DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – During the lunch hour several people in downtown were joined by what looks like a very young deer simply crossing Superior Avenue near East 3rd Street. Tom Horsman was able to snap a couple of pictures at just before 1 p.m. Friday afternoon. “It was running back and forth across the […]

CHARDON, Ohio – A Chardon resident spotted something in her backyard that many can say they haven’t seen in person before — or at least not outside of a zoo. Geauga County resident, Melissa Colbary Dahlhausen, saw a black bear tackling a bird feeder in her backyard on Woodin Road in Chardon. This isn’t the first time a black […]

AKRON, Ohio — He’s a black bear just doing black bear things. That’s how the Akron Black Bear (@AkronBear) describes himself on Twitter with the hashtag #summitmetroparks.   The bear already has hundreds of followers, but as of Tuesday afternoon, was only following two: The Akron Honey Company and Summit Metro Parks. Akron Bear’s tweets […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – On Wednesday, a coyote was captured on cell phone video walking through the streets of Cleveland near East 36th Street and Payne Avenue. Two videos were posted to Instagram just after 6 p.m. when Darren R. Ford noticed the animal roaming was not a domestic cat or dog. As the coyote […]

  CLEVELAND – One of Cleveland’s cameras used to catch drivers who are speeding is being moved. The city said Tuesday the Portable Camera Unit that was located at 4123 Pearl Road will now be placed in the 112th block of Lorain Avenue eastbound. Other locations include: 2400 Block of Orange Ave. (was previously 4050 […]

BEDFORD HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – The black bear that spent a majority of Tuesday up a tree in Bedford Heights is now on the run in Solon. Around 10 a.m., the black bear was spotted on Brainard and Cannon Roads in Solon. 19 Action News viewer Matt Jordan was driving on Brainard when he saw the […]

BEDFORD, OH (WOIO) – Around 2:30 p.m., the bear came down from his original tree, switched trees several times and then took off running in the parking lot and into a nearby wooded area. Officials hope the animal is heading south towards Tinkers Creek State Park. Officials in Bedford used a fire hose to try and spray a black bear […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Taxpayers confronted former Cuyahoga County Auditor Frank Russo outside of the Tremont neighborhood’s Grumpy’s Cafe on West 14th Street. Among the many questions fired off was “why is Jimmy (Dimora) sitting up in prison and you’re out eating at Grumpy’s?”  Russo responded “we’re different people.” The YouTube video was shot on May […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Cleveland Police Officers were called to the city's west side, after residents reported seeing a wolf roaming the neighborhood. Officers cornered the animal in the 3400 block of West 59th Street around 2 p-m. Animal Control Officers were called to the scene and put the animal safely on a leash.

NORTON, Ohio – A reindeer walking down a busy road in Norton kept 911 dispatchers busy on Sunday. Before noon, residents started calling about a reindeer on state Route 21 south, near state Route 585. Dispatch: “911, where’s your emergency?” Caller: “Yeah, this is kind of strange. Route 21 south at 585.” Dispatch: “OK.” Caller: […]

Casey Anthony was hanging out in Ohio this past weekend … and now new photos — the first since her release from jail — have surfaced showing the 25-year-old hiding in plain sight during a mid-day shopping trip. Casey was photographed on Sunday — trying to blend in by wearing an Ohio State University baseball cap, a […]

Mariah Carey was spotted for the first time in public since giving birth to her twins, Monroe and Moroccan, in late April. The new mom was swarmed by photographers on the streets of New York City as she was whisked out of a taxi and into her apartment building by an entourage including her personal […]