Five years have gone by, some 1,825 days, since the people of Flint, Mich., were doomed to a life with no clean water, with no clear end in sight. (Nestle just pledged to continue providing bottled water for the town at least through August of this year.) And it’s been more than 18 months since Hurricane […]
The memories are still fresh. “The noise is still in my mind, the way the winds attacked the island is something incredible,” said Angel Rivera. Rivera says he lost everything when Hurricane Maria roared across Puerto Rico. “We lost our house, our house got flooded,” he said. But he ultimately decided to leave Puerto Rico because […]
CLEVELAND – Two women, who helped hide the killer of Twinsburg police officer Josh Miktarian, were sentenced on Wednesday for attempted obstruction or justice. Cuyahoga County Judge Daniel Gaul sentenced Danielle Roberson, 27, of Akron, and Bridget Robinson, 37, of Bedford Heights, to two years probation and fined them $1,000. Roberson’s probation includes six months […]
A $9.7 billion bill to pay flood insurance claims from Hurricane Sandy sailed through the House on Friday with an overwhelming bipartisan majority, just two days after Republican officials in New York and New Jersey exploded in outrage after a much larger relief bill failed to come up for a vote before the end of […]
CLEVELAND - The U.S. Department of Education has selected Cleveland as one of six cities to receive specialized training to assist the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and area community organizations in getting better education out to families on completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Mayor Frank Jackson, CMSD CEO Eric Gordon and College Now CEO Lee Friedman spoke of the importance of Financial Aid Awareness Month at the first of several events in the Cleveland City Hall Rotunda on Wednesday. "We know that higher education is the single-most important step that students of any age can take to prepare for a successful future," Jackson said.