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TWINSBURG TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WOIO) - A Twinsburg Township home exploded, prompting shelter-in-place orders and damaging an entire cul-de-sac and at least 15 houses Thursday afternoon. In a press conference, Twinsburg Fire Department officials confirmed a home exploded on Hiram Lane. The Twinsburg mayor previously told 19

Shoplifting, W. Ridgewood Drive: On May 22, a Dick’s Sporting Goods loss prevention officer called police regarding a shoplifting incident at the W. Ridgewood Drive store. An arriving officer talked to the caller, who said three suspects fled the scene in a sedan at a high rate of speed.

On Wednesday, friends and family spoke with us about what 35-year-old Richard “Ricky” Eastin was like.

The black plastic chairs started out in a grid: eight to a row, at attention for whoever might stand up front. Sharri Thomas was having none of that. As people trudged across the lawn of a Shaker Heights church on a spring day, she urged them to pull the chairs together and circle up.

Cuyahoga County and the city of Cleveland have struggled for years to fund repairs at the publicly-owned stadiums in Downtown Cleveland. Cuyahoga County Council is now considering a new funding source for repairs at Progressive Field and Rocket Arena — the two stadiums it owns in Cleveland — but it’s unclear whether th

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland Police’s Second District is asking the public to help identify a suspected porch pirate. The department posted on social media that the petty theft happened near Broadview Road in Old Brooklyn. Detectives said the woman is accused of stealing packages from porches in the...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A popular bar in the Flats East Bank is temporarily closed Thursday due to an “unexpected building-related issue,” according to an Instagram post from Decades. Decades is located in the 1100 block of Front Ave. The Instagram post added that the matter is being...

NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio (WOIO) - Police are looking for two thieves who stole a gold necklace worth $5,000 from Kay Jewelers in Great Northern Mall. Police said on June 16th, the two entered the jewelry store and distracted the clerk enough that they were able to steal the necklace. If...

Police in Cleveland and Newburgh Heights are investigating a shooting and two separate crashes that officers said are connected Wednesday night.

FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio -- Overshadowing for some residents the long-awaited opening of the more than $14 million renovated Gemini Center’s natatorium is the city’s decision not to repair the venue’s outside splash pad. “It is my understanding that the splash pad at the Gemini Center will not...