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Mayor Dan Horrigan signed an executive order lifting the curfew on Sunday; Family of Tamir Rice unveiled a memorial at the site of the 12-year-old's fatal police shooting; and more stories.

The curfew covering the downtown Akron area was lifted at 6 a.m. today because protests over Jayland Walker's fatal police shooting have remained peaceful; Summit County used SWAT vehicles and tear gas to disperse nonviolent protesters banging on pots and pans outside the county jail; Local and national NAACP call for federal investigation in Walker's shooting; and more stories.

Mayor Dan Horrigan signed an emergency curfew order after demonstrations Sunday turned destructive.

Ohio's Health Department says it's restructuring its infectious disease division following the discovery of as many as 4,000 unreported COVID-19 deaths; the Ohio State Highway Patrol says the cost of providing security after the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach was more than $2.4 million; beginning next week, Ohio will expand coronavirus vaccine eligibility to people diagnosed with an ongoing, high-risk medical condition; and more stories.

During his coronavirus briefing, Gov. Mike DeWine said both Pfizer and Moderna will increase the amount of vaccine they will ship to Ohio in the coming weeks.

Cleveland-area restaurant and bar owners say shortening the state’s curfew by one hour is a sign of hope after a long year for the industry.

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 Gov. Mike DeWine says he'll shorten the state's coronavirus curfew as a result of falling hospitalization numbers beginning Thursday.

Gov. Mike DeWine says the state's goal is for every school employee to receive the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine in February; Ohio’s former health director is being floated as a potential candidate for U.S. Senate; there are more COVID-19 vaccine doses available that will go to the next group of older Ohioans; and more stories.

The release of the backed-up tests will cause a one-time sharp increase the number of cases, according to Gov. Mike DeWine.