Akron OH

Barberton, Ohio – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio announced on Aug. 28 that trees and animal contact caused most of the electrical outages in and around Barberton over the past two years. PUCO launched an investigation after a series of outages this spring disrupted both residents and businesses...

There’s a moment in every food lover’s life when they bite into something so perfect, so utterly satisfying, that time briefly stops and the universe makes sense. At The Cleveland Dog House in Brunswick, Ohio, these moments happen with alarming regularity—and they all revolve around the humble hot dog elevated to art...

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - University Heights Mayor Michael Dylan Brennan thanked the Shaker Heights Police for apprehending a man accused of causing damage to property with bullets during “target practice.”. According to a social media post, a man engaged in target practice in his backyard with a firearm,...

The third annual Akron City Festival is happening Sunday at Lock Three. The event is meant to bring the community together as students are beginning a new school year.

A man was rescued from the Tuscarawas River Sunday morning after he had been in the water overnight, according to the Canal Fulton - Lawrence Township Fire Department.

There’s something magical about a restaurant that hasn’t changed in decades because it hasn’t needed to. Luigi’s in Akron is that kind of place – a time capsule of Italian-American comfort where the lasagna has been drawing devoted pilgrims from across Ohio since before many of us were born.

A man is dead after a vehicle hit a tree and caught fire in Ohio on Friday.

Cheryl Trostrud-White looks around her home filled with colorful textiles, birdhouses that need painted, unfinished quilt projects and thousands of tiny beads. It's all the crafting projects she has been unable to work on since she was stabbed July 15 in her home. "I see all these things I still want to do," she...

Taste This: Rib tips ($7, $12 as of Aug. 29, 2025) at Spuddy’s BBQ, located at 1364 Copley Road in Akron (330-836-6400) Eye Test: Chunks of mahogany-colored red meat are soaked in a juicy sauce. Smoke from the grill outside the Copley Road eatery travels throughout the neighborhood, a sign that Spuddy is at work.

A Portage County sheriff's deputy has been indicted on charges stemming from an April 2024 incident at a Hinckley bar. Daniel Lajack, who previously worked for the Lake County Narcotics Agency and later was hired in Portage County, and Cleveland police officer Donald Kopchak, were indicted by a Medina County grand...