Cleveland, OH
LIST: What you can do if you’re still powerless in Northeast Ohio
NORTHEAST, Ohio (WOIO) – While thousands continue to lack power after Tuesday’s storms, some Northeast Ohio cities and businesses offer relief.
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Councilman Charles Slife said some city recreation centers will be available as cooling centers with charging, wifi and limited food from the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.
The locations are below:
- Michael J. Zone Rec at West 65th Street and Lorain Road.
- Cudell Rec at West Boulevard and Detroit Road
- Gunning still has no power
Parma Heights firefighters offer help for residents on oxygen
Residents on oxygen are invited to come to the fire department for emergency refills, according to a post by the Parma Heights firefighters on Facebook August 7.
The fire station is located at 6184 Pearl Road.
If you have no transportation to the fire department, please call 440-885-1717 and a firefighter will come to your home.
In a release Friday, Mayor Mark Spaetzel listed a few locations to act as charging stations. AvonLake.org offers a more comprehensive list.
- The Anchor, 33483 Lake Road on Friday from 10am – 6pm
- Avon Lake Presbyterian Church, 32340 Electric Blvd: Friday 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and Monday through Thursday next week from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Good Neighbor Thrift Store, 158 Lear Road: Available with a free cup of coffee
Residents on oxygen should call 911 immediately if experiencing a power outage.
Food trucks will be outside the Safety Center located at 32855 Walker Road.
Thursday and Saturday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday and Monday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Cuyahoga County Public Libraries welcomes those without power to use Wi-Fi, electricity and A/C
Cuyahoga County Public Libraries welcomes those without power to use Wi-Fi, electricity and A/C.
The hours of operation are listed below:
- Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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University Heights City Hall posted on its website that libraries will be open for cooling, relaxing, reading and charging.
The University Heights Branch is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The same post on the website said that residents can visit Purvis Park without a pass during regular business hours to shower.
The pool is open Monday through Thursday, 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The following city facilities are open.
- Mentor Municipal Center
- Morton Pool – Saturday, August 10 is the last day of the 2024 swim season.
- Black Brook Golf Course
- Wildwood Cultural Center
- Walsh Park
- Mentor Cemetery
The following city facilities are operating at limited function.
- Mentor Senior Center – Power has been restored to this facility and is open today from 8 AM to 5 PM to all Lake County residents as a cooling and charging station. Lunch is available for purchase for those 55+ today. The center will also be open this Saturday, August 10 and Sunday, August 11 from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. The Senior Center will be back to full operations on Monday, August 12th. No classes or activities until then.
- Mentor Lagoons Nature Preserve & Marina – No electricity or phones. All paths closed due to downed power lines.
- Mentor Community Recreation Center – Power has been restored to the facility which will reopen today at noon. Classes will resume Saturday, August 10, 2024.
The following city facilities remain closed indefinitely:
- Mentor Ice Arena
- Civic Center Pool
Rural King will is offering free water from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.
It will also have generators on sale for nearly half off at $800.
Rural King is located at 430 Oberlin Road.
The Geauga Family YMCA is opening its doors to those in need of a cooling center, access to showers, electricity for devices and refreshments including bottled water, fresh fruit and juice boxes.
Planet Fitness announced Friday that in response to the tornadoes, it will allow members and nonmembers to access its facilities until power is back on. Staff will also be handing out water bottles.
- 1533 S Hawkins Ave, Akron, OH, 44320
- 1200 E State St, Alliance, OH, 44601
- 161 Wooster Rd N, Barberton, OH, 44203
- 5755 Smith Rd, Brook Park, OH, 44142
- 4317 Whipple Ave NW, Canton, OH, 44718
- 120 Rothrock Rd, Akron, OH, 44321
- 1416 S Water St, Kent, OH, 44240
- 949 E Aurora Rd, Macedonia, OH, 44056
- 3333 Lorain Ave, Cleveland OH 44113
- 1846 Snow Rd, Parma, OH, 44134
- 835 Graham Rd, Stow, OH, 44221
- 16611 Southpark Center, Strongsville, OH, 44136
- 505 South Ave, Tallmadge, OH, 44278
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FirstEnergy announced Thursday that all customers still without power can pick up one bag of ice and two gallons of water for free at local Giant Eagle stores.
The announcement comes a day after the company said power may not be fully restored until August 14.
“Customers do not need to show their bill or any other documentation to obtain their free water and ice,” the company wrote in a release.
Customers can pick up from the following Giant Eagle locations.
- Westlake Market District
- Strongsville Market District
- Route 82 and I-77 Giant Eagle
- Day Drive Giant Eagle
- Biddulph Plaza Giant Eagle
- Parma-Broadview Road Giant Eagle
- Southgate Giant Eagle
- Chesterland Giant Eagle
- Middlefield Giant Eagle
- Tyler & Center Giant Eagle
- North Madison Giant Eagle
- Willoughby Commons Giant Eagle
- Avon Lake Giant Eagle
- Midway Mall Giant Eagle
Cleveland
Cleveland will have a special garbage collection this weekend for all items. Councilman Charles Slife said residents should put bins out on Friday night along with any storm debris as waste collection will be circulating through the city all weekend.
Regular bulk week will begin Monday, however, set out rules are being relaxed due to the storm.
Avon Lake
Dumpsters for food spoils and flood damage materials will be available starting Friday at 12 p.m. at the Avon Lake Service Department located at 750 Avon Belden.
University Heights
University Heights City Hall posted on its website that residents can drop off spoiled food with the University Heights Service Department.
The drop-off location will be the parking lot at the Saybrook Road side of Walter Stinson Community Park.
Drop-off location will be open on Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Dial 2-1-1 to connect to the United Way Help Center if you are in need of food, clothing, housing, healthcare, etc. resources.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Cleveland police say a 23-year-old woman died in May after being thrown from an ATV, and officers need your help tracking down persons of interest.
The horrific incident took place on May 17 during a street takeover in the area of East 100th Street and Buckeye Avenue in the Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood.
Officers say Yarianalie Garcia, from Lakewood, fell from the ATV when the operator performed a wheelie.
According to police, the operator stopped for a short time but did not help Garcia and left.
She later died at a local hospital.
Councilman calls for accountability
Cleveland City Councilman Blaine Griffin, who represents the Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood, said gatherings involving dirt bikes and ATVs have grown dangerously out of control in Northeast Ohio.
“Even though this is a result of reckless behavior, somebody lost a life — and we lost a dear, cherished person of the city of Cleveland,” Griffin said.
Griffin said the events can escalate quickly.
“These things often might sound like they start off as innocent, a fun Sunday Funday, but then they turn into tragedy, like the loss of this life,” he said.
Griffin also directed a message to anyone who was present that day.
“First and foremost, I hope that the person who was driving the vehicle actually has a conscience and turns themselves in — because the family is going to want justice,” Griffin said.
Now, Cleveland police have released several photos in a push to identify the ATV operator and a second witness on a white dirt bike.
Anyone with information is asked to call 216-623-5295.
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Two of the keys for Cleveland’s near and long-term future are how both of their first-round picks perform in their rookie seasons. Both Spencer Fano and KC Concepcion are under a lot of pressure to show that they have what it takes to be long-term pieces in this league.
It is going to be a challenge for both of them, as the Browns offense is very young throughout and will also have a major question mark at the quarterback position. With all of the aside, the Browns have had a very rough go at it with their first-round picks in the last 20 years.
We are examining the careers of the last 10 to see which ones were worth the selection and which ones were a bust. Spoiler alert, it’s heavily weighted to the latter.
Cleveland’s last eleven first-round picks are a roller coaster of results, which is the reason they have been perpetually stuck in a rebuild.
2015 Round 1 Pick 12: DT Danny Shelton
Cleveland went with the defensive line to start the 2015 draft and took one of the biggest busts of that first round. Shelton had potential but never grew into it. It is always a risk going DL in the first round because if the result isn’t a home run, it is likely a failure.
2015 Round 1 Pick 19: OT Cameron Erving
DL and OL were within just a few picks away from each other with the intent of bolstering their lines of scrimmage, it didn’t work. Erving spent only two seasons in Cleveland before being traded to Kansas City in 2017.
2016 Round 1 Pick 15: WR Corey Coleman
This was one pick that I personally got excited about when it happened, and then that was the best part of the Corey Coleman tenure. He never materialized as a player in the NFL and was one of the biggest busts from the 2016 draft.
2017 Round 1 Pick 1: DE Myles Garrett
The moment that Myles Garrett hits five years after retirement, he will walk right through the doors in Canton, Ohio. The only hope is that his career comes back to Cleveland before it ends.
2017 Round 1 Pick 25: S Jabrill Peppers
Peppers brought an attitude and a swagger to the back end of the Browns’ defense. He ended up being an average Cleveland Brown because, in my opinion, he was massively misused in his time in Cleveland.
2017 Round 1 Pick 29: TE David Njoku
Many Browns fans were hoping Njoku would retire as a Cleveland Brown, but it wasn’t in the cards. It was nine seasons of good to very good for Njoku. He, like many, suffered from horrible QB play throughout his career, and it cost him the prime of his career.
2018 Round 1 Pick 1: QB Baker Mayfield
It was always so close with Baker. He had the right attitude to turn the Cleveland franchise around, but he could never get out of his own way. Turnovers, immaturity, and a string of bad coaching cost him what could have been an incredibly special career.
2018 Round 1 Pick 4: CD Denzel Ward
Ward has been a slam dunk pick from his literal first game. In that opening game, Ward intercepted Ben Roethlisberger twice and began what has been an amazing career in Cleveland. His time here is coming to a close, but he was everything and more than what the Browns could have asked for.
2019 Round 1 Pick 17: Traded to New York for Odell Beckham Jr.
2020 Round 1 Pick 10: OT Jedrick Wills Jr.
This one hurts because Andrew Berry selected Wills three spots ahead of Tristan Wirfs, who is on his way to what could be a Hall-of-Fame career.
2021 Round 1 Pick 26: CB Greg Newsome III
Newsome loved playing for the Cleveland Browns more than anything. His game never matched his infinite love for the city, as he just lacked some of the required skills to be a lockdown DB. No one will ever forget his pick six against Baltimore to come back on the Ravens.
2022 Round 1 Pick 13: Traded to Houston for Deshaun Watson
2023 Round 1 Pick 12: Traded to Houston for Deshaun Watson
2024 Round 1 Pick 23: Traded to Houston for Deshaun Watson
2025 Round 1 Pick 5: DT Mason Graham
Graham played very well in his first year in Cleveland, but again, it is a major risk to take a DT in the first round, let alone the top 5. He has to be a home run hit, or else there will be a lot of questions.
The first round has been quite the roller coaster for the Browns over the past 15 years. It is no surprise to Browns fans, but reliving the ups and downs is always a good thought experiment about what could have been if Cleveland had made the right picks consistently.
The hope now is that their most recent picks, Fano and Concepcion, prove that they fall into that category and will be in Cleveland for a very long time.
Cleveland, OH
Wanted sex offender arrested at the same Cleveland home where missing Tennessee mother found dead
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – U.S. Marshals say a wanted sex offender was arrested early Friday morning at the same home where a missing Tennessee mother was found dead on July 3.
Matthew Hensley, 43, was wanted by the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department for failing to register his address after a conviction of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.
“Today along with Cleveland Police SWAT, Deputy Sheriffs from Cuyahoga County and my Deputy Marshals, we hit that house and we found Hensley in that house hiding in a bench area and a wall and a secret compartment that he had constructed,” said U.S. Marshal Pete Elliott
According to the U.S. Marshals, he had additional charges of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor from an indictment in 2022.
Law enforcement has been searching for Hensley for over two months, according to a release.
Hensley was featured on Cuyahoga’s Most Wanted on Thursday.
The task force said it received numerous tips about Hensley’s whereabouts all across the Cleveland area.
He was found hiding in a cabinet at a home located at 3490 Bosworth Road and taken into custody without incident.
On July 3, Amber Graham, 37, of Spring Hill, Tennessee, was found dead outside at the same address.
Police and fire personnel discovered her body covered in a sheet.
In the Cleveland police report connected to Graham’s death, Hensley is listed as a involved person.
Child found alone at fire station
Graham’s friend told 19 News she had brought her 8-year-old daughter with her on a trip to meet a man she had been communicating with through an online video game.
On July 1, the child walked into a Cleveland fire station alone.
Officials would not confirm the child’s relation to Graham but confirmed an 8-year-old did arrive at the fire station last week.
“They assessed her for any medical issues that she would have. She appeared uninjured, but she had a phone number in her pocket for her grandmother in Tennessee. It’s my understanding. But in that situation, we called police. They called Child Protective Services,” said Lt. Mike Norman of the Cleveland Fire Department.
A friend of the victim’s said the child was Graham’s.
Friends raise alarm
Joshua LaCroix, a friend of Graham’s who lives in Franklin, Tennessee, said Graham had told him and his wife she was planning the trip to Cleveland to meet a man she had connected with through a video game.
During the trip, Graham called LaCroix, saying he heard a man in the background who was angry with her.
“That was the last conversation that me and my wife had with her,” LaCroix said.
When Graham stopped responding, friends and family grew concerned.
“She never misses a shift. No one can reach her. Last thing we know, she was in Cleveland. So like, something’s not right. She’s supposed to be here at work and she’s not,” LaCroix said.
Graham’s family reported her missing to authorities on July 2.
Facebook group helps locate home
LaCroix said he reached out to a Cleveland Facebook page for help tracking down Graham. Members of the group identified a home they believed she may have visited.
“The police were able to get to the house and, you know, discover what they discovered,” LaCroix said.
LaCroix described Graham as someone who cared for others.
“She’s just a genuine person. And she’s a good person. She’s the kind of person who will care for you without much reason to do so,” he said.
Investigation ongoing
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner is investigating Graham’s cause of death. No arrests or charges have been made.
Cleveland police said they are awaiting the medical examiner’s ruling before potentially opening a criminal investigation.
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