Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams, left, is interviewed by CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker for a segment airing Sunday, Jan. 25, on "60 Minutes."
Top stories:
Investigators seized 125 marijuana plants Thursday during two raids on suspected marijuana-growing operations in Cuyahoga Falls. (cleveland.com)(AkronNews Now.com)
Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams says on CBS' "60 Minutes" Sunday there are "bad cops" in the city and it's his job to rid the force of them. (cleveland.com)(WOIO Channel 19)
National GOP Chairman Reince Priebus today announced the leaders of the effort to organize the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland. (cleveland.com)(WKYC Channel 3)
Area crime news:
An Akron man is accused of breaking into a sports collectibles shop, tying up the owner and fatally shooting him in the head. (cleveland.com)(AkronNewsNow.com)
Two suspects were charged in connection with a shooting on Redell Avenue that left two Cleveland police officers injured. (cleveland.com)(WJW Channel 8)
Tanya Estepp, 43, of Grafton has admitted she attempted to murder her boyfriend. (Lorain Morning Journal)
A Wadsworth woman said Thursday she's glad she'll have time with her children after a Medina County jury found her not guilty of trying to kill her elderly father-in-law in a 2012 house fire. (Medina Gazette)
A 25-year-old man told Youngstown police someone fired several shots at him while he was in his car at an intersection about 3:35 p.m. Thursday. (Youngstown Vindicator)
The Better Business Bureau says a Cleveland business that closed four years ago is being used as a front in a phony job offer. (WOIO Channel 19)
Local news – east:
When state auditors showed up unannounced at a Youngstown charter school last October, they found none of the 95 students who were reported to be attending on site, and three other Youngstown-area charters had enough absences that auditors are suggesting further investigation. (Youngstown Vindicator)
It will likely be two years before construction could begin on a $200 million refinery project in Ashtabula, even if the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency approves its permit request. (Ashtabula Star Beacon)
Perry Elementary student Kyle McCann is one of a handful of local people starring in Sony Pictures' "Cleveland Abduction," a movie adaptation of Michelle Knight's biography "Finding Me," that was released in May. (News-Herald)
Local news – west:
A 21-gallon chemical leak at Akzo Nobel in Huron created a "pungent odor" but did not create a hazard to the public, the Erie County Health Department says. (Sandusky Register)
Matthew E. Monaghan, 47, a top executive with a global manufacturer of hip and knee replacement hardware, has been selected as the new president and CEO of Elyria's Invacare Corp. (Elyria Chronicle-Telegram)
A 3.24 percent tuition increase is coming for Lorain County Community College students. (Elyria Chronicle-Telegram)
Akron-Canton area news:
Medina County Auditor Mike Kovack faces misdemeanor charges accusing him of using his county-issued computer for personal and political use. (cleveland.com)(Medina Gazette)
Students from both McKinley and Timken high schools this week shared many of the same concerns about Canton City Schools Superintendent Adrian Allison's proposal to combine the two high schools next fall. (Canton Repository)
Goodyear is recalling about 48,500 SUV tires after finding small cracks in the tread during endurance testing. (WNIR 100.1-FM)