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• Inmates involved Cleveland Juvenile Detention Center brawl are accused of killing 12-year-old boy

  09-01-2018 23:55
  
  Two of the 12 inmates involved in a large fight at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center are charged in connection with the shooting that killed a 12-year-old boy and wounded five others.
  
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• Cuyahoga County to seek renewal of health and human services tax

  09-01-2018 23:47
  
  Cuyahoga County voters will be asked to approve a four-year renewal of a health and human services tax on May 8.
  
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• Visit Akron Zoo for free on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  09-01-2018 23:15
  
  The Akron Zoo is offering free admission for guests of all ages on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 15.
  
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• Strongsville will restart process of filling vacant City Council seats, due to potential Sunshine Law violations

  09-01-2018 23:09
  
  Strongsville City Council, due to possible state Sunshine Law violations and behind-the-scenes intrigue, will start the process of filling two vacant City Council seats all over again.
  
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• Cuyahoga County Council to monitor public transportation issues

  09-01-2018 23:09
  
  Cuyahoga County Council will continue to monitor public transportation issues following the public's response to a study by an advisory committee.
  
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• Cleveland mom sentenced for allowing drunk man to drive 4-year-old son who died in crash

  09-01-2018 23:04
  
  Davina Hurt, 26, stood in court Tuesday as both grieving mother and defendant who faced possible prison time for playing a role in her 4-year-old son Bryce Hurt's Sept. 8 death.
  
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• Akron Public Schools Board of Education elects 2018 officers

  09-01-2018 23:03
  
  The Akron Public Schools Board of Education kicked off its first meeting of 2018 on Monday by electing new officers. Board members elected during the Summit County general election in November also were sworn in.
  
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• Light rain showers, significant warm-up ahead for Akron Wednesday: Weather outlook

  09-01-2018 23:00
  
  Check out Wednesday's weather outlook for Akron.
  
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• Stan Lee, Marvel Comics writer, accused of sexual misconduct

  09-01-2018 22:52
  
  Marvel Comics writer Stan Lee is the latest powerful figure to be accused of sexual misconduct.
  
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• U.S. gas, oil production up in 2019, but gasoline prices will be higher: EIA

  09-01-2018 22:45
  
  The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts U.S. gas and oil producers will break all-time production records in 2018, but the price of gasoline at the pumps is expected to creep higher, partly because of increased demand.
  
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• U.S. gas, oil production up in 2018, but gasoline prices will be higher: EIA

  09-01-2018 22:45
  
  The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts U.S. gas and oil producers will break all-time production records in 2018, but the price of gasoline at the pumps is expected to creep higher, partly because of increased demand.
  
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• Former White House strategist Steve Bannon to exit Breitbart News Network after break with Trump

  09-01-2018 22:23
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is stepping down as chairman of Breitbart News Network after a public break with President Donald Trump. Breitbart announced Tuesday that Bannon would step down as executive chairman of...
  
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• Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan eliminates 3 high-level staff positions

  09-01-2018 21:59
  
  Three high-level staff positions were cut this week at City Hall in a move Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan says is purely economic.
  
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• U.S. attorney for northern Ohio says Sessions' memo won't change how he handles marijuana cases

  09-01-2018 21:47
  
  U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman does not plan to change his approach to bringing criminal cases involving marijuana, even in light of guidance from the attorney general the has freed the ability of prosecutors to bring such cases.
  
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• Cleveland Metroparks' biggest state grant will restore water and wetlands in Strongsville's Bonnie Park (photos)

  09-01-2018 21:28
  
  The Cleveland Metroparks won $1.88 million from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to partly replace a dam at Bonnie Park in Mill Stream Run Reservation and restore nearby wetlands.
  
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• Seven Hills officials: Homeowner in wild Airbnb party should have registered with the city

  09-01-2018 21:26
  
  Sangmyung Lee should have let the building department know that he was renting out his home because if it is being used as a rental it should be inspected to make sure that the home is up to code, Vittardi said.
  
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• Cleveland's Brandon Arroyo returns Sunday on Food Network's 'Worst Cooks' (photos)

  09-01-2018 21:26
  
  Kayrene Curtis of Rocky River is out but Brandon Arroyo of Cleveland advances to Sunday's episode of Food Network's "Worst Cooks in America."
  
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• Prog Nation and the Big Mean Sound Machine dominate the week: Also Playing

  09-01-2018 21:10
  
  Prog Nation's second anniversary and a visit from the Big Mean Sound Machine headline this week's Also Playing offerings.
  
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• Betty Sutton to become Richard Cordray's running mate in Ohio governor's race, AP reports

  09-01-2018 20:41
  
  Former congresswoman Betty Sutton will be Richard Cordray's gubernatorial running mate, the Associated Press reports.
  
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• 'Deadpool' director Tim Miller is giving a prominent 'X-Men' character her own spinoff

  09-01-2018 20:24
  
  Kitty Pryde, one of the most popular X-Men characters, is getting a spinoff movie.
  
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• Vatterott College in Broadview Heights suspends enrollment; will close in October

  09-01-2018 20:16
  
  Vatterott College has suspended enrollment and will close in October.
  
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• University School Headmaster Richard Bryan overlooked "red flags" of inappropriate teacher-student relationships at old school, report says

  09-01-2018 20:15
  
  University School Headmaster Richard Bryan should have investigated reports of inappropriate relationships at his old school, investigators say, but Bryan denies ever knowing.
  
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• University School Headmaster Richard Bryan overlooked "red flags" of inappropriate teacher-student relationships at old school: report

  09-01-2018 20:15
  
  University School Headmaster Richard Bryan should have investigated reports of inappropriate relationships at his old school, investigators say, but Bryan denies ever knowing.
  
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• Ex-Arizona sheriff, Trump ally Joe Arpaio running for Senate

  09-01-2018 19:40
  
  PHOENIX (AP) -- Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was spared a possible jail sentence last year when his political ally President Donald Trump pardoned his criminal conviction for disobeying a judge's order, announced Tuesday he plans to run for the...
  
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• Man shot in face on I-490 in Cleveland

  09-01-2018 19:38
  
  A man was shot in the face early Monday as he and a friend traveled along Interstate 490 in Cleveland, police say.
  
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• Cleveland Museum of Art announces details of Dana Schutz show at Transformer Station (photos)

  09-01-2018 19:26
  
  The Cleveland Museum of Art announced details of its upcoming Dana Schutz exhibition at the Transformer Station gallery including a free public dialogue with the artist on Saturday, Jan. 20.
  
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• Mary Taylor to pick Hamilton executive as running mate

  09-01-2018 18:56
  
  Taylor will introduce Nathan Estruth, CEO of iMFLUX, as her running mate tomorrow.
  
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• Hyde Park Restaurant Group opening new concept in Chagrin Falls

  09-01-2018 18:53
  
  Hyde Park Restaurant Group has announced it will open a restaurant in the location formerly occupied by Gamekeeper's Taverne.
  
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• Eight Strongsville residents apply for vacant Ward 3 City Council seat

  09-01-2018 18:33
  
  In Strongsville, eight residents have applied for the Ward 3 City Council seat, left vacant when the previous Ward 3 representative, Jim Carbone, was elected to an at-large Strongsville council position in November.
  
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• Ohio State University offers best online bachelor's programs, according to U.S. News & World Report ranking

  09-01-2018 18:23
  
  Ohio State University's online bachelor's degree programs are the best in the latest rankings by U.S. News & World Report.
  
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• Democrat Bill O'Neill chooses Lorain principal Chantelle Lewis as his running mate

  09-01-2018 18:22
  
  In a video posted to Facebook, O'Neill called Lewis, a black woman, "bright, articulate, and a success story right out of the American Dream."
  
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• Fired Cleveland cop Timothy Loehmann, who shot Tamir Rice, set for arbitration

  09-01-2018 18:10
  
  Fired Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann, who fatally shot Tamir Rice, goes to arbitration Wednesday to try and get his job back, sources said.
  
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• Local Artistree boutique in Rocky River closing after years supporting local art community

  09-01-2018 18:08
  
  Local Artistree in Rocky River is closing. After eight years, the gallery and boutique that was until last year known as Gestures, featured and supported more than 100 local artists.
  
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• Lorain police investigating after two men shot at nightclub

  09-01-2018 17:54
  
  The shooting happened about 1:30 a.m. at Luna Night Club on East 28th Street near Grove Avenue, according to a Lorain police report.
  
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• Talk it Out: What's next for marijuana policy in Ohio?

  09-01-2018 17:50
  
  Join us this afternoon for a curated discussion about what happens next after Attorney General Jeff Sessions signaled more enforcement of federal marijuana laws.
  
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• Federal judge urges quick settlement in lawsuits against opioid makers as American death toll mounts

  09-01-2018 17:43
  
  A federal judge overseeing massive amounts of litigation filed by government entities against drug manufacturers, distributers and doctors over the nationwide opioid crisis told attorneys that they should try to settle.
  
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• Les Delices invests uncommon time, energy in new 'Intoxicating' program of medieval music (preview)

  09-01-2018 17:22
  
  For "Intoxicating," their upcoming program of medieval music, the players of Les Delices had to do far more background work than usual, just to get the music ready to perform.
  
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• Outgoing Councilman TJ Dow sought to send $700,000 earmarked for his ward elsewhere in Cleveland

  09-01-2018 17:10
  
  Days before leaving office, Dow asked that the money instead be spent in Ward 4 on the far East Side, rather than his Ward 7 in Hought and Midtown.
  
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• Face the Nation's John Dickerson to replace Charlie Rose on 'CBS This Morning'

  09-01-2018 16:56
  
  Dickerson's first day on the job is Wednesday. The network says he will continue to appear on "Face the Nation" while it searches for a new host for that program. Dickerson took over for Bob Schieffer in 2015.
  
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• 'Domestic terror' gets 33 years in prison for Cleveland rape and robbery spree

  09-01-2018 16:24
  
  A Cleveland man who admitted to raping a 13-year-old girl and two women at gunpoint and shooting a man during a 2017 crime spree was sentenced Monday to more than three decades in prison.
  
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• Children's Museum of Cleveland closed Tuesday, no heat

  09-01-2018 16:24
  
  The Children's Museum of Cleveland is closed Tuesday, January 9, 2018. The building has no heat.
  
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• Garfield Heights woman's shooting death considered 'suspicious,' police say

  09-01-2018 15:52
  
  Detectives are investigating the "suspicious" shooting death of a Garfield Heights woman, police said.
  
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• Summa Health names Tanya Arthur senior vice president, chief information officer

  09-01-2018 15:49
  
  Summa Health has named Tanya Arthur as its new senior vice president and chief information officer.
  
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• Cleveland's Emerge Microcinema brings film to unconventional places

  09-01-2018 15:42
  
  Emerge Microcinema's events have brought pop-up film screenings to a bar, a motorcycle shop and even a fiber arts gallery.
  
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• Wine calendar: Scenic Railroad excursions, whiskey dinner, Valentine's Day wine tasting, blind-tasting event, more

  09-01-2018 15:23
  
  'Grape Escape' excursions are coming up, Kosar's Wood-Fired Grill has a special whiskey dinner set, Western Reserve Wines has several weekly and monthly tastings scheduled, and several other dinners and tastings are planned throughout Northeast Ohio.
  
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• TownHall restaurant will add new location in Columbus Short North neighborhood

  09-01-2018 15:12
  
  The new TownHall location will open in summer 2019.
  
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• Four seek to replace Cuyahoga County Council member Anthony Hairston

  09-01-2018 15:07
  
  Four people are seeking to fill the Cuyahoga County Council seat vacated by member Anthony Hairston, who was elected to Cleveland City Council.
  
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• LeBron James, other celebrities blast H&M ad seen as racist

  09-01-2018 14:57
  
  The ad, which originally appeared in the U.K., shows a black child wearing a hoodie with the words "Coolest Monkey in the Jungle."
  
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• Oprah's BFF Gayle King says Winfrey is 'intrigued' by the idea of running for president

  09-01-2018 14:27
  
  Winfrey has dismissed talk of running for president before, but the idea of "Oprah 2020" intensified following her powerful speech at the Golden Globe Awards.
  
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• Cleveland Metroparks Zoo announces names for 3 otter pups

  09-01-2018 14:22
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has announced the names for its three otter brothers.
  They are Adhi, Bejo and Cipto. Adhi means ‘first,’ Bejo means ‘lucky,’ and Cipto means ‘create.’
  Meet Adhi, Bejo and Cipto! Adhi meaning “first,” Bejo meaning “lucky,” and Cipto meaning “to create,” were part of a series of names selected to be authentic to Asian small-clawed #otters native region in the wild. THANK YOU
  
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