Akron OH

A teenager is dead after being hit by a pick-up truck while riding a bicycle.

Northeast Ohio jails and correctional facilities are receiving new funding to expand addiction treatment for incarcerated individuals, part of a statewide effort announced by Dave Yost. Attorney General Dave Yost awarded a new round of opioid settlement grants aimed at helping inmates access treatment, detox support,...

Reports of brown water on Akron's west side is prompting questions to the mayor's office Sunday morning.

MENTOR, Ohio — A Beachwood man has been arrested and charged with felony voyeurism after a witness said he tried to film an 11-year-old boy who was using the bathroom Tuesday at Great Lakes Mall in Mentor. According to a press release, a man called 911 and claimed someone...

VALLEY CITY, Ohio (WOIO) - One person is dead after a water emergency at a pond in Valley City on Friday afternoon. According to a release from the Valley City Fire Department, firefighters responded to an emergency involving a reported drowning in a local pond. When they arrived, crews acted...

Jan. 1, 2026, marks the official kickoff of the nation’s semiquincentennial celebration, commonly known as America 250. The City of Medina’s America 250 Committee began meeting in August 2024 to plan a yearlong celebration. Medina is an official community designated by the state of Ohio, meaning all city-sponsored...

BROOK PARK, Ohio – Telecommunications fraud: Hocking Boulevard. A Hocking resident reported at about 4:30 p.m. Dec. 16 that she had been defrauded of about $130,000. The resident had met someone she believed was a man on a dating website. The fraudster convinced her to send $130,000 from her 401(k) account.

Artificial intelligence is increasingly shaping who police stop, how reports are written, where officers patrol and how evidence is analyzed. Why it matters: The tech promises speed and efficiency. But its rapid spread is outpacing public rules, and could embed errors and bias deep within the criminal justice system....

BROOK PARK, Ohio – A Brook Park man, 18, led police on a vehicle chase at about 2 p.m. Dec. 17. Police saw the man’s Infiniti sedan traveling about 65 mph on westbound Brookpark near West 147th Street, a 35-mph zone. Police activated their overhead lights and siren in an attempt to pull him over.

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio – Cuyahoga Falls City School District students in grades 6-12 will start 2026 in a new building when they return to school on Jan. 5. The new campus is located at 2630 13th St., on the site of the former Newberry Elementary and Bolich Middle schools. The grades 6-12 campus features a...