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Franklin County commissioners recently approved spending $80,000 to help stamp out the upper respiratory infections at the Franklin County dog shelter.

From a Latin American Festival in Summit County to a Grammy-winning musician's concert in Lorain, here's an arts and culture grab bag of fun for this week in Northeast Ohio.

The artist, one of hip-hop's biggest names of the 1990s with hits including "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Fantastic Voyage," died Wednesday at age 59, his manager said.

Forty-seven of the emergency responders who are part of Ohio Task Force One are ready to assist immediately after Hurricane Ian.

Those enrolled in Ohio’s Percentage of Income Payment Plan Plus, a public program that promises to cut utility costs for low-income people, may not actually be getting a reduced rate.