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Kent State Fashion students say fashion will always be relevant as Fashion Week kicks off

5 days ago | news5cleveland.com | Elizabeth Vanmetre

KENT, Ohio — Senior fashion students at Kent State University are proving that fashion isn’t frivolous — it’s essential. It’s a reflection of the times, and a form of expression that can speak louder than words. This week, students at Kent State’s School of Fashion are showcasing their work during the 2025 Annual Fashion Show — the centerpiece of a week-long celebration of student talent.
All Stick, No Carrot: Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Law Acts as a ‘One-Way Ratchet’ for Prison Time

5 days ago | news5cleveland.com | Doug Livingston

This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project - Cleveland, a nonprofit news team covering Ohio’s criminal justice systems. Sign up for their Cleveland newsletter and Facebook Group, and follow The Marshall Project on Instagram, Reddit and YouTube. In the final month of his two-year prison term, a guard ordered Lamont Clark Jr. into a cramped office.
First responder struck, killed while assisting driver in Wooster

5 days ago | news5cleveland.com | Maya Morita

A first responder is dead after he was struck by a vehicle while on the scene of another crash, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Just before 10:40 p.m. on Friday, Lieutenant Paul Charles Mickolick with the Town and County Fire District responded to Stratton Road in Wooster after a vehicle, driven by a 33-year-old man, had gotten stuck in a ditch, OSHP said.
Twinsburg business bears the cost of global trade tensions

5 days ago | news5cleveland.com | Elizabeth Vanmetre

TWINSBURG, Ohio — At Fully Promoted, a Twinsburg-based business that creates marketing materials for companies across the region, the designs are local—but the materials are global. “We do all the marketing and collateral for businesses that want to promote their own businesses,” said owner Fernando Bertero.
Former Gov. Kasich looks at impact people can have working with faith-based institutions in new book

6 days ago | news5cleveland.com | John Kosich

CLEVELAND — As a congressman, governor, and presidential hopeful, John Kasich has met many people through his long career in public life. The ones that left the lasting impressions weren't the heads of state but rather the heads of movements that started small but, through the help of community and faith-based institutions, grew to have large and lasting impacts. "Faith is not just about, you know, kind of what you think, but it's also about what you do," Kasich said.
Red, white, and PRICEY?! What will fireworks cost this summer as a result of tariffs?

6 days ago | news5cleveland.com | Tessa DiTirro

HUDSON, Ohio — A family-owned fireworks business in Hudson is bracing for impact. American Fireworks Company says that, much like all fireworks retailers, it gets 95% of its products from China. As tariffs continue on goods from China, pricing uncertainty could impact your summer celebrations. American Fireworks says it's looking at a 150% price increase on its supply from China. Owner John Sorgi says absorbing that cost for his family business, in operation since 1902, is a gut punch.
East Cleveland's future discussed during town hall with new interim mayor

6 days ago | news5cleveland.com | Remi Murrey

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — East Cleveland Interim Mayor Sandra Morgan hosted her first town hall at Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center in East Cleveland on Thursday and said she’s on a mission to revitalize the community. “With a good administration, we can grow again,” said Eve Westbrooks, an East Cleveland resident.
'Everybody healthy': Cavs at full strength as preparation for playoffs begin

6 days ago | news5cleveland.com | Camryn Justice

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — The Cleveland Cavaliers tip off the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Sunday, and while they don't know who they'll be playing just yet—waiting to see if it will be the Atlanta Hawks or Miami Heat coming out of the Play-In Tournmanet in the No. 8 seed—the work to prepare has begun. The Cavs held a light walk-through session on Wednesday, getting two full days of rest from the regular season finale on Sunday.
"Like Ohtani': As Browns weigh out options in NFL Draft, GM Andrew Berry sees Travis Hunter as 'unicorn'

6 days ago | news5cleveland.com | Camryn Justice

BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns are a week away from making their first selection with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. It's a big selection, one that has come with plenty of scouting and private workouts. That part of the process has officially wrapped, and the Browns now wait to see how the board falls. So, with all of their research done, who will they take with that crucial first pick?
Long-lost Libyan statue unearthed at Cleveland Museum of Art, now heading home

1 week ago | news5cleveland.com | Elizabeth Vanmetre

CLEVELAND — A 22-inch Roman Egyptian statue that stood quietly in the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) for more than three decades is now at the center of an international and cultural repatriation. Titled Statue of a Man, the piece was donated to the museum in 1991. But a new addition to its museum label—“Lent by the State of Libya”—marks a major shift in its story.