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A partnership between OneEighty, Inc. and Wayne Center for the Arts in Wooster offer women a way to find comfort and com...
06/05/2026

A partnership between OneEighty, Inc. and Wayne Center for the Arts in Wooster offer women a way to find comfort and community by creating with clay.

Studies have long shown the benefits of art therapy in treating mental health and addiction. Clients in a Wooster residential treatment program attend pottery class once a month.

Two former FirstEnergy executives have been re-indicted on public corruption charges connected to the House Bill 6 scand...
06/05/2026

Two former FirstEnergy executives have been re-indicted on public corruption charges connected to the House Bill 6 scandal.

A trial in March ended in a mistrial for Charles “Chuck” Jones, former CEO of FirstEnergy, and Michael Dowling, the former senior vice president of external affairs, after the jury deadlocked.

Downtown Cleveland is expecting big crowds for two major events on Saturday — and road closures could create logistical ...
06/05/2026

Downtown Cleveland is expecting big crowds for two major events on Saturday — and road closures could create logistical headaches for drivers.

Pride in the CLE and an international soccer game promise to bring big crowds to Downtown Cleveland on Saturday.

“Operation Green Card” was created in late 2025 by Re:Source Cleveland, a refugee assistance organization, to expedite t...
06/05/2026

“Operation Green Card” was created in late 2025 by Re:Source Cleveland, a refugee assistance organization, to expedite the green-card process by identifying refugees who have yet to apply for green cards and connect them with a team of immigration attorneys.

Refugees were notified in February that if they've been in the U.S. for more than a year without applying to become a lawful permanent resident, they would be subject to immigration detention.

Akron is getting ready to celebrate its very first Blimp Day Saturday, with two of Goodyear’s iconic airships scheduled ...
06/05/2026

Akron is getting ready to celebrate its very first Blimp Day Saturday, with two of Goodyear’s iconic airships scheduled to fly over each of the city's 24 neighborhoods.

Two Goodyear airships will take flight passing over each of Akron's 24 neighborhoods Saturday to celebrate the new city holiday, Blimp Day.

Ohio lawmakers grilled lobbyists with Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft for hours Thursday, and while the Joint Data Ce...
06/05/2026

Ohio lawmakers grilled lobbyists with Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft for hours Thursday, and while the Joint Data Center Committee hearing stretched into the afternoon, its members said they adjourned with some questions unanswered.

Ohio lawmakers grilled lobbyists with Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft for hours Thursday.

Midges have once again descended on Northeast Ohio with swarms of the flying, mosquito-like insects covering cars, porch...
06/05/2026

Midges have once again descended on Northeast Ohio with swarms of the flying, mosquito-like insects covering cars, porches and even people.

The May 5 Primary was the first election under new rules that eliminated a four-day grace period for late, mail-in ballots. Now, any ballot arriving to the Board of Elections after 7:30 p.m. on Election Day is invalid.

Last year, Summit County saw eight domestic violence-related deaths – up from one or two per year since 2020, said There...
06/05/2026

Last year, Summit County saw eight domestic violence-related deaths – up from one or two per year since 2020, said Theresa Stafford-Wright, CEO of Hope & Healing Survivor Resource Center.

In 2025, Summit County saw eight domestic violence-related deaths in 2025, an increase from one or two per year since 2020.

An amendment to abolish property taxes in Ohio won't be on the fall ballot. The leader of the group of volunteers circul...
06/05/2026

An amendment to abolish property taxes in Ohio won't be on the fall ballot. The leader of the group of volunteers circulating petitions said they don't have the 620,000 signatures they wanted and won't submit for this fall's ballot.

The leader of the group collecting signatures said they don't have his goal of 620,000 to submit the amendment to abolish Ohio property taxes.

Fourteen people are facing charges in Ohio for schemes that netted them more than $50 million from Medicaid, behavioral ...
06/05/2026

Fourteen people are facing charges in Ohio for schemes that netted them more than $50 million from Medicaid, behavioral health services, federal funds for COVID relief and individual victims across the U.S.

Fourteen people are facing charges in Ohio for stealing more than $50 million from Medicaid, behavioral health services, federal funds for COVID relief and individual victims across the US.

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