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Labor Day weekend generally means a slew of cultural festivals in the Greater Cleveland area. While many of them are fun for the community at large, for the ethnic communities they serve, the events are a financial lifeline — but not this year. John Elliott, the President of the George Varouh Cretan Club of Cleveland, told ideastream he’s having withdrawal symptoms right now.

TikTok is known as an app where kids show off dance moves. We meet a woman from Nebraska who has become an improbable star, the "Mom of TikTok."

Bishop Edward C. Malesic was installed Monday as the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland’s newest leader in a special Mass at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral. Maslesic is the 12th bishop in the diocese’s 173-year history, succeeding Bishop Nelson J. Perez, who became the archbishop of Philadelphia in February.

Petitions are piling up at the Philippines Supreme Court to overturn a new anti-terror law championed by President Duterte that could jail suspects without charge for up to 24 days.

Local groups are still working to bring easier-access coronavirus testing for Cleveland-area residents, including offering pop-up, drive-thru testing locations at local churches. The Cuyahoga County Board of Health and MetroHealth System offered drive-thru coronavirus testing Thursday at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in the Fairfax neighborhood on Cleveland’s East Side.

The number of positive COVID-19 cases continues to climb in Hamilton County, and the number of people hospitalized because of the virus in the region is...

Voters in Cuyahoga County expressed satisfaction with coronavirus safety precautions taken at polling sites around the region, even as Ohio recorded a record number of new confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases. "Plenty of spacing, plenty of voting booths, yeah, it was very safe,” said Derrick Harbour of Euclid.

City officials have approval from the Cleveland City Council Safety Committee to apply for a U.S. Department of Justice grant that would provide funding for Operation Legend, formerly known as Operation Relentless Pursuit. The nearly $8 million grant would reimburse the city for the salaries and benefits of 30 Cleveland police officers, to be hired as part of task forces meant to break up large-scale crime in the city. The first wave of officers have already been selected, said Justin Herdman, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

Updated: 5:06 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020 The Parma City School District (PCSD) is leading an effort to delay contact sports until spring due to the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tuesday that high school sports would be permitted this fall, but the Ohio High School Athletic Association will allow districts to opt into a delayed season.

Updated: 12:41 p.m., Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 President Trump paid an election-season visit to Ohio Thursday to tout his manufacturing policies, launching attacks on Democratic rival Joe Biden during two appearances in the swing state. Wearing a cloth mask, the president toured the Whirlpool washing machine factory in Clyde on Thursday afternoon. He spoke to an audience on the factory floor for a little less than an hour.