Cuyahoga County reaches $1M settlement in veteran’s jail death
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County officials have agreed to pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit over the death of an Ohio National Guard veteran who took his own life in the county jail. Nicholas Colbert’s death in 2019 was the last in a string of nine deaths in...
Police ‘situation’ in Willoughby ends with 1 dead
Police closed off an area on Lost Nation Road in Willoughby on Monday Afternoon for a "situation" officers are handling.
Five sentenced in drug ring after Cleveland woman’s fatal fentanyl overdose
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Five people connected to a Northeast Ohio drug trafficking operation have been sentenced to prison after a Cleveland woman died from a fentanyl overdose. Demario Jones, 28, of Cleveland — who prosecutors say is the leader of the ring — still awaits trial on numerous charges that include involuntary...
Couple Looking to Buy Home Ends Up Owning Whole Town in Pennsylvania
Riverstone Estate, Foxburg, Pa., the initial purchase that ended up placing ownership of much of the town with a Cleveland couple. When Cleveland couple Saji Daniel and Shannon McGauley got an invitation in October 2020 from their neighbor, Dr. Lou Keppler, to visit Foxburg, they thought it would just be a nice daily...
Mayors of state’s largest cities endorse Acton for governor
The leaders of Ohio’s four largest cities on Monday endorsed Amy Acton’s campaign to become governor. In a joint statement, Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther, Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval and Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz threw their support behind Acton. “Ohioans have witnessed Dr....
5 receive prison sentences in connection to RICO investigation tied to Cleveland woman’s overdose...
CLEVELAND — The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office says five people have now received prison sentenced in connection with an organized crime investigation tied to a Cleveland woman's 2024 overdose death. According to authorities, the five suspects pleaded guilty to various charges within the last several weeks and...
Independence Police search for teen missing since Nov. 20
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (WOIO) - The Independence Police Department are searching for a 17-year-old girl who has been missing since Thursday. I’sis Mona’e Harvey was last seen at 5 a.m. at Extended Stay, 6025 Jefferson Dr., Independence on Nov. 20. Officers describe Harvey as 5-feet-3-inches, weighing 113 pounds and...
Cuyahoga County Council reverses MetroHealth subsidy cut as budget nears approval
Cuyahoga County Council is reversing a proposed cut to the county’s publicly-funded hospital, MetroHealth System, and portions of cuts to three other social service programs. County Executive Chris Ronayne’s budget for 2026 and 2027, submitted to council in October, proposed trimming $4.5 million of the county’s $35...
Ungodly theft: Numerous vehicles broken into Sunday during local church service
Parishioners at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church received a rude surprise Sunday morning after returning to their vehicles following the service; they found them broken into.
Call with JB Pritzker, meetings with Salesforce execs: What’s on Mayor Justin Bibb’s newly...
City Hall has released a backlog of the mayor’s calendars. As you might guess, the calendars detail where the mayor goes and whom he meets. When he first took office, he released his calendars weekly. That pace slowed to monthly. Then it dragged even more. Until this week, the most recently available calendar was...

















