A federal grand jury has indicted John Windom, accusing him of hiding gifts and filing false disclosures tied to the VA’s multibillion‑dollar EHR overhaul. The filing adds a criminal dimension to long‑running oversight of the program.

A yearlong Dispatch investigation maps what’s legal outside but barred inside Ohio prisons and highlights a deadly contraband trend: drug‑soaked paper. Officials are digitizing mail and beefing up security amid lawsuits.

Thirteen years after Christine Malone was found beaten and strangled near East 93rd and Bessemer, her daughters will hold a memorial and press police for tips.

Westlake police say two men were arrested after a 78‑year‑old was duped into buying nearly $200,000 in gold. Detectives staged a controlled sting and used drone surveillance.

A 33-year-old Elyria man is due to be sentenced after admitting to a Jan. 9 hoax 'swatting' call that drew multiple agencies to a PNC Bank ATM.

A Cleveland man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year after the Dec. 9 stabbing that left a 15‑year‑old with multiple lacerations in Cleveland Heights.

A 30‑year‑old Boardman woman was arrested after police say she ran a man over multiple times in his driveway and then hit a parked car. She faces felonious‑assault and hit‑and‑run charges ahead of a March 30 hearing.

An industrial building at West 116th and Madison caught fire on Thursday. Dozens of firefighters fought the blaze and the cause remains under investigation.

A body was recovered from the Grand River near Painesville's East Walnut Street bridge during a Thursday search, identification and cause are pending.

A Cleveland Heights man was arrested after his live‑in girlfriend said he urged her to kill herself and then attacked her, according to the police blotter.

A Children’s Defense Fund‑Ohio report finds firearms are now the leading cause of death for Ohio children and teens, exposing racial gaps and urging prevention policies.

Federal marshals arrested three men wanted on violent charges across northeast Ohio, officials say.

Garfield Heights officers used a grappler bumper to halt a four-minute pursuit, police say the driver faces multiple felony and weapons charges.