Whether you’ve seen the film, seen its 82% score on Rotten Tomatoes or had the misfortune of witnessing its living bacteria bilboard, chances are you’ve taken a panic-stricken moment to wonder: Could ‘Contagion’ really happen? The answer, it turns out, may not be exactly what you want to hear. CBS’s Erica Hill spoke to CDC […]
Guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. It’s the foundation of our justice system, built to serve and protect the wrongly accused. But in the case of Troy Davis, it’s a principle that has been defied, ignored and trampled on. Davis has captured considerable attention because of the doubt raised over whether he killed Mark MacPhail in […]
In the weeks after “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Taylor Armstrong’s husband Russell Armstrong’s suicide, new information about their relationship and evidence of physical and verbal abuse continue to emerge. In July, Talyor first confessed that the couple’s recent split had been prompted by ongoing violence she suffered at the hands of her husband. […]
[ooyala EwZjF0MjoPVNor5JHKbmKTagnYrCsrgn 425 239 0 nolink] The stage play “Why Do Good Girls Like Bad Boyz?” has been resurrected and debuting in Cleveland this week at the Cleveland Palace theatre. Check out the cast in the studio with WZAK’s Karen Vaughn above. “Why Do Good Girls Like Bad Boyz?” is an appeal to those women […]
Barring a last minute stay of execution by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in a last-ditch hearing scheduled for September 19, accused Savannah, Ga. cop-killer Troy Anthony Davis will be executed. If the execution goes forth, two compelling questions can never be answered. One is: did Georgia execute an innocent man? The second […]
AVON, OH (WOIO) – Groundbreaking Thursday morning for the Nagel Road interchange at I-90 in Avon. Officials hope the interchange will attract other businesses and traffic at State Route 83 and Crocker Bassett will be reduced. Land has already been cleared just north of I-90 in Avon, to make room for the commercial and industrial business […]
(WOIO) – Ohio’s unemployment rate was 9.1% in August, up slightly from 9.0% in July, according to data released Friday morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in August was 536,000, up from 529,000 in July. The number of unemployed has decreased by 47,000 in the […]
Television personality Tavis Smiley and political pundit Sean Hannity exchanged jabs against president Obama Thursday on Hannity’s FOX News television program. During the segment called is “President Obama Losing His Base?,” Hannity all but ignores Smiley’s real purpose of appearing on the show, to promote his new PBS special about the Black male achievement gap, […]
(WOIO) – A local high school football game has been canceled. The Elyria High School vs Strongsville High football game is canceled for tonight, Friday, September 16th. The EHS JV game for Saturday, September 17th has also been canceled. Elyria’s Communications Director tells 19 Action News about 30 football players were sent home from school Friday […]
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – On Sunday, September 18, crews will close I-480 east and westbound at Tiedeman Road from 4 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in order to reinstall a power line that came down during a recent wind storm. This complete closure is necessary in order to allow crews to cross the interstate with […]
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Members of an Alabama church that was bombed early in the civil rights movement observed the 48th anniversary of the attack Thursday by dedicating a stone marker at the site of the blast that killed four black girls. RELATED: Top 10 Civil Rights Protest Songs Of All Time The Top 15 Civil Rights Leaders […]
While the death penalty has long been a hot-button political issue in the U.S., as of late it has not received as much attention as other controversial issues. RELATED: Traveling While Black: Houston, Texas RELATED: Traveling While Black: Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas In 2011, a number of high profile executions, as well as judges and politicians campaigning for […]