CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – FirstEnergy utility personnel are prepared to respond to any outages caused by severe winter weather forecast across most of its utilities’ service territories later Tuesday and into Wednesday. The storm is expected to produce a wintry mix of ice and heavy snow, with current forecasts projecting the most severe conditions […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The City of Cleveland has its snow removal fleet out on the road. Throughout the day on Thursday, the Division of Streets will staff 42-45 drivers to focus on main roadways and residential areas as temperatures are expected to remain below freezing. There is plenty of salt on hand. Residents […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – ODOT is preparing for the snow and ice storm that is coming through Cleveland this week. Ohio Department of Transportation District 12 serving Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties is fully staffed for this New Year’s Day lake effect snow event. Approximately 80 crews are on the roads in the tri-county area plowing and treating […]

CLEVELAND – With the flu spreading quickly across Ohio and the rest of the country, the CDC has listed six things you should not touch to avoid getting sick. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified six everyday items that you may want to consider trying to avoid. It’s mainly because flu […]

PARMA, Ohio – The Cuyahoga County Board of Health reports northeast Ohio has an adequate supply of the flu vaccine, even though demand has increased sharply in the past several weeks. Board of Health Commissioner Terry Allan believes there will be more than enough doses of flu vaccine to deal with the growing number of […]

(CNN) – Flu season is just around the corner and already drugstores and doctor’s offices have supplies of this year’s vaccine. But is it too early to get the flu shot? Although flu season traditionally lasts from October to May, most clinics get their supplies by early September and have the vaccines ready for patients […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – With the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks happening this weekend, many people are asking, “What have we learned?” and  “Where have we come?” since that fateful day. Clevelanders watched in horror as planes were used as weapons to take American lives. Quickly Cleveland and other major cities were evacuated. […]