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. 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: 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: 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. 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: Jan. 29, 2021 at 5:58 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
A Michigan marijuana dispensary launched the “Pot for Shots” program in an effort to encourage residents to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when eligible.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2020 at 2:16 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson
The governor made the announcement during Tuesday’s regularly-scheduled COVID-19 briefing.
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. 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. 9, 2020 at 3:03 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
Ohio police have found what is believed to be the body of Braylen Noble, the 3-year-old boy who was reported missing nearly a week ago.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2020 at 11:27 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson and Sia Nyorkor
The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District issued a public advisory for Edgewater Beach because of a sewage overflow into Lake Erie that occurred as a result of Monday morning’s rainfall.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2020 at 11:46 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
The president of the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police is asking Chardon Schools Superintendent Michael Hanlon Jr. to reconsider the district’s ban on the “thin blue line” flag.
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: Jul. 28, 2020 at 9:14 AM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
The Mansfield Police Department is asking any potential witnesses to help in the investigation of an attempted abduction involving a 16-year-old girl.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 12:46 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
A doctor from the Cleveland Clinic dispelled five common rumors surrounding the use of face masks to fight the spread of COVID-19.
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: Mar. 9, 2020 at 2:00 PM EDT
|By Chris Anderson
The FBI arrested a plastic surgeon based out of northern Ohio who is accused of drugging and sexually assaulting several women.
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. 2, 2020 at 3:09 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson
Port Clinton police announced that the reward for information leading to Harley Dilly’s location has been increased.
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.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2019 at 10:12 AM EST
|By Chris Anderson
A Warrensville Heights student just became the youngest from the school district to graduate from Cuyahoga Community College.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2019 at 12:53 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson
An Ohio photographer captured a newborn’s priceless expression during a recent shoot.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2019 at 12:51 PM EST
|By Chris Anderson
Police in Stow, Mass. are spreading Christmas cheer with a video featuring the department’s cruisers and a Trans-Siberian Orchestra song.
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