Gov. Mike DeWine supports bill to strip state school board of control over Ohio Department of Education
Senate Bill 178 would put the Ohio Department of Education under a governor’s cabinet-level official, and rename the agency ...
Barberton native Lynne Tracy makes her case to be U.S. Ambassador to Russia
Lynne M. Tracy currently serves as U.S. ambassador to Armenia. Before that, she was a senior advisor on Russian issues in the State Department’s bureau of European and Eurasian affairs.
Former Cleveland construction company official blames feud with twin brother in fraud that ends in federal prison
Former Krill Co. vice president Douglas Fischback was sentenced to six months in federal prison and six months on house ...
Champion of the poor: Ex-MetroHealth CEO Akram Boutros factored social justice initiatives into hefty bonuses, records show
Investigative records released Wednesday detail the metrics that fired MetroHealth CEO Dr. Akram Boutros used to pay himself extra bonuses each year.
Sen. Sherrod Brown wants feds to address shortage of pediatric amoxicillin
The FDA reported a shortage of liquid Amoxicillin, which is used to treat childhood illnesses ranging from ear infections to ...
Cleveland Cavaliers neutralize Joel Embiid, crush Philadelphia 76ers 113-85
Cleveland is now 9-1 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse -- a building that has become a dungeon for opponents this season. And it ...
140 groups vow to defeat proposal that would make it harder to amend Ohio Constitution: Capitol Letter
About 140 organizations that oppose the plan to increase the threshold for citizen-initiated constitutional amendments to 60% ...
Former Ohio probation officer who used extortion to get money, pills gets 6 months in prison
Helwa Qasem, 45, of Bexley, also must serve three years of supervised release, with the first six months under home detention.
Ohio State men’s basketball falls to Duke in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge
The No. 25 Buckeyes, who cracked the AP Top 25 for the first time this season, fell to 5-2 with the loss to the No. 17 Blue ...
Student stabbed during fight at high school in Akron
The stabbing occurred during a fight Wednesday involving three students at Buchtel Community Learning Center in West Akron.
Shooting in Akron claims life of 38-year-old man
Officers were called to the 1300 block of Brandon Avenue at about 7:08 p.m., where they found a 38-year-old man with a ...
Ohio Senate passes sweeping criminal-justice reform bill
Ohio lawmakers advanced legislation Wednesday that would make sweeping reforms to the state’s criminal-justice system.