GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio - Already facing shortened school days and cuts in programs, parents and students of the Garfield Heights City School District will have to brace themselves for more potential bad news on Thursday. In December, the district announced a realignment plan that resulted in the elimination of music, arts, physical education and library programs for grades K-5 and a reduction of these programs at the middle school level.
(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. […]
EAST CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton is expected to announce a massive layoff of city workers, including police and fire/EMS, at Tuesday night’s East Cleveland City Council meeting. 44% of police, 31% of firefighters and 44% of city service workers received layoff notices Tuesday. Mayor Norton will provide additional details during his public […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – University Hospitals has announced plans to trim $100M from the budget over the course of the next two years. Officials will do so through cost saving measures, and have no plans for major job reductions at this time. UH boasts continued recruitment and hiring practices. University Hospitals released the following statement […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson had reassuring news for city managers Friday morning. He called them together to discuss the city budget. It was back in May at a meeting like the one called Friday that the mayor gave managers the bad news. Deep layoffs were coming. He had to cut $38 million. His […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – In the first-ever use of a new state law governing fiscal caution for municipalities and other political subdivisions, Auditor of State Dave Yost announced that he has declared the City of Akron to be in a state of fiscal caution. “Akron has a lot going for it, and I am confident the […]
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, […]
During one of the worst national recessions the government has decided to cut $12 billion from the Food Stamp fund, potentially effecting 41 million Americans. In the midst of Michelle Obama’s campaign to eat well, the Government has decided to help its citizens do just the opposite. House members convened Tuesday to pass the multibillion-dollar […]