AVON, OH (WOIO) – After 16 years effort Avon Mayor James Smith’s dream came true with the cutting of a red ribbon. The opening of the Lear Road Interchange, an exit opposed at times by city council. But when he convinced members of the need other hurdles got in the way. “When we finally got going […]
AKRON, Ohio – Two Akron men are facing felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized 750 grams of cocaine during a traffic stop, worth an estimated $63,000. Troopers stopped the Oldsmobile Delta for a turn signal and child restraint violation on I-77 northbound, near milepost 123, in Summit County just before 2 […]
CLEVELAND – A long-time restaurant in downtown Cleveland’s Warehouse District announced Wednesday it is closing its doors at the end of the year. Lindsay Killian, spokeswoman for CraftWorks Restaurants and Breweries, said in a news release that the Cleveland ChopHouse & Brewery will permanently close after Dec. 31. The restaurant, located at 845 West St. […]
CLEVELAND – Snow is in the forecast and Cleveland is ready for whatever Mother Nature throws our way. The Division of Streets has plans in place for this season’s snowfall. Its using environmentally friendly materials, like salt brine, to treat the streets and pavements. As always, the goal is to have all streets serviced within […]
Kim Kardashian’s sex tape caused the breakup between her and ex-boyfriend Nick Cannon, the former Nickelodeon star said last week on the “Howard Stern Show.” The 32-year-old “America’s Got Talent” host, currently married to Mariah Carey, said that Kardashian had lied to him about the now-notorious tape, which she made with former boyfriend Ray J. […]
CANTON, Ohio – Students at one Canton school have taken up a collection, making art for Sandy Hook Elementary School kids. The St. Michael Catholic School community has proven that once again the people of northeast Ohio have big hearts. At Tuesday morning’s Christmas program, donations were taken for the victims and families of Sandy […]
*The premiere for Quentin Tarantino’s violent slave revenge film “Django Unchained” was canceled on Monday in the wake of the school shooting in Connecticut last week, the film’s studio said. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the tragedy in Newtown, CT and in this time of national mourning we have decided […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – It may seem like an odd turn of events – the people covering the news now making the news themselves. That’s exactly what’s happening at the Plain Dealer – a newspaper that’s been around for over one hundred and sixty years at risk of becoming extinct – at least in its […]
NEWTOWN, CT (RNN) – Investigators are searching smashed computers for clues to a motive behind the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. According to CNN, investigators are look at emails gunman Adam Lanza might have sent and websites he might have visited. Officials said one or more computers were seized from the home where Lanza lived. […]
At least 27 people, 18 of them children, were shot and killed Friday at a Connecticut elementary school, according to reports. As the tragic story continues to develop, the heroism of teachers on the scene is already recognized. “They will be applauded for their efforts,” an ABC newscaster said during the station’s live video report […]
CNN has identified the alleged gunman at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. as Ryan Lanza. According to CNN, Lanza, 24, is suspected of killing 26 people — including 18 children — at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. A neighbor of Ryan Lanza’s parents in Sandy Hook told The Huffington Post that […]
President Barack Obama became emotional as he delivered remarks on the Newtown elementary school shooting Friday. “I offered Governor Malloy my condolences on behalf of the nation, and made it clear he will have every resource he needs to investigate,” Obama said, noting the country has had “too many of these tragedies in the last […]