NEW!2,389sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — An Ohio federal judge has sided with adult-film actress Stormy Daniels in another legal fight with President Trump.U.S. District Judge Michael Watson in Columbus ruled this week that Trump cannot touch the $450,000 settlement Daniels reached last year with Columbus over a botched arrest at a strip club.Trump had sought a portion of the settlement to go toward attorneys’ fees that a court awarded him in a defamation case that Daniels filed against him in 2018. A federal judge in California dismissed that case, but Daniels’ attorneys have appealed.Watson ruled...…NEW!2,389sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio — An Ohio federal judge has sided with adult-film actress Stormy Daniels in another legal fight with President Trump.U.S. District Judge Michael Watson in Columbus ruled this week that Trump cannot touch the $450,000 settlement Daniels reached last year with Columbus over a botched arrest at a strip club.Trump had sought a portion of the settlement to go toward attorneys’ fees that a court awarded him in a defamation case that Daniels filed against him in 2018. A federal judge in California dismissed that case, but Daniels’ attorneys have appealed.Watson ruled...WW…

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!582sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an investigation into FirstEnergy Corp. in a separate probe of the company tied to the $60 million bribery scandal involving House Bill 6, records show.The examination became public in a lawsuit the company and a consulting firm filed in U.S. District Court in Cleveland against a former employee of the firm who accessed financial information about the Akron-based utility.The investigation appears to have begun soon after a federal grand jury indicted former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four...…NEW!582sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an investigation into FirstEnergy Corp. in a separate probe of the company tied to the $60 million bribery scandal involving House Bill 6, records show.The examination became public in a lawsuit the company and a consulting firm filed in U.S. District Court in Cleveland against a former employee of the firm who accessed financial information about the Akron-based utility.The investigation appears to have begun soon after a federal grand jury indicted former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four...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!3,270sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio – John Elliott spent his career protecting and hiding other people’s secrets.Elliott, who began the U.S. Marshal’s witness protection program in northern Ohio in the early 1970s and whose son, Peter, followed in his footsteps into the agency, died Friday morning in his sleep. He was 83.Elliott, of Fairview Park, played a key role at the height of Cleveland’s mob wars, when he and other marshals safely stashed witnesses and informants at a time when violence among opposing factions became commonplace.“He was one helluva good cop,” said Roger Smyth, a retired...…NEW!3,270sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio – John Elliott spent his career protecting and hiding other people’s secrets.Elliott, who began the U.S. Marshal’s witness protection program in northern Ohio in the early 1970s and whose son, Peter, followed in his footsteps into the agency, died Friday morning in his sleep. He was 83.Elliott, of Fairview Park, played a key role at the height of Cleveland’s mob wars, when he and other marshals safely stashed witnesses and informants at a time when violence among opposing factions became commonplace.“He was one helluva good cop,” said Roger Smyth, a retired...WW…

NEW!1,588sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio – Federal authorities arrested a Lorain man Wednesday and accused him of beating a Capitol police officer during the riots Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C.Officials charged Clifford Mackrell, 20, with assaulting an officer, entering a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, obstruction of justice and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. If convicted, he could face a maximum of 14 years in prison.He appeared in U.S. District Court in Cleveland before Magistrate Judge William Baughman for an initial hearing, and his case was...…NEW!1,588sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio – Federal authorities arrested a Lorain man Wednesday and accused him of beating a Capitol police officer during the riots Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C.Officials charged Clifford Mackrell, 20, with assaulting an officer, entering a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, obstruction of justice and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. If convicted, he could face a maximum of 14 years in prison.He appeared in U.S. District Court in Cleveland before Magistrate Judge William Baughman for an initial hearing, and his case was...WW…

NEW!444sharesEditor’s note: For several hours Friday, the original version of this story incorrectly stated Dennis Kucinich is exploring a run for mayor with the financial backing of FirstEnergy Corp. Kucinich’s campaign received no money from FirstEnergy.CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Dennis Kucinich, who made his name saving Cleveland Public Power’s predecessor, is exploring another run for Cleveland mayor with the financial backing of a businessman closely aligned with CPP’s adversary, the scandal-immersed FirstEnergy Corp.Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links...…NEW!444sharesEditor’s note: For several hours Friday, the original version of this story incorrectly stated Dennis Kucinich is exploring a run for mayor with the financial backing of FirstEnergy Corp. Kucinich’s campaign received no money from FirstEnergy.CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Dennis Kucinich, who made his name saving Cleveland Public Power’s predecessor, is exploring another run for Cleveland mayor with the financial backing of a businessman closely aligned with CPP’s adversary, the scandal-immersed FirstEnergy Corp.Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links...WW…

NEW!490sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio – President Biden will nominate at least two federal judges in Cleveland in the coming months, filling the seats of longtime jurists who will become senior judges next week.U.S. District Judge Patricia Gaughan, the chief judge for the Northern District of Ohio, said Thursday that Judge James Gwin has notified Biden’s office that he will take senior status, effective Monday.Earlier this week, Judge Dan Polster gave notice to the president’s staff, and he also will shift to senior status Monday.A third judge, Solomon Oliver, said Thursday, “I’m giving this serious...…NEW!490sharesCLEVELAND, Ohio – President Biden will nominate at least two federal judges in Cleveland in the coming months, filling the seats of longtime jurists who will become senior judges next week.U.S. District Judge Patricia Gaughan, the chief judge for the Northern District of Ohio, said Thursday that Judge James Gwin has notified Biden’s office that he will take senior status, effective Monday.Earlier this week, Judge Dan Polster gave notice to the president’s staff, and he also will shift to senior status Monday.A third judge, Solomon Oliver, said Thursday, “I’m giving this serious...WW…