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 10:35 AM MST
|By Chris Anderson
Consumers with the recalled blenders can receive a free replacement blade and assembly instructions.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 10:16 AM MST
|By Chris Anderson
On Wednesday, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium announced the birth of a baby white rhinoceros.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 2:18 PM MST
|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 8:06 AM MST
|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 8:39 PM MST
|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. 18, 2022 at 3:15 AM MST
|By Chris Anderson
The Akron Zoo shared a tragic update regarding the pair of snowy owl owlets that hatched recently.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 6:48 AM MST
|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 8:26 AM MST
|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 4:17 PM MST
|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 5:51 PM MST
|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 9:29 AM MST
|By Chris Anderson and Jordan Gartner
Police in Ohio are investigating a case involving a stolen puppy.
Updated: May. 24, 2022 at 1:20 PM MST
|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 2:08 PM MST
|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 5:51 AM MST
|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. 4, 2022 at 2:11 AM MST
|By Chris Anderson and Brian Duffy
Parma firefighters responded overnight partial structure collapse of a Laurent Road apartment complex parking garage.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 3:14 AM MST
|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 4:38 AM MST
|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 12:37 PM MST
|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 12:10 PM MST
|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 8:04 AM MST
|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 10:49 AM MST
|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 1:39 PM MST
|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 6:25 AM MST
|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 6:22 PM MST
|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 7:21 AM MST
|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: Apr. 25, 2021 at 5:14 AM MST
|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 9:28 AM MST
|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.
177 arrests, 109 survivors rescued during largest anti-human trafficking operation in Ohio’s history
Updated: Oct. 26, 2020 at 6:57 AM MST
|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: Aug. 19, 2020 at 1:19 PM MST
|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: Apr. 9, 2020 at 12:02 PM MST
|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: Feb. 13, 2020 at 9:15 AM MST
|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. 7, 2020 at 11:27 AM MST
|By Chris Anderson
Being a professional football fan in Ohio is stressful.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2019 at 9:17 AM MST
|By Chris Anderson
Police issued a warning to parents ahead of Halloween after a large stash of THC-infused candies were confiscated.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2019 at 2:15 PM MST
|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 2:05 PM MST
|By Chris Anderson
Police took nine people into custody while executing a search warrant at a suspected drug den in Ohio.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2019 at 11:19 AM MST
|By Chris Anderson
Two Ohio newlyweds proved that it’s never too late to find love.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2019 at 7:32 AM MST
|By Chris Anderson
Swarms of mayflies invaded Northeast Ohio’s lakeshore overnight, blanketing cars and homes that were in their path.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2019 at 11:08 AM MST
|By Chris Anderson
Police in Ohio said a man fabricated a report about being robbed so that he didn’t have to tell his wife that he actually lost his wedding ring.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2019 at 11:54 AM MST
|By Chris Anderson
A water conservation group has made a request to all pet owners: Don’t flush your fish!
Updated: May. 13, 2019 at 1:53 PM MST
|By Chris Anderson
A senior at McKinley High School in Canton will be graduating soon looking a lot different than he did at the beginning of the school year.
Updated: May. 12, 2019 at 3:04 PM MST
|By Chris Anderson
An Ohio woman was taken to jail and charged with burglary after allegedly breaking into a residence and making herself feel at home.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2019 at 7:33 AM MST
|By Chris Anderson
The saying goes, “Third time’s a charm,” but that doesn’t ring true for one Ohio woman.
Updated: Apr. 23, 2019 at 8:46 AM MST
|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 11:45 AM MST
|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: Mar. 25, 2019 at 10:38 AM MST
|By Chris Anderson
A GoFundMe account created for an Eastlake man facing a felony assault charge for the brutal attack on an alleged child rape suspect has reached the $30,000 plateau.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2018 at 9:44 AM MST
|By Chris Anderson
The Ohio Department of Transportation is trying to take away some of the stress from holiday travel with humorous messages on the highway digital message boards throughout the state.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2018 at 11:44 AM MST
|By Chris Anderson
Cursive could soon become part of the English language arts curriculum in Ohio schools.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2018 at 1:59 PM MST
|By Chris Anderson
The 27-year-old woman, who has notable skull and spiderweb tattoos covering her face, is making news again after she was arrested for the second time in less than a month.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2018 at 8:52 AM MST
|By Chris Anderson
The Ohio State University now has a vending machine that dispenses bacon products to fulfill every student’s dream.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2018 at 10:27 PM MST
|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.