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BARBERTON, Ohio — The Barberton City School District is facing serious financial challenges after the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce placed the district in fiscal caution — the first level of state oversight for school districts showing signs of financial trouble. Community concern grows. Ashley Romig, a...

Mary Outley took a surgical approach to the Akron Public Schools’ budget, lopping off $1 million by requiring the district to use the Chromebooks it has before buying new ones and suggesting the district would save $200,000 if athletes traveled on school buses instead of charter buses. The proposed...

AKRON, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The trial of two former executives with FirstEnergy is at the halfway point, more than a month after it began in January in Akron. The prosecution rested on Thursday, and the defense began its case Friday. The defense for former CEO Chuck Jones...

FAIRLAWN, Ohio — If you’ve ever watched a kid at the beach or a playground, you know there’s one thing they rarely get tired of: digging holes. And there's new indoor play space in Northeast Ohio that's built entirely around that idea. Little Diggers, located at 33...

THE STRAY CATS—all three original members Brian Setzer (guitar, vocals), Lee Rocker (upright bass, vocals), and Slim Jim Phantom (drums, vocals)—will return to the road in 2026 with a stop August 12th at MGM Northfield Park. THE STRAY CATS will bring their legendary explosive live show and red-hot...

An Akron family is completely broken now that their loved one is dead after police said he was involved in a hit-and-run last Wednesday.

STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A Plain Township man accused of stealing several items from a Walmart shopping center and trying to shoot a Canton police officer in the head, changed his plea in Stark County Court of Common Pleas. Shane Newman, 21, has now pleaded not guilty by reason...

As the Buckeye State gears up for its first Buc-ee's to open up, another one could be coming to Northeast Ohio.

A HOME Depot return scam racked up a staggering total after investigators said one shopper used fake IDs to game the store’s policy for years. The scheme allegedly turned bogus merchandise returns into a flood of store credit that was later spent on items resold online. In Medina Township,...

Police continue to investigate after it was reported that a local middle school student brought a loaded gun into a school. The incident happened on Friday at the Cuyahoga Falls City School District’s 6–12 campus, which houses Cuyahoga Falls Middle School and Cuyahoga Falls High School. According to school officials,...