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Election officials are warning Ohioans to look out for online misinformation that could confuse voters about the process of casting a ballot – or convince them not to vote at all. FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress this month he’s concerned the United States will see Russian-linked efforts to muddy the waters of 2020, as happened in 2016.

For the past 58 years, Sr. Mary Jean Raymond has been a member of the Ursuline community in Cleveland. She ministers at St. Aloysius church in Cleveland's Glenville neighborhood. The church has resumed in-person services with congregants spread out and wearing masks. The desire for contact and connection has been strong among the community members, including the youngest among them.

Funeral services for Bishop J. Delano Ellis II will be held throughout the weekend, beginning with a public viewing from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Pentecostal Church of Christ in University Circle, where he served as senior pastor. Ellis died Saturday at the age of 75. Born in Pennsylvania, Ellis served at the Church of God in Christ in Memphis, Ten., for more than three decades prior to coming to Cleveland, where he inspired many in his congregation and the community.

Updated 9:51 a.m., Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 Cleveland police will take an “all-hands-on-deck” approach to Tuesday’s presidential debate, working with the Ohio National Guard and federal agencies to provide security, Safety Director Karrie Howard said Wednesday. The Cleveland Clinic, which is co-hosting the event with Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), has agreed to cover the city’s overtime costs, Howard said.

While some people are traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday, many have worked out alternative plans to protect themselves and family members from the spread of COVID-19. Deborah Osgood and her family decided to celebrate Thanksgiving virtually. Osgood, who lives with just her husband in University Heights these days, said her two adult children, three grandkids, 87-year-old mother and her brother’s family traditionally come together for a potluck-style Thanksgiving dinner.

The death of Breonna Taylor energized a nationwide movement to restrict "no-knock" police raids, but activists want tightened rules for other kinds of forced-entry search warrants.

Cuyahoga County's medical director Dr. Heidi Gullett has been at the front of the county's COVID-19 response for months, and Wednesday, she was the first person at the health department to get the vaccine. "This is the best day of my life," Gullett said with tears in her eyes as she sat down to get the shot. "I am so ready." Gullett and other health board staffers received shots Wednesday, as they prepare to host vaccination clinics for first responders in Cleveland suburbs starting Monday, Dec. 28, said Health Commissioner Terry Allan.

Updated 4:20 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, 2020 As the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to climb in Ohio, Cleveland-area hospital leaders are concerned about the growing number of health care workers who are out sick with the coronavirus. According to hospital officials, about 800 Cleveland Clinic employees, 200 at University Hospitals, and 60 MetroHealth staffers are out, making it more difficult to care for the rising number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Cuyahoga County.

Updated: 10:50 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 Akron City Council passed legislation Monday night temporarily limiting the size of private gatherings in the city and mandating face coverings at those gatherings for 30 the next days, a proposal introduced earlier in the day by Mayor Dan Horrigan. The measure passed 9-3, with one abstention.

As record-breaking numbers of coronavirus cases continue to be reported across the U.S., Ohio and other states have invoked curfew orders to try to stem the surge. But some medical and public health experts are puzzled by curfew orders, saying there is not much scientific evidence that curfews will do much to slow the spread of the virus.