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News

Wauseon couple welcomes baby on Ohio Turnpike

Wauseon couple welcomes baby on Ohio Turnpike

Updated: May 29, 2026 at 6:49 PM EDT
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By Brianna Weaver
May 28 is a day the Heudecker family will remember forever — it’s their daughter Ettie’s birthday. But the details surrounding that birth have made this story viral.

19 Troubleshooters

Sewage backs up into an apartment

Cleveland woman says sewage flooded bedroom, bathtub

Updated: May 26, 2026 at 7:39 PM EDT
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By Harry Boomer
A unit at the Euclid Beach Villa was backing up with sewage, and a resident says she couldn’t get anyone to help before calling the 19 Troubleshooters tip line.

Health

CLEVELAND VA CLINIC

Cleveland VA transitioning to new electronic health records system in October

Updated: May 19, 2026 at 5:37 PM EDT
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By Aria Janel
The VA is rolling out a new health records system, and Cleveland will be one of the first cities to implement it.

Community

A northeast Ohio mom is turning her family's nightmare into a lifeline for families across the...

Northeast Ohio mom creates nonprofit after son’s rare arthritis diagnosis

Updated: May 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM EDT
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By Katie Tercek
Seven Hills woman launches The Giving G to help families battling systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Children

Whether a child is learning the basics or wants to train to become a future competitive...

May is Water Safety Month: Tips to help prevent childhood drowning

Updated: May 14, 2026 at 1:47 PM EDT
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By Veronica Florek
May is Water Safety Month, Sylvania swim experts share safety tips for beach and pool season.

Health

Ashtabula city health department

Norovirus found in Ashtabula Wastewater Treatment Plant

Updated: May 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM EDT
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By Ashley Pomplas
The Ashtabula City Health Department shared on Wednesday that it was notified of an increase in norovirus viral levels in untreated wastewater.

Mental Illness

May is recognized as mental health awareness month.

Competency restoration: What treatment looks like for defendants deemed unfit for trial

Updated: May 8, 2026 at 5:54 PM EDT
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By Aria Janel
What exactly does being restored to competency mean? What does the treatment look like?

Health

FILE - Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam watches warm ups before an NFL preseason football...

Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam donate $12.5 million toward blood cancer research and treatment

Updated: May 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM EDT
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By The Associated Press
Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam have donated $12.5 million toward blood cancer research and treatment.

News

ProMedica Bay Park Hospital in Oregon, Ohio.

False bomb threat report prompts lockdown at Bay Park Hospital

Updated: May 5, 2026 at 2:17 PM EDT
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By WTVG Staff
Additional security measures are being taken at Bay Park Hospital after a “security report” Tuesday afternoon.

Health

Lorain County Public Health announced the launch of its live mosquito-trap website Sunday.

Lorain County launches live mosquito-trap website

Updated: May 3, 2026 at 4:36 PM EDT
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By Nikki Gasiewski
Lorain County Public Health announced the launch of its live mosquito-trap website Sunday.
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News

A blood test can now detect Alzheimer's disease early, and a Canton neurologist is among the...

Canton neurologist among first in US to use blood test for early Alzheimer’s detection

Updated: Apr. 30, 2026 at 6:36 PM EDT
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By Isabella Roberts
A blood test can now detect Alzheimer’s disease early, and a Canton neurologist is among the first in the country using it.

Events

Free dental, medical clinic

Free dental clinic held at Lakeland Community College on Friday

Updated: Apr. 30, 2026 at 12:29 PM EDT
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By Rachel Vadaj
A free dental clinic is being held at Lakeland Community College from 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Friday.

Pawcast

backyard chickens (file photo)

CDC warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry

Updated: Apr. 28, 2026 at 11:23 AM EDT
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By The Associated Press
At least 34 people in 13 states (including Ohio) have been sickened with salmonella poisoning traced to contact with backyard poultry, including some with infections resistant to common antibiotics, federal health officials said.

News

The new zebrafish facility at the University of Cincinnati will study the effect of pollution...

Zebrafish facility at UC to study the effect of pollution on human reproductive health

Updated: Apr. 27, 2026 at 1:56 PM EDT
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By Erin Ashley
Inside the facility are 750 tanks that can store up to 7,000 zebrafish

News

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More than 20 Lorain County stores sold tobacco products to an underage informant

Updated: Apr. 15, 2026 at 8:13 AM EDT
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By Julia Thyret
Lorain County Public Health (LCPH) officials said they recently had an informant visit stores to see if they would sell tobacco products to an underage minor.

Health

Paralysis patient, Stayce Westington, has recovered from a spinal cord injury and is now...

Spinal cord drug developed at Case Western Reserve incubator shows promise in restoring paralysis patients’ mobility

Updated: Apr. 13, 2026 at 4:07 PM EDT
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By Jen Picciano
A drug developed at Case Western at Case Western Biotechnology Incubator is showing promise in helping paralyzed patients regain movement after spinal cord injuries.

COVID-19

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the variant known as “Cicada” has...

What you need to know about the ‘Cicada’ COVID variant

Updated: Apr. 6, 2026 at 12:35 PM EDT
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By Dan DeRoos
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking yet another COVID-19 variant that is starting to make the rounds in the United States.

Health

Researchers found more than 240,800 emergency department visits associated with household...

Household cleaning products send a child to the ER every 35 minutes, study finds

Updated: Apr. 2, 2026 at 11:20 PM EDT
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By Gerald Harris
Researchers found more than 240,800 emergency department visits associated with household cleaning product injuries among children 5 and younger from 2007 through 2022.

Health

Cleveland City Council says safety the number one concern for residents as it receives a new...

Cleveland fails to spend millions in lead remediation funds

Updated: Mar. 2, 2026 at 5:05 PM EST
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By Keith Grant
Advocates gathered at Cleveland City Hall Monday, demanding answers after the city failed to spend millions of dollars in state grant money intended to remove lead from homes.

Go Red

‘Please let my momma live’: Mother survives cardiac arrest thanks to her daughter’s training

‘Please let my momma live’: Mother survives cardiac arrest thanks to her daughter’s training

Updated: Feb. 27, 2026 at 9:05 PM EST
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By Tiffani Tucker
An Elyria Catholic High School student was faced with a frightening incident March of 2025.

Health

Experts warn that people who were at John Glenn International Airport on Feb. 19 between 6...

Ohio Department of Health warns of potential measles exposure at Ohio airport

Updated: Feb. 25, 2026 at 2:14 PM EST
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By Olivia Vallandingham
Experts warn that people who were at John Glenn International Airport on Feb. 19 between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. may have been exposed.

Cleveland Cooks

UH Connor Whole Health dieticians teach patients how to eat heart healthy

Cleveland Cooks: Heart healthy cooking with UH Connor Whole Health

Updated: Feb. 20, 2026 at 5:16 PM EST
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By Jen Picciano
UH Connor Whole Health registered dietician, Ryanne Lachman, shares her recipe for a heart healthy spicy peanut tofu bowl.

State

The legislation seeks to improve how the state identifies, tracks and response to cases of...

Kei’Mani’s Law: Legislators look to strengthen Ohio’s child protection laws

Updated: Feb. 17, 2026 at 4:57 PM EST
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By WTVG Staff and Lily Lowndes
Rep. Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) will announce Kei’Mani’s Law on Tuesday afternoon.

News

Kent state University

Kent State student has ‘serious bacterial infection’

Updated: Feb. 17, 2026 at 4:55 PM EST
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By Julia Thyret
A Kent State student is receiving medical treatment for Neisseria meningitidis, a serious bacterial infection.

Health

Several hundred people attended a training sponsored by ClvHts4ImmigrantRights on how to...

Cleveland Heights immigrants will soon get free legal clinics

Updated: Feb. 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM EST
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By Vic Gideon
Cleveland Heights immigrant will soon get free legal clinics, City Council looking at measure to ease immigrant fears

News

Brinley and some of the construction workers who wave to her daily.

Construction workers wave to 4-year-old heart patient at Cleveland Clinic

Updated: Feb. 16, 2026 at 6:07 PM EST
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By Isabella Roberts
Construction workers building Cleveland Clinic’s new neurological institute stop work every day around 3 p.m. and wave to Brinley from a floor across the way. They make heart shapes with their hands, and Brinley and her family send them right back.

19 Investigates

Elyria firefighters launch field blood transfusion program.

Elyria firefighters launch field blood transfusion program

Updated: Feb. 16, 2026 at 4:45 PM EST
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By Mike Mason
Elyria firefighters can now administer blood transfusions directly at emergency scenes as part of a new program launched by the fire department.

Go Red

Heart Patient Lauren Super got a partial heart transplant through a Ross Procedure at...

University Hospitals offers Ross Procedure for younger heart patients

Updated: Feb. 13, 2026 at 5:12 PM EST
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By Jen Picciano
UH Harrington Heart Institute is giving younger heart patients decades of good health through a complex partial heart transplant.

News

Scott and Mia Pruzin able to smile after the birth of their daughter, Vivienne

Pregnant woman deals with cancer while doctors guard against heart damage

Updated: Feb. 11, 2026 at 9:07 AM EST
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By Vic Gideon
Pregnant woman deals with cancer while doctors guard against heart issues, University Hospital receives recognition for multidisciplinary care

Health

Hamilton County Commissioners alleges insulin pricing manipulation and fraud in a federal...

Hamilton County files racketeering lawsuit over insulin pricing

Updated: Feb. 10, 2026 at 6:23 AM EST
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By Jennifer Edwards Baker
It alleges insulin pricing manipulation and fraud among some of the most powerful pharmaceutical and insurance companies in the world

News

Water main break impacts Akron General, appointments canceled

Akron General Emergency Department is off diversion, open for ambulances

Updated: Feb. 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM EST
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By Ashley Pomplas and Noelle Williams
The Cleveland Clinic Akron General’s Emergency Department is on diversion of ambulances due to a water main break Saturday morning.

Community

Northeast Ohio police departments share safety tips ahead of the Big Game

Northeast Ohio police departments share safety tips ahead of Super Bowl Sunday

Updated: Feb. 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM EST
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By Ashley Pomplas
Northeast Ohio police departments are sharing safety messages involving drinking and driving before the start of Super Bowl Sunday.

Health

Super Bowl 60

Doctor shares tips on how to avoid a trip to the ER this Super Bowl Sunday

Updated: Feb. 7, 2026 at 1:25 PM EST
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By Kierstin Foote
Doctors say all that game-day stress can take a toll on your body if you’re not careful.

Go Red

One of her close friends recognized their own subtle symptoms and because of what happened...

Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals backs promising heart attack drug that could be self-administered

Updated: Feb. 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM EST
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By Jen Picciano
Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals is supporting the development of a new drug called Zalinfiban that helped thousands of heart attack patients avoid complications in clinical trials.

Crime

Dr. Hanuman Gowda

Local doctor indicted for assaulting infant, leaving baby with numerous broken bones

Updated: Feb. 5, 2026 at 2:17 PM EST
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By WTVG Staff
A local doctor is on leave after he was booked into jail on multiple charges including child endangerment.

Health

A new study from the Ohio State University shows a major increase in the risk of being bitten...

Ticks can be active in the winter months and study shows Ohio is seeing a significant increase in cases of Lyme disease

Updated: Feb. 4, 2026 at 6:56 PM EST
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By Lissa Guyton
A new study from The Ohio State University shows a major increase in the risk of being bitten by a tick infected with bacteria that cause Lyme disease here in Ohio. And the concern is not limited to warmer months.

Children

A Toledo baby is finally home after spending almost one year in NICU.

Toledo baby comes home for first time after 11-month stay in NICU

Updated: Feb. 4, 2026 at 12:19 AM EST
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By Lily Lowndes
A Toledo baby is finally home after spending almost one year in the NICU. His parents say that at one point, his doctor was not sure he’d make it, but he proved to be a fighter.

Health

FOOT

Dangerous cold temperatures in Northeast Ohio could send people to the hospital

Updated: Jan. 26, 2026 at 8:24 AM EST
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By Aria Janel
Frigid temperatures are in the forecast for the entire week, creating dangerous conditions that could send people to the emergency room if they’re not careful.

News

Water dripping from both supplies of a bathroom sink

Boil advisory lifted for customers in Brunswick and portions of Strongsville

Updated: Jan. 25, 2026 at 1:03 PM EST
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By Ashley Pomplas
Multiple water main breaks in Strongsville on Saturday may have caused organisms that cause illness to enter the water supply.

News

Healthy doctors are urging you to use caution and follow proper procedures when clearing snow.

Doctor urges caution when clearing snow, outlines dangers of winter weather cleanup

Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 10:47 PM EST
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By Brooklyn Andres
University of Cincinnati doctors are urging you to use caution and follow proper procedures when clearing snow.

News

Report any unwanted calls to your attorney general’s office and the FCC.

Expert advises taking precautions to stay connected during winter storm

Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 6:38 PM EST
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By Alexis Martin
One thing that can be overlooked is making sure your phone stays charged

News

Ohio flu numbers take another turn early in season, but massive spike could be coming

Updated: Jan. 23, 2026 at 10:42 AM EST
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By Madeline Harden, Julia Thyret and Dan DeRoos
The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director, Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, is encouraging Ohioians to get the flu vaccine even though cases surge statewide are starting to decline.

Children

Ohio launched a new children’s eyesight program Tuesday aimed at ensuring thousands of...

Ohio launches children’s eyesight program in 15 counties

Updated: Jan. 21, 2026 at 5:33 PM EST
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By WTVG Staff
The OhioSEE program addresses a gap in children’s vision care.

Children

Despite ongoing public debates, the vast majority of Ohioans strongly support childhood...

New poll shows vast majority of Ohioans support childhood vaccinations

Updated: Jan. 21, 2026 at 4:49 PM EST
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By Josh Croup
Despite ongoing public debates, the vast majority of Ohioans strongly support childhood vaccinations, new data suggests.

News

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine   (FILE/PHOTO)

Gov. DeWine launches new children’s eyesight program

Updated: Jan. 21, 2026 at 11:29 AM EST
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By Julia Thyret
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine visited a Cleveland school Wednesday morning to announce the launch of his new children’s eyesight program.

News

(FILE/PHOTO)

‘No time to wait’: Red Cross faces severe blood shortage

Updated: Jan. 20, 2026 at 8:49 AM EST
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By Julia Thyret and Aria Janel
The American Red Cross said they are facing a severe blood shortage and are urging donors to make an appointment to give blood and platelets.

News

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Cleveland Clinic working to be a Level 1 Trauma Center at Main Campus

Updated: Jan. 15, 2026 at 11:12 AM EST
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By Julia Thyret
Cleveland Clinic is working with various organizations to establish a Level 1 trauma center for adults and children at its Main Campus.

News

Child, teenager die of flu-related illness in Lucas County, health department says

Updated: Jan. 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM EST
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By WTVG Staff
The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department has confirmed two flu-related deaths in Lucas County, according to a press release.

Health

Arthur Lavin, a former pediatrician and founder of “Grandparents for Vaccines” said his...

‘Grandparents For Vaccines’ create national push for vaccinations

Updated: Jan. 11, 2026 at 7:46 PM EST
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By Noelle Williams
A former pediatrician and founder of a vaccine organization has launched a national campaign to boost childhood immunizations.

Health

Doctors want people to be aware of measles symptoms to help prevent spread of the viru.

Doctors outline symptoms to help prevent spread of measles in Ohio, Kentucky

Updated: Jan. 9, 2026 at 11:57 PM EST
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By Brady Williams
Doctors are asking people to make sure they know the symptoms of measles to help prevent the spread of the virus after outbreaks in Ohio and Kentucky.
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