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.

A 23-year-old Berea woman was arrested after police say she slashed her live-in boyfriend with a screwdriver outside a Sprague Road apartment.

The W Sports Bar will close its Detroit‑Shoreway outpost on May 3; owners say they’re exploring a downtown relocation near Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Bath & Body Works disclosed 92 global store closures in its fiscal 2025 filings as the Columbus‑based chain shifts from mall locations to off‑mall stores and expanded digital distribution.

A Senate committee unanimously advanced House Bill 359 — the Joshua Alert — which would require immediate statewide notices when minors with developmental disabilities go missing. Supporters point to drowning and elopement data to argue faster alerts save lives.

Ursuline College will hold its final independent commencement on May 3 at Cleveland's Wolstein Center as it prepares to join Gannon University later in 2026.

A 71-year-old Trinity Transportation driver in Toledo pulled a bus full of students over and was later found intoxicated, police say an investigation is underway.