Marlisa Williams said her problems started in the basement. Cracked pipes led to a slushy mess on the floor. Then the water spread upstairs, soaking the carpets on the main floor of her rented house in the Cleveland suburb of Euclid. Williams, who was raising three kids while running a catering business, said she called her landlord to ask for repairs, but the problem didn’t get fixed.

It’s been one year since Gov. Mike DeWine issued a stay-at-home order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Though the order has expired, the state is still calling on Ohioans to limit social interaction. The change brought on increased feelings of isolation and loneliness in many households. For anyone living alone during the pandemic, staying at home meant losing almost all in-person interaction with others.

Ohio cities and counties expect billions of dollars to be coming their way under the latest federal COVID-19 stimulus bill, the American Rescue Plan. The city of Cleveland could receive $541 million, according to estimates released by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform. What cities can do with all that money is yet to be seen. ideastream’s Nick Castele spoke with All Things Considered host Tony Ganzer about how Northeast Ohio mayors are reacting to the new funds.

Despite word this week that Ford Motor Company may change its plans to build a new truck at its Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake, moving production instead to Mexico, Gov. Mike DeWine said Friday that jobs there won't be lost and the future is bright. Speaking at a City Club of Cleveland forum with retired political reporter Tom Beres, the governor said the state reached out to Ford.

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed many aspects of everyday life, and health care has arguably experienced some of the greatest changes. Charlene Mallory, a Hudson resident, recently called for a doctor’s appointment for the first time since before the pandemic after experiencing headaches and fatigue for a couple of weeks. But when she called her doctor’s office, she got some surprising instructions – she needed to test negative for COVID-19 before she could be seen in person.

Updated: 6:12 p.m., Wedensday, March 17, 2021 The FBI arrested a 20-year-old Lorain man Wednesday on charges that he attacked a Capitol Police officer while storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Authorities charged Clifford Mackrell with assaulting an officer, entering restricted grounds, obstruction of law enforcement and violent entry.

Cleveland Chief of Police Calvin Williams defended his department’s police pursuit policy during a meeting of Cleveland City Council's public safety committee Wednesday. His appearance came five days after council members publicly questioned whether the rules governing police chases made it possible for a recent citywide string of car jackings to continue unchecked.

Members of the Asian American community in Northeast Ohio are shocked and outraged over the shootings at Atlanta-area massage parlors Tuesday night that left eight people dead, including six women of Asian descent. Atlanta Police said the suspect, 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long of Woodstock, Ga., told authorities the shooting spree was not racially motivated. Police added it was too soon to know whether his actions should be considered a hate crime. The killings are just the latest in an upsurge of violence against Asian Americans in the United States.

Frank Cimino hasn’t seen his grandchildren in about a year. The Parma resident got his first COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, and he said the first thing he’s doing after he gets his second shot is giving his grandkids a big hug and a kiss. “I miss my grandbabies something fierce,” he said. “One more shot and I can spend time with my grandkids, I can spend time with my children. It’s a relief.” Family was on many minds as people exited the Wolstein Center, Cleveland’s mass vaccination site, after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Wednesday.

A former Cuyahoga Land Bank employee will serve two years of probation and pay a $5,000 fine after pleading guilty to making a false statement to federal investigators. Kenneth Tyson entered the guilty plea in U.S. District Court in Cleveland on Tuesday morning as part of an agreement with prosecutors. A grand jury indicted Tyson in November 2018, accusing him of accepting free work on his property from an individual identified as “M.R.” In exchange, prosecutors alleged, “M.R.” received help securing demolition work with the Land Bank.