Brittany Wier

1 day ago | wlbt.com | Brittany Wier |Amanda Alvarado

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - A mother had to make a desperate decision to save her baby’s life when their apartment building caught on fire in Ohio. Thankfully, a group of people, including Reginald Barnes, were there to help. “I was like, ‘Drop the baby. Let her go. I am going to catch her,’” Barnes said. He said he was in the parking lot of the apartment complex Monday afternoon when he heard an explosion.

4 days ago | cleveland19.com | Noelle Haynes |Julia Bingel |Brittany Wier

WAYNE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A Wayne County man facing more than 15 sex charges, including several counts for the rape of juveniles, has a plea hearing in Wayne County Court of Common Pleas Tuesday. Seth Leedy, 43, of Shreve, was arrested Sept. 19, 2024 and is being held without bond. Leedy faces five counts of rape. Court documents say three of those counts are for the rape of children between the ages of six and nine years old.

6 days ago | cleveland19.com | Brittany Wier

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A family continues to search for answers after their sister has been missing for four years. Rajah McQueen, a mother of two, went missing on June 26,2021. Her family gathers each anniversary of her disappearance to release pink and white balloons in her honor. “We will come here and release pink and white balloons because pink is her favorite color. Just to let them go, and you know hopefully when she sees them she can find her way home,” says Shamir McQueen, Rajah’s sister.

1 week ago | cleveland19.com | Brittany Wier

NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio (WOIO) - A video showing a dog walker in North Royalton hitting a dog as they take her out for a walk is circulating on social media. The video was posted by Diane Shedlock and the dog in the video is her 6-year-old pit mix named Smokey. In the video you can see the dog walker hit Smokey with her leash and aggressively pull her to walk. The entire time, Smokey looks terrified. This video is what Shedlock saw while she was on vacation with her family in the Outer Banks.

1 week ago | cleveland19.com | Brittany Wier

ELYRIA, Ohio (WOIO) - Crews were all around Elyria Thursday afternoon after Wednesday night’s intense storm took down trees and powerlines. The light of day revealed the severe damage. On Fuller Street, a tree landed right in the middle of a neighbor’s home. Throughout the rest of the city, people could see trees uprooted and split in half. “Yes, there were huge branches all the way over to the neighbor’s yard. What a mess,” said Arlene Conger.