Cleveland OH

(Disclaimer: This article is an opinion piece by Kimberly F. Brown, known as Brown on Cleveland. The opinions are the sole views of Brown. They are not the opinions of Newbreak or any of its affiliates.)

As former Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze walked into criminal court last month to face arraignment for tampering with records, my mind raced back to early 2023, when I first started investigating her. My goal was to explore whether Celebrezze was acting within the law when appointing...

Schools across Northeast Ohio are already closing ahead of plummeting temperatures and Arctic air. Canton, Mentor and Lorain are among them.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Dozens of school districts and child care centers across Northeast Ohio are closed Tuesday as a powerful Arctic front brings snow squalls, strong winds and dangerously cold wind chills to the region, with forecasters warning that an even longer stretch of extreme cold could arrive later this week.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Several local business employees routinely pool their cash to purchase lottery tickets. Because of the large jackpot, they played the Powerball on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, and won $8. Next, they used their winnings to buy a $10 ticket for the drawing on Saturday, December 20,...

In the heart of downtown Elyria, a locally-owned gastropub has transformed a beautiful historic landmark building into Lorain County’s premier destination for craft beer and scratch-made food. 🍺. Foundry Kitchen & Bar, established in 2016, honors the proud history of Elyria’s foundry workers with rustic industrial...

Source: Geauga County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Scott A. Hildenbrand. The Geauga County Sheriff’s Office is presently on the lookout for a candidate to fill the impactful role of Jail Services Coordinator. According to a post on the Geauga County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Scott A. Hildenbrand’s official Facebook page,...

BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) – A local man won more than $50,000 (before taxes) after he matched all five numbers in a recent ‘Pick 5’ drawing. According to the Ohio Lottery, the winning numbers on Jan. 10 were 2-4-4-4-5. A man in Bedford Heights got all five...

FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio -- Fraud: Center Ridge Road. A Verizon employee called the Fairview Park Police Department at 11 a.m. on Jan. 9 to report that someone with a fake ID was trying to pick up a purchase at the Verizon store at the Westgate Shopping Center. Officers arrested a...

I’ve driven past Big Al’s Diner at 12600 Larchmere Blvd, Cleveland, Ohio, more times than I can count, and every single morning the parking lot looks like a Black Friday sale is happening inside. Spoiler alert: there’s no sale, just really good breakfast that keeps people coming back for more.