Starbucks has now had its rewards program since 2009, though the coffeehouse chain has retooled it numerous times over the years.   Super-loyal customers who use Starbucks’ membership program account for about 40% of sales at the company’s US stores. Now Starbucks is taking steps it believes will make the program more attractive. Starting on […]

CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is offering a summer meal program this year in partnership with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. The program offers breakfast, lunch and dinner to anyone in Cleveland under 18 years of age, for free. Adults are invited to eat breakfast, when accompanied by children for $2.50. Lunch and […]

  AKRON, OH (WOIO) – The Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) awarded $307,806 in federal traffic safety funding to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office for 2015. Authorities say the Sheriff’s Office will be conducting increased enforcement patrols and OVI checkpoints with the Summit County OVI Task Force, while working […]

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today six-time Grammy-winning artist and actress Toni Braxton is set to star as Darlene Love in the network’s first scripted TV film “My Name is Love: The Darlene Love Story.”  In addition, superstar Justin Timberlake will kick off a star-studded new season of “Oprah’s Master Class” on May 11, and […]

  AKRON, OH (WOIO) – The University of Akron has proposed suspending 55 academic programs following several years of review. At Wednesday’s Board meeting, Trustees requested that Faculty Senate provide input on proposals to suspend some academic programs, and that students applying for admission to those programs be informed about the possibility of being impacted […]

Last week singer Ruben Studdard was kicked off of the “Biggest Loser”. At that time, which was recorded months ago, he had lost 39 pounds on the ranch but since then he has dropped a total of 104 pounds! Studdard explained the challenges of weight loss to TODAY, “It was 10 times harder than I […]

ELYRIA, OH (WOIO) – The Superintendent of Elyria City Schools has confirmed nearly 60 positions will be eliminated for the 2013-2014 school year. The school is looking to slash $3M from the budget after voters failed to pass a levy in November. The cuts will affect teachers, special education teachers and aides. Additionally, the TV program at […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – One issue voters in Cuyahoga County will decide is the future of Cleveland Schools. A levy on the ballot that some say could make or break the district. Several members of the Urban Educational Justice League are letting it be known they don’t want to see Issue 107 passed.  “Vote no for issue 107″chanted the […]

NORTHEAST OHIO (WOIO) – The State Auditor is back taking a whack at School Districts and how they keep track of their kids.  This comes on the heels of Ohio Auditor Dave Yost’s scathing report earlier this month attacking the way the Cleveland Metropolitan School District keeps it’s attendance records. In the first half of his […]

CLEVELAND – For parents of children in under-performing schools in Ohio, it may seem like there are no options short of moving, but there are. Programs are in place to help parents whose children attend schools that consistently rank in the academic watch or academic emergency categories. EdChoice, for example, is a state program that […]

GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio - Saying its schools are at the "most critical crossroads" in its history, Garfield Heights is planning to severely cut several school programs and shorten school days. It's not only affecting students and parents, it hits the community hard in other areas as well. At Elmwood Elementary, music students are learning the 12 days of Christmas. But music classes in kindergarten through fifth grade are among several school programs being eliminated, according to a letter that has just been sent out to parents by school officials.

COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) announced today that the state will receive more than $12 million in federal grants for job training and employment initiatives designed to help get more Ohioans back to work. One of the grants – for nearly $3 million – will target adults and […]