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Bill Livingston (left), a longtime sports columnist for The Plain Dealer, passed away at age 77 on Jan. 9, 2026. Cleveland.com sports writer Paul Hoynes (right) has been named the recipient of the 2026 BBWAA Career Excellence Award.
Left: Livingston family via Chambers Funeral Homes
Right: Cleveland.com via National Baseball Hall of Fame
Sports
Mourning Bill Livingston and honoring Paul Hoynes, writers synonymous with sports in Cleveland
Amanda Rabinowitz
As Bill Livingston is mourned and Paul Hoynes is honored with a Hall of Fame career award, Terry Pluto reflects on how the two Plain Dealer writers shaped Cleveland sports fans.
A Columbus shop selling Delta-8 THC
Karen Kasler
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Statehouse News Bureau
Government & Politics
Effort to repeal Ohio marijuana law changes, ban on intoxicating hemp rejected by AG
Karen Kasler
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Government & Politics
Federal child care funding freeze, now in court battle, has Ohio advocates worried
Karen Kasler
Government & Politics
U.S. Sen Jon Husted (R-OH) speaks to reporters about immigration, affordability and other topics during an online press conference on January 13, 2026.
  1. Husted praises ICE, warns Ohioans to steer clear of agents apprehending people
  2. Supreme Court appears likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes
  3. Trump's economic speech veers off-topic as he takes aim at Biden and Powell
Law & Justice
Survivors of Dr. Richard Strauss's sexual abuse at Ohio State University hold up signs asking where Ohio billionaire Leslie Wexner is at an OSU Board of Trustees meeting on Dec. 4, 2025. Wexner, a former friend of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is defying subpoenas to be questioned in a lawsuit against OSU.
  1. Judge clears way for Les Wexner to be subpoenaed in Ohio State Strauss abuse case
  2. ICE Watch trains Ohioans on how to safely and effectively report agency's activity
  3. Suspect to be extradited to Columbus to face charges for murder of former Ashland dentist, wife
Health
  1. Young men want to get big. For some, it's becoming an obsession
  2. Northeast Ohio's high vaccination rates limit impact of new measles cases
  3. As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
Education
Akron Public Schools' new board lineup after a swearing-in ceremony in early January 2026. New President Barbara Sykes is third from the left. Vice President Rene Molenaur is to her right.
  1. Akron school board appoints new president, vice president
  2. Lawsuit seeks Cleveland State University return of WCSB to students
  3. Canton school district plans building closures and layoffs due to state, federal cuts
Economy
  1. How have prices changed in a year? NPR checked 114 items at Walmart
  2. Hiring slows in December to end the weakest year of job growth since the pandemic
  3. Attempting to predict the economy in 2026
Environment & Energy
Brad Hunter plants corn into a stand of cover crop on his farm in Porter County, Indiana.
  1. Federal program offers $12B to 'bridge the gap' for farmers
  2. The EPA is changing how it considers the costs and benefits of air pollution rules
  3. Offshore wind developer prevails in U.S. court as Trump calls wind farms 'losers'
Science & Technology
  1. FTC accuses AI search engine of 'rampant consumer deception'
  2. More young people are getting dangerously hooked on online sports betting
  3. Elon Musk's X faces bans and investigations over nonconsensual bikini images
Race, Gender & Identity
  1. Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies
  2. A conservative Supreme Court tackles the question of trans women in school sports
  3. Stress drives Northeast Ohio LGBTQ+ community's tobacco use
Arts & Culture
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  1. Vaudevillians in Cleveland? Otto Moser's was the place to be
  2. ‘Do not open’ — until now. Diaries from around the US find a home in Cleveland
  3. North Olmsted native reflects on Hollywood career, from ‘Star Wars’ to ‘Shawshank’
Community
a snow plow plowing snow
  1. ODOT plows are now on Waze
  2. A tale of 2 volunteer fire departments: What money means when lives are on the line
  3. The roots of Ohio’s volunteer firefighting crisis go back centuries
Sports
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin talks to players on the sideline during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Baltimore.
  1. Mike Tomlin steps down after 19 seasons as coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers
  2. Who are the figure skaters representing Team USA? Key names and backstories to know
  3. Case over unclaimed funds for Cleveland Browns stadium could go on for years, attorney says
Reporters Notebook
Andrew Meyer, as a young boy, in a toy fire engine
  1. Ohio's volunteer firefighters need help. Here's why we're sounding the alarm
  2. Connecting with fellow Ohioans in the darkest days of the year
  3. The Battle of Boston Road is ugly, and it's not going away soon