Crews are sealing a 2,600-foot abandoned well at Canterbury and Sweetbriar in North Olmsted after neighbors reported a gas-like odor. Officials say the smell is expected and not dangerous.

Shaker Heights says nine Lomond Boulevard oaks must be removed to finish an $8.3M sewer fix. Neighbors have launched a petition and asked the EPA to review the decision.

Northside Marketplace in Akron will close next Friday, leaving about 100 vendors scrambling after months of missed payments and a failed rescue effort. Testa Companies says finances forced the decision.

Petey Halpin homered twice and then slapped hitting coach Grant Fink during the Guardians' 13-4 win, turning a breakout night into the game's defining moment.

Bipartisan bills would have Ohio set K–12 food‑literacy standards, leave adoption to districts and allow parental opt‑outs amid high child food insecurity.

A planned Urban Meyer’s Pint House at 811 Huron Road will not open, leaving a prime Gateway District restaurant space vacant.

A debris-filled funnel that appears to be a tornado touched down in northern Youngstown Tuesday night, video shows, leaving roof damage and brief power outages. Officials say spotters and radar confirmed the touchdown.

Springfield Township police posted photos after a Home Depot theft; investigators say a stolen delivery van was recovered about a mile away.

Elyria City Schools will re-establish a two-mile bus eligibility for K‑8 as part of $9M cuts, meaning some families may lose district bus service this fall.

After a Summit Mall shoplifting, authorities searched Bath Township for 23‑year‑old Mason Loar, who ran from a traffic stop and remains at large.

A 16-year-old passenger died Tuesday when a Pontiac Torrent left Caddy Road in Orange Township and struck a creek embankment; the driver was hospitalized and troopers are investigating.

Russel James Nadzan, 40, was charged with second‑degree felonious assault after a man was reportedly stabbed inside North Coast Bar & Grill; bond was set at $50,000. Court records and police have released limited details.

Garfield Heights says a factfinder and a settlement produced a plan to hire six more firefighters after the union sent a no‑confidence letter. The mayor backs Chief Kenneth Strope.