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Cleveland auto dealer and blockchain evangelist Bernie Moreno has officially announced he’s running for U.S. Senate; the Ohio Supreme Court says Secretary of State Frank LaRose was within his rights to block a Democratic appointee to the Lorain County Board of Elections; more than 700 pages of testimony and evidence were filed Monday in a dispute involving the Summit County Board of Elections; and more stories.

Gov. Mike DeWine is expanding vaccine eligibility; Cleveland’s mass COVID vaccine clinic opens to the public today at the Wolstein Center; billionaire investor Carl Ichan has reached a deal with Akron-based FirstEnergy to add two board seats; and more stories.

The statewide curfew has been moved back one hour, to 11 p.m.; University Hospitals officials say new forms of COVID-19 that spread much faster are already circulating in Northeast Ohio; after hinting that he might run for U.S. Senate in 2022, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted says he’s going to keep his current job; and more stories.

Ohio is rolling out the next phase in its coronavirus vaccination plan; new coronavirus cases in Ohio fell for the fourth day with 4,300 cases reported in the past 24 hours; the Ohio Democratic Party is hoping that two historic picks last week can restore its candidates’ fortunes against dominant Republicans while also healing internal party divisions; and more stories.

COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide rose by 165 on Sunday, which is lower than the three-week average; Gov. Mike DeWine talked about the coronavirus and politics on CNN’s “State of the Union” show on Sunday; the Ohio Supreme Court now has three Democratic justices for the first time since 1994; and more stories.

Ohio surpassed 8,000 total COVID-19 deaths over the weekend; the state says the next weekly shipment of its Pfizer coronavirus vaccine will be lower than previously estimated; an Associated Press tally shows that more than half the $98 million Ohio spent on personal protective equipment and ventilators in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic went to buy hospital gowns; and more stories.

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.

Ohio health officials reported more than 11,700 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, the fourth highest daily tally; Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has extended the state's overnight coronavirus curfew into the New Year; Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan says an ordinance that limits the number of people permitted in private gatherings will not be renewed; and more stories.

Ohio recorded 98 COVID-19 deaths in a 24-hour period on Tuesday, the second-highest number in a single day since the start of the pandemic; Gov. Mike DeWine says the state should be getting its first batch of up to 30,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine by Dec. 15; the Ohio High School Athletic Association says parents will still be allowed to attend high school sports through the end of year; and more stories.

The number of new coronavirus cases in Ohio has hit yet another record high; the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that a municipality is not considered a victim under a new victims' rights law; the Ohio Department of Health has launched two new online features for people to track COVID-19 cases by ZIP code and get more data about flu cases and hospitalizations throughout the state; and more stories.