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UH-Parma Medical Center is closing its maternity department at the end of the year. The 332-bed hospital in the southwestern suburb of Cleveland will stop delivering babies on Dec. 1. The Parma facility will, however, continue to offer prenatal doctor visits and after-delivery services for patients, said Brian Monter, the hospital's president.

Kindergarten-readiness program PRE4CLE has grown significantly over its relatively short life so far, according to its five year report released this week. "We are really happy to see that we have almost 5,000 children now in high-quality preschool in the city of Cleveland, and that is a 72 percent increase from where we started five years ago," said executive director Katie Kelly.

The International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran announced an deal to keep some verification activities going for the immediate future. Iran earlier had said it would suspend snap inspections.

Updated: 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost moved Friday to suspend Ken Johnson from Cleveland City Council while he faces federal corruption charges. Yost filed the request with Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor under a state law allowing the suspension of local officials charged with felonies for conduct in office. If Johnson does not voluntarily step aside, O’Connor could appoint a three-judge panel to decide on his suspension.

A suspected oil tanker leak off the coast of Israel has led to the country's biggest maritime ecological disaster in years — with authorities closing beaches and beginning a massive cleanup effort.

The Kentucky House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would raise the bar for what counts as felony theft in the state.

A new report shows the toll of the pandemic on Northeast Ohio’s arts community last year was severe. Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, the agency that distributes cigarette tax revenue to support area arts activities, compiled 2020 data from 65 grant recipients, including ideastream. Executive director Jill Paulsen said the losses were drastic. “We saw almost 3,200 jobs that disappeared, people laid off, canceled contracts,” she said. “And that was quite a bit of money when we think, nearing upwards of $16 million in paychecks for local folks.”

New COVID-19 precautions call for a shortened course, big tents and a new starting line. But that doesn't mean this year's "Last Great Race" will be any easier.

The Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is the new home for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, starting this fall. After more than a year of virtual events across the country, the Rock Hall is looking to break out of a COVID-19-induced prison and return to a live induction event in Cleveland on October 30. Rock Hall president Greg Harris said it will be the sixth time for a hometown induction. “It was here back in ‘97 in a hotel,” he said. “Then, in 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018, it was held at Cleveland's Public Auditorium.”

For months, consumers have been less than pleased with the U.S. Postal Service because of slow deliveries and backlogged mail. Now, members of Ohio's…