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It's that time of year again when you start to see signs of spring begin to bloom. But it may surprise you that many common plants in Northeast Ohio are not native to the region. For instance, forsythia bush with its bright yellow blooms is prevalent in yards and an early spring bloomer— but not native. English ivy and Japanese barberry are also non-natives [Peggy Spaeth]

A new report out of the Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring (OSAM) Network finds that while opioid prescriptions are falling throughout Ohio, methamphetamine remains widely available in the state. In the Cleveland area, powdered cocaine and meth are becoming more available, and the number of clients entering treatment for meth use increased.

The mayor signed a set of gun control bills that were introduced after the deadly shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue last October. Supporters faced immediate opposition from gun rights advocates.

Growing up in Cleveland Heights, Orin Wolf acted in theater productions both at University School and Cain Park. Little did his high school friends and teachers know, he'd go on to win multiple Tony awards on Broadway as a producer. "For me as someone who always loved the theater, but didn't really love acting, once it clicked that producing was something I could do it just all made sense," Wolf said.

New regulations will bar the sale of the accessories that enable rifles to fire faster, and will require current owners to turn them in or destroy them.

Black women have often had to fight battles on two fronts dealing both with racism and sexism. In her new play, “At Last: Celebrating the Lives of Black Women,” Cleveland Arts Prize-winning writer Dr.

Ezri Walker grew up in Cleveland and began rapping at an early age. By 11, his family realized he had talent and encouraged him to take music seriously, like a job. His mom even began arranging him studio time to work on his craft. “She started booking me sessions,” Ezri said. “Knowing they were coming up… pressured me to like make more music, that way I had stuff to record when I went there.” Then Ezri started catching some breaks. As a teenager, he performed at a Drake concert. At that time, he went by Ezzy.

The Cleveland Council on World Affairs (CCWA) last month got a new CEO, after the sudden death of the organization's previous CEO, Maura O'Donnell-McCarthy, in July. Carina Van Vliet has been in Northeast Ohio about four years having a post with Jones Day, and previously working for the United Nations in New York.

NPR's Tiny Desk concert series has more than 500 million views online a decade after its debut. Starting today, anyone can submit his or her own music video for the annual Tiny Desk Contest. The winner will travel to NPR studios to record a Tiny Desk show.

A new poll released Tuesday by Baldwin Wallace University suggests nearly 59 percent of Ohioans who plan to vote this November say the upcoming midterms are more important than previous ones. There is some evidence of that sentiment in Northeast Ohio voter rolls. Although the final tally won't be known for a week or so, elections officials in Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Lake, Geauga and Portage counties report that, as of Tuesday, the last day to register to vote, voter rolls are slightly higher than they were during the 2014 midterm election.