American Greetings Might Move NE Ohio Headquarters

BROOKLYN, Ohio - A corporate spokesperson tells Fox 8 News that American Greetings may be looking to move its headquarters out of the city of Brooklyn, and possibly out of northeast Ohio. The maker of greeting cards has launched a study to examine such a move. American Greetings is exploring a change after Brooklyn increased its payroll tax by 25 percent last year. Corporate Communications Manager Patrice Sadd says the search includes other northeast Ohio locations, but the company is keeping its options open. "American Greetings has been committed to the Greater Cleveland area for many years, and we will certainly be considering al...
Fox 8 News Cleveland And WKYC Weather Reports

Most of the schools in Northeast Ohio region have been closed due to bad weather conditions, Fox 8 says. In the early hours of Monday, the snow warnings ...
Agreement Reached to Build Medical Mart Complex

CLEVELAND - If all goes according to plan, construction on the new Medical Mart and Convention Center complex should begin in October. ...
Woman Charged for Fatal Nativity Scene Accident

ASHTABULA, Ohio - Charges were filed Tuesday in connection with an accident that killed a man, and injured three others as they watched a live nativity scene. "My parents were high school sweethearts since the 7th grade and married for 37 years, you know, I mean what more can you say when two people can live together that long and be completely in love...he was a good man," said Angel Morales, daughter of the man who was killed. She says her father, 57-year old Richard Seckman was a spiritual, family man. Two days before Christmas, he and a group of family and friends went to Trinity Presbyterian Church in Ashtabula to watch a live nativity...
Ink if you love grilled cheese

By AP LAKEWOOD, Ohio - Nothing says “I love you” like a permanent tattoo - a truism one Ohio restaurant has taken to heart. ...
Police Use Stolen Phone GPS to Catch Robbery Suspect

WICKLIFFE, Ohio - Police in Wickliffe located a teenager who allegedly robbed a Pizza Hut by using the GPS on a phone that he had stolen, Fox 8 News reports. The Wickliffe Police Department received a 911 call from a restaurant employee who explained that they had just been robbed. The call was placed at approximately 11:52 p.m. Monday. Wickliffe Police Det. Jamie Walsh said that two workers told the authorities that they were closing the eatery located at 29954 Euclid Avenue when an armed man approached them, demanded money, the delivery vehicle and the phone. After agreeing to give the suspect everything that he wanted, the man dro...
Man Killed in Elyria House Fire

ELYRIA, Ohio -- The cause of a fatal house fire that broke out around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday has been ruled undetermined by the State Fire Marshal. The fire department confirms the death of Frank Sabol, 54, inside his house on West River Road North. "It was really thick," said Theresa Smith. "You could smell the smoke." Smith was driving past the scene and saw the smoke and flames. She pulled-over and said she tried to reach Sabol. "The door was opened and I tried to crawl, you could just hear him cry and I kept on saying, 'Come to my voice, come to my voice' and I think he was, but then that was it." Crews responded to the scene and attempted to rescue the Sab...
Winter Driving Conditions Just a Tweet Away
ODOT will begin posting Twitter updates whenever highways are affected by ice and snow in six major Ohio cities, including Akron and Cleveland. "The concept is to provide information on a network that younger people use," said ODOT regional spokesman Mark Ziaja. Although anyone can sign up to receive the "tweets", ODOT officials say their target is younger drivers. "Approximately one third of all winter driving accidents involve people between the ages of 16 to 25 and our thinking is that if we get road conditions and icy conditions and closures out in front of these people, hopefully it will reduce that number," said Ziaja. ODOT says young people are cons...
Wendy's Employees Save Customer's Life
"I looked down the line this way to make sure everything was okay and I heard a thud," manager John Meade told Cleveland's Fox 8 News. ...
Firebombing Suspect Says He's Innocent
Mansfield arson investigators and the MPD investigative bureau, along with the Ohio Fire Marshal's Office and the Cleveland Division of Alcohol, ...