/news/tags/haiti Haiti en-US Copyright Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:39:54 GMT /news/2022-01-07/morning-headlines-ohios-covid-transmission-rate-rises-clevelands-new-mayor-launches-covid-task-force Nearly 2% of all Ohioans currently have COVID-19; Cleveland’s new mayor has launched COVID-19 task force to address the surge; a federal appeals court has declined to lift a three-state ban on President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors; and more stories. Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:39:54 GMT /news/2022-01-07/morning-headlines-ohios-covid-transmission-rate-rises-clevelands-new-mayor-launches-covid-task-force Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/2021-12-21/morning-headlines-drive-thru-covid-testing-site-opens-in-cleveland-summa-postpones-nonessential-surgeries The Ohio National Guard and Ohio Department of Health will staff a free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing site starting this morning in Cleveland; Summa Health System is joining other hospitals in postponing nonessential surgeries; all of the Holmes County-based missionaries who spent two-months in captivity by a gang in Haiti are back home; and more stories. Tue, 21 Dec 2021 13:41:19 GMT /news/2021-12-21/morning-headlines-drive-thru-covid-testing-site-opens-in-cleveland-summa-postpones-nonessential-surgeries Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/community/2021-12-20/christian-aid-ministries-shares-details-on-missionaries-escape-from-haitian-gang 17 members of the Ohio based Christian Aid Ministries were kidnapped by a Haitian gang in mid October. Mon, 20 Dec 2021 18:39:29 GMT /news/community/2021-12-20/christian-aid-ministries-shares-details-on-missionaries-escape-from-haitian-gang Abigail Bottar /news/2021-12-17/morning-headlines-cuyahoga-leads-the-state-in-covid-transmission-all-from-ohio-missionary-group-freed-in-haiti The latest figures from the Ohio Department of Health show Cuyahoga County now has the highest coronavirus transmission rate in the state; the remaining members of a Holmes County-based missionary group who were kidnapped two months ago in Haiti have been freed; a Democrat who helped lead the effort to expel former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder after his federal indictment in a bribery scheme is running for attorney general next year; and more stories. Fri, 17 Dec 2021 13:53:41 GMT /news/2021-12-17/morning-headlines-cuyahoga-leads-the-state-in-covid-transmission-all-from-ohio-missionary-group-freed-in-haiti Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/2021-12-07/morning-headlines-haitian-gang-releases-3-hostages-from-holmes-missionary-group A religious group based in Holmes County has announced that a violent gang in Haiti has released three more hostages; two Northeast Ohio hospital systems are restricting visitations as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise; a Republican lawmaker is proposing legislation to attract and retain Ohio college students through a series of grants, scholarships and tax breaks; and more stories. Tue, 07 Dec 2021 13:44:57 GMT /news/2021-12-07/morning-headlines-haitian-gang-releases-3-hostages-from-holmes-missionary-group Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/2021-11-22/morning-headlines-2-of-17-missionaries-released-in-haiti-ohio-covid-hospitalizations-rise-above-3-000 Two of 17 members of a Holmes County-based missionary group who were kidnapped more than a month ago are safe and “in good spirits” after being freed in Haiti; Ohio enters the week with COVID-19 hospitalizations rising; Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a new map of congressional districts into law; and more stories. Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:47:57 GMT /news/2021-11-22/morning-headlines-2-of-17-missionaries-released-in-haiti-ohio-covid-hospitalizations-rise-above-3-000 Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/2021-11-12/morning-headlines-covid-transmission-rate-rises-officer-target-of-chiefs-kkk-note-files-complaint Ohio's COVID-19 transmission rate is up to 410 cases per 100K residents; a Black police officer has filed a discrimination charge against a Lorain County department whose chief put a note saying “Ku Klux Klan” on the officer’s jacket; the full Ohio House will vote on a Republican-backed bill that would allow teachers and staff to carry guns in school with much less training; and more stories. Fri, 12 Nov 2021 13:15:52 GMT /news/2021-11-12/morning-headlines-covid-transmission-rate-rises-officer-target-of-chiefs-kkk-note-files-complaint Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/2021-10-27/morning-headlines-ua-relaxes-vaccine-mandate-christian-aid-ministries-asks-for-prayer-fasting-for-kidnapped-members After speculation that it would drop its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, The University of Akron is keeping it in place but with relaxed requirements; a Holmes County missionary group is calling for a day of prayer in support of 17 members who were abducted by a Haitian gang 12 days ago; an Akron man convicted of setting fires that killed nine of his neighbors has been sentenced to nine consecutive life terms in prison without parole; and more stories. Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:38:47 GMT /news/2021-10-27/morning-headlines-ua-relaxes-vaccine-mandate-christian-aid-ministries-asks-for-prayer-fasting-for-kidnapped-members Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/2021-10-22/morning-headlines-tornadoes-likely-touched-down-in-stark-lake-counties-ohios-covid-case-rate-continues-to-drop The National Weather Service on Thursday issued 11 tornado warnings throughout Northeast Ohio yesterday, the most during a single event since 2005; Ohio’s coronavirus case rate is at 420 case per 100,000 residents; a newly surfaced text exchange between then-FirstEnergy executives give a new peek into the favors the company got from Ohio’s top utility regulator; and more stories. Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:54:40 GMT /news/2021-10-22/morning-headlines-tornadoes-likely-touched-down-in-stark-lake-counties-ohios-covid-case-rate-continues-to-drop Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/2021-10-20/morning-headlines-negotiations-drag-on-over-17-missionaries-kidnapped-in-haiti-akron-council-approves-covid-aid-plan Ransom is reportedly $1M for each kidnapped missionary member; Akron City Council to target six areas for spending $145 million in pandemic relief aid; The remaining 'Devil Strip' board members have launched a GoFundMe campaign to keep it going; and more stories. Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:49:23 GMT /news/2021-10-20/morning-headlines-negotiations-drag-on-over-17-missionaries-kidnapped-in-haiti-akron-council-approves-covid-aid-plan Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser