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Elections
UPDATE: Bill Clinton Stumping for Obama in Akron Thursday
Updated Oct. 31, 11:45 p.m. Bill Clinton is coming to Akron on Thursday to rally support for President Barack Obama. The former President will stump for Obama at 6 p.m. Thursday...
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News
Thousands Still Without Power in Westlake
Update, 9:20 p.m. There are now about 2,900 customers without power in Westlake, according to FirstEnergy’s website. The original post can be found below. — It looks like t...
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Government
Hurricane Sandy: Westlake Storm, Power Outage Updates
At about 4:15 p.m., the number of customers without power in Westlake had dropped to about 7,000, according to FirstEnergy. About 8,700 customers in the area had been without power f...
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Schools
Update: All Westlake City Schools Still Closed Wednesday as Power Outages Continue
Update, 11:35 p.m. All Westlake City Schools will now be closed on Wednesday, Oct. 31, due to ongoing power outages, according to the district’s website. Originally, the district had...
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News
Superstorm Sandy: East Coast Patch Coverage of the Chaos
From raging electrical fires, mass flooding and downed trees, Hurricane Sandy, now a tropical storm, definitely left her mark on the East Coast. Here's a roundup of some of the bigg...
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Police & Fire
Westlake Trick or Treat Rescheduled
Westlake waited for awhile, but city officials have decided to postpone Wednesday’s trick or treat time and reschedule it for Sunday. According to the city’s website, trick or treat...
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Elections
Obama Cancels University of Akron Rally
President Barack Obama has canceled his campaign stop at the University of Akron on Wednesday. According to whitehouse.gov, the President will remain in Washington D.C. to monitor Hu...
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Public Safety
UPDATE: Hurricane Sandy High Wind Warning Shortened in NEO
After Hurricane Sandy pummeled the coast and caused hundreds of thousands of power outages in Northeast Ohio, the National Weather Service shortened our high wind warning. The warnin...