CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Recycling wrong could cost you starting Wednesday if you live in Cleveland. City officials say the goal of a new enforcement program is to make the city “greener and cleaner.” The city of Cleveland will be issuing $100 citations for recycling violations starting Aug. 1. City officials began issuing warnings in early spring […]
The approach as explained from the administration of President Donald Trump was made to provide some ease to those who are still on the DACA program, as opposed to how the courts would have handled it, which they said would have brought an abrupt end to DACA. WASHINGTON, D.C.– The Trump administration on Tuesday formally […]
The project also calls for spending $2 billion to develop apprenticeships over five years. The Obama administration has released an ambitious $5.5 billion proposal to develop summer and first-time jobs for youths over four years, part of the federal budget plan scheduled to be released next week, reports The Washington Post. The plan also calls for a […]
Oprah Winfrey paid $43.2 million to get a 10 percent stake in Weight Watchers, the Associated Press reports. That comes out to 6.4 million shares of the popular weight-loss program. The purchase also secured her spot on the organization’s board of directors. Weight Watchers now has the right to use Winfrey’s “name, image, likeness and […]
OHIO CITY, OH (WOIO) – Zagster, a bike sharing services company, is hoping that Cleveland will subscribe to bike sharing being a useful and convenient tool in the community for both residents and visitors. The company announced its partnership with a local coalition of private companies and organizations during a press conference on Wednesday, […]
In February, President Barack Obama announced an initiative to respond to the economic, employment, and educational disparities that young men of color face as they enter their adult lives. He said the five-year, $200 million cause would be “an interagency effort to improve measurably the expected educational and life outcomes for and address the persistent opportunity […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – In an effort to continue building the thriving Waterloo Arts & Entertainment District, the neighborhood of Collinwood has announced its newest development initiative, called ActiVacant. This new program is a business development project designed to incubate five new businesses into the East 185th Street Business District located in North Shore […]
AKRON, Ohio – LaZurae Gary was already thrilled when she made the honor roll as a fifth grader, but when she got a tweet directly from LeBron James, that was the icing on the cake for the Akron student. Part of it read, “I’m so proud of you for making the honor roll again. […]
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio – Just as summer vacation began, East Cleveland Neighborhood Center learned its Freedom Schools program would not receive funding from United Way and the 70 children signed up for the program would have one less option for summer learning. According to a press release from ECNC , the organization was notified […]
CLEVELAND – Former NFL player Channing Crowder isn’t about to get the key to the city of Cleveland. Crowder is a former NFL Linebacker for the Miami Dolphins. He now host a radio show on 560 WQAM in Miami. He didn’t appreciate Charles Barkley saying that he wishes LeBron James should return back to […]
*The National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) is committed to excellence in education and conducts continuing education programs for nurses and allied health professionals throughout the year. The association also provides annual scholarships for students ranging from $1,000 – $6,000. These scholarships provide funding for continuing education, and enables nurses to grow and better contribute their […]
SUMMIT COUNTY (WOIO) – Older teens currently under foster care in Summit County will be taking part in a character and literacy building program created by local author and former sports writer David Lee Morgan Jr. “MVP, Most Valuable Person Youth Character and Literacy” program will be used as part of Summit County’s Connecting […]