Twenty-five years later, Jody Hagemann still remembers the name of the stranger who helped her get home from Cleveland: Bob Mengert. He had been sitting behind her on the plane, and the two still reach out to each other every September 11. Some people enter your life under circumstances so unusual that they never quite become strangers again. She remembers the hotel where they waited, the rental car, the frantic phone calls, the long drive west before they could finally turn

With its razor-thin forward canard wing and rear-mounted pusher propeller, Fowler’s bright yellow 1986 Rutan Long-EZ resembles a futuristic spacecraft far more than a typical show plane. Even sitting motionless on the tarmac, the machine tells a story. Before he straps into the cockpit, Fowler has to physically lift the craft from its nose, manhandling the front end into position just to manually extend the forward landing gear. The reason is pure center-of-gravity physics: w

Watching the Blue Angels execute a crisp break over Lake Erie is breathtaking, but from a medical standpoint, what is happening inside the cockpit is an absolute physiological battle against physics. When these pilots bank into high-performance maneuvers, they pull up to 7.5 positive Gs (+Gz). In practical terms, that means a 180-pound aviator instantaneously feels an effective downward load of 1,350 pounds crushing them into their seat. At that magnitude, the body’s normal c

Parma school leaders are warning families about a viral TikTok trend using edited and AI-generated content that can make threats look real. Officials say no credible danger has been found in the district, but some posts have triggered law enforcement investigations elsewhere. Parents are being urged to help students recognize fake content and report suspicious posts immediately.

A sweeping Ohio attendance law is changing how schools track missed class time, and even excused absences can now count toward chronic absenteeism thresholds. Families dealing with illness, grief or routine appointments could still see those hours added to a student’s total as districts roll out new intervention rules statewide.

A Cleveland resident-led campaign is set to protest CMSD's $600,000 annual contract with Flock Safety, arguing the district is prioritizing surveillance technology while schools close across the city. Demonstrations planned on the West and East sides aim to spotlight growing concerns over spending, privacy, and who benefits from the cameras.

More than 50 Cleveland students joined former Guardians ace Corey Kluber and local golf pros at the Washington Learning Center Golf Course for a mentorship clinic. Hosted by Bank of America, the event introduced kids to the sport and offered free Youth on Course memberships. The goal: break down barriers and build confidence for city youth, with a little help from one of Cleveland’s most celebrated athletes. Free enrollment runs through June 15.

A Brush High School junior traded the track for a patrol car this week, joining South Euclid police for a ride-along after a medal-winning weekend in track and field. Paige Walker also met with a Lyndhurst K-9 handler and her partner, Sonic, for a closer look at the path she hopes to pursue.

A touring flock of 12-foot-tall “Giant Quackers” rubber ducks begins rolling through Northeast Ohio on March 19, building buzz for the Ohio Rubber Duck Dash Festival in downtown Cuyahoga Falls, April 23-25. The multiday event features a six-story “World’s Largest Rubber Duck,” an All-City Art Walk, food vendors, and a Saturday dash with prizes.

More than 1,500 students are heading to downtown Cleveland as the 27th annual FIRST Buckeye Regional brings 42 robotics teams to the Wolstein Center. With alliances, rankings and a shot at the FIRST Championship in Houston on the line, the three-day competition highlights the region’s next generation of STEM talent.

Case Western Reserve University is now the fastest-growing research institution in the Association of American Universities, with R&D spending up 37.5% from 2022 to 2024, according to the National Science Foundation. The university reported $643 million in research spending in FY 2024 and plans to open a $300 million science and engineering building later this year.

As safety threats and lockdowns rise across northeast Ohio, Cornerstone of Hope is offering free crisis training for educators and community leaders. The April 2 seminar at the Educational Service Center of Northeast Ohio will focus on preventing, intervening and recovering from school shootings and other traumatic events, with keynote speaker Jim Adams. Advance registration is required.

North Ridgeville High School student Jaina Cormack has been named Ohio’s 2026 nominee for the National 4-H Roth Scholars Program, a two-year pilot that emphasizes leadership and career-ready “soft skills.” As a nominee, she is expected to receive a stipend to research a community challenge and put her findings into action through 4-H.

Students at multiple Northeast Ohio school campuses walked out of classes Thursday afternoon to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions and federal immigration enforcement policies, joining a broader wave of youth‑led demonstrations that began earlier this week. Walk‑outs at Glenville High School, John Hay High School, the John Marshall Campus, Wickliffe High School, Cleveland School of the Arts, Cleveland Heights–University Heights schools, Facing History New Tec

The incident exposed the fragility of digital systems heavily reliant on a small number of cloud providers. Despite being a regional fault centered on the US-EAST-1 data center, the disruption spread globally due to deeply integrated dependencies. AWS services like DynamoDB, essential for real-time data handling, were especially affected when endpoint resolution via DNS began to fail.

The production description emphasizes that “the music, a mix of Keys’ classics and new songs written exclusively for the show, and exhilarating choreography bring to life a story that speaks to you no matter where you’re from, where you’ve been, or where you’re going.” Reviews from the Broadway version have praised the show’s riveting performances and the way the musical re‑interprets familiar songs. “If this show doesn’t bullet to Broadway, we should all give up,” wrote The

Her words echo a message she has carried throughout her advocacy work: that justice for survivors should not end when a single perpetrator is punished, but must extend to every person complicit in abuse. Smart drew parallels between her own experience and other high-profile abuse cases, including that of Jeffrey Epstein, highlighting the persistent leniency shown toward female enablers. “Women can also play devastating roles in abuse,” she wrote. “They can manipulate, groom,

The U.S. Department of Education’s latest “Nation’s Report Card” shows that America’s education system is, in its own words, failing. The 2024 Education Report Card, compiled by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), found significant declines in student performance across nearly all grades and subjects, marking one of the worst national assessments since the program began in 1969.

The Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District took a public stand this week, reaffirming its commitment to honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day, even as former President Donald Trump reinstated Columbus Day as the sole national observance. The district shared a message stating, “Today, we honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day. We recognize and celebrate the cultures, histories, and contributions of Indigenous peoples, past, present, and future.”

According to court filings, the pair are charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The criminal complaint alleges they collected cash in person from elderly victims after scammers, operating mostly remotely, convinced those victims they owed money to government agencies or needed to “correct” fraudulent charges or refund errors.