Homicide investigation underway after man dies on Cleveland’s East Side
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Cleveland man died after he was shot Tuesday on the city’s East Side. The victim was identified as Ray-Kwon Patterson, 21, according to the office of the Cuyahoga County medical examiner. The shooting happened on Westropp Avenue and East 145th Street. Paramedics pronounced Patterson...
Two men charged after shooting at Mayfield Heights’ apartments
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Officers responded to the Drake apartments on Marsol Road around 3:15 a.m. May 8 for multiple reports of gunfire in the parking lot. There were no suspects at the scene and no injuries reported. A subsequent investigation by the area SWAT team led to five people...
Local students travel to Statehouse to fight for school funding, DEI initiatives
High school students from Northeast Ohio testified at the Statehouse Wednesday, urging the lawmakers to fully fund education and support diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Local faith leaders gather to decry book burning seen as possible hate crime
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- In response to the actions of a man who reportedly burned library books in an act of hate toward several groups, local faith leaders banded together Monday (May 12) to counteract that hate with love. In April, according to a Beachwood police report, the man applied...
Mark Johnson’s attorney calls WEWS meteorologist‘s firing ‘unjust and disappointing’
CLEVELAND, Ohio – An attorney representing fired WEWS Channel 5 meteorologist Mark Johnson has issued a statement defending his client, calling him “a model employee and citizen” and saying that his “termination was unfounded and disappointing.”. Daniel Levin of Prominent Brand + Talent also promised that...
Ohio man ‘checked out 100s of library books on minority cultures before burning them,...
The man, whose identity is not being released, is not facing any criminal charges as of yet and local prosecutors will determine if any charges are warranted
Man wanted for alleged rape and beating of elderly woman in Cleveland
Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and indictment of a man accused of brutally beating and raping an elderly female.
Wild crash caught on camera raises concerns for traffic issues in Tremont neighborhood
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Those who live in the Tremont neighborhood said they are a hot spot for dangerous crashes and they want city officials to do something about it. On May 12, resident David Sunderman said a car nearly crashed in to his home on Auburn Avenue and his security camera captured the speeding driver...
Woman says her child’s father hit her, pushed her out of home: Lyndhurst Police...
At 11:35 a.m. May 9, a woman, 28, reported that her former boyfriend, who is the father of her child, was hitting her and had pushed her out of her home. The man, 30, was present when officers arrived. The woman declined a transport to the hospital. After speaking with...
‘We’re coming for you’: Cleveland’s still tinkering with crack down on Airbnb-style rentals
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland is looking at ways to crack down on short-term rentals found on platforms like Airbnb, but the exact details of the legislation are still being tweaked, a year after it was first written. The proposed law, first introduced last May, will go back to the...