Shaker Heights says nine Lomond Boulevard oaks must be removed to finish an $8.3M sewer fix. Neighbors have launched a petition and asked the EPA to review the decision.

After a Summit Mall shoplifting, authorities searched Bath Township for 23‑year‑old Mason Loar, who ran from a traffic stop and remains at large.

Cloudy, cool morning with a high rip‑current risk along Lake Erie through this evening. Breezy conditions and highs hold near 70°F.

A developer has pitched turning Nordson’s Amherst buildings into a 45‑megawatt hyperscale data center. Officials will weigh infrastructure, water and zoning impacts.

Oak & Embers will close its Chesterland restaurant after Wednesday, shrinking the operation to a single Hudson outpost. Owners thanked regulars and staff in a short farewell.

An Illinois lender is suing the Wolstein family trust for about $1.7M over loans tied to parts of the Flats East Bank, deepening the development's financing troubles.

Monday’s Powerball numbers were 2‑9‑44‑53‑59 (Powerball 8). No immediate jackpot winner was reported and Ohio draw results and claiming guidance are included.

A man on a scooter led Independence police on a low-speed chase on I‑77 on July 4, crashed at the Pleasant Valley exit and was later tied to a Brecksville Road theft.

Jeremy and Allie Umansky are opening Larder Supply, a compact chef‑led shop in Hingetown offering pro tools, classes and knife‑sharpening. The space opens Tuesday at noon.

State auditors found nonresident recipients and hundreds of missing compliance forms in Cleveland’s grocery gift-card distributions; council leaders say they will tighten rules.

A man was shot in the chest on Cleveland’s Woodstock Avenue Friday night; a community video shows the scene while investigators probe what happened.

A vessel ran aground near Starve Island on Saturday; Coast Guard crews rescued three men and one later died at an Ohio hospital. Authorities say the grounding is under investigation.

Brook Park officials say the $300M Blue Abyss research and training center remains on course despite the loss of two finance leaders, with public pre‑development funding and a Kent State study supporting the project’s case.