CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The newly formed group called Cleveland First has so far gathered close to 3,000 of the 6,000 signatures needed to put two issues on the ballot. Cleveland First wants voters to choose whether or not the number of city council members should shrink from 17 to nine, and whether the salary […]
Staples including the Big Mac are staying put on the popular fast food restaurant’s menu. (CNN) – Fast food giant McDonald’s said it plans to trim eight items from the menu next month. Instead of offering four different kinds of quarter-pounders, it will only offer one. It’s also cutting down the number of […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Today, United Airlines informed the City of Cleveland and the Cleveland Airport System (CAS) that they have formally notified their employees of their future operational and staffing needs as it pertains to reductions in service they previously announced at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE). Included in the notification, United announced […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland teachers and many parents showed up to voice their concern to the school board Tuesday night. They are angry over proposed cuts to the budget. The Cleveland school district is adopting what is called Student-Based budgeting in order to trim $21 million from their expenses — but promises there will be […]
CLEVELAND – As was expected Wednesday morning, Cleveland City Council members approved newly drawn ward maps. The new boundaries keeps the Tremont neighborhood in two wards instead of three. It also strengthens the Hispanic voting block in Ward 14. The new ward ordinance passed by a vote of 14-4. The number of wards were reduced […]
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Plain Dealer announced Thursday it is cutting home delivery of the paper to three days a week, including Sunday, beginning late this summer. A print edition will still be available seven days a week and anyone with a three-day home delivery subscription will also have access to a seven-day e-edition. The […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – It may seem like an odd turn of events – the people covering the news now making the news themselves. That’s exactly what’s happening at the Plain Dealer – a newspaper that’s been around for over one hundred and sixty years at risk of becoming extinct – at least in its […]
CLEVELAND – Tomatoes are the newest food that’s been shown to help reduce your risk of suffering from a stroke. According to a study published in the journal Neurology, eating tomatoes a few times a week could reduce your risk of stroke by up to 55 percent. Researchers say tomatoes contain a powerful antioxidant called […]
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Washington (CNN) — Ending a decade-long campaign led by African-American lawmakers, the House Wednesday approved and sent to President Barack Obama a measure to reduce the disparity in penalties between use of crack and powder cocaine. Under a 25-year-old law, mandatory minimum sentences involving crack cocaine — a drug more commonly used by blacks than […]