Speed Trap Racing will bring full‑motion, pro‑grade sim rigs and a pub menu to Lakewood in early June. The new spot occupies the former Melt Bar & Grilled space.

Baldwin Wallace will phase out roughly 35 programs and remove about 10 faculty positions as leaders move to shore up the university’s finances.

Cleveland police say a man was shot Monday morning in Hough near the 5700 block of Curtiss Court; authorities have not released the victim’s condition.

A 16-year-old was shot in the parking lot of an Akron vape shop Friday evening. Police and CrimeStoppers are asking the public for tips as the investigation continues.

University Heights' longtime Jack's Deli closed suddenly as owner Don Apel blamed rising meat costs and razor‑thin margins. The Cedar Road storefront is now shuttered.

A tentative settlement would transfer 34 acres to Brook Park and include a $2M payment plus decades of payouts to settle a long dispute over I‑X Center taxes.

Jury selection has started in Mahoning County for a North Carolina man accused in an April 2025 crash that killed John Kulnis. The case centers on aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges.

A Trumbull County judge asked Ohio’s high court to preserve juvenile‑court power over judicial‑bypass petitions, but the attorney general and ACLU say he lacks standing.

U.S. Marshals are offering a reward for tips to locate Darin Jenkins, 54, wanted in a Youngstown robbery and sought on parole violations; he’s described as 6'6" and about 300 pounds.

Two people died and a juvenile was seriously injured in a head-on crash on U.S. Route 62 in Perry Township, the Ohio State Highway Patrol says speed may be a factor.

A Zanesville pastor and former LifeWise instructor pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition and voyeurism; sentencing is scheduled for July 1.

The Cavaliers rolled into Detroit and routed the Pistons 125-94 in Game 7, eliminating the 60‑win Pistons and sending Cleveland to the Eastern Conference finals.

A man in his early 40s was shot in the face on the 4900 block of Central Avenue Sunday night; initial details come from a Facebook dispatch and officials have not released more.