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Indians' left-hander delivering on mound since joining rotation

Water conservation tips show value of frequent, slow irrigation methods Grass doesn't need extensive irrigation

Medina gardens on tour

Indians wrestle with 'special arm' of pitcher. Sizemore puts up fight Huff steps in, gives up 3 runs in five innings

Company says factory in Philippines no longer competitive; 500 to lose jobs

The national homeowner-advocacy group, based in Boston, has more than 300 housing finance experts in town this weekend as part of its Saving the Dream Tour.

Gov. Ted Strickland issued 61 line-item vetoes before signing the $51 billion budget on Friday. Here are a few provisions he eliminated: Gasoline prizes: Vetoed a provision that would have allowed gas cards to be given as prizes for winning...

Not since 2001, when then-Gov. Bob Taft issued 49 vetoes, has a governor been so active in rejecting provisions in a state budget bill. But this was no ordinary budgeting process, debated during a terrible economic period in the state's history.

A committee will explore the best way to honor Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. -- a historic Cleveland military veteran, original Tuskegee Airman and later the city's public safety director.

This summer, the city of Cleveland, with the help of teenage volunteers from across the country, will paint the homes of 30 elderly or disabled citizens through the Fresh Coat program. Since its launch in 2006, Fresh Coat has helped more than 90 homeowners.

CLEVELAND -- Everywhere you looked in the arena at the CSU Wolstein Center downtown, there were cheers.  And there were tears.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A West Virginia gambling company wants the Ohio Supreme Court to intervene in a fight over a plan to put casinos in the state's largest cities.

CLEVELAND -- The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority may have to wait two months to make any service and personnel cuts because the RTA board cannot decide on them.

AKRON -- Akron's FOP President believes the public would be willing to step up and save officers from possible layoffs through a special tax levy.

This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. It was the first mission to send astronauts to the moon. Below are links to expanded coverage commemorating the mission. Watch digitally restored video of the moon landing in the embedded player.

A man who escaped a prison van in June has been apprehended in Arizona by U.S. marshals.

Chief Investigator Duane Pohlman takes a look at the now year-long saga of the Cuyahoga County public corruption case.

A man accused of giving a Cuyahoga County commissioner $33,000 pleads guilty Friday morning.

Akron school officials remember a high school principal for her outstanding commitment to education.

More than 150 U.S. Postal Service workers may have to relocate to keep their jobs.

A 70-year-old East Canton man had an unexpected flight in his ultralight plane at Barber Airport in Lexington Township Thursday night. A gust of wind caught the aircraft, and the plane crashed, but the pilot is OK.  

North Canton police investigating a car crash involving an unlicensed driver Friday. Police believe the 15-year-old driver was speeding when he lost control of the car and struck a garage.

Now that the coroner has moved, Doctors Hospital building for sale at a price to be determined.

The Stark County Coroner’s Office will move from the now-closed Affinity Medical Center to its new home at the Stark County Safety Center on Tuesday. The office held an open house for public officials, safety forces and media on Friday.

Get free school supplies Tuesday at 321 Cherry Ave. NE.

LORDSTOWN, OH (WOIO) - Lordstown Complex hourly employees currently on temporary layoff and scheduled to return to work the week of August 3rd will receive vacation pay for the weeks ending July 26th and August 2nd.

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Two men tossed in the clink for trying to rape a woman on the city's Eastside. It happened just after 6PM Thursday on E. 26th between St. Clair & Superior.

COPLEY TOWNSHIP, OH (WOIO) - Talk about barking mad. A Summit County man stands accused of ordering his pit bull to attack his dad over the weekend.

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Nearly 100 employees in Cleveland's Division of Water are now on strike.

EUCLID, OH (WOIO) - A hot pursuit in the city of Euclid ends with a bang!

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House committee asked the Obama administration Friday to release documents on the federal bailouts of General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC, seeking more details on decisions that led to the auto industry bankruptcies.

ELYRIA, Ohio -- A four year old girl is attacked by a pit bull while playing in her neighborhood. Police say it was the same dog that bit the girl's brother a few weeks earlier.

CLEVELAND -- Cellphone Drivers Beware. Signs are posted around the city warning drivers about a new law.

A recent inspection by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health shows that half of the roughly 400 outdoor pools in the county are not in compliance with a new federal law, requiring all pool to use anti-vortex drain covers.

A porn star is going to prison for three to eight years for a pair of rooftop burglaries in South Philadelphia.

SANDUSKY Call it a first step. After a years-long battle over joint dispatch options, Sandusky dispatch is moving out to the county to "co-locate" with their dispatchers.

SANDUSKY Most of the thrills at Cedar Point take place inside the park — but not on Friday afternoon.

GREEN SPRINGS A man implicated in the murder of 80-year-old Frank Rios has yet to be arrested or indicted -- causing growing concern for Rios' daughter.

SANDUSKY History buffs are invited to gather at 11 a.m. Saturdays at the Maritime Museum of Sandusky through this summer for tours of Underground Railroad sites in Sandusky. The tour costs $5 and recounts the stories of the brave people -- black and white -- who sheltered and helped runaway slaves before the Civil War.

HURON Guests at today's Rye Beach Day festival will be helping protect the ground underneath their feet.

WALTON HILLS A recent chemical spill near on the border that divides Walton Hills and Bedford could easily have been worse. As it was, businesses along Krick Road could not be reached by their customers, and employees and others were...

ROBERT NOZAR/SUN NEWS Son-in-law Kevin Hurst (rear) is allowed to sit in John Liscoe's 1957 Buick Roadmaster, but his hands better be clean and no mud on his shoes. All kidding aside, father-in-law and son-in-law enjoyed working together to show...

BEDFORD Mayor Dan Pocek wants to do everything he can to underscore the importance of inner-ring suburbs to the future, not only of this area, but to the entire country. And so he has stepped onto the campaign trail in...

BEDFORD The Bedford Lions Homecoming Festival isn't even half as old as the city itself, but even with that, it's still the oldest continually celebrated event in Bedford. And so it is that for the 81st consecutive year the Lions...

TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT: A Macedonia man, 39, was arrested after his car was stopped at 2:45 a.m. Sunday on Northfield Road. An officer saw the car go over the double yellow line several times. A stop was made after the...