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 […]
Its statement is simple and stark. “We, the undersigned writers and all who will join us, support Occupy Wall Street and the Occupy Movement around the world.” The undersigned so far include Salman Rushdie, Neil Gaiman, Lemony Snicket, Russell Banks, Jennifer Egan, Barbara Ehrenreich, Eve Ensler, Naomi Klein, Jonathan Lethem, Ann Patchett, David Rakoff, Donna […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – University Hospitals has announced plans to trim $100M from the budget over the course of the next two years. Officials will do so through cost saving measures, and have no plans for major job reductions at this time. UH boasts continued recruitment and hiring practices. University Hospitals released the following statement […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson had reassuring news for city managers Friday morning. He called them together to discuss the city budget. It was back in May at a meeting like the one called Friday that the mayor gave managers the bad news. Deep layoffs were coming. He had to cut $38 million. His […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Judgment day for the woman who admitted killing a man and robbing several banks. Lateshia Scott – whom is a mother of nine children – was sentenced to serve 40-years in prison. Between August 31st, 2010 and September 1st, 2010, 33-year-old Scott and an unknown suspect bound 66-year-old Robert Moncrief with telephone cords […]
Three Amish men accused of cutting off the beards and hair of Amish men and women, went before a Jefferson County Court Judge Tuesday. Levi Miller, 53; Johnny Mullet, 38; and Lester Mullet, 26, all waived extradition to Holmes County. They are charged with kidnapping and aggravated burglary. Miller, Mullet and Mullet -are all part of […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – In the first-ever use of a new state law governing fiscal caution for municipalities and other political subdivisions, Auditor of State Dave Yost announced that he has declared the City of Akron to be in a state of fiscal caution. “Akron has a lot going for it, and I am confident the […]
UPDATE (2:22 PM EST): 20th Century Fox TV released a statement about the negotiations, sounding a bit dire. 23 seasons in, The Simpsons is as creatively vibrant as ever and beloved by millions around the world. We believe this brilliant series can and should continue, but we cannot produce future seasons under its current financial […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – In Cleveland Federal Court, a former Cleveland City Councilwoman indicted for conspiracy to commit bribery. Sabra Pierce Scott resigned from her council seat in 2009. Federal officials say from April 2005 to March 2006, Scott demanded and accepted bribes from an electrical and technology company in Bedford Heights. The company then […]
(WOIO) – Looks like Delonte West has landed a new job while the NBA lockout drags on. According to CBSsports.com, the former Cavs store is working at Regency Furniture Showrooms in Washington, DC. West tweeted his job application to his followers on Wednesday. In which, West stated he was ready to start working “yesterday” and discovered the company […]
WASHINGTON — Postal workers and their supporters plan to rally in congressional districts across the country Tuesday afternoon, hoping to convince their representatives that cuts being considered to the U.S. Postal Service’s system and workforce are unnecessary and counterproductive. So far, their argument has been drowned out amidst grave declarations of a financial crisis at […]
STRONGSVILLE, OH (WOIO) – A former Strongsville city councilman has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison, for his role in the Cuyahoga County Corruption scandal. Pat Coyne appeared in Cleveland Federal Court Monday. Coyne was convicted of bribery. Prosecutors say Coyne took money from a real estate developer and used it to buy a […]