Cuyahoga County

The Northeast Ohio Journalism Collaborative explores the role some houses of worship play in vaccinating hard-to-reach neighborhoods in the city.

Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley says she will try to unseat Republican Gov. Mike DeWine after her effort to work with him on gun reforms in the aftermath of a mass shooting in her city stalled; politicians, religious leaders and community activists in Ohio's capital city are calling for protests to remain peaceful as a verdict nears in the trial in the death of George Floyd; Republican Ohio Congressman Steve Stivers says he'll leave Congress on May 16 to run his home state’s chamber of commerce; and more stories.

A new program spearheaded by the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority and the Cuyahoga County Board of Health will work to address high rates of infant mortality in the county.

Akron school officials are looking into whether they can return to in-person classes sooner than planned; a small committee of legislators could overrule the Ohio governor’s health orders under a bill approved Wednesday by the state Senate; a report finds that nearly one out of 10 bills introduced by Ohio lawmakers are criminal justice-related; and more stories.

Authorities say shots were fired over the weekend into a home owned by an Ohio health department official; beginning today, Ohioans age 75 and older are eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine; the state reported 4,481 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and 31 deaths; and more stories.

Mayor Frank Jackson points to the lack of "infrastructure" for the slow rollout.

Professor Tara Smith foresees further spikes in cases and doesn't believe the stay-at-home advisories for some counties are effective.

The county executive says more state and local aid is needed to deal with the pandemic next year.

The public health directors of three Ohio cities and the surrounding counties have issued stay-at-home advisories to slow the spread of the coronavirus; Daily COVID-19 numbers were delayed on Wednesday, as the state said “thousands of reports are pending review” due to technical glitches; Aultman Hospital in Canton will be the first site in the 12-county region to distribute any upcoming coronavirus vaccines; and more stories.

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and three other counties have issued stay at home advisories in an effort to curb rapidly growing COVID-19 cases.