Hudson

Hudson City Schools' Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative has drawn both support and criticism from community members, including inaccurate claims that the initiative is critical race theory.

The police chief of Albany, New York is out of the running for the Akron job; Lordstown Motors execs sold $8 million in stock ahead of public troubles; a Hudson resident on a backpacking trip at the Grand Canyon has died; and more stories.

The fireworks industry is facing a serious supply chain issue that could impact July 4 festivities this year.

Library levies on the ballot in Northeast Ohio overwhelmingly passed; Stow Municipal Court Judge Lisa Coates wins a heated primary race against presiding Judge Kim Hoover; school levies saw mixed results; and more stories.

The Hudson School District is considering how its 1927 high school building could be reused.

The images were taken down after a state lawmaker inquired about how they were obtained and whether they were used with the school district's permission.

Four northeast Ohio counties have been taken off purple alert while Richland remains; COVID-19 continues to surge in Ohio's nursing homes as some facilities begin administering the vaccine; a Hudson lawmaker is among the growing number in quarantine or sick with COVID-19; and more stories.

Gov. Mike DeWine called Thursday’s COVID-19 numbers “shockingly high’ and appointed a new health department director and brought on a chief medical officer; COVID-19 cases are rising in Ohio’s K-12 schools, and more stories.

A parent has sued Hudson City School District after some students returned to their schools five days a week for in-person instruction, claiming the district is violating its own resolution of basing decisions on Ohio's public health alert map.

Here are your morning headlines for Friday, April 17:State to slowly reopen May 1;COVID-19 cases jump by nearly 600 in 24-hour period;855,000 Ohioans file…