NEW YORK – A local woman shared her brave story of surviving an abusive relationship with the women of “The View” on Tuesday. Johanna Orozco, of Cleveland, was raped at knifepoint and shot in the face by her ex-boyfriend in 2007. Following 12 surgeries, she now works as a domestic violence advocate, telling teens about […]

ELYRIA, OH (WOIO) – A 54-year-old Elyria man slapped with charges after giving his stepson a baseball bat beatdown. It happened on Wednesday shortly after 3:30PM at a home on Howe Street. Police say Bobby Matheney got into an argument with his 33-year-old stepson, Bradley Fussi, and hit him on the head with an aluminum […]

(WOIO) – The Brecksville woman who hurt innocent children at a park was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday. On May 11th, 22-year-old Laura Molnar burned a 4-year-old on the forehead with a lit cigarette. On May 25th, Molnar pepper sprayed two 4-year-old children in the face at the Community Center located at One […]

An upper Manhattan couple is on the run after abducting their eight children from a Queens foster care facility, cops said Tuesday. Shanel Nadal, 28, went to visit her kids – seven boys between 4 and 11 years old, all named Nephra Payne, and an 11-month-old girl named Nefertiti – at the Forestdale agency on 112th St. […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Judgement day for a Berea grandmother who assaulted her young grandson. On February 7th, Christine Bachmann duct-taped her seven-year-old grandson’s hands together behind his back and then to a bedpost. She struck him in the legs and grabbed and twisted the little boy’s genitals. This, after the little boy tried to kiss […]

COLLINS, OH (WOIO) – – School and student leaders at a rural 9-12 building are dealing with K2, an illegal substance that’s threatening student safety and the fall season. Rumors always fly at a high school but when students at Western Reserve High in Collins came to administrators about others experimenting with K2, a potent […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – It is a program designed to make sure everyone has a way to make an emergency call for help. But a 19 Action News investigation shows it is being abused in the worst way. A free cellphone program designed to help the elderly and most needy. What Reporter Paul Orlousky found is […]

In the weeks after “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Taylor Armstrong’s husband Russell Armstrong’s suicide, new information about their relationship and evidence of physical and verbal abuse continue to emerge. In July, Talyor first confessed that the couple’s recent split had been prompted by ongoing violence she suffered at the hands of her husband. […]

EAST CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Charges have been filed against a mom and dad who did not seek help for their injured son. Derrell Wilson and Dianna Smith are charged with child endangering and felonious assault. Smith is already behind bars. 19 Action News has learned the couple’s 4-year-old was playing with a mattress that was […]

SOLON, OH (WOIO) – A 47-year-old Mayfield Heights man is accused of raping and burning his girlfriend. Melvin Treadway, Jr. was arrested Monday afternoon. The 30-year-old victim tells police Treadway raped her Sunday at his son’s home on Cannon Road in Solon. She also says Treadway burned her with a cigarette. Charges are pending for rape and felonious […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – – 19 Action News has learned a Cuyahoga County manager under investigation has been fired. And, an investigation into his office has been referred to the County Prosecutor’s office for possible criminal charges. Mark Lime has been fired as Director of the Criminal Division of the county Clerk of Courts. This […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A police-involved shooting on Cleveland’s west side Wednesday night. It happened around 9:15PM on West 37th between Mapledale and Archwood. Police say 39-year-old Donnie Rodgers shot his girlfriend, Shirley Price, in the neck. The officers forced to open fire to defuse the domestic situation. “During the call, the caller said the […]