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A domestic dispute in Cleveland Heights ended with a 31-year-old man in handcuffs on March 19 after his live-in girlfriend told police he urged her to kill herself and then assaulted her. Officers documented scratches on the woman's chest, right thigh and left forearm. The incident is listed in this week's Cleveland...

Note:This story originally was published Sept. 8, 1996, and is being republished to accompany a 2026 column by Chris Quinn about Khalid Samad. Khalid Samad has walked the city’s streets under the dim glare of street lamps, confronting gun-toting drug dealers and asking why they spread poison through their community.

Tree damage left more than 1,000 FirstEnergy customers in Stark County without power, according to the electric company.

MEDINA COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The jury started deliberating Friday in the trial for one of two Northeast Ohio law enforcement officers indicted for unlawfully detaining a man they thought was in the country illegally. The trial for Cleveland Police Detective Donald Kopcha began in Medina County Court of Common...

A missing 4-year-old boy from North Olmsted is now safe after authorities located him in Puerto Rico. The child disappeared on March 16 after his mother failed to return him from a scheduled visit. His father reported him missing and told investigators the boy has autism and is non-verbal. U.S. Marshals quickly began...

A former East Cleveland detective now faces dozens of criminal charges tied to alleged misconduct while on duty. Prosecutors identified the former officer as Daniel Toone in the indictment. A grand jury handed down the charges following an investigation into multiple incidents tied to his time on the force. Officials...

Cuyahoga County is warning homeowners about marketing letters that offer to contest property valuations for a fee. You don’t need to pay anyone — you can file a complaint for free with the County Board of Revision. The deadline to file is March 31.

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - A suspect with a felony warrant in a stolen car with a stolen firearm wouldn’t stop for Garfield Heights officers, so police used the Grappler to stop him themselves, GHPD said. The Garfield Heights Police Department shared dashcam footage of the pursuit that happened...

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The troubled Parkview Apartments, formerly known as 444 Park and Richmond Hts. Park Apartments, after years of complaints from residents about its upkeep, is now in receivership. An action by Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court placed the four-building complex, 444 Richmond Park East, into...

The Immaculate Conception Church, at left, has stood on Superior Avenue at East 41st Street for nearly 150 years. Its future is now uncertain. Its rectory is at center and school is at right (NEOtrans). CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE THEM. Population outmigration, parish decline cited. Immaculate Conception Church, 4129...