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The annual event to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Wooster Monday, Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. The theme for this year’s King Day Service is "Standing Up for Justice: Community Voices." The event will...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Thousands plan to gather across the country to protest the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, including in Northeast Ohio. On Thursday night, hundreds gathered in Cleveland and Akron to condemn what they called ICE terror and brutality in...

As the city of Akron reaches the midpoint of Mayor Shammas Malik’s first term, residents are being encouraged to celebrate a list of accomplishments promoted through podcasts, press releases and carefully curated messaging. Leadership is not measured by branding, picture taking or talking points. It is measured by...

The distressing story of 72-year-old Charles Brush, who lived out his last days in what has been described as "deplorable conditions" at a Broadview Heights nursing home, is now at the center of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by his family. Brush's daughters, Jennifer and Heather Brush, have stepped forward with...

Protesters gathered Saturday afternoon in downtown Akron as part of an “ICE Out for Good Weekend of Action” protest, one of more than 1,000 organized nationwide for this weekend. An estimated 500 Akron-area residents lined the four corners of the intersection of Main and Market streets for about...

A local school district is facing a teacher shortage, and while it is making progress, there's still a long way to go.

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Thieves hit an Akron plumbing business twice this weekend, stealing two trailers full of equipment from J&J Plumbing. Surveillance video shows a truck pulling into the business, hitching up one of the trailers and driving off. But the suspects had no idea what was actually inside.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Cuyahoga County judge on Friday handed down sentences for the final three people involved in the 2021 kidnapping and murder of Alishah Pointer, closing out a sprawling case that led to convictions for all six defendants. Common Pleas Judge Mollie Anne Murphy sentenced Destiny Henderson,...

Every year, it seems, an earthquake hits Lake County. The latest was a 2.5 near Madison earlier this week. One News 5 Facebook Page commenter reports, “We felt it – things moved in house.” Another wrote, “We definitely felt it on Ford Road. It was quick. Sounded like something hit the house.” Another said, “I didn't...

A Florida man is in custody following a threat made to a local high school.