Akron OH

AKRON, Ohio — Akron is getting a new facility to handle municipal solid waste that’s collected from people’s homes and businesses before it’s hauled away to a landfill. That’s good news for some residents who’ve been complaining about the current location for years. However, many are...

The following item is a written record of the Ward 9 Akron City Council Meeting meeting from Feb. 3, 2026, compiled by Akron Documenter Wittman Sullivan. It is not a reported story. Documenters are residents who are trained to observe and document local government meetings. Their notes are edited before...

What’s your favorite sandwich shop in Stark County? Which do you think qualifies as being “best?” Only In Your State, a lifestyle and travel publication, has an answer. Only In Your State released its newest 50 Best list highlighting the best sandwich shops in every state. One from Canton made the ranking to...

This week marks 50 years since Herb Huff took his future wife on their first date at Kent State. The two met in 1976, graduated in 1979 and married in 1982. When asked to take him back to where it all began, Herb Huff points to a residence hall that no longer stands. Both of them lived in Munzenmayer Hall, a...

The sense of routine normalcy overshadowed by periodic violence has once again made itself apparent in the city of Akron, where a 28-year-old man's life was abruptly terminated due to gunfire. In a report by Cleveland 19, the collaboration of the Summit County Medical Examiner and the Akron Police Department was...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A 20-year-old man from Garfield Heights is being charged with aggravated murder after a Lyft driver was fatally shot Sunday. In a release on Thursday, Cleveland Police said that 20-year-old Derrek Dove from Garfield Heights is facing charges of aggravated murder. According to the criminal...

A reward of up to $5,000 is available for information on two arson fires this week in Stark County.

Residents at Summit Ridge Apartments faced days without hot water and dealt with a complete water shutoff after the property management company's new finance employee forgot to pay the water bill.

LEXINGTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WOIO) - A collision with a pickup truck and dump truck caused an overturn, entrapment, and serious injuries, the Stark County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The crash happened on OH-225 between US-62 and Armour Street NE in Lexington Township on Thursday afternoon. The preliminary investigation...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday ceremoniously signed a bill into law that’s designed to notify you when a felon escapes custody. House Bill 23, also known as “The Escaped Convict Alert Program,” goes into law March 2. ECAP will create a system...