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• What does black ice cream taste like? Watch our taste test at Mason's Creamery (video)

  21-10-2017 23:58
  
  Ohio City ice cream shop Mason's Creamery is bringing the cold treat craze to Cleveland on Saturdays and Sundays throughout October.
  
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• Youngstown Fire battalion chief dies in motorcycle crash

  21-10-2017 23:27
  
  The crash happened shortly before 1 p.m. Friday at Ohio 45 and North Bend Road in Saybrook Township, according to a news release from Highway Patrol.
  
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• Hundreds of costumed dogs march in Lakewood Spooky Pooch Parade (photos, video)

  21-10-2017 22:58
  
  The Spooky Pooch Parade brought together hundreds of dogs for a Halloween festival in Lakewood on Saturday.
  
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• Preview peek: Children's Museum of Cleveland readies for Nov. 6 opening (photos)

  21-10-2017 22:30
  
  The Children's Museum of Cleveland held a preview opening and run-through on Saturday in preparation for its official opening Nov. 6 in Midtown.
  
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• Body found in car in East Cleveland, report says

  21-10-2017 21:53
  
  Police were called shortly after midnight to Wadena Street near Euclid Avenue on a report of a car on fire, the report says.
  
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• Nearly 100 guns swapped for gift cards during Cleveland's annual buyback

  21-10-2017 19:20
  
  Gun owners exchanged unwanted firearms for gift cards Saturday at the Cleveland Third District Police Station. The gift cards were from True North-Shell, Dave's Supermarket and Target.
  
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• Cleveland police take in nearly 100 weapons at gun buyback

  21-10-2017 18:58
  CLEVELAND — Cleveland police took in nearly 100 surrendered handguns, and semi-automatic rifles during their annual gun buyback Saturday. “When people have their weapons not stored properly and their victims of home burglaries those guns are often taken…they end up being sold and become a problem on our streets,” said Cleveland Police Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia. “So, this is an effort to curb that and it’s also an effort to take unwanted guns from people.” P
  
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• The GOP caucus picking state Sen. Cliff Hite's successor - instead of voters: Thomas Suddes

  21-10-2017 17:32
  
  If you think legislative insiders and their lobbying pals should decide who fills vacancies in the General Assembly, you're all set. But the Ohio Constitution says "all political power is inherent in the people" - not in closed-door party caucuses, writes Thomas Suddes.
  
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• 18-year-old fatally shot on east side identified; 4 others shot in separate incidents

  21-10-2017 16:19
  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Division of Police is investigating the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man. It happened in the 700 block of East 117th Street, at around 5 a.m. Saturday. The teen has been identified as Bernard Bleveins, of Richmond Heights, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office. Further details about the shooting were not immediately available. Cleveland police detectives are also investigating the shooting of a 30-year-old woman on Denison Avenue at
  
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• 18-year-old fatally shot on east side; 4 others shot in separate incidents

  21-10-2017 16:19
  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Division of Police is investigating the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old man. It happened in the 700 block of East 117th Street, at around 5 a.m. Saturday. Further details about the shooting were not immediately available. Cleveland police detectives are also investigating the shooting of a 30-year-old woman on Denison Avenue at around 10 p.m. Friday. She was shot in the leg. A few hours later,  another man was shot in the chest and arm near […]
  
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• Today's top celebrity birthdays list (October 21, 2017)

  21-10-2017 15:38
  Celebrities Kim Kardashian and Judge Judy share a birthday today. Check out our slideshow of other famous people with birthdays on October 21, 2017 and find out a fun fact about each person.
  
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• Ministry rocks the Agora with a mix of politics and rage (photos)

  21-10-2017 15:33
  
  Since 1983's album, "With Sympathy," Ministry has been no stranger to incorporating political mockery in their music. The band's current tour, which stopped at the Agora Theater on Friday, is a precursor to their 14th studio album, "AmeriKKKant," which is set to release March 2, 2018. So it was no surprise when two enormous inflatable chickens donning anti-Nazi symbols and bearing a close resemblance to the nation's current president took shape on either ends of the stage.
  
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• 18-year-old man dead after shooting Saturday morning in Cleveland

  21-10-2017 15:25
  
  The shooting happened about 5 a.m. on East 117th Street south of St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland police spokeswoman Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia said.
  
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• New seasons of 'The Walking Dead' and 'Stranger Things' among top TV choices

  21-10-2017 15:00
  
  The approach of Halloween brings new seasons of two monster hits: "The Walking Dead" and "Stranger Things." One is an aging cable creeper with plenty of bite. The other is a rightly acclaimed streaming screamer.
  
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• 2 women shot on E. 116th St. in Cleveland

  21-10-2017 14:45
  
  The shooting happened about 1 a.m. near East 116th Street and Craven Avenue, Cleveland police spokeswoman Jennifer Ciaccia said.
  
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• Is "equity" in education just about money? Educators debate strategies (video)

  21-10-2017 14:00
  
  Educators debate the role of money and other strategies in improving equity in schools at the Council of the Great City Schools national conference in Cleveland.
  
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• First Look: Newly installed Towpath Mounds bring landscape art to trail (photos, video)

  21-10-2017 13:05
  
  A collection of earthwork mounds installed as part of Stage 3 of the emerging Towpath Trail south of downtown Cleveland is so beautiful and inventive that it qualifies as an example of landscape art.
  
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• Fall Out Boy's "Mania Tour" gets off to fiery start at The Q (review, photos)

  21-10-2017 13:00
  
  Fall Out Boy started its worldwide, arena-based "Mania Tour" in Cleveland on Friday night.
  
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• Blue Canyon Kitchen & Tavern: Brunch, breakfast series continues (photos)

  21-10-2017 12:57
  
  Our brunch and breakfast series has us at Blue Canyon Kitchen & Tavern this week. Here's what to expect.
  
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• John Verble, the informant who helped sack Browns' owner Jimmy Haslam's family business, Pilot Flying J

  21-10-2017 12:04
  
  Six years ago, a top executive at Pilot Flying J told his financial adviser how the company had been defrauding trucking companies. That conversation kick-started an investigation that has led to 14 guilty pleas involving former employees of Browns' owner Jimmy Haslam's family business. On Oct. 31, four former employees are scheduled to go to trial on fraud charges.
  
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• The timeline of an informant's work in the Pilot Flying J case

  21-10-2017 12:02
  
  In 2011, a financial adviser first told the FBI of a rebate scheme at Pilot Flying J, the family company of Browns' owner Jimmy Haslam. Two years later, federal agents raided the company's headquarters. On Oct. 31, four former employees, including president Mark Hazelwood, are scheduled to go to trial on federal conspiracy charges. Haslam has not been charged, and he denied any knowledge of the scheme.
  
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• The 18 former employees charged in the Pilot Flying J federal investigation

  21-10-2017 12:01
  
  Eighteen former employees of Pilot Flying J, the family business of Browns' owner Jimmy Haslam, have been accused of fraud-related charges involving rebates to trucking companies. Fourteen have pleaded guilty, and four are expected to go to trial Oct. 31.
  
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• SheintheCLE.com gives women a vibrant, virtual voice in Greater Cleveland (photos)

  21-10-2017 12:00
  
  Shibani Faehnle and Amy Martin set out to create a vibrant, virtual forum to spark conversations about what women in Cleveland are passionate about, and showcase unique voices that they thought were missing from other online publications.
  
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• Dorothy Silver shines as a woman facing down love, death and technology in Dobama Theatre's 'Marjorie Prime' (review)

  21-10-2017 12:00
  
  Dobama stages the regional premiere of the sci-fi meditation on love, death, artificial intelligence and the things that make us human.
  
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• Kevin L. Bishop in Cleveland Ward 2: endorsement editorial

  21-10-2017 11:56
  
  The editorial board of cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer endorses Kevin L. Bishop for election Nov. 7to Cleveland City Council representing Ward 2, which includes much of Mount Pleasant on the city's East Side.
  
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• No nuclear subsidies for FirstEnergy - and it should stop asking: editorial

  21-10-2017 11:45
  
  No matter the amount asked of consumers, subsidizing the Perry and Davis-Besse nuclear plants would be like subsidizing harness-makers just as Henry Ford started making cars. It's a bet on the past, writes the editorial board.
  
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• Man found guilty in shooting death of Cleveland State teacher, teenager

  21-10-2017 02:34
  
  A Cuyahoga County grand jury found a man guilty of murder and other violent charges in connection with the drive-by shooting deaths of two people earlier this year.
  
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• Sen. Sherrod Brown stops in Cleveland to encourage drug take back day

  21-10-2017 02:32
  
  U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown made a stop in Cleveland Friday afternoon to encourage people to get rid of their prescription pills in an effort to tackle Ohio's opioid epidemic.
  
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• Relief is in sight for those who travel the West Shoreway in Cleveland

  21-10-2017 02:09
  CLEVELAND- Relief is in sight for the 35,000 drivers who travel the West Shoreway in Cleveland, as major work on the 2 year-long construction project is coming to an end. ODOT said overnight resurfacing of the roadway is expected to be completed by Tuesday, weather permitting. The exit at West 25th Street is also set to reopen Tuesday. The project has forced drivers to avoid sewer covers sticking out of the unfinished roadway in recent months, including Stuart E. Scott, […]
  
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• VIDEO: Off-duty Cleveland police officer arrested twice in less than 3 hours

  21-10-2017 01:15
  The FOX 8 I TEAM has obtained exclusive video from the night when a Cleveland police officer got arrested off-duty twice in two-and-a-half hours. Earlier this month, on I-71, the Ohio Highway Patrol and Middleburg Heights Police stopped Eric Williams. First, troopers pulled over Williams in Strongsville, finding he’d been driving drunk, and he had his service weapon with him. That happened at about 10 p.m., and records show Williams had a blood alcohol level of .13 which is above […
  
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• Cleveland State University constituencies unite to address hate-filled flier

  21-10-2017 00:56
  
  Cleveland State University administrators, faculty, students and trustees pledged Friday to unite to overcome the issues raised following the posting of a flier encouraging CSU LGBTQ students to consider suicide.
  
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• US says 2 more American victims confirmed in Cuba attacks

  21-10-2017 00:20
  
  Two more U.S. government workers have been confirmed to be victims of invisible attacks in Cuba, the United States said Friday, raising the total to 24.
  
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• Kent State police, Ohio BCI investigating wooded area near campus, officials say

  21-10-2017 00:09
  
  Kent State University police and state authorities are investigating a wooded area near the campus Friday afternoon, officials said.
  
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• Suspect found guilty of killing college professor, 15-year-old boy in drive-by shooting

  21-10-2017 00:06
  CLEVELAND– One of the suspects accused of killing a local college professor and a 15-year-old boy has been found guilty. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley announced on Friday that a jury found Charles Walker guilty of all charges for the drive-by shooting of the two victims. The prosecutor’s office says, on March 25, 2017, at about 1:25 p.m., three defendants — Terrell Gray, Kassius Williams, and Charles Walker– were driving westbound on Woodland Aven
  
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