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What you need to know Monday, Jan. 4, 2021 WEATHER
Mostly cloudy skies are in the forecast today, with highs staying in the mid-30s. There is a slight chance of snow showers overnight as temps drop to about 30 degrees. Read more.
Local scores: Browns 24, Pittsburgh Steelers 22 OVERNIGHT
The Wake Up newsletter, which was abbreviated during the holidays, is back in full force Tuesday.
Vaccination progress: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine told CNN’s Jake Tapper Sunday that coronavirus vaccinations are “moving” in the state, with more than 150,000 completed so far. But Jane Morice reports that when the state’s vaccination dashboard was updated Sunday afternoon, it showed 159,706 Ohioans had received their first dose. While that figure may sound large, it represents less than 2 percent of Ohioans. Ohio has administered the eighth highest amount of vaccines in the U.S., but ranks 51st (including Washington, D.C.) in the percentage of its prioritized population to receive a vaccine. Meanwhile, in Cuyahoga County, the Board of Health acknowledged its website accidentally allowed people not yet eligible to receive a vaccine to register for one, Cameron Fields reports.
Browns in playoffs: The Factory of Sadness turned into the Factory of Gladness, and 18 years of Browns heartache evaporated in the air above FirstEnergy Stadium on Sunday as the Browns defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 24-22, to earn their first trip to the playoffs since the 2002 season, Mary Kay Cabot reports. The Browns will face the Steelers again next Sunday night in Pittsburgh in their first-round playoff game ... a well-deserved reward for the team's long-suffering fans, Doug Lesmerises writes.
House Bill 6: Thousands of pages of recently released records offer a backroom view of the pressure former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and others placed on legislators in the days before last year’s vote on the tainted House Bill 6 nuclear bailout and the subsequent scandal that resulted in bribery charges against Householder and others. John Caniglia reports the papers, obtained through a public records request, include texts to and from legislators, drafts of bills, letters from constituents and hundreds of emails. They describe the insistence of Householder’s allies and Householder’s contempt for those who defied him. Homicides surge: Both Cleveland and Akron saw significant increases in the number of homicides in 2020 as cities struggled with economic and social issues created by the coronavirus pandemic. Adam Ferrise reports Cleveland hit 185 homicides on Dec. 20, the most in a single year since 1982 when the city had 195 homicides and nearly 200,000 more people called the city home. Robin Goist reports Akron had 50 homicides in 2020, the most in a single year in the past decade. There were 33 homicides in 2019, 32 in 2018 and 40 in 2017.
Coronavirus numbers: The Ohio Department of Health reported Sunday that the number of confirmed or probable infections of the novel coronavirus had increased to 721,481, up 6,808 since Saturday. The number of Ohioans have died with the coronavirus rose by 59, to 9,076, Jane Morice reports. Coronavirus infections remain high in Ohio, with 84 of 88 counties shaded red, the next-to-highest level on the state's ranking system, Laura Hancock reports. Bar in Cleveland’s West Bank of the Flats receives second citation for violating coronavirus health orders Read more
The Velvet Dog bar in Cleveland cited again for violating coronavirus-related health orders Read more
Parma Heights bar cited for violating coronavirus health orders, Ohio Investigative Unit says Read more
Expansion urged for program that helps elderly, disabled Cleveland homeowners make repairs Read more
Ohio Department of Health posts conflicting numbers for coronavirus infections in schools Read more
Shaker Heights City School District employee arrested on child sexual abuse charges in Washington, D.C. Read more
Trump, in taped call, presses Georgia official to ‘find’ Trump votes Read more
CNN’s Jake Tapper interrupts Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine during voter security conversation, says concerns due to President Trump’s lies Read more
Rebuilding economy and infrastructure after coronavirus are among New Year’s resolutions for Ohio’s Congress members Read more
Ohio Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman eye chairmanships in 2021 Read more
Wind turbines may still have a future in Ohio, but for now the emphasis is on solar power Read more
One dead, one injured in southwest Akron house fire, authorities say Read more
Boy abandoned at Hinckley cemetery reunited with his father; mother ‘focus of our investigation,’ police say Read more
Gas station associate Ally Da Noriea exudes kind, caring nature to her customers: Homegrown Heroes 2020 Read more
Bicyclist involved in crash with car in Cleveland Heights last week dies, police say Read more
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