Akron OH

The city of Fairlawn has plenty of reasons for holiday cheer after being awarded a $21 million federal grant to fund major traffic safety improvements. According to a release, Fairlawn was the only city in Ohio selected for an implementation grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads...

CARLISLE TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WOIO) - Troopers from the Elyria Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) are investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred early Friday afternoon. Background information indicated that a black 2004 Chrysler PT-cruiser pulled from a private drive and began to travel north on state...

A group of Ohio children— aged 12 years and younger—ended their joyride or a stolen vehicle after crashing into a house last weekend, according to a News 5 Cleveland report. Just before 3 p.m. on Dec. 20, Police in Newburgh Heights received a call about a stolen vehicle....

Christmas Eve turned tragic in Ohio with two separate shootings in Akron and Cleveland, leaving one person dead and another hospitalized. The Akron Police Department is currently investigating an incident that took place around 8:26 p.m. on the 800 block of West Market Street, where a 33-year-old man was discovered...

Tucked along S Water Street in Kent, Mike’s Place looks playful from the outside but delivers seriously good comfort food inside. The Reuben here has a cult following for a reason, balancing crunch, melt, and tang like a little symphony on rye. You get great value, big portions, and lively energy that makes every...

A Canfield man charged in a police chase will be sentenced early next year after pleading guilty to several charges in Summit County Common Pleas Court.

BROOK PARK, Ohio – A Cleveland woman, 33, and a Canton man, 40, were arrested at about 2 a.m. Dec. 13 after a traffic stop at Engle and Holland roads. Police learned that the Cleveland woman, who was driving, was wanted in Brook Park. Also, her driver’s license had been suspended.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Thunder and lightning are usually associated with summer heat and severe thunderstorms, not snow-covered roads and subfreezing temperatures. But in Northeast Ohio, winter storms can occasionally produce a rare phenomenon known as thundersnow. While uncommon, thundersnow occurs more frequently in the...

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Stark County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help from the public in finding a 15-year-old girl. E’laela Torres, was last seen around 4 p.m. on Tuesday near the 2600 block of Dutch Circle NE in Plain Township. Police describe her as 5-foot-3-inches with...

"Unusually Bold" Predator Spotted in Backyards for the First Time in a Century. Wildlife biologists from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) and Cleveland Metroparks recently confirmed the first verified sighting of a Fisher (Pekania pennanti) in Cuyahoga County in over 160 years. While these relatives of...