Football teams deciding whether to use Guardian caps

Football teams deciding whether to use Guardian caps

CLEVELAND — Football is back in action. And never has greater attention been paid to player safety at all levels. But a controversy is brewing over a new device designed to better protect players’ heads. It’s called the Guardian Cap: a padded cover...
Local schools fail to submit school safety plans

Local schools fail to submit school safety plans

CLEVELAND — More than 3 dozen Northeast Ohio schools are violating state law, by not submitting floor plans, or emergency operations safety plans with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. “If I was a parent of that school, and they were out of...
Ariel Castro Pleads Guilty To Avoid Death

Ariel Castro Pleads Guilty To Avoid Death

(This is the show open for the 6 p.m. newscast on the day Ariel Castro pleaded guilty in order to avoid receiving the death penalty.)   CLEVELAND — Ariel Castro has accepted a plea deal sparing him execution but putting him behind bars for the rest of his...
Truckers Help Curb Human Trafficking

Truckers Help Curb Human Trafficking

CLEVELAND — A nationwide group called Truckers Against Trafficking is getting local support from Northeast Ohio. The idea is to educate truck drivers, truck-stop workers and motorists how to spot victims of human trafficking. TravelCenters of America has taken a...
Ohio A Popular Route For Human Trafficking

Ohio A Popular Route For Human Trafficking

Story by Kim Wheeler CLEVELAND — Sadly, high-profile cases in our community are proof that young girls and women are being preyed upon. Ohio is a major pipeline for human trafficking, taking young, lost girls and turning them into sex slaves. “I was just...

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