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Home sales in Ohio are at their highest level since the Great Recession. That's according to a new report from Ohio Association of Realtors (OAR).

Cleveland plans to contract with outside investigators to help clear its backlog of citizen complaints about police. The city outlined its plan in a filing in federal court Friday as part of its reform agreement with the Justice Department. Last month, a federal judge told the city to come up with this new plan, after the monitor overseeing the consent decree said Cleveland wasn’t on the right track.

New York and seven other Northeast states are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to get Ohio and eight other states added to the so-called Ozone Transport Region, created under the Clean Air Act to curb air pollution drifting across local borders. In 2013, eight states in the northeast asked the U.S. EPA to add nine more states to the region. It wasn't until late last year that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt officially denied that petition. The EPA argues there are other programs that reduce industrial smog flowing across state lines.

Artists from around the world are due to use Northeast Ohio as their gallery this summer. Photographers, painters, filmmakers and installation artists will create works that reflect on issues facing American cities.

The slobbery Saint Bernard from South Dakota has a tongue measuring 7.3 inches — long enough to earn her a Guinness World Records title.

A guitar-slinging gospel singer, a group of English alt rockers, and an old school rapper are among 19 nominees announced this morning for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. A performer is eligible for nomination 25 years after the release of his or her first record. Sister Rosetta Tharpe first found fame in the 1930s, blending gospel and blues. Chuck Berry cited her guitar-playing as an influence. And now she’s a first-time Rock Hall nominee.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has designated 4 Ohio rivers as “Areas of Concern” – and Lorain County’s Black River is one of them. This week, the EPA awarded more than half a million dollars to Lorain for Black River restoration projects.

A tax law that lets seniors deduct more of their medical expenses expired earlier this year. Now both of Ohio's senators are trying to bring it back.

In the basement of Severance Hall, there are file cabinets full of programs, scrapbooks and audio recordings dating back to its inception. On a recent afternoon, ideastream toured the collections with archivist Andria Hoy to see some of the early materials as the Cleveland Orchestra celebrates its centennial season. A green scrapbook from 1918-1919 includes newspaper clippings surrounding its start, which paint a picture of excitement as Nikolai Sokoloff was hired to lead the city’s own orchestra.

Columbus Mayor Coleman (D) and U.S. Senator Voinovich (R-OH) today jointly condemned the Learn and Earn ballot initiative. The measure would amend the…