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Rap mogul Russell Simmons took a step back from the forefront of the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York on Thursday (17Nov11) as he tried to avoid arrest in order to attend hip-hop icon Heavy D’s funeral today. The Def Jam Records co-founder has been a key supporter of the widespread Occupy movements calling […]

Cleveland, OH – The Greater Cleveland Aquarium will open its doors to the public on Saturday, January 21, 2012, with special pass holder preview days on Thursday and Friday January 19 and 20, 2012.  The Aquarium is the only free-standing aquarium in Ohio.  It will be home to more than five thousand freshwater and saltwater fish […]

Overnight tonight, Thursday, November 17, crews will be removing the vinyl channelizers – the barriers that prevent I-90 east traffic from accessing the E 22nd Street or Carnegie exits. Barrels will be placed along the edge line to continue preventing that access. These exits will again be accessible from I-90 by 11 a.m. on Sunday, […]

  Cleveland police are questioning a man about a possible attempt abduction of a little girl. It happened around 2:30 p-m in the 54-hundred block of Euclid Avenue. The clerk at the gas station at 54-hundred Euclid tells police a young girl, about eight or nine years old, ran into the gas station, crying hysterically. She […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Chase plans to hire about 120 new employees in the Cleveland area during November and December to work in mortgage operations and bank branches. JPMorgan Chase has added more than 13,000 net new jobs in America so far in 2011, including the hiring of more than 2,200 veterans of the U.S. […]

Why Do You Put Up with BDB (Bad Dating Behavior)?     By GalTime Dating Diva Jennifer Oikle, Ph.D. He’s so rude… How many times have you put up with Bad Dating Behavior or “BDB”?  Sometimes you’re so eager to finally find the right partner that you ignore the signs that your date is far […]

PAINESVILLE, Ohio – When the emergency siren sounds at the Painesville Fire Department the firefighter/paramedics go running to help. But they say not all of those calls turn out to be dire situations. “We’ve responded to a call where all they needed was a Band-Aid. They cut their finger,” Fire Chief Mark Mlachak said. He […]

AKRON, Ohio – In the wake of the Penn State sex abuse scandal, The University of Akron is staying one step ahead. What would you do? What should you do? What must you do? That’s the email all faculty and staff at UA received in their inboxes. It’s a reminder to them from UA President […]

AKRON, Ohio – First Night Akron is looking for volunteers at this year’s event to do a number of jobs. Greeters are needed to introduce performers and lots of help is wanted for some hands-on activities. Volunteers are a critical part of the celebration that rings in the New Year which showcases the arts to […]

LORAIN, Ohio – Republic Steel announced it will be putting major bucks into a new system at its Lorain plant. On Wednesday, the company said it will invest more than $85 million in an electric arc furnace and other equipment. “This investment in our Lorain plant will help Republic Steel maintain its position as the […]

CLEVELAND – All of the lanes on Intestate 90 westbound at Dead Man’s Curve have been closed following an accident, Cleveland police said. ODOT said it is asking drivers to avoid the area or use caution because of the rollover crash. Cleveland police are on the scene. NewsChannel5’s crew at the location said traffic is […]

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