Cleveland, OH
Governor: No State of Emergency declared because no assistance has been requested
Cleveland, Ohio (WOIO) – After more than a dozen state lawmakers call upon Governor Mike DeWine to declare a State of Emergency, DeWine’s office says there doesn’t seem to be any need for outside help.
14 lawmakers signed and submitted a request to the Governor Thursday ― pleading for his help getting federal assistance for Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain Counties. But, according to the Governor’s Press Secretary Daniel Tierney, none of the counties’ local emergency management agencies have requested assistance.
On Friday, DeWine issued a Proclamation of Preparedness Response, essentially stating the state is ready to help any Ohio community in need of critical services due to Tuesday’s storms. However, Tierney says ― so far ― the Governor’s office has only received one request from Cuyahoga County’s Health Department to help fill oxygen tanks. He said, other than that, no other agency has requested assistance.
As for power restoration, Tierney says First Energy has been recruiting workers from other states to handle that.
“We are in constant contact with all local emergency management agencies,” Tierney said. “They all say they’re okay. We are ready to help, we’re begging the local emergency management agencies to please let us know if they need anything ― but they tell us they’re okay.”
Tierney says the Governor is ready and willing to send in help as soon as it’s requested. Then, if the state can’t handle the issue ― it’ll contact FEMA, but only as a last resort.
“If viewers know of something that needs to be done, then they can ask our office,” Tierney said.
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Cleveland, OH
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Cleveland, OH
3 teens shot in Cleveland’s Clark-Fulton neighborhood
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Several teens were shot on Cleveland’s West Side on Tuesday afternoon.
The shooting happened around 4:05 pm in the 310O block of West 46th.
When officers arrived on scene, they found three teens shot: two 15-year-old males and a 16-year-old male.
They were all taken to MetroHealth Hospital in unknown conditions.
Check back with 19 News for the latest in this story.
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Cleveland, OH
Gas prices surge, impacting Northeast Ohio delivery drivers and small businesses
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Gas prices continue to soar, hitting drivers’ wallets hard. Delivery drivers who rely on their cars for work face added expenses.
Kevin Tran hops on his bike every day to make money through DoorDash. He empathizes with his fellow food delivery workers who are paying surging gas prices.
“It’s a strain not only on their cars and mileage but just their everyday expenses,” Tran said. “They won’t get paid until they use up their own money to spend for gas.”
He has not owned a car in close to a decade because of how expensive it can be.
“The last time I remember paying for gas it was probably the better part of $2 and even then for myself that seemed like an expense that I wasn’t willing to pay for,” Tran said.
According to AAA, Monday’s national average for a gallon of gas was $3.95. That is 24 cents higher than last week and $1.02 higher than last month.
A 19 News crew found a gallon was $3.99 at a gas station in Cleveland off West 150th Street.
“You see it’s $60, so it is what it is and at this point I guess you have to do what you got to do,” one driver said.
For small businesses like A Slice Above in Strongsville, they rely on their delivery drivers to help serve customers.
Higher prices at the pump can potentially impact the bottom line.
“Delivering for the drivers that’s some thing I’ll probably have to add a little bit later but also my vendors who deliver to me will start charging me more for deliveries,” Don Bersacola, the shop’s owner, said. “That happened 10, 15 years ago. They added a delivery fee to my produce, my meats so when they deliver they’re going to start charging me more so then I have to eventually but I don’t like to do that because consumers are hurting right now so you can’t just pass everything on to them.”
Despite the rising costs for fuel, he plans to keep his prices steady.
“I’ve been here 33 years so I’ve been through a lot so I can hold on for quite some time, I think,” Bersacola said. “Some of the smaller, newer ones maybe not so but I’m pretty confident.”
For drivers, there is no end in sight for when gas prices might drop back down.
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