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Reports indicate Browns QB Deshaun Watson will be suspended for 6 games
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was suspended for six games Monday for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by… Read More
Lawsuit argues Ohio’s police officers aren’t meeting state training requirements
By: Matt Richmond | ideastream
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CLEVELAND (Ideastream) — Mariah Crenshaw has spent years building a case that officers around Ohio are violating state law simply by continuing to serve as officers. It started in 2014…. Read More
Watch How A Cleveland City Planner Is Running To Map His City
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CLEVELAND (NewsHour) — Phil Kidd moved to Cleveland two years ago to work as a city planner. In the midst of the pandemic, he decided to start an ambitious project… Read More
Cleveland’s MLB Team Changes Its Name To Guardians After Years Of Backlash
By: Sharon Pruitt-Young | NPR
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CLEVELAND (NPR) — Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team has changed its name to the Guardians, ridding itself of a previous name that many found highly offensive. The team announced the name change… Read More
Trump, Biden Prepare To Debate At A Time Of Mounting Crises
By: Jonathan Lemire | Jill Colvin | AP
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CLEVELAND (AP) — In an election year like no other, the first debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, could be a pivotal moment in a… Read More
Cleveland To Play Host To 1st Presidential Debate After Notre Dame Withdraws
By: Elena Moore | NPR
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The first presidential debate is moving from South Bend, Ind., to Cleveland after the University of Notre Dame announced it could no longer host the event during the pandemic.
Cleveland Players, Owner Meet To Discuss Potential Name Change
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Players from the Cleveland Indians have met with owner Paul Dolan to discuss a potential name change for the team. The club has been called the Indians… Read More
Opioid Industry Presses for Settlement as Trial Looms
By: Mark Gillispie | Geoff Mulvihill | AP
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CLEVELAND (AP) — With a trial looming, major drug distributors and manufacturers are pressing to settle thousands of claims against them related to the nation’s persistent opioid crisis. The companies… Read More
Jury Selection Begins in Opioid Trial Despite Delay Request
By: Mark Gillispie | Julie Carr Smith | AP
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Jury selection began Wednesday in the first federal trial over the opioid epidemic despite a last-minute request from lawyers to delay it because of news reports on… Read More
City Asks Ohio Supreme Court to Reconsider Local Hiring Laws
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Cleveland has asked the Ohio Supreme Court to reconsider its decision invalidating the city’s local hiring law for construction projects. The city filed its motion Friday… Read More
Bond Set at $1M on Murder Charges for Gymnast’s Brother
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The brother of Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in a shooting that left three men dead at a… Read More
Probe: Guards, Gang Members Smuggled Drugs Into Jail
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CLEVELAND (AP) – Prosecutors say guards at the troubled county jail in Cleveland worked with gang members to sell drugs to inmates. State prosecutors on Wednesday charged two corrections officers… Read More
Cleveland Hires its First Police Inspector General
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CLEVELAND (AP) – The city of Cleveland has hired its first police inspector general to provide oversight of city police policies and practices. A city statement announced Tuesday that Solon… Read More
Judge Will Reconsider Jail Sentence for Woman Who Fed Strays
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GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) – A judge wants to take a second look at a 10-day jail sentence given to a 79-year-old woman for refusing to stop feeding stray cats… Read More
Cleveland Judge Threatens Jail Staff With Contempt Charges
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in Cleveland has threatened to charge county jail staff with contempt if they fail to bring inmates to court for hearings. Cleveland.com reports that Cuyahoga County… Read More
Inspection Finds Persistent Problems at Northern Ohio County’s Jail
By: Mark Gillispie | AP
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A state inspection of a troubled county jail in Cleveland in early July found that problems with medical care, sanitation and inmate lockdowns persist months after they… Read More
Cleveland Area Rocks After Earthquake Reported in Lake Erie
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CLEVELAND (AP) – Federal geologists say an earthquake with an estimated magnitude 4 has been detected just northeast of Cleveland in Lake Erie. There were no reports immediately of damage,… Read More
Lawsuit Settled Over Flag-Burning Arrest at GOP Convention
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CLEVELAND (AP) – The city of Cleveland will pay $50,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a protester arrested during a flag-burning at the Republican National Convention in 2016. Steven… Read More
Researcher Compares Cleveland’s Lead Levels To Flint, Michigan
By: Lecia Bushak | Ideastream
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Children in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County have a higher risk of lead exposure than other parts of the state, according to a report out of Case Western Reserve University this week. The… Read More
Was Something In The Water? Cleveland Seeks Answers After Air Passengers Fall Ill
By: Amy Held | NPR
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Six passengers were stricken on the Tampa-bound flight, prompting Cleveland airport officials to shut down and clean water fountains.
Former Judge Pleads Not Guilty In Ex-wife’s Stabbing Death
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CLEVELAND (AP) – A former Cleveland-area judge and state lawmaker has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and other charges in the fatal stabbing of his ex-wife. Lance Mason’s bond… Read More
Cleveland Browns Win A Game For First Time Since Obama Presidency
By: Bill Chappell | NPR
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“We WON!!!” the Cleveland Police Department tweeted of the comeback victory, before adding, “Wait….Oh God. The free beer thing…Ok Cleveland. Stay calm.”