In settlement of a lawsuit brought by Ferguson, Mo. protesters, three police agencies will restrict use of tear gas and other chemical weapons on crowds, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch. SEE ALSO: Man Killed In Maserati By Georgia Police Identified As Nicholas Taft Thomas As part of the settlement announced today, officers have to […]

  Computers and smartphones are also seeing increases too, adding to the overall increase in television viewing.   NEW YORK — Americans are watching more television than ever — if you count new types of digital viewing along with the old-fashioned ways. Nielsen’s latest cross-platform report — a quarterly source of data about behavioral trends […]

  Research highlights concern with smokers in their teens and 20’s and the effects done to them in their later years.   If you thought smoking a joint occasionally was OK, a new study released Tuesday suggests you might want to reconsider. The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, is the first to link […]

  (WOIO) – A recent study shows that children of women who used the pain reliever acetaminophen during pregnancy appear to be at higher risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-like behavioral problems and hyperkinetic disorders (HKDs, a severe form of ADHD). This raises the concerns of many due to the fact that acetaminophen, aka Tylenol, is […]

  CLEVELAND – Cleveland police will be on the hunt on New Year’s Eve with several checkpoints searching for drunken drivers. At least 17 officers and supervisors will be spread out across the city. The Breath Alcohol Testing van or BAT will also be out and mobile. “It’s going to be a safe event,” said Harold […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News has learned Cleveland police have quietly made changes to their use of force policy, but the chief’s office says this is not related to last fall’s police chase. In November, dozens of police cars chased a driver and his passenger and fired 137 shots–killing them both. The chief’s […]