Cuyahoga County News

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Ed FitzGerald, still in his first term as the Cuyahoga County's first executive, has embarked on a run for the Democratic nomination for governor of Ohio .

Ohio Lieutenant Governor and Department of Insurance Director Mary Taylor announced that two insurance fraud investigations have led to criminal convictions in the Columbus and Cleveland areas.

SHAKER HEIGHTS It already looks like another bumper crop of summer jobs coming up this year, thanks to the South Shaker "MyCom" youth program.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich loves to talk about reaching across the political aisle and now he has the chance in filling a vacant spot on Cleveland Municipal Court.

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty has determined that the case is closed and no action needs to be taken against two Solon officers who killed a man March 17 during a 9:45 p.m. traffic stop in Solon.

Two years in prison may seem a slap on the wrist for a felonious flipper whose predatory home-purchasing practices in some Cleveland neighborhoods cost the city and county hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost property values.

Daniel McNea and Janet Samerigo can't return to their old jobs because the positions no longer exist, according to their lawyer and the county law director.

Attorney General Mike DeWine is in full-on campaign mode, traveling the state looking for any opportunity to get himself in front of a TV camera where he can often be seen announcing some fancy new initiative.

A man is arrested for stealing a car from the set of Captain America. A complaint has been filed for receiving stolen property against Norman Polk.

A Newman Avenue woman who punched a bailiff in the face during a court session May 20 is headed to county jail on a felony assault charge.

OLMSTED FALLS The city will not receive a grant from the county to help convert the old library into a senior center.

This week, Lost & Found Ohio Pets reports that there more pets that have been picked up as strays than have been reported missing.

As part of National Heat Awareness Day on May 24, Cuyahoga County shares safety tips you should take when extreme heat hits northeast Ohio.

Cuyahoga County voters didn't idly discard a centuries-old system of governance 31/2 years ago in favor of a charter government with more checks and balances.

Ariel Castro has now lost his freedom, locked up in jail on $8 million bond on multiple kidnapping and rape charges.

The man caught by TSA agents with a loaded gun in his carry-on baggage Wednesday was in court Thursday morning.

Brandon Caesar, 24, of Cleveland: Pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated murder, attempted murder, violating a protection order and two counts of kidnapping.

Ohio's elections chief has wrapped up a review by county election boards across the swing state into allegations of voter fraud during the 2012 presidential election.

Gallery shows at Arts Collinwood are one sign of the arts scene that's emerging in Cleveland's Collinwood neighborhood.