Barabicu Smokehouse will close after service on July 11 as owner Danny Cassano sells the building; he plans to reopen Barabicu at a new location later in 2026.

Five Points Grille hosted roughly 300 people on Saturday after a permit denial, prompting a multi‑agency police response and an official review. Neighbors reported fireworks on the roof and people on vehicle tops, but no injuries were reported.

A new cafeteria-style spot in Austinburg serves Sokolowski’s-style pierogies, schnitzel and chicken paprikash.

Cuyahoga County plans to ask voters this fall to raise its HHS property tax by 2.5 mills, a move officials say would generate about $111M and avert service cuts.

A $10.5M Lemonade settlement could deliver cash and three years of credit monitoring to people whose driver’s‑license numbers were exposed. Claims must be filed by Sept. 8, 2026.

Akron police released surveillance photos after a Saturday armed robbery at the Circle K on West Market and asked residents to report tips to detectives.

A phased repaving will turn Payne Avenue into a parking-buffered protected bike corridor between East 13th and East 55th, with paint, posts and parked cars creating the buffer.

U.S. Marshals are searching for a man charged in a Columbus homicide after he fled from Strongsville officers near a Sheetz gas station. Lezleon Virjon Evans, 20, is the focus of a multiagency hunt.

Holmes Fire District 1 confirmed firefighter‑paramedic Kyle Yoder collapsed at Station 1 on July 4 and was pronounced dead at Pomerene Hospital. Colleagues and neighboring departments have issued condolences.

A man was found shot on the 1200 block of E. 60th Street and rushed to University Hospitals in critical condition, officials said.

A 66-year-old Madison man died after his motorcycle overturned on SR 528 near Ledge Road in Madison Township. Police say the crash is under investigation.

A person was found dead Friday in the lake at Findley State Park in Wellington; Ohio DNR says the death is under investigation.

A five-year, up-to-$400M DLA contract locks Cleveland-Cliffs in as the sole U.S. source of transformer-grade electrical steel, securing a critical supply for military and grid infrastructure.