A 75-year-old Florida man, Marvin Hajos, was attacked and killed by a rare species of bird, the cassowary. Hajos made the initial 911 call before being found and transported to a nearby hospital. He later died. Hajos was a breeder of the rare bird native to Australia and New Guinea, Alachua County Deputy Fire Chief […]

NORTH CANTON, Ohio– A United Airlines flight was diverted to Akron-Canton Airport on Thursday. The flight stopped to drop off a dog that was loaded onto the plane by mistake, a United spokeswoman told FOX 8 News. Flight 3996 was traveling from Newark to St. Louis. United said the pet was safely delivered to its […]

  ELYRIA, OH (WOIO) – Recovery is going well for the kitten found frozen to the ground in Elyria on Monday. Shelly McDonald with the Friendship Animal Protective League tells 19 Action News that the kitten, lovingly named Frosty, is showing health improvements daily. Frosty is now able to open his eyes, which were previously plagued by […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Sentencing Wednesday morning for a Cleveland woman convicted of abusing her dog. Dog owner Tamara Johnson must spend the next 30 Sundays in jail for animal cruelty, animal neglect and animal abuse. Also, she may not own a dog for five years. Johnson moved and left her dog, Artemis, chained up outside in the summertime heat for […]