Akron OH

Akron Mayor Shammas Malik presented his proposed 2026 capital budget to Akron City Council on Monday, outlining a $341 million plan focused on core city services and infrastructure. The proposal is $39 million less than the 2025 capital budget, reflecting a shift toward fiscal restraint as the city moves away...

Akron PDcould potentially receive more money for police gear and equipment replacement, including buying some rifles for the police department’s patrol division if the new budget gets approved.

NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio – A proposal to extend Kimrose Lane, a dead-end street just east of State Road, and build several luxury homes has been given preliminary approval by the Planning Commission. Nicholas Gorey, who lives on Kimrose, has increased the number of homes in the proposed subdivision from...

CLEVELAND — A week into the new year, Ohio has its first confirmed measles case of 2026. Cuyahoga County confirmed one case and has two presumed cases. All are in unvaccinated children. “There’s been an outbreak across the country that’s been the biggest in decades,” said Dr. David Margolius,...

RAVENNA, Ohio (WOIO) - Unmarked graves at cemeteries around Northeast Ohio contain the remains of long-forgotten veterans who risked their lives for the country. One local woman is working to make sure these veterans are now remembered forever. Christine Untrauer has made veterans of the past her present and future...

AKRON, Ohio — Police in Akron are searching for thieves who stole a trailer at J&J Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric in east Akron Saturday night. Security cameras captured the theft, showing a person cutting through the gate, a driver pulling in a pickup truck to the parking lot, and quickly hooking up the truck...

The Summit County Medical Examiner and the Green Fire Department are investigating a deadly house fire that happened Jan. 3 in the 3000 block of Myersville Road in Green. Two residents were killed and have been identified as Thomas Ray, 85, and Marcia Ray, 83. The Medical Examiner says both died from smoke...

Officers from the Cleveland Division of Police and Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department shot a 38-year-old Cleveland man following multiple carjackings and a lengthy vehicle pursuit. Officials did not release the name of the suspect, who survived the shooting and was taken to a hospital. As of Wednesday morning, he...

MEDINA, Ohio -- Businesses on and around the Medina square will be leaving their Christmas decorations up until mid-January, as historic Medina will serve as the backdrop for an upcoming Christmas movie. Main Street Medina’s Angela Mansier said the organization reached out to nearby businesses after hearing from the...

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The complicated intersections of I-77 at 13th Street NW, Harrison Avenue and Mercy Drive drops from number three to number six on the Stark County Area Transportation Study hazardous intersections list. But the Canton Engineering Department would like to see a further...