New video released from shooting outside local elementary school: I-Team
PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WJW) - Video released to the FOX 8 I-Team gives us a new look at tense moments after gunfire outside a Lake County elementary school. The I-Team obtained dash camera video of...
View ArticlePainesville middle schooler hit by car in crosswalk
Editor's Note: The video above is about another local child who was hit in a crosswalk. PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WJW) – Some scary moments in Painesville this week when a student was hit by a car in the...
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Man sentenced for killing girlfriend in Lake County
[See violent crime statistics in the player above.] PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WJW) -- A man who pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend, whose body was found in April at a Concord Township home. A Lake...
View ArticleParking bans in effect as snow piles up
CLEVELAND (WJW) -- With snow already piling up, and more expected by the time the weekend is over, several parking bans are in effect for communities in the snow belt. You can find the parking bans...
View Article'Slap in the face': Snow volume staggering to NE Ohioans
OHIO (WJW) -- On Monday, lake effect snow continued to pound Northeast Ohio’s snow belt, showing no signs of letting up. In Painesville, travel was restricted to essential vehicles as heavy snowfall...
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Special honor sends local student to Super Bowl for a chance to bring home...
PAINESVILLE (WJW) -- For Edson Pacheco, football isn’t just a game—it’s a way of life. The Harvey High School senior embodies the sport as if he was born on the gridiron. But on this particular day,...
View ArticleMexican national living in Painesville gets prison for conspiring with drug...
CLEVELAND (WJW) -- A Mexican national living in Painesville who conspired with members of a Mexican drug cartel to bring "millions of doses of fentanyl" into the U.S. will now spend more than 12 years...
View ArticlePainesville police investigate apparent murder-suicide at Heisley Park home
[See violent crime statistics in the player above.] PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WJW) -- Painesville police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide on Thursday evening in the city's Heisley Park...
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House fire closes section of road in Painesville
PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WJW) -- A large house fire in Painesville Wednesday morning prompted a swift response from area fire crews and has closed a road in the area. According to the City of Painesville,...
View ArticleWidespread natural gas smell reported in Painesville
PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WJW) -- A natural gas odor reported throughout Painesville on Monday, March 3, was caused by excess mercaptan, the chemical additive that gives natural gas its rotten-egg smell,...
View ArticleSmell that? Local fire department continuing to combat 'rotten eggs' odor
**Related Video Above: Widespread natural gas smell reported in Painesville earlier this week PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WJW) — The Painesville City Fire Department is continuing to field calls for strong...
View ArticleHeavy equipment falls off semi, spilling hydraulic fluid on Painesville...
PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WJW) - Painesville officials responded after heavy construction equipment on the back of a semi-truck overturned, causing hydraulic fluid to leak into the roadway Wednesday...
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Lake County sheriff's deputy who saved baby from choking said infant CPR...
PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WJW) -- A Lake County sheriff's deputy who saved his neighbor's infant from choking earlier this month is set to be awarded, according to Sheriff Frank Leonbruno. Wytavious Stanford...
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19 departments respond to fire at Avery Dennison Corp. in Painesville
PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WJW) -- Several fire departments battled flames at a manufacturing business in Painesville early Wednesday morning. The fire was reported shortly before 5 a.m. at an Avery Dennison...
View ArticleOne killed in Mentor head-on crash
MENTOR, Ohio (WJW) – The Mentor Police Department is investigating a deadly head-on collision that happened in the city. Police responded near the intersection of Heisley Rd and Tyler Blvd before 5...
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Kayaker rescued from a downed tree in the fast-moving Grand River
PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WJW) -- A woman was rescued from a river in Lake County Monday evening, the Painesville City Fire Department said in a statement. The fire department was reportedly called to Grand...
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