A new public-health billboard campaign tells Cleveland drivers to stop idling as the city pairs messaging with plans for 50 miles of new bikeways. Officials say cutting idling can save gas and clean the air.

Several fires were intentionally set inside a vacant building on Hough Avenue Wednesday; firefighters knocked them down and investigators are now probing the blaze.

The Ohio General Assembly passed HB 455 to add two seats to the State Board of Education and to revise school accountability and charter closure rules.

Two women went to a Solon house after discovering they were dating the same man; police say he came outside with a rifle and both he and his mother were arrested. Officers recovered firearms and are asking for tips.

Two early-morning shootings in Cleveland left two men and two teens injured. Victims were taken to hospitals and police are investigating.

A Summit County report found 71% of people who experienced homelessness in 2025 were newly homeless, and local providers warn the county lacks enough permanent housing to stop the trend.

An Akron man admitted firing into cars during a Nov. 9 road‑rage incident at a Cuyahoga Falls Sheetz and was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years.

Cuyahoga County released a Data Center Development Guide to help municipalities weigh server‑farm proposals and the impacts they bring. The packet lists concerns and tools towns can use when projects land at the zoning table.

A 56-year-old man died after his pickup struck a Sharon Township home just before 5 p.m. No one in the house was hurt; investigators say a medical emergency may be to blame.

A Cleveland man was sentenced to 12 years after federal agents say he manufactured meth and fentanyl pills and ran the operation out of a home day care. Authorities seized pill presses, kilograms of drugs and firearms.

Cronus, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s titan arum, is swelling and could bloom any day. The brief, famously foul display usually lasts 24–48 hours and draws big crowds.

Unions hailed a $40M boost for first‑responder mental‑health care; state records show the money is in law but agencies must still set rules to pay claims.

The Summit County Sheriff’s Office pushed a Warrant Wednesday bulletin through its mobile app and named a man wanted on multiple felony counts. Officials asked tipsters to use the app or call detectives.