Vic Gideon
Multimedia Journalist
Cleveland, Ohio
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Vic is an award-winning reporter
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Fireworks are now legal in Ohio but dozens of Greater Cleveland communities will "opt out" of the new law
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Residents of Exeter Road in Cleveland Heights have been lobbying the city to fix a deteriorating brick road on the street off Fairmount Boulevard
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Police say the shooting happened overnight in the Firestone Park neighborhood.
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MedWish International has ramped up its efforts in Ukraine after a March event that saw 14,000 pounds of medical equipment and supplies with a 40 foot container leaving this week and an event with Global Cleveland to help displaced Ukrainians now in Northeast Ohio
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A Cleveland Heights homeowner has put a sign in his yard asking for a guardrail for his property after several high-speed crashes where South Taylor Road dead ends into Fairmount Boulevard.
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Friends of Horseshoe Lake presented a plan to Cleveland City Council to address concerns about Horseshoe Lake but not draining it
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A march through Collinwood Saturday morning called Wear Orange to End Gun Violence remembered victims of gun violence and called for change
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Cleveland Councilman Kerry McCormack pushing to get Complete and Green Streets passed to make Cleveland safer for pedestrians
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A Northeast Ohio mother and daughter helped people in Uvalde, Texas heal with their Crisis Response Canines after the mass school shooting that claimed 21 lives
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Police found the victim shot in the 7500 block of Decker Avenue.
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A mother/daughter team heads to Uvalde, Texas with the comfort dogs to help a community traumatized by the school shooting there
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The City of Cleveland has increased penalties for illegal dirt bike and ATV riding and broadened definitions for noise and safety thresh holds to make the streets safer
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The young girl was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene.
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The Union Home Mortgage Cleveland Marathon returns to May for the first time since 2019 after running a virtual race in 2020 and running the race in October for 2021
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Two therapy dogs will head from Northeast Ohio to Buffalo to help a grieving community in the aftermath of racially-motivated shootings last weekend
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Complete and Green Streets would slow down traffic on major Cleveland roads, making them safer for pedestrians, bikers, and children walking to school
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The Guardians return home to Progressive Field but it's unknown when manager Terry Francona and his staff can return after testing positive for COVID
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An overnight crash in Cleveland sent three people to the hospital in varying condition, according to EMS.
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A carjacking victim talks about her terrifying experience that help bring about change in Little Italy, two additional police departments patrolling the neighborhood
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Safety Committee addresses options with juvenile court judge and prosecutor
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The City of Cleveland will look to allow Case Western Reserve University and University Circle police to help in Little Italy after four carjackings in December
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The City of Cleveland has partnered with Solar United Neighbors to offer free solar panels to help reduce electric bills for low-income Clevelanders
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Issue 9 would create a park at Lee and Meadowbrook, stopping a $52 million development in Cleveland Heights.
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"Shooting Stars," a movie about LeBron's high school basketball team, is shooting in Cleveland Heights, St. Paul's Episcopal Church doubling as Akron's St. Vincent-St. Mary
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Firefighters used human oxygen masks to save Chris Hutchison's dogs during a fire at his home. He's leading efforts to equip Cleveland Fire and EMS crews with pet-specific masks.
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Pepper Pike Rabbi Stephen Weiss, 60, was arrested after allegedly engaging in sexually explicit online conversations with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a 15-year-old boy on a social networking app, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed.
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Those who didn't obtain tickets can watch the festivities all day in a livestream on Facebook.
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The city of Cleveland came to life Friday as the Cavaliers play-in game collided with Guardians Home Opener.
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The City of Cleveland will loan two non-profits $12 million to run, restore, and re-sell Shaker Square but some tenants say the historic shopping district is overvalued and question the city's involvement
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The Community Police Commission will oversee Cleveland Police, applications for 13-member group taken until April 30th
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An $11.5 million renovation will start this month on East 185th Street, giving a new look to an old street
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Plast -- Ukrainian boy and girl scouts -- have been assembling first aid kits and sending them to Ukraine to help the troops fighting the Russians
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The Ridgewood Golf Course Clubhouse will soon be standing no longer.
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Strong Style Training Center in Independence has given a scholarship to a 14-year-old Ukraine refugee whose life changed forever less than three weeks ago.
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The fighting in Ukraine has caused increases in gas costs and inflation which one Cleveland councilman worries will wreck the budget, already with $56 million more in spending than revenue
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The Last Page at Pinecrest in Orange Village donated proceeds from Thursday to Cleveland Maidan Association, a group that helps Ukrainian refugees.
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A sign showing a relationship between Shaker Heights and its Russian sister city has been up since the Cold War
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University Hospitals will participate in a groundbreaking influenza study using mRNA technology developed during COVID
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The good memories made at NBA All-Star Weekend can turn into more business for Cleveland if visitors look to return
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Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials mapped out a plan to alleviate some of those lines at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
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Many blue freestanding mailboxes across Northeast Ohio have been taped shut to prevent people from putting their mail inside after a rash of mailbox thefts from the boxes
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The union president said the strike is a last resort after making no progress over five months of negotiations.
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In a briefing from Cleveland city officials on the successes and shortfalls of the snow removal plan, councilmembers demanded improvements and offered help in making them happen.
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A Cleveland Clinic survey shows the pandemic has lead to poor lifestyle choices resulting in increased stress, weight gain, high blood pressure, and higher cholesterol, all of which can lead to heart attack and stroke
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The man was found inside a vehicle when authorities arrived.
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The mass COVID testing site at the W.O. Walker Center in University Circle ends after a month, testing 25,000 since December 21st
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Cleveland Browns fans join Browns Backers groups in Cincinnati to root for Cleveland while in enemy territory
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Browns fans make resolutions for 2022, a Super Bowl appearance tops the list of hopes
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The Western Reserve Land Conservancy has purchased a 29-acre mobile home community that could link several east side beaches and open up access to Lake Erie
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Akron police said an officer fatally shot 58-year-old James W. Gross after responding to a domestic violence call.