1.CHRIS CHRISTIE When it rains, it pours:Â There’s new trouble potentially brewing for Chris Christie – and this has nothing to do with Bridgegate. Â You’ll be hearing more about it this morning at 6. Last week wasn’t the best one for the New Jersey governor, a man thought to be a frontrunner in next year’s […]
1.GOVERNOR CHRISTIE Rebuilding a bridge: Gov. Chris Christie spent yesterday firing some of his closest allies and then apologizing for the bridge scandal. But will it be enough to quell this growing controversy? Time will tell. Yesterday Christie was contrite and apologetic during a nearly two hour news conference. He said he was sorry […]
1.GOVERNOR CHRISTIE Bridge over troubled waters: Pundits are saying the next couple days will be crucial for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. How he handles the growing mess around him could affect the future for the man many consider a Republican presidential frontrunner. The problems for Christie center around a bridge. The George Washington Bridge. E-mails that […]
1. DENNIS RODMAN Major fallout: Dennis Rodman’s bombastic outbursts yesterday during CNN’s exclusive interview has both angered and bemused many. Rodman tried to explain his reasons for taking a team of retired NBA players to North Korea but the interview with Chris Cuomo got heated. Well, Rodman got heated. And during the yelling, Rodman seemed to imply that […]
1. HISTORIC FREEZE Record breaking:Â How cold was it? It’s so cold, even polar bears and penguins were being kept indoors yesterday. Zoos in Pittsburgh and Chicago said they were keeping those animals indoors to dodge the arctic blast. Humans were doing the same. Who could blame us. Yesterday brought a historic chill. It’s part of […]
1.DEEP FREEZE It’s only gonna get worse: Yes, it’s winter. And yes, it’s cold. But this is different.  Mercury will plummet, 20-year records will shatter and nearly half the nation will shudder in zero or below temperatures. But wait … there’s more. If you’re traveling, be ready to sit at the airport. More than 2,000 flights have been […]
1. NOR’EASTER Sock it to me, sort of: So, snow is whipping across the northeast, the wind chill is giving everybody’s face a nearly subzero close shave, and the governor of Connecticut, Dan Malloy, comes out and basically says: ahn, ain’t nearly as bad as it was last year. Ok, it’s winter in New England […]
1. ANTARCTIC SHIP ‘Survivor’ deep freeze style: If the research ship stuck in the ice near the South Pole was an episode of Survivor, all the candidates just got voted off. And they’re giddy about it.When a Chinese helicopter came whoop-whoop-whooping up to the Russian-flagged ship today in Antarctica, expedition leader Chris Turney was exuberant. […]
Not everyone subscribes to a New Year’s resolution, but Americans will be required to follow new laws in 2014. Some 40,000 measures taking effect range from sweeping, national mandates under Obamacare to marijuana legalization in Colorado, drone prohibition in Illinois and transgender protections in California. Although many new laws are controversial, they made it […]
It was a busy year for local news in Northeast Ohio. The NewsChannel5 newsroom took a vote on which stories were the most memorable local news stories of 2013. Here’s our Top 20 list: 20. January 30, 2013 – Cleveland’s historic West Side Market catches fire, forcing several vendors to shut down for more than two weeks while […]
1. TRAPPED SHIP Breaking the ice: First, a Chinese ship tried to come to the rescue. But the ice was too thick. Then, a French boat came along. But it got sent home. So surely an Australian icebreaker that’s stronger than the other two can help free the Russian ship that’s been stuck for a […]
1. ICE STORM Four days without power: Baby it’s cold outside – and inside, too – especially when you have no heat. Hundreds of thousands of people in the Northern United States and southeastern Canada haven’t had power for at least four days because of ice bringing down tree limbs and power lines. At least 19 people have died in weather-related […]
