Can the case of Cuyahoga County human resources chief Doug Dykes get any stranger? Can Donald Trump win back women? Why won't the Ohio Supreme Court go all in on bail reform? Should police stop chasing people? Can you crowdsolve an old mystery de...

Can the case of Cuyahoga County human resources chief Doug Dykes get any stranger? Can Donald Trump win back women? Why won't the Ohio Supreme Court go all in on bail reform? Should police stop chasing people? Can you crowdsolve an old mystery death?

We go deep on the first Great Lakes Poll from Baldwin Wallace University. Women look likely to determine the election, and people are fed up with the electoral college.

Are Cuyahoga County finance computers really that lame? How much will we know aboutt any Sherwin Williams incentives? What can state youth prisons and courts do to reduce youth violence

Are Cuyahoga County finance computers really that lame? How much will we know abouyt any Sherwin Willaims incentives? What can state youth prisons and courts do to reduce youth violence

Cuyahoga County screws up the tax bills, the Chapel Hill Mall in peril, Twinsburg police shenanigans, potential secrecy in the Sherwin Williams deal and what's up with the Rock Hall inductees.

Is race a factor in Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's prosecution of Cuyahoga County government's human resources chief, How wasteful is the Ohio Department of Transportation, and what's the key question to consider before shrinking Clev...

Is race a factor in Dave Yost's prosecution of Douglas Dykes, How wasteful is ODOT and the real question about shrinking Cleveland CIty Council

In the first episode of 2020, we use the spiking number of youths who die by homicide and youths who commit violence to ask whether Juvenile Court is failing, we ask whether the bid to shrink Cleveland City Council will subvert its century-old purpose,...

Do we really need a $130,000 job for spending Cuyahoga County's opioid money, will the Cleveland airport workers ever stop breaching security

Predictions for 2020

As the century's teen years come to a close, the reporters and editors at cleveland.com pick the top 10 news stories of the past 10 years.

Will Giant Eagle's bold move stop the plastic bag war, is the criminal investigation of Cuyahoga County just an expensive fishing expedition, and can Cleveland provide is does not discriminate

The reporters and editors at cleveland.com discuss the biggest news stories of the year, what they mean and what the future might hold.

Which Ohio gun measure will prevail, is the Lake Erie wind turbine project dying and can Rob Portman convince his conservative Senate colleagues to help him fight needless evictions

We get into the bona fide reasons for putting the Cleveland Police Headquarters on Opportunity Corridor, strike three for Dave Yost's grab at the opioid cash and the fun tale of the Northeast Ohio guy who set the record for the coast-to-coast Cann...

Much-needed answers on the Cleveland Police HQ, a question on how a Cuyahoga County firing was handled, and the Twinsburg guy who set the record for the Cannonball Run

We’re wondering whether the ease of buying marijuana in Michigan will bring a cultural shift of Ohio, as people in the Buckeye state embrace the convenience of getting their weed legally across the border.

Questions about Cuyahoga County corruption probe, government dysfunction on plastic bags and what's up with those Hallmark holiday movies

The battle over the shopping bag ban, the inexplicable prosecution of Cuyahoga County's highest ranking African-American official and we try to be thoughtful about Hallmark holiday movies.

The top stories of the week, along with lingering questions. Will City Council ask how a police headquarters fits the original vision for Opportunity Corridor? What do prosecutors think Bioenterprise did at the building formerly known as the Med Mart. ...

The fifth anniversary of the Tamir Rice shooting and putting a police headquarters on a road designed for economic development

Anti-science legislation, Tamir Rice turning point and Play it Loud at the Rock Hall

On this week’s episode of This Week in the CLE, we’re talking about huge leaps in our understanding of why the mortality rate for African American babies is so much higher than for white babies. We also discuss some thoughts on Tuesday’s elections, the...

The opioid settlement, the last gasps of the fight against the nuclear bailout, a huge step forward on bail reform