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| What you need to know Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 WEATHER
It will remain mostly sunny today, with high temperatures again around 70 degrees. Temps will dip to around 50 overnight under clear skies. Read more.
Local scores: Kansas City Royals 6, Indians 4 OVERNIGHT
Unemployment fraud: A new wave of Ohioans are discovering for the first time that their personal information was used by scammers to file fraudulent unemployment claims, thanks to letters sent by the state notifying people that special federal pandemic benefits are ending. Jeremy Pelzer reports that the state says in most cases their claims were already flagged for fraud and no payment was issued. But Ohioans should report such letters.
Redistricting arguments: Two groups of Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission are making significantly different arguments in court as they respond to lawsuits alleging the new state House and Senate maps violate state constitutional rules approved by voters as part of an anti-gerrymandering reform. Andrew Tobias reports on the details.
Anti-vax mandate: An Ohio House bill introduced Tuesday afternoon would allow schools and employers to mandate vaccines, but it would also allow in most situations a number of exemptions. Laura Hancock reports the bill is leadership’s response to the HB 248, which prohibited employers - including healthcare facilities - from mandating the coronavirus and other vaccines.
Bishop Pilla: Bishop Anthony M. Pilla was remembered Tuesday as a “true shepherd of hearts” during his quarter-century tenure as bishop for the Diocese of Cleveland. Cameron Fields reports that hundreds filled the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist to pay their respects to Pilla, a Cleveland native who died Sept. 21 at the age of 88. Pilla was the ninth bishop for the Cleveland diocese, serving in the role from 1981 to 2006. U.S. attorney: President Joe Biden has nominated a new U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, which is overseeing the federal corruption investigation into House Bill 6 and other probes at the Ohio Statehouse. Andrew Tobias reports Kenneth Parker is a career federal prosecutor who has worked for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Ohio since 1999.
East Cleveland: In recent years, police departments across the country have sought to hire officers to mirror their communities, improving faith residents have in their police departments. But in East Cleveland, where nearly 91 percent of residents are Black, more than half of its police officers are white, reports John Caniglia. In the first four months of 2021, one officer – who had been in the department less than a year -- took part in 31 chases.
This Week in the CLE: The Ohio Redistricting Commission has been sued for a third time over new gerrymandered maps for the state House and Senate, and Republicans had to respond Tuesday. We’re talking about the cases on This Week in the CLE, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast.
Nancy McDonnell: Longtime Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Nancy McDonnell died on Tuesday at age 62, Olivia Mitchell reports. McDonnell served as the court’s first female administrative and presiding judge from 2006 to 2009. She had been battling health issues for some time.
FirstEnergy Stadium: The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is opening an investigation into whether FirstEnergy Corp. wrongly used ratepayer money to pay for naming rights to Cleveland’s FirstEnergy Stadium, the Cleveland Browns’ home field, reports Jeremy Pelzer. The investigation comes at the request of state Rep. Kent Smith, a Euclid Democrat who, along with other Democratic legislators, has called on the city of Cleveland to revert the name of FirstEnergy Stadium back to Cleveland Browns Stadium because of the utility’s involvement in the House Bill 6 bribery scandal.
Ohio school board: A bill in the Ohio House seeks to eliminate the eight members of the State Board of Education who are appointed by the governor, leaving 11 members who are elected. House Bill 298 has Republican and Democratic sponsors who say the legislation is needed to create a board that is accountable to the voters who elect them and to end alleged political influence on education by the governor’s office, reports Laura Hancock.
Hudson schools: Dozens of community members attended the Hudson City School District Board of Education meeting Monday to show support for the district, two weeks after controversy erupted over the use of a book of writing prompts that many parents deemed inappropriate. Hannah Drown reports that supporters stood, clapped and cheered as board members first took their seats and throughout the meeting.
ODOT projects: The Ohio Department of Transportation spends roughly $1.5 billion per year on highway and bridge construction projects. Jeremy Pelzer explains the 10 biggest.
Dolan campaign: Matt Dolan is kicking off his U.S. Senate campaign with a town hall meeting in Independence, reports Andrew Tobias. Dolan will hold subsequent unscripted town halls across the state, according to his campaign, with one planned next in the Mahoning Valley.
COVID deaths: Another 125 Ohioans have died with the coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic to 21,945 state residents, reports Laura Hancock. Cuyahoga County has the highest COVID-19 death toll since the start of the pandemic of any Ohio county, followed by Franklin and Hamilton. Julie Washington has the list.
Vaccine bonus: Ohio state agency employees who get a coronavirus vaccine can now get up to $1,000 in bonuses, Jeremy Pelzer reports. Until now, state workers were offered a $100 bonus.
Another bonus: Cuyahoga County Council on Tuesday formally approved $100 bonuses for county employees who get a coronavirus vaccination, Robert Higgs reports.
Children’s vaccine: Pfizer plans to request approval for use of its COVID-19 vaccines in children under 12 within days, reports Julie Washington. Expert panels from the FDA and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will analyze Pfizer’s information and decide whether to recommend the vaccine.
I Promise: LeBron James and Akron Public Schools opened the I Promise School with great fanfare in July 2018. But what happened after James left to join the Los Angeles Lakers? Joey Morona reviews the documentary "I Promise," which follows a year in the lives of 223 of the most at-risk third- and fourth-graders in the Akron Public School system.
Halloween costumes: A recent look at Google trends for the past 45 days shows a wide array of interest for different types of costumes, including both classic and more topical options. Mike Rose has the list.
Bug expert: Entomologist Samuel Ramsey answers the internet's burning questions about insects in this video from cleveland.com’s sister site, Wired. What are the best insects to eat? Why do crickets hear from their legs? How do bugs breathe?
2000s songs: Troy Smith lists every No. 1 song of the 2000s, based on quality. It doesn’t matter how long a song spent at No. 1. If that were the case, The Black Eyed Peas’ “Boom Boom Pow” would be in the top five and [SPOILER] it’s not. Man dies in shooting in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood Read more
Elyria police arrest son of man killed in shooting Read more
Person found dead on street in Elyria’s Spring Valley neighborhood, police say Read more
Elyria police release identities of 2 women killed in crash Read more
Two North Royalton school board members face two challengers in November election Read more
Shaker Heights moves ahead with MetroHealth on pilot crisis-intervention program Read more
Six candidates seek four full-term Cleveland Heights City Council seats in ‘transformative’ election Read more
White apartment building proposed for Residences at Valor Acres raises concern among Brecksville officials Read more
Shaker council votes 6-1 in favor of sewer district plan to remove Horseshoe Lake dam, restore native habitat Read more
Solon school board votes to rename preschool in honor of Joseph Regano Read more
Orange High School AD, football coach weigh in on renovation plans Read more
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