– CLE

Local Category

CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) - New court documents just filed in the Cuyahoga County corruption scandal. In the motion, prosecutors respond to Jimmy Dimora's lawyers request to have him released from jail pending appeal. In their reasons for keeping him locked up, there are hints of other crimes. The filing refers to a sealed government claim that Dimora tried to fix 8 more court cases. And that his wife, Lori, took phone messages from people wanting Dimora's help in getting cases fixed.

AKRON, OH (WOIO) - Detectives in Akron have charged four adults in the death of baby boy. 17-month-old Patrick Lerch was found unresponsive February 26th at 11PM by his mother, Heather at their home on St. Leger Avenue. The child was immediately transported to Akron Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Responding officers arrived at the home and found an active meth lab in the basement.

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Trayvon Martin supporters are being asked to gather at 4 p.m today outside Tower City in downtown Cleveland. Martin, 17, was shot and killed, in Sanford, FL late last month. According to police George Zimmerman, 28, a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain, shot Martin in self-defense.

Mike Epps is in the LAND making his rounds to the WZAK and Z1079 studios. Check out the pictures here. Stay tuned for the exclusive video interview where he talks the drama surrounding his Daughter, Trayvon Martin death and what to expect from the show “I’m Still Standing” Tour.

President Barack Obama has broken his silence over the Trayvon Martin killing, calling the case a “tragedy” and saying that “every aspect” of Martin’s death must be investigated.

March For The Shooting Of Treyvon Martin At Tower City!!!

http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/cleveland_metro/Cleveland-Film-Festival-kicks-off-with-165-feature-films-156-short-films-from-60-countries CLEVELAND – Cleveland’s preparing for something it has been doing for 36 years now – the annual Cleveland International Film Festival. It all kicks off Thursday night at Tower City Cinemas. There will be 165 feature films and 156 short films from 60 different countries here, most will be shown at Tower City, but […]

The 33rd annual Tri-C JazzFest comes to Cleveland, April 19-29, at venues throughout the city. The line-up will include legendary artists, rising stars and three generations of great women.

http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/lifestyle/food/which-northeast-ohio-grocery-stores-are-selling-ground-beef-with-beef-trimmings-aka-pink-slime CLEVELAND – A national investigation recently revealed some grocery stores are selling ground beef that contains beef trimmings, also known as “pink slime.” So which northeast Ohio grocery stores are selling it? The U.S. Department of Agriculture said pink slime is a low-cost filler ingredient made from fatty bits of meat left over from […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Two of the three suspects involved in a deadly gun battle on the city’s east side went before a judge on Wednesday morning. 19-year-old Devon Mittman and 18-year-old Brennon Isom pleaded not guilty and are being held on a $1M bond. Cleveland Police say 44-year-old Elissa Hereford was caught in the […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Wednesday, Cleveland's Public Safety Committee tried to wrap their heads around sick leave abuse at the Cleveland Fire Department. Council members got a memo that points out seven key issues that the latest audit of the fire department discovered. 19 Action News was first to break the story of internal abuse months ago.

CLEVELAND – You don’t have to drive far to feel the effects of high gas prices these days and you may have noticed that depending on where you fill up you could pay very different prices.