The invasive bugs with bright red wings and black dots known as spotted lanternflies are becoming such a threat that Ohio has issued a quarantine to fight them.
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For generations, the Olympics have been billed as a celebration of global unity, a space where politics is supposed to fall away. But history tells a more complicated story.
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As the U.S. eyes gold, Cleveland Heights native Laila Edwards reflects on the rise of women's hockeyAs the U.S. women prepare for a gold medal showdown at the Milan Olympics, sports commentator Terry Pluto discusses how the team and Cleveland Heights native Laila Edwards could grow women’s hockey in the United States.
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The case is seen as a test of social media's legal responsibility for platform design features that plaintiffs' lawyers say exacerbated mental health issues in young people.
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Conservation and historical organizations sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America's national parks.
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Drivers could face a misdemeanor for failure to obey, and for harassing, threatening or intimidating a crossing guard or interfering with their official duties.
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The union representing county job and family services workers has been negotiating for months, and staff has been working without a contract since September.
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Respiratory virus cases in Northeast Ohio are lower than last winter, but doctors say flu, COVID and RSV are still circulating and can be kept at bay through vaccines and basic precautions.
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Mayor Justin Bibb has proposed a $14 million increase in public safety over last year. That budget includes recent pay bumps for police and fire — and a goal to fill all 1,350 budget officer positions for the first time in years.
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Taxes are certain to be a big topic in this year’s race for Ohio governor, but so far there have been few details from the leading candidates on how they'd pay for tax cuts.
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Tricia McLaughlin has become the public face defending the Trump administration's mass deportation policy and immigration tactics over the past year.