Seven Hills Fire Chief James "Jamie" Meklemburg Jr. has died at 47. Visitation is set for April 12 and a funeral Mass on April 13.

A KFF poll finds one‑third of U.S. adults used AI chatbots for health information, often because care is costly or hard to access.

K1 Speed has begun building a roughly 70,000‑square‑foot indoor karting and entertainment center in Avon, with a projected Q3 2026 opening and more than 40 jobs promised.

Jonathan Leissler was sentenced to four years after prosecutors say he siphoned roughly $4.5 million from his employer and local organizations, leaving restitution owed above $3 million.

The sheriff’s office named Jeffrey Mills as a homicide victim and says Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for anonymous tips that lead to an arrest.

An Uber driver was shot during an apparent carjacking on Cleveland's East Side, police say the 41-year-old was hospitalized and his car was briefly taken. The case remains under investigation.

Makihalo folds Filipino flavors into dessert toppers and ube brownies. Owner Mariel Bernarte was featured on Fox 8 as the brand expands its pop-up dates.

A mother’s essay remembers Ta’Zhon Greenwood — an 18‑year‑old Ginn Academy student killed days before graduation — and the family says the case is still unsolved.

The YWCA says county funding falls short and has warned it could stop running the Norma Herr women’s shelter, potentially displacing hundreds who rely on the Payne Avenue site.

A 26-year-old Green man died after his motorcycle collided with an SUV on South Arlington Road on April 7. Investigators say the SUV turned left into an apartment complex.

A coalition of more than 1,300 Ohio businesses and advocacy groups relaunched a campaign pushing the Ohio Fairness Act, arguing that statewide nondiscrimination rules help employers hire and compete. Business and civil‑rights leaders say the move is both economic and moral.

Norfolk Southern will replace Elyria’s East Bridge Street railroad bridge in a multi‑million‑dollar rebuild. Construction is expected to begin in late 2026, city officials say.

Cleveland Heights' council fast-tracked an emergency resolution that limits Flock license‑plate camera data to 30 days and bans its use for civil immigration enforcement. The move aims to balance crime-fighting tools with new, written privacy safeguards.