Little Italy weighs new tax assessment to keep extra police patrols
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cleveland neighborhood is trying to figure out how to keep extra police patrols before a current arrangement could expire. The proposal would add an assessment to some property tax bills through a Special Improvement District, or SID, in Little Italy. Why the neighborhood is debating...
‘Bruce Tramps’ get a special Fan Day celebration event before Springsteen’s Cleveland show
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will celebrate Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s upcoming concert at Rocket Arena with a Bruce Springsteen Fan Day on Friday, May 22, the day of the show. Go to rockhall.com for more details. Springsteen was inducted into...
Lights out on Route 2: Lake Co., multiple city join forces to fix dark...
Thousands of drivers travel Route 2 in Lake County daily, and for years, stretches of that highway have gone dark. It’s a problem that local officials are now working together to fix.
Former Cleveland restaurant owner sentenced to 4-6 years for misuse of $800K in COVID...
CLEVELAND — Marcelo Fadul Neves, a former Cleveland restaurant owner, was sentenced to prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to charges connected to the misuse of more than $800,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funds. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Andrew Santoli sentenced the 60-year-old Neves to four to six.
How Cleveland was connected to the Titanic
Cleveland's Great Lakes Science Center is an appropriate host for "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition." Driving the news: The showcase, which features pieces from the ill-fated ship's wreckage and re-creations of its interior, opens Thursday. Coincidentally, the Ohio Titanic Memorial has existed just outside the science
Bar fight ends with Cleveland man arrested for disorderly conduct: Brooklyn Police Blotter
Disorderly conduct, Memphis Avenue: On April 19, police were dispatched to McG’s Pub on Memphis Avenue regarding a suspicious situation. The caller said two men were fighting. An arriving officer located the suspects. An unruly Cleveland man ended up being arrested for disorderly conduct and obstructing official busine
Families of Cuyahoga County Jail inmates targeted by scammers
The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office launched an app for Android and iOS users late last year that provides information about incarcerated individuals.
Brooklyn denies proposed new Rita’s Italian Ice Ridge Road location
BROOKLYN, Ohio -- Brooklyn Mayor Ron Van Kirk stressed he has nothing against Rita’s Italian Ice. It’s just the proposed new frozen treat franchise for four Ridge Road parcels -- combined just under an acre -- is problematic for different reasons. City Council recently followed a planning commission...
Woman forgets child at playground, is charged with endangering: Beachwood police blotter
BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- Child endangering: Fairmount Boulevard. At 3 p.m. May 15, a woman walked up to a police car stationed on a detail on Fairmount Boulevard and told an officer that while she was at the Beachwood Playground, 25125 Fairmount Blvd., she found a small boy who was alone and crying.
7-year-old boy dies after being pulled from house fire on Cleveland’s East Side
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A seven-year-old boy died weeks after being pulled from a house fire on the city’s East side. Just before 7 a.m. on April 21, Cleveland firefighters were called to a fire with a report of children trapped in the 10200 block of Kempton Ave. Cleveland...

















