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As COVID-19 cases continue to surge across Northeast Ohio, more school districts are announcing changes to adjust to rising case counts.

Gov. Mike DeWine is sending reinforcements to Ohio hospitals as COVID patient counts continue to increase. Two Summit County schools announce changes.

COVID cases are leading to schools and entertainment venues scrapping events; the Ohio Senate has approved a bill that eliminates the requirement for a concealed weapons permit; more Ohio dispensaries could sell medical marijuana, cultivators could grow more of it, and more conditions would qualify for using it under legislation passed Wednesday by the Republican-led state Senate; and more stories.

The number of school shooting threats has risen dramatically this year, according to a database complied by the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. It’s a trend that seems to be playing out in school districts across Northeast Ohio, especially in the wake of the Oxford, Michigan, shooting late last month.

It's not as crazy as March 2020, but a events this week in northeastern Ohio brought back memories of the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.