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The rebirth of the Warner & Swasey building: Groundbreaking marks start of new era

By Lauren R. Pacini ● Development ● June 8, 2026

Cleveland officials gathered at the former Warner & Swasey site to mark the beginning of construction.

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Ex-FirstEnergy executives reindicted in Ohio in $60 million corruption scheme

By The Associated Press ● Government ● June 6, 2026

Two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives whose initial prosecutions in the state’s long-running $60 million bribery scandal ended in mistrial earlier this year have been reindicted.

Making a splash: Lakewood seeks resident input for upcoming Becks Pool overhaul

By Douglas J. Guth ● Development ● June 5, 2026

“Becks is a key neighborhood node, so having a contemporary pool that meets people’s needs is vital. A well-maintained community pool fills that social need while getting families out of the house.”

Mayor Bibb discusses Cleveland media at City Club event

By Thomas J. Walsh ● Government ● June 4, 2026

Cuyahoga County Jail leaders knew their cameras were broken and took 4 years to fix them

By Doug Livingston & The Marshall Project ● Public Safety ● June 3, 2026

A glitch in the surveillance system discovered in 2022 has finally been fixed. Families and inspectors could have used that evidence.

Former Cuyahoga County Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze sentenced to 60 days in jail and $10,000 fine

By Mark Puente & The Marshall Project ● Public Safety ● June 1, 2026

Reporting by The Marshall Project – Cleveland leads to sentencing of former longtime Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze for steering work to a friend.

Proposed DORA could bring open-container district to Playhouse Square

By Octavia S. Hicks ● Government ● June 1, 2026

The proposal would mark Cleveland’s second Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area. The city’s first DORA was approved along East Fourth Street in 2023.

Ohio suspends data center tax break as tech firms face pressure to pay the cost to power AI

By The Associated Press ● Government ● May 31, 2026

Ohio is suspending a tax break that has been critical to its competition with other states to attract the massive new facilities that power and train artificial intelligence chatbots.

Power pause: What the proposed one-year ban on new data center permits means in Cleveland

By Douglas J. Guth ● Government ● May 28, 2026

Some feel the push to build new data centers is reckless and needs to be examined. Others feel slowing the growth of the industry is a mistake.

ICE detainees are dying by suicide at an ‘alarming’ rate, an AP investigation finds

By The Associated Press ● Public Safety ● May 27, 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees are taking their own lives at a pace that’s unprecedented in the agency’s two-decade history, highlighting what experts call failures in care and oversight.