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Residents packed the Cleveland Heights Community Center to hear arguments for and against a new levy to support the Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District. The 7.9 mill levy, which appears on the March 17 primary ballot, would raise more than $8 million in new revenue for the school district and add roughly $275 in property taxes per year for every $100,000 of a home’s value. The League of Women Voters of Greater Cleveland, FutureHeights and Reaching Heights hosted the event.

Paul Vasquez died this week at the age of 57. He became one of YouTube's first viral hits when he posted a video of himself reacting to two rainbows over Yosemite National Park.

On a per capita basis, the coronavirus has has hit the Navajo Nation harder than nearly any other place in the nation.

Gov. Mike DeWine is beginning to loosen restrictions on assisted living facilities and homes for the developmentally disabled. Starting June 8, residents at those two types of long-term care facilities can meet with visitors outdoors, the governor announced Thursday.

Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland are planning millions of dollars in aid for tenants who haven't been able to pay their rent during the coronavirus pandemic, just as the city’s housing court begins to accept eviction filings after a three-month pause.

More than 8,100 members of the U.S. National Guard have been mobilized across the U.S. to help communities deal with the coronavirus.

Cleveland Metroparks is opening more facilities for the summer season – includes concessions, marinas and beaches – as restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic continue to loosen. Both Edgewater and Huntington beaches will open for guarded swim hours starting June 6, according to a press release, as will Wallace Lake. The Emerald Necklace, Wildwood, and East 55th Street marinas will open June 8, with the first hour reserved for vulnerable populations.

For the first time in history, Hamilton County voters have approved a county-wide tax levy to pay for transit.

LeBron James announced last week that he’ll take his NBA career out west, joining the L.A. Lakers in the 2018-2019 season, but in northeast Ohio, James’ philanthropic endeavors will continue. The James Family Foundation’s I Promise school will open its doors to 240 third and fourth graders in the Akron Public School District later this month. The school, which will grow each year to eventually house students in grades 1-8, will provide students with wraparound services, specialized STEM curriculum and smaller class sizes because of the foundation’s financial support.

This week in Cincinnati you'll find a benefit show for the Longworth-Anderson concert series at Memorial Hall. There's also "Guys & Dolls" at CCM,...