African American homeownership the lowest among races
CLEVELAND — Homeownership for Black Americans is significantly lower than for other races. A Harvard study shows around 45% of black Americans own a home, compared to nearly 75% of white Americans. There are a lot of reasons for the disparity. Since the pandemic, home purchases dropped drastically among...
Store manager arrested after fight with neighboring store’s manager: Cleveland Heights police blotter
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- Assault: Lee Road. At 6:35 p.m. Sept. 11, police were called to Mitchell’s Fine Chocolates, 2285 Lee Road, on a report of an assault. At the scene, police learned of a fight between two men -- the managers of Mitchell’s and the neighboring Phoenix Coffee, 2287 Lee Road.
12,000 Cleveland residents face property tax delinquency
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Property owners by the thousands in Cleveland have received or soon will be receiving a letter from the Cuyahoga County Treasurer’s office saying they’re behind on property taxes and could soon be delinquent. The county says they want to give people a heads up...
Multiple sobriety checkpoints planned in Ohio this weekend
OHIO — Law enforcement agencies across Northeast Ohio are planning multiple sobriety checkpoints this weekend as part of a statewide effort to reduce impaired driving. Cleveland – The Cleveland Division of Police, in partnership with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, will hold a checkpoint on Friday, September 19....
Cleveland Councilman Joe Jones demands access to hidden investigation that led to his censure
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Councilman Joe Jones and his attorney are going on the offensive, challenging what they say is a flawed investigation that led to his censure and demanding access to the full report created by an outside law firm — which determined that Jones threatened to kill a staffer.
Ohio authorities release age progression photo of Cleveland man missing since 2004
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - There’s a push for new leads in the case of a Cleveland man who disappeared without a trace in 2004. The Ohio attorney general’s office released an age progression photo Thursday showing what Michael Hodge would look like today at 61 years old. Michael,...
Convicted rapist arrested for Stark County kidnapping was let out of prison 8 years...
Biloxi Fire Museum to celebrate 25 years with ribbon cutting event. Hugh Keaton takes us to the Biloxi Fire Museum, which is celebrating 25 years with a special ribbon-cutting event. 'Crossed Roads: From Music to Art' gallery now on display at MGCCC. Jennifer Lott takes us to the Mississippi Gulf...
The Guardians & Playoffs? Do you think they can? – Terry Pluto
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Can they pull this off?. I keep asking myself that about the Guardians. Can they keep winning? Will that be enough for them to sneak into the playoffs as a Wild Card team?. Wait a minute …. What about Detroit?. Can they ambush the Tigers and...
Cleveland man convicted of killing a person in 2015 is wanted again
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -This week’s Cuyahoga’s Most Wanted features a Cleveland man who has repeatedly violated his parole after serving time for killing a man in 2015. According to Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County, Malik Favors was charged with the murder of Bruce Leaks in November 2015. When...
Jury convicts Cleveland woman of murder, rejects self-defense claim
CLEVELAND, Ohio - A Cuyahoga County jury Thursday rejected a Cleveland woman’s claims that she shot and killed her casual romantic partner in self-defense. Manija Downey, 30, was convicted of two counts of murder and two counts of felonious assault in the April 29, 2023, death of Cynquan Leggett. The jury found her...

















