New Year’s Day is the second deadliest driving day of the year.   Lyft and the Cleveland Police Foundation are teaming up to help make New Year’s Eve a little safer, donating $10,000 in free ride credits for people looking to get home after a night on the town. Officers will hand out $10 ride […]

The Summit County Prosecutor’s Office is offering free taxi rides for Summit County residents starting at 6 p.m. on July 3 until 6 a.m. on July 5. Police said officials are doing this to make sure no one drinks and drives. The campaign is called Arrive Alive. The number to call to set up a […]

COLUMBUS, OH (WOIO) – Rides in the children’s area are among those that reopened Friday at the Ohio State Fair. According to the Agriculture Department the fair’s Kiddieland and other similar rides were cleared to resume operations. Wednesday, the fair’s opening day, a ride called the Fire Ball malfunctioned, killing 18-year-old Tyler Jarrell and injured seven other people. Gov. John Kasich immediately shut […]

  SANDUSKY, OH (WOIO) – It’s the “last stand” for one of Cedar Point’s steel scream machines.  On Tuesday, the park announced the Mantis roller coaster will soon give its final rides. Mantis was billed as the tallest, fastest and steepest stand-up roller coaster in the world when it opened on May 11, 1996. Featuring […]

  CLEVELAND – Uber, an app that connects people with drivers who can give them rides, is launching its Cleveland car service with free rides April 8 to April 23. Any person can get up to five rides that would cost less than $25 for free during the promotion. Learn more about Uber’s Cleveland launch […]

  CLEVELAND – The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, RTA, and Cuyahoga Community College are teaming up to offer Tri-C students unlimited RTA rides with their classes. This includes bus service, the rapid and the HealthLine buses. Tri-C is planning to implement the program for its spring semester. Right now, it’s scheduled to last for […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News has learned that women have been getting attacked at knifepoint, then sexually assaulted. And we have clues to help stop this sicko. We have gotten our hands on the sketch of this pervert.  Police say he’s a young guy, maybe Hispanic.  He has earrings in his ears and some […]