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• Groundbreaking caps seven years of work to build Fisher Houses here for families of ailing veterans

  23-03-2018 23:19
  A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for the two Fisher Houses that will be built near the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center. The facility provides free housing for out-of-town families of veterans being treated here, and could open early next year.
  
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• Four students arrested for making bomb threats at Mansfield Madison High School, reports say

  23-03-2018 23:09
  
  The students were being held at the Richland County Juvenile Detention Center.
  
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• Four students arrested for making bomb threats at Madison High School, reports say

  23-03-2018 23:09
  
  The students were being held at the Richland County Juvenile Detention Center.
  
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• Cuyahoga County IT administrator's potential conflicts scrutinized shortly after hiring in 2014

  23-03-2018 22:53
  
  Cuyahoga County IT administrator Emily McNeeley, named in subpoenas served on the county by corruption investigators, was restricted in late 2014 from working on projects involving her spouse's employer, Hyland Software, unless cleared "through a conflict check," an email shows.
  
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• Man shot in head in Cleveland's Stockyards neighborhood, police say

  23-03-2018 22:12
  
  The man was in stable condition following the shooting, according to a Cleveland EMS supervisor.
  The man was in stable condition following the shooting, according to a Cleveland EMS supervisor.
  
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• ‘Frustrating, sad, tragic:’ Friend reflects on five years since murder of Aliza Sherman

  23-03-2018 21:52
  CLEVELAND-- Five years after the brutal murder of Aliza Sherman in downtown Cleveland, family and friends are still fighting to find to her killer.
  Sherman, 52, was leaving her attorney's office when she was attacked on Erieview Plaza near the Galleria on March 24, 2013. She was stabbed 11 times.
  "It's been extremely frustrating, sad, tragic," said friend Jan Lash. "I won't give up home. I will continue to believe that the case will be solved, but it's very hard to deal with on a daily basis, k
  
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• Maple Heights man gets life in prison for killing daughter's ex-boyfriend in Cuyahoga Falls

  23-03-2018 21:18
  
  Edward Piechowiak, 66, pleaded guilty to aggravated murder in the Aug. 2, 2017 shooting and stabbing death of Kevin Tieraney, a Summit County Prosecutor's Office spokesman said in a news release.
  
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• President Trump to visit Ohio next week to tout infrastructure

  23-03-2018 20:49
  
  WASHINGTON, D. C. - President Donald Trump will visit Richfield, Ohio on Thursday, March 29 to discuss his infrastructure initiatives, White House officials said Friday. Trump released an infrastructure plan in February that aims to trigger development by using $200...
  
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• King Arthur Flour recalls coconut flour for possible salmonella

  23-03-2018 20:47
  
  The voluntary recall was announced after one package was found to be contaminated with salmonella.
  
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• Senior citizens in wheelchairs show support for students marching in anti-gun rallies Saturday

  23-03-2018 20:43
  
  CLEVELAND, Ohio -  About 100 senior citizens, many in their 80s and in wheelchairs or hospital beds, filled a large activity room on Friday morning at an assisted-living facility in Beachwood, to show support for the tens of thousands of...
  
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• Jack Cleveland Casino rolls out hi-tech club, DJ-themed gaming area

  23-03-2018 20:37
  
  Jack Cleveland Casino's new hi-tech gaming area includes lights, DJs, play stations and interactive games.
  
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• Prosecutors offer plea deal to Cleveland social services worker accused of taking bribes

  23-03-2018 20:24
  
  Nancy Caraballo's defense lawyer, Kevin Spellacy, confirmed to cleveland.com that prosecutors offered her a plea deal on Thursday.
  
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• Woman found dead in garbage can in abandoned Cleveland home is missing Cleveland Heights mother

  23-03-2018 20:14
  
  Miriam Johnson, 31, was found dead Thursday in a garbage can at an abandoned home in Cleveland.
  
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• Parents of Akron 2-year-old girl who froze to death appear in court

  23-03-2018 20:13
  
  Tierra M. Williams, 22, and Dariaun D. Parker, 24, are charged with child endangering, a fifth-degree felony, in connection with the Feb. 2 death of their daughter Wynter Parker.
  
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• Akron's Adopt-a-Plant program lets businesses add vibrancy to downtown with maintenance-free planters

  23-03-2018 19:45
  
  Downtown Akron Partnership is asking local businesses to help bring more vibrancy to the downtown area by adopting a planter. The beauty of the Adopt-a-Plant program is, busy organizations that don't have time for upkeep are covered. Once the pots are planted, DAP ambassadors water and fertilize the planters.
  
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• Fake $20 bills distributed throughout Brook Park; police arrest touchy-feely customer outside Crazy Horse Saloon: Brook Park Police Blotter

  23-03-2018 19:33
  
  Customers in Giant Eagle, Dollar Tree and Shell in Brook Park used or tried to use fake $20 bills to buy merchandise. Also, an intoxicated Cleveland man was arrested after he was kicked out of Crazy Horse Saloon.
  
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• Serenite Restaurant to open in Medina this month

  23-03-2018 19:27
  
  Serenite Restaurant & Culinary Institute, a French brasserie-style restaurant, will open in Medina this month.
  
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• MoviePass slashes price to $6.95 a month

  23-03-2018 19:27
  
  MoviePass permits members to watch a movie every day of the year in the theater for $6.95 a month.
  
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• Spice Companies announces dinner dates, including Cleveland Metroparks sites

  23-03-2018 19:13
  The catering, restaurant and farm group will host dinners in four metroparks locations, now including Brecksville and Hinckley Reservations.
  
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• Menorah Park seniors rally in Beachwood for peace, end to gun violence

  23-03-2018 19:04
  
  A peace rally/protest against gun violence was held Friday morning at the Beachwood assisted nursing facility Menorah Park. More than 150 seniors gathered to listen to speakers, including Beachwood police chief Gary Haba, sing songs of peace and show signs of protest.
  
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• Poll shows Ohio voters overwhelmingly support bail reform

  23-03-2018 19:01
  
  A bill that calls for bail reform in Ohio is currently before the Criminal Justice Committee of the state House of Representatives.
  
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• Georgia man recruited homeless men for fraudulent check-cashing scheme, Fairview Park police say

  23-03-2018 18:54
  
  Gerald R. Blalock, 27, persuaded men staying at the Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry shelter in Cleveland to cash fraudulent checks, and promised them a 10 percent cut of the money, Fairview Park police said.
  
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• Trio vowed 'street justice' before stabbing two teens in Cleveland, police say

  23-03-2018 18:39
  
  A trio vowed "street justice" before stabbing two teens-- ages 15 and 17-- in Cleveland.
  
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• Apology letter sent to UH patients affected by freezer incident contains few details

  23-03-2018 18:35
  
  A new letter University Hospitals sent to patients affected by a storage tank failure in its fertility clinic gives little new information.
  
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• Number of meals provided by Greater Cleveland Food Bank doubles over the past decade (video)

  23-03-2018 17:33
  
  Increased food bank outreach correlates with Cleveland's rise in poverty rate.
  
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• Mike DeWine says he's glad he helped save the filibuster. Ohio Matters: Episode 10

  23-03-2018 17:30
  
  Attorney General Mike DeWine joined the Ohio Matters podcast this week.
  
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• Cleveland's nuCLEus project appears to be target of proposed tax credit for 'transformational' deals

  23-03-2018 17:14
  
  A new state tax credit being considered by the General Assembly appears tailor-made for a downtown Cleveland project - the high-rise nuCLEus development in the Gateway District.
  
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• Collision Bend Brewing Co. named best brewpub in U.S.

  23-03-2018 17:11
  Collision Bend Brewing Co. has been named the nation's best brewpub in USA Today's 10Best Readers Choice competition.
  
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• Local athletes emerging from the pack in 2018 CrossFit Open: Stretching Out

  23-03-2018 17:07
  
  Four weeks into the 2018 CrossFit Open, with one workout still be completed, at least 25 local athletes are in the running to advance to Regionals, the next stage of competition en route to the 2018 CrossFit Games.
  
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• Nothing to substantiate shooting rumor that caused Chagrin Falls High School lockdown, officials say

  23-03-2018 16:58
  
  Chagrin Falls and South Russell police officers interviewed students and determined there is no evidence of a threat, Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools Superintendent Robert Hunt said in a statement.
  
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• Watch live: Tererai Trent discusses education as empowerment at The CIty Club

  23-03-2018 16:50
  
  The City Club of Cleveland today hosts Tererai Trent, an internationally-recognized advocate for women's education and empowerment.
  
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• FirstEnergy Solutions bankruptcy restructuring likely, power plants would be closed or sold

  23-03-2018 16:45
  
  FirstEnergy's two Ohio nuclear plants, Davis-Besse and Perry, could be shutdown and demolished unless the company can sell them in a bankruptcy restructuring expected to be filed by the end of this month. Once closed, the company could take up to 60 years to demolish the plants and clean up the sites.
  
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• Talk It Out: Is your NCAA Tournament bracket on the refrigerator, or in the trash?

  23-03-2018 16:30
  
  Not one of the tens of millions of brackets submitted to online services predicted all of the upsets in this year's men's basketball tournament. But someone still could have the upstart Loyola Ramblers taking the championship in San Antonio.
  
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• Chagrin Falls High School on lockdown due to shooting threat, district says

  23-03-2018 16:25
  
  Officers are investigating the rumor but there is no indication of an active threat at this time, the police dispatcher said.
  
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• At least one suspect committed another rape among 60 cases Cleveland detective failed to fully investigate, internal report says

  23-03-2018 15:46
  
  Cleveland police internal investigators talked to frustrated victims and a parent upset with how the cases were handled.One told an internal affairs investigator, "You got somebody working for you that really don't care."
  
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• Orange High graduate, successful L.A. lawyer Galipo wins biggest-ever award for client in police shooting

  23-03-2018 15:44
  
  Dale Galipo, a 1977 Orange High School graduate, is now a lawyer in Woodland Hills, Cal., near Los Angeles. Galipo recently won a case involving an officer shooting a suspect that netted for his clients a jury award of $33.5 million. It is believed to be the largest award in such a case to ever be given.
  
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• 8 Northeast Ohio grown-up Easter egg hunts where you can win TVs, vacations and more

  23-03-2018 15:30
  
  Easter egg hunts aren't just for kids. Adults have their own after-dark version.
  
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• Ohio unemployment rate 4.5% in February; state gained 13,400 jobs

  23-03-2018 15:26
  
  Ohio's unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in February, with the state gaining 13,400 jobs,the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Friday.
  
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• Public Square Eagles: Long-gone statues from Cleveland's glory days resurface, go on sale

  23-03-2018 15:23
  Long gone and seemingly lost for good, two statuesque Cleveland eagles have finally landed. Now the eagles that stood on Public Square from 1898 - 1955 are looking for a new home.
  
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• Kathleen Clyde, Sandy O'Brien on the gender gap in politics: A Woman's Place

  23-03-2018 14:30
  
  To learn more about why women are underrepresented in elected office, cleveland.com is interviewing female politicians on the federal and state level for a periodic series called A Woman's Place. We're asking them about the challenges women face in politics, and what women bring to government. In this installment, we talk to the women running for down ticket statewide offices.
  
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• Car involved in hit-skip crashes into basement of Cleveland home

  23-03-2018 14:12
  CLEVELAND, Ohio — A car involved in an alleged hit-skip crashed into the basement of a Cleveland home Friday morning.
  Cleveland police say it happened at 11625 Ely Ave.
  It’s unknown if the house was occupied or if there were any injuries.
  Authorities say it all started out as a hit-skip crash. The victim was following the suspect to get his license plate.
  The suspect then sped up and could not negotiate a curve. The driver hit the steps of the home and went partially into the basemen
  
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• Chagrin Falls woman donates embryos to those suffering loss in UH freezer incident

  23-03-2018 13:43
  
  When Niki Schaefer heard about the fertility freezer incident at University Hospitals, she knew her frozen embryos stored at the Cleveland Clinic could bring hope and joy if she donated them to patients who were suffering loss.
  
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• Northeast Ohio's weekend on track to remain cooler with some sun

  23-03-2018 13:35
  
  Check out the weekend weather outlook for Northeast Ohio.
  
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• At least 2 killed in French supermarket hostage-taking

  23-03-2018 13:33
  
  An armed man took hostages in a supermarket in southern France on Friday, killing at least one and seriously wounding another.
  
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• Ex-Playboy Playmate tells CNN about her alleged affair with Trump

  23-03-2018 13:19
  
  Before his interview with Stormy Daniels airs on "60 Minutes" this Sunday, Anderson Cooper sat down for another exclusive with another woman who alleges she had an affair with Donald Trump.
  
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• Cleveland Fish Fry Guide 2018: Check out these local fish frys for the sixth Friday of Lent

  23-03-2018 12:53
  This updated fish fry guide tells you which nonprofit events are still on the schedule here in Northeast Ohio.
  
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• Charming colonial steps from the lake asks $585k: House of the Week

  23-03-2018 12:32
  The house has five bedrooms and four bathrooms (two full) in more than 3,300 square feet. The asking price is $584,900.
  
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• What are you passionate enough about that you would join a protest demonstration?

  23-03-2018 12:30
  
  In recent months, Americans have more and more often gathered together in large groups to march, protest, sit in and demonstrate in support of causes dear to their hearts. On March 14, students from schools all across Northeast Ohio participated...
  
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