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Lorain Finalizes $1.3 Million in Funding to Build Largest Skate Park in Northeast Ohio

The 17,000-square-foot Longfellow Skatepark, championed by native Chad Muska and others, will break ground this year and be completed by November.

by Mark Oprea February 19, 2026February 19, 2026

Cleveland News

Why it Took So Long to Report a Troubling Cuyahoga Jail Death

It took Cuyahoga County 133 days to turn over bodycam footage.

by Doug Livingston and Brittany Hailer, The Marshall Project February 19, 2026

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Westlake Man Sues Max Miller for Defamation After Pleading to Charges in Road Rage Incident

Rep. Miller was “seizing this as an opportunity to manufacture a narrative of victimhood to elicit sympathy and generate publicity for his pro-Israel political stance,” a complaint filed Wednesday read.

by Mark Oprea February 18, 2026February 19, 2026

Cleveland News

Lakewood Cops Stop Publishing Full-Body Booking Photos After Local Mugshot Page Scrapes Images

The photos attracted racist and body-shaming Facebook comments, while others pleaded with the page’s moderators to take their photos down.

by The Marshall Project February 18, 2026February 18, 2026

Ohio News

Ohio Billionaire Les Wexner to Be Deposed by Members of Congress in Epstein Probe

Some Ohio politicians have donated the money they received from Wexner to charity while others are holding on to it

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal February 18, 2026February 18, 2026

Cleveland News

Cleveland to Host Brazil vs. Egypt International Friendly on June 6

World Cup prep comes to Huntington Bank Field this summer

by Vince Grzegorek February 18, 2026February 18, 2026

Ohio News

‘It’s Obviously Unconstitutional.’ Vouchers Hurt Ohio Speaks Out Against New Republican Bill

A GOP lawmaker’s proposal to withhold funding from districts that have joined a lawsuit against the state’s voucher program has drawn fierce blowback.

by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal February 17, 2026February 17, 2026

Cleveland News

Cleveland Has the Lowest Unemployment Rate in Ohio, But Still Struggles to Attract New Residents

“It’s not [a] lack of jobs. We need more people to support the jobs we have,” GCP President Baiju Shah said of a new study.

by Mark Oprea February 17, 2026February 18, 2026

News & Views

Photos: The Kurents Chased Away Winter at the 2026 Cleveland Kurentovanje

by Emanuel Wallace February 16, 2026February 16, 2026

Ohio News

‘People of Agency’ Podcast Argues the Postal Service Must Remain Public

Aileen Day, an Ohio political strategist, thinks we would better understand what could go wrong privatizing USPS if we fully understood its history as a public institution.

by Mark Oprea February 16, 2026February 16, 2026

Cleveland News

My Review of Malley’s Chocolates

“Each time you happen to me all over again” -Edith Wharton; The Age of Innocence

by Andy J. Huston February 13, 2026February 13, 2026

Ohio News

Ohio Republican Lawmaker Wants Stiffer Penalties for Masked Offenders as Dems Ask, What About ICE?

The mask ban Ohio Democrats have proposed applies to local, state, and federal officers equally, and carries exceptions for masks worn for safety, by SWAT units or undercover officers.

by Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal February 13, 2026February 13, 2026