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For the first time in 16 years, voters have approved a levy for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, the 15 mill levy passed by a margin of 57percent to 43 percent. Shortly after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mayor Frank Jackson and CEO Eric Gordon thanked voters for approving the new […]

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The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority has fired driver Artis Hughes following an altercation with a female passenger. Hughes was charged with assault and placed  unpaid leave following the September 18 incident on board an RTA bus in Beachwood. In making its decision, the RTA said in a written release, “There are certain actions by our […]

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President Barack Obama and his GOP opponent Mitt Romney have been on a cross-country tear visiting key swing states as they make their final pitch…

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1. Polls open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. If you requested an absentee ballot and you already missed the Monday postmark deadline, you have until the polls close to turn it in at your local board of elections. If you’re voting in-person, plan on long lines. To find your polling location, http://bitly.com/4ceo3y 2. Bring your […]

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Campaigning for President Obama in the critical state of Ohio, Stevie Wonder made an unannounced visit to Cleveland on Sunday, where he did a street concert for a small crowd of 50 people near the busy Cuyahoga County early voting site. According to the Washington Post, Wonder told the audience: “I would like you to […]

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  As of Friday, November 2nd, more than 1.6 million Ohioans had already cast their ballots.  Of the more than 1.3 million absentee ballots that have been mailed to voters during the absentee voting period, more than 1.1 million have already been returned or 85.5 percent.  In addition, more than 495,000 voters had voted in […]

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Sunday night, school officials said all power has been restored to Cleveland Metropolitan School District buildings. District Communications Officer Roseann Canfora says that as many as 24 schools were closed last week due to outages caused by the remnants of Hurricane Sandy. All will be open on Monday. According to a Sunday evening press release from […]

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Day two in the last three days of early voting before the 2012 General Election was nothing less than expected, as more big names rallied for President Barack Obama outside of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. This time, John Legend and former NBA All-Star now Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson came out to entertain voters. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson even […]

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5 things to know for Friday, November 2 1. Power outage estimates FirstEnergy and Cleveland Public Power are still working to restore power to several northeast Ohio communities. For a list of The Illuminating Company bulk restoration dates, click here: http:// 5.wews.com/eXwZ5 2. Campaigns in Ohio Mitt Romney, Ann Romney, Paul Ryan and Janna Ryan will attend […]

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FirstEnergy estimates that many customers will still be in the dark until Monday after superstorm Sandy’s high winds knocked down trees and power lines. In the city of Cleveland, 1,000 Cleveland Public Power customers are without power. The city said 58 crews are working to get full restoration by Friday evening. Workers were also busy […]

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A spokesperson for the FirstEnergy said even though some costumers are complaining, the company won’t compromise the safety of its workers as they restore people’s power. Spokesperson Mark Durbin explained linemen have been working in the rain and high winds all week. “In 50 mile per hour winds, they can’t operate a bucket,” Durbin said. […]