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Why is a Navy combat ship docked at the Port of Cleveland?
CLEVELAND, Ohio – This city on the lake has become a regular port of call for the U.S. Navy. Its most recent visitor, the USS Nantucket, sailed into Cleveland Harbor Monday morning and is excepted to remain dockside until Friday. The newly minted littoral combat ship was built in...
Judge tosses Akram Boutros’ open meetings lawsuit against MetroHealth board
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A judge Monday dismissed former CEO Akram Boutros’ lawsuit against MetroHealth Medical System in which he claimed the board of trustees had violated the state’s Open Meetings Act. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Jennifer O’Donnell made the ruling without an explanation. Her decision ends...
Special delivery! Cleveland firefighter gets his promotion and 3rd child in the same day
CLEVELAND — Monday morning at Cleveland Public Hall, friends and families packed the house waiting to see their loved ones finally receive a long-awaited promotion. It's been five years since the Cleveland Division of Fire promoted lieutenants and captains, and 10 years for new battalion and assistant chiefs. Mayor...
Mr. Moreno, have you ever been pregnant?
So, Bernie Moreno doesn’t understand why women of a certain age, primarily those over 50, would be worried about reproductive rights, saying, “I’m thinking to myself, ‘I don’t think that’s an issue for you.’“. This is so simple, it’s ridiculous. Mr. Moreno, have...
Cleveland Clinic Children's and UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital both rank No. 3 in Ohio, Midwest by U.S. News & World Report
CLEVELAND — A pair of Cleveland children's hospitals have been named among the best in the state and region, according to U.S. News & World Report. Per U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings, Cleveland Clinic Children's and University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital finished in a tie for third for best children's hospital in the state of Ohio and the Midwest region.
CDC chief pitches COVID-19, flu vaccines during Cleveland visit; here’s what to know about shots & a new at-home test
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Families have new weapons against winter viruses this year. The arsenal includes the 2024-25 updated COVID-19 vaccine, an updated flu vaccine, a new at-home test that detects both flu and COVID-19, and the return of free rapid COVID-19 tests from the government. But, during a Cleveland...
Cleveland City Council will let public weigh in before axing two council seats in redistricting process
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- City Council will let the public weigh in on which two council seats to ax ahead of next year’s election, as part of the city’s redistricting process. Consultants council hired to carry out the redistricting process will hold public meetings on three consecutive days, beginning Oct. 15 to share their goals in the redistricting process, collect community feedback and let residents share their own redrawn ward maps, according to a Monday news release.
Some readers ask why we endorsed Dennis Kucinich for Congress: Letter from the Editor
A handful of people have written to ask for a more detailed explanation of our Editorial Board’s recent endorsement of independent Dennis Kucinich for the 7th Congressional district, over incumbent Republican Max Miller and Democratic challenger Matthew Diemer. As often happens with endorsements, readers interpret them as resounding approval...
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