Matthew Richmond
Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Police, courts, radio and writing
Education: University of Southern California - Master of Science, journalism
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: In a kayak near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River
Experience:
Matthew Richmond has worked as a journalist since 2011, first as a stringer in South Sudan, then as a public radio radio reporter in upstate New York covering hydrofracking before arriving in Cleveland in 2016.
Highlights:
- 2022 & 2023 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Best Criminal Justice Reporting
- Reporting fellow for "Guns & America" - a public media reporting project focused on firearms, their role and history in U.S. society and the laws surrounding their distribution and possession in Ohio and nationwide
- Reporting on the criminal justice system in Northeast Ohio, with a particular focus on policing, prosecutors and responses to violent crime
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The penalty for failing to pay for a bus or train ride will drop to the equivalent of a parking ticket. -
Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin said the city is working on a new process to declare neglected rental buildings a nuisance. -
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb's proposed 2023 budget focuses on violence prevention and public safety, East Side neighborhood development and transforming the lakefront. -
Under Michael O'Malley, the prosecutor's office began collecting information on police officer misconduct and automatically turning that information over to defense. -
Ronayne appeared in front of Cuyahoga County Council for the first time Tuesday night, will focus on housing, transportation and justice. -
Kelly will replace Brian Mooney, who won a seat at the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in November. -
Ronayne will be sworn in Sunday as county executive. During a long career in local government, he has previously worked for the city of Cleveland and county government and run the nonprofit University Circle, Inc. -
Civilian Police Review Board recommends discipline for Cleveland officer who killed Desmond FranklinJose Garcia shot and killed 23-year-old Desmond Franklin while off-duty in April, 2020. -
Edrick Brooks died at the Cuyahoga County Jail early Friday morning, the third person to die there in just over a month. -
Council signed off on Mayor Justin Bibb's ten nominees with little pushback.
