Human Interest

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Some savvy shoppers in northeast Ohio are using their bargain hunting skills to stock community closets.  What You Need To Know Wee Care Closet is a nonprofit started by a real estate agent, her colleague and her…

AVON LAKE, Ohio — There are now more than 800 nesting pairs of bald eagles in Ohio, according to the Ohio Division of Wildlife. What You Need To Know Eagles were once endangered Ohio Division of Wildlife officials believe there are…

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — An Ohio business executive is expected to blast off into space this week in the first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.  What You Need To Know Larry Connor owns The Connor Group…

Image: Bandai NamcoWhile long-time fans of the series will know that Ms. Pac-Man is the wife of Mr. Pac-Man, and appeared as such in the 1984 side-scroller Pac-Land, a new re-release of the game has gone to the trouble of changing the…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A parish in Columbus celebrates its history while looking to the future and the betterment of its community. What You Need To Know St. Thomas the Apostle Church is at the corner of 5th and Cassidy avenues on Columbus'…

AKRON, Ohio — Over 75 years ago in a basement in Akron, Jerry and Goldie Lippman started GOJO, a business with a mission to help keep hands clean and spaces sanitized.  What You Need To Know GOJO, one of northeast Ohios’s most…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University is promoting mental health one plant at a time. What You Need To Know Ohio State University and Scotts Miracle Grow partnered on a campus-wide kindness campaign The goal was for students to plant…

OHIO — It’s March in Ohio. There are plenty of potholes on the roads, but have you ever heard of frost crack? It’s a similar concept, but in trees.  Frost cracks are vertical cracks in a tree's trunk. They occur during winter, most often…

WESTERVILLE, Ohio — Kate Thompson’s most treasured wreath features ornaments from her grandmother’s attic.  What You Need To Know Westerville native Kate Thompson founded her own wreath-making business in central Ohio, Kate's Kustom…

CLEVELAND — Pi Day is celebrated March 14 because the date has the same three numbers that begin the math term that represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, but it isn’t just an occasion for math lovers, but also…