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Mekons founding member Tom Greenhalgh on ‘HORROR’, ‘HORRORble’, and playing Cleveland June 3
By: Emily Votaw
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOUB) – A band of creatively audacious art students at the University of Leeds launched mekons in 1977, pioneering a largely uncharted intersection of punk, folk, and country… Read More
Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Sade, Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan and Luther Vandross get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
By: Mark Kennedy | AP
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NEW YORK (AP) — Phil Collins, Iron Maiden, Billy Idol, Queen Latifah, Oasis, Sade and Joy Division/New Order will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, along… Read More
The case over unclaimed funds for the Cleveland Browns stadium could go on for years, attorney says
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The move of at least $1.7 billion in unclaimed funds held by the state to a fund for sports facilities is still halted at… Read More
The City of Cleveland and the Browns pave the way for a new stadium after a $100 million settlement
By: Joe Reedy | AP
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Mayor Justin M. Bibb and the ownership group of the Cleveland Browns have reached a $100 million settlement that will clear the way for the franchise to… Read More
More than half of Ohio adults aren’t proficient in literacy and numeracy. One organization is trying to help
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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CLEVELAND (The Ohio Newsroom) — When Delores Landers was 16 years old, she dropped out of high school. She was failing math classes and unable to find the academic support… Read More
‘Keep Ya Head Up’: Honest conversations about gun violence in Ohio
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Gun violence is a leading cause of death for young people in Ohio. The problem is especially severe in Cuyahoga County, where the gun homicide rate… Read More
The City of Cleveland is suing the Browns over their planned move to Brook Park
By: Abbey Marshall | Ideastream Public Media
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CLEVELAND (Ideastream Public Media) — As promised, the City of Cleveland has sued the Browns’ owners over plans to move from the Downtown, city-owned stadium to a new, $2.4 billion… Read More
The Biden Administration announces funding to study expanding Amtrak service in Ohio
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – The Biden Administration on Thursday announced $8.2 billion in funding for rail projects across the country and funding for identifying passenger rail corridors in Ohio and… Read More
It’s a global climate solution — if it can get past conspiracy theories and NIMBYs
By: Julia Simon | NPR
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PARIS — In the 11th arrondissement, a middle-to-working class neighborhood in the east of Paris, if you walk out your front door, you can arrive at a preschool in one… Read More
Jim Brown, who was one of the NFL’s all-time great running backs, has died at age 87
By: Tom Goldman | NPR
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Jim Brown, a blazingly fast running back and a star of the Cleveland Browns in the 1950s and 60s, has died. The Hall of Famer was 87…. Read More
The Browns end their stadium naming agreement with FirstEnergy
By: Tom Withers | AP
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CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns ended their stadium naming rights partnership with FirstEnergy Corp. after 10 years, and will return to their lakefront stadium being called Cleveland Browns Stadium…. Read More
Reports indicate Browns QB Deshaun Watson will be suspended for 6 games
By: Associated Press
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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
By: PBS Newshour
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Associated Press
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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
By: Associated Press
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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