Cleveland Westside Safety Hub

Power outages from equipment failures are already hitting Lakewood and Olmsted Falls hard during extreme heat, leaving residents without cooling and...

Heatwave Emergency Response

• 🔥 Rising Heat-Related 911 Calls: Cleveland EMS received 6 heat-related calls on the first day of the heatwave and...

Cleveland EMS is handling a surge in heat-related medical emergencies during the current heatwave.

• Calls rose from 6 on the first day to 13 on the...

A 13-year-old behind the wheel of a car with a loaded gun under the seat in Westlake shows the serious risks of minors accessing firearms and the...

• Without a sales tax increase, GCRTA would need $30 million in cuts by 2029, eliminating 10 routes and reducing frequency on 27 others on top of the...

The family of fallen Cleveland officer Jamieson Ritter filed a lawsuit claiming his death was preventable due to staffing failures and poor...

State funding of $100,000 will support planning for a shared-use path along West Boulevard, connecting Cudell, Clifton-Baltic, and Edgewater...

Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop after 6 p.m. Friday across Cleveland, with peak coverage around 10:30 p.m. directly overlapping many...

Power Outages and Heat Safety

• 🔥 Widespread Outages: FirstEnergy reports thousands of outages concentrated on Cleveland's west side, with...

West side drivers can expect light traffic on July 4 itself.

• Today (July 2): heaviest congestion in Cleveland between 2-7 p.m.
• Tomorrow and Saturday: light traffic across Greater Cleveland
• Tip: leave earlier in the day to skip the rush

West side and Lakewood residents face dual strain from brutal heat and outages caused by pole work, intentional shutoffs, and a transformer fire.
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I-77 northbound exit to E. 22nd/E. 14th Streets closes July 13 through December, with detour via I-90 east to E. 22nd. Plan ahead for downtown routes amid ongoing Innerbelt work.

• Record heat hits Cleveland: 97°F on July 1 broke the 2002 mark, with heat indices near 100-108°F.
• West side cooling centers: Cove Community Center...

West Side Arrests and Investigations

• 🔥 Blow Dart Suspect Arrested: Police arrested and charged Andrew Davilla with felonious assault after he...

Fire crews pulled a body from the Cuyahoga River's East Bank near The Flats Friday morning.

• Dispatched around 11 a.m. after reports of a body in...

• Cuyahoga County Jail logged 845 emergency calls last year for overdoses, ingestions, and mental crises
• Reduced on-site medical staff and overnight...

• Saturday showers mainly morning could create slick roads and minor flood spots on the west side
• Midweek heat wave Tuesday-Thursday brings mid-90s...

CMHA Police responded to a shots-fired call at their west side property on the 18100 block of Fairville Avenue around 2:15 p.m. after an argument...

A deadly afternoon shooting on the 3500 block of W. 48th St. left one dead and two teens wounded after a large altercation.

"It was chaos, pure...

Concertgoers at Huntington Bank Field tonight face road closures starting at 3 p.m. Plan ahead for smooth access.

• Use I-90 exits at Ontario, St....