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 12:35 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson
Consumers with the recalled blenders can receive a free replacement blade and assembly instructions.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 5:18 PM EDT
|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 11:06 AM EDT
|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 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. 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. 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: 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. 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 12:29 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson and Jordan Gartner
Police in Ohio are investigating a case involving a stolen puppy.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 4:20 PM EDT
|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. 18, 2022 at 4:14 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
The suspect, later identified by police as Nicholas Stokel, then live streamed “his non-compliance” as officers confronted him in the hotel lobby.
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. 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: 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. 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. 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: 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. 19, 2022 at 10:04 AM EST
|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 12:49 PM EST
|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 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: Dec. 16, 2021 at 8:25 AM EST
|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: Nov. 11, 2021 at 11:53 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
In a move that surprised some, Kyle Rittenhouse testified on his behalf on Wednesday during his double-homicide trial.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2021 at 9:22 PM EDT
|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 10:21 AM EDT
|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: May. 13, 2021 at 1:18 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
A Cleveland woman was arrested on Tuesday afternoon for her role in a fight at the South Euclid Walmart.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2021 at 10:09 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
An Idaho law enforcement officer is facing backlash for a TikTok video he made while in uniform that mocks LeBron James and his since-deleted Twitter response to the Ohio police-involved shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2021 at 8:14 AM EDT
|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: Feb. 5, 2021 at 11:28 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
A 55-year-old Parma Heights woman is facing several criminal charges after she refused to wear a mask inside a Northeast Ohio grocery store.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2020 at 10:36 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Jack Nicklaus said he has “learned to look past” President Donald Trump’s tweets while officially endorsing him over Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden.
177 arrests, 109 survivors rescued during largest anti-human trafficking operation in Ohio’s history
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 9:57 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost discussed the results of, what he believes was, the largest anti-human tracking operation in the state’s history, which was conducted in the last week.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 6:15 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
An outspoken Ohio sheriff is responding to the election-time trend of celebrities threatening to move out of the country if the candidate of their choosing is not elected.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2020 at 3:07 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
An Ohio woman is facing criminal charges after refusing to follow school policies at a youth football game.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2020 at 5:14 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
A joint-effort over the past month between local and federal law enforcement agencies resulted in the recovery of nearly three dozen missing children, the U.S. Marshals Service announced.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 9:02 PM EDT
|By Rachel Vadaj and Chris Anderson
Dr. Joan Duwve cited personal reasons for withdrawing her name from consideration for the full-time Director of the Ohio Department of Health.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2020 at 11:09 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
A former Ashtabula-area mail carrier who pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine from her work vehicle was sentenced on Monday morning.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2020 at 3:28 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
The CEO and president of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company issued a statement in an attempt to clarify a policy regarding what is and is not allowed inside the workplace.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2020 at 4:19 PM EDT
|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: Aug. 17, 2020 at 9:21 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
A newlywed couple donated the meals from their wedding reception that was canceled due to the coronavirus to a Northeast Ohio homeless shelter.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 7:33 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson and Rachel Vadaj
Authorities in Ohio have canceled an Amber Alert for a young child abducted in Mahoning County.
Updated: May. 1, 2020 at 2:04 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Protests erupted outside of the Ohio capitol building on Friday afternoon following the announcement that the state’s stay-at-home order was extended to May 29.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2020 at 2:55 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
A bill proposing to cancel rent and home mortgage payments for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis has been introduced to United States lawmakers.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2020 at 3:02 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
A group of demonstrators gathered outside of the Ohio Statehouse on Thursday to protest against the state’s efforts during the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2020 at 8:33 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Officials from Cuyahoga County held a briefing on Monday morning to discuss the ongoing efforts in the area to combat COVID-19.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2020 at 3:30 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson
A person was hoping their simple gesture left behind in the snow on Friday will help their mother get through treatment at the Cleveland Clinic.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2020 at 11:15 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
The man convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl was sentenced Thursday morning on four counts of first-degree felonious rape.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2020 at 11:02 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
Protesters gathered in Port Clinton outside of Harley Dilly’s home on Sunday claiming a police cover-up in the 14-year-old’s death investigation.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2020 at 10:27 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
College athletes currently do not get paid for playing sports, but that didn’t stop Odell Beckham Jr. from dishing out what appeared to be his own money.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2020 at 9:27 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
Illegal celebratory gunfire turned deadly just after midnight on New Year’s Day, according to Cleveland police.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2019 at 2:05 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson
Babies adorned in ugly Christmas sweaters are showing their holiday spirit at several Northeast Ohio hospitals.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2019 at 4:39 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson
The Ohio Department of Transportation is trying to take away some of the stress from holiday travel with humorous messages on more than 130 highway signs throughout the state.
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