Man arrested for assaulting girlfriend after she defines for him the word ‘narcissist’: Beachwood...
BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- Domestic violence: Lyndway Road. At 2:15 a.m. Nov. 24, police responded to a home after a woman called dispatch and reported a domestic violence incident involving her live-in boyfriend of seven years. At the home, the woman told officers that she had engaged in an argument about...
Drunk man drives himself to station to rat himself out: Mayfield Heights Police Blotter
A man entered the police station around 12:15 p.m. Nov. 18 and asked to be put in jail for drinking and driving. He was asked why he would drink and then drive to the station. He said it was because he was an idiot. He also claimed that he had...
Cleveland man charged after FBI seizes 1,500 counterfeit pills in raid
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged a Cleveland man who authorities say churned out fake pills at his home. FBI agents found Ricardo Williams inside his home with some 1,500 counterfeit oxycodone and Xanax pills he planned to sell, according to prosecutors. Williams was charged in U.S....
Intense wind-driven fire fuels blaze at Maple Heights home
High winds fueled a fast-spreading blaze that transformed a routine fire in Maple Heights into a dangerous blowtorch Wednesday evening, according to the Maple Heights Fire Department.
Catholic Charities of Cleveland prepares to feed 12,000 people this Thanksgiving
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A good meal can do a lot for the soul. At just 15 years old, Andrew Hackett knows that to be true. “I’m doing what God would want me to do here today,” said Hackett. He is one of dozens of volunteers with Catholic...
Car Break-Ins at Cleveland Churches Cast Shadow Over Worship, Olivet Baptist and Others Targeted,...
Cleveland was hit by a spree of car break-ins at several churches this Sunday, casting a shadow over communities of faith as they gathered for worship. At historic Olivet Institutional Baptist Church, located at East 89th Street and Quincy Avenue, parishioners returned to a disheartening scene of shattered windows...
Woman suspected in more than $75,000 worth of theft from Target stores
MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Police arrested a South Euclid woman, 29, at Target Nov. 15 after loss prevention reported that she was in the store and was a known shoplifter. Her vehicle, found parked illegally in a handicap spot, was searched due to officers seeing an open bottle of cognac while they were speaking with...
Cleveland Police search for missing 13-year-old girl
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cleveland Police District 2 are searching for a 13-year-old girl who has been missing since Monday. Alma Wright was last seen leaving Metro Health Hospital on her own wearing a black hooded zipper jacket and dark sweatpants. Police have her listed as an endangered missing...
Another suspect found guilty in murder, torture of East Cleveland woman
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cuyahoga County jury found another suspect guilty Tuesday in connection with the kidnapping, torture, and murder of Alishah Pointer, 22. Hakeem-Ali Shomo, 34, will soon be sentenced on charges of aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault, kidnapping, conspiracy and having weapons...
Addressing barriers to college for Black men
CLEVELAND — The number of students attending a college or university dropped 15% between 2010 and 2021, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. And one demographic is seeing steeper declines in college education than others. Roland Jones is planning for his future. The 11th grader is in...

















