Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo offers accommodations for animals with various needs and habitats to stay cool as record-breaking temperatures climb into the 90s.

The gorilla troop at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo will be livestreamed on Netflix from 10 a.m. to noon every Thursday in September.

After less than 2 years on the job, FirstEnergy CEO Steve Strah is retiring today and also resigning from the board of directors; Northeast Ohio schools show some recovery from pandemic; and more stories.

The 10-year levy will appear as Issue 5 on Cuyahoga County ballots and Issue 10 in Hinckley Township. Unlike renewals, levy replacements consider the increase in a home’s value since the last new levy passed.

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The suspects, who were playing basketball when the teen and his friends fired toy water beads at them, were initially charged with murder and felonious assault; Gov. Mike DeWine has suggested he would not support a ban on contraceptives or same-sex marriage if proposed by state lawmakers; and more stories.

The 18-year-old has pleaded not guilty to charges including aggravated murder, murder and aggravated robbery; A weekend shooting in Cleveland Heights killed two teens including the sister of Tamia Chappman, the girl struck and killed during a police chase in 2019; Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is asking the public to vote on one of three names for their newly born black rhino ... and more stories

The Eastern black rhino was born on July 9.

As birds migrate in the spring, Ohio's birds are at higher risk of getting the avian flu. Akron Zoo will temporarily keep their birds in doors for protection.

A Cambridge, Ohio Marine was among four who died when their aircraft crashed Friday night in a Norwegian town during a NATO exercise; Ohio’s unemployment rate is the lowest since 2019; the Ohio Redistricting Commission moves to hire consultants as another map deadline looms; and more stories.