
CLEVELAND -- The RTA and the American Red Cross will co-sponsor a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at the RTA main office, at 1240 W. 6th St. Free downtown trolleys can drop you off right at RTA's front door.

EUCLID -- The Ohio Department of Transportation told Mayor Bill Cervenik that about two-and-a-half miles of distressed noise walls along Interstate 90 within the City of Euclid will be replaced.

CLEVELAND -- While we won't know who wins the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament until early April, some employers think they know who the loser is already -- them.

ROCKY RIVER -- Did Cleveland Cavalier J.J. Hickson get a special deal on speeding citations because of his celebrity status?

CLEVELAND -- If you're interested in volunteering but don't know just where to start, your opportunity can begin Friday (March 19) at the "Day of Caring" volunteer fair.

MEDINA -- It's one-stop shopping for anyone looking for a deal on kids' or maternity clothes.

LAKE COUNTY -- With the March sun warming his face and a putter in his hand, Bob Whaley felt like a kid at Christmas.

CLEVELAND -- Five-year RTA bus driver Gregory Davidson has been laid off from autoworker and bank jobs.

CLEVELAND -- Funeral services were held today for Cleveland Heights police officer Thomas Patton II, who died in the line of duty last weekend.

AKRON -- A soldier home on leave has died after police say he was shot following an altercation on an Akron street. Police are still searching for the gunman.

CLEVELAND -- There are few people who can possibly relate to the challenges facing the two young children left behind by Dr. Yazeed Essa and his late wife, Rosemarie. Kenya Prade is one them.

WASHINGTON -- The government is announcing a recall of some 1.2 million high chairs, saying they pose a fall hazard to children.

COLUMBUS -- The Ohio House has approved fines of up to $500 if lots plow other parking spaces in winter but leave handicapped spots buried in snow and ice.

ELYRIA -- Members of an Elyria family paid their respects at a public memorial to slain Patrolman Jimmy Kerstetter, who helped rescue them from their burning home just one week earlier.

WASHINGTON -- Democratic Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown has announced that $430 million in federal stimulus dollars will be coming to Ohio schools for construction and repairs to aging buildings.

FARMINGTON TOWNSHIP -- An overnight house fire has claimed the life of a woman in Trumbull County.

MUNICH -- An expert witness says a statement being used as evidence against John Demjanjuk should be treated with the "highest caution" because it came from a KGB interrogation.

Funeral arrangements are set for Elyria Patrolman James Kerstetter, 43, who was shot and killed while answering a call at a home at 326 18th Street.