FirstEnergy to repay Ohio customers nearly $280M following PUCO investigation
On Wednesday, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved a FirstEnergy Ohio settlement providing compensation for utility customers affected by FirstEnergy's violation of Ohio law. As part of the order, the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, the Ohio Edison Company and the Toledo Edison Company...
Multiple Ohio GameStop stores to close in January. See list of locations
GameStop will close several Ohio stores this month as part of its latest round of January shutdowns. Last year, the chain indicated that it would close a "significant number" of stores in coming months, the Erie Times-News reports. No list of GameStop stores that would close was included with the filings at the time....
Nationwide Kohl’s Outage Cripples Checkouts, Leaves Shoppers Stuck
A nationwide outage has knocked out key Kohl’s store systems, leaving some shoppers unable to check out and employees without answers. At Highland Heights, only self-checkout with credit or debit worked, while Sephora sales could not be processed. Amazon returns remained active. Kohl’s had not posted an update as of...
Crash on I-480 causes morning delays
Traffic is slow-moving along a stretch of I-480 Tuesday following a morning crash.
Judge recuses self in Cuyahoga County records tampering case in which judge is...
A local judge criminally charged with records tampering is due in court Wednesday.
Cleveland cracks down on code violations, issuing $1.7M in fines, mostly to landlords
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland has issued more than 9,000 tickets and $1.7 million worth of fines using a new tool designed to penalize landlords and property owners who flout the city’s housing code. The use of the $200 civil tickets started modestly, as city inspectors wrote dozens in...
Cleveland police to give update on officer-involved shooting in Shaker Square neighborhood
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland police are expected to release new details Wednesday morning on an officer-involved shooting after a police chase and crash. It happened around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in the city’s Shaker Square neighborhood. Officers say the chase ended with the driver crashing into a building on...
Sentencing for 3 of 6 suspects guilty in murder, torture of East Cleveland woman
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Three of six suspects found guilty in connection with the kidnapping, torture, and murder of Alishah Pointer, 22, were sentenced in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Wednesday. Brittany Smith was sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 41 years. Anthony...
Man shot and injured by law enforcement after nearly hour-long pursuit
A 38-year-old man was shot and injured Tuesday night by officers and deputies after he led them on a chase that lasted nearly an hour, according to Cleveland Police.
Ohio man facing charges after allegedly robbing USPS carrier at gunpoint
An Ohio man is facing charges after allegedly robbing a United States Postal Service (USPS) carrier at gunpoint.
