Fire crews battled a blaze at a Cleveland animal hospital on Wednesday. Officials have not yet released details about injuries or the cause.

A Tuscarawas County grand jury indicted Dyllan Riter after prosecutors say he grabbed and fired a New Philadelphia officer’s gun during a Jan. 14 arrest. He also faces related robbery counts in Stark County.

A HEAL task‑force sweep around Norwalk led to nine arrests, including a teacher, and investigators say weapons were recovered during the operation. Authorities ask anyone with tips to call the HEAL line.

Court records say a Canton man allegedly forced a SARTA Route 110 bus to a downtown intersection at gunpoint and was arrested on kidnapping and weapons charges.

A Westlake doctor pleaded guilty in a high-profile road‑rage case involving Rep. Max Miller and filed a defamation suit the same day as lawyers prepare counterclaims.

A woman was found critically injured on Dressler Road NW in Jackson Township on Tuesday, police say a suspect was arrested after a pursuit into Portage County.

Former deputy clerk Orlando Chappell was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay $37,931.47 for embezzling court funds.

The Lorain Fire Department tackled three fires in one afternoon, with crews saving homes, rescuing a disabled homeowner, and aiding displaced families, while emphasizing the importance of smoke detectors.

Jay'l Diaz, 18, has been charged for his role in a brawl at a Lorain high school basketball game. No injuries were reported, and he pleaded not guilty.

Shane Newman was indicted for attempted murder after trying to shoot a police officer at a Canton Walmart. The gun did not discharge during the December incident.

An 18-year-old, Amontay Billups, was arrested and charged with murder after a fatal stabbing in Cleveland's Halloran Park; police attribute swift arrest to a First District Sergeant's efforts.

A federal jury in Cleveland found a former bank employee guilty of diverting roughly $2 million from elderly customers by secretly enrolling them in online banking. Sentencing is pending.

Federal agents raided an Akron home and seized 126 grams of fentanyl, more than five pounds of meth and several firearms; the fentanyl amount could equal tens of thousands of lethal doses.