Former boyfriend of Amanda Dean pleads guilty in connection with her 2017 death
HURON COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A Huron County man pleaded guilty Monday in connection with the death and disappearance of his girlfriend in 2017. Frederick Reer pleaded guilty to four felony charges, including, involuntary manslaughter, gross abuse of a corpse, and tampering with evidence. “There’s no amount of time or...
Federal Prosecutors Charge 11 People in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Case Tied to Greater Cleveland...
Federal prosecutors have charged 11 people in a multi-state drug trafficking case tied to Greater Cleveland. According to a newly unsealed indictment, investigators say the group moved fentanyl, meth, cocaine, and other illegal drugs from August 2023 through April 2024, with much of the activity centered at an...
One person injured following shooting incident at Ohio gentleman’s club
OHIO — A 25-year-old man was shot early Monday morning at a Jackson Township strip club, according to police. The shooting occurred shortly after 3 a.m. at Diamond Royale on Munson Street NW. Officers responding to the scene found the victim suffering from a single gunshot wound. Police say...
Lorain police officers honored with ‘Ritter Way’ award months after deadly ambush
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — Nearly five months after the shooting ambush that killed Lorain Police Officer Phillip Wagner and wounded Officers Peter Gale and Brent Payne, the Values-in-Action Foundation — the organization behind the Kindland movement — honored their sacrifice at a luncheon Monday. Families, officers...
‘Put yourself in my shoes’: Cleveland tenant fights for heat
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cleveland family living without heat is hoping for a fix, but management is pushing for a patch. “Put yourself in my shoes, and say, ‘Hey, would I be ok getting the run around with something as basic as heat?’” said Keisha Woods.
Black drivers are 3.7 times more likely to be stopped by Cleveland police, federal...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Black drivers in Cleveland were three times more likely to be stopped by police than their white counterparts last year, according to a new report from a team that monitors Cleveland police’s progress on court-ordered reforms. The report, by interim monitor Christine Cole, says Cleveland...
Thieves keep ripping out streetlight wires, leaving parts of Cleveland in the dark
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Some of Cleveland’s streets have been plunged into darkness after thieves ripped out nearly 4,000 feet of wire from the city’s streetlights, and they’ve struck more than once. City officials say approximately 70 poles along Broadway Avenue in Slavic Village were vandalized six...
Man, 89, gets probation in hit-and-run that injured mother, toddler outside Marc’s in Parma
An 89-year-old Parma man indicted earlier this year in a hit-and-run crash that sent a mother and her 2-year-old son to the hospital won't face incarceration.
Cleveland Clinic’s blanket gunshot policy under scrutiny
A landmark Signal Cleveland investigation reveals that Cleveland Clinic police have a blanket policy to detain anyone who brings a gunshot victim to its ER — a practice legal scholars say may be unconstitutional. Why it matters: Community leaders worry the clinic's stance could deter people from driving victims...
23-year-old shot, killed near Cleveland nightclub, police say
The Cleveland Division of Police is investigating a fatal shooting at a nightclub that happened early Sunday morning.
