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Brecksville-Broadview Heights Schools to tear down former Hilton Elementary on Mill Road
BRECKSVILLE, Ohio -- The Brecksville-Broadview Heights City School District has decided to tear down the former Hilton Elementary School on Mill Road. On July 17, the Board of Education approved the demolition and assigned Architectural Vision Group Ltd. to engineer it. If you purchase a product or register for an...
19 First Alert Day: A risk of severe storms this afternoon
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A cold front will be tracking through late this afternoon and evening. Thunderstorms develop late morning and will be in the area through this afternoon. A few of these storms could reach severe limits with wind damage being the main threat. It’ll be a humid and...
Noel, Ramirez, Kwan all blast home runs in Guardians 5-4 win over Tigers
The Cleveland Guardians (60-40) defeated the Detroit Tigers (50-52) on Tuesday night, 5-4. The win snapped the team’s three-game losing streak, tying their longest streak of the season. Jose Ramirez, Steven Kwan and Jhonkensy Noel all hit home runs.
Summers at Severance Offers an Indoor Cleveland Orchestra Experience
The Cleveland Orchestra’s Summers at Severance series continues for those who love the orchestra but don’t want to fight the traffic at Blossom Music Center. This Thursday, young Czech conductor Petr Popelka, chief conductor/artistic director of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, will take the podium to lead a concert that will conclude with his countryman Anton Dvořák’s Symphony No. 6, which premiered in 1881 at the Vienna Philharmonic and combined Czech and German influences.
These Ohio marijuana companies are the first approved for recreational business
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A group of businesses in Ohio has received the first authorizations to work with recreational marijuana, as the state’s first crop intended for this type of sale has also crossed a milestone. Medical dispensaries and other industry players have been waiting for certificates of operation, the last paperwork needed before they […]
What are the winning Mega Millions numbers for the $279 million jackpot on July 23, 2024? See all the prizes hit in Ohio
CLEVELAND — Although nobody hit the $279 million jackpot in the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, lottery officials say there were thousands of other winners who hit smaller prizes throughout Ohio. SUBSCRIBE: Get the day's top headlines sent to your inbox each weekday morning with the...
Federal judge tosses Ohio voting restrictions on voters with disabilities
CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal judge has struck down part of Ohio’s sweeping 2023 election law, which voting rights groups said restricted people from helping voters with disabilities cast absentee ballots. Voting advocates argued that the Republican-backed law went too far by prohibiting anyone but a few qualifying family members from helping people with disabilities deliver their ballots, excluding potential helpers such as professional caregivers, roommates, in-laws and grandchildren. They said the decision issued Monday by a U.S. District Court judge in Cleveland was a victory for democracy and voters. “We are thrilled that the court ordered the state to stop denying Ohioans with disabilities the opportunity to cast their ballots via assistance from a trusted person of their choice. This is the correct reading of the Voting Rights Act and a validating decision for Ohio voters,” said Freda Levenson, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio.
Ohio senator regrets call for ‘civil war’
(The Center Square) – A Republican Ohio state senator said he regrets his remarks at a rally in Middletown for GOP vice-presidential candidate J.D. Vance. Sen. George Lang, R-West Chester, told the crowd before Vance spoke at his first rally without former President Donald Trump that if Republicans lose the 2024 election, it would take “a civil war to save the country.” “I’m afraid if we lose this one it’s...
Kids Empire plans new children’s entertainment center at SouthPark Mall in Strongsville
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – Kids Empire, a chain of elaborate playgrounds and party centers for children, intends to open a new location in SouthPark Mall. The Strongsville Planning Commission approved the site plan July 11. The commission also approved a conditional-use permit because “indoor playgrounds” and “amusement facilities” are allowed in SouthPark only on a case-by-case basis, under an ordinance City Council passed earlier this year.
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