Abigail Bottar

A Kent State expert says pet owners need to be aware of how COVID-19 could potentially be transmitted.

Scientists believe coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, was first contracted by humans from bats in China. It's not yet been confirmed.

Although humans contracted the virus from animals, public health Professor Tara Smith says the probability humans are transmitting it to their pets is low.

Instead, Smith says concern should be if pets are acting as intermediaries carrying the virus.

In this age of drive-thru convenience, even churches are trying the idea. For Ash Wednesday, a number of churches are offering drive-thru ashes.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. Some Christian denominations place ashes on people’s foreheads to recall human mortality and to represent their faith, usually at a service.

Tallmadge United Methodist Church Pastor Scott Low began offering drive-thru ashes when he arrived four years ago.

Geneva-on-the-Lake continues to experience massive amounts of erosion due to high water on Lake Erie. Dr. Chris Winslow, director of Ohio Sea Grant College Program at Stone Laboratory, says this problem is not unique to Geneva.

Winslow says these high amounts of erosion are being experienced across the Great Lakes region and are due to water levels reaching historic highs, as well as a lack of ice coverage. Water levels have been rising over the years as a result of precipitation from both spring rain events and heavy snow packs from the upper Great Lakes melting.

Northeast Ohio manufacturers are facing two main challenges—finding skilled workers and adopting new technology. That’s according to an annual survey of nearly 700 Ohio companies.

Team NEO and manufacturing advocacy group MAGNET found 56 percent of those who responded to the survey reported increased revenue last year. Nearly three quarters expect revenue growth this year.

President Donald Trump unveiled his 2020 budget this week, and Congress is taking a critical look at his cuts to safety-net programs.

Ohio's Democratic Senator, Sherrod Brown, criticized $75 billion in cuts to Social Security disability insurance. In a call with reporters Wednesday, Brown said the plan will make it harder for people with disabilities to get the assistance they need.

An advocacy group is opposing a bill that would restrict protests at sites that are considered "critical infrastructure facilities."

Organize Ohio hosted a meeting in Cleveland Monday to discuss opposition to Senate Bill 33.