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| What you need to know Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021 WEATHER
We'll start the day with showers and possible thunderstorms in Northeast Ohio, but skies should clear by the afternoon. Highs will be in the mid-70s. Temps will dip to the mid-50s overnight with partly cloudy skies. Read more.
Local scores: Minnesota Twins 3, Indians 0 OVERNIGHT
COVID in kids: Over 70 children with the coronavirus were inpatients at Ohio’s six children’s hospitals Tuesday morning, the highest number seen since the beginning of the pandemic, Laura Hancock reports. COVID and RSV hospitalizations in kids are straining emergency rooms and intensive care units in Northeast Ohio and elsewhere.
Traffic cameras: Although Clevelanders voted for city officials to banish automated traffic cameras from the streets in 2014, the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments about the city’s use of them. Laura Hancock reports that at issue in a class-action lawsuit is whether the city needs to refund drivers $4.1 million that they paid in tickets between 2005 and 2009, and an additional $1.8 million in interest for allegedly wrongly withholding the ticket money.
This Week in the CLE: The invasive spotted lanternfly has been spotted on Cleveland’s East Side, and that could mean significant issues for plants and plant industries. We’re talking about what to about the insects on This Week in the CLE, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast.
Back to school: Schools around the state are already re-evaluating mask mandates and remote learning decisions after the first few weeks of class resulted in a significant increase in COVID-19 cases among staff and students. Hannah Drown has a roundup of the latest Ohio K-12 school-policy updates. Avon Lake deaths: Two adults and two children were found dead Tuesday in a suspected murder-suicide in Avon Lake, police said. Evan MacDonald and Olivia Mitchell report police officers found them dead with gunshot wounds while performing a welfare check just after 1:15 p.m. at the home on English Turn, The names of the adults and children have not been released, but Avon Lake City Schools released a letter to parents saying the children were students at Erieview Elementary School.
COVID economy: The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped Ohio’s economy, exacerbating racial, gender and income inequality, says Policy Matters Ohio’s annual report on Ohio’s workforce. Julie Washington reports the organization urges policymakers to promote an equitable recovery that helps median-wage earners, not just the wealthy.
Sherwin-Williams: An organization representing Black contractors is pressing Sherwin-Williams to uphold its commitment to diversity while building its new downtown Cleveland headquarters, though the company said it’s in the process of awarding more contracts to minority-owned businesses. Cameron Fields reports the Black Contractors Group held a news conference Tuesday in conjunction with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Mills trial: Prosecutors rested their case against former Cuyahoga County Jail director Ken Mills on Tuesday without calling County Executive Armond Budish to the stand. Cory Shaffer reports Mills’ relationship with Budish came up multiple times during eight days of witness testimony in the trial, but it's unclear why prosecutors did not call Budish to testify.
Summer weather: Labor Day marked the unofficial end to a Cleveland summer that featured more rain and fewer sweltering days compared to prior years. Cleveland saw 18.92 inches of rain between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend, and the temperature topped 90 degrees just seven times during that time, reaching a high of 92 degrees on June 29, reports Alexis Oatman.
FirstEnergy hack: The fact that so many people use identical usernames and passwords for multiple websites has led to an explosion of hacking incidents over the past decade, in which criminals take username and password combinations collected from one website and test them other websites to see if they unlock anything the hackers can use for financial gain. Akron-based FirstEnergy is the latest company to report suspicious activity involving “numerous attempts to log into customer accounts” using credentials obtained from a source outside of the company, Sabrina Eaton reports.
CDC report: The CDC says hospitalization rates for children and teens increased fivefold from late June to mid-August, reports Julie Washington. Researchers attributed the rise to the start of in-person learning in schools, prekindergarten children returning to early care and education programs, and the widespread delta variant. Hospitalization rates were 10 times higher among unvaccinated adolescents than among fully vaccinated teens.
Redistricting: Having already blown one constitutional deadline last week to unveil a proposed map for Ohio’s redrawn legislative districts, the state’s redistricting commission now has only about a week left to present and pass a redistricting plan by Sept. 15, Jeremy Pelzer reports.
9/11 memories: Alexis Oatman doesn’t remember a world before 9/11. There was just the after. Metal detectors. Security guards. From elementary school to adulthood, it had become her way of life. Seth Richardson writes that 9/11 is where he can pinpoint the end of his childhood. Maybe it’s because it coincided perfectly with adolescence, but it’s become a defining moment. Sept. 11, 2001, was no longer football gameday (which was canceled).
Vaccination requirements: Cleveland Orchestra patrons will need proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a recent negative test to attend a concert starting Sept. 15, reports Zachary Lewis. The orchestra said the protocols are in response to the rising number of delta variant cases. Theatergoers also will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or show proof of a recent negative test in order to attend shows at Playhouse Square, starting Sept. 30, Joey Morona reports.
New flight: Starting in December, United Airlines is adding new, weekly service between Cleveland Hopkins and Nassau, Bahamas. Susan Glaser reports the route is part of a larger announcement from United, which continues to emphasize leisure routes in the wake of the dramatic downturn in business travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Assault: U.S. marshals on Tuesday arrested a former Parma dance teacher accused of sexually assaulting his students. Deputy marshals arrested Desmond Beasley, 35, at a home on High Street in Bedford, reports Adam Ferrise.
Friendship test: "He's All That" co-stars Addison Rae and Tanner Buchanan take the ultimate friendship test for cleveland.com’s sister site, Vanity Fair. Whether they're sharing their first impressions, drawing portraits of one another, or mirroring each other's sweet dance moves, these two prove that castmates can become your best mates.
No Waist Gang: Tyler “Ty” Stevens and DAndrea “DJ” Rander became friends during their sophomore year at Brush High School. Now they own No Waist Gang 216, a physical fitness class for women with all body shapes and ethnicities. Bianca Ramsey reports Stevens and Rander, both mothers, wanted their workouts to be more fun, more exciting. Authorities arrest suspect from Lorain in slaying of 20-year-old Elyria man Read more
Man dies two weeks after being shot in Cleveland’s Broadway-Slavic Village neighborhood Read more
Akron police find grenade in apartment while investigating burglary Read more
Five political newcomers seek Brecksville City Council seats as three veteran council members choose not to run Read more
Three candidates vie for two seats on Brecksville-Broadview Heights school board Read more
Arbor Day Foundation lines up alternate tree-planting grant for Shaker’s Moreland neighborhood Read more
Shaker Planning Commission continues review of Van Aken District Phase 2 apartments Read more
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