(CNN) – The 8-year-old boy killed in the explosions at the Boston Marathon has been identified as Martin Richard and was there to watch his father cross the finish line, according to the Boston Globe. The paper is reporting Richard’s mother and sister are recovering in a hospital after suffering serious injuries. His father Bill […]

Pranksters made a fake website pretending Texas megachurch pastor Joel Osteen had abandoned his Christian faith. ABC News reports the online hoax was equipped with phony news sites to spread the made-up story. Each Sunday, Joel Osteen proclaims his faith in front of 45,000 people, plus millions watching at home and online. So, imagine the […]

(WOIO) – The Canton woman raped, beaten, and set on fire, has died. The vicious attack happened this past weekend in Muskingum County. She has now been identified as Celeste Fronsman, 29. Sheriffs deputies say Fronsman died at 2:22 p.m. Tuesday at Columbus University Hospital. An autopsy will be conducted and the investigation continues. Police […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News is learning more about a series of carjackings in the heart of downtown Cleveland. On July 30, a young mother was attacked at West 9th and St. Clair as she was leaving her job as a parking lot attendant in the Warehouse District. The gunman made off with her […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – An investigation is underway after a racist hate crime in Cleveland. Police were called to Lawn Avenue around 7 a.m. Sunday for a vehicle that had been vandalized. The victim told police that her vehicle, which was parked on the street, had been spray painted. Officers found that the vehicle had […]

A man claiming to be Stevie Wonder‘s nephew has been charged with attempting to extort the singer by threatening to go to the tabloids and…

Bill O’Reilly sat down with Trayvon Martin‘s mother, Sybrina Fulton, Thursday night to discuss the Wednesday arrest of George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed her teenage son. Martin was walking through a gated community in Sanford, Fla. in late February when he was shot to death by Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watch volunteer. […]

Bill O'Reilly questioned the outrage against Trayvon Martin's shooter and whether the slain teenager was innocent on his Tuesday show. Martin was unarmed when he was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in February. His death and the failure of local police to investigate Zimmerman took the country by storm last week. Reports about Martin's school record have fueled more outrage, drawing criticism for distracting from the heart of the case.

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Two of the three suspects involved in a deadly gun battle on the city’s east side went before a judge on Wednesday morning. 19-year-old Devon Mittman and 18-year-old Brennon Isom pleaded not guilty and are being held on a $1M bond. Cleveland Police say 44-year-old Elissa Hereford was caught in the […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The 13-year old brother of a 10-year old shooting victim has been arrested for homicide in connection with this incident. Cleveland Police say the 10-year-old was shot in the abdomen early Monday morning. The shooting happened around 6:45AM on Dove Avenue. EMS was notified, responded to the scene and rushed the […]

CHARDON, OH (WOIO) - Three families in Chardon faced with the heart-breaking ordeal of making funeral arrangements after a student gunman opens fire inside a Northeast Ohio high school. The family of 16-year-old Danny Parmertor have finalized plans to say goodbye to their loved one.

CHARDON, OH (WOIO) - One student has been killed in a shooting at Chardon High School. Five students - four boys and one girl - shot at Chardon High School early Monday morning. Three of the victims were lifeflighted to Metro, the other two victims to Hillcrest Hospital. One of the male students died at Metro. A 17-year-old boy is listed in serious condition at Hillcrest, and an 18-year-old girl is listed in stable condition at Hillcrest.