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The City of Cleveland has agreed to pay $4.85 million to David Ayers, 20 years after he was wrongfully convicted of murder. The city tucked the settlement announcement into its daily coronavirus press release Monday night. The judgement appears to bring to a close a decades-long saga for Ayers.

Updated: Jan. 28, 3:30 p.m. Newly installed Hamilton County commission Vice President Alicia Reece intends to create a task force focused on economic...

The Canton Symphony Orchestra recently launched a new podcast to talk about problems in the classical music industry. Racial and gender inequality in the profession and appealing to younger and diverse audiences are some of the many issues up for discussion in “Orchestrating Change.” The podcast, hosted by assistant conductor Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz and education manager Rachel Hagemeier, aims to educate the symphony itself as well as others.

A nonprofit founder and Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority board member is weighing a bid for Cleveland mayor in 2021. Justin Bibb formed a campaign fundraising committee at the beginning of September, Cuyahoga County Board of Election records show. So far, he has raised $180,000 for a possible run, he said.

A Warren resident is facing charges for his alleged involvement in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Building Jan. 6. Stephen Ayres is charged with obstruction of justice, unlawful entry into restricted buildings and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol Grounds.

Ohio’s prison authority is vaccinating inmates and staff against the coronavirus at three detention facilities starting this week, but vaccines are limited to inmates under medical care. According to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, vaccinations will be available to 593 inmates and 456 staff members. The shipments began arriving Monday.

Nursing homes often struggle to retain staff, so they should consider partnering with local colleges to train workers, according to recommendations released Thursday by the Summit County Nursing Homes and Facilities Task Force. The task force has been meeting for a year and released a report to the community with suggestions on how to improve Summit County's long-term care facilities.

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has joined the list of Democratic lawmakers calling on the Cabinet and Vice President Mike Pence to attempt to remove President Donald Trump from office after Wednesday’s storming of the U.S. Capitol. Brown blamed the president for the vandalism undertaken by pro-Trump extremists, which he termed “domestic terrorism.”

Cuyahoga County Council will soon consider a proposed ordinance to create a special fund for maintenance and construction costs at major league sports facilities, after the county finance committee’s favorable recommendation of the proposal Monday.

Updated on October 1, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. Leaves are falling from trees, Halloween is right around the corner and many Northeast Ohio communities are thinking about how to safely trick-or-treat, and so is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.