Person 'detained' in reported threat to high school

fox8.com (News) 8/21 5:53A Justin Dennis

MEDINA , Ohio (WJW) -- Medina police "detained" a person in connection to a possible threat to Medina High School , according to a Sunday statement from the principal. A person called the district's Safe School Helpline on Saturday, Aug. 19, to...

What to know about new COVID-19 shots, RSV treatments

fox8.com (News) 8/21 5:37A The Hill

( The Hill ) -- The U.S. will head into this year's fall and winter respiratory virus season with new tools aimed at easing the threat of infections due to a "tripledemic" of COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and flu. Last year saw...

Guardians present Tigers' slugger Miguel Cabrera with guitar as retirement gift

fox8.com (News) 8/21 4:35A Associated Press

*Attached video: Guardians celebrate grand opening of Fanatics Sportsbook CLEVELAND (AP) — Miguel Cabrera has owned Cleveland ’s pitching staff during his career. The Guardians presented the Detroit slugger with a guitar as a retirement gift...

2023-2024 Cleveland Cavaliers single game, preseason tickets to go on sale

fox8.com (News) 8/21 3:50A Celeste Houmard

*Attached video: Cleveland Cavaliers win Summer League title CLEVELAND (WJW) – Single-game tickets for all Cleveland Cavaliers 41 regular season and two preseason home games are going on sale this week. Tickets for Cavs games at Rocket Mortgage...

Strongsville teen found guilty of murder in 2022 crash to be sentenced

fox8.com (News) 8/21 3:13A Celeste Houmard

*Attached video: Strongsville teen guilty of murder in 2022 crash STRONGSVILLE , Ohio (WJW) – A Strongsville teenager will be sentenced Monday after being found guilty of murder . Mackenzie Shirilla stood trial on August 14 on charges of murder,...

Invasive hornet species found in the US for the first time

fox8.com (News) 8/17 2:11A Emily Dietrich

SAVANNAH, Ga. ( WSAV ) — Bee enthusiasts may be surprised to hear that a new threat has arrived in the U.S. — yellow-legged hornets. On Aug. 9, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant...

Vandalia-Butler graduate killed in drone attack in Ukraine

fox8.com (News) 8/16 8:14A Katie Shatsby

[In the player above, watch related FOX 8 News coverage of Cooper Turner “Harris” Andrews, a former U.S. Marine from Cleveland Heights who was killed in Ukraine in April .] VANDALIA , Ohio (WDTN) -- A...

Gunshots fired into Cleveland funeral home

fox8.com (News) 8/15 10:33A Brad Hamilton

CLEVELAND (WJW) -- Cleveland police are looking into why someone decided to fire several gunshots into a funeral home. The business is owned by  Cuyahoga County Council President Pernel Jones Jr. , who called the incident "frustrating." Convicted...

Elderly man dies after being run over by dump truck: OSHP

fox8.com (News) 8/15 10:25A Justin Dennis

[In the player above, get a breakdown of the top stories on FOX8.com for Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023.] ANDOVER TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) -- A 78-year-old Andover man run over by a loaded dump truck driven by a township employee has died , according to...

Portage County sheriff raids smoke shop suspected of selling drugs to minors

fox8.com (News) 8/15 8:11A Justin Dennis

[In the player above, watch previous FOX 8 News coverage of a Westlake smoke shop accused of selling e-cigarettes and THC to kids .] RAVENNA , Ohio (WJW) -- Portage County sheriff's deputies on Monday...

16-year-old boy shot in Cleveland Heights

fox8.com (News) 8/15 7:12A Justin Dennis

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS , Ohio (WJW) -- A 16-year-old boy suffered a non-life-threatening injury in a Monday night shooting . Cleveland Heights police responded just after 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 14, to the 3300 block of Berkeley Road, where someone...

Culver's serves up support for the 9th Annual Fox 8 Dick Goddard APL Telethon

fox8.com (Morning Show) 8/15 4:12A

STRONGSVILLE, Ohio (WJW) -- Fox 8's Kenny Crumpton spent the morning at Culver's Restaurant in Strongsville learning all about frozen custard and how you can enjoy a delicious concrete creation and help the Cleveland APL. 'Concretes For A Cause' is...

A temperature cool-down: Will it last?

fox8.com (News) 8/15 1:25A Scott Sabol

(WJW) - Breaks from the rain this morning with some sunshine. Cooler with a few on-and-off showers (a storm is possible but not likely) as the front moves east this afternoon. Strongsville teen guilty...

Convicted CLE firefighter killer to be sentenced

fox8.com (News) 8/15 1:01A Peggy Gallek

CLEVELAND , Ohio (WJW) - Sentencing is set for Tuesday morning for a man who struck and killed a Cleveland firefighter in November. WJW photo Leander Bissell is scheduled to be sentenced at 9 a.m. in...

Police chase in Garfield Heights ends with a crash

fox8.com (News) 8/15 12:16A Danielle Langenfeld

GARFIELD HEIGHTS , Ohio (WJW) - A police chase in Garfield Heights ended shortly after the suspect's vehicle hit a pole. The chase that started shortly before 2 a.m. on Tuesday, August 15 came to an...