Chicago has been the focus on crime and gang violence conversation so far during the Donald Trump administration despite Cleveland having a much higher rate than Chicago.   CHICAGO (CBS) — Cleveland-area pastor Darrell Scott abruptly canceled a planned meeting Tuesday with “street leaders” eager to bring an end to violence in Chicago with the […]

  SUMMIT COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – On May 16, Summit County Executive Russ Pry declared a state of emergency in response to the May 12 storm that caused widespread flooding and damage in a number of Summit County communities. The declaration allowed the Summit County Emergency Management Agency to assemble damage assessment reports to see if […]

  Geauga County in northeast Ohio and Scioto County in the southern part of the state are at opposite ends of new state health rankings. The annual rankings from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute released Wednesday say Geauga is Ohio’s healthiest county based on factors such as longevity, […]

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio – On Wednesday, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced a project that will bring relief to drivers who frequently travel the popular Interstate 271 corridor linking Cleveland, Akron and Canton. I-271 will be widened in both directions between Miles Road and the Summit County line. The estimated $125 million project, which will […]

President Barack Obama on Wednesday will address the successor to his campaign group, Organizing For Action, amid criticism that the group amounts to paying for access to the president. The price of attending Wednesday’s “founders summit” is $50,000, according to The New York Times and The Washington Post. Politico’s Mike Allen reported on the planned […]

AKRON, Ohio – Hundreds of voters waited in a zigzagging line for as long as three hours on the last day of early voting at the Summit County Board of Elections office in Akron. Kim Zurz, deputy director of the Summit Count BOE, said voters have been patient for the most part, but some are […]