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Kabir Bhatia
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Health
Cleveland's smoking rate declines, but cigar use is up
Stephen Langel
While Cleveland successfully reduced its tobacco use by 30% over the past decade, local African American communities face health risks from a doubling in cigar use.
The Cuyahoga County jail in Downtown Cleveland.
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Law & Justice
Detainee dies at Cuyahoga County Jail following medical emergency
Matthew Richmond
Bronco, an 8-year-old cardigan Welsh corgi, volunteers alongside his owner, Paige Malone, to sniff out spotted lanternfly eggs before they hatch. Bronco and his teammates have removed more than 2,000 egg masses since December.
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Environment & Energy
Cleveland Metroparks lets the dogs out in the hunt for spotted lanternflies
Zaria Johnson
Government & Politics
Chuck Klein opens his mailbox from the driver's seat of his ATV. It's empty.
  1. USPS is ‘modernizing.’ Here’s what that means for Ohio mail
  2. Opponents of anti-DEI law aimed at Ohio's colleges can circulate petitions for repeal
  3. City services, jobs in 'jeopardy' under Trump, Cleveland mayor says at housing conference
Law & Justice
A student in a Bulldogs #14 football uniform carries an American flag and wears an orange helmet with a train track image on top, runs past rows of cheering teenagers.
  1. East Palestine Board of Education sues Norfolk Southern over unfulfilled financial commitments
  2. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor dismisses charges in case involving East Cleveland chief of police
  3. Anti-qualified immunity effort in Ohio can start collecting signatures
Health
  1. Cancer prevention advocates push for higher tax on tobacco in Ohio
  2. Omega-3 is vital for heart and brain health. Most people are deficient, CWRU study finds
  3. Asthma took their son’s life. Medina couple wants more recognition of ‘the forgotten disease’
Education
Mary Outley has been an Akron Public Schools employee for 34 years. The board voted for a second time Monday to appoint her as the district's permanent superintendent, pending contract negotiations.
  1. Akron Board of Education votes to hire superintendent, again, without a search or a contract
  2. Minor infractions lead to big problems for international students
  3. Republicans plan to overhaul the federal student loan system. Here's what to know
Economy
An interior of the gallery, with paintings and other crafts.
  1. Northeast Ohio artists, artisans look to physical marketplaces in a digital world
  2. The big cheese: Why Ohio leads the nation in Swiss production
  3. Tariffs leave a bitter aftertaste for Ohio brewers
Environment & Energy
map of Merriman Valley and Schumacher area
  1. Guiding development in the Merriman Valley. Stakeholders back Cuyahoga Valley Gateway Partnership
  2. Nature as a spiritual salve for grief? Cleveland Botanical Garden looks at healing power of outdoors
  3. Hummingbirds return to Northeast Ohio backyards and parks for the season
Science & Technology
Kai Zhao, a professor of nasal physiology at Ohio State University’s department of otolaryngology, wears a pair of nasal plugs. Zhao tested the plugs, made of foam earplugs with a straw embedded, to see if they could help people with smell dysfunction better perceive and identify odors.
  1. Smelling better: Ohio researchers develop 'glasses for your nose'
  2. Crew arrives on ISS to replace astronauts 'stranded' in space for 9 months
  3. Exclusive: White House in talks to have Oracle and U.S. investors take over TikTok
Race, Gender & Identity
Nneka Slade, owners of Star Beauty Plus in Maple Heights.
  1. From Black beauty supplies to Hong Kong desserts. Northeast Ohio import stores brace for tariffs
  2. Pope Francis was a unifier, advocate for those in need, Ohio Catholic leaders say
  3. More Ohioans say they are multiracial. The why might surprise you
Arts & Culture
Abstractions by Harminder Judge, on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, appear to depict cosmic cycles of destruction and rebirth.
  1. Review: MOCA Cleveland explores life, death and spirituality in pair of excellent spring shows
  2. Mary Verdi-Fletcher rolls into her 45th season with Dancing Wheels Company
  3. Northeast Ohio students celebrate peace through art
Community
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport's planned new terminal building.
  1. Check out plans for Cleveland's airport: more parking, new terminal
  2. As cities call off Cinco de Mayo parades, one Ohio community celebrates in full color
  3. The REAL ID deadline is May 7. Here's what that means in Ohio
Sports
  1. Inside the glitz and glamor of the Kentucky Derby
  2. Pluto: 'Humbled' Sanders low risk for Browns, but dad Deion looms
  3. Cuyahoga County asks Ohio Statehouse for $350M to renovate lakefront Browns stadium
Reporters Notebook
Stadium of a basketball game is filled.
  1. Sharing sports memories keeps them fresh. Let me help you share yours
  2. How environmental reporting helped a city girl connect with nature
  3. The high-flying past of the JOANN, Inc. property in Hudson, now for sale