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The mayor of a village near downtown Cleveland is proposing student loan relief for people who buy homes there. Mayor Trevor Elkins’ proposal offers to pay up to $50,000 or half of outstanding student loans, whichever is less, to homebuyers in the village of about 2,000 people. The homebuyer would have to stay for 10 years to collect 80 percent of the grant, 15 years for the full amount.

California recently appointed pediatrician Dr. Nadine Burke Harris as its first state Surgeon General. Her focus is on addressing childhood trauma, and she spoke Thursday at University Hospitals in Cleveland. Four in 10 children in Cleveland have faced two or more adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs. Examples of ACEs include physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, parental neglect, or substance abuse at home.

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Dayton) is advising Dayton officials not to hold any counter-protests when a KKK-affiliated group assembles on Courthouse Square on…

He had earlier promised to leave before April 28, but pressure from the military and continued demonstrations accelerated his departure.

Voters in 19 greater Cleveland communities will decide the fate of levies in their school districts when they head to the polls on Tuesday. If approved, the money will be used to avoid a deficit for Brooklyn City Schools and to provide emergency resources for Parma City Schools, West Geauga and Green Local Schools to name a few. Jennifer Houge with the Ohio School Boards Association says if voters don't pass the levies, these districts will have to make difficult decisions to balance their budgets.

The University of Akron is anticipating a $16 million operating deficit for the new fiscal year beginning July 1st. The university attributes the shortfall partly to a downward trend in enrollment the past several years and a projected 7 percent decrease in the fall. In order to close the budget gap, Akron's Board of Trustees approved a 5 percent decrease in operating funds for all departments Wednesday, but the university reported those cuts will not include layoffs. A 3 percent raise for non-bargaining employees was also approved.

The deal can go through, but Disney must sell all 22 Fox-owned regional sports networks, to avoid undue dominance in sports broadcasting.

Attorney Michael Cohen had told the court that he would invoke his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination in the lawsuit because he also is being investigated in a criminal case.

A federal court ruling will allow Deon Glenn, an inmate at Trumbull Correctional Institution, to continue wearing dreadlocks as required by his religion. As a practicing Rastafarian, Deon Glenn is required to let his hair grow and lock naturally, creating dreadlocks. Ohio prison policy prohibits that hairstyle, and any religious exemptions for dreadlocks. Glenn sued under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, and this week, he won his case.

As high school seniors across Ohio prepare to walk across that stage to collect their diplomas, many have already chosen their next steps after high school, but a number of the state’s higher education institutions are still accepting applications from students who may not have yet decided where they’ll be in the fall. The National Association for College Admission Counseling reports 26 Ohio colleges and universities still have room for both first-time freshmen and transfer students.