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This weekend, the leadership of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party is on the line. Party activists vote Saturday on whether to keep—or replace—their current chair. Democrats control most major elected offices in the county, from Cleveland City Hall to the County Executive’s office. The party’s endorsements can carry some weight in races up and down the ballot. And the state Democratic Party needs a big turnout in Cuyahoga County and across Northeast Ohio this November.

On Jan. 1, Ohio’s minimum wage rose automatically from $8.30 per hour to $8.55 per hour for workers who aren't tipped. (For tipped workers, the base wage increased from $4.15 to $4.30 per hour.)

Public records requests to the office of the Secretary of the Interior have increased by over 200 percent since 2016. Critics say that proposed rule changes to limit those requests will hamper access.

In the years after the housing bubble burst, rentals became more common in almost every major U.S. city, according to a study by Marketplace and APM Research Lab (an arm of American Public Media). That includes cities long thought of as “affordable” places to buy a home, such as Cleveland.

Usually the Plain Dealer amplifies the work of Northeast Ohio musicians, but in a twist of roles, area musicians are banding together to raise attention for the Plain Dealer's union - Local 1 of the Northeast Ohio Newspaper Guild. Plain Dealer union members want the public to know they face upcoming contract negotiations as the newspaper industry continues to see cuts in staff, including here in Cleveland. So Plain Dealer music critic Chuck Yarborough reached out to the local musicians he's covered over the years.

On June 22, 1969, a train passing over a trestle in Cleveland created a spark that caused a fire on the Cuyahoga River. That spark brought nationwide attention to the river 50 years ago, and it’s tainted Cleveland’s reputation for decades. Since then, fact and fiction have often mixed in the popular history of the fire. Cleveland Metroparks historical interpreter Doug Kusak and Case Western Reserve University law professor Jonathan Adler provide some context to the myths surrounding the river’s story.

Lorain high school teachers met Friday with the district CEO to discuss the future of their jobs. At his monthly town hall meeting Thursday night, CEO David Hardy Jr. announced all high school staff will take part in a “selection process” starting in March if they want to continue working there next year. “It will be a formal interview where they will provide some insight on how and what they are doing in the classroom,” Hardy said. “But this will be the opportunity for all our teachers to step up and say they want to be a part of this transformation.”

Images of the larger-than-life Art Deco statues above Cleveland’s Lorain-Carnegie Bridge are popping up all around the city. One of the latest spots is as a replacement for LeBron’s image on the banner that hangs on the Sherwin Williams building outside Quicken Loans Arena. As the season starts this month, the Cleveland Cavaliers will hang a new banner featuring a mosaic of fan photos in the shape of one of the Guardians of Traffic.

VA says 115 vets with other-than-honorable discharges received mental health care last year under a new program. Veterans advocates say it's a tiny fraction of such vets who need help.

Eric Stimac’s path to addiction began with a work injury. Several years ago, he said, he was working a side job on a day off. “It was some stage flooring,” he said. “We were unloading off the back of a box truck, and it fell off of the lift gate and then landed on my foot and crushed my foot.” Stimac couldn’t walk for months. He was prescribed Oxycontin, then Percocet and eventually became addicted to the pills.