Cleveland mother warns of drug more potent than fentanyl after son’s overdose
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) — A Cleveland mother is sharing her heartbreak one year after her son died from an overdose involving a synthetic opioid — more potent than fentanyl — that flew under law enforcement’s radar for years. Jerad Berry, 34, of West Park died Dec....
Watch: Kids laugh while busted for crime spree
Video released to the FOX 8 I-Team shows juveniles rounded up to face charges for car break-ins and what you hear may leave you furious.
Ohio National Guard members from Cleveland save woman while stationed in D.C.
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -A group of Ohio National Guard members, some from Cleveland, saved a woman’s life last week while on the Joint Task Force D.C. mission in the nation’s capital. According to officials with the Army, a group of four soldiers from the 323rd Military Police Company,...
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,...

















