Parma woman repurposing holiday cards for veterans
Denise Novakovic has distributed 27,000 repurposed Christmas cards over more than a decade, with her latest donation of 12,000 cards going to the American Red Cross in Downtown Cleveland.
East Cleveland settles two police lawsuits over excessive force for $48K
CLEVELAND, Ohio — East Cleveland officials settled two police excessive force lawsuits for a total of $48,000, officials said. The city agreed to pay Redrick Ward $33,000 after an officer stomped on Ward’s head and to pay Robert Banks Jr. $15,000 after he was shot in the leg by an officer.
Missing: Keshaun Williams
FOX 8 and Amanda Berry are working together to find the missing.
Victims speak out about notarios targeting vulnerable migrants as fraud complaints rise
CLEVELAND — Becoming an American citizen can be expensive, time-consuming, and complicated. Many people hire attorneys— but it’s important not to hire the wrong one. One woman says she’s living a nightmare after hiring what turned out to be a fake attorney. The woman we talked...
Predator not seen for 100 years spotted on metropark trail cam
It’s been around 100 years since the fisher disappeared from the area around Cleveland, Ohio. This year, the small predator seems to have made a comeback, with one being caught on camera in Cleveland Metroparks.
“I wouldn’t go there to dump a body:” So why would anyone want to...
A plan to transform historic grain silos on Cleveland’s riverfront into a boutique hotel raises questions about the approach to waterfront development and historic preservation in Cleveland. The project, which this week secured a $5 million tax credit from the state of Ohio as part of a $62 million...
Mayor Bibb’s Christmas gift: Making Cleveland’s permit process less of a ‘crawl’
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Getting a permit in Cleveland has come with a ritual so familiar it earned a nickname: the crawl. Applicants would show up at City Hall clutching forms, shuffling from department to department. A permit might need approval from Building & Housing, Zoning, Fire and Health. Not trusting the process,...
Man who was selling CDs outside Target’s doors arrested on county felony warrant: University...
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Warrant arrest: Cedar Road. At 1:50 p.m. Nov. 25, store security at Target, 14070 Cedar Road, asked a police officer to advise a male against soliciting customers to buy CD’s at the entry/exit doors. Target security had already requested the male to leave, but he...
Coco’s Selfie Space in downtown Cleveland turns selfie-taking into art
Want to show off on social media enjoying a fancy meal on an airplane? Or posing underwater as a mermaid? Or why not take a snapshot of your family visiting the fantasy land Narnia? You can do all that from downtown Cleveland. Coco’s Selfie Space is more than 25,000 square...
New cameras will automatically cite Cleveland drivers for parking violations
CLEVELAND — Next time you park in Downtown Cleveland, be careful. The city plans to install roughly 40 cameras in hopes to decrease parking violations. “The goal of this is to better enforce illegal stopping and parking activities, oftentimes and especially downtown,” said Mathew Moss, a senior strategist in Mayor...

















