CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A Cleveland Police Officer has been suspended after being charged by North Olmsted Police with a misdemeanor and a felony. Patrol Officer Tashalee Norris, 34, was relieved from duty and suspended without pay “pending the adjudication of the criminal charges.” Police told 19 News that security caught Norris scanning some, but […]

NORTH OLMSTED, OH (WOIO) – Swensons Drive-In Restaurants announced the opening date for the new North Olmsted location. The restaurant at 27175 Lorain Road will open on Aug. 10. Construction for the restaurant started in April. It will be located on the corner of Lorain Road and Dover Center roads. The Akron-based fast-food burger chain has […]

NORTH OLMSTED, OH (WOIO) – A Swensons will soon be opening in North Olmsted. The restaurant will located at the former Ari’s Family Restaurant on Lorain Road. Swenson’s coming to University Heights by year’s end, city officials say City council made the approval on Tuesday. Swensons Menu The Akron-based fast-food burger chain has several locations throughout the […]

  NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio — A North Olmsted High School student’s incredible dunk shot is making its way around social media after he was featured on SportsCenter this week. Andy Lucien made the dunk during a game against Westlake High School. The victim of the huge move gets a good stare-down after Lucien lands back […]

  North Olmsted,OH – Things got hot and heavy in North Olmsted Thursday night as city leaders addressed angry homeowners. It was standing room only inside the gymnasium at North Olmsted high school. The meeting had to be moved from city hall because of the amount of people who attended. Residents were fed up with […]

  NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio – The man who police say shot someone he knew in the parking lot of the Home Depot in North Olmsted will be arraigned in Rocky River Municipal Court on Wednesday. James Robert Bekkar, 34, has been charged with attempted murder. He was arraigned Wednesday morning in Rocky River Municipal Court […]

National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that each state impose a ban on the use of all personal electronic devices in a car, except in emergencies.

North Olmsted police say a man shop-lifted two vodka bottles, by shoving them down the front of his pants. Thomas Eder Jr was arrested at Marc’s on Great Northern Boulevard on October 25th at 9:30 in the morning. Marc’s employees saw Eder hide the liquor bottles in his pants and walk out the front door […]

NORTH OLMSTED, OH (WOIO) – An off-duty East Cleveland police officer charged with disorderly conduct – a minor misdemeanor. Officer David Perez had to be tasered by North Olmsted police. North Olmsted Police were called to the Clague Road home of Perez’s ex-wife on August 27th around 2AM after neighbors heard yelling. Once on scene, Perez’s […]

NORTH OLMSTED, OH (WOIO) – North Olmsted police officers and SWAT surrounded a home on Clague Road Friday after an armed man high on drugs invoked neighborhood panic. The man’s father called cops around 10AM Friday before fleeing the home. SWAT entered the home and arrested the male, age 28, just before 1 p.m. and placed him in an […]