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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A man wanted by Cleveland police for a January murder, remains on the loose. The Northern Ohio violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for the capture of Pernell Gibson, 47. According to police, Gibson shot and killed Francina Davis in a parking lot located...

A Garfield Heights woman was physically assaulted and locked in her own car during a home invasion Saturday, according to the Garfield Heights Police Department.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Police are investigating a home invasion that occurred over the weekend in Garfield Heights. Officers responded to a home on Bangor Avenue on Oct. 23 for reports of a kidnapping that was taking place. Police arrived and found the female homeowner bound and locked inside of...

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) — Garfield Heights police are investigating a kidnapping that happened on Saturday morning. Police responded to a call of the kidnapping in progress in the 13000 block of Bangor Avenue around 6 a.m., according to a press release. When police got there they say they found a woman who’d been bound […]

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A 38-year-old Cleveland man died Saturday after getting punched at a Euclid Avenue gas station by an unidentified suspect. East Cleveland police said William Robinson was at the Gas USA in the 15000 block of Euclid Avenue around 3:16 a.m. Saturday, when he got into a verbal argument with the suspect inside the gas station.

CLEVELAND (WJW) — Local restaurants are using state-of-the-art air filtering systems to combat COVID-19. Barley House, Harry Buffalo and Rebol say they are using ActivePure units in areas of their restaurants where customers spend most of their time. Studies show the COVID-killing units significantly help reduce surface and airborne contaminants, odors and pollutants at a […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Merwin’s Wharf will once again transform into a winter wonderland at this season’s Winter RiverFest, set to begin on Nov. 26. The experience will include an ice-skating rink, Santa appearances, fire pits, a beer garden and an igloo village, according to Cleveland Metroparks’ website. Plus, the entire park will be decked out in festive decorations for the duration of the fest.

The next two months offer up a frenzy of opportunities to decorate your house inside and out. In fact, if you choose your lights carefully, your holiday lights can stay up and carry your decorating scheme from now through the beginning of the year. Of course, you will need to trade out bones and demons for pine garlands, ribbons and angels.

After 64 years, two locations and two owners, Lucy’s Sweet Surrender in Shaker Heights is closing its books for good. Following a difficult year amid the COVID-19 pandemic and major surgery for owner and baker Michael Feigenbaum, he is sending the bakery and all of its equipment to auction starting Nov. 3 through Nov. 17. In preparation for the auction, all perishable products are being sold first-come, first-serve.

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A cutting-edge entertainment complex with a bowling alley called Euphoria Restaurant & Oxygen Lounge is gradually opening up.Google. In a neighborhood filled with old industrial buildings and warehouses, a cutting-edge entertainment complex called Euphoria Restaurant & Oxygen Lounge is gradually opening up with new uses and one old one — a bowling alley. The alley is open now and the restaurant is under construction. The oxygen lounge will follow later.

Starbucks is officially brewing its iconic cup of coffee in Chardon. Although the store on the corner of Center and Cherry streets has been serving customers for a few weeks, a ribbon-cutting event on Oct. 20 marked its ceremonial opening. After a snip of the traditional red ribbon, officials, local business owners and others gathered to sip samples of the distinctive java.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - This week on Cleveland Cooks, we take you to The Van Aken District and a neighborhood favorite Kindred Spirit. Chef Dennis Davis walked us through their small plates and shareables menu, and demonstrated the method for one of their most popular items, the Chicken Marbella, served on a bed of creamy polenta.

Spooky season is upon us and Northeast Ohio is home to some of the country's biggest and best haunted houses.

Produced for the Akron Zoo‘s “Training Tales” video series about animal care, this video introduces Keeper Kaitlyn and Angel the cockatoo. Angel is one of the zoo’s animal ambassadors, which means she goes out on programs at schools, libraries and more. All animal ambassadors go through a lot of training in order to go meet people, and Angel is ready to show what she can do!

NAME – Marissa Walter. PARENTS – Mom Tiffany and Dad Jerry. SIBLINGS – Sister,-Rachel; brother, Jayce; and another sister in heaven. SCHOOL ACTIVITIES – Cross country, soon to be basketball and soccer. NOMINATION – "Marissa brings a fun-loving spirit and energy with her to school each day! She is a...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The good news travels fast when the schools of yellow perch finally start biting along the Lake Erie shoreline, and crowds of anglers in small boats were on the scene this week in many of the traditional fishing hot spots. I joined skipper John Davenport from the...

CANTON, Ohio (WJW) – Someone hit the Lucky Numbers jackpot Wednesday night in Canton. The jackpot-winning ticket was sold at Jerzee’s Sports Grille – Belden on Dressler Road. “I had the bartender text me last night…we’re on a roll,” owner Christopher Maggiore told the Ohio Lottery. Jerzee’s on Fulton Road in Canton previously sold a […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio --- What if the world suddenly found itself without any cats at all?. While it is easy to think that our feline friends do nothing more than lounge around and gaze out the window, be assured that cats do pull their weight in this world. Cats -- both...