Cleveland Heights business owner ordered to repay $744,800 for forging employee criminal background checks
Friday, September 03, 2010
By falsifying Ohio Bureau of Criminal Indentification and Investigation background checks, Denise S. Marsh made it appear that her employees had clean records when many really had criminal convictions.More
Police investigating death at Bohn Tower in Cleveland
Friday, September 03, 2010
A 65-year-old man was found dead Friday afternoon on the 12th floor of the tower, which is public housing for older residents.More
Cleveland police to conduct DUI checkpoint overnight Friday at West 117th and Madison
Friday, September 03, 2010
The DUI checkpoint will begin 11:30 p.m. Friday and end at 3 a.m. Saturday.More
P.M. News Links: Sex offender charged with gun possession; burglars in Wickliffe and big trouble in Rubber City
Friday, September 03, 2010
A look at afternoon headlines from newspaper websites. More
Amherst woman charged with child endangering in connection with son's death
Friday, September 03, 2010
The mother of the 3-year-old Amherst boy was arrested this afternoon on three counts of felony child endangerment.More
Northbound lanes of I-271 closed in Mayfield Heights after chemical spill
Friday, September 03, 2010
Interstate 271 northbound is closed at Brainard and Cedar after a tractor-trailer flipped over, spilling its chemical cargo around 9 a.m. More
Hinckley developer accused of bribing Strongsville councilman in latest county corruption charges
Friday, September 03, 2010
David T. Terry, 69, was charged today with bribing a member of the Strongsville City Council who is believed to be Patrick Coyne.More
I Love My Librarian Award nominations sought
Friday, September 03, 2010
The deadline is Sept. 20 to recommend your favorite librarian for the award, sponsored by the Carnegie Corp. of New York and the New York Times.More
Ohio News Roundup: Indian mound debate; officer dragged after concert; bedbugs health threat
Friday, September 03, 2010
What's happening around the state today.More
Cleveland police investigate shooting in Collinwood; witness says officer fired
Friday, September 03, 2010
One man was shot by a police officer and another man injured in a domestic dispute this morning in Collinwood.More
A.M. News Links: Elyria firefighters win, and a fair affair for the weekend
Friday, September 03, 2010
What's happening around Northeast Ohio today. More
Cuyahoga County Recorder Lillian Greene wants citizens to pay for her lawsuit challenging charter
Friday, September 03, 2010
Recent court filings also show that Clerk of Courts Gerald Fuerst and Engineer Robert Klaiber joined the recorder last February in asking for a publicly financed review of whether their elected offices could be abolished two years before their terms end.More
Should taxpayers foot Lillian Greene's legal bill: News Comment of the Day
Friday, September 03, 2010
"The entitlement these people feel is absolutely off the charts." -LakeErieSeaGullsMore
Two seriously injured in high-speed motorcycle crash on I-271
Friday, September 03, 2010
Two people were seriously injured Thursday when their motorcycle struck a concrete wall on Interstate 271 and burst into flamesMore
Gov. Ted Strickland spares killer Kevin Keith
Friday, September 03, 2010
Strickland said that despite evidence supporting Keith's guilt, "many legitimate questions have been raised regarding the evidence in support of the conviction and the investigation which led to it."More
Research shows female cardinals are being deceived by urban males: Animals in the News
Friday, September 03, 2010
Bird feeders and our non-native landscaping plants give urban male cardinals bright red feathers even when they aren't in good health.More
NAACP, city council members call on mayor to find solutions in Warehouse District
Friday, September 03, 2010
Responding to critics, Mayor Frank Jackson said he has a plan to calm and enhance the city's most popular entertainment district and he's sticking with it.More
Solon, Valley View officials part of indictment detailing 'massive' fraud scheme
Friday, September 03, 2010
Five people and two companies are indicted on charges of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and theft-related offenses in connection with concrete work in Solon and Valley View.More
Synergy Foundation sues Cleveland, Federation of Gay Games claiming they conspired to dump group
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Cleveland Synergy Foundation, the non-profit group that won the bid to bring the 2014 Gay Games to Cleveland and Akron, claims a high-ranking official from the city of Cleveland conspired with the Federation of Gay Games to yank Synergys license to produce the Games. More
President Obama's upcoming Cleveland trip blends economic hopes with political realities
Thursday, September 02, 2010
When President Barack Obama comes to Cleveland on Wednesday, he'll talk about improving the country's economy, but Ohio's political climate is intertwined with that message.More