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Suffering through years of physical abuse is enough to drive anyone to their breaking point regardless of age. As previously reported, 15-year-old Bresha Meadows was arrested on July 28 for fatally shooting her abusive father in an attempt to protect herself and her family. Now a show of support has emerged for the teen, as […]
Duane Prokop / Getty Images The boy with the paper route who answered to the nickname “Billy” knew what he wanted in life. But he had no idea how he’d get there. “I knew, if things worked out, that I’d like to be a lawyer one day,” Lou Stokes told us during a wide-ranging interview […]
Cleveland voters will decide more than who will be the next president in November; they’ll be voting on whether to raise the city’s income tax rate for the first time in 35 years from 2 percent to 2.5 percent. For the better part of the past five years, the city has been balancing its budget […]
A memorial for the victims of serial killer Anthony Sowell has seen yet another delay. “I had been looking for my child for two and a half years and they couldn’t find her,” Florence Bray told WKYC Channel 3’s Hilary Golston. “They pronounced her dead November third of ’09.” Bray lost a daughter and a […]
President Barack Obama has commuted the prison sentences of 111 federal inmates convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, including three from northeast Ohio. Obama has called for phasing out strict sentences for drug offenses. The White House says Obama has granted a total of 673 commutations. More than a third of the recipients were serving life […]
Cleveland School Teacher have reached a deal to prevent a Friday strike. That paves the way to launch the all-out campaign to pass the renewal levy needed to continue the School Transformation Plan. Cleveland students and parents got the good news in a pre-school phone call Tuesday morning. Eric Gordon, CMSD Superintendent and CEO, delivers […]
GETTY IMAGES: The 2016 Road Over The Shore Air Show runs Labor Day weekend at Cleveland’s Burke Lakefront Airport. This year’s airshow is headlined by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. Visitors can view a Batmobile display, check out the latest drones and learn about the Tuskegee Airmen. There’s tons of fun for children too, including inflatables, photo […]
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick‘s actions Friday night are being felt in Cleveland. Kaepernick refused to stand during the national anthem Friday night in protest of treatment of African-Americans. He remained seated and has since said he will continue to sit until something is done to change race relations in America. Monday while speaking on NFL […]
The Cleveland Teachers Union and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District have reached a tentative agreement for a collective bargaining agreement, according to information released Tuesday. The Cleveland Teachers Union said after 21 hours of bargaining, the district and union reached an agreement at 5 a.m. Tuesday. source: Newsnet5.com
GETTY IMAGES: With loads of support behind him, US Olympian Charles Conwell is returning home. “The support was enormous…support from different states, not just Ohio,” said Annette Conwell, the 18 year old Olympian’s mother. And after almost a year of training, Charles Conwell’s road to Rio finally became a reality. “I said to my teammate, […]
East Cleveland City Council voted once again, Monday night, to enter into annexation negotiations with Cleveland. Just last week, Cleveland leaders rejected East Cleveland’s first annexation proposal. Cleveland City Council President, Kevin Kelley, called the proposal a “non-starter” because of the conditions that came with it. East Cleveland Council clarified in Monday’s meeting that it […]
Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton will address a Labor Day Crowd at the 11th District Congressional Parade and Picnic in Cleveland. The event, sponsored by Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, is an annual opportunity for mainly Democratic candidates and officeholders to connect with Greater Cleveland’s African-American community in a show of pride and politics. A reliable source […]