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Novelist Celeste Ng knows Shaker Heights, Ohio well. Writing about your own hometown is "like writing about a relative," she says. "You love them dearly, and yet you also know all of their quirks."

Autonomous vehicles have gotten pretty good at detecting other cars and pedestrians. But "seeing" bikes and predicting what they'll do is still a challenge. The answer may lie in bikes themselves.

For years, judges in Cuyahoga County have discussed changing the way they set bail in order to allow more people to skip the jail cell and await trial from home. In the wake of a scathing U.S. Marshals Service report on the jail, advocates want changes now.

Former Akron Mayor Don Plusquellic did not register to run for the Democratic primary Wednesday, the last day to so. But he hasn’t ruled out a run for mayor. After 28 years as the city’s chief executive, Plusquellic suddenly quit six months before his term was up in 2015. On WAKR’s Ray Horner show Wednesday, the Democrat said he is still considering running, but as an independent.

The tree allergy season is here in Ohio and some experts say it's getting worse each year.

Two Chicago-area sports journalists gathered the tweets directed at them and asked men to read them to their faces. The result went viral.

This year's AfroPunk Festival in Brooklyn features artists who are expanding the universe of punk and ideas about who belongs there.

Cheo Coker was a well-respected journalist chronicling hip-hop and pop before he moved to film and TV. His latest gig is as showrunner on Marvel's highly anticipated black superhero series, Luke Cage.

Drug czar Pablo Escobar's son studied to be an architect. But his late father's notoriety interfered with business, so today he's a speaker urging kids to stay away from drugs.

We’ve been talking a lot about the pandemic, but there’s another public health crisis affecting Ohio, and indeed, the nation. It’s pedestrian deaths. In July, the deadliest month on Ohio's highways in 13 years, 17 pedestrians were killed, up 113 percent from the eight who died in July of last year. Pedestrian deaths in 2019 were the highest in 30 years, according to preliminary data from the Governors Highway Safety Association.