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Cuyahoga County Sheriff Clifford Pinkney submitted a letter of resignation Friday. County spokseperson Mary Louise Madigan confirmed to ideastream the resignation is effective Aug. 3. Pinkney is resigning for “personal reasons,” she added. “We thank him for his service and the search for his replacement will begin immediately,” Madigan said. A source at the Sheriff's Department cast Pinkney's departure as a retirement rather than a resignation.

As Congress looks over President Donald Trump’s budget, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is criticizing the administration for proposing a 90 percent cut to…

About three months ago, an independent report [PDF] recommended sweeping changes to the way bail is set for everyone arrested in Cuyahoga County. It also addressed the issue of who should be released while awaiting trial.

A suspect is in custody after a Mentor police officer was killed in a hit-and-run, the city says. The city announced the arrest on Twitter Sunday afternoon, saying officials would share more details at a Monday news conference.

Someone opened several fire hydrants around Millvale on Monday and the fire department doesn't want it happening again.

A long list of violations – including drug use and distribution, uncontrolled animals, assaults, harassment, noise violations – already exist and could be used to prompt a visit from the police. Under the ordinance passed by city council Monday night, if a property racks up police calls to the property for items on that list, the city can levy fines up to $1,000 per infraction. The ordinance’s author – Dona Brady – said during Monday's finance committee meeting that the key to making the new rule work will be police response.

Cleveland officials say the storage space, parking and technology potential of Cleveland.com’s downtown office drew them to the site as a new police headquarters. Legislation authorizing the project moved through Cleveland City Council’s safety committee on Wednesday. The city plans to buy the building and have it redeveloped at an overall cost of $60 million.

WYSO went on the air 60 years ago, and we’re celebrating by listening back to some highlights from our historic audio collection. The feminist movement...

Two former students who say they suffered abuse at the hands of former Ohio State physician Richard Strauss are calling on the university to enter…

The long idled Republic Steel mill in Lorain appears ready to rumble back to life this year. The 120-year-old steel company has been saying it would restart the Lorain mill since June. It was supposed to happen in September and then December, but imported steel continued to take some market share. Now company officials say they have run some production trials and expect sufficient orders to start up this spring.