CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – An appeal filed in May by Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty in the Michael Brelo case has been dimissed. McGinty was asking the court to correct what he calls legal ‘errors’ in the ruling. Prosecutors claim the state did not have to prove the shots fired by Officer Brelo were solely responsible for the deaths […]

If last week wasn’t big enough with historic rulings on Obamacare and same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court made two more major announcements on Monday. One is that the court has once again agreed to weigh the issue of affirmative action in higher education, saying Monday that it will consider a challenge to the University of […]

The Affordable Care Act, known by many as “Obamacare,” has divided people across the United States, especially politically since it was first introduced.   WASHINGTON, D.C.– President Barack Obama praised the Supreme Court’s decision Thursday to uphold the subsidies in his signature health care law, by recalling all the hurdles the Affordable Care Act has […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) –Rev. Al Sharpton is speaking out following Cleveland Judge Adrine’s decision in the Tamir Rice case. “The National Action Network praises Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Ronald Adrine for finding probable cause Thursday to charge Cleveland police Officer Timothy Loehmann with murder in the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice last year. We […]

UPDATED Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 3:05 p.m. EST – The Department of Justice’s decision not to charge George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin marks the end of the road for any legal recourse his family will seek in the case, a family lawyer told NewsOne. When asked if they will seek any further remedy […]

B. Scott and BET have reached an agreement following the legal battle sparked by the network’s major snub. The media personality was all ready to welcome stars and interview them on the red carpet at the 2013 BET Awards. The network, which had booked him for the gig, was not pleased when he showed up […]

  CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request to review the corruption case involving former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora. After the ruling, Assistant US Attorneys Ann Rowland and Antoinette Bacon released the following statement: “We are gratified that the Supreme Court declined to hear Mr. Dimora’s appeal, hopefully […]

  West Africa remains the hardest hit of Ebola across the world.   DALLAS (RNN) – Authorities say a man diagnosed with Ebola came into contact with five children in Dallas. Mike Miles, Dallas Independent School District Superintendent, said the students were in school this week after possibly being in contact with the patient. The Associated Press reports that […]

  (KLTV) – The CDC has confirmed the first Ebola case diagnosed in the U.S. in the Dallas area. Health officials had been awaiting test results on a patient at a Dallas hospital. Officials at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital said the patient is being kept in isolation until preliminary results come back Tuesday. The Centers […]

  SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Lance Mason was arraigned on a charge of felonious assault Monday morning in a Shaker Heights municipal courtroom. The charges stem from a domestic violence incident that took place Saturday afternoon on Van Aken Blvd. around 12:15 p.m. 911 callers reported seeing people fighting […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Three Cleveland teenagers are under arrest, accused of robbing several Case Western Reserve University students at gunpoint. Two of the kids allegedly involved are age 16, while the third is 13. The crime happened July 19 in the university’s Wade Commons Building and has now prompted the University to increase security. Within […]

  CLEVELAND – The man accused of killing 14-year-old Gloria Pointer in 1984 agreed to plead guilty to aggravated murder and rape Wednesday. Hernandez Warren, 58, was arrested in April 2013 after a break in the cold case came from tips, re-examined evidence and the medical examiner.   READ MORE: NewsNet5.com Article and Picture Courtesy […]