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AKRON, Ohio - AKRON, Ohio - A 62-year-old Akron pedestrian died Tuesday after being struck by a vehicle, according to Akron authorities. The victim, Teodoro Garcia Orrala, was hit around 6:05 p.m. in the 1600 block of Brittain Road, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner and Akron Police Department.

Just after midnight Nov. 2, at a party at a three-story mansion in Bath Township late last year rented on Airbnb, a torrent of gunfire ripped through a dense crowd of teenagers, most of whom weren’t yet 18. Thirteen people at the party called 911 as an estimated 250...

A trooper was struck on Interstate 76 westbound during a snowy morning commute Thursday, Ohio State Highway Patrol confirmed to FOX 8 News.

The Akron Zoo is introducing a new species to its facilities.

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A New Philadelphia man is accused in a violent crime spree across Stark and Tuscarawas counties. Dyllan Riter, 28, allegedly robbed two Dollar General stores recently in Waynesburg and East Sparta but got away from Stark County deputies. Then on Wednesday morning, New Philadelphia Safety...

25 year old Carmella Dixon was last seen in Canton, Ohio on July 5, 1992. She was last seen on Shorb Avenue and leaves behind three children. On July 5, 1992, Carmella Dixon was last seen on Shorb Avenue in Canton, Ohio. She hasn’t been seen or heard from since.

CANTON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – The three out-of-town men accused of killing a Canton man in his home nearly three years ago have been found guilty. 20-year-olds Tracian Jones and Jerry Dotson III as well as 18-year-old Paul Johnson were convicted of murder and other charges on Thursday.

A youth incarcerated at a troubled state-run juvenile prison suffered a serious injury Monday in a fight. The Ohio Department of Youth Services, which operates the state's three youth prisons and patrol system, said in a written statement the boy is hospitalized and state officials are in close contact with his...

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A New Philadelphia man is facing multiple charges after deputies said he robbed two Dollar General stores while two children sat in a car parked outside. Dyllan Riter, 28, is charged with aggravated robbery, child endangering, failure to comply and theft. The Stark County Sheriff’s...