Tornado slams Parma, Ohio, leaving trail of destruction and chaos
The tornado that tore through Parma, Ohio, turned an ordinary winter day into a scene of splintered homes, mangled cars, and darkened streets. In a region more accustomed to lake-effect snow than violent twisters, the storm carved a chaotic path that residents will measure in uprooted trees, shattered nerves, and a...
Drunk man arrested after screaming fit in Middleburg Heights nursing home
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio – An intoxicated Cleveland man, 43, was arrested at about 4:30 p.m. Jan. 18 after he raised a ruckus at Royal Oak Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 6973 Pearl Road. A Royal Oak worker called police and said the man, who was there visiting a family member,...
Welfare check results in woman’s arrest on Erie County warrant: University Heights police blotter
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Personal welfare: Groveland Road. At 7:55 p.m. Jan. 10, police were dispatched to a residence in the 4300 block of Groveland Road to conduct a welfare check. While speaking with the caller, a University Heights woman, 30, officers learned that she was wanted on an active...
Tri-C hosts record-clearing event to give hundreds of Clevelanders a fresh start
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Hundreds gathered Friday in Tri-C’s Alex B. Johnson Campus Center for a record-clearing event in an effort to push their lives forward. The event was coordinated between the college and nation-wide justice program TimeDone. “Look around you, they need help,” said state chapter coordinator...
Ohio Weather Alert: Limited Snow/Rain Ahead for Columbus, Cleveland Feb 5–9
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Columbus, Ohio – Ohio heads into the Feb 5–9 period under a sustained stretch of below-normal temperatures and limited precipitation, keeping widespread snow and rain chances relatively low while cold air...
Man charged after accidentally shooting woman: Shaker Heights police blotter
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Accidetal shooting: Warrensville Center Road. At 4:35 a.m. Jan. 19, officers were dispatched to the 3000 block of Warrensville Center Road where they learned that a 22-year-old Euclid woman had been shot in the abdomen while inside a Hyundai vehicle. The woman was treated at a...
Three arrested, face drug charges, after Brook Park police find heroin & crack cocaine...
BROOK PARK, Ohio – A Brook Park woman, 45, was arrested at about midnight Jan. 19 after police found what they believed were heroin and crack cocaine in her Kia Optima. Police noticed the Kia turning from West 147th Street onto eastbound Brookpark Road. The car was in the through lane while making the turn.
A Stroll through Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland
It’s rare for me to consider a cemetery one of the top destinations in a city, but that was my impression after a visit to Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. Lake View Cemetery is a historic and privately owned cemetery situated on 285 acres in Cleveland Heights, several miles from downtown Cleveland. The...
Wanted Cleveland man fights Brook Park police, attempts to choke K-9, during arrest on...
BROOK PARK, Ohio – A wanted Cleveland man, 24, was arrested at about midnight Jan. 19 after he ran from his vehicle during a traffic stop and tried to harm a police K-9. Police, with a K-9 in their cruiser, pulled over the man’s Dodge Caravan on Brookpark at Ohio 237 because one of the minivan’s headlights wasn’t...
Grandson suspected in vehicle theft; man carrying meth faces charges: Brook Park police blotter
BROOK PARK, Ohio – Grand theft vehicle: Harrison Drive. A 2017 Buick Verano was reported stolen at about 3:30 p.m. Jan. 15 from outside a home on Harrison. The victim said she had received a call from Parma Heights police at about 11:30 a.m. that day. They said they had found her car in a ditch. They asked her if she...
