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Early voting has been underway for weeks in Georgia. There are signs that turnout will be high ahead of next month's Senate runoff elections that will determine which party controls that chamber.

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Coronavirus case numbers are exploding across the country. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 reached 250,000 on Wednesday, with a caseload of over 11.3 million.

Cuyahoga County is on track to spend the remainder of its coronavirus aid by the federal government’s Dec. 30 deadline, County Executive Armond Budish said Monday. County government received $215 million in pandemic relief from the $2.2 trillion CARES Act, using the funds to buy protective equipment, refit county buildings for social distancing, equip employees to work from home and assist renters and business owners.

The nationwide opioid lawsuits are far from over. After last month’s settlement with drug makers and distributors, lawyers for Cuyahoga and Summit counties are focusing on the next set of defendants: pharmacies. At the start of this month, attorneys for the two counties asked the court permission to add new claims against pharmacies to their lawsuits. The claims accuse pharmacy chains of failing to look out for suspicious opioid prescriptions.

Cuyahoga County’s interim sheriff could stay in that role for another year, despite not meeting the new qualifications for the position. An extension of Sgt. David Schilling’s appointment as interim sheriff was approved by the county’s Public Safety & Justice Affairs Committee Tuesday. The resolution now goes before the full council.

Updated: Wednesday, 3:40 p.m. A prickly back-and-forth between the city of Cincinnati and Hamilton County over the construction of a music venue at The...

Marci Rich grew up in Elyria in the 1950s and 60s, an era she describes as the city’s “golden age.”

Megan McKnight moved to Cleveland's Clark-Fulton neighborhood a few weeks ago. And while she says she likes living there — she finds her daughter's school effective, the commercial district walkable — there are some missing elements that could make life better. "Nicer housing," she says. "A lot of what's here is really old. And we could use a few more stores, because you can't get everything you need without walking or driving a long way."

Oscar-nominated Ohio documentarian Julia Reichert has 50 years of experience in filmmaking. Her latest collaboration with longtime partner Steve Bognar is “American Factory.”