MEDINA, Ohio (WJW) -- There are probable cases of whooping cough circulating in the Highland Local School District, according to a Thursday notice from the district. Non-school-age children who have tested positive for whooping cough are the siblings of district students, according to the notice. The district is now directing parents to a fact sheet about the illness and urging parents whose students are showing symptoms of the illness to contact a doctor or the Medina County Health Department ..read more

MEDINA, Ohio (WJW) -- More than a decade has passed since Olympic gold medalist Dominique Moceanu went public with her family's shocking secret: a sister, born without legs, given up for adoption.  "Her childhood idol became her biological sister. Which is, that is unheard of. That's like one in a billion," said Moceanu, recounting the story from her Northeast Ohio gym.  Moceanu and her biological sister, Jen Bricker, lived parallel lives until a clerical error on Jen's adoption papers brought them together. Their story is the subject of a new documentary titled "She Looks Like Me ..read more

MEDINA, Ohio (WJW) -- Montville Township police need help identifying a semi truck whose driver they say rear-ended a vehicle then fled the scene. Police responded just after 9 p.m. on Monday, April 22, to the intersection of Medina Road and Normandy Park Drive in the township, according to a Facebook post ..read more

MEDINA, Ohio (WJW) -- Two local nursing workers face felony theft charges, accused of stealing priceless heirloom jewelry from the hands of elderly patients. Authorities on Monday revealed they were first notified of the thefts in January. FirstEnergy customers: ‘Significant’ rate drop coming Bill and Rich Selong said they were visiting their 104-year-old mother, Edith, at the Western Reserve Masonic Community in Medina when they noticed her wedding ring set was missing from her hand. "I had tried to get the rings off of her hand like a week before because I wanted to take them to get them cle ..read more

(WJW) - A smell of gas that prompted schools to close and 911 dispatchers to become flooded with calls of concern on Wednesday still lingered Thursday morning throughout parts of Northeast Ohio. As of Thursday at 10 a.m., residents in some communities continued to report gas leak smells. According to an emergency dispatcher in Strongsville, some people spent hours outside their homes Wednesday night and Thursday morning waiting for gas company crews to investigate. The smell of a gas leak started in the Mansfield area and spread all the way up into Cuyahoga County. People were panicked. 3-year ..read more

MEDINA, Ohio (WJW) – A driver charged with hitting a child who was walking in a crosswalk is scheduled for arraignment Wednesday. Shyrene Vargas faces multiple charges for the incident ..read more

[Content warning: The footage in the player above may be distressing for some viewers.] MEDINA, Ohio (WJW) -- The driver authorities said struck a 9-year-old boy in a crosswalk while he was walking to school has been charged. Shyrene Vargas has been charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian when turning left at a green light and driving without a license, which had been suspended for driving without insurance, according to Medina Police Chief Edward Kinney ..read more

[Editor's Note: Watch the FOX 8 forecast in the video player above.] (WJW) - The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement warning of an "elevated fire danger this afternoon." According to the statement issued Monday morning, the combination of humidity and wind puts much of Northeast Ohio at an increased risk for a fire to start and spread. Local man convicted of rape wanted by police "Any fire that gets started could grow out of control under these conditions," said the NWS. "Please exercise caution if handling open flames or equipment that creates sparks. Dispose of ci ..read more

MEDINA, Ohio (WJW) – The Medina Fire Department was able to save a family dog from a fully-involved house fire Friday night. The fire broke out sometime after 8 p.m., fire noticed by neighbors. “I went ahead and called 911, and they said there was a report of a bonfire,” Russell Foss, a neighbor that lives across the street said. “I said 'no, the house is engulfed in flames.'” VIDEO: Confrontation with local officer, woman suspected of OVI during traffic stop The Medina Fire Department arrived to the scene with flames shooting through the roof. All occupants made it out safely, but the family ..read more

MEDINA, Ohio (WJW) - With a thumbs up from his hospital bed, 9-year-old Landon is on the mend after being struck by a car on the way to school. Just days after the terrifying ordeal, caught on video at Medina's Public Square Tuesday, his parents are advocating for safety changes to protect children. Shannon Estremera and John McKay created an online petition to gain public support in their effort to install crossing guards at busy intersections and increase the number of flashing crosswalk lights. Their son was in the crosswalk when he was hit. "We know it's not a school zone but it's so ..read more