Deer are adorable. But they’re ubiquitous in Northeast Ohio. They eat our landscaping, run into our cars. A Willowick runner almost lost an ear when deer slammed into her during race. That’s why a dozen cities, plus the Cleveland Metroparks, are using sharpshooters to thin the population. Plenty of people (including my colleagues) feel sad about this. They wonder why we can’t just sterilize the deer. I’ll take any program that results in fewer deer in my backyard. - Laura |
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Northeast Ohio Monday weather forecast: More snow showers |
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Deer culling is now under way in South Euclid. It will be followed in February by the second year of the city's deer sterilization pilot program, which is being carried out in partnership with Cuyahoga County. (File photo) |
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Deer culling: A decade ago, only one city in Cuyahoga County - Solon - was permitted by the state to use sharpshooters to kill deer, and now the number is up to 12. Peter Krouse reports opposition to culling has largely subsided as communities try to cut back on collisions with cars and the destruction of trees and plants. Immunocontraception and surgical sterilization have largely failed to catch on because they’re expensive and inefficient. Republican battle: Dissenting Ohio House Republicans are looking to strip power from the house speaker as they wage a fight over rules, reports Andrew Tobias. Republican Jason Stephens teamed up with Democrats to defeat state Rep. Derek Merrin as the chamber’s leader. Now Merrin is styling himself as the actual leader of the Ohio House Republicans by launching a set of counterattacks. Childhood obesity: The American Academy of Pediatrics has released the first comprehensive guidelines in 15 years for evaluating and treating children and adolescents with obesity. Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports the organization wants to address the problem of obesity in children age 2 and up head-on and outlines strategies for behavioral and lifestyle interventions, as well as treatments with drugs and surgery. Today in Ohio: With state gas-tax revenues falling as vehicles become more fuel-efficient, state transportation officials are studying whether to raise the tax again, hike registration fees or even charge motorists based on how many miles they drive in Ohio. We’re talking about how to pay for roads in an age of more electric vehicles on Today in Ohio. |
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Householder trial: Roughly two-and-a-half years after his arrest, the trial of former Ohio Speaker of the House Larry Householder begins today. The case spans public utility regulations, campaign finance rules, deceptively named nonprofits, former subsidiaries, sports betting, and undercover agents. Jury selection started Friday. Jake Zuckerman explains everything you need to know. Supreme Court: With party affiliation on the ballot, Ohio Supreme Court races are no longer an afterthought, as they have been in the past when hundreds of thousands or even millions of voters skipped the races when completing their ballots. More money may be spent on campaigns and last names won’t matter as much, reports Laura Hancock. PUCO: Eight Ohioans have applied for an open seat on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, including last year’s Democratic nominee for Ohio attorney general and the chair of the state’s Casino Control Commission. Jeremy Pelzer reports the five-member commission oversees the state’s utilities, railroads, and towing companies, among other things. March for Life: For Ohio’s anti-abortion activists, the first “March for Life” in the nation’s capital since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that previously legalized abortion nationwide was more than a victory lap. Sabrina Eaton reports thousands of anti-abortion activists at the rally pledged to continue their advocacy “until every life is protected," predicting plenty of federal legislative battles. |
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University Circle: After a nationwide search, the board of trustees for Cleveland community development corporation University Circle Inc. has named Kate Borders, a nationally recognized leader in urban development, as the organization’s next president. Courtney Astolfi reports Borders will leave her post as president of Downtown Tempe Authority & Downtown Tempe Foundation in Arizona and will replace interim President Gary Hanson, who has served since Chris Ronayne stepped down to run for Cuyahoga County executive. Ultimate guy: The resilience that Army veteran Corwyn Collier shows as a partial amputee and track coach at Maple Heights High School has propelled him onto the cover of Men’s Health as the magazine’s Ultimate Guy 2023. Julie Washington reports Men’s Health magazine searched the nation for inspiring real-life heroes for the Ultimate Guy Search. Collier, 40, is featured on the magazine’s January/February issue cover. Winter weather: The snow returned Sunday to Northeast Ohio along with colder temperatures, Megan Sims reports. Chagrin Falls had 6.5 inches on the ground and Shaker Heights 6 inches by Sunday night. Cliff Pinckard has the region's snow totals. |
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Grape industry: Ohio is squeezing a lot of economic activity out of grapes, reports Sean McDonnell. A new study says Ohio’s wine and grape industries generated $6.7 billion in economic activity in 2022. The industry also supports 40,399 jobs and generated about $1.9 billion in wages. Unemployment: Ohio continues to make modest job gains as its economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, reports Sean McDonnell. The state added 1,900 jobs in December, bringing total employment to 5,508,600. Theater closing: Regal Montrose Movies Stadium 12 in Akron is one of the 39 theaters that parent company Cineworld plans to close after filing for bankruptcy in September, reports Joey Morona. The company, which operates the second-largest chain of cinemas in the U.S., plans to begin rejecting leases to those locations starting on Feb. 15. Saving You Money: We’ve all been clobbered over the head with ads for sports betting since it became legal in Ohio and most apps are offering promotions to get you to sign up. Are they too good to be true? Sean McDonnell tried them out. While it’s true that these promotions can make you money, you can just as easily get burned if you rush into it. COVID-19 map: Cuyahoga County remained classified yellow, but three Northern Ohio counties flipped from yellow to green classification for low COVID-19 spread on the latest U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map, reports Julie Washington. |
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Strip club shooting: A longtime executive of Cleveland-area strip clubs was arrested and accused of shooting two 16-year-olds in an apparent case of self-defense. John Tucker reports Frank Spencer, 78, was arrested Tuesday morning outside his office next to Power Cabaret on St. Clair Avenue in downtown Cleveland and charged with felonious assault. Parma Facebook: Parma city attorneys argue that qualified immunity should shield Parma police from liability in a case under consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court involving the arrest and prosecution of a resident who created a fake police department Facebook page that pilloried the the department. Adam Ferrise reports that attorneys wrote that the high court does not need to take up the case of Andrew Novak, who argued that his First Amendment rights were violated when police arrested him in 2016 in connection with the Facebook page. Police shooting: An unidentified Cleveland police sergeant is on administrative leave after the department says he shot a man who was in an altercation with another man at a nightclub, Kaylee Remington reports. Trust fund fight: Two heiresses to Youngstown’s Covelli family brought their infighting over a trust fund to federal court this week. Adam Ferrise reports the trust fund set up by the late Albert Covelli, at one time one of the country’s largest McDonald’s franchisee owners, has caused friction between his daughter and granddaughter, according to the lawsuit filed in federal court in Cleveland. Pelosi threat: A Cleveland man pleaded guilty Friday to threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi in 2021, when the congresswoman was speaker of the House of Representatives. Adam Ferrise reports David Staudohar, 64, faces between 10 and 16 months in prison when he’s sentenced by U.S. District Judge J. Philip Calabrese. Plane crash: Two well-known members of the Cleveland Jewish community died Thursday in a plane crash in New York, reports Molly Walsh. Pilot Ben Chafetz of Beachwood and his only passenger, Boruch Taub of Cleveland Heights, died after their small plane crashed in Westchester County, north of New York City, shortly after leaving John F. Kennedy International Airport. Police no-bill: A grand jury this week chose not to file criminal charges against a Garfield Heights police officer who said he accidentally shot a woman in 2021. The grand jury returned a “no-bill” that rejected felonious assault, reckless assault and negligent assault against officer Eric Garcia in the shooting, reports Cory Shaffer. Indictment: A Cuyahoga County grand jury on Friday indicted a 41-year-old man accused of killing four people and wounding an 8-year-old girl last weekend. Cory Shaffer reports Martin Muniz is now charged in a 25-count indictment with aggravated murder, felonious assault and weapons charges in the Jan. 13 killings that left three of his relatives and a man dead. |
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Alice Cooper: Alice Cooper turns 75 on Feb. 4 — quite an accomplishment for a rocker of his era and particularly for a guy who gets beheaded, hanged or otherwise “killed” in any number of very theatrical ways every night on stage. To mark the occasion, frequent Cleveland Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com contributor Gary Graff has written a book, “Alice Cooper @75,” that chronicles all aspects of Cooper’s life and career, on and off stage. Graff will be in Cleveland on March 9 for a “CLE Rocks” discussion and live podcast recording at the Music Box in the Flats hosted by Malcolm X Abram. Fan Expo: “Wednesday” actress Christina Ricci headlines the list of celebrities scheduled to appear at Fan Expo Cleveland March 24-26 at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland. Kate Flannery (Meredith), Oscar Nuñez (Oscar) and Leslie David Baker (Stanley) from “The Office” will also be on hand, reports Joey Morona. House of the Week: For buyers looking for the charm and character of an older home but with the modern interior and amenities of new construction, the bungalow at 1439 Chagrin River Road in Gates Mills is priced at $625,000. Joey Morona reports the 2,400-square-foot house was built in 1920 on a large lot. |
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