Competency hearings were scheduled this week for two children charged in the assault of a 5‑year‑old. The judge will also weigh whether media may record the proceedings.

A Canton man has pleaded guilty to first‑degree aggravated robbery and kidnapping in the Oct. 9 attack on an Amish family's home and business in Middlefield Township. Sentencing is not yet scheduled.

Avon Lake’s Planning Commission will review a zoning plan to turn the former power plant into apartments, parkland and restaurants while blocking some retail types. The vote will shape one of the region’s last lakefront parcels.

Jersey Mike's opened at Norwalk Square today, adding a new sandwich shop at 101 Plank Road and expanding the chain's Northeast Ohio footprint. The store will operate daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

A rollover crash on I-480 near Twinsburg killed one person Tuesday night, and two others were extricated and taken to the hospital.

Crews have broken ground on Noble Beast's Ohio City biergarten, a year‑round beer garden with a greenhouse, bar and renovated storefront at Lorain and 38th.

A public exchange at the City Club put Downtown Cleveland Inc. and NEOCH in the spotlight over a new seasonal shelter in the Superior Arts District. The conversation ended with a meeting over coffee and a promise to coordinate.

A Cleveland‑led trial validated the PAM50 genomic test, identifying men with luminal B recurrent prostate tumors who benefit from adding apalutamide to salvage radiation.

Clear, cold morning; quick warm‑up to the low 40s with a slight chance of light afternoon flurries.

Veteran guard Wyatt Teller is leaving Cleveland for Houston on a two‑year deal that can reach $23 million. The move reshuffles both teams' interior plans.

At Monday's Collective Committee meeting, Avon Lake officials advanced two liquor-permit applications, discussed a 0.4% tax for roads and considered buying land for utilities.

Strong gusts peeled back most of the roof at Broadway Brewhouse in New Philadelphia, no injuries were reported and the owner says she plans to rebuild.

Tilray Brands will take over BrewDog’s remaining Ohio taprooms, including the DogTap campus outside Columbus and a Cleveland outpost. The move expands Tilray’s Midwest beverage footprint.