CLEVELAND — Extremely cold temperatures are in the forecast which might leave some people in need of warmth. Warming centers and shelters are opening for those looking to escape the cold. Cuyahoga County The Metanoia Project:  St. Malachi School, 2459 Washington Ave. Phone: 734-660-1310 Main Shelters: Men:  2100 Lakeside Ave. Phone: 216-566-0047 Women:  Noma Herr […]

EAST CLEVELAND, O.H. – At least ten people who live in the neighborhood where a house exploded Sunday afternoon have been forced to look for a new place to stay because the damage to their homes is so extensive. East Cleveland Police Chief Michael Cardilli says the number of homes with some kind of damage […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) announced on Wednesday it is providing free rides to three transit centers and two rail stations and opening them for 24 hours so people can come in from these bitterly cold temperatures.  RTA said it will provide the free service beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday until it determines […]

CLEVELAND – News 5 is always investigating, and we follow the stories that matter to you because they matter to us too. Thursday is the first night dozens of homeless mothers and children in Cleveland won’t have to sleep on mats on a gym floor. Haven Home opens this evening. It is located on the […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Every night for the past 13 months, dozens of women and children have been sleeping on mats on the floor inside the City Misson’s gymnasium. It’s all because the city has run out of resources to house those facing homelessness, especially mothers and their children. “One night we had 69 women and […]

CLEVELAND – We have an important follow-up, regarding women and children in crisis in Cleveland. The City Mission operates an emergency overflow shelter because all the family shelters in the city are currently full. It opened in September 2016. The first month they provided 71 nights of sleep for women and children. Fast forward to October 2017, […]

DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Officials with the City Mission in Cleveland say they’ve started their “zero turn away” policy. If it is 20 degrees or lower — or feels that temperature with the wind chill — they do not turn people away. They have cots, air mattresses, pillows, and blankets ready for extra people […]

Some of our faith in humanity has been restored. A GoFundMe initiative has raised enough money to move Samaria Rice out of a homeless shelter and into a new home after her heartbreak over the death of her son Tamir forced her to leave her home and move into a homeless shelter. Rice couldn’t bear to reside in the home so […]

It’s been five months since Tamir Rice – the 12-year-old gunned down by an Ohio police officer for playing with a toy gun – died, but the ongoing investigation into his death has produced no charges for the cop involved in the fatal shooting. The stalled investigation has not only taken an emotional toll on Tamir’s mother, […]

Imagine not having a safe place to stay on a day with wind chills well below zero. It could happen if your pipes burst or you lose your heat or electricity. Local cities are prepared to help. Several warming centers are opening Thursday morning and many of them will remain open until the cold snap […]

  CLEVELAND – The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center is predicting a moderate risk for severe thunderstorms on Sunday afternoon with very strong winds. There is also a possibility for isolated tornadoes and wind damage. The Ohio Office of Emergency Management offers the following tornado safety tips (you can read the full list of […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The City of Shaker Heights is making the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Community Building available to residents who may need refuge from the cold. Because the icy conditions can cause unanticipated outages and burst pipes, residents may need a place to warm up. Those who find themselves in such circumstances can […]