Madonna brought her MDNA Tour to Washington, D.C. on Monday night, and added a bizarre dose of politics to the show. “Y’all better vote for f–king Obama, OK? For better or for worse, all right? We have a black Muslim in the White House. Now that’s some amazing s–t,” she said. “It means there is […]
It took Ann Coulter roughly three sentences to ruffle Whoopi Goldberg’s feathers on Thursday’s “View.” The controversial conservative pundit appeared on the ABC daytime talk show to promote her new book, “Mugged,” in which she argues that civil rights only “belong to blacks” because the U.S. “has a legacy of slavery.” She also writes that […]
CLEVELAND – Speaking during a crowded luncheon at the City Club of Cleveland Thursday, Eric Gordon didn’t sugar-coat the future of Cleveland schools. “It’s do or die” time for Cleveland Schools said the CEO of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Gordon’s State of the Schools speech came the day after preliminary data from the Ohio […]
CLEVELAND – General Electrical lighting is going to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of LED lighting to local landmarks in order to bring them up to date and cut the cost of current utility bills. The company announced this morning that $200,000 will go towards illuminating Public Square and the West Side Market. […]
CLEVELAND – A new community resource center in Cleveland’s Fairfax Community was dedicated Thursday by PNC Bank. The PNC Fairfax Connection is expected to offer several programs, designed to foster community empowerment and revitalization. “We celebrate the opening of the PNC Fairfax Connection as a demonstration of what it truely means to work together to […]
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Indians have fired manager Manny Acta and have named Sandy Alomar as the interim manager for the final six games of 2012. The rest of the coaching staff will remain intact through the end of the season. “The Cleveland Indians would like to thank Manny Acta for everything he has done […]
(WOIO) – ODOT is making some changes to traffic lights to make those busy four-way stops safer. It is a federal mandate that ODOT is required to make. The traffic signals above the state’s 643 designated left turn only lanes need to be switched from a solid red light to a red arrow. ODOT plans to […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Obama and Romney campaigns remain focused on the battleground state of Ohio. Early voting in Ohio starts next week, and both Mitt Romney and President Obama are in the key swing state today making their pitch to voters. Both candidates have already made more than a dozen visits to the […]
President Barack Obama is leading Mitt Romney by substantial margins in three key swing states, according to a Qunnipiac University/CBS/New York Times poll released Wednesday. Obama leads 53 percent to 43 percent in Ohio. He leads 53 percent to 44 percent in Florida. He has a 54 percent to 42 percent lead in Pennsylvania, widely […]
BROOKLYN, OH (WOIO) – ODOT crews are on the scene of an overturned tractor trailer at the SR 176 southbound ramp to I-480 eastbound. The accident happened around 12:30 p.m. The truck was hauling a cleaning solution that has spilled onto the highway. The State Highway Patrol, ODOT, HAZMAT and local police and fire personnel are […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – In response to reports of the $13 million gap in Cleveland’s public school budget, PETA has sent a letter to Cleveland Metropolitan School District CEO Eric Gordon with a suggestion that could help the district’s budget, its students’ health, and animals on factory farms all at the same time: Open the […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -The United Way of Greater Cleveland Board of Directors unanimously voted to add sexual orientation to its Equal Opportunity and Diversity Policy at its September meeting.The policy reads as follows: United Way is an equal opportunity employer and believes culturally diverse governance structures and workforces are assets to our organization and our […]