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Updated: 11:13 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 The Cleveland Indians will change the baseball team's name, according to a Sunday evening report from the New York Times The Wall Street Journal, ESPN and the Washington Post quickly followed with additional confirmation, all from anonymous sources.

A review of the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) response to protests in Downtown Cleveland on May 30 identified a lack of preparation, resources and management as the protests devolved into a violent clash.

COVID-19 is having a curious effect on family life. In some cases, school closures have kept parents and children together all day in the house. For others, the pandemic is separating elderly parents from their children. Cleveland-based Irish musician Eoin McQuinn is feeling the pull in both directions.

As Inside the Bricks: Woodhill Homes comes to an end — at least for now — I find myself in a reflective mood. There are so many moments not from this series but the overall Homes initiative that have stuck with me and will stick with me for a long time.

A century-old baseball tradition is coming to an end. This week the Cleveland Indians announced plans to drop the team name after years of controversy. The change is part of a larger national discussion this year about race and social justice.

Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey is outlining a plan for her first 100 days, which include dealing with COVID-19 and the use of force.

The way we travel has changed dramatically since the coronavirus pandemic started in March. Commuting slowed, as more people worked from home and children went to school remotely. Mass transit usage plummeted. To find out how Cleveland's traffic patterns were affected during the Year of the Coronavirus, ideastream's Morning Edition host, Amy Eddings, spoke with Grace Gallucci, executive director of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA).

Several Northeast Ohio boards of elections are expanding their capacity to accept dropped-off absentee ballots amid a surge in early voting. Local election officials are adding drop boxes and ballot collection points—but they’re doing so only in the immediate vicinity of boards’ headquarters, following an Oct. 5 directive from Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose.

James Harrison is one of around 150 people now able to vote thanks to registration drives aimed at making sure the democratic process is accessible to everyone, regardless of housing status.

While museums have reopened to the public with pandemic modifications, not all visitors feel comfortable stepping inside. This has inspired area institutions to bring the art outside their buildings. For instance, pedestrians heading down Euclid Avenue may notice the large marquee outside moCa, a Cleveland museum for contemporary art. The public art display by Paul Ramírez Jonas lists a variety of statements made in the news that day. The artist wants to get people thinking and talking about what people promise one another, said moCa Chief Curator Courtenay Finn.