An arbitrator ordered Lorain to reinstate Lt. Cory Middlebrooks and expunge his 2025 firing; he has returned to the force with back pay and restored benefits.

Federal prosecutors say a Euclid woman diverted nearly $394,000 from the Society of Pelvic Surgeons over more than a decade, according to court filings. The case is pending in federal court.

U.S. Marshals arrested a man Thursday in the 2024 killing of Cleveland rapper Carlos Banks, known as KashBankx. The investigation remains active.

A Geneva man died after an ATV overturned on Harpersfield Road; troopers say he was ejected and not wearing a helmet. OSHP is investigating.

Lee D. Meadows, 70, was killed when his SUV was struck in a three‑vehicle crash on State Route 43 near Malvern; two others were hospitalized and troopers are investigating.

A Mansfield resident was killed after being struck on State Route 57 in Montville Township, police say. Investigators are on scene and asking witnesses to come forward.

A round struck a bedroom at a Sonora Court home in Berea; police canvassed the neighborhood and detectives have opened an investigation. Neighbors are on edge as authorities search for answers.

A federal indictment alleges a Northfield man sent violent emails threatening police in Florida and Ohio and to “shoot up” the FBI’s Cleveland office. Court records show the messages began in 2025 and escalated in May 2026.

Emergency crews from Newburgh Heights and Cuyahoga Heights responded to a crash near Washington Park Boulevard; a male driver was found unresponsive and removed from the vehicle.

Two people were killed and two others hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash on SR‑176 southbound near Spring Road; police are investigating.

The co-owner of Cove W Winery was seriously hurt after intervening in a June 12 dispute over drinks; officials arrested a suspect and charged him with felonious assault.

An Ohio man was arrested in Bangkok and returned to the U.S. after postal investigators say packages and a Parma home yielded kilogram‑level meth and other drugs.

Emergency crews were sent to a gas station on East 185th after a report that a woman was found unresponsive. Video of the scene circulated online and the case is developing.