Boston Heights officials will ask voters to approve a 0.25% payroll tax to help fund a $9.8M combined police and fire safety center after a Tuesday meeting. Residents were split as leaders pitched the project as a way to modernize aging facilities and preserve local control.

Arthur Treacher’s will open a Lakewood takeout shop this July at West 117th and Madison, serving the chain’s classic fish‑and‑chips menu. The site will be mostly carry‑out with a few tables.

Cuyahoga County Council voted down a $900K opioid‑fund proposal to hire juvenile probation officers, leaving the juvenile court short‑staffed amid rising caseloads. Court leaders say applicants are ready but the money isn't.

Federal marshals captured 24-year-old Theondrey Burrell in Columbus after he was named the Marshals' Fugitive of the Week; he was wanted in a firearms‑trafficking probe.

A Hunting Valley estate that topped Ohio’s listings trimmed its price to roughly $17.5M — a sign the luxury market at the top is recalibrating.

A Canton pastor was indicted after prosecutors say he diverted roughly $375,000 from a nonprofit that runs youth mentorship programs.

Progressive elevated two internal leaders as longtime Personal Lines president Pat Callahan prepares to retire. The moves are meant to keep continuity at the Mayfield Village insurer.

Schwebel Baking Company — a 120‑year Youngstown institution — announced it will wind down operations and begin liquidation, running through the Fourth of July weekend.

An early‑morning shooting and a high‑speed chase in Elyria ended when an SUV crashed into a Washington Avenue home; four people are now in custody and a teen is expected to recover.

A Cleveland-area pharmacist who fled after a 2014 indictment pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the IRS after being arrested overseas and extradited back to the U.S.

A person was found dead inside a West 77th Street home after police responded to a reported break‑in; detectives have the scene cordoned off.

A Willowick man admitted in court to killing his ex-wife outside her Chardon home; sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 5. Prosecutors say GPS and a recovered 9mm tie him to the scene.

Senate Bill 273, the Keep Them Safe Act, lets Ohioans voluntarily store firearms with dealers or police during crises. Supporters say it offers a narrow safety option while keeping existing gun laws intact.