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2023 algal blooms on Lake Erie are forecasted to measure three on the severity index, half as much as 2022. But conditions may change depending on July precipitation levels and phosphorus loads.
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Ohio turnpike officials announced Wednesday that service plazas will stock Naloxone, a nasal spray used to reverse opioid overdoses.
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The City of Euclid has agreed to a settlement in a federal lawsuit over the 2017 arrest of Richard Hubbard. According to Hubbard’s attorney, Christopher McNeal, the $450,000 settlement with Euclid officers Michael Amiott, Matt Gilmer and Kirk Pavkov and the city of Euclid provides some closure for Hubbard and Yolimar Tirado, who was with Hubbard during the arrest.
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A new program will bring affordable high-speed internet service to residents in a digitally redlined part of Northeast Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine announced the pilot program's launch in East Cleveland on Wednesday alongside state and local officials.
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People only need to wait two weeks after their symptoms subside to get the COVID-19 shot, doctors advise.
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A special assistant in the Cleveland mayor’s office has been indicted on charges of rape, sexual battery and domestic violence.
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Five Rocky River High School teachers have resigned and one more has retired amid investigations into inappropriate conduct. The investigations by both the Rocky River City School District and the Rocky River Police stemmed from a video showing two teachers talking about another teacher who claimed to have an inappropriate picture of a female student.
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A Bail Project employee is suing the city of Cleveland and police officers over his arrest last year, saying his Downtown residency exempted him from the curfew order imposed after the May 30 demonstrations and rioting.
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The Ohio Supreme Court on Monday ruled Secretary of State Frank LaRose was within his rights to block a Lorain County Democrat from serving on the board of elections.
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At the first meeting of Akron City Council’s Reimagining Public Safety Committee, Akron Police Chief Kenneth Ball made a brief appearance to get things rolling. “I would say that I’m thankful to be here, but I’m not. I’m frustrated,” Ball told members of council in September 2020.
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Crowded concert halls are still a long way off due to the ongoing pandemic, but the venues that host those crowds are soon to receive financial help from the federal government. Starting April 8, music venues, movie theaters and theater companies can apply for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant on the U.S. Small Business Administration website.
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Northeast Ohio car dealer and blockchain entrepreneur Bernie Moreno is entering the Republican contest to replace Sen. Rob Portman. Moreno announced his Senate bid in a Youtube video Tuesday morning, framing his campaign around pledges to institute term limits, to “stop socialism” and to “end cancel culture.”