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01-07-2025
- Health
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Planned Parenthood closes Cleveland facility; Cleveland Department of Public Health to fill gaps
[In the player above, watch previous FOX 8 News coverage on the Ohio Prenatal Equal Protection Act, which is legislation that would effectively ban abortion in the state.] CLEVELAND (WJW) — Planned Parenthood has closed its Cleveland Health Center facility at 7997 Euclid Ave., a move local officials said was 'driven by federal pressure and the Trump administration's freeze on Title X funding.' Now, the Cleveland Department of Public Health is stepping up to provide the 'essential' health services lost in the closure, 'to ensure that patients do not fall through the cracks,' according to a Tuesday news release from the health department. Browns' dome deal done: New stadium ready by 2029 'No one should have to go without essential reproductive and preventive health services,' department Director Dr. David Margolius said in the release. 'Our team is committed to making sure that everyone — regardless of income, ZIP code or insurance status — has access to the health care they need.' The department's neighborhood-based clinics and mobile health units 'stand ready' to provide services including: Birth control and family planning STD testing and treatment Pregnancy testing and counseling Wellness exams Tuberculosis testing Immunizations HPV and Gardasil vaccinations Same-day appointments are available and patients can also walk in. Anyone affected by the Planned Parenthood closure is urged to call 216-624-2324 or visit to find a clinic or schedule a visit. What the state's new flat income tax will mean for Ohioans Title X Family Planning Program funding has been disbursed to family planning clinics like Planned Parenthood for more than 50 years, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services website. But in March 2025, President Donald Trump's administration ordered that funding to be reduced or withheld entirely from providers in 23 states, including Ohio. 'While political decisions in Washington continue to threaten public health infrastructure, CDPH remains steadfast in our mission: to protect and promote the health and well-being of every Cleveland resident,' the release said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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01-07-2025
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New Mexico man who sexually exploited Ashtabula 12-year-old is headed to prison
[Watch previous FOX 8 I-Team coverage in the player above.] CLEVELAND (WJW) — A New Mexico man who drove more than 1,600 miles from that state to kidnap and sexually exploit a 12-year-old Ashtabula girl was sentenced Monday, June 30, to 28 years in prison. Joseph Gunter, 41, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, pleaded guilty in February to sexual exploitation of a child and transportation of a minor with intent to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to a news release from Carol Skutnik, acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. Local health care workers charged with Medicaid fraud The 12-year-old girl was reported missing the morning of Sept. 21, 2023, according to the release. A witness told authorities the girl had been communicating via a social media app with a person from Albuquerque, later identified as Gunter. Investigators said Gunter had been talking with the victim for months and the girl at one point deleted her account and made a new one to avoid him. Gunter reportedly found the new account and they began talking again. The morning of Sept. 21, 2023, the girl was out walking when Gunter drove up next to her and ordered her to get into his vehicle, threatening her with a gun, reads the release. He then took her out of state. When the girl didn't return home for two hours, her mother called deputies, the FOX 8 I-Team reported in 2023. On the drive to New Mexico, they stayed at multiple hotels where he 'proceeded to physically assault and repeatedly raped her,' reads the release. Planned Parenthood closes Cleveland facility; Cleveland Department of Public Health to fill gaps License plate-reading cameras spotted Gunter's car in Kentucky about 10 hours after she was reported missing, Ashtabula County Sheriff William Niemi told the I-Team in 2023. The alert went out to law enforcement officers nationwide. Authorities found Gunter's vehicle days later in Gray County, Texas, 'through a series of intensive and investigative efforts,' reads the release. They found the victim in his car as well as two firearms. 'We found her safe,' Niemi said. 'Thank God for that.' Upon his release, Gunter will be supervised for the rest of his life. He was also ordered to pay restitution of $5,000 into a fund that assists victims of child sexual abuse and $10,000 into a fund that assists human trafficking victims. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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13-06-2025
- Health
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Cleveland health officials warn COVID spike is coming
[Watch in the player above: How to know whether you have COVID, flu, RSB or strep] CLEVELAND (WJW) — Cleveland Department of Public Health officials said a sharp uptick in COVID gene copies recently detected in city wastewater samples indicates a 'strong likelihood of increased community spread in the coming days or weeks.' Sampling last week of untreated wastewater from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District's Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant shows a more than 250% increase in the SARS-CoV-2 viral levels between June 8 and June 10, according to a Friday news release from the health department. Massive egg recall hits Ohio Walmart stores The sampling also showed high levels of influenza that are still 'trending upward' as well as high levels of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be shed through feces — even by people who aren't yet showing symptoms of infection — so wastewater sampling can help detect community spread early. 'Increasing viral concentrations in wastewater are often a leading indicator of future spikes in illness, hospitalizations and transmission throughout the community,' Cleveland Director of Public Health Dr. David Margoulis is quoted in the release. 'This data provides us with an early warning system, and we're encouraging residents and institutions to take preventive steps now.' The health department urges residents to get their shots or boosters for COVID-19 and the flu and urges people who are experiencing respiratory symptoms to stay home or wear a mask if they need to go out in public. Iran fires missiles at Israel in retaliation The World Health Organization is tracking a new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, or 'Nimbus' that is more transmissible than other variants, The Hill reported this week. Its symptoms appear to be similar to those caused by other COVID variants: cough, fever, fatigue, muscle aches and loss of smell or taste, according to the CDC. As of Wednesday, June 11, the Nimbus variant had been found in 13 states, including Ohio. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
