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This year Cuyahoga County and the State of Ohio cleaned up a dump for construction debris in East Cleveland. But it’s not yet clear if the dump’s operators will have to pay the bill. Arco Recycling had piled the land high with rubble from demolished buildings—angering the neighbors whose homes were nearby.

The creator of a tent city for homeless people in Akron is holding a cleanup day Thursday now that the city has ordered the encampment to close. Sage Lewis is the 47-year-old Akron activist and entrepreneur who set up the tent city on his property. He said residents have already done most of the cleanup work at the site, but he’s hoping supporters will come anyway.

First Year Cleveland, a group working to reduce infant mortality in Cuyahoga County, reports preliminary data for 2018 shows the rate of black infants dying before their first birthday is at its lowest in five years, and white infant mortality is the second lowest Cuyahoga County has seen in the same time period. However, the Hispanic infant mortality rate dramatically increased to the highest rate the county has experienced in those same five years, according to Richard Stacklin of the Cuyahoga County Board of Health.

On December 3rd, Doug Yeager who was in town to share his film, Free to Rock: How Rock and Roll Brought Down the Wall , came into WVXU's studio to talk...

Demetrius Pitts, the Ohio man accused of plotting a Fourth of July terrorist attack in Cleveland last year, has been indicted. On Wednesday, a grand jury indicted Pitts on one count of attempting to provide material support or resources to al-Qaida, a foreign terrorist organization. The charge carries a maximum 20 year sentence. According to the FBI, the bureau had been watching Pitts since December 2015. He was arrested July 1, 2018, after allegedly discussing possible sites for a bombing in downtown Cleveland with an undercover FBI agent.

Adlon says she almost didn't make the third season of Better Things. David Bianculli reviews Leaving Neverland. Filmmaker Yoruba Richen discusses her documentary, The Green Book: Guide to Freedom.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with WHYY listener Steve Fayne of Egg Harbor Township, N.J.

Akron Schools Superintendent David James says the district is working to train its students for the workforce by connecting the community to the classroom. For the last 11 years, David James says he's faced many challenges as superintendent. The latest challenge is transforming the district into a talent pipeline in several industries, including healthcare and IT, that are facing a talent gap.

The number of opioid prescriptions in Ohio has declined 36 percent from 2012 to 2018, according to a new report from the Ohio Board of Pharmacy. The decline follows regulations put in place at the state level over the last few years.

The developers behind the NuCLEus project in downtown Cleveland are looking to move ahead with their proposed mixed-use towers. Stark Enterprises first conceived 50 story towers, with apartments, shops and a hotel five years ago. That $450 million plan stalled. The goal this time around is to move faster with a smaller project.