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Cuyahoga County Juvenile Judge Alison Floyd has backed away from a court order forcing juvenile victims in several sexual assault cases to take polygraph examinations. Floyd had ordered three juveniles to take the exams earlier this year after she found the teen boys accused of attacking them delinquent — the juvenile court equivalent of guilty. […]
On Sunday I attended The Cavs vs. Bulls Playoff Game 4 in Chicago. I can’t lie, the energy in that arena was electric at the beginning of the game and it had me kinda nervous. I wasn’t nervous that we wouldn’t win, I was nervous that we ouldn’t win by 30, but my nerves were […]
From NYDailyNews.com: New York activists, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, compared Arizona’s new immigration law to apartheid, Nazi Germany and the Jim Crow South – and vowed to shut it down with mass protests. “We will bring Freedom Walkers to Arizona just like Freedom Riders went to the deep south 50 years ago,” Sharpton said yesterday. Standing with local […]
By Donna J. Miller, Plain Dealer reporter CLEVELAND, Ohio — The 33-year-old woman accused in the killing of Angel Bradley-Crockett is being held at the Cuyahoga County Jail on a $2.5 million bond. Latesha Santos, of West 40th Street, was arrested April 20 and arraigned Friday on aggravated murder and obstruction of justice charges. She […]
By Brian Albrecht RITTMAN, Ohio — Army Pfc. Liber Berardinelli wasn’t alone when he fought across France and Germany during World War II. He had buddies to watch his back. And the 85-year-old former infantryman from Euclid wasn’t alone Friday, when he was laid to rest at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Rittman. […]
Diane Suchetka, The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio — They turned out despite the cold, drizzling rain – babies and great-grandmothers, nuns and imams, local heroes and working stiffs. And together, they walked the walk. More than 150 people took part in what organizers hope will be the first International Walk and Run for Peace, Justice […]
By Margaret Bernstein, The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio — A sold-out crowd of 200 is expected Saturday for a discussion of the black community’s history of philanthropic clout and ways to inspire more of it. Virginia businessman Earl W. Stafford, chairman of The Stafford Foundation, will deliver the keynote address at the event, “Advancing African […]
Cuyahoga County Treasurer Jim Rokakis diverged from the topic at hand — the county land bank — to make a public plea for the resignations of two of his county colleagues. “I’ve said this before, not that they’re going to listen, but I want to say it again and I’ll say it publicly both to […]
A few days ago as I was driving home from NYC, I was trying to figure out what topic I’d tackle today. I reached out to friend for suggestions and he brought something to mind that’s particularly relevant given the recent passing of Dorothy Height, the Godmother of the Civil Rights Movement. The “struggle” today […]
The case against Anthony Sowell, a Cleveland man accused of killing 11 women and keeping their remains at his house on Imperial Avenue, has been transferred to the docket of Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Dick Ambrose. Ambrose was chosen through a random draw conducted by Administrative Judge Nancy Fuerst. He is the third judge […]
Allen E. Brown (pictured above) delivered an early Mother’s Day present that no one in the family will ever forget. He is sending his mother, Tecora Brown, on a one-way trip to prison after telling authorities of her involvement in a New Jersey prostitution ring. Brown, 73, (pictured below) pleaded guilty to promoting prostitution between […]
By Michelle Jarboe, The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio — Home sales are heating up, as buyers try to lock in their purchases before a federal income tax credit offer expires next week. In Northeast Ohio, sales of new and previously owned single-family homes were 13.3 percent higher last month than in March 2009, according to […]