Mentor police and the Lake County Bomb Squad searched a Heatherstone condo and seized homemade fireworks and chemicals; charges are pending.

Reps. Shontel Brown and Rashida Tlaib unveiled companion bills to create a $9.5B‑a‑year program to remove lead paint and pipes, targeting hard‑hit cities like Cleveland.

A local Facebook remembrance page identified the driver killed in an I‑490 rollover as 38‑year‑old Abdullah Jaffal. Investigators are probing the cause of the crash.

Dispatch audio posted to Facebook says officers found a man shot in the chest on Trafalgar Avenue; police have not released suspect or condition details.

Crews are sealing a 2,600-foot abandoned well at Canterbury and Sweetbriar in North Olmsted after neighbors reported a gas-like odor. Officials say the smell is expected and not dangerous.

A $1.3M state-funded project is rebuilding a 500‑foot beach at Geneva Township Park after Lake Erie erased much of the shore in 2020. Breakwaters and truckloads of sand are going in now.

Police released a photo of a man connected to a West Side felonious assault; detectives are asking the public for information.

Blue Ribbon and Crime Stoppers are offering a combined $7,500 after investigators ruled a June 11 Solon Road blaze in Chagrin Falls an arson.

Willoughby Hills police are investigating after a man reportedly fired shots through an apartment door; investigators are asking witnesses to come forward.

Fire investigators say a person of interest was identified after a car was torched at an auto shop on East 185th Street. The Fire Investigation Unit is probing the scene.

Shayleen Agarwal has submitted her resignation as Cleveland’s public safety inspector general, citing a family health issue and uncertainty about the office. The city has posted the job with a $100K–$140K range.

A North Randall firefighter was killed early Saturday while helping a stranded motorist in Pepper Pike. Local departments have issued condolences and will announce funeral details.

A Brook Park man died after his dump truck left Harvard Avenue and struck utility poles in Newburgh Heights. Troopers say the crash remains under investigation.