AKRON, OH (WOIO) - Detectives in Akron have charged four adults in the death of baby boy. 17-month-old Patrick Lerch was found unresponsive February 26th at 11PM by his mother, Heather at their home on St. Leger Avenue. The child was immediately transported to Akron Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Responding officers arrived at the home and found an active meth lab in the basement.

Renowned for his impressions of other people, Darrell Hammond spent his off-hours doing everything he could to keep from feeling the deep pain of his own life. The former “Saturday Night Live” star, who spent years on the show impersonating the likes of Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Donald Trump, Regis Philbin, a naughty Sean Connery […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – By now most people realize we’re not talking about something soothing for the bathroom when we talk about bath salts. Bath Salts are a banned drug, also called “K2” or “Spice.” Cleveland Community Activists were making rounds this morning at area gas stations to make sure that the new law is being […]

After the first day came to a close in the Michael Jackson manslaughter trial against his former doctor, Conrad Murray, definitive arguments have been determined between the prosecution and the defense. Prosecutors say that Murray is responsible for the death of the pop legend, citing numerous forms of negligence by the doctor, while the defense […]

LAKE COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – A major meth round-up in Lake County on Wednesday. Law enforcement officials are executing 79 arrest warrants for people involved in the making of meth. As of 10:30AM, 56 are in police custody. The suspects are then being brought to Painesville Municipal Court to be arraigned. 19 Action News has learned the […]

COLLINS, OH (WOIO) – – School and student leaders at a rural 9-12 building are dealing with K2, an illegal substance that’s threatening student safety and the fall season. Rumors always fly at a high school but when students at Western Reserve High in Collins came to administrators about others experimenting with K2, a potent […]

One of the four men who accused Bishop Eddie Long of sexual misconduct was arrested this week in Florida on suspicion of being a drug dealer, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

El DeBarge who recently made a comeback, is putting his career on hold and has checked into rehab. He says he is getting treatment for issues stemming from years of substance abuse.

Los Angeles — The happy ending may have to wait. Ted Williams, the golden-voiced homeless man discovered last week, became an overnight sensation and scored a job offer to get him off the streets.

Atlanta’s own T.I. appeared on z107.9’s Rickey Smiley Show and spoke for the first time since being sentenced to 11 months in prison for violating his probation. T.I. announced that his delayed album King Uncaged will now be called No Mercy. He also discussed contraband in jail, his list of favorite MCs, his children and […]

The drug case against T.I. that has sent him back to federal prison has been dropped by the L.A. County District Attorney.

Tiny reportedly “burst into tears when a judge handed down T.I.’s sentence of 11 months. Tiny Harris leaned on her friend, R&B singer Monica, as they left the Russell B. Federal building on Friday. T.I.’s probation was revoked and was sentenced to 11 months in prison. T.I. is free while he appeals the decision. RELATED: […]