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Loiter Café says opening stalled until Cuyahoga County Land Bank provides adequate power
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ismail Samad, operator of Loiter Café & Marketplace, says he already has burned one week of the allotted 30 days a Cuyahoga County judge recently gave him to open the East Cleveland community hub. He’s says he’s discouraged, alleging that his landlord – the Cuyahoga County Land Bank – will not supply adequate electrical service for Loiter’s corner of the Mickey’s Building at 12250 Euclid Avenue where the café is located.
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Cuyahoga County experiences disruptions in connection to widespread technology outage
CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The widespread Microsoft outage has affected some operations for Cuyahoga County, according to its press secretary. A release Friday morning assured that emergency services such as 911 and the child abuse hotline at 216-696-KIDS remain in operation. The County Department of Information and Technology is...
County Council needs to remember the ‘public’ in public comments policy: editorial
Earlier this week, a first run-through of Cuyahoga County Council’s tentative new public comments policy -- for meetings both of the council and its committees -- did speed up proceedings, and drew mostly positive reactions, at least publicly, cleveland.com reported. But that doesn’t mean the policy -- limiting speakers to 20, randomly chosen, and with three minutes to speak each -- shouldn’t be tweaked to make it more responsive, more timely, more equitable, and to ensure that those who don’t get to speak at one meeting get priority at subsequent meetings.
Suspect accused of killing girlfriend and hiding remains in dumpster pleads not guilty
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A suspect accused of killing his live-in girlfriend and hiding her remains in a trash can before transferring them to an elementary school dumpster pleaded not guilty Friday. James G. Drahos, 58, of Cleveland appeared at his arraignment hearing from jail via video feed and did...
Lorain man pleads 'no contest' to July 2023 mass shooting in Cleveland's Warehouse District
Jaylon Jennings pleaded no contest Wednesday to criminal charges that he shot and wounded nine people on West Sixth Street in Cleveland's Warehouse District in July 2023, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office announced. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O'Malley said Jennings, 26, of Lorain, was then found guilty in Cuyahoga County...
Girlfriend killer kept body for month before tossing in elementary school dumpster: Cops
James G. Drahos was indicted for murdering his live-in girlfriend, allegedly killing her and dumping her remains in a dumpster behind an elementary school in Cleveland. The post Man who killed girlfriend, tossed body in elementary school dumpster caught after their daughter found ‘bone fragments’ in driveway: Police first appeared on Law & Crime.
Crowdstrike outage disrupts flights at Cleveland Hopkins Airport, business and services around Northeast Ohio
The effects of a global technology outage, have been felt across Northeast Ohio. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said the outage was not the result of a security incident or cyberattack. Our partners at 3News are tracking what is happening in Cleveland, Akron and around the state. Some of those impacts are...
Cleveland man indicted for allegedly crashing car into Parma house, striking 4-year-old child while intoxicated
CLEVELAND — Zachary Michael Pettry, the Cleveland man accused of crashing his car into a Parma house and striking a child while intoxicated on July 4, has been indicted by a grand jury in Cuyahoga County. According to court records, the 32-year-old Pettry has been indicted on the following...
Impacts of the CrowdStrike outage in Northeast Ohio: Updates for Cleveland, Akron, Turnpike and more
CLEVELAND — As flights, banks and other companies were affected by a widespread global technology outage involving CrowdStrike, the impacts have been felt here in Northeast Ohio, too. You can see some of those impacts below. This story will be updated as we learn more. OHIO TURNPIKE. Information as...
How the IT outage impacts you in Northeast Ohio
CLEVELAND — A massive tech outage is causing disruptions across the world, including right here in Northeast Ohio. Here's a list of how the outages could impact you. Staffers told News 5's Mike Holden that all IHG and Hilton Hotel systems have gone down. They cannot operate their system...
Cuyahoga County corrects estimates for school tax windfalls from increased property values
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cuyahoga County on Friday corrected figures it previously provided, and were published by cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer, estimating how much money individual school districts stand to gain based on the new property values. The story and chart published on Sunday, July 14, addressed how tax collections...
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority Approves $144M for Major Projects
Projects in Cleveland, Edgewater and Shaker Heights will receive funds. By Ken Prendergast, NEO Trans. This article was published as part of an exclusive content partnership with neo-trans.blog. The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority’s board this week approved $144 million worth of financing toward development projects with a combined price tag...
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