New FIRST program keeping Cuyahoga County families together, avoiding DCFS custody

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September 18, 2023

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New FIRST program keeping Cuyahoga County families together, avoiding DCFS custody

Family Intervention Representation and Services Team (FIRST), a new program through the Cuyahoga County Public Defender Office, can help families avoid custody battles and involvement with children services and other court-ordered interventions by connecting families to tools and resources to address the underlying causes of concern.

By Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland.com

News

MRI “fingerprint” of breast cancer may reduce the need for chemotherapy CWRU researchers say

Using a technique called magnetic resonance fingerprinting, the researchers hope to make distinctions between different types of breast cancer using a single, non-invasive MRI scan.

By Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland.com

Entertainment

1,868 calories are in this burger! List of most and least calorific burgers in U.S. revealed

Americans love consuming burgers and often they don’t care about the calories. But which have the most calories and which have the fewest? For National Cheeseburger Day, new research ranks burgers from 20 major chains by calories.

By Robert Higgs, cleveland.com

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Akron Municipal Court announces October weddings, including Halloween at LeBron James’ House Three Thirty

The Akron Municipal Court is offering fall and Halloween-themed weddings at three area venues next month.

By Megan Becka, special to cleveland.com

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Previewing Browns vs. Steelers with Garrett Bush, Kenny Roda, Frank Stams, Jacob Roach on Monday’s Sports 4 CLE

Watch Sports 4 CLE live at 4 p.m. as host Dave Bacon talks Browns with Garrett Bush, Kenny Roda, Jacob Roach and former Browns linebacker Frank Stams.

By Ashley Bastock, cleveland.com

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Massillon edges Hoban by slimmest of margins in AP state football poll

Find out how a panel of voters ranked Ohio’s top high school football teams this week.

By Matt Goul, cleveland.com

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OHSAA Week 6 high school football schedule 2023 for Northeast Ohio teams

Find out who is playing where in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit counties.

By Matt Goul, cleveland.com

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Entertainment

Quire Cleveland cancels concerts in wake of Catholic Diocese policy on sexuality and gender identity

Quire Cleveland has canceled its final concert series, “Churches of the Same God: Mass Settings of Byrd and Tallis,” scheduled for Sept. 29, 30, and Oct. 1, in the aftermath of the release of “Parish & School Policy on Issues of Sexuality and Gender Identity” by the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland.

By Paris Wolfe, cleveland.com

Drew Barrymore changes mind, won’t resume daytime show until Hollywood strikes end

Drew Barrymore drew criticism after resuming taping of her daily show with a planned return for Monday, Sept. 18. On Sunday she issued a statement that she would wait until strikes involving writers and actors are settled.

By Robert Higgs, cleveland.com

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5 easy school night dinners to combat the chaos

The best weeknight dinners, of course, are ones that are easy to pull together and go from refrigerator or pantry to stove top in around a half-hour.

By Tribune News Service

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