northeast Ohio News

Slope to Northeast Ohio Rail Crossing Eased After Crash

Road crews are finishing work to create a more gradual slope leading up to a railroad crossing in northeast Ohio where a car crash killed four teenagers last year. Young drivers were known to use the steep crossing in Columbia …

Northeast Ohio Cardiologist, Hospital Sued Over Stents

An Ohio man who is suing his cardiologist and hospital over allegations a stent was unnecessarily implanted in his heart says the procedure was traumatic and expensive. Anthony Barber, 53, filed suit in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court on Friday …

Chief: No Pattern to Intentional Fires in Northeast Ohio

Youngstown’s fire chief says there’s no obvious pattern to a series of intentionally set fires that have destroyed at least 10 vacant houses in the northeast Ohio city over the past week. Fire Chief John J. O’Neill Jr. tells The …

Lightning Strike in Ohio Sparks Steeple Fire

The Toledo Catholic Diocese says a lightning strike sparked a fire to a 170-foot steeple at a church in northeast Ohio. Firefighters tell WTOL-TV most damage from the Tuesday morning fire at St. Rose Catholic Church in Perrysburg was contained …