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• Cleveland man accused of raping 3-year-old girl

  28-02-2018 23:31
  
  A Cleveland man is accused of raping a 3-year-old girl at a home in the city's West Park neighborhood.
  
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• Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan touts economic development initiatives in 2018 State of the City address

  28-02-2018 23:25
  
  Big changes are coming to Akron's neighborhood business districts, the city's economic development structure and its recreational offerings through new city-led initiatives. Mayor Dan Horrigan announced these among a number of other efforts designed to make Akron a "Thriving City," during his state of the city address at the John S. Knight Center on Wednesday.
  
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• Akron Schools Superintendent David James withdraws his application for top Columbus City Schools job

  28-02-2018 23:22
  
  Akron Public Schools Superintendent David James has withdrawn his candidacy for the position of superintendent and CEO of Columbus City Schools. James, on Wednesday, posted a letter to Akron residents explaining his decision.
  
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• White House Communications Director Hope Hicks resigning

  28-02-2018 22:49
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump's most loyal aides, is resigning. That's according to a White House official briefed on her plans but not authorized to discuss them publicly. The news comes...
  
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• SUV stolen in carjacking of St. Ignatius student put up for sale on Instagram, police say

  28-02-2018 22:40
  An SUV stolen in a carjacking of a 17-year-old student at St. Ignatius High School was put up for sale on Instagram, police say.
  
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• Mark Price appearance, bobbleheads, highlight Akron RubberDucks 2018 promotional schedule

  28-02-2018 22:28
  
  The Akron RubberDucks' 2018 promotional calendar is chock full of bobbleheads, musically themed fireworks and an appearance by former Cleveland Cavalier Mark Price.
  
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• Trump says 'bump stocks' are gone, may use executive order to ban device

  28-02-2018 22:19
  
  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump launched into a freewheeling, televised strategy session with lawmakers over the issue of guns by declaring that he will unilaterally bar so-called "bump stocks" and asking Congress to send him one "terrific" bill aimed at...
  
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• Ohio colleges support peaceful protests at high schools; student actions will not jeopardize admission

  28-02-2018 22:14
  
  More than 200 colleges, including many in Ohio, are supporting high school students who protest and rally against guns and other issues.
  
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• Long day of rain, light snow overnight with cooldown Thursday in Akron: Weather forecast

  28-02-2018 21:50
  
  Check out Thursday's weather forecast for Akron.
  
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• Cleveland police: Glenville High School student taken into custody for having loaded gun

  28-02-2018 21:50
  CLEVELAND — Cleveland police are investigating an 18-year-old after reports he had a gun at school.
  Officers responded to the school at around 2 p.m. for a report of a male with a gun. Police say he is reportedly an 11th-grade student at Glenville.
  According to police, preliminary information indicates students saw the 18-year-old inside of the school with a gun. A student contacted a parent who then contacted police.
  Cleveland police provided an update and said, according to the scho
  
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• California pilot gets 18 months in Ohio prison for soliciting sex from undercover cop posing as teen

  28-02-2018 21:49
  
  Ryan Christopher Johnson also must register as a sex offender every 180 days for 25 years after he pleaded guilty last month to attempted unlawful sexual contact with a minor.
  
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• Student arrested on suspicion of carrying loaded gun inside Glenville High School

  28-02-2018 21:34
  
  A student was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of carrying a loaded gun inside Glenville High, police say.
  
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• CLE Chatter: Cuyahoga Arts & Culture board president won't seek reappointment

  28-02-2018 21:32
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio - Joseph Gibbons, president of the Cuyahoga Arts & Culture board, will not seek reappointment to the public agency that distributes arts grants when his current three-year term ends March 31.   Gibbons told me in an email that "while...
  
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• FirstEnergy to spend $397 million on projects for Ohio Edison service area

  28-02-2018 21:30
  
  FirstEnergy will complete several service and infrastructure projects in the Ohio Edison region throughout 2018.
  
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• Bill Squire of WMMS performs stand-up this weekend at the Hard Rock Rocksino

  28-02-2018 21:30
  
  Bill Squire says his day job, as co-host of "The Alan Cox Show" on WMMS FM/100.7, helps him stay informed and sharp for his stand-up comedy career. He headlines Club Velvet at the Hard Rock Rocksino Friday and Saturday nights.
  
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• Snow, cold returns to Northeast Ohio Friday: Weekend weather forecast

  28-02-2018 21:15
  
  Check out the weekend weather forecast for Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Snow, cold return to Northeast Ohio Friday: Weekend weather forecast

  28-02-2018 21:15
  
  Check out the weekend weather forecast for Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Former St. Michael's School in Tremont fails to sell at auction; nobody hits minimum bid (photos)

  28-02-2018 21:12
  A round of halfhearted bidding fell far short of the $600,000 minimum sale price for the distinctive Tremont building, which is vacant.
  
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• Parma police find missing 12-year-old boy with autism

  28-02-2018 21:10
  
  The 12-year-old boy went missing from Reichert Road. He was last seen wearing a gray Nike sweatshirt, a blue book bag and black shoes.
  
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• Rite of spring: East Coast Custard and Honey Hut open this week

  28-02-2018 20:56
  
  East Coast Custard and Honey Hut ice cream stands area opening up again for the season.
  
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• Two sentenced in shootout with police outside Cleveland strip club

  28-02-2018 20:35
  
  Two men who exchanged gunfire with a Cleveland police SWAT team outside a downtown strip club last year were sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday.
  
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• Rep. Jim Renacci is Ohio's wealthiest Congress member: Where do the other Ohio members rank?

  28-02-2018 20:35
  
  Renacci is the16th wealthiest member of Congress with at least $34.4 million in assets. Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman ranked 49th nationally, and second in Ohio, with $8.6 million.
  
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• Summit Brew Path tourism initiative to feature 18 breweries in 2018 passport program

  28-02-2018 20:20
  
  The Summit Brew Path, a tourism-passport initiative, is ready to begin its second year.
  
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• David Wain comes home to promote Cleveland at film commission benefit

  28-02-2018 20:00
  
  But his heart is still in Cleveland.
  
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• Judge tosses challenge to Ohio internet harassment law brought by liberal blog, tea party group

  28-02-2018 19:41
  
  An Akron federal judge on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit filed by liberal blog Plunderbund and the Portage County Tea Party that sought to challenge an Ohio internet harassment law.
  
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• The Foundry to host U.S. Sailing team championships

  28-02-2018 19:11
  
  The Foundry Rowing & Sailing Center will host the U.S. Sailing team championships at the Old Coast Guard Station in September.
  
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• Ohio payday loan amendment would cap interest rates

  28-02-2018 19:08
  
  Supporters of an effort to rein in Ohio payday lenders on Wednesday started the process of putting a measure on the November ballot.
  
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• Ian Rubin named news director at WOIO Channel 19 and WUAB Channel 43

  28-02-2018 18:57
  
  Ian Rubin has been named the news director at WOIO Channel 19 and its sister station, WUAB Channel 43.
  
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• Ohio driver's licenses and ID cards will be mailed instead of issued at license bureaus beginning in July

  28-02-2018 18:50
  
  Driver's licenses and identification cards will be mailed instead of issued at Ohio's license bureaus beginning July 2, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles announced Wednesday.
  
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• Michael Symon Restaurants, Platform Beer Co. collaborate on new beer

  28-02-2018 18:46
  
  Platform Beer Co. and Michael Symon Restaurants have announced their second collaborative beer will be released in March.
  
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• Dick's Sporting Goods ends sales of assault-style rifles in stores

  28-02-2018 17:59
  
  NEW YORK (AP) -- Dick's Sporting Goods will immediately halt sales of assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines at all of its stores and ban the sale of all guns to anyone under 21. The announcement Wednesday comes as students at...
  
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• Queen of Hearts jackpot nears $3.2M, next drawing is tonight

  28-02-2018 17:55
  CLEVELAND – With six cards left, there will soon be a winner in the Grayton Road Tavern Queen of Hearts drawing.
  At 2:30 p.m., the tavern's website said the jackpot is now nearly $3.2 million; that's up from $2.7 million earlier.
  Tonight's drawing is at 7:30 p.m.
  Players can buy a ticket for $1. If that ticket is drawn, the ticket holder will choose a card from the tavern's board.
  Uncovering the Queen of Hearts wins the jackpot.
  The game’s growing jackpot and popularity forced Grayt
  
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• Queen of Hearts jackpot at $2.7M, next drawing is tonight

  28-02-2018 17:55
  CLEVELAND – With six cards left, there will soon be a winner in the Grayton Road Tavern Queen of Hearts drawing.
  The tavern's website says the jackpot is more than $2.7 million. Tonight's drawing is at 7:30 p.m.
  Players can buy a ticket for $1. If that ticket is drawn, the ticket holder will choose a card from the tavern's board.
  Uncovering the Queen of Hearts wins the jackpot.
  The game’s growing jackpot and popularity forced Grayton Road Tavern to find other locations to sell
  
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• No winner! The Queen of Hearts lives on for one more week

  28-02-2018 17:55
  CLEVELAND – With six cards left, there was no winner in the Grayton Road Tavern Queen of Hearts drawing.The jackpot was  $3.275 million; that’s up from $2.7 million earlier. Expect that number to jump big time by next Wednesday.
  Players can buy a ticket for $1. If that ticket is drawn, the ticket holder will choose a card from the tavern’s board.
  Uncovering the Queen of Hearts wins the jackpot.
  The game’s growing jackpot and popularity forced Grayton Road Tavern to f
  
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• Cleveland singer D.R. King makes a believer out of Kelly Clarkson on 'The Voice'

  28-02-2018 17:48
  
  The Cleveland School of the Arts graduate made his television debut Monday during the premiere of the 14th season of the hit NBC singing competition show.
  
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• Billy Graham praised as 'America's pastor'

  28-02-2018 17:45
  
  The Rev. Billy Graham on Wednesday received a rare tribute from the nation's top political leaders under the Capitol Rotunda.
  
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• Driver stabs himself after Northfield Village police pursuit that ended in Broadview Heights, police say

  28-02-2018 17:32
  
  The man is believed to have been suicidal and on drugs during the chase that began outside a Northfield Village apartment building and ended in a two-hour standoff in Broadview Heights, police said.
  
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• Robert P. Madison: The 94-year-old who became the first registered black architect in Ohio (video)

  28-02-2018 17:30
  
  Cleveland is rich in black history.Architect Robert P. Madison adds to that richness.
  
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• Cleveland State, Case Western Reserve and Mercyhurst universities form Cyber Research and Training Alliance

  28-02-2018 17:27
  
  Cleveland State, Case Western Reserve and Mercyhurst universities have formed the North Coast Cyber Research and Training Alliance.
  
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• Plug and Play to pick first Cleveland accelerator class March 1

  28-02-2018 17:21
  
  The pool of contenders for Plug and Play's first accelerator class will deliver their pitches during Plug and Play Accelerator Cleveland Selection Day on Thursday, at the Global Center for Health Innovation in downtown Cleveland. The event is free and open to the public.
  
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• Cool Spaces: Painesville home built in 1890 is well-preserved: photos, video

  28-02-2018 17:00
  In 1955, Kathleen Cotter's parents bought a three-story home in Painesville that was built in 1890. After years of being away, Cotter moved home to care for her now-deceased father, and she is enjoying the well-preserved architectural features, including the original wood floors, stained glass, beviled glass, and more.
  
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• Dennis Kucinich's call for Ohio assault weapons ban an astute move despite his scant chance of being elected governor: Brent Larkin

  28-02-2018 16:57
  
  At age 71, Dennis Kucinich is four decades removed from his Cleveland "boy mayor" days. But his political instincts are unchanged, zeroing in on guns as the defining issue of his campaign for Ohio governor, writes Brent Larkin.
  
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• University of Akron to offer professional social media certificate

  28-02-2018 16:54
  
  The University of Akron is offering a professional social media certificate to address the demand for social media expertise in public relations, communication and related fields.
  
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• Man stole classic cars from Cleveland home of man shot to death weeks earlier, police say

  28-02-2018 16:53
  
  Levi Walls Jr., 57, stole classic cars from the home of a killed during a home invasion in Cleveland, police said.
  
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• Sen. Sherrod Brown co-chairs committee to fix union pensions, but solution won't be easy

  28-02-2018 16:29
  
  Time for a bailout? A pension-401(k) hybrid? Cuts? The temporary pension committee in Congress has a lot to consider.
  
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• No arrests made in abduction of girl released unharmed minutes later in Akron, police say

  28-02-2018 16:26
  
  The girl was walking home from the nearby David Hill Elementary School when the abduction occurred, police said.
  
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• Pizza Hut in, Papa John's out as NFL's official pizza sponsor

  28-02-2018 15:46
  
  The switch comes four months after Papa John's founder John Schnatter criticized the NFL for its handling of player protests during the national anthem.
  
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• Rey Mysterio could replace The Undertaker at WrestleMania 34

  28-02-2018 15:36
  
  Rey Mysterio may be making his return to WWE.
  
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• Jon Heavey files lawsuit to overturn decision keeping him off May ballot

  28-02-2018 15:30
  
  The secretary of state's office ruled Heavey did not have the requisite 1,000 signatures to appear on the May Democratic primary ballot.
  
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• Ayad Akhtar's hostage drama 'The Invisible Hand' at Cleveland Play House: There will be blood, on all sides (review)

  28-02-2018 15:00
  
  "The Invisible Hand "evokes an amusing elevator pitch: "Think 'The Wolf of Wall Street' meets '24'!" But Ayad Akhtar's play is smarter than that.
  
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