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Cleveland officials cut the ribbon Thursday on a $7.3 million new kennel for city dogs awaiting adoption. The new facility on the city’s west side has been years in the making, and the price tag has grown $2 million from earlier plans. The 15,500-square-foot building is bigger than its predecessor in Tremont at the edge of the industrial valley. The new kennel holds dogs in pods with glass doors rather than metal cages.

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 Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is out with its 2018 Civil Rights Report, suggesting "concrete evidence that Trump's Muslim ban...

The Mersenne prime was discovered by a computer in Ocala, Fla., on Dec. 7. Mathematicians have spent the past two weeks verifying the calculations.

In honor of our 10th anniversary, we revisit our very first episode.

Dunia, a 7-year-old African lion, gave birth to three females and one male in September. Fans can vote for one of three groups of names on the zoo's website until Monday at midnight.

Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose determined the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol was short by just 679 signatures of the 124,046 signatures required to put the question before voters on Nov. 7.

The annual enrollment period for privately run Medicare Advantage plans and prescription drug benefits starts Saturday, rather than in mid-November as in past years. The deadline for enrollment has also been pushed up — to Dec. 7 from Dec. 31.

Employers added a whopping 339,000 jobs in May, far above expectations, according to a report from the Labor Department on Friday. The unemployment rate rose to 3.7%, from 3.4% in April.

The United States became the first country to surpass the 3,000-Olympic medal barrier. This record tally includes both Summer and Winter Games.