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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. January is a critical — and often underestimated — time for basement moisture concerns across Ohio. While winter cold may give the impression that water problems are unlikely, seasonal conditions frequently...

Officials with the Lorain County Prosecutor's Office announced Friday they completed the review of the July officer-involved shooting and determined the officers actions were "lawful and appropriate under the circumstances."

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Property tax bills for the first half of 2025 will start posting next week, with payments due by Feb. 19, but homeowners expecting to pay by mail are being warned now to plan ahead to avoid postal processing delays. Residents don’t have to pay by mail....

CLEVELAND, Ohio— A federal judge on Friday appointed a receiver to take over operations of the Centennial building in downtown Cleveland. The move is another blow to owner Millennia Cos., the embattled company that faces foreclosure of two other downtown buildings. U.S. District Judge Charles Fleming granted Deutsche...

Bricks came tumbling off a vacant Cleveland building, landing on the sidewalk and street beneath.

Maple Heights, OH. - "Do you solemnly swear to uphold the United States Constitution, the State of Ohio Constitution, the City of Maple Heights City Charter and Ordinances? Several elected officials took this Oath, promising to support the US and state constitutions, uphold the City's charter and laws, and...

PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WOIO) - A 20-year-old Cleveland Heights man who pleaded guilty in connection with the murder of a Euclid man in Willoughby, was scheduled to be sentenced Friday in Lake County Court of Common Pleas; however, it was continued until Jan. 23. In December 2025, Shamar Steele pleaded guilty...

For 12 years, Ohio residents have called in at least 40 sightings of a sleek, slender-bodied mammal traipsing through the state. But it wasn’t until December 13 that Cleveland Metroparks — a series of nature preserves in Greater Cleveland, Ohio — confirmed that they had verifiable proof that fishers had returned to...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland Police have identified the suspect in back-to-back carjackings who is accused of shooting at Cleveland police officers and Cuyahoga County sheriff’s deputies Tuesday night in the city’s Shaker Square neighborhood. In a release Friday, police identified the man as 38-year-old Rueben...

A 59-year-old woman was arrested after a standoff involving the Summit County Sheriff's Office on Friday.