The Observer

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,...

Editor’s Note: Tamir Rice case highlights why all elections, even primaries, matter

Mike McKenna • January 15, 2016

Over the past year, Cleveland as a community has had to come to terms with the shooting of 12-year old Tamir Rice by police officer Timothy Loehmann. Not only has this black child’s death frustrated...

For many, ruling in Tamir Rice case highlights need for reform

Anastazia Vanisko, Copy Editor • January 15, 2016

On Jan. 1, Clevelanders declared that it was a “New Year, No More.” Over 100 people marched from Impett Park to the home of Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty to protest the non-indictment...

Cuyahoga County forensic chemist fired for clearing sample with cocaine

Plus, Cleveland Pacemakers under investigation; group assesses Cleveland housing; and officers disciplined in Tamir Rice case

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...

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...

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...