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For as long as there's been a BLT on wheat -- there's been a tip for the server who serves it.
But the IRS announced that starting next January it'll be changing the way tips are taxed, and the debate over tipping is a hot one.
Keep in mind: In Europe there is no tipping -- everything is included in the check.
For now, we all have to deal with how much to leave -- and when to leave it.
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AVON LAKE -- A large sign fell at Friday night's football game, and two people were taken to the hospital.
Avon Lake firefighters did not have specifics on who was injured or what their injuries were. Both were taken to the Richard E. Jacobs Health Center.
Firefighters said the sign, which was knocked over by wind about 7 p.m., was approximately 8 feet by 10 feet.
Avon Lake was playing North Canton Hoover. Avon Lake won the game 19-7.
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CLEVELAND -- Firefighters responded to a large apartment building fire on the city's east side.
Firefighters were dispatched to East 130th Street and Buckeye Avenue about 8:30 p.m. Friday.
According to the Fire Department, the fire is a triple two-alarm fire.
Reports from the scene are that two firefighters were injured when a ceiling fell on them.
They were taken to MetroHealth Medical Center with noncritical injuries.
According to firefighters, the fire started in an unoccupied section of the building between the first and second floor. It then spread through the third floor to the roof.
The building has a firewall, so the fire was confined to the eastern side of the building.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Firefighters weren't sure how many people were displaced but said the Red Cross is helping out residents.
Updates here on wkyc.com and tune in to the news at 11 p.m. for more on the fire.
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PENINSULA -- Park rangers and FBI evidence recovery teams were back at it Thursday, searching for additional remains or other clues as to what happened to Taylor Robinson.
Robinson was positively identified Wednesday after being considered a missing person in Akron since May.
About 20 investigators spent the afternoon sifting and surveying an expanded perimeter for evidence.
They also used chainsaws to remove several large trees from the area.
Private investigator Tim Dimoff says the crews will bring in heavy equipment later this week to collect soil samples, and needed to clear a pathway for bulldozers or other items.
The forensic evidence is collected and then examined by the Summit County Medical Examiner and anthropologists at Mercyhurst.
The Summit County Medical Examiner spokesperson confirms the jawbone and skull pieces found Tuesday matched Taylor's dental records.
Gary Guenther says a number of other smaller bones are also being examined, but at this point, it's not clear if any of those remains are human or if they belong to Taylor.
Rangers are careful not to reopen the Valley Trailhead area, now a crime scene, until they're sure they've collected every piece.
"We're just trying to ensure that the investigation has been thorough enough that we have found all the evidence that we need to continue solving the case," said Jennie Vasarhelyi, a spokeswoman for CVNP.
It's unclear just how long that could take.
Akron Police detectives are digging into the timeline between May 3 when Taylor was last seen and September 9 when the remains were first spotted by hikers.
Capt. Dan Zampelli says they are going back to the beginning, trying to piece together details about when Taylor went missing and when and where she might have died.
Zampelli says the police are not commenting on any suspects, but would not say they don't have someone in mind.
He called it a "logical conclusion," that police would return to question some of the same people they questioned at the time she went missing.
Lt. Rick Edwards with the Akron Police Department confirmed weeks ago that an ex-boyfriend of Taylor's was not cooperative when they tried to interview him and had hired an attorney.
The man's name has not been confirmed.
Tom Fields, also a private investigator working for the family, tells us that he's looking for two different people individuals that he thinks have the knowledge to break the case open.
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PERRY TOWNSHIP -- It was anything but your normal high speed chase after police in Perry Township watched 73-year-old William Wackerly fly right through a red light.
Wackerly was going so fast it took officers several minutes just to catch up.
At times the chase hit speeds of over 80-miles an hour.
On the tape you can see several times where Wackerly swerves across the double yellow line.
He then cuts through several residential neighborhoods.
And as quickly as the chase began, it was all over. Officers found Wackerly simply sitting in a drive-through of a local bank.
It turns out police in Perry Township are very familiar with Wackerly from his previous arrests, including breaking and entering and arson. But this one was a little different.
As he was being arrested, officers asked why he was going so fast. His excuse? He claims he was simply late for breakfast
Tonight Wackerly remains behind bars on a 25-thousand dollar bond.
He faces several charges including felony charges for failing to comply with a police order to stop.
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CLEVELAND -- On Wednesday, a Cuyahoga County Grand Jury indicted Dr. Georges J. Bensimhon, of Allentown, Pa., for the attempted murder of his daughter's estranged husband, accordign to Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty.
The grand jury indicted Bensimhon, 66, an anesthesiologist, on one count of attempted aggravated murder, one count of attempted murder, two counts of kidnapping and two counts of felonious assault.
According to evidence gathered by the Cleveland Heights Police Department, Bensimhon was masked and hiding outside the back door of Dr. Seth Hoffer's Dellwood Road home on the morning of September 4, 2013.
When Hoffer, a neurosurgeon at University Hospitals in Cleveland, went outside just before 6 a.m., the defendant attacked him with a pry bar and struck him repeatedly in the head.
Hoffer, 39, was bleeding profusely, but still managed to fend off his attacker and pin him to the ground. Then he yelled out for neighbors to call police.
When officers arrived, they arrested Bensimhon and found a cache of injectable sedatives and spinal syringes in his possession.
Bensimhon appeared in Cleveland Heights Municipal Court on Sept. 5 and was released on $500,000 bond. He also surrendered his U.S. and Israeli passports.
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MEDINA -- Two school board members posted statements on the Medina City Schools website on Wednesday, announcing their resignations.
Karla Robinson and Susan Vlcek, the remaining two board members who voted in favor of a controversial contract for the superintendent, will resign next year.
In January, the board awarded Superintendent Randy Stepp a new contract, a contract that included annual raises of $4,530 through 2019, an $83,000 signing bonus and payments of more than $260,000 for Stepp's college loans.
That led to a huge public outcry and protests in the community against the school board.
Stepp was placed on paid leave in April. The board then voted to rescind that contract, saying it violated open meeting laws because the public hadn't been notified about the intent of the Jan. 7 meeting and executive session.
In May, Stepp sued the school board.
Related story: Medina schools superintendent sues school board
Statement from Karla Robinson:
"This November, the Medina City Schools community faces several crucial decisions. The community must elect three new members, the majority, of their school board. And the community must decide what public education will look like in our district for the medium and long term. This past year has been incredibly challenging for the Medina Board of Education. When the controversy with the school board first arose, I was blindsided. It took time to begin to figure out what had occurred. We had two choices: leave the board, thereby leaving our mistakes for someone else to deal with, or stay, using our knowledge of what had occurred to create the proper checks and balances to ensure such mistakes will never happen again. Susan Vlcek, Bill Grenfell and I chose the latter course of action. For me, the most important reason I stayed was the requests we fielded from many of our school administrative team members, who were extremely worried about too much change happening on the board at once. Many of them implored us to stay. I also felt a deep sense of responsibility to those who elected us, to do the best we could to improve our policies and procedures going forward. In the last few months, this board accomplished many significant changes and improvements under our leadership. We placed the superintendent on leave, in order to conduct a thorough and above-board investigation. We called in the Auditor of State to conduct that review, the results of which we hope to have soon. We ensured that the board ratified a new, two-year agreement with our teacher union, a contract with significant changes that have been requested by the community for some time. We worked with our attorneys to review our practices, rescinding the superintendent's contract that was made in error. We changed our meeting notices and practices to more fully comply with both the letter and the spirit of Sunshine Law. We responded to community input by pulling the levy from the ballot. We conducted a thoughtful but fast search for an interim superintendent, as well as searches to replace two board members. We began and continue to review board policies, procedures and practices. Behind the scenes, the board has been working hard to calm the waters with our administrative team, to ensure the best possible educational atmosphere for our students."
"Our administrators rose above and beyond all expectations; they are overworked and yet continue to ask what else they can do to make our schools better. We have coordinated our legal response to best protect our district and its interests. We have sought out expert opinion, from retired superintendents in other districts, current superintendents, Ohio School Boards Association experts, and our peers, so as to find a way forward for this district that relies on best practices and highest possible transparency. Susan and I do not claim to have done all of this perfectly. We have stumbled along the way. I am very sorry for every mistake I've made as a board member. But the task was and remains immense: please recall that this district has not passed an operating levy since 2005. Our issues as a district and a community predate this controversy, and will take time and energy to get past. Particularly, Susan and I have been seeking counsel about our futures in board service. We want to responsibly transition to a new board, giving our superintendent, treasurer, and administrative team the best possible situation going forward. After careful consideration of our options, and in coordination with and with the full support of Superintendent Dave Knight, we announced our plans today."
"Susan Vlcek will continue to serve the board until January, 2014. At that time, a majority of the board will have been newly elected to their positions. This timing allows the new board, rather than the current board, to conduct the search to replace her, and gives enough notice to the Career Center board, on which Susan also serves, to plan for their search as well. For my part, I will continue to serve the board until May 31, 2014. I have been the board member responsible for coordinating our legal matters; the timelines for each of the cases currently call for nearly all of the significant matters to be resolved by that time."
"I continue to work with Mr. Knight and the rest of the administrative team to organize board training on many key issues for the new board members the community will elect this fall, which can comfortably be completed by the end of May. This also allows the new board to focus on a replacement during the summer months, which are a quieter time in board service. My deepest gratitude goes to the teachers, staff, and administrative team at Medina City Schools, whose dedication to our students inspires me daily. And I am particularly thankful to my family for their ongoing support during this difficult time. Now, Susan and I would like to urge the community to turn their attention to something far more significant than our personal situations: what kind of education do you want to provide for the nearly 7,000 students who are served by Medina City Schools? And who do you want to elect to lead this effort? We have 7,000 students and more than 700 staff members who are counting on this community to make an informed choice at the ballot box this November. At this time, we implore the media and the community to focus their attention in that direction."
Statement from Susan Vlcek:
"If we were to chart a comparison, I believe there would not be central force in any community that rises very far above its public schools. Serving schools - their children and families -in any capacity is an honor and a gift. It is an investment in today and tomorrow. Since the day we moved to Medina and walked into Ella Canavan with our first first grader, I have felt great trust in and gratitude for every person who wakes up and dedicates his or her day to in some way caring for our children. As so many in our great community do, I've always tried to find ways to support these people."
"In transitioning out of board service, I will continue to do so. For us to be our best as a community and a society, every person can and should do the same. I share your frustration with the ongoing legal battle, and could not be more regretful and sorry to be part of any decision that draws one moment of focus away from the great work going on in our schools every day. We as a board have learned much from our mistakes, and have implemented changes that will make the district stronger as we go forward. Forward must be our focus. Issues and concerns will always be present. So will our children. Each of them will define us more than any issue. The children must be the focal point of our decisions. I'm so grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the rich history of Medina City Schools. I'm going to do my part to ensure that rich history continues."
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CLEVELAND -- Police are investigating the shooting death of an 18-year-old man Wednesday night.
Officers were called to East 92nd Street and Superior Avenue about 8 p.m. and found the man shot multiple times and lying in the street unresponsive.
He was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center, where he died.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting is asked to call Cleveland police's Homicide Unit at (216) 623-5464.
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Record highs for September 10th are in the low 90s.
We'll be right there tomorrow.
A surge of hot, humid weather is coming in. We will be warming very quickly through the day and mercury readings will likely top 90 in many areas.
No, this isn't terribly unusual ... it is still summer after all.
Tonight: Variable clouds, warmer and more humidity. Upper 60s/low 70s
Tuesday: HOT and humid! Mostly sunny to partly cloudy with pop-up storm chances (about 20%). BREEZY (SW 10-20). Upper 80s/low 90s
Wednesday: Partly sunny to mostly cloudy with scattered rain and storms. Strong storms possible. Hot and humid. Upper 80s/near 90
Thursday: Scattered morning showers, otherwise, clearing and cooler. Mid 70s
Friday: Partly sunny with scattered lake showers. Much cooler. Low 60s
Saturday: Mostly sunny. Pleasantly cool. Mid 60s
Sunday: Mostly sunny skies. Near 70
Monday: Mostly cloudy with rain and storm chances. Low/mid 70s
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