$1 million lottery ticket winner sold in Ohio
OHIO — A Cleveland man is the winner of a $1 million top prize on an Ohio Lottery scratch-off ticket, lottery officials announced. The winner claimed the prize from the Billion scratch-off game, which pays $50,000 a year for 20 years. He chose the cash option of $500,000. After state and federal taxes totaling 26.75...
School Closures already coming in for Friday
Cold air, dangerous wind chills, and snow are set to move into Northeast Ohio, and schools are already canceling classes for Friday, January 23, 2026.
Giant Eagle offering free home deliveries on all orders above $35 ahead of impending...
CLEVELAND — As dangerously cold weather prepares to envelop Northeast Ohio and other parts of the country this weekend, Giant Eagle says it is offering free home delivery services through Saturday for all orders above $35. The news comes as the company reports "a significant uptick in sales" ahead...
CLOSINGS LIST: 100+ NE Ohio schools cancel Friday classes
Several school districts have already canceled Friday classes as dangerously cold temperatures return to Northeast Ohio before potentially heavy snow over the weekend.
Ohio delays when some counties will next appraise properties
Sixteen of Ohio’s 88 counties—including Franklin, Cuyahoga and Hamilton, which are its three largest—will delay their property tax reappraisals by one year. Franklin and Hamilton County will wait to revalue properties until 2030, while Cuyahoga County will wait until 2031, according to an Ohio Department of Taxation...
Communities across Northeast Ohio facing salt shortage
The shortage stems from delays in salt mine production, combined with state and local agencies receiving priority distribution for public safety reasons.
Cleveland musician finds relief from painful hand condition through little-known radiation treatment
CLEVELAND — For Cy Sulak, music has been a lifelong passion. The 70-year-old guitarist has been playing since age 17, and today, he still performs gigs nearly every week across Northeast Ohio with his band. But last year, Sulak faced an unexpected challenge that threatened to silence his music:...
Cleveland’s Burke airport is surprisingly clean and ready to build on, but there’s a...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Burke Lakefront Airport is far cleaner and easier to build on than many Clevelanders might expect, but redeveloping the full 450-acre site remains complicated because the coastline is an active dump site for sediment dredged from the Cuyahoga River. Building one- or two-story buildings across most...
Cuyahoga County weighs $2M loan to redevelop Mendelsohn synagogue into Oberlin College arts campus
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — Cuyahoga County is considering a $2 million loan to help transform a former synagogue in Cleveland Heights into a regional hub for visual and performing arts, anchored by Oberlin College’s first satellite campus. If approved, the funding would support a $52 million transformation of...
Inside Cleveland’s pay-as-you-can plumbing co-op that sees clean water as a human right
People’s Plumbing is a worker-owned cooperative based in Cleveland that offers plumbing and home repair services through a gift economy model. Founded by longtime plumber and community organizer Cristobal Van Breen in 2023, the co-op grew out of a belief that access to clean water and safe housing are human rights....
