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Rachel Dissell, The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio — An optimistic citizen committee appointed to track improvements in the way Cleveland handles sex crimes and missing person cases said Wednesday the city has made progress on more than half of the promises it made four months ago. The six-person committee appointed by Mayor Frank […]
John Funk, The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio — Some of the world’s biggest wind developers were in Cleveland this week to talk about something none of them has ever done – building wind turbines in fresh water such as Lake Erie, where ice flows promise to pose significant problems. A three-day national conference focusing on […]
Alison Grant, The Plain Dealer With Robert Schoenberger and Michelle Jarboe TWINSBURG, Ohio — An oily haze hung from the ceiling as John Goode slid his card into the time clock at Chrysler’s Twinsburg Stamping Plant. Mammoth presses in the cavernous building pounded heavy-gauge steel into car frames. The ear-splitting thunder mixed with high-pitched […]
The immigration issues roiling Arizona came to Cleveland on Friday, stoking passionate discussion, and probably not for the last time. A forum at the City Club of Cleveland introduced State Rep. Courtney Combs, a downstate Republican who is calling for an Arizona-like crackdown on illegal immigrants in Ohio. Combs declared illegal immigration a national menace […]
picture – Scott Shaw, The Plain Dealer Story – Everdeen Mason, The Plain Dealer LAKEWOOD, Ohio — One day lawyers were yapping at one another. The next day, all involved were well-behaved. And why not? They all got to listen as a judge watched 40 minutes of dog-barking video clips. The battle over the […]
Joe Guillen, The Plain Dealer COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio attorney general’s office on Friday announced a $725 million class action settlement it reached with insurance giant American International Group Inc., which stood accused of defrauding three Ohio public pension funds and other investors. It is the fourth and final settlement in the case against AIG, […]
The Cleveland Clinic has once again been named the nation’s fourth-best overall hospital and No. 1 for heart care in U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking. University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland also made this year’s list in seven categories. More Here:
CLEVELAND — For people who are struggling to make ends meet, a sudden expense can be devastating, and there are times it can be catastrophic. A growing number of local people are finding themselves in this situation when a loved one dies. With the cost of a funeral and burial upwards of $5,000, it […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Sewer district officials lifted a swim advisory at Edgewater Park this evening, almost two days after rain caused untreated sewage to flood into Lake Erie. Heavy rains caused an estimated 85,000 gallons of raw sewage and rainwater to overflow out of a storm water pipe near the beach Monday night, said Jeannie […]
A man who lost a card game opened fire, killing one of his fellow players on Clevelands east side, police said. The shooting happened at about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday in the 600 block of E. 117th Street. Cleveland police said they were told that four men were sitting on a porch playing cards. When one […]
Vince Russo indicted on corruption charges. Vince Russo, son of Cuyahoga County Auditor Frank Russo, was indicted by federal prosecutors on several corruption-related charges. He talks with the media after his arraignment. Vince Russo indicted on corruption charges
Another man has shot himself on Hillcrest Hospital property, four days after a husband shot his wife and then himself inside the hospital. The man, who was in his early 80s, drove his car to the ambulance bay off of SOM Center Road at 12:46 p.m. Tuesday. He stepped outside of his car and shot […]