Ex-Lake County deputy gets three months in jail after attack on immigrant
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A former Lake County Sheriff’s deputy who admitted to targeting an immigrant during a drunken confrontation at a Medina County bar will spend three months behind bars. On Thursday, Medina County Court of Common Pleas Judge Joyce Kimbler sentenced Daniel Lajack, 48, to 90 days in...
2026 Dyngus Day festival to bring more polka, pierogi and piwo to Cleveland streets
CLEVELAND, Ohio — As we head into the Easter weekend, some Clevelanders are getting ready to trade pastels for red attire and break out the polka shoes for Dyngus Day. The city’s 16th annual Dyngus Day celebration dances back into Gordon Square from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, April 6, turning Detroit Avenue into...
Cleveland Firefighters Charge Into Deadly Smoke On Garden Avenue
Cleveland firefighters pushed into thick, “deadly” smoke Monday evening, April 1, 2026, as they battled a house fire in the 2300 block of Garden Avenue and searched the home for possible victims, according to the local firefighters' union. Multiple ladder and engine companies were called in, and the chief of the...
3rd grader Brandon Ricca of Shaker Heights is a quarterfinalist in the ‘America’s Most...
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — At just 8 years old, Brandon Ricca is already making a name for himself with a paintbrush. He's turning inspiration from the iconic artist Bob Ross into impressive works of his own. The third grader at Boulevard Elementary School in Shaker Heights has been painting...
25-year-old man fatally stabbed at girlfriend’s Bedford apartment
BEDFORD, Ohio (WOIO) - A 25-year-old man was fatally stabbed at his girlfriend’s apartment earlier this week, according to Bedford Police Chief Mike Stask. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Tyreake Woods. Chief Stask said just after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, officers responded to a disturbance...
Large group of youths fight at Oxford School lot, shell casing found on scene:...
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Improperly discharging a firearm: Quilliams Road. At 5:25 p.m. March 24, police were told of shots possibly being fired on the property of Oxford Elementary School, 939 Quilliams Road, where a large group of young people were involved in fights. The shots were thought to have...
Greater Buckeye and Shaker Square: Cleveland’s Hub for Black Culture
The Rapid Transit doors slide open, revealing a neighborhood already in motion. Shaker Square sits at the center, pulling energy from Larchmere’s creative pulse and Buckeye Road’s unapologetic history, alongside a wave of young professionals, culture builders, families and longtime Clevelanders who refuse to let...
Cheddar cheese recall issued because of E. coli cases
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The FDA and CDC are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Raw Farm-brand raw dairy products. Nine people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli have been reported over the past several months, the FDA said, with more than half of the illnesses in children...
Avon Lake resident sentenced to 24 years in prison after leading drug trafficking operation
An Avon Lake resident has been sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for his role as the leader of a drug trafficking organization that spanned communities across Northeast Ohio. Jerone Tate, 38, of Westlake, was sentenced to 292 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams...
Lakewood man sentenced to 7 days in jail for crash that killed former 3News...
CLEVELAND — Zachary Saliba, the Lakewood man who pleaded guilty in connection with the 2024 crash that killed former 3News reporter Bill Safos, has learned his fate. During a sentencing hearing on Thursday morning, Saliba was sentenced to seven days in county jail and two years of community control.

















