Who is burning black churches? Twitter outrage grows as seventh church burns down in 10 days http://t.co/8urzBHmOLy — Max Abrahms (@MaxAbrahms) July 1, 2015 Mt. Zion AME Church in Greeleyville, South Carolina erupted in flames late Tuesday, becoming the seventh to burn in the past 10 days in an increasingly troubling list of fires at […]
Exactly a week after a gunman massacred nine people at a historic Black church in South Carolina, police are investigating a deliberate fire that destroyed a predominantly Black church in Charlotte, North Carolina. According to NBC, Charlotte fire officials have officially ruled the blaze at Briar Creek Baptist Church arson, but police are investigating if the fire […]
UPDATED, Monday, March 2, 2015, 8:16 a.m. EST – The Los Angeles Police Department has released a statement in the shooting death of a man in the city’s Skid Row section, which Buzzfeed has posted. It reads, in part: At approximately noon today, a private citizen placed a 9-1-1 emergency call to report a robbery near […]
WESTON, FL (WOIO) – A Florida hospital was evacuated Friday afternoon after a fire broke out. The massive fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Weston produced plumes of black smoke that could be seen for miles. The Cleveland Clinic says around 12:30 pm, a fire occurred on the rooftop of a one-story annex under […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Firefighters in Cleveland were called out to Playhouse Square early Thursday morning. It happened around 8 a.m. at Connor Palace. Crews tell us is started in the basement and firefighters contained it to one room. Damage is estimated to be less than $10,000. READ MORE: 19ActionNews.com Article and Picture […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Police are at John Adams High School, after shots were fired near the building. It happened around 1:45 p.m. Thursday. John Adams is located at 3817 Martin Luther King and the shooting happened at MLK and East 116th. Police say shots were fired at an SUV. A window in […]
Ciarria Johnson is facing two counts of negligent homicide for reportedly leaving her two young children alone at home for hours while she went to a salon to get her hair done. The children, 4-year-old Ta’shae (pictured right) and 3-year-old Clifton (pictured) died due to a house fire, according to CNN. SEE ALSO: Georgia Mom Horrified Upon Seeing […]
DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – An early morning fire at a downtown hotel is under investigation. Flames broke out at the Wyndham Hotel on Euclid Avenue around 2:00 a.m. Monday. Officials say the fire started in the first floor kitchen. READ MORE: 19ActionNews.com Article and Picture Courtesy of WOIO 19 Action News
St. Louis police chief Jon Belmar and Highway Patrol captain Ron Johnson held a press conference at 2:30 a.m. ET. Belmar claims that over 150 gunshots were heard, glass bottles were thrown, dozens of buildings were set on fire and at least two police cars were set on fire. Belmar claims that the lack of […]
MARYSVILLE, Wash. – UPDATE: A gunman who opened fire at a high school just north of Seattle is dead, according to reports. ABC affiliate KOMO-TV reports police have confirmed the shooter killed himself at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in Marysville, about 30 miles north of Seattle. KOMO-TV reports at least two students were shot. Their conditions at this […]
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS — Officials have charged a man with arson in the Tuesday morning fire at the Katz Club Diner. James T. Warholak faces a charge of aggravated arson, a 1st degree felony, according to the Cleveland Heights Municipal Court. He pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday afternoon. On Tuesday, crews shut down a […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Cleveland Police Chief, Fire Chief and EMS Commissioner held a joint news conference Tuesday afternoon to discuss the recent violence in the city. The three leaders also pleaded for the community’s help in preventing and solving crimes. “People know when things are happening and Cleveland Police should be called […]