Brecksville council voted to tear down Central Elementary and approved a roughly $683,000 demolition contract, with asbestos abatement and state grant aid shaping next steps.

Police identified 22‑year‑old Jahmere Williams‑Johnson as the victim of an early‑morning Garden Valley shooting on June 21. Investigators say the shooter fled and no arrests have been made.

Shaker Heights has hired a consultant to weigh whether to renovate or replace Fire Station No. 2; council also authorized a federal grant bid to buy gear‑washing equipment. The study will compare costs and operational impacts before any major capital move.

A jury found Ronald Loftis guilty of multiple felonies tied to a Jan. 2 West Side carjacking and shooting in Cleveland; sentencing is scheduled for July 2.

A Mentor man was killed and an OSHP trooper injured after a wrong-way, head-on crash on Route 2 in Painesville Township. Officials identified the driver as a 61-year-old Mentor resident.

A Wadsworth man is wanted after police say he robbed a Lakewood woman at gunpoint following a paid sexual encounter in Brook Park.

A Euclid family says repeated 911 calls after an elderly aunt fell were diverted while crews handled working house fires, leaving relatives to help themselves and seek answers.

A vehicle hit a utility pole in Barberton Thursday; one person was killed and two were taken to the hospital as investigators probe whether a gunshot was involved.

A Hunting Valley estate that topped Ohio’s listings trimmed its price to roughly $17.5M — a sign the luxury market at the top is recalibrating.

A Canton pastor was indicted after prosecutors say he diverted roughly $375,000 from a nonprofit that runs youth mentorship programs.

A 38-year-old was arrested after a short foot chase on East 53rd; officers recovered two guns and multiple suspected narcotics. The man faces drug- and weapons-related charges.

A sprint car left the track during Ohio Sprint Speedweek at Wayne County Speedway, striking spectators and injuring three people, two critically.

Local reporting and county documents show the 1977 Lorain County Jail is failing — plumbing, HVAC and overcrowding have left inmates and staff exposed as leaders plan a $113M replacement.