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| What you need to know Monday, Dec. 13, 2021 WEATHER
Highs will be around 50 degrees with sunny skies today, but windy conditions remain and gusts could reach 25 mph. Overnight temps will be in the low 30s with partly cloudy skies. Read more.
Local scores: Browns 24, Baltimore Ravens 22 OVERNIGHT
Mayor Jackson: Frank Jackson is our longest-serving mayor, having led Cleveland for nearly 16 years, but the man who is about to end more than three decades in public office remains a bit of a mystery. Jackson has become less aloof over the years. He now delivers state-of-the-city addresses with the ease of talk-show hosts and his campaign-trail smile is genuine. Mark Vosburgh details the many layers of this complex and intriguing man, someone we feel we should know better, would like to know better. Alas, the time for that is about to run out.
Judge Carr: The Ohio Supreme Court’s Board of Professional Conduct recommended Friday that justices strip Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Pinkey Carr of her judgeship and bar her from practicing law for two years for what the state’s disciplinary counsel called an “unprecedented” amount of misconduct. Cory Shaffer reports that in a scathing 58-page recommendation to the court’s justices, the board’s president, Richard Dove, wrote that an investigation into Carr’s last few years on the bench showed that she acted “in a manner befitting a game-show host rather than a judge of the Cleveland Municipal Court.”
Classical stations: As the recent merger of Northeast Ohio’s public radio stations makes clear, classical music remains a powerhouse that commands attention and drives decisions. Zachary Lewis reports WCLV-FM has emerged a clear winner, landing a stronger frequency and a significantly larger potential audience.
TODAY IN OHIO County prosecutors and voter-outreach advocates are questioning whether a low-profile elections-law change tucked into last year’s state budget could be used to charge elections officials with a crime for performing routine voter outreach. We’re talking about the intent of the response to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s providing millions of dollars for Ohio elections administration in 2020 on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. STATEHOUSE & POLITICS HB6: For the second time in a month, former executives at FirstEnergy Corp. have identified the Ohio governor’s office in documents involving a lawsuit that focuses on House Bill 6, reports John Caniglia. The names of Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted appear with dozens of other entities and Statehouse officials in filings in U.S. District Court in Akron, where a shareholder’s lawsuit accuses the utility’s board of directors of failing to provide oversight and prevent the scandal.
Max Miller: The Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol wants to talk to Ohio congressional candidate Max Miller about his role in planning former President Donald Trump’s rally that preceded the melee. Sabrina Eaton reports that a letter the committee sent Miller on Thursday said he participated in a Jan. 4 meeting in a private dining room off the Oval Office with Trump, Robert “Bobby” Peede Jr., and Katrina Pierson to plan the rally where Trump would air his allegations of election fraud.
Elections commission: The Ohio Elections Commission found a political action committee formerly controlled by Cleveland City Council president and then-mayoral candidate Kevin Kelley violated campaign finance laws in its support of Ward 12 Councilman Anthony Brancatelli’s unsuccessful re-election bid. Courtney Astolfi reports that the commission found that the Council Leadership Fund failed to include a disclaimer on PAC-funded pro-Brancatelli campaign literature.
METRO Dollar General: A Cuyahoga County judge told the city of Cleveland that one of its boards must approve plans to build a Dollar General store in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood, even amid opposition from residents who said they do not want another such store in the area. Eric Heisig reports that Common Pleas Judge Ashley Kilbane wrote in an opinion Wednesday that the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals gave inadequate reasoning for its denial of the project for a half-acre site at 5617 Memphis Ave.
Wind turbines: Republicans in the Ohio House of Representatives have rejected the idea of imposing a tiny surcharge on Northeast Ohio customers of FirstEnergy that would be used to support a proposed wind farm in Lake Erie known as Icebreaker. Peter Krouse reports Rep. Bill Seitz said Friday afternoon that when the issue came up in the Republican caucus, it did not receive anywhere close to the support necessary to pass.
Deadly fire: Nine-year-old twins hurt Sunday morning in a house fire on the West Side have died of their injuries, an official with the Cleveland Fire Department confirmed Sunday night. Cliff Pinckard reports the twins, a boy and girl, were among eight people, including five adults and another child, taken to MetroHealth Medical Center from the fire at the home on the 1400 block of West 54th Street.
United Way: The United Way of Greater Cleveland on Friday announced $2.6 million in grants as part of its Community Hub for the Basic Needs program. The money will go to 16 agency partners in the Greater Cleveland area, reports Alexis Oatman.
COVID-19 Hospital numbers: It has been nearly one full year since Ohio has seen comparable numbers of COVID-19 patients in hospitals statewide, Jane Morice reports. As of Saturday, 4,519 patients with COVID-19 are in Ohio hospitals, with 1,140 of those individuals in intensive care, according to data from the Ohio Hospital Association. The last time there were more people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Ohio was Dec. 29, 2020 (4,526).
Omicron: The Ohio Department of Health is reporting that the first two cases of the Omicron variant have been confirmed in Ohio by The Ohio State University Laboratory. Kaylee Remington reports that the Omicron variant was detected in two men in central Ohio who got their initial COVID-19 vaccine series more than six months ago and have not yet received the booster shot.
Variant: South African trials suggested that omicron still relies on the same biological mechanism to attack human cells that previous variants have used. Julie Washington reports that Pfizer said a booster shot may offer significant protection against the emerging COVID-19 omicron variant, but the initial two vaccines appear significantly less effective.
Daily cases: The state of Ohio on Friday reported 7,359 new cases of COVID-19, above the 21-day average of 6,423, reports Laura Hancock.
Timeline: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announces stricter COVID rules for the state, ordering indoor public places to require staff and customers show proof of vaccination or wear masks. The order runs through Saturday, Jan. 15, reports Marc Bona in his weekly roundup.
CRIME Police shooting: Two Cleveland police officers fatally shot a man Sunday in a downtown Cleveland, about a half-hour before the Browns-Ravens game ended, in what police and law-enforcement sources described as a shootout. The shooting happened about 3:30 p.m. on East 12th Street and Superior Avenue, several blocks away from FirstEnergy Stadium, according to Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams. It’s the second fatal police-involved shooting this year, Adam Ferrise reports.
Suspect caught: After about a month on the run, authorities have arrested Hakeem Ali-Shomo, wanted in connection to the early November torture and killing of Alishah Pointer in East Cleveland. Ali Shomo, 30, was arrested in Hopkinsville, Ky., around midnight Sunday, Jane Morice reports.
Arrest: A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the death of a 23-month-old boy in Lorain, reports Olivia Mitchell. Someone called Lorain police about 8 p.m. Wednesday to report that the 23-month-old boy was unresponsive at a home on East 30th Street near Vine Avenue.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Rock Hall: It appears the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is headed to Los Angeles in 2022, which could be bad news for Cleveland. Troy Smith reports that during the latest episode of "Who Cares About the Rock Hall?," the podcast from Joe Kwaczala and Kristen Studard, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony Director Joe Gallen confirmed the event will take place in L.A. next November.
Ski vaccines: Northeast Ohio skiers will want to pack their vaccine cards along with their parkas and snowpants on their next trip to the slopes. Brandywine, Boston Mills and Alpine Valley, all owned by Colorado-based Vail Resorts, are requiring guests to show proof of a COVID vaccine to eat in their cafeterias, reports Susan Glaser.
NBA All-Stars: Cleveland will be a magnet for celebrities, stars hoping to catch a glimpse of each other as well as some of the best athletes on the planet. The spotlight will shine, parties will be staged, and local businesses will glean some attention when the NBA All-Star Game and its accompanying hoopla comes Feb. 18-20, Marc Bona reports.
House of the Week: A charming New England-style home in Eastlake offers stunning, unobstructed views of Lake Erie. Built in 1943 on 1.5 acres of desirable lakefront property, the home has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms and four garage spaces. It's priced at $750,000, Joey Morona reports.
'Wicked': Nearly two decades after it premiered on Broadway, it’s easy to see why “Wicked” remains one of the most successful musicals of all time. Joey Morona reports the show, now playing at the KeyBank State Theatre through Jan. 2, is an enchanting chapter in the “The Wizard of Oz” canon that reimagines the Wicked Witch of the West as a hero instead of a villain, set to classically styled showtunes disguised as catchy pop songs. OTHER HEADLINES Officers catch suspect in Akron fatal hit-and-run Read more
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