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Cleveland police officers in neighborhood districts will spend 20 percent of their time engaging with the community under a new plan submitted for a federal judge’s approval this week. That requirement is just one element of the city’s new community policing plan. The monitor of the city’s consent decree asked Judge Solomon Oliver on Thursday to sign off on the proposal, along with plans for recruitment and neighborhood policing committees.

In a reboot of the late-'90s drama, three secret space aliens struggle to hide their secret in a town trained to look for them. And believe it or not, it's a solid show.

A new DNA machine could help solve crimes more quickly and more easily. It's also a new frontier without much in the way of rules.

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine lays out how to cut child poverty in half in 10 years.

After studying together in the University of Akron’s Jazz program, the members of what would later become Bluelight went their separate ways but stayed in contact. In 2013, bass player Matthew DeRubertis went to visit his old schoolmate Phil Anderson, who lived in Chicago. Anderson, a vocalist, shared some musical sketches he had been working on with DeRubertis.

It can be tough to talk with a veteran. For many people, the best they can offer is: “Thank you for your service.” But for the past year, a Cleveland-area musician and a local soldier have started deeper conversation. Together they bring the war experience home in a production of storytelling and music. Trumpeter Dominic Farinacci said it all began when he fell in love with a song by Tom Waits, “Soldier’s Things,” which tells the story of a veteran trying to sell some mementos from his combat experience.

Richard Cordray and Mike DeWine tussled over healthcare, drug sentencing laws and support for local government in their third gubernatorial debate Monday night. DeWine, Ohio’s Republican attorney general, criticized Cordray for supporting Issue 1, which would reduce penalties for drug possession. Cordray, the Democratic former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director, assailed DeWine for suing to block the Affordable Care Act.

This November, Democrats have a chance to come back from a 2016 election defeat that stunned them. The White House may not be up for grabs, but a Democratic Senate seat and all statewide offices are at stake. In local meeting halls across Northeast Ohio, party members are trying to turn excitement into turnout—so that they’re not caught by surprise again. Meanwhile, many local Republicans are rallying around President Trump as Election Day nears.

Less than two months ahead of Election Day, a group of voters and election security advocates say the state's touchscreen voting machines are insecure and should be replaced with paper ballots.

While Hurricane Florence has been downgraded, officials in the Carolinas say that just because it's weakening does not mean it's not posing a serious threat.