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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - It's been a deadly week in Cuyahoga County. Six people killed over the weekend, and the violence continued throughout the rest of the week. Since Sunday, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office has been hustling to get these cases investigated and closed. Six bodies were brought in on Sunday alone.

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) - The 15-year-old killed after being shot twice in the head in Garfield Heights has been identified. The teen - identified as T'John Terry - was shot at East 131st and South Parkway Drive around 8PM on Tuesday. Terry and his friend were walking down the Garfield Heights street when he was shot.

People cut back or eliminate spending on something to create extra money for gas, and they find ways to drive less -- using mass transit, combining errands, or just skipping certain outings.

Cleveland-bred rapper Kid Cudi and funk veteran George Clinton are on the bill for a free concert April 12 at The Q, as part of the crescendo of hoopla leading up to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony April 14 at Public Auditorium.

*First her sex tape with the singer leaked, and now he’s cashing in on their former relationship with a tell-all book — hinting that she cheated on her first husband, Damon Thomas, with him, reports the Huffington Post. In “Death of a Cheating Man: What Every Woman Must Know About Men Who Stray,” the 31-year-old […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - The countdown to the opening of Cleveland's highly-anticipated casino is on! Rock Caesar's Ohio provided an update on the city's big new attraction, which is slated to open the week of May 14th. Horseshoe Cleveland is being developed inside the Historic Higbee Building as a high-profile addition to the city's impressive sports, entertainment, music and cultural attractions. There are currently two shifts of 600 workers inside working everyday.

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - A vigil will be held tonight for a young mother and her baby killed after being kidnapped at gunpoint over the weekend. A vigil for 19-year-old Latasha R. Jackson and her 1-year-old daughter, Chaniya Wynn, will be held at 5:30PM on East 71st and Union. The bodies of Jackson and her baby girl were found in a garage on the city's east side on Sunday. The body of suspect 35-year-old Thomas Lorde was also in the garage. It appears as though Lorde, Jackson's estranged boyfriend, shot himself in the head.

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Cleveland Police held a news conference Tuesday on the deadly weekend in the city. Six people were killed in less than 36 hours, including a mother and her baby daughter after they were kidnapped at gunpoint. Police said they responded in timely manner in all cases, and also addressed delays in the Amber Alert issued for 19-year-old Latasha R. Jackson and her 1-year-old daughter, Chaniya Wynn, after they were kidnapped at gunpoint by Jackson's estranged boyfriend. Jackson and her baby girl were found shot to death inside an east side garage. It appears as though the suspect - 35-year-old Thomas Lorde - shot himself in the head.

The origins of Mardi Gras can be traced to Medival Europe, though we have no written record of how that really transformed into the current Mardi Gras of today. But the origins of the Mardi Gras we celebrate today — with Kings, Mardi Gras colors, and brass bands — are traced to New Orleans.

Cleveland Police are investigating after a fight in a bar at 815 Rockwell Ave. turns deadly.

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - A bar fight in downtown Cleveland turned deadly Sunday morning. According to Cleveland Police, a fight broke out at Tavo Martini Loft located on Rockwell Avenue and E. 9th Street around 2:20 a.m. for a male shot. Officers arrived on scene and were directed to a man in a restroom with a gunshot wound to his stomach.

PAINESVILLE, OH (WOIO) - A police chase that started in Painesville went all the way to Cleveland Monday afternoon. Painesville Police say two men robbed the Georgio's Pizza on Richmond Street around 1:30 p.m. At least one of the men had a gun.