Friday, October 12, 2012
Read the reports filed by the Cleveland RTA and the Beachwood Police Department about an RTA bus driver delivering an uppercut to a female passenger on a bus in Beachwood.
Editor's Note: Above, see the statement from Artis Hughes, the Cleveland RTA bus driver who was caught on video uppercutting a female passenger, and witnesses to the event. The following information was supplied by the RTA Police Department. Statements made by Hughes and the witneses are considered allegations as no charges have not been filed against any party at this time. To protect the identities of the witnesses to this incident, we have left out the bottom of these forms, which include the names and personal information of the witnesses. See all posts on this topic: RTA Uppercut Topic Page WATCH | Cleveland RTA Bus Driver Hits Female Passenger: Video Taken in Beachwood POLL | Do you think the driver deserves more punishment? READ | …
See excerpts from the RTA Police report the driver filed after the Sept. 18 Beachwood incident that became a viral video.
The RTA driver who delivered an uppercut to a female passenger on a Beachwood bus told RTA police that the woman had choked him and spit on him while he was driving. A video taken of the incident, which occurred near the 23300 block of Chagrin Boulevard, was posted online Oct. 11 and has had nearly 3.3 million hits since. See all posts on this topic: RTA Uppercut Topic Page According to driver Artis Hughes' statement, the woman, Shidea N. Lane, boarded the bus Sept. 18 and did not pay. He told her to pay and she began cursing at him, he said. Eventually she paid, but continued to berate him. LOOK | Driver and Witness' Full Statements to Police He told police that she grabbed his neck and spit in his face while he was driving. Hughes' …
The Cleveland RTA released the names of the two people involved in the incident that became a viral video of a driver uppercutting a woman on a bus in Beachwood.
The Cleveland RTA has released the name of the bus driver who uppercut a woman on a bus in Beachwood in a video that became viral this week. Artis Hughes, a 22-year-veteran of the Cleveland RTA, has been identified as the bus driver in the video. He was suspended Oct. 11 after RTA personnel saw the video online. See all posts on this topic: RTA Uppercut Topic Page The woman in the video is Shidea N. Lane, 25, the RTA wrote. Hughes called Transit Police and filed a report that he had been assaulted, but Lane did not file a report. Neither party pressed charges against the other. READ | Cleveland RTA Uppercut Driver: Woman Choked Me, Spit on Me The RTA wrote that the company is conducting an internal investigation into the incident. …
We rounded up Tweets responding to the video of a Cleveland RTA driver uppercutting a female passenger.
The video went viral and the Twitterverse has responded. Some are serious, some are funny. Many Tweets glorify the blow the Cleveland RTA bus driver gave the woman in a viral video. See all posts on this topic: RTA Uppercut Topic Page In Cleveland, the hashtag #uppercut, the phrase Mortal Combat — comprised of Tweets comparing the punch to the popular 1980s tabletop game — and the acronym RTA is trending, and at least two acounts have been created to Tweet about the uppercut a local RTA driver gave a woman on a bus in Beachwood. Check out the Tweets in the gallery above, and let us know what you think of the response in the comments. LOOK | Driver and Witness' Full Statements to Police WATCH | Cleveland RTA Bus Driver Hits Female Passenger…
Do you think the 22-year veteran should be punished further for the blow that was caught in a now-viral video?
A Cleveland RTA bus driver was filmed uppercutting a female passenger on a Beachwood bus and the video has gone viral. See all posts on this topic: RTA Uppercut Topic Page A spokesperson from the RTA wrote today that the company saw the video on Oct. 11 and immediately suspended the 22-year veteran driver pending an internal investigation. The woman did not press charges on the day of the incident. Do you think the driver deserves further punishment for this incident? Take our poll, and tell us why in the comments! WATCH | Cleveland RTA Bus Driver Hits Female Passenger: Video Taken in Beachwood WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC SCENES AND EXPLICIT LANGUAGE. LOOK | Driver and Witness' Full Statements to Police READ | Twitterverse …
Monday, June 4, 2012
Cuyahoga Astronomical Association, Cleveland State University, others will host free event at Edgewater Park
A little after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, we will have an opportunity to witness one of the rarest predictable celestial events: a transit of Venus, and a festival at Edgewater Park will allow you to witness it for free. The Transit of Venus Often referred to as the "Evening Star" or "Morning Star," Venus is the brightest natural object in our sky after the Sun and the Moon. As the second planet from the Sun, it's closer to the Sun than the Earth is. A "transit" of Venus occurs when Venus passes between us and the Sun in such a way that we can see Venus's silhouette backlit by the Sun's brilliant light. It last happened in 2004, but it won't happen again until 2117. Unless you plan to shatter some human longevity records, this is probably your …
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Friday, March 16, 2012
We found not one, but two Cheap Dates to choose from this Saturday
Check back every Friday for Cheap Date: one weekend event or activity that won't break the bank. Cleveland's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade could see record crowds Saturday. Go prepared - Fox 8 News put together a handy guide with tips and tricks to make the day more fun and less stressful. My favorite tip - take the train. Where: Begins at E. 18th Street and Superior Avenue in Cleveland. When: Saturday. Marshalling begins at 12:30 p.m. and the parade starts at 1:04 p.m. Price: Free, so splurge for that $5 all-day RTA pass! Website: http://www.clevelandsirishparade.org/ ....But wait, there's more! The Cleveland Zoo is also celebrating St. Patty's - if you are not up for the crowds downtown, wear green for $2 off admission or bring an …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Local deli/legend will be one of three restaurants at Horseshoe food court
A local deli will get a push from the Horseshoe Casino when it opens this spring, according to Cleveland.com. Corky & Lenny's, an overstuffed corned beef staple since 1956, will open in the food court of the new casino, the website reports. Click here for the full story, and click here to see an artist's rendering of the new location and a video from Horseshoe's VP from the Cleveland Jewish News.
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