Provides the latest RSS feeds for Cleveland News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Ohio Standard.com http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/cat/e703c5c9aef0ff62/ en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 01:55:39 -0400 Mon, 20 May 2013 01:55:39 -0400 30 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 ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214624181/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:58:31 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214624181/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 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 ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214624180/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:58:31 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214624180/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 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 ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214622987/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sun, 19 May 2013 23:13:54 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214622987/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 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 ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214622485/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sun, 19 May 2013 22:19:59 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214622485/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 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 that ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214620874/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:56:24 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214620874/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 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 ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214620875/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:52:41 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214620875/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 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 ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214620876/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:38:49 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214620876/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 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 ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214620286/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sun, 19 May 2013 19:12:55 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214620286/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 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 ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214619717/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:51 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214619717/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Justin Masterson struck out 11 over seven shutout innings Sunday, staking the Cleveland Indians to a 6-0 whitewash of Seattle. Masterson (7-2) ran his scoreless inning streak to 16 with the 106-pitch performance. The right-hander scattered three hits and walked two while lowering his ERA to ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214619450/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:14:44 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214619450/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 SEA@CLE: Brantley bashes a three-run homer to center CLEVELAND -- If you bring a Cy Young Award winner to Progressive Field, you better pack bandages, too. On Saturday, Mariners ace Felix Hernandez became the latest Cy guy to struggle against the Indians. They took the afternoon contest, 6-0, and extended their winning streak to four games. Michael Brantley crushed a three-run homer in the ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214618786/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:36:02 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214618786/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Jaycee Dugard and now Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight have been found alive. However, many more missing children and adults are still out there. If there is something you can do to help, please do ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214617796/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:02:13 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214617796/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 The Cleveland Asian Festival - 2013 will permit you to do that. However, if they did, I am sure many would take them up on the offer. This is my second year attending The Cleveland Asian Festival, located on East 27th Street and Payne Avenue just up the road ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214617797/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sun, 19 May 2013 15:02:12 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214617797/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Email CLEVELAND -- Yan Gomes has appeared sporadically for the Indians this season, but he has a way of making those sightings count. In Saturday's 5-4 win over Seattle, for example, Gomes let loose his cannon arm in the third inning. After a pitch to Endy Chavez, he fired a throw to shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, trapping Jesus Montero off the bag for the rare catcher's pickoff. The ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214617798/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:52:42 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214617798/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 prospect Francisco Lindor. Doesn't everybody? Atkins, the Indians' vice president of player development, said the 19-year-old has been "unbelievable." "The guy every night gets two or three hits, makes an exceptional play," Atkins said. "The leadership, his commitment, his professionalism, we haven't experienced anything like that from a high school ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214617799/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:52:42 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214617799/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 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: Atlanta Braves: 1. ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214616231/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:19:51 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214616231/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight From Left: Amanda Berry, abducted 2003; Gina DeJesus, abducted 2004; Michelle Knight, abducted ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214615162/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:23:41 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214615162/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 But mayoral chief of staff Ken Silliman tells The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer (bit.ly/13CJbNN) the city has not ruled out the idea. He says the city is still pursuing an air emission permit from the state in case the project goes ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214614728/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:47:54 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214614728/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 In a case with anti-Semitic overtones, a former platoon chief of the Shawnee Township Fire Department in northwestern Ohio has lodged a discrimination grievance with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, accusing the department of firing him ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214614727/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sun, 19 May 2013 09:33:21 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214614727/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- An arraignment is scheduled Tuesday for a 17-year-old charged in the deaths of two teenage brothers in northwest Ohio. The aggravated murder charges announced Friday against Michael Fay came just over a week after he and the teens were named in an Amber Alert. The alert was issued after the slain brothers' mother discovered a gun and blood inside a trailer home ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214610020/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sat, 18 May 2013 23:27:25 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214610020/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 The Indians' 2013 roster is full of new faces. Yet at the 41-game mark this season, Cleveland sports a record just one game better than last year's mark. Delve a little further into the numbers, however, and one can spot the differences between the two versions of the club. The Indians, who have won 16 of their last 20 games, have a plus-29 run differential. Last year at this juncture, ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214607957/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sat, 18 May 2013 20:04:31 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214607957/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Current employees will not be affected, and the MetroHealth System will provide assistance for those who wish to quit using tobacco ... http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214607958/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62 Sat, 18 May 2013 19:49:17 -0400 http://www.ohiostandard.com/index.php/sid/214607958/scat/e703c5c9aef0ff62