While lightning strikes are rare, they do indeed happen. Unfortunately for a family in Westlake, Ohio, the nearly impossible came to fruition. 

via fox8cleveland: Westlake police gave an update Monday evening that a missing 16-year-old boy has been found safe. Jalen Beach was last seen leaving the Wendy’s at the corner of Crocker and Detroit roads around 11 p.m. Sunday. Police told FOX 8 News, he was found in the city of Westlake at just before 10 […]

WESTLAKE, Ohio– American Greetings is laying off employees at its headquarters in Westlake. The staff reductions will occur across departments at its creative studios in Crocker Park on Tuesday, the company said in a news release. “The company is committed to treating all of its associates with respect and compassion, offering severance pay and outplacement […]

WESTLAKE, Ohio — Two new businesses will open at Crocker Park just in time for the holiday season, and more are coming after the new year. According to a release from Crocker Park, Banyan Tree, which specializes in women’s apparel, jewelry, handbags and home accents, will open on Black Friday. Dino Palmieri will also open […]

WESTLAKE, OH (WOIO) – A man suspected of robbing a Westlake CVS was shot and killed after police said he fled the scene of the crime. Two Westlake police officers fired their weapons at Devan Desnoyers as he fled. Police said Desnoyers, 26, robbed the CVS at 30791 Detroit Road at 9:31 a.m. and fled in a white Mazda. His […]

WESTLAKE, Ohio — More than 200 full- and part-time jobs will be up for grabs at a job fair at Crocker Park Thursday. The Spring/Summer Job Fair runs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. between Aladdin’s Eatery and Arhaus Furniture at 189 Crocker Park Blvd. Anyone interested in applying is asked to bring their resumes, […]

WESTLAKE, OH (WOIO) – An 18-year-old student at Westlake High School has been charged with a felony following a school fight. The fight broke out in the boys restroom Tuesday between a 17-year-old junior and an 18-year-old sophomore, according to police. The 17-year-old student is in the hospital with very serious head injuries. He was found by […]

WESTLAKE, OH (WOIO) – A fire and explosion shook Crocker Park shopping center Thursday morning in Westlake. Officials said that the fire was in the new construction area, near Trader Joe’s. There were no immediate reports of any injuries. A construction worker said that a 1,000-pound propane tank exploded just before 10:30 a.m. The propane tank leak […]

WESTLAKE, OH (WOIO) – Westlake’s brand new Sky Zone is getting ready to open! It’s a place where you let your hair down, and freely flip for the foam zone. With more than 8,000 foam cubes in a six foot deep pit, moms say this is the place they don’t mind having kids bouncing off the […]

WESTLAKE, OH (WOIO) – The 19-year-old mother who abandoned her sleeping baby boy while shoplifting in Crocker Park has surrendered to police. Brettany Walton turned herself in to Westlake Police on Saturday at 11:15AM. Bond was set at $30,000 on the charges of Contributing to the Delinquency of Minors and Complicity to Theft. She was […]