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Friday will be another typical June day with plenty of humidity, warm temperatures and rain for some. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible from the get-go in the morning all the through the evening. There will be a good deal of dry time for just about everyone with some peeks of sun at times. There is a level 1-of-5 risk for severe thunderstorms across the southern two-thirds of Ohio — mainly due to a low-end risk of strong gusty winds.

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University Hospitals will be offering free health screenings for various conditions Sunday, June 8 on Healthy Fan Community Wellness Day from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Huntington Bank Field.

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No matter where you are in Ohio, you won’t have to drive too far to celebrate Pride this month as events are happening all around the state, celebrating the LGBTQ+ community.

Thousands gathered in downtown Cleveland Saturday to kick off Pride Month with a march and festival. (Spectrum News 1/Chloe Magill)

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On June 6, 1916, East Cleveland became one of the first cities in the United States to grant women the right to vote in city elections.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – A cold front tracking through the region is the focus for showers and a few thunderstorms today.

As this front stalls out just south of the lakeshore, there will be a big split in temperatures this afternoon.

Most of the lakeshore stays in the 60s with a north to northeast wind while locations farther south climb well into the 70s and 80s.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be in the region.

While the overall severe risk is low, a strong storm or two with heavy rainfall and gusty winds is possible.

A couple showers may linger overnight, then more scattered showers and storms develop during the day on Friday.

Saturday is trending dry with decent sunshine, followed by a few showers possible on Sunday morning.

Sunday afternoon looks dry overall.

The next chance for rain is Tuesday morning.

Meanwhile, temperatures stay fairly steady in the mid to upper 70s all week, holding shy of the 80s for now.

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EAST CLEVELAND, OH — Auditors discovered $1.5 million in outstanding bills owed by the City of East Cleveland to vendors who performed services or provided goods to the city, according to the chairwoman of the city’s Financial Planning and Supervision Commission.

And now, confusion over who’s running the city following Mayor Brandon King’s felony convictions last week is delaying a proposal to raise East Cleveland’s spending limits in an effort to settle those delinquent bills.

Here’s what we know about who’s in charge of East Cleveland

Here’s what we know about who’s in charge of East Cleveland

“I’m very hesitant to approve a resolution when we do not know who’s in charge and who will be making these decisions,” said Barbara Mattei-Smith, chairwoman of the fiscal recovery commission.

Interim Mayor Sandra Morgan said some of the city’s unpaid bills date back to 2021 and include $500,000 owed to the company East Cleveland contracts with to pick up residents’ garbage.

Morgan was appointed Interim Mayor after King was suspended earlier this year following his indictment.

East Cleveland gets new mayor

Interim mayor for East Cleveland appointed

But East Cleveland Council President Lateek Shabazz believes the city’s charter puts him next in line for the mayor’s office.

The question of who’s in charge will likely be decided by the courts, but residents like Will Tate feel caught in the middle.

“You’re going to hear the same old, same old here in this city,” said Tate. “Nothing ever gets done.”

Tate, who is 64 years old, said he grew up in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood dreaming of living in East Cleveland.

Now that he lives in the city, Tate said he’s heartbroken by what’s happened.

“In the last 35 years or 30 years or so, man this city done went through it,” said Tate as he sat on his porch.

He said, despite the city’s decline, he believes in East Cleveland’s potential.

But he wants city leaders to stop fighting among themselves and start fighting for a better East Cleveland.

“Do better, that’s all I’m going to say,” said Tate. “Y’all can do much better than y’all are doing in this city.”

The Financial Planning and Supervision Commission voted to table the proposal to increase the spending limits to allow the city to pay overdue bills to vendors.

The group, which aims to help the city recover from financial emergency, is scheduled to meet again next month.