CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland police are investigating after they said a woman was carjacked and run over with her own van on Thursday afternoon. Witnesses tell FOX 8 News the woman’s children and husband saw it happen. Police say they responded to 2804 Archwood Avenue on the city’s west side for the crime. The suspects […]

  CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – The owner of a popular restaurant in Cleveland Heights was shot and killed today. It happened around 1:15 p.m. at  Brennan’s Colony: Restaurant and Tavern on Lee Road in Cleveland Heights. Sources say the victim, Jim Brennan, was shot multiple times during a suspected robbery. He was rushed to MetroHealth Hospital but […]

  VISTA, Calif. – Timothy Lambesis, front man and co-founder of the heavy metal group As I Lay Dying, pleaded guilty Tuesday to solicitation of murder. He was arrested at a California bookstore last May after allegedly asking an undercover detective to kill his estranged wife, Meggan, according to sheriff’s officials. Lambesis, 32, faces a […]

Cleveland Browns rookie linebacker Ausar Walcott was arrested on Tuesday and charged with attempted murder after allegedly punching a man outside a club in New Jersey, as first reported by The Record. Police told The Record that Walcott turned himself in and was charged with first-degree attempted murder, second-degree aggravated assault and third degree endangering […]

AKRON, OH (WOIO) – The owner-manager of the Jade Dragon Restaurant in Akron was assaulted by a gun-toting punk late Monday night. It happened around 10:30PM at the East Exchange Street restaurant. The owner says he was taking out the trash at closing time when the suspect approached and hit him in the face with handgun. The […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Three suspects are under arrest for the shooting of an off-duty Cleveland Police on the city’s west side. The shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. near W. 52nd Street and Detroit Avenue. According to Cleveland Police, three males approached Officer Dwayne Borders, 45, and attempted to rob him. During the robbery, one […]

BEDFORD HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – Bedford Heights Police are investigating after a homeowner shoots an intruder during an apparent home invasion. It happened around 11AM on Mardale Avenue off of Libby Road. Police tell 19 Action News they believe an emotionally disturbed man tried to break into the home. The homeowner tried to prevent him from coming […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A possible break in the terrifying case of a teen nearly abducted by a man on Cleveland’s west side Wednesday morning. 19 Action News has learned Cleveland Police seized a vehicle near the West Side market late Wednesday. That vehicle may have been involved. It was towed, and detectives will check […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – An attempted kidnapping on Cleveland’s west side early Wednesday morning. It happened at 7:30AM in the 3600 block of Denison Avenue. The 15-year-old victim was walking on Denison when an unknown man driving a dark navy blue van tried to force the victim into the van. “I was walking to school […]

A first-person essay written by Rosa Parks presents a detailed and harrowing account of a young black housekeeper who is nearly raped by a white neighbor. Looking like a remembrance from Parks’ own life, an expert called it an exciting find that might help explain her lifelong advocacy. But on Friday an institute created by Parks […]