Rachel Polansky
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3News Investigates: Cleveland man says Catholic diocese apathetic to his sexual abuse claims
Diocese says it "remains committed to protecting children," but won't comment on claims against Father Edward Rupp. → Read More
'Someone Knows': What happened to Lonene 'Lonnie' Rogers?
Her Brunswick family is struggling to find answers. → Read More
Black transgender woman killed in Cleveland becomes 33rd transgender death in 2021
Tierramarie Lewis is the tenth transgender woman to be killed in Cleveland, since 2013. All but one were women of color. → Read More
3News Investigates: Huron student says she was harassed, assaulted in middle school
In an exclusive interview with 3News Investigates, we hear one young girl's struggle to be heard and the toll it's taken, all before she entered high school. → Read More
3News Investigates: Why an Ohio animal rights activist is working with puppy mills to save dogs
"I hate puppy mills, but it's a dance with the devil." Activist Jamie Runevitch says high volume dog breeders willingly give her dogs "they have no more use for." → Read More
Moving nightmare: Northeast Ohio woman says pet transport company lost her dogs
The company had dozens of positive reviews, so Alexa Magyari trusted them to transport her three dogs. They never made it to her new home in Broadview Heights. → Read More
Parents sue St. Edward High School over sexually-charged attack video on son
But beyond the video, the parents say, they’re troubled by the response of St. Edward coaches and administrators. → Read More
3News Investigates: Hazing statistics from Ohio's college campuses
A 3News investigations has found that Bowling Green and Ohio State had the most Greek organizations under investigation, in 2021. → Read More
3News Investigates: Fact-checking Shontel Brown vs. Nina Turner attack ads
The mudslinging is underway in Ohio's 11th Congressional District race, but what's true & what's false? 3News fact checks the ads. → Read More
Bomb City, U.S.A: 'The Heist'
Years ago, gangsters broke into a vault to steal millions. Add in a few iconic names like Richard Nixon and Jimmy Hoffa, and suddenly it's lights, camera, action. → Read More
Aurora police identify alleged mother of 'Baby Doe'
There is still no confirmation that she is the mother of 'Baby Doe.' → Read More
'Someone Knows': Who killed Brian 'Egypt' Powers?
From sexual identity to drug and alcohol addiction, Powers struggled until the end. Police are also struggling, trying to identify his killer. → Read More
Thanks, Cleveland, for keeping the lights on
3News' program, Keep the Lights On, raised $68,000 to help over 100 residents pay utility bills during Covid-19 pandemic. → Read More
3News Investigates: 2021 on track to be the deadliest year of violence against transgender people in the US
In the city of Cleveland, at least nine transgender women have been killed in the city of Cleveland, since 2013, and all but one were women of color. → Read More
3News Investigates obtains dashcam video from Mansfield police shooting
3News Investigates has also learned that just last year, the same officer involved was suspended after a video surfaced showing him dragging a handcuffed teenager. → Read More
'Someone Knows': Who killed LeBron James' 'sister' Ericka Weems?
3News' exclusive series examines autopsy reports, photos as LeBron James eulogizes sister figure and her unsolved shooting death. → Read More
Adding phrase 'Black Lives Matter' to a city resolution stirs up controversy in Stow
The council rejected a measure to add the phrase to a city resolution against racism, with opponents saying the prior writing already addresses the matter. → Read More
WATCH LIVE: Canton school board holds meeting to determine fate of 8 McKinley High School football coaches
Eight high school football staff members are accused of forcing a player to violate his religious beliefs. → Read More
Need a new listen? 3News launches new true crime podcast, Bomb City, U.S.A.
3News Investigates will take you back in time as we look into Cleveland's underworld in the 1970s. → Read More
'Bomb City U.S.A.': The hit man turns rat
Of all the bullets and bombs fired off during Cleveland's mob wars of the 1970s, it was a woman's simple sketch that would ignite the demise of organized crime. → Read More