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• Why should you get a mammography? It saved my life; it could save yours.

  18-10-2017 23:00
  
  Early detection saves lives. I didn't have a lump on my breast. I had something only a mammography could pick up.
  
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• Mayor and challenger discuss access to public records, transparency and engaging with the public

  18-10-2017 23:00
  
  Cleveland mayor Frank Jackson and his challenger Zack Reed discuss access to public records, transparency and engaging with the public during their endorsement interview with the editorial board of cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer
  
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• Percentage of problem gamblers in Ohio remains small, survey shows

  18-10-2017 22:40
  
  The percentage of Ohioans who are problem gamblers has increased in the last five years since casinos and racinos opened but the numbers are still very low, according to the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
  
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• Another sunny day with highs in low 70s Thursday in Akron: Weather forecast

  18-10-2017 22:35
  
  Check out Thursday's weather forecast for Akron.
  
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• Cleveland’s Near West Theatre celebrates 40 years of transforming lives

  18-10-2017 22:33
  CLEVELAND– It’s electric blue exterior is just as vibrant as the voices and talent that can be found from within. Located in the heart of Gordon Square, the Near West Theatre is a Cleveland institution; filled with rich history heart and passion. It literally takes kids off the streets, giving them an outlet to reveal their true self. Carlos Cruz, 33, is one of those people and said the theater saved his life. He joined Near West at the age […]
  
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• Dirt bike rider crashes during high-speed chase after taunting Cleveland police

  18-10-2017 22:18
  
  Cleveland police chased after a Toledo man who taunted them on his dirt bike over the weekend. He crashed his bike and is now charged with a felony.
  
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• Brooklyn police searching for man who robbed woman at gunpoint, stole and ditched her car

  18-10-2017 22:15
  
  The robbery happened about 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Huntington Bank ATM on Ridge Road near Memphis Avenue, according to a news release from Brooklyn police.
  
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• All state senators will undergo sexual harassment training, Senate president says

  18-10-2017 22:12
  
  Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof said he strongly suggested former Cliff Hite resign from the Ohio Senate amid sexual harassment allegations. Obhof require all senators to be trained on sexual harassment soon.
  
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• How dark money and DUIs affect the Cleveland mayoral race

  18-10-2017 22:00
  
  The two Cleveland mayoral candidates debated the use of dark money in the election and DUIs Tuesday at an endorsement interview with the editorial board of cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer.
  
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• Two women drug men they met at Cleveland bar, steal $19,000 in watches

  18-10-2017 21:51
  
  Two women drugged two men they met at a Cleveland bar and stole about $19,000 worth of watches after they passed out, police say.
  
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• Red, blue political split widens between Ohio's urban, rural areas: Numbers Behind the News

  18-10-2017 21:46
  
  The urban vs. rural divide is replacing blue vs. red states in illustrating the growing political gap in the United States, data from Ohio, Georgia and Wisconsin show.
  
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• LeBron James, Gabrielle Union developing sitcom at ABC

  18-10-2017 21:35
  
  The single-camera sitcom "White Dave" comes from writer/director David E. Talbert ("Almost Christmas") and is based on his experiences as a child, moving from an all-white neighborhood to a black neighborhood when his mother remarries.
  
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• Goodell: NFL not changing its national anthem policy

  18-10-2017 21:26
  
  The NFL is not changing its national anthem policy to require players to stand during the national anthem.
  
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• Elyria police believe recent carjacking connected to September robberies

  18-10-2017 21:03
  
  The incidents happened Sunday and are believed to also be connected to a pair of home invasions in September, Elyria police Capt. Christopher Costantino said.
  
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• With fresh endorsements, which candidate, Josh Mandel or Mike Gibbons, carries the real Trump mantle?

  18-10-2017 21:02
  
  "Citizens for Trump" endorsed Mike Gibbons, but Josh Mandel may have more support from citizens (lower case) for Trump.
  
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• Mayoral candidate Zack Reed talks about accepting the endorsement from the CPPA

  18-10-2017 21:00
  
  The two Cleveland mayoral candidates debated Zack Reed's endorsement from the police union Tuesday at an endorsement interview with the editorial board of cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer.
  
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• Demetri Martin brings his brilliant one-liners to the Hard Rock Rocksino

  18-10-2017 21:00
  
  Demetri Martin headlines the Hard Rock Rocksino's Hard Rock Live stage Saturday. Chris Porter is at Hilarities, and Huggy Lowdown is at the Cleveland Improv.
  
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• Hard Rock Rocksino opens chain's first gas station and car wash (photos)

  18-10-2017 20:58
  
  Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park opened the chain's first gas station and car wash, which offers discounts to employees and loyalty program members.
  
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• Chipotle offering $3 burritos on Halloween, chance to win free food for a year

  18-10-2017 20:35
  
  Just show up in costume on Oct. 31 starting at 3 p.m. to receive any entree -- a burrito, bowl or tacos -- for just three bucks.
  
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• Does the police union endorsement help Zack Reed's chances of winning Cleveland mayor's race? (poll)

  18-10-2017 19:40
  
  Politically speaking, the Cleveland police union's endorsement of City Councilman Zack Reed in the city mayor's race last week carries its pros and cons.
  
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• Masked gunmen rob pizzeria in Cleveland's Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood

  18-10-2017 19:39
  
  Cleveland police are searching for men who robbed the Georgio's Pizza in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood.
  
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• Frank Jackson and Zack Reed debate gun legistation during endorsement interview

  18-10-2017 19:30
  
  The two Cleveland mayoral candidates debated gun laws Tuesday at an endorsement interview with the editorial board of cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer.
  
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• Holy Name, St. Joseph, Stow, Chardon in tight race to reach finals of Best School Spirit contest

  18-10-2017 19:29
  
  Six days left to vote in semifinals of our Best School Spirit contest.
  
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• FI Community Housing celebrates opening of new Akron drug-recovery facility (photos)

  18-10-2017 19:23
  
  FI Community Housinghad been in danger of losing its drug-recovery facility for men until several local entities stepped up to assist FI in relocating, including County Executive Ilene Shapiro's office.
  
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• Cleveland police monitor wants city to tell judge why it's bad at investigating citizen complaints

  18-10-2017 19:15
  
  The team monitoring the city of Cleveland's progress under an agreement to reform the police department wants a city official to tell a federal judge why it's not getting any better at investigating citizen complaints against officers.
  
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• Cleveland man suffers shotgun blast to ankle, police say

  18-10-2017 19:07
  
  A Cleveland man was shot Tuesday night after he walked out of his sister's home in the city's Fairfax neighborhood.
  
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• Akron, Summit County release welcoming plan for immigrants and refugees

  18-10-2017 18:46
  
  The Akron/Summit County Strategic Welcome plan, created by the city and county and local immigrant-services agencies Asian Services in Action, Global Ties Akron and the International Institute, sets forth four areas of focus for providing a welcoming environment for immigrants and refugees.
  
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• Another fall weekend in the 70s with plenty of sun ahead for Northeast Ohio: Weather forecast

  18-10-2017 18:29
  
  Check out the weekend weather outlook for Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Buehler's supermarkets to sell to its employees

  18-10-2017 18:15
  
  E&H Family Group, parent company of Buehler's, announced the sale of its 13 supermarkets to employees today in the form of an employee stock ownership program.
  
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• Cleveland Museum of Art expands boundaries of classical music with celebration of Lou Harrison (preview)

  18-10-2017 17:22
  
  Friday night at the Cleveland Museum of Art, patrons of a Lou Harrison centennial celebration will have their eyes and ears opened to a much broader view of the musical world.
  
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• Northeast Ohio musicians to perform Tom Petty tribute concert at E.J. Thomas Hall

  18-10-2017 17:17
  
  The Summit FM will present a Tom Petty tribute concert featuring 20 local musicians at E.J. Thomas Hall on Nov. 4.
  
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• Gord Downie, frontman and lyricist of Canada's Tragically Hip, dead at 53

  18-10-2017 17:12
  
  Gord Downie, the frontman and lyricist for the Canadian rock group the Tragically Hip - whose songs about that country's small towns, hockey heroes and frontier history made the band a source of national pride and devotion for more than two decades - died Oct. 17. He was 53. The cause was complications from glioblastoma, a terminal brain cancer, according to a statement on the band's website.
  
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• Judge says Cleveland firefighter convicted in shift-trading scandal wasn't fired because he is black

  18-10-2017 16:43
  
  A federal judge tossed a lawsuit filed by a black Cleveland firefighter criminally prosecuted and fired for paying his co-workers to cover his shifts, writing the firefighter did not show that race was the reason for his losing his job.
  
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• Christmas Ale battle pits Great Lakes Brewing Co., Thirsty Dog Brewing

  18-10-2017 16:29
  
  A Medina restaurant is pitting Christmas Ales from Great Lakes Brewing Co. and Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. in a competition.
  
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• Nan Whaley proposes opioid tax to fight epidemic

  18-10-2017 16:25
  
  Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley, a Democrat running for governor, proposed a tax on opioids to help with the cost of mitigating the opioid epidemic ravaging the state.
  
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• Cuyahoga County to fine landlords who fail to register rental properties

  18-10-2017 16:23
  
  Cuyahoga County plans to impose fines of up to $150 to landlords who do not register rental properties.
  
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• Speakeasy at Sterle's to bring craft cocktails, late-night menu to legendary location

  18-10-2017 16:20
  
  Sterle's Country House is opening its doors for a unique event on Friday, November 3.
  
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• Rep. Bob Gibbs' Democratic challenger taps veterans network to raise campaign cash

  18-10-2017 16:20
  
  Ken Harbaugh, a former Navy pilot who lives in Avon, is relying on a nationwide network of veterans to fund his congressional campaign against Gibbs.
  
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• Which is better: Alien or Friday the 13th?

  18-10-2017 16:15
  
  Greatest Horror Movie Tournament, elite eight: The original "Alien" battles the original "Friday the 13th."
  
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• Cleveland Heights proposed immigration policy hits rough patch (photos)

  18-10-2017 16:08
  
  Members of city council and the Cleveland Heightsadministration discussed a controversial proposed law regarding undocumented immigrants Tuesday night.
  
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• Rock 'n' roll's timeless Flamin' Groovies to hit Beachland Ballroom

  18-10-2017 16:01
  
  Power-pop legends Flamin' Groovies have been out of time -- and timeless -- since the 1960s.
  
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• Masters Gardeners of Cuyahoga County presents 'Gardening Through the Seasons" seminar

  18-10-2017 16:00
  
  Master Gardeners of Cuyahoga County will present its fall seminar, "Gardening Through the Seasons," 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, November 4, at Parma-Snow Library, 2121 Snow Road.
  
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• Which is better: The Exorcist or Scream?

  18-10-2017 15:59
  
  Greatest Horror Movie Tournament, elite eight: No.1 overall seed "The Exorcist" takes on the slasher epic "Scream."
  
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• Cliff Hite says 'inappropriate behavior' with state worker led him to resign Ohio Senate

  18-10-2017 15:16
  
  Republican Cliff Hite admitted Wednesday he resigned from the Ohio Senate in part because of "inappropriate behavior" and talk with an unnamed woman who worked in a nearby state office.
  
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• LeBron James' latest signature shoes already sold out online

  18-10-2017 15:03
  
  On eBay, the shoes start at $245, a significant markup from the $185 retail price.
  
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