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MEDINA, Ohio – Property owners within the county can expect to receive the bill for the first half of their property taxes soon. Medina County Treasurer John Burke said the bills were sent out Jan. 30. “We sent them out a little later than normal because we had to...

For some pet owners, 2026 will be markedly different from the year we just left, and they are finding it difficult to continue to care for their dog, cat or other household pet. In some cases, rising prices have made the cost of pet care unsustainable. Other owners are faced...

There’s a little slice of breakfast heaven tucked away in Akron, Ohio, where the country fried steak is so good it might make you weep with joy and the gravy is thick enough to stand a spoon in. Fred’s Diner sits unassumingly on East Waterloo Road, a modest white...

BROOK PARK, Ohio – Grand theft vehicle: Harrison Drive. A 2017 Buick Verano was reported stolen at about 3:30 p.m. Jan. 15 from outside a home on Harrison. The victim said she had received a call from Parma Heights police at about 11:30 a.m. that day. They said they had found her car in a ditch. They asked her if she...

CLEVELAND — Records have once again been toppled Saturday morning. Back-to-back broken records for Akron-Canton airport. This morning got down to -9, beating the old record of -5. Not quite a record low in Cleveland, as it only got to -2. The reason for it? Clouds. They act as a natural insolator. And the lake-effect...

One person has died after a crash involving two vehicles in Medina County on Saturday morning.

BROOK PARK, Ohio – A worker inside Shell, 13030 Brookpark Road, was attacked by an unidentified customer at about 11:30 p.m. Jan. 14. According to the worker and witnesses, the customer, who appeared to be in his 30s, asked for a tobacco item behind the front counter. The worker asked for his identification to...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Roses are red, violets are blue... Don’t like your ex? These cats will help you!. The Humane Society of Summit County will put your ex’s name on a litter box so you can say “I’m litter-ally over you” this Valentine’s Day!

The Akron school board has taken the first step to fire a facility services supervisor accused of taking paperwork from his boss’s desk after hours, disobeying his boss’s repeated orders and providing false statements during the district’s investigation. With a 5-2 vote, the school board on Jan. 29 approved a...

CANTON ‒ A 38-year-old man has been sentenced to six to nine years in prison for shooting several rounds into a car on Interstate 77 on Dec. 20 . According to an entry filed Jan. 28, Stark County Common Pleas Judge Kristin G. Farmer sentenced the northeast Canton resident on Jan. 22 after he pleaded guilty to...