
Annabelle Childers
Reporter at WKYC-TV (Cleveland, OH)
Reporter @WKYC. Formerly @KRDO_13. @Pepperdine alum. Arkansas native. Running on coffee & less than 8 hrs of sleep. Story ideas? 📩[email protected]
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2 days ago |
wkyc.com | Annabelle Childers
NEW FRANKLIN, Ohio — It's been a deadly week on the water across Northeast Ohio. Search efforts are ongoing in Cuyahoga Falls to find a father who went missing in a weekend tubing incident that left his 5-year-old son dead. On Tuesday, two more people died by drowning — a 20-year-old woman at Lorain's Lakeview Beach followed by a 49-year-old man at Portage Lakes State Park.
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1 week ago |
abc10.com | Annabelle Childers
CHARDON, Ohio — Multiple pieces of immigration-related legislation are making their way through the Ohio Statehouse, including a bill just passed by the Senate that would make it easier for ICE agents to arrest people they suspect of being illegal immigrants. Senate Bill 172, introduced by Sen.
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1 week ago |
wkyc.com | Annabelle Childers
CHARDON, Ohio — Multiple pieces of immigration-related legislation are making their way through the Ohio Statehouse, including a bill just passed by the Senate that would make it easier for ICE agents to arrest people they suspect of being illegal immigrants. Senate Bill 172, introduced by Sen. Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson), who is currently running for state treasurer, would allow ICE agents to make arrests in public spaces such as courthouses and state-funded schools — with or without a warrant.
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1 week ago |
wkyc.com | Annabelle Childers
CLEVELAND — Republican state lawmakers are planning to introduce a bill that would ban and criminalize abortions in Ohio, despite a constitutional amendment that guarantee's the procedure's legality in the state. In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating the federal right to abortion. The monumental court decision meant abortion became an issue for states.
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1 week ago |
wkyc.com | Annabelle Childers
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — On Monday, embattled Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren announced that he was officially unable to run for reelection after he failed to meet the required number of signatures to get on the ballot. The development came after months of controversy that included an attempt to recall him from his seat. With all the tension surrounding Cleveland Heights, you might forget that having a mayor at all is a very new concept for the city.
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This Cleveland Heights bus was carrying 15 students when officials say a fire started behind a rear wheel. @CHUHSchools confirms everyone got out safely. Cause still unknown. An Ohio State Highway Patrol report shows this bus just passed its annual inspection Feb. 14 @wkyc https://t.co/E1pCa7CERQ

RT @wkyc: Ohio train derailment 2 years later: Vice President JD Vance visits East Palestine (from @AnnabChilders, @dinocleveland & @TC_CLE…

A memorial stands in front of the house where officials say 9-year-old Alex Louks was shot by his mom Risa. She then killed herself after attempting to start a fire. Inside the home, deputies found papers showing Risa was just served w/ an emergency custody hearing. https://t.co/6pqGLfP6tL