Travelers at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport have recently complained of assaults, thefts, damage to vehicles, aggressive panhandling and unruly passengers. In response, the airport has posted "No trespassing" signs. Those spending time at the airport without “legitimate airport business purposes” must leave after an airport staffer tells them to, officials said. If they don’t, they “may be arrested and charged with criminal trespass.” The rules apply not just to homeless people, but also teenagers causing mischief or others acting “suspicious.” Advocates for the homeless urge the city to reach out with services to help people who have nowhere else to go. -- Laura |
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New signs are posted at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport that threaten loiterers with criminal trespassing charges. |
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Airport warnings: New warnings have popped up at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport that threaten homeless people and other loiterers with criminal trespassing charges. Courtney Astolfi reports that several “No trespassing” signs were posted in the departure and arrival areas that warn visitors how the airport “enforces” criminal trespassing statutes. Today in Ohio: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose asked his Republican opponents in the U.S. Senate race, state Sen. Matt Dolan and car salesman Bernie Moreno, to contribute $1 million apiece to help fund the State Issue 1 campaign. Is it a sign of desperation? We’re debating on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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LaRose fundraising: A political nonprofit backing Secretary of State Frank LaRose raised nearly $950,000 while LaRose laid the groundwork to run for the U.S. Senate, reports Andrew Tobias. The Leadership for Ohio Fund, formed in March by a Republican elections attorney, filed its first financial activity report this week with the IRS, giving a glimpse of the financial support LaRose will have in his bid to get the chance to run against Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown next year. Vaccine mandates: U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup, a Cincinnati Republican who chairs the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, on Tuesday announced he’s investigating “overreaching federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates and policies” at several federal agencies. Sabrina Eaton reports that Wenstrup requested “access to all documents, communications, and guidance utilized by these agencies to craft their coercive policies prior to forcing a novel vaccine — that did not stop the spread or transmission of the virus — on millions of Americans.” Highland Tavern: Owners of Akron’s Highland Tavern were unsuccessful in recovering their liquor permit Tuesday as the Ohio Supreme Court declined to rule on the constitutionality of a pandemic-era rule that resulted in the bar’s loss of its license. Laura Hancock reports the Ohio Liquor Control Commission yanked Highland Tavern’s license beginning on Oct. 2, 2020, for violating its Rule 80, a 120-day emergency rule imposed by Gov. Mike DeWine in July 2020 to reduce the hours that liquor could be sold in bars and restaurants at the beginning of the pandemic. Buckeye Reporter: A network of pseudo-news websites that last year promoted one of Gov. Mike DeWine’s Republican primary opponents has launched a print edition to encourage passage of State Issue 1 ahead of the Aug. 8 special election. The eight-page document, designed to look like a newspaper, is a motley combination of content, most of it positive articles about Issue 1, reports Andrew Tobias. Defending Trump: A reliable lineup of allies to Donald Trump, including U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan and U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, took to social media to defend the former president after an indictment was issued Tuesday accusing Trump of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, Cliff Pinckard reports. |
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Lakefront development: Cuyahoga County Council is still hung up on the question of whether it should participate with the City of Cleveland in creating a private, nonprofit lakefront development corporation or whether the city should go it alone. Steven Litt reports the city conceived the North Coast Development Corp. earlier this year as a first step toward creating a New Community Authority empowered under Ohio law to issue debt and raise taxes and fees within a footprint on the lakefront to pay for large-scale public improvements. Jail site: The Cuyahoga County Council on Tuesday rejected plans to secure land in Garfield Heights for a new jail and to extend a sales tax to build it – and may eventually put the funding question to voters, Kaitlin Durbin reports. But that doesn’t mean the Garfield Heights site, nor a sales tax extension, have been ruled out. Jail transit: If the Cuyahoga County Jail moves to Garfield Heights, the county’s public transit system has a plan to loop service through the area more easily but is not proposing increasing frequency or routes, Kaitlin Durbin reports. Joel Freilich, director of service management for the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, told Cuyahoga County Council on Tuesday that the agency already believes it provides adequate service to the potential jail site. Waterfront line: The RTA Waterfront Line, which has been closed since September 2021 due to safety concerns with the Waterfront Line Bridge, is in the process of being repaired. Kaitlin Durbin reports it will be open every regular-season home game at Cleveland Browns Stadium, starting Sept. 10. Hemp ruling: A federal judge ordered a judgment against the companies behind high-profile plans for a hemp manufacturing operation in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood that quickly fell flat. U.S. District Judge Christopher Boyko ordered a default judgment of nearly $243,000 against North Coast Natural Solutions and its owner Tierney Williams, Adam Ferrise reports. Butterfly milkweed: In this monarch caterpillar season, Susan Brownstein’s family has adopted 13 baby caterpillars, or “cats.” The very hungry caterpillars are living up to the storybook title and chowing down on milkweed leaves almost as quickly as the family can put them in the caterpillar enclosure, emphasizing the scarcity of habitat and food for these caterpillars in Northeast Ohio. |
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Gun safety video: After a cleveland.com story about a gun safety video that deterred kids from touching a gun, readers wanted to show the video to their own families. Gretchen Cuda Kroen has the video. Casino revenue: Ohio’s casinos and racinos had $193.6 million in gambling revenue in June, up about 2% compared to the same month last year. Sean McDonnell reports the record for June, $211.2 million, was set in 2021. |
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Kids in custody: Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley said a 15-year-old boy was apprehended by U.S. marshals on Tuesday in connection with the brutal attack of a 34-year-old man outside a gas station on the East Side last week. Molly Walsh reports a 12-year-old girl, who was also linked to the incident, was being held at the juvenile detention center Tuesday after cutting off her ankle monitor over the weekend. Shooting ruling: A Summit County grand jury has declined to indict Springfield Township police officers who fatally shot a man at his home in October. Police were attempting to tow a junk vehicle from the property when Jeremy McCracken, 38, exited his residence and began shooting at the officers and a tow truck driver, Molly Walsh reports. Two officers fired back, striking McCracken, who later died at a hospital. Chief arrested: Police in Florida released body camera video Tuesday that shows the Boston Heights police chief being arrested. The chief, Chad McArdle, 40, is accused of assaulting a homeless man outside of a bar and lying to officers, Molly Walsh reports. |
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Ask Yadi: Yadi Rodriguez thinks twice about spending her money at a place where the welcome is cold and she feels like she’s bothering the person on the other end of the phone. Lonz Winery: The Ohio State Parks Foundation is hoping to recapture some of Lonz Winery’s glory days with a fundraiser this month to aid in the property’s restoration, reports Susan Glaser. The winery – located on Middle Bass Island and at one time the largest in the country – was closed in 2000 after a porch collapsed at the complex, killing one guest and injuring dozens of others. Top Thrill: Cedar Point will replace Top Thrill Dragster with a new record-breaking roller coaster, Top Thrill 2, adding a second 420-foot-tall tower spike, three launches and a top speed of 120 mph. Susan Glaser reports the new ride will debut next year, a remake of a ride that was the world’s tallest and fastest when it debuted in 2003. |
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