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, OH (WOIO) – On November 19, 2013, Cleveland State University announced that they are receiving a $10 million gift from Donald and Pamela Washkewicz, and The Parker Hannifin Foundation that will catapult the university to the forefront of engineering education, research and innovation. Donald Washkewicz, who grew up in Garfield Heights and earned […]

It’s been eight months since Pedro Quezada (pictured right) got lucky by winning the fourth-largest lottery pot in history at a whopping $338 million. Now Quezada is being sued by his former 10-year live-in girlfriend, Inez Sanchez (pictured), for reportedly not sharing his wealth because, in his eyes, they were never legally married, according to The Record. […]

  CLEVELAND — Mayor Frank Jackson and Gov. John Kasich were together at Upper Edgewater Park Tuesday. That’s when Kasich announced the state was getting a $72 million windfall from the federal government, a redistribution of highway money that went unspent in other states. Kasich and Jackson said the Ohio Department of Transportation would put $3 million […]

  Those involved with the development are hoping the attraction can bring a younger crowd to the country.   Put a stop to poaching, perhaps? Maybe revive the safari sector with, who knows, nude or biker safaris? Even build a Robert Mugabe Experience to educate visitors about the African strongman’s visionary three-decade rule, complete with […]

  Jaylen Bledsoe created Bledsoe Technologies LLC and credits his faith behind the success.   A 15-year-old high school student who started a tech company when he was 12, took it global and now employs more than 100 people three years later and is giving God the all the glory for his success. Jaylen Bledsoe, […]

(WOIO) – Powerball fever is growing! The jackpot has rolled over 13 times with no one hitting all of the winning numbers. The top prize stands at least $425M! The odds of winning the Powerball Wednesday night are 1 in 175 million, but the overall odds of winning another prize are 1 in 31.8. Lucky Locations Cuyahoga County: Smith […]

  *Ten African-American contestants who appeared on “American Idol” during its first nine seasons have filed a lawsuit against the show claiming that the producers concocted a cruel and inhumane plot to embarrass them by revealing their past arrest records on the air. During introductory videos, the suit claims, the contestants were made out to […]

*Martin Lawrence is selling his extravagant $26.5 million mansion a year after splitting with his wife. The actor’s Beverly Hills mansion is immaculate and lush. Prior to listing it on the market, the star was renting the spot for $200,000 monthly. It’s a seven bedroom, 10 bathroom property, amassed over 15,000 square feet. The estate […]

CLEVELAND – Mayors from 30 northeast Ohio cities held a news conference to object to House Bill 5, proposed state legislation the mayors claim will take millions in tax dollars from local cities. The group was led by Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and organized to show opposition to Ohio House Bill 5, a measure sponsored […]

BROOK PARK, Ohio – Ford has announced a $200 million investment at its factory in Brook Park so it can make the four-cylinder, 2-Liter “EcoBoost” engine. It also means 450 new jobs at the factory by 2015. The factory now makes two larger six-cylinder engines. Ford announced earlier this week that it was moving production […]

NORTHFIELD, Ohio – Very often when a horse track gets gambling it’s called a racino, as in the new Thistledown Racino set to open this spring in North Randall. The folks at Hard Rock though took a spin on that in coming up with a new gaming brand “Rocksino.” Hard Rock announced Monday their new […]