CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – RTA leaders met with Cleveland City Council on Wednesday to discuss the recent surge in assaults on drivers. In the end, RTA came under attack for not having cameras working, for not prosecuting attackers and not doing enough for safety as violence against drivers has escalated. There were nine attacks on drivers […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News has learned RTA is testing shields or enclosures that surround drivers. This comes after an attack on an RTA driver as he was in his seat Thursday afternoon, and the viral video where an RTA driver punched a female passenger after she spit on him and assaulted him. […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News has learned that the RTA bus driver who punched a passenger back in October has been fired. The incident came to light when cell phone video of the incident surfaced shortly after it happened last month. The video went viral. The driver, Artis Hughes is facing charges stemming […]
BEACHWOOD, OH (WOIO) – The RTA bus driver at the center of a beating caught on tape speaks out. Artis Hughes walked out of Beachwood City Hall Monday after turning himself in. He’s charged with assault on a female passenger. Hughes says, “I’m hoping to get my job back. I’m praying to get my job back. That’s […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – “Give that man his job back!!!” That’s what one woman yelled at an RTA stop near Tower City in Downtown Cleveland. RTA police say that the video that’s now become a youtube sensation shows Artis Hughes, 59, being harassed, spit on and then hit. In the video Hughes loses it. He stops the bus and […]
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio – The Rapid Transit Authority of Greater Cleveland (RTA) has filed a disorderly conduct charge against Shidea Lane of Shaker Heights, and an assault charge has been slapped against the bus driver. This, after the RTA rider approached the bus driver and an argument ensued. Lane is seen on cellphone video shoving […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The union for the bus drivers is defending the RTA driver at the heart of the viral video showing him punching an abuse passenger. William Nix from the Amalgated Transit Union says he will fight to save that driver’s job. Nix told 19 Action News that bus drivers are frequently assaulted and they can […]
Five women who were reportedly forced to live a life of prostitution by a Father and son pimp team are now pleading for their freedom, according to the New York Daily News. The women, who are protesting outside a Manhattan courthouse, were donned in matching tees with scribbled words of support like, “We are not […]
The purifying waters of Lake Minnetonka have definitely been a fountain of youth for Prince. Today the ‘Purple Rain’ star turns 54 and after all these years he’s still got it. Not only has the soulful legend revolutionized the music world, his trademark eccentric wardrobe has never failed to turn heads. From ruffles, to bell […]
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 […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Cleveland Clinic is gearing up for this evening’s Minority Men’s Health Fair. The health fair includes free health seminars and information on topics including prostate cancer, kidney function, hypertension, stroke prevention, smoking cessation, health and nutrition, exercise and wellness, organ donation, sports health, reproductive health, pain management and colorectal cancer. The […]
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 […]