Storms leave thousands without power across Northeast Ohio
Thousands of customers with FirstEnergy lost power as severe storms barreled through Northeast Ohio area Thursday afternoon.
Cleveland detectives request help identifying theft suspects
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cleveland Division of Police’s Second District Detective Unit is asking for help Thursday from community partners for the identification of suspects involved in a package theft. The unit said it is looking for the individuals pictured in connection to a package theft incident on...
More than 58,000 without power in Northeast Ohio as severe weather hits
NORTHEAST OHIO, Ohio (WOIO) - More than 10,000 in Northeast Ohio are without power as severe weather hits the area Thursday. FirstEnergy reports more than 58,000 in Northeast Ohio are without power. As of 7:36 p.m., FirstEnergy reports 58,189 are without power, and the following counties have the most outages:
Bye-bye, Mr. Boomer: Longtime 19 News reporter Harry Boomer retires
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Harry Boomer, respectfully known as Mr. Boomer, is retiring after 37 years at 19 News and 55 years in radio and television. “The day has come that I must say goodbye to all my friends and company. I’m sorry, I can’t resist,” smirked 19 News reporter Harry Boomer. “It just seems like the stars w
Northeast Ohio faces volatile storm setup with 60 mph winds, large hail possible
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A lightning-packed round of thunderstorms jolted parts of Northeast Ohio Thursday morning, but it did little to lessen the threat of potentially more dangerous storms later in the day. Many communities should get a break from the rain through midday and early afternoon. Clearing skies, however,...
Timelapse video: Shelf cloud moves over Cleveland as storms sweep through NE Ohio
A large shelf cloud was spotted moving across the sky as powerful storms sweep through Northeast Ohio on Thursday evening.
Two sisters plead guilty in $1.9M Ohio pandemic unemployment fraud scheme
CLEVELAND — Two Georgia sisters pleaded guilty to defrauding Ohio’s unemployment system of more than $1.9 million by using their insider access to approve fraudulent pandemic benefit claims in exchange for bribes and kickbacks. Joirean Creel, 35, of Duluth, Georgia, and Adriane Creel, 24, of Stone Mountain, Georgia,...
‘The earth shook’: Large tree falls on Willoughby home with mother, child inside
A mother of two is deeply worried about what to do after a massive tree fell on her rental property on Harmony Lane in Willoughby Thursday morning.
Mullarkey’s Irish Pub will go up for sale after three decades
Mullarkey’s Irish Pub in Downtown Willoughby, which is Lake County’s oldest Irish pub, will soon be put up for sale after having been in business for the last three decades. Mullarkey’s, established in 1996, is named after founder John D. Bowers’ wife, Eileen Mullarkey Bowers. However, now he...
Big heat, Big Humidity, Big Fuel for Big Storms this afternoon/evening
CLEVELAND — It's another active weather day across Northeast Ohio. Heavy rain and frequent lightning are moving through the area this morning. Some locations could pick up a quick burst of heavy rain before the morning round of storms begins to fade. After that, we'll catch a break. Skies...

















