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CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News has learned 363 teachers who were laid off and then recalled may not be laid off again as originally planned. The Cleveland School Board announced Tuesday night they will possibly keep all 363 of them for the entire school year. But while these teachers will keep their jobs, […]

EAST CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The city of East Cleveland cleared the way for some new development by bulldozing some old eyesores. The city will demo 24 apartment buildings and 31 single family homes, which are vacant and abandoned in order to create three redevelopment sites within the city for either new housing or small commercialmixed use development. A […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Interscholastic Athletics Office is announcing, the James F. Rhodes football team will forfeit their game against Glenville this weekend. The game was scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Friday, September 17, 2011 at John Marshall Field. The forfeit comes on the heals of a one game suspension […]

SUMMIT COUNTY (WOIO) – Summit County Health Commissioner Gene Nixon announced that two confirmed human cases of West Nile Virus Encephalitis have recently been reported to Summit County Public Health. These are the first confirmed human cases of WNV in Summit County since 2002. Unfortunately, a 78-year old resident of New Franklin expired on September 13, […]

It’s good to know that YBF chick Vivica A. Fox does good deeds all around the world.  The engaged actress was recently over in Jamaica.  And she gifted a few breast cancer survivors with exclusive wigs from her hair collection.  See the pics below: Vivica A. Fox hosted Fashion’s Night Out for Jamaica recently at the Soho […]

The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Canton Police Department are investigating the death of 16-year-old Joseph Hartley. On September 4th, the Canton teen was involved in a physical altercation with another person.  Hartley sustained head injuries during the altercation and was transported to Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron where he later died […]

SHEFFIELD TOWNSHIP, OH (WOIO) – Division of State Fire Marshal investigators have ruled the August 31st fatal fire in Sheffield Township as undetermined. Investigators found no evidence of criminal intent during their examination of the scene or during interviews with family members, witnesses and first responders. The fire, at 4545 South Broadway, originated on the first […]

STOW, OH (WOIO) – Police in Stow bust up a meth lab late Monday night. It happened just before midnight on Uniondale Drive. After receiving an anonymous tip, cops found two men producing meth in the garage as well as throughout the home. One of the men had a weapon in his hand and fled […]

COLUMBUS, OH (WOIO) – COLUMBUS – President Obama spent time in Columbus Tuesday talking about the bipartisan proposals to grow the economy and create jobs. As part of his trip, Mr. President visited the Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School in Columbus to highlight his American Jobs Act proposal to put workers back on the job by rebuilding and […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News gets action in downtown Cleveland. The illegal public banners have finally taken down. They popped up all over downtown, dozens of huge banners hanging from the sides of buildings. One problem, only six of them were authorized. The massive banners are big money, thousands of dollars a month, so sign companies […]

ELYRIA, OH (WOIO) – A prayer and vigil held Monday night for a North Ridgeville teen hit and killed while riding his bike this weekend. Cops say the driver of a van struck 14 year old Alexander Sismour’s back tire of his dirt bike on Route 57. Sismour and a few friends were riding bikes to McDonalds, crossing at […]

According to authorities, rapper Gucci Mane will be returning to jail after pleading guilty to battery and other charges. DeKalb County Solicitor-General Sherry Boston said Tuesday that Mane, pleaded guilty to two counts of battery, two counts of reckless conduct and one count of disorderly conduct. The police report states that Mane pushed 36 year […]