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14-year-old Warrensville Heights boy found dead in car on train tracks
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland police are investigating the murder of a 14-year-old Warrensville Heights boy. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Marcus Lucas. Lucas was found inside a car found stopped on train tracks at Woodland Avenue and Opportunity Corridor in the city’s Buckeye Woodhill neighborhood...
Kent State settles with student injured in St. Patrick’s Day bread run
KENT, Ohio — Kent State University has reached a $50,000 settlement with a student who fractured her elbow after tripping over a low-hanging wire on campus while rushing to retrieve a St. Patrick’s Day package from her mother. Maeve Grennan, a student worker at the university’s wellness center,...
Fallen veterans honored in Streetsboro ceremonies
Veterans groups honored fallen soldiers Sunday in Streetsboro as they traveled in their annual "Round Robin" visit to various sites for observances. Among the stops was a service Sunday morning at Evergreen Cemetery, where American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts. From there, the group traveled to Woodside Lake Park, where wreaths were laid in the water in honor of those who died at sea. Many other Portage County-area communities hosted events to honor fallen soldiers on Sunday and Monday.
Hudson pays tribute to fallen armed forces members with parade, ceremony
Despite the threatening skies, hundreds came out to see Hudson's annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday morning. The parade, which started at Milford Drive and traveled along state Route 91, included the Hudson High School marching band, local officials and area organizations. A ceremony at Markillie Cemetery took place following...
Cleveland Clinic receives $30K donation from Carter Nedley Foundation
The Carter Nedley Foundation has donated more than $30,000 to the Cleveland Clinic to assist children battling cancer by providing hospital rooms with gaming systems. The donation from the Mentor-based childhood cancer charity allows Cleveland Clinic to outfit all of the patient rooms in the inpatient cancer and bone-marrow transplant units, 20 in total, with Xbox Series X systems. The new systems will come loaded with games such as “LEGO Marvel Heroes,” “Minecraft” and “Madden NFL 24,” according to a news release.
Threat of rain can’t stop Brunswick Memorial Day parade
BRUNSWICK, Ohio -- For a time, it seemed that unpredictable Ohio spring weather could result in a canceled Brunswick American Legion Post 234 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9520 Memorial Day Parade this year. But sunshine broke through the clouds for the annual gathering just as the opening ceremony...
Local history: Is that a meteorite at Glendale Cemetery?
Have you heard that there is a meteorite on display at Glendale Cemetery?. For more than 100 years, Akron residents have passed down the story about the red-and-gray boulder that serves as a grave marker in a family plot. The striped rock is a popular stop on cemetery tours. Forester...
Movies, music festivals planned for downtown Cuyahoga Falls this summer
Concerts, movies, cultural events and firefighter competitions are among the activities planned in downtown Cuyahoga Falls this summer. "We are proud to welcome residents and visitors back to downtown Cuyahoga Falls for another wonderful season of family-friendly fun," said Mayor Don Walters. Falls Fire Showdown. The season will kick off...
21-year-old Edgewater drowning victim was refugee; Family, friends mourn tragic loss
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The family of a young man who drowned in Lake Erie is remembering a dutiful son with a beautiful heart. 21-year-old Jeremie Byiringiro died on Wednesday after drowning in Lake Erie at Edgewater Park. His family says he went to the park with friends and sadly he did not know how to swim.
Terminal Tower displays Israel’s blue and white for its birthday
Terminal Tower in downtown Cleveland donned the color of Israel’s flag, blue and white, on May 13. The lighting was coordinated by the Israeli American Council national and regional boards with the building’s property manager, K&D Management LLC, its development firm and its staff, according to an email sent to the Cleveland Jewish News. “This year, (on) May 13, more than any other year, our iconic Terminal Tower sent an important message that ‘now and forever,’ Israel is here to stay,” Lydia Yomtovian Frankel, IAC Midwest national board and regional council member, said.
Lake Erie beach hazard advisory in effect; swimming discouraged
CLEVELAND (WJW) — If you have Memorial Day activities, expect clouds, cooler temps, and breezy with highs in the mid 70s. Beach hazard and small craft advisories are in effect on Lake Erie through early Tuesday evening, due to wind activity expected to create rip currents. The advisories are in effect for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Erie, Lucas and Ottawa counties, according to the National Weather Service. Here’s the timing of the alerts:
Man, 23, charged in shooting that injured 2 in Akron
Akron police have charged a 23-year-old man with two counts of felonious assault in connection with a Friday shooting in Akron that injured two. On Friday at about 7:35 p.m., police responded to a call in the 2000 block of Sixth Street S. W. When they arrived, they said they were met by the man, who had an unloaded handgun on the ground at his feet. The man told police he had a gun pulled on him, and he later shot two people to defend himself.
Solon Mayor Ed Kraus: Memorial Day is ‘a day to remember’
SOLON, Ohio -- Memorial Day is about memories, Mayor Ed Kraus told a crowd of more than 200 people who gathered Monday (May 27) at Roselawn Cemetery. “In my (Jewish) faith, there’s a word we use: zachor,” Kraus said, referring to the Hebrew word for “remember.”. If...
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