CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Downtown Cleveland and University Circle will be buzzing with activity this weekend as a potential of more than 160,000 visitors come to check out all the excitement. In addition to the beautiful weather forecast, some of the great events happening this weekend (May 18 – 20) include: Cleveland Indians vs. Florida […]
WASHINGTON — In a speech Wednesday, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney attacked President Barack Obama’s signature health care policy by falsely claiming that Obama “has taken a series of steps that end Medicare as we know it.” Romney’s speech before the American Society of News Editors was clearly an effort to turn the tables after […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - "I don't have the time or the patience to go through protracted conversation about it," Mayor Frank Jackson said this afternoon. The mayor says his new plan reflects an urgency to better educate the district's 42,000 students. The problem is, it seems to run smack up against what the Cleveland Teacher's Union wants. "Ohioans aren't going to really stand for that kind of top down union busting approach," said David Quolke with the Teacher's Union.
Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald has a new plan make county services available to cities. The Western Reserve Plan was announced Wednesday afternoon during the State of The County Address at Cleveland's City Club.
GENEVA, Ohio - A Geneva woman is dead following a murder-suicide Sunday night in Ashtabula County. At about 11 p.m. Sunday, Jason David Dubois, 40, went to his ex-girlfriend’s mobile home and hid underneath of it until she arrived, according to Ashtabula County Sheriff William Johnson.
Is Michael Jordan getting married? Well, no one is quite sure. But TheGrio is reporting that several sites are claiming that the N.B.A. legend popped the big question to Yvette Prieto, a Cuban American model. From EurWeb: There are reports that Michael Jordan and his longtime girlfriend got engaged over the Christmas weekend. This follows […]
AKRON, Ohio – Talk about ringing in the new year with a bang. Several local couples will tie the knot, with fireworks exploding overhead, at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve in downtown Akron. First Night Akron, celebrating its 16th year, is organizing a mass wedding. More than 30 couples are participating. Most […]
BEACHWOOD, Ohio – A northeast Ohio Congresswoman wants your vote. Democrat Marcia Fudge announced Monday she’s running for re-election. At Beachwood’s Phil The Fire restaurant, Fudge unveiled her plans for returning to Washington, D.C. to represent Ohio’s 11th District. “Many people in our district are struggling or frustrated with an economy and government policies that […]
UPDATE: TMZ is reporting that Kim Kardashian wanted to annul the marriage but was told that there were no legal grounds for an annulment. Friends of the reality star say she and Humphries considered annulling the marriage before she filed for divorce. Despite previous reports that Kris Humphries planned to sign Kim Kardashian’s divorce papers […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Mayor Frank G. Jackson will unveil his plan for Cleveland’s Downtown Lakefront this afternoon. The plan is a detailed vision of mixed-use development from the western edge of Cleveland Browns Stadium to the eastern edge of Burke Lakefront Airport. The Browns, as a large tenant of the property, agreed to serve […]
*Radio personality Michael Baisden has announced plans to give away a half-million dollars to small businesses and non-profits via a “Million Dollar Business Pitch” campaign. Submission details will be announced on Nov. 28 via his nationally syndicated “The Michael Baisden Show,” as well as Twitter and Facebook. “It’s time for those of us who have […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – In Cleveland, one day after city officials announce a new crackdown on gun violence plan, Police Officers were putting the plan into action. As of Wednesday afternoon, at least 13 people were arrested. All on various kinds of warrants. It is unclear if any guns were recovered, but detectives were questioning each […]