Cleveland, OH
Air Quality Alert issued for northeast Ohio
CLEVELAND — The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for a large portion of northeast Ohio on Tuesday due to the potential of ground level ozone to reach harmful levels.
The alert is for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit counties. Air quality is expected to reach “unhealthy for sensitive groups” for the day, with highs approaching 90 in many areas.
The main threat is the ozone gas, which is a lung irritant which can lead to severe respiratory issues. People who are the elderly, young children and teens, the immunocompromised and those with lung issues, such as asthma, are recommended to reduce their time outside during this time.
The American Lung Association recommended these practices to reduce the health effects of air pollution:
- Checking air quality forecasts
- Limiting exercise outdoors when pollution is high
- Using less energy at home, this helps reduce the amount of air pollution by curbing greenhouse gases
- Walk, bike or carpool to reduce car emissions
- Use hand powered or electric lawn equipment rather than fuel powered
To check your air quality forecast, click here. For more information on health risks from air pollution, click here.
Cleveland, OH
Cavs vs Spurs: How to watch, odds, and injury report
Who: Cleveland Cavaliers (13-10) vs. San Antonio Spurs (15-6)
Where: Rocket Arena — Cleveland, OH
When: Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 7:30 pm EST
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio, FanDuel Sports App, NBA League Pass
Point spread: Cavs -5
Cavs injury report: Darius Garland – OUT (injury management), Tyrese Proctor – OUT (personal), Jarrett Allen – OUT (finger), Sam Merrill – OUT (hand), Larry Nance Jr. – OUT – (calf), Max Strus – OUT (foot)
Spurs injury report: Vicktor Wembanyama – OUT (calf), Stephon Castle – OUT (hip), Luke Kornet – QUESTIONABLE (ankle), Jordan McLaughlin – OUT (hamstring), Harrison Ingram – OUT (G League), Rile Minix – OUT (G League)
Cavs expected starting lineup: Donovan Mitchell, Jaylon Tyson, De’Andre Hunter, Dean Wade, Evan Mobley
Spurs expected starting lineup: De’Aaron Fox, Devin Vassell, Harrison Barnes, Julian Champagnie, Luke Kornet
Cleveland, OH
Cleveland man sentenced to 18 years for five armed robberies in four days
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cleveland man was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for robbing four dollar stores and a bank.
Reginald Wimberly, 24, pulled a gun in four holdups and threatened to shoot someone at the bank. The heists took place in a four-day span.
U.S. District Judge Bridget Brennan adopted a plea agreement reached by prosecutors and Wimberly’s defense attorney that called for the sentence. She ordered Wimberly to repay $1,426 that he stole and sentenced him to three years of post-prison supervision that includes mental health and drug treatment programs.
“Obviously this is very serious,” Brennan said. “Someone could have been seriously harmed or killed in any of these robberies.”
Wimberly robbed three Dollar General stores on Cleveland’s East Side from noon to 6 p.m. on Dec. 27, 2022. The next day, he held up a Family Dollar store, and on Dec. 30, 2022, he did the same at the Citizens Bank on Broadway Avenue near East 57th Street.
During the bank robbery, Wimberly slid a note to a teller demanding $20,000 and threatening to shoot the person next to him if he didn’t get the money.
The teller handed him $100, and Wimberly ran from the bank.
Wimberly dropped his phone inside the bank and the FBI initially arrested the phone’s owner, who was Wimberly’s roommate at the time. Agents later determined Wimberly had taken the phone to the bank.
He admitted to FBI agents that he robbed the bank because he was “tired of being broke and out of money,” according to court records.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristen Rolph said Wimberly’s robberies “escalated” and that the victims feared for their lives, including one who “has been impacted long-term.”
Wimberly declined to speak during the hearing, saying only that he had a good attorney.
Rolph and Wimberly’s defense attorney, James Kersey, said during the hearing that Wimberly suffered from drug addiction and mental illnesses that caused him at times to spiral.
“That’s a combination that shows why we’re here and why exactly he did what he did,” Kersey said.
Cleveland, OH
Charges pending for 29-year-old arrested after man shot, killed on Cleveland’s west side
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cleveland Division of Police is investigating after a man was shot and killed after a fight on Cleveland’s west side Tuesday night.
According to police, at around 6:39 p.m., officers responded to the 2000 block of West 105th Street for a report of a man shot.
When officers arrived, they found a 39-year-old man in the street with a gunshot wound.
Cleveland EMS and Fire rendered first aid, and the man was taken to the hospital.
Medical staff later pronounced him dead.
Investigators believe two men got into a fight in the street just before shots were fired.
Cleveland Police arrested a 29-year-old man on the scene, and charges are pending.
The Cleveland Division of Police Homicide Unit is still investigating the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide Unit at 216-623-5464.
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