CLEVELAND – It’s hard to miss the new 10-story tall banner downtown where LeBron James’ iconic image used to be. Even though the King is no longer ruling Cleveland’s court across the street, businesses just a few blocks away aren’t worried. With barely an open chair inside Barrio’s downtown location, the staff said it’s a light […]

EUCLID, Ohio – A Euclid High School football player, who was injured in a game Friday, died from blunt impact to the abdomen, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s office. Andre Jackson, a 17-year-old junior at Euclid High School died Sunday from a small bowel laceration. He was injured in Friday’s football game against […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – One man in our area worked closely with Prince — he’s a member of the legendary rap group, Public Enemy. When Brother Shawn Carter heard about Prince’s death, he immediately reached out to his Public Enemy crew to see if the rumors were true. He says that although the singer is physically gone, […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald held a news conference Monday afternoon detailing the economic impact of LeBron James’ return to Cleveland. According to Cuyahoga County executive, Ed FitzGerald the basketball player’s return will mean more money, more jobs and more visitors. The county executive and his team have been crunching […]

In his weekly chat on ESPN.com, NBA Insider Chad Ford said on Thursday that he’s hearing Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving wants out. Ford also talked about how GM Chris Grant is on the hot seat and how the team needs to turn it around. That part isn’t really news, the Irving info is. This […]

CLEVELAND – The fast-paced and action packed movie “Captain America” will return soon to a theater near you; but before that happens pre-production must take place. That may cause some headaches for folks who live and work along the Shoreway. Thousands of motorists who normally use the route to get to and from work and […]

Super Bowl commercials are no longer merely filler between the plays. Oreo, Doritos and the rest of the Super advertisers all may have felt like they had as much on the line as the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers when Super Bowl XLVII kicked off. The trend of early releases and teases continued this […]

After appearing in small parts in film and television in the late ’80s to early ’90s, comedian, actor, and producer Martin Lawrence  (pictured bottom, second from left) would make a big splash on network television with the Fox network series “Martin.” The show made its debut today as part of a block of programming that […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Metro has announced plans to cut hundreds of jobs in an effort to bolster their bottom line. A total of 450 jobs will be cut. 150 of those are already vacant and won’t be filled, which means 300 people currently employed at Metro will soon be without a job. Metro brass Mark Moran says he wants […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Police spent hours on the scene of a fatal accident that happened just after 5 a.m. Saturday morning. It happened at E. 141st and Miles. Officers say 26-year-old Darron Smith Jr. of Cleveland was speeding and not wearing his seat belt, when he lost control of his Ford Escort. Smith […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cops are investigating a serious accident at the intersection of St. Clair & Glenside. When cops arrived they found a heavily damaged red Ford Mustang Convertible. Police say the Mustang was speeding east bound on St. Clair Avenue when the driver lost control at and struck a utility pole. The force of the impact ripped the vehicle […]

Karen’s Power Thought airs every weekday at 2:45pm. Here is today’s dose of motivation and inspiration. Power Thought: Impact