CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cops are investigating a serious accident at the intersection of St. Clair & Glenside. When cops arrived they found a heavily damaged red Ford Mustang Convertible. Police say the Mustang was speeding east bound on St. Clair Avenue when the driver lost control at and struck a utility pole. The force of the impact ripped the vehicle […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Now that filming for the movie “I Alex Cross” is completed at the intersection of Lakeside and Ontario, the Cleveland Division of Water (CWD) is resuming work to complete repairs on the break that occurred on Labor Day. CWD crews will repair the 3″ connection to the courthouse as well as […]
EAST CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Charges have been filed against a mom and dad who did not seek help for their injured son. Derrell Wilson and Dianna Smith are charged with child endangering and felonious assault. Smith is already behind bars. 19 Action News has learned the couple’s 4-year-old was playing with a mattress that was […]
SOLON, OH (WOIO) – A 47-year-old Mayfield Heights man is accused of raping and burning his girlfriend. Melvin Treadway, Jr. was arrested Monday afternoon. The 30-year-old victim tells police Treadway raped her Sunday at his son’s home on Cannon Road in Solon. She also says Treadway burned her with a cigarette. Charges are pending for rape and felonious […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – – 19 Action News has learned a Cuyahoga County manager under investigation has been fired. And, an investigation into his office has been referred to the County Prosecutor’s office for possible criminal charges. Mark Lime has been fired as Director of the Criminal Division of the county Clerk of Courts. This […]
Prosecutors want to use the previous testimony of Tim Lopez, given at Murray’s preliminary hearing last January, because they’ve been unable to contact him since he moved to Thailand. Pastor said prosecutors must show Monday that they have done everything possible to reach Lopez. Lopez, the owner of a wholesale pharmacy in Las Vegas, testified […]
Teonna Brown, the Baltimore woman arrested after she and an accomplice were caught on tape beating a transgender woman in a Baltimore McDonald’s, was sentenced to five years yesterday. Brown, 19, and her 14-year-old accomplice became infamous after footage of them pouncing Chrissy Polis became viral on the Internet. Polis, who had a seizure during the […]
A New York police officer is facing vehicular manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges after he struck and killed a man with his car Wednesday while driving drunk in the Bronx. Officer Luis Arnao, 25, was drunk when he slammed into Tyre Chisholm, 22. Initially, Arnao sped off before finally turning around and returning to the […]
Since President Obama began campaigning for the 2008 presidential election, a barrage of unfounded smears against the president– allegations that he is not an American citizen, myths that he is an Islamic fundamentalist, etc.– have become popular among voters and in the media. The Obama campaign recently launched AttackWatch.com in an effort to address new […]
Will Hispanics take a chance on the Republican presidential nominee — especially if it is Texas Gov. Rick Perry who has a record of attracting Hispanic support to the point of being attacked by Republican rivals who mistakenly cast the immigration debate as “us” vs. “them” and put Hispanics in the “them” camp? Or will […]
By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Are they up to their old tricks again? Tareq Salahi and his wife Michaele Salahi, reality TV stars who gained infamy as the so-called White House gate crashers, grabbed headlines on Wednesday when he reported his wife was abducted, and she later contacted law enforcement officials to say […]
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) threw cold water on the prospect of passing President Obama’s jobs bill during a speech on Thursday, casting doubt over the viability of longterm debt talks as well. Addressing the Economic Club of Washington, Boehner called Obama’s plan to create jobs, which includes a mix of tax incentives […]
