A homeowner’s Ring camera caught a black bear on a Pepper Pike driveway early Sunday. Police urged neighbors to secure trash and give the animal space.

A Brunswick woman has sued after her 75-year-old veteran husband fell when a hospital-bed rail allegedly broke; the federal complaint names the VA center, the maker and the installer.

Demolition crews have begun tearing down the Advanced Medical Systems plant on London Road, a long‑standing source of cobalt‑60 contamination. State funds will pay for soil testing and final remediation.

A 55-year-old man was killed on I-90 westbound near West 44th after being struck while outside his car; a woman was arrested and police are investigating.

A Lakewood mother recalls a 2001 Fourth of July accident when a malfunctioning firework severely burned her then-3-year-old son and triggered months of treatment. She shares the story as a caution ahead of Independence Day.

A man pleaded guilty in a Lorain County road‑rage shooting that left a van driver unable to move her legs; sentencing is set for Aug. 20.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce gave a "transformative" $2M gift to After‑School All‑Stars Cleveland as part of a $26M round of donations to nonprofits nationwide.

A wanted Cleveland man led police on a multi-city chase that ended with an SUV crash near Puritas and the recovery of guns and suspected narcotics.

Hudson unveiled three preliminary design concepts for the 21-acre Clinton Crossing site at a July 1 open house, narrowing 17 resident-generated ideas into three draft plans.

A Cleveland man is wanted after a high-speed Aug. 19, 2025 crash that left one person dead; Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for tips.

Three people died early Wednesday when a fire swept through the Econo Lodge on East Lincoln Way in Wooster Township, and the sheriff’s office is investigating.

An unnamed woman arrested in North Ridgeville was found dead inside the Lorain County Jail in Elyria; investigators await autopsy and toxicology results.

U.S. Marshals and Akron police are asking for tips on David Anthony Sawicki, wanted in a 2020 Medina County aggravated vehicular homicide. A reward of up to $3,500 is available.