Mild this afternoon, but storms are likely late Friday night into early Saturday. Gusty winds and brief heavy rain could slow the evening commute.

Cleveland fire crews recovered a body from the Cuyahoga River near Tremont and identified him as 31-year-old Toneshwar Persaud. Family had been searching since Friday.

A former Cleveland IT project manager says she faced racist, sexist slurs on the job and was fired after complaining; she’s suing the city and seeking her job back.

Police responded to a reported stabbing on Caledonia Avenue; video shows a heavy police response and early reports say a man was stabbed in the neck.

NCWDC has hired former Bedrock executive Jason Russell as VP of real estate development and planning to lead Cleveland’s downtown lakefront master planning.

A browser-based Epstein parody game has prompted Cleveland-area districts and Wake County to block access after students played it on school devices. Local leaders and experts say filters help, but conversations at home matter most.

Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese was selected fifth overall by the New York Giants, capping a rise from Glenville to Columbus and into the NFL.

A Lake County jury has convicted Avion Gaines in the June 7, 2025 Painesville shooting that killed Wyllyam Sheffey Jr. Sentencing details are pending.

City council approved a $490,000 state grant to move the long-running Mills Creek flood-control project forward, finalizing the offer ahead of a May 18 deadline.

An Ohio University analysis of Cirque du Soleil medical records found 354 concussions across 2.7 million exposures — about 1.3 per 10,000 — lower than many expect.

Chef Michael Schoen is opening Eugene Tavern in Chagrin Falls and Barbecue Gene in Collinwood, bringing his Tinman burger and a smokehouse plan to the region. Both restaurants will operate under the new Big Day Hospitality group.

Guardian Structural landed a $500K city loan to buy equipment, lease a 48,000‑sq‑ft West Side shop and add jobs, city records show.

Cleveland Metroparks has asked developers to test whether a themed, roughly 135-room hotel at the zoo could work. Officials say the property would be privately operated and tied to Brookside activity.