Police searching for wanted fugitive in Ohio
OHIO — Ronald Bassani, 59, is wanted by law enforcement in connection with aggravated assault and felonious assault charges, according to Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County. Bassani, a Caucasian male born on September 14, 1965, is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing approximately 210 pounds, with gray hair and...
21-year-old dead following motorcycle crash in Ohio
OHIO — A 21-year-old motorcyclist from Kent was killed Friday night in a two-vehicle crash in Trumbull County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol said the crash occurred around 8:50 p.m. at the intersection of State Routes 5 and 534. According to troopers, a 2007 Jeep Commander was traveling east on SR 5 and attempted to...
A Teeny, Tiny Puppy Stuck in an HVAC Vent Was Saved by a 5-Man...
The dog's grateful owner let the rescue team name the pup, and they called it "Cinco" — a nod to the Station 5 firefighter crew that made the save
Local daycare worker charged after mom says 4-year-old was injured
A mother told the FOX 8 I-Team that her daughter went to daycare and left with a broken collarbone.
Girl, 15, tells South Euclid police tall tale of how she wound up with...
SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- Officers stopped a vehicle with no license plates July 20 and the driver said that the car belonged to her grandmother and that the temporary tag was at her house. She said she had taken the car with without her grandmother’s knowledge. When a registration...
The Golden Tavern is Open!
The Golden Tavern (formerly Panini’s) is now open! Featuring an upscale sports bar menu of burgers, wings, wraps, salads, and pizza, there is something for everyone. The appetizers are amazing (potato skins are my favorite – just like TGI Fridays in the old days). The remodeled interior features state of the art...
Institute for Justice: $25 fee to appeal Willoughby Hills speed camera citations ‘unconstitutional’
WILLOUGHBY HILLS, Ohio — If you want to fight a speed camera citation issued by the City of Willoughby Hills, you have to pay a $25 fee. In a letter to city officials, the Institute for Justice, a national nonprofit law firm, said the fee "violates the rights of drivers and vehicle owners."
Baraka and other big city mayors celebrate success of crime fighting initiatives
The Democratic mayors of Chicago, Baltimore, Cleveland and yes, Newark, got together to let everyone know how they are reducing crime in their cities. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said the key is preparation. “We do various things that I think are different, imaginative, we’re getting better and better at it,...
Thousands of dead fish wash up on Sims Park beach in Euclid
Video sent by a FOX 8 viewer shows thousands of dead fish found washed up on the shoreline of Lake Erie at Sims Park.
Plot thickens after report of mysterious bicyclist: Hunting Valley Police Blotter
After a caller reported someone rode a bicycle up the extended driveway of a home between Fairmount Boulevard and Hunting Hill Farm Drive, then started looking through the windows at 1:10 p.m. July 26. With that case under investigation, a caller reported at 11:20 p.m. July 27 seeing a suspicious...