CLEVELAND – Ed FitzGerald just got a big boost in his campaign for Ohio’s governor. Thursday morning, on the steps of Cleveland City Hall, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson announced his support for FitzGerald. Jackson joined other area leaders at a news conference, saying FitzGerald understands the issues facing our area and would make good […]
CLEVELAND – Mayor Frank Jackson was sworn in Monday morning in the city hall rotunda for this third term in office. Jackson pledged to concentrate on several key issues facing the city: education, economic growth and prosperity, a balanced budget, delivering quality services and improving the quality of life in neighborhoods. Jackson admitted it […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Cleveland Browns and Cleveland City Officials held a news conference at 3 p.m. Tuesday to discuss First Energy Stadium renovation money. In a new deal between the city of Cleveland and the Cleveland Browns, the team has offered to pay $120 million up front. Cleveland Mayor Jackson calls the deal comprehensive […]
CLEVELAND – In Frank Jackson fashion, the Cleveland mayor took the stage after winning a third term and with a self-deprecating smile told the room full of supporters, “Well, I guess it is what it is.” Jackson jumped out to an early 2-to-1 lead over challenger Ken Lanci, a margin that held up through the […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Police officers were punished for a deadly police chase in Cleveland earlier this week. One supervisor was fired, two more demoted and 9 facing suspension. Mayor Frank Jackson reacted to the punishment Friday. “You have two people who were shot 20-something times a piece and it’s as if it never happened,” […]
CLEVELAND – A well-known Hollywood actor in Cleveland for the filming of the next Marvel movie is taking his experiences to social media. Samuel L. Jackson ( @SamuelLJackson ) has been filming part of a chase/police shooting scene on East 6th Street in downtown Cleveland all week. He plays the role of Nick Fury in […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson held a mini news conference on Thursday in regards to the three women rescued after years in captivity. Mayor Jackson urged well-wishers to give Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight space. He said the women need room, space and a time to heal. According to Mayor Jackson, […]
CLEVELAND – Cleveland police chief said a dozen supervisors are facing disciplinary action as a result of an internal investigation into a chase and shooting that left two suspects dead. During a news conference Tuesday, Chief Michael McGrath said 12 supervisors – one captain, one lieutenant and 10 sergeants – did not follow policy. There […]
CLEVELAND — City officials held a news conference Wednesday regarding the administrative review of the fatal Nov. 29 police pursuit. Mayor Frank Jackson joined Safety Director Martin Flask, Police Chief Michael McGrath and Police Special Investigations Commander James Chura for the media presentation. The nearly two-hour presentation went from the time the suspects car was first pulled […]
CLEVELAND – Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has declared April 18 to be “Superman Day.” The official proclamation will be made Thursday on the 75th anniversary of Superman’s 1938 appearance on the cover of DC’s “Action Comics” No. 1. Glenville area residents Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created the comic book hero during the Great Depression. To commemorate the […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Mayor Frank Jackson has just pitched his budget for all of 2013. The total for the city comes in at $1.3 billion and the Mayor is boasting yet another year of a balanced budget. Partially because of a surge of new jobs within the city the Mayor was working with a […]
In honor of Black History Month, McDonald's salutes Cleveland Black History Maker, Mayor Frank G. Jackson for his outstanding achievements.