Winnie Dortch
Multimedia Journalist
Cleveland, Ohio
:no_upscale()/s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/gray/f98ee97a-168c-442d-9b1b-7beba2e474bf.png)
Winnie Dortch is excited to make connections and tell stories in the “Land.” She’s been a reporter for seven years.
Winnie began her career in Omaha, Nebraska at FOX 42 KPTM. There, she learned the art of storytelling. She turned man-on-the-street interviews into real characters.
Flint, Michigan called Winnie’s name in 2018. She spent two years at WJRT ABC 12 telling impactful stories.
Winnie continued her love for journalism in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She covered crime and courts. Her reporting stemmed from the deadly Waukesha Christmas tragedy to the Milwaukee Bucks winning the Championship.
Winnie adores her daughter, Kaelie Wynter and her cat Mimi. When she’s not in the community digging up stories, she’s watch Law & Order SVU or reality TV shows. She LOVES ice cream, cake batter with sprinkles to be exact.
If you have story ideas, don’t hesitate to send them her way. She’s ready to share her story.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/VCV3JEXFZJHRXG4HR5X4RICRME.jpg)
Former employees and patients are concerned the lack of care at Praxis Landmark Recovery. The company has several centers in at least 13 states. A young woman died at one of their Ohio facilities.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/KLEHFAM2JFC2DPS3KRDSXNLKSE.jpg)
“We want to know what happened, we want to know the honest truth,” said Rebecca, Samantha’s mother.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/FXQF6WH5SBFNZMMIEVR5PP2ERA.jpg)
Teenagers in Parma spent Wednesday morning vandalizing Halloween decorations on Brookview Boulevard.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/OCFXYADWQRHBHF3ZKPIBLPG5SU.jpg)
City council members and local, state and federal law enforcement agencies discussing police visibility, traffic enforcement, lack of officers and securing city parks during Wednesday’s safety committee meeting.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/7K245U7UPFGT3IKNABB5DNFIVU.jpg)
Cleveland police are investigating the death of a 31-year-old woman inside a boarding home.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/WFHS6YKQP5DY3JBSC5XV4EABEU.jpg)
A Lorain contactor who a local family accused of failing to finish the job has now been charged with third-degree assault in Minnesota.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/N6FL33AA5BA75JFKMSHLY3SKXM.jpg)
“I thought it was disgusting,” said the manager.
“I thought it was disgusting,” said the manager.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/Z3M2DPTY4ZARVBD25AHCTK4U34.jpg)
“It was determined that a childcare staff member had abused, endangered, or neglected a child. The individual needs to be released from employment immediately,” the report says.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/TCPFDB75GRE7LIK5UJKH55J3II.jpg)
A 7-year-old boy is in the hospital after being trapped by a car that crashed into an apartment building on Cleveland’s West Side early Monday morning.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/3OMW633NOFF4DPFGLFATPAMAXI.jpg)
South Euclid-Lyndhurst school bus driver, Davida Russell, was selected to be on the committee.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/XSONJBWJ35CJBD5VQYEDN72TS4.PNG)
"When you are talking about a tree that can cost five to ten thousand dollars, that’s coming directly out of a resident’s pocket who may have just spent an significant amount of money because they were just displaced from their home."
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/HEMB53MWTRDT5O5F2LIDKJY6SA.JPG)
Cleveland police are investigating a car into a home on W. 44th Street and Marginal Road Friday morning.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/BGUDK6JLQNC3RI2JIXYMOKB4CI.jpg)
Aaron and Kristina Gipson said they had an agreement with James Ellis, the owner of A Painter’s Touch and More in Lorain.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/BAVXF2MIRVCD3J3KOR3YRBE6II.jpg)
"Crime has increased nationally, and Euclid is trying to combat it."
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/P5XS72F76VBYNL4WBEUYRY45GQ.JPG)
A Lorain family claimed contractor Cory Hall never finished their driveway after paying thousands of dollars.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/CFWPI5IFEFB5LKF4AOPI33HNXQ.jpg)
A Lorain family is frustrated after they say a local contractor took their money, but has not finished their driveway.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/B6JOJJDSCJB6DODQB7TUTD6HWY.png)
Ofc. Nicholas J. Iacampo was placed under immediate administrative leave pending the outcome of the sheriff's office investigation, the police chief stated.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QDWGYFURWBE7HBCVPUFXQJFQ5M.JPG)
Amherst police are investigating a car theft at Lakeshore Auto Wholesalers Inc on Cooper Foster Park Road.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/3VE4PZI4JZG5LG5M4GJLXOUL4Y.jpg)
A deadly crash last week in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood killed one woman and severely injured another.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ACCR6G227RAFVGUFCZLIDAR3PQ.jpg)
The highway closed for a short time because it was too dangerous for drivers.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/5GSGBJRBJRABPGQMFQQVUX2HBM.jpg)
“They’re entrusted with the safety and security of the kids on their bus and we want to provide them and we want to provide them with the same level of security for themselves,” said S.T.A.R.T. President James Levine.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/EH7VWZQISBHGFLUZVUGQ4JXMZM.jpg)
Akron police investigated the altercation; however, the city’s prosecutor had the final say on any criminal charges.
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/UJO2DXMKEJGDXEDAFKIFNUBNJM.JPG)
"He rode his bike all over Strongsville. He knew the town. He was riding his bike all around."
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ARETFCLM2NGOHI62PAOCKMX76M.jpg)
Cleveland Police confirmed she was shot in a possible connection to the string of Kia thefts.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/F4MPGUVCHVH6NCFMHTT5SMLVKY.jpg)
“I’ve been in this business for 23 years, I know I would never harm a child,” said Sheppard.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/6IMART5WMZAEPP3IT6JV57TRHA.jpg)
“I have four inches of soot throughout the entire first floor,” said Mcivor-Bowser
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/SONO3ZLMBNGCTIPGTDFV2NIKHE.jpg)
Surveillance video shows an employee pushing 8-year-old Kaecyn Benson up a ramp. He falls hard when she shoves him through the front door of the building.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/MSJV3IJS6BAVPOWTAVP2AVCQX4.jpg)
Police said Ernestine Stallings, 34, and a friend had just left the store after buying balloons.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/WTJJZIWXZNEXVMTI33NMYRR2ZI.jpg)
“I can’t put any weight on the right side of my body,” said Cage. “I have severe bruising all over my butt, back, my arms, my legs.”
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/255PHALNKNBPLLE33H7CSJBSLA.bmp)
Euclid police say a 13-year-old boy is accused of intentionally setting a fire, and this isn’t the first time.
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QNRYJNH4HFBKFGRWAHRLE5H5R4.JPG)
Police added Breneisha Lightfoot’s phone was found in a yard in Cleveland.
Police added Breneisha Lightfoot’s phone was found in a yard in Cleveland.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/TPRCOGM2X5GJBBY7VUPGMBBW34.jpg)
Cleveland police are investigating an overnight shooting into a day care facility on Buckeye Road.
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/HN53T3JYWNGJ5CGUMFFZAROBLI.JPG)
Ameila Patrice Jackson is charged with aggravated murder.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ZURLWVLFZZCYXNFCH2EVTGHM2Q.jpg)
Police added they have forwarded their report to the prosecutor’s office for review and potential charges.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/YQVAVISNIBDFZN6LP7YXKKL3IA.png)
According to East Cleveland police, officers responded to the 1800 block of Taylor Road around 4:39 a.m. for the call of a woman shot.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/CCGNIIWMO5HZ7FRXIGQLPNEEZY.jpg)
Police said Ernestine Stallings, 34, and a friend had just left the store after buying balloons.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/KS6SNOEBB5HK3PKGMA6FLIOEN4.jpg)
Ball Ball Waffle posted about the break-in Wednesday afternoon, referring to it as a burglary.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/E2J5SCSZHNCMTDBAZKFIXE6AZI.jpg)
“I really could have died and not been here for kids,” said Wakisha Graham.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/OVF7BWGFHNBZXMMCU7PKXEJCTA.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/UXD26WJFWJE4FNOWSXLJCNTU5U.PNG)
“We had to be closed due to this break-in... We’re missing a lot money and a lot of customers.”
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/JL63I27DYNGSJANVYNSLCU5PQU.jpg)
A search party for Joseph Latona took place Friday at the Portage Lakes State Park.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/O5PATSX4SBCGNCT3BXA7XRBFCY.png)
An escape room in North Olmsted is receiving backlash Wednesday due to a recent, promotional social media post.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/M6XMJ4LLLBHA3PNRTJLC6ZG5DQ.JPG)
The Ohio Department of Transportation Highway Safety Improvement Program aims to support projects for reducing the risk of pedestrian-involved crashes.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/GUPFRQBHSVE35HKN322LPCEWPQ.JPG)
“It’s just very difficult, numb. You’re at the most magical place in the world. It’s almost like you’re walking through fog the entire time you are here,” said Michael Gaughan.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/CEXCRFITVVAYPP55A5FEDHDGAA.jpg)
“We’re coming into work all day for these kids and doing our very best job with them, and to come outside and realize I can’t get home or get back to work tomorrow is too much.”
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/CQFOOQD6JNCNBL4TO7VSSJZTTA.jpg)
The first incident was on June 2, and the thieves were caught on camera.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/QJW5EAAB6REVTL6EZNS34VMNDI.JPG)
“Therapy is grueling, it’s hard, it’s hard to watch,” said his mother Claudette Cole. “He doesn’t even want to come outside because it reminds him of what he could do, he would be doing.”
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/5XDLXUGJL5GBTHC76NMMN3VNEM.jpg)
There were five suspected drug overdose deaths within a 12 hours on June 1.
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/UYXAC3OYDJF4LOPTFHD7XGJWGY.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/PJYCGFDLZJEPPPBUXPR3QZU3XA.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/6XDNO62R2ZCZBF37YMZOGPPVUQ.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/PCRYJMJ7NNCBPOL3BQZMLJEKG4.PNG)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/3NETYZTAWNB43EQKCM4MAXIUDE.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/ILQLRYQKEJANVAJLJYOISWZUFY.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/MWUN7JERUBDPJG6WZYWJ7II3RU.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/FXIGW2KWGVE5RI3POXISBZLPSU.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/VS5WR5YGPNHBJPRQLRJNQ7MQKU.PNG)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/NQG2EYZUXVGKZGH6LJADJDTV6U.jpg)
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gray/OCGYD3RCGVFELFD5IZ27RPFFQ4.bmp)