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Mining company Cleveland-Cliffs will buy West Chester, Ohio-based steelmaker AK Steel in a deal valued at $1.1 billion, the companies announced Tuesday in a news release. The merger will combine Cliffs’ iron ore operations with AK Steel’s manufacturing business, which largely supplies the automotive industry. Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves will lead the company, according to the release, and AK Steel CEO Roger Newport plans to retire.

A report from the National Academy of Sciences explores how hospitals could do more to address social issues that lead to health problems. These "social determinants of health" are the things outside of a doctor's office which have a huge impact on health, such as good jobs and stable housing.

Local homeless shelters are preparing for winter as temperatures drop across Northeast Ohio. While many Cleveland shelters already operate at capacity, staffers say there are still people without shelter in the harsh weather. The first winter storm of the season already blew through Cleveland, bringing a temperature drop of more than 10 degrees and mixed precipitation.

Protesters in Paris are in the streets this weekend to mark a year since the first "yellow vest" marches.

Five years after the death of Tamir Rice, his family is partnering with the Cleveland Foundation to create a fund for arts and community projects. The Tamir Rice Legacy Fund aims to connect youth with outlets for self-expression. Samaria Rice created the fund in honor of her son’s love of art and says she hopes it will keep his memory alive.

Lorain County has released its Community Health Improvement Plan, which outlines health issues it will focus on over the next three years. The top priorities include chronic disease, maternal and child health, mental health, substance abuse and cancer. Lorain County Public Health Commissioner Dave Covell said the county will have a strong focus on children's health, especially kids age one to five.

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson presented his $1.8 billion budget to city council Tuesday, his fourth since voters passed an income tax increase enabling the city to expand services.

Governor Mike DeWine has restricted all nursing home visits in the state to prevent the spread of coronavirus to seniors, who are a high-risk group.

Young people in the Cleveland area will have access to three free meals a day during the extended spring break that begins next week. Cleveland Metropolitan School District CEO Eric Gordon said Friday that the district will host 22 sites where any person under the age of 18 can pick up a two-meal package containing breakfast and lunch. The service will operate between 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., Monday-Friday. CMSD will provide shuttle service to the nearest host site from all its pre-K thru 8 school buildings.

Lakewood is offering relief for small businesses in financial trouble due to the coronavirus, creating a fund to cover rent costs for the next month. The fund has grants of up to $3,000 to help with rental costs. The money will come from the city’s economic development fund, or in the form of a community development block grant in cases where the business owner’s income is 85 percent or less of the median income for Lakewood. To qualify, a business must be locally owned, operate a storefront in the city and employ 50 or fewer people.