CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News has confirmed Cleveland City Hall has decided not to renew a permit for Occupy Cleveland protestors to stay on a portion of Public Square. The protestors can still be there with signs, but they have to remove a tent, camping equipment and other belongings. The number of protestors […]
BROOKLYN, OH (WOIO) – The Brooklyn Cracker Barrel reopened for the first time on Tuesday morning since a deadly shooting nearly two weeks ago. Kevin Allen shot and killed his wife, Katherina, and 10-year old daughter, Kerri, on April 12. It was the little girl’s 10th birthday. Allen also shot his daughter Kayla. The 10-year-old is listed […]
“View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg and CNN anchor Don Lemon argued for journalists to say the full n-word on air while reporting stories. On Saturday, Lemon said that journalists should use the full word while reporting, rather than using the term “n-word.” Lemon said, “I hate saying ‘the n-word.’ I think it takes the value out […]
WASHINGTON — In a speech Wednesday, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney attacked President Barack Obama’s signature health care policy by falsely claiming that Obama “has taken a series of steps that end Medicare as we know it.” Romney’s speech before the American Society of News Editors was clearly an effort to turn the tables after […]
(WOIO) - Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason announced that seven defendants were indicted for failing to pay child support. These seven defendants owe a combined $97,193.82 in child support. The charge of criminal non-support is a fifth degree felony which carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison. These indictments are a result of a joint investigative effort by the Cuyahoga County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) and the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office.
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Trayvon Martin supporters are being asked to gather at 4 p.m today outside Tower City in downtown Cleveland. Martin, 17, was shot and killed, in Sanford, FL late last month. According to police George Zimmerman, 28, a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain, shot Martin in self-defense.
(WOIO) – Republicans in ten states will head to the polls today to pick who they want to challenge President Obama in November. The two GOP frontrunners made their final push for votes in Ohio on Monday. The Buckeye State is considered the biggest prize. Mitt Romney campaigned hard across Ohio hours before the polls […]
CHARDON, Ohio – A group on Facebook is trying to encourage others to join a “human barricade” against a church that is planning to protest the funeral of a Chardon High School shooting victim. The Facebook page shows more than 1,600 people signed up to take part in Saturday’s blockade. Danny Parmertor, 16, was shot […]
CHARDON, OH (WOIO) - Grief counselors are on hand as Chardon High School faculty and staff returned to the building for the first time since a student gunman fatally shot three students. High school faculty and staff reported to Chardon High at 9AM, all Middle School faculty and staff gathered at Chardon United Methodist Church at 9AM and all K-5 faculty and staff reported to Munson Elementary. The shootings occurred just before the start of classes Monday morning around 7:40AM in the area of the High School's cafeteria. 17-year-old TJ Lane reportedly opened fire, shooting five students.
*A coalition of Black activists has launched a national campaign they call “Occupy ‘Red Tails’” to spur Americans to go see the monumental George Lucas production of “Red Tails” which based on the story of the Tuskegee Airmen. Judge Kevin Ross, Michael Ajakwe, Najee Ali and several others are petitioning Americans across the country to recognize those who fought to maintain American freedoms and privileges. For over 23 years, Lucas has been trying to tell the story of the courageous Black pilots who transformed the makeup of the military, but Hollywood wasn’t having it. So the big time filmmaker decided to tell the story, using $90 million of his own money to make and market the film.
CLEVELAND - The U.S. Department of Education has selected Cleveland as one of six cities to receive specialized training to assist the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and area community organizations in getting better education out to families on completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Mayor Frank Jackson, CMSD CEO Eric Gordon and College Now CEO Lee Friedman spoke of the importance of Financial Aid Awareness Month at the first of several events in the Cleveland City Hall Rotunda on Wednesday. "We know that higher education is the single-most important step that students of any age can take to prepare for a successful future," Jackson said.
Jerry Sandusky was arrested again on Wednesday after two new alleged victims came forward with detailed allegations of sexual abuse perpetrated by the former Penn State football coach. Over the weeks since Sandusky’s initial arrest, there has been a consistent stream of new accustations and revelations pertaining to the alleged crimes. Meanwhile, Sandusky has twice […]