President Barack Obama is leading Mitt Romney by substantial margins in three key swing states, according to a Qunnipiac University/CBS/New York Times poll released Wednesday. Obama leads 53 percent to 43 percent in Ohio. He leads 53 percent to 44 percent in Florida. He has a 54 percent to 42 percent lead in Pennsylvania, widely […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Obama and Romney campaigns continue to focus on Ohio in preparation of the start of early voting on Oct. 2. Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan staged a multi-day bus tour in Ohio this week, while President Obama will be in Kent to speak at a grassroots event on Wednesday, […]
CLEVELAND – President Barack Obama will visit northeast Ohio next week, on the same day Mitt Romney’s campaign will be bussing through the region. An Obama campaign official in Ohio told NewsChannel5 that the president will be in Bowling Green and then Kent Wednesday for campaign events. This will be at least the 17th visit […]
CLEVELAND – Eight local Ohio Lottery players won more than $300,000 during the month of September. Here are the lucky residents with the amount they won before state and federal taxes: – Waldemar Lamprecht, of Lakewood, won $200,000 playing Cash Blowout – Charles E. Harris, of Cleveland, won $50,834 playing Pick 5 – Roy Graves, […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Middle class workers will likely be a deciding factor in who wins this November. So 19 Action News hit the streets to find out what Cleveland’s blue collar workers are looking for in the candidates, before we name our next president. “Our economy, I feel hasn’t got a whole lot better. […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – In light of the President’s travel to Louisiana to meet with local officials and view ongoing response and recovery efforts to Hurricane Isaac, President Obama will no longer travel to Cleveland on Monday, September 3. President Obama was supposed to deliver remarks at The 11th Congressional District Community Caucus Labor Day […]
newsnet5 LORDSTOWN, Ohio – On Friday, Vice President Joe Biden will visit Lordstown, Ohio for a campaign event with supporters at the United Auto Workers Local 1714 Union Hall. Biden is expected to the choice facing Ohio voters between two very different candidates and their visions on the best way to grow the economy, create […]
An Ohio GOP official believes the state’s early voting process should not accommodate African Americans. Doug Priesse who sits on the board of elections for…
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Unemployment numbers in Ohio have declined since January, but in June and July the numbers have remained unchanged at 7.2%. Ohio is the only swing state in the upcoming election where unemployment numbers have not climbed. In fact, northeast Ohio has seen some encouraging news in the past couple of weeks […]
R&B and soul star Raphael Saadiq performed LIVE in Cleveland at the House of Blues this week to help kick off President Barack Obama’s fall campaign in Ohio. ALSO: CLICK HERE to make sure you are Registered To Vote A well-known Obama supporter, Saadiq is a former member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné! He […]
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_ashland/murder-suspect-nate-summerfield-captured-us-marshals-confirm ASHLAND, Ohio – Murder suspect Nate Summerfield is in custody, U.S. Marshals confirmed Wednesday morning. The 27-year-old Ashland man was wanted in connection with the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Lynn Jackenheimer, who was found dead in North Carolina. U.S. Marshal Peter Elliott said in a news conference that Summerfield was arrested at 9:30 […]
(WOIO) – The jackpot for Saturday’s Powerball drawing is up to $253 million after nearly two months with no big winners in the multi-state lottery. The jackpot has been climbing since lottery players in Iowa won $241 million in the June 13 drawing, according to Lottery Corp. officials. The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 3, […]