A fall wave of COVID-19 could peak about Dec. 1, right between the holiday party season of Thanksgiving and Christmas. But Northeast Ohio pharmacies are ready with new booster shots to protect you from the omicron variants that have spread so rapidly. You can get the booster at the same time as your annual flu shot. I just made an appointment for mine. - Laura |
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Browns at Carolina Panthers: 1 p.m. Sunday, Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C. TV: WOIO Channel 19. Radio: WKRK FM/92.3, WNCX FM/98.5, WKNR AM/850 Northeast Ohio weekend weather forecast: Shower chances return this weekend |
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New COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer and Moderna will help health officials stay ahead of the next wave of the virus, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said during a recent virtual media briefing. |
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Booster shots: We are heading into the third fall of the COVID-19 pandemic with a new weapon — updated vaccine booster shots. Julie Washington reports the new boosters, called a bivalents, include components from the original vaccine, as well as components against BA. 4 and BA. 5 omicron variants. Kidney health: Until July, if you were Black, your kidney function was likely assessed differently than everyone else. Now, Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports, researchers have eliminated race as a factor in assessing kidney health, and they say it is a step toward ensuring equality of care and eliminating racial biases on transplant waiting lists. Today in Ohio: Democratic gubernatorial nominee Nan Whaley has raised far less money than nearly every recent major-party nominee for Ohio governor by this point in the campaign. We’re talking about Whaley’s quiet campaign on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Joe Blystone: Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office says it will seek to refer Joe Blystone, who ran for Ohio governor earlier this year, to prosecutors for campaign-finance violations if he doesn’t accept a deal that includes turning over all his remaining campaign money to state officials. Jeremy Pelzer reports that while Blystone dismissed the accusations as “hyperbole” and politically motivated, the Ohio Elections Commission on Thursday set a hearing for Dec. 8 to consider the case against the Columbus-area farmer. Abortion training: Medical students and in-training physicians say they are looking to other states for medical abortion education they need to do their jobs and finish their degrees. Medical schools, meanwhile, are doing what they can to link the students with that training, reports the Ohio Capital Journal. |
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Geauga fire: Authorities are investigating an early Thursday morning fire that killed a mother and daughter in a home in Hambden Township in Geauga County. Kaylee Remington reports firefighters responded to the home on Taylor Wells Road about 2:30 a.m. Two others, the father of the family and his 7-year-old son, were able to escape the home. |
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Case numbers: The weekly number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio dropped by 3,549 cases, from 25,280 last week to 21,731 cases this week. Ohio has been over 10,000 cases per week every week since the beginning of May, Julie Washington reports. Restaurant help: Jolly Scholar owner Matt Vann has co-founded a pair of companies that aim to help restaurants locate the best prices for their orders and in getting whatever they need as fast as possible. Marc Bona reports the companies are GreenLight Grocery, which connects restaurants with distributors, and SupplyNow, a focused delivery service. NOPEC: State regulators have ruled that NOPEC must defend its right to be an electric energy aggregator in Ohio after announcing plans to lower electric bills for 550,000 customers by purging them from its rate plans. Sean McDonnell reports the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio directed NOPEC to show cause and explain why its certificate to do business should not be revoked by Sept. 28. House sales: Twelve Cuyahoga County homes sold for at least $1.2 million in August, including two which sold for at least $2 million. The highest sales price in the county last month was $2.72 million for a home in Bay Village, reports Zachary Smith. |
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Testimony: One of two men who signed an affidavit that he conspired to frame a man for a 2011 murder took the stand Thursday and waffled on the admission, Cory Shaffer reports. Crishawn Slade testified that he told the truth when he testified in exchange for a generous plea deal at Taunee Smith’s trial in 2012 that Smith was the fourth person involved in a botched robbery that ended with the death of DeJohn Dammons in Euclid. Slade, however, also said that a 2019 affidavit he signed that said he swore that Smith was not involved in the incident at all was accurate, too. Teen dies: A 16-year-old boy died Thursday, two days after he was shot on the city’s West Side, police said. Andre D. Wells, of Cleveland was shot about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Olivia Mitchell reports there have been no arrests made. Law license: The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday suspended a Cuyahoga County attorney’s law license for two years after he was convicted of workers’ compensation fraud and disciplined for misconduct. Olivia Mitchell reports Robert Fitz, 75, of Westlake, owes the state more than $950,000 in restitution. |
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'Gutsy': Cleveland native Whittney Ijanaten is an entrepreneur, ordained minister and anti-racist advocate and organizer. Ijanaten’s role in the LGBTQ+ community made her a perfect guest for the new Hillary and Chelsea Clinton docuseries “Gutsy,” which premieres today on Apple TV+. Haunted houses: Akron’s Haunted Schoolhouse and Laboratory has been named a Top Haunted Attraction for 2022 by the Haunted Attraction Association, reports Megan Becka. The spot is one of 49 attractions throughout the U.S. to receive the designation. HalloWeekends: Twenty-five years ago this month, Cedar Point debuted HalloWeekends, a modest, fall-themed festival spread across three weekends that featured two haunted houses, a spooky train ride and live entertainment. Susan Glaser reports the event has morphed into a months-long, all-out spookfest, with 11 haunted attractions, themed food, kids attractions and more, drawing some of the park’s biggest crowds, starting Sept. 15. |
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Ohio man’s 12-year harassment of TV actress, daughter ends with prison sentence Read more Lorain man caught with child pornography gets 14 years in prison Read more Cleveland Heights council, volunteers setting up mobile American Rescue Plan Act survey stations next weekend Read more U.S. Postal Service to dedicate new Hanukkah stamp at Temple Emanu El Read more University Heights mayor accuses three council members and a CIC board member of forming a ‘shadow administration’ Read more New Orange Councilman Ryan Bilsky says status quo is fine with him Read more Parma police unveil upgraded website with new features Read more |
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