A student was detained after reportedly bringing a gun to Barack Obama Elementary in Maple Heights. Staff confiscated the weapon and police are investigating.

A large fire erupted in Ohio City on Thursday, blanketing the neighborhood in smoke and drawing a heavy firefighting response. Recordings suggest dispatchers briefly lost contact with crews.

A man in his 20s was shot in Cleveland's Glenville neighborhood and taken to University Hospital, EMS reports he is stable.

Summit County’s sheriff named a 27‑year‑old in a Warrant Wednesday bulletin and urged residents to download the official app for verified alerts.

A Richmond Heights woman who called police about an alleged threat was arrested after officers say she failed field sobriety tests with her toddler in the car.

Highland Square business owners are backing a Special Improvement District and trained patrols to curb late-night gatherings and violence after an October 2025 killing.

Dozens of couples say their wedding footage remains inaccessible after the FBI seized a videographer’s hard drives. A Chapter 7 filing lists affected clients.

FOX 8 video shows investigators combing a chaotic scene after a shootout outside a Cleveland church; the pastor says he fired in self‑defense.

Seven Hills Fire Chief James "Jamie" Meklemburg Jr. has died at 47. Visitation is set for April 12 and a funeral Mass on April 13.

Jonathan Leissler was sentenced to four years after prosecutors say he siphoned roughly $4.5 million from his employer and local organizations, leaving restitution owed above $3 million.

The sheriff’s office named Jeffrey Mills as a homicide victim and says Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for anonymous tips that lead to an arrest.

An Uber driver was shot during an apparent carjacking on Cleveland's East Side, police say the 41-year-old was hospitalized and his car was briefly taken. The case remains under investigation.

A mother’s essay remembers Ta’Zhon Greenwood — an 18‑year‑old Ginn Academy student killed days before graduation — and the family says the case is still unsolved.