70-year-old Ken Wayne Broskey is a terminally ill Uber driver who took the job to pay off the house he shares with his daughter and grandchildren. Broskey has been battling oropharyngeal cancer with lung mestases and recently, he’s been bumped up to a terrifying stage 4. Doctors gave him two to 10 weeks to live […]
One international scam artist has hit pay dirt with a woman who has sent him more than $1 million because she thinks they’re in love. In a preview of an episode of “Dr. Phil,” a woman named Sarah has been duped out of an unbelievable amount as she tries to help the man she met […]
In an effort to provide economic support to activists on the front lines of protests against police violence in Ferguson, Mo., rapper Talib Kweli on Friday distributed over $100,000 in grant money to support protesters. RELATED: FBI Boss Calls For “Open and Honest Discussion” Between Blacks And Police “These are young men and women who have […]
Talk about dedicated a worker! When James Robertson’s (pictured) story appeared in the Detroit Free Press about how he walks 42 miles a day roundtrip to get to his $10.55 per hour factory job in Rochester Mills, Mich., because he can’t afford to buy a car, hordes of readers sprung in to action by contributing to a GoFundMe account so […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – ‘Tis the season for giving, but in some inner city neighborhoods there’s not a lot of money to do a whole lot of shopping. We found two people at the heart of making children’s dreams come true at the Zelma George Recreation Center. Cleveland kids waited in line to receive a […]
KENT, OH (WOIO) – One photojournalism class at Kent State, back in 1941, made quite the impression on Wallace (Wally) Hagedorn. He took the class while he was still in high school and it inspired him to become an amateur photographer. So impressed was the Cincinnati man that he left a $3 million bequest […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Make-A-Wish has four VIP tickets to the Cleveland Cavaliers home-opener this Thursday (10/30) against the New York Knicks. Not only will you enjoy watching LeBron James back in a Cavs uniform to experience something special, but you would be helping someone special that you may not even know. A local […]
Bill Gates and his wife Melinda have given the fight against Ebola a huge boost by doling out money to several organizations. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it will donate a total of $50 million to help prevent the spread of Ebola beyond West Africa, Reuters reports. Without getting a specific […]
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Foundation board of directors today announced an additional centennial legacy grant of $5 million to The Trust for Public Land for the Lake Link Trail project. The gift, commemorating the foundation’s 100 years of impact in Greater Cleveland, was unveiled during a community event at Rivergate Park. The Lake Link […]
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Foundation is holding another FREE Saturday event. The foundation’s May gift to the community is a FREE day at four Wade Oval institutions in University Circle: Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Western Reserve Historical Society. Each institution is offering something unique to […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – The LeBron James Family Foundation will fulfill the final component of LeBron James’ commitment to his high school, St. Vincent – St. Mary in Akron, by debuting the brand new Nike spring sports uniforms. STVM’s baseball, softball, and men’s tennis teams will receive the fitted uniforms during a movie night […]
Wendy Williams with Smithsonian curator Dwight Blocker Bowers *The Smithsonian in Washington DC is about to get a big, “How you doin’?” from Wendy Williams. During Friday’s broadcast of “The Wendy Williams Show,” the host donated her bedazzled pink microphone and other memorabilia to the National Museum of American History for its new collection of […]