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  • Cleveland bridge bomb suspect allowed to represent himself

    AKRON -- A federal judge will allow the last of five bridge bomb-plotting suspects in northeast Ohio to represent himself at trial. U.S. District Court Judge David Dowd in Akron ruled Wednesday there's no reason to deny the request by 23-year-old Joshua Stafford, of Cleveland, whose trial is scheduled to start June 10. Last month the judge ruled Stafford mentally fit for trial after ...

  • Daily beach water testing kicks off Memorial Day weekend

    The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (Sewer District) resumed daily beach testing at Edgewater, Villa Angela Beach and Euclid Beach. The purpose is to determine water quality at the three locations. testing will continue through the Labor Day weekend. Many variables can impact the water quality of the beaches, including the presence of water fowl at the beach, the influence of Lake Erie ...

  • Westlake Credit cards stolen used on shopping spree

    WESTLAKE -- Police have released in-store video of a woman they are seeking in connection with the use of a stolen credit card. Police say the credit cards were stolen from a man's minivan while it was parked at the Westlake Rec Center on April 29. According to police, the woman then used one of the cards at a North Olmsted Target and bought $1476 worth of electronics. The victim's ...

  • Cleveland curator helped name new dinosaur species

    CLEVELAND -- A Cleveland Museum of Natural History curator was among a team of researchers that described and named a new species of dinosaur. The dinosaur is the second species named and published this month by Dr. Michael Ryan, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Dinosaurs are often thought of as large, fierce animals, but new research highlights a ...

  • Women held prisoner in Cleveland thank donors for support

    The three women allegedly held captive for years at a house in Cleveland have issued a statement of thanks for donations to funds set up for them. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight issued a statement through a public relations firm, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported. The letter also thanked the news media for respecting the women's desire for privacy. The letter said ...


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The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

Edward Zwicks The Last Samurai is about two warriors from extremely different cultures who start out as enemies, find that they share much in common ideologically, and end up fighting side-by-side in a losing battle in which the only victory they care about is maintaining their honor. ...

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  • MidWest Materials finalist for steel service award

    MidWest Materials, a steel service center in Perry that provides steel to leading manufacturers in North America, is a finalist for the Steel Service Center of the Year award through the American Metal ...

  • Greenspan to host town-hall meeting May 30

    Cuyahoga County Councilmember Dave Greenspan will host a town-hall meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 30 at the North Olmsted branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library at 27403 Lorain ...

  • ‘Justice for Aliza’ Sherman walk May 12

    Sherman, who lived on Penshurst and worked as a nurse at Cleveland Clinic, was stabbed to death March 24 in downtown Cleveland. Cleveland police are investigating the incident. Dani Horwitz, a friend of the Sherman family and one of the event organizers, said the goal is to remember her life and to promote awareness and justice. "We're doing it on Mother's Day because she was ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 22

    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: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...

  • Ohio House upholds GOP reps win in disputed race

    COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Republican-controlled Ohio House has voted to uphold a GOP candidate's victory last year in a disputed race for state ...

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