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Cuyahoga County forensic chemist fired for clearing sample with cocaine

Jessica Yang, Social Media Editor • July 16, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Cuyahoga County forensic chemist fired for clearing sample with cocaine Gagandeep Sran, a forensic chemist for the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s...

Cleveland firefighter investigated for anti-LGBT social media comment

Nardine Taleb, Staff Reporter • July 9, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Cleveland firefighter investigated for anti-LGBT social media comment Cleveland firefighter Guy Estergall has caused a heated controversy after...

Group calls for probe into racist tweets from a Cleveland police officer

Jessica Yang, Social Media Editor • July 2, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Group calls for probe into racist tweets from a Cleveland police officer The Council on American-Islamic Relations has requested a probe into...

Sheriff’s Department takes over Tanisha Anderson investigation

Nardine Taleb, Staff Reporter • June 26, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Sheriff’s Department takes over Tanisha Anderson investigation In a press release given June 23, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department announced...

Tamir Rice activists say that the prosecutor’s office turned them away as they tried to ask questions about the investigation

Jessica Yang, Social Media Editor • June 18, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Tamir Rice activists say that the prosecutor’s office turned them away as they tried to ask questions about the investigation Days after the Cuyahoga...

Community leaders push for charges in Tamir Rice case

Julia Bianco, Director of Web and Multimedia • June 10, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Community leaders push for charges in Tamir Rice case Although the case of Tamir Rice, a twelve year old boy who was killed by Cleveland police...

Timeline: Everything you need to know about the Michael Brelo case, and its aftermath

Julia Bianco, Director of Web and Multimedia • June 5, 2015

You’ve probably been hearing a lot about Michael Brelo, the Cleveland police officer who was recently acquitted after a high profile trial for the killing of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams, two...

Possible legalization of marijuana worries businesses

Jessica Yang, Social Media Editor • June 3, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Possible legalization of marijuana worries businesses A proposal to amend Ohio’s constitution to legalize sale, use and possession of marijuana...

Drug arrest; Museum offering lake tours; Home invasion in Akron; Cleveland Heights deals with water system deficit; Man accused of being in Mafia

Jessica Yang, Social Media Editor • May 20, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Akron man who bragged that his drugs killed 15 people pleads guilty Richard Sandy, 22, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated...

Michael Brelo trial nearing verdict; Akron faces two different sexual assault cases; Hawken car crash kills two, injures two

Nardine Taleb, Staff Reporter • May 16, 2015

We boil down what happened this week in Cleveland. Michael Brelo trial nearing verdict; some officers file reverse racism lawsuit Nine of the 13 officers involved in the murders of Timothy Russell...