Susan Bro says “major loopholes” are causing hate crime reporting to fall by the wayside. WASHINGTON (WHSV) — Almost two years after her daughter was killed in a car attack during the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Susan Bro testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. “I’m not happy about giving my […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – After a recent President Donald Trump rally in Chattanooga pop artist Rihanna said she wants the President to stop playing her music at his events. Rihanna is just the latest in a long list of artist who have asked for their music not to be played at any Trump event. With […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A photo circulating on social media claiming to show large crowds at President Donald Trump’s rally in Texas has caught the attention of Cleveland Cavaliers fans. Crowds did gather outside of Houston’s Toyota Center on Monday before the president’s rally with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, but they were not as large […]
KENT, Ohio — Demonstrators exercised their first and second amendment rights at an open carry walk that sparked dialogue with counter-demonstrators and resulted in multiple arrests on Kent State University’s campus Saturday. Beginning at 2 p.m., demonstrators walked alongside recent Kent graduate Kaitlin Bennett, who became known as “gun girl” after a photo of her carrying an AR-10 and […]
‘Plaid shirt guy’ kicked from Trump rally The high school student who went viral for making faces behind President Donald Trump during a rally in Montana Thursday thinks he was kicked out of the event for not being “enthusiastic” enough. Tyler Linfesty — who became knows as “plaid shirt guy” on social media — was […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Jerry Springer, the former Ohio politician and popular talk show host, appeared at a Labor Day rally in Cleveland to show support for labor unions and a minimum wage increase. Monday morning’s rally was meant to highlight the importance of the work force and how they are impacted by anti-worker politicians that […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A pro-Republican Twitter account tweeted out a photo Tuesday claiming large crowds at a rally in Arizona supporting President Trump before his address, but that photo caught Clevelanders’ attention. There is an awful lot of “wine and gold” in the photo. That’s because the photo is actually of the Cleveland Cavaliers 2016 […]
President Donald Trump said on Twitter “‘There is no place for this kind of violence in America.'” in response to violence and attacks at the Charlottesville rallies. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CNN/RNN) – Several people were injured at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, VA, Saturday morning. An altercation broke out during the “Unite the Right” […]
Charlottesville “Unite the Right” Rally Leads to Unlawful Assembly and “State of Emergency” Warnings
City officials declared a “Unite the Right” rally in downtown Charlottesville an “unlawful assembly” Saturday and the governor declared a state of emergency as clashes erupted among thousands of alt-right demonstrators, counter-protesters, white nationalists and supporters of Black Lives Matter. “ALERT: Unlawful assembly declared for rally at Emancipation Park,” The Charlottesville City tweeted short before the noon demonstration was scheduled […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Local pastors from around Cleveland, but specifically in Mt. Pleasant, are rallying to keep Giant Eagle in Buckeye Plaza open for business. Organizers say to lose that grocery store would be devastating in particularly seniors and elderly. “We are concerned that the citizens of our city have the opportunity to shop at a viable grocery store […]
CLEVELAND — The organizer of a rally for Tamir Rice more than two years after his death never showed up Saturday and failed to notify the Rice family the event was taking place. “We didn’t want folks to come out here to memorialize her [Samaria Rice] son in spirits of uplifting and supporting Mrs. Rice and […]
At a rally in Asheville, N.C. on Monday, a Donald Trump supporter hit three different protesters, including a woman, who were being escorted out of the arena by security. Unlike the protesters, the man was allowed to stay, despite the fact that he had to reach around the security guard in order to hit the […]