Steven Hernandez

1 week ago | cleveland19.com | Steven Hernandez

BAY VILLAGE, Ohio (WOIO) - The Bay Village School District hopes voters are on board with a new school levy on the ballot for Tuesday’s Ohio Election. “I am for the levy,” said Connie Connolly, even though her family passed through the Bay Village School District many years ago. “They still need to be educated.

3 weeks ago | cleveland19.com | Steven Hernandez

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - John Carroll University’s St. Francis Chapel filled its capacity Wednesday for a noon mass to honor the late Pope Francis. “When I walked in, there were candles and a picture of the pope, so it was a little heartfelt, said second-year student Becca Cijany. “Being in the chapel was a great opportunity to come together as a John Carroll community,” added second-year Carson Essad. Pope Francis was announced dead on Monday morning.

3 weeks ago | cleveland19.com | Steven Hernandez

PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WOIO) - It’s a time of reflection among the catholic community this week after the Holy See announced earlier this week the death of Pope Francis. “I found out yesterday morning,” said Adriana Mora from Painesville, “it was really sad, because he was the first Latino pope that really supported all Spanish-speakers.”Father Stephen Vallenga of St. Mary’s Church has also started to make small gestures.

3 weeks ago | cleveland19.com | Steven Hernandez

LORAIN, Ohio (WOIO) - Lorain County’s Latino community is still processing the sudden loss of Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic church for over a decade. Martin Calderón remembers the moment he heard the news. “I was getting ready to go to work, and then my wife told me the news that he died, and it made me really sad,” said Calderón. Catholic leaders at the Holy See announced the pope died Monday morning; officials later confirmed Pope Francis died from a stroke.

1 month ago | cleveland19.com | Steven Hernandez

LORAIN, Ohio (WOIO) - The National Weather Service will no longer provide translations for weather alerts, causing concern among Lorain’s Spanish-speaking community. “The problem is that if there’s nothing in Spanish, we’d only find out about a storm once it’s right on top of us,” said Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Pacheco in Spanish during an interview with 19 News.