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Dwight Howard still wants to be traded despite firing of Stan Van Gundy: Report - Plain Dealer (blog)
By Sporting News The website, citing an anonymous source close to Howard, reports the All-Star center would like to be dealt this offseason and begin a new chapter in his career. Howard exercised his player option for the 2012-13 season just before the ...
Bedford Heights may remove Jimmy Dimora's name from community center - Plain Dealer (blog)
Dimora's name on the building brings negative publicity to the city, said one resident before the council meeting, who declined to give her name. "What kind of message are we sending to our youth and other communities by prominently displaying the name ...
Mom learns her daughter was shot at Chardon High School - Plain Dealer (blog)
The woman, who declined to give her name, ran from the high school to meet her husband at a police blockade and drive to Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights. She said her daughter had been shot in the buttocks and was in stable condition.
Police arrest disorderly patron: Orange Village Police Blotter - Plain Dealer (blog)
When she became extremely confrontational and uncooperative, causing a scene in the bar and refusing to be led away to the lobby, she was charged with intoxication, although she initially refused to give her name to police. Her identity was ascertained ...
Nelson Blackburn, a founding member of the Cleveland Hells Angels chapter, dies - Plain Dealer (blog)
"There's no profit with being involved in street violence and being in court all the time," said an official who spoke on the condition of anonymity. He and others said the Angels are as powerful than ever, with members having their hands in union ...
Parent: Todd Lyle's campaign for Chagrin Falls school board has many discrepancies - Plain Dealer (blog)
Kanzinger also questioned Lyle's military background, quoting an anonymous source: “In 1990, he gets posted to the US Embassy in Nassau, Bahamas. Very unusual for a first lieutenant who has had one tour/two Army jobs under his belt,” the source said. ...
Beard-cutting attacks bring national attention to Ohio's Amish - Plain Dealer (blog)
"I can't believe how far it's gone," said one Bergholz resident bellied up to the lunch counter who declined to give his name. "It was on Jay Leno and my niece from Dayton called me and said, 'What's going on in your town?'" Rumors about the Mullet ...
Solon business owners discuss government regulations - Plain Dealer (blog)
“They should be here to help, not to fine,” said the business owner, who asked not to be identified, in fear of further regulatory reprisals. Anielski said she has already heard “horror story upon horror story about how people are fined,” not only by ...
Case Western Reserve University announces $1 billion fundraising campaign - Plain Dealer (blog)
University President Barbara R. Snyder also announced a $20 million commitment from a CWRU graduate who asked to remain anonymous. "We have a number of generous donors who believe in what we are doing at the university," she said in an interview ...
"There are still honest people in this world" - Solon Police Blotter - Plain Dealer (blog)
The wallet was returned to its owner, an employee of a Solon business, who did not want to be identified, since “he regularly carries a lot of cash due to his occupation,” Felton said. He picked up his money, and police contacted Kleppinger's husband, ...
Relatives say Cleveland police overracted in killing man Friday, but police ... - Plain Dealer (blog)
"I saw the guy pacing back and forth like a lion," said another West 52nd Street resident who declined to give his name. The teenager said Lopez told police, "You're not going to get me!" When police Tasered him, witnesses said Lopez pulled the wires ...
Ohio reaches a casino agreement with Dan Gilbert, Rock Gaming - Plain Dealer (blog)
Officials would not say how much more Rock Ohio Caesars will pay, but a source close to the negotiations said that Rock Ohio Caesars had agreed to pay additional money. The developer, which is building casinos in Cleveland and Cincinnati, ...
Post office in Brook Park closes - Plain Dealer (blog)
"I always come here on Friday and that's what it's like, there's a line, it's busy," said a Parma man who declined to give his name, pointing to eight customers at the counter in mid-afternoon. "It's right on my route between my job and home. ...
Outside the Pentagon: a scene of quiet and reflection - Plain Dealer (blog)
He and a fellow Guard officer who declined to give her name brought eight new guardsmen and women to Washington to help them better understand the government's relationship with the military. Messerli, from Des Moines, served for a year in Iraq in 2003 ...
Details of fatal shooting involving Cleveland police emerge - Plain Dealer (blog)
There was a report of a high speed chase and events, including a kidnapping and shooting, starting in South Euclid and ending in this area of Cleveland near the cultural gardens on East Blvd. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a source close to the ...
How would Cleveland teachers' contract be affected by Senate Bill 5? - Plain Dealer (blog)
The person, who because of the SERB position requested anonymity, believes reopening would expose the contract not only on wages and benefits but other terms, including layoff procedures. The Cleveland contract and Ohio law call for laying off teachers ...
Car bomb kills Danny Greene - Plain Dealer (blog)
The dentist, who asked not to be identified, said Greene made an emergency appointment early this week because a filling came loose. When talking to police, Greene had always maintained he was not afraid 'of dying. He had survived two bombings and two ...
'Superman' creator's son lived and died in father's shadow - Plain Dealer (blog)
A North Carolina man, who asked that his name not be used, has proof. He bought a box of home movies that came from an estate auction in Cleveland and was ...
Bedford Heights to review policy requiring off-duty officers for security when ... - Plain Dealer (blog)
Callieham refused to give her name or her supervisor's name, Odette said. The officer told Odette if she continued to try to talk with her she would arrest ...
Corruption in Cuyahoga County creates rocky path for new leaders - Plain Dealer (blog)
One construction company owner, who did not want to be identified, said corruption has been around for a long time and the only thing that can be done is to ...
Dozens turn in handguns in Cleveland for sports tickets and food or gas cards - Plain Dealer (blog)
One man who did not wish to be identified, turned in an old .22-caliber handgun given to him after his brother died. He had it in his house and recently, ...
Cuyahoga County Auditor Frank Russo appears ready to own up to crimes - Plain Dealer (blog)
Russo's sentence could have been cut in half had he agreed to cooperate with the government, a source said. The agreement would seal the fate of both Russo ...
Beleaguered Cuyahoga County child welfare agency steps up custody filings - Plain Dealer (blog)
"In those days we took custody and asked questions later," said one veteran case worker, who asked not to be identified. "We trampled people's civil rights. ...
Two families left homeless in Cleveland fire - Plain Dealer (blog)
"I've lost everything," said the woman, who declined to give her name. "It's all gone," she said as she watched firefighters hose down the smoldering house.
Death of elderly man found under pillow leaves neighbors fearful - Plain Dealer (blog)
"People are talking about buying guns," said an elderly woman who declined to give her name to a reporter. "Anybody tries to break into my apartment, ...