Ohio’s casino regulator posted a draft rule to bar credit‑card deposits for sports wagers, public comment runs through May 15. Major operators have already pulled card funding.

Dee and Jimmy Haslam pledged $12.5 million to accelerate CLL and rare blood‑cancer research, sending $10M to the Oxford‑Harrington centre and $2.5M to UH Seidman.

Local scammers are copying lockbox keys and posing as landlords, leaving renters out of cash and housing. County and federal trackers urge verification before paying deposits.

Tenants at Cleveland’s West Side Market will match public donations dollar‑for‑dollar up to $50K during a three‑week drive that aims to raise $100K for the market’s transformation.

Unofficial Lake County returns show just 5.05% turnout on May 5, tilting local primaries and sinking school income-tax measures by narrow margins. Democratic voters outpaced Republicans by a wide margin.

Steve Smetana, a former Berkshire coach, was arrested May 4 and charged in the sexual assault of a 12‑year‑old, police say the investigation is ongoing.

A 68-year-old Fremont woman was killed after driving the wrong way on U.S. 20 and striking another car head‑on. Troopers say the crash is under investigation.

Detroit opened the East semifinal with a 111-101 win over Cleveland, holding off a late rally to take a 1-0 series lead. Cade Cunningham paced the Pistons.

Former Cleveland councilman Eugene Miller captured the Democratic nomination for Ohio House District 20 and will face Republican Donna Walker‑Brown in November.

The Coast Guard will run autonomous "sail drones" across the five Great Lakes from May–October to bolster patrols and gather weather and traffic data.

Abdullah Mason will defend his WBO lightweight title at Cleveland State’s Wolstein Center on July 4 against Joe Cordina, a DAZN/TNT 'The Fight' headliner with a stacked undercard.

Timken is selling its belts business to Gates and will shutter the Springfield, MO plant later this year, affecting about 283 jobs.

Steven Oluic defeated Jim Dvorak in the Geauga County GOP primary after months of public infighting, legal fights and a reported probe. The vote was decisive and all precincts reported.