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After the controversial fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Victor Ortiz, Mayweather went in on HBO’s Larry Merchant during their post-fight interview.

via CNN Henry Winkler is often called the Nicest Man in Hollywood, but now he’s also known as an Honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE). He was awarded the honor from the Queen this week in recognition of his services to children with dyslexia and special educational needs. According […]

via BBC News The Beatles showed their support for the US civil rights movement by refusing to play in front of segregated audiences, a contract shows. The document, which is to be auctioned next week, relates a 1965 concert at the Cow Palace in California. Signed by manager Brian Epstein, it specifies that The Beatles […]

A teen got shot by police, but now he’s the one facing gun charges. Ron Mitchell was shot last month on Imperial Avenue. Cleveland Police say he pointed a gun at two officers.   Now he’s been indicted for carrying a concealed weapon and two counts of felony menacing. Court records show the gun was a […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A total of 706 firearms are now off the streets, thanks to the 2011 Multi-Community Greater Cleveland Gun Buy-Back event! Citizens in the cities of Cleveland, Euclid, Lakewood, Parma, and Shaker Heights lined up on foot and in cars beginning at 8:30 a.m. to exchange firearms for incentives including their choice […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Police spent hours on the scene of a fatal accident that happened just after 5 a.m. Saturday morning. It happened at E. 141st and Miles. Officers say 26-year-old Darron Smith Jr. of Cleveland was speeding and not wearing his seat belt, when he lost control of his Ford Escort. Smith […]

COLLINS, OH (WOIO) – – School and student leaders at a rural 9-12 building are dealing with K2, an illegal substance that’s threatening student safety and the fall season. Rumors always fly at a high school but when students at Western Reserve High in Collins came to administrators about others experimenting with K2, a potent […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – – Matthew Fox is not charged with any criminal offense in connection to an incident on a Party Bus in the Flats. The City of Cleveland Officials just told our Investigative Reporter Scott Taylor “After a thorough review of the facts”, the Prosecutor’s Office has decided not to charge. Heather Bormann, the driver […]

(WOIO) – The unemployment rate in Ohio continued to climb for the third straight month.  It rose to 9.1 percent in August, up from 9 percent in July.  When will things get better?  The news does not look good for nearly 600 postal employees in Akron and Canton.  They are now among the thousands who […]

OHIO TALKING POINTS Since the 2004 election, Ohio has made exercising the right to vote for its citizens easier, more accessible and convenient.  Now, a new law, pushed by Republican Governor Kasich and his allies, threatens to roll back that progress and make it more difficult and confusing for Ohioans to make their voice heard […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Charges have been filed against the 19-year-old arrested in connection with a teen’s murder and little girl’s shooting on Cleveland’s west side Wednesday night. Shondre A. Badley has been charged with aggravated murder. A 17-year-old boy was also arrested, but faces no charges at this time. Police responded to the 3100 block of West […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – It is a program designed to make sure everyone has a way to make an emergency call for help. But a 19 Action News investigation shows it is being abused in the worst way. A free cellphone program designed to help the elderly and most needy. What Reporter Paul Orlousky found is […]