A Summit County jury convicted Javid Ruiz of raping a teenage girl after prosecutors say she was served alcohol at a Brittain Road bar. Sentencing is set for May 5.

Lorain County and Ohio HIDTA officials say gaps in the deconfliction system have led to tense "blue on blue" near-misses during undercover drug operations. The new HIDTA director vows to press leaders for fixes.

A Cleveland detective goes on trial in Medina County after body‑camera footage showed him and an off‑duty colleague detaining a truck driver they believed was undocumented. One co‑defendant has pleaded guilty and faces sentencing later this week.

A Toledo woman was charged with seven counts of child endangerment after police say she left seven children — from teens to an infant — alone in a parked car. Authorities say some children were not in car seats and the driver had a suspended license.

A jury trial opened March 23 for the man accused of fatally shooting Garfield Heights father Jose Ervin Jr. The case drew national attention after Ervin's family went viral.

A 35-year-old motorcyclist from Amherst was killed after his motorcycle rear-ended a stopped pickup on U.S. Route 6 near Sunnyside Road in Vermilion.

Nichole Vanmeter, 38, died after her Harley overturned and struck a Toyota RAV4 on U.S. 250 near 7th Street SW in Strasburg, troopers say impairment was not a factor.

A 78-year-old woman was killed after her car went airborne over the median on State Route 2 near mile marker 122. Troopers say the crash is under investigation.

A Saturday evening shooting at Midview Crossings left multiple people injured. Elyria police canvassed the complex and are seeking tips.

Photos shared by the sheriff show fake traffic-hearing notices with QR codes circulating in Lorain County. Officials say don't scan or pay and advise verifying any court notice.

A multi‑agency task force arrested 33 people and secured a 40‑person grand‑jury indictment in a Cleveland drug sweep that recovered drugs and firearms.

The Ohio Department of Aging warns scammers posing as the Golden Buckeye program are calling seniors and seeking Social Security numbers. Officials say the program will never request personal financial data.

A Warren patient allegedly barricaded himself with a broken IV pole and fought hospital police at Mercy Health St. Joseph Warren Hospital on March 14. Officers deployed a stun gun and the man faces misdemeanor charges.