$1.8B Powerball winner comes forward, chooses lump-sum payment

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/22 6:23A Scripps News Group

The winner of Powerballs $1.8 billion jackpot on Christmas Eve has opted to take the lump-sum payment. The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery said the winner has claimed a one-time cash prize of $834.9 million before taxes. After federal and state tax...

Beloved Cleveland flower shop closing after 150 years

News 5 Cleveland (Metro News) 1/22 6:17A News 5 Staff

A flower shop that has been open for generations here in Cleveland is now having to shut its doors. After 150 years in business, Al Wilhelmy Flowers is closing this week. The store is closing due to an illness with the owners. The flower shop,...

Federal officers detain a 5-year-old boy who school official says was used as 'bait'

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/22 4:55A AP via Scripps News Group

A 5-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to a detention facility in Texas, school officials and the family's lawyer said, making him the fourth student from his Minneapolis suburb...

Private autopsy details gunshot wound to side of Renee Good's head

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/22 4:49A Scripps News Group

Preliminary results from a private autopsy commissioned by the family of Renee Good show she suffered gunshot wounds to the side of her head, her right breast and her left forearm, according to lawyers for the family. The results, reported by The...

Ex-special counsel Jack Smith defends Trump prosecutions in congressional hearing

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/22 3:30A Justin Boggs

Former special counsel Jack Smith testified Thursday on Capitol Hill in the first of two congressional hearings ordered by Republicans to question him about his investigations into former President Donald Trump prior to Trumps reelection. Smith...

Army orders military police to get ready for a possible Minneapolis deployment, AP source says

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/22 3:23A AP via Scripps News Group

The U.S. Army has ordered several dozen additional active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minneapolis if needed, a defense official said Wednesday, amid protests over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement...

Woman who led ICE protest at Minnesota church service has been arrested, Bondi says

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/22 2:55A AP via Scripps News Group

A woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday. Bondi announced the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong in a post on X days after...

'Sinners' shatters Oscar record with 16 nominations, making history

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/22 2:17A AP via Scripps News Group

Ryan Cooglers blues-steeped vampire epic Sinners led all films with 16 nominations to the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, setting a record for the most in Oscar history. Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences voters showered Sinnners with...

Small businesses eye steadier hiring in 2026 following year of uncertainty

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/22 1:48A Stephanie Liebergen

Small business owners across the country are entering 2026 with cautious optimism after a difficult year marked by slow job growth, economic uncertainty and delayed hiring decisions. Employment at businesses with fewer than 50 employees declined...

Half of US population under winter weather alerts as powerful storm approaches

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/22 1:00A Justin Boggs

Forecasters are warning that one of the most impactful winter storms in years will strike the U.S. this weekend, with most residents east of the Rocky Mountains needing to brace for dangerously cold wind chills, ice accumulation or heavy snow....

Couponing apps and stacking tricks help cut grocery prices

News 5 Cleveland (Money) 1/22 12:47A Sara Roth

With food prices still climbing, every cost-cutting measure counts. Couponing whether you clip them from newspapers or click them in apps can help stretch your grocery budget. Good Morning Cleveland anchor Mike Brookbank spoke to Kimberly Palmer...

Communities across Northeast Ohio facing salt shortage

News 5 Cleveland (Metro News) 1/21 11:58P Caitlin Hunt

Cities across Northeast Ohio are running dangerously low on salt to treat the roads. Last week, Cleveland Heights reported a salt shortage. Now, the following cities say they have the same problem: Cleveland Avon North Royalton Twinsburg...

ICE memo authorizes forced home entries without judge’s warrant, whistleblowers say

News 5 Cleveland (National News) 1/21 11:46P AP via Scripps News Group

Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter peoples homes without a judges warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, marking a sharp reversal of...

Iranian state TV issues first official death toll from recent protests, saying 3,117 were killed

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 1/21 6:46A AP via Scripps News Group

Iranian state TV has issued the first official death toll from recent protests, saying 3,117 people were killed, while the foreign minister issued the most direct threat yet against the United States after Tehrans bloody crackdown, warning the...

Netanyahu signs on to Trump’s Gaza peace board as some allies decline

News 5 Cleveland (World News) 1/21 4:13A AP via Scripps News Group

Divisions emerged Wednesday over Donald Trumps Board of Peace envisioned in the U.S. presidents peace plan for Gaza, with some western European countries declining to join while others remained noncommittal. The development underscores European...