Voters elected three new Akron school board members and reelected another current member but ousted the board's president.
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We look back at the local news stories of 2025, starting with the Browns plan to move to Brook Park, and what that means for Cleveland's lakefront.
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North Korea's state media released photos Thursday of what it said was the hull of a nuclear submarine. Its leader denounced South Korea's plans to build its own subs as "an offensive act."
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President Trump made the announcement late Thursday on social media, saying the strike was in response to the Islamic State targeting Christians in Nigeria.
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The agreement means a new home in Kent for Bio-Med Science Academy's kindergarten-through-sixth-grade program.
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During his first Christmas Day message, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the suffering in Gaza, Yemen and among migrants, and called for peace in troubled regions like Lebanon, Ukraine and Syria.
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The Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a "few more weeks" to release its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after discovering more than a million potentially relevant documents.
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Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing ended the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher, making it the second-largest in U.S. history.
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The American Red Cross is holding blood drives across Northeast Ohio to head off potential shortfalls due to winter weather canceling future blood drives.
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After a multi-state settlement with Kia and Hyundai, Ohio Kia and Hyundai drivers could be eligible for compensation and free anti-theft protection
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Ohio was required to draw a new congressional map, and how it got approved was a surprise to many.