Molly Walsh

Molly Walsh | mwalsh@cleveland.com

Molly Walsh is a criminal justice reporter for The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com. She covers a wide range of topics including crime, courts, law enforcement and community solutions across northeast Ohio. Previously, she was a reporter for the Akron Beacon Journal and USA Today Network. Molly also covered breaking news as an Assignment Editor at NBC 5 Chicago (WMAQ-TV) for several years. While completing her degree at Columbia College Chicago, Molly interned at NBC and was editor-in-chief of the student run-newspaper, The Columbia Chronicle. She attended Saint Joseph Academy for high school where she is a “25 under 35” recipient. She was proudly crowned Cleveland’s Miss Dyngus Day in 2023. Molly is from Cleveland and loves talking to and sharing the stories from other northeast Ohioans.