State agencies recommended removing the last beneficial‑use impairment from Lorain’s Black River, a major step toward formally delisting the waterway after decades of cleanup. Public comment runs through June 18.

Two Kent residences were searched in a Portage County narcotics sweep that recovered suspected crack, three handguns and led to at least one arrest.

Two people were critically injured in a shooting on Woodbridge Avenue in Cleveland on May 30. A woman was found unresponsive and a man received CPR at the scene.

A man has died after a hit-and-run on Hudson Drive in Bethlehem Township. Troopers say a light-colored four-door sedan left the scene and the investigation is ongoing.

A 4-year-old died after a Plain Township house fire; a father and another child were hospitalized, and investigators have called in the Ohio State Fire Marshal.

Federal marshals arrested four fugitives and recovered three pistols and a rifle during a raid in Cleveland's Kinsman neighborhood.

Bright, breezy Saturday with a high near 69°F. NWS warns of high rip current risk on Lake Erie through Saturday evening.

Four men were arrested in Greater Cleveland after a 15-month federal probe that discovered kilos of fentanyl, cocaine and crack along with weapons and a drug press.

Gov. DeWine’s administration announced $26.9 million in Welcome Home Ohio grants to 57 counties, pairing state dollars with tax credits to buy, rehab and build owner-occupied homes. Local land banks and nonprofits in Northeast Ohio were among the recipients.

A 45-year-old Mantua man died after his motorcycle rear-ended a pickup on U.S. 422 near Auburn Township; troopers say alcohol and drugs do not appear to be factors.

The Planning Commission approved "Connecting the Circle," a Sasaki‑led master plan to remake University Circle's public spaces and street network. The plan centers pedestrian safety, park upgrades and major intersection redesigns.

Great Lakes Growers won county approval to clear financing for a roughly $5M greenhouse expansion in Burton that officials say will add acreage under glass and jobs. The build will boost year‑round local production for regional grocers.

A state waiver filed with the U.S. Department of Education would give Ohio new options to redesign, convert, contract out or close chronically low-performing schools.