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Kindland: Protection, care for Black infants, mothers drive two of Cleveland’s most passionate advocates
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Kindness comes in many forms. It doesn’t come as early (or as often) as it should for many. Yet, protection and care for the community’s most vulnerable is perhaps the greatest kindness of all. Two Black women are doing all in their power to...
A celebration of history and culture at the annual Egyptian Festival (podcast)
Members of the Christian Egyptian community from around Northeast Ohio gathered at the Sts. Peter and George Coptic Orthodox Church in Westlake to celebrate their rich culture. Coptic was the primary language of Egypt prior to the arrival of Arabs to the region, spoken from the 5th century to around...
Plenty of summer activities yet to come in Solon
Where: Solon Bicentennial Park, 34045 Bainbridge Road. What: Produce and food available to purchase, food trucks. Solon Chamber of Commerce/City of Solon: Community Shred Day. What: Shredding trucks will be available for community members to come shred papers for free. Cuyahoga County Public Library Solon Branch The Lusitania & Submarine...
Bud Light drops again in beer sales
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A little more than a year ago the news broke that Bud Light had fallen from the No. 1 selling beer brand in the United States, giving up the top spot to Modelo. Fast forward to today and the brand has dropped again. If you purchase...
University Hospitals-led pilot project trains dispatchers to better respond to mental health crises
CLEVELAND, Ohio — University Hospitals and other local agencies are partnering on a $1.3 million pilot program aimed at improving emergency response for mental health-related calls in Cleveland’s eastern suburbs, the health system recently announced. The pilot project trains dispatchers in Geauga County and the Chagrin Valley region...
CWRU Police Department’s Sarah Shendy discusses recent promotion
WKYC: Sarah Shendy, a newly promoted lieutenant with the Case Western Reserve University Police Department, discussed the promotion and environment within the campus police department. ”Something that I really pride us on is the fact that we have built and sustained such a healthy culture here, and also one that promotes having women in leadership positions,” she said.
Family member, police save Brook Park woman from losing nearly $30,000 in fraud scheme
BROOK PARK, Ohio -- A Middlebrook Boulevard woman, at the instruction of a fraudster, withdrew $30,000 from her bank in a scheme involving a fake PayPal account. The woman’s computer had been frozen or “bricked.” She believed someone online had repaired the computer, but it was still frozen.
Brook Park firefighters extinguish blaze in unattached garage on Schaaf Drive
BROOK PARK, Ohio -- An unattached garage caught fire at about 7 p.m. June 8 on Schaaf Drive. When police arrived, flames and black smoke were billowing from the garage. Police evacuated residents from homes in the area. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a...
Who did Mid-American Conference football coaches pick to win the 2024 championship?
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The defending champion Miami RedHawks are favored to win the Mid-American Conference regular-season title and the MAC Championship game, according to the head coaches’ poll released Friday. The RedHawks received nine first-place votes to win the regular season; and 10 to win the conference championship game....
Solon Community Living celebrates progress as residents move in
SOLON, Ohio -- Almost 10 years ago, Ara and Leslie Bagdasarian, co-founders of Solon Community Living, realized they needed to plan for the future of their children without them. That’s when Solon Community Living (SCL) -- a pocket neighborhood where adults who have intellectual or developmental disabilities will be able...
Cleveland Public Health Department plans to relocate clinic to serve more clients, develop existing site as affordable housing
The City of Cleveland is looking at relocating a “lonely” clinic to a shared location and turning the former site at 3232 Lorain into affordable housing. Built in 1971, the 19,000 square-foot Thomas McCafferty building sits on 1.5 acres. Turning the largely unused clinic into affordable housing – housing is a key root cause for health outcomes – and moving Cleveland Public Health (CDPH) direct services in testing and prevention could benefit more communities, officials said.
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...
Infant badly injured during crash in Cleveland’s St Clair-Superior neighborhood
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - An 11-month-old infant is in critical condition following a car accident on Cleveland’s East side. The accident happened at East 82nd and St. Clair Avenue around 9:30 p.m. The child was taken to Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, according to Cleveland EMS. A 26-year-old...
Man takes off during OSHP traffic stop, crashes into car and rolls over
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A man is hospitalized after he took off and crashed the Jeep he was driving after a traffic stop that was initiated by OSHP Thursday afternoon. OSHP said around 5:30 pm troopers saw a red Jeep Cherokee commit a red light violation on East 55th at Superior Avenue. The driver briefly pulled over and then fled.
Richland County restaurant inspections: The latest reports and critical violations
Richland Public Health's food services program is the licensing and inspection department for food service operations, temporary and mobile food services, vending locations and retail food establishments. "When a health code violation is observed, education regarding the issue is provided to the operator and corrective measures are provided," according to the department.
Canton to pay $25,000 to settle federal civil rights lawsuit
CANTON – The city will pay $25,000 to resolve a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a protester who was arrested after cursing at a city police officer. Destinee Jackson, an activist and content creator from Plain Township who is known as Destinee Stark on social media, sued the city in April in U.S. District Court for violating her civil rights when Canton police officers arrested her in April 2022 while she was attending a public protest...
RESULTS: 2024 North Coast Junior Tour – Chardon Lakes
Kyle Boyd (Willoughby) fired 38-36–74 to win the Boys 16-19 division. Kyle had 4 birdies and shot even par the difficult back nine. Andrew Betz (Mentor) shot 39-37–76 to finish 2nd. Jack Phillips (Twinsburg) had 40-39–79 to take 3rd. Jack had 2 birdies. Lincoln Miller (Concord) wins...
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