A longtime Cleveland official has been on paid administrative leave since Feb. 28, 2025, while collecting roughly $105,000 the city’s personnel file offers few public explanations.

A lithium‑ion battery likely sparked a fire at the Medina County transfer station in Westfield Township. Crews contained the blaze and no injuries were reported. Officials say new sensors and rover systems are being tested to prevent repeats.

Police asked neighbors to check cameras after multiple shots were fired near the Silver Lake boathouse Wednesday evening.

Westlake police say a 33-year-old Lorain man was stopped April 25 and charged after officers found an unsecured loaded handgun and marijuana in his car while two boys rode in back.

A Medina Township man was trapped chest‑deep in corn inside a grain bin and freed by firefighters using a grain rescue sleeve and medevac crews. He was released the same day.

Cuyahoga County officials say Harold Hensley Jr., a convicted sex offender with victims under 10, failed to register and is now wanted. Tips can be reported anonymously.

Sheriff's deputies executed search warrants at the Lorain County Administration Building and the county 911 center on Thursday, officials say, and emergency dispatch was not disrupted.

A Cuyahoga County court will decide Thursday whether Delawnte Hardy can be restored to competency in the killing of Officer Jamieson Ritter and the death of his grandmother.

Rising beef costs are squeezing Cleveland burger menus. Some owners are weighing modest price hikes while diners shift to cheaper proteins.

A Canton man pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and felonious assault after the shooting that killed 40-year-old Brian Cofer at a Halloween party.

NEORSD has hired Delve Underground to design a 1,350‑foot surge tunnel aimed at stopping storm-driven sewage discharges onto Edgewater Beach. Construction is expected to take about 3.5 years.

Federal prosecutors asked a judge to sentence former East Cleveland chief of staff Michael Smedley to 97 months after his conviction on corruption charges.

A 25-year-old Amherst man was arrested after a pursuit in Elyria that ended in a crash, police say he had outstanding felony warrants.