Taylor Haggerty

A new program will bring affordable high-speed internet service to residents in a digitally redlined part of Northeast Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine announced the pilot program's launch in East Cleveland on Wednesday alongside state and local officials.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday that it will extend through June its moratorium on evictions, which was set to expire at the end of this month. But the moratorium isn’t automatic. Legal experts say tenants need to take action to qualify for protection.

Restaurants and bars in Greater Cleveland are emphasizing safety ahead of Wednesday’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Not much will change for the holiday at Market Garden Brewery or its partner establishments, including Nano Brew, Bier Markt and Bar Cento, said co-owner Sam McNulty. The Ohio City restaurants have been outfitted with barriers and other social distancing measures for months, all of which will remain in place for St. Patrick's Day revelers.

A third round of stimulus checks is on its way to aid those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, but that money could be difficult for individuals fleeing domestic abuse to access.

University officials from around Ohio spoke with Gov. Mike DeWine Tuesday in support of hazing reform, as lawmakers in Columbus consider drafting a proposal to create legal penalties for hazing on college campuses. Gov. DeWine included a plea to eliminate hazing in a regular coronavirus update Monday following the death of a Bowling Green University student during a hazing incident. The governor said he supports proposed changes to legislation from Ohio Sen. Stephanie Kunze (R-Hilliard).

Updated: 5:15 p.m., Monday, March 8, 2021 Coronavirus vaccinations will expand to include Ohio residents over 50 years of age, those with Type 2 diabetes and those with end-stage renal disease starting Thursday, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday. The expansion comes after conversations with county health departments, DeWine said.

Lakewood City Council approved an ordinance to allow paid parental leave for city employees this week. And one Cleveland City Council member is hoping Cleveland is next. The Lakewood ordinance provides 12 weeks of paid leave for the birthing parent. Non-birthing parents are eligible for two weeks of paid bonding leave.

The combined efforts of the City of Cleveland, the Cuyahoga County Board of Health and MetroHealth System have already gotten the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 100 people at the largest homeless shelter in Ohio — and hundreds more are at the ready. MetroHealth received about 1,000 vaccine doses for the effort, which began Friday at the Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry Men’s Shelter and will completely vaccinate 500 people, said MetroHealth family physician Dr. Michael Seidman.

Currently, hard-off tenants have little time before landlord can file eviction.

Stark County election officials are defending their recommendation to purchase new voting machines from Dominion Voting Systems, the company targeted by false claims of voter fraud and election interference in late 2020. County commissioners received an unprecedented number of calls and emails criticizing the choice, Commissioner Bill Smith said. “This response from the public has far exceeded the response any of us has ever received on any topic to come before our board,” Smith said.