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: Sep. 14, 2022 at 1:35 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
The Willoughby police chief is praising a group of citizens who helped an officer that was dealing with an uncooperative driver during a weekend traffic stop.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 6:45 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium recently revealed the newest addition to its animal family.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2022 at 1:44 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
A video shared by the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on Saturday morning was already viewed more than 10,000 times in the hours since it was posted.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 11:39 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson and Gray News Staff
Authorities in Ohio are searching for a pickup truck that struck a police cruiser, forcing an officer to dive for safety.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 1:33 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
A state highway patrol trooper is lucky to have avoided significant injuries following an early-morning hit-and-run incident in northern Ohio.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 4:50 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Early Thursday morning, teachers in Ohio’s capital city reached a “conceptual agreement” to end a strike that disrupted the district’s first day of school.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 6:20 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office said more than 1,000 firearms were discovered during the search of a Knox County property where a recent deadly officer-involved shooting took place.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 7:11 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
The Brewster Police Department gave an update on the search for a wallaby that was seen roaming around parts of Stark County.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 9:48 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson and Gray News staff
Crews spent several hours working to shut power off and extricate the body.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 5:00 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
The Mega Millions jackpot went unclaimed on Tuesday night, but two tickets sold in Ohio will be making some a little richer.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 3:28 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
A 31-year-old karate instructor in Avon Lake was indicted on sexual battery charges for an alleged inappropriate relationship involving a teen student-worker.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 6:46 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said a trooper clocked a motorcyclist speeding at a rate that would have been “catastrophic” in a crash over the July 4 holiday weekend.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 5:15 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Firefighters battled an intense blaze overnight at a home in Cleveland’s Slavic Village.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 11:26 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson and Kelly Kennedy
According to Akron police, officers tried to pull over a driver for a traffic violation. The driver, identified by police as Jayland Walker, refused to stop, prompting a chase.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 11:04 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
A woman is now facing felony burglary charges for allegedly making herself at home inside a stranger’s house in Trumbull County.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 10:46 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
An Ohio man was sentenced on federal charges for making a bomb threat against a reproductive health services facility.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2022 at 7:17 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Several volunteers and witnesses are being credited with saving a child from an attempted abduction that occurred at a fundraising festival in Ohio.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 8:30 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Drivers will have more of a reason to skip going to the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles now that more services can be completed online.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 5:27 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Sorry to bug you, but the mayflies are coming.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 8:51 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson and Andrew McMunn
The mother of a baby who was found dead in the trash at a college in Ohio in 2019 was sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2022 at 1:47 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Ohio has received a large supply of baby formula as stores across the country continue to keep the shelves stocked.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2022 at 12:29 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson and Jordan Gartner
Police in Ohio are investigating a case involving a stolen puppy.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 6:36 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Ohio Edison is taking proactive measures to keep roads along the Lake Erie shoreline safe during the mayfly hatching season.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 6:37 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Ohio lawmakers passed a bill that would reduce the amount of training required for teachers to carry guns at school.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 5:19 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Officials said an Ohio woman was gored by a bison at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 12:34 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland and officials from the Lake Catholic High School released additional findings from an investigation that launched in regards to reports that a swastika was displayed during a May 16 lacrosse game against Orange High School.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 6:16 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson and Michelle Nicks (WOIO)
A 21-year-old Orwell man has been charged with OVI stemming from a May 14 incident, but the driver wasn’t operating a typical vehicle at the time.
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 Worley
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 Worley
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.
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