At 6:30 a.m., I stepped outside and the air smelled like campfire. I went for a run anyway, marveling at the neon orange circle of sun that rose through the gray smoke sky. By 9 a.m, the air quality index flirted with 300, full of a very unhealthy amount of fine particulates as smoke blew south from Canadian wildfires. Cities closed their outdoor pools, baseball leagues canceled their games, Blossom canceled a concert, and Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne canceled his first State of the County address. At the Girl Scouts camp where my daughter is spending the week, counselors kept the girls inside. I can remember plenty of swim practices and Little League games called off for storms, but this is the first time I’ve experienced air-quality cancellations. Will it become a regular interruption of sunny summer days in the future? I sincerely hope not. -- Laura |
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Guardians at Kansas City Royals: Guardians roll into first place in AL Central with 14-1 win over Royals Northeast Ohio weather forecast: Summerlike weather returns |
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Lordstown Motors’ short and tumultuous history might end soon. The company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday. (David Dermer, Associated Press file photo) |
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Air quality: Canadian wildfires continue to rage and winds are pushing smoke south, meaning the haze made its way to Cleveland. Doctors say, ideally, you shouldn’t be outside when the quality is that bad. The air can make anyone ill, reports Gretchen Cuda Kroen. Pets, it turns out, are equally susceptible to poor air quality. Peter Krouse asks when the air will improve and whether Independence Day fireworks could be canceled. Today in Ohio: Ohio House Republicans have introduced two “closed primary” bills that seek to stop Democratic and Republican voters in the state from casting ballots in the other party’s primary elections. We’re talking about how the bills would reduce voter participation on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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State budget: Ohio House and Senate leaders indicated Wednesday that they’re closing in on a deal to pass a new state budget after reaching tentative agreement on school vouchers, K-12 funding, and a number of other education issues, Jeremy Pelzer reports. However, there are still a number of sticking points that need to be worked out and lawmakers cautioned that no final agreement has been reached. Sam Randazzo: Lawyers representing a former state utility regulator accused of taking a $4 million bribe appeared Wednesday before the Ohio Supreme Court. Accusations aside, they told the justices Sam Randazzo should get his millions back. Jake Zuckerman reports the oral arguments are confined to a niche legal issue of when and how the state may seize the assets of a person before a court has issued its judgment on a case. Issue 1: A former Republican Ohio governor has taken to the road to restate his opposition to State Issue 1, the proposal to make it harder to amend the state constitution. Former Gov. Bob Taft, a Republican who served as governor from 1999 to 2007, spoke at a forum in Dayton on Tuesday that was organized by One Person One Vote, the campaign group opposing State Issue 1, reports Andrew Tobias. Redistricting: Republican leaders are considering their next steps for dealing with Ohio’s congressional district map in the aftermath of a landmark redistricting decision on Tuesday from the U.S. Supreme Court. The major question facing lawmakers, according to Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, is whether to try to get the Ohio Supreme Court to accept the congressional map it used for the 2022 election, or whether to restart the process from scratch, Andrew Tobias reports. |
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Kid Cudi: Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb hopped on a phone call with Kid Cudi on Wednesday in hopes of finding a way to revive the rapper’s canceled Moon Man’s Landing concert, planned for Cleveland on Aug. 19. Courtney Astolfi reports the Cleveland-born artist said he opted for Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse after the city wouldn’t approve a permit for the outdoor event, but City Hall says it never received a permit application. Money Talks: Darnell Mayberry loves Bruno Mars and while $650 for tickets sounds insane, the show falls into a bucket he believes in: paying a premium for rare or exclusive experiences. But, he writes, it wasn’t the time to splurge. He’s only beginning this financial journey. Holiday travel: More than 50 million Americans are expected to travel this holiday weekend -- a new high -- including a record number of people both flying and driving to their destinations, reports Susan Glaser. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport already has full parking lots. LGBTQIA+: As a child, Mason Caminiti (he/him) was treated like a girl, but he felt like a boy. For Eric Travis (he/they), bisexuality relates to sexual or romantic attraction to both genders, male and female, or in between on that spectrum. Julie Washington and John Pana interview Clevelanders who explain the meaning of each letter in LGBTQIA+. |
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UH gift: A $10 million gift from the Veale Foundation will help University Hospitals establish the Veale Initiative for Health Care Innovation, a project that will tackle healthcare’s biggest issues with innovation and test ways to transform healthcare, reports Julie Washington. Healthcare’s biggest problems, like reducing hospital costs and allowing people to heal at home rather than in a hospital, require new approaches. Hot flashes: Hot flashes - sudden waves of heat across the face and chest - are perhaps the most stereotypical, well-known and disliked feature of menopause. Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports a recent review of scientific literature by the North American Menopause Society aims to help women sort fact from fiction when it comes to remedies, including lifestyle changes, nutritional supplements, mind-body techniques, non-hormonal prescription medications, and holistic therapies. CLE swag: A new vending machine at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is stocked with Cleveland Script merchandise, including adult and youth T-shirts and trucker hats. Susan Glaser reports the initiative is part of a three-month pilot project by Destination Cleveland to promote the Cleveland brand and will be evaluated in September. MLS: The 2024 Major League Soccer All-Star Game will be held in Columbus on July 17 next year, reports Jeremy Pelzer. It will be the third time that the MLS All-Star Game will be held in the city, after 2000 and 2005, though it will be the first at the Columbus Crew’s new stadium, Lower.com Field. |
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Toddler death: A Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted a Cleveland woman Wednesday for the murder of her 3-year-old son. Timmeka Eggleton, 30, has been indicted on several charges including murder, aggravated murder, felonious assault, and endangering children, Olivia Mitchell reports. Missing teen: Family and friends are pleading for help finding 15-year-old Keshaun Williams, who went missing June 17. Molly Walsh reports Sherice Snowden said during a news conference at the Cleveland Family Center for Missing Children and Adults Wednesday morning that police, family and friends are looking everywhere for her son. East CLE police: A judge on Wednesday threw out the guilty pleas that two former East Cleveland police officers entered in January to a bribery charge that accused them of filing false police reports as part of an insurance fraud scheme. Cory Shaffer reports that Cuyahoga County Judge Maureen Clancy held that Demarkco Johnson's former attorney did not review all of the evidence before he allowed Johnson to take the deal, which carried a potential three-year prison sentence. RTA officer: A Greater Cleveland RTA officer is facing charges after being accused of stealing from Giant Eagle. Paul Mitchell, 31, is charged with misdemeanor theft. Police say he put six items in his shopping cart, valued at $46.23, with other items he did pay for before exiting the store, reports Molly Walsh. Animal cruelty: A grand jury on Wednesday handed felony charges to a Parma woman accused of neglecting 36 dogs, including 13 that died, reports Olivia Mitchell. Barbara Wible, 68, is charged with 36 counts of cruelty to animals, a fifth-degree felony. Machine gun sales: A Cleveland man sold devices across Northeast Ohio that allow handguns to rapidly fire bullets, including one device that was linked to shootings in Cleveland and Cleveland Heights, reports Adam Ferrise. D’Aundre Frazier, 21, is charged in federal court in Cleveland with possession of a machine gun. TrickBot: A member of the Russian-based cyber gang TrickBot on Wednesday became the first person in the U.S. to be convicted and sentenced for being part of one of the world’s most notorious online criminal groups. Adam Ferrise reports Alla Witte, 57, pleaded guilty in federal court in Cleveland to conspiracy to commit computer fraud. |
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Trippie Redd: Former SoundCloud star and rapper Trippie Redd is bringing his “Take Me Away Tour to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Sept. 2. Tickets for the show start at $49.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Malcom X Abram reports. Madonna postpones: Madonna has postponed her career-spanning “Celebration” tour due to what her manager called a “serious bacterial infection” and her ongoing recovery. The legendary pop singer was scheduled to perform Aug. 2 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. |
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