*Nelson Mandela will be laid to rest on Sunday, Dec. 15 at his rural home in Qunu, and a memorial service in a Johannesburg stadium will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 10, President Jacob Zuma announced today. Mandela’s body will lie in state at government buildings in Pretoria from Wednesday, Dec. 11, until the […]
(WOIO) – Communities across the nation joined in remembering the September 11th attacks. Here in Northeast Ohio, communities paused to remember the victims and first responders. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport held their annual commemoration ceremony. TSA’s Color Guard presented arms for one minute of silence at 8:46 a.m., the exact time the first plane struck the Twin Towers. TSA’s […]
Washington (CNN) — As the country heads into the Memorial Day weekend, there are still almost 1.5 million U.S soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines deployed in war zones or combat missions worldwide. So far, more than 6,700 U.S. servicemen and women have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and at least 50,000 more […]
CLEVELAND – The owner of the famous Cleveland restaurant “Hot Sauce Williams” has died. Barbara Williams, wife of Lemaud Williams, told NewsChannel5 her husband died from a massive stroke on Sunday. He was 73 years old. According to Barbara Williams, Lemaud has suffered from Alzheimer’s for the last 6 to 7 years. The funeral is […]
CLEVELAND – After being closed since Jan. 30 due to a fire, the doors of West Side Market reopened Monday to the public. Customers started coming through the doors at about 6:45 a.m., all happy to support the local vendors. Some vendors worked right up to the opening getting their stands ready for an anticipated […]
The U.S. Postal Service plans to stop delivering and collecting letters and other first-class mail on Saturdays beginning Aug. 5, although packages will continue to be delivered. It would mark the end of an era for the agency, which started Saturday delivery in 1863. Tired of waiting for Congress to help, the Postal Service on […]
President Obama has called for a National Day of Service to kick off the inauguration ceremonies and honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a whole holiday weekend of service. On Sat. Jan, 19, Obama is urging people nationwide to channel the spirit of King, who famously said “Life’s most persistent and […]
WESTLAKE, OH (WOIO) – A local maid will be doing more cleaning up, for free, but this time it’s part of her sentence. Susan Warren was sentenced to one year, 20 hours of community work service, and slapped with $150 fine. Warren, also known as “The Cleaning Fairy”, plead guilty earlier this month to one count of attempted burglary. […]
(CNN) — Singer Chris Brown tested positive for marijuana use and will have a probation violation hearing on Novermber 1, a judge ordered Monday. Brown is on five years probation for a 2009 assault on his then-girlfriend, singer Rihanna. The positive test occurred in Virginia, Superior Court Judge Patricia Schnegg indicated during Monday’s hearing. She […]
WZAK Stone Soul Picnic – Buy Your Tickets TWINSBURG, OH (WOIO) -Change is coming to the E-Check Program. Director Scott Nalley was in Twinsburg Tuesday launching the new items. “How often do we sit here and say positive things about E-Check?” EPA Director Scott Nalley joked at the press conference. They announced 53 new testing […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Marine Week will land in the Rock and Roll capital from June 11-17. Throughout the week, Marines will be stationed at Public Square, Gateway Plaza, Voinovich Park and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame giving Clevelanders the chance to talk with the Marines and climb aboard a variety of the […]
CLEVELAND – From two-timing in Tremont, to betrayal in Brecksville and rendezvous in Rocky River, an affair service online has new data on Cleveland’s cheating suburbs. AshleyMadison.com said the most affair seekers live in Rocky River, with Lakewood and Shaker Heights rounding out the top three. The least faithful neighborhoods are based on Cleveland’s more […]