A ribbon cutting in Chardon marked the finish of a $20M, 32,000‑sq‑ft courthouse addition that adds larger courtrooms, holding cells, security upgrades and heated sidewalks.

Two Ohio Supreme Court seats are on the ballot this year. Brunner faces a four‑way GOP primary while Hawkins will face Marilyn Zayas in November.

A former Hoban teacher pleaded guilty to multiple counts of sexual battery and faces sentencing in mid‑May. The case has also spurred a civil lawsuit over school oversight.

A Northeast Ohio cruelty case produced misdemeanor convictions under Goddard's Law, drawing criticism and raising questions about how Ohio prosecutes animal abuse. Advocates say proof and charging choices matter.

Two levies for the Lorain Public Library System are on the May 5 primary ballot: a 10‑year system renewal and a five‑year Domonkos Branch measure. The measures would fund staff, repairs, public computers, and programs.

A 41-year-old Akron man was arrested in South Florida after a 15-year-old found a phone recording of himself showering aboard a cruise ship. He faces a felony digital voyeurism charge and posted $50,000 bond.

CIFF50 returns to Playhouse Square and the Cedar Lee with an international lineup; opening night is this Thursday with the Kenneth Cole documentary.

AMF-Bruns of America is opening a 41,000-square-foot North American headquarters in Stow, relocating from Hudson and promising new local jobs and production capacity.

A $5 million award from FirstEnergy penalties will seed a new prosecutor training program at Cleveland State, creating roughly $7.2 million for a prosecution clinic and hands‑on training. The program launches in fall 2026 and will train about a dozen students a year.

Cuyahoga County posted multiple bodycam and surveillance clips after a woman was found unresponsive in the jail’s mental-health unit. The footage shows staff exchanges and raises fresh questions about medical care.

Multiple Cleveland-area school districts experienced a widespread internet outage Tuesday, knocking out email and phone systems while technicians investigate.

A 59-year-old man was found shot inside a vehicle on Cleveland’s East Side, police say a suspect may be barricaded nearby as homicide detectives investigate.

A former Westlake nursing assistant goes to trial Wednesday accused of lifting credit cards from residents at Rae Ann Suburban. Court testimony will test prosecutors’ case.