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A stretch of Lorain Avenue buzzing with new creative energy thanks to the arrival of Guitar Riot and Visible Voice Books in 2025 also saw two abrupt closures at the end of December. Zoom in: The businesses were across the street from each other. Forest City Shuffleboard (4506 Lorain Ave.)...

CLEVELAND — Hakeem-Ali Shomo, the last of six defendants to either be convicted or plead guilty to charges related to the 2021 torture and murder of Alishah Pointer in East Cleveland, will be sentenced on Wednesday. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Mollie Ann Murphy will sentence Shomo at...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — For the first time in decades, cocaine is killing more people in Cuyahoga County than opioids – including fentanyl – and the drug is going to require a different type of treatment and prevention strategy to combat it. But what could that look like?

How many trips can one plate handle before pride taps out and your smile takes over?. In Ohio, the answer arrives under warm lights, where smoke curls up like a signal that seconds are expected and thirds are politely encouraged. I have chased smoke lines across Ohio on road trips,...

LORAIN COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - U.S. Marshals are searching for a suspect who allegedly skipped his sentencing and is on the run. Marshals say Desmond Brock failed to show up for the final step in his fentanyl trafficking case. He is wanted by their agency and the Lorain County Sheriff’s...

Ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 19, The Cleveland Orchestra announced two free events this month honoring the civil rights leader.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Ohio wakes to a steel-gray sky along Lake Erie, where cold air bites cheeks and wind rattles bare branches. The pavement looks calm, but winter still holds the upper hand. Early Monday morning temperatures...

If you think museums are quiet buildings filled with old displays, Cleveland has a surprise waiting. One of America’s most loved science museums has been completely reimagined, and people around the world are taking notice. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History now stands among the most beautiful museums on...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Michael Shaughnessy has taken over as the administrative and presiding judge of Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, succeeding Brendan Sheehan after six years in the role. Shaughnessy, who joined the Common Pleas bench in 2017, was elected to the two-year term by his colleagues. The term...

Downtown Cleveland has a new standalone seasonal homeless shelter for the first time in years. That occurred this weekend, when the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH) opened the doors to 1530 East 19th Street, a former manufacturing facility that was recently converted into a 48-bed facility aimed to...