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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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Sin City [Blu-Ray]

Sin City [Blu-Ray]

Sin City is a brilliant paradox: It looks like nothing youve ever seen before, but its assembled out of parts so familiar they are clichs. The foreboding darkness and jagged shadows of film noir, the indestructible hero of comic books, the corrupt police officers and vicious crimina ... ...

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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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