Protecting caregivers: Cleveland EMS, hospital staff learn self‑defense against violent patients
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The University Circle Police Department will host free self-defense courses for healthcare workers and first responders who often face violent situations without protective equipment. Two training sessions are scheduled at the department’s facility at 12100 Euclid Ave. The first, on Dec. 15 from...
Missing Teen Ohio: Search underway for 17-year-old missing nearly two weeks
EUCLID, Ohio (WTRF) — Police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing 17-year-old who has not been seen since mid-November. According to Euclid police, Eriana Hernandez left her home on Nov. 17 after texting that she planned to meet friends. She did not return home and has not been to school since....
Solon 5th grader becomes reporter, advocate for Type 1 diabetes
Tyler Simchon, 11, of Solon, is already doing the kind of reporting and advocating that most grown-ups spend a lifetime working toward.
Lakewood T-shirt-maker sues national brand over alleged design theft
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Popular Lakewood T-shirt-maker GV Art and Design is locked in a legal battle with a national sports apparel company it says ripped off its designs. GV Art says in the lawsuit that after it rejected an offer from Forever Collectibles’ owners to buy GV Art, the New Jersey-based company began selling...
Bionca Ellis appeals life sentence for murder of 3-year-old in grocery store parking lot
A woman sentenced to life in prison without parole for stabbing a 3-year-old boy to death outside a North Olmsted Giant Eagle in 2024 has appealed her conviction.
Cleveland police officer shoots at suspect armed with pickaxe in Ohio City
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cleveland police officer fired a shot at a man armed with a pickaxe who had been trying to break into a store near the West Side Market early Wednesday, said Cleveland police. According to police, the man was not struck and fled on foot. The...
$25K in cash, valuables reported stolen during local home burglary: Police
Newly released surveillance video shows at least two people burglarizing a home in Seven Hills.
Over a foot of snow possible in parts of Ohio this week
OHIO — Northeastern Ohio is bracing for hazardous travel conditions as heavy lake effect snow is forecast to impact several counties from early Thursday through Friday evening. The National Weather Service has issued Lake Effect Snow Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories for Cuyahoga, Geauga, Ashtabula, Lake,...
Cuyahoga County Reaches $1 Million Settlement in 2019 Death of Man at County Jail
On May 8, 2019, officers from the Maple Heights Police Department booked 36-year-old Nicholas Colbert, a National Guard veteran, for the possession of opioids. Colbert, a father of four, had begun using opioids to manage a collarbone fracture and had grown addicted. On the morning of May 9, staff at...
Euclid Police looking for 17-year-old girl last seen Nov. 17
Detectives with the Euclid Police Department are looking for 17-year-old Eriana Hernandez, who was last seen leaving her home on Nov. 17.
