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The University of Akron is anticipating a $16 million operating deficit for the new fiscal year beginning July 1st. The university attributes the shortfall partly to a downward trend in enrollment the past several years and a projected 7 percent decrease in the fall. In order to close the budget gap, Akron's Board of Trustees approved a 5 percent decrease in operating funds for all departments Wednesday, but the university reported those cuts will not include layoffs. A 3 percent raise for non-bargaining employees was also approved.

Several priests who previously served at local schools have been named in a list of Society of Jesus members accused of sexually abusing minors. This month, U.S. provinces of the Catholic religious order began releasing names of clergy, living and dead, credibly accused of abuse since 1955. The Midwest Province of the Jesuits, which includes Ohio, published its list on Monday.

This is the last week of open enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The number of people enrolling for 2019 has decreased both nationally and in Ohio, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Enrollment in ACA health plans nationwide is down 11 percent compared to this time last year. In Ohio, enrollment is lagging by about 18 percent.

Damon Joseph, 21, was arrested at 6 p.m. on Friday in Holland, Ohio, on a charge of attempting to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization, specifically ISIS, as he planned attacks on two synagogues and expressed a desire to kill a rabbi, according to the FBI.

A new study from the Fair Housing Center for Rights and Research finds landlords in Cuyahoga County discriminate against domestic violence survivors. The study tested for landlord discrimination by having either a domestic violence survivor or advocate inquire about a rental. They also used a control group to inquire with the same landlords. It found discrimination in 36 percent of the responses.

Admission to Cleveland’s museum of contemporary art, moCa, will now be free, every day. The change is part of its “open house” initiative, which aims to increase access to the institution as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. Free admission starts March 16 with the opening of its anniversary exhibitions. The museum is closed until March 15.

The longtime Jeopardy! host announced via web video that he has advanced pancreatic cancer. It has low survival rates, but Trebek joked about his 3-year hosting obligation under his contract.

The Parker Hannifin Foundation is giving $5 million to Cleveland State University to establish a living and learning community. Starting this fall, 40 Cleveland Metropolitan School District graduates receiving tuition assistance to CSU through the Say Yes to Education initiative will have access to free room and board for two years. CSU Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Jianping Zhu says the students will also receive wraparound support.

Cleveland's NASA Glenn Research Center would get $882 million under a budget proposal announced by the Trump administration Monday afternoon. Local researchers are gearing up for a return to the moon. The last time astronauts set foot on the lunar surface was in 1972. The new budget puts an emphasis on returning within the next five years on a more permanent basis.

The Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday offered a look at their progress overhauling Quicken Loans Arena. The project will add a glass atrium to the arena entrance and open up the concourse inside. The upper deck will get a new bar overlooking the court. A weight room will become a lounge. Cavs CEO Len Komoroski said the team is revamping the food options, too.