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A Haitian man who is seeking asylum in the U.S. was released on Friday from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Brooklyn Heights. Lawyers for Ansly Damus, 42, say that he spent over two years in jail waiting for his claim to be resolved and that he was the victim of a Trump administration policy of denying asylum seekers parole in order to deter other migrants. A smiling Damus walked out of ICE custody and embraced a couple from Cleveland Heights who’ve sponsored his parole. Asked what he wanted to do first, Damus, a Baptist, said he wants to go to church.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit against the University of Notre Dame and the NCAA may go forward in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. The estate of a former Notre Dame football player is suing over head injuries he suffered more than 40 years ago. Steve Schmitz and his wife Yvette filed suit in 2014 after the Cleveland Clinic diagnosed him with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) which causes dementia. He died in early 2015.

Helen Welch has long been a fan of the Carpenters, but she didn't realize until recently how many fans of the 70s vocal group are still out there today. One night while singing at Nighttown in Cleveland Heights, she said the audience was more interested in chatting than listening to her perform. Helen Welch [photo: Susan Bestul]

Workers who were recently laid off from General Motors’ Lordstown plant likely will not be among those to benefit from the production of a new electric vehicle (at least not this year), according to GM spokeswoman Cheryl McCarron.

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown and other Senate Democrats have introduced new legislation called the Working Families Tax Relief Act that would expand a tax credit for low- and middle-income individuals and families. The bill aims to broaden the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which allows qualifying workers to claim a bigger refund. Depending on who’s filing, and whether they have kids, the credit can be worth a maximum of $529 for an individual with no children to $6,557 for an individual with three or more qualifying children.

A Republican former state lawmaker from Northeast Ohio is taking on a new job in the administration of Gov. Mike DeWine. Sarah LaTourette left the Ohio House on Sunday and started work Monday as director of Ohio Family and Children First. The organization works with county-level councils to help kids who receive state services, such as mental health or foster care.

by M.L. Schultze, WKSU A rare 16th Congressional District Republican debate Monday night revealed little difference on the issues between the two frontrunners. But attitude was a different matter. On issues like gun rights, immigration, and lower taxes, Anthony Gonzalez and Christina Hagan are in near lock step. Take their separate but similar points on the federal government. “I believe that the federal government has expanded beyond any form that the would make sense to our founding fathers today,” Gonzalez said.

For those who love their video games, the music that plays as Pac-Man eats or Super Mario jumps can be as appealing as the games themselves. For classicaly trained Cleveland pianist Rob Kovacs the love for gaming led him to create a musical alter ego, '88 Bit,' who transcribes and performs video game music that wasn't originally intended to be performed by humans. Kovacs' passion for video games coincided with his piano lessons as a boy. They even had the fullsize machines in his home.

The Cure Def Leppard Janet Jackson Stevie Nicks Radiohead Roxy Music The Zombies A stylish group of art-rockers, a dance floor diva and a jazz-tinged pop quintet are among the seven new inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Roxy Music’s first album featured a blend of glam, punk and electronics unlike anything on the radio in 1972. 46 years later, they made the Rock Hall on their first try.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced Friday the creation of a new task force in Cleveland aimed at taking down drug trafficking and violent crime. A mix of federal and local agencies – including the FBI, the US Attorney, and the Cleveland police -- will work in one building as the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Strike Force. “Those agencies have diverse capabilities,” said Rosenstein. “By working together with a single mission, we know they can make an impact in dismantling drug organizations here and internationally.”