Garfield Heights fell back to 2.5 stars after briefly hitting state standards last year, with absenteeism still gripping most classrooms.

CMSD's rating held flat even as chronic absenteeism topped 54% and three schools face a state cheating review.

Cuyahoga's prosecutor won't cut 3.3% from his budget until county leaders rein in six-figure executive salaries.

Lakewood and Jefferson lawmakers want fines utilities already pay to fund payouts for spoiled food and medicine.

Chagrin Falls High School now beats Rocky River and Solon, with AP pass rates topping 92%.

Cleveland City Council wants Apple and Google to put the Gulf of Cleveland on the map — literally, two miles into Lake Erie.

New rentals would still get full inspections, but renewals could face random exterior checks instead of yearly ones.

About 300 site selectors are touring Cleveland Clinic's quantum computer this week, with welcome bags stuffed with Malley's Chocolates.

Emergency ordinance targets trailers left blocking sight lines, plows and school buses in the Chagrin Valley suburb.

Hudson City Council pushed its short-term rental vote to late October after a resident survey turned up surprisingly few documented problems.

A council critic warned the diverted money isn't found cash — county services could feel it for 30 years.

Issues 11, 12 and 13 would lock tenant protections and police oversight into Akron's charter, out of council's reach.

Summit County property owners have until Dec. 31 to apply for a valuation cut after hail and flooding tore through the area.