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Todays MLB starting lineups May 20
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Cleveland Indians: 1. ...
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Lake County 9-year-old driver slams car into tree
LAKE COUNTY -- A father is facing charges after deputies say he put his daughter behind the wheel and the girl slammed the family car into a tree. Deputies were called to the Headlands State Park last evening after the Honda smashed into a tree in the parking lot sustaining heavy front end damage. According to the investigation, the child lost control of the car after it achieved excessive ...
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Weeden surprised by Browns move to add Hoyer
Browns were signing quarterback Brian Hoyer, but he's not worried about how it will impact the quarterback competition. "I was surprised, but that's the nature of the beast," Weeden said Friday at the ...
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Autopsy due for teen found dead in Lorain
LORAIN -- Autopsy results are due for a 17-year-old boy whose body was found by a roadside in northern Ohio. The (Lorain) Morning Journal (http://bit.ly/18b9QSH ) reports that the body of Deandre McDowell showed no significant signs of trauma. The body was found Friday night along a road in Lorain, west of Cleveland. Lorain County Chief Deputy Coroner Dr. Frank Miller told the newspaper ...
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Mandel earns degree 74 years after first enrolling
Instead, Mandel sat with 2,000 fellow graduates and joined them in donning a cap and gown while accepting his diploma. Having earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry, the graduation ceremony marked the completion of an undergraduate curriculum 74 years in the making. "It's important to me to take this last step. It's like I stopped on third base and had a chance to score by ...
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U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museums Annual Cleveland Luncheon to Feature French Priest
The complete archive of the Cleveland Jewish News is now accessible to everyone. Search for relatives, friends and events; and see every article, every photo, every ad since ...
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Ratner School marks golden anniversary
CJN PHOTO / SUE HOFFMAN Larry Goodman The Ratner School is now in the former Park Synagogue East building in Pepper Pike. Larry Goodman is head of school. end instant-gallery div ...
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Cleveland facing possible labor shortage study says
Growing manufacturing and medical fields, along with coming retirements, make a labor shortage in northeast Ohio possible, a new report says. Northeast Ohio's growing medical and manufacturing industries, along with a large swath of retirements looming, make the region primed for a skills gap and possibly even a labor shortage, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. The region will add about ...
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Mentor Firefighter training looks like real deal at Great Lakes Mall
MENTOR, Ohio -- It looked and sounded like a fire at the Great Lakes Mall Sunday night, but it was just a drill. After the mall closed for the night, Mentor firefighters set off smoke for simulated fire training. Fighting fires in confined, yet sprawling spaces takes different skills. From being able to locate the fire to getting equipment to the right place. "These hallways are all ...
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Law enforcement prepares for child abduction scenarios
WALTON HILLS, Ohio -- It's a frightening statistic from the FBI: A child is reported missing every 40 seconds in America. So to make sure they're ready local police departments held a mock child abduction drill Saturday. In Walton Hills, officers and K-9 units sprung into action. The scenario: A mom wakes up to find her daughter missing. The Southeastern Child Abduction Response ...
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Sandusky County Motorcyclist flown to hospital after crash
SANDUSKY -- A motorcyclist was flown to St. Vincent's Medical Center in Toledo after an accident late Sunday night. The Ohio Highway Patrol is investigating a motorcycle crash that occurred on CR 197, just east of CR 179, in Green Creek Township just after 7 p.m Sunday. Troopers say a 2013 Harley Davidson 883 was westbound on CR 197 when it failed to maneuver a curve and traveled off the ...
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Chardon superintendent leaving shooting delayed plan
CHARDON -- The superintendent who guided the district after a school shooting that killed three students is stepping down, one year later than originally planned. Chardon Schools Superintendent Joseph Bergant will resign, effective June ...
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DNA tests confirm Cleveland kidnap suspect is father of girl freed from house
By Erin McClam, Staff Writer, NBC News DNA tests have confirmed that Ariel Castro, the suspect in the kidnapping and decade-long imprisonment of three women in Cleveland, is the father of a 6-year-old girl born to one of the women in captivity, the Ohio attorney general said Friday.Attorney General Mike DeWine also said that Castro’s DNA did not match other unsolved Ohio cases. He said ...
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Streaking Tribe eyes four-game sweep behind Kazmir
The Indians are 7-1 against Cy Young Award winners this season. They don't seem to care which opposing pitcher toes the rubber or whether they tote any hardware. At 17-4 over their last 21 contests, the Indians are enjoying their best stretch since September 2007, a month before they came within one win of a World Series ticket. "We don't look in the past. We don't look in ...
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Wuligers Siegal honored at Federation’s annual meeting
CJN PHOTO / ED WITTENBERG Sandy Wuliger Sandy Wuliger reacts to a humorous comment as she and her husband, Tim Wuliger, accept the Charles Eisenman Award for outstanding community service at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland's 109th annual meeting April ...
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Mariners do little right in 6-0 loss to Cleveland
CLEVELAND — One inning into this disaster, it was apparent the Mariners didn't have much of a chance. They'd already been owned by Cleveland Indians ace Justin Masterson in the top half of the frame, then spent the bottom part forgetting the basics in the field en route to two quick runs by the home side. By the time this 6-0 defeat was in the books, Felix Hernandez and the ...
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Cleveland celebrates Supermans humble beginnings
CLEVELAND - The tough, blue-collar roots of Superman's creators are getting a fresh look on the superhero's 75th anniversary. Creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster lived just a few blocks apart in the Cleveland neighborhood that shaped their teenage lives, their dreams and the imagery of the Man of Steel. In the city's Glenville neighborhood, still in the throttling grip of the ...
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MLB Cleveland 6 Seattle 0
Justin Masterson struck out 11 over seven shutout innings Sunday, staking the Cleveland Indians to a 6-0 whitewash of Seattle. Masterson (7-2) ran his scoreless inning streak to 16 with the 106-pitch performance. The right-hander scattered three hits and walked two while lowering his ERA to ...
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Masterson dominates Mariners with 11 Ks
SEA@CLE: Brantley bashes a three-run homer to center CLEVELAND -- If you bring a Cy Young Award winner to Progressive Field, you better pack bandages, too. On Saturday, Mariners ace Felix Hernandez became the latest Cy guy to struggle against the Indians. They took the afternoon contest, 6-0, and extended their winning streak to four games. Michael Brantley crushed a three-run homer in the ...
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Miracle in Cleveland but we still need miracles elsewhere too
Jaycee Dugard and now Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight have been found alive. However, many more missing children and adults are still out there. If there is something you can do to help, please do ...
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Cleveland Asian Festival 2013 Wish they allowed camping out there
The Cleveland Asian Festival - 2013 will permit you to do that. However, if they did, I am sure many would take them up on the offer. This is my second year attending The Cleveland Asian Festival, located on East 27th Street and Payne Avenue just up the road ...
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Gomes taking advantage of chances
Email CLEVELAND -- Yan Gomes has appeared sporadically for the Indians this season, but he has a way of making those sightings count. In Saturday's 5-4 win over Seattle, for example, Gomes let loose his cannon arm in the third inning. After a pitch to Endy Chavez, he fired a throw to shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, trapping Jesus Montero off the bag for the rare catcher's pickoff. The ...
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VP Atkins heaps high praise on prospect Lindor
prospect Francisco Lindor. Doesn't everybody? Atkins, the Indians' vice president of player development, said the 19-year-old has been "unbelievable." "The guy every night gets two or three hits, makes an exceptional play," Atkins said. "The leadership, his commitment, his professionalism, we haven't experienced anything like that from a high school ...
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Berry DeJesus and Knight finally have a voice
Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight From Left: Amanda Berry, abducted 2003; Gina DeJesus, abducted 2004; Michelle Knight, abducted ...
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Cost could sink Cleveland trash plant
But mayoral chief of staff Ken Silliman tells The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer (bit.ly/13CJbNN) the city has not ruled out the idea. He says the city is still pursuing an air emission permit from the state in case the project goes ...
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Hopkins International on the brink
United and Continental Airlines remain intent on merging the two airlines, which would create the biggest airline in the world. Continental, based in Houston, Texas is already the fourth-largest carrier in the United States, which makes its operations out of Hopkins International extremely important to the city of Cleveland.
Local industry commentators have been discussing the merger between United and Continental and the effects it might have on the city. The general consensus has been negative, according to Cleveland news media. Read more
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