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...

Cool off! Find pools in Northeast Ohio

fox8.com (News) 8/10 3:38A Celeste Houmard

CLEVELAND (WJW) -- That summertime feeling is here! Check out where and when to cool down this summer. Before heading to the pool, check today's forecast here . Akron Perkins Woods Pool will officially open to the public on August 15 at 1 p.m....

NE Ohio native, now living in Hawaii, can see devastating wildfires from backyard

fox8.com (News) 8/9 4:29P Melissa Reid

CLEVELAND (WJW) - Brittany Thorne, formerly of Westlake, can see the wildfires from her back porch in Maui. "We are kind of sandwiched between two fires. It all started with all the wind," said Thorne. This Northeast Ohio native was evacuated...

Local warning: Hard drugs disguised as candy

fox8.com (News) 8/9 2:55A Danielle Langenfeld

WESTLAKE , Ohio (WJW) - Police in Westlake are warning parents about drugs disguised as candy, and say their officers have had several recent encounters with the dangerous combination. "We just want...

José Ramírez honored at local ballpark after Guardians, White Sox brawl

fox8.com (News) 8/8 4:52P Suzanne Stratford

EASTLAKE, Ohio (WJW) - At the Lake County Captains game Tuesday night against the South Bend Cubs, many fans wore their favorite Jose Ramirez jerseys. It was just the start of Jose Ramirez...

Gunshots fired outside Avon restaurant

fox8.com (News) 8/4 3:18P Justin Dennis

[In the player above, get a breakdown of the top stories on FOX8.com for Friday, Aug. 4, 2023.] AVON , Ohio (WJW) -- An unknown suspect fired multiple gunshots outside a Colorado Avenue restaurant early Friday. The shots were fired just before 1...

I-Team finds long delays in police response to gunfire

fox8.com (News) 8/4 2:03P Peggy Gallek

CLEVELAND (WJW) -- The FOX 8 I-Team has found a man called 911 to report gunfire outside his home and Cleveland police didn’t come. In fact, we’ve uncovered a series of extreme police delays. It's no secret: Cleveland police are chronically...

Westlake PD traffic stop: 'Exhaustive list' of drugs

fox8.com (News) 8/4 12:23P Paul Kiska

*Above video: Previous story about a Westlake store police say sold THC to kids* WESTLAKE , Ohio (WJW) -- Westlake police officers confiscated what they said is a "cornucopia" of narcotics during a recent traffic stop. Meet Crocker Park's newest...

Meet Crocker Park's newest crime fighter -- a robot

fox8.com (News) 8/4 10:51A Maia Belay

WESTLAKE , Ohio (WJW) -- In the crowd at Crocker Park , you'll find a "Secret Agent Man" named "SAM." Although he's more AI than man, the crime-fighting robot is now on patrol at one of Ohio's busiest...

Meet SAM -- Robot security guard introduced at Crocker Park

fox8.com (News) 8/3 11:09A Jordan Unger

WESTLAKE, Ohio (WJW) - Criminals beware, there's a new robot in town. Crocker Park is introducing a new Knightscope K5 Autonomous Security Robot to help patrol the outdoor shopping center. The...

Crocker Park named among top 5 experience retail centers in US

fox8.com (News) 8/2 7:05A Celeste Houmard

*Attached video: Summer kickoff at Crocker Park WESTLAKE , Ohio (WJW) – Westlake ’s Crocker Park was named in Chain Store Age magazine's Top 10 Experience Retail Centers in the nation. Ranked at No. 5, Crocker Park has a mix of national and local...

Festival season in NE Ohio: Where to find fun for everyone in 2023

fox8.com (News) 7/12 3:19A Celeste Houmard

*Attached video: What makes the Great Geauga County Fair so unique? (WJW) -- There is a fun festival to attend nearly every day this summer in Northeast Ohio! We've put together a compiled list of all...

Guide: July 4 parades, events in Northeast Ohio

fox8.com (News) 7/3 2:21P Jordan Unger

***Related video above: Are fireworks legal in my community?*** CLEVELAND (WJW) - The Fourth of July is upon us and communities across Northeast Ohio are celebrating America with parades and other...

Avon PD saves woman who flipped car into 3 feet of water

fox8.com (News) 7/2 10:29A Paul Kiska

(Above video contains top Sunday's top stories) AVON, Ohio (WJW) -- Avon police sprung into action Sunday morning after a woman veered off of I-90 rolling her car down a nearly 20-foot embankment Her car then flipped on its roof in three feet of...

I-Team: Why do drivers keep crashing into RTA buses?

fox8.com (News) 6/30 11:59A Ed Gallek

CLEVELAND (WJW) - Video released to the FOX 8 I-Team shows drivers slamming into RTA buses. It’s happened multiple times in recent months, so we investigated why. RTA just released new video of a driver crashing into an RTA bus, so we pulled up...