Despite yesterday’s announcement from Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty, the Department of Justice insists that the case of Tamir Rice’s death is not over and that it is leading its own independent review.   Peaceful meetings and protests are being held today in Cleveland, OH for a grand jury’s decision not to indict the police officers who […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Samaria Rice, the mother of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, is renewing her call for peaceful demonstrations in wake of the mounting tension on policing and excessive force. Samaria, along with her attorney, Walter Madison, made the announcement at 1:30 p.m. at  The Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church on E. 105th Street. Tamir was fatally shot on […]

  CLEVELAND — Protesters in downtown Cleveland blocked off Public Square for more than an hour and are now making their way onto the Shoreway, stopping traffic. At one point protesters lay in the street in Public Square before making their way north on Ontario Street, East on Lakeside Avenue and north on East Ninth […]

As emotions begin to rise from the throngs of supporters gathering Monday outside the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church for the funeral of slain youth Michael Brown (pictured), who was senselessly murdered at the hands of Ferguson, Mo. policeman Darren Wilson, the heat index is also soaring.  A number of EMS crews will reportedly be stationed nearby […]

  Businesses are also starting to reopen as fewer incidents are being reported and taking place.   FERGUSON, MO (KSDK/CNN) – It’s been two weeks since the death of American teen Michael Brown, shot by a police officer. Crowds in Ferguson, MO have been smaller than seen. Capt. Ron Johnson said they had to respond […]

Demonstrators protesting George Zimmerman’s not guilty verdict in the slaying of Florida teen Trayvon Martin reportedly shut down part of a freeway in Los Angeles Sunday night. According to CBS Los Angeles, about 200 protesters stood on the southbound 10 Freeway in Crenshaw to block traffic. Protesters told NBC LA that the police fired rubber […]

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – One person has been arrested from an overnight standoff in Garfield Heights. The SWAT team was called to the apparent shooting and standoff on Grace Avenue near East 104th Street overnight. Police tell 19 Action News they received a call for someone breaking into a home. During the 9-1-1 call, […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland police supervised as city workers removed the “Occupy Cleveland” tent early Thursday morning. “When the cameras were gone, Cleveland police came around 3, 3:30 in the morning with a bunch of city workers, had ordered the tent to be torn down,” said protestor Peter Schanz. “There were about eight police officers here […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News has confirmed Cleveland City Hall has decided not to renew a permit for Occupy Cleveland protestors to stay on a portion of Public Square. The protestors can still be there with signs, but they have to remove a tent, camping equipment and other belongings. The number of protestors […]

EUCLID, OH (WOIO) – A standoff ends peacefully, three hours after it began. And, Euclid Police Officers say two burglary suspects are now in custody. The SWAT team was called to a home on East 193rd around 11 a-m Monday. A neighbor saw two suspicious people around the home and called police. When officers arrived, they were able […]

Occupy Cleveland is getting the boot because the city wants to come in and decorate Public Square for the annual Winterfest. Of course all over the nation just like here in Cleveland people have been taking over public places to protest big business and it’s hold on America. They have set up tents and people […]