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Cleveland officials were on hand as the Cleveland Police Department unveiled its new, nearly $20 million station.Mayor Frank Jackson, along with Chief of Police Calvin Williams and Director of Public Safety Michael McGrath were present at the grand opening ceremony for the police department’s new Third District police station. The new station, located at 4501 […]
Last October, Multi Grammy®, Stellar and Dove Award winning gospel recording artist, Israel Houghton and his longtime ensemble New Breed traveled far east to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ while recording their highly anticipated new album ‘COVERED: ALIVE IN ASIA’. Recorded across Asia in stadiums located in Jakarta, Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Korea, Tokyo […]
The North Olmsted Board of Education passed a measure that would require students to pass a drug test to participate in extra-curricular activities and park at the high school. The new rule states students from 9th to 12th grade who wish to participate “in the co-curricular and student athletic programs” or “non-graded co-curricular or extra-curricular activity” […]
The verdict is in: northeast Ohio roads are terrible. Truck drivers know better than most. “This is a brand new truck and when I hit a pothole it feels like I’m going to fly off the road. They are really big,” complained trucker Pam Pendergrass. If that wasn’t enough, the national transportation research groupTRIP released a study […]
Copyright Getty Images Superstar athlete LeBron James is further cementing his name on the big-screen after striking a deal with Hollywood giant Warner Bros. On Wednesday, James’ company SpringHill Entertainment announced a partnership with Warner Bros. Entertainment. Warner Bros. said James’ creative footprint will be implemented into projects for TV, film and digital content. “I’ve […]
A controversial revision to legislation that will alter a Cleveland resident’s ability to protest passed the Cleveland City Council on Wednesday. The legislation passed 14 to 4 – with Cleveland City Councilmen Jeff Johnson, Zack Reed, Brian Cummins and T.J. Dow voting against the measure. “It may not be perfect, but that’s what led […]
Volunteers and employees from the Lorain County Habitat for Humanity organization are working 14 hour days to renovate and update 10 apartments for displaced tenants. In June, Lorain city officials voted to demolish four city motelsbecause of public nuisances and dangerous structures. The four motels—the Erieview Motel at 2800 W. Erie Ave., the Parkview Motel at […]
A Missing Adult Alert issued by theCleveland Police Department has been canceled after a 71-year-old woman who left her residence on Friday was found safe. Police say Georgia Reid suffers from a mental disability and was last seen leaving her residence in the 1200 block of Fairhill Road on foot around noon. Around 7:45 p.m. Monday, Reid was […]
Retired U.S. Congressman Louis Stokes announced Monday that he has been diagnosed with both brain and lung cancer, and said he and his family appreciate good wishes, support and privacy during this time. The Congressman released the following statement: Retired U.S. Congressman Louis Stokes, who served the 21st and 11th Districts of Ohio for 30 years, has recently been […]
More than 400 participants and their families will be in Akron next week for the annual Soap Box Derby. A full week of activities is planned, culminating in the 78th version of the races on Saturday, July 25. Opening ceremonies are set to begin Monday. Boy and girls as young as 7 will be driving […]
Cleveland has a number of hotspots in town including, Tremont, Ohio City and even downtown. But now, there’s an east side neighborhood hoping to attract your attention. The St. Clair-Superior neighborhood near East 55th street has at least one business that thinks it can happen. Rick Semersky is the owner of Sterle’s Country House, and […]
Getty Images: The average family with children in K-12 grades will spend a little less on back-to-school supplies this year, according to the National Retail Federation. Families will spend about $630, down from $669 last year. The NRF says this may be due to people doing a harder evaluation of the true needs of their […]