Search efforts leading up to the rescue kept everyone waiting to see what the outcome would be for the team. Rescue teams have found all 12 boys and their soccer coach alive in a cave in Thailand nine days after the group went missing, according to a high-ranking person involved in the search and rescue operation. […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Crews worked to get a city vehicle out of a sinkhole on Cleveland’s east side Thursday evening. Cleveland Water officials say they received a call Thursday afternoon regarding a possible 6-inch water main leak on E. 127th, between Locke and Cornado avenues. They said an investigator got out of his vehicle and […]
It was an emotional reunion, filled with crying, singing and dancing. After more than three years in captivity, 82 Chibok schoolgirls have been reunited with their families in the Nigerian capital city, Abuja. According to NPR, it was an emotional reunion, filled with crying, singing and dancing. “Today I thank God, my daughter is alive,” […]
BEDFORD, Ohio– Police spent part of their day Sunday getting a mother reunited with her offspring. The officers were called to Broadway Avenue at about 11 a.m. Sunday after a woman noticed a mother duck in distress. Sunny Tabler saw the mother duck and one duckling walking around the sewer drain. Tabler called police for […]
We were so excited to hear about the recent rescue of 234 women and young girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, but now we’re learning of a heartbreaking development: 214 of them are now visibly pregnant. The girls were rescued by the Nigerian army from Borno State’s Sambisa Forest. Now, as the women and girls settle into refugee camps, […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Through more than 300 pages, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus recall the decade they spent in captivity after they were kidnapped by Ariel Castro. Their story, “Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland,” is in stores Monday and provides a glimpse into the physical and psychological abuse the women overcame, alongside Michelle […]
CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH (WOIO) – The race is on to save 14 neglected horses and 5 rabbits removed from a home on West Bath road. Thursday, Feb.19, humane officers and Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary staff went to an address in the 400 block of West Bath Road to rescue the animals. Officials say all of […]
Boyce “Scoop” Coleman gave his life to help save a child from drowning Sunday. Today, his Yonkers community is mourning the loss of a hero. The event…
ELYRIA, OH (WOIO) – A kitten was found frozen to the ground Monday morning in Elyria. A passer-by spotted the little kitty near Route 57 and Griswold. Amazingly, the kitten, named Frosty does not have frostbite, but does have an upper respiratory infection. READ MORE: 19ActionNews.com Article and Picture Courtesy of WOIO 19 Action News
CLEVELAND – After being held captive for 10 years in Cleveland, Gina DeJesus is back home with her family. Gina arrived to her west side Cleveland home at 2:42 p.m. to a cheering crowd of hundreds lining the streets. Her homecoming was emotional to say the least. Gina’s father, Felix DeJesus, hugged family and friends […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – On February 7th, the Cleveland Animal Protective League will turn 100 years old. The organization is looking back on each and every happy ending that has been created since 1913 for animals adopted from the Cleveland APL and their loving families. To celebrate 100 years of match-making and to continue our […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A Cleveland police officer rescues an abandoned pup tied to a tree. The Second District Officer found the dog alone with no collar, food or water. The pup was scared and hungry. The officer took the dog home and is currently fostering her until someone can provide a forever home. The […]