SNAP crisis: Where can the hungry go for help? The Wake Up for Friday,...
Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. The pressure has been mounting all week for the federal government to address SNAP benefits, which provide money for low-income households to buy groceries. While politicians blamed each other for the...
Amazon driver arrested for showing gun during road rage incident: Cleveland Heights police blotter
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Aggravated menacing: Compton Road. At 10:05 a.m. Oct. 24, a woman, 42, reported a road rage incident in which she said a man pulled out a gun. Police searched the area of Compton Road and Euclid Heights Boulevard and spotted the suspect’s Honda CRV stopped in front of a house. The man who...
Man out $26,000 after becoming a victim of catfishing: Highland Heights Police Blotter
A man, 66, reported Oct. 28 that he had been scammed out of $26,000 while using the Whatsapp app. He believed that he had been developing a relationship with a woman he had speaking to for about six months. The supposed woman continued to tell him that she would come visit him and had him purchased Apple gift cards...
Death penalty moratorium means justice was not done in 3-year-old’s murder
For the heinous slaughter of a 3-year-old toddler in a North Olmsted parking lot, the murderer is awarded lifetime care in a state institution (“Woman gets life for murder of 3-year-old Julian Wood,” Oct. 28). That is not justice. A life of care and feeding is an attractive prospect for the malignant monsters among...
Move-in day at Sherwin-Williams global headquarters in Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Employees at the Sherwin-Williams global headquarters in downtown, will begin the move-in process Friday. Full occupancy, with more than 3,000 employees, is expected by early 2026. The 36-floor office tower is located just west of Public Square between Saint Clair Avenue and Superior Avenue....
McDonald’s is changing up its cash policy
Fans of McDonald's who also use cash to pay for things should note that change is afoot.
Elderly woman found dead after early morning cooking fire in Cleveland home
Firefighters responded to a home on East 61st Street early Friday morning after reports of a cooking fire that filled the residence with smoke.
Local neighborhood told to shelter-in-place after domestic violence call
Some Seven Hills and Broadview Heights residents are being asked to shelter in place Thursday night.
Ohio’s most vulnerable citizens face a preventable hunger crisis
I applaud The Plain Dealer editorial board for their Oct. 29 editorial and its headline, "Ohio needs to act to avoid a hunger catastrophe should SNAP benefits end." A Today in Ohio report published Oct. 25 on cleveland.com pointed out that “1.4 million Ohioans face hunger as government shutdown threatens SNAP...
Cleveland’s pay transparency law is in effect
As of Oct. 28, businesses looking for new hires in Cleveland have to share how much they're willing to pay them after a pay transparency law was passed in April.
