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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.

Cincinnati Public Schools will begin phasing students back to in-person learning on Oct. 12. Students were originally set to start phasing in this week....

A high-risk domestic violence court starts taking cases Monday in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. The U.S. Department of Justice is funding the specialized court for three years with $1 million and it will take 50 cases each year. The court categorizes felony domestic violence cases that involve either strangulation or a firearm as high risk.

The Ohio Controlling Board on Monday approved requests to appropriate additional CARES Act funding for schools and universities. The state Office of Budget and Management received approval for additional funds of roughly $200 million for higher education and $100 million for K-12 schools. The funds would be meant to cover increased education costs brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

A dance teacher formerly employed by the Cleveland School of the Arts is facing a federal lawsuit alleging he sexually abused several students during his time at the high school. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of five unnamed plaintiffs, argues Terence Greene violated the federal Title IX statute. Greene used his status as a teacher in the School of the Arts to groom students and sexually abuse them, the suit said, and the abuse took place on school property and in connection with school-related activities.

Destination Cleveland is launching a campaign encouraging local residents to get out into the community and boost the local economy. The Rediscover CLE initiative is phase two in the plan to aid Cleveland’s economy from the private non-profit convention and visitors bureau. It aims to encourage residents to explore the area safely in ways they’re comfortable with during the coronavirus pandemic, said CEO David Gilbert.

A federal judge this week denied a request by pharmacy chains to throw out a lawsuit over the opioid crisis brought by Lake and Trumbull counties. U.S. District Judge Dan Polster’s Thursday ruling allows the two counties to move ahead with preparations for a May 2021 trial in federal court, to be held in Cleveland.

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The Cleveland Orchestra plans to perform on the Severance Hall stage this fall, but there won’t be an audience in the seats — at least, not at first. Performances will be scaled back in a number of ways, due to pandemic safety precautions, according to orchestra CEO Andre Gremillet. “Our plan at this point is to have the orchestra on stage starting in early October,” he said. “We will have a shorter program, no intermission. And at this point, we anticipate there being about 50 players on stage at any one time.”