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Akron Beacon Journal

44 E Exchange St
Akron, OH 44308 Directions

(330) 996-3000

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Brecksville Gazette

7770 Brecksville Rd
Brecksville, OH 44141 Directions

(440) 526-7977

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Cleveland 19 News

1717 E 12th St
Cleveland, OH 44114 Directions

(216) 771-1943

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Fox 8 Cleveland

5800 S Marginal Rd
Cleveland, OH 44103 Directions

(216) 432-4240

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Cold front moving through northeast Ohio, sustained winds overnight
10/20/2018 10:32pm

CLEVELAND A strong cold front is moving through Northeast Ohio Saturday evening producing showers with heavy rain and frequent lightning especially near the lake. Strong wind gusts and hail have been reported in some of these storm clusters. A wind advisory remains in effect through 4 AM for Erie, Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula County. Sustained winds out of the northwest of 15-25 mph with wind gusts up to 50 mph expected. Scattered power outages are likely. Following the

Nuns on the Bus Tour stops in Cleveland to encourage voting, arguing against new tax law
10/20/2018 10:17pm

CLEVELAND The Networks Nuns onthe Bus Tour made a stop in Cleveland at the Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry on Saturday. They are going around the country for their Tax Justice Truth Tour and are urging people to get out and vote in a couple weeks. They argued that the new tax law is hurting communities while benefiting the wealthy. As the nuns make their way around the country learning about social service and advocacy programming, their stop at LMM was

Homeowners across northeast Ohio facing storm clean-up
10/20/2018 10:11pm

BROOK PARK, Ohio Some northeast Ohio residents will be facing some storm clean up when the sun comes up on Sunday. Just after 4:30 Saturday afternoon a severe thunderstorm kicked up strong winds that blew down a large branch from a huge tree on Parkland Avenue in Brook Park. The branch crushed part of a pickup truck then crashed onto the neighbors above the ground swimming pool. All of a sudden it was like a gust of wind came

100 Black Men of Greater Cleveland honors outstanding Cleveland leaders
10/20/2018 9:27pm

CLEVELAND Saturday night was a special night for the 100 Black Men Of Greater Cleveland as they honor some of Clevelands outstanding leaders. Award recipients were honored at the annual scholarship and awards gala at the Cleveland Marriott downtown. The leaders were recognized for unique levels of achievement, community involvement and examples of what hard work and dedication can accomplish within the groups program categories. All proceeds from the gala support the groups mentoring, health and finance programming. It

‘Walk for Freedom’ draws large crowd in Cleveland
10/20/2018 9:16pm

CLEVELAND Many people came to listen and they came to learn, as Cleveland joined more then 400 cities worldwide to host a Walk for Freedom in an effort to combat human trafficking. Organizers said that Gina DeJesus, one of three Cleveland women held in captivity for about a decade, was scheduled to be at the walk. Amanda Berry, one of the other women held with Gina, was seen taking part in the walk. The walk goes for a mile,