Featured stories

Cleveland police officer accused of pulling gun on driver in case of road rage (WJW Channel 8)

Vandalism with suspected urine at Northfield Center fire department could go unsolved (Akron Beacon Journal)

Senate phone lines jammed in advance of Betsy DeVos vote; Portman and Brown have minds made up (cleveland.com)

Crime

Man arrested in slaying of Cleveland teen Alianna DeFreeze (cleveland.com)

Database shows dozens of kids missing in Cleveland (WKYC Channel 3)

Former Cleveland police detective pleads not guilty to drug charge (cleveland.com)

‘Heartless con man’ J.G. Spooner sentenced to prison for GoFundMe, rent, bad check scams (cleveland.com)

Cleveland attempted kidnapping thwarted by Bible study group, report says (cleveland.com)

South Euclid man charged in woman’s fatal shooting on Cleveland’s East Side (cleveland.com)

Two men arrested in connection with invading Elyria home, one at-large (cleveland.com)

Three sentenced to prison in 2015 kidnapping of Richland County bank manager, family (cleveland.com)

Man on trial is accused of pants-less abduction attempt at Strongsville ice rink (cleveland.com)

One man, two teenagers arrested after robbery at Avon Lake park (cleveland.com)

Akron armed robbers steal Icehouse beers, wallet from two men, report says (cleveland.com)

Man wanted in deadly stabbing on Cleveland’s West Side captured (cleveland.com)

LaGrange Township man arrested in connection to two Grafton robberies (cleveland.com)

Lakewood man pistol-whipped during robbery near Cleveland Clinic (cleveland.com)

Meth found in vehicle driven by naked man, police say (WOIO Channel 19)

Police: Lorain meth lab discovery leads to three arrests (Lorain Morning Journal)

Canton man going wrong way on Route 30 killed in head-on crash (Canton Repository)

Cleveland / Cuyahoga County

Cleveland Clinic doctor removed from U.S. says career could be harmed if she can’t return (cleveland.com)

Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove, tech execs to meet with Trump (cleveland.com)

Cleveland Clinic doctors silently protest on behalf of resident Suha Abushamma (cleveland.com)

Refugee ban leaves Syrian family bound for Cleveland in limbo (cleveland.com)

U.S. News ranks Ohio hotels; 9 of top 20 are in Cleveland, but not No. 1 (photos) (cleveland.com)

Local news East

Bomb threat to Warrensville Heights High School not credible, district says (cleveland.com)

Local news West

North Olmsted brothers kayak a rain-swollen Rocky River (photo gallery) (cleveland.com)

Elyria adds four police officers in ongoing departmental recruiting efforts (Lorain Morning Journal)

Lakewood to demolish Hilliard Square Theater beginning next week (cleveland.com)

Akron / Canton area

Barberton High School teacher placed on leave over reported comment (Akron Beacon Journal)

TSA to open temporary PreCheck enrollment center at Akron-Canton Airport (cleveland.com)

Wadsworth may be getting its hospital back in legal settlement with Summa (Akron Beacon Journal)

Workers at Akron Canton Regional Foodbank use AED to rescue man who suffered heart attack (WEWS Channel 5)

University of Akron discovers lost songs of the Holocaust (cleveland.com)

University of Akron woos prospective students with Unbox Akron packages (cleveland.com)

State

Congress overturns rule that blocked coal mines from discharging waste into streams (cleveland.com)

Rep. Pat Tiberi seeks tax reforms to promote inner-city investments (cleveland.com)

Is the press the opposition party? Here’s what Ohio’s top Republicans think about the media (cleveland.com)

Ohio voters want energy choice, oppose return to monopoly utilities (cleveland.com)

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