David Gambino

2 months ago | cleveland.com | David Gambino

CLEVELAND, Ohio-- A host of news outlets and magazine publishers, including The Plain Dealer Publishing Co., filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court alleging AI company Cohere has engaged in widespread unauthorized use of news articles. The media outlets accused Cohere of “massive, systemic” copyright and trademark infringement, according to the News/Media Alliance, a trade industry association that filed the lawsuit.

2 months ago | cleveland.com | David Gambino

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Twenty Northeast Ohioresidents are charged with running a large-scale drug trafficking operation out of Akron with drugs sourced from the Jalisco Cartel, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The group used guns to protect their distribution of meth, fentanyl, cocaine, and Xanax, acting U.S. Attorney Carol Skutnik said in a news release. Prosecutors said Joe Nathan Sanders-Taylor, 41, of Akron, led the drug ring.

2 months ago | cleveland.com | David Gambino

Courts and JusticePublished: Feb. 11, 2025, 5:23 p.m.Bionca Ellis, found competent to stand trial for aggravated murder, sits between attorneys Carlos Johnson (left) and Fernando Mack (right) at a hearing Tuesday.David GambinoCLEVELAND, Ohio - Bionca Ellis, the woman accused of fatally stabbing a 3-year-old boy in North Olmsted in June, is now competent to stand trial following inpatient treatment at a psychiatric clinic.

2 months ago | cleveland.com | David Gambino

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Two men were found guilty Tuesday of murder in the 2023 shooting death of 3-year-old Luis Diaz. In a trial that lasted two weeks in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, prosecutors argued Juan “Slim” Davis drove Devonte “Baby” Parker and Jayden “Juice” Sorensen to an abandoned building across the street from a duplex on West 66th street on Sept. 28, 2023.

2 months ago | cleveland.com | David Gambino

Courts and JusticeUpdated: Feb. 10, 2025, 6:16 p.m.|Published: Feb. 10, 2025, 6:11 p.m.Cuyahoga County grand jury indicts one man, while three others appeared for arraignments on sexual offense charges.Plain Dealer file photoCLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted a Cleveland man on rape and kidnapping charges last week. Three other men were scheduled to make first appearances on sex charges.