Mitchell's 30 points and Harden's 28 helped Cleveland beat Toronto 115-105 and seize a 2-0 playoff lead before the series heads to Toronto.

NEORSD will start work on the Big Creek Tunnel later in 2026 — the last of seven storage tunnels meant to reduce sewage entering Lake Erie. The 20‑ft, 4‑mile bore should cut roughly 550 million gallons a year.

The Araca Group’s Cleveland founders are bringing the Tony-winning musical The Outsiders to Playhouse Square’s Connor Palace for a 24-performance run April 28–May 17.

A woman in her 60s was struck and killed near the Lee Road and Miles Avenue intersection early Sunday. The crash is under investigation. City records show the corridor has a long crash history.

Showers and thunderstorms, some potentially severe, are likely Saturday afternoon in Cleveland. Gusty winds and a sharp cooldown arrive Sunday night.

Police and the county medical examiner were at an abandoned Mount Pleasant house Friday. Officers blocked part of East 142nd while investigators worked the scene.

A Lorain County jury cleared Courtney Price of fraud and grand theft after a Jan. 2024 wrong‑house police raid and disputed GoFundMe allegations. The criminal case is over, civil claims remain.

EDWINS is converting two Cedar Road storefronts into a teaching kitchen and a 24-seat oyster bar, boosting hands-on training and dining in Cleveland Heights.

Shaker Heights' inaugural DEI chief left this month after filing an EEOC charge alleging discrimination, the agency has escalated the case with a commissioner charge. The dispute raises questions about how the district handles equity and internal complaints.

Cuyahoga County declared East Cleveland’s service yard a public health nuisance after inspectors found tires, scrap metal and yard waste piled on city property. Mayor Sandra Morgan says the city has applied for state help to clear it.

Sankofa Village wrapped up its fourth phase this week, adding affordable apartments near Tri‑C and bolstering services in Cleveland’s Central neighborhood.

Fairview Park police say a civilian-run predator sting at a Lorain Road bar complicated an investigation and led prosecutors to decline charges. Police warn residents not to stage confrontations for social-media content.

Residents and city leaders say rust and falling concrete at the century‑old Lake Avenue bridge are a growing hazard, while regulators and the railroad say the span is safe for now.