Strongsville Hospital Capacity Shrinking + Forecast

Rise and shine, Strongsville! Let's get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on today.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy and colder. High: 25 Low: 19.

Here are the top stories in Strongsville today:

1. State health officials in Ohio reported to the federal government Jan. 4 that approximately 80 percent of inpatient beds and 85 percent of intensive care unit beds in hospitals across the state were occupied. How are local hospitals doing? (Strongsville Patch)

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From my notebook:

• Cleveland Cavaliers: "Battled until the very end. #LetEmKnow" (Instagram)
• Strongsville Police Department: "Lock your car doors. Don't become an easy victim." (Facebook)

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— Chris Mosby

About me: Patch's Ohio Editor, casting my watchful gaze on Northeast Ohio. Feel free to drop me a line at chris.mosby@patch.com.