Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose was activated for National Guard duty as the Iran conflict intensifies. His office says the assistant secretary will cover duties while he serves.

A revamped 26.2-mile Cleveland Marathon course will start and finish at Mall B and steer runners past Lake Erie, Public Square and Playhouse Square ahead of the May 16 17 weekend.

Federal marshals arrested three men wanted on violent charges across northeast Ohio, officials say.

Ohio senators approved SB214 31-1, reclassifying suppressors under state law and sending the bill to the House amid debate over hearing protection and policing.

Researchers at Case Western and MetroHealth developed CD133‑targeted RNA nanoparticles that silence the FTO gene and slowed drug‑resistant leukemia in lab models.

Dean Wade rolled his ankle in pregame warmups and Jarrett Allen remains out, exposing a Cleveland roster short on frontcourt size and switchable defense with the playoffs approaching.

Next Friday's Guardians home opener brings special‑event parking, tow zones and street restrictions around Progressive Field.

Garfield Heights officers used a grappler bumper to halt a four-minute pursuit, police say the driver faces multiple felony and weapons charges.

A 4-year-old autistic North Olmsted boy was found safe in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, his mother has been arrested and charged with interference with custody.

A house fire on Cleveland's East Side spread from the first to second floor, no one was home and no working smoke alarms were found, officials said. Investigators are probing the cause.

A Verona man was arrested after police say his Volkswagen carried six passengers — one in the trunk — through Berea. Officers reported smelling alcohol and say the driver failed field sobriety tests.

Vintage 2025 Census estimates show Greater Cleveland added about 4,167 people in 2025, largely because of international migration even as births lag.

A Cuyahoga County grand jury has charged former East Cleveland police chief Kenneth Lundy with 31 counts, accusing him of bribery, perjury and interference with civil rights while on duty.