Give the rake a break: Experts say leaving your leaves has more benefits for your yard

News 5 Cleveland (Lifestyle) 11/19 4:59A Taylor O'Bier

Autumn is the harvest season, but experts have said there are some things that are better left on the ground. The leave your leaves movement is all about putting those rakes and blowers away and letting nature do what nature does. Leaves are rich...

Cleveland WinterLand 2024: A Guide to the Holiday Kickoff Event

Cleveland Traveler 11/19 3:29A Amanda

Clevelanders LOVE Christmas, and the holiday season officially kicks off in the city each year at the first day of WinterLand. Previously known as Winterfest, this free downtown-wide event begins each year the Saturday after Thanksgiving (November...

California health officials report first known case of a new form of mpox in the US

News 5 Cleveland (Lifestyle) 11/16 7:08A Taylor O'Bier

The first known case of clade I mpox in the U.S. was recently discovered in a person in California, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. The individual had just traveled from Eastern Africa where there is an ongoing...

Global measles cases spike 20% as vaccination rates lag, report finds

News 5 Cleveland (Lifestyle) 11/15 5:45A Justin Boggs

The World Health Organization noted a spike in measles cases across the globe in 2023 as the organization says millions of children are not properly vaccinated. The WHO said 10.3 million people were infected with measles in 2023, a 20% increase...

Hospitalized Canadian teen prompting bird flu concerns in US

News 5 Cleveland (Lifestyle) 11/15 4:16A Justin Boggs

The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed earlier this week that a British Columbia teen has been hospitalized marking the nation's first domestically acquired human case of H5N1 avian influenza, otherwise known as the bird flu. Bird flu...

Florida town nixes fluoride from city’s water supply citing RFK Jr. nomination

News 5 Cleveland (Lifestyle) 11/15 2:12A Scripps News Tampa

Fluoridation of the City of Winter Havens water supply started in 1986 but that is about to change. City commissioners voted 3-2 to stop adding fluoride to the water. It seemed to me like there was a potential that this was a health hazard,...

'Full House' star Dave Coulier reveals he has Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma

News 5 Cleveland (Lifestyle) 11/13 7:00A Elina Tarkazikis

Dave Coulier revealed he has been diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The actor, perhaps best known for his role as Joey Gladstone in Full House, announced the news Wednesday on NBCs Today show . Coulier said he first noticed signs a...

With holidays coming up, now is a good time to get flu and COVID-19 vaccines

News 5 Cleveland (Lifestyle) 11/12 4:51A AP via Scripps News

If you missed the early fall push for flu and COVID-19 vaccines, it's not too late. Health officials say it's important to get vaccinated ahead of the holidays, when respiratory bugs tend to spread with travel and indoor celebrations. Those...

South Dakota votes against constitutional abortion protections

News 5 Cleveland (Lifestyle) 11/8 8:29A Scripps News Staff

Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ project South Dakota will not enshrine abortion protections in its state constitution. South Dakota's Amendment G asked voters whether to include a right to abortion in the state constitution and would have...

15+ Best Cleveland Christmas Pop Up Bars This Year

Cleveland Traveler 11/8 7:08A Amanda

One of the biggest secrets Clevelanders know about Cleveland that out-of-towners often don t is that Cleveland is an excellent Christmas city! We go all out with decorations, pop-up markets, holiday events, Santa brunches and Christmas bars! The...

Physician says there's 'concern' in health care industry about RFK Jr.

News 5 Cleveland (Lifestyle) 11/8 4:13A

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s potential influence over the American health care industry is being met with a lot of anxiety, especially by those who work directly with patients. Kennedy, a vocal vaccine skeptic, said Trump would give him a key role in...

Doing these exercises for 5 minutes may help lower blood pressure, study claims

News 5 Cleveland (Lifestyle) 11/7 1:48A Justin Boggs

Have limited time to exercise? A new study released by researchers at University College London and University of Sydney indicates that adding just five minutes of exercise a day yields benefits. Participants in the study had a decline in blood...

Nevada votes to protect right to abortion until fetal viability

News 5 Cleveland (Lifestyle) 11/5 7:06P Scripps News Staff

Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ project Nevada will enshrine the right to abortion until fetal viability in its state constitution. Nevada's Question 6 will amend the state constitution to include a right to abortion until fetal viability. It...

Arizona votes to enact new constitutional abortion protections

News 5 Cleveland (Lifestyle) 11/5 6:47P Scripps News Staff

Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ project voters in Arizona will enact stronger new abortion protections with an amendment to the state constitution. Proposition 139 will add an amendment to protect abortion up until the viability of a fetus...

Jamie Foxx's new Netflix special will address his elusive health scare

News 5 Cleveland (Lifestyle) 11/4 8:09A Taylor O'Bier

Actor-singer Jamie Foxx will talk more about the medical scare that left him fighting for his life last year in a new Netflix special set to release next month. Foxx had previously said he wanted to tell more about what happened to him in April...