Olmsted Falls' Grand Pacific Junction — about 30 shops and eateries — is being marketed as a single package, putting the village's Main Street up for sale.

Three people died early Wednesday when a fire swept through the Econo Lodge on East Lincoln Way in Wooster Township, and the sheriff’s office is investigating.

Dangerous heat through Thursday with highs in the mid‑90s and little overnight relief. Cooling centers are open across the city.

Ohio’s attorney general announced a Romance Impostor Scams Forensic Initiative and a mid‑July hotline to help trace and stop romance fraud aimed at older Ohioans. The effort will pair digital forensics with a central reporting line for law enforcement and the public.

Addison Properties won preliminary TIF and county backing to build water and sewer for a 97‑acre Lake Township site, enabling about 198 new single‑family homes. The package pairs revenue bonds, a county loan and a 10‑year abatement.

Two Lorain County residents each claimed a $55,000 Rolling Cash 5 prize in last Saturday’s draw. After mandatory withholdings, each winner’s immediate take‑home is about $40,287.50.

An unnamed woman arrested in North Ridgeville was found dead inside the Lorain County Jail in Elyria; investigators await autopsy and toxicology results.

A 15-year-old boy drowned Sunday at Walnut Beach in Ashtabula County; police and the coroner are investigating. Safety groups warn about Lake Erie hazards.

A grand jury returned a 17‑count indictment against Chad Palmer after the May 12 stabbings of two Wayne County officers; Palmer remains jailed without bond.

A man suffered non‑life‑threatening injuries after shots rang out in the McDonald’s parking lot on Northfield Road. Detectives identified a vehicle and briefly detained a person as the probe continues.

U.S. Marshals and Akron police are asking for tips on David Anthony Sawicki, wanted in a 2020 Medina County aggravated vehicular homicide. A reward of up to $3,500 is available.

Euclid police identified Marshay Wilson as the woman killed after an argument at a Pizza Hut; a 24-year-old employee has been arrested and charged with murder. The case has been bound over to the county grand jury.

Ohio approved tax credits for seven projects worth more than $1.1 billion; two Cleveland-area manufacturing expansions would add about 115 jobs.