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U.S. District Court Judge Edmund Sargus has rejected the request from Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts, the anti-nuclear power plant bailout group, to...

The Geauga County Board of Health will start distributing naloxone to the community starting this fall. County health officials will distribute 250 kits of the opioid overdose reversal medication known as Narcan thanks to a $75,000 state grant. Anyone can obtain a life-saving kit for free, said Geauga’s Director of Nursing, Christine Wyers.

Nonprofit hospitals are increasingly facing pressure to address issues outside of medicine that may affect a person’s health, such as housing, transportation, and employment. This is new terrain for medical providers, as local health leaders acknowledged at a recent meeting of the nonprofit public health consortium Better Health Partnership.

A new Cleveland City Council subcommittee will develop a plan to combat harmful algal blooms and other threats to Lake Erie. Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley appointed the new committee this week. The group will research what to do about algal blooms, which can contain toxins that pollute drinking water.

By Matthew Richmond Of the 22 previously unnamed clerics accused of sexual abuse and identified Friday by the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, 16 are dead. Four have been removed from the ministry. The church determined the allegations against those 20 were likely true. Two more are on administrative leave while the church considers the accusations.

Inspired by the true story of boxing legend Jack Johnson, the latest Cleveland Play House production, "The Royale," tells the fictional tale of an African-American boxer dodging punches and racism in the early 20th century. However, award-winning playwright Marco Ramirez has written a story that also reflects racial issues of today.

Former Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman pled guilty today to more than two dozen counts of having an unlawful interest in a public contract. As part of a plea agreement with the state auditor’s office, Cimperman will pay a $10,000 fine for the 26 first-degree misdemeanor charges. He could also face up to 6 months in jail for each count.

The dream of the '90s is alive in this Canadian rock band.

This week the Agriculture Committee in Congress looks at stricter work requirements for food stamps as part of the larger farm bill In the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, able-bodied people without kids can receive food stamps for three months without having to work. After that, they’ve got to get a job or be enrolled in job training for at least 20 hours a week. People are exempt from those rules if they are pregnant, younger than 18 or older than 49.

This week, President Donald Trump, who is being treated for COVID-19, left the hospital and announced that coronavirus is not something to be afraid of. The New York Times reported Wednesday his three-day stay in the hospital would typically cost the average American more than $100,000. The president’s health is a national security risk, so he’s getting care the average person might not receive, MetroHealth family physician Dr. Christine Alexander said.