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New information on a measure to stop people from buying exotic animals in the Buckeye State. A house committee will vote on the measure Wednesday and a full house vote is set for Thursday. The issue of exotic animals was thrust into the spotlight this past October when Terry Thompson set a bunch of his animals free in Zanesville before killing himself. The new legislation would essentially ban any new ownership of certain exotic pets. More >>
Thursday, January 5 2012 11:23 AM EST2012-01-05 16:23:24 GMT
New developments in a cancer cluster in Northwest Ohio. Six children have died, and many others are sick.
19 Action News Reporter Scott Taylor has learned the Federal EPA has identified 14 sites in Sandusky County to test to see if any could be the cause of the deadly Clyde Cancer Cluster.More >>
Wednesday, December 28 2011 7:15 PM EST2011-12-29 00:15:20 GMT
East Cleveland Police believe another teenager shot and killed Demetri Mayers, 17. Demetri was a student at Shaw High School. On December 21st, the teenager was shot several times at 14780 Edlerwood Avenue. Police were called to the area for shots fired, and found Demetri laying on the ground. He was transported to Metro, where he died.More >>
Wednesday, December 7 2011 7:18 PM EST2011-12-08 00:18:40 GMT
An incident Saturday evening during a high school sporting event at Notre Dame Cathedral Latin High School have some people calling it a riot -- while others say it was just confusion.More >>
Wednesday, November 23 2011 3:16 PM EST2011-11-23 20:16:33 GMT
The President of St. Ignatius High School released recent letters to alumni addressing complaints of sexual abuse stemming from the 1950's and 1970's.More >>
Monday, November 14 2011 8:13 PM EST2011-11-15 01:13:45 GMT
The Occupy Wall Street protests are getting more and more violent across the country. But here in Cleveland protesters have a new goal help a woman keep her home.More >>
Monday, October 24 2011 7:08 PM EDT2011-10-24 23:08:16 GMT
A 72-year-old Cleveland man is recovering after a vicious dog attack. LeRoy Carodine was bit several times by the violent animals Sunday on the city's east side.More >>
Wednesday, October 12 2011 3:00 PM EDT2011-10-12 19:00:40 GMT
19 Action News reporter Scott Taylor learned Wednesday afternoon of another complaint regarding the water at the New Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center. This time an attorney says they got a burning sensation on their hands from the water.More >>
Wednesday, October 5 2011 4:58 PM EDT2011-10-05 20:58:36 GMT
In the first-ever use of a new state law governing fiscal caution for municipalities and other political subdivisions, Auditor of State Dave Yost announced that he has declared the City of Akron to be in a state of fiscal caution.
Tuesday, October 4 2011 4:02 PM EDT2011-10-04 20:02:15 GMT
A two-time "Mr. Football" winner, on the run after being accused in a terrifying home invasion in North Canton, talked EXCLUSIVELY to 19 Action News anchor Sharon Reed just moments before he turned himself in Tuesday afternoon.More >>
Monday, October 3 2011 12:27 PM EDT2011-10-03 16:27:34 GMT
You may never look at our local highways or their nearby hotels the same after a report released Monday, claiming the freeways are conduits for a booming sex slave business advertised on the web site of its affiliate, the popular Cleveland Scene newspaper.More >>
Friday, September 30 2011 1:39 PM EDT2011-09-30 17:39:50 GMT
The healthcare industry has been going through some very dramatic changes.
A total of 450 jobs will be cut. 150 of those are already vacant and won't be filled, which means 300 people currently employed at Metro will soon be without a job.More >>
Monday, September 26 2011 10:53 AM EDT2011-09-26 14:53:26 GMT
A warning for motorists who leave their vehicle at the RTA Park and Ride on Great Northern Boulevard. North Olmsted police tell us there have been several reports of catalytic converters being stolen. TheMore >>
Friday, August 19 2011 6:30 AM EDT2011-08-19 10:30:12 GMT
After five years the Feds finally set foot in Sandusky County and in the middle of the Clyde Cancer Cluster, but some parents say it wasn't worth the trip.More >>
Tuesday, May 24 2011 9:37 PM EDT2011-05-25 02:37:54 GMT
At the request of Mayor Frank Jackson, Cleveland City Council approved a water rate increase of $11 per quarter for the average Cleveland resident to secure the financial future of one of the best water systems in the world, the Cleveland Division of Water (CWD), at their Monday, May 23 meeting.More >>
Friday, May 13 2011 10:02 PM EDT2011-05-14 03:02:37 GMT
You saw the report here first! A small Ohio town with a deadly mystery… 6 kids have died, another 39 suffering with cancer. They want answers, and 19 Action NewsMore >>
Friday, May 6 2011 12:54 PM EDT2011-05-06 17:54:43 GMT
19 Action News was the first to break the extreme case of animal abuse at a cattle ranch in Texas - workers killing calves with pick axes and hammers. Now, investigator Scott Taylor has another exclusiveMore >>
Thursday, May 5 2011 6:37 PM EDT2011-05-05 23:37:19 GMT
It's is another 19 Action News Exclusive. Gruesome animal abuse like you have never seen before and no one in the nation has seen this hidden camera video until now.More >>
Wednesday, March 30 2011 6:07 PM EDT2011-03-30 23:07:34 GMT
The U.S. Government is now releasing the audio tapes put into evidence against former Cuyahoga County Judge Bridget McCafferty during her trial last week in Federal Court.More >>
Tuesday, February 8 2011 6:03 PM EST2011-02-08 23:03:59 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - New details released on the indictment of Judge Bridget McCafferty. It appears the feds are turning up the heat on the judge. They just broke it all down in a federal document saying she lied a total of ten times to the FBI.More >>
Tuesday, January 18 2011 2:54 PM EST2011-01-18 19:54:48 GMT
UPDATE: CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - The owner of the boat that 20-year-old Emma Nahas disappeared from, and eventually drowned in Lake Erie, was in court on Tuesday morning.More >>
Thursday, November 25 2010 7:17 PM EST2010-11-26 00:17:35 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - A mixed martial arts fighter is locked up. He's accused of beating and trying to kill the mother of his kid. Cops say Jusean Foster showed up at his baby's mama's home, beat her, strangled her and tried to smother her with a pillow.More >>
Monday, November 22 2010 6:00 PM EST2010-11-22 23:00:30 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO)- Last week County Executive-elect Ed FitzGerald fired more than 20 people in the auditor's office and this week he set out to meet with every employee in the county.More >>
Friday, November 19 2010 6:15 PM EST2010-11-19 23:15:27 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - New information on the death of a young woman in Lake Erie. Investigative reporter, Scott Taylor has learned of criminal charges for the people involved in the boating incident on Lake Erie where Emma Nahas died. More >>
Thursday, November 18 2010 7:25 PM EST2010-11-19 00:25:42 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - The new Cuyahoga County Executive is cleaning house.
Ed FitzGerald pulled the trigger during a news conference Thursday, and announced that 24 positions at the Auditor's Office will be eliminated by the end of the year.More >>
Wednesday, November 3 2010 10:07 PM EDT2010-11-04 02:07:43 GMT
(WOIO) - Meet the local woman who wants her father to die! She believes death would be better than what the state of Ohio has been doing to him for the last twenty years on death row.More >>
Thursday, October 28 2010 10:01 PM EDT2010-10-29 03:01:14 GMT
(WOIO) - The video is breathtaking. Children playing with bears cubs, lions, even dangerous snakes, seen in footage not taped in a zoo, but recorded in local homes!More >>
Monday, October 25 2010 10:16 PM EDT2010-10-26 03:16:56 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - A local filmmaker hired Corey Haim, of Lost Boy's fame, to star in his horror flick. Haim never showed but kept the pay check.More >>
THE GIRL MOVIE: Christmas Eve wasn't so festive when a disturbed mother of three slashed her husband and two of her children in an old campground.More >>
Friday, October 15 2010 9:31 PM EDT2010-10-16 02:31:48 GMT
PLAIN TWP., OH (WOIO) - A 13 year old Plain Township boy has been arrested for damaging two Plain Local school buses. The senseless incident happened on Thursday, October 14, in the 5700 block of Birmingham Rd.More >>
Tuesday, September 28 2010 4:46 PM EDT2010-09-28 21:46:45 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Judgement day for the man who intentionally set fire to a couch inside his South Euclid home last year. The man's two-year-old nephew later died as a result of injuries sustained that blaze.More >>
Friday, September 17 2010 10:03 AM EDT2010-09-17 15:03:54 GMT
CLEVELAND FEDERAL COURT, OH (WOIO) - Former County Auditor Frank Russo pleaded guilty to 21 charges at his arraignment Thursday afternoon. The government recommended 262 months for Russo, that's almost 22 years, and Judge O'Malley accepted it.More >>
Thursday, September 16 2010 4:32 AM EDT2010-09-16 09:32:50 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Federal agents rounded up 8 people in connection to the Cuyahoga county Corruption investigation Wednesday morning. Here's who they are and how they're connectedMore >>
Saturday, September 11 2010 8:34 AM EDT2010-09-11 13:34:54 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Embattled Cuyahoga County Auditor Frank Russo has stepped down from his position amid a firestorm of controversy and corruption allegations. Cuyahoga County Commissioners Peter Lawson Jones and Tim Hagan will appoint David R. Reines as acting County Auditor at a board meeting on Monday morning.More >>
Wednesday, September 8 2010 11:50 AM EDT2010-09-08 16:50:20 GMT
UPDATE: PARMA, OH (WOIO) - For the sixth time, voters in Parma have rejected a school levy. Residents struck down the measure by almost 3,000 votes.More >>
Tuesday, September 7 2010 4:17 PM EDT2010-09-07 21:17:26 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - A Cleveland grandmother who also drives a school bus for CMSD has been charged after a drunk driving accident over the weekend.More >>
Friday, September 3 2010 10:17 AM EDT2010-09-03 15:17:23 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - 19 Action News is Asking the tough questions. We want to know why a Cuyahoga County judge just released an accused 16-year-old charged with sexually assaulting an eight year old.More >>
Wednesday, August 18 2010 10:38 AM EDT2010-08-18 15:38:40 GMT
SOLON, OH (WOIO) - A Solon woman and her husband have been charged after police found their pets living in deplorable conditions. Steven and Heidi Friedman are both charged with 39 counts of Cruelty to Animals and two counts of Endangering Children. More >>
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - A Cleveland woman who cared for and opened her home to hundreds of animals - including pigeons, cats and dogs - has been ordered by the city to have her house clean by today.More >>
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Prosecutors say Channel 5 sports anchor, Terry Brooks has been indicted for rape and kidnapping. The indictment says Brooks sexually assaulted a woman at a home in South EuclidMore >>
Friday, July 30 2010 5:07 PM EDT2010-07-30 22:07:49 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - More charges filed in the ongoing Cuyahoga County corruption probe.
Daniel Weaver - a department head that handles computer systems for the county - is accused of conspiracy to commit bribery with Public Official #2, widely believed to be Frank Russo.More >>
Monday, July 26 2010 6:45 PM EDT2010-07-26 23:45:50 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - He was there the night 20-year-old Emma Nahas vanished in Lake Erie and now John Weston is speaking Only to 19 Action News.More >>
Friday, July 23 2010 2:20 PM EDT2010-07-23 19:20:12 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - New information was released Friday on Emma Nahas - the 20-year-old woman who went missing while boating with friends on July 8th.More >>
Wednesday, July 21 2010 2:14 PM EDT2010-07-21 19:14:08 GMT
EUCLID, OH (WOIO) - The Cuyahoga County Coroner positively identified the body washed ashore as that of Emma Nahas and drowning has been ruled as the preliminary cause of death.More >>
Tuesday, July 20 2010 10:33 AM EDT2010-07-20 15:33:13 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - It's been almost a week and still no sign of Emma Nahas who's been missing on Lake Erie for nearly a week. Emma went missing last Thursday after partying on a boat way out in the middle of Lake Erie.More >>
Tuesday, July 13 2010 6:00 PM EDT2010-07-13 23:00:40 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Get ready to be ticked off if you own a car and pay insurance. You're Getting Squeezed because rates are going up, even though accidents are down in Ohio.More >>
Friday, July 2 2010 6:08 PM EDT2010-07-02 23:08:34 GMT
MEDINA, OH (WOIO) - A Montville Township man is accused of killing his wife in a very bizarre way. Detectives say 60-year old Dennis Auerswald fed his wife antifreeze.More >>
Wednesday, June 23 2010 5:47 AM EDT2010-06-23 10:47:01 GMT
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) - Police in Garfield Heights are investigating after the grandmother of a 13-year old girl says her daughter was kidnapped and raped.More >>
Thursday, June 17 2010 5:51 PM EDT2010-06-17 22:51:27 GMT
Brooklyn, OH (WOIO) - A former mayor charged with sexual assault is sentenced. Investigative Reporter Scott Taylor broke the story in September 2009.More >>
Monday, June 14 2010 4:11 PM EDT2010-06-14 21:11:13 GMT
UPDATE: MUNSON TOWNSHIP, OH (WOIO) - Geauga County Sheriffs Deputies have made an arrest in the case of a hidden camera found inside a YMCA bathroom stall.More >>
Thursday, May 27 2010 7:33 PM EDT2010-05-28 00:33:48 GMT
Minerva Farms is cutting all ties with Conklin Dairy Farms. Minerva announced it will stop doing business with Conklin immediately. Meantime, a dairy farmer remains behind bars in lieu of $100K bond. Billy Joe Gregg, Junior is charged with 12 counts of animal cruelty.More >>
Wednesday, May 12 2010 9:50 PM EDT2010-05-13 02:50:54 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Dan works for the county and hands out huge, six figure contracts. Joe, his buddy, makes money by receiving those huge contracts.More >>
Wednesday, April 14 2010 5:25 PM EDT2010-04-14 22:25:45 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - A 19 Action News Exclusive investigation blew the lid off of Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason's office. We discovered dozens of his employees have political ties, across the county.More >>
Thursday, March 25 2010 5:53 PM EDT2010-03-25 21:53:36 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - You would think the county prosecutor's office would be a place for putting bad guys behind bars but it appears Bill Mason's office is also a place to run for political office.More >>
Thursday, March 4 2010 4:29 PM EST2010-03-04 21:29:10 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Mayor Frank Jackson spent a little more than a half-hour Thursday speaking about what his administration has done and what they are going to do, in his 5th Annual State of City address.More >>
Friday, February 26 2010 7:23 PM EST2010-02-27 00:23:12 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - A local mom is busted for neglect. The Parma woman's 5-year-old daughter, called 9-1-1 because her mother was passed out on the couch.More >>
Wednesday, December 23 2009 5:57 AM EST2009-12-23 10:57:58 GMT
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - New information in Cuyahoga County's ongoing corruption probe. Joseph Gallucci was charged by way of information federal court Tuesday.More >>
Thursday, October 29 2009 7:12 PM EDT2009-10-29 23:12:09 GMT
Cleveland, OH (WOIO) - It's been happening all over northeast Ohio. Cities cutting firefighters to help trim their budgets. The numbers are shocking and it could be putting your family at risk. More >>
Thursday, October 8 2009 6:42 AM EDT2009-10-08 11:42:47 GMT
Cleveland, OH (WOIO) - Two local companies are fighting over funds. $57,000 dollars worth! It's money that's left over from this year's Public Hall renovation.More >>
EAST CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - East Cleveland Mayor, Eric Brewer answering questions about mysterious photos that could ruin him. Some say they racy picturesMore >>
Friday, August 7 2009 6:56 PM EDT2009-08-07 23:56:15 GMT
Cleveland, OH (WOIO) - 100 Cuyahoga County employees are looking at layoffs. Hundreds more have to take unpaid furloughs and the rest are being offered buyouts. More >>
Wednesday, August 5 2009 6:05 PM EDT2009-08-05 23:05:30 GMT
(WOIO) - A multi-million dollar federal project is going full steam ahead in Cleveland despite one of it's local developers being linked to the county's corruption probe. More >>
Tuesday, May 12 2009 4:47 AM EDT2009-05-12 09:47:41 GMT
Cleveland, OH (WOIO) -New details on the federal investigation into corruption in Cuyahoga County. As we already reported, there are plenty of big names involved. More >>
Monday, April 13 2009 12:59 PM EDT2009-04-13 17:59:59 GMT
Cleveland, OH - 19 Action News has learned one County Office isn't doing what its supposed to do, so we went straight to the top to ask the tough questions. More >>
Saturday, March 7 2009 8:39 AM EST2009-03-07 13:39:59 GMT
Cleveland, OH - His name was on a subpoena by the FBI. So why are your local leaders awarding him a $100K dollar contract? 19 Action News wants to know, too - soMore >>
Friday, January 23 2009 6:08 AM EST2009-01-23 11:08:37 GMT
Elyria, OH - His face was slammed into a wall by a jail guard. It happened inside the Elyria city jail.
If it wasn't for Scott Taylor's report, the ugly truth might never have come to light.
The videoMore >>
Thursday, January 22 2009 4:56 PM EST2009-01-22 21:56:54 GMT
Elyria, OH - When you get arrested you realize you're in trouble but you don't expect to have a jail guard slam your face into a wall. It happened inside the Elyria City Jail and if it wasn't for ourMore >>
Tuesday, January 13 2009 1:41 PM EST2009-01-13 18:41:43 GMT
Cleveland, OH - Did you know you can get arrested for eating french fries on the Rapid? It happened to a Cleveland woman. The results from our investigation changing policy over at the RTA. More >>
Friday, November 14 2008 10:55 AM EST2008-11-14 15:55:30 GMT
Cleveland, OH - In a city where violent crime is a growing concern, why were police officers in one suburb pulled off the streets and told to guard trash? More >>
Thursday, October 23 2008 5:12 PM EDT2008-10-23 22:12:43 GMT
Massillon, OH - We've tried to locate Massillon High School's missing mascot for 30 years. They have used 38 different tigers, but 19 Action News' Scott Taylor says no one seems to care what happens toMore >>
Tuesday, October 14 2008 5:56 AM EDT2008-10-14 10:56:43 GMT
Cuyahoga County, OH - With the tough economy, hundreds of Cuyahoga County workers could soon be out on the street. And get this, the county commissioners are handing out huge raises to other employees!More >>
Thursday, October 9 2008 5:35 AM EDT2008-10-09 10:35:23 GMT
Cleveland, OH - We uncovered big problems in the way RTA handles its security camera video. The controversy - exposed when a Cleveland woman was arrested for eating french fries. More >>
Saturday, October 4 2008 8:34 AM EDT2008-10-04 13:34:55 GMT
Cleveland, OH - While you're just trying to fill your gas tank to get to work, 19 Action News Investigator Scott Taylor has discovered a Cuyahoga County worker is getting a free ride on tax payer's dollars.More >>
Thursday, September 18 2008 5:45 AM EDT2008-09-18 10:45:36 GMT
Some may have called it a prank, but when you see the picture that was passed from student to student at Strongsville High School, about what this kid decided to wear to school, nobody is laughing. TheMore >>
Friday, September 12 2008 4:49 PM EDT2008-09-12 21:49:59 GMT
Children's services took them away and now refuses to budge. It's hard to believe but it's been months since Donna and Randy Sandy saw their three children. Now they need your help to get them back. More >>
Monday, September 8 2008 3:07 PM EDT2008-09-08 20:07:57 GMT
Cleveland, OH - 19 Action News has Ward 10 Cleveland City Councilman Roosevelt Coates up in arms after Scott Taylor uncovered some allegations he might have been involved in some election wrong doingsMore >>
Wednesday, September 3 2008 1:50 PM EDT2008-09-03 18:50:40 GMT
Canton, OH - When it comes to your wedding, you want everything to be perfect.
One couple's perfect day turned into a nightmare with the wrong wedding planner.More >>
Cleveland, OH - It can happen to anyone. You're driving along, and then, out of the blue, you're involved in what seems like an innocent fender bender.
But what you don't know is that you were hit on purpose-and you're a target for something much more sinister. More >>
EXCLUSIVE: Cleveland, OH - Animal auctions that feature livestock or horses are not unusual in Northeast Ohio.
But 19 Action News found an auction like no other: exotic animals like lions, tigers, even kangaroos for sale to anyone who wants them, no questions asked. More >>
Cleveland, OH - Cameras rolling on Cleveland's "Free Runners." First came motor cross. Then came skateboarding. This is the next big thing for teenage boys: and it involves parking lots, buildings, rooftops, video cameras, and a lot of risk. More >>
Cleveland, OH - House Fire Live. 19 Action News Reporter Scott Taylor showed you how to stay alive inside a burning home. For more information, click on the links in this story,More >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 1:28 PM EDT2012-05-16 17:28:55 GMT
check out these moving resources! WWW.PROTECTYOURMOVE.GOV WWW.MOVING.ORG WWW.bbb.ORG http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/searchconsumercomplaints.aspx/?from=navMore >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 5:45 PM EDT2012-05-16 21:45:57 GMT
Funeral services have been announced for Cracker Barrel shooting victim Kayla Allen, 10. Allen died Tuesday afternoon, May 15, at her Aunt Michelle and Uncle Carl Jindra's home surrounded by family.More >>
Funeral services have been announced for the third Cracker Barrel shooting victim.More >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 4:11 PM EDT2012-05-16 20:11:28 GMT
Congressman Dennis Kucinich announced Wednesday that he's hanging up his hat with Congress. Here the announcement posted on his official website: I would like to thank you for your support, and thankMore >>
Congressman Dennis Kucinich announced Wednesday that he's hanging up his hat with Congress.More >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 3:43 PM EDT2012-05-16 19:43:45 GMT
The Sandusky State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal motorcycle accident on SR 60 Wednesday morning. According to a press release, the fatal crash happened on SR 60 between Trinter and Mason RoadsMore >>
The Sandusky State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal motorcycle accident on SR 60 Wednesday morning.More >>
Tuesday, December 13 2011 10:37 AM EST2011-12-13 15:37:21 GMT
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Did you find a roach in your salad while dined out? Are you aware of a restaurant that has so many health code violations you want to scream? Do you know of an eatery that deserves our 19 Action News Dirty Dish Award?More >>
Did you find a roach in your salad while dined out? Are you aware of a restaurant that has so many health code violations you want to scream? Do you know of an eatery that deserves our 19 Action News Dirty Dish Award?More >>
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