CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Police spent hours on the scene of a fatal accident that happened just after 5 a.m. Saturday morning. It happened at E. 141st and Miles. Officers say 26-year-old Darron Smith Jr. of Cleveland was speeding and not wearing his seat belt, when he lost control of his Ford Escort. Smith […]
KENT, OH (WOIO) – A woman killed in an apartment fire in Kent early Friday morning. Flames sparked just before 1:30AM on West Main Street. Investigators tell 19 Action News the fire started in the living room of the apartment, and completely destroyed the living room. One woman was killed. She has yet to be identified pending family notification. […]
SUMMIT COUNTY (WOIO) – Summit County Health Commissioner Gene Nixon announced that two confirmed human cases of West Nile Virus Encephalitis have recently been reported to Summit County Public Health. These are the first confirmed human cases of WNV in Summit County since 2002. Unfortunately, a 78-year old resident of New Franklin expired on September 13, […]
ELYRIA, OH (WOIO) – A prayer and vigil held Monday night for a North Ridgeville teen hit and killed while riding his bike this weekend. Cops say the driver of a van struck 14 year old Alexander Sismour’s back tire of his dirt bike on Route 57. Sismour and a few friends were riding bikes to McDonalds, crossing at […]
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News has learned that a Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s investigation has ruled the death of Howard Hammon III a homicide. Hammon’s family confirms the finding. “That was my brother, I love him and I miss him and I can’t sleep. I have nightmares this is ridiculous,” said Neva […]
Geronimo Pratt, whose 1972 conviction became the source of civil rights discussions in the 1960’s, has passed away in his Tanzanian home. He was 63 years old. Pratt maintained his innocence in the 1968 murder/assault in a robbery that yielded $18, and his conviction was overturned in 1997. He is remembered as an incredible leader, […]
Jessica Moore (pictured on the right) was just like any other college student. The sophomore at Seton Hall University in New Jersey studied hard during the week, earning herself a spot on the honor roll. She was studying psychology and enjoyed singing. In her free time on the weekend, she liked hanging out with friends, […]