Two men hospitalized after double shooting on Cleveland’s East Side
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland police are investigating a double shooting near East 68th Street that left two young men hospitalized, one of them in critical condition. Police were called to East 68th Street, where medic crews took a 21-year-old and a 23-year-old to the hospital. One is in stable condition. The oth
Pedestrian hit by train
Pedestrian hit by train along Cleveland, Lakewood border at W. 17th Street.
Pedestrian Struck by Train Near W. 117th and Detroit, Snarling Crossings for More Than...
A pedestrian was struck by a train early Tuesday morning near a crossing at West 117th Street and Detroit Avenue, an incident that shut down rail crossings between Cleveland and Lakewood for more than an hour. The collision happened at about 4 a.m., snarling traffic along a stretch of the border between the two communi
Former Cleveland Cavalier J.R. Smith arrested on assault charge in Texas
HUNT COUNTY, Texas (WOIO) - Former Cleveland Cavalier J.R. Smith was arrested Tuesday in Texas, according to records. According to Hunt County Jail records, Smith was arrested on a charge of assault causing bodily injury family violence. He is still being held at the Hunt County Detention Center, and records...
Katz plans to open new Italian eatery downtown
A successful restaurant founder, owner, chef partner and consultant might be tempted to step back, rest on his laurels, and call it a day. “I just can’t sit still and have a company,” Katz told the Cleveland Jewish News. “I am so ADHD without being diagnosed.”. His...
End to E-Checks could be coming to Northeast Ohio
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced on Tuesday that he has directed Ohio EPA to begin the process of ending the vehicle emissions testing program in seven local counties, including Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit.
Solon transforms corner of Aurora, Liberty roads with 1,100-tree Mini Forest
SOLON, Ohio — A small patch of land at Aurora and Liberty roads has been transformed with the planting of about 1,100 native trees and shrubs, kicking off a long-term effort to establish a new woodland in the heart of Solon. The city’s new Mini Forest packs as many...
What we learned about Cleveland’s ‘Gulf’ resolution and other water-renaming proposals
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland City Council jokingly adopted the “Gulf of Cleveland” name for part of Lake Erie this month, but Ohio lawmakers are not the first to experiment with renaming familiar bodies of water. Similar proposals have surfaced in Mississippi, West Virginia and, most recently, Pennsylvania....
Two old Cleveland landfills getting new powerful lives
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -The City of Cleveland and Cleveland Public Power (CPP) announced today two former landfill sites will be turned into solar farms. First, the former Bradbury Landfill near W. 11th and Spring Road will be getting a smaller 2 megawatt (MW) solar site. The energy produced here will...
‘Overwhelmed, grateful’: Denied a stair lift, Ohio teen gets a life-changing surprise from local...
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio — We have a special, exciting update about Finn Sheets, a 15-year-old with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, whom we first introduced you to over the summer. In 2024, Kasey Sheets told me she began fighting for basement accessibility for her son following a pattern of severe...

















