Man Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl Within 1,000 Feet of Ritchie Elementary School
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – The final defendant in a drug trafficking operation that stretched from Cleveland, Ohio, to the Ohio Valley was sentenced today, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced. Joshua Carney, 32, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced to 60 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and...
Study in the works to bring another grocery store to downtown Cleveland
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Downtown Cleveland, Inc. said Friday it has tasked a consulting firm with carrying out a market analysis to bring another grocery store downtown. Streetsense will research possible locations and which type of store is the best fit, according to DCI, in addition to Constantino’s Market.
Maple Heights roads reopen after gas leak
MAPLE HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - Roads in Maple Heights reopened after police said Friday they had been closed because of a gas leak. Maple Heights police confirmed a gas leak Friday afternoon. Portions of Lee Road and Friend Avenue reopened. Lee Road from Raymond Street to Libby Road reopened. Friend...
Mystery Buyer Snaps Up Northfield Giant Eagle Site for Over $10 Million
A Giant Eagle-owned shopping center site at 290 E. Aurora Rd in Northfield quietly changed hands this week for more than $10 million, pulling a major local grocery anchor out of the chain's property portfolio. The single-story supermarket and its broad parking lot sit on roughly 8.75 acres and total about 62,747 square
Cleveland Clinic Quietly Turns Willoughby Hills Express Care Into Full Urgent Center
Cleveland Clinic has been quietly trading in some of its smaller Express Care clinics for full urgent care centers, and the latest swap just landed at the Willoughby Hills Family Health Center. The upgrade gives nearby patients access to a wider slate of same-day services, including imaging and care for younger childre
Westlake Police called for woman waving around rifle on Bradley Road
WESTLAKE, Ohio (WOIO) - A woman was transported to the hospital for a mental evaluation after motorists reported seeing her waving around a rifle or “machine gun” while pacing around the sidewalk on Bradley Road Thursday afternoon. Police said they received two separate calls around 5:15 p.m. from...
Lenacrave Street Slaying: Cleveland Man Hit With Murder Rap in Corlett
A Cuyahoga County grand jury yesterday indicted a Cleveland man in connection with a June shooting that left a resident dead in the Corlett neighborhood, handing down a stack of serious felony charges. Prosecutors say 39-year-old Brandon Heard faces counts of aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, kidnapping, felonious
Viral burger chain expanding to Ohio
CLEVELAND (WDTN) — An Atlanta-based restaurant chain is preparing to make its debut in the Buckeye State. A plant-based burger brand called “Slutty Vegan” is preparing to open locations in Cleveland and Columbus sometime this fall. Pinky Cole Hayes, founder and CEO of Slutty Vegan, said Ohio is ready for something diff
Gordon Square’s Most Toxic Eyesore Is Finally Gone
Master Chrome was just a small industry on a small lot. Its structure didn’t even measure 10,000 square feet. The land on which it set was barely more than half an acre. But Master Chrome has been a massive headache for a lot of people. And charting a new, productive future for the environmentally contaminated site at
Dozens of laid-off teachers called back: I-Team
The FOX 8 I-Team has learned more than two dozen Cleveland teachers who had been laid off have already been recalled.
