Lee D. Meadows, 70, was killed when his SUV was struck in a three‑vehicle crash on State Route 43 near Malvern; two others were hospitalized and troopers are investigating.

Crash totals rose on I‑77 through Newburgh Heights even as the village mailed nearly 35,000 camera citations in 2025, raising questions about safety and revenue.

An Ohio man was arrested in Bangkok and returned to the U.S. after postal investigators say packages and a Parma home yielded kilogram‑level meth and other drugs.

A traffic stop on East 83rd and Carnegie yielded multiple guns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and suspected narcotics, police say.

Cleveland firefighters contained a blaze at Grandpa's Abe Kitchen on Wednesday; crews had the flames under control in about 45 minutes. City records list the business as Grandpa’s Abe Kitchen LLC.

An arrest warrant was filed after an alleged carjacking attempt on an Uber driver on East 55th Street; the driver fought the suspect off. The case is the latest in a string of local rideshare attacks.

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.