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A jury in Cuyahoga County has found former WEWS sports anchor Terry Brooks not guilty on all charges of rape and kidnapping. The deliberations started late Wednesday afternoon and continued until about 2 p.m. Thursday. Last August, grand jury indicted Brooks on four counts of rape, four counts of attempted rape and one count of […]
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Gas company officials said too much pressure in the line caused a series of fires and explosions in Fairport Harbor in Lake County Monday morning, prompting a town-wide evacuation. The first call about a fire came in at 6:44 a.m. Firefighters said within 15 minutes, the fire spread to a second home next door. About […]
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A former WEWS sports anchor will be in court Wednesday for trial. Terry Brooks, 33-years-old of South Euclid was indicted for raping a 21-year-old female. South Euclid Police began an investigation in January 2010, when the rape was reported. Brooks, at the time, was employed by WEWS, News Channel 5 as a sports anchor article courtesy of […]
An elementary school student from South Euclid died over the weekend after suffering from Streptococcus pneumoniae, the school district said. According to a news release from the South Euclid-Lyndhurst School District, the student attended Rowland Elementary and was sent home from school on Thursday at noon due to a high fever. The district said there […]
Hundreds of Lorain County residents gathered at The Palace Theater in downtown Lorain Sunday evening for “Unity in the Community,” a celebration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The crowd was entertained by the musical sights and sounds of local artists including the Bivins Dance Group. The Lorain County Urban League, […]
Continued snowfall is causing problems Wednesday morning as drivers make their way to work. Most of the main streets have been salted and plowed, but some areas are still snow covered and slick. And we do have the latest school closing as well. Read full story article courtesy of Newsnet5.com
Police served a search warrant at the office of the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority early Tuesday morning. Authorities entered the building, on W. 25th Street, around 7 a.m., and officials from the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation would only tell NewsChannel5 that they were serving a warrant. Employees were allowed to enter the building, even […]
Funeral arrangements for Stanley Tolliver Sr., who died Monday at the age of 85, are being handled by E.F. Boyd’s Funeral Home, 15357 Euclid Avenue in East Cleveland. Viewing will be from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 12 and services will be at 11 a.m. Jan. 13 at the Antioch Baptist Church at 8869 Cedar Avenue. Tolliver died Monday at the […]
A Brooklyn-born panhandler whose “golden radio voice” made him an overnight Web sensation is ready for a triumphant return to the city and reunion with his 92-year-old mother. Just two days ago, Ted Williams, 53, was a homeless recovering alcoholic, cadging coins from motorists in Columbus, Ohio, by treating them to sound bites of his […]