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Government & Politics
Cuyahoga County's proposed budget reduces spending ahead of health care cost increases
Matthew Richmond
More than $40 million would be cut from health and human services programs subsidized by Cuyahoga County under Executive Chris Ronayne's proposed budget.
Social worker Keith Snodgrass gives survey to Tommy Porter, an individual experiencing homelessness in Akron
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Government & Politics
More HUD cuts would destabilize supportive housing, Summit County advocates say
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Trumbull Regional Medical Center in Warren, Ohio.
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Health
Warren hospital reopens emergency room after months-long shutdown
Taylor Wizner
Government & Politics
Gov. Mike DeWine with Nerds Gummy Clusters and delta-8 THC that mimics Nerds Gummy Clusters in October 2025.
  1. Ohio judge blocks Gov. DeWine's ban on hemp for at least two weeks
  2. DeWine says he’ll convene Ohio Redistricting Commission 'soon' but won't say when
  3. A fragile Gaza ceasefire is tested after Israel and Hamas swap detainees and hostages
Law & Justice
  1. Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent
  2. ICE claims 'more than 1,000%' rise in assaults on agents, data says otherwise
  3. Broken showers, black mold and clogged toilets: Detainees report filth inside Cuyahoga County Jail
Health
  1. Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows
  2. US measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country
  3. Cuyahoga County students gather for mental health summit amid rising rates of depression, anxiety
Education
  1. In reading, the nation's students are still stuck in a pandemic slump
  2. Case Western Reserve University activists, students agree to pay $400,000 to end vandalism case
  3. Baldwin Wallace University inaugurates Lee Fisher as 10th president
Economy
FILE - Now former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally, Oct. 5, 2024, in Cincinnati.
  1. Crypto spent millions to defeat Sherrod Brown and elect allies. It’s ready for a repeat in 2026
  2. Natural gas prices are low, but your monthly gas bill is up. Here's why
  3. Nitrile glove manufacturer to take over historic mill in Chillicothe
Environment & Energy
Kent Cook, a historic preservationist for Cuyahoga Valley National Park, works in a maintenance garage in Brecksville on Aug. 28, 2025.
  1. Preserving a park: How Cuyahoga Valley National Park restores historic buildings with limited resources
  2. Data centers are booming. But there are big energy and environmental risks
  3. Northeast Ohio rest stop renovations coming soon. If you gotta go, you might have to hold it
Science & Technology
  1. 1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has
  2. The Nobel Prize for physics is awarded for discoveries in quantum mechanical tunneling
  3. Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91
Race, Gender & Identity
Connie Chung was the only woman reporter in this photo she shared of the Oval Office in 1971.
  1. Veteran TV anchor Connie Chung talks career, journalism now and DEI during Northeast Ohio visit
  2. Newly trained immigrant chefs showcase international cuisine in Cleveland's 'One World Kitchen'
  3. New policies are making life harder for trans people — and prompting big financial decisions
Arts & Culture
seven members of Mourning [A] BLKstar post outside in front of a brick building
  1. Cleveland’s Mourning [A] BLKstar marks a decade of creation and collective power
  2. 5 things to do in NEO: Foliage fun in Medina, Kent State artists in Hudson and more
  3. New report shows impact, struggles of Ohio's music venues
Community
Steve Coon, a Stark County-based historic preservation developer, gives a presentation during the Heritage Ohio Annual Conference in Canton on Oct. 14, 2025.
  1. Could Akron's historic Firestone plant be saved from the wrecking ball? Stark County developer says he's interested
  2. Where does Cleveland clobber Pittsburgh? Its land bank
  3. Canton's comeback: Historic preservation conference to showcase downtown revitalization efforts
Sports
Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam announce the team's stadium — in Downtown Cleveland or Brook Park — will bear Huntington Bank's name.
  1. Browns' owners will invest $100 million for Cleveland lakefront, stadium demolition
  2. Shedeur Sanders promoted to Browns backup QB, will back rookie Dillon Gabriel against Steelers
  3. Flacco trade, rookie promotions show 'malaise' in Browns offense
Reporters Notebook
Me waiting to be wheeled into surgery to remove my kidney stones.
  1. Becoming the news and losing my shoes
  2. Tunnel vision: 'Hidden History' series uncovers forgotten stories in Northeast Ohio
  3. Every mile marker can be a milestone