Fall arrived this year with the finality of a flipped switch. And now snow flurries are in the forecast. Winter won’t wait, as much as we’d like it to, so the crews at the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio Turnpike are attaching their plows to their trucks and making plans to keep the roads safe. Here’s to hoping we don’t need to test them out for another month or so. - Laura |
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Guardians vs. New York Yankees: ALDS Game 5 postponed until 4:07 p.m. today Northeast Ohio Monday weather forecast: Rain mixed with snow |
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The Ohio Department of Transportation has 98 trucks that cover 1,804 lane miles between Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties and a total of 421 trucks for Northeast Ohio. (cleveland.com file photo) |
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Snow removal: The Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio Turnpike are preparing to clean roads this winter, with a potential test run coming this week as forecasts call for the possibility of the first flurries of the season. Olivia Mitchell reports Northeast Ohio has more than 256,000 tons of salt to melt ice and snow, and during significant winter weather ODOT will send out 421 trucks that cover 10,198 lane miles over Northeast Ohio. Today in Ohio: What are the main differences in the candidates in the U.S. Senate race? We’re talking about the platforms of the Democratic Senate candidate Tim Ryan and Republican J.D. Vance -- and what they stand for -- on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Ryan-Vance debate: Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance recycled a lot of the same material, but showed considerably more personal contempt for each other during the second and final debate of Ohio’s U.S. Senate race Monday night, Andrew Tobias reports. During the debate in Youngstown, moderators drew out some new information from the two candidates, namely pressing Vance to spell out what exemptions he might support in any new laws restricting abortion. Senate campaign spending: Democrat Tim Ryan vastly outraised and outspent Republican J.D. Vance during the most recent campaign-finance period for Ohio’s U.S. Senate race, reports Andrew Tobias. From July through September, Ryan’s campaign raised $17.3 million and spent $18.9 million, while Vance’s campaign raised $6.9 million, including from affiliated committees, and spent $3.4 million. House race spending: Democratic state Rep. Emilia Sykes of Akron raised more money for her 13th district congressional campaign in the year’s third quarter than her Republican rival, North Canton attorney Madison Gesiotto Gilbert, but ended September with less money in the bank, Sabrina Eaton reports. Their race is among the state’s most competitive this year. Downballot: It’s not just the governor’s and Supreme Court races; there are four executive offices on the November ballot as well. The attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and auditor all have an impact on every Ohioan, from how the state’s opioid epidemic is addressed to how state elections are run. Jeremy Pelzer compiles a handy guide to the offices, the candidates, and what they say they would do if elected. |
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Cleveland’s Promise: Cleveland Metropolitan School District is moving away from traditional discipline, instead incorporating intervention strategies that teach students not only wrong from right, but the skills to make a long-term change. Hannah Drown reports that in the past, students who committed serious behavioral offenses were punished with out-of-school suspension, but today, the district keeps them in the building, where staff can work with the offender to prevent the same bad behavior in the future. Public safety: Mayor Justin Bibb is seeking proposals from consulting firms to analyze how many Cleveland police officers the city needs and to recommend ways to modernize the fire department and EMS. Courtney Astolfi reports the request for proposals does not outline what “modernization” might mean, or indicate how the consultant’s recommendations, if followed, could change how the city delivers public safety services. Drowning: Authorities on Sunday pulled the body of a 36-year-old Strongsville man from Wallace Lake in the Mill Stream Run Reservation. Witnesses told police that James Ottobre was fishing when his kayak overturned, Molly Walsh reports. Police said he was not wearing a life jacket. |
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Medicare: Now that the Medicare enrollment period has opened, there are two important things to remember: One, don’t take advice from faded-from-fame actors or athletes pitching Medicare hype on TV. And two, don’t assume that last year’s plan will be a good fit for you in 2023. Julie Washington reports that a cap on the price of insulin, more free vaccines and decreased premium costs are among the changes coming to Medicare next year. |
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Tax trial: Strongsville dentist Douglas Smith, who authorities say hasn’t paid federal income taxes in three decades because he claims to be a “sovereign citizen,” said during his trial he hopes to show the jury “where his beliefs come from.” Federal prosecutors say Smith, 68, tried to evade paying taxes by transferring his properties into a trust, filing for bankruptcy using false information and buying gold bars and coins, Adam Ferrise reports. Drug money: A Greater Cleveland Regional Transit employee is accused of laundering his brother’s drug money by placing large bets on sporting events at a West Virginia casino. Micah Atkinson, 26, of Cleveland, is charged in federal court in northern West Virginia with conspiring to launder money and unlawful monetary transactions, reports Adam Ferrise. Car thefts: Car thefts are on the rise in Cuyahoga County’s western suburbs and police officials are urging residents to take precautions. Westlake police say five cars have been stolen from residential driveways in the middle of night, reports Molly Walsh. Bay Village Police Detective Jay Elish said there have been several car thefts in the past month as well. Murder-suicide: Elyria police on Monday released the identities of victims in a murder-suicide in which James Steadman, 69, reportedly shot and killed himself after killing three family members: Bernadette Steadman, 92; Lisa Steadman, 60; and Matthew Steadman, 34. Molly Walsh reports neighbors in the mobile home community where the shooting occurred were shocked. |
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Restaurant Week: Cleveland Restaurant Week is coming up Nov. 1-12. Marc Bona reports that in its 15th year, Cleveland Restaurant Week celebrates independent restaurants throughout Northeast Ohio. RV Rocking: Ever wonder what you should do if you drop something into your wastewater tank or what happens if you take a corner too fast in your RV? Jeff and Patti Kinzbach share tips on these two scenarios and more in this week’s podcast. |
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