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DISH could pull 19 News from its service soon
13+ hour, 13+ min ago (130+ words) CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - DISH Network customers could lose access to 19 News Tuesday, March 10 at 7 p.m. unless a renewal agreement is reached soon. If an agreement is not reached, DISH will pull 19 News from its lineup Tuesday evening, this means DISH customers…...
Mail carrier says he was suspended after expressing winter safety concerns in Facebook post
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (478+ words) FAIRFIELD, Ohio (WXIX/Gray News) - A mail carrier said he was suspended from his job without pay amid an internal investigation after expressing safety concerns during the winter storm on Facebook. Cincinnati was hit with historic snowfall and dangerous cold…...
Major change to cell phones in Ohio schools now in effect
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (122+ words) CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -Starting Jan. 1, 2026, a new Ohio law went into effect banning students from using cell phones during the instructional day. Most school districts started the 2025-2026 school year with some sort of restriction on cell phones, but the law…...
BBB alerts consumers to rising text scams
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (337+ words) (InvestigateTV) " First it was robocalls on landlines, then cell phones, and now text spam and scams are flooding our devices. Melanie McGovern, spokesperson for the Better Business Bureau (BBB), said reports of text scams are pouring in from across the…...
Major internet issues causing problems across the world
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (120+ words) CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - An Amazon web server outage is causing major internet issues across the world. The outage is impacting many apps and websites; including, Venmo, McDonalds, Amazon, Venmo, and ... CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - An Amazon web server outage is causing…...
How you can protect yourself from the latest mail scams and fraud attempts
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (310+ words) CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Representatives with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service held a news conference Thursday to provide tips on how to protect yourself from the latest scams and fraud attempts. These tips come as part of the USPS initiative Project Safe…...
‘U.S. Mail is not for sale!’: Cleveland USPS workers protest potential privatization
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (412+ words) CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Trump administration has been discussing plans to transfer USPS to the US Department of Commerce or even sell it entirely. It's a move that has thousands of USPS workers concerned about their jobs and the future…...
Gov. Mike DeWine announces support for a bill banning all students’ cell phones during the school day in Ohio
11+ mon, 17+ hour ago (302+ words) CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - On Tuesday, Governor Mike Dewine announced his support for a bill banning all students" cell phones during the school day in Ohio. But some districts aren"t entirely sold on the idea. "It"s time to finish…...
Scam alert: Fake toll collections text messages are on the rise
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (360+ words) (CNN) " Experts say not to fall for fake text messages about an overdue toll payment or an E-ZPass final reminder. These messages are one of the latest attempts to steal personal information. Protecting yourself from these types of scams requires…...
City of Mansfield target of email spoofing scheme
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (272+ words) MANSFIELD, Ohio (WOIO) - The city of Mansfield's finance department was the target of an email spoofing scam involving the impersonation of a vendor's chief financial officer. The scheme resulted in the redirection of a valid payment to a fraudulent account....