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The question of when police should or shouldn’t pursue a suspect is again prompting calls for reform. New questions are being raised following a police chase in Cleveland that ended with a crash on Woodland Avenue. During Wednesday’s Safety Committee meeting at Cleveland City Council, Blaine Griffin said Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Gov. Mike DeWine should work to establish statewide standards for police pursuits,

AAA forecasts around 7 million people will fly this holiday season. If you’re one of them, brace yourself for a busy time in the security line, retrieving luggage and catching a ride. But along with the hustle and bustle at Cleveland Hopkins Airport, there’s also respite in the form of art. More than 150 works of art line the walls of the Cleveland airport — much of it created by artists here in Northeast Ohio. It’s all part of the airport’s art program.

Fred Thrower came up with the idea for the TV fire in 1966. "There's something very special about the fact that you're watching the same burning fireplace that someone else is," says Fred's son Mitch.

It’s common this time of year for musicians to perform Christmas carols, often visiting people who could use some holiday cheer. A pair of instrumentalists did just that on a recent afternoon at Joseph's Home, which provides housing and medical care for men in downtown Cleveland. But the visit was about more than familiar tunes. In the lower level of Joseph’s Home, a cellist and violinist set up music stands in front of a coat rack and a handful of men gathered in a small, multipurpose room taking seats nearby.

Cleveland City Council faced two sit-ins at its regular meeting Monday as both homeless advocates and first responders called for change. One protest comes on the heels of the city issuing a Christmas Eve cease use notice to Denison United Church of Christ, which has been operating as an overflow shelter for St. Malachi.

When students arrive at school their job is to learn, but things like violence at home or worries about safety may come along, too. “If we don't deal with those, it makes learning difficult, makes being able to grasp concepts difficult,” said Jason Tidmore, Sr., principal of Harvey Rice in Cleveland.

Shaker Heights native Andy Borowitz is a savvy political satirist. If you're a fan of his Borowitz Report for The New Yorker, you're familiar with the silly, fake news headlines he posts on a daily basis. Like: "In Major Shakeup, One of the Voices in Rudy Giuliani's Head Resigns" or "Queen Trains Corgis to Attack Boris Johnson if He Ever Comes to Palace Again."

Drug companies may try to turn the tables on Cuyahoga County in the coming federal opioid trial, presenting evidence on the troubled the county jail and in the department of children and family services in an effort to minimize the role of their drugs in local problems. With jury selection scheduled to begin next week and opening statements set for Oct. 21, attorneys for both sides are disputing which evidence and witnesses should be presented at trial.

The new enrollment center at Covington Independent Public Schools is set to open on July 8.

Updated 5:12 p.m., July 25, 2019 The first day as superintendent of the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center ended quickly for Donald Shewalter, who resigned Monday after five hours. Shewalter informed Administrative Judge Kristin Sweeney that he "realized his heart wasn't in it," according to a July 24 memo from Sweeney to staff about the resignation.