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SOLON, Ohio -- Solon police took a report about a so-called grandparent scam that cost a man wishing to help his grandson more than $5,000. At noon Jan. 17, a Solon man, 81, reported that he had received a phone call from his “grandson.”. The fake grandson said he...

At 6:40 p.m. Jan. 16, a Northeast Ohio man, 37, reported that while driving east on Aurora Road, he noticed another vehicle, a white Jeep, being driven erratically. The Jeep had been speeding and nearly caused a crash. He caught up to the Jeep at a red light on Aurora...

FOX 8 and Amanda Berry are working together to find the missing.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Stark County, OH – A section of State Route 43 is closed this morning after downed power lines caused hazardous conditions between State Street and Lovers Lane. According to the Ohio Department of...

A nearly 200-year-old bridge in Newton Falls is currently closed after police say it was hit by a pickup truck.

PORTAGE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Two women are in custody after allegedly leading Portage County Sheriff deputies and Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers on a pursuit. Portage County Sheriff Bruce D. Zuchowski said this happened on Jan. 16. It started on I-76 eastbound in Rootstown Township and ended in the...

When you step into the Industry Kitchen & Bar’s red brick Romanesque revival building in Green, you’re walking into over 135 years of history. While it’s housed in an 1890 one-room East Liberty schoolhouse, the atmosphere is entirely contemporary and upscale —plaster is tastefully chipped away to reveal patches of...

CANTON, Ohio (WOIO) - A jury found a 19-year-old woman guilty of killing her brother-in-law last February. The trial for Money Baccus began Jan. 13 in front of Stark County Court of Common Pleas Judge Taryn Heath. On Jan. 16, Baccus was convicted of murder, aggravated murder, and felonious assault.

The parents of Gabby Petito, whose disappearance and death in 2021 garnered national attention, are visiting Stark County in February to raise awareness of domestic violence. Authorities say Petito, a 22-year-old travel content creator, was strangled to death by her fiance, Brian Laundrie, while they were traveling...

MAPLE HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - Maple Heights police released the name Tuesday of the woman killed when officers said a speeding car crashed into a tree. Sherece Mays, 45, died from the single-car crash at Rockside Road near Lee Road South. Maple Heights police said officers responded around 11:30 p.m....