Cleveland

The US Department of Justice discontinued offering technical assistance to the Cleveland Police Accountability team, according to its executive director. Cleveland City Councilmember Joe Jones warns more cuts could come.

The new law being considered by council would add activity reported by a witness as a nuisance and include conduct by people "associated with" a house, business or lot.

The neighbors' concession would allow the drop-in center to start operation temporarily, but ultimately would require its operators to find a new location shortly after, and redevelop the existing building into residential housing.

The department's superintendent of internal affairs approached the Bureau of Criminal Investigations in April, 2024 about taking over cases currently handled by the Cuyahoga County sheriff.

The move will impact education-related civil rights investigations being conducted throughout Ohio and Michigan and affects almost 50 employees at the department's Office for Civil Rights in Cleveland.

The number of adults in Cleveland facing challenges with literacy has been the subject of debate lately after Cleveland City Councilmember Kris Harsh raised concerns about the veracity of a 2004 study.

Officials say federal and state actions threaten a long-standing tradition of support for public education in Ohio and the U.S.

The STEM lessons are offered by two students at University School who created their own nonprofit to encourage students of color to pursue science, technology, engineering and math careers.

The Eddie Eagle cartoon, produced by the National Rifle Association in the late 1980s, is being used in Cleveland, Akron and cities across the country to try to teach children gun safety. But research shows it's ineffective.

Mayor Bibb's driver was in a crash after turning on emergency lights and driving through a red light, he said, to rush the mayor to an 'emergency meeting.'