CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A Cleveland man was identified Monday as one of 49 killed in a shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20, who went by Omar, is originally from Cleveland and his mother still lives here. His sister tells Cleveland 19 reporter Lydia Esparra, “Omar was a baby.” A GoFundMe account […]
Orlando police and city officials have begun releasing the identities of the 50 people killed in the mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning. As family members are notified, the names are being posted on a city website: cityoforlando.net/victims. The names posted so far: Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34 Stanley Almodovar III, 23 Luis […]
The suspected gunman in the tragic Umpqua Community College shooting that left nine dead and nine injured has been identified as 26-year-old Chris Harper Mercer, NBC…
Members of the Cleveland community came together Tuesday evening to remember the victims of Anthony Sowell Sowell is currently on death row for the killings of 11 women in his home, on Imperial Ave. It’s been four years since the deadly discovery on Cleveland’s East side. Among the crowd Tuesday was Joann Moore. Moore’s sister […]
They were civilians and contractors, just starting their day at a massive military compound that’s normally a bastion of safety. But for reasons that may never be known, a former Navy reservistcut their lives short when he went on a shooting rampage at Washington’s Navy Yard on Monday. Twelve families were left anguished. About 3,000 people work at the […]
With the help of the community and a Kool-Aid stand, an 8-year-old boy who raised money to pay for his grandmother’s funeral now plans to do the same for the East Cleveland female victims found deceased over the weekend. Michael Diamond, 8, touched our hearts in June when he raised over $5,000 to cover […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – With the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks happening this weekend, many people are asking, “What have we learned?” and “Where have we come?” since that fateful day. Clevelanders watched in horror as planes were used as weapons to take American lives. Quickly Cleveland and other major cities were evacuated. […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – With the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks happening this weekend, many people are asking, “What have we learned?” and “Where have we come?” since that fateful day. Clevelanders watched in horror as planes were used as weapons to take American lives. Quickly Cleveland and other major cities were evacuated. […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – “One Thousand Balloons for the Angels of Imperial Avenue”, a memorial service, dove release and balloon launch to honor the eleven women who were slain on Cleveland’s Imperial Avenue, will be a part of the activities of the 40th annual Eleventh Congressional District Community Caucus Labor Day Parade and Festival at […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – “One Thousand Balloons for the Angels of Imperial Avenue”, a memorial service, dove release and balloon launch to honor the eleven women who were slain on Cleveland’s Imperial Avenue, will be a part of the activities of the 40th annual Eleventh Congressional District Community Caucus Labor Day Parade and Festival at […]
A state audit released today claims the pastor of a Central City church known for its drug addiction programs misspent or wasted at least $160,000 in relief grants after Hurricane Katrina.
A state audit released today claims the pastor of a Central City church known for its drug addiction programs misspent or wasted at least $160,000 in relief grants after Hurricane Katrina.
