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CLEVELAND (WJW) – Six years later, the family and friends of Kate Brown and Carnell Sledge are still pushing for answers. Donning orange shirts to mark National Gun Violence Awareness Month, they gathered at the Rocky River Reservation on Saturday near the bench where the two were found shot to death in 2019. They placed signs with information on them along the Valley Parkway and set up a table to hand out yard signs, flyers and car magnets.

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**Related video above: Cleveland pools opened last summer CLEVELAND (WJW) — Cleveland public city pools are opening for the warm season starting Saturday. Just like last year, the city said in a statement it is continuing its imposed 45-minute time limit per session “to maximize access.”That means anyone at the pool once the time limit is over must pack up, leave and get in line if they’d like to continue swimming. Admission into the pools remains free.

3 weeks ago | fox8.com | Rex Smith

PARMA, Ohio (WJW) – Parma City Schools is one of the few Cleveland suburban school districts without air conditioning, according to Superintendent Charles Smialek. The district had to cancel classes and all extra school functions on Wednesday because of the hot temperatures. It’s not an issue that’s new to Parma. The district had to call off for the heat earlier in the school year last August. “Our buildings are old.

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by: Rex Smith Posted: Jun 1, 2025 / 09:21 PM EDT Updated: Jun 1, 2025 / 09:21 PM EDT CLEVELAND (WJW) – Cory United Methodist Church on East 105th Street in Cleveland was founded in 1875 and moved to its current location in the 1940s. It’s known as one of the oldest African-American churches in Cleveland, and celebrated its 150th anniversary on Sunday.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) – The seven seconds where the capsule was surrounded by nothing but flames during liftoff felt like an eternity to Paul Jeris. Other than that, his trip to outer space on Saturday was exactly what he expected it to be and everything he’d dreamed of. “You know, it’s not cheap but it was worth every penny,” Jeris said. As Fox 8 previously reported, Jeris got the call a few weeks ago that his time on the Blue Origin waiting list had come to an end and he’d be going to space.