School district calls emergency meeting over fate of Parma high school, residents furious

fox8.com (News) 8/19 5:11P Tino Bovenzi

PARMA, Ohio (WJW) – The Parma City School District (PCSD) called an emergency meeting on Saturday to discuss the discovery of a potential opportunity to change the future for Parma Senior High School....

Breaking: I-TEAM: Rocky River HS officer placed on leave

fox8.com (News) 8/19 6:56A Peggy Gallek

ROCKY RIVER , Ohio (WJW) -- The FOX 8 I-TEAM has learned that a Rocky River police officer assigned to the high school has been placed on paid administrative leave while an independent investigator is reviewing an alleged “possibility of...

Former Solon students file lawsuit in sex abuse case

fox8.com (News) 8/19 6:26A Paul Kiska

SOLON , Ohio (WJW) -- The Solon City School District Board of Education is being accused by three former students of being negligent regarding sexual harassment and abuse by a former band director. That former band director is currently serving a...

'My leg is broken': Officer hurt in drunk driving crash

fox8.com (News) 8/8 8:18A Justin Dennis

[In the player above, get a breakdown of the top stories on FOX8.com for Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023.] SOLON , Ohio (WJW) -- A 16-year Solon police officer suffered a serious leg injury in a crash caused by a suspected drunk driver. It happened after...

American Commodore tuxedo stores close without notice

fox8.com (News) 8/8 5:50A Celeste Houmard

[In the player above, watch previous coverage from FOX 8 sister station WKBN .] CLEVELAND (WJW) – FOX 8 News is looking for answers after it was noticed that several American Commodore locations in...

T-shirt fundraiser honors 11-year-old who died of leukemia 48 hours after diagnosis

fox8.com (News) 8/7 10:59A Jennifer Jordan

SOLON, Ohio (WJW) -- Courtney Zelwin, of Solon, said she thought bruises that appeared on her son, Cole’s, body in May of this year were from him playing soccer. "He said 'mom, I don't want to die' and I said 'Cole, you're not gonna die, we're...

Sobriety checkpoint: When and where

fox8.com (News) 8/2 5:10A Danielle Langenfeld

SOLON , Ohio (WJW) - The Solon Police Department has announced they will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Friday, August 4. Officials say the checkpoint will be located in the area of State Route 43 (Aurora Road) and the commercial business...

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...