A section of I-77 North in Independence is shut down after a bridge piece became detached, damaging vehicles. ODOT is conducting urgent repairs. Read More

Police were called to a business at 8:40 p.m. July 14 for a suspected impaired driver. The owner reported they loaded their personal vehicle to an employee so that she could complete her work for the ... Read More

An industrial building beneath an Interstate 490 bridge caught fire early Tuesday morning. FOX 8's Patty Harken reported the flames shot up before 4:30 a.m. at the 1-story building along Independence ... Read More

Also in this week's Independence Police Blotter, a driver is pulled over for driving with no headlights and is found with a handgun. Read More

A serious crash in Broadview Heights is causing closures on I-77 at Wallings Road Thursday afternoon, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. Independence Police ask drivers heading south ... Read More

All lanes are currently closed on I-77 South at Pleasant Valley Road in Independence due to a crash, according to ODOT. According to ODOT, as of 12:56 p.m. on Thursday, drivers are experiencing delays ... Read More

Two drivers were cited as the result of two separate crashes that closed a section of southbound Interstate 77 south of Fohl Road ... Bryan Sponaugle of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Read More

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) officials said 12 of their snow plows have been struck so far this winter. Three of those accidents happened on Sunday, Jan. 5. Read More

Independence, OH (January 3, 2025) - A significant collision involving a passenger vehicle and a semi-truck occurred Friday on the ramp connecting I-480 to I-77S, leading to injuries and a large ... Read More

A child was hospitalized Friday night around 8:30 p.m. after being hit by a car on Hill Avenue near Independence Road. Officials on the scene said the child was a pedestrian. Officials could not ... Read More

RICHFIELD, Ohio (WJW) - A 21-year-old man died at the scene of a motorcycle crash that shut down a section of Interstate 77 overnight. VIDEO: Massive flames under Valley View Bridge The crash happened ... Read More

Cincinnati, OH (March 21, 2024) - A tragic incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon, March 20, when a motorcyclist fell off Interstate 71 in downtown Cincinnati, resulting in death. The Cincinnati ... Read More

Independence, OH (December 4, 2023) - A tragic truck accident on Interstate 77 in Independence resulted in two fatalities and critical injuries on Friday, December 1. The Ohio State Highway Patrol ... Read More

Authorities say two people have died following a three-vehicle crash on I-77 South near Rockside Road in Independence. It was around 12:32 ... according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. "A 2022 ... Read More

Crash investigators will remain on the scene of a deadly crash on I-77 Independence where two people were killed early Friday. Read More

A stretch of I-77 southbound was closed for several hours Friday morning after two cars and a semi crashed. Officials say, at least two people were killed in the collision. The Ohio State Highway ... Read More

At least two people were killed after two cars and a semi crashed on a highway in Independence early Friday morning. A semi smash-up dumped hundreds of pounds of candy onto I-90 West in Concord ... Read More

South near I-480 in Independence.19 News crews spotted the closure at around 1:45 a.m. Friday.19 News crews also confirmed the crash involved a semi-truck and at least two other vehicles.The cause of ... Read More

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - All lanes of I-77 South remain closed near Rockside Road in Independence following an overnight crash. ODOT's traffic map also shows multiple ramps in the area are also closed, ... Read More