Chris Anderson
Digital Content Producer
Cleveland, Ohio
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Christopher Anderson joined Cleveland 19 News as a Digital Content Producer in Feb. 2017.
He started his career in news in Washington D.C. in 2009 after graduating from Eastern Florida State College.
While in D.C., Christopher contributed to coverage of significant events including presidential inaugurations and protests, Pope Francis’ visit, and a mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard.
Christopher now lives on the east side of Cleveland with his wife, who he met while working in D.C. The two welcomed their first child in June 2018.
When he’s not at work, Christopher enjoys taking adrenaline-filled risks like surfing and skydiving, taking photographs, and looking for the best local pizza joints.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 5:23 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Cleveland police said they took the male suspected of shooting a 101-year-old woman late Thursday night near the city’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood into custody.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 5:08 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson and Gray News staff
A crash involving a dump truck and an Ohio Department of Transportation vehicle caused an explosion Thursday morning.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 8:51 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson and Brian Duffy
Several lanes were blocked on I-77 in Summit County following a crash and explosion on Thursday morning.
Updated: May. 6, 2022 at 1:21 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
The president of the Ohio State University issued a message after the death of two students on Friday morning.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 11:19 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson, Brian Duffy and Debra Dolan
The top level of an apartment complex parking deck in Cleveland collapsed onto the underground level of the garage just before midnight Tuesday, according to investigators.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 5:42 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Humane society officials rescued 17 full-sized dogs from “deplorable” and “uninhabitable living conditions” at a Richland County home on Thursday.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 10:08 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
An Ohio woman received the maximum sentence allowed after she was convicted on animal cruelty charges stemming from a July 2021 incident.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 2:43 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
A Republican state legislator introduced a bill that, if passed into law, would require drunken drivers convicted of a form of vehicular homicide due to intoxication to pay child support if a parent is killed in a crash.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2022 at 6:29 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Police said a 42-year-old Ohio woman is now facing felony charges in connection to the June 2021 death of her 12-year-old daughter.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 6:38 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Two men are now facing first-degree felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers confiscated more than $56,000 worth of suspected cocaine during a traffic stop.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 9:26 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Authorities are continuing to search for one of three inmates who escaped from an Ohio jail early Monday morning.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 6:24 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
An Ohio man was found guilty of several felonious and misdemeanor charges stemming from the violent Jan. 6, 2021 breach at the U.S. Capitol building.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 2:24 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
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Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 6:06 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson and Sia Nyorkor
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is considering a proposal that would allow student-athletes to profit from their name, image, and likeness.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 6:14 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson, Brian Duffy and Gray News staff
Police are still investigating the incident and will release any information on criminal charges at a later time.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 6:41 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Andrea Thome, the wife of former Cleveland baseball icon Jim Thome, said she canceled her family’s Browns season tickets following last week’s introductory press conference for Deshaun Watson.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2022 at 7:38 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson and Debra Dolan
William Beasley was convicted of murder, involuntary manslaughter and two counts of endangering children.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 4:06 PM EDT
|By Rachel Vadaj and Chris Anderson
The Browns told Baker Mayfield that they are "not accommodating his request," ESPN reported from a source.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 1:20 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson
The man who spent more than four decades behind bars was officially declared wrongfully imprisoned by a Cuyahoga County judge for a 1974 murder.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 10:59 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
The director for the Ohio Department of Health, Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, held a regular COVID-19 briefing on Thursday morning.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 2:59 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson and Sia Nyorkor
Two young children are dead following a house fire on Tuesday morning near the border of Cleveland and Garfield Heights.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 2:37 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson and Andrew McMunn
Several Ohio law enforcement agencies carried out an investigation over a few months resulting in the seizure of approximately 64 pounds of narcotics.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2022 at 1:43 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson
Proposed legislation from the state Senate that would allow Ohioans to carry a concealed weapon without a permit is moving forward.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2022 at 10:38 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
A Sandusky man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly striking a victim in the face with a piece of pizza.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 5:17 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson and Tiarra Braddock
The Mentor man who pleaded guilty in December 2021 to killing his girlfriend’s dog is due back in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2022 at 8:05 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
A pair of California men are now facing up to 11 years in prison for a felony drug possession charge stemming from a Feb. 10 traffic stop in Ohio.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 2:42 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson
Stipe Miocic, a former UFC heavyweight champion, was be sworn in as a full-time firefighter for the city of Westlake Tuesday.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 5:57 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
I was felling tree for a customer and this one dropped a limb on me as it fell. honestly it's a rather incredible accident and I'm so glad I was not seriously injured. Full video is on my channel @Zaccheus Tree Company
Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 7:12 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
It started off as a traffic stop for failing to use turn signals, but now two West Virginia women are facing up to 22 years in prison for felony drug possession.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2022 at 7:11 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office said that a 58-year-old man convicted of human trafficking a minor has been sentenced to more than 42 years in prison.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2022 at 2:10 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson, Jim Nelson and Andrew McMunn
12 people were injured and about 40 cars damaged after a snow plow cleared the Ohio Turnpike, according to authorities.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 at 6:42 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
Hidden or not, the K-9s with the Ohio State Highway Patrol will likely sniff out any illegal contraband in vehicles during traffic stops.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 7:17 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
Not much will get past troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 5:14 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
A deputy who served with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office for 25 years died recently due to COVID-19 complications.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2022 at 11:57 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
A defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns was arrested on Monday for allegedly exposing himself in public and assaulting a Florida sheriff’s deputy.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 6:44 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
A trip to North America’s second-oldest amusement park will be a little more expensive for the upcoming 2022 season.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 4:45 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
A man and a woman were injured after his firearm accidentally discharged at a Parma gun range, police said.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 3:39 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson, Kristin Mazur and Gray News staff
Ohio police have released body camera video that shows a fatal officer-involved shooting that happened just after midnight on New Year’s Day.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2022 at 7:30 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
A Michigan man is facing felony drug charges following a traffic stop in Ohio along State Route 2.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 6:18 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
Baker Mayfield admitted that he intends on getting surgery to repair his injured left shoulder, but the Cleveland Browns quarterback did not give a clear timeline for when he would go forward with the medical procedure.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2022 at 8:23 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson
The Richmond Heights Police Department said the first charges have been filed in connection to carjacking and deadly shooting of an off-duty Cleveland officer on New Year’s Eve.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2021 at 2:34 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson
Ohio’s coronavirus-related hospitalization count continues to climb at a startling rate.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2021 at 6:05 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
It was a gut-wrenching scene in the closing minutes of Tuesday night’s game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans Pelicans.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2021 at 5:40 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
The minimum wage for certain employees in Ohio is set to increase beginning Jan. 1, 2022.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2021 at 6:34 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
Newly-released dash camera video from the Ohio State Highway Patrol shows a tense high-speed chase that eventually ended when the driver crashed into a Loudonville-area elementary school.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2021 at 10:13 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
A Democratic legislator from Northeast Ohio is backtracking on a social media post he made recently regarding unvaccinated individuals and attacks on hospital workers who refuse to administer certain treatments for the coronavirus.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2021 at 7:12 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson
Emergency crews responded to reports of a parking garage collapse at a Lakewood apartment building.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2021 at 8:57 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
A 44-year-old woman from Louisiana is now facing felony drug trafficking charges in Ohio following a recent traffic stop by state troopers.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2021 at 2:22 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson
A representative from Northeast Ohio said reaching capacity with an influx of COVID-19 patients is not the only issue the state’s hospitals are encountering.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2021 at 5:29 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson
The Cleveland Browns announced on Wednesday morning that head coach Kevin Stefanski is among the latest in the organization to test positive for COVID-19, even though he is vaccinated and has received a booster shot.