North Royalton takes steps to fire officer who filed whistleblower complaint against police brass

News 5 Cleveland (Investigations) 3/19 11:48A Sarah Buduson

The police union representing North Royalton police officers condemned the city's plans to terminate the patrolman who filed a whistleblower complaint alleging his superiors tampered with records Thursday. North Royalton Mayor Larry Antoskiewicz...

US F-35 lands safely after Iran mission; report says it may have been hit

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 3/19 6:49A Scripps News Group

A U.S. F-35 fighter jet was apparently forced to make an emergency landing at a regional U.S. airbase after flying a combat mission over Iran, U.S. officials said. The aircraft landed safely, and the pilot is in stable condition, U.S. Central...

Demolition of Pulse Nightclub follows years of disputes over property, pride symbols

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/19 5:51A AP via Scripps News Group

Crews began demolishing Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday to make way for a memorial that will pay tribute to the 49 people killed in the attack at the LGBTQ-friendly club nearly a decade ago. Construction workers began tearing...

2 tugboat crew members killed in 'confined space incident' on barge, Coast Guard says

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/19 5:35A AP via Scripps News Group

Two crew members of a tugboat were killed and two others were injured in what the Coast Guard described Wednesday as a "confined space incident" aboard a barge moored in southeast Alaska last weekend. A Coast Guard news release provided limited...

‘Extremely rare’ heat wave shatters records across Southwest US

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/19 4:57A Justin Boggs

The calendar may say its still winter, but an extreme heat wave is gripping the western United States, with areas experiencing record warmth more typical of summer. The high temperature in Phoenix on Thursday is expected to reach 105 degrees,...

US national debt surges past $39 trillion just weeks into war in Iran

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/19 4:54A AP via Scripps News Group

The national debt surpassed a record $39 trillion on Wednesday, a milestone that comes just weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. The unprecedented figure highlights competing administration priorities, from passing a massive tax law and...

Committee advances Mullin for DHS secretary after Fetterman crosses aisle

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/19 4:09A Scripps News Group

President Donald Trumps nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security advanced out of committee Thursday by a single vote. The tally was 8-7 in favor of Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman broke with his party to support...

Pentagon asks for $200 billion to continue to fund Iran war

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/19 3:55A AP via Scripps News Group

The Pentagon has asked the White House for another $200 billion to carry out the war in Iran, a senior administration official said. The request comes as U.S. President Donald Trump warned on social media that the U.S. would retaliate and...

Trump administration’s downsizing leaves US diplomats short-handed in Middle East crisis

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/19 2:24A AP via Scripps News Group

In the escalating war in Iran, the State Departments Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs would ordinarily be at the center of the geopolitical fray. Typically led by a veteran diplomat, the bureaus role would be to coordinate U.S. foreign policy across...

How Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs impact prices one year later

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/19 1:41A Stephanie Liebergen

One year after Trump's steel and aluminum tariffs, industries see mixed results and higher consumer costs While many of President Trumps most sweeping tariffs were recently struck down by the Supreme Court, the ones levied against steel and...

Global fuel prices spike after Iran hits multiple Gulf oil and gas sites

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/19 12:51A AP via Scripps News Group

Iran intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors' energy sites Thursday, hitting a Saudi refinery on the Red Sea and setting Qatari liquefied natural gas facilities and two Kuwaiti oil refineries ablaze as it struck back following an...

A deadly 'unprecedented' meningitis outbreak in England is raising alarm

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 3/18 4:43A AP via Scripps News Group

A meningitis outbreak in southeast England has led to the deaths of a university student and a pupil from a nearby school, prompting public health officials to quickly roll out medical interventions. The outbreak in the county of Kent was...

Israel says it eliminated Iranian intelligence chief; Tehran launches new attacks

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/18 3:00A AP via Scripps News Group

Israel said Wednesday it killed another top Iranian official, the third in two days, while Iran lashed out with attacks on its Persian Gulf neighbors and Israel, using some of its latest missiles to evade air defenses and killing two people near...

Democrats press immigration changes ahead of Mullin’s DHS confirmation

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 3/18 2:22A Justin Boggs

Sen. Markwayne Mullin will appear before his Senate colleagues Wednesday following President Donald Trumps nomination to replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Noem will leave the Department of Homeland Security on March 31. She has...

Overtime rule confusion: What 'no tax on overtime' really means

News 5 Cleveland (Money) 3/18 12:57A John Matarese

Alan West, an hourly worker at Tom Pitzer Trucking , was thrilled to learn his overtime pay might not be taxed. "No tax on overtime a lot more money in my pocket," West said. But as tax filing season continues, overtime workers across the country...