Tara Morgan is a News 5 Investigator at News 5. She covers crime and courts, with a focus on investigative reporting that includes significant stories such as the D.C. Beltway Snipers and the Ohio State Fair Fire Ball tragedy. Tara has been featured in The Land, Ideastream Public Media, The Marshall Project, and several other notable outlets.
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By: Tara Morgan
Payton Toombs, 22, is recovering at MetroHealth hospital after several surgeries to repair a broken pelvis and femur.
By: Drew Scofield, Tara Morgan, Mark Ackerman
News 5 recently obtained public records chronicling all Shaker's license plate reader data requests from Dec. 20, 2025, through the end of April, 2026.
By: Tara Morgan
The old chase policy was overhauled last October after reporting by News 5 Investigators and public pressure.
By: Tara Morgan
In late March, back-to-back assaults at Indian River left one corrections officer with a concussion. On April 2, DYS Director Amy Ast suspended intake for one month.
By: Tara Morgan
Monday was the calm before the next wave. Cleveland police say they don't take for granted the successes they've had over the past 15 to 20 years with massive crowds.
By: Tara Morgan
The city wants to extend the Flock contract for one year. "I'm not comfortable knowing that my movements over the last month can be reconstructed in very great detail at any given time,” Flock No's Bryn Adams said.
By: Tara Morgan
Flock spokesman Paris Lewbel defended the technology after seeing News 5 reports showing community activists at Cleveland City Hall demanding the administration cut ties with the company.
By: Tara Morgan
Jasmin Santana is opening up for the first time about gun violence that touched her own family, which has moved her to try to find the root problem.
By: Tara Morgan
The requests happened just days after they took on a high-profile, deadly police shooting in Cleveland as an outside agency.
By: Tara Morgan
People are familiar with facial recognition in daily life, unlocking cell phones and apps, and it's even used in security lines at sports stadiums.
