Salt mine employees work overtime to meet high demand
CLEVELAND — It’s been a tough winter, with lots of snow and arctic temperatures. Given all the snow, salt is in high demand. PJ King, the surface operations manager at Cargill Deicing Technology’s Cleveland salt mine, said staff have been working around the clock to fill salt orders.
Cleveland loses $3.3 million in lead paint grant money after spending it too slowly
Cleveland has lost $3.3 million in state and federal grant money that was meant for clearing homes of lead paint, a toxin that can impair children’s brain development. The reason for the loss is one that has dogged City Hall for years: It couldn’t spend the money fast enough.
Plea deal off the table for suspect charged in connection with murder of Euclid...
PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WOIO) - The plea deal is now off the table for one of five suspects charged in connection with the murder of a Euclid man in Willoughby. Antoine Graves, 18, of Willoughby, appeared in Lake County Court of Common Pleas Tuesday and did not accept the offered deal.
Squatters cause Cleveland building fire in Slavic Village
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Firefighters said squatters are believed to have started a building fire in Slavic Village early Monday morning. This happened in the area of Warner Road and Maryland Avenue around 4:45 a.m. Cleveland firefighters said the two-story building was vacant, but the squatters were inside and...
Hoarding conditions hinder Cleveland firefighters at house fire
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A house went up in flames on the city’s East side late Monday and firefighters said hoarding conditions made entry from the front door impossible. Cleveland firefighters were called out to the area of E. 136th Street and Harvard Avenue around 11 p.m. Firefighters said...
Man fatally stabbed on Cleveland’s west side
Cleveland police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a 31-year-old man in the early hours of Friday, Feb. 6.
Cleveland councilman ignored lead-safe law at his rental properties
Cleveland City Councilman Kevin Bishop for years ignored the city's lead-safe housing laws at his own rental properties, even as he repeatedly voted to strengthen them, Cleveland.com reports. Why it matters: More than 1,000 Cleveland children still test positive for elevated blood lead levels each year, despite years...
Missing Ohio dad found dead in CVS trash compactor after wife tracks his phone
The lifeless body of 34-year-old dad of two Andrew Strand was found inside a trash compactor outside an Ohio CVS after his concerned wife tracked his phone
Reward offered for Cleveland fugitive wanted for homicide
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of a wanted Cleveland fugitive. 46-year-old Derrick Mosley is wanted by the Cleveland Division of Police and the U.S. Marshals for homicide. He is described as a black man...
Shooting victim crashes into dumpster: Police
A shooting victim was found in a running car that crashed into a dumpster, according to police.
