Cuyahoga County wants to consolidate the Sheriff's fiscal department under the county's main fiscal office, but Sheriff Harold Pretel doesn't think it's a good idea.

The proposed contract calls for Lakewood to pay the board $456,440 in 2026 and $511,458 in 2027, up from just over $400,000 ...

Just as Cuyahoga County slashes key social services to close a growing budget gap, Sheriff Harold Pretel is asking to expand his controversial downtown patrol unit — a proposal that left the hosts of ...

While the dollar amount of Cuyahoga County’s annual subsidies for MetroHealth has stayed relatively consistent for a decade, it hasn’t kept pace with inflation when adjusted to 2026 dollars, interim ...