The Aug. 29 police shooting followed a father-son argument inside a Cleveland Heights home.

Crime is down 13% compared to the last three summers.

Local hospitals say recent cuts in federal funding are undermining local efforts to screen patients about their potential risks for gun violence.

The mass shooting occurred in East Akron at a birthday party. Lateris Cook, 27, of Akron was killed. Akron police are still investigating the shooting.

On June 25, the DOJ launched a Cleveland-based center to prevent gun violence in Northeast Ohio by tracking the weapons used in those crimes.

Mayor Shammas Malik canceled 11 events Friday evening after city council members sent him a letter calling it "irresponsible" to hold Juneteenth events so soon after a recent mass shooting on the city's east side.

The city of Akron worked with several nonprofit agencies to start the fund. The Akron Community Foundation and United Way have already contributed $50,000.

Akron Police now say the number of people shot in the drive-by shooting early Sunday Morning is 27. Two were in critical condition. One person was killed.

Residents are being urged to speak out if they have information about a mass shooting that occurred in East Akron overnight on Sunday.

One 27-year-old male was killed in the shooting. Police are investigating and encourage the community to reach out with tips.

Reach Out and Read, a nonprofit founded by a MetroHealth pediatrician, promotes literacy to improve health outcomes.

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have analyzed archival maps and documents to determine what motived government agencies and private financial firms to redline certain Ohio neighborhoods in the 1930s and 40s.

People who lived in the Hough neighborhood, on Cleveland’s East Side, were harder hit by the COVID-19 pandemic than people living in other parts of the state – even other vulnerable parts, according to new research by The Ohio State University.

Some experts say it’s especially hard for people in Northeast Ohio to find Black therapists as more people seek out therapists from similar backgrounds as their own.

As a child growing up in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Juvens Niyonzima dreamed of either working in science at a laboratory or owning his own media company. Yet his dreams were often interrupted by the country’s ongoing civil war. Today, he works as a phlebotomist in a lab at University Hospitals.

Ikenna Ogwuegbu, a Nigerian-born pharmacist, was completing his pharmacy sciences studies at Cleveland State University in 2019 and wanted to provide quality healthcare for underserved Cleveland communities. He founded IKON Health Foundation, which provides preventative health services, benefits enrollment, dental care and education about the healthcare system through its clinics.

Jonas Mbonga, originally from the Democratic Republic of Congo, fled to escape an increasingly violent political situation. His travels brought him to the United States where he was detained while applying for asylum. The experience affected his health, he said.

This is a four-part series of stories on the barriers to health access in Northeast Ohio refugee communities produced as part of a Connecting the Dots between Race and Health project.

On Saturday, Northeast Ohioans are invited to gather at the Morning Star Baptist Church on Cleveland's East Side for an event designed to inspire physical, spiritual and emotional renewal.

Although many American companies are embracing racial inclusion as a business imperative, convincing employers to invest in cultivating a diverse workforce has sometimes been a tough sell.