This Bustling Ohio Seafood Institution Will Make You Feel Like Royalty
When you walk into Blue Point Grille in Cleveland, you’ll wonder why you’ve been settling for landlocked dining when Lake Erie’s been sitting right there all along. This downtown Cleveland seafood palace has been treating diners to ocean-fresh catches in a setting so grand, you’ll feel like you should’ve worn your...
This No-Frills Italian Joint In Ohio Has Been A Family Favorite For Decades
Some restaurants whisper their excellence through understated charm, and Mama Santa’s in Cleveland is practically a master class in letting the food do all the talking. This Italian spot on East 123rd Street doesn’t need fancy tablecloths or mood lighting to prove its worth. You know that feeling...
Northeast Ohio man pleads guilty to role in postal carrier robbery
A 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to his role in robbing a postal carrier of the key used to open U.S. Mail collection boxes. The robbery was part of a larger conspiracy to steal checks and later cash them for personal benefit and use. Je’Vion Tolliver-Maddox, of Cleveland, pleaded guilty...
Strongsville Puts Squeeze On Massage Parlors After Raids Rock Region
City Hall is turning up the heat on massage businesses in Strongsville. On Feb. 17, 2026, Strongsville City Council signed off on a slate of tougher rules for massage establishments inside city limits, creating a new city-issued license, adding stricter staffing and record-keeping requirements, and attaching...
Northeast Ohio restaurant owner stops $5K fraud attempt with bank’s Positive Pay program
EUCLID, Ohio (WOIO) - A Northeast Ohio restaurant owner says a check fraud protection program through KeyBank stopped a nearly $5,000 loss after a criminal attempted to pass an altered check through one of her business accounts. Carol Abbot owns four restaurants across Northeast Ohio, with locations at Cleveland...
Watch: Jail video of mom of kids killed, buried in suitcases
Video released to the FOX 8 I-Team shows us, for the first time, a Cleveland mother in the moments after police arrested her for the murder of two of her kids.
Former Cleveland councilwoman returns to City Hall as Bibb’s lead safety advisor
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Former City Councilwoman Rebecca Maurer is returning to City Hall, this time as one of Mayor Justin Bibb’s chief advisors on keeping children safe from lead poisoning. Mayor Bibb’s Chief of Staff Ryan Puente announced the hire in an email to colleagues Tuesday, calling Maurer a...
Former UH Richmond Hts. Hospital building bought; will be used for geriatric, psychiatric care
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The former UH Richmond Heights Hospital building has a buyer. Everwell Health, the new owner, will open later this year only on the building’s third floor where it plans to provide psychiatric and geriatric care. Everewell representative Joel Wishnia introduced the company to City Council...
US Marshals: Cleveland fugitive captured in Puerto Rico after being on the run for...
CLEVELAND — Robert "Bobby Champagne" Serina, 45, a Cleveland fugitive wanted in connection with multiple federal cases, was arrested late Tuesday night in Rincon, Puerto Rico, according to the U.S. Marshals. Serina was wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service and the FBI in the Northern District of Ohio for...
Pastimes Cafe Adds Another Daytime Dining Destination to Lakewood
One segment of the hospitality scene appears to be growing quicker than others, and that’s the breakfast-and-lunch category. In the past five or so years, we’ve witnessed an explosion of places that start early and shutter early, a response to shifting demographics. For every happy hour barfly and late-night snacker,...

















