A 29-year-old has been charged after a 24-year-old Erie woman was found dead in a Copley hotel, police say a second woman was held and later rescued in Akron.

A Plain Township man pleaded not guilty after prosecutors say he tried to shoot a Canton police officer inside a Walmart in December. The handgun didn’t fire and he remains jailed.

A 78-year-old woman was killed and a 20-year-old man was hospitalized after a head-on crash Friday on SR 170 north of Calla Road in Springfield Township.

The FBI seeks public assistance to identify a suspect in a Euclid, Ohio bank robbery involving a fake explosive and a note. The middle-aged Black male fled with an undisclosed sum of money.

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

Joshua Telford was arrested in Elyria for allegedly grooming and assaulting a 12-year-old girl. The police are investigating and encourage public assistance.

A Warren woman filed a $1M federal suit saying city leaders ignored warnings about a former officer who preyed on vulnerable women. The complaint names the city and Police Chief Erik Merkel.

Derrek Dove was charged with the murder of Lyft driver Antoine Latham in Cleveland, with evidence linking Dove to the crime through Lyft records, phone data, and video.

A 56-year-old motorcyclist died after his bike crossed left of center and struck a sedan on State Route 83 in Harrisville Township. Investigators are probing the cause.

A local Facebook post says a man was shot twice near St. Clair and Glenside, ran onto an RTA bus and was taken to a trauma center.

A Richmond Heights guardian was arrested after saying she preferred jail to taking custody of a 17-year-old who arrived at Hillcrest Hospital, police say.

Federal investigators say a shipping container in Akron held roughly 68 pounds of suspected drugs and an AR‑15. One person faces federal distribution charges ahead of a hearing next week.

Antonio Evans is wanted in Cleveland on felony domestic-violence charges after authorities say he attempted to shoot a victim in the head. Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for tips.