Shaker Heights News

More than 75,000 signatures of Cuyahoga County residents who support placing an issue on the ballot calling for reform of Cuyahoga County government were filed with the Board of Elections Friday.

PATRICK O"DONNELL Plain Dealer SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Fire Chief Donald Barnes was fired Monday after balking at orders from Mayor Earl Leiken to make a new round of cuts in the Fire Department's budget.

Over disagreements about the department budget. Read Mayor Earl Leiken's news released - Ongoing disagreements over the Shaker Heights Fire Department budget has cost Chief Donald Barnes his job.

City officials confirmed late Tuesday that Mayor Earl Leiken fired Shaker Heights Fire Chief Donald Barnes on Monday after Barnes did not follow Leiken's order to make further cuts in the fire department budget.

Posted by Leila Atassi / Plain Dealer Reporter July 05, 2009 11:30AM James Vaughan came chillingly close to spending the rest of his life behind bars for a crime he didn't commit.

Josh Rosenberg, 3, gets a slick of sunscreen from his father, Adam, at the Beachwood Family Aquatic Center last week.

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is leaving in place an appeals court ruling that an autistic child from Ohio is not entitled to private education at taxpayer expense.

Leonard King and Brandon Siggers were indicted Tuesday in four armed robberies committed within two hours May 22.

Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest. That's the case with a gem I encountered from Family Hack, a blog created by the Davis family of Charlottesville, Va.

The Littlest Heroes seventh annual golf outing and auction is set for Monday at Shaker Heights Country Club.

SHAKER HTS.The show will go on as planned this year, but if the economy continues to sputter, the city's Fourth of July fireworks could be next on the furlough list.

The recession has hit home in Shaker Heights where homeowners now will be required to bring their yard waste to the curb for pickup.

Nancy Marotta twirls in a gathered marigold summer dress. A weekly gallery of Clevelanders with notable personal style Nancy Marotta, 49, Shaker Heights Card designer, retail saleswoman What a great dress! I love the color.

The Shaker Heights Youth Center has received a $19,000 grant from the Cuyahoga County Commissioners and Starting Point through the Cleveland Foundation's MyCom program.

Did Justin Denney lose his diploma? Can you see the "F" word on the Shaker Heights Yearbook Cover? There is a secret message encoded into the cover art.

Posted by Laura Johnston/Plain Dealer Reporter June 20, 2009 01:15AM A Shaker Heights Middle School teacher is on unpaid medical leave after being charged with aggravated burglary.

Home : Features : News : Shaker Heights Yearbook Picture Yields Hidden Obscenity Shaker Heights Yearbook Picture Yields Hidden Obscenity 18-Jun-2009 Written by: John Winn High school student who designed the cover forced to apologize.

Students reading their Shaker Heights High School yearbook noticed something strange while reading it: someone managed to sneak an F-Bomb on the cover.

After receiving their yearbooks, high school students in Ohio discovered a hidden obscenity that was not caught by school administrators.

SHAKER HEIGHTSNeed some inspiration for your summer garden? The Shaker Historical Society is hosting its 5th annual Gracious Gardens of Shaker Heights garden tour this weekend.