It’s a tight race this year to see who can open earliest, with the biggest sales, on Thanksgiving Day. You can barely call it “Black Friday” anymore, because most of the biggest sales on TVs, toys, and tablets will be long over by Friday morning. Earlier Thanksgiving Openings Macy’s, Target, JCPenney, Sears, and Kohl’s are […]
LAKE COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – With the heavy rainfall hitting NE Ohio, many roads in Lake County have had to be closed due to flooding and unsafe conditions for drivers and pedestrians. Local police departments report the following road closures. n Eastlake: Lakeshore Blvd. is shut down at Erie Road near the Chagrin River. In […]
CLEVELAND – The shutdown of Cleveland’s West Shoreway Friday for movie making caused a traffic nightmare that was way worse than many people expected. Detroit Avenue was bumper-to-bumper from 6:30 until 9 Friday morning from Lake Avenue to downtown Cleveland. The backup could be seen for miles. Many motorists said they burned up a quarter […]
CLEVELAND – Firefighters are at the scene of a church fire on Kinsman Road in Cleveland. The fire was reported just before 4 p.m. Wednesday. Fire officials at the scene said it spread to the connecting Chinese restaurant and a thrift store. “Anytime you have three buildings go up really quickly, you know, […]
CLEVELAND – Cleveland police investigated suspicious packages at the Walmart at Steelyard Commons and the Federal Building on East 9th Street Monday afternoon. The Walmart on Steelyard Drive was evacuated at about 3 p.m. for the unattended package. Walmart employees were taken to the parking lot in front of the old Best Buy store. Members […]
PAINESVILLE, Ohio – More than 200 people lost their jobs on Friday as Core Systems, LLC in Painesville closed its doors for good. The company stopped production at about 8:30 a.m. because of financing issues for Wells Fargo Bank, human resource manager Cindy Hutchison said. Last fall, the company that manufactures plastic products employed 400 […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Monday, Cleveland Water Repair Crews closed East 65th Street between Broadway and Forman Avenue. The section of East 65th Street is closed in effort to repair an 8 inch water main and a damaged sewer line. The road will be closed until further notice. For the updated information on RTA’s bus […]
PARMA, Ohio – Fire investigators have ruled the cause of the blaze at the landmark Parma Theater as arson. The theater, which opened in 1936 on Ridge Road, caught on fire around 5 p.m. Friday. Within the hour, firefighters had the blaze out and contained it to the lobby. [PHOTO GALLERY: Parma Theater fire 5.wews.com/fmpOn] […]
PARMA, Ohio – The historic Parma Theatre on Ridge Road caught on fire early Friday evening. The movie theater, which opened in 1936, closed on Sept. 9. The theater stopped showing movies during the week because of poor attendance at the beginning of the year, but there was a recent push to save it. The […]
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – University Heights City School District’s Roxboro Elementary School will be closed Monday, May 14 and Tuesday, May 15 due to the extensive water damage that was discovered Thursday morning. The school closure includes all activities as well. This, after a water supply line broke on the second floor of the […]
NORTH RANDALL, OH – North Randall Police tell 19 Action News they are having a major problem with illegal dumping at Randall Park Mall. The mall has been closed for several years, and recently, people have been using it as an illegal dumping site. Police say junk including mattresses, kitchen appliances, car parts and more […]
CLEVELAND – All of the lanes on Intestate 90 westbound at Dead Man’s Curve have been closed following an accident, Cleveland police said. ODOT said it is asking drivers to avoid the area or use caution because of the rollover crash. Cleveland police are on the scene. NewsChannel5’s crew at the location said traffic is […]