COLUMBUS, OH (WOIO) – Rides in the children’s area are among those that reopened Friday at the Ohio State Fair. According to the Agriculture Department the fair’s Kiddieland and other similar rides were cleared to resume operations. Wednesday, the fair’s opening day, a ride called the Fire Ball malfunctioned, killing 18-year-old Tyler Jarrell and injured seven other people. Gov. John Kasich immediately shut […]
CLEVELAND – The City of Cleveland says a fire station with a possible bed bud infestation was not checked twice because of unpaid bills. Cleveland Director of Public Safety Michael McGrath says the city called their contracted vendor to respond to Fire Station 40 located at located at 18930 St. Clair Ave. on Sept. […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A former CMHA Building Inspector Supervisor who received cash in exchange for passing inspections for residences was sentenced to prison on Monday. Frank Isaac was sentenced to serve two years in prison. The Office of the Inspector General from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office conducted […]
In Hartford, Connecticut, a plane heading to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, was turned around because of smoke in one of the restrooms. It was Chautauqua Flight 4736, operating as a Continental Express Flight. The plane took off from Bradley International Airport at 9:36 a-m. Several minutes later the pilot saw the smoke warning light in the […]