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The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Increased fares and cut and altered routes are on the table to help solve RTA's budget crisis.

Cleveland rally responds to proposed RTA changes

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor March 24, 2016

“Fix it, fund it, make it fair,” chanted the 50 or so people gathered outside the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) offices at 11:30 a.m. On Monday, March 21, Clevelanders for Public Transit held...

Two boys’ hoverboards stolen in Akron

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor March 17, 2016

Two boys’ hoverboards stolen in Akron Over this past weekend, two boys aged nine and 12 had their hoverboards stolen while they were outside playing with them. The first robbery occurred on Friday,...

Cleveland asks Tamir Rice’s estate for $500

Kushagra Gupta, Opinion Editor February 12, 2016

Cleveland asks Tamir Rice’s estate for $500 The city of Cleveland has filed a creditor’s notice to Tamir Rice’s estate for emergency medical services. The Ohio Revised Code allows for the filing,...

Megabus eliminates some services in Cleveland

Anne Nickoloff, Director of Print February 5, 2016

Megabus eliminates some services in Cleveland As a result of low gas prices, Megabus has cut services which offered rides from Cleveland to Columbus and Cincinnati. In an interview with cleveland.com,...

Cleveland Catch-Up: Burglaries, the RNC and Progressive Field

Adithi Iyengar, Copy Editor January 29, 2016

Teens arrested after burglaries Three teen boys were arrested after a University Heights woman walked in on them burglarizing her home. Police report that the teens were also suspected in two other...

Cleveland’s millennial population multiplies

Anne Nickoloff, Director of Print January 22, 2016

Cleveland’s millennial population multiplies According to a new study by the Cleveland Foundation, the millennial population in Cleveland, and in its surrounding suburbs, has increased substantially...

One year later, Tamir Rice’s family, supporters still seeking justice

Jazmine Kirkland, Contributing writer December 4, 2015

One year later, Tamir Rice’s family, supporters still seeking justice On Sunday Nov. 22 at a prayer vigil marking one year since their son was fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer, Tamir Rice’s...

Nine dead following plane crash in Akron

November 13, 2015

Nine dead following plane crash in Akron: At about 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, a private jet carrying nine people crashed into an apartment building in Akron, killing all of its passengers. According to...

Ohio’s constitutional amendment voting results

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor November 6, 2015

Redistricting redone Issue 1, approved with 77.7 percent of the vote, is a new state constitution amendment that created an Ohio Bipartisan Redistricting Commission consisting of seven numbers: the...

Cleveland man shot, robbed in the street

Aquene Kimmel, News Editor October 30, 2015

Cleveland man shot, robbed in the street A Cleveland man was walking along Mt. Auburn Avenue, on the East side of Cleveland, when he saw four cars pull into a parking lot at a nearby apartment building. Three...

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