Lorain County mayors come together to tackle the opioid crisis
Mayors, emergency service personnel and members of the faith community came together in remembrance of those lost to Northeast Ohio’s opioid crisis on Nov. 8. at Westlake’s Church on the Rise at 3550 Crocker Road. In a combined service with Elyria’s Beyond the Walls Church, Church on the Rise led a special service which included a candlelight vigil to remember the lives lost to the crisis and to find a path forward in looking for solutions to Ohio’s heroin epidemic. The service was planned in collaboration with Mark Busch of Busch Funeral Homes and Crematory Services who detailed the sharp [...]
‘Together We Are Greater Than Heroin’ is message at church service
WESTLAKE, Ohio - The resounding message tonight at a special church service in Westlake was "Together We Are Greater Than Heroin." The service was dedicated to those who have died from drug overdoses and their loved ones that have been affected by the heartbreak of this senseless loss. Church on The Rise and Beyond The Walls Church joined together to host this service and candlelight vigil. Mayors from Westlake, Bay Village, Rocky River and North Ridgeville spoke briefly about the impact on their cities and ways to try to combat this crisis. Several people in attendance shared personal stories of [...]
Federal and Northeast Ohio agents bust huge coke-trafficking gang; 72 indicted for drug-related charges
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Federal agents and city police officers conducted a synchronized, predawn sweep of suspected drug dens and hideouts throughout East Side Cleveland neighborhoods Tuesday, arresting more than 60 members of what officials called a violent, multi-state cocaine-trafficking gang. (VISIT ORIGINAL POST TO VIEW GALLERY OF IMAGES) A 122-page, 97-count indictment filed later in the morning showed that federal and local investigators had been tracking the suspected drug dealers for two years, and recorded more than 37,000 cell phone calls with secret FBI wiretaps since September 2011. U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach said the investigation, dubbed "Operation Northwest Express," netted [...]
More than 35,000 pounds of prescription pills collected during Drug Take Back Day, officials say
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- More than 35,000 pounds of unwanted and unnecessary prescription pills were collected last month in Ohio during a federal initiative to decrease opioid addiction. Ohio residents turned in 35,797 pounds of prescription pills during the Oct. 28 Drug Take Back Day, the U.S. Attorney's Office Northern District of Ohio said in a news release. The initiative is led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and is geared to remove unwanted prescription pills from homes to decrease addiction. Moreover, rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses [...]
Ohio construction workers seven times more likely to die of an opioid overdose in 2016
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The carpenter framing a new home on your street. The ironworker erecting that massive office building downtown. The roofer hauling and laying shingle after shingle to repair a historic church. The road-crew worker filling potholes on the highway. Construction workers in Ohio were seven times more likely to die of an opioid overdose last year than were workers in other professions, according to a Plain Dealer analysis that included records from more than 12,000 opioid drug overdose deaths in the state from 2010 through 2016. Read how we analyzed this data at the bottom of this story. [...]
The Call: Rise Up Cleveland
A Night of Prayer and Worship Sunday, Nov. 12th @ 4pm Quicken Loans Arena A Call to Prayer, Worship, Praise & Unity TheCall does not advertise bands, nor promote speakers. We are not about the exaltation of human personalities. We are about exalting the Lord and Him alone. Our nation is in desperate need of the mercy of God and another great spiritual awakening, which will only come as the Body of Christ gathers together in prayer. We must drop every barrier that divides us and unite in prayer with the promise that God will pour out His Spirit (Joel 2). Let's believe that the [...]