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• Cold again, cloudy with slight chance of rain, snow Monday in Akron: Weather forecast

  08-04-2018 21:00
  
  Check out Monday's weather forecast for Akron.
  
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• Cleveland Community Police Commission executive director placed on leave, report says

  08-04-2018 20:42
  
  Fox 8 received a copy of the letter sent Friday placing Goodrick on a 4-week paid administrative leave.
  
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• Stan Hywet season to feature 'Health & Wellness, A Life Well Lived'

  08-04-2018 17:51
  
  Stan Hywet hall & Gardens has opened for the season, with an annual theme, "Health & Wellness, A Life Well Lived" informing new and traditional offerings at Akron's largest national historic landmark.
  
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• Fire at Trump Tower leaves man dead and 6 firefighters injured

  08-04-2018 16:58
  A fire broke out at Trump Tower on Saturday, leaving one man dead and six firefighters injured, the New York City Fire Department said.
  Police identified the man killed as Todd Brassner, 67, a resident of the building's 50th floor. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition but later died, said spokeswoman Angelica Conroy of the Fire Department.
  Brassner was unconscious and unresponsive when firefighters pulled him out, the New York Police Department said. The medical examiner
  
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• Man killed in robbery attempt in Cleveland's Bellaire-Puritas neighborhood, police say

  08-04-2018 16:52
  
  The incident happened about 12:15 a.m. Sunday at a house on the 12200 block of Sobieski Avenue, off of Bellaire Road, Cleveland police spokesman Det. Reginald Lanton said.
  
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• Ohio state worker pay, Cuyahoga home sales, international migration, LeBron James: Numbers in the News

  08-04-2018 16:18
  
  Numbers in the News: Ohio government state worker pay, Cuyahoga County home sales data, international migration to the Cleveland-area, and LeBron James on the NBA all-time scoring list are part of this week's recap.
  
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• Today's top celebrity birthdays list (April 8, 2018)

  08-04-2018 16:12
  Celebrities Robin Wright, Katee Sackhoff and Patricia Arquette share a birthday today. Check out our slideshow of other famous people with birthdays on April 8, 2018 and find out a fun fact about each person.
  
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• Police: Man, 25, fatally shot during attempted robbery in Cleveland

  08-04-2018 15:42
  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Division of Police is investigating the attempted robbery and fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man.
  It happened just after midnight Sunday in the 12200 block of Sobieski Avenue.
  Police say the man was visiting a home on that street when males showed up and asked for him to come outside.  After he came out, the suspects shot him.
  Officers found the man on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds to his chest and leg.  The victim was able to tell the officers
  
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• Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument sets April 21 for tunnel tours

  08-04-2018 15:01
  
  The Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument on Public Square has set spring hours and a new date, Saturday, April 21, for its annual tours of the tunnels beneath the landmark structure.
  
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• Today in History: April 8, 2018

  08-04-2018 14:30
  Today's highlights in history for Sunday, April 8, 2018.
  
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• Millennials can count on Social Security after all

  08-04-2018 14:30
  
  Eighty percent of millennial workers say they're worried Social Security won't be there for them, according to a 2017 study by the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.
  
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• Cleveland Museum of Art spotlights recent additions to ever-growing permanent collection (photos)

  08-04-2018 14:26
  
  The Cleveland Museum of Art's new exhibition on recent acquisitions is connected to a larger display of new works sprinkled throughout the museum.
  
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• Time running out to nominate your choice for Cleveland's Best Burger

  08-04-2018 14:15
  
  950 nominations have been submitted in our search for Cleveland's Best Burger. Be sure to send yours in.
  
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• Chef Michael Symon to speak, sign books in Parma

  08-04-2018 14:00
  
  Chef Michael Symon will speak and sign his latest book, "Michael Symon's Playing with Fire," in Parma.
  
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• King's dream and spirit march on: Darcy cartoon

  08-04-2018 13:52
  
  In MLK you had a leader standing on a mountaintop. In Trump you have a leader that crawled out from under a rock, that's dumb as a rock and only knows how to throw rocks.
  
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• Solutions to nursing home worker injuries seen as an investment: A Critical Choice

  08-04-2018 12:04
  
  Working as a nurse's assistant is among the jobs with the highest reported rates of injury in Ohio and the country. But some nursing homes employ tools that make it safer for workers, driving down the number of injuries and workers' compensation costs.
  
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• Nursing homes assistants among Ohio's most dangerous occupations: A Critical Choice

  08-04-2018 12:04
  
  For the more than 75,000 residents of Ohio's 960 nursing homes, nursing assistants provide nearly all of the hands-on care. It is a job that comes with a serious cost: One of the highest reported rates of injury in Ohio and across the nation.
  
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• Nursing home assistants among Ohio's most dangerous occupations: A Critical Choice

  08-04-2018 12:04
  
  For the more than 75,000 residents of Ohio's 960 nursing homes, nursing assistants provide nearly all of the hands-on care. It is a job that comes with a serious cost: One of the highest reported rates of injury in Ohio and across the nation.
  
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• Survey reveals nursing homes aides' struggles, injuries and pain: A Critical Choice

  08-04-2018 12:03
  
  Eighty-four percent of the respondents to The Plain Dealer's online survey of nursing assistants said they always or frequently deal with short staffing.
  
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• Survey reveals nursing home aides' struggles, injuries and pain: A Critical Choice

  08-04-2018 12:03
  
  Eighty-four percent of the respondents to The Plain Dealer's online survey of nursing assistants said they always or frequently deal with short staffing.
  
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• Priest nearly killed in ambush robbery still bullish on Collinwood: Phillip Morris

  08-04-2018 12:01
  
  After he was ambushed and nearly shot for eggs, an ambush he thinks was really a gang initiation, Father John Kumse of St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Collinwoodworried how his parishioners would react.
  
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• 16 new Ohio vacation attractions: Cedar Point's Steel Vengeance coaster, veterans museum, beer hotel & more

  08-04-2018 12:01
  Ohio this year will debut more than a dozen major new attractions and experiences - from a record-breaking Cedar Point roller coaster in to a veterans museum in Columbus to a dark-sky astronomy park in the Hocking Hills. Here's a rundown of what's coming when.
  
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• Sinclair bid to buy WJW Channel 8, Tribune stations in limbo amid intense political debate

  08-04-2018 12:00
  
  The Baltimore-based Sinclair Broadcast Group's bid to buy 43 Tribune Broadcasting stations, including Cleveland's WJW Channel 8, has been stalled by an increasingly contentious and politicized debate on the merits and legal aspects of the sale.
  
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• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2018: The Cars began their drive in Cleveland: Inductee profile

  08-04-2018 12:00
  
  The induction of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2018 at Cleveland Public Hall is a local story, with Maple Heights and Valley Forge alums Ric Ocasek and the late Ben Orr and their Cars band mates being enshrined.
  
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• Remembering Beth Ray, who spent her life helping sick children and their families

  08-04-2018 12:00
  
  Friends will gather at Nighttown on Sunday to remember Beth Ray, who spent her life helping sick children and their families. She died March 16 after battling complications of diabetes all her life.
  
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• Opportunity zones raise hopes for investment, questions of equity in Cleveland (interactive map)

  08-04-2018 12:00
  
  Economic development experts believe opportunity zones could make it easier to fund projects, planned and new. Critics, meanwhile, are asking whether the new federal program actually will ameliorate economic distress.
  
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• FirstEnergy Solutions' bankruptcy filing sparks concern about future: Q&A

  08-04-2018 12:00
  
  The bankruptcy petition of FirstEnergy Solutions in federal court has sown confusion and dread about future power supplies, as well as the economy.But its important to remember that FES has filed for restructuring, not liquidation.
  
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• Elton John tribute and Andre the Giant documentary among top TV viewing choices (videos)

  08-04-2018 11:58
  
  A concert tribute to Elton John, a documentary about Andre the Giant and a new version of "Howard's End" are among the week's week's top viewing choices.
  
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• Film Festival program encourages minority girls to pursue careers in a majority white male industry (photos)

  08-04-2018 11:55
  The Cleveland International Film Festival held an educational program for the second year in a row for minority girls interested in pursuing careers in film.
  
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• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2018: Bon Jovi knows fans put them in the Hall: Inductee profile

  08-04-2018 11:50
  
  For years, the members of Bon Jovi have maintained there was a bias at the top that kept them out of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. This year's fan balloting, won by the New Jersey group by more than 200,000 votes over its closest rival, may have proven their point . . . and been the deciding factor in their selection for induction into the Hall as part of the Class of 2018.
  
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• Netflix's 'Lost in Space' is thrilling but uneven ride (review)

  08-04-2018 11:50
  
  Netflix's visually stunning new version of "Lost in Space" stars Toby Stephens, Molly Parker, Max Jenkins and Parker Posey.
  
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• Cleveland International Film Festival: Top picks from two who help pick all the films

  08-04-2018 11:50
  
  Let me introduce you to Bill Guentzler and Mallory Martin. If you're a film festival fan, they are your new best friends.
  
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• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2018: Moody Blues go from struggling musicians to prog-rock pioneers: Inductee profile

  08-04-2018 11:40
  
  Justin Hayward's idea of success when he joined the Moody Blues was pretty simple: Keep up the payments on his new guitar. The ground-breaking prog-rock group was able to make that possible . . . and along the way, earned Hayward and his band mates a spot in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
  
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• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2018: Is Dire Straits the unlikeliest new member? Inductee profile

  08-04-2018 11:30
  
  Dire Straits' path to stardom and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame took the "Sultans of Swing'' to the pinnacle of the music business during the MTV era.
  
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• Passage of HB 531 would boost Ohio's chances of landing lucrative sports events: David Gilbert (Opinion)

  08-04-2018 11:22
  
  House Bill 531 would put Ohio on an even playing field with the 34 other states that have similar funds for hosting major sporting events -- a clear win-win for state and local governments, writes David Gilbert of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission.
  
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• Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2018: Nina Simone's strongest advocate is the guy who signed Metallica: Inductee profile

  08-04-2018 11:20
  
  Michael Alago, the brash, gay, A&R rep who signed Metallica, Cyndi Lauper, John Lydon and more, has been a lifelong champion of Class of 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Nina Simone.
  
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• Yes on state Issue 1 for congressional redistricting reform in Ohio: endorsement editorial

  08-04-2018 11:13
  
  The editorial board of cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer endorses state Issue 1 on the May 8 primary ballot, giving voters a chance to reform the increasingly gerrymandered way Ohio has been drawing congressional districts.
  
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• Rock Hall kicks off induction week with fireworks, new Hall of Fame, Richie Sambora concert & more

  08-04-2018 05:00
  
  The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame kicked off its Induction Week festivities Saturday, drawing a huge crowd to the museum with free admission, live music, fireworks and more. Richie Sambora, who will be inducted into the Rock Hall on April 14 as the guitarist for Bon Jovi, provided the star power, performing just before the fireworks with his band RSO, which also features guitarist Orianthi.
  
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• Three women's bodies found in Akron home, police say

  08-04-2018 04:10
  
  The woman's bodies were found shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Sycamore Street near West Wilbeth Street, according to a news release from Akron police.
  
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• Prom to Remember gives teens with cancer the red carpet treatment (photos)

  08-04-2018 03:57
  Teens with cancer got the red-carpet treatment Saturday night during the 8th annual "Prom to Remember" at the Ritz-Carlton's Silver Grille at Tower City Center.
  
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• Dobama Theatre's 59th season a celebration of women's work, from Annie Baker's 'John' to Jennifer Haley's 'The Nether'

  08-04-2018 02:45
  
  Artistic director says it's time for slate of female playwrights in 2018-19
  
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• Officials identify man who died in Akron car crash Saturday morning

  08-04-2018 00:20
  
  Thomas Leslein, of Cuyahoga Falls, died in the crash that happened about 1:30 a.m. at the ramp at North Howard and Main Streets, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office and the Akron Fire Department.
  
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