Ohio

"But then all of our loss that we already got, we're supposed to just be responsible for that."

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Eight months after a Downtown hotel was the site of two fires, causing thousands of dollars in damages, a suspect was caught after leaving a piece of evidence behind. According to a Columbus police complaint affidavit, units from the Columbus Division of Fire responded to a reported fire on Feb. 4 […]

"These literal gold diggers are trying to get rich quick at the expense of our aging family members and friends."

A student at Shaw High School missed nearly a month of class in September, and instead of a truancy letter, the response came from school social worker Erin Drakeley, who dug into what was keeping the teen home. That kind of individual follow-up has become the backbone of East Cleveland City Schools' strategy against chronic absenteeism, a problem that still touches more than half the district's students even as officials say the approach is working.

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – With a hurricane bearing down on the southern U.S., gas prices could jump again, leaving consumers to face higher prices yet again just a week after a gas tax suspension. It’s the calm before the storm at both the pump and off the coast as the approaching hurricane slows down oil […]

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey performances scheduled for this weekend in Cleveland have been canceled.

A body recovered from an Ohio river has been identified as an out-of-state man who disappeared after attending the Oct. 1 Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers game, officials said. Phoenix Phillips, 24, was last seen at 6 a.m. ET on Oct. 2, the Cleveland Police Department reported. Police told USA TODAY that Phillips was in Cleveland for the game before he vanished. On Oct. 6, first responders and the U.S. Coast Guard recovered a body from the Cuyahoga River. In an email to USA TODAY, Cuy

YOUNGSTOWN - An assistant prosecutor with the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office was fired after having lunch with a juror in a recent murder trial. A spokesperson for the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office says during the murder trial of Darius Smith, assistant prosecutor Anissa Modarelli had lunch with a juror multiple times.

BOARDMAN - A Boardman woman lost more than $1.8 million in a gold coin scam. According to a police report, the woman was browsing Facebook in April when a message appeared on her screen reading: “Do not turn off your computer. Call Microsoft help,” with a phone number to call.

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Bluff Street Village, a cluster of tiny homes in Toledo, has been growing for four years, offering residents a path to homeownership instead of renting. The project has turned former vacant lots into a row of tiny homes that residents can own after seven years. There are currently seven tiny homes built, with eight more expected to be completed by 2030.