UPDATE 2:01 p.m.: The National Weather Service has upgraded an earlier high wind watch to a high wind warning in Northeast Ohio for Friday. Southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with 55 to 60 mph gusts are expected.

According to FirstEnergy, as of 1 a.m., more than 2,000 customers across Northeast Ohio were without power.

Six reported Bigfoot sightings in northeast Ohio spark cryptid buzz. Alleged encounters near Mantua and Garrettsville described as possible 'flap' event.

Northeast Ohio is expecting a wave of severe weather on Wednesday afternoon, with heavy showers and thunderstorms.

Buc-ee's would be located at the 39 and 71 interchange.

Over the past decade, Ohio has become one of the top states for data centers, with more than 200 facilities. Most of the major projects are in central Ohio, clustered around Columbus.

A tornado killed a mother and daughter in Oklahoma, as the region remains under continued severe weather risk. Storms are expected to reach Northeast Ohio Saturday.

A Northeast Ohio restaurant owner says a check fraud protection program through KeyBank stopped a nearly $5,000 loss after a criminal attempted to pass an altered check through one of her business accounts.

Four Northeast Ohio locations of "Grocery Outlet bargain market" are set to close as part of a nationwide plan to shut down under-performing stores. The company confirmed that locations in Parma, Canton, Lorain and Ontario will permanently close by March 21.

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