MANSFIELD, OH (WOIO) – A nationwide manhunt is underway for an inmate who escaped from the Mansfield Correctional Institution. The inmate, James Davis Myers, 47, was last seen before 9 p.m. Wednesday. No details of the escape are being released, but he was assigned to a work detail in the maintenance section of the prison. […]

Cleveland Police have issued an amber alert for a missing 8-year-old boy. The boy, Kevin Chriss, Jr was last seen on West Blvd. in Cleveland. Family members say the boy’s father, Kevin Chriss took the boy and said he was taking him to swim at a hotel.  He also made statements he was going to […]

ORRVILLE, Ohio – Less than three hours after being on the job, Orrville K-9 cop Freddie finds drug paraphernalia during a traffic stop. Freddie, along with his human partner Officer Smith, stopped a car in the area of W. High Street and N. Vine Street recently. During the stop, Officer Smith asked those inside if […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A Cleveland man has been missing since Monday, June 4. Dan Stasiewski, is a Cleveland resident originally from Erie, PA., who went missing shortly after his lunch from his workplace at Kuno Creative located in Avon, Ohio. Now, family and friends are asking for the public’s help locating him. Stasiewski is […]

Malikah Beeks The Cleveland Heights teen has been missing since April 11, 2012.  Though her last appearance is not known, it is possible she has ran away with 14-month-old son Logan Beeks.  More information is on link below: http://www.blackandmissinginc.com/cdad/index.cfm?MissingInfoID=1107 Link Courtesy of Black and Missing Foundation  

Cleveland Police are investigating a carjacking that resulted in a shooting. Cleveland Police were called out to 14220 Edgewood Avenue around 12:30 am for shots fired. Officers arrived and found shattered glass and blood on the roadway. While investigating, officers received word that a male was shot at that location but relocated to 14201 Harvard Avenue.

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - It's been a deadly week in Cuyahoga County. Six people killed over the weekend, and the violence continued throughout the rest of the week. Since Sunday, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office has been hustling to get these cases investigated and closed. Six bodies were brought in on Sunday alone.

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 […]

CLEVELAND – The economy his hit the family unit in northeast Ohio especially hard this year. The aftermath of the foreclosure crisis, job loss and rising prices have more families turning to Cleveland’s Salvation Army for help. In fact the Salvation Army’s Zelma George Family shelter has no room remaining this Christmas weekend. “We have […]

PEPPER PIKE, Ohio – The FBI executed a search warrant in Pepper Pike early Tuesday afternoon. FBI special agent Scott Wilson said it happened on West Orange Hill Circle. While the FBI would not provide any information into what the search pertained to, a spokesperson from Orange High School said they were notified about a […]

ZANESVILLE, OH (WOIO) – Two animals remain on the loose in Muskingum County, including a monkey and a wolf. The monkey is a Rhemus Macaque from Asia, about 30 pounds, and considered very dangerous. Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz says the animals owner, Terry Thompson, released more than 40 exotic animals from their cages Tuesday evening, before committing […]

AKRON, OH (WOIO) – President Obama’s Jobs Bill was shot down by Senate Republicans Tuesday. The bill failed to get the 60 votes it needed even with 53 Democratic seats in the Senate the bill needed Republican support, which just didn’t happen. Republicans say the bill is more like a stimulus plan, that’s going to […]