A Newport man faces multiple felony counts after Toledo police say he stabbed a 13‑year‑old girl three times with a flathead screwdriver. Court records say investigators could not find the weapon.

Eric Clapton left the stage in Madrid after a packaged vinyl struck him during the finale. Video of the moment circulated online and the set ended without an encore.

A 50-year-old man was shot in the chest Sunday evening on Gooding Avenue in Cleveland, police are investigating and the victim was taken to a hospital.

Multiple people were injured in a stabbing near East 140th and Bartlett; one woman was taken to University Hospitals in serious condition. Police are investigating.

A man was found shot and pronounced dead near Kinsman and East 146th on Cleveland’s East Side. Police secured the intersection and an aerial unit assisted the response.

The City of Cleveland issued an RFQ to revive four East Side landmark school buildings, pitching preservation as a path to neighborhood renewal. Teams must apply by early June.

Mentor appointed Brandon Dynes as law director, formalizing ties with Thrasher, Dinsmore & Dolan and tapping his experience advising regional agencies. The firm will supply legal staff to the city.

Activists say they found hundreds of immigration-related queries in Shaker Heights' Flock Safety database, prompting a citywide block on such searches and fresh calls for an audit.

A federal complaint says a Brecksville-Broadview Heights aide stole students’ prescriptions and swapped pills; the aide later pleaded guilty and was jailed.

A house fire on Cleveland’s East Side left two dogs dead and displaced three adults; the fire department posted photos showing crews at the scene.

Wet morning commute; frost could form tonight west of the I‑71 corridor. Expect rain to taper by mid-morning and more showers later in the week.

Richard Strunk, a former Cleveland police officer, has been indicted on dozens of child‑sex counts, according to court filings and local reporting. He pleaded not guilty and is due back in court on May 20.

An 84-year-old Brook Park man pleaded not guilty after a Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted him on multiple sexual-offense counts involving family members.