A 17-year-old is charged with the rape of a 5-year-old boy   EASTLAKE, Ohio – Two people are facing serious charges in the aftermath of an assault that came following the alleged rape of a 5-year-old boy. Police say they were called to a home on E. 363th Street Thursday for reports of an assault. […]

February 23, 1999 was a pretty monumental day in hip-hop. Eminem released his major label debut, The Slim Shady LP and properly introduced America to the man who would eventually become the most successful rapper (sales wise) in history. TLC released their long-awaited third album, Fanmail featuring songs like “No Scrubs” and “Unpretty”. But, the one moment of that day that […]

ROSWELL, Ga.- A 17-year-old Georgia boy who received a heart transplant was killed after a day-long crime spree. In 2013, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta rejected Anthony Stokes, of Decatur, from the transplant list because of his lengthy juvenile record. “So I can get a second chance, get a second chance and do things that I […]

  DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The arrest of 43 members of the Heartless Felons Gang is just the start of a crackdown on violence at the Juvenile Detention Center according to the County Prosecutors Office. On June 10, prosecutors submitted a 437-count complaint, the Juvenile Court equivalent of an indictment, against the gang members. […]

  Despite the release, Richmond (pictured right) would still have to register as a sex offender for the next two decades.   One of the two high school football players convicted of raping of a 16-year-old Steubenville, Ohio, girl in August, 2012 has been released from a juvenile detention center. Ma’Lik Richmond was released on […]

AKRON – A juvenile male is in custody this morning after investigators say he started a blaze a family member’s house. Fire crews responded to calls for a house on fire on the 2300 block of 12th Street SW around 9:00pm Monday. The entire rear of the home and back porch were engulfed in flames. The American Red […]

LODI, OH (WOIO) – – Three people were stabbed in Lodi early Thursday morning. Lodi Police tells 19 Action News that the incident happened around 2 a.m. A 16-year-old male was taken into custody for stabbing three family members on Evergreen Drive. The three victims, one teen and two adults, were found to be in […]

A 17-year-old boy was charged with three juvenile counts of aggravated murder on Thursday for the shooting that left three people dead and two more wounded at an Ohio high school earlier this week. Geauga County prosecutor David Joyce announced the charges against Thomas “T.J.” Lane, the accused Chardon High School shooter. Lane allegedly opened […]

CLEVELAND – A group of teen inmates at the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center set off the building’s sprinkler system over the weekend, authorities say. Court administrator Marita Kavalec said the fire safety water sprinklers are tamper resistant, but not tamper proof. No significant damage was done when the two sprinklers went off, but the […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – New details in an investigation at Cuyahoga County’s new Juvenile Justice Center. According to the city’s Water Department, the Public Health Department has cleared the water at the new facility. All tests came back negative. An investigation was launched after a woman reported mild skin irritation after using a restroom at […]