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• Former Cleveland Councilman TJ Dow may seek Ohio House of Representatives seat

  08-01-2018 23:30
  
  Former Cleveland City Councilman TJ Dow is looking to get back into elected office, just a little more than a week after leaving his last one.
  
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• FERC delays coal, nuclear decision, Davis-Besse, Perry have uncertain futures

  08-01-2018 23:25
  
  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday threw out a case brought by the Trump administration aimed at funneling more customer money to operators of coal and nuclear plants unable to compete with gas turbine plants and wind farms. Trump's Department of Energy agreed with FirstEnergy and other utilities that the big plants provided "resiliency" to the nation's high-voltage grid.The FERC is now asking independent grid operators whether it should make any changes at all.
  
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• Cleveland homeowner wants guardrails installed after third crash into home

  08-01-2018 23:11
  CLEVELAND - A Cleveland homeowner is pleading for the city to install guardrails in front of his Ashbury Avenue home after a vehicle crashed into it overnight for the third time in as many years.
  Alvin McClanahan said he and his wife were jolted awake when an SUV plowed into his front porch around 3:30 a.m. Monday.
  The stolen vehicle slid through the icy intersection of Ashbury Avenue and East 110th Street, according to investigators.
  McClanahan said he saw the driver, who was wearing a hoodie,
  
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• Cuyahoga Valley National Park breaks ground for new visitor center

  08-01-2018 22:52
  
  About 50 enthusiasts gathered on Monday to break ground for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park's nearly $6 million state-of-the-art visitor center, which in May 2019 will begin serving as the national park's new front door.
  
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• Nervous Dog Coffee Bar opens in Fairlawn

  08-01-2018 22:45
  
  Nervous Dog Coffee Bar quietly opened its fourth location last month at 3763 W. Market St., Suite C, Fairlawn.
  
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• Is 'The Big Bang Theory' coming to an end?

  08-01-2018 22:40
  
  "The Big Bang Theory," the ultra-popular geek sitcom, may end after it's 12th season, Johnny Galecki said over the weekend.
  
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• Patient attacks, gropes ER nurse at MetroHealth, police say

  08-01-2018 22:37
  
  Antonio Beard, 35, is accused of attacking and groping a nurse at MetroHealth.
  
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• Inside the mystery of child found dead: police still hoping to identify 4-year-old boy

  08-01-2018 22:35
  CLEVELAND – Not a day goes by that Cleveland Homicide Detective Tim Entenok doesn’t think about the young boy, found wrapped in garbage bags, in the back yard of a vacant home on the city’s west side.
  “I have been in homicide now about 17 years and this is the first case I had like this,” Entenok told Fox 8 Monday.
  The 4 year-old was found by a landscaper doing work in the yard of a home on Longmead Avenue on September 20th. The man opened the bags, saw the skeleto
  
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• Home invaders shoot and kill Cleveland man during marijuana deal

  08-01-2018 22:32
  
  A 29-year-old man was shot and killed at a West Side home on Sunday when two people entered his home and shot him during a marijuana sale, police say.
  
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• HUD delays rule that was to expand housing options for the poor but was derided as social engineering

  08-01-2018 22:26
  
  Housing and civil rights groups say this is a setback for ending disparities in housing and opportunity.
  
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• Ex-Madison Township group home administrator pleads guilty to reckless homicide in resident's death

  08-01-2018 22:04
  
  Alice Ramsey, 55, of Madison, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide and patient abuse in a Jan. 3, 2017 incident that resulted in the death of Mary Srpan.
  
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• Temperatures reaching low 30s, no snow but still mostly cloudy Tuesday in Akron: Weather forecast

  08-01-2018 22:00
  
  Check out Monday's weather forecast for Akron.
  
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• Temperatures reaching low 30s, no snow but still mostly cloudy Monday in Akron: Weather forecast

  08-01-2018 22:00
  
  Check out Monday's weather forecast for Akron.
  
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• Reward offered as U.S. Marshals search for man wanted in downtown Cleveland slaying

  08-01-2018 21:53
  
  Jewan Kyle, 29, is wanted in connection with a Nov. 29 fatal shooting outside a bar in downtown Cleveland, police say.
  
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• North Carolina man charged in North Ridgeville domestic violence shooting

  08-01-2018 21:18
  
  Alwin Carter King III, 29, is charged in the Thursday shooting on Patton Drive, police said in a news release.
  
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• Jack Cleveland Casino's annual revenue continues to decline, unlike the state's other three casinos

  08-01-2018 21:05
  
  Jack Cleveland Casino's annual revenue continues to decline. It was the only one of the state's four casinos to show a drop in annual revenue in 2017 compared to 2016.
  
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• Dennis Kucinich files paperwork for potential gubernatorial run

  08-01-2018 20:42
  
  Kucinich designated a treasurer on Monday, the first step in a run for governor.
  
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• U.S. spends record $306 billion on weather, climate disasters in 2017

  08-01-2018 20:18
  
  According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in 2017 weather and climate disasters cost the United States $306 billion -- a new record.
  
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• Kichler Lighting sells to Michigan company; 400 jobs expected to be safe

  08-01-2018 20:00
  
  Kichler Lighting of Independence with 400 local employees has agreed to sell to Masco Corp. of Michigan.
  
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• Ice jams, 'minor widespread flooding' predicted in Northeast Ohio this week as temperatures rise, rain arrives

  08-01-2018 19:40
  
  The National Weather Service in Cleveland has some concerns over possible flooding this week in Northeast Ohio as temperature ramp up into the 50s, causing widespread melting of the snow pack.
  
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• Akron Symphony Orchestra to perform Brahms' 'Symphony No. 2' at Jan. 20 concert

  08-01-2018 19:22
  
  The Akron Symphony Orchestra will perform Brahms' "Symphony No. 2" on Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. at the University of Akron's E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall.
  
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• NBC declares Oprah 'our future president' on Twitter, then deletes it

  08-01-2018 18:55
  
  NBC sought to distance itself from a tweet posted Sunday declaring Oprah Winfrey the future president of the United States.
  
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• Anderson Varejao's pal Diego Figueiredo returns to Nighttown for an evening of Brazilian jazz

  08-01-2018 18:52
  
  Diego Figueiredo came to Cleveland in part to visit his fellow Brazilian, former Cavs star Anderson Varejao, in 2009. The result is a love affair between the Brazilian jazz guitar maestro and the city that survives to this day. Figueiredo returns to Nighttown for a Wednesday, Jan. 17, show.
  
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• Potential mayoral hopefuls to hold key positions on Cleveland City Council

  08-01-2018 18:10
  
  City Council President Kevin Kelley is often mentioned as a possible candidate for mayor in 2021. But his choices for key positions on the new City Council could become resume builders for some potential rivals.
  
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• Cleveland startup Mr. Beams purchased by home security company Ring

  08-01-2018 18:01
  
  Mr. Beams, a Cleveland-based LED lighting technology company, has been purchased by the home security firm Ring, it was announced at CES, the consumer electronics show in Las Vegas.
  
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• Chicago's Home of Chicken and Waffles brings Southern comfort to Cleveland (photos)

  08-01-2018 17:59
  
  "Chicken and waffles" has a long history in American cuisine. But until last year, the Southern classic was hard to find in Cleveland.
  
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• Sudden warm-up to 40s, 50s with rain on tap for Northeast Ohio: Work-week forecast

  08-01-2018 17:55
  
  Check out the five-day weather forecast for Northeast Ohio.
  
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• University of Akron law school offers summer classes for incoming students

  08-01-2018 17:49
  
  The University of Akron's law school will offer summer classes for incoming law school students.
  
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• Cincinnati's Homecoming music festival announces initial lineup: Father John Misty, Feist, more

  08-01-2018 17:47
  
  Homecoming music festival announced its initial lineup today, which includes Father John Misty, Feist and Future Islands as top headliners.
  
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• Bitcoin has served as financial lifeline for Ohio neo-Nazi in face of pressure campaign

  08-01-2018 17:35
  
  A recent Washington Post report examined how the anonymity and decentralization of bitcoin have helped Andrew Anglin, a Columbus area native who runs a prominent neo-Nazi website, and other members of the racist "alt-right" movement to outmaneuver efforts to choke off their financial support.
  
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• Akron man pistol-whipped, attacked in convenience store

  08-01-2018 17:31
  
  The 39-year-old man had a possible broken nose and bumps on his face after the assault at Tasty Carry Out on West Long Street near South Main Street, according to a police report.
  
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• Power outage causes Cleveland jail inmates to be transferred to county jail

  08-01-2018 17:26
  
  A power outage at the Cleveland police downtown headquarters caused city jail inmates to be transferred to the Cuyahoga County Jail.
  
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• 'Star Trek: Discovery' remains trapped in its predecessor's shadow

  08-01-2018 17:18
  
  The latest episode of the reboot series "Star Trek: Discovery" features a parallel universe strikingly similar to the one depicted in the original series episode "Mirror, Mirror."
  
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• 'Stranger Things' star Paul Reiser bringing his stand up act to Hard Rock Rocksino

  08-01-2018 17:04
  
  Reiser is going back to his standup roots with a show at the Hard Rock Rocksino on March 24. Tickets, ranging from 29.50 to $75, go on sale online or at the Rocksino box office this Friday, Jan. 12 at 10 a.m.
  
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• The Grocery to open second location in Ohio City

  08-01-2018 17:01
  
  The Grocery's new location, poised to open in early summer, will be nearly triple the size of its original storefront.
  
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• Cuyahoga County hires deputy economic development director

  08-01-2018 16:53
  
  Greg Huth has been hired as Cuyahoga County's deputy chief economic development and business officer.
  
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• Michael Wolff, author of "Fire and Fury", contradicts Bannon's explanation

  08-01-2018 16:32
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- The author of an explosive new book that questions President Donald Trump's fitness for office on Monday contradicted Steve Bannon's explanation of comments that had angered his former boss.Michael Wolff appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" to discuss...
  
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• More than 3,000 without power in Cuyahoga County, FirstEnergy says

  08-01-2018 16:27
  
  The majority of the 3,094 outages reported just after 10 a.m. are in Richmond Heights. There are 2,250 people outages in that city, FirstEnergy reported.
  
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• Jack Cleveland Casino to offer free dealer school

  08-01-2018 16:26
  
  Jack Cleveland Casino is offering a free seven-week dealer school.
  
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• Heinen's in downtown Cleveland is open after sprinkler head burst

  08-01-2018 16:24
  
  Heinen's in downtown Cleveland, at the corner of E. 9th and Euclid Avenue, is open for normal business hours today, after a sprinkler head burst above the entrance off Euclid Avenue.
  
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• Cuyahoga County to pay $800,000 to consultant to study future of Justice Center

  08-01-2018 16:20
  
  Cuyahoga County is expected to pay $800,000 for a consultant to study the future of the Justice Center.
  
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• East Cleveland can't collect higher rental fees from 2 major landlords - at least temporarily

  08-01-2018 15:53
  
  Landlords who own three of the largest apartment buildings in East Cleveland won't have to pay increased occupancy fees on the properties - a difference of just over $85,000 - while a lawsuit wends its way through court.
  
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• United Airlines adds flight from Akron-Canton Airport to Houston Bush

  08-01-2018 15:49
  
  It will be the third nonstop destination from CAK on United, which also flies to Newark, New Jersey, and Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
  
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• Pink will sing the National Anthem at Super Bowl LII

  08-01-2018 15:43
  
  She joins Justin Timberlake as the list of musical performers at the Feb. 4 game.
  
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• Justin Timberlake bringing 'Man of the Woods' Tour to Cleveland

  08-01-2018 15:23
  
  Timberlake will perform at The Q nearly two months after his Super Bowl halftime show.
  
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• Beer calendar: Ales on Rails, beer school 'classes', Hopslam release, more

  08-01-2018 14:56
  
  Several Ohio Beer School sessions are scheduled at The Rail, Great Lakes Brewing Co. has beer school coming up, Ales on Rails excursions are set, and many other beer tastings and events are planned throughout Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Ewan McGregor wants an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie as bad as you do

  08-01-2018 14:27
  
  McGregor talked about reprising his iconic role in the "Star Wars" franchise after winning a Golden Globe Award for the TV series "Fargo" on Sunday.
  
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• Grammy-nominated metalcore band August Burns Red to rock House of Blues

  08-01-2018 14:16
  
  Metalcore band August Burns Red just began its worldwide tour, and will stop at Cleveland's House of Blues on Tuesday night.
  
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• Snowy, icy conditions slowing Northeast Ohio Monday morning commute will improve by afternoon

  08-01-2018 14:13
  
  When can Clevelanders expect an end to the wet, slippery conditions on Monday's roads?
  
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• 2018 Cleveland's Finest Hors D'oeuvre Contest is set

  08-01-2018 14:13
  
  The 2018 Cleveland's Finest Hors D'oeuvre Contest is scheduled for February at the Terrace Club in Progressive Field.
  
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