Cleveland Indians

A perfect storm of frustration, fads and fraternity went down in baseball infamy on June 4, 1974.

The sun was shining, and the crowd on hand was enthusiastic for another season of baseball at Progressive Field. Some of the most ecstatic were in the increasingly popular standing section.

Commentator Terry Pluto recently visited John Adams at his nursing care facility. Adams banged on a bass drum at Cleveland baseball games for nearly 50 years.

Commentator Terry Pluto reflects on Jack Graney's 14 years as a Cleveland baseball player, and 22 years as the team's beloved broadcaster.

A new federal study shows the COVID vaccines have been extremely successful at preventing hospitalizations and deaths among Ohio seniors; nurses at Columbus City Schools have declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the rate of new coronavirus cases in Ohio continues to show signs of slowing; and more stories.

They are sponsoring a resolution they say will help schools make that transition.

There’s been a change of locations for tonight’s state of the city in Akron. Mayor Dan Horrigan had intended to deliver the annual address at 6 p.m. at Lock 3; authorities say a man will face a charge of causing a panic after his actions prompted a panicked rush out of an Ohio mall movie theater over the weekend; authorities in Lake County say they’ve pulled divers off the search for a missing 15-year-old boy who vanished while swimming in Lake Erie; and more stories.

Federal authorities and now the company itself say former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder worked closely together to win a $1 billion legislative bailout for two failing nuclear plants and provide the company's three Ohio electric companies with annual rate guarantees; a federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year came to an end on Saturday; a memorial grove to COVID-19 victims planted in Chillicothe earlier this year represents how governors and lawmakers from other states are pursuing similar permanent remembrances; and more stories.

The Cleveland Indians manager says he will focus on ongoing health issues and recovery from an upcoming hip replacement and foot surgery.

For the first time since June, total COVID-19 cases in Ohio have climbed above 50 per 100,000 residents; Ohio’s Dave Yost is among 24 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade; the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant near Toledo is undergoing a special inspection following a series of diesel generator failures and an automatic reactor shutdown; and more stories.