4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (421+ words) Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters says the GOP midterm election “convention” will be a “Trumpapalooza.” It’d be better if everyone called it that. American political conventions are one of the best examples — among way too many — of American institutional…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (349+ words) Painesville Township’s trustees recently voted to impose a civil penalty for “aggressive panhandling.” The resolution was approved in a 3-0 vote and is set to go into effect on Oct. 8. Under the new rule, the township will penalize people who solicit…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (250+ words) Today is Sunday, Sept. 13, the 256th day of 2026. There are 109 days left in the year. On Sept. 13, 1948, Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Maine was elected to the U.S. Senate; she became the first woman to serve in both houses of Congress. In…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (614+ words) By GLENN GAMBOA, AP Business Writer Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies America, a bipartisan campaign founded by philanthropists Olivia and Tom Walton, announced a $100 million pledge Thursday to make giving birth in the United States safer. The five-year commitment aims to…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (163+ words) The Lake County NAACP recently announced that a free “Defend the Vote” political action committee and grassroots community panel event will be held in Painesville. According to the announcement, the Sept. 12 event will include speakers who hold positions with the…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (110+ words) News-Herald Prospective voters who want to learn more about what’s on the November ballot are welcome to attend a Candidates & Issues Forum at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 1, at Mentor Public Library’s Main Branch, 8215 Mentor Ave. It is being hosted by The League…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (593+ words) By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and JAMIE STENGLE No one has publicly said what 38-year-old Patrick Havas wanted to ask Acton, but authorities have said he never brandished or unholstered the weapons he had on him and they haven’t found any threats…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (284+ words) I was sitting in my home office not far from the Pentagon when it happened. The TV behind me had the sound lowered but I suddenly became aware of a major development. I reached for the remote and cranked up…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (963+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said meanwhile that U.S. envoys who visited Kyiv presented some “very good, worthwhile ideas” for ending Russia’s 4 1/2-year-old war, adding that he hopes to meet with Trump within two weeks. But Russia remains determined to accomplish its…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (92+ words) News-Herald The hearing is part of the latest bid by Sandusky’s lawyers to secure a new trial for him. Sandusky, 82, has been serving a decades-long prison sentence since he was convicted of 45 counts of sexual abuse in 2012, after eight young…...