Tara Morgan

4 days ago | news5cleveland.com | Tara Morgan

TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, Ohio — Detectives with the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office are analyzing evidence, including cell phones, after an apparent murder-suicide just moments before a graduation party. Tuscarawas Sheriff's Office investigating potential murder-suicide RELATED: Tuscarawas Sheriff investigating possible murder-suicide before graduation partyThe sheriff’s office identified the husband and wife who died as 64-year-old Robert Houston and 53-year-old April Houston.

1 week ago | news5cleveland.com | Tara Morgan

CLEVELAND — The City of Cleveland is targeting eyesores in four areas it’s identified as hotspots for crime in this year’s summer safety plan. Public Safety Director Wayne Drummond briefed City Council safety committee members last Wednesday. Drummond said they’ve identified several areas based on crime statistics for rapes, homicides, felonious assaults and thefts.

2 weeks ago | news5cleveland.com | Tara Morgan

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — Six months after two rappers died in a shootout at a Shaker Heights mansion, the police chief revealed that the two men shot each other almost simultaneously. Through a series of public records requests, News 5 Investigators obtained police body camera video, 911 calls, police radio traffic, and city text messages that paint a picture of not only a night of chaos when the shooting happened.

2 weeks ago | news5cleveland.com | Drew Scofield |Tara Morgan

A 27-year-old man is in custody after turning himself in to Amherst Police Monday after allegedly shooting one person and firing shots at another, according to the Lorain County Sheriff's Office. Just before 8 a.m., deputies responded to the 7500 block of Leavitt Road after a 32-year-old woman was shot while driving a vehicle with five passengers. The sheriff's office said the Amherst Fire Department rendered first aid and transported her to a nearby hospital.

4 weeks ago | news5cleveland.com | Tara Morgan

CLEVELAND — The summer season hasn’t even started, yet dangerous drivers are at it again in Cleveland. One of last year’s street takeovers paralyzed the city for hours. News 5 Investigators sat down with Cleveland Police Chief Annie Todd to find out if there was a new plan with summer just weeks away. “When you look at it, it was one day,” Todd said. But the September 28 and 29, 2024, street takeover paralyzed different parts of the city for hours.