Two‑time Pulitzer winner Colson Whitehead will close Literary Cleveland’s free Inkubator conference on Sept. 12; registration opens Aug. 10.

Dispatch audio and a community video say a man was shot near Shaker Boulevard Monday night; a vehicle is reported to have fled.

Dee and Jimmy Haslam pledged $25 million to the Cleveland Clinic to back expansion and research in Northeast Ohio, adding to recent local health investments.

The EEOC says a Perrysville assembly worker was disciplined and then fired after requesting pregnancy‑related accommodations at Step2’s plant.

A developer has pitched turning Nordson’s Amherst buildings into a 45‑megawatt hyperscale data center. Officials will weigh infrastructure, water and zoning impacts.

Former Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell was arrested after an autograph signing in Canton and is being held in the Stark County Jail pending extradition.

The long‑closed lower level of Cleveland’s Veterans Memorial Bridge is open for free self‑guided visits and Friday guided walks through September. Limited spots and waivers apply.

Oak & Embers will close its Chesterland restaurant after Wednesday, shrinking the operation to a single Hudson outpost. Owners thanked regulars and staff in a short farewell.

Authorities and the McCormick family renewed a reward appeal in the unsolved 2020 killing of retired Cleveland firefighter Wilbert McCormick; up to $2,500 is being offered for tips.

A 12‑inch water main failed on Ridge Road in Parma, gouging the pavement and forcing lane closures with repairs expected to top six figures.

A social video shows a powerful fountain of water bursting through Delmore Road in Cleveland Heights, leaving pooled water and buckled pavement.

A 29-year-old Pittsburgh man was arrested at Lake Medina after telling officers he drove to meet a teen he matched with on Tinder; he faces solicitation and drug charges.

County officials retroactively ratified early jail work after the construction manager demanded payment and warned a work stoppage could follow.