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: Dec. 1, 2022 at 11:35 AM CST
|By Chris Anderson
Consumers with the recalled blenders can receive a free replacement blade and assembly instructions.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 4:18 PM CDT
|By Chris Anderson and Alec Sapolin
First responders pronounced the male truck driver, who has not yet been publicly identified, dead at the scene.
Couple sentenced for shooting boy with BB gun; child forced to eat off floor during years of torture
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 10:06 AM CDT
|By Chris Anderson and Debra Worley
The two pleaded guilty in September 2022 to charges that include kidnapping, endangering children and tampering with evidence.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 10:39 PM CDT
|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. 17, 2022 at 8:48 AM CDT
|By Chris Anderson and Gray News staff
Crews spent several hours working to shut power off and extricate the body.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 10:26 AM CDT
|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: Jun. 28, 2022 at 6:17 PM CDT
|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. 21, 2022 at 7:51 PM CDT
|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 11:29 AM CDT
|By Chris Anderson and Jordan Gartner
Police in Ohio are investigating a case involving a stolen puppy.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 5:36 AM CDT
|By Chris Anderson
Ohio Edison is taking proactive measures to keep roads along the Lake Erie shoreline safe during the mayfly hatching season.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 3:20 PM CDT
|By Chris Anderson, Michelle Nicks (WOIO) and Emily Van de Riet
A 21-year-old man has been charged with operating a vehicle while impaired for an incident involving a horse-drawn buggy.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 4:08 PM CDT
|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. 5, 2022 at 10:19 AM CDT
|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: Mar. 30, 2022 at 5:14 AM CDT
|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. 25, 2022 at 6:38 AM CDT
|By Chris Anderson and Debra Worley
William Beasley was convicted of murder, involuntary manslaughter and two counts of endangering children.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 1:37 PM CST
|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: Jan. 28, 2022 at 1:10 PM CST
|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. 19, 2022 at 9:04 AM CST
|By Chris Anderson and Gray News staff
A large amount of suspected fentanyl, hidden in a concealed area under the car, was confiscated during a recent traffic stop the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2022 at 11:49 AM CST
|By Chris Anderson and Gray News Staff
An Ohio man was caught on camera accidentally discharging his gun, injuring himself and a woman standing nearby.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2022 at 2:39 PM CST
|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: Dec. 16, 2021 at 7:25 AM CST
|By Chris Anderson and Gray News staff
The Twinsburg Police Department announced on Tuesday that human remains discovered in 1982 have been identified nearly 40 years later as Frank “Frankie” Little Jr., a guitarist and songwriter for the band The O’Jays.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2021 at 8:22 PM CDT
|By Amanda Alvarado and Chris Anderson
The man allegedly groped flight attendants and punched one in the face on a Frontier Airlines flight from Pennsylvania to Florida on July 31.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2021 at 9:21 AM CDT
|By Chris Anderson
A woman who identified herself as a nurse practitioner student tried to defend an Ohio doctor’s unproven claim by proving she actually is magnetic after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2021 at 8:26 AM CDT
|By Chris Anderson
A known anti-vaccine advocate made allegations during Tuesday’s Ohio House Health Committee hearing on House Bill 248 claiming that the shot leads to magnetism and causes metal objects to stick to one’s body.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2021 at 7:14 AM CDT
|By Chris Anderson
An Ohio bar owner said he will no longer play NBA games for customers at his establishment until LeBron James is “expelled” from the league.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 12:30 PM CDT
|By Chris Anderson
Homicide detectives are investigating a murder that stemmed from an argument between two customers at a Cleveland Family Dollar store.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2020 at 3:19 PM CDT
|By Chris Anderson, Sia Nyorkor and Rachel Vadaj
President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday morning to publicly call for a boycott of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.‘s products.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2020 at 8:27 AM CST
|By Chris Anderson
Illegal celebratory gunfire turned deadly just after midnight on New Year’s Day, according to Cleveland police.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2019 at 4:15 PM CDT
|By Chris Anderson
Two employees of a day care facility in Ohio have been charged with child endangering after allegedly failing to stop the bullying of a 5-year-old girl who was in their care.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2019 at 4:05 PM CDT
|By Chris Anderson
Police took nine people into custody while executing a search warrant at a suspected drug den in Ohio.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2019 at 11:24 AM CDT
|By Chris Anderson
The FBI is asking the public to help identify an individual who could be connected to a child sexual exploitation investigation.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2019 at 9:33 AM CDT
|By Chris Anderson
Following a complete autopsy and toxicological testing performed at the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office, the coroner released a cause of death for Jonathan Minard.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2019 at 10:18 AM CDT
|By Chris Anderson
Officials from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office provided new information regarding skeletal remains that are believed to be a victim of convicted murderer Shawn Grate.
Updated: May. 16, 2019 at 9:43 AM CDT
|By Chris Anderson
LeBron James and Walmart have formed a partnership aimed at improving education and reducing hunger in communities throughout the country.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2019 at 10:46 AM CDT
|By Chris Anderson
Beginning in July of 2019, Kohl’s will begin accepting unpackaged returns from Amazon customers at no additional cost.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2019 at 1:45 PM CDT
|By Chris Anderson
The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price have issued a warning about the Rock 'n Play infant swing due to several reported deaths.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2019 at 8:41 PM CST
|By Chris Anderson
A courtroom attack on an attorney following a suspect’s domestic violence conviction was recorded on video from a body camera worn by a Cuyahoga County deputy.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2018 at 1:04 PM CST
|By Chris Anderson
He made the decision after coming to grips with a cyst in his brain that had developed significantly in recent years.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2018 at 11:27 PM CST
|By Chris Anderson and John Deike
Hunt has also been placed on the NFL exempt list, meaning he can't play in or attend professional football games.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2018 at 12:01 PM CDT
|By Chris Anderson
Homicide investigators from the Cleveland Police Department have taken a 10-year-old boy into custody for the murder of his stepmother.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2018 at 8:31 AM CDT
|By Chris Anderson
The Ohio State University’s marching band is continuing to perform some of the most intricate and flashiest performances seen in college. Saturday’s halftime show was no exception.
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