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AKRON, OH (WOIO) - Sentencing for Jimmy Dimora is now underway inside an Akron Federal Courtroom. Dimora is wearing an orange jumpsuit in Judge Sara…

via WJW Fox 8 Cuyahoga County prosecutors announced on Wednesday the indictment of 10 defendants and seven companies involved in illegal internet sweepstakes cafes in Northeast Ohio. The arrests are the culmination of an eight-month undercover joint investigation, conducted by prosecutors, the FBI and local police. Investigators say the scheme was complex. Vendors from a […]

Via Fox8 News A Cuyahoga County elections worker, who made headlines when he allegedly tried to bite off the nose of a voter on election day, was arraigned on assault charges Saturday morning. The worker, 53-year-old James Norman Williams, says he is “not guilty,” but the victim is now considering a lawsuit. Williams, of Cleveland, […]

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 […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Deputy is now charged after two criminal incidents in the Metroparks. Paul Lawrence was arrested at his Middleburg Heights home Tuesday morning. Rangers say the first incident was on June 12th, near the Mastick picnic area. Lawrence is charged with two counts of public indecency for allegedly exposing himself […]

According to Dianna Kall, spokesperson for the Cleveland Metroparks, Paul Lawrence, 32, was taken into custody on Tuesday morning and charged with two counts each of public indecency and menacing. Kall tells Fox 8 News the public indecency charges stem from a June 12, 2011 incident in the Rocky River Reservation, while the menacing charges […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason announced that eight defendants were indicted for failure to pay child support. These eight defendants owe a combined $169,524.74 in child support. The charge of criminal non-support is a fifth degree felony which carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison. These indictments are a […]

Outrage over gas prices continues to increase, just like the dollar amount at the pump. Prices are already sky high, up more than 20 cents a gallon this week with an average of $4.11 and with prices like that, 19 Action News wants to know if drivers are being cheated at the pump? 19 Action […]

  …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING… …WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. A WINTER […]

These are the four FitzGerald said are fired and will be replaced: – Cuyahoga County Engineer Robert Klaiber Jr. – Coroner Frank Miller – Department of Senior and Adult Services Director Susan Axelrod – Department of Children and Family Services Director Deborah Forkas All four will have 30 days to vacate their offices. “Part of […]

  via woio Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald issued an order Friday requiring all county employees under his authority to report any elected or appointed political offices they hold to the Human Resources department, giving classified employees a choice to either resign from their partisan political office or resign from county employment. “This is an […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The owner of a computer company who won contracts with the Cuyahoga County Engineer’s Office passed away over the weekend. The Cuyahoga County Coroner’s confirmed the death of 75-year-old Anthony Ma early Saturday morning but would not release any details. Anthony Ma was indicted in the Cuyahoga County corruption probe and […]