NEW!310sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — FBI agents on Friday arrested two Pennsylvania men and accused them of bringing a weapon and fire-starting materials to demonstrations in downtown Cleveland last weekend.Brandon Althof Long, 23, and Devon Bryce Poland, 22, face federal charges related to their travel from Erie, about 100 miles northeast of Cleveland, to the protests against police brutality, according to federal court filings. Authorities said more investigations are under way.More than 3,000 people headed downtown May 30 for what began as a peaceful protest over the death of George Floyd. It...…NEW!310sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — FBI agents on Friday arrested two Pennsylvania men and accused them of bringing a weapon and fire-starting materials to demonstrations in downtown Cleveland last weekend.Brandon Althof Long, 23, and Devon Bryce Poland, 22, face federal charges related to their travel from Erie, about 100 miles northeast of Cleveland, to the protests against police brutality, according to federal court filings. Authorities said more investigations are under way.More than 3,000 people headed downtown May 30 for what began as a peaceful protest over the death of George Floyd. It...WW…

NEW!71,904sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — The FBI on Tuesday raided the Cleveland offices of a company with ties to a Ukrainian oligarch that owns several downtown buildings.FBI spokeswoman Vicki Anderson said agents searched the offices of in One Cleveland Center at East 9th Street and St. Clair Avenue. A spokesman for the IRS also said his agency’s investigators were present.Optima is a conglomerate of companies across the United States in real estate in Cleveland, including One Cleveland Center, the 55 Public Square building and the Westin Cleveland Downtown. Its offices are visible from an...…NEW!71,904sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — The FBI on Tuesday raided the Cleveland offices of a company with ties to a Ukrainian oligarch that owns several downtown buildings.FBI spokeswoman Vicki Anderson said agents searched the offices of in One Cleveland Center at East 9th Street and St. Clair Avenue. A spokesman for the IRS also said his agency’s investigators were present.Optima is a conglomerate of companies across the United States in real estate in Cleveland, including One Cleveland Center, the 55 Public Square building and the Westin Cleveland Downtown. Its offices are visible from an...WW…

NEW!28,551sharesWASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Cleveland is among the cities that will see a surge of federal law enforcement agents in the coming weeks that he said aim to “restore safety and peace in U.S. cities.”Trump announced during an event at The White House the expansion of a program, “Operation LeGend,” to support high crime communities “to the greatest extent possible.”The administration intends to send agents to several cities, including personnel from the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and...…NEW!28,551sharesWASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Cleveland is among the cities that will see a surge of federal law enforcement agents in the coming weeks that he said aim to “restore safety and peace in U.S. cities.”Trump announced during an event at The White House the expansion of a program, “Operation LeGend,” to support high crime communities “to the greatest extent possible.”The administration intends to send agents to several cities, including personnel from the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and...WW…

NEW!914sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — A judge in Cleveland released two more federal detainees from the Geauga County Jail, overruling objections from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and saying their medical conditions left them vulnerable to serious illness from the coronavirus.Jonas Nsongi Mbonga and Elvira Pascalenco were freed on electronic monitoring following a ruling Thursday by U.S. District Judge Dan Polster. Their releases were part of to reduce the risk of immigrants contracting and spreading the virus while in ICE custody.Mbonga, 30, and Pascalenco, 51, are the seventh and eighth...…NEW!914sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — A judge in Cleveland released two more federal detainees from the Geauga County Jail, overruling objections from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and saying their medical conditions left them vulnerable to serious illness from the coronavirus.Jonas Nsongi Mbonga and Elvira Pascalenco were freed on electronic monitoring following a ruling Thursday by U.S. District Judge Dan Polster. Their releases were part of to reduce the risk of immigrants contracting and spreading the virus while in ICE custody.Mbonga, 30, and Pascalenco, 51, are the seventh and eighth...WW…

NEW!20,922sharesCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A small group of demonstrators gathered outside the house of Ohio Health Department Director Dr. Amy Acton on Saturday, protesting restrictions the state has placed on residents in accordance to with the advice of health experts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.A group of about 25 demonstrators were outside Acton’s home in Bexley, a suburb of Columbus, according to Katie Forbes, a photographer who captured images of the scene.Their mission: to express their deep displeasure at , which Acton signed, and other restrictions on businesses meant to...…NEW!20,922sharesCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A small group of demonstrators gathered outside the house of Ohio Health Department Director Dr. Amy Acton on Saturday, protesting restrictions the state has placed on residents in accordance to with the advice of health experts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.A group of about 25 demonstrators were outside Acton’s home in Bexley, a suburb of Columbus, according to Katie Forbes, a photographer who captured images of the scene.Their mission: to express their deep displeasure at , which Acton signed, and other restrictions on businesses meant to...WW…

NEW!1,010sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cleveland man told a 13-year-old girl on a social messaging app that he was a therapist and then blackmailed her into sending him a sexually explicit video and photos, according to federal authorities.David Schade, 33, faces charges of sexual exploitation of children and possession or access with intent to view child pornography. Investigators with the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations arrested Schade on Friday. He is in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.The girl, who lives in Greeley, Colorado,...…NEW!1,010sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cleveland man told a 13-year-old girl on a social messaging app that he was a therapist and then blackmailed her into sending him a sexually explicit video and photos, according to federal authorities.David Schade, 33, faces charges of sexual exploitation of children and possession or access with intent to view child pornography. Investigators with the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations arrested Schade on Friday. He is in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.The girl, who lives in Greeley, Colorado,...WW…

NEW!1,323sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — A Case Western Reserve University law professor said employees have protection under the law from being fired if they don’t show up to work because they’re self-quarantining to prevent the spread of coronavirus.Attorneys who practice employment law in Ohio, however, said the professor’s view may be idealistic at best and may not account for how courts in the state have viewed lawsuits over firings, let alone how long the legal system would take to rule on such cases.Katharine Van Tassel, a visiting professor at The Law-Medicine Center at Case Western Reserve...…NEW!1,323sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — A Case Western Reserve University law professor said employees have protection under the law from being fired if they don’t show up to work because they’re self-quarantining to prevent the spread of coronavirus.Attorneys who practice employment law in Ohio, however, said the professor’s view may be idealistic at best and may not account for how courts in the state have viewed lawsuits over firings, let alone how long the legal system would take to rule on such cases.Katharine Van Tassel, a visiting professor at The Law-Medicine Center at Case Western Reserve...WW…

NEW!2,571sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — FBI agents late Friday raided the home of a former Cleveland Metropolitan School District employee. The move came a day after she submitted a conspiracy theory-referencing resignation letter to the district, and after authorities posted a picture that raised questions as to whether she participated in a riot at the U.S. Capitol led by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump.Agents were present for several hours at a house on East 365th Street in suburban Willoughby. The 49-year-old former Cleveland schools employee, who worked for the district as an...…NEW!2,571sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — FBI agents late Friday raided the home of a former Cleveland Metropolitan School District employee. The move came a day after she submitted a conspiracy theory-referencing resignation letter to the district, and after authorities posted a picture that raised questions as to whether she participated in a riot at the U.S. Capitol led by supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump.Agents were present for several hours at a house on East 365th Street in suburban Willoughby. The 49-year-old former Cleveland schools employee, who worked for the district as an...WW…

Facebook ShareTwitter ShareBy CLEVELAND, Ohio — While executives and business owners continue to grapple with how the coronavirus will affect office life, large companies based in the Cleveland area still maintain it’s too soon to say how the pandemic will impact how much space they use in the future.Spokespeople from several corporations with headquarters in the area said they either didn’t anticipate downsizing or that it is too early to tell. While the pandemic forced many businesses to close offices in mid-March, it appears such a decision would have to be made farther down the line.The...…Facebook ShareTwitter ShareBy CLEVELAND, Ohio — While executives and business owners continue to grapple with how the coronavirus will affect office life, large companies based in the Cleveland area still maintain it’s too soon to say how the pandemic will impact how much space they use in the future.Spokespeople from several corporations with headquarters in the area said they either didn’t anticipate downsizing or that it is too early to tell. While the pandemic forced many businesses to close offices in mid-March, it appears such a decision would have to be made farther down the line.The...WW…

NEW!1,954sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — Prosecutors going after Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and his aides are using one of the mightiest federal laws to do so, one the government previously used to take down the Mafia.By using the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1970, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in southern Ohio signaled that it believes it can show that Householder, aide Jeff Longstreth and lobbyists Neil Clark, Matt Borges and Juan Cespedes committed crime after crime over time with money from FirstEnergy Corp.That, generally, is all the government needs to prove,...…NEW!1,954sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — Prosecutors going after Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and his aides are using one of the mightiest federal laws to do so, one the government previously used to take down the Mafia.By using the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act of 1970, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in southern Ohio signaled that it believes it can show that Householder, aide Jeff Longstreth and lobbyists Neil Clark, Matt Borges and Juan Cespedes committed crime after crime over time with money from FirstEnergy Corp.That, generally, is all the government needs to prove,...WW…