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Ohio Sen. Rob Portman will oppose an effort by some of his Republican colleagues to throw out President-elect Joe Biden’s electoral votes when Congress formalizes the presidential election results this week. Portman announced his decision in a statement Monday, saying he “cannot support allowing Congress to thwart the will of the voters” by overturning Biden’s win.

Pernel Jones Jr., the Cleveland funeral director who has served on Cuyahoga County Council since its creation a decade ago, won election as the body’s president Monday. He ran unopposed for the job, winning unanimous support from council’s seven Democrats and three Republicans. Jones, who has served as council’s vice president since 2015, replaces prior council president Dan Brady, who retired last month.

Cleveland City Council members expressed frustration with the city’s waste collection program Tuesday in a committee meeting meant to provide a third-party consultant with council’s input on trash pickup and recycling.

With some students in Chicago returning to schools for in-person learning and many more scheduled to start soon, some teachers and parents are balking at the move, fearing it's still not safe.

A consumer protection group is calling on Cleveland City Council to do more to protect residents from rising utility costs. The Citizens Utility Board of Ohio (CUB) told council members on Tuesday that Clevelanders are the ones who end up paying, literally, for Cleveland Public Power’s (CPP) bad contracts.

Ohioans can now get nasal and oral piercings again, but Cleveland-area body piercer Tony Rikard said he hasn't seen much demand yet. "It's kind of picking up again," he said. "I don't know if people just haven't heard yet, but I expect it to get a little bit busier once the word kind of spreads a little bit more."

In preparation for next month’s election, ideastream is answering your questions about voting. A listener in Yellow Springs asked how election officials can spot double voting and what the penalties are for trying to vote twice. Poll workers have electronic poll books that list who’s voted and who’s applied for an absentee ballot.

Nearly a century old, Mahall’s has operated as a bowling alley in Lakewood since 1924. In 1926, you might have found these guys hanging out at the bowling alley [Mahall family]

Shut out of more traditional competition, runners hit the trails in a quest to set Fastest Known Records.

Wildlife poachers sometimes steal sea turtle eggs from their nests on Costa Rican beaches. Now scientists have a way to fight back: decoy eggs embedded with GPS trackers.