Two people died and a third was flown to the hospital after an early-morning crash on Broadway Avenue in Maple Heights. Investigators are asking witnesses to come forward.

Rocky River High School was locked down Wednesday after a phone threat. Police conducted building sweeps and no injuries were reported.

Auburn Career Center in Concord Township went into lockdown on Wednesday after a threatening phone call. Deputies swept the campus and said there is no active threat.

Northern Ohio authorities have named Lura Brown a fugitive and say a reward is available. Officials cite sex-offender registration and parole violations.

Federal agents say a Fostoria business owner was arrested after investigators found about 40 kilo‑bricks of suspected cocaine and large cash seizures; the case now heads to a federal grand jury.

A community remembrance post says Dion Boyer, 74, was found stabbed in her East 133rd Street home on Feb. 23. A suspect has been named and arrested.

Post-fire inspection records reveal malfunctioning smoke alarms, emergency lighting and CO detectors across Rainbow Terrace. City officials and council members want answers as investigators await utility test results.

A CMHA property manager faces felony counts after police say she altered a tenant’s money order and deposited it into her own account. Prosecutors will present the case to a grand jury.

A Lakewood man pleaded guilty to an amended fourth‑degree charge in the Dec. 11, 2024 death of veteran journalist Bill Safos. Sentencing is set for April 2, 2026.

A late‑February kitchen fire at Maple City Taps closed the tavern and renewed concern after an October roof fire at another Chardon bar.

An early-morning blaze damaged multiple businesses at Warrensville Center Road and Harvard Avenue. Crews extinguished the fire after a partial roof collapse and no injuries were reported.

Federal prosecutors say two men were indicted after alleged scams pressured seniors to convert savings into cash and gold bars, with couriers collecting proceeds across states.

A Bowling Green family sued after their 5-year-old was allegedly punched and stomped at a Pack 422 Cub Scouts meeting, suffering a fractured thighbone that required surgery. The complaint names Scouting America and the local council.