What you need to know Monday, April 22, 2019 |
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| Skies will be mostly sunny today in the Cleveland area, with highs in the upper 60s. There is a slight chance of showers overnight as temperatures dip to the low 50s. Read more. Local scores: Atlanta Braves 11, Indians 5 |
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Deadly shooting outside club: A man was found dead in the parking lot of a Cleveland social club and three others were wounded early Sunday morning, cleveland.com's Adam Ferrise reports. Two of the wounded were in critical condition, officials say. Child victim identified: The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the name of a 1-year-old boy who died after an apparent accidental shooting on Saturday on Cleveland’s East Side, cleveland.com’s Cliff Pinckard reports. Police say Isaiah Martin of University Heights was shot by someone in a residence but have released no information on who fired the weapon. Expanding Project Text: Go beyond cleveland.com stories and columns. Avoid the haters. Never miss a message from reporters you trust, for insights and impressions shared no place else. Subscribe to Project Text today to receive daily text updates from an array of cleveland.com reporters and editors, covering the Ohio Statehouse, major league sports, entertainment, local government, live events and more. Subscribers get unprecedented access to personalities, including Browns reporter Mary Kay Cabot and columnist Mark Naymik, and can directly text them back. Connect now with journalists you know covering the region you care about. Frightening robbery: Police reports show three suspects in the robbery of a Little Caesar's in Cleveland used female workers as shields when gunfire erupted. Cleveland.com's Cliff Pinckard reports a suspect and a restaurant worker were wounded. Easter fire: A fire inside an apartment building in Parma injured one person Sunday afternoon. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguished the fire, preventing it from spreading to other units, Jane Morice reports. Help for disabled veterans: Seven teams in Northeast Ohio are working to design possible solutions for specific challenges facing six disabled Ohio veterans and a former Israeli counter-terrorism unit member, reports The Plain Dealer’s Brian Albrecht. The challenges include solutions for carrying, lifting or transporting objects to assisting people moving in and out of beds, cars and showers. Honor for a hero: Seventy-three years after the father she never knew died on the beach of a Pacific island during World War II, Marcia Luecke waded into those same waters. The Plain Dealer’s Brian Albrecht tells her story. Searching for votes: Ohio Democratic Congressman and presidential hopeful Tim Ryan went to Iowa this weekend hoping to get his message out to voters. But cleveland.com’s Seth A. Richardson reports his trip drew little interest. Famed photojournalist dies: Longtime Cleveland photographer Tony Tomsic, one of only five journalists to cover each of the first 48 Super Bowls, died Sunday after a brief illness. Tomsic, 84, worked nearly three decades for the Cleveland Press. His photographs graced the cover of Sports Illustrated 20 times. Colleague/cleveland.com columnist Brent Larkin writes, “His lasting gift to us all is a treasure trove of iconic memories that made him one of the nation’s most admired photojournalists.” Incentives for Tremont: Cleveland’s Finance Committee today will consider a 30-year, tax-increment financing plan for a project that would add nearly 100 apartments in Tremont, with more than half targeted at working-class renters, Robert Higgs of cleveland.com reports. Near end of the trail: Construction on the fourth and final stage of the Towpath Trail is expected to begin in June, reports cleveland.com’s Courtney Astolfi. When it’s completed at the end of 2020, the Towpath will run from New Philadelphia in Tuscarawas County to Lake Erie in Cleveland. Glad to be Sad: Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney and Cleveland music icon and Plain Dealer writer John Petkovic have formed Sad Planets, which just released a new album, "Akron, Ohio." Chuck Crow of The Plain Dealer has high praise for the duo’s effort. Shinto exhibition excels: The Plain Dealer’s Steven Litt praises the Shinto exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art is the “latest in a long line of excellent, Cleveland-only cultural experiences dished up by one of America’s greatest art museums.” With more than 100 objects spanning nine centuries, the show encompasses garments, calligraphy, paintings on scrolls and folding screens, masks, sculptures, decorative objects and portable shrines. Another Alomar shines: Brianna Alomar, the daughter of Indians coach and former all-star catcher Sandy Alomar Jr., will sing the national anthem on July 7 at Progressive Field during the All-Star Futures Game, Marc Bona of cleveland.com reports. Transforming the Browns: In the 2017 NFL Draft, the Browns traded down from the No. 12 pick to No. 25 in a deal with Houston, which took quarterback Deshaun Watson. The Browns took safety Jabrill Peppers. Was it the right decision? Cleveland.com’s Doug Lesmerises chimes in. Searching for identity: WOIO Channel 19 is altering its slogan and changing its primary colors for its news broadcast, reports The Plain Dealer’s Mark Dawidziak. The station isn’t alone in Cleveland in its search for the right “brand,” which a TV executive says “is a necessity.” Proposed bill requires Ohioans be at least 16½ for driver’s license Read more Man stabbed multiple times in Mansfield, police search for assailant Read more Police: While holding baby, pregnant woman strikes husband with hatchet Read more Two kayakers saved in Chagrin River rescue Read more Independence police officer honored for work with U.S. Marshal’s Violent Fugitive Task Force Read more Valley View now charging $100 for senior grass cutting program that was once free Read more Sugarcreek’s impressive Age of Steam Roundhouse, with dozens of historic locomotives, opens for tours Read more 2 Ohio police officers face suspension for using racial slur Read more Ohio woman with missing leg crawls to safety from house fire Read more |
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