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Cuyahoga County has had 11 air quality alerts this year compared to four last year.

The Greater Cleveland Food Bank can't say whether the government shutdown has prompted increased demand, but it wants people to know it can help if they need it. The government shutdown has stretched about three weeks, and it’s unclear how much longer it may go.

The Cleveland Public Library (CPL) is finalizing plans this week to spend $39.3 million in the first phase of a 10-year project to renovate or rebuild all of its branches. The money comes from a tax levy increase that Cleveland voters approved in 2017 by a 69 percent margin.

Production at General Motors facilities nationwide halted just before midnight Sept. 15, including at the GM Metal Center in Parma. GM filed for bankruptcy in 2009. Ten years later, that UAW-GM contract has expired. The United Auto Workers Union (UAW) and GM failed to come to a new contract agreement over the weekend.

Union workers at the Cleveland Public Library will go on strike on Feb. 4 if negotiators cannot agree on a new contract. The union issued a 10-day strike notice Tuesday. Members of Service Employees International Union District 1199 (SEIU) have been without a contract since Dec. 31. Sticking points in the negotiations have centered on security concerns, wages and staffing issues.

Updated: 6:07 p.m., Tuesday, Jan 14, 2020 The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has taken 14-year-old Harley Dilly off the missing and endangered child list after a body was recovered in an abandoned house near Dilly’s home in Port Clinton. Tuesday evening, the Ottawa County Coroner's Office released a preliminary autopsy report, having determined Dilly died from compressive asphyxia after being trapped in the chimney. Police believe Dilly’s death was an accident and no foul play is suspected.

Cuyahoga County is taking steps to protect adults with disabilities from abuse or neglect. The Guardian Partner Program aims to assess the care being provided to nearly 7,000 wards of the county. Guardians currently provide a report every two years on any changes in diagnosis, care plan or living arrangements for adult wards, said Probate Court Magistrate and Deputy Court Administrator Jennifer Alexander. But the court doesn’t usually interact with the adults themselves outside of an initial hearing or service, she said.

Updated: 11:28 am Friday January 24, 2020 The Cleveland Clinic has begun screening all patients who have traveled to China for symptoms of the coronavirus, according to a spokesperson. MetroHealth confirmed Friday that they are also screening patients for symptoms if they've been to China in the past two weeks. University Hospitals reports they are working on a travel screening protocol for their ERs, as well as putting out guidance for clinicians on screening and patient/employee safety.

More than 100 boys and girls will compete in the Silver Gloves regional boxing tournament Jan. 18 and 19 on Cleveland's East Side — and, for some, it could be a stepping stone toward the 2024 Summer Olympics. The boxers, aged 8 to 16, come from Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky. They qualified for the tournament by winning state-level competitions and by being members in good standing of USA Boxing, the governing body for Olympic-style amateur boxing.

Electric scooter use around Cleveland has sparked safety concerns for some residents, particularly those with visual impairments. National Federation of the Blind of Ohio (NFBO) members met with city planning commission officials and electric scooter vendors Thursday to discuss ways to alleviate those worries.