Muggy this morning; storms are likely Thursday night with heavy downpours and isolated damaging gusts. Expect lingering showers into Friday morning.

Cleveland will pay $85,000 to settle a civil-rights suit after judges found a detective’s warrant affidavit unreliable. The payout closes a long-running legal fight.

Ohio’s high court ruled July 8 that the bench in a Berea rec-center locker room wasn’t a tangible defect, restoring the city’s immunity after a 2018 fatal fall.

Three people were rescued from a private Medina lake after a clogged outlet sucked them under; neighbors and rescue crews used ropes to pull them ashore.

Three days of free concerts and family activities will fill Painesville Square next weekend.

A Beachwood resident found a stranger inside her car at The Vantage Apartments. Police arrested a 19‑year‑old Cleveland man and charged him with menacing and theft.

A new cafeteria-style spot in Austinburg serves Sokolowski’s-style pierogies, schnitzel and chicken paprikash.

Avon Lake council advanced Ordinance 26‑54 to shrink the commuter tax credit and steer the revenue into a dedicated fund for road and drainage work, with an emergency clause to take effect Jan. 1, 2027. Officials say outreach and an online calculator will help residents see the impact.

Cuyahoga County plans to ask voters this fall to raise its HHS property tax by 2.5 mills, a move officials say would generate about $111M and avert service cuts.

Township trustees across Lorain County filed paperwork opting out of the county's bid for HUD 'urban county' status, saying the process was rushed and would reduce local control. County leaders say direct CDBG funding could significantly increase resources for housing and infrastructure.

A man wanted in Canton led troopers on a multijurisdiction chase that tore across Fox Den Golf Course, fired at officers and flipped a Summit Metro Parks cruiser before his arrest.

More than 400 private gardens across Cleveland open July 11–12 for the annual, free GardenWalk weekend.

A heavy police response blocked Darrow Road at Terex in Hudson Tuesday evening as officers investigated a crash scene. Details remain limited and authorities have not yet released information.