CONNEAUT, OH (WOIO) – – A recent Conneaut High School graduate is going on to serve his country in the United States Air Force. 18-year-old Tyler Webster is hoping to take his girlfriend, Hannah Lower, to the prom before leaving for a three-year tour. The school district, however, is standing in their way. The problem is […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – The Akron Police Department has joined forces with numerous entities to significantly crackdown on, and deter, violent crimes in the area. The on-going collaboration of The Akron Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Summit County […]
DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND (WOIO) – With the Horseshoe Casino set to open Monday night, owner Dan Gilbert answered a lot of questions that people have been asking. He sat down with Reporter Paul Orlousky for a wide ranging one-on-one interview. Mr. Gilbert seems to be as excited as nearly everyone in town. He talked about his […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Less than a week away from the grand opening, and Horseshoe Casino Cleveland is ready to roll. The $350M casino inside the Historic Higbee Building in downtown Cleveland will open to the public at 9:30PM on May 14. Horseshoe Casino Cleveland is expected to attract five million visits to downtown annually, adding to the city’s sports, entertainment, […]
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – MetroHealth is laying the foundation for a healthier future by building a new community health center in Middleburg Heights, which will provide more services to southern Cuyahoga County residents closer to their homes. The approximately 57,000-square-foot health center will occupy a 10 acre campus on Pearl Road at I-71. The […]
George Zimmerman officially plead not guilty to second degree murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in a Florida court today, ABC News reports. SEE ALSO: Barack Obama’s Young Life, Relationships Revealed In Biography Mark O’Mara, Zimmerman’s lawyer, entered the plea in the absence of his client. O’Mara waived Zimmerman’s right to a speedy trial, […]
Jesse Lee Peterson, the controversial conservative preacher and regular guest of Sean Hannity, said in a recent video it was a mistake to allow women the right to vote. In a video uploaded in March but publicized this Monday by Raw Story, Peterson, who runs an organization calling for Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny […]
WASHINGTON — In a nod to a dramatic shift in public opinion, Barack Obama on Wednesday became the first sitting president to announce his support for same-sex marriage. In a sit-down interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts, Obama completed what has been a markedly long and oft-mocked evolution on the matter. “I’ve always been adamant that […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A new timekeeping system for all Cleveland firefighters and EMS workers. The time clocks are fallout from a pay scandal within the Cleveland Fire Department. Firefighters paid other firefighters under the table to work for them while they still collected a paycheck. Firefighters and paramedics will now use a thumbprint to sign […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – RTA would like to expand its trolley service to accommodate the crowds soon to be drawn to the Horseshoe Casino. Travis Lamperski, who rides the line daily thinks the expansion will be great, “It will make it easier for a lot of people especially considering the way gas prices.” Even though […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – The owner-manager of the Jade Dragon Restaurant in Akron was assaulted by a gun-toting punk late Monday night. It happened around 10:30PM at the East Exchange Street restaurant. The owner says he was taking out the trash at closing time when the suspect approached and hit him in the face with handgun. The […]
An awkward moment occurred at Mitt Romney’s town hall event in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday when an audience member, in the process of asking him a question, asserted that President Barack Obama should be tried for treason. Romney remained silent during the question-and-answer session, only to say that he “of course” did not agree with […]