CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Councilman Zack Reed has been found guilty of driving while intoxicated. The jury of four men and four women did not look at Reed as he entered the courtroom. Upon hearing the verdict, Reed and his defense team looked somber. The jury deliberated for around 6 hours before reaching a […]
CLEVELAND – Cleveland city council members Zack Reed and Jeff Johnson held a news conference in front of a home that is now on its way to being restored and will soon be rented to a new family. It’s a home Reed and Johnson report was obtained from the Cuyahoga Land Bank and was set […]
CLEVELAND – The city of Cleveland will soon be installing more than three dozen additional red-light cameras at key intersections over the next year. The new red-light camera contract with Xerox State & Local Solutions Inc. was approved by Cleveland City Council, even as state lawmakers consider potential legislation that would ban the controversial traffic […]
CLEVELAND – As was expected Wednesday morning, Cleveland City Council members approved newly drawn ward maps. The new boundaries keeps the Tremont neighborhood in two wards instead of three. It also strengthens the Hispanic voting block in Ward 14. The new ward ordinance passed by a vote of 14-4. The number of wards were reduced […]
CLEVELAND – Cleveland City Council members met Tuesday, voting 17-2, approving the new ward boundary maps. The special meeting took place in the council chamber in city hall at 9 a.m. There has been some controversy with the new boundary lines that make up wards in Cleveland because it changes districts, dropping from 19 to […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A ticket has now been filed with four charges against Cleveland Councilman Zack Reed. The most serious charge is drunk driving, the other charges are minor traffic offenses. Reed posted bond around noon, and is due in court on Wednesday morning. Reed was stopped at the intersection of East 9th and Rockwell […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Councilman Kenneth Johnson doesn’t think children under 18 should be allowed to buy energy drinks. So Johnson proposed a bill last month to make it illegal in the city. The ban comes on the heels of a lawsuit that claims Monster Beverage Corp caused the death of a 14-year old Maryland girl. Anais Fournier’s […]
CLEVELAND – Cleveland Councilman Jeff Johnson says he believes more condemned homes can be saved and occupied by owners who care about the community. According to Johnson, more than 15,000 Cleveland homes are unoccupied and that number continues to grow. Johnson pointed to a vacant house on South Boulevard, a house owned by the Cuyahoga […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A Cleveland city council committee passes a proposal on new restrictions for where many city workers can live. 19 Action News broke the story last week of a proposal for sweeping new regulations. This comes as a result of some firefighters living out of state. Most city workers would have to live […]
CLEVELAND, OH – 19 Action News has learned of a new push to restrict where Cleveland city workers live. This is new fallout from a story we broke more than a year ago — three firefighters were living out of state, including one in California. The new law would require many kinds of city workers to live […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Tempers flared at a Cleveland City Council caucus meeting on Monday afternoon. Members were considering a request by a retired councilman to return, and angry words were exchanged over his “double dipping.” Councilman Kenneth Johnson retired at the end of the year, and now wants to come back. It allows him to […]
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland City Councilman who was arrested for driving under the influence entered a “not guilty” plea in court Monday morning. Eugene Miller was pulled over by a Cleveland police officer near Route 2 and Marginal Road at 1 a.m. Sunday for speeding. Miller told the officer that he was on his way […]