Cliff Pinckard is an aggregation reporter and online editor for cleveland.com, focusing on local news in Painesville, Ohio, and surrounding areas. With a wide range of experience in journalism, his work has appeared in various publications, covering topics such as crime, breaking news, lottery results, and human interest stories.
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Cliff's coverage focuses on local news, particularly evolving and breaking stories related to crime, government & politics, and entertainment. He also covers government announcements.
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AKRON, Ohio — A 28-year-old woman was killed early Monday morning when her vehicle went off a road and struck a concrete sign, police say.
MAPLE HEIGHTS, Ohio — An argument between two men Monday afternoon led to a shooting that sent one person to the hospital, police say.
By: Cliff Pinckard
The Powerball jackpot is an estimated $63 million.
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DAYTON, Ohio — Police say a 38-year-old Dayton man is in custody after he fatally shot his 15-year-old daughter and blamed it on his autistic son.
By: Cliff Pinckard
| CLEVELAND, Ohio — Styx had a window in the late 1970s and early 1980s when it was one of the most popular rock bands in the U.S., enjoying several hits from albums such as “The Grand Illusion” and “Pieces of Eight.”
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: A state legislative panel on Monday cleared a rule prohibiting transgender minors from having gender-affirming surgeries at a time when the future of transgender care for Ohio youth is unclear as a lawsuit challenging a new state law unfolds.
| DAYTON, Ohio — Police say a 38-year-old Dayton man is in custody after he fatally shot his 15-year-old daughter and blamed it on his autistic son.
By: Cliff Pinckard
The bodies of Wayne Raber, 36, and Josiah Raber, 4, of Wilmot, have been recovered from Ward Lake in Manatee County, the
BUTTE, Montana — A 58-year-old circus elephant managed to briefly taste freedom Tuesday when it escaped and wandered through the streets of Butte, Montana.
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Becky Pepper-Jackson, an eighth-grader at Bridgeport Middle School in Bridgeport, W.Va., challenged the ban when it was enacted in 2021.
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