Lucas Daprile

3 days ago | cleveland.com | Lucas Daprile

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Wednesday would have been Jacob Derbin’s 25th birthday. If he were still alive, his mother Dawn Derbin imagines her son would be showing her his house and cooking food on his smoker, “which he loved to do.”But instead of a joyous day for Derbin and his family, it was a somber one. Roughly 200 people joined members of his Cuyahoga Heights High School graduating class as they unveiled a memorial for the former Euclid police officer who was killed in the line of duty last year.

4 days ago | cleveland.com | Lucas Daprile

NewsPublished: Jun. 03, 2025, 1:28 p.m.New legislation would require operators of parking garages in Cleveland to submit safety plans and provide lighting during hours of operation. Steven Litt, cleveland.comCLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland could soon require the owners of downtown parking lots and garages to provide lighting and submit safety plans to officials.

5 days ago | cleveland.com | Lucas Daprile

AdviceUpdated: Jun. 02, 2025, 1:15 p.m.|Published: Jun. 02, 2025, 1:04 p.m.A reader of cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer has a friend who recently came out as LGBTQ. Plain Dealer columnist Lucas Daprile offers his advice. David Petkiewicz, cleveland.comDavid Petkiewicz, cleveland.comDear Lucas: Earlier this year, one of my friends came out as a member of the LGBTQ community, and this June is their first Pride Month. I’m over-the-moon happy, and I’ve been scheduling events all month for us.

1 week ago | cleveland.com | Lucas Daprile

NewsPublished: May. 30, 2025, 11:06 a.m.Lorain County has been hit with a cyberattack, shuttering some government services.Staff reportCLEVELAND, Ohio - Lorain County has been hit with a cybersecurity incident, shuttering some government services. Late Thursday, the Lorain County commissioners announced that Common Pleas Court, Domestic Relations and Juvenile courts, as well as adult probation, were temporarily closed.

1 week ago | cleveland.com | Lucas Daprile

Updated: May. 29, 2025, 2:50 p.m.|Published: May. 29, 2025, 2:49 p.m.Cleveland police have arrested a suspect accused of rape after receiving information from the public. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)APCLEVELAND, Ohio - Police have arrested a suspect they believe assaulted and raped a 70-year-old woman last summer. On Tuesday, Cleveland Division of Police arrested James Collins, 45, of Cleveland on the city’s West Side, police said.