CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A plea deal decision is imminent in the Ariel Castro case. Castro’s attorneys refused to give details of a plea deal that will be discussed in court on Friday. As we have reported repeatedly, negotiations have been ongoing since Castro’s first court appearance. His attorneys said from the start that some of […]
While nearly three-quarters of Americans believe that legal recognition of gay marriage is inevitable and an increasing number of states are proving their belief to be true, a new documentary is telling a different story about support for same-sex marriage in the U.S. Produced by award-winning filmmaker and journalist Yoruba Richen, “The New Black” takes […]
*Ever wonder what it’s like to take your mother to court? Well Kobe Bryant knows. The LA Lakers star is locked in a court battle to try and keep his mother from auctioning off memorabilia from his high school days in Pennsylvania and his early NBA career, according to an AP report. It seems a […]
Gooding follows the trend of big-screen actors heading to the networks, and is slated to star in a Fox legal drama pilot, Guilty, created by Brothers and Sisters producers Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggenheim. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Oscar-winning actor will play William “Billy” Remz, an ethically dubious defense lawyer who is unjustly […]
PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio - Two Parma Heights bars were busted for illegal gambling on Wednesday, police say. The Ohio Investigative Unit and the Parma Heights Police Department began the long-term investigation after receiving a complaint from a resident.
Holiday cheer has hindered medical marijuana from finally becoming more than just a pipe dream for patients in the nation’s capital. According to DCist.com, the D.C. Department of Health has been telling applicants that “changes in personnel and the holiday schedule” delayed license-granting decision-making for the five dispensaries approved to open in the city. Emmy-winning […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News gets action in downtown Cleveland. The illegal public banners have finally taken down. They popped up all over downtown, dozens of huge banners hanging from the sides of buildings. One problem, only six of them were authorized. The massive banners are big money, thousands of dollars a month, […]
MACEDONIA, OH (WOIO) – The cash-strapped Nordonia Hills School District is spending more money on legal fees. The superintendent is now taking the case of the fired bus driver to the Ohio Supreme Court. Bus driver Tina Haynal complaining in 2005 that she was targeted for dismissal by Nordonia Hills officials, specifically superintendent J. Wayne […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A day after jurors recommended that Anthony Sowell be sentenced to death, the case remains top of mind. The Cleveland Strangler’s trial racked hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money, but the full tab for the case won’t be known for weeks. Prosecutors never took cost into account, they wanted […]
Here are the actual court documents filed against Bishop Eddie Long by Anthony Flagg and Maurice Robinson in Dekalb County courthouse over sexual assault allegations.
WASHINGTON — Patients treated at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics will be able to use medical marijuana in the 14 states where it’s legal, according to new federal guidelines. The directive from the Veterans Affairs Department in the coming week is intended to clarify current policy that says veterans can be denied pain medication if […]
I recently told you about Dwight Howards’ baby mama Royce Reed and their drama… A 2009 injunction barred Royce from using Howard’s name in public after she allegedly called him out on Twitter and on television. In December, the NBA star sued his former lover for defamation.