MEDINA, Ohio – UPDATE: At around 5:30 p.m., Avon posted on the city website that the city was at a “critical point” in the water use and residents should discontinue any water use until further notice. Avon’s mayor’s office told NewsChannel5 that the city could run out of water by tonight. — The polar vortex […]
CLEVELAND – Mayor Frank Jackson was sworn in Monday morning in the city hall rotunda for this third term in office. Jackson pledged to concentrate on several key issues facing the city: education, economic growth and prosperity, a balanced budget, delivering quality services and improving the quality of life in neighborhoods. Jackson admitted it […]
(WOIO) – A number of businesses and attractions have closed due to the extreme cold. If you have a closure, email us at web@19actionnews.com. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 7 The Akron Zoo will be closed Monday and Tuesday. As long as weather conditions are favorable, the […]
The new Jordan’s are out, which means hundreds of Black people standing in line to pay $200 for a pair of sneakers when they can barely pay their rent. Listen to the audio player to hear why Steve Wilson is kicking everyone out who stood in line for a pair of Jordans, especially if […]
Every day, millions get their fill of ratchetness by going online to WorldStarHipHop.com. The video site, filled with fights captured on iPhones, children behaving like…
Last week, a video from WorldStarHipHop went viral and it got Steve Wilson’s attention, and not in a good way! The video of the vicious attack has been viewed nearly 12 million times and memes ridiculing the incident have sprouted up all over social media. If you missed the story, a 17-year-old Texas teen, […]
OHIO CITY, Ohio – Ohio City residents aren’t alone; the Cleveland Planning Commission isn’t “lovin’ it” either. Friday, they voted down a proposal to build a McDonald’s on the corner of Lorain and Fulton in the tight-knit Cleveland neighborhood. The reason? There isn’t enough frontage for the double-lane fast food restaurant. They needed at […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – An outpouring of support for the Cleveland boy who had his wheelchair stolen from his family’s mini van. The senseless crime happened over the weekend, when the suspects broke into the garage at the boy’s house on MLK and cleaned it out. The suspects then stole the wheelchair right out […]
CLEVELAND – Hundreds gathered in front of a fallen Cleveland firefighter Lt. William Walker’s home for a candlelight vigil in his honor. He was killed this past Sunday around 8:30 p.m. He was shot several times in the upper torso and the Cuyahoga Medical examiner has label the shooting a homicide. Police tell NewsChannel5 […]
According to a recent study by the Williams Institute, the number of African-Americans within the LBGTQ community is rising fast. RELATED: The LBGTQ Factor: The Hidden Side Of Stop and Frisk The study estimates that there are 1,018,700 LBGTQ African-American adults in the U.S today. Eighty-four thousand African-Americans are in same-sex couple households, with […]
“I’ll take anyone. Old or young, dad or mom, black, white, purple. I don’t care. And I would be really appreciative. The best I could be,” said Davion Only (pictured), as he nervously stared out into a crowd of about 300 onlookers at the St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in St. Petersburg, Fla. The 15-year-old orphan, […]
Access Cleveland Podcast: Get Ready to Celebrate One Year of Service with the PNC Fairfax Connection
There is a huge resource in our community that is dedicated to helping Clevelanders acquire life skills that will help them live better lives. We are talking about the PNC Fairfax Connection and it is located in the heart of Cleveland’s historic Fairfax community at 8220 Carnegie Ave. September 28th marks their one year […]