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Misdemeanor defendants in Cleveland are missing court dates less often under a year-old program that allows people to await trial under supervision outside of jail. Cleveland Municipal Court released statistics on the first year of its pretrial services program at Tuesday’s meeting of the Cuyahoga County Criminal Justice Council, which brings together city, county and court officials to discuss bail reform and other topics.

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing to end a nearly two-decade long limit on logging in Alaska's Tongass National Forest. Local officials have pushed for looser restrictions to boost the economy.

Akron’s mayoral candidates faced off Wednesday in a midday debate that was more of a low-key meeting of the minds than raucous political showdown. Akron's incumbent mayor, Democrat Dan Horrigan, and Republican challenger Josh Sines agreed more often than not on Akron’s needs when it comes to tackling homelessness, youth and gun violence, welcoming refugees and next steps to continue economic development.

Negotiations are underway as the drug industry scrambles to avoid a high profile national opioid trial set to begin on Monday.

A new technique, dubbed 'prime editing,' appears to make it even easier to make very precise changes in DNA. It's designed to overcome the limits of the CRISPR gene editing tool.

After 10 years and more than $7 million, the Cuyahoga Valley National Park finally has a “front door.” The new Boston Mill Visitor Center sits along the Cuyahoga River, the Ohio & Erie Canal and Towpath Trail, and the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad in Peninsula. It opens to the public at 10 a.m. on Friday, with grand opening activities continuing through the weekend.

Attorneys for an indicted Cuyahoga Land Bank employee say federal prosecutors’ case against their client is based on evidence obtained from a man with a record of financial crimes who ran an illegal East Cleveland dump. Lawyers for former land bank property specialist Kenneth Tyson also claimed in a Wednesday federal court filing that prosecutors failed to turn over their full collection of records on George Michael Riley Sr.

El Salvador's new president ran his campaign largely on social media and his first actions as president have been made through tweets. His supporters love it. His detractors describe it as autocratic.

Cleveland City Council passed new lead paint requirements for landlords Wednesday, giving Mayor Frank Jackson’s administration 18 months to develop a citywide program to reduce childhood lead poisoning. The law requires owners of rentals built before 1978 to have their properties inspected for lead hazards every two years. Cleveland’s Building and Housing Department will start enforcing the new rules in March 2021 and require all rentals to be certified as lead safe by 2023. The legislation also doubles the rental registration fee, raising it from $35 to $70.

Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe is expected to be nominated director of national intelligence and has prosecuted terrorism cases. But he has far less experience than his predecessors.