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WZAK Stone Soul Picnic – Buy Your Tickets  TWINSBURG, OH (WOIO) -Change is coming to the E-Check Program.  Director Scott Nalley was in Twinsburg Tuesday launching the new items. “How often do we sit here and say positive things about E-Check?” EPA Director Scott Nalley joked at the press conference. They announced 53 new testing […]

WZAK Stone Soul Picnic – Buy Your Tickets CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Old Courthouse downtown was evacuated for a bomb threat  around 11 a.m. Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the scene to check the building out. Just before 2 p.m., the building was given the all-clear that there was no longer a threat. No […]

WZAK Stone Soul Picnic – Buy Your Tickets  MENTOR, OH (WOIO) – 8-year-old Erin Potter was diagnosed with Leukemia in 2007.  She was cured, but the cancer came back a second time in 2011. Now, five years later, the Leukemia has appeared for the third time.  On Wednesday, Erin will return to Rainbow Baby’s and Children’s […]

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s 11-year-old daughter, Willow, was recently given a tongue-lashing on social media after posting a picture of herself sporting a tongue piercing on Instagram. asapniceee: “She is too young for such a provocative piercing. Why would her parents let her pierce her tongue?” tiffaneybabeyy : “At your age, Willow, I don’t […]

By: Royce White, CBSsports.com There’s a trade on the table, or at least the framework of one, that would send Dwight Howard to Brooklyn. But goodness, it’s complicated. Here it is, via Yahoo! Sports: Brooklyn gets: Dwight Howard, Jason Richardson and Earl Clark from the Magic. Orlando gets: Brook Lopez, Damion James and Sheldon Williams […]

OLMSTED FALLS, OH (WOIO) – An Olmsted Falls man charged with animal cruelty after his dog died from being left out in Saturday’s near record-setting heat. Concerned neighbors noticed the dog was outside, and contacted police. Police checked on the dog three times, and according to the police report, there was shade and water available for […]

Road trips are great ways to escape the mundane and monotonous. Whether the trips are with friends or family, road trips provide a great opportunity…

A sad reminder that life is short. The owner of an Akron restaurant where President Obama had breakfast Friday morning died of an apparent heart attack just hours later. 70 year old Josephine “Ann” Harris, (seen below) hugged Obama when he stopped at her family’s restaurant, Ann’s Place, on the second day of his Ohio-Pennsylvania […]

Cleveland native, psychologist, & author Dr. Deborah Plummer sat down with host Robyn Simone recently to discuss her new book: ” They Still Call Me Sister”  The book takes place in Cleveland and Atlanta and is a great read!  Check out the interview here: dr plummer For further information about Dr. Plummer’s book visit her […]

If you’re looking for ways to stay cool this summer check out this interview from Robyn Simone!  This program offers assistance to those Seniors in need for the summer months, listen by clicking below: summer coolong Here are some important facts: 1) The program provides utility bill assistance and/or air conditioners or fans to those […]

  The Fairfax neighborhood has a rich history and is also toward the future. This historical Cleveland neighborhood is known for its diverse housing and rich cultural attractions, such as Karamu House and the Cleveland Playhouse.  Our host Robyn Simone had a chance to speak with Bob Render about the upcoming Fairfax Arts & Heritage […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A female Grant’s zebra and her unborn foal were found dead in their night quarters by animal keepers at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo early on the morning of July 4. The seven-year-old female, Nettie, was pregnant with her second offspring and appeared to have died overnight during the birthing process. A necropsy […]