Parents on trial for death of their 11-year-old sick son at Independence hotel
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Warren mother and father are on trial in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, in connection with the death of their 11-year-old son. Hunter Towne died in a room at the Extended Stay America Premier Suites on Jefferson Drive in Independence on Jan. 10, 2024.
Missing elderly man found sitting along the roadway: Gates Mills Police Blotter
Around 8 p.m. April 26, officers stopped to check on a man sitting along the roadway near West Hill Drive. He appeared to be confused, stating that he was walking to Wilson Mills Road. Officers were able to identify the man, 78, as a resident of Cleveland Heights who had...
Café Nocturno opens near Public Square with late-night hours
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Pasteleria y Café, which opened in mid-March just east of Public Square, is pivoting concepts. On Friday, May 1, new signage will be installed, and it will become Café Nocturno. “All the feedback from our customers was that there was a need for a...
Berea cracks down on short-term rentals with new permit requirements
BEREA, Ohio (WOIO) -The city of Berea is cracking down on short-term rentals with new regulations that include mandatory permits and location restrictions. City council members said they are implementing the new rules to get ahead of a potential influx of rental properties as the Browns expand their facilities. Anyone...
80-year-old man charged in local park shooting that left man in hospital
A man was arrested and charged after police said he shot another man in a Bainbridge Township park.
Woman spits in the face of authority: Mayfield Heights Police Blotter
Raising Cane’s management reported at 8:30 p.m. April 22 that a woman who had been in the business since 6 p.m. was refusing to leave when they told her that the dining room closed at 8 p.m. Responding officers spoke to the woman, but she refused to get up...
Afraid of flying? Cleveland Hopkins has a program that lets you practice without leaving...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland Hopkins International Airport will host its second “Flight School” event next month, designed to ease anxiety for nervous flyers. The event will run 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 16. Registration opens at noon on Monday, April 27, and spots are expected to fill quickly.
‘He had thought that she had passed away.’
A young woman set to graduate from college and get married in just weeks is now fighting to recover in a hospital bed after a crash that also killed a man.
Beachwood apartment tenants say gas bills have surged tenfold amid mounting complaints
BEACHWOOD, Ohio — A dramatic spike in utility costs and deteriorating living conditions have pushed multiple residents of an apartment complex in Beachwood to seek help from local leaders. During a city council meeting on April 20, tenants from The Vantage (run by GoldOller Management Services) told officials about...
New details on appeal filed by attorney for Bionca Ellis, woman convicted of killing...
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The attorney for Bionca Ellis, the woman convicted of killing a toddler at the North Olmsted Giant Eagle, has now filed her appellate brief. On Oct. 27, 2025, Ellis was sentenced to life in prison with no parole for killing 3-year-old Julian Wood. Her trial began...

















