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Travis Gardner moves snakes around inside a pit as he talks to the crowds at the Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas. The event was held March 13–15. Families have been participating in the community event for generations.

Rattlesnake Roundup: A Texas Community Tradition

Photographer Lizzie Chen traveled to Sweetwater, Texas, for the annual rattlesnake festival. Families have been participating in the community event for generations.

CWRU Researchers Create Real-Time Tool To Map COVID-19 Risk

Updated: 4:19 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, 2020 Two local researchers have developed a web tool that aims to show real-time COVID-19 risk at different locations. Case Western Reserve University faculty members Fanny Ye and Ken Loparo have created an online mapping tool called Alpha-Satellite that attempts to show the risk of community spread of the coronavirus in any given area.

Mayfield Heights Considering Income Tax Hike

Mayfield Heights residents will consider a proposal that would increase income taxes from 1 percent to 1.5 percent on Tuesday’s ballot. Mayfield Heights City Council has already earmarked the $4 to $5 million a year it is expected to bring for road and sidewalk repair and improvements at the city pool, said Mayor Anthony DiCicco. “Fiscally, we’re sound right now,” DiCicco said. “But we can’t afford to put $2 or $3 million a year into roads and $2 or $3 million into a park or a pool, if Issue 9 doesn’t pass.”

Now-Lt. Gov. Jon Husted speaking at the Columbus Chamber of Commerce Government Day in Cincinnati, Ohio on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018.

Coronavirus In Ohio: Here's What You Need To Know About Unemployment

Ohio’s unemployment numbers have been staggering. Claims have skyrocketed close to 140,000 in the first four days of the week as bars, restaurants,…

Garrett Naylon captured a photo of a deserted Kent State campus in the wake of the pandemic.

College Life in The Pandemic's New Normal: Life on a Deserted Campus

Ohio college students just finished their spring semester which was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. In early March, schools stopped in-person...

The View From Pluto: At Peace with LeBron James' Decision to Leave Home Again

LeBron James is leaving home for Los Angeles. James announced last night that he has agreed to a 4-year, $154 million contract with the Lakers. His...

WVXU "Do" List: August Is Heating Up

A few weeks ago we saw the weekend of the rock opera . It just so happens this weekend ushers in the weekend of the barbecue.

Columbus Blue Jackets' Matt Duchene celebrates his goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series Sunday, April 14, 2019, in Columbus.

Blue Jackets Move To The Brink Of Sweeping Lightning

Sergei Bobrovsky has the Columbus Blue Jackets on the brink of sweeping a playoff series that hardly anyone thought they could win.The Russian goalie shut…

Ohio Teachers’ Unions React To SCOTUS Decision On Fees

More than 100,000 Ohio teachers are members of their local union or education association, giving them clout when they negotiate contracts for wages and benefits, but a U.S. Supreme Court decision could have an impact on teachers’ collective bargaining strength in Ohio. In a 5-4 decision Wednesday, the court ended the practice of collecting agency fees in public sector workplaces that are unionized.

Mayor Frank Jackson Says He Did Not Interfere In Investigation Of Grandson

Updated 4:41 p.m. Sept. 13, 2019 The City of Cleveland on Friday released the full video of Mayor Frank Jackson's interview with Cleveland.com in response to a records request from the news outlet. The city also released a full version of a preamble Jackson recorded to introduce the interview. Both videos have been combined below:

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