Menacing charge against Bengals' Joe Mixon dismissed

fox8.com (News) 2/3 8:18A Associated Press

CINCINNATI , Ohio (WJW) — The aggravated menacing charge filed Thursday against Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon has been dismissed, according to Hamilton County court records. Mixon had been accused of pointing a gun at a woman in...

Suspect in Shaker Heights woman's murder indicted

fox8.com (News) 2/3 7:16A Ed Gallek

[Watch prior coverage in the player above.] SHAKER HEIGHTS , Ohio (WJW) — A Cleveland man has been indicted on several charges, including aggravated murder and abuse of a corpse, after police say he...

Funeral home finds woman still alive in body bag

fox8.com (News) 2/3 6:58A Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A continuing care home in suburban Des Moines, Iowa, has been fined $10,000 after a funeral home discovered a woman sent to it in a body bag was still alive. The Iowa Department of Inspection and Appeals said in a report...

Woman's body found in a Shaker Heights apartment: I-Team

fox8.com (News) 2/2 9:55A Peggy Gallek

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) – Shaker Heights police confirm to the FOX 8 I-Team that a woman’s body was found inside an apartment Tuesday evening. Police are declining to answer any questions stating the investigation is ongoing. They also would...

Woman found murdered in Shaker Heights: I-Team

fox8.com (News) 2/1 12:58P Ed Gallek

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) - Multiple law enforcement sources tell the FOX 8 I-Team a woman was found murdered Tuesday in Shaker Heights and detectives are now following up on leads searching for the suspect. Shaker Heights police have not yet...

Drones are being tested to deliver AEDs to cardiac arrest calls

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/31 10:29A

In the future, drones could potentially deliver defibrillators to cardiac arrest calls before first responders arrive.“We had drones, we had defibrillators, there are ambulances, there are dispatch centers, we had all of those components. But we...

Cleveland Heights HS updates security policy after 50-student brawl at basketball game

fox8.com (News) 1/27 5:33A Celeste Houmard

*Attached video is from previous coverage of this story. CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) – The Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District has made security changes for Friday’s basketball game after a 50-student brawl happened after...

Study: Dollar stores are the fastest-growing food retailers

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/25 11:03A

Dollar stores are the fastest-growing food retailers by household expenditure share, according to a new study from experts at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.The biggest growth was seen...

Police break up 50-student brawl after basketball game

fox8.com (News) 1/25 6:13A Justin Dennis

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS , Ohio (WJW) — Police officers from four separate agencies broke up a massive student brawl following a Tuesday night basketball game. Cleveland Heights police officers working security for the basketball game between Cleveland...

Police: Uber driver carjacked by passenger with gun

fox8.com (News) 1/25 4:54A Justin Dennis

SHAKER HEIGHTS , Ohio (WJW) — An Uber driver told city police she was carjacked by a man with a gun. It happened just after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, when the Brooklyn woman picked up the man along Eddy Road in Cleveland , according to a news release....

AI-powered lawyer to defend in court next month

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/24 10:28A

The first artificial intelligence-powered lawyer is going to court next month.The CEO of legal services company DoNotPay tweeted about it in January. Joshua Browder wrote “On February 22nd at 1.30PM, history will be made. For the first time ever,...

At-home testing for viruses could become a new norm

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/24 4:43A

Imagine if when you got sick, you knew exactly what you were sick with, and therefore had an idea of how it spreads and how to treat it. That could be a reality in the future with the prevalence of at-home testing for other viruses beyond...

Thousands without power in Lorain, Cuyahoga counties

fox8.com (News) 1/19 12:23P Justin Dennis

(WJW) — The power is out for more than 3,000 electric customers in Cuyahoga County, mostly in Cleveland, Cleveland Heights and Mayfield Heights, according to FirstEnergy . More than 1,600 electric customers in Lorain County , including more than...

Pro wrestling star Jay Briscoe dies in car accident at 38

fox8.com (News) 1/18 3:09A Jocelina Joiner

LAUREL, Del. ( WGMB ) – Wrestling star Jay Briscoe has reportedly died after a car accident Tuesday in Delaware. He was 38. Briscoe, whose real name is Jamin Pugh, was part of the great tag team duo Dem Boys with his brother, Mark. The brothers...

'A heart of gold': Daughter reflects on Cleveland Clinic nurse's murder, 10 years later

fox8.com (News) 1/16 3:12P Suzanne Stratford

CLEVELAND (WJW) - Nearly 10 years after a beloved Cleveland Clinic fertility nurse was murdered in broad daylight, the case has gone cold. However, her family remains undeterred in their quest for justice while also working to keep her legacy...