Last month, Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued a news release calling for Republican Attorney General Dave Yost to investigate 633 cases of potential voter fraud his office flagged. In response, Yost, also a Republican, said his office lacked legal authority to investigate “the overwhelming majority” of the cases LaRose turned up. But on Tuesday, Yost called a news conference to announce six legal, noncitizen immigrants had been indicted for felony illegal voting And on Wednesday, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Mike O’Malley, a Democrat, announced one of the people indicted had been dead for two years. “This is one of the greatest examples of prosecutorial overreach I have ever witnessed,” O’Malley said. “The practice of indicting the deceased is draconian.” If the man is dead, Yost’s office said, the case will be dismissed. — Laura |
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If Ramesh Patel is indeed dead, Attorney General Dave Yost, above, failed to mention it at his Tuesday news conference. (Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com file photo) |
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Voter indicted: One of the accused was Ramesh Patel, who Dave Yost said was a 68-year-old man from North Royalton who voted in 2014, 2016 and 2018. Jake Zuckerman reports Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley said Wednesday that Patel died in December 2022. Downtown arena: Over the past 30 years, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse – originally Gund Arena – has hosted thousands of games and concerts, including two women’s Final Fours, two NBA All-Star Games, five NBA Finals and the Republican National Convention in 2016. Marc Bona reports it’s one of the busiest buildings in North America. Today in Ohio: A state panel on Monday approved an industry application to open about 62 acres of a preserved wildlife area in Carroll County for oil and gas drilling. We’re talking about fracking on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Moreno comments: As Republican U.S. Senate nominee Bernie Moreno faces a barrage of Democratic attacks over his abortion views, Moreno issued a (partial) apology for his controversial comments questioning why older women should vote based on it, Jeremy Pelzer reports. Bleached cat: The state Supreme Court reinstated an animal cruelty conviction Wednesday of a man found guilty of pouring bleach down his apartment stairs, soaking an apparently stray kitten. Jake Zuckerman reports that in a unanimous opinion, the court ruled that Ohio’s enhanced animal cruelty law for “companion animals” applies to all cats and dogs, even those not under domain of any owner. |
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Airport grant: Akron-Canton Regional Airport is getting $3.6 million in Federal Aviation Administration grants that will be used to replace four baggage carousels in the airport terminal’s baggage claim area and to replace and install two passenger boarding bridges, reports Sabrina Eaton. Crash prevention: With the Ohio Department of Transportation this week unveiling new efforts in Northeast Ohio to prevent dangerous wrong-way crashes, drivers may notice some new flashing signs on the highway. John Pana has a video of what drivers will see if they start driving in the wrong direction onto I-90 and I-71. Wild turkeys: Wild turkeys continue to thrive across Ohio as evidenced by the most recent poult index released by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, reports Peter Krouse. The statewide survival rate of poults this year was 2.9 per hen, which is just above the 10-year-average of 2.8. Amber Alerts: Law-enforcement officials and child advocates, including well-known abduction survivor and advocate Elizabeth Smart, met Wednesday to highlight missing-persons cases and the importance of Amber Alerts, report Kaitlin Durbin and Olivia Mitchell. Smart, whose 2002 kidnapping in Utah gained national attention, told her story to law-enforcement officials at the Northeast Ohio Amber Alert Conference in Independence. Work from home: For years, many Health and Human Services employees have been able to work part of the time from their homes, but a new policy adopted this week will expand the perk to all Cuyahoga County staff. Kaitlin Durbin reports that most employees will have an opportunity to work from home up to two days a week, but the county is open to exceptions that would allow some staff to continue working remotely three days a week. Cultural Gardens: The Slovak Garden, the fifth garden within the Cleveland Cultural Gardens, was dedicated three times over a few years, reports Zachary Smith. First, the lot for the garden was dedicated in 1932. Once the garden was completed in 1934, it was rededicated with the unveiling of two bronze statues. Finally, the garden was rededicated in 1939 with a parade celebrating all national groups. |
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MetroHealth campus: The MetroHealth System Board of Trustees Wednesday voted to spend an additional $133 million to finish its delayed Campus Transformation project. Julie Washington reports the health system will spend $93 million to finish the now-under-construction Apex building and $40 million to renovate the Outpatient Pavilion, both on MetroHealth’s main campus on Cleveland’s West Side. NEOMed: Northeast Ohio Medical University is spending $14 million to create new clinical spaces for its new dental degree, which will welcome its first class of students in late 2025, reports Julie Washington. The Bitonte College of Dentistry at Rootstown’s Northeast Ohio Medical University will have a new state-of-the-art simulation lab and on-campus dental clinic where members of the public can get dental care. |
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Children left: A Westlake mother convicted of leaving her children at home to go to Florida was sentenced Wednesday to five years of probation, reports Lucas Daprile. Dominique Knowles, 32, left her three children at home for three days while she went to Florida. Knowles tasked the oldest, a 10-year-old, with watching her twin 7-year-old sisters. Federal raid: Federal agents on Wednesday raided the home of a prominent Cleveland-area real estate developer, months after questions were raised as to the whereabouts of $4.9 million, Adam Ferrise reports. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Department of Agriculture carried out the raid on the home of Millenia Companies owner Frank Sinito in Waite Hill, his attorney Marisa Darden said. Car theft: Prosecutors say a Cleveland man used his own tow truck to steal cars and help a crime ring sell and scrap other stolen vehicles, reports Sean McDonnell. Leamon Eddie, 57, is accused of managing a stolen car processing operation. |
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Ramen: Mason’s Creamery has announced its plans to bring back its ramen menu this winter, with great news in store for ice cream fans, reports Alex Darus. Christmas event: Christmas Around the World will debut at Crushers Stadium in Avon next month as a chance to experience holiday traditions, “cultural performances to delicious global cuisines,” reports Marc Bona. Sacred Vortex: The Sacred Vortex Teahouse and Kombuchery is gearing up to officially open in the former space of Platform Beer’s taproom in Cleveland, reports Alex Darus. The Sacred Vortex, 4125 Lorain Ave., is the latest project from David Kovatch, who owns Sacred Waters Kava Bar in Lakewood. Flight 93: Rich Exner recently made the Flight 93 National Memorial part of a two-day October getaway, just as the leaves were starting to turn, which also included a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Kentuck Knob home a little over an hour away. It was his first trip to Shanksville, Pa., since Sept. 11, 2001. Escaping Ohio: “Escaping Ohio,” the independent film written, produced and starring Akron native Jessica Michael Davis, has a trailer and a premiere date, reports Joey Morona. The coming-of-age film, which Davis shot in and around Akron in 2022, will be available on video-on-demand platforms such as Apple TV starting on Nov. 8. Mushroomhead: On Saturday, a Cleveland holiday-themed live music tradition will continue to induce headbang-worthy terror amongst the faithful as Cleveland’s own Mushroomhead stages its long-running and wildly popular Halloween show at The Agora, reports Malcolm X Abram. Best cookies: Our Best Of team is asking where the “Best Holiday cookies in all of Greater Cleveland” can be found. We want to know where we should order our cookies from ... after all, Santa is expecting a plate of deliciousness and that’s a lot of pressure. |
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