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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Ohio Senate approves bill to defund Planned Parenthood

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor October 23, 2015

Ohio Senate approves bill to defund Planned Parenthood Senate Bill 214, sponsored by Ohio Senate President Keith Faber, proposes to move the $1.3 million allocated to Planned Parenthood in Ohio’s...

Two car crashes leave one dead and a suspect at large

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor October 9, 2015

Two car crashes leave one dead and a suspect at large At approximately 1 a.m. on Oct. 7, a car containing a man and a woman crashed into the base of a bridge on East 140th Street near Aspinwall Avenue....

Pipe bomb found in car on Interstate 90

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor October 2, 2015

Pipe bomb found in car on Interstate 90 On the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 28, a man was pulled over for failing to signal a turn. For several hours following that, traffic was slowed on Interstate...

Five consecutive buildings catch fire in Cleveland

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor September 25, 2015

Five consecutive buildings catch fire in Cleveland At 3:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, two buildings on Detroit Avenue went up in flames. The couple occupying the upper floor of one of the buildings...

Cedar Point announces bigger, faster roller coaster

Cedar Point announces bigger, faster roller coaster

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor September 11, 2015

Cedar Point announces bigger, faster roller coaster Cedar Point, located in Sandusky, Ohio, announced some of the details for its new roller coaster, Valravn, which will debut May 7. The ride will break...

Man dead after being hit by a Cedar Point roller coaster

Nardine Taleb, Staff Reporter August 21, 2015

Man Died After Being Hit by a Cedar Point Roller Coaster People were screaming last Thursday, Aug. 13, at 5 p.m., but not because they were on a roller coaster. James A. Young II from Canton, Ohio had...

Toddler falls into cheetah pit at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo; Clevelanders protest against police violence; Local school boards change minimum requirements for certain positions

Julia Bianco, News Editor April 17, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Mother accused of child endangerment after her son falls into cheetah pit at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Michelle Schwab, a 37-year-old childcare worker...

Nonprofits look to improve lakefront; Cleveland increases street-paving budget; Ohio senators extend statute of limitations for rape cases

Julia Bianco, News Editor March 27, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Nonprofits look to improve lakefront A new lakefront planning effort, the Lakefront Greenway and Downtown Connector Study, is looking to improve...

Kasich makes State of the State Address; Local Fox 8 anchor uses racial slur on air

Julia Bianco, News Editor February 27, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Kasich makes State of the State Address Gov. John Kasich delivered his fifth State of the State Address on Feb. 24, a speech modeled after the president’s...

Republican National Convention gets a CEO; Superman flies into CLE

Julia Bianco, News Editor February 13, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Republican National Convention gets a CEO Jeff Larson, a Republican National Committee (RNC) staffer, was named the chief executive officer of the...

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