CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – It may seem like an odd turn of events – the people covering the news now making the news themselves. That’s exactly what’s happening at the Plain Dealer – a newspaper that’s been around for over one hundred and sixty years at risk of becoming extinct – at least in its […]

NEWTOWN, CT (RNN) – Investigators are searching smashed computers for clues to a motive behind the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. According to CNN, investigators are look at emails gunman Adam Lanza might have sent and websites he might have visited. Officials said one or more computers were seized from the home where Lanza lived. […]

photo credits: getty images Guess who’s Essence Magazine’s Sexiest… of 2012     From walking the red carpet to relaxing on the beach, no matter what Shemar Moore did this year, he looked amazing doing it. So great, in fact, that our team unanimously deemed him ESSENCE.com’s Sexiest Man of the Year. Take a look […]

http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/sports/football/browns/london-fletchers-family-involved-in-a-police-incident-at-browns-stadium CLEVELAND – Washington Washington Football Team linebacker London Fletcher walked out of Browns Stadium with a win Sunday, but some of his family members were not so lucky. According to a family member of Fletcher’s, an altercation between several members of the family and some fans took place after Sunday’s game. The family said […]

http://blackamericaweb.com/82358/lyte-stuff/ Lana “MC Lyte” Moorer is unarguably one of hip-hop’s greatest pioneers. Her musical contributions from “I Cram to Understand You (Sam)” to “Ruffneck” cemented her a place among the top echelon of female MC’s. In recent years, Lyte, now 42, has been acting and hosting TV shows and events and looking great. But Lyte’s […]

http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_lake/willoughby-police-investigate-rumor-that-student-threatened-to-bring-gun-to-south-high-school WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Willoughby Police said Sunday night and early Monday morning, they started to receive calls from concerned parents about a rumor a student was going to bring a gun to South High School Monday. On the police department’s Facebook page, a notice is posted from the school’s principal Paul A. Lombardo. Lombardo […]

http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/national/gun-control-debate-begins-to-simmer-after-newtown-massacre WASHINGTON – Democrats say meaningful action in the wake of last week’s elementary school shooting must include a ban on military-style assault weapons and a look at how the nation deals with individuals suffering from serious mental illness. Several Democratic lawmakers and Independent Sen. Joe Lieberman said Sunday that it was time to take […]

http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveland_metro/RTA-bus-crash-has-shut-down-the-intersection-of-Warrensville-Center–Cedar-Rds-in-University-Hts UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio – The driver of an RTA bus was killed and two others were injured after a crash involving a bus in University Heights Sunday. Transit police said a bus on RTA’s No. 41 route collided with several vehicles at the intersection of Warrensville Center Road and Cedar Road in University Heights […]

http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/investigations/some-northeast-ohio-school-districts-taking-extra-measures-to-protect-children-and-help-police CLEVELAND – Some northeast Ohio school districts are taking extra measures to protect children and aid police who are responding to school shootings. At least 20 local schools districts have taken the extra step of enhancing their school floor plans through contracts with a private company specializing in school safety. Foremost Safety Solution, located […]

http://blackamericaweb.com/82275/a-time-for-mourning-and-action/ Blessed are the mourners; for they shall be comforted. When I tried to process how and why such horrible tragedies like the Connecticut shooting could happen, someone sent me that scripture. Comfort is a start, but like President Obama said when he addressed the nation Friday with teary eyes, it’s time to take action. […]

http://blackamericaweb.com/82241/another-sorrowful-trip-for-obama-to-a-grieving-town/ NEWTOWN, Conn. — For President Barack Obama, it was another sorrowful visit to another grieving community full of broken hearts from unimaginable violence. The spot, this time, was Newtown, Conn., where on Friday a man opened fire inside Sandy Hook Elementary School. The toll: 26 dead, including 20 boys and girls just 6 or […]