Leigh Barr is a Coordinating Producer at WVXU and Ideastream Public Media. With over 20 years of experience, she focuses on the construction and real estate sectors, as well as professional sports, highlighting the dynamic stories of Northeast Ohio. Leigh's work has been featured in both WVXU and Ideastream Public Media.
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Leigh Barr's reporting largely centers around local government and legal policy in Ohio, with a focus on topics such as voting rights, abortion legislation, fracking regulations, and food insecurity. She appears to prioritize announcements from local authorities and legal developments.
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By: Leigh Barr
Nine of 16 incarcerated individuals who were struck by lightning Tuesday at the Grafton Correctional Institution in Lorain County have been released
By: Leigh Barr
A popular section of the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park will close beginning Aug. 24 through Nov. 20 for replacement of the aging, wooden Stumpy Basin boardwalk.
By: Leigh Barr
A targeted law enforcement crackdown in eight Northeast Ohio cities this summer led to the arrests of more than 600 people and removed 198 weapons from the streets, officials said.
By: Leigh Barr
In a turnabout, the I-X Center said early Wednesday in a released statement that it will continue operations and keep consumer and trade shows such as the Cleveland Auto Show in Northeast Ohio.
By: Gabriel Kramer
The union representing Cleveland Public Library workers met with management throughout the week without reaching a deal to avoid a strike, but
A new PGA event is coming to Firestone Country Club in 2027 through a new partnership with the LeBron James Family Foundation.
By: Josh Boose
Ohio stands to receive more than $319 million over the next decade as part of a $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta , the parent company of Facebook and Instagram.
By: Leigh Barr
Ohio remains under a heat advisory through 8 p.m. Wednesday.
By: Leigh Barr
The Ohio Department of Transportation has closed the Brookpark Road bridge over the Valley Parkway and the Cleveland Metroparks until further notice, due to structural concerns.
By: Leigh Barr
Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Director Anthony Perlatti held a virtual media briefing Friday to address the many questions he says the board has received on voting by mail and confusion over the president's executive order.
