Barberton City Council voted 6-2 to begin removal proceedings for Mayor Bill Judge and asked independent counsel to draft formal charges under the city charter.

A new Ohio dashboard shows roughly 25% of students were chronically absent last year. State officials say weekly school-level data should help communities act faster.

Akron will pay $24,000 to settle a federal civil-rights suit after an officer punched a passenger during a June 2024 traffic stop.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely this afternoon with gusts to about 25 mph and a marginal severe threat along the Lake Erie shoreline.

Medina's municipal aggregation supply rate will rise roughly 30%, sending higher summer bills as data‑center demand and global fuel shocks squeeze supply.

A new Career District will centralize nursing education, youth job programs and support services on Cleveland’s East Side to speed students into healthcare jobs.

A 19‑year‑old was pronounced dead after a single‑vehicle crash on Finefrock Road SW on Tuesday. Investigators say the wreck happened before sunrise and remains under investigation.

A 6.9‑mill operating levy is on Lakewood’s May 5 ballot, district leaders say it would raise about $12.3M a year, but opponents point to recent school repurposing.

A jam‑packed 2026–27 season gives Cleveland a final year with Franz Welser‑Möst, from Strauss opera to big symphonies, a European tour and a vinyl retrospective.

Ohio’s Child Care Cred pilot has 21 employers and 144 children enrolled, but advocates say the $10M, year-long program will reach only a sliver of families who need help. Employers and parents each pay 40% while the state chips in 20%.

Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack told CNBC her baseline is that rates will stay on hold "for a good while," while warning data could force moves either way.

Gov. DeWine and the Department of Children and Youth are consolidating 13 regional 211 providers into a statewide, 24/7 helpline that will cover all 88 Ohio counties by June.

Lake Erie Scoops in Gordon Square will close on or around April 30, owner Jennifer Taggart announced. Taggart says she needs time to rest and hopes some baked goods will appear at neighborhood shops.