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Updated: 3:00 p.m. Cincinnati City Council Member Chris Seelbach has announced the city could soon have a blanket ban on single use plastic bags....

Many barbershops and salons are re-opening Friday — including Urban Kutz Barbershop's two locations in Cleveland. Owner Waverly Willis is nervous about getting back to work during the coronavirus pandemic, but he's also glad to be making money again. He has a busy weekend ahead with appointments booked from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

A longstanding Northeast Ohio art tradition carries on during the pandemic shutdown. Since 2005, the Pretentious Cleveland Portrait Artists have gathered in area taverns and studios to render volunteer models in paint, pencil and pastel. But in the past few weeks, the group has temporarily moved their weekly session online. A little after 7:30 p.m. last Friday, Roger Miller called the roll for the weekly gathering of the Pretentious Artists.

Updated: 4:19 p.m., Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Ohio officials said on Wednesday that they reversed course on a requirement for all customers to wear masks before entering stores when they begin to reopen in May based on feedback from businesses. According to Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, employers had many questions about how to enforce the new rule.

Updated: 3:55 p.m., Friday, March 20, 2020 A Lucas County man has died of the coronavirus, the first in Ohio to lose his life to the global pandemic, Gov. Mike DeWine announced at a Friday afternoon news conference. The announcement comes as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ohio rises to 169, with 39 hospitalizations. DeWine described the man, Mark Wagoner Sr., as a well-liked and respected Toledo attorney who was prominent in the state Republican Party.

Unemployment numbers out Thursday show a huge spike both in Ohio and nationwide. In Ohio, more than 468,000 people have applied for benefits. That’s 100...

Updated on May 5, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.

Global health activists say it's a big step toward wiping out malaria. But it will be tough to implement in poor countries.

Ohio's infant mortality rate remains higher than the national average. The rate of African-American babies dying before their first birthdays is three...

You may not think the world needs another retelling of Jane Austen's classic, but Soniah Kamal's Unmarriageable has an undercurrent of social and political commentary that makes it a worthwhile read.