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The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services reports 75% of the refugees in the state have settled in Cleveland and Columbus in the last year; Gov. Mike DeWine is downplaying his and his administration's involvement in the nuclear bailout bill House Bill 6; A new COVID-19 booster vaccine is being developed targeting the new dominant subvariant and doctors say those eligible shouldn't wait ... and more stories.

A religious group based in Holmes County has announced that a violent gang in Haiti has released three more hostages; two Northeast Ohio hospital systems are restricting visitations as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise; a Republican lawmaker is proposing legislation to attract and retain Ohio college students through a series of grants, scholarships and tax breaks; and more stories.

Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, October 17th:Akron councilman loses chairmanship over derogatory comments;Akron hospital damaged in fire will…

Summa Health has a new doctor leading its ER, and he says his goal is to rebuild the department into a model both for patients and for medical…

Dr. Cliff Deveny took over as interim CEO of Summa Health System in March. This week he started reorganizing. Among other moves, he eliminated the jobs of…

A long-running legal fight between Summa Health and Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital has been resolved.Wadsworth-Rittman was operated by a community hospital…

Summa Health CEO Thomas Malone resigned today after a turbulent two years leading Summit County's largest employer.Dr. Malone’s tenure was marked by…

Stark State College has found a site for its new Akron campus, and officials are already planning which programs will be offered there.The $12.5 million…

The Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals are based within a few blocks of each other on Euclid Avenue on Cleveland’s east side. But they’ve been…