Solon News

Ornate hand railings are just a few of the touches that make the Union Gospel Press building unique.

Federal prosecutors today accused two men who operated granite supply and installation companies of conspiring to bribe public officials in connection with the ongoing Cuyahoga County corruption probe.

SHOPLIFTING, AURORA ROAD: A 38-year-old Toledo woman was charged with theft Nov.

Sharon Cox, 49, of Bedford, was sentenced today to a year in prison for mortgage fraud involving money laundering, theft and receiving stolen property from August 2008 through March.

Nouveau Day. D'Vine Wine Bar, 836 W. St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, hosts Beaujolais Nouveau Day at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov.

The following list will be updated as new Howard Hanna listings come on the market in Cuyahoga County Ohio .

Thomas Metz, 6, a first grader at Timmons Elementary School in Bainbridge, listens to an audio version of the book 'The Great Fire' on a Playaway device at the Solon branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library.

An early morning fire caused major damage to an apartment building on Park North Drive in Solon, according to the Solon Fire Department.

PASSING BAD CHECKS, FOUNTAIN PARKWAY: Nearly $60,000 was sent to England in a fraudulent check scheme between May and Nov.

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason filed more charges today in the corruption probe into the Ohio Department of Transportation District 12 offices in Garfield Heights.

It turned out that the driver was not the owner. The car was towed and the driver taken back to the police station to await a ride.

Sheldon Shapiro of Solon served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 during the ending days of World War II.

ASSAULT, DISCHARGING A FIREARM, CROMWELL/S. ROUNDHEAD DRIVE: An 18-year-old Cleveland man was arrested for allegedly shooting two people in the face with a paintball gun on Halloween night.

About one-quarter of the registered voters in Cuyahoga County have cast their ballots by lunchtime, said Jane Platten, head of the county Board of Elections.

After three Cleveland men were arrested Jan. 31 while trying to rob the Solon GameStop store, Solon detectives confiscated their cell phones and studied the phone companies' records.

A 25-year-old Cleveland man who tried to sell a stolen, prized violin at a flea market pleaded guilty to receiving stolen property and obstructing justice for the crime.

This election season, Cuyahoga County's suburbs have displayed much of the pop and sizzle missing from Cleveland's mayor's race.

ANIMAL COMPLAINT, PINE STREET: Someone's vehicle struck a large raccoon on the street, causing it to stagger into the parking lot of the Greenville Tavern 11 p.m. Oct.

THEFT, BAINBRIDGE ROAD: A 47-year-old Cleveland Heights man was arrested Oct. 26 after a contractor told police he returned home to find a vehicle parked in his driveway, with the rear doors and the trunk open and a "bunch of aluminum channeling" inside.

AGGRAVATED ARSON/BURGLARY, LOCHMOOR COURT: Police are investigating a report of a small fire being set in an attached garage about 2:15 a.m. Tuesday, after a father woke up and smelled smoke, checked on his family, then discovered the fire.