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Ohio governor grants mercy to man on death row for first time

By Doug Livingston & The Marshall Project ● Government ● June 22, 2026

Weeks before calling to abolish capital punishment in Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine commuted the man’s death sentence to life in prison without parole.

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Court orders Ohio restrictions on kids’ use of social media restored

By The Associated Press ● Government ● June 20, 2026

A federal judge has extended his block on enforcement of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps while a legal challenge proceeds.

Cleveland APL CEO Sharon Harvey reflects on her career and ‘expanding the safety net’ for animals

By Mike Zawacki ● Government ● June 15, 2026

Retiring APL leader Sharon Harvey discusses the group’s growth and Greater Cleveland’s animal welfare evolution.

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.

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.

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.

Free summer meals available for kids at Boys & Girls Clubs

By The Land ● Public Safety ● May 25, 2026

Amid ongoing cuts to food benefits programs, more families are looking for help putting food on the table.

Overcrowding shuttered Cleveland Asian Festival early; organizers now consider changes

By Rodney Bengston ● Public Safety ● May 21, 2026

Police also restricted access to events at the Metroparks over the weekend. What changes might be coming to summer events?

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, and some expert worry about future illnesses

By The Associated Press ● Health ● April 25, 2026

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country. Some U.S. doctors are worried about the potential for a bad year for tick-borne diseases.