Northeast Ohio man fell for ‘Sydney’ on TikTok—then lost $55,000

News 5 Cleveland (Money) 9/18 2:50A Mike Brookbank

A Northeast Ohio woman is sharing a painful warning after her late ex-husband lost tens of thousands of dollars in a sophisticated romance scam. The story began when Sue Collins ex-husband, Dave, told her he had met someone special on TikTok....

Yulia Navalnaya says lab results prove Alexei Navalny was poisoned before his death

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 9/17 9:02A Scripps News Group

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned before his unexpected death last year in an Arctic penal colony, according to a video his widow, Yulia Navalnaya, posted on X. Navalny was 47 years old when he died in Feb. 2024. Russias...

Hopkins Airport still near bottom of annual passenger satisfaction study

News 5 Cleveland (Metro News) 9/17 7:43A Maya Morita

J.D. Power released its 2025 North America Airport Satisfaction Study , and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is ranked near the bottom of the medium airports category yet again. Hopkins scored a 611 out of 1,000 points, a 31-point increase...

St. Ignatius student robbed at gunpoint by multiple assailants

News 5 Cleveland (Metro News) 9/17 6:38A Drew Scofield

The Cleveland Division of Police has stepped up patrols near St. Ignatius after a student was robbed at gunpoint last week. According to Jeff McCormick, VP of marketing, enrollment and communications, the robbery happened on Sept. 12. McCormick...

Israeli military attacks Gaza hospitals as Palestinian death toll tops 65,000

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 9/17 5:52A AP via Scripps News Group

The Palestinian death toll in the Israel-Hamas war passed 65,000 on Wednesday, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, as Israeli troops and tanks pushed deeper into Gaza City and residents fled the devastated area. Israels military said that air...

Garfield Hts. police chase ends with crash in Cleveland

News 5 Cleveland (Metro News) 9/17 2:11A Joe Donatelli

A chase involving Garfield Heights police overnight ended in a crash in Cleveland. The chase ended when the suspect's SUV crashed into another vehicle on East 93rd Street near Nelson Avenue. Cleveland EMS told News 5 they took four people to the...

Ben & Jerry’s co‑founder resigns, says brand ‘silenced’ by parent company

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 9/17 1:56A Justin Boggs

Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerrys ice cream, announced he is resigning from the business after saying the company has been silenced by its parent company, Unilever. Unilever acquired Ben & Jerrys in 2000. As part of the merger...

Atlantic’s quiet streak ends with Tropical Depression Seven, hurricane possible

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 9/17 1:04A Justin Boggs

A tropical depression has formed in the open Atlantic Ocean, ending a three-week streak of no tropical activity in the basin. Tropical Depression Seven was located 1,185 miles east-southeast of the Leeward Islands, moving west at 13 mph as of...

Pet surgery shock: Family faces $30k bill for cat’s surgeries

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 9/17 12:26A John Matarese

One family is facing financial shock after their kitten's surgery came with a price tag of over $30,000, highlighting the soaring costs of veterinary care. Pet owner Ginger, who asked us not to use her last name, loves her Persian longhaired cat...

South Korea launches human rights probe into Georgia factory raid

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 9/16 10:52A Scripps News Group

South Korea says it has launched an investigation into possible human rights violations following a U.S. immigration raid at a Hyundai factory in Georgia earlier this month. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained more than 300...

Cleveland City Council censures Councilman Joe Jones for violating its standards of conduct policy

News 5 Cleveland (Metro News) 9/16 6:52A News 5 Staff

The Cleveland City Council voted Monday to censure a fellow member of the council. By a vote of 14-2, the council approved an emergency resolution to censure Councilman Joe Jones for violating the council's workplace violence policy and standard...

Japan sets new world record for having nearly 100,000 centenarian citizens

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 9/16 6:07A Scripps News Group

Japan has once again broken its own world record for the highest number of people aged 100 or older, with nearly 100,000 centenarians now living in the island nation. This milestone marks the 55th consecutive year that Japan has held this...

US designates Colombia as failing to cooperate in the drug war for first time in nearly 30 years

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 9/16 4:25A AP via Scripps News Group

The Trump administration on Monday added Colombia to a list of nations failing to cooperate in the drug war for the first time in almost 30 years, a stinging rebuke to a traditional U.S. ally that reflects a recent surge in cocaine production and...

Robert Redford, storyteller who shaped Hollywood, dead at 89

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 9/16 2:42A Justin Boggs

Acclaimed actor and director Robert Redford, whose career in Hollywood spanned over six decades, died on Tuesday at age 89, the New York Times reported, citing Cindi Berger, CEO of the firm Rogers & Cowan PMK. Scripps News has contacted Rogers &...

Federal Reserve poised to lower interest rates amid slowing job growth

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 9/16 1:47A Justin Boggs

The Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve began two days of meetings Tuesday, with the group expected to approve lowering interest rates. This week's gathering comes as a court rejected President Donald Trump's bid to remove...