CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald announced today the launch of a college savings program that will create a savings account for every child entering kindergarten starting in fall 2013. The program, which will initially serve nearly 15,000 public, private, charter and parochial school students in the county that includes Cleveland, […]
CLEVELAND – The Ohio Lottery said a $2 million winning lottery ticket for Wednesday’s massive Powerball drawing was sold at a gas station on Cleveland’s west side. According to the lottery, the ticket was sold at the BP Station on West 117th Street just off I-90 across from Giant Eagle. The winner matched 5 of […]
CLEVELAND – Eight local Ohio Lottery players won more than $300,000 during the month of September. Here are the lucky residents with the amount they won before state and federal taxes: – Waldemar Lamprecht, of Lakewood, won $200,000 playing Cash Blowout – Charles E. Harris, of Cleveland, won $50,834 playing Pick 5 – Roy Graves, […]
(WOIO) – The jackpot for Saturday’s Powerball drawing is up to $253 million after nearly two months with no big winners in the multi-state lottery. The jackpot has been climbing since lottery players in Iowa won $241 million in the June 13 drawing, according to Lottery Corp. officials. The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 3, […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason announced that nine defendants were indicted for failing to pay child support. The nine defendants owe a combined $266,152.88 in child support arrears. The charge of criminal non-support is a fifth degree felony which carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison. These indictments are […]
OHIO (WOIO) - The Mega Millions jackpot has reached historic proportions. The Mega Millions Jackpot has increased to $640 million with a cash value of $462 million. This is the largest lottery jackpot in world history! "Friday night's Mega Millions drawing will truly be a spectacular event in lottery history and provides an unprecedented opportunity for players to take a chance on a half-billion dollar dream for just the $1 price of a ticket," said Gary Grief, executive director of the Texas Lottery and lead director for the Mega Millions group.
OHIO (WOIO) - The Mega Millions jackpot has reached historic proportions. With no jackpot winner in Tuesday's drawing, the jackpot for March 30, 2012 is an estimated $500 million. This is the largest lottery jackpot in world history, surpassing the previous record of $390 million. If one ticket matches all six numbers for the half-billion dollar mega-jackpot, the winner would have the choice of receiving the full jackpot in 26 annual payments of about $19.2 million, or a cash option of approximately $359.4 million.
(WOIO) - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason announced that seven defendants were indicted for failing to pay child support. These seven defendants owe a combined $97,193.82 in child support. The charge of criminal non-support is a fifth degree felony which carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison. These indictments are a result of a joint investigative effort by the Cuyahoga County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) and the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office.
WADSWORTH, Ohio – Police in Wadsworth need your help identifying this woman, who they said picked up an envelope full of cash that was dropped by another customer and walked away. Authorities said the incident happened on Dec. 2 during the evening hours. They said a customer dropped the cash-filled envelope at the High Street […]
EUCLID, OH (WOIO) – A bombshell with the investigation into missing money at the Euclid police department. A final report says a veteran officer stole tens of thousands of dollars from his police department and his union. 19 Action News Reporter Ed Gallek just got the missing money report, in which Sheriffs Deputies found Sgt. […]