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Bessie, Lake Erie's monster of legend, docked at Settler's Landing Park in Cleveland on Wednesday, November 12th, 2025.
J. Nungesser
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Environment & Energy
A new look for Bessie? Local environmentalist gives Lake Erie mythical monster a plastic makeover
Zaria Johnson
Northeast Ohio environmental advocates launched their version of Bessie, made of plastic litter, as part of a charge against green-washed recycling technologies.
Environmental Reporter Zaria Johnson with her grandmother Barbara Lewis
Zaria Johnson
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Reporters Notebook
Giving thanks for grandma, family recipes and the taste of nostalgia
Zaria Johnson
Terri Pontremoli and Orlando Watson
Cuyahoga Community College
Arts & Culture
Key change at Tri-C JazzFest as longtime leader Terri Pontremoli retires
Kabir Bhatia
Government & Politics
  1. Israel deported Palestinian prisoners to Egypt. Some Israelis question the practice
  2. Republican-backed bill would require photo ID for Ohio voters casting ballots by mail
  3. Ohio is closer to adding emergency alert for missing autistic kids
Law & Justice
Bobby George sits with his lawyers during a court hearing on Nov. 3, 2025.
  1. Cleveland businessman Bobby George sentenced to 5 years probation in domestic violence case
  2. DeWine: No plans to scale back anti-crime initiative in Cleveland
  3. Bath Township Police ask for public's help to solve Sunday's Airbnb shooting
Health
  1. U.S. bishops officially ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals
  2. About half of Ohio SNAP recipients received partial benefits Wednesday, state says
  3. The shutdown could be nearing its end, but high demand for food assistance lingers
Education
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, right, responds to questions from Cleveland Councilmember Kevin Conwell during a town hall at Collinwood High School.
  1. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb gets earful on CMSD Glenville-Collinwood high school merger plan
  2. Ursuline football hazing lawsuit amended with new allegations going back to 2022
  3. Cleveland Mayor Bibb, local pastors praise CMSD school consolidation plan
Economy
  1. It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U.S.
  2. How to avoid 'The Winner's Curse'
  3. Many would-be buyers are frozen out of the housing market
Environment & Energy
  1. In photos: The U.S. saw vivid northern lights as far south as Florida
  2. Space forecasters say severe solar storms could hit Earth and trigger auroras
  3. Ohio bill regulates carbon sequestration projects of major polluters
Science & Technology
  1. Google launches a lawsuit targeting text message scammers
  2. James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA, has died at age 97
  3. OpenAI's new web browser has ChatGPT baked in. That's raising some privacy questions
Race, Gender & Identity
FILE - Vice President JD Vance, right, and second lady Usha Vance watch a demonstration by Marines during activities to mark the upcoming Marine Corps' 250th anniversary Saturday, Oct 18, 2025, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Camp Pendleton, Calif.
  1. JD Vance hopes his Hindu wife converts to Christianity, sparking debate on interfaith marriage
  2. After dramatic year in Cleveland Heights, Councilmember Jim Petras elected next mayor
  3. Lorain County’s Black girls struggle mentally. Experts look for answers
Arts & Culture
A woman rides a sled drawn by Huskies through the snow
  1. 5 things to do in NEO: Ohio on big screen, ‘Churchill’ in Akron and more
  2. Cuyahoga Arts & Culture approves $12.3 million in grants, public comment focuses on WCSB
  3. Play about Tamir Rice returns to Cleveland stage to further dialogue
Community
Brian Baldridge, director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, helps wrap a Christmas tree as part of "Operation Evergreen."
  1. Ohio troops stationed overseas will receive Christmas trees through ‘Operation Evergreen’
  2. SNAP funding pause to soon end, but anxiety and anger may linger
  3. Snowplow drivers 'fully staffed' for season in Cleveland
Sports
Luis Ortiz is shown mid-pitch while wearing a Cleveland Guardians white home uniform.
  1. Cleveland Guardians’ pitcher Luis Ortiz pleads not guilty to taking bribes to aid gamblers
  2. Pluto on Clase, Ortiz indictments and a 'sad day' for baseball: 'Those bets have to go'
  3. MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch rigging scandal
Reporters Notebook
A blimp with the "Goodyear" logo on the side hovers in the air. Its nose is attached to a crane that rises from a Mack truck.
  1. This November, look to the 'Buckeye Skies' for little-known aviation history
  2. Will Clevelanders show up to the polls? History says "no"
  3. For Halloween, I’m trading horror movies for the spookier day care norovirus