Adam Ferrise

1 week ago | cleveland.com | Adam Ferrise

Updated: Jun. 18, 2025, 1:32 p.m.|Published: Jun. 18, 2025, 1:31 p.m.A Cleveland man was arrested by an FBI SWAT team on gun charges. Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media CLEVELAND, Ohio— Federal agents say a man, whose 15-month-old son died of a fentanyl overdose in 2022, admitted to carrying out two shootings against family members while possessing an illegal handgun.

2 weeks ago | cleveland.com | Adam Ferrise

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A former college professor was sentenced Thursday to nearly three years in federal prison for leaving antisemitic threats for two employees of the Cleveland Jewish News, as well as to her former husband and a Beachwood police officer. U.S. District Judge J. Philip Calabrese sentenced Patricia Bonchek, 58, to two years and nine months in prison, followed by three years of post-prison supervision that includes required mental health treatment.

2 weeks ago | cleveland.com | Adam Ferrise

MetroPublished: Jun. 11, 2025, 5:36 p.m.A federal judge sought to reset relations between Cleveland officials and the team that oversees police reform after he said tensions became "intense." CLEVELAND, Ohio — The federal judge overseeing police reform in Cleveland sought to hit the reset button on Wednesday after he said tension between the city and the team that monitors the city’s progress had become “tighter” and “intense” in recent months.

2 weeks ago | cleveland.com | Adam Ferrise

Courts and JusticePublished: Jun. 10, 2025, 9:24 a.m.Pharrell Williams attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style" exhibition on Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/APCLEVELAND, Ohio — Pop star Pharrell Williams’ clothing line has sued a German company and accused it of making and selling rip-offs of the Grammy winner’s clothing lines.

3 weeks ago | cleveland.com | Adam Ferrise

CLEVELAND, Ohio— An appeals court on Friday reinstated a lawsuit filed over the fatal shooting of Arthur Keith by a Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority police officer. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the case should move toward trial because there was enough of a question as to whether Keith pointed a gun at officer James Griffiths or if Griffiths shot Keith as the 19-year-old turned away from the officer to run. The Nov. 13, 2020, shooting sparked controversy and protests.