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CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Cuyahoga County jury is expected to decide this week whether Bionca Ellis was legally sane when authorities say she fatally stabbed 3-year-old Julian Wood last year. Testimony in the aggravated murder trial began last week before Common Pleas Judge John Russo and included witness accounts...

CLEVELAND — More than 795,000 Americans experience a stroke each year, with nearly half of survivors living with physical disabilities. For decades, rehabilitation has been the only option for recovery, but a new FDA-approved surgical procedure is offering hope to stroke survivors who have exhausted traditional...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- What does it say about our lawmakers that a bill meant to put overdose medication in schools morphed into yet another attempt to put religion there, too?. The last-minute rewrite of House Bill 57 was a move so subtle and cynical it nearly escaped notice, yet it pushes Ohio’s public schools even...

A bat can live to be 40 years old, but Floppy has been hanging around a lot longer than that. In the endearing “Floppy’s Home: Bats Just Want Friends Too” by Green native Madeline C. Lanshe , Floppy the Bat is all alone in his great stone house. Then a family moves in: The children love Floppy and take him sledding...

On Sunday, a local artist found a way to make a little boy from Alliance, Ohio, feel extra special as he continues his fight with cancer.

Employee survey results showed that workers are feeling less supported and valued than they were two years ago. A board member suggested that a contentious bargaining period that ended in June 2024 contributed. Similar to remarks in the August Cuyahoga Developmental Disabilities Board meeting, there was conversation...

MEDINA, Ohio – Main Street Medina’s fourth and final Ladies Night Out is expected to stir up some spooky fun as the historic and South Town District is transformed into a whimsical world of witches Thursday, Oct. 23 from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Executive Director George Sam encourages...

Called the Highland Hill Building today, the orange brick, mixed-use structure at the corner of Rhodes Avenue and Colfax Place in West Hill has been home to a number of businesses since it was built in 1913. Within the past year, three businesses have opened in the structure’s two storefronts...

ELYRIA — The fate of a Brunswick man who shot and killed an Olmsted Falls man at Joker's Pub and Grub in Columbia Township last year is in the hands of a jury. The nine women and three men who will decide whether 42-year-old James A. Stewart Jr. is guilty of murder and other charges were handed the case at 3 p.m....

Tucked away in the heart of Hartville, Ohio, there’s a restaurant that locals speak of with pride and travelers mark on their maps like a hidden treasure. Hartville Kitchen Restaurant & Bakery isn’t just a stop for a meal, it’s a destination where flaky crusts and creamy fillings turn ordinary afternoons into sweet...