Prosecutors say Christopher Robbins, tied to burglaries at more than two dozen businesses, was released on bond, removed a court-ordered ankle monitor and is now wanted. Victims and officials say the release exposed gaps in supervision.

At a Painesville forum, local officials warned that abolishing property taxes could hollow out school budgets and critical community services.

A federal appeals court affirmed dismissal of a securities suit against Broadview Heights-based Sotera Health, narrowing one legal risk while EO tort cases continue.

CMSD’s board approved a new calendar that pushes the first day back to Aug. 24, and tacks on a staff PD day to ease dozens of planned school mergers.

An Avon homebuilder admitted guilt this week after prosecutors say two schemes siphoned about $2.93M from clients and investors. Sentencing is set for March 23.

A woman says her ex drove a truck into her outside a Cleveland beach bar, posting video and photos. The post names a man and says EMS took her to St. Joseph Medical Center.

Medina County is weighing a TIF to remake the long‑vacant Bohaty Drums site on Pearl Road, with plans for retail, apartments and funding for cleanup and roads.

A Geneva man was sentenced Monday to 10–12 years after pleading guilty to kidnapping and felonious assault, the sheriff's office says.

ODOT District 12 will replace the SR 283 bridge deck over SR 44 this spring, triggering lane reductions and a months‑long SR 44 exit closure near Mentor.

Several downtown Cleveland office buildings have been cleared out as owners calculate that empty towers can cost less to hold and are easier to redevelop. The shift highlights how hybrid work and higher operating costs have changed the economics of downtown office ownership.

A 32‑minute multi‑agency chase ended Friday when deputies arrested Joshua Collmar after his SUV stopped on Tippecanoe Road.

An early-morning shooting was reported at East 28th and Central; a man was found unconscious and rushed to a trauma center. Police are investigating.

Two people were arrested and a third remains at large after a Feb. 4 shooting on Jackson Avenue that left a man wounded.