John Deike
Digital Content Producer
Cleveland, Ohio
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I lean on more than 10 years of journalism experience to deliver on-point reporting, seo-friendly copy and concepts that break new digital ground. I’ve worked at papers, media companies and ad agencies big and small, which has afforded me the knowledge and know-how to produce work that engages and informs. I graduated from Ohio University and St. Ignatius, and I’m a lifelong Clevelander committed to telling stories that matter. The way I see it: it’s never too late for good news.
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A judge has sentenced an Akron woman to life in prison after a 2018 shooting left one man dead and another wounded.
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The bank robber who got an “A” for effort, but not much else on the morning of Jan. 7 was finally arrested over 10 months later, Medina Police confirmed.
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Gunshots were reported in the Morse Avenue area at approximately 4:35 p.m., according to police.
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A 14-year-old girl ran away from home four days ago, and she hasn’t been seen since.
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Agents from the Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU) cited six establishments on Thursday after receiving complaints of violations of orders in place to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
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On Wednesday afternoon, detectives, officers and ATF agents made a number of arrests in a sweeping effort to curb gun violence.
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Former Louisville Metro Police Department Det. Brett Hankison was indicted on three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment in connection to the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment six months ago, a Kentucky grand jury announced on Wednesday.
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Since mid-March, thousands of families across Northeast Ohio have been begging to see their loved ones living inside nursing homes.
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Avon Lake police have two requests for residents: stop leaving cars unlocked, and stop leaving keys and fobs in unlocked cars.
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A 10-year-old boy was shot in the back Tuesday afternoon on Cleveland’s East Side.
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A boy walking on the Innerbelt Bridge in downtown Cleveland was struck by a vehicle, and is in critical condition, according to Cleveland Fire.
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One of nature’s great phenomenas, back on Lake Erie’s southern shores.
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Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Susan Baker Ross sentenced Jaysaun Holley to 25 years in prison in connection with the deadly shooting of two people in May 2016, according to Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh.
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Many know of “the Rock,” a fixture on the lawn along East Main Street that has been a part of the Kent State campus for nearly a century.
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Friends will be received, with masks and social distancing measures in place, this Thursday from 2 to 8 p.m. at the A. Ripepi and Sons Funeral Home, located at 18149 Bagley Road in Middleburg Heights.
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A young woman died and two others were seriously injured following a head-on collision in Charlestown Township on Saturday afternoon.
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The Cuyahoga County Department of Consumer Affairs is warning residents to hang up on utility scam calls that threaten disconnection.
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West 65th Street, south of Clark Avenue, is shut down after a Cleveland police officer was killed in the line of duty Thursday night, CPPA President Jeff Follmer confirmed to 19 News.
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U.S. Marshals and Cleveland police officers found two more missing children, this time on the city’s West Side on Thursday afternoon.
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The band last performed on Friday night at Serpentini Stadium, when the North Royalton football team faced off against Wadsworth High School.
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A racist overture, or a genuine show of support to local police and first responders?
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Yamil Encarnacion, a Twinsburg policeman, earned praise from his superiors after he crawled into an overturned car to rescue a small child that was pinned inside and strapped to a child safety seat.
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Ohio Department of Health officials announced Friday a total of 4,105 people have died from COVID-19 in the state since the pandemic began.
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On Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she told White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows the Democrats would be willing to meet halfway — at $2.2 trillion — a slight reduction from her last proposal before stimulus talks collapsed earlier this month.
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Jones left her home in South Lorain on Aug. 24, and her family believes she may be somewhere in the area of East 33rd Street, between Broadway and Elyria avenues.
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A fire tore through the Grafton Bowling Center Wednesday evening, causing the temporary closure of Route 57.
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Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley announced that Clifford Gillespie, 44, was sentenced to 15 to 16 ½ years in prison for a violent crime spree that occurred within a three-hour timespan in April 2019.
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The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers have reportedly voted to boycott the remainder of the 2020 NBA season, following the Milwaukee Bucks boycott of Game 5 against the Orlando Magic.
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Animal control staff in Brooklyn Heights are aggressively working to trap a coyote in the area.
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The Ohio State University today published aggregate test results from its comprehensive COVID-19 testing program and unveiled a data dashboard that will be updated weekly to inform the public about test results and other information about the university’s COVID-19 status.
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In a rare development, a brown pelican has found the Cleveland shore and can be viewed from the Cleveland Metroparks Lakefront Reservation.
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Dwayne Walker, 34, Timothy Evans, 19, and Arnell Johnson, 21, were driving in a car when they reportedly fired at least 21 rounds into another vehicle, striking a 19-year-old woman who was six months pregnant.
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A 29-year-old mother was critically injured, her unborn baby was killed and her two sons were taken to the hospital following a brutal hit-and-run crash on Aug. 21.
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Giant Eagle is looking to fill 1,350 full- and part-time positions across the company’s supermarket, GetGo, warehouse and pharmacy locations in Northeast Ohio.
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The Bedford Board of Education voted 5-0 Thursday night on a resolution that will slash staff due to students starting the year remotely because of the coronavirus.
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Former Cleveland Indians Rookie of the Year Joe Charboneau broke the news to fans over the weekend that he was hospitalized after suffering a stroke on Aug. 5.
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A man riding an electric scooter was shot just steps away from the Justice Center downtown, and it happened in broad daylight.
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Three people are fighting for their lives following a triple shooting Tuesday night in East Cleveland.
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Two women were mugged by a group of people on the city’s West Side, and now Cleveland Police are asking for the public’s help in solving the aggravated robbery.
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The Akron Public Schools Board of Education suspended all sports, practice and extracurriculars for the next nine weeks in a 5-2 vote on Monday night.
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UPDATE: Cleveland Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger apologizes after violating team’s covid-19 policies
Cleveland Indians pitcher Mike Clevinger released a statement Tuesday after he was placed in quarantine for violating the club’s COVID-19 policies while on a team road trip in Chicago.
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Robert Dick is accused of killing his wife and mother-in-law.
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The Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) on Friday announced a shortened six-game football season, which, pending Gov. Mike DeWine’s approval, will kick off on Aug. 24.
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Six Shoreby Club employees tested positive in the lead-up to President Donald Trump’s visit to the lakeshore neighborhood and resort on Thursday evening.
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Now it appears Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine does not have Covid-19, after a follow-up test came back negative on Thursday night.
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Sixty-six players have opted out of the 2020 NFL season due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and nearly half of them are linemen.
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Four boaters jumped into Lake Erie after their boat caught fire Wednesday evening near Mentor.
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On Wednesday afternoon, Kanye West filed initial paperwork to get on the presidential ballot in two swing states, Colorado and Ohio, after filing to get on the ballot in Wisconsin yesterday.
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A waterspout came ashore at Painesville Township Park Tuesday at 7:45 p.m., and some passers-by couldn’t help but greet Mother Nature.
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Curious about those earth-shaking aircraft that have been zipping past Cleveland’s inner and outer ring suburbs the past two days?
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