Good Morning, Cleveland, it's Friday, and here is what you need to know.
Your forecast
Get ready for one of the warmest (and windiest) days so far this year! Gusts will be as high as 50 MPH, helping temps soar to near 80 before the weekend rain rolls in.
Visit our News 5 weather page for more.
Distracted Driving Awareness Month
In 2024, 8,571 distracted driving-related crashes happened in Ohio. Car companies and lawmakers are thinking of ways to end this type of accident.
Bracing for the boom
Fireworks companies nationwide are worried after tariffs continue on products coming to the U.S. from China. At American Fireworks in Hudson, the family-owned business says the steep tariffs are causing uncertainty and higher prices as the summer months approach.
Messi coming to Cleveland on Saturday
The Crew will host Inter Miami, Messi's club, on Saturday, inside Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland. It will be the first-ever Major League Soccer regular-season game played in Northeast Ohio.
Cavs start their playoff run at home on Sunday
We still don't know who they will be playing, but we know Rocket Arena will be rocking as hard as Cavs dancers during a 6:30 AM news hit.
The best news of all — the Cavs are at full strength.
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Traffic impacts
Overnight, there was a wrong-way crash on I-71 South at West 130th. Both drivers were transported from the scene.
Wrong-way crash on I-71 south at West 130th. The far left lane is open for now. Both drivers transported alive from what I could tell. I was given dash cam from a witness of the crash that shows the white car going north in the southbound fast/left lane. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/SP0d3xxWN6
— Mike Vielhaber (@MVielhaber) April 18, 2025
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