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CLEVELAND — Former Rocky River police officer Michael Bernhardt was back in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court for sentencing Wednesday morning, which came one month after he pleaded guilty to three counts of unauthorized use of property/computer system. Judge Timothy McCormick, who presided over the sentencing,...

Labor organizers representing nurses at MetroHealth’s Behavioral Health Hospital flagged an urgent need for safety reforms at their facility during a public hearing before the Cuyahoga County Council on Tuesday night. Ohio Nurses Association (ONA) member Ann Mueller called on MetroHealth System to agree to a fair...

The man sentenced to life in prison after reportedly killing his 5-year-old son has died.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order Tuesday directing more than $13.4 million annually in federal welfare funds to dozens of faith-based and community organizations across Ohio. The executive order allocates Temporary Assistance for Needy Families money for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 through...

OHIO — A U.S. Marshals task force has arrested two suspects accused of robbing and fatally shooting a man outside a Cleveland restaurant in June. Members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force took Dominick Newby, 20, and Jayshawn Collins, 19, into custody in the 1100 block of East 58th Street in Cleveland....

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A solar farm planned for an abandoned landfill in the Slavic Village neighborhood has been axed because Cleveland and Cuyahoga County couldn’t connect on an issue — literally. The proposed solar array was part of a $129 million federal grant to build solar farms...

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Drivers coming into Canton on Walnut Street NE after turning off of Market Avenue come across one of the most hazardous intersections in the county. 15th Street crosses where Walnut is still in a curve, and that’s a sight-distance issue for drivers...

Last fall, Ohio state Rep. Bill Roemer was on the campaign trail, going door to door in the Akron area, when his campaign manager notified him that an escaped convict had been spotted nearby. The location of the convict, who had escaped from Summit County Jail, was made known through Nixle, a service that provides...

CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - A special prosecutor has now been approved to handle the case of the two Canton police officers charged in the April 2024 death of Frank Tyson while in police custody. Officers Beau Schoenegge and Camden Burch were indicted on the charge of reckless homicide. Their next...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A former supervisor of the Cuyahoga County sheriff’s Downtown Safety Patrol unit permanently injured an unarmed motorist during a routine traffic stop, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed Monday. The complaint, filed by Kevin Kinds in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, says then-Sgt. Timothy...