CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Mayor Frank G. Jackson will unveil his plan for Cleveland’s Downtown Lakefront this afternoon. The plan is a detailed vision of mixed-use development from the western edge of Cleveland Browns Stadium to the eastern edge of Burke Lakefront Airport. The Browns, as a large tenant of the property, agreed to serve […]

(WOIO) – Whirlpool Corporation announced Friday third-quarter net earnings of $177 million, or $2.27 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $79 million, or $1.02 per diluted share reported during the same period last year.   On an adjusted basis, excluding non-operating charges, diluted earnings per share(1) totaled $2.35 compared to $2.22 in the prior year. […]

BEREA, OH (WOIO) – Baldwin Wallace College is expanding. Private homes in the heart of the campus are now being relocated to another place so the college can expand. BW is working with the residents to make the growth as painless as possible. “The neighbors and the college got together and took a hard look at […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Optima Ventures and Sage Hospitality are pleased to announce that they have partnered to purchase the Crowne Plaza Cleveland City Centre hotel in downtown Cleveland and plan to convert the property into a luxurious 481-room Westin. The Cleveland International Fund has committed $36 million to help fund renovations at the property. […]

TheGrio and NewsOne have teamed up to launch a new multimedia series called THE BIG ISSUE. Our first installment is this special report, “Addicted To Food.” On TheGrio: The Big Issue: Blacks Aren’t Immune To Food Addiction (hosted by Mara Sciavocampo] [VIDEO] The Urban Fresh Food Fight Goes National Map: Obesity by state vs fast […]

(blackmediaSCOOP) Wow! It seems like we just told you about Raven-Symone’s new show “State of Georgia” well the show has already been cancelled! Symone played an aspiring actress who leaves the South to become a big star. The cancellation is the latest in a string of huge stumbles, including a movie flop (“College Road Trip”), […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Average retail gasoline prices in Cleveland have fallen 16.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.46/g Sunday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 4.2 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.61/g, according to gasoline price website ClevelandGasPrices.com. Including the change in gas prices in […]

PLAIN TOWNSHIP, OH (WOIO) – Five Hoover High School students injured in a car crash, and troopers say alcohol appears to be a factor. The crash happened just after midnight on Saturday on Pittsburg Avenue south of Applegrove Street. Troopers tell 19 Action News 18-year-old Kyle Byelene was driving an Acura northbound on Pittsburg when he […]

(WOIO) – A local high school football game has been canceled. The Elyria High School vs Strongsville High football game is canceled for tonight, Friday, September 16th. The EHS JV game for Saturday, September 17th has also been canceled. Elyria’s Communications Director tells 19 Action News about 30 football players were sent home from school Friday […]

EAST CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The city of East Cleveland cleared the way for some new development by bulldozing some old eyesores. The city will demo 24 apartment buildings and 31 single family homes, which are vacant and abandoned in order to create three redevelopment sites within the city for either new housing or small commercialmixed use development. A […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News has learned 363 teachers who were laid off and then recalled may not be laid off again as originally planned. The Cleveland School Board announced Tuesday night they will possibly keep all 363 of them for the entire school year. But while these teachers will keep their jobs, […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The movie I, Alex Cross will continue filming on Lakeside Avenue at Ontario, from Monday. September 12 through Tuesday, September 13, 2011. The intersection at Lakeside and Ontario will be closed to through traffic for action sequences, including car crashes, explosions, snipers and SWAT teams. The filming schedule was originally scheduled […]