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Ryan and Kimiko’s Unique Akron Wedding

Ryan Riggs, a wrestling coach at the University of Mount Union, and Kimiko Nakamura, an ER nurse, met in 2023 after she followed him on Facebook that summer. “I’ve known one of her older brothers through the wrestling community but didn’t know he had a sister,” Ryan recounts. At a wrestling event, Ryan asked a friend...
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Attorney accused of killing his client, Aliza Sherman, back in court

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The former divorce attorney accused of killing his client, Aliza Sherman, will be back in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Tuesday for a pre-trial hearing. Gregory Moore, 52, is scheduled to go on trial Sept. 14. Moore is accused of stabbing fatally stabbing Sherman when...
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La Loma Brings Authentic Mexican Fare to Akron

Through a Mexican grocery store with aisles of piñatas, candies, herbs and more, enter La Loma, a small Akron restaurant with big flavor. Mexico City native and owner Blanca Saucedo started La Loma as a taco trailer and expanded into the original Akron, as well as Canton and Columbus locations. Look for an expanded...
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Cleveland couple claims illness during theft arrest at Giant Eagle: Brunswick Police Blotter

Two Cleveland residents were arrested at 3:27 p.m. Jan. 15 when police responded to a theft at a Giant Eagle store. The man and the woman were each reportedly found with a shopping cart filled with grocery items totaling $757 and $697. Both had numerous warrants for their arrest stemming...
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Ravenna woman sent to prison for setting fire to apartment complex, killing pet cat

AKRON, Ohio — A Ravenna woman could spend up to 15 years in prison for setting a fire at an apartment building in 2024, causing widespread damage and killing a tenant’s pet cat. Courtney Cooney, 33, pleaded guilty in December to two counts of aggravated arson, and second-degree...
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Voters may be asked to increase sin tax in Cuyahoga County: I-Team

The FOX 8 I-Team has learned that Cuyahoga County voters may soon decide if the sin tax will go up.
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Semi crashes into barn in Medina County, causing power outage and road closure

MEDINA COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The Medina County Sheriff’s office shared on social media Monday a road closure due to a semi crashing into a barn. According to the post, Chippewa Road is close east of Avon Lake Road due to the semi striking the barn. The power is...
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24-year-old man shot in Akron

SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A 24-year-old man was shot in Akron late Monday evening. Akron Police Lt. Michael Murphy Jr. said this happened just after 11 p.m. in the 1400 block of Andrus St. The victim, whose name has not been released, has non-life-threatening injuries. Lt. Murphy said there...
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‘It’s just inexcusable that they would go and ask for these things’

News 5 has been Following Through, as many Northeast Ohioans have been left in the dark, and now FirstEnergy is requesting PUCO to allow more frequent and longer outages.
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Wadsworth man, daughter injured in Brimfield Twp. plane crash

A Wadsworth man and his daughter were injured Feb. 1 when the single-engine plane he was piloting crashed in Brimfield Township . The Ohio State Highway Patrol, which is investigating the crash, said Bryan Jorgensen, 47, was piloting the two-seat Piper Cub with his 12-year-old daughter as passenger when it crashed...

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