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A blimp with the "Goodyear" logo on the side hovers in the air. Its nose is attached to a crane that rises from a Mack truck.
Ryan Loew
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Reporters Notebook
This November, look to the 'Buckeye Skies' for little-known aviation history
Clare Roth
Every Wednesday, The Ohio Newsroom is looking past the John Glenns and Neil Armstrongs of Ohio to feature lesser-known stories about our state's contributions to flight.
An aerial photo shows the campus of a residential treatment facility with a light green roof during sunset. The facility is surrounded by forest and hills.
Nate Smallwood
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The Marshall Project
Health
‘It was chaos’: How an Ohio youth treatment center tried to put an end to rising violence
Six members of the band Hello! 3D perform at the Idea Center
Ygal Kaufman
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Ideastream Public Media
Arts & Culture
Hello! 3D brings global grooves to Cleveland stages
Amanda Rabinowitz
Government & Politics
  1. Trump says election puts shutdown pressure on Republicans but wants to end filibuster
  2. Ohio Democratic Party Chair: Tuesday's election forecasts good news for 2026
  3. Ohio GOP lawmakers effort removal of Cincinnati judge over Charlie Kirk comments
Law & Justice
Bobby George sits with his lawyers during a court hearing on Nov. 3, 2025.
  1. Cleveland businessman Bobby George sentenced to 5 years probation in domestic violence case
  2. DeWine: No plans to scale back anti-crime initiative in Cleveland
  3. Bath Township Police ask for public's help to solve Sunday's Airbnb shooting
Health
  1. Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response
  2. Coyotes among us: Why Northeast Ohio's wild neighbors are more misunderstood than menacing
  3. Cleveland area food pantries seeing increased demand with uncertainty around SNAP benefits
Education
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District board of education before district CEO Warren Morgan announced a recommendation to merge schools.
  1. Cleveland schools announces merger plan with nearly 30 fewer schools
  2. Akron gets school board shake-up in 2025 election. Lakewood, Mentor incumbents hang on
  3. Parma, Elyria and other Northeast Ohio schools continue to struggle to pass levies in Nov. election
Economy
  1. Yes, Trump's tariffs are raising billions -- but at a steep economic cost
  2. Why car insurance costs have soared (and what drivers are doing about it)
  3. GM confirms layoffs at Lordstown plant amid slower EV demand
Environment & Energy
  1. The government shutdown is delaying an assistance program families use to heat homes
  2. Is your electric bill going up? AI is partly to blame
  3. Why do only some leaves turn red in the fall? Scientists can't agree on an answer
Science & Technology
  1. Want to opt out of AI? State labeling laws might help
  2. Tech CEOs say the era of 'code by AI' is here. Some software engineers are skeptical
  3. A theory why the internet is going down the toilet
Race, Gender & Identity
  1. After dramatic year in Cleveland Heights, Councilmember Jim Petras elected next mayor
  2. Lorain County’s Black girls struggle mentally. Experts look for answers
  3. Veteran TV anchor Connie Chung talks career, journalism now and DEI during Northeast Ohio visit
Arts & Culture
Colorful wide shot of person sitting on a couch in throwback 70s room looking at a bunch of monitors stacked on a shag rug.
  1. 5 things to do in NEO: Video game exhibit, Mistletoe Market and more
  2. Mitchell Kahan, retired Akron Art Museum CEO, remembered as 'curator at heart'
  3. Ghost stories of ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ prison live on in Mansfield
Community
Founder of the EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute Brandon Chrostowski on a humanitarian mission in Ukraine in 2024.
  1. EDWINS founder Brandon Chrostowski leads cooking mission for Ukrainian hospital, orphanage
  2. Northeast Ohio food banks, pantries prepare for surge in need
  3. The haunting of Cleveland's Fire Engine House No. 6 and other forgotten cemeteries
Sports
Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (17) runs the bases after hitting a solo home run off Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Gavin Williams, who stands in the background.
  1. After Dodgers repeat, what are title chances for small market teams like the Guardians?
  2. Pluto: Sports gambling scandal ‘cuts the heart out of the game’
  3. NBA coach Chauncey Billups, player Terry Rozier arrested in FBI gambling probe
Reporters Notebook
A bowl of patriotic voting stickers waits for voters after they cast their early ballot at the Jefferson County Board of Elections office in Steubenville, Ohio, on Monday, April 4, 2022.
  1. Will Clevelanders show up to the polls? History says "no"
  2. For Halloween, I’m trading horror movies for the spookier day care norovirus
  3. Honoring the past and embracing the future? I like the sound of that idea