Beluga whales are trained for military roles, but not necessarily by researchers. Fishermen off Norway’s northern coast were astonished last week when they spotted a beluga whale wearing a harness, complete with mounts for a camera. And according to marine experts, the mammal’s backstory may be even stranger: They believe it was trained by […]
Friends and family welcomed one of the newest Olympic qualifiers back to Cleveland on Monday. Fresh off a weekend that produced a trip to Rio and a gold medal, 18-year-old Charles Conwell entered the terminal at Cleveland Hopkins Airport to a large group of supporters ready to congratulate him on quite a performance in Argentina. The middleweight […]
BEREA, Ohio– The Cleveland Browns announced they will be keeping training camp in Berea for 2016. On Tuesday, the team said they evaluating a move to Columbus. A development group and the Browns recently asked the state of Ohio to help pay $5 million in the capital improvement budget to build a practice facility at […]
CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Judge Carolyn Friedland ruled in favor of the City of Cleveland Friday, allowing Cleveland police cadet training to move to Columbus. The ruling lifted the temporary restraining order she issued last week, which blocked the city’s plan to move training to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Training Academy. Friedland said the […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson delivered a progress report Wednesday on how the city is working to comply with mandates from the Department of Justice. The progress report is part of the settlement between the city and the DOJ that requires the city to file a progress report twice a year on the areas that they have addressed when it […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Cleveland Browns 2015 training camp will feature 11 free public practices at the team’s facility in Berea, beginning Thursday, July 30, as well as free access to the team’s Orange & Brown Scrimmage at Ohio Stadium in Columbus on Friday, Aug. 7. According to the team, all practices at the team’s […]
After a vociferous public outcry over the death of Freddie Gray, who suffered a fatal spinal cord injury in police custody this spring, Baltimore officials announced plans Wednesday to equip transport vans with video recording cameras, according to Reuters. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said the change comes in the wake of protests after the death […]
The Quik-Trip convenience store that was looted and burned just hours after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown Jr. in Ferguson will soon be repurposed as a job training center, the St. Louis Post-Dispatchreports. The now-charred structure, a daily reminder of the frustration of a community that endured decades of racially biased policing, will be demolished […]
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CLEVELAND – Cleveland area hospitals report they have briefed and prepare their nursing staff members on Ebola safety and protocol, as concerns over Ebola here in the U.S continue to develop. Metro Health Medical Center, University Hospitals, and the Cleveland Clinic have all told NewsChannel5 they have provided their nursing team members with the […]
New Yorkers Against Bratton (NYAB) held another rally/press conference at City Hall Monday, shortly before a city council meeting on officer instruction in light of recent police conduct throughout the city. The organization repudiated the NYPD’s renewed focus on training officers in how they interact with the public. RELATED: New Yorkers Against Bratton Hold Press Conference Denouncing Garner’s […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Horseshoe Casino Cleveland will host a second Table Games Academy to fill 130 part-time positions for table games dealers. Applications are still being accepted for the academy, which starts Aug. 25. “Summer is a busy time for a lot of people, so we decided to host a second, free table […]