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Port. St. Joe Mayor Bo Patterson stands in front of what's left of one of the towns two gas stations. Both were destroyed by Hurricane Michael, the fuel pumps torn from their concrete slabs.

In Hurricane Michael's Wake, Florida Panhandle Faces Steep Path Back To Normal

More than a week after Hurricane Michael made landfall as a Category 4 storm, cities and towns are facing the daunting task of trying to rebuild.

This undated photo provided by the Dayton Police Department shows Connor Betts. The 24-year-old masked gunman in body armor opened fire early Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019 in Dayton's Oregon District.

Sealed Records On Dayton Gunman Pit Safety Against Privacy

Disturbing behavior that the Dayton gunman reportedly exhibited in his youth may be detailed in law enforcement and school files so far off limits to the…

Lawrence, Mass., has struggled to find its economic base since the decline of manufacturing. While the city is witnessing pockets of investment, as of August 2019, one-third of Lawrence's children lived in poverty, 36 percent of residents received aid under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and just over 24 percent of residents lived in poverty.

U.S. Census Bureau Reports Poverty Rate Down, But Millions Still Poor

While the poverty rate finally fell to prerecession levels in 2018, the number of people without health insurance increased, and about one in eight Americans still lived below the poverty line.

How Rhode Island Is Handling Vaccine Rollout

Rhode Island is one of the few states that from the start prioritized vaccinating communities with high infection rates. The strategy: to put out the fire where it's burning the hottest.

On the day of the official change to decimalized currency on Feb. 15, 1971, Lord Fiske, chairman of the Decimal Currency Board, makes a purchase at a Woolworths store in London.

U.K. And Ireland Celebrate 50 Years Since 'Decimal Day'

Until Feb. 15, 1971, Britain had 240 pennies to a pound. There were also two farthings in a ha'penny, three pennies in a bit, two shillings in a florin, and five shillings in a crown.

A camera on the descent stage of the Mars Perseverance spacecraft shows the rover being lowered to the planet's surface on Thursday.

After A Successful Landing On Mars, NASA Rover Undergoes A Systems Checkout

Following a 300 million-mile voyage through space and a dangerous drop to the surface, Perseverance will be put through its paces before getting to a search for ancient Martian life.

Jeune Drayton and her son Walter McCormick hold up Paul Drayton's Olympic medals.

Honoring Northeast Ohio's Forgotten Olympic Gold Medalist Paul Drayton

Terry Pluto reflects on Cleveland native and '64 Olympic gold medalist, Paul Drayton, who remains relatively unknown to many in his home state.

The number of Ohioans in the hospital with COVID-19 continues to decrease. Gov. Mike DeWine says if it remains under 2,500 for seven consecutive days the state will remove the 11 p.m.-5 a.m. curfew that is currently in place.

Ohio Expects Increase in Vaccine Supply; Curfew May be Lifted

During his coronavirus briefing, Gov. Mike DeWine said both Pfizer and Moderna will increase the amount of vaccine they will ship to Ohio in the coming weeks.

QAnon supporters attended a pro-Trump rally last month in Washington, D.C., on the same weekend that Congress finalized then-President-elect Joe Biden's victory.

Why QAnon Survives After Trump

Travis View hosts the conspiracy-debunking podcast QAnon Anonymous. He says QAnon persists because its delusional ideas don't come from a single leader, but are "self-generated" and "crowdsourced."

Gov. Mike DeWine with his dog, Dolly, at a coronavirus briefing in September 2020.

Ohio Expects Increase In COVID-19 Vaccine Supply, May Lift Curfew Next Week

Ohio’s effort to vaccinate citizens against COVID-19 have been hampered by a lack of supply. Gov. Mike DeWine said there is hope the state will begin…

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