New York shoplifters hit Meijer for merchandise valued at more than $225: Seven Hills...
Theft, Broadview Road: On July 14, a Meijer loss prevention officer came to the police station to report a shoplifting incident at the Broadview Road store. The employee told an officer they observed a suspect enter the self-checkout area with a cart loaded with miscellaneous merchandise. Also, an associate of...
Meet the Radio Host Who’s Been Bringing Jazz to Cleveland Airwaves for 53 Years
Jim Szabo went on the air in 1973 with five jazz records to his name. Fifty-three years later, he’s still on Friday nights. Szabo hosted his WRUW-FM 91.1 show “Down by the Cuyahoga” throughout his college years at Case Western Reserve University and kept it up during his professional career. His weekly visits to the st
Beachwood Nanny Gets Life Without Parole in Rape of 12-Month-Old
A 26-year-old Beachwood woman was sentenced Thursday morning to life without parole, the maximum sentence available, for raping a 12-month-old child who was in her care while she worked as a nanny in Geauga County in 2024. Judge Matthew Rambo sentenced Molly E. Duncan on one count of rape of a child under 10 years old
Fire destroys vacant church in Cleveland
CLEVELAND — A massive fire broke out at the now vacant Friendship Baptist Church on Cleveland's east side just before 2a.m. Friday at East 55th Street and Central Avenue. Cleveland Fire said flames were shooting from the roof when crews first arrived and were coming at them from each and every angle. The fire was visib
Cleveland man apprehended after stolen vehicle chase in Garfield Heights
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cleveland man has been apprehended by the Garfield Heights Police Department after a chase involving a stolen vehicle ended with the suspect striking another vehicle. The department reports that officers located a stolen vehicle traveling south on Turney in Garfield Heights at 11:10 p.
1 dead, 2 hospitalized after car crash in Cleveland
A man is dead and two others were hospitalized following a crash in Cleveland Thursday evening, according to Cleveland police, fire and EMS officials.
All CMSD K–12 students to receive universal ID cards
Classes are back in session for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District next week. New for this upcoming school year: universal ID cards for all K-12 students.
2 Northeast Ohio police departments team up to launch drone program
LYNDHURST, Ohio (WOIO) - Two Northeast Ohio police departments have teamed up to launch a new drone program. The Highland Heights Police Department and the Lyndhurst Police Department were training together last week. Lyndhurst Police Chief Michael Scipione said this new technology is a game-changer for their team. Sci
Here’s the latest on FirstEnergy’s west side power issues
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - FirstEnergy provided an update on Thursday morning on the ongoing power outages in Lakewood and Cleveland’s West Side. FirstEnergy shared that its priority is to rebuild and strengthen the area’s infrastructure. Parts of the electric system serving Lakewood and parts of Cleveland are among...
Highland Heights dispatcher resigns after Flock abuses found: ‘Off the charts’
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — A Highland Heights dispatcher who was caught searching the city’s Flock Safety automatic license plate reader system for reasons unrelated to work has resigned, Police Chief Dennis Matejcic said. The dispatcher ran five different license plates through the city’s system more than 1,000 times...
