Lakewood police investigate shooting outside Marc’s plaza
LAKEWOOD, Ohio (WOIO) - Lakewood police are investigating a shooting that happened outside Marc’s plaza Friday afternoon. Police say they were called to the City Center lot at 14861 Detroit Avenue at 3:38 p.m. Police said they received reports of two men shooting at each other. When police arrived...
Westlake Police help 75-year-old man struggling in the heat while being scammed for Apple...
WESTLAKE, Ohio (WOIO) - The Westlake Police Department assisted a man waiting at a bus stop in the heat on his way to buy Apple gift cards for scammers on Thursday. According to a report from Westlake Police, at around 3:28 a.m., an officer noticed a man at the bus stop near Hilliard Road and Crocker Road having issues
Woman found dead in backyard of Cleveland home
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A woman was found dead in the backyard of a home on the city’s West side Friday morning. Officers responded to the 3400 block of Bosworth Rd. around 9 a.m. for a welfare check. This is in the city’s West Boulevard neighborhood. When officers...
I-TEAM: Help in the heatwave — 911 calls soar
The FOX 8 I-Team has found Cleveland EMS now getting a growing number of calls for an ambulance due to the heatwave.
19 First Alert Days: High heat today; severe storms possible this weekend
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A tropical air mass will remain in place through the weekend. A front in the area will be the focus for thunderstorms from time to time. Any storm can produce very heavy rain and damaging winds. Hot and humid today. Isolated thunderstorms in the forecast. High...
MORNING DIGEST: Get ready for Downtown Cleveland’s 4th of July fireworks
Good morning, Cleveland! Here's what you need to know about today's stories on GMC, traffic and weather.
Ohio power outages: Thousands without AC amid heat wave
(WJW) — More than 5,500 FirstEnergy customers in Ohio are still without power amid a dangerous heat wave. Most of them are in Lakewood, Shaker Heights in Cuyahoga County and Brookfield Township, Trumbull County. Just after 11 a.m. on Friday, July 3, the power was out for 5,525 customers...
TRAFFIC ALERTS: I-76 ramp remains closed after Thursday crash
The I-76 West ramp to I-77 remains closed Friday morning, July 3, after a semi crash on Thursday, July 2. The alternate route is I-77 South to I-277 West.
Union Pacific’s Big Boy to return through Northeast Ohio on July 13
Thousands of people turned out on June 8 when the largest operating steam locomotive in the world passed through Northeast Ohio en route to Philadelphia and its role in America’s 250th birthday celebration on July 4. Soon, the Big Boy, as Union Pacific’s 4014 is nicknamed, will return by...
Northeast Ohio bakery needs community support after ‘catastrophic failure’ of freezer
FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio (WOIO) - A family-owned bakery is asking for the community’s support after a “catastrophic failure” of its walk-in freezer. Reilly’s Irish Bakery & Deli operates in Fairview Park and the West Side Market. They are hoping donations will help cover the cost of...

















