Lake Erie surface nears 100 percent freeze, first since 1996
After several days straight of frigid conditions across Northeast Ohio, Lake Erie lies nearly completely frozen over. As of Thursday, ice covered 95.2 percent of the lake’s surface, according to the National Weather Service in Cleveland. And with more frigid days to come, there is a possibility the lake...
O’Malley threatens lawsuit after Ronayne takes over sheriff payroll
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley warned County Executive Chris Ronayne this week to halt efforts to take control of the Sheriff’s Department’s fiscal operations or be sued, escalating a simmering power struggle that could soon land in court. In a cease-and-desist letter sent...
Cleveland auto parts company First Brands accused of massive fraud
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The meteoric rise of Cleveland-based First Brands to one of the largest replacement auto parts sellers in the world was based on fraud, federal prosecutors said on Thursday. First Brands founder Patrick James, 61, of Chagrin Falls, and Edward James, 60, of Canton, launched the company...
Snow and extreme cold give way to the winter problem of ice dams
It's a lesson in cause and effect that Northeast Ohioans are all too familiar with: heavy periods of snow and extreme cold lead inevitably to massive icicles on their roofs and ice dams.
Bedrock unveils plan to transform downtown Cleveland’s Tower City Center into event destination
CLEVELAND — Bedrock has launched Tower City Events, a new event-hosting initiative designed to expand the use of Tower City Center as a venue for conferences, celebrations and large-scale public gatherings in downtown Cleveland. Starting in March, Tower City Events will offer a range of flexible event spaces within...
‘Tassel-top Trespasser’: Thief steals safe from Euclid church
EUCLID, Ohio (WOIO) - A man dubbed the “tassel-top trespasser” stole a safe containing cash from a church earlier this month. Euclid police said on Jan. 6, the suspect was wearing a Sherpa style knit hat with tassels and a pom pom when he walked into the Church of the Epiphany on Lake Shore Blvd.
Man says he threw block through woman’s window because she was in bed with...
A woman reported around 1 a.m. Jan. 19 that a cinder block had just been thrown through a bedroom window and that she saw her ex-boyfriend’s vehicle driving away when she looked outside. She called the man in the presence of officers, and he admitted he had thrown the...
Mentor police arrest mother after 2 children found outside hotel in cold
MENTOR, Ohio — A 3-year-old girl was found alone in a Mentor hotel parking lot early Thursday morning in freezing temperatures, prompting a multi-agency search that led to the discovery of her older sister -- who was also outside -- and the arrest of their mother, police said. According...
‘These guys need to have a song about them’ – Cleveland songwriter honors tragic...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Jerry Popiel loves music and the water, but at heart he is a storyteller. Last year he released a version of Gordon Lightfoot’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” for the shipwreck’s 50th anniversary. That popular song is still heard, an eerie and respectful ballad of the 1975 Great Lakes tragedy.
Some Cleveland businesses taking part in national boycott to protest ICE
Several Cleveland businesses are closing Friday as part of a nationwide economic blackout demonstration, intended as an anti-ICE protest after agents shot and killed two protesters in Minnesota. Increased federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement action brought about 3,000 agents to the Minneapolis area, leading to...
